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The Yamen's conditions for the refugees to settle down are too generous. Not only do they allocate fields for free, the Yamen also organizes servants to help them build houses and provide them with food relief. Even if it is just a simple thatched brick and mud house, the food relief food is not much, so they need to tighten their belts. Endure hunger.

But as soon as the children in the school had free time, they would go to the Yamen registration area to chat and settle their accounts, saying that the court would exempt them from half of the tax and give them seeds and farm tools. As long as they survived a year and had a good harvest, their families would be happy. Can I have food in reserve...

Not to mention they are a bunch of stupid people, even Zhao Hu couldn't help but feel excited when he heard this.

As a result, he could not recruit tenant farmers. Even though he had reduced the land rent to 40% and allowed them to borrow grain in advance for the winter, he still could not recruit many tenants;

It was even impossible to recruit long-term workers, and even the cost of buying slaves had increased a lot.

It was obviously the end of the troubled times, when a large number of people were expelled. It was said that people were very cheap at this time, at least not much more expensive than a chicken. As a result, now you can buy two cows for the price of one person.

In order to plant the land, Zhao Hu had to spend a lot of money to steal day laborers from the government. He also bought a few people who looked like they could not cultivate the land to support themselves, but they were managed by people who were good at managing people. Only then did Zhuangzi survive.

To be honest, Zhao Hu regretted it a bit. He should have listened to Zhao Hanzhang and not bought this land.

Alas, it was a pity that he thought Zhao Hanzhang was jealous of him. After all, he was the one who could buy a hectare of land in the suburbs of Beijing to build a farm.

In one piece!

Close to the water!

Wang Yan was not as capable as him before!

Zhao Hu feels proud just thinking about it. This is the legacy he has laid for future generations.

As a result, most of this land is now deserted, but Zhao Hanzhang also promulgated an illegal regulation. If a piece of land has been deserted for three consecutive years, she will take it back to the country.

Zhao Hu was feeling sentimental about his Dazhuangzi when he suddenly heard the noise and immediately became furious, "I just treated them too well. That's why I learned the rules so laxly. How dare you act so arrogantly in front of us!"

As a servant in Xiping, who would dare to make a noise in front of them?

The beautiful scenery and the peaceful atmosphere were ruined by them!

Zhao Shen glanced at him and said, "Seventh uncle, a guest is here."

Zhao Hu took a closer look and realized that there were many people at the entrance of Zhuangzi. Behind them were a dozen carts and three ox carts, but there were also nearly a hundred ragged people following behind them. At first glance, they were refugees.

Zhao Hu was startled, shrank back into the car door, and waved to Zhao Song eagerly, "Refugee, fifth brother, come up quickly, I'll run away first."

Refugees, if there is no army on their side, here in Zhao Hu, they are equated with bandits.

They only brought about twenty guards, and they would definitely not be able to defeat these people.

They looked hungry and cold at first glance. How could they resist robbing them when they saw how rich they were?

Zhao Hu would never risk his own life.

Zhao Song did not move and waved to him, "What are you afraid of? This is Luoyang."

Isn’t Luoyang scary?

When people are hungry, no matter where they are, they will rob them even in hell. Being hungry is more terrifying than death.

Of course, Zhao Hu himself has never been hungry, but he has taken in so many refugees and often hears them talking about this matter.

When people are extremely hungry, they even want to cut themselves off and eat them, let alone them?

Zhao Shen said: "Seventh Uncle, don't be afraid. As long as you provide food to help, they will definitely not rob you."

"You fart, can you still control them?"

Zhao Shen grinned at him: "I can't control it, but isn't there a general?"

"They have worked so hard to come to Luoyang. Seeing the city in front of them, do you think they would want to die here? They came to seek refuge with the general."

"That's right," Zhao Song said, "If it were a robbery, your village would have been robbed long ago. Why would you still be quarreling with your servants at the door? Let's go."

Zhao Hu was unwilling, but could only step forward slowly.

