The fierce wife is the happy head of the family

Chapter 375 Talking to the County Magistrate

Chen Shengcai took a few refugees to the city to meet the county magistrate, listened to Chen Shengcai's narration, and looked through the village chronicles. He saw that the refugees were in good condition, and overall they were very satisfied.The county magistrate summoned Chen Shengcai alone to sit in the meeting hall.

"Brother, you did a good job." The county magistrate had to praise a few words, "This northern war involved a wide range of areas. Fortunately, our generals were outstanding, and we drove the foreigners out of the border in time, and forced them to do battle." The move to seek peace made my court safe. However, most of the refugees from the north moved to the south, and several nearby counties have received orders from the imperial court to distribute disaster money and appease the refugees. You know, layers upon layers After the suppression, the amount of money in our hands will be less, and even less money will be distributed to the refugees. Some refugees are not convinced, saying that the imperial court does not care about their lives. They launched riots in groups, we really had no other choice, so we arrested them and gave a serious warning to the refugees outside, if they don’t listen to discipline, we will put them all in prison.”

"County magistrate, refugees are suffering too. Put them in jail, what?" Chen Shengcai felt that it was a bit unfair. It's not easy for refugees, and it's normal to fight for a little money.

"This is just a tactic to slow down the army." The county magistrate lamented, "They also have hands and feet, and they always rely on the appropriation of the imperial court. In the future, won't they develop a crooked trend of being lazy and lazy? Brother, I talked to you last time As I said before, to solve the refugee problem, for now, let them open up wasteland and farm land in various villages and towns, and live a happy life. You also know that the city is full of commercial areas, and there are few farmers. It is also possible to stay in the city, but according to the feedback from our people, the Lin family and the Zhou family still have a few conscientious merchants who open porridge shops, sit and wait for more food, and really use their brains to do business Not much. I'm really relieved that you can accommodate 500 people, brother, you really did me a big favor."

"What's the matter, they will become villagers with different surnames in Chenjia Village in the future. With the addition of fresh forces, maybe our Chenjia Village will develop better and better." Chen Shengcai became humble.

"Hey, brother, don't be humble." The county magistrate waved his hand and said calmly, "Liujia Village, Gaojiapo and Chenjia Village are connected, which is a characteristic of our Tanping County, but the three villages The style is different, you can accept those refugees, Gao Jiapo doesn’t know what he thinks for the time being, it’s just that Village Chief Liu has a slippery mind.”

"How do you say it?" Chen Shengcai was very curious about what Village Chief Liu was talking about when he asked the county magistrate.

"Yesterday, Village Chief Liu found me and said that the refugees who settled in your village dug up the cassava in their village and stole some livestock, causing the people in Liu's village to halve their harvest at the end of the year. Those refugees are really ambitious. He wants me to take people to arrest the refugees." The county magistrate said, as a county magistrate, he has the responsibility to keep the people in other villages from being bullied, and he thought, if those refugees are really so hateful, You really have to take someone to shut them down for a while before making a decision.

"No, absolutely not." Chen Shengcai waved his hand, "The county magistrate is wise, but he can't listen to Village Chief Liu's rumors. Those refugees just arrived in the third village because they were so hungry that they stole some rural things, or Not worth much, and then they settled down after they built houses on our dry river."

"According to the law of our dynasty, any refugee who is not accepted by the village and town and commits crimes must be imprisoned for half a year as punishment." The county magistrate said softly, "But, I saw this According to this village log, people in Chenjia Village are willing to accept them, which means they are good people, so what Village Chief Liu said is nothing but nonsense, so I will not consider it.”

"Thank you county magistrate for being tolerant and generous to spare them." Chen Shengcai kowtowed gratefully to the county magistrate, thinking that Village Chief Liu was really hateful, but why did he do this?Inevitably asked out.

"Hey, I heard that he instigated the refugees to move to Liujia Village. This way, the number of people in the village increased, and secondly, he thought that the government appropriation could be distributed to the villagers, but he didn't know that the appropriation was appropriation. How could it be distributed to the villagers? What about the village? As soon as the money arrives, we will send someone to personally deliver it to the refugees." How could the county magistrate not know what Village Chief Liu meant?
"So that's the case, it's no wonder." Chen Shengcai nodded, suddenly thought of something, and said calmly, "Master County Magistrate, there are a few refugees outside who are representatives, and they want to see what the imperial court is doing. You See if you can tell them about it?" The refugees might not believe what he conveyed, so let the magistrate tell them in person.

"That's easy to say." The county magistrate smiled lightly, and said to the guard, "Let them in." The guard led the order out, and soon led the refugees in, and they knelt on the ground in fear. Their hometown is gone, and they will stay in their own village for the rest of their lives, and they will definitely never see any officials. When they see them suddenly, they are terrified, and they are really afraid that if they accidentally say the wrong thing, they will be punished.

"Mr. Chen has already made it clear to me about your affairs. You have entered the village annals of Chenjiacun, and you will be villagers with different surnames in Chenjiacun. I will drive you back to your hometown. You also know that your side is close to the capital, and wars are very frequent. I don’t know when you will face the embarrassment of being displaced again. Even if you come to us again, we will I won’t pity you, I’ll accept you.” The county magistrate’s voice was soft but powerful, and the refugees knelt there motionless, saying that they would obey the county magistrate’s arrangement.

"Also, since you have settled in Chenjiacun, if there is no special event, you should not move to Gaojiapo and Liujiacun, so as not to cause disputes between the three villages, you understand?" the county magistrate said again.

"Yes, we will definitely take root in Chenjia Village." The kneeling feet of the refugees were trembling slightly. Contacting officials was really painful.

"Of course, if you feel that Chenjia Village is not good, and you want to go back to your hometown or seek development elsewhere, we will not stop you. You only need to get the permission and letter from the local village head, and you can go wherever you want. You guys." The county magistrate was so verbose for the first time, he was really anxious, and he was really afraid that the mood of these refugees would turn bad after being shaken, and it would be difficult to manage them.

"Yes, we remembered." The homeless man nodded, and the county magistrate was very satisfied.

"By the way, the appropriation from the imperial court will arrive in a few days, and we will send it to you. Don't guess how much and don't spread rumors." The county magistrate said seriously.

"Yes, thank you for the court's mercy." The refugees agreed, and the county magistrate let them go out. Chen Shengcai saw that nothing was wrong, so he also left.

(End of this chapter)