There are three pests in Changping County.
Drought, famine, Lin family.
Qin Feng came to Changping County and used thunderous means to solve the water source problem and the Lin family's eagle dogs.
All the county government officials, from top to bottom, are already grateful.
Knowing that Qin Feng was going to attack the famine again, Liu Ling was extremely excited and quickly saluted Qin Feng: "Young Master Qin is really the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva! If this can solve the food crisis in Changping County, I am willing to lead all the officials and people in the city , set up an ancestral hall for Mr. Qin and worship him forever."
All the officials present saluted and shouted in unison: "We are willing to fully support Mr. Qin!"
Forget about enshrining things in the ancestral hall, Qin Feng is not interested at all.
If the disaster in Changping County can be solved once and for all, so that hungry people will not wander around, it can alleviate the pressure on Beixi County. It can be regarded as a win-win situation, so there is no such thing as a bodhisattva heart.
According to the county magistrate, Changping County has lost nearly 90% of its people due to successive years of disasters. The original population of 80,000 people now only has more than 7,000 left. And more than half of them are country squires and brave, the type who have no worries about food and drink. Some of the people who stayed in the local area were simply employed by wealthy families and could barely make a living.
Changping County's need for food is not that urgent.
In contrast, what is most lacking is population.
Qin Feng did not touch Changping County's finances. The little money was reserved for daily maintenance of the county's operations. Qin Feng did not intend to pay for it privately. After all, Beixi was under too much pressure.
After much thought, Qin Feng finally decided to deposit all the money gained from the rectification of officialdom in Kyoto into the accounts of the Tianji Camp. Accordingly, the grain transport team heading to Beixi County was sent to Changping County in batches. It's like making a deal with yourself.
Changping County is close to Jiangnan, and the surrounding areas are under the influence of the Lin family, making the problem of food purchase extremely difficult.
In contrast, Qin Feng relies on Tianji Camp in Kyoto as a fulcrum to purchase grain from various northern counties, which has more channels.
This first batch of food is only for emergency use in Changping County.
And let Liu Ling let go.
All hungry people who are willing to settle in Changping County can receive three years of food rations based on their head count and are exempted from taxation and corvee for two years.
But the premise is that the people who come must be people fleeing famine. If they are ordinary people, they will not be accepted to avoid impact on surrounding counties.
Even if various preferential policies are given, it is basically unrealistic to restore the population of Changping County in a short time. Therefore, restoring the vitality of Changping County is a long process. If you want to solve the problem of Changping County once and for all, you must offset or directly remove the influence of the Jiangnan Lin family.
Now that we have come this far, Qin Feng simply decided to take a trip to Jiangnan.
When Qin Feng said this plan, as expected, everyone opposed it.
Wu Wei immediately raised objections, and his attitude seemed extremely firm: "Young Master, think twice! Jiangnan is the territory of the Lin family. If we go there recklessly, we will definitely be killed. The two generals, Ning Hu and Xu Mo, will If you entrust me to you, I must ensure your safety!"
"If you make any mistake, your subordinates will not be able to see the brothers from Tianji camp in the future."
Li Lang has always been fearless, but when he learned that he was going to Jiangnan, he remained silent for the first time. Apparently he knew how dangerous Jiangnan was.
Although Jing Qianying and Xiao Xiangxiang did not explicitly reject Qin Feng, their silence had already explained the problem.
Qin Feng had long expected this result, so he was not surprised at all. Instead, he glanced at Zhao Yulong: "Brother Zhao, what do you think?"
Zhao Yulong thought thoughtfully: "The Lin family has repeatedly wanted to get rid of Brother Qin to avoid future troubles. It can be seen that the Lin family does not care, or is completely able to accept the price that needs to be paid to kill you. In this case, going to Jiangnan is no different than a sheep. Entering the tiger's mouth. If Brother Qin is just trying to solve the problem in Changping County, I don't recommend that you take the risk."
"but……"
"If it's for something else, that's not impossible."
Zhao Yulong said it very cryptically, but actually everyone understood it.
The so-called "something else" was naturally a war with the Lin family.
As the saying goes, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger cubs.
The Lin family is entrenched in the Jiangnan area and has no plans to expand its power. As long as it has a firm foothold in Jiangnan, the Lin family will be in an invincible position.
At the same time, with the support of Lin Taibao and the imperial concubine, they can rely on Jiangnan to suppress foreign enemies.
In addition, Jiangnan is a rich and self-sufficient land, so it is extremely difficult for external forces to have a substantial impact on the Lin family.
If you want to shake the Lin family's position, you must enter Jiangnan. You have no choice.
Everyone couldn't help but fell silent when they learned that Qin Feng went to Jiangnan for the Lin family and was just helping to solve the troubles in Changping County.
At this moment, Jing Qianying stood up: "Feng'er, if you decide to go to Jiangnan, I will naturally support you, but before you go, you must be fully prepared. After all, Jiangnan is controlled by the Lin family, so I'm afraid it will be easier to get in than to get out. Disaster."
Qin Feng chuckled, patted his chest, and looked extremely confident: "Fourth sister, am I the kind of reckless person? Don't worry, I will not only go to Jiangnan, but also live directly under the nose of the Lin family, so that There is nothing the Lin family can do."
If these words were spoken by anyone else, they would definitely be considered bragging.
But when it came out of Qin Feng's mouth, it was another story.
This guy looks careless, but his thoughts are more delicate than anyone else.
Jing Qianying firmly believes that since Qin Feng said it can be done, it can be done. As for the process, it is not Jing Qianying's need to worry about. All she has to do is stand firmly by Qin Feng's side.
At this time, the population of Beixi County was close to "explosion."
But the situation is not as severe as before.
According to Qin Feng's instructions, all hungry people who poured into Beixi County were given Beixi County household registration. However, in troubled times, heavy codes were used, and all hungry people who were sheltered by Beixi County must obey Lin Quqi's arrangements. In addition to consuming part of the population in expanding the city, Lin Quqi also organized a land reclamation team of 3,000 people to prepare for the cane sugar production areas.
This team will serve as the advance team for the plantation.
When the cane sugar production area stabilizes, we will continue to deploy more manpower, expand the planting area, and provide Tianjiying with as much cane sugar raw material as possible.
Lin Quqi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and now he understood why Qin Feng was so bold and refused to accept the hungry people.
Even if there are only three to five hundred people who have nothing to do, that is too many.
But if all of them are converted into labor force, thirty to fifty thousand is not too much!
The most incredible thing is that the pressure from Beidi is also reducing. Although there are still rangers harassing them, the intensity has been greatly reduced.
