Although Mingzhou had gradually become a big port, it was not a big city. It had to wait until the 26th year of Kaiyuan (AD 738) to divide the county into Cixi, Wengshan (now Zhoushan Dinghai), Fenghua, and the county. Mingzhou was set up to govern them. Only then did the whole Mingzhou become a real state capital.
The population of the city was only around two hundred thousand. It might seem like a lot, but it was nothing compared to the entire Great Tang.
However, that was before. Now, a large number of refugees had poured in. Even though most of them were blocked outside the city, many people still managed to sneak in. As a result, the entire city seemed to have grown in number.
Under the protection of the guards, Li Chengdao and the others walked out of the city wall.
However, before they could get close, just as they reached the city gate, everyone stopped in shock. Li Chengdao's brows also furrowed slightly.
Because in front of them, the small city gate was already closed.
Under such circumstances, his previous plan was clearly impossible. Let alone taking a look, he couldn't even leave the city.
As for the reason, Li Chengdao roughly understood what was going on. It was obvious that this was a good thing done by the local government. Li Chengdao could even think of a reason for this.
After all, disaster relief was a thankless task in any era. In this place where the emperor was far away, such a response was naturally inevitable.
In fact, this was considered normal. If it were some ruthless people, it would not be as simple as closing the city gates. They might even expel them by force. This was not a joke, but a very likely scenario.
"Let's go and take a look outside!”
Li Chengdao looked around and finally fixed his gaze on a tall tower not far away. The height of the tower clearly exceeded the height of the city. From there, he should be able to see the scene outside the city.
He didn't hesitate to give the order and walked over. The surrounding guards and Feng Li quickly followed.
Soon, Li Chengdao and his group arrived at the tower. Some people stood guard outside and followed Li Chengdao to the top of the tower. It was obviously a building in the landscape.
At this moment, there were quite a number of people, and it was even a little crowded. Fortunately, it was only a little crowded. Li Chengdao and the others quickly arrived at the tower.
When he cast his gaze outside the city once again, he finally saw the scene outside the city clearly. This look immediately made his already furrowed brows deepen.
Outside the city, there was a dense crowd of people. Their clothes were tattered, and they looked extremely unkempt. From children to women, to men, they covered the entire city. There were more than ten thousand people. This was definitely not a small number. The scene was even more chaotic. There was no one to command them, nor was there any arrangement.
There wasn't even a scene of giving porridge like the TV series. There were only sporadic fireworks. However, with Li Chengdao's terrifying vision, he could clearly see that what was being cooked wasn't rice or food at all, but tree roots and tree bark.
Such a scene gave him an extremely huge impact. It even caused intense waves to appear in his heart. He really did not expect such a situation.
Of course, besides the impact, it also caused the flash of inspiration in his heart to spread.
Such a situation was undoubtedly extremely miserable, and it even made his heart twitch slightly. However, under such circumstances, he thought of more.
Immigrants also needed methods. Not only did he have to face his second uncle, but it could even be said that his second uncle was secondary. The most important thing was how to make the immigrants willingly follow him. Previously, there were three thousand worlds, and that was a form of coercion. However, this time was different. He did not bring many soldiers, and a thousand people were not enough to coerce ten thousand people.
In theory, it would be difficult for him to gather enough people. However, this moment was an opportunity, a real opportunity.
A natural disaster, a natural disaster that would leave people with no way out. Under such circumstances, it did not seem so difficult to accept following him out to sea. After all, as long as one was not an idiot, they would understand how to choose between death and survival.
This was not because Li Chengdao was cold and indifferent. Faced with such a situation, he did not feel indignant and instead thought about these things. It was because his mentality had changed a long time ago. He was no longer considering the gains and losses of one person and one place, nor the entire world, but the entire nation and the entire future. Naturally, there was no time to think about some things.
After all, to him, as long as these people migrated over, the development of the entire American base would be able to advance to a higher level in an instant, completely laying a foundation and establishing a foothold.
"Feng Li!"
Li Chengdao didn't look away, but his words reached Feng Li's ears.
"Yes, what orders do you have?”
Feng Li said respectfully. His gaze did not cast too much of it below. To him, he had already seen this scene countless times. Naturally, he did not have many feelings.
"Have someone rule over the people there. We can start moving. First, contact the local tyrants to start selling sea salt. Also, mobilize the fish as soon as possible and give them a shelter outside the city!”
The voice spoke, and the simple words carried an order, announcing the beginning of his operation.
However, he was not the first to arrange these refugees, but to sell the goods. This was not more necessary, but this must be done as soon as possible. As a transmigrator, Li Chengdao was very clear that his ability to do things was faster than any local officials or even any administrative system. If Li Chengdao wanted to take action in Mingzhou, he must connect these people.
And the salt was the best stepping stone. It was useless to Li Chengdao, but to the powerful landowners and even the aristocratic families, it was a pile of gold. It was impossible not to take the bait. As long as they took the bait, everything would be easy.
For example, charity. If it wasn't done well, it wouldn't be so easy to give alms. Don't look at the TV series, where large families would often help the victims. In reality, if a large family really dared to help, and it was a large-scale relief, it was definitely courting death. Ever since the Tian family took over Qi, no one had thought of trying that kind of feeling unless the entire administrative system turned a blind eye.
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