Chapter 991
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The person Sun Shangxiang met was Jiang Dongman who opened a lacquer shop in West City. It really surprised Sun Shangxiang. They came too.
The man also recognized Sun Shangxiang. Seeing that she was walking side by side with the King of Han, the man was shocked and stood there as if he was frozen. Liu Jing was a little surprised and asked Sun Shangxiang with a smile: "The princess knows this person."
Sun Shangxiang nodded, "He and his wife are from Jiangdong. They opened a lacquer shop in Xicheng City. That day, I met them when my husband and I went to Xicheng City."
The young man suddenly knew who the beautiful and noble woman was in front of him. It must be Princess Shangxiang, who is famous for Jiangdong. The young man slapped himself hard in the face and kowtowed, "I don't know that it is a princess, so I am disrespectful. The princess forgives her for his crime."
"You have no disrespect, please get up."
Sun Shangxiang comforted him with kind words, made him get up, and asked with a smile: "Where is your wife?"
The man stood up and lowered his hands and said, "The little man is busy in the big tent, we just arrived in the morning."
Sun Shangxiang nodded, "What are you?"
The man knew what the princess was going to ask, so he could only sigh and said, "The princess also saw it with her own eyes that day. The store business was really bad and we couldn't continue to operate it. It happened that the government wanted to immigrate to Lingzhou, and each household could still get two hectares of fertile land. So I discussed with Zhujing, closed the store, and went to Lingzhou with my fellow villagers to make a living."
"There are other Jiangdong people" Sun Shangxiang said in surprise.
"Report to the princess, there are a lot of people coming here. There are more than a dozen families who come together."
Sun Shangxiang's heart became hot, and she turned around and grabbed Liu Jing's hand and begged: "Husband, I'll go see them, can I?"
Everyone laughed when they saw Princess Sun's true temperament in the back. Liu Jing suddenly realized that after the West Market that day, his wife's mood changed subtly and she no longer had a grudge against the affairs of Jiangdong. He was a little surprised. How could there be a change? It seems that it should be related to her meeting fellow villagers in West Market.
Liu Jing nodded and smiled, "You go first."
He ordered more than a dozen guards, "You follow the princess and protect her safety."
"After the order" more than a dozen guards saluted together.
Seeing that her husband agreed to go to the hometown of the same country, Sun Shangxiang was extremely happy and asked the man to lead him in front of him. At this time, Tao Zheng also quickly arranged a wife of an official and asked her to accompany Princess Sun. Liao Hua also urgently ordered the generals of the headquarters to arrange for soldiers to maintain order.
Looking at his wife leaving, Liu Jing took everyone into the tent. Everyone sat down one after another. Liu Jing first asked Du Ji with a smile: "Have Du Gong’s wife and children come out?"
Du Ji quickly bowed his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Highness for your concern, my family has come out, and now Lingzhou City."
"What about the current migration of Han people in Hexi?"
"The first batch has arrived, the second batch and the first batch are on the list, and there are also Hanmins from Zhangye and Hanmins from Jiuquan. They will also come out soon. Please rest assured that your highness will be very smooth."
Liu Jing nodded and said to everyone: "In order to get back to his son, Ma Chao believes that he will not make things difficult for the Han people to move. In fact, I am not worried about Hexi. I am more concerned about the progress of immigration in Lingzhou. One is land and the other is houses. I don't know when it will be implemented."
Dong He stood up and bowed and said, "Your Highness, the household registration will be completed today. The first batch of 10,000 pieces of land have basically been divided. Each piece of land has a sign and is ready to start distribution the day after tomorrow."
Liu Jing smiled and said, "The scene after tomorrow must be very spectacular, so how do you arrange the house?"
"Your Highness, our initial idea was to build houses on arable land. Later, we felt that this was not conducive to farming, so we decided to set aside a certain area to be specially used for building houses. At present, the stone and timber are ready, but the construction has not started yet. Once the land allocation is completed, the building will be built below."
Liu Jing thought for a while and said, "I don't ask how to build a house, but I ask for two things. The first is to live in a mixed house, to downplay the difference in regions, and to live in a mixed house; the second is to help yourself. It is the government's business. Youth and strong people should organize their hands to build together, which is conducive to neighbors' harmony and mutual assistance. The army can help appropriately."
Everyone stood up and saluted, "Abide by Your Highness's orders."
In front of a large tent in the northwest corner, several soldiers were wearing helmets and armor, and were closely guarded to isolate thousands of onlookers, and people were not allowed to approach the large tent, and people were talking.
The person who received the news first told the people around him proudly that this was Princess Shangxiang, the second concubine of the Han Dynasty, came to visit her fellow countrymen in Jiangdong. Many people were full of curiosity. Those who had seen Princess Shangxiang described her as a fairy. When she heard that Princess Shangxiang was so beautiful, everyone wanted to see her beauty with their own eyes.
In the big tent, dozens of Jiangdong elders gathered together, laughing and laughing. Many people had met Princess Shangxiang in Jiangdong. Now they meet their old master again in a foreign land, and many people are so excited that they shed tears.
Sun Shangxiang sat on it, and there were several young women sitting around her. The young woman sitting behind her was even more excited. She was the young wife selling lacquerware in the West Market. The couple's surname was Jiang. At this time, Jiang was both excited and worried.
