Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at everyone's enthusiasm.

"It doesn't take that many people. It will take them at least seven days to get here. It will take at least three or four days to get here from Kaifeng Prefecture.

Even if we speed up the journey to the city, it will still take three days, and by the time they return, it will take at least seven days.”

"Well, it takes about this many days."

"We can just leave some of our people behind. They need another 25 bamboo rafts, plus the 25 we have, a total of 50 bamboo rafts will be enough."

"We can make 7 rafts in 25 days, so we'll keep 35 people, 30 of them young and strong, and a few women to cook and look after the supplies. The rest will go to the new village to build houses first. The weather is getting colder. We have to hurry and build the houses first."

The village chief was selecting the personnel.

These 18 buyers can stay, which only delays the opportunity to send them to the dental clinic for a few days, which is fine. This way they can also learn a skill.

You have to choose a family with a lot of labor and someone in charge of the family. Otherwise, when you build a house and buy land, you will also need someone to make the decision.

"Well, then we can just leave 35 people. My Zhang Shu, Zhang Dao, Zhang Zhi, and Zhang Nan will all stay. I will bring some more people over after we determine the location of the village, otherwise there won't be enough people to row the boat."

In this case, the village can just select eight more laborers. These eight must be capable of taking charge and suppressing these servants.

"Yes, I forgot about the rowers. We still need 50 people for 100 bamboo rafts. I will bring some more people over when the time comes."

The village chief really forgot that a bamboo raft requires two rowers.

Now that everything that needed to be discussed had been almost completed, everyone dispersed.

After a while, the village chief came again to buy food.

Let’s see who has more food and buy some to feed the 30-plus people.

The money came from the village.

Zhao Yuanzhen asked the village chief how much was still missing?

The village chief said he only bought 200 kilograms.

The village chief has to buy food for 35 people for seven days. The average amount of food per person is half a pound per meal, which is about 7 pounds for seven days.

后续再过来人划船。按照划船3天，回去3天算，就是100人6天的粮食。大概就是900斤。预防吃不饱，再多拿些。怎么也得1000斤吧。

This adds up to a minimum of 1400 kilograms of food.

I have only bought 200 kilograms so far, and I still need 1200 kilograms.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought about it and decided that it would be more convenient for everyone to buy food at the resettlement site. Besides, she still had plenty of space.

So I decided to sell 1200 kilograms to the village chief.

But they are all coarse grains.

The village chief said that delicious food and coarse grains are good, and no one will be picky as long as they can fill their stomachs.

Zhao Yuanzhen called Zhang Xinbai, Zhang Xinnian and others to move the grain.

She first entered the carriage and put 800 kilograms of millet, 200 kilograms of sorghum, and 200 kilograms of corn.

Then Zhang Xinbai and his team moved the grain down. The grain was packed in large sacks, basically each sack held 100 kilograms.

The village chief trusted Zhao Yuanzhen and moved away without weighing the items.

I'll come to calculate the money later.

It’s given according to the grain price of Xiangzhou Prefecture. Please ask Zhao Yuanzhen if it’s okay!

Zhao Yuanzhen said it was okay, it wouldn't be much different anyway.

总计“小米800X13+高粱200X11+玉米200X9=”。

The total amount was 14 taels and 400 wen of silver.

The village chief handed the money to Zhao Yuanzhen and left.

Zhao Yuanzhen put away the copper coins, thought about it, and decided that there was nothing else to do. He decided to go to the carriage and take a nap.

I've been getting up early and going to bed lately, and I'm very sleepy.

I got up in the afternoon and took out the food I would need for the journey. I took two bags, 2 jin.

It was enough for their family to eat all the way to the capital.

This way the carriage has empty space and can move faster.

The next day, everyone got up early, packed up and set off. The rest of the people paddled the bamboo raft with their belongings to the other side of the river.

The road leading to the capital was walked briskly by everyone.

On the afternoon of the third day, we arrived at the gate of the capital.

But looking at the large groups of refugees.

They were a little dumbfounded.

The village chief then asked someone and was told that the capital city did not accept refugees.

But we are thinking of a policy to accommodate you. Please wait here.

Zhao Yuanzhen asked the village chief to take people to find a place with few people and wait, and she rode a horse to take a look.

Zhao Yuanzhen saw that although the city gate was not closed, there were many soldiers guarding it.

She got off the horse and led it over. But before she got over, she was chased away!

"What are you doing? Stay away from strangers."

"Sir, I want to ask how to get into the city!"

"Only those with Beijing registered permanent residence can enter the city. Those from other places must have a permit issued by the county government before they can enter the city. Alternatively, those with Beijing registered permanent residence can also enter."

Zhao Yuanzhen frowned after hearing this. She didn't have any of these three.

"Sir, how do you find someone if you want to?"

"Who are you looking for? Over there, see? There are people who specialize in finding people. If you're looking for someone, go find them!"

Zhao Yuanzhen saw a small table not far from the city gate. There was a person sitting at it and a few people standing next to it. They were probably there to help find someone. But Zhao Yuanzhen felt that it was definitely not free.

"Sir, I want to find Zhao Yuanlan. Do you know him?"

