After breakfast, Liu Heng led people to inspect the resettlement situation of the refugees.
Li Yunqi said: "The refugees from Liaodong in the resettlement areas were not assigned together according to their clans. Instead, they were randomly grouped into family units and were not allowed to gather according to clans or villages. In the first few days, there were people every day. After fighting and causing trouble, we severely punished a group of them and drove away another group. The resettlement area has calmed down a lot, and now there are almost no people making trouble."
"You can arrange for them to do things, so that these people don't have time to cause trouble." Zhao Wu said.
Li Yunqi explained: "Most of the refugees from Liaodong are in weak health. Even the middle-aged men are exhausted after traveling thousands of miles. Only a few are still in good health. They have been arranged to do farm work in the fields in exchange for food and cash." , a few bachelors exchanged cash for gambling, but after our people discovered it, we have banned it."
"It's done well. With these people, our Tiger Flag can completely alleviate the problem of lack of labor. Moreover, these people are from Liaodong. It is difficult for them to go back. They can only call our Tiger Flag their home in the future."
After speaking, Liu Heng continued to move forward.
The people who fled from Liaodong all lived together in their own families.
The people of the Tiger Character Banner dug a nest on the ground for them and built a straw shed on it. Although this kind of accommodation is not as good as a home in Liaodong, it is already a good living environment for the fleeing people, better than sleeping in a bed. I don't know how strong it is in the wild.
The children among the refugees were very happy, running around in groups outside the shack, laughing and playing.
These refugees live in densely packed areas, so there are many children. After living here for a few days, most of the children's bodies have recovered and adapted.
The adults among the refugees saw a group of people walking in the distance. Although they did not know Liu Heng, they knew the young and strong men with military armor around Liu Heng. They knew that these people were soldiers of the Tiger Flag. , and the person protected by these people must be a big shot.
The playful children were restrained by the adults at home and told to stop making noise, while the adults looked nervous.
"Old man," Liu Heng said with a smile to an elderly man who looked like an old farmer, "How is the food here? Are you still used to it?"
The old man was about to kneel down, but the guards around Liu Heng supported him and told him to stand and answer.
"In reply to this master." The old man said tremblingly, "Everything is fine. Three meals a day of porridge, very thick. I also give out multigrain pancakes and add broth every few days. I am not afraid of this master's jokes. He is better than me. We all have good food at home.”
Liu Heng said with a smile: "I also came from Liaodong, and I know that life there is hard. Now that you have come to Lingqiu, this will be your home from now on."
"Ah! Is your master also from that poor place in Liaodong?" The old man was surprised.
Liu Heng smiled and said: "Yes, I am also from Liaodong. Like you, I came to Datong because of the war and had no choice but to settle down."
Li Yunqi, who was standing next to him, introduced: "This is Dongzhu Liu of our Tiger Flag."
"So you are Dongzhu Liu!" The old man was startled at first, and then shouted to a boy not far away, "Huzi, come here quickly and kowtow to our family's savior."
The child named Huzi ran over and followed the old man timidly, kneeling down and kowtow.
Liu Heng hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, and said at the same time: "Old man, get up quickly, I don't want to kowtow here at the Tiger Flag."
"Benefactor, please let me and my eldest grandson kowtow to the master. If the master hadn't asked someone to save my eldest grandson, I would have been given to the black-haired one by the white-haired man." As he said this, tears flowed from the old man's eyes.
Liu Heng looked at Li Yunqi.
Li Yunqi, who was standing next to him, explained: "It should be that the child fell ill on the way to escape and was treated by our doctors from the Tiger Flag."
Liu Heng nodded, immediately helped the old man up, and said: "Please get up, my husband. I will live here with peace of mind in the future. Of course, my stay will not be in vain. After all, helping the urgent does not help the poor. After the men have built up their strength, they can also Those who have to work, only if they have something to do, can the family live a stable life."
"I know." The old man nodded repeatedly and said, "My son is farming in Lizhuang now, and he also said that he will be an apprentice in a workshop and learn a trade in the future."
Liu Heng said with a smile: "As long as you are willing to work, I will never treat you badly. Not only are the various workshops recruiting people to work, but there is also an iron yard in Dongshan, which also requires people to work. No matter how high the wages are, it is definitely enough to support a family." Young and old.”
The old man grinned and said, "I heard from my son that apprentices in the workshop are paid eight cents of silver a month, and they have to take care of two meals a day, one of which is hard vegetables with oil and water. We don't have the money in our hometown. I can’t afford it at all.”
"There are many places to work here. As long as you are willing to work hard, you can make a living in one or two years," Liu Heng said.
When the surrounding Liaodong refugees heard this, their eyes lit up.
Lingqiu is a wealthy place. The fields are very flat, there are canals and rivers everywhere, and there are a large number of waterwheels. Some villages even have windmills built to grind flour.
When winter comes in the north, the northwest wind blows to your bones. Such strong wind power can be used to do many things and save a lot of manpower.
Most of the villages near Xujiazhuang are large tile-roofed houses, and the villagers in the villages have good food. When it's time to eat, the smoke from cooking is curling up everywhere, and the aroma is everywhere, making the refugee children almost hungry.
It would be great for those who fled from Liaodong if they could settle down in such a place.
The current year is not good, the harvest is not as good as the previous year, and the local government is fierce. The most important thing is that the Jurchens and the Ming Dynasty are fighting every now and then. Especially those Jurchens, they will kill the Han people when they see them, and they will kill the Han people when they see them. They robbed and caused harm to women when they saw them. Many Han people captured them and took them to Houjin to work as slaves for the Jurchens.
The family was gone, and those who stayed would either be killed or captured by the Jurchens. With no other choice, the whole family escaped from Liaodong.
When I arrived at Lingqiu, I saw the wealth here, the good local security, and knew that this was a truly good place. Many people in Liaodong did not want to go back, and many people were willing to stay in Lingqiu.
On the way back, Liu Heng said to Li Yunqi: "With so many people crowded together here as refugees, we must take precautions against epidemics. Otherwise, if something happens, it will be a big deal. There is absolutely no room for carelessness."
"Yes, my subordinates understand." Li Yunqi said, "Public latrines are set up, and excrement is cleaned every day. All refugees are arranged to take a bath every ten days, and all the dishes and chopsticks used are boiled in boiling water before use."
"Well done." Liu Heng praised, and then asked, "How are the preparations for the military hospital going? With so many refugees, there must be many sick."
Li Yunqi said: "The military hospital has been well prepared. Doctors go to treat the refugees every day. The old man's grandson was cured by doctors at the military hospital."
Liu Heng nodded with satisfaction.
"But there's one thing that's definitely wrong with this subordinate?" Li Yunqi said with a frown.
"What's up?"
