Chapter 1754 Migration

General Liang was the first to stand up and second the proposal: "What the Lord Minister said is true. We will eat vegetarian food tonight to show our respect for the soldiers who died in the battle."

I'm afraid, if I ask the beauty to serve me, if Qin Sanlang swears a poisonous oath from the palace, they soldiers will lose their face.

In order to prevent the adults in the capital from thinking that all their soldiers are weaklings who are afraid of their mothers, General Liang was eager to drink water and eat vegetables tonight!

Ban Shilang was very pleased: "General Liang is worthy of being a general. He respects the soldiers who died in the battle so much. They know better and can rest in peace."

Compared with people like Duan Changlin, General Liang is indeed a good general who cares about his soldiers.

Therefore, he struggled for a while and said boldly: "I can't do much for them. I just hope that the weather will be good in the coming year and the imperial treasury will be full, so that their family can get more pension money."

Well, what you are saying is that you want to destroy the Jie Feng Banquet!

Doctor Xu from the Ministry of War held the cup of water and said nothing... I am just a young doctor from the Ministry of War. I should go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to ask for money.

Mr. Willow of the Ministry of Finance is not squinting... I am just a little coolie from the Ministry of Finance. I have to go to the Master of the Secretariat for payment of money.

After listening to this, Ban Shilang thought of the soldiers who died in the battle, and the tip of his nose felt sour. He promised: "I will mention this when I send the memorial back to Beijing."

As for whether it would work, he didn't know.

"Thank you, Sir!" General Liang was very grateful and raised his glass: "I will give you a toast!"

After saying this, drink the water in the cup in one gulp.

His subordinates, Lieutenant General Lu, Hundred Households, Chief Banner, and others, including Qin Sanlang and others who were fighting against the enemy, also stood up and thanked the Ban Shilang with water instead of wine.

Ban Shilang looked at Lieutenant General Lu, pointed at his hand and asked, "What's wrong with your hand? Can you still fight?"

Lieutenant General Lu was injured. Only his thumb and index finger were left in his right hand, and the remaining three fingers were all cut off.

Lieutenant General Lu smiled and said: "I was a little uncomfortable at first. After practicing for a few months, I can now hold a sword and draw a bow. Sir, I can rest assured."

Ban Shilang nodded and asked: "How many people in the army are there who have been slightly injured like you?"

Lieutenant General Lu did not hide anything and told the truth: "There are many, at least about two hundred out of a thousand people, but it doesn't get in the way. On the battlefield, you can still kill soldiers!"

In the last half of the sentence, Lieutenant General Lu spoke very loudly, for fear that the Ban Shilang would issue a memorial and tell these lightly injured soldiers to go home... Those who will continue to serve as soldiers in the northwest are all from poor families, and many of them are from poor families. The family relied on military pay, and the soldiers could not do any other work except fighting. If they were sent home at this age, their wives and children would probably starve to death.

After listening to this, Ban Shilang's eyes were red. He didn't expect the northwest sergeants to suffer to such an extent... When Wei Guogong and his colleagues were there, the northwest was short of water and not rich. There was no need to worry about raising soldiers. .

"I will think of something about the money compensation." The Ban family is not prominent, but Ouyang Zhang recommended Ban Shilang. He planned to write to Ouyang Zhang, asking him to come forward to talk about the money compensation.

After hearing this, the two adults at the Yushitai looked a little unhappy, but they did not contradict the Ban Shilang. After all, they were not as high in rank as him.

Ban Shilang asked again about the food situation in the northwest.

Magistrate Hao felt that Ban Shilang was a bit easy to talk to, so he told the truth, and said: "Due to the siege of the city and the poisonous insect disease, many people died in the city and outside the city. Many people were afraid of the war and sold their fields and houses. Pu's family moved, and now there are fewer people and fewer people on the land, and some land outside the city has been abandoned."