Zhao Shen helped Zhao Song down the slope. The people arguing at the entrance of Zhuangzi immediately stopped when they saw them and waited for their carriage to arrive. The middle-aged people who were surrounded by people on the opposite side immediately went to greet Zhao Hu in the car, but they were halfway there. , saw Zhao Song and Zhao Shen standing next to the car and hesitated again.

His reason and experience told him that the man in the car wearing fox fur and with an arrogant face was the owner. But when he looked at the proud young man under the car and the gentle and kind elder standing next to him, his The raised hand turned half a circle involuntarily, and before he realized it, he bowed his head deeply, "I am the master of the village in Kuaiyi, Xiananxiang County."

Zhao Song asked gently: "Are you from Nanxiang County?"

Kuai Yi said shamefully: "We came from Lujiang County. In the spring, the Huns went south and Nanxiang County was attacked. Kuai took his relatives and fled south, but when they arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, they had no place to stand. Later, they heard that General Zhao After expelling the Xiongnu and pacifying the Central Plains, we will defect back."

Zhao Song sighed, "Why don't you go back to your hometown?"

Kuai Yi cried and said: "Our tribe was separated. More than 800 of us moved south, and only a dozen of us came back. We are so ashamed that we dare not return home."

Zhao Song didn't expect it to be so tragic, and looked behind him, "Who are these people?"

"They are fellow villagers who fled together on the road," Kuai Yi cried: "There are people from Nanxiang County, Xiangyang County, and people who came in when we passed through Jiangxia County and Lujiang County."

Zhao Song opened his mouth, but was speechless for a long time.

Zhao Shen glanced at Zhao Song thoughtfully, and then asked Kuai Yi, "How many people are there at most when you go north?"

Kuai Yi: "More than 2,300 people."

Zhao Song swayed, and Zhao Shen quickly supported him.

Zhao Song choked and asked, "With so many people, are these the only ones left?"

Kuai Yi said: "Some of them couldn't walk on the way, so they stayed behind. I don't know if they could find help from the yamen to survive. Most of them died of starvation and illness. There are bones on the road. Don't be sad, old gentleman."

Zhao Shen sighed and said, "Fortunately, God showed mercy and the Zhao family was able to live in peace in Xiping. They defended Wubao when Shile attacked them, and Sanniang has always been strong. Otherwise, if the Zhao family fled south, they would not be able to escape this fate." ."

Zhao Song's lips trembled but he said nothing.

Zhao Hu, who had been chattering all the time, fell silent and sat silently on the carriage shaft.

When Kuai Yi heard what Zhao Shen said, his eyes widened and he quickly asked: "Is your father the Zhao family in Xiping?"

After Zhao Shen nodded, Kuai Yi knelt down with a plop and hit the ground with a bang, "Please help Mr. Zhao, it will snow. If these old and weak women and children have no place to stay tonight, they may freeze to death. Please Mr. Zhao, please save me."

More than a hundred people behind him also knelt down and bowed deeply to Zhao Song.

Zhao Song quickly reached out to help him, but Kuai Yi refused to get up and knelt down firmly until he got the confirmation.

Zhao Song stared at Zhao Hu.

Zhao Hu whispered in a low voice: "You have made the decision yourself, can I still object..."

Zhao Song said: "Get up quickly, I will make a fire and boil water. Everyone, hurry into the Zhuangzi to keep out the cold and keep warm."

Kuai Yi stood up, then turned around and ran towards a simple ox cart, and helped a pale young man out of the cart, "Mr. Guo, Mr. Zhao is so kind as to allow us to rest here and spend the cold night."

Zhao Song looked curiously and met the young man's eyes. When they collided, he saw the young man raised his eyebrows high. He looked at him from head to toe and then said with a smile: "What a magnanimous person. Your glory is gone." In the younger generation.”

His eyes moved to Zhao Shen, with a half-smile but not a smile, "Young master, you are sharp. Being conceited and arrogant is not a long-term strategy. If you cannot restrain yourself in the future, I am afraid it will bring disaster to yourself."

Zhao Shen felt contempt in his heart and didn't take it seriously, "Where did Xiongtai come from?"

The young man smiled and said: "I'm going down to Guo Pu from Hedong."

Guo Pu in history successfully calculated his own death date.

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