A group of people found Douping Village under the leadership of the old hunter He Dayou.
As we descended the hillside, we were spotted by children playing in the village.
"Someone is coming! Someone is coming from the mountain!"
The children ran and jumped home to find adults.
Seeing this scene, Song Yang had the illusion that the disaster had not happened yet.
But the charred houses in front and the piles of new graves on the roadside are so eye-catching.
"You are... Lao He! I haven't seen you for a year!"
Several people came out of the village, led by an old man.
The man forced out a smile when he saw He Dayou.
"Village Chief Han, come and meet the prince! This is our King of Jiangzhou."
He Dayou hurriedly called the village chief Han Dashi to come and pay tribute to Song Yang.
The people in the countryside don't have much culture, so it's not bad to have a name like a big rock or a big tree.
Some directly call them Wang Yi, Zhao Er...
"Wang...your lord! Is he really your lord?"
"You finally came to save us!"
"My lord! More than seventy people died in our village! Many families were wiped out! It's so tragic!"
Han Dashi walked tremblingly in front of Song Yang and knelt down.
A whimpering cry.
"Old man, please get up quickly!"
Song Yang hurriedly helped Village Chief Han up himself.
The old man kept chattering.
It had been half a month and no one from the government had come. He thought that only his village had been affected by the disaster, and the outside world didn't know the situation here.
Han Cunzi also wanted to go outside and ask for help, but rocks blocked the road, and there were too many troubles in the village.
It took several days just to clear the roads and bury those who lost their lives.
After that, they had to find shelter for the survivors and scavenge food from the ruins.
It was just tidied up two days ago.
Fang Zhe spent a long time explaining to Han Dashi that the entire Jiangzhou was hit by the disaster.
Old Man Han felt a burst of sadness and cried out to God that he was going to die...
Song Yang persuaded Han Dashi for a while, and Han Dashi's mood improved a little.
"Old Han, how many of you are left here?"
"Back to your lord, there are only thirty-nine people left in the village. Our village used to have thirty-six households and one hundred and twelve people!"
"This natural disaster is so terrible. Seventy-three of our fellow villagers were burned to death in one go!"
Han Dashi sighed again as he recalled the scene that day.
"There are still thirty-nine villagers in the village?" Song Yang was stunned.
This survival rate... is much higher than in the city.
Not even 5% of the survivors in Jiangzhou City arrived, but more than 30% of Douping Village survived!
"Your Majesty, the terrain here should be relatively open, and the people fled their homes immediately after the earthquake."
"So when the sky fire comes, there is more room to move, so the survival rate is much higher."
Fang Zhe explained quietly.
After Fang Zhe finished speaking, he looked at Song Yang.
Obviously, there is a hint of happiness and excitement.
Originally, they thought that the conditions of survivors in various places were similar.
However, the comparison of the survival ratio between urban and rural populations was ignored.
This time we arrived at Douping Village and found out that the survival rate of the rural population far exceeded that of the urban population.
This shows that there may be more survivors in the villages in Jiangzhou where there is no news.
It seems that when I return this time, I will find an opportunity to send people to conduct an in-depth investigation into the villages.
It would be best to bring all the people from the countryside to the city.
Song Yang and Fang Zhe murmured for a while, while Han Dashi didn't dare to interrupt.
It wasn't until Song Yang and Fang Zhe ended their discussion that Han Dashi cautiously said:
"Your Majesty, Caomin and others do not want to leave Douping Village."
He just heard the discussion between Song Yang and Song Yang.
"Why?" Song Yang was stunned.
There are only a few families in this village, and their lives are poor and lack of vitality. There is nothing to miss.
"My lord, forgive me. I grew up in a village and have never lived in a city."
"First of all, I'm not used to living in the city, and secondly, the common people don't know the etiquette and may offend the nobles."
"Although the land in Douping Village is a little barren, the output from the land is barely enough to make a living."
"Although the village is poor, life is relatively easy."
Han Dashi hesitated and said he didn't want to leave.
Song Yang nodded and didn't say anything immediately.
If these people were forced to leave, they would follow, but Song Yang didn't want to force them.
That night, Village Chief Han vacated seven huts for Song Yang and his group of fifteen people.
This is already Village Chief Han’s greatest sincerity.
The houses in the village were not large enough to live in. Even if seven huts were made available, several farmers would sleep on haystacks outside.
Song Yang felt very sorry and wanted some villagers outside to come over and squeeze in.
But they refused to enter the house even if they died.
Finally, Song Yang gave the two leopards he shot in the morning to the villagers.
The villagers did not refuse this time. They lived on rice porridge during this period.
Catching a rabbit occasionally is not enough for so many people in the village to eat meat.
Two leopards gave everyone a good meal.
"Old Han, is there enough food in the village? If not, why not follow the prince back to Jiangzhou."
He Dayou found Han Dashi, who came to help Song Yang persuade the villagers to leave.
"There is still some food, which can barely last until the autumn harvest. As you can see, there are only so many people in the village. When the autumn food is harvested, everyone will be full."
Han Dashi also mentioned the matter of autumn grain.
In fact, this is also the reason why they don't want to leave Douping Village.
The land used to house more than 100 people now supports thirty-nine people.
Although the Tianhuo earthquake caused some production reduction.
But after the autumn harvest, per capita grain production has definitely increased a lot.
"Old Han, our prince has established a camp in Jiangzhou City. The people there live a much better life than you do here."
"And Jiangzhou's autumn grain harvest has been harvested, wouldn't there be no shortage of grain?"
"I think you should follow the prince."
He Dayou persuaded with earnest words.
Han Dashi hesitated.
They are hanging on for dear life here, with only half a catty of grain and some wild vegetables every day.
"Let's do this. I'll go door to door in a while and ask everyone about their attitude."
"If everyone wants to leave, we will follow the prince."
"If you don't want to leave..."
Han Dashi shook his head and did not continue.
…
Han Dashi was decisive. He decided to ask the villagers and set off immediately.
He also invited He Dayou to go with him.
Han Dashi also knew that He Dayou was a lobbyist sent by the prince.
If he went to the villagers alone to discuss the matter, the prince might think that he was not doing his best.
He Dayou did not refuse, and followed Village Chief Han to knock on doors from door to door.
Twenty or so households were gone in less than three quarters of an hour.
In the end, as Han Dashi said, no one wanted to leave.
The main reason for the villagers is that they can't let go of their land.
Besides, the village chief said he would distribute the ownerless land to the villagers.
In this way, the villagers are more confident to last until the autumn harvest.
After walking around the villagers, He Dayou saw that there was still candlelight in Song Yang's house and knew that Song Yang was also waiting for the results.
He took Han Dashi and came directly to report.
"That's fine. Since you don't want to leave, then don't leave."
"But Jiangzhou welcomes you at any time."
"The land distribution policy you mentioned is also approved by me."
Song Yang shook his head, everyone had their own ambitions, and he would not force the villagers.
There isn't much land in the village, so even if they divide it equally, they won't be able to get much.
But because of what happened in Douping Village.
Song Yang thought about De'an and was not sure whether to relocate.
Chaisang was originally located next to Fucheng, and there was a shortage of water and food. The people were eager to move to Fucheng as soon as possible.
De'an is different. They have plenty of food and grass, and there is no water crisis.
Are the people willing to relocate?
"How about... go to De'an in a few days?"
[Author's digression]: Asking for all kinds of votes