Sun Ru, the magistrate of Wanping County, summoned all government officials to personally greet the Shanxi people. When he saw children, he would pat their heads and give them a hug. When he saw the elderly, he would greet them with greetings and comfort them.
These people have gone through the pain of leaving home, and finally arrived here after a tortuous and long migration. How can we not pay attention to it? After all, with more than 30,000 people, many barren fields in Wanping have been cultivated. Wanping County can also be upgraded to Wanping Prefecture. Then he will be promoted, at least he will be a magistrate.
It's about your own career and interests, how can you not take care of yourself...
What's more terrible is that Wanping is next to Peiping, and the chief envoy can come over after eating. Once he finds that he is not well received and the accommodation is not appropriate, the dream of knowing the state will be shattered before he even realizes it.
Therefore, Sun Ru acted like a parent official.
No matter what mentality or motivation Sun Ru had, his work was impeccable. He led the officials to arrange the resettlement of more than 30,000 people in an orderly manner.
The big pots of rice, vegetables, and meat were all prepared. After the people had eaten enough and had strength, considering that it was getting late and the elderly and children were weak, they concentrated the people in Wanping City. They all made space to receive them.
That night in Wanping County, every door was open, welcoming family members coming from afar. The simplicity and care of people are so real here.
Chen Mu looked at the sleeping child, leaning on the bedside and looking in the direction of the window.
Cui Niang gently rubbed her son's legs and walked continuously. The child's nutrition had not kept up. He always cramped when sleeping. If he didn't rub it, he would wake up from the pain again. She looked at her man motionless, only there seemed to be Smiling, he couldn't help but say: "I'm so tired and I still don't sleep. After dawn, it's time to divide the household, add household expenses, and divide the land. There's no shortage of busy work."
Chen Mu withdrew his gaze, looked at Cui Niang, and said softly: "I have been looking forward to having a bed to sleep on along the way, but now that I have a bed here, I am a little uncomfortable. Think about the feeling of sleeping on the ground, The body seemed to be pressed to the ground and became one with the earth. The stars seemed to be running, the moon seemed to be running, and we seemed to be running too."
Cui Niang chuckled and rolled her eyes: "You can still run while sleeping on the ground, so why don't you come here and waste the strength of your legs? I think you are used to sleeping. We will separate tomorrow. You'd better sleep on the floor."
Chen Mu pulled Cui Niang into his arms, and even though Cui Niang beat her, he did not let go. He only said softly: "I have walked such a long way, and now looking back, I feel like I have died."
"Bah, bah, bah, don't say that."
Cui Niang quickly pressed her hand on Chen Mu's mouth.
Chen Mu looked at Cui Niang with a smile, and after taking her hand away, he sighed: "I have never walked such a long road in my life, and now I am finally here. Although I don't know what will happen to us in the future, I think it will be better than Anyi." Is the time worse?"
Cui Niang smiled and said with longing: "This time the imperial court has taken great care in immigration. Even if they give us a thatched hut, we can build a solid home with our own hands."
Chen Mu looked at his big hands and nodded heavily. Yes, it is unreliable to rely on the imperial court. They are only responsible for immigration. To put it bluntly, if people are sent to the place, the imperial court's task is over. As for the subsequent demolition of thatched houses and the separation of Land, seed distribution, cattle, and farm tools are all local matters.
"I heard that this place is very close to Beiping City, and there are many people living there."
Cui Niang said softly.
Chen Mu hugged Cui Niang and said in reverie, "I heard from the businessmen who were accompanying me that there are quite a lot of people in Beiping City now. There seemed to be a war in the north a while ago, and there were one hundred thousand sergeants in Beiping."
"Ah, there's a war, why are we fighting again?"
Cui Niang became nervous.
One of the reasons why my family ran from Shanxi to Wanping was that they were afraid of war. The White Lotus Sect was making a fuss in Shaanxi, the Walas were making a fuss outside Datong, and the head of the village was still making a fuss at home. It was because there was really no way to survive that I took this road.
Chen Mu gently patted Cui Niang's slightly thin back, quite proudly: "That was a battle outside the Pass. I heard that we killed the Tatars until they were completely naked, and chased them for thousands of miles before giving up. .”
"Thousands of miles..."
Cui Niang rolled her eyes at Chen Mu. She used to fool around and brag at home, forget about her ignorance, but since she walked this way, how could she not know how long a thousand miles is? It is a distance that is tiring for people and horses. .
But it seems that Ming Dynasty won the battle, so that’s good.
Chen Mu didn't know how he fell asleep. When he woke up, he saw Cui Niang hugging him tightly. She was also covered with a quilt and thick clothes on top.
The family got up and packed everything. After thanking his employer, Chen Mu took his family and a bunch of luggage to the west of the city. Although it was early in the morning, there was already a sea of people. Not to mention that the more than 30,000 people who immigrated here were the nearly 10,000 people in the city. Many people also came out, and some businessmen simply set up stalls and started selling.
The county magistrate, Sun Ru, brought the county magistrate, patrol inspectors and others to the scene. After calming down the order, he stood on the high platform and shouted at the top of his voice: "Six thousand households, two hundred households in a round, start from the east, don't do it." There should be chaos, not quarrels. Wherever you draw the hook, that is where it is, and there must be no differences. Leave two days for you to change it by yourself. After two days, the government will register the household and issue the title deed. You are not allowed to change the house at will. understand?"
"clear."
The people were very excited.
The so-called drawing of hooks is actually not much different from drawing lots. The difference is that the drawing of lots is made of paper, and the drawing of hooks is made of straws of different lengths. Normally, one part is exposed and the other part is hidden. There is no clue from above, you can only look at it. luck.
