Cao Liang is in Bingzhou this time, completely intending to operate Bingzhou as his base and as the base camp for the future fight against the Sima family. However, since it is a base, the people's support is the most critical factor. Only by gaining the support of the people of Bingzhou , he had the opportunity to gain a firm foothold in Bingzhou.

Expelling the Huns was only half the battle, and the other half required Cao Liang to settle the people in Bingzhou. Only in this way could he win the hearts and support of the people.

Cao Liang naturally regarded the resettlement of refugees as a top priority.

However, for those refugees, they are also eager to return to their hometown and homeland. Although Jinyang is good, it is not a place to stay for a long time.

Cao Liang summoned Jiang Huai and Bo Cao to discuss the relocation of refugees.

Jiang Huai suggested that it was easy to move back, but difficult to resettle. After all, it was late summer and early autumn. According to the normal farming season, it was already time to wait for the harvest. However, because they were avoiding the Xiongnu, the people in Bingzhou had no time to cultivate. They fled, leaving a large area of ​​land barren. Now it's almost the autumn harvest season, and apart from weeds, not even a single grain of grain can be seen in the fields.

This is obviously the most serious problem. The land has been abandoned this year. Not only will there be no harvest this year, but next year we will have to wait until at least the autumn harvest before we have food to eat. This is equivalent to more than a year in which these people have to endure hunger. Hungry, especially in winter, when the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, and there is no food or clothing, how many people can't survive it.

Cao Liang turned back to Bo Cao and said seriously: "Shen Zheng, how much grain is there in the treasury now?"

He shook his head heavily and said: "Reporting to Governor Cao, the grain in the treasury is no longer enough to last for a month. Moreover, today's taxes have been wasted and there is no harvest. I also ask Governor Cao to report to the court and allocate some money and food for disaster relief. Get through this difficult time this winter.”

The grain in Jinyang's treasury comes from local taxes. Except for the part that is turned over to the court, the rest is kept in the treasury of the state city. The grain used now is last year's tax. This year due to the war, it will definitely not be collected. If those who pay taxes have no income but no income, even a mountain of food will be destroyed.

Cao Liang said: "It is certain to report to the court, but before the court's disaster relief money and food are in place, we still need to save ourselves. It is too late to plant food now, but we can plant vegetables for autumn and winter harvest, such as cabbages and radishes. Jiang Cheng asked you to quickly implement the cabbage and radish seeds, and strive to distribute these seeds to households while relocating the refugees, so as not to delay planting."

The time for planting grain is wrong, but Cao Liang knows that the beginning of autumn is the time to plant cabbage and radish. If he can seize this time to plant, he can harvest a large amount of cabbage and radish in winter. , as long as the quantity is sufficient, there is no problem in ensuring that people survive the winter.

At the same time, Cao Liang proposed that when he conquered the four cities of the Xiongnu, a large number of cattle and sheep were seized, which could be distributed to the resettled people. The mutton could be eaten, and the cattle could be used to cultivate the land. Although it was not possible to have one cow per household, But at least several households can get one share.

Jiang Huaidao said: "These captured cattle and sheep are the property of Cao Cao's army. I'm afraid it is not appropriate to use them to help the people."

Cao Liang said: "What's inappropriate? If it weren't for the Huns' rebellion, why would the people have to leave their homes and flee, and why would they be in such an embarrassing situation? Giving these captured things back to the people can be considered a kind of compensation."

Resettling refugees is a huge project. In order to do this job well, Cao Liang specially arranged for Jiang Huai and Shen Chong to be fully responsible for the matter. He also personally visited Yangyi Yuci and other places in Qixian County many times to conduct on-the-spot investigations.

Let the refugees have housing and food when they return, and effectively protect their lives.

The most important thing is to appease the people. The support of the people determines how deep Cao Liang can take root in Bingzhou in the future. After the Huns rebelled, what was left to Cao Liang was a complete mess. On this basis, Cao Liang wanted to make a difference.

, that definitely requires considerable effort.

In fact, ordinary people are the easiest group to appease. Their requirements are not too high. They only ask for two meals a day and one night. As long as they can meet the minimum living requirements, they can be satisfied.

There have been so many peasant uprisings in history, not that peasants really have that great ambition to seek political interests, but that peasants who were forced into desperate situations had to rise up to resist. When a person cannot even meet the minimum living conditions, rebellion begins.

The occurrence is irreversible.

If the people in Bingzhou are not resettled properly, it is very likely that they will become a team to launch another rebellion after the Huns.

Therefore, Cao Liang did not dare to slack off in the matter of resettling the refugees. He personally inquired and checked everything to ensure that 100% of the relief materials were used for the refugees, instead of being pocketed by some moths.

While on a patrol trip to Daling, Cao Liang suddenly saw that the mountains to the west of Daling were bare. He couldn't help but wonder: "Are there no trees on these mountains?"

Jiang Huai, who accompanied him on the trip, explained: "These mountains were originally covered with trees. Since the Huns rebelled, many civilians have fled deep into the mountains to avoid the war. But the Huns set fire to the mountains with great ferocity.

Many people were burned to death, and this large area of ​​mountains and forests was also burned down."

Shen Zhong also said: "This mountain forest was originally a place for local people to cut firewood to keep warm in winter. Now that the forest has been completely destroyed, the people can't even cut firewood. I'm afraid they will be frozen this winter."

Cao Liang frowned and said: "This is a big question. Have you ever calculated how many mountains the Huns burned and how many forests they destroyed?"

He said heavily: "It's really hard to say, but from Zishi to Jinyang, about dozens of mountains were set on fire, and the forests of these dozens of mountains were almost completely destroyed. These Huns are too terrible.

Wrong."

After the Huns rebelled, they quickly swept through the land of Jinzhong. Many people fled to Jinyang, but some people fled to the mountains, trying to escape the war. However, the ferocious Huns were not prepared to let them go.

They set fire to the mountain and forced them to have no way out.

Now that the mountains have burned down and the firewood is gone, the people who have moved back don’t know how to survive this winter.

Cao Liang pondered for a moment and said: "Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner. Since the Huns burned the mountains and cut off the people's firewood roads, letting them dig coal is a way of treating the people who were harmed by them."
Chapter completed!