Excited was that she never dreamed that the beautiful woman in her shop that day turned out to be Princess Shangxiang. She was worried that her husband would speak unrestrainedly and said a lot of bad things about Wu Hou. You know that Princess Shangxiang is the sister of Wu Hou. Will she hold a hatred for their husband and wife?
However, judging from the current situation, her worries were completely unnecessary. Princess Shangxiang came to visit them specially, which showed that she did not hold any grudge in her heart.
Sun Shangxiang smiled at everyone and said, "It is a kind of fate to be able to meet with fellow villagers in a foreign land. I just hope that everyone can adapt to their new life as soon as possible and get better day by day. Moreover, the King of Han also promised to exempt everyone from taxes for two years. The most important thing is to collect taxes and the lowest tax. I heard that it is ten taxes, which is much lower than the taxes in Jiangdong."
Everyone exclaimed that Jiangdong had always had ten taxes, and it increased to five taxes since the year before yesterday. Last year, there was even a bad tax of one tax. The King of Han actually gave ten taxes, which did not make them excited.
A gray-haired old man said excitedly: "Ten taxes are one, only when the Han Dynasty founded the country, there was such low taxes. I didn't expect that I also encountered it."
In fact, Sun Shangxiang is most worried about whether everyone can adapt to the severe cold of Lingzhou winter. Jiangdong is warm and humid, and the climate is completely different from here. For example, these old people, can they survive the winter.
"Everyone, it's very cold here and it will snow heavily. Can you adapt?"
Everyone was silent. At this time, Jiang, who was sitting behind Sun Shangxiang, asked with a smile: "How did Princess Shangxiang adapt?"
Sun Shangxiang smiled bitterly and said, "I have no other way. I just hold the brazier all day long and wait for a few years and gradually get used to it. Moreover, Chang'an is a little warmer than here. I mean, in winter, can you go to the south?"
At this time, the old man with white hair smiled and said, "Princess, don't worry about us. One place is the land and the other. If we are afraid of winter, we will not come to Chang'an, let alone Lingzhou. Let's settle down directly in Jingzhou. Wouldn't it be better. Although it is a little colder here, I think of two acres of land as our own Yongye field, and think of such low taxes, our hearts are warm."
“Good said”
A cheer sounded at the door of the tent. Sun Shangxiang turned around and saw her husband walking into the tent. She couldn't help but be surprised and happy, "Why is the husband here?"
Everyone heard that it was the King of Han who was coming down, and they were so scared that they knelt down one after another. At this time, a roar of tsunami sounded outside the tent, "Long live the King of Han"
Liu Jing held Sun Shangxiang's hand and smiled at everyone, "Everyone gets up, go outside together, I'll say a few words to everyone."
He pulled Sun Shangxiang and walked quickly outside the tent. The open space not far outside the tent was already crowded. When the immigrants heard that His Highness the King of Han arrived, they all rushed from all directions. Everyone was extremely excited and raised their arms and shouted, "Long live His Highness, Long live the King of Han."
A guard set up a wooden platform next to the big tent. Liu Jing extended his hand to Sun Shangxiang, his eyes full of encouragement for her. Sun Shangxiang hesitated for a moment, slowly grabbed her husband's hand, and followed him to the wooden platform.
At this time, tens of thousands of people in the open space gradually became quiet, and countless pairs of eyes full of anticipation were staring at King Liu Jing of Han.
Liu Jing looked at everyone, and said loudly in a slow and extremely firm tone: "I'm glad that you have chosen Lingzhou and this fertile and hopeful land. On this land, you don't have to worry about drought, flood, and insufficient light. This land will give you a good harvest, give you rich rewards, and make your hardworking sweat not in vain. We hope you will live forever and let your grandson stay on this land. As the highest official of the government, I promise to give you the lowest tax. As the commander of the army, I will lead the army to defend your homes and not be violated by foreign enemies."
His voice was loud and clear, and it reached everyone's ears. When he talked about defending his home, tens of thousands of people couldn't help but cheer together.
Liu Jing smiled and waved his hand. Everyone calmed down again. Liu Jing said slowly: "I have always had a dream. I hope the world can be unified, no longer wars, and never return to troubled times. Whether in Hexi or Jiangdong, whether in Hebei or Jiaozhou, all people can live and work in peace and contentment, the elderly can live and live, children can grow up happily, men don't have to worry about being arrested, women don't have to be afraid of being raped. This is my dream, and it will open a prosperous era for the people of the world."
At this time, many people could no longer help crying in a low voice. This was also their dream. Although it was simple, it was so difficult to realize. His Highness the King of Han made their dreams slowly become reality. An old man stood on the stone and shouted to everyone: "Long live the Emperor, Long live the Emperor."
Everyone was infected and raised their arms and shouted: "Long live the Emperor"
The warm shouts resounded throughout the camp, and even the soldiers shouted. At this time, Sun Shangxiang was already crying. She suddenly understood her husband's ideals and the people's expectations. If Jiangdong can be unified and no longer divided, it will be in line with the interests of countless kind surnames, without sacrificing the happiness of countless people to satisfy the power of one surname.
Chapter completed!