Chapter 811 Prepare to Receive
"What did you say?" Liang Cheng stared at Ling Yun, scratched his ears and asked again.
Ling Yun grinned, "I just received news that many people in Chenzhou want to come here, and people from several prefectures near Chenzhou are also rushing to the Lanjiang River."
The imperial court and King Zhao both disliked having too many people, but they didn't. If more people came, the more the better. Anyway, the scattered tribes on the grassland had been beaten to pieces by them, some had fled, and many more had been captured.
Even if Hubei wants to move the border to the northern grasslands tens or hundreds of kilometers, who would dare to object?
Of course, expanding territory is a very complicated matter. Ling Yun was just thinking about it. If he really wanted to do that, it was definitely not something he could decide.
After Liang Cheng confirmed that the information was correct, he clapped his hands and said, "This is good news. Let's think about how to bring them over."
Seeing him pacing around the room, Zheng Shicheng shook his head and looked at Sheng Ze and said, "Your Highness, what do you think?"
Ezhou has a vast territory, but there is not much land suitable for farming. The reason why it can feed so many people today is all thanks to the high-yield crops researched by the sixth daughter of the Shen family.
Once the decision is made to accept people from Chenzhou, the granary that has just had a good harvest will probably be empty again.
Sheng Ze did not answer this question, but thought carefully. After a moment, he looked at Zhang Zhiyao and asked, "Master Zhang, how much wasteland is there in Ezhou that can be reclaimed for growing crops?"
Not all wasteland is suitable for growing crops.
As the governor of a state, Zhang Zhiyao naturally had all this data in his head. After hearing Sheng Ze's question, he blurted out, "Apart from the wasteland we reclaimed this year and the ones the captives are currently reclaiming, there are still nearly 200,000 mu of wasteland that has not been included in the reclamation scope."
What he said was still a conservative figure. After all, some wasteland is not suitable for growing crops, but after reclamation, fruit trees can be planted. Miss Shen Liu mentioned before that planting fruit trees can also support a family.
After hearing this number, Sheng Ze felt relieved and looked at Liang Cheng. "Uncle Liang, the King of Zhao can't just watch the people flow into Ezhou. He will definitely control it. In this way, the number of people who eventually reach Ezhou will definitely be small. I think we can accept them all."
Based on his understanding of King Zhao, the number of people who could come to Ezhou would definitely not exceed 50,000. The grain harvested this autumn would be enough to feed them until the next harvest.
If the army in northern Hubei wants to store grain, it must reclaim wasteland and expand the planting area. The current population of Ezhou is far from enough.
However, they had left behind more than 100,000 captives before, and they had finally had a good harvest and were taking a break. It was impossible for them to accept too many refugees from the six northwestern states at this moment.
"Will this be inappropriate?" Zheng Shicheng frowned. "More and more people are coming, and we won't be able to store any food."
He was worried that war might break out at any time, and he couldn't fight without food.
"Don't worry, Lord Zheng. I have stored a separate batch of food. Even if a war breaks out suddenly, the soldiers will not have to fight on an empty stomach." Sheng Ze said seriously.
A few days ago, after the autumn harvest, he specially asked Shen Qingqian to collect a batch of grain from her, and his own storage ring was also filled with strategic materials. No one knew about this except Liang Cheng.
Of course, the term used this time is Xuanji Mountain.
"In that case, I will start preparing to receive the refugees." Zheng Shicheng was immediately relieved when he heard this. He was already very familiar with settling people in Ezhou. He would just do as they did with the people they had "stolen" before.
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