Huo Xi explained their doubts: "You originally came from the Central Plains to escape chaos. There were many people like you at the time. The Central Plains has experienced disasters and wars, and it has become increasingly desolate. Now that the emperor wants to move the capital, he can't look north.
The land is vast and sparsely populated, and the fertile fields are uncultivated. In recent years, people have been migrating to the north one after another, and hundreds of thousands of people have moved there."
Patriarch Lu and his family looked at each other, so shocked that they could not close their mouths.
"Is this forced relocation or voluntary relocation?"
"They are all available. For example, in places like Shanxi, where there are few densely populated areas, it is explicitly ordered that three people will be given one penalty, and five people will be given two. However, if the whole family should move, certain benefits will be given."
Patriarch Lu suppressed the excitement in his heart: "Then, what are the benefits of relocating the people? Will the government give them land?"
"Yes." Huo Xi nodded, "The government will centrally resettle all the people who should be relocated. They will give them farmland, cattle and seeds, and they will also have certain discounts when buying farm tools. They will also give Sichuan-funded tolls, and they will be exempted from taxes for three years.
Labor service.”
"This, is this true?" Patriarch Lu stood up excitedly.
Huo Xi nodded.
Patriarch Lu was spinning around excitedly, his hands and feet were trembling, and he couldn't sit still.
They originally fled here from the Central Plains, spent all their money, and their tribesmen became sick and died. Now, will the government pay them Sichuan-funded travel expenses to let them go back?
"Your Excellency, do all prefectures and counties have such a policy?"
"No. The main purpose is to move the wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River, the population of Shaofu County, a densely populated area in Shanxi, Shandong and other places, to the north, and then some refugees from the mountains."
"Then we are not included in the relocation list. We are farmers, not mountaineers."
"There are four categories of immigrants: repatriation, military settlements, commercial settlements, and civilian settlements. You can explain to the local officials that you moved from the Central Plains, and now that you want to return to the Central Plains, you should be in the repatriation category. Furthermore, people who are willing to leave their homes now are not
There are many people in the north. The land in the north is vast and sparsely populated, so a lot of people have to move in. This is an imperial decree, so you should be able to move back."
"But the exodus of local people is related to the political performance of the county and government officials. Will they agree to let us go?"
"Nowadays, local political achievements are not as good as national policies. The emperor wants to relocate people, and the prefectures and counties dare not disobey the government order. If the prefectures and counties are willing to move some skilled people to the north to fill the population in the north, they will probably be recorded in their merit list.
Last stroke."
"This is real?"
Huo Xi nodded: "You can go to the local government and ask. Now Beiping is building palaces and there is a shortage of many craftsmen. If you have the skills, the local government should be willing to let you go."
"Okay, I'll send someone to ask about it right away!" Patriarch Lu couldn't sit still with excitement. He called his son and grandson to call for someone.
After a while, several elders from the village came to discuss the matter in the rain. They were all trembling excitedly.
"My lord, is this really happening? The government is willing to pay us for traveling expenses to Sichuan, and will also give us farmland, cattle and seeds when we get there?"
"There is such a policy. As for the situation in Shu, you still need to go to the government and ask."
"Great, we are saved!"
The Lu clan couldn't sit still and had to go down the mountain in the rain.
Huo Xi was afraid that they could not speak and would offend the government, so he taught them some speaking skills and asked them to bring some finished products made of wood and stone.
So a dozen men set off down the mountain, carrying dry food collected by the clan and some stone and wood carvings on their backs. Patriarch Lu was supported by his grandson and looked at them halfway up the mountain, his face full of hope.
Huo Nian pouted.
"What's wrong?" Huo Xi poked him in the face.
"Sister, you didn't even go to school, why do you know about these court affairs? But I don't know." Huo Nian thought about studying hard, learning skills, bringing honor to the family, and protecting the family. But he seemed quite useless himself.
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Huo Xi held his hand and watched the rain under the eaves.
"Nian'er, look, when the rain comes, the mountains, trees, and houses outside are all soaked by the rain. No one under the rain curtain is spared. Although we can't get wet in the house, the way out is blocked by the rain, right?
"
"Yes." Huo Nian looked up at his sister.
"So sometimes, things that seem to have nothing to do with us, but we are involved in them, will be affected a lot. So we are asked to listen to the six directions and look in all directions so that we can take precautions early."
Huo Nian seemed to understand.
"The court affairs seem to have nothing to do with us, but in fact they have a lot to do with it. A policy or a personnel change may be related to the fate of us ordinary people. You see, if my sister doesn't know about the eviction order, the Lu family
Are you stuck in this mountain and can’t hear even a single message? So you need to listen more, watch more, memorize more, and learn more. Don’t just stare at things in books.”
"Well, sister, Nian'er understands. Isn't it like your husband said that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles?"
"Yes. Look, if we hadn't come out this time, you would never have been able to imagine the life we lived in the exile village from heaven to earth. After seeing it, if you get into officialdom in the future, you will know how to do it.
Officer, how are you doing? If you don’t come out, you won’t be able to see the thousands of miles of land and mountains, and you won’t be able to see the lives of different people in different places. Sometimes we see peace in the world, but it’s not the case.”
"Sister, Nian'er understands."
Huo Nian nodded towards his sister with firm eyes. From now on, he will read more, listen more, learn more and memorize more.
It rained for two days at a time. Huo Xi and his party had to take shelter temporarily in Lujia Village.
The day after entering Lujia Village, Qian Sankunsi returned, bringing with him twenty taels of silver rewarded by the government.
Huo Xi didn't want it, so he gave it to the head of the Lu clan. These bandits caused a lot of trouble in Lujia Village and killed several people, so they could be considered a supplement.
The next day, the villagers who went to the government to inquire about the relocation also came back.
Brought good news.
"Can we really move back to the Central Plains? Will we pay back one ding for two taels of travel expenses? Are women, children, and the elderly considered half ding?"
"Will we really be given farmland, seeds, and tax exemptions?"
More than a dozen villagers who had returned from the county nodded excitedly. They did not dare to stop along the way and hurried back all night.
Facing the patriarch, with tears in his eyes: "Captain, it's true! The county magistrate also said that he would give us a letter of recommendation so that skilled people in our village can find work in Peiping!"
"Great, great, our clan has a way out, there is a way out!"
The clan leader ignored the drizzle that was still falling outside and knelt down on the open ground with a plop, worshiping again and again. With the blessing of the ancestors, this clan can survive and return to their hometown!
Thinking of the tragic death of their tribesmen, some villagers cried loudly. Why didn't they stay longer? They could go back to their hometowns, and they had a way to survive.
The wind stopped and the rain stopped, and Huo Xi and others were on their way.
Patriarch Lu stopped her. He mysteriously opened the floor tiles in his home and lifted out a seven or eight foot long object wrapped in layers. He opened the layers of wrapping cloth to reveal a black wood and silver gun.
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Holding it with both hands, he handed it to Huo Xi: "Miss Huo saved my Lu family, and I can't repay you. This is the ebony silver spear passed down from our ancestors. We have made countless military exploits with our ancestors. Until now, the family has already
No one can restore the glory of our ancestors. To avoid falling into dust, I now give it to Miss Huo, hoping that it will regain the glory of our ancestors."
Huo Xi refused repeatedly: "No way, no way! This is your clan's thing, how can I take it!"