The most important thing is that they have to plow the land outside the city to grow crops, so what they lack most now is people who can do farm work.
As it was getting dark, someone knocked on the door outside the Jiang family's yard. "Is anyone inside?"
The official was carrying a booklet wrapped in oilcloth. He had come all the way here and hadn't seen anyone. He thought there was no one here either, so he was about to register someone. At this moment, he heard footsteps, "Someone's here."
He looked at the young couple who opened the door in surprise, "You..."
Jiang Yue said, "Sir, we just entered the city this morning. Our hometown was hit by a disaster, so we came here to escape. When we saw it was raining, we came in to take shelter."
"Tell me your names. Do you have household registration?"
"Yes." Jiang Yue showed it to him and told him his name.
The officer checked and found nothing wrong, so he asked, "Is there anyone else at home?"
"There are only two of us left."
The officer showed sympathy and made a record in the book.
"Now that General Liang has taken over the city, if you have any problems, you can go to the government office and ask for help. Also, tomorrow the government office will distribute relief grain, and each person will only receive two liters of grain."
"If you want more food, you'll have to work. Farming or building houses is fine. Men, women, young and old are welcome. You'll get an extra half liter of food a day. When the disaster eases, we'll re-register and distribute the land. If you're interested, go to the government office tomorrow and register your names."
This means providing relief first to alleviate the emergency, and then retaining the labor force through work-for-relief.
Jiang Yue didn't say anything, just answered okay.
The officer went to the next house and knocked on the door with a very friendly attitude. This shows that the Liang family is good at managing the army.
The next day, Jiang Yue went out to collect food and inquire about the news.
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