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"I, what I'm reading is..." Magistrate Chai couldn't help but look at Chang Ning. How could he know which book he was reading?

Chang Ning said: "The county gentleman is reading "Books with Yang Jun"."

Magistrate Chai nodded immediately, "Yes, that's exactly what I'm reading." He looked at Fu Tinghan.

Fu Tinghan had no reaction.

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Does the county gentleman have any new insights?"

"Ah?" Magistrate Chai said hurriedly: "No, I think what Fu Zhongshu said is absolutely right, and we should encourage each other."

Zhao Hanzhang turned to look at Chang Ning, "What do you think, Mr. Chang?"

Chang Ning withdrew his gaze from Fu Tinghan and began to concentrate on dealing with Zhao Hanzhang, "Chang also feels that Fu Zhongshu has a foresighted plan and rewards and punishments should be strict and clear, especially when the two dynasties alternate."

"It was like this at the time, and it should be like this now." He said: "Since the disaster in Luoyang, the people in the Gyeonggi area have been displaced, and many of them have entered our Shangcai County. The county magistrate is very worried."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, saying that he was also worried.

Chang Ning paused and then said: "The county king wants to take in the people and help the country, but there is no good way. I heard that Zhao Sanniang's manor has been recruiting refugees recently. Maybe Zhao Sanniang and Fu Dalangjun have suggestions?"

When Zhao Hanzhang heard this, he smiled at Chang Ning. She really had suggestions, and there were quite a few.

"Since the county king is determined to take care of the people, why don't he keep all the refugees passing by in Shangcai?" Zhao Hanzhang said: "There are many abandoned fields outside the county. Over the years, many people have been abandoned due to natural disasters or man-made disasters. The land fled, and the remaining land was desolate.”

"In the past, the population was sparse and had to be deserted. Now that there is a population, why not allocate the abandoned fields to the refugees for farming, so as to arrange for the refugees and restore the cultivated land," Zhao Hanzhang said: "Isn't this to help the country? "

How can it be that easy?

Magistrate Chai opened his mouth to speak, but Chang Ning moved his hand and held down his legs under the desk. After stopping his words, he sighed: "Sanniang is kind-hearted. Our county magistrate also has this idea, but the food and clothing of the refugees left behind are not enough." One problem is housing, not to mention seeds and farm tools, they don’t have anything, and the government is now strapped for cash, making it even harder to support them.”

He said: "Moreover, when refugees enter the city, the countryside, or the village, there will always be theft and the like. In serious cases, there will be robbery and murder. Our county ruler is intentional but powerless."

Chang Ning was about to elicit their purpose when Zhao Hanzhang suddenly said: "I have a way."

Chang Ning's mood paused, and Magistrate Chai couldn't help but become curious, "What can we do?"

"In the final analysis, the county can't resettle the refugees because they don't have money, so we just need to make money."

The magistrate of Chai County hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, Sanniang, you just returned from Luoyang not long ago. I have heard that Sanniang left her luggage when she returned home. How can I take your money again?"

Zhao Hanzhang paused for a moment. She suspected that she had missed something, but she might have a problem with her eyesight, but she shouldn't have a problem with her hearing.

She turned to look at Fu Tinghan.

Fu Tinghan caught her gaze and couldn't help but lower his head and smile, causing wrinkles in the corners of his eyes.

Zhao Hanzhang clicked his tongue twice in his heart and followed Magistrate Chai's words: "County Lord, although I am in difficulty, my clan is in Xiping and with the help of the elders, I can still get a little money, not to mention the rich people like us in Shangcai County. It’s so much, but if I can’t come up with the money, how can they not come up with it?”

Magistrate Chai stopped talking.

Chang Ning hurriedly declined and said: "How dare you ask for Sanniang's money for nothing?"

"If the county lord feels sorry for himself or has trouble explaining to himself, he might as well do business with us," Zhao Hanzhang said, "According to law, the land that has been abandoned for more than three years must be taken back by the Yamen. I think it is now in the Yamen's hands." There should be a lot of land, right?”

Zhao Hanzhang said: "I am willing to pay to buy some fields so that some refugees can be accommodated. The county magistrate can also use this money to settle a group of refugees. If he is afraid that they will cause trouble when they enter the city, they can temporarily ban them from entering the city. What does the county ruler think of allowing them to open a market in a gathering place?"

"Ah, yes, we wanted to ask you why you took in so many refugees." Magistrate Chai finally remembered the true purpose of this trip.

Chang Ning resisted the urge to cover her face and could only raise her head and smile dryly at Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Didn't the County Lord and Mr. Chang just say that the County Lord is determined to take care of the people and help the country? Although Sanniang is a female prostitute, seeing the people displaced and the country in danger makes her feel uneasy."

"When my grandfather was alive, what he was most worried about was the country and the country. Whether it was for loyalty, righteousness, or filial piety, Sanniang wanted to do something within her power," Zhao Hanzhang said, "and besides having some land and some money, I We had nothing else, so we used our land and money to settle the refugees.”

Magistrate Chai County sighed: "Zhao Sanniang is kind-hearted. If all the people in Shangcai County are like you, why should I worry so much?"

Chang Ning was completely speechless. If everyone in Shangcai County was like Zhao Hanzhang, how could there be a place for a county magistrate in this county?

Looking at the moved county magistrate, Chang Ning paused for a long time before re-establishing his sense of faith in serving the Lord. He smiled and said: "As far as I know, Zhao Sanniang has gathered a lot of refugees, but those who reported to the county government and settled here The number of registered students is less than half."

"Really?" Zhao Hanzhang said with a smile: "Maybe Mr. Chang got it wrong, or maybe the refugees gathered in the past two days didn't have time to report."

She said: "My manor is so big, how many people can be hidden in it? If the county doesn't believe it, why not send someone into the manor to check?"

Magistrate Chai County dared to poke this hornet's nest, and immediately said no, "I think Sanniang is also loyal to the country, so how can she hide the good people?"

"Of course," Zhao Hanzhang affirmed: "Although Sanniang does not have a high character, she still knows how to abide by the law."

"Yes, yes, I guess the yamen officer made a mistake and reported it to Mr. Chang. Mr. Chang was worried, so he made a fuss out of it," Magistrate Chai said: "When I get back, I will send the yamen officer who talked nonsense to the countryside to see if he will behave like this in the future." Are you talking nonsense?"

"It's not necessary," Zhao Hanzhang said with a smile: "It's just a matter of a glance, and there are mistakes. After all, it's not counting one by one. It's just like counting ants. At first glance, the number of two piles of ants is about the same, but when you count them Only then did I realize how outrageous the difference was.”

"Yes, they must have seen it wrong."

Zhao Hanzhang stood up and said to Magistrate Chai: "The county magistrate can think about my proposal. Only with money can the county government save people. Otherwise, the refugees will be hungry and faint in front of the county government office. You want to cook a bowl of porridge for them?" It’s hard for them to eat, isn’t it all because they have no money?”

Magistrate Chai County was very excited and asked regardless of Chang Ning's hint: "But the land is cheap, how much land must be sold to make enough money to resettle the refugees?"

Zhao Hanzhang immediately said: "Actually, we can use a two-pronged approach. In addition to selling land, I also have a business that we can do with the county king."