Most people are just following the trend. The two families that are in charge right now are the Chen and Cheng families. They are related by marriage and are the most powerful. They have even maintained their status as gentry. The others can barely be considered as being coerced."
"Yes. There are good people among the gentry, and most of their direct descendants are educated and can read and count. Strictly speaking, they are much better than the refugees we recruited who don't even know their own names and have to rename themselves in the refugee camps.
But we must also be mindful that they are not our kind. If they simply return and reoccupy our land and population, then the refugees we have taken in will soon become refugees themselves. As for our officials, I trust their integrity, but not their judgment. As long as they work harder, they may be corrupted. This is something I don't want to see.
Send someone to tell them that I will give them one month. They can keep their current property and enter Xichuan or Xiangyun. There will be no preferential treatment and they will be treated the same as refugees.
They could contribute more to commerce. After all, even the poorest landlords have more capital than the street vendors. If they want to do something else, we can select and employ them, provided they fully meet Qinghe's requirements. I don't want them to make a different statement after they arrive.
Of course, Qinghe promises to protect their property and personal safety, provided they obey. "
"I understand what you mean. I will send someone to tell them clearly."
"I remember the current Zhaoyang prefect is from Zhaoyang Station. Tell him that the deadline is one month, don't wait even an hour, and clean out the remaining people."
"Will doing this directly in the Chen Dynasty cause a chain reaction?" Ling Yang said cautiously.
"Bang." Lin Hai pulled out a mace from under his seat. His hand looked a little unfamiliar after not using it for months. He smiled at Ling Yang and said, "I hope you're speaking impartially, so you can avoid the risk of being beaten with this stick. But before that, you should return the beautiful woman they sent you, so I don't misunderstand your position."
Ling Yang looked at the mace that hadn't been used for months but still exuded a murderous aura, and said with a wry smile, "They weren't sent here. Those women were refugees who entered Qinghe after being screened. Last night, they walked right up to my door and knocked. I thought it was something important, but when I opened the door, they walked in without a word and started cleaning, boiling water, cooking, and bathing...
I swear to God, I didn't do anything. I even slept in the county government meeting room last night... I went to the Supervisory Office to file a report early this morning. If you don't believe me, go check it out."
"I know you didn't do anything, otherwise I wouldn't just be scaring you. So, these girls will be handed over to the Supervisory Department for screening. They'll be in their custody until a conclusion is reached."
But you're both already grown up, and it would be inappropriate if you don't get married, and it might even become a loophole."
"If you keep dragging it out, who would dare to get married..." Ling Yang muttered to himself as he went to the Supervisory Office to handle the paperwork.
"By the way," Lin Hai waved at Ling Yang who had already walked away and said, "After you clean up, leave a mark of Brother Xin at the scene. He won't mind..."
In any case, more and more people have expressed their willingness to move to Qinghe, and more and more forces have begun to communicate with Qinghe on an equal footing. This is a good sign.
Standing at the door, Lin Hai watched the rising smoke from the cooking fires, convinced that it represented the hope of Qinghe. Qinghe was getting better and better, giving more people hope. Lin Hai didn't want these hopes to be shattered. If there were truly blind people, Lin Hai could only reluctantly stuff them into the stove, letting them become part of the smoke.
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