Chapter 13 Disaster Relief, Recruitment
In midsummer, the scorching sun is hot, which can easily make people restless.
Recently, Emperor Taizong of Tang was anxious and the drought in Guanzhong became more and more serious. There have been many rumors that this was the punishment of God for Emperor Taizong of Tang who was inappropriate in his attainment.
Emperor Taizong of Tang disliked others saying that he was inappropriate in his position, so he worked hard to be the emperor and create a prosperous Tang Dynasty, so that no one would say anything more.
He attached great importance to the drought and took the initiative to ask for rain at the altar of Chang'an. Then he arranged for prime ministers such as Fang Xuanling, Du Rumei and other ministers to go to various places in Guanzhong to ask for rain.
No matter whether you can get the rain or not, at least let the people in the world know that he works hard and is very attentive, and can win the hearts of the people.
The drought in Guanzhong made Emperor Taizong of Tang worry, and the rain leaked from the Taoist house, and something happened to the Turks.
Some people in the Eastern Turks tried to unify the Eastern Turks by the Khan who had been enthroned before Emperor Taizong of Tang, and were ambitious and threatened the Tang Dynasty.
When Emperor Taizong of Tang ascended the throne, the Eastern Turks attacked. Although they won, there were still many, and the Eastern Turks could no longer be threatened.
"beat!"
"Order Li Jing to be prepared for the marching chief supervisor, and this time we must be forever in trouble!"
A few years have passed, the Tang Dynasty has recovered and defeated the Eastern Turks at that time, so Emperor Taizong of Tang was very confident.
Zhang Hao and the others learned about this news soon.
In the history chat group.
Yue Fei revealed the news: "Tang Taizong has appointed Li Jing as the chief marching chief and is preparing to use troops against the Eastern Turks."
Yue Fei performed well in the army and was valued by Li Jing. He is now a thousand generals and has more than a thousand soldiers under his command.
Zhang Hao said: "The opportunity is here. I wish Brother Wu a success in his military achievements in advance and will be promoted step by step. Of course, you should also pay attention to your own safety. This is the most important thing, only or there will be a future."
Chongzhen said: "With Brother's ability, it is easy to fight the Eastern Turks, and in history, the Eastern Turks were destroyed this time. As long as you don't advance aggressively, you will definitely have a lot of military achievements."
Li Bai didn't know much about Yue Fei, but just heard Chongzhen and Zhang Hao say something, "Fifth brother, be careful, come back alive."
Zhuge Liang said, "The best is good at attacking the plan, and I will wait for you to return triumphantly."
Bai Qi was accompanying Xu Jie, who had just given birth to a child at home, and had a fat boy, which made Bai Qi happy: "Fifth brother, we are waiting for you to come back, you have never seen your nephew."
Yue Fei's nose was sore: "You guys... When I come back and drink together, I will bring gifts to my nephew. I hope this kid can already dance lively by then."
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A month later, the army set out.
As autumn begins, due to drought in Guanzhong, there are large-scale grain harvests, and many refugees have emerged. Some of them come directly to Chang'an City, hoping to get relief and survive.
Sun Hao asked someone to build many porridge sheds outside the city to save people, and provide some tents to shelter from the wind and rain.
The people who donate the porridge are not only them, but also many families, such as the Fang family, Du family, Li family, Cheng family, Yuchi family and other aristocratic families.
Among them, people can do their best, such as the Fang family, Du family, Cheng family and other new nobles, whose families are not very rich. They have donated some money and food to the court before, and there is not much left.
Some people just act like a show, including aristocratic families and merchants.
There are only a handful of people who are willing to spend money like Zhang Hao.
Emperor Taizong of Tang was concerned about the situation of refugees in Chang'an and quietly went out to visit privately.
"Sun's porridge shed, that Sun Hao?"
When Emperor Taizong of Tang saw the porridge shed of the Sun family and the tents provided, he was surprised. It cost a lot of money: "Many people say that merchants are unkind because of wealth. I can't see it all. The Sun family is so good."
Now Emperor Taizong of Tang became very good at Zhang Hao and praised him repeatedly.
Emperor Taizong of Tang approached quietly, wanting to learn more.
Soon after, I discovered a situation where the Sun family was recruiting workers to work in their own workshop while serving porridge.
"If you are willing to stay, our Sun Family workshop will include food and accommodation, and the wages will be paid every day. You can build a house for you in the future..."
The conditions are good and very attractive.
But not many people could agree immediately. Most people still wanted to survive the most dangerous time. With the help of the court, they also wanted to continue going home to farm.
The most important thing is to have land to cultivate. Working for others is unreliable and there is no guarantee. If others say they are dismissed, they will fire you, and if they say they will drive them away.
"Don't worry, our Sun family will never lie. There will be an official supervision, and no one dares to do anything randomly."
The Sun family explained patiently.
"Really? I have a wife and two children at home, can I get together?"
Among the refugees, there are also some tenants who do not have their own land and farm for the landlord's family, but they have become refugees for some reasons.
More than 90% of refugees have their own arable land, and they are living out after the harvest is lost due to drought.
Tenants farm for others, and the disasters or not have much impact on them. Besides, for landlords, their fields must be irrigated with water, and the degree of disaster is far less severe than that of ordinary people.
"Adult men and women, as long as they have labor, can work in the Sun's house. With the wages of you couples, you are more than enough to support your family. We provide you with a house for you. In the future, you can build your own house, or our workshop can build your house for you..."
It’s good to be able to attract more than a dozen families in a day.
“Is the Sun Family Workshop big?”
Emperor Taizong of Tang was curious and said to the eunuchs around him: "I'll find out the situation quietly later."
Emperor Taizong of Tang did not comment on the Sun family's actions for the time being, and he had to check the situation again.
Zhang Hao has bought land and built workshops in several villages near Sanshi Village, and can start construction just after everyone has completed their hands.
He is responsible for recruiting people and managing workshops.
Li Bai and Chongzhen helped him sort out the relationship between the government. This kind of population movement requires permission from the government, otherwise it would be an illegal act.
Fortunately, the problem is not big, and both sides voluntarily, and the Sun family promised to properly resettle the workers recruited so as not to cause trouble to the government, and the government did not need to allocate cultivated land for these people.
Pens, ink, paper, inkstone, printing books, chalk, blackboard, etc. all require separate workshops, and one or two cannot meet them.
The largest workshop is the glass workshop, which has many types of glass products and requires a lot of labor.
In addition, carpenters who can make wooden frames of windows and workers who can install glass windows are also needed.
Together, Zhang Hao needed at least hundreds of people.
Currently, most of the workers in the workshops are temporary workers. During the busy farming period, people are busy doing farm work, and few people are willing to give up more money and are willing to put down their arable land.
Some tenants are willing, but they will offend landlords in other villages. It is not good to dig a few corners, but if there are too many, it will not work, and the government will intervene to stop them.
It is not worth it to make the relationship tense for a few workers. After all, the workshop is here, and others want to make bad things. Even if it is not very damaged, it is very annoying.
It is better to attract refugees directly to save time and effort, and to save people and do good deeds at the same time, which will kill multiple deaths.
Zhang Hao didn't know that his actions had been discovered by Emperor Taizong of Tang, who was visiting privately, and was working hard.
Chapter completed!