Great Qin Shi Empress

Chapter 121 315~316

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The resettlement of 2 people is not a small problem, not to mention that these people are all from countries in the Western Regions, and their living habits and customs are very different from the local people.

However, Lin Qian's most concerned question is not the same: "According to what Lu Zhi and Zhang Fu said, these people seem to follow them and leave without asking the government's permission?"

This was 4000 years ago when the population of China was only 2000 million. Not only was the Qin State short of people, but other countries would definitely feel that there were people. In this case, those countries would be crazy to agree to let their own people escape to other countries.

What's more, there are still a full 2 people.

Ying Zheng glanced at Lin Qian and laughed: "Even before Qi Chu and other countries did not establish a complete household registration system, people who want to leave their hometowns and settle in other places just need to bring all their belongings and family members with them. .”

In order to prevent the unrestricted circulation of the people, the Qin State specially stipulated that if you want to leave a certain place, you must go to the government office to obtain the relevant certificate——

This law has been followed for thousands of years, and it was not completely abolished until after the reform and opening up.

However, Qin State strictly guards against population flow, but it does not mean that other countries are the same: Qi and Chu and other countries are like this, and countries in the Western Regions will only be weaker than Qi and Chu and other countries in controlling population flow.

If they want to control the large-scale population flow, the countries in the Western Regions seem to have no other choice but to send out troops.

Lin Qian suddenly understood why those people had to leave with Lu Zhi and his wife.

Because Lu Zhi and Zhang Fu represented the Qin State, even if the countries in the Western Regions were unwilling to let those people leave, they did not dare to use their troops, fearing that they would cause misunderstandings between Lu Zhi, Zhang Fu, and the Qin State behind them.

Ying Zheng obviously knew the reason, but he didn't care about it: "Qin is short of people, and these 2 people must not be sent back."

Lin Qian immediately thought of the fact that when he was working on various infrastructures, he was forced to delay the construction period due to lack of manpower. The project that could have been completed in a few months could only be delayed to half a year or even longer. What could have been completed in half a year It needs to be delayed for more than a year, and what can be completed in one year is directly delayed to two or three years...

Originally thinking that these people were illegal immigrants, it might be a better choice to repatriate them back to China, Lin Qian immediately gave up this idea.

The current situation is different from Lin Qian's previous life, so there is no need to take the same approach.

Adapting measures to local conditions is the best choice.

But if you want to keep people, what should you do?

Not only Lin Qian and Ying Zheng were troubled by this, but even the court ministers couldn't come up with a more suitable solution to this "sweet trouble".

After all, a population of [-] is too much.

Xianyang City is considered to be the largest and most populous city in Qin State today, but its population is only over 40, less than 50, and nearly half of them were migrated from other cities.

The [-] people in the Western Regions are already one-twentieth of Xianyang.

This is not a small amount.

not to mention……

Lu Zhi suddenly remembered something, and quickly got up to add: "In order to keep up with our team, many of those people had to lose their entire family to buy train tickets for the whole family, and now they have nothing on them."

Those people have no money on them?

The danger is even greater!

Li Si said directly: "Your Majesty, these people cannot stay in Xianyang, at least most of them cannot stay in Xianyang."

If these people are allowed to live in Xianyang, there will definitely be troubles.

Others agreed one after another. These people from the Western Regions who came to Xianyang with Lu Zhi and Zhang Fu really couldn't stay in Xianyang.

Ying Zheng also had no objection to this, but only: "Which city do you think should be sent to live?"

Everyone fell silent, and no one spoke for a while.

Lin Qian paused, got up and said, "If the people from the Western Regions who followed were penniless, the villages outside the city seemed a little inappropriate. They couldn't afford to buy land at all, and the villages didn't need too many people. They probably won't survive."

Those people have lived in the Western Regions all year round, and they don't know much about the animals and plants in the Central Plains, so they may not be able to meet suitable prey when hunting.

What's more, most of those people are just ordinary people——

Those who are capable can live well in the Western Regions, and there is no need to spend a lot of money on train tickets to come to Qin.

Ying Zheng looked at Lin Qian: "Marquis Gu Feng thinks, which city is appropriate to send them to?"

After thinking about it all night, Lin Qian already vaguely had an answer in his heart: "Currently, several cities on the grassland are still in an unfinished state, and the autumn harvest is coming soon. If they go to the grassland to help, not only can they reduce the time to build the city, but they can also make money from it, and even..."

