Chapter seven hundred and seventy-ninth: resettlement strategy
"Your Majesty said it very well, but now it is indeed a big trouble for us. These people are all soldiers of the barbarians. They are deeply influenced by Murong Hong and others and are quite hostile to us. If they are released, they will be in danger of endless troubles, so it is not easy to deal with them. . They cannot be killed all of them, and they cannot be released. This is our current dilemma." Quan Yun looked at Qin Feng, "They want food, guards, and places. Now they have caused a considerable burden to Zhengyang County. Liao Hui has been urging the court to come up with a solution as soon as possible."
"By the way, when it comes to Liao Hui, I suddenly remembered Li Wei and Ge Xiang. Haven't these two people been awarded the title? Their property should also be confiscated, right?" Qin Feng asked.
Quan Yun smiled. When talking about money before, although the emperor didn't say anything, he was actually thinking about it. "Your Majesty, these two families sealed all their property at that time. Wu Ling took a ruthless move and destroyed the Li Ge family. Therefore, these property should be owned by the court, but it is still counting. The Ministry of Revenue sent people to come over, which is said to be quite considerable. At least until now, the real estate and floating wealth have not been fully counted, so the court does not have a specific number."
Qin Feng rubbed his hands and was a little excited: "These two families are from Zhengyang for many years. They have confiscated their wealth and can help them make up for the needs of the court."
Quan Yun nodded slightly: "But Your Majesty, the money you get in this way is ultimately limited. This is a pool of stagnant water, not a living source."
Qin Feng laughed: "Sir, please say something, don't hide it. Are you afraid that I will make money like this and I will try to find a few gentry when I have no money in the future?"
Old Quan Yun's face turned red. His Majesty the Emperor was too keen. As soon as he spoke, he could immediately hear the meaning inside.
"Your Majesty, I..."
Qin Feng waved his hand a few times: "Do you, don't say anything. I'm not such a person. Li Weigexiang and the other two deserve it. Since the Taiping Army, when did you see me doing anything like this?"
"It's me who judges a gentleman with the heart of a villain." Quan Yun bowed his hand repeatedly, looking apologized. "These two people are indeed committing their own sins and cannot survive. However, Wu Ling's actions were too ruthless this time. Some people in the court had great opinions about Wu Ling and had many penalties. However, I suppressed them and kept them for the time being. I will deal with them after His Majesty returns to Yuejing."
Qin Feng touched his chin, "Your method is very good. Wu Ling is a little cruel. However, it was impossible to be in the situation at that time. Those who did not die would die of our people. Many people stood and spoke without a pain in their backs. They did not know that the war was dangerous. When it was time to be cruel, they must be cruel. After a while, the heat of this situation would inevitably decrease. If Wu Ling could catch Murong Hong in time, it would be another great achievement. If he said a few words at that time, the matter would be over."
"Your Majesty, what should those tens of thousands of people do?"
Qin Feng also had a headache. Tens of thousands of strong men were troublesome wherever he placed. After rubbing his temples, he thought for a while, and then said, "Chief Guardian, can you refer to the method used to deal with the Shuntian Army back then?"
"Go to mining?" Quan Yun asked back.
"Yes, go mining." Qin Feng said, "It's the same as back then. Give a period of time, which is considered labor reform. Once the deadline is over, we will release people. After several years, this hatred should be weaker."
"Your Majesty, there is still a difference between the barbarians and the Shuntian Army back then. What does the Shuntian Army say is that they are of the same clan as us, but the barbarians are not my clan. Daye City is one of the foundations of our dynasty. It is not reassuring for tens of thousands of people to throw them in that place." Quan Yun shook his head and said, "It is okay to place some of them. It is not easy to exceed 5,000 people."
"Five thousand people!" Qin Feng was sucking in the cold air, suddenly remembered something, his eyes lit up, and he said, "I thought that before the war, I had already planned to build a track from Feng County to Shayang County. This was a big project, requiring a large number of manpower, and it had to be a strong labor force. At that time, Jin Shengnan made a calculation for me, and there was one labor fee. Will it give these people a place to repair this track, and save a lot of labor costs for the court?"
"Your Majesty, there is still a lot of controversy between the court and the Ministry of Works. The difficulty of the Ministry of Works has also been said to be quite difficult." Quan Yun looked embarrassed: "And the investment is quite large. If things go wrong and the end is broken, it will be troublesome."
"It's not difficult to do anything. The officials of the Ministry of Works are just afraid of difficulties. Let Ge Qingsheng and his skillful hands check these people."
"It's Ge Qingsheng's strongest objection." Quan Yun said with a smile.
