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"If you witnessed what he was doing at the time, you would have the same idea as me."

"Haha, I really have the experience of being able to value Ziyu so much."

"There will definitely be surprises. But, unfortunately, although he has a very high IQ, he is just an ordinary person and has no spiritual energy at all." Wan Ziyu looked regretful.

"Heaven is jealous of the beauty. If it is really as powerful as you said and a cultivator, wouldn't it be struck by lightning every day? By the way, go with me?" Chen never dreamed that although Zhao Yuan was not struck by lightning every day, he was struck by lightning every now and then.

"No. Madam knows that she doesn't like those trivial matters for her husband, so she should make the decision." Wan Ziyu laughed.

"Hmph, I'm just working hard."

...

"Everyone gathered at the cafeteria, and the lady is coming soon."

As soon as Zhao Yuan finished his meal, Zhu Dapao summoned the workers to the canteen to gather.

The canteen is next to the kitchen, with more than a dozen yard tables for dining, which can accommodate nearly 200 people. Although this is a place to eat, few people usually come here to eat. Everyone prefers to squat in the yard with a basin and squat in a circle while eating and chatting.

Another function of the canteen is to hold meetings.

Everyone gathered in the canteen, making a fuss. Zhao Yuan and Guo Futou found a corner to sit down. He did not want to attract Chen's attention. In Zhao Yuan's eyes, Chen was an extremely smart woman.

It was only when Chen walked into the canteen that he became quiet.

"Thank you all, everyone." Chen's eyes glanced at the canteen, "Recently, Xujiaqiao is a troublesome. I believe everyone has seen thousands of victims this morning. I expect this situation will become more and more serious as the weather is cold. Yesterday I came back from Tongcheng. There were hungry and cold people along the way, and people were frozen to death on the road every day. Now, those people are gathering towards big cities and towns, with more and more people. The number of hungry people in our Xujiaqiao has exceeded 2,000, and it is increasing every day..."

"Maybe you haven't understood what I'm going to say yet. I believe everyone knows the famine of the Great Qin in 527 and the Great Qin in 1255. In that famine, the Great Qin Empire lost six million people, six million, not six hundred thousand, not six hundred thousand. Do you know how many people were in Xujiaqiao? In less than one hundred thousand, the entire Xujiaqiao ranged from hundreds of miles to only 200,000. In fact, that's just an official statistics. It is said that the total population of deaths that time has exceeded tens of millions, and it does not bring about the surrounding countries that have been affected. Conservatively estimated that the entire Zhanyun Continent has a death toll of 20 million..."

"Do you know how those people died?"

"Some of them starved to death, while more of them were killed. Those hungry people gathered together and turned into mobs. They abused the land of the Qin Empire like locusts. Wherever they passed, they burned, killed, looted, and left thousands of miles away without people..."

...

"This year, history has repeated. Floods and droughts occurred in many places in the Qin Empire. Moreover, this winter was more than a month ahead of schedule, and the ice was frozen thousands of miles away, and the lives of the victims became even more difficult. The gathering of hungry people is an ominous sign."

"Xujiaqiao is remote and has not been affected yet, but I want to tell you that we will definitely be affected. If we do not take action, we will become victims of famine. I can tell you with certainty that once the hungry people are on the verge of death, they will become more terrifying mobs than beasts, and then morality and law will lose their constraints on them."

"Now, we need to make preparations. First, try to provide porridge and disaster relief; second, pick up weapons and be ready to fight at any time. In addition, all the workers of Wanjia can bring their families to Wanjia. The male lives in the idle warehouse in the East Courtyard, and the female lives in the wing room of the West Courtyard. When everyone comes home, they will notify their children and bring all the food and valuables...."

Seeing Chen's speech, Zhao Yuan secretly admired himself. This woman was indeed very scheming and asked the workers to bring their families to the Wanjia compound. That would undoubtedly kidnap the workers' fate to the Wanjia. At that time, if anyone was not good for the Wanjia, he would naturally resist desperately.

