Sun Kewang rushed to Tangzhuang and saw that only some old and weak were left, his heart was immediately cold.

At first, Sun Kewang was very dissatisfied with Gao Huan's appointment as county magistrate, thinking that Gao Huan was useless and did not know good jade.

Sun Kewang thought of amaze everyone like Pang Tong, and convinced Gao Huan and recognized his talents.

But who would have thought that the people under his rule slipped away shortly after they arrived in Chenliu?

If it were in Daxi Kingdom, Sun Kewang would directly send a few soldiers to kill and take the lead, and see who would dare to escape, but Gao Huan in Liang Kingdom would not be allowed to do so.

This is a difficult job to do.

When he was in the Western Kingdom, Sun Kewang managed the local area in a very rough way, which was to divide the property of the gentry and landlords and distribute it to ordinary people, so as to allocate land resources, so that the rest would be no longer necessary to manage it.

This did not create resources, but now it is different. There is a ruin in eastern Henan, which is to reopen land and rebuild towns. There is no landlord to fight for wealth, so it is to create new wealth.

This is not the same as Sun Kewang's previous situation in dealing with internal affairs.

After the Liang army met with the Guangdong army in Hengyang, Gao Huan was able to contact Guangdong and the Portuguese entrenched in Macau from land.

Although it is very inconvenient to cross the Lingnan Mountains from Hunan to Guangzhou, there is always a way to pass.

Gao Huan has sent people to Guangdong to hire a group of Western barbarians at a high price to absorb their shipbuilding, artillery building, navigation and other technologies.

News came from the Longjiang Shipyard that the first large lucky ship would be launched soon to be launched for trial sailing.

By then, when the Liang State Navy had enough sea boats, Gao Huan could enter the ocean, regain Taiwan and Luzon, land in North America, and bring real civilization to overseas natives.

This time, Gao Huan selected a large number of young officials such as Sun Kewang to restore the eastern Henan region, in order to prepare for future overseas colonization.

If Sun Kewang, Xia Wanchun, Zhang Huangyan and others could restore the ruined eastern Henan area and build a new town, then they would have the ability and experience to develop wilderness overseas in the future.

After hearing the old people's words, Sun Kewang roughly had a certain understanding of why the people fled.

At this time, a yamen runner hurriedly from outside the village, "Master, second master have chased the people in Qi County."

When Sun Kewang heard the words, he waved his hand quickly, "Go! Go to Qi County."

At that moment, Sun Kewang led another group of people and continued to walk south for thirty or forty miles. It was only when it was dark that he felt outside the county town.

"Master!" Chenliu County Magistrate Wang Wenda hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Wang Wenda is a juren from Liang Guo. He studied in the Government Affairs School for two years and was the first graduate of the Nanjing Government Affairs School for the fourth year of Liang Guo.

Sun Kewang asked breathlessly, "Where are people?"

"Everything is by the river!" Wang Wenda pointed at a group of people in the distance.

Sun Kewang couldn't help but ask, "How did you catch up?"

"It was Qi County who helped stop him!" Wang Wenda said: "The other counties didn't run away, so we ran away. This time we owe the Magistrate Xia County to a favor."

Sun Kewang nodded slightly and then walked towards the people in the distance.

There are more than a hundred people in this group, from several families, and men gather together, as if they are discussing things.

"The master is here!"

Someone saw Sun Kewang coming over and reminded him quickly, as if he knew what he had done wrong. When the people saw Sun Kewang coming, they quickly stood up and bowed their heads.

At this time, Sun Kewang looked at them and asked in a deep voice: "Why escape?"

The common people were silent for a while, and someone said, "Master, there is no way! When we returned to the village, there was no house, the fields were deserted, and the government provided little relief. We also needed to pay for ourselves to rebuild the house and reclaim wasteland. And it was just built, and the Tartars might come again. Since that's the case, it's better to go to the south to make a living."

Sun Kewang said in a deep voice: "The south is not good now, and the workers have nothing to do, and you can't find a job even if you go."

"Then let's go and take relief. The king will not let us starve to death!" Some people said with confidence.

Two words "unlucky people" popped up in Sun Kewang's mind immediately, but he didn't say it.

This would violate the taboos in the Liang State's officialdom. After all, Gao Dawang had just held a successful, progressive and united conference, saying that the Liang State's officialdom represents the interests of the people.

