The road was muddy. Once you step down, your entire foot would almost sink into the mixture of snow particles and mud. Clean clothes would be covered with spots of mud before too long.

After the escaped new refugees arrived in Taiping City, they obtained new settlements, but because the better places in Taiping City were basically occupied by the first phase of refugees, they could only settle a little further away. This is the case in the mountainous areas, and it is very limited to find a place that is suitable for living and able to produce.

The village has just been built, so the roads have naturally not been built. According to the tradition of Taiping City, these roads to Taiping City must be built by these villages themselves, and these new refugees naturally do not have the ability to do so.

After walking on the muddy road for about an hour, the target finally appeared in sight.

Hundreds of thatched huts are distributed unevenly on a flat land in the mountains. Except for this settlement, other places are still covered with thick snow.

"After spring, are there any fields suitable for cultivation here?" After stopping, Qin Feng looked at the village not far away and turned around to ask Ge Qingsheng.

"General, these places have been sent to survey on the site this year. For example, the village in front of you is enough to accommodate two to three hundred people, and there is enough land to be reclaimed. More importantly, there is water." Ge Qingsheng replied: "As soon as the snow melts, the land can be reclaimed. Although it is a raw land, the leaves have accumulated and corroded for many years, and the land is fertile enough. In a year, they will be able to support themselves. However, this year, they still need the help of the city."

Qin Feng nodded, "You are doing things very solidly. How many new refugees have arrived in the second half of this year?"

"More than five thousand people." Ge Qingsheng said.

"Next, new refugees will be temporarily stopped around Taiping City." Qin Feng said suddenly.

"Ah?" Ge Qingsheng didn't react for a moment.

He took a deep breath: "Accepting new refugees means that we have to bear an extra expense. These more than 5,000 people will have to be maintained for a year, which is not a small expense. Next year, our Taiping Army may usher in a new barrier. There will definitely be continuous wars. Food reserves must be sufficient. Once a war starts, the money will be spent like flowing water!"

"But the refugees will continue to escape. The new one is their benchmark. Who doesn't want to live a peaceful life? When they come, will we sit back and wait?" Ge Qingsheng asked in a low voice.

"The management must be managed. If there are new refugees coming, just send them to Taiping Iron Mine!" Qin Feng thought for a while: "Next year, I guess that Taiping Iron Mine will definitely lack manpower in a short period of time. A large number of people from the former Changyang County who have expired will definitely leave because of homesickness. Before they come back, the production of Taiping Iron Mine must not be relaxed. Because we will definitely need more iron next year."

"Will they come back if they leave?" Ge Huasheng smiled bitterly.

"When they find that their life in Changyang County is far less profitable than in Taiping Iron Mine, they will definitely come back." Qin Feng walked forward, "People go to high places, and water flows to low places. Changyang County will definitely not develop in a short period of time, and people there will flow to Shayang County."

"But this will cause too much burden on Shayang County." Ge Qingsheng followed Qin Feng's pace. "Too many refugees are not a good thing for local public security, and the capacity of Taiping Iron Mine is also limited. On the other end of Changyang County, we still have to find a way!"

"Of course, I am worried about the candidates for the county magistrate of Changyang County. Military control is only a temporary means. When Moro is completely finished, Changyang County will enter normal order, but I have not found a suitable manpower yet. Does Lord Ge have any intention of going there?"

When Ge Qingsheng heard Qin Feng say this, he was startled and shook his head repeatedly: "Ge is a little unfamiliar with knowledge. I dare not try that place. I am not just for myself, I am afraid of doing things badly and causing trouble for the general."

Qin Feng laughed loudly, "I can't let you go if you want to go! Although Taiping City has begun to take shape, the expansion is still continuing. So many new refugees need to be resettled, and there will be no problems with the connection with Taiping Iron Mine. These are what you have been doing. How can you get started in a short time if someone changes? Next year will become our most critical year. I will go out to fight all directions, but there must be no problems in my hometown."

Hearing Qin Feng's words, Ge Qingsheng suddenly became inexplicably moved: "General, don't worry, I will definitely manage the general's nest." After saying that, he felt something was wrong, but after thinking about it, he really couldn't figure out what was wrong.

The village is not big, and about a hundred villagers who have escaped are gathered on the snow in front of the village. The entire village is surrounded by fences, which is also the only protective measure for the village. After all, even in the deep mountains, even in winter, it is impossible to rule out that there will be attacks like beasts, but not all beasts hibernate.

As Qin Feng and others approached, more than a hundred people knelt down, some silently, some kowtowed and some shouted thanks, and the scene was in chaos for a while.

"Get up quickly, everyone gets up." Qin Feng took a step forward and said loudly, watching these people still kneeling on the ground, waved his hand, and the Mahou behind him trotted over and pulled the group of people one by one.

"Dear fellow villagers." Qin Feng smiled: "No matter where you come from, since you have arrived in Taiping City, you are our brothers and sisters. From now on, you don't have to worry about being frozen and hungry, because our Taiping Army will help you. After spring, Taiping City will send you seeds and oxen so that you can live and work here and reproduce and prosper."

The crowd cheered, and many people knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

For these people, being able to eat and live a peaceful life is the biggest begging. They are already quite satisfied with being able to go from being in danger to being temporarily settled.

Before they arrived in Taiping City, they still had doubts, but after they arrived here, they realized that the original rumors were true. The government set up a territory for them, built a hut for them, and sent them food and cotton coats so that they could survive this difficult winter.

The one who came here today was the supreme leader of the Taiping Army, the legendary General Qin. His words made these refugees feel relieved.

As long as they have land, they can survive. As long as they work hard, they can live better and better. During the days they came here, the government also organized them to visit some refugee villages that arrived here in advance. Some even found fellow villagers. Seeing those who came first, their lives were prosperous, and everyone was in a passionate heart.

There is no oppression or heavy taxes. The world that I only heard from storytellers before is actually there.

Surrounded by everyone, we walked into the village. The temperature inside and outside of the simple thatched hut was the same. Even if we were burning firewood, it still couldn't add much temperature. Fortunately, everyone still had cotton coats and quilts. These were all given to them by the Fucheng City. Although they were all old, they were uniform military supplies, and they were naturally good things.

"Where did you get so many cotton coats and quilts?" Qin Feng was a little curious. He had always just asked about these things.

"Hasn't Lufeng's miners' camp officially been officially established? They replaced the military uniforms and other supplies from the formal field military camp. We collected the eliminated items, washed them and stored them in the warehouse. There were refugees coming to our Taiping City, so we prepared emergency services." Ge Qingsheng said.

"You're making a good idea." Qin Feng smiled and pointed to these huts: "What should I do with the house? You can't let them live in thatched huts all the time, right?"

"General, I have thought of a solution. Now the refugee villages that have arrived here in advance have been doing well in the past two years and have earned a lot of money. I plan to ask them to provide counterpart assistance, one village will help another, and have money to contribute money and work hard to help them build the house. All the raw materials here are complete and not much money. In this way, it will not only make the city less happy, but also increase the feelings between these people. Are you right? Everyone in the village, help each other!"

Listening to Ge Qingsheng's words, Qin Feng laughed loudly, "You have a good idea, so try to do it here first. If you do it well, you can promote it in full."

Qin Feng naturally wishes that he can do things well without spending government money. Such good things are better. Ge Qingsheng's mind is really very flexible. In the past two years, relying on Taiping City, the people in the surrounding villages have been very comfortable. They farm during the busy farming period and come to Taiping City to work in their spare time. After a year, they have some extra money in their pockets. If they can take out some to do good deeds and form a routine, it will be of great benefit to dealing with these things in the future.
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