But Magistrate Li, who was sitting in the upper position, coughed lightly and looked at him with a pair of slender eyes.

Come on, come on, it’s really a big official’s job. It seems like this guy can’t do it without pretending to be a bad guy.

Wang Zhixian knew that he couldn't escape, so he had to sit upright and said: "Li Yi, I think you have great ideas about resettling the refugees, and I have something to ask for. Baoding Prefecture is now flooded with refugees every day, and every county is also crowded with people fleeing famine.

The refugees here have caused a lot of troubles. Instead of letting them beg on the streets without food and clothing, why not take them to build a village and settle down together, which can not only solve the difficulties of the province, but also reclaim wasteland so that they can have a bowl of food to eat."

After hearing these words, Li Yi's face immediately changed, pretending to be miserable, and said: "County Lord, there are more than a thousand of us who don't know how to survive. How can we help other refugees? County Lord

You are the parent officer of a county, guarding the herd on behalf of the emperor. Hundreds of thousands of elders regard you as father and mother. Even the county officials feel it is difficult. The common people are just children, so how can you take care of them."

What I said is all true.

The surrounding officials and gentry also nodded frequently, feeling that this Wangzhi County really didn't know what to say. How could he push this big trouble onto these poor refugees? There were about 3,000 refugees in the entire Baoding Prefecture. Even if he cooked this little guy, it would be useless.

I can't feed them.

At that time, it would be a small matter for the refugees to starve to death, but it would be terrible if they rose up and became homeless thieves, causing harm to their manor and Wubao.

Thinking of this, a squire stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I heard what this young man said is true. They really don't have the ability to feed these refugees. I think we should consider the long term."

As soon as this statement came out, the other squires and officials began to object. They did not want these refugees to turn into traitors and harm their interests.

"Ahem. Everyone, calm down first." Seeing everyone's objections, Li Wensheng secretly thought that he was indeed wise, pushing Wang Zhixian to the front to be bombarded, while he sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.

But he refused to give up the proposal he just made.

You must know that the new emperor has just ascended the throne, which is the time when the new official takes office and starts a big fight.

At this time, there was a severe disaster in the northwest, and refugees were fleeing everywhere. The emperor immediately issued an order to all governments to collect the refugees and resettle them.

However, the finances of each government are tight, daily operations are very difficult, and where are the money and food to resettle the refugees? Therefore, officials in each government are having a headache about this matter.

In line with the idea that in troubled times, not seeking merit but seeking no faults, officials from various governments were unable to start resettling the refugees.

But Li Wensheng saw a straight path to success from this troublesome incident.

Although he is not young, he is extremely greedy for power and always wants to go one step further and serve in the capital.

In the past, when the eunuchs were in power, he did not want to become a corrupt official that everyone wanted to beat, so he never had the money to smoothen the relationship and go further. But when the new emperor ascended the throne, it was the time when talents were needed.

But the current emperor hastily succeeded his brother to the throne, but he does not have a close advisor or minister around him, let alone ministers who are dedicated to working for him. He must be very hungry for talents.

If he resettles the refugees well and makes some achievements at this time, he will surely stand out among the various mansions and be noticed by the new emperor. Even if he cannot be entrusted with important tasks, he will be able to reach a higher level.

After making up his mind, Li Wensheng became more determined to do this well.

"Everyone, please listen to what I have to say." Li Wensheng adjusted his clothes and said loudly: "Nowadays, there is a great disaster in the northwest. Although these refugees are not the people of our Baoding Prefecture, they are also the people of our Ming Dynasty. How can we turn a blind eye. Besides,

The Emperor has just come to power and needs the full assistance of all talented people. Although we cannot solve the world's major affairs for the Emperor, we should try our best to help the Emperor share his worries. Now the refugees are lonely and helpless, which always touches the heart of the Emperor. We and others

How can you be invisible and invisible?"

After saying some awe-inspiring words, Li Wensheng paused slightly and looked at the officials and gentry sitting on both sides.

The officials and gentry all stared at the magistrate with their mouths slightly open, as if they couldn't believe that he had said these words.

Damn it, what's going on? A few days ago, we just discussed how to drive the refugees out of the government to prevent them from causing trouble. Why have you changed your attitude so quickly now? Do you need to properly resettle them?

It must be a hallucination, it must be a hallucination. Why did Mr. Li, who always managed by doing nothing, suddenly become so active in doing things?

……………………

All the officials and gentry had disgusting expressions as if they had eaten chicken shit, but they had to nod in agreement, and a few of them pretended to wipe their tears to show that they had not forgotten the emperor's difficulties.

"Ahem, cough, cough, what the Lord Fu said is great, we must properly resettle these refugees."

