Cheng Jing's team marched for a while, and there were more refugees in front of them.

The tall man's face sank, and he raised his hand to order the guards to surround the convoy, so that Cheng Jing would not be offended by the refugees.

I thought that when I arrived at the gate, the situation would improve slightly, but I didn't expect that there would be refugees gathered outside the gate.

Suddenly, the man's face turned completely blue.

"Mr. Cheng, I'm afraid I won't be able to get through the front. ”

Cheng Jing felt the carriage stop, frowned, raised his hand and lifted the bamboo curtain to ask the man on horseback outside.

"Huan Shu, what's going on?"

The man on horseback is called Yuan Chong, and his expression is Hengshu, who is a powerful military general under Huang Song's account, and now he is sent out to escort Cheng Jing.

Hearing Cheng Jing's inquiry, Yuan Chong hurriedly pinched the horse's belly and asked the horse to take a few steps forward, flush with the car window.

Yuan Chong said respectfully, "Mr. Cheng, there are refugees gathered at the gate ahead, and I am afraid that I will not be able to enter for a while." ”

Cheng Jing did not make such a rude gesture as sticking his head out of the window, but ordered the driver to stop and get out of the car.

Seeing the scene in front of him, he was shocked.

He knew that the people who fled from Wolong County had gone to Maruzhou, but he never thought that there would be so many people!

As far as he could see, there were thousands of refugees!

Yuan Chong jumped off his horse and walked to Cheng Jing's side, "Liu Xi is also big-hearted, allowing so many refugees to gather outside the Maruzhou Pass. ”

There are many refugees, and it is easy to get into trouble.

If these refugees were instigated, they might have done something.

Yuan Chong saw that so many refugees had gathered outside the Maruzhou Pass, and then more refugees gathered here, and a pair of sword eyebrows couldn't help but twist up.

The sun in the sky was as hot as fire, and the ground was covered with mist.

No matter who it is, casually raise your hand to wipe your face, your palms are full of greasy sweat, and the sun makes people irritable and weak.

"yes...... It's all refugees......"

Cheng Jing didn't know what he was thinking, and unconsciously responded.

Yuan Chong didn't bother Cheng Jing, but hooked his finger at the guard on the side, and the other party comprehended, and immediately turned out a paper umbrella from another carriage and handed it to Yuan Chong. Yuan Chong took the paper umbrella and opened it to block it above Cheng Jing's head to shade him.

The generals have rough skin and thick flesh, and they are resistant to fighting and falling, but the literati always wear Confucian shirts, and the literary crepe is noble and delicate, and they need to be carefully served.

Sensing the shadow overhead, Cheng Jing just raised his gaze slightly, and did not refuse or thank him.

"Mr. Cheng, the last general will send someone to inquire and see the situation?"

Yuan Chong took the initiative to propose, and Cheng Jing nodded in response.

"Well, it's good to send someone to ask for clarification. ”

He wanted to know how to resettle these refugees in Maruzhou, and if they were not resettled, they would become a thorny cancer.

"The last will do it. ”

In terms of official positions, Cheng Jing and Yuan Chong are on par, and the latter does not need to be humble as a "last general".

However, even the lord Huang Song respects a few strategists so much, and the people and horses below are naturally like each other and dare not slack off.

Yuan Chong is a military general with a better temperament, he loved to read when he was young, and he didn't have the stinky problems of ordinary martial artists...... Yuan Chong won't, on the contrary, he respects Cheng Jing very much.

After a while, the soldiers sent out to find out the news returned.

Cheng Jing summoned the little soldier to him and asked carefully.

"What's going on over there?"

Xiao Bing answered truthfully, and between the questions and answers, Cheng Jing's face became more and more solemn, which attracted the attention of Yuan Chong on the side.

"What's wrong, sir?"

Yuan Chong carefully recalled the words of the little soldier, and couldn't think of where Cheng Jing could be so serious.

Cheng Jing is not resistant to heat, he has his own rules for acting in style, even if the weather is hot, he is dressed tightly in a Confucian shirt, and the cuffs can cover half of his fingers. Now outside the carriage, even if there is a paper umbrella above his head to shade the sun, it is still hot and sweating.

"There's something wrong. ”

Cheng Jing's voice was a little empty and full of solemnity.

Yuan Chonghu was suspicious, he was the second monk at this moment, and no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't think of anything wrong.

Although his IQ can be proud of ordinary generals, he can't keep up with the rhythm when he encounters a brain master.

Yuan Chong was puzzled, "Chong is stupid, I really can't think of it, and I ask Mr. to solve the doubt." ”

Cheng Jing explained, "Fang Cai Xiaobing said that Maruzhou sent people to register the situation of refugees at the border gate, and carefully inquired about their origin, place of origin, age, and family. On the condition of family members, men and women, young and old, they are selected one by one, and then introduced into the customs in groups of 100 people. ”

Yuan Chong nodded after hearing this, and said, "The last general just thinks that this method is a bit stupid, and it is a waste of time not to say it, and it is tiring." ”

Cheng Jing shook his head, and he said, "Waste of time? Not necessarily." As for whether it is tiring or not, it is difficult to say. Registering refugees is indeed good for management. When a large number of refugees gather together, it is easy to give birth to right and wrong, and if someone sincerely stirs up, it will inevitably bring trouble to Marushu. Instead of ignoring the refugees, Marushu sent people to register the news of the refugees at the border and then introduce them into the customs in batches?...... Nowadays, there is a need for manpower everywhere in Marushu, and these refugees have come at the right time. ”

Take refugees where they need them, and they can get to work.

However, Yuan Chong thought crookedly, he thought of conscription, and his face was unbearable.

Refugees are willing to leave their homes to escape the fighting and save the lives of their families.

But the conscription is too hard, and it is often a life of nine deaths, and I am afraid that it is much more terrible than the war.

Yuan Chong really couldn't figure it out, why did these refugees gather and run to Maruzhou?

He said his doubts, but Cheng Jing showed a wry smile.

"You are wrong, the conscription in Marushu is different from other places. ”

Cheng Jing and Feng Zhen met, and the two successfully turned from pen pals to real friends during the alliance.

Although their positions are different, as long as they don't mention official business, they can still maintain a private relationship.

Through Feng Zhen's words, Cheng Jing knew that the forced labor in Maruzhou was not free and unpaid, but more like employers and laborers.

You contribute and I contribute money and food, and exchange it at equal value.

Once a refugee is uprooted from their homeland, they are rootless duckweed.

Marushu not only provides a place of stability, but also jobs and food, and is a sacred place for refugees.

Yuan Chong couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this.

"How much money would it cost to distribute food to the people who were in forced labor?"

Cheng Jing lowered his eyes and said, "Liu Xi is not short of money. ”

Yuan Chong nodded in response, "Also, Liu Xi's father, Liu She, secretly controls Hujun, and there is indeed no shortage." ”

Cheng Jing looked at the slowly moving crowd of refugees in the distance, who were huddled together in a clumsy manner, looking like black algae.

Although the workload of registering refugees is significant, the subsequent benefits are also enormous.

The most obvious benefit is to reduce the risk of refugee riots, and the other benefit is to make rational use of the refugees' labour.

Yuan Chong on the side said again, "But...... Even so, the gentleman would not be so pale......"

Cheng Jing smiled bitterly and said, "Hengshu hasn't found out yet, almost all of these refugees are from Wolong County. ”