Chapter 2075 Peace of Mind
There are many swamps in Anze Prefecture. Under current conditions, many swamps are indeed not suitable for development. Besides, she has never planned to develop all the swamps. But Qiao Xuan believes that her choice will not be wrong.
Jia Heming was still skeptical and forced a smile: "Madam has good eyesight..."
Shao Yunduan finally made the decision: "Let's do it this way! Relocate the people, let them come to work, and pay them according to the market price. As long as they have work to do and don't idle around and cause trouble, it'll be fine!"
So reclaiming land is just an excuse, so what if it fails?
Qiao Xuan couldn't help but glance at him, thinking, you don't believe me either? Let's talk about it when we get back...
Jia Heming thought about it and realized that this was exactly the case.
The most important thing is not to let these people have too much free time. If they have too much free time, it will easily lead to troubles, and then all kinds of thieves and sneaky people will come out.
He immediately bowed his hands respectfully and replied, "I understand, I will do it right away."
Let Jia Heming start the relocation and resettlement immediately, and bring Qiao Xuan home at the same time. "There are less than a thousand refugees now, and the next thousand will not be that fast. Madam, take a few days to rest!"
His wife is so excited that she doesn't even feel tired and is still thinking about continuing to look for a place!
Qiao Xuan thought about it and thought it wasn't too urgent, so she didn't argue with him. It would be nice to spend time with her son...
The registration of all refugees has been completed. There are less than a thousand people, and 921 people are on the list, all of whom have fled from the flood-stricken areas.
Jia Heming arranged them according to the distance from their homes, and together with four clerks, he led everyone to the resettlement site and assigned them the task of building houses first.
They used local materials, rammed earth to build walls, cut down trees in the forest to serve as beams and pillars, and when there were no tiles, they covered them with tree bark and thatch.
It's not winter yet, so it's okay to live like this for now.
Moreover, these refugees have now fled to Anzezhou City, but it is hard to say how long they will stay in Anzezhou City. What if they leave here and return to their hometowns in the spring of next year? Wouldn't these houses be wasted by then?
This was something that Jia Heming could never tolerate, as he wished he could break a copper coin into two petals.
Therefore, this house is enough for temporary settlement and shelter. Even if people leave at that time, they will not feel bad because of the waste.
If some people choose to stay at that time, we will talk about it then.
The refugees had been living in fear and worry that they would be driven away, so after Jia Heming gathered everyone together and told them about the government's arrangements, the refugees felt relieved and cheered, expressing their gratitude to Lord Shao for taking them in.
They don't dislike working or complain about it, but instead feel at ease.
As long as you are not a fool, you should know that there is no free lunch in the world even if you have never heard of this sentence.
The government could set up tents and distribute porridge for a few days, ten days, or even a month, but what about after that? Could the local government of other places continue to support these foreign refugees for free?
I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it for long and will have to drive it away.
Now that they have work to do, it at least proves that they can stay here through the winter and until next spring.
Next year will be a new beginning. I believe everything will be fine by then...
The government sent fifty yamen runners to help and maintain order. Jia Heming, together with the clerk, divided the refugees into groups and made arrangements to build houses first.
(End of this chapter)
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