Nanming Engineer

Chapter 78 Refugees
On the same day, everyone had a good time and broke up. Because Wang Huan and others were exhausted, Qin Liangyu arranged board and lodging for several people in Tusi City, and hosted a banquet. After that, Ma Wannian accompanied Wang Huan to visit and play around the stone pillars for three consecutive days to learn about the style of the stone pillars. , which gave Wang Huan a clearer understanding of Shizhu.

Shizhu Propaganda and Consolation Commissioner, under the SC Chief Commissioner Kuizhou Mansion, is located in the south of the Yangtze River, connecting Huguang in the east, connecting ZQ in the south with Wanzhou in the north, and bordering Zhongzhou in the northwest. It has been a minority-inhabited area since ancient times. The family is the main family, and there are Miao and Dulong people scattered. There are many mountains and few flat lands in the territory. It can be regarded as a part of Dalou Mountain in Wushan. Qiyue Mountain and Fangdou Mountain run through the whole area. Form a tribal village.

The basic government structure of the Tusi territory is different from that of the Ming Prefecture and counties. From the Ming government to the county, the county is the base. In the early Ming Dynasty, there was a lijia system. 110 households were divided into one li, with a li long. The person with the most Dingliang in the local area will be the first person.In the city, there are workshops and chambers.In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Lijia system was changed to the Baojia system. One Baojia governs ten Jia, one Jia governs ten cards, and one card governs ten households. Baochang, Jia chief and card head are respectively set up, with the local large households or those with high moral prestige occupying them. Responsible for collecting taxes and maintaining law and order.

In the territory of Tusi, there is no lijia, and it is divided into natural villages and tribes. Regardless of the number of people in the village or the number of household registrations, there is a headman. The headman is in charge of the big and small matters of a village. One person makes a decision and has great power, but the headman is restrained by the consolation envoy, who pays taxes and food on time every month, and arranges the clansman to serve in corvee. federal state.

Now Shizhu has more than 100 leaders, big and small. Except for Shizhu County, which is directly managed by Xuanweishi, other places are controlled by big and small heads. Of course, Xuanweishi is generally the most powerful headman, so this political system It has always been effective. In the barbaric and uncivilized mountainous areas, most of the chieftains are in the world. The civil government of the court cannot control it at all. Therefore, no matter the central or local governments in the Ming Dynasty, they turned a blind eye to the chieftains. They were coaxed not to cause trouble, paid for food and conscription on time, and did not care about anything else.

"What? There are only 10 households in Shizhu? Less than [-] people?" Wang Huan was taken aback, stopped and stopped.

Ma Wannian, who was by his side, looked sad, and sighed: "Yes, the court fights every year, and my grandmother leads the troops well, and the soldiers are strong, almost every year. After coming down, almost all the young and strong people in the territory have been exhausted, and the court is not effective in fighting. Although our local soldiers have the reputation of white soldiers, they cannot withstand such consumption. At present, there are only less than 1000 soldiers in our territory who are capable of fighting. If not Last year when the bandits Zhang entered the country, my grandmother led troops to resist, so how could they be outnumbered, so the bandits Zhang drove straight in and took over all the prefectures in central Sichuan."

Wang Huan nodded in relief. Ma Wannian was right. Qin Liangyu was relied upon by the imperial court. Every time there was a war, troops would be drawn from the stone pillars. The white pole soldiers were regarded as an inexhaustible source of troops. The mountainous area was already sparsely populated, so how could it withstand it? With such consumption, especially when Governor Shao Jiechun fought against Zhang Xianzhong five years ago, Qin Liangyu gathered all the people in the territory and got [-] troops. He rushed to rescue him at starry night. However, due to Shao Jiechun's deployment error, he was defeated and returned. The [-] soldiers were almost wiped out, leaving Qin Liangyu After a setback, they returned to Shizhu and could no longer organize as strong an army as they had when they came out of Liaodong.

