Daliang officials were supportive of migration to the southwest, but when faced with near-financial constraints, their support became largely lip service.

Yes, mostly.

Lin Hai carefully studied all the policies recently released by the Daliang government and finally formulated a package plan including recruiting immigrants, purchasing materials, and immigration routes.

When Lin Hai carefully explained the plan to his sworn brothers, all ninety-eight of them shook their heads.

"Little Linzi, it's not that we brothers disagree with you," said the eldest brother, Wang Liang. Yes, the Wang Liang who had been "woken up" by his own hands, he was also one of the only dozen veterans among the ninety-eight sworn brothers who hadn't had their limbs amputated. Wang Liang thought for a moment and found a way to express himself easily, "Brother, I've seen a large army march. As the saying goes, before the troops move, the food and fodder must go first. Every time a large army marches, with just a few of us, we have to prepare countless things. The captain and your personal guards are busy running around, so we can definitely trust your plan."

Wang Liang turned to look at his other brothers. Seeing that everyone was looking at him and motioning for him to continue, he continued, "But these plans are too complicated for us. You know, we brothers are just illiterate soldiers. You tell us what to do, but if you ask us if this is okay, to be honest, when the captain was here, we treated him like our own father, and he never discussed plans with us."

After Wang Liang finished speaking, a large group of sworn brothers nodded frequently and said, "You saved our lives. You are the old captain's adopted son. Now that the old captain is gone, you are our leader. You tell us what to do. We are not fit to be leaders. We understand every word of your whole paragraph, but we really don't understand it when you put it together."

Lin Hai thought for a moment and looked at Wang Liang. "Brother, let's take three of them for example. The Ministry of War announced the unconditional confiscation of civilian weapons scattered during the war. Anyone who privately possesses armor, standard bows and crossbows, or other standard weapons will be punished with death. The Ministry of Rites announced that it would send the first post-war ambassadors to the Chen Dynasty in the south, the Xia Dynasty in the northwest, and the Khmer Empire in the far southwest. The Ministry of Revenue announced a three-year tax exemption for newly developed land and announced the purchase of seeds and grain from the Chen Dynasty to fill domestic shortages. Just based on these three items, what can you think of?"

"What can I think of?" Wang Liang scratched his head seriously. As a person who almost became a head-splitter, Wang Liang was very averse to others touching his head, so when he started scratching his head, Lin Hai felt that his elder brother was really thinking.

"Anyway, the officials have bad intentions." Wang Liang, after careful consideration, came to an answer that was absolutely correct. All the younger brothers nodded collectively. "Hmm, you're the eldest brother, thinking long-term. Why didn't I think of that? How could the officials have good intentions?"

Well, Lin Hai thought about it. Before joining the army, some of his sworn brothers were farmers, some were blacksmiths, some were peddlers, and there was even a Taoist priest and a monk. Well, none of them were smart. It seemed that he really couldn't hold too high a hope for them.

"Xiao Linzi" was speaking to his nineteenth brother, Lu You. He had once been a street vendor. While not a serious trader, he had at least made his home in the county town. With his own strength, he smuggled needles, thread, brains, rat poison, and other items from the city to every village in Qinghe County. He was known throughout the countryside as a household name. Although he had never left Qinghe County before the war, he was considered one of the more knowledgeable of his brothers.

Lu You said, "I think I understand what you mean. The Ministry of War won't allow us to live in the wounded camp anymore. If we want to survive, the best option for us disabled people is to go to the southwest. There are mountains, rivers, and land there, and there's three years of tax exemption. As long as we move there and survive the first year, when the grain is ripe, we can live a decent life."

At this point, Lu You couldn't help but choke up a little: "In order to prevent the countryside from being looted by the Chen people, the county magistrate moved all the people in the county to the city. Who would have thought..."

"Never mind."

Without waiting for Lin Hai's comfort, Lu You waved his hand toward the sky, as if bidding farewell. After calming down, he continued, "Most of us are disabled and homeless, so living a decent life is a luxury. Brothers, although we don't know why you insist on taking the piece of land at the extreme southwest, the land in the southwest is still land. If it's land, it can be planted and can grow food. So we are not in a position to be picky. Since you have arranged everything, just tell us what needs to be done. We are not as smart as you, so you make the arrangements."

Lin Hai looked at his brothers, brought over a stone, stood on it, and then raised his toes to make sure everyone could see him. "Since you brothers trust me, I will take the lead. If there is anything you do wrong, just tell me what I am doing. I will not say anything."

After saying this, Lin Hai seemed to have found the feeling of holding a department meeting after his first promotion. Although he didn't know how to do it at the beginning, he felt very confident about a familiar project. He looked around involuntarily at the vast sky above, and suddenly found that the ancients did not have the symptoms of baldness. He suddenly came out of that mysterious feeling.

This was not a big deal for Lin Hai, but the veterans had different ideas.

"Did you see that look? In the past, only people who had led soldiers would have such a look." Wang Liang whispered to Lu You.

"No, there are many people who have led troops. This look is only seen by those who are used to leading troops, or even those who have fought many victories." Lu You said firmly. However, he was also a little puzzled: "Why does Xiao Linzi have such a look? Never mind, now is not the time to think about it."

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