Zhao Yuanzhen wanted to see if Big Brother's reputation was useful. If it could save money, that would be the best. If not, she could go to that group of people for help.

"Zhao Yuanlan? Deputy General Zhao? Who are you to him?"

The soldier eyed her suspiciously.

"I'm his biological sister! My name is Zhao Yuanzhen."

I didn’t expect that the title of big brother could really be used.

"Wait a minute, I'll go ask."

After hearing this, the man ran to the city gate and spoke to a leader.

After a while, he came back.

"Our captain has sent someone to look for Vice General Zhao. Please wait here for a while."

Zhao Yuanzhen expressed her gratitude.

I found a place to sit down and wait.

About an hour passed.

Zhao Yuanlan came out on horseback.

"Little sister, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I thought you wouldn't arrive until tomorrow, so I planned to come pick you up tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to be so fast."

Zhao Yuanlan felt embarrassed for making his younger sister wait for so long.

She rode over here as soon as she got the news. But the Third Prince's Mansion was quite far from the city gate, so she was slow.

"It's okay, big brother, I didn't wait long."

"Then I will take you to the new village first."

"Okay, big brother!"

"Wait a minute, I'll go get someone to go with me."

After a while, four people followed Zhao Yuanlan and rode over on horseback.

"Let's go to your village first, and we'll talk while we walk."

Zhao Yuanzhen nodded and took them to the resting place in the village.

"Village Chief, I'm back. Let's go first."

There were too many refugees here, so Zhao Yuanzhen didn't say it explicitly, but just asked the villagers to follow.

The village chief also understood, and immediately rang the gong to ask everyone in the village to follow.

Far away from the city gate, there were no more refugees. Zhao Yuanlan began to introduce them.

"This is the chief clerk of Shuntian Prefecture, Lord Zhang. The other two are his deputies, Lord Wu and Lord Zhou. This is Cui Zaosi, the construction officer assigned by the Third Prince to build a house for you."

"Greetings to Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wu, Mr. Zhou, and Mr. Cui Zaosi."

Zhao Yuanzhen greeted them and bowed at the same time.

"Um. Hello, Miss Zhao."

Some of them probably didn't know what to call her. Finally, they chose Miss Zhao, the sister of Lord Zhao Yuanlan, so it must be Miss Zhao, that's right.

"My dear gentlemen, you are too polite. My husband's surname is Zhang. If you don't mind, you can just call me Zhao Zhang."

Several adults changed their tune again.

"The capital does not accept refugees. But we are already thinking about the policy and are preparing to arrange for the refugees to the prefectures and cities south of Kaifeng. I reported this to the Third Prince, and he asked me to choose a piece of land for you to arrange.

I also selected for a long time. Generally, the good places in the suburbs of Beijing were occupied. Finally, I found a relatively good place.

It’s not far from the capital, and it only takes half an hour to get there. There are mountains and water, and the land is fertile. If it weren’t for the Third Prince, Lord Zhang and his men would not be willing to give such good land to him.”

"General Zhao is always laughing at us. Since you asked, how dare we not find a good one for you!"

"Then I would like to thank Master Zhang on behalf of the whole village. Thank you for your help, Master Zhang."

"It's okay. This is all part of our job."

The village chief and the villagers followed quietly and heard their conversation. They knew that the new home was not easy to come by. It was Zhao Yuanzhen's brother who asked someone to help him build it. This favor must be remembered. It must be repaid in the future.

After about an hour, we arrived at the land.

It is indeed a good place.

A large area of ​​flat and fertile land, many of which have been cultivated. In the distance, there is a river and several rolling hills, which are covered with trees.

This is a great place. This is a great place.

Everyone was very excited; this place was much better than their previous village.

Their village used to have many mountains and little production, but the land here is not only flat but also fertile. How much grain can be produced from this!

Mr. Zhang took out the map and called the village chief again.

The boundaries of their village were marked out for him to see.

Then they were allowed to plan and build the village themselves. The land for building houses was given to them for free this time, but they would need to purchase and obtain approval if they wanted to use the land in the future.

The existing 1200 mu of good farmland was also given to them, but they had to pay taxes every year.

The rest of the land they can reclaim is free of tax for the first three years, but once it is reclaimed, it must be registered.

If they want to buy or sell the land in the village, the village chief must go to the Shuntian Prefecture to register and approve it.

Then the village chief remained the village chief and was promoted to the position of village head. From then on, all negotiations with the court would be handled by the village chief.

The village chief was very excited. He didn't expect that he could become a village head in the imperial court.

Then, seeing that there was nothing to do, Lord Zhang prepared to go back, leaving Lord Zhou behind to help them divide the land.

Zhao Yuanzhen hurried to see him off.

Then he stuffed a silver ingot weighing 50 taels into his pocket.

"Your Excellency has had a hard time traveling back and forth. Our village has fled here and has not built a house yet. We cannot invite you to have a cup of tea. Please find a shop to drink some water and quench your thirst."

Mr. Zhang refused at first, but then he accepted it.

The villagers and the village chief all saw it. The village chief was thinking that he would give the money to Zhao Yuanzhen later, which was what his village should do, but he was so excited that he forgot about it.

Then Lord Zhang and the assistant left.