A squire who figured out the clues immediately pretended to be loyal to the emperor and served the country, and said.

The rest of the people also agreed, and one person seemed to have suddenly remembered, saying: "The idea Wang Zhixian just had is also a very good one. Let the refugees treat the refugees, and then give them farm tools and food to reclaim wasteland, and they will be self-sufficient in the near future."

Already."

"Yes, yes, this is a great idea."

The rest of the officials and gentry spoke one after another. The idea that they had just criticized as useless has now become very good, as if they can't wait to implement it.

They habitually blamed such troublesome things on others, but never thought about the thousands of lives they lost. And Li Yi and the others were just poor refugees, how could they possibly support them.

Maybe in their eyes, the lives of those refugees, including their own, are not as valuable as a dog they raise.

Li Yi only felt cold in his heart. He had heard that being rich was unkind and treating human life as child's play, but today he saw it.

"Everyone, calm down first. Since everyone agrees with this idea, we should come up with the charter as soon as possible so that the poor refugees can settle down as soon as possible." Li Wensheng said, but he was beaming with joy, and there was nothing on his face.

Sympathy for the refugees.

This group of refugees staying in the city is also a disaster. If they can really be allowed to cultivate wasteland, they will save themselves from going out and suffering the disgusting feeling. The officials and gentry all said yes and looked at the prefect.

Li Wensheng chuckled and said: "I remember that all the villages in Anxinli, Anzhou, have been abandoned. It is close to Baiyangdian and has nearly 10,000 acres of fertile land, but it has been abandoned in recent years. If it is reclaimed at this time, there can be good crops.

Harvest. I think this place is just right."

"My lord, it is true that these lands are left uncultivated. It would be better to hand them over to these refugees for cultivation." The squires couldn't wait to make a decision immediately, so they followed suit one after another.

At this time, Wang Zhixian couldn't sit still and said involuntarily: "Sir, the reason why Xin'anli was abandoned is because the Baiyangdian bandits often went to rob, causing the people to flee one after another and not want to go back. You see...

"

"Haha, Wang Zhixian didn't mention it, I almost forgot." Li Wensheng glared at Wang Zhixian secretly, looked at Li Yi and others and said: "There are thieves there, and you will be in some danger. How about this, I will give you a

The official document allows you to organize team training for self-protection."

After that, he added: "You nominate a suitable person to serve as the head of the village, and I will exempt you from taxes and labor for another year, so it won't be so difficult for you to wait. Do you think this is appropriate?"

As he spoke, he looked at the three of them. His tone was no longer as gentle as before. Although there was still a smile on his face, there was no hint of human touch from it.

This was already very obvious. Li Yi knew that he had no choice. If anyone blocked the promotion of this royal family at this time, it would be the bloody hatred of killing his mother and seizing his wife.

Only at this time can we see how deep the city is behind the gentleness of these scholars, and how powerful the power is behind their full talk of benevolence and righteousness.

"Since the Lord of the Palace can trust the people, the people should go all out." Li Yi knew that strength is easy to break. At this time, he did not know how to advance or retreat. If he persisted in showing off his strength, he would only get worse results.

But he can't let these people manipulate him. When it's time to fight, he still has to earn.

"But the governor clearly sees that there are no more than a thousand people living within one mile. There are already thousands of us. I wonder how many refugees the governor wants us to accept?"

Li Yi spoke in a measured manner, neither making a blanket offer nor refusing. He just started a new round of discussions on the number of people to accept, striving to get more benefits.

The name of "li" can be traced back to the pavilion system of the Han Dynasty. "Hanshu Baiguan Gongqing Biao" records: "There is one pavilion in ten li, and the pavilion is long. There are ten pavilions in one township, and there are three elders in the township, with rank and stinginess (se

) Husband, Youxi."

After continuous evolution, it has become the most active factor in the below-line level, and its quantity changes very frequently. It is very easy to be used to resettle refugees and expand the population of the jurisdiction.

In the 14th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was ordered to compile a yellow list of taxes and servitude, with one hundred and ten households as one li, and the ten households with more grain as the eldest, and the remaining 100 households as Shijia, with 10 people each. Each year, one li leader would be the leader.

, the head of Jia is one person, Dong Yili and Jia’s affairs.”

The number of people in one li was only one hundred and one-room households. Although in the later period, the number of people in one li far exceeded 110 households, it was impossible to accommodate too many people. Otherwise, according to the law, during the great construction,

It is necessary to analyze a new society.

In general, the number of people in one mile is about a thousand. Even if they have a larger number of people, they cannot exceed two thousand. Li Yi and the others already have 1,500 people. If the government official transfers the refugees to

Taking care of them goes far beyond the norm.

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