Liu Zhe only knew that the actors had gone to the city early in the morning to recruit refugees. The actors did not tell him the exact number of people. When he saw the black mass of people, Liu Zhe was shocked. He felt that there were at least two to three hundred people.
"Master, there are a total of 2720 people. Many of them are from my hometown and are loyal and trustworthy.”the actor said.
In view of the fact that some of the refugees who had been recruited previously had the intention of seducing thieves at the sight of money, the actor had put in a lot of effort this time and chose this group of well-behaved refugees.
Liu Zhe didn't say anything. This was the first time he had seen so many refugees, and he was greatly shocked.
Many of these refugees were dressed in ragged clothes. Their faces were covered in sackcloth, and they were in low spirits. Their eyes were dull, and they seemed to have lost hope in this world. Many of them were emaciated and skinny.
Rather than calling them refugees, they were more like a group of beggars. Because of the disaster in their hometown, many people migrated as a family, leaving their hometown in the hope of surviving outside. Liu Zhe saw that many people had families with them. There were many children. The young ones were carried or carried on their backs, while the older ones were with their parents.
"Master, if you think there are too many, you can choose some. You don't have to keep them all.”When the actors saw that Liu Zhe did not speak, they thought that Liu Zhe felt that it would be difficult to deal with too many people. Actually, the actor knew that he had gone too far, but he really couldn't watch his fellow countrymen suffer, so he simply brought them over for Liu Zhe to choose from.
"Take them in, Elder Xi. You must make proper arrangements for them.”Liu Zhe suddenly spoke. Liu Zhe felt that he needed to do something for these people. Raising a refugee cost 30 gold coins a month. The most basic food and drink for these people cost Liu Zhe about 100 gold coins a month. However, Liu Zhe felt that it did not matter. If the money was gone, he could earn it again. Liu Zhe couldn't bear to see any of these people chased away.
"Thank you, Master." The actor was overjoyed. He thanked Liu Zhe on behalf of his fellow countrymen. Then, he said loudly to the refugees," Hurry up and thank the old master for taking you in.”
"Thank you for taking me in, Master." The refugees knelt down and thanked Liu Zhe.
Liu Zhe quickly jumped away, unwilling to accept the kneeling of these refugees. He said,"All of you, get up. The rules here are very simple. You're not allowed to kneel down casually.”
After Liu Zhe finished speaking, he left the matter to the actor and ran away. He really did not want to be kowtowed to by the refugees. Just like how he didn't want to be summoned to kneel.
At noon, the actors finally settled the refugees down temporarily. They let them have a meal first and then distributed tools to let them cut down trees to build houses. Although Liu Zhe's manor was huge, it was impossible for it to accommodate almost three hundred people.
After the refugees finished their meal, they were very motivated. According to what the actor had told them, this place was equivalent to their new home. The owner was Liu Zhe, and the fields were distributed to them according to the number of people. Before the next harvest, the food they ate was provided by Liu Zhe. Moreover, they only needed to pay a small part of the rent. The rest belonged to them.
In the beginning, the refugees were shocked when they heard about such good conditions because there had never been such a good owner in the world. The refugees even suspected that they had been cheated. However, with the actor's repeated guarantees and a bowl of white rice, they believed it. After the meal, without the need for the actor to say anything, they took the initiative to start working, tidying up their own world, cutting down trees, building houses, and so on.
In the afternoon, Liu Zhe squatted at the door and watched the refugees working fervently in the distance. The more he watched, the happier he became. He was not only happy that he had so many tenants, but also happy that he could do something for these refugees.
Originally, he couldn't stay idle and wanted to help. However, the moment he appeared, the refugees knelt down to thank him and firmly refused to let Liu Zhe help. In their words, they had already eaten Liu Zhe's food and couldn't give Liu Zhe any more trouble.
Liu Zhe had no choice but to return home and stare blankly in boredom.
Recently, he had nothing to do. He had already added three rooms to the wine-making business and taught the actors how to make wine. Who knew that after teaching the actors, they would take care of everything themselves and not let Liu Zhe interfere too much. The reason for the actor was very self-righteous. Liu Zhe was the old master and could not do such menial work.
Therefore, Liu Zhe was so bored that he wanted to watch the show at the door. Just when Liu Zhe was bored, Guan Yu brought two men to look for him.
"Master, I think you should meet these two people.”
"What is it?" Liu Zhe stood up, very interested. He was moldy and had nothing to do.
"The two of them are quite skilled.”Guan Yu said to Liu Zhe.
It turned out that Guan Yu and Dian Wei had been recruited by the actors to work for the refugees. From there, they knew that these two people's skills were not bad, so they planned to introduce them to Liu Zhe!
"Not bad?"
Liu Zhe's eyes lit up.
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