The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 16 Placement
Under the propaganda of the army, it spread throughout the city in less than half an hour, and the refugees scattered in the city supported the old and the young, and went to the east gate and Jianchunmen porridge shed in a mighty way.The refugees from outside the city also rushed to express their willingness to settle down in Hebei Province!
Yang Tong, who was flattered at home, burst out laughing.

In ancient times, what was the standard of prosperity?
How to maintain the prestige of Huanghuang for a long time, and how to improve it to a higher level?

The ultimate answer is population.

In the era of cold weapons, whether it is a prosperous economy or foreign wars, population represents almost everything.

As long as there are people, you can be invincible!This is an eternal truth!
Henan Province has a criss-cross water network and developed agriculture, and it was also a major grain-producing area in the Sui Dynasty.And because the east is the economic center and transportation hub of the Sui Dynasty, the population here is very dense. Now there are rebellions everywhere, and there are refugees everywhere. As long as you have money and food, you can pull up an army of tens of thousands in one night. .

However, Hebei Province, which was in charge of transporting materials for the Three Expeditions to Goguryeo, was sparsely populated, and because of the continuous wars, many people died of war disasters and hunger and cold.

If all the refugees in Henan County were raided, there would be at least five or six million.

Only people can have an army; only people can produce food and support an army.

However, for the current Sui Dynasty, refugees are a huge social problem. Without reasonable and effective management and distribution, officials from all over the country are unwilling to accept refugees.I'm afraid that if I don't manage well, these refugees will rebel against you.

These concerns of others do not exist for him, Yang Tong. For him, a public is a source of taxation, a source of food, and the basis for the Sui Dynasty to be strong and brilliant again.

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Prince Qin's Mansion!
Yang Gongren was full of praise: "Your Highness's method of 'relief from work' is more active than labor, because 'relief from work' is voluntary, while corvee is mandatory. If the imperial court were to open up wasteland and repair Canals, city walls, roads, and canals cost far more than that. If you follow His Highness’s law, what the court pays is actually rations.”

"What's more important is that it can not only help the victims and repair the river city, but also disperse the victims and find things for the victims to do, so that there will be less trouble!"

Yang Shidao took it for granted.

Since ancient times, as long as the court is not stupid, it basically pays attention to disasters.Putting aside all kinds of so-called destiny and other remarks, the court is most wary of these disaster victims.

Whenever there is a severe drought or flood or an earthquake disaster, the people will lose the supplies they depend on for survival, and they will go into exile everywhere. Of course, the concentrated objects will be wealthy towns, such as Chang'an and Luoyang!
These hungry and complaining victims have nothing to do.Once gathered together, there will soon be negative emotions such as pessimism.At this time, if someone instigated... the consequences would be disastrous!
Whether the riots can be suppressed is another matter. Once the victims gather together and erupt, it will be a catastrophe that can shake the country!
However, after Yang Tong's "relief with work" policy is introduced, all problems will be solved easily. First, he will save lives with porridge, then save life with food to appease the refugees, and then use resettlement to shape the future, and finally use "relief with work" Solve the worries of the victims!

After all, the imperial court only invested some life-saving food and grain seeds in the early stage.As for the "relief with work" food and wages, the victims sell their labor income. Under normal circumstances, others are asked to pay more.

This method is beneficial to both the country and the people. Both sides have taken advantage of it. Not only did the victims not drag down the court, but they could also build a place for the court. After they settled down, they could bring in considerable tax revenue. Why not do it?

The eyes of brothers Yang Gongren and Yang Shidao were full of joy and surprise.

Since getting married, Yang Tong's naive childishness has disappeared, and the wisdom he has shown is convincing.

The corners of Yang Tong's mouth curled up quietly, obviously very happy.

If it was a normal disaster relief, Yang Tong would not have to go through a lot of trouble, just open several big granaries, but this time Yang Tong not only needs to solve the disaster situation and seize the population, but also rebuild the Hebei Road, and make the cities, rivers, Repair the roads and open a few more canals to ensure that some areas that are prone to drought will no longer lack water, and ensure that some embankments that are prone to floods will be taller and stronger, and the city walls will be stronger and transportation will be more convenient...

And these large numbers of victims are the most suitable and cheapest labor.As long as the victims are in place, the foundation can be laid down one place at a time.

He wants to use the power of the victims to the greatest extent reasonably, not only to avoid the rebellion of the victims, but also to build water conservancy and transportation. The water network of Hebei Road is crisscrossed. If canals are opened to connect the rivers, the value it will generate will be immeasurable.

"Your Highness, have you ever thought about where the victims will be resettled?" Yang Shidao asked.

"Relocate in Qinghe and Zhao counties first! Once the fields in these two counties are full, we will consider other counties." A gleam of excitement flashed in Yang Tong's eyes.

Hebei Taoist families and gentry were bloodbathed over and over again by bandits. The Qinghe Cui family, Zhaojun Li family, Boling Cui family, Fanyang Lu family, and Bohai Gao family all died. A large number of vacated fields have long been abandoned, and they will naturally return to the government!And Yang Tong doesn't want these powerful families who threaten his rule to return to his rule, so not only must the traditional forces of these powerful families be filled with disaster victims, but also reset the household registration and real estate title deeds. After the rebellion has been suppressed, it will be too late to make such an arrangement!
"Mr. Gongren, you first bring a group of reserve officials to the north to sort out the county officials. As for the vacant officials, select people from the reserve officials and make them ready to accept refugees. Try it out for a year. If there are any If you make achievements, you will be appointed after one year. If you do nothing within a year, you will not only be dismissed, but also the title of reserve official will be removed."

"Mr. Shidao, you are also leading a group of people to the north. Your task is to take back the idle land, and also take back all the land that was annexed after the turmoil, and hold the local officials accountable. You start with Qinghe, Then Zhaojun, Bohai, and Boling. Each of you will bring three thousand soldiers with you in case of unexpected accidents."

"Here!" The Yang brothers moved and agreed.

(End of this chapter)