Wang Huan frowned. At this moment, he and Ma Wannian, with Zu Bian, Chen Ergou, and Xu Goudan, were walking in a headman's village a hundred miles south of Shizhu, where later generations detected silver deposits. , the reserves are abundant, so Wang Huan worked tirelessly and bumped on the carriage for a long time, braving the dizzy acid water to come here.

He checked on the spot and found that the mountain where the silver mine was located had no trace of excavation, and was well preserved. He was happy in his heart, but when he heard Ma Wannian say this, his mood suddenly turned bad.Whenever a place rises, people and money are inseparable. Money is easy to earn. When Wang Huan digs underground, gold and silver will come.But the population is not in a hurry. It takes about 20 years for a generation to grow from birth to adulthood. If there are no people, how can they rule the roost?

Where can this man be found?Wang Huan was in trouble.

The accompanying local leader also sighed: "What Ma Xiaoguan said is very true. In recent years, our tribe has almost no strong men, old and young, or women and children, and even those refugees from outside. Some are unable to control it, and there was trouble a few days ago due to lack of food."

Wang Huan was worried, when he heard the last part of the headman's words, his eyes lit up, and he turned around and asked urgently, "Refugees? Where did the refugees come from? Where are they?"

Seeing that Wang Huan was in a hurry, the leader was a little puzzled, pointed at him and said, "Well, twenty miles to the south from here, there is a fortress called Tubaozhai. In recent years, many refugees from neighboring prefectures and counties have come here because of the rebellion caused by Zhang thieves. They were all placed near this place by the consolation envoy, and gradually formed a scale, opened up wasteland and farmed, and multiplied. , It was a headache for me to wait."

Wang Huan looked at Ma Wannian, and the square-faced boy also said: "It's true. Grandma saw that the refugees were pitiful, so she designated a piece of land around Tubao Village to let them live in their own huts and temporarily resettle them. We have received some food relief, and we will make proper arrangements according to the wishes of the court after the official letter comes down."

The ecstasy on Wang Huan's face couldn't be concealed, and he couldn't help laughing out loud. This is really dozing off and meeting the pillow. He came here for whatever he wanted. There are tens of thousands of refugees. After all, there are nearly [-] adult men in there. This is Labor, this is the source of soldiers, but don't let them run away!

He grabbed Ma Wannian and said anxiously, "Take me there quickly. The life of the refugees is hard, so I must go and take a look and comfort him." Because of his anxiety, he didn't even want to sit in the carriage, and all the time Jumped onto the horse that Ma Wannian was riding, and wanted to ride the same horse as Ma Wannian.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, Chen Ergou and Xu Goudan both thought: The refugees are none of your business, what are you doing in such a hurry?
But Ma Wannian and the leader were very moved. They felt that the new councilor was very considerate of the suffering of the people. He couldn't sit still when he heard that refugees were gathering. He had a resolute character.

They didn't know what Wang Huan had in mind. A group of people rode horses and crossed a mountain pass. They saw a stone village on a low earth mountain. Along the village, there were countless huts and shacks. Stretching out, the entire valley bottom of the mountain is full of sheds. It is noon at this moment, and the smoke is bursting. I don’t know how many people are living and resting inside. Some people saw Wang Huan and others riding horses. They all just glanced numbly, doing their own things unmoved.

Looking at Wang Huan, the people among them were all yellow and emaciated, and their bodies were emaciated. They were indeed some ordinary people who had fled.

"Alas, the incompetence of the court and the troubled times have brought suffering to these people." Ma Wancheng sighed. He was a chivalrous person and could not bear to see such a scene.

"You haven't been to HNSX and other places. That's the hell on earth. This place is good." Wang Huan patted him on the shoulder behind him and said, "Enough seeing, let's go, let's go back and see Mr. Qin. "

Ma Wannian was stunned, and then took a look. Why did Counselor Wang, who cared about the people, leave again?

(End of this chapter)