She suddenly had an idea, "Even settled in a certain city in the grassland?"

Those people from the Western Regions lived closer to the grasslands, and they often dealt with nomads. Compared with living with people from various ethnic groups in the Central Plains, they might be more suitable to live with nomads.

If possible, it is best to settle directly in the few cities closest to the Western Regions.

Although Lin Qian didn't finish her thoughts, Ying Zheng understood what she meant immediately, and instantly realized that it was a good idea to arrange these people from the Western Regions on the grassland.

Not only can they help build the city, but also allow them to earn enough money to buy real estate during this period, and at the same time solve the problems of food, clothing, housing and transportation during the period before they settled down.

This is simply a good thing that kills three birds with one stone.

Although the cities on the grassland were not as prosperous as Xianyang, all the facilities were not much different from Xianyang. If these people settled in a certain city, they might be able to develop a relatively prosperous city in the grassland.

Ying Zheng looked at the others: "Do you have any better suggestions?"

Everyone shook their heads unanimously, not only had no opinion, but also echoed the proposal.

Compared with placing these people in Xianyang or other Central Plains cities, it is indeed the best choice to send them to those newly built cities on the grassland.

Li Si even suggested: "After they pass the construction of the city, let them choose which grassland city they want to live in. 2 people are too many for the cities in the Central Plains, and the disadvantages of accepting them outweigh the advantages."

"But in those cities that have just been built, one is that the population is too small. Even if all the 2 people settle in the same city, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. At least many things have been done; There are fewer redundant houses, and more houses can be built in time after the superior builds, which is easier to plan.”

"Of course, the most important thing is that those herdsmen who chose to settle down have not yet fully adapted to today's life, and are still in the running-in stage with each other. Even if 2 people settle down, there will be no conflicts."

Just like the city where the Dinglings and the Huns lived together, after the initial running-in stage, they can now maintain the most basic friendly attitude.

Ying Zheng bowed his head, nodded after thinking for a moment: "In that case, do as Prime Minister Li said."

No one else has an opinion.

So not long after arriving in Xianyang City, the people from the Western Regions who hadn't woken up from the prosperity of Xianyang City met Li Si, the Prime Minister of Qin, and was sent on the train to the grassland by him.

The only good news is that this time the train does not require them to spend money to buy a ticket.

but……

This doesn't make those Westerners happy about it.

Especially after someone tried to ask whether they could stay in Xianyang and was rejected, everyone was even more unhappy.

Not only were they unhappy, but they also gave birth to endless panic.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the flight attendant on the train to appear in front of everyone and told them the order issued by the court: "Because you have no money, you can't buy land to support yourself, and most of you don't have the skills to make a living. So the imperial court decided to send you to the grassland to build a city first."

There was an instant commotion in the carriage, everyone was yelling like tens of thousands of ducks were quacking, and the flight attendants couldn't hear what they were saying at all.

Seeing that these people seemed not to shut up at all, the flight attendant immediately took out a loudspeaker——

The top is small and the bottom is big, which is made of metal. It has no other functions except to gather sound and expand.

Then he shouted directly: "Everyone be quiet!"

Everyone fell silent instantly.

The flight attendant pointed to one of the men who seemed to be more popular, and asked, "If you have any questions or concerns, you can directly ask them below."

The man didn't dare to be vague about matters related to the second half of his life, and immediately asked: "I just want to know, is there any money to build this city?"

The man's official speech was stumbling, and his tone was extraordinarily weird, but the problem went straight to the core.

A car full of people made countless protests and asked countless questions during the previous rowdy, but all sentences pointed to the same problem :-)

Whether their labor can be exchanged for money.

Even if there is no money, there must be other things, right?

Otherwise, let them be coolies?

The flight attendant nodded suddenly: "Don't worry, everyone. In fact, building a city on the grassland is a very popular job. It's just that it happened to be busy with the farming recently, so the people who originally built the city on the grassland had to go back home and busy harvesting grain."

"When the people leave, there will be a large number of manpower vacancies in the construction of the city. Not long after the harvest, sweet potatoes and potatoes will be planted, and rice will be planted in some places. In addition, the Chinese New Year will be in October, which directly leads to waiting until the autumn harvest. After the end, not all the people who came to the grassland to build the city will come back."

"The imperial court is short of people, that's why they sent you to the grassland to build the city." The flight attendant smiled, "But don't worry, building a city in the grassland pays more for more work. No matter what you do, the more you contribute, the more you will gain. I will take care of your food and lodging during this time."

