This is your memorial?
When He Shen looked at the memorial in his hand, he could not help but frown slightly.
Liu Hao handed He Shen a thick memorial.
There were at least tens of thousands of words. However, the handwriting looked rather sloppy. It was obvious that Liu Hao was in a hurry and did not consider the problem of calligraphy.
However, what shocked He Shen was that this memorial of tens of thousands of words did not have any unnecessary nonsense.
Instead, he gave a detailed introduction of the reason why the refugees appeared, as well as what they were eating and wearing. Liu Hao even summarized their thoughts report.
In his previous life, Liu Hao was a civil servant. He was rooted in the grassroots, so he naturally had a way of communicating with others.
Although there were tens of thousands of refugees in this group, they were actually very scattered. It could be said that the land was vast and sparsely populated. Strictly speaking, there were at most a few hundred refugees.
Tens of thousands of people had gathered around the capital.
It sounded like a huge and frightening number, but in reality, at least after He Shen saw Liu Hao's memorial, he suddenly felt that it was just like that.
In such a scattered situation, these refugees were nothing to be afraid of.
Repatriation of origin, not allowed to stay in the capital.
In an instant, three or four thoughts appeared in He Shen's mind.
As for whether they died of exhaustion, starvation, or illness on the way back, it was not within the scope of his consideration. What did their life and death have to do with him?
As long as Qianlong was happy, he would still be a comfortable supervisor in the Military and Political Affairs Office.
"Liu Hao, your investigation is good. This is only you. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to figure out the situation!”He Shen suddenly heaved a sigh of relief and put down the memorial in Liu Hao's hands.
"Lord He, how do you think we should settle these refugees?”Liu Hao frowned slightly. He suddenly had a bad feeling.
"These refugees are just suffering from scabies. In my opinion, it's better to send them back to their original places!”He Shen said casually," They came out because of a disaster. Now that so much time has passed, this disaster has passed. Wouldn't it be great to let them return to their hometown and farm honestly?"“
The muscles on Liu Hao's face twitched slightly. He could not help but say,""Lord He, I'm afraid things won't be that easy. The reason why these refugees are homeless is not purely because of hunger. It's because they have no choice but to take out their family's land during the disaster year and exchange it for food. Over time, they have turned from farmers into tenants!”
"If there is another disaster, they will have no choice but to sell their children!”Liu Hao hid the anger in his heart and slowly said,""But now, the land in their hometowns is saturated, and the tenants that the landowners need are already very sufficient. That's why they became refugees!”
"They have nowhere to retreat!" Liu Hao looked at He Shen and slowly said,"Lord He asked them to return to their hometown. They also have no land to farm. Sooner or later, they will still come and become refugees!”
He Shen narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath."Then, Liu Hao, do you have any ideas?”
"If we gather them together and carry out collective farming or collective production!”Liu Hao slowly opened his mouth and said," It's not impossible to give them a way out. If they were to be sent back to their original places, who knows how many of them would starve to death? This journey is far away. I don't know if they can survive!!”
He Shen frowned and slowly said,"Liu Hao, do you know what Lord Wansui wants to see the most?”
"This?"
Liu Hao hesitated for a moment before he slowly opened his mouth and said,"Please enlighten me!"
"What Lord Wansui wants to see the most is peace and prosperity!”He Shen slowly said," It doesn't matter if we do it or not. The most important thing is to let Lord Wansui see the world at peace and prosperity!"”
Liu Hao was silent. He Shen slowly opened his mouth and said,"As officials, the most important thing is to make Lord Wansui happy. It doesn't matter if we deal with the refugees or not. Lord Wansui couldn't see the refugees, but he felt that the problem of the refugees had been solved. That was good!”
At this moment, Liu Hao felt a sense of absurdity.
If this happened in the future, He Shen would have exploded.
What kind of logic was this?
Now, he actually said that the refugees were not important. The most important thing was Qianlong.
It had to be said that the people of this era were still ignorant.
If this was in his previous life, they would have long rebelled and directly questioned the government's inaction. However, in this era, they actually did not have any thoughts of rebellion. The only thought they had was to eat a mouthful of rice.
He Shen patted Liu Hao's shoulder and slowly said,"Hao 'Er, you just became an official not long ago. You still don't understand the rules of officialdom!”
Liu Hao took a deep breath and slowly said,"Lord He, did anyone report this to Lord Wansui?”
He Shen couldn't help but laugh,"That depends on what Lord Wansui believes. Do you think Lord Wansui will believe that the problem of the refugees has been solved? Or did he believe that the problem of the refugees had not been solved?”
It didn't matter what other people said. The most important thing was what Qianlong thought.
What could Qianlong think?
Naturally, he believed the former.
However, Liu Hao fell silent. These refugees were exiled because of famine or war, or they were bankrupt craftsmen. Some of them were caused by one factor, while others might have multiple factors.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the invasion of the West caused many low-level farmers and craftsmen to go bankrupt, which also aggravated the emergence of refugees.
The economy was in shambles, and many refugees were born. Similarly, after the refugees became the main body of society, they became the most unstable people in this society, turning into subversive people of the ruling class.
This caused the Qing government, from the central government to the local government, to have a shortage of money. Taxes were reduced, the national treasury was empty, and the national strength declined. They were unable to save the people at the bottom who had lost their means of livelihood, and the government's inaction led to the expansion of the number of refugees, thus creating a vicious circle.
The refugees had no one to rely on and could only survive on their own, so it was easy for them to form cliques and join other social associations. The associations in various places became the gathering place of refugees, such as the Heaven and Earth Society in the southern provinces and the Nianzi in the north. These became the uprising army against the Qing Dynasty.
Liu Hao fell silent. He closed his eyes slightly, but the hungry faces appeared in his mind again.
They couldn't live anymore.
He hated the Qing Dynasty, but he understood that these refugees were innocent.
These were innocent lives.
Liu Hao clenched his teeth and slowly opened his mouth,"Lord He, I want to try!”
The pace of the book would be slow in the early stages. At least in Beijing, the pace would be slower. When the main character was released, the pace would start to pick up. After all, this was the early stages of the book. Some details needed to be filled in, and it was very difficult to find information. Also, were there flowers and reviews? At least eight chapters today!
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