Taking into account the large number of people and the need to arrange the order, Wanping County did not cut down the sorghum to make straw or something, but used wooden strips of equal width and size instead, with the font size written on the back of the wooden strips, and they were all placed under ten In a wooden box.
"let's start."
Sun Ru shouted, and the yamen officials counted the pillars of two hundred households in the east. They lined up and reached forward, reached into the narrow mouth of the wooden box, and then took out a wooden stick. Anyone who could read or not would take a look at it.
The master would look at the wood chips in the man's hands and shout loudly: "Congratulations, you have won the lottery for the house No. 120 in the east of the city. If you are in the east of the city, take your family and stand to the east. Oh, this is the house in the west of the city. No. 9 On the 15th, take your family to the west..."
Chen Mu looked anxiously. He was already in the west when he arrived. This was not a coincidence. It was his turn to be the last, and he couldn't help but feel anxious. Cui Niang didn't care. She held her little daughter and watched groups of people smoking, smiling broadly. It had been a long time since these people had laughed like this.
"Don't worry, it will always be our turn."
Cui Niang said calmly.
Chen Mu shook his head, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "What do you know? People have taken away the good ones, and the rest must be bad. Besides, if we go too far, we will give them to you." The land is barren, how can we survive?”
"Then you go up now?"
Cui Niang gave Chen Mu courage.
Chen Mu swallowed his saliva. He didn't have the courage. Everyone was waiting patiently. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if his family was in chaos. If the house is not divided and the land title is lost, it will be a big loss.
When the busy sun set to the west, it was Chen Mu's turn. Under Cui Niang's expectant eyes and the child's voice calling daddy, Chen Mu walked onto the stage, passing by the first wooden box and then the second wooden box. , under Cui Niang's puzzled eyes, she walked to the eighth wooden box, stretched out her hand inside the wooden box, and seemed to have taken a long time to pick.
Just when the county magistrate was about to urge him, Chen Mu took out the wooden stick, looked at it twice, and found that he was illiterate. Then he handed it to the master who was standing aside. The master looked at it, his eyes lit up, and he shouted: "Not bad, north of the city." No. 80, tsk tsk, this is a good location, next to the main road, you can still do some business."
Chen Mu didn't care about the business, he just asked: "Are there any good fields nearby?"
The master glanced at Chen Mu speechlessly, "If you don't do business next to the main road, why are you thinking about farming?" However, these people are originally farmers. If they don't have land, they may not know how to live.
"There is good farmland, but we have to walk a mile."
The master explained it. Chen Mu was so happy that he walked towards Cui Niang with the wooden sign. Cui Niang grabbed the wooden stick and looked at it carefully, her eyes widened with a smile.
"What were you choosing just now that took you so long?"
"Nothing, I just want to count twelve."
Cui Niang looked at Chen Mu, then looked in the direction of the wooden box, holding the wood pieces in her hand, lowered her head and said, "Do you still remember?"
Chen Muhan smiled and touched the back of his head and said: "How could we forget our auspicious day? By the way, the master said that our house is next to the main road, so we can do some business. I was thinking about it, and so did you Don’t follow me to the fields, just set up a tofu stall.”
Cui Niang looked at the cheering children around her and urged Chen Mu to take the things to the north.
After the drawing was completed, six thousand households were scattered in four directions, and each was led by a government servant to press the bamboo slices in their hands to find a house.
Chen Mu and Cui Niang looked at the small yard in front of them and could hardly believe their eyes. This was really a home for us. It was not a shabby thatched house or a shabby straw mat, but a real house. There was actually a Tiles?
The yard is not big, only eight steps from east to west and twelve steps from north to south. There are three rooms in the north and a special kitchen in the west. The east and south are empty. The ground is very flat and there is a building with a height of one person. The wooden fence is sharpened at the top, like spears. It looks like the fence of the military camp, but it is used as a yard.
"Solid wood."
Cui Niang couldn't believe it and patted the pillar carefully.
Chen Mu also seemed to be in a dream. This house was much better than his home in Shanxi. He never dreamed in his life that he could live in a tile-roofed house. The tiles on this house were enough to feed the whole family for half a year. .
The five children were jumping and running around happily.
There was no furniture in the house, only three simple wooden beds, not even a cabinet or wooden table. But it doesn’t matter, there is such a home that is sheltered from the wind and snow, why can’t we have it slowly?
Chen Mu had tears in his eyes. The imperial court did not regard him as an animal and did not care whether he lived or died when he moved here. They regarded him as a human being and as a family member.
Only when people's hearts return can they take root.
In Peiping, the chief envoy Si Yamen.
The chief envoy Zhang Bing received a report from Wanping County with an income of 6,000 households, and summoned counselor Xu Yuhe and political counselor Cao Yu to discuss relevant matters.
"Wanping receives the largest number of people, and it is an important place outside Peiping. Whether the people can settle down is of great importance. Whether food preparations and winter supplies are ready, it is time to distribute them."
Zhang Bing is resolute and does not like procrastination.
Xu Yuhe took out a document and said: "Beiping has sufficient grain reserves, and the food supply in various places is enough to last until March next year. The first and second batches of winter supplies have been arrived, but the third batch is still on the way. At the moment The most scarce thing is cattle."
Zhang Bing also had a headache. Cows are precious and the price is high. A mature cow can't be negotiated for less than 8 taels of silver. Even a calf costs 4 or 5 taels. The entire Northern Zhili Province accepts it. It's not 6,000 households, but more than 35,000 households, with a population of 200,000. If all of them are farmed with cattle, it is simply impossible.
“How many cattle can you raise right now?”
Zhang Bing asked.
"Less than three thousand."
Xu Yuhe was a little embarrassed.
It's winter now, so there's no need to worry about this matter, but after spring, people will always need to farm. Without cattle, there is so much land, how many acres can a tired person pull?
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