"Ge Qingsheng's mind is a little too rigid." Qin Feng said with some dissatisfaction: "Look at how he is doing well in Taiping City. Why did he shrink his hands and feet when he arrives at the Ministry of Works?"
"Your Majesty, Taiping City is just a corner. Now he holds the Ministry of Works and the whole world asks him for money, people and silence. Can he be careless? Your rail car has never been the case, and he has no confidence in his heart. Opposition is his due responsibility!"
"Don't worry about him, you must do this." Qin Feng snorted: "I have to make arbitrary decisions about this matter. From Shayang County to Feng County, a hundred miles away, a sectional placement and construction, it should be possible to accommodate 20,000 people, right?"
"From the official's opinion, there is no problem. The specific thing is that Jin Shengnan, Fang Dazhi and the people in charge of the construction of the Ministry of Works will make a decision!" Quan Yun refused to say a certain thing.
"In addition, let Cheng Weigao take a group of people away." Qin Feng said.
"Is Cheng Wei willing? This is a big trouble!" Quan Yun asked.
"Save it to his will." Qin Feng said with a smile: "Our County Magistrate Cheng is all about building a business road that connects Yongping County to Qin. He has already made a mold, but once our two sides fight, his journey will be considered aborted. When the two sides quit the war and peace, he will inevitably have this idea again."
Quan Yun shook his head and said, "Fortunately, Feng, Lai Yi, Xuan'en's terrain is steep and God's help, so the Qin people in Hulao Pass did not come out. Otherwise, we would have big trouble in this battle. This road was built and it would be profitable in peacetime, but once the war started, we would have another place where heavy army garrison was needed. Is this worth it?"
Qin Feng laughed: "My Chief Master, after this battle, Qin Ming's strength has been reversed. It's not that we are guarding them to fight, but that they are guarding us to fight! So this road must be built. It's not only for business, but more importantly, when we one day we will attack the Qin people, this road is a ready-made entry channel."
Looking at Qin Feng who was full of energy, Quan Yun took a deep breath. This is the spirit of the founding king! He had just overcome the difficulties of life and death and had already begun to look forward to a bright future.
"Okay, the problem of these tens of thousands of prisoners of war has been solved." Quan Yun nodded: "But how to make them work with peace of mind is also a problem. What should the hundreds of thousands of barbarians and people living in the four counties in the north do their own?"
"You might as well connect this problem with these tens of thousands of barbarian prisoners of war to solve it." Qin Feng reminded him.
"Contacted together? Wouldn't that trouble get bigger and bigger?" Quan Yun was puzzled.
"How come it gets bigger and bigger?" Qin Feng shook his head. "These tens of thousands of barbarians must not let them live together, but should be divided and ruled."
"Please give me some advice." Quan Yun humbly asked for advice.
"These tens of thousands of prisoners of war did not come out of the cracks of the stones. They always have small families. Where is the small family? Of course, among these tens of thousands of barbarians and people. Therefore, if you place these people well, you will stabilize the hearts of these prisoners of war." Qin Feng changed his sitting posture to make himself more comfortable. "The first step is to build households and borrow books and tell these barbarians that from now on, they are the people of our Ming Dynasty, enjoy all the rights and obligations of our people. During the process of creating the books, you can figure out who are in the army at home."
"On the other side of the prisoners of war, of course, we should do this, tell them that according to the crimes of each person, they will receive different periods of transformation. Once the period of transformation is over, they will be the people of my Ming Dynasty."
Quan Yun nodded: "In this way, those who were sentenced to light will have hope and will inevitably refuse to cause trouble with those who were sentenced to heavy punishment."
"This is one of the benefits." Qin Feng said: "Of course, the more important advantage is that after building the household registration of these barbarians, it is clear at a glance who the soldiers' families are. To let these prisoners of war know that their families have been well placed, this is the most important way to make them feel at ease to transform. The chief minister allows them to communicate with each other. You can even open a station like this specifically to deliver such letters to them. It costs no money, but it can stabilize the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people. Do you think?"
Quan Yun nodded with a smile: "Your Majesty is right, but there is a key question here, that is, how to place these hundreds of thousands of barbarians, oh, no, they are also my people of the Ming Dynasty."
"Divide them and govern them, and place them in each county. Each county has to receive a certain amount of barbarians and ordinary people, and they have to give land and houses. It is said that more than 100,000 people are more, but only tens of thousands of households are just tens of thousands of households. They are divided into counties and villages, and the number is not so scary. Those who lack population will be divided into more people, and those who have surplus population will be divided into less."
"It seems like it's another process of quarrels and fights." Quan Yun smiled bitterly.
"Tell the county magistrates of each county that I am not discussing with them, but ordering." Qin Feng snorted: "It is related to the overall situation. If anyone ignores the overall situation, I will not be polite." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!