In December, some refugees from Jingzhou came to Chengdu County. Liu Xin asked Wang Hui to build a porridge tent to give porridge to the refugees and control the scope of their activities, otherwise they would affect the people of Chengdu County.

Some who took the opportunity to cause trouble were severely beaten by the soldiers who maintained order, and were sent to Rui County to do labor camps. Most of the other refugees, seeing that they had food to eat, were quietly waiting for arrangements from Chengdu County.

On this day, Liu Xin finished her class with [Jinyiwei] and stayed with Wang Xiaohua in the mansion. Wang Xiaohua was more than six months pregnant and her belly was already very big. Liu Xin would accompany her every day as long as he had time.

At this time, the guard outside the door reported that Li Hui and Zhang Ren had come to the outer courtyard to ask for an audience.

Liu Xin came to the outer courtyard and saw that the two of them were looking very good recently. They were now the most important ministers under Liu Xin. Many of Liu Xin's old subordinates were very vocal about this, and neither of them dared to do anything at work.

No slightest hesitation.

Liu Xin was very satisfied when he saw that Zhang Ren's loyalty value had reached 96 points and his force value had reached 91 points. However, Li Hui's loyalty value had reached 87 points not long after he had taken refuge with Liu Xin, making him safe to use.

"See you, my lord!" The two of them saluted Liu Xin together.

"Excuse me! Aren't you two busy? Come to my house at this time." Liu Xin asked.

"Lord, there are more and more refugees outside the city these days. There were only four porridge shacks the day before yesterday, and now there are six. These victims must move away, otherwise they will become more and more troublesome," Li Hui said to Liu Xin.

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"Lord, our Ministry of Industry's industrial zone in Guangdu County has been lacking skilled carpenters, masons, and bricklayers. There are quite a few skilled people among these victims. I hope to move these people to the craft zone.

." Zhang Ren also said.

"When the Ministry of Industry wants people, the Ministry of Industry naturally chooses them first. It's just that these refugees are new arrivals and their situation is very unstable. You need to pay more attention." Liu Xin returned to Zhang Ren.

"Yes, my subordinates know!" Zhang Ren returned.

"My lord, you asked the Ministry of Agriculture to plant a large amount of cotton in the five northern counties next year. The textile machines in our industrial zone have been manufactured, but our people who grow cotton have not yet!

The population of the five northern counties is already sparse, and establishing breeding farms requires a lot of manpower. My subordinates hope to send all these people to the five northern counties." Li Hui also came to ask for people.

In the past, no one thought how important these ordinary people were. The government relied on aristocratic families to collect taxes, and the people could have a lot of money. But now there are more and more industries in Shu County, and the people still have to cultivate their own land. Many times

The people were no longer willing to go there unless they were paid enough for their work, so the incident involving the two important people happened.

"The Ministry of Industry selects people first, and after the selection, the Ministry of Agriculture will choose. But I have to tell you, don't give people too little wages just to save money. The minimum wage in Shu County is 20 yuan a day. If anyone is lower than this standard, don't be blamed.

When the supervision department comes to your door, don’t ask anyone to intercede!" Liu Xin said.

"The minimum wage is 20 yuan a day for those over 18 years old. I understand this.

By the way, there is one more thing that needs to be reported to the lord. There has been a lot of trouble among the officials of the Prefecture and Mufu government recently. Liu Zhoumu selected 50,000 young men from the refugees and collected taxes from the aristocratic families of Guanghan County, Hanzhong County, and Qianwei County again. The aristocratic families reacted all

Very big.

Liu Zhoumu handed over all 50,000 troops to the [Dongzhou Scholars]. Many local aristocratic families have resigned and left. I am afraid this matter will not end well.

If my lord intends to win over General Huang Quan, this is the right time." Li Hui said to Liu Xin.

"I want Zhang Song, Huang Quan, and Li Yan, and I also want Gan Ning. Which of you two is willing to go to Mianzhu County to be a lobbyist for me?" Liu Xin asked.

"My subordinates are willing to go!" Li Hui returned.

Liu Xin looked at Li Hui and nodded. This Li Hui is really good. The second-rate counselor is so useful to him. The key is that he is familiar with Liu Yan's subordinates and he is from Shu County. In many cases, things are better than others.

It's much easier to handle.

At first, hundreds of refugees arrived in Chengdu County every day, and then the rate increased rapidly, reaching 1,000 people. By mid-December, the number reached 2,000 people, and news of the arrival of refugees also came from Wuyang County.

Except for the industrial area and refined salt production workshop, all Liu Xin's people moved to the five northern counties of Shu County. Among them, the three counties (counties) with the smallest population have the largest increase in population. There are not many aristocratic families in these three counties, so as long as they have enough food, they can do whatever they want.

Three days after Li Hui left, he sent soldiers to report to Liu Xin. Zhang Song had agreed to join Liu Xin. Huang Quan was still hesitant. Li Yan was very reluctant to refuse. Gan Ning was still suppressing bandits in Bajun, and Li Hui could not even meet him.

Not seen.

Liu Xin knew that Gan Ning was not reused in either Liu Yan or Liu Zhang's hands. Later, he took refuge with Sun Quan and began to show his abilities. Liu Xin wanted to take Gan Ning under his command no matter what.

At noon the next day after Li Hui sent back the news, Liu Xin opened the gate of Chengdu County and welcomed Huang Quan, Zhang Song, Meng Da and more than ten people into Chengdu County. Liu Xin gave everyone enough face and held a banquet to treat his subordinates.

All the civil servants and military generals were invited over. But Huang Xu, Zhang Song and others were indeed worthy of Liu Xin.

Liu Xin gave Zhang Song to Zhang Ren as his deputy, Meng Da to Li Hui as his deputy, and Huang Quan to Huang Zhong as his deputy. In this way, Liu Xin could ensure that their loyalty would increase quickly. Liu Xin was not afraid that some of them would tell their secrets

Will Liu Yan or other princes send troops to Shu County to rob him even if they tell Liu Yan? Liu Xin is not afraid of Liu Yan.

The second year of Chuping has slowly come to an end. Everything in Shu County has begun to go on track in accordance with Liu Xin's requirements. The refined salt produced in the Mianhudao salt well has begun to be sold on the market. At first, there were still people grabbing the refined salt that cost 600 yuan per pound.

Unexpectedly, after a few days, the price of refined salt continued to drop, and the price began to slow down until it dropped to 300 yuan. People with better family conditions were unwilling to eat coarse salt because the taste of coarse salt was really bad. And Qilin Trading Company entered the market.

The fine salt is white and crystal clear, without a trace of sediment!

Every time a group of refugees arrived in Chengdu County, they were quickly divided up. The counties that dared to recruit people in this way were mainly backed by Qilin Trading Company. In the past few days, there were grain transport convoys transporting grain from Ruixian County to the counties in the northern part of Shu County.

Apart from anything else, the newly arrived refugees do not need to go hungry when they arrive in Shu County. As long as the victims work diligently every day in their new home, they will have no problem buying some eggs and chicken at the market.

You must know that the price of eggs in Shu County has dropped from fifteen yuan to two yuan in recent years, and the price of chicken is also very low. You can buy a roast chicken for only forty yuan.

The population of the five northern counties of Shu County is increasing every day, but the people live a very comfortable life, and there is no bad news coming from anywhere. Liu Xin couldn't help but sigh, the people of this aristocratic family are really easy to satisfy, as long as they are given food, let them
Chapter completed!