Otherwise, there would not be too many people working in the grasslands in the hinterland of the Central Plains.

He looked around and saw everyone's serious expressions, so he couldn't help but continue to speak: "For example, the most common task of moving bricks on the grassland is to calculate the price according to the number of bricks each person moves every day. I don't know exactly how much money you can earn by moving a brick." , but what I can tell you is that as long as the body is in good condition, even a weaker woman can save seven or eight hundred yuan a month by moving bricks."

Everyone's eyes widened: Seven or eight hundred dollars?

The flight attendant nodded: "Your treatment is the same as everyone else's. If you work hard, you may be able to save money to buy a house after the city on the grassland is built, and then you can directly settle down in your favorite grassland city. .”

The person who asked the question before frowned: "Can only settle in the grassland city?"

The flight attendant was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and said, "It's not like I can only..."

Seeing everyone looking at him, the flight attendant secretly complained.

but……

He took a deep breath and explained: "If the restrictions are completely relaxed, all of you may settle in Xianyang. This is obviously not acceptable, and it is not good for you."

After a pause, "You may not be able to afford a house in Xianyang with the money you have saved to build a city in the grassland."

As the state of Qin develops better and the country becomes more and more stable, the price of houses in Xianyang, the capital of the country, immediately rises, almost every day. The prices of houses in good locations are already four or five times that of before the national unification.

At this price, if it is not for the locals of Xianyang or the real rich, they simply cannot afford it.

When the others heard this, they fell silent immediately.

But the man still insisted: "What if we save enough money to buy a house?"

The flight attendant looked at each other: "You can choose to go to one of the cities to register your household registration first, and at the same time ask the other party to issue a certificate to go to Xianyang to buy a house and transfer your household registration to Xianyang."

As long as you have registered your household registration and become a native of Qin, you can do this, and the court treats everyone equally.

That person is relieved.

After that, he asked about other details, and after confirming that the trip to the grassland was really beneficial to them, the man didn't speak again.

After he shut up, the others slowly fell silent.

Although there are still occasional people who talk to the flight attendants, or ask some questions that need attention in Qin, they are relatively easy to deal with, and there is no difficulty.

Not long after, the train arrived at a city in the middle of the grassland.

This is a city that belongs to several tribes such as Yuezhi and Wusun. Now it has been built more than half, and some Yuezhi people and Wusun people have already lived in it. However, because most of the people who helped build the city before have returned to their hometowns, The progress of building the city is extremely slow now.

Xiao was in charge of the city. After learning from the newspaper that the imperial court would send 2 people to help build the city, she immediately came to the train station to greet everyone happily.

Then, everyone looked at Xiao's towering belly, and their eyes widened.

After the flight attendant introduced Xiao's identity, everyone was so stunned that they almost couldn't maintain their expressions, and opened their mouths wide open.

Xiao is used to it, but he doesn't feel offended: "Come here, first count the number of people according to the roster, and after confirming the misunderstanding, hand over to the station master, and then take the person back."

The station master knew that Xiao was pregnant, but he didn't know that her belly was already so big, and he was a little anxious: "Why did you come in person? Why don't you just leave this matter to your subordinates? It's not necessary at all. ..."

God, this is going to be in labor, isn't it?If something happened to him he couldn't afford it.

Xiao caught the look of the station master in his eyes, and said with a smile: "There is no need to be so alarmed, my own body knows it, and it must be fine. Besides, there are still more than two months before my labor period, and I have specially brought a Doctor, nothing will happen."

Following Xiao's finger, the station master confirmed that she really brought a doctor with her, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao didn't greet him much, and after confirming that there was no problem with the number of people, he took his leave and left.

The [-] people who have just arrived in the Western Regions are like timely rain to Xiao, just to fill the current manpower gap, so after she confirmed that the number and identity are all right, she directly arranged for them to start working the next day.

She herself is not idle, and she patrols around every day, and if she encounters a problem, she can deal with it as soon as possible.

But after the news reached the ears of Xiao He in the neighboring city, he immediately wrote to Ying Zheng, hoping to exchange cities with Xiao——

It's not that he wants to pick peaches, it's just that he is worried about Xiao's current situation.

Not only that, Xiao He also directly wrote to Xianyang's parents, asking him to take Xiao's parents to the city where he was located to help watch her.

Originally, Xiao Xiao knew what he knew, but now it seems that where is the knowledge?

Xiao He was so angry that he wished he could immediately run to the city where Xiao was.

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