The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 230 Let them migrate here

Qi Chongli's face was filled with embarrassment. "Our Qi clan has thrived in Gaomi for generations. Every inch of Gaomi County is closely tied to our Qi clan. How can we abandon it and move away so easily? Even if I'm willing to leave, the rest of the clan wouldn't."

In real history, Qi Chongli went south alone to follow the Southern Song court, while the other Qi clan members stayed in Gaomi and refused to leave, eventually becoming Jin people...

Yue Wenxuan: "Don't worry, we're not asking you to leave forever. After the Jin army retreats, or after we bring Gaomi under our protection, you can return to Gaomi. Keep your land deeds safe, and when you return to Gaomi after the Jin army retreats, you will still have as much land as before."

Yue Wenxuan pointed to where Ji Menghan had been sitting and said with a smile, "The young scholar sitting here is from the Ji family in Changyi County. Their family moved to Jiaoshui, but they still have the land deed to Changyi County. When we take Changyi County back, they plan to move back."

Qi Chongli's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Yes, going south to hide on the south bank of the Yangtze River won't work. I won't be able to persuade my people. But if I temporarily hide in the next county, those stubborn people will probably agree."

Qi Chongli: "Then the next question is the time for migration."

He thought for a moment and said, "Gaomi County's crops haven't been harvested yet this year, so the farmers definitely won't be willing to move away at this time. The Qi clan can only temporarily move a group of people here. Each household will definitely have to leave a few able-bodied men behind to wait for the harvest. After they've harvested the grain, they can come to Jiaoshui County."

Yue Wenxuan: "No problem, absolutely no problem! This request is reasonable and logical, I fully agree. I can also help the farmers in Gaomi County prepare a grain transport team. After the autumn harvest in Gaomi County, I will immediately dispatch the grain transport team to help the farmers transport the harvested grain as quickly as possible to prevent it from being caught up and robbed by the Jin thieves. Don't worry, the grain transport team does not charge any money and will help transport it for free."

Qi Chongli bowed deeply and said, "Mr. Gong is so kind and righteous. I would like to thank you on behalf of the people of Gaomi County."

"No need to be so polite." Yue Wenxuan smiled. "Isn't it the army's job to protect its own people?"

Is it the army's job to protect its own people?

Qi Chongli was a little dazed by these words...

Yes, the army is meant to protect the country and its people, but for too long, everyone has forgotten this, turning the army into a tool to oppress and enslave the people. They are brutal and tyrannical towards the people, but submissive to the enemy. They attack hard at home, but are timid abroad.

A thought flashed through Qi Chongli's mind: the fake King He was more wise than the real King He, and Gong Yishi, who supported the fake King He, might be a "wise choice for a king."

But he immediately suppressed this thought. It was too dangerous to think about it too deeply.

Besides, it’s too early to say this now. When judging a person, you can’t look at what he says, but how he says it. No matter how good his promises are now, if he doesn’t implement them, they are all nonsense!
Qi Chongli had already discussed his family's retreat plan, and he felt relaxed and alert. He began to think about other things and said, "Regarding the matter of Li Kui, I wonder what Gong Yishi's plans are. Last time, a man named Wu Jialiang passed through Gaomi County, claiming to be Gong Yishi's subordinate. He was also an old acquaintance of Li Kui. He helped Gaomi County resist a wave of war and then followed Li Kui away. Did Gong Yishi send them to persuade Li Kui to surrender?"

Yue Wenxuan didn't hide it from him: "Yes, those two have a history with Li Kui, and they made a special trip to Mizhou to persuade Li Kui to surrender. If we can persuade him to come to Jiaodong, I am willing to protect Li Kui. But given his personality... I'm afraid the negotiations won't work out. So the people in several other counties in Mizhou also hope that Qi can spread the word and persuade them to take refuge in Jiaoshui County."

Qi Chongli sighed softly, "I understand. I'll do my best to persuade more people from Mizhou to seek refuge in Jiaoshui. Actually, apart from Gaomi County, the other counties in Mizhou don't have much farmland, so there's no need to wait for the autumn harvest. It's easy to migrate and we can leave at any time. I just don't know if the food supply Gong Yishi has will be enough to sustain so many people flocking to the Jiaodong Peninsula."

Food problem is now a big problem in Shandong!

The Jin army had been destroying Shandong's productivity for two years. According to the "Weixian Chronicles", "In the third year of Jianyan, there was a great famine in Shandong, people ate each other, and rebels gathered together." Although the two states and eight counties controlled by the rebel army were peaceful, the outside world had reached the point of "people eating each other."

Qi Chongli was not very clear about the situation of the rebel army, and of course he thought that there was a shortage of food here. He was really worried that the rebel army could not feed so many refugees.

Yue Wenxuan smiled and said, "My Lord, you must have passed through many rural areas on your way to Jimo County. You must have seen how well our crops are growing. We started planting such good crops last year, so food is not a problem."

Qi Chongli: "Come to think of it, on my way here, I actually saw that the crops in Jimo County were growing very well, even better than those in Gaomi County. I wonder what methods they used?"

Yue Wenxuan smiled and said, "When you, the children of the Qi family, arrive, come to our Agricultural College and listen to the classes, and you'll understand why. There must be many talented people among the children of the Qi family. My Agricultural College and Engineering College welcome them to attend classes at any time. There are even ninth-rank officials who can serve in the Agricultural College and Engineering College."

Qi Chongli didn't know what the Agricultural College and the Engineering College were, but he could roughly guess what they were.

Especially the School of Engineering, isn’t it just a small engineering department?
Shandong has become a lawless place. Qi Chongli was even too lazy to complain about them setting up a small Ministry of Works. Let them do whatever they want. Even a prince can pretend to be a prince, and the government took the lead in helping him to pretend to be a prince. What else can't they do?
After saying goodbye to Yue Wenxuan, he returned to Gaomi County as quickly as possible to arrange for the relocation of the county residents. By the way, he sent some people to spread the message to several other counties in Mizhou, asking everyone to hide in Jiaoshui County and Jimo County before the arrival of the Jin army.

at the same time……

Qingzhou City.

Qingzhou was the seat of government and capital of Jingdong East Road.

At this time, it was not in the hands of the Jin State or the Song State.

It is controlled by a man named Zhao Sheng!

Zhao Sheng was originally just a small military school, but now, taking advantage of the Jin army's return to the north, he gathered a group of soldiers and seized the city. How wonderful it was to be a local emperor in Qingzhou City.

But the happiness did not last long, as envoys from the Jin Dynasty arrived.

This envoy was not the same as the one who went to Jiaodong, but he was just as arrogant, with his nose turned to the sky: "Marshal Talai sent me here to give you a chance to live. If you know what's good for you, surrender quickly, and Marshal Talai will let you become an official. Otherwise, when the Jin army arrives, you will die."

After he said this arrogant remark, he put on a cool face and waited for Zhao Sheng to kneel down and lick him.

However, what arrived was a knife!

Zhao Sheng jumped up from his chair and struck the envoy in the face with a knife...

(End of this chapter)