The documents of the conference have been passed to various counties, and Sun Kewang has also studied them.

Now that King Gao had just proposed to represent the people, he scolded the people for being unruly. That would definitely go against the spirit and would be involved.

From the old people in Tangzhuang and the people of these people, Sun Kewang already knew the reason why the people were leaving. The conditions for rebuilding were too difficult, and there was also the danger of being destroyed just now.

This made these people rather go to the south to take relief.

"Master! Why don't we take a look tomorrow? How did Qi County do it?" Wang Wenda couldn't help but suggest it when he saw Sun Kewang's expression.

Sun Kewang frowned. I am a prince of the West. I have governed all the country and still cannot match a group of troublemakers. I need to learn from a county magistrate?

The next day, Sun Kewang asked Zhou Ming to lead the yamen runners to watch the people, and he found someone to change his clothes, put on a hat, dressed in a farmer, and led Wang Wenda and several soldiers to a village near Qi County.

Sun Kewang stood on the ridge of the field and found that the refugees who had settled in Qi County had already started to build houses, level the land, and prepare to sow winter wheat. He couldn't help but be surprised.

"Magistrate Sun?" A voice sounded not far behind him.

Sun Kewang was shocked. I was like this, and someone could recognize me.

Sun Kewang turned around and saw a young man dressed in a farmer's family leading a group of people over.

"Haha~ It turns out it's Xia County Magistrate!" Sun Kewang smiled awkwardly and bowed: "I thanked Xia County Magistrate and helped us stop the people who went south."

Xia Wanchun came over and smiled and said, "It's all colleagues, and it's for their own good to stop them."

At this time, Xia Wanchun looked at Sun Kewang and smiled and said, "Is Magistrate Sun interested in the resettlement of the people in this county?"

Sun Kewang laughed, "I'm not interested, I'm just taking a look! However, Qi County, Xia County, is progressing rapidly!"

Sun Kewang stood by the edge of the field, looking at the earthen houses built in the distance and the people who were sorting out the land, with a trace of confusion in his eyes.

They are all refugees, and the money, grain and materials sent by the vassal states are similar. Why can the refugees in Qi County settle down and build their own houses and reclaim land, while the people in Chenliu have to run away?

Xia Wanchun walked to Sun Kewang's side and did not expose it. Instead, he smiled and said, "The money and food provided by the vassal government are difficult to support reconstruction. Building houses, reclaiming land, and purchasing seeds requires money. Many people are short-sighted and are unwilling to spend money on their own. They are afraid that they will lose all their money after investing. At this time, it depends on how we officials, how to guide the people, solve the doubts of the people, and think of ways for the people. In fact, the people are not unable to endure hardships. What they want is very simple, peace and a stable expectation, that is, the hope of living a better life."

After hearing Xia Wanchun's words, Sun Kewang knew that Xia Wanchun was sharing his experience.

He heard a young man mentioning himself, but he still felt embarrassed and asked, "The key is that the money and food allocated by the vassal government are not enough to support reconstruction, and the people don't have much money. How did Xia Zhixian let the people of Guixian build their own houses and reclaim land?"

Xia Wanchun said: "This requires our officials to find a way for the people. Before coming to Qi County, I went to Susong, found several large workshops, and signed a cotton supply agreement with them. In addition, the king proposed to invest in shipbuilding and build Western barbarian ships at the meeting of hundreds of officials. The barbarian ships need soft sails, and those canvas need to use hemp, but there is very little hemp in our Liang Kingdom. In order to eat the orders of the vassal state, the merchants were about to purchase hemp for reserves. I signed an agreement with them to plant hemp in Qi County, asking them to provide some money first, and the county will provide them with hemp next year. In addition, I also brought a soybean oil refining workshop and planned to build several pickle workshops, which will be sold to Jiangnan after that, and there will be bidding for military supplies."

When Sun Kewang heard Xia Wanchun's words, he was shocked. Isn't it just to give the land to the people and wait for taxes? Is this still necessary?

If the other counties were like Xia Wanchun, then wouldn’t he, Chenliu County, be the tail of the crane?

At that time, where will he put his old face? He will return the prince of the West and the talented people who assist the country, and even the county magistrate of the Liang State, it would be so embarrassing!

For a moment, Sun Kewang's vassal state saw the scene during the assessment, which made his eyes full of pressure.

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