Chapter 75 75. Vagrants and Refugees

The situation in Donggang City was not bad, at least much better than Lovey had imagined.

He thought it would be a swamped land with people living in misery.

In fact, only the low-lying areas were seriously affected. The houses in the high places were hardly affected. Perhaps it was because the rainstorm did not last long.

"Right here, Mosofi." Lovey climbed down from behind the panda butler.

Not far ahead was the Town Hall Square. The victims cast eager glances at the Lord.

Scholar Green stepped forward to report the situation: "My Lord, last night's heavy rain destroyed the houses of more than 300 residents. Seventeen people were injured."

"Has anyone been seriously injured or killed?"

“Not yet!”

"Tell everyone that those who haven't eaten can go to the Executive Hall Square to get breakfast." Lovey gave instructions.

Scholar Green bowed in accordance with etiquette: "Your will be carried out."

Messoff was sent to take care of breakfast. Lovi began to comfort the victims.

As long as the residents with registered permanent residence were allowed to enjoy convenience as much as possible, such as allowing them to rebuild their houses, providing a batch of materials, etc.

For vagrants without household registration, they will be asked whether they want to move to the Adventure Town to open up wasteland. If they are willing to go, they will be subsidized with a batch of supplies.

I don't want to go, I am happy to be a vagrant in Donggang City. He won't force me, but there is no subsidy.

As decrees were issued one after another, the entire Donggang City began to operate.

The vendors responsible for making multi-grain flatbreads were invited to the square to make them on site. Plates of roasted black potatoes were constantly distributed by the guards to the people in line.

The enthusiasm for enjoying the food diluted the depression brought by the heavy rain.

Soon after, Lowe announced the second decree: "If heavy rain causes flood disasters, the victims can temporarily take shelter in the homes of people in higher places. It is also permitted to take shelter in Fulin Castle. If necessary, the Executive Office can also take it out. This is an emergency shelter decree, and no consequences will be pursued."

The decrees issued by the lord caused controversy and widespread discussion among the people.

Some people expressed understanding, while others strongly opposed it.

Scholar Green suggested: "My Lord, there are many household registers and land certificates and contracts in the Executive Office. It will be very troublesome if they are lost."

"When the time comes that we really have no other choice, we won't be able to care about these things anymore." Lowe said lightly.

At the critical moment of life and death, if you don’t take emergency risk avoidance measures, you will die. Why would you care about so many other things?

He made it clear that he would not pursue the consequences of emergency hedging. As for what kind of hedging method to use, the parties involved should figure it out for themselves.

Fine rain suddenly fell from the gray sky.

Luo Wei raised his face and raised his palm: "It's raining again."

Lan Lan held up her umbrella and stood upright beside Luo Wei. She was a little short, so she could only raise her hands as high as she could.

The big grey umbrella was very heavy. The girl’s arms felt sore after holding it for a while, but she held on stubbornly.

"Don't hold an umbrella, it's not raining heavily." Lovi returned to the eaves of the Executive Hall with his hands behind his back.

Lan Lan breathed a sigh of relief, put away the umbrella, and followed his master, wagging his tail.

She had basically adapted to the life of a maid. In fact, it was not as simple as she had imagined. Various cumbersome etiquettes were like invisible chains that bound people's desire for freedom.

If it wasn't the young master, if it was someone else, Lan Lan probably wouldn't be able to do it. The rain drove away the crowd, and there were fewer and fewer people in the square.

Most people went home to avoid the rain. As for the homeless, Lowe arranged for them to stay temporarily in shacks built in the square.

More than 300 households were affected, with more than 2,000 people.

The makeshift sheds were completely unable to accommodate them.

Lovi arranged for some people to take refuge in Fulin Castle. The guard camp could be used for temporary scramble. In addition, he also thought of the dormitory of the city defense army.

Caiglan was called over and half-knelt on one knee: "My Lord!"

"Lord Cailan, many people were affected by yesterday's heavy rain. Some people's houses collapsed and they have nowhere to stay. Please take some of them in."

"Follow your orders!" Caiglan's voice was loud.

However, not many people were arranged. Her explanation was that the dormitory of the city defense army was not big and could not accommodate too many people.

Lowe was keenly aware of Caiglan's discrimination against homeless people.

It was not surprising that she had such an attitude. The homeless without household registration had always been the biggest source of security problems in the territory. Sometimes they committed crimes and ran away, leaving behind many social problems.

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Without land and a stable job, it was difficult to ensure basic food and clothing. So often, under the pressure of hunger, they committed robbery and theft, which further ruined their reputation.

Some vagrants don't even have family ties to them and act without any scruples.

Therefore, many nobles did not allow vagrants in their territories. They would drive them away regularly, and either you sold yourself into slavery or you left.

"Master, our grocery store can accommodate some people." Mosuofei added.

The grocery store was built by Xiqi and is located on the road near the port.

"Okay, let's take a group of people over to take a look."

Luo Wei didn't ask Lan Lan to hold an umbrella, but walked forward in the rain. On the way, he heard Mo Suo Fei talk about something.

"Master, do you know the difference between vagrants and refugees?"

"What's the difference?"

"Refugees are passive exiles. Most of them are farmers who have been affected by disasters and have come to seek refuge in other places. When the disaster is over, most people will return home.

A vagrant is someone who voluntarily wanders around and voluntarily abandons his hometown.”

“Why did you voluntarily give up your hometown?”

"Who knows?" Mossoffe scratched his head innocently: "Maybe he feels that his hometown is not good, so he is looking for a more relaxed environment. Not everywhere is as free as here."

"Do you think the Earldom of Evelyn is good?"

"It's hard to describe it." Mosophie was intoxicated, spreading his arms and making various lyrical movements: "Ah! This is the corner of the Eastern Continent, a land of dawn where all races can live in harmony. It's a free and pure land without any oppression. There is no racial discrimination. Ah! The sky here is blue, the water is clear. Bamboos grow everywhere. Yes, this is how I write to my people."

Lowe smiled faintly.

I walked forward with my hands behind my back until I reached the corner of the road. The view ahead was clear and I could already see the port.

There were no large ships docked in the empty natural harbor.

In fact, you can only see it a few times a year. "Master, we're here!" Mosuofei pointed to the busy venue not far away.

The official grocery store opened by Xiqi is next to the Red Maple Tavern and covers a large area, at least a thousand square meters.

With flagstones in short supply, the grocery store frame can only be built with wood. Some areas have been completed and have the most basic ability to shelter from wind and rain.

(End of this chapter)