The magistrate of Qingzhou stood on the city wall of Qingzhou City and looked into the distance. However, he could vaguely see large groups of black shadows from a distance.
His heart thumped,[Are these all refugees who escaped from the Three Jin Dynasties?]
When he got close, the magistrate of Qingzhou was so frightened that he fell to the ground.
These refugees slowly approached Qingzhou City from both sides of the official road.
At this moment, there was an aura of black clouds pressing down on the city.
They were here. They were here to eat up Qingzhou City!
The magistrate of Qingzhou actually shivered in this hot weather.
However, they were not soldiers, but poor victims.
However, their scale was even more terrifying than an army.
"Heavens, how many people are there!"
"Can our Qingzhou City hold on?”
"His Highness King Qi has prepared a lot of food, but there will be even more refugees coming here.”
The soldiers guarding the city gates were discussing in low voices.
Roughly calculating, there were at least tens of thousands of people in his field of vision.
And this did not include the refugees who continued to move eastward.
It was estimated that tens of thousands of people would arrive here before dawn tomorrow.
"Hurry up! Quickly report this to His Highness King Qi!"
The Qingzhou magistrate's legs and stomach were trembling. He would rather go to the battlefield to kill the enemy than deal with such a difficult situation!
This was because the slightest mishap would cause a large number of refugees to die.
Although in this era, human lives were not that valuable, as a parent and a civil official, his heart could not be so hard.
This was the greatest tragedy in the world!
If there were thousands of people, or tens of thousands of people, starving to death in their own territory, it would become the biggest nightmare of their lives.
If he couldn't even let the people live, how could he govern the country and pacify the world?!
The Qingzhou magistrate knew that King Qi had been making preparations.
At the beginning, they didn't know what he was doing. They saw a lot of simple houses built outside and a porridge stall.
Then, the news of the drought in the Three Jin Dynasty spread to the Qing Prefecture.
And before this, King Qi had already ordered the merchant group to use the Great Ming Treasure Notes to purchase the potatoes that the Imperial Court had ordered to be destroyed!
After that, carts of potatoes were transported from various provinces and counties in Qi Lu to Qingzhou City and stored in the manor.
The magistrate of Qingzhou knew that there was a large amount of food stored in the manor, but he did not know how much there was and whether it could cope with so many disaster victims.
His Majesty King Qi was the only one he could count on.
The grain in the granary in Qingzhou City could not last for more than a few days.
Now that the price of grain was high, he could not buy much even if he tried his best to buy food.
If they couldn't help these disaster victims, they could only watch as a large number of them starved to death in their own territory. Then, the despairing disaster victims continued to march eastward until they swept through the entire Qilu Continent.
In the manor, Zhu Xiong was listening to his subordinate's report.
"The refugees ate whatever they could along the way. The crops planted in many prefectures and counties were destroyed. The sweet potatoes that had not fully grown were also snatched away! There were also some commoners who were injured or killed while protecting the fields!”
Zhu Rong sighed deeply." We can't let them continue east. No matter what, we have to accommodate all of them in Qingzhou City."”
The people standing in front of him were all good businessmen who ran business for King Qi's residence.
In the past few months, she had helped him earn a lot of money.
At this moment, the few of them were silent and hung their heads.
They knew very well that if King Qi acted, it would be like filling a bottomless pit.
The Qi King Manor would definitely give everything they had, and their hard work over the past few months would be in vain.
Even if he wanted to attack, could he really withstand it?!
This was a bottomless pit!
Tens of thousands of disaster victims would arrive here one after another. When the news spread that they could eat their fill here, there was no doubt that more disaster victims would gather outside Qingzhou City!
Every day, when they opened their eyes, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people would have to eat. How much food would they have to eat in a day?!
At this moment, someone came to report the news from the Qingzhou magistrate.
The disaster victims were about to arrive outside Qingzhou City!
"Get the horses ready!" Zhu Rong stood up.”
What should have come had finally come!
The disaster victims had already entered the territory of Qingzhou. They followed the official road all the way to Qingzhou City.
Only by moving in the direction of these slightly larger prefectures and counties could they get a bite to eat.
The smaller the place, the more it would be unable to withstand their huge group of refugees.
Their next target was the Ji 'nan Prefecture.
The Ji Nan Prefecture was a prosperous place in Qi Land. There would definitely be a lot of surplus grain.
Everyone could vaguely see the towering city walls of Qingzhou City.
The weak disaster victims immediately became restless."Qingzhou City is right ahead!"
Unknowingly, his footsteps became much faster.
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