His Majesty is plotting a rebellion? Quickly, summon the Imperial Advisor!

With their stomachs full and bodies warm, the disaster victims quickly settled down.

Xu Bing did not immediately get into the carriage and leave, but instead considered the supplies and money needed to settle these disaster victims.

Da Xi charcoal was cheap, less than two taels of silver, but enough for them to burn all night.

Secondly, the coarse grains eaten by the disaster victims were a type of wheat called "cimai," which had a very coarse texture. People accustomed to eating rice would find it difficult to swallow this cimai.

This is also the only type of food crop that can be quickly procured to provide enough for a thousand people.

Xu Bing bought twenty shi (a unit of dry measure), and there was still some left over, which should be enough for half a day's food tomorrow.

Under normal circumstances, one tael of silver could buy four or five shi of second-grade wheat. Twenty shi would only cost between four and five taels of silver.

However, many rice merchants raised prices locally, and with transportation costs added, the total cost was less than ten taels. In addition, there were miscellaneous expenses such as hiring a cook to cook porridge and buying salt.

The total cost shall not exceed fifteen taels.

For Xu Bing, who earns a fortune every day, fifteen taels of silver is not much, but don't forget, this is just the beginning.

Since it was Xu Bing who allowed the disaster victims to come in, then whatever happens to these disaster victims, or whatever trouble it causes, the responsibility lies with Xu Bing.

Moreover, more and more disaster victims will surely enter the city in the future.

As the number of disaster victims continues to increase, the difficulty of management will intensify, and plagues and diseases will follow.

This is not so easy to manage, so we must arrange everything as well as possible in the early stages when there are not many disaster victims.

This matter concerns the lives of thousands, so Xu Bing naturally has to treat it with caution. Tomorrow morning at court, he will definitely make those old ministers cough up some grain.

"Master Imperial Master."

The general guarding the city, having received twenty strokes of the cane, limped over to await orders.

Xu Bingdao asked, "What's your name?"

"The way is through both the straight and the crooked," the general said.

Xu Bing instructed, "Strengthen the guard over this shantytown. Also, find a few clerks to register the information, hometown, and age of these disaster victims in a register. After the registration is completed, send it to my residence."

"Yes!" Qu Zhitong nodded emphatically.

After giving his instructions, Xu Bing glanced at the disaster victims one last time before getting into his carriage and leaving.

Along the way, the disaster victims knelt and bowed before the horse-drawn cart, shouting words of thanks.

Xu Bing closed the curtains, shut his eyes in thought, and gently tapped the armrest with his fingers.

"What do you plan to do?" Ji Yuan asked, her long legs crossed beneath her wool cloak. In this posture, even the thick wool cloak could no longer conceal her figure.

Because her hands were behind her back, she lost her balance and leaned slightly backward against the carriage wall.

His gaze carried a hint of scrutiny.

The plight of disaster victims cannot be resolved by settling them in for one night. Otherwise, the Great Xi Dynasty wouldn't have had such a headache every year.

Then dealing with disaster victims would become a lucrative job.

The real trouble is yet to come; to put it bluntly, this is a ticking time bomb.

"What do you think I would do?" Xu Bingxian asked instead of answering.

Ji Yuan, being a monarch after all, explained in detail: "There are simply two ways to handle this."

"Firstly, they can be incorporated into the army. By including the refugees in the army, they can receive military pay and serve the country. This will not only solve the problem of the disaster victims, but also increase the fighting strength of Da Xi."

"Secondly, repatriate them to their place of origin, reduce their taxes for the following year, and encourage them to return to work."

After listening, Xu Bing thought about it carefully for a moment, "This is not appropriate. The refugees are untrained and their combat effectiveness in the army is worrying. Moreover, the number of refugees will definitely increase in the future, which will be a huge burden for Da Xi in the long run."

"Besides, if they can be recruited into the army this year, what about next year, and the year after that? Won't the Great Xi army become a vagrant army by then?"

