Three days later, Li Xin and his party arrived at Nantongzhou Wharf.

After the ships docked, Hu Xueyong instructed the Qingyu trading companies in Jiangnan and Huaibei to issue a public announcement—

As long as people were willing to go to Dongning to cultivate the land, the Qingyu Trading Company of Nantong Prefecture would provide them with relief grain free of charge.

When this news appeared in Nantong Prefecture, it still attracted widespread attention from the displaced people.

Especially at the riverside dock, a large group of people, with their families, gathered outside the big signboard of Qingyu Trading Company, waiting.

This is the first day since the news was released, and it has already attracted the attention of the entire Nantong Prefecture.

On this day, Li Xin also arrived at the Nantongzhou Wharf.

On a high platform, looking at the dense crowd around him, Li Xin said loudly, "Fellow villagers, I am Prince Xin!"

Today, on behalf of the Prince Xin's Mansion and Dongning Province, I have some good news to announce!

As long as you are willing to go to Dongning Province to settle down and cultivate the land, Qingyu Trading Company will provide relief grain and free transportation for the villagers to Dongning Province!

Once you arrive in Dongning Province, as long as you work in the reclamation area there, the province will distribute land to you for free so you can cultivate it!

Fellow villagers, those who want to go to Dongning Province, come here to sign up!

At Li Xin's urging, more and more people gathered around the table of Qingyu Trading Company by the river and began to ask questions carefully.

Some unattached refugees also began to sign up.

After registering, I boarded a boat at the riverside dock.

On the boat, a large pot was set up and porridge was cooked and distributed to refugees who were willing to go to Dongning Province.

On the other hand, Li Xin also organized a group of literate people to spread propaganda among the refugees.

In just one day, more than 6,000 people had signed up, filling six ships.

That evening, the first batch of six ships carrying refugees from Huaibei set sail for Dongning Province.

Meanwhile, at the riverside dock, people continued recruiting people around the clock.

The news spread very quickly, especially after the imperial edict was issued, and officials at all levels also promoted it intentionally or unintentionally.

After all, being able to relocate displaced people can reduce the potential for local rebellions.

Most importantly, it can save the local area a lot of relief food and relief money expenditures.

It can also reduce the behavior of ordinary people robbing local gentry and wealthy families.

For local officials, this is also a win-win situation.

Therefore, local officials have been pushing this forward, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing that the number of refugees gathering on the outskirts of Nantong Prefecture was increasing, Li Xin instructed Hu Xueyong to set up six additional settlements for settlers near Nantong Prefecture.

In addition, He Tongyuan also led a group of people to Yangzhou, Jingjiang, Taizhou, Pukou, Hezhou, Hai'an, Sheyang and other places to establish settlement and immigration sites.

The establishment of more than a dozen settlement and immigration sites greatly alleviated the pressure on Nantong Prefecture.

At the same time, Qingyu Trading Company also publicized the location of the Dongning Province settlement and immigration points in various prefectures and counties.

Homeless migrants from various places also began to migrate towards settlements and settlements.

In just a few days, the news of the Dongning Province's land reclamation and resettlement program spread like wildfire, causing a huge uproar in Jiangnan and Huaibei.

In the nine prefectures and sixty-four counties of Huaibei that were severely affected by the disaster, a large number of people also migrated to settlement and resettlement sites.

These migrants all knew that as long as they migrated to the settlement and resettlement area, they would be able to survive.

Living is their only hope!

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In just a few days, Nantong Prefecture has transported nine batches of more than 60,000 refugees.

However, compared to the ever-growing number of displaced people gathering near Nantong Prefecture, these 60,000 are still a drop in the bucket.

The heavy rain that had lasted for more than ten days gradually stopped.

However, the fields and roadsides remain a vast expanse of water.

Houses were destroyed and farmland was flooded.

This year's harvest is impossible.

Therefore, in order to survive, they had to flee the famine.

The news spread quickly, and many people came to see it.

More than Li Xin had imagined.

That evening, on a ship located in Nantong Prefecture.

Li Xin, Hu Xueyong, He Tongyuan, Wei Dahai, and others gathered here.

"He Tongyuan, how many refugees are there in the other settlements and resettlement areas?"

Li Xin asked the question.

"Your Highness,"

He Tongyuan replied, "Yangzhou, Taizhou, and Pukou are close to the disaster area, so there are relatively more refugees there."

Nowhere else has as many as Nantong Prefecture.

The people probably preferred to believe Nantong Prefecture, after all, it was the first settlement for settlers and immigrants.

"This can't go on!"

Li Xin took a deep breath. He knew that if too many refugees gathered in Nantong Prefecture and the registration process was too slow, these refugees would gather in Nantong Prefecture.

Prolonged starvation could lead to the deaths of many people.

If someone is stirring up trouble, the situation is not optimistic!

"He Tongyuan,"

Li Xin instructed, "In Nantong Prefecture, more registration points should be set up."

Among the refugees, those who were literate were recruited to help with registration and maintain order.

Nowadays, there are many seagoing vessels in Nantong Prefecture, and several batches can be dispatched every day!

In addition, we should strengthen publicity efforts at other settlement and resettlement sites to alleviate the pressure on Nantong Prefecture as much as possible.

He Tongyuan, I'm entrusting you with full responsibility for things here.

Stability is the most important thing!

Report any needs promptly, and be careful not to cause any trouble.

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