"Okay, that's all... Hey, by the way, I don't know if you have any good suggestions for everyone to overcome difficulties together..." Chen was about to leave, but suddenly remembered what Wan Ziyu said, stopped, and looked for Zhao Yuan in the crowd.

"Zhao Yuanyou!"

Before Chen finished speaking, the sound of Guo Axe sounded like a muffled sound. Guo Axe got along with Zhao Yuan every day and learned a lot of knowledge from Zhao Yuan. In Guo Axe's eyes, Zhao Yuan was the smartest person in the world.

Zhao Yuan wanted to pull Guo Axe, but it was too late and could only complain secretly. Zhao Yuan naturally didn't know that Guo Axe regarded him as a pearl covered by dust. He wanted everyone to know that Zhao Yuan was a dazzling pearl.

"Zhao Yuan, what suggestions do you have?" Chen was secretly surprised. She knew that Guo Futou was introverted and taciturn. Anyone could recommend it in public, but he could not. Now, it was Guo Futou who first recommended it.

"No." Zhao Yuan's answer was very straightforward.

"Zhao Yuan, think about it carefully. If our Wan family collapses, the East Courtyard will collapse. The East Courtyard will collapse. You, Guo Futou, all the workers here will have no place to live." Chen said lightly.

Guo Axe, all the workers...

Zhao Yuanyi was stunned.

Suddenly, he actually had a little concern for the East Courtyard.

Chef Luo and Chef Lei, who often blushed because of bragging arguments, Sister Luo, who likes to introduce their wives to others, Sister Lei, who often takes care of sick workers, is outspoken and loud, Mr. Qi, the doorman who seems to be sleeping all day long, Guo Futou, who likes to listen to him, and Jia Shizi, who only knows how to do things...

"Maybe there is..."

"If you have it, tell me it for everyone." A smile appeared on the corner of Chen's mouth.

"Madam, Xujiaqiao's land is fertile, rich in resources, and has not been affected by disasters. Not to mention thousands, it is no problem to support tens of thousands of people. As long as the wife summons the wealthy families in Xujiaqiao to provide porridge and provide disaster relief and distribute some winter clothes to keep warm, the hungry people will naturally not become mobs, and all problems will be solved."

"I have thought of this method. Moreover, today, I was visiting local gentry and wealthy families today, but they were just perfunctory. No one was willing to come out to provide disaster relief. Instead, they were thinking about hoarding food to make a fortune." Chen's face showed an angry look.

"That matter is complicated. I wonder if my wife will continue to provide porridge and disaster relief?"

"Yes."

"Did the mistress think that thousands of families can support thousands of hungry people alone?"

"cannot."

"Yes!" Zhao Yuan answered affirmatively.

"Can you really let our thousands of families raise the thousands of hungry people?" Chen's face showed a hint of anger.

"Yes. The food in Wanjia's warehouse is enough to support thousands of people. If Wanjia is willing to purchase the excess grain from tenants at a high price, then there is no problem for Wanjia to support tens of thousands of people."

"Haha, yes, with tens of thousands of families, not to mention thousands of people, if only fill their stomachs, even tens of thousands of people can support them. However, if we keep tens of thousands of people until the snow melts next year, our tens of thousands of families will go bankrupt. Besides, there are more than tens of thousands of people. If it spreads out, we will rush into the crowd, and even if we sell our children, we can't afford to support all the hungry people." Chen said without anger and laughed.

"No, my wife is wrong. The Wanjia family is not in vain. The Xujia Bridge is vast and sparsely populated. There are some wildernesses in Xujia Bridge. The mistress can allow the hungry people to work for Wanjia to build wasteland and build roads and clear water conservancy. The Wanjia only needs to provide hungry people with clothes to keep warm and food to fill their stomachs. Moreover, if we encounter a wandering mob, our manpower is enough to defend..."

"Read the land!" Chen's eyes lit up.

"Yes, this is a matter of killing two birds with one stone. The ten thousand families can obtain a large amount of cheap labor as long as they pay very little. Moreover, after the land reclamation, when the flowers bloom next spring, many victims may stay and become tenants of the tenants of the ten thousand families. The barren mountains that bloom happened to be used."
Chapter completed!