“When the enemy attacks, the Da Xi army, though numerous, is nothing but a bunch of clay chickens and earthen dogs.”

Ji Yuan was annoyed by this rebuke. "Then the second option is to send them back to their place of origin and encourage them to return to work."

Xu Bing added, "That's still not appropriate. The refugees have traveled thousands of miles to seek help. What if they are sent back to their hometowns and the disaster continues there?"

Ji Yuan stamped his foot and complained, "This is not right, that is not right, so what am I supposed to do? Over the years, refugees have only gone to these two places."

"and many more."

Xu Bing looked at Ji Yuan strangely and kindly reminded him, "Have you forgotten what situation you're in right now?"

"..."

Ji Yuan suddenly snapped out of her daze, and then her heart skipped a beat. Right... she was now... Xu Bing's prisoner, wasn't she?

"Then how dare you speak to me so loudly?"

Xu Bing waved his hand, and the golden rope tied to his ankles coiled around his arm like a python, intending to teach this woman a lesson.

In an instant, the empress returned to her old self, and her speech was also silenced by a pressure point.

Ji Yuan was so angry that her resentment was almost overwhelming, but she couldn't resolve it or even utter a curse.

The carriage bumped slightly as it made its way toward the mansion. Inside were an enraged empress and a ruthless imperial advisor.

……

Back to the mansion.

It was completely dark when Xu Bing threw Ji Yuan, who was tied up like a crab, back into the back room. Ignoring the murderous glare, he went straight to the study.

On this day, many things happened, including slaying immortals, purchasing clothes, dealing with refugees, and so on.

He brought up his own control panel.

[Host: Xu Bing]

[Identity: Imperial Advisor]

[Cultivation Level: Peak of Lantern-Carrying Realm (Treasure Hunting) (Clenched Fist) (90,000 Steps)]

Lifespan: Unlimited within the territory.

[Prestige Value: 124]

[Charm: 210]

[Capital of the Great Dao: 127]

……

……

[Country of Origin: Dae Hee]

[National Level: High-Rank Yellow (Ordinary Country)]

[National Strength Value: 18]

[Domestic combat strength bonus: 40%]

[Domestic cultivation speed bonus: 40%]

[Domestic appeal bonus: 40%]

……

[Domestic Abilities: Not yet unlocked]

……

The biggest gain today is that Zhanxian obtained additional bonuses within the territory.

Secondly, they discovered the true identity of Cui Chen, the commander of the Imperial Guard.

Xu Bing laid out the Xuan paper, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote a letter.

The red-eyed black crow, Dahei, flapped its wings and landed on the desk. It picked up the letter and flew towards Bai Shangxue's residence.

With Xu Bing's support, Bai Shangxue became a rising star in Daxi City, enjoying unparalleled success.

His Love Dream Inn and Qulong Rice Shop are currently the fastest-growing businesses in the entire Daxi City.

Countless people are envious.

Everyone was curious about how he got so many Jiu Mi (a type of rice).

However, no one knew that Bai Shangxue was merely a spokesperson, and the real boss was Xu Bing, the imperial advisor.

After receiving the letter, Bai Shangxue dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately ordered someone to prepare eighty taels of silver and send it to Zhang Dekai's residence.

This is the deposit for purchasing 500 bolts of thick cloth.

After receiving the deposit, Zhang Dekai immediately returned to Zhangjia Village outside Daxi City, where he beat drums and gongs to mobilize all the women in the village to work through the night to process the goods.

the other side.

Xu Bing then ordered three crows to fly to the shelter area where the disaster victims were being housed, to keep a close eye on the situation there.

The gyrfalcon was used to monitor Cui Chen, while the red-eyed black crow stayed at the mansion to keep an eye on the movements of Song Si and Ji Yuan.

At Tan Village and Futian, three crows were circling and patrolling at each place.

The remaining crows observed the area around the mansion.

Everything is under control.