I'M THE FARMGIRL YOU CAN'T MESS WITH

Chapter 305: Divide the People

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Qi Haoran had always remembered what Mu Yangling’s words. What this era lacked was not land and grains, but labor and advanced farming techniques and seeds.

Although there was a good mix of elderly, kids, and women among them, they all had good farming potential.

Hence, Qi Haoran smiled and said, “Since there’s so much land in Hanzhong Prefecture, let them plant it. They’ll be able to support themselves next year.”

“But they’ll also consume a lot of grains over one winter. There are more than 12,000 people here.” Assistant Commander Lu said anxiously, “Little General, let’s report this matter to the General. Although the land in Hanzhong Prefecture is desolate, it’s not under our West Camp’s name.”

Back then, when the Hu people entered the pass, many people in Hanzhong Prefecture fled south, leaving those lands desolate. Later on, the nobles of the Jin Kingdom used them to raise sheep and horses. After the Great Zhou took the land back, they were transferred to the state. Although the population of Hanzhong Prefecture had been increasing, it had increased at a very slow speed, so not much land was distributed.

However, even if they couldn’t distribute the land, the government office wouldn’t give it to the West Camp.

But Qi Haoran already had an idea in his heart. “Bring them back. When the time comes, half of the 12,000 people will go to Hanzhong Prefecture and the other half will be enlisted into the army.” After a pause, he said, “That half refers to the 12,000 people. Those 6,000 young men will all be enlisted into the army.”

Assistant Commander Lu’s jaw dropped. “Will Magistrate Fang agree?”

Magistrate Fang was the magistrate of Hanzhong Prefecture and had only been in office for a year.

Qi Haoran chuckled. “He’ll definitely agree. Hanzhong Prefecture has only expanded by more than 300 households a year. If I give him 6,000 people at once, he’ll be more than pleased with such a political achievement. Besides, the corn seeds are still in our hands.”

Although Qi Xiuyuan had given the local governments corn seeds, there were not many of them. Most of them were still in the hands of the military. Therefore, if Magistrate Fang wanted the seeds, he had to build a good relationship with the West Camp.

It had to be known that in the annual political performance assessment, the increase in population and the production of grains were the two most important assessment factors.

When Assistant Commander Lu heard Qi Haoran’s words, he was completely relieved. His expression towards the 10,000-odd refugees also improved a lot. At least they weren’t making a huge loss.

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