"Abandon the wasteland! How can this be done? We need to find someone to plant it quickly." Ban Shilang was heartbroken when he heard this. Food is the most important thing for the people, especially in the northwest where there is a shortage of food. There is land but no one is planting it. It really makes people angry. !

Magistrate Hao looked at Ban Shilang, and after recalling what Gao Lei had said to him, he said: "Sir, the people in the northwest have fled if they can. There really is no one to cultivate the land. If you want the land, don't leave it uncultivated. There are only two ways."

Ban Shilang said anxiously: "Which two methods are there? Magistrate Hao tell me quickly!"

Magistrate Hao said: "The first is to immediately issue an order that the people in the northwest cannot move out without government documents. The second is to relocate the people and move the people from other places in Dachu. The court will allocate land and houses to them. No taxes will be collected for three years. All taxes are waived.”

These two methods are very bold. The first method will offend the wealthy families who want to leave the northwest, and the second method will offend the court. After all, they want the court to give land and houses to the people for free.

But Ban Shilang's eyes lit up: "Tell me in detail."

The method is not good, but it can save Northwest. Otherwise, Northwest will be abandoned and the losses will be even greater.

"The official has written down the method. Please read it, sir." Magistrate Hao took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Ban Shilang.

In fact, this was not written by him, but given to him by Gao Lei.

The waiter couldn't wait for the servant to bring it to him, so he stood up and took the paper, unfolded it, and read it for more than a quarter of an hour. He clapped his hands and cheered: "Okay, okay, Hao Zhifu's method is indeed comprehensive. Nanbian, Zhongzhou, and the capital are directly connected." There are beggars and hard-working people without land to farm in Li and other places, so they should be very happy to move them to the northwest and give them a way to survive."

Damn it, beggars and landless farmers in the south would rather sell themselves and work as slaves in the homes of rich families in the south than come to the northwest.

In their eyes, the northwest is a hell where soldiers and bandits slaughter the city every day!

However, in the end, Emperor Jingyuan was able to move the southern people westward, because Emperor Jingyuan issued a death order requiring each city to hand over a certain number of beggars and landless cultivators and move them to the northwest.

The aristocratic families, local noble families, and wealthy households want to take the opportunity to buy servants at low prices, confiscate their homes, and behead them!

"And here's another thing. If the relatives of the soldiers who stay in their hometown are willing to move to the northwest, each family will be given an extra two taels of silver."

"It's really great. With the money, those relatives of the soldiers who hesitated to come will definitely be happy to move here. As long as there are people, the land will not be abandoned, the supply of soldiers will not be exhausted, and there is hope for the prosperity of the northwest. There is hope!" "Shilang Ban was so excited that he wiped away his tears, grabbed Magistrate Hao's hand and said, "Governor Hao, you are truly a good minister of Chu. Please accept my respect."

After saying that, he gave a solemn salute to Magistrate Hao.

"I can't afford to be a low-ranking official. This was Mrs. Gao's idea!" Magistrate Hao was so frightened that he told the truth.

Ban Shilang was stunned: "It turns out it was Mrs. Gao who came up with a good idea. This is a good idea to save the country. I have to prepare a generous gift to thank her."

However, this idea was not Gao Lei's idea, but what Gu Jinli told Gao Lei.

It's just that Gu Jinli felt that his family was too popular now and had to keep a low profile so as not to come up with any shocking tricks, so he asked Gao Lei to tell her about this idea to Magistrate Hao. It would be a good thing if it happened.

Gao Lei was worried about the large-scale relocation of people from the northwest. After hearing this, he immediately agreed and went to see Magistrate Hao.

But Magistrate Hao was a little afraid of death. He knew that this method would offend others, so he delayed reporting to the court. When Ban Shilang came, he made a plan and told Ban Shilang about this good idea, and asked Ban Shilang to give it to him. Memorial to the capital.

It's done, he has merit.

No, it’s not him who dies, perfect!