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Jun Yuqing did not intend to hide anything from Hua Yuan, so when he heard her question, he said: ”It's only about the resettlement of the refugees. In the end, it was all because of my words that I said so many words in the imperial court. After that, I received such a thankless task, and even if I had to give it up, it would not be enough! ”

It turned out to be the resettlement of the refugees. This task was indeed quite troublesome!

After all, the Emperor had said that the refugees would be settled by Jun Yuqing, but first of all, the imperial government hadn't brought out the money, and second of all, it hadn't given Jun Yuqing the right to command any troops.

A place for refugees, no matter what, was always there. But if the Emperor did not give them money, where would the money for the building they lived in come from?

The palace didn't have that much silver!

However, if he did not take out all these silver taels, he would not be able to handle the errands! If he took it out, the emperor would think of him as a greedy official! Besides, the authority to lead soldiers was not just a joke!

If some irrational people were to make a ruckus, it was very likely that they would be unable to control the development of the situation!

Therefore, safety was just a thankless task! However, since it was the emperor's personal order, it wasn't good to decline!

Hua Yuan frowned and asked, ”This isn't a good job, so what do you plan to do?”

Jun Yuqing smiled and said, ”No matter what, I have to think of a way to deal with this kind of thing. As for you, you only need to be happy every day and do whatever you like.”

Hua Yuan obediently nodded her head and leaned against his chest. However, her brows didn't relax just because of this.

Two days later, the first batch of refugees came to the capital city one after another! The lips of these people were purple, and on their bodies were thick layers of quilts and cotton-padded jackets. Due to the cold, many of their men had already been decayed beyond recognition.

Jun Yu Qing's underlings went over and asked the refugees, ”You guys have blankets at home, so you won't freeze to death while camping on the streets. Why did you choose to travel so far to escape to the capital?”

The man held a bowl of hot porridge in his hand and a meat bun in his right hand. As he ate, he said, ”Even if you didn't freeze to death at home, you would have starved to death sooner or later! Due to the heavy snow sealing the mountains, we couldn't even pick up firewood or start a fire. Furthermore, the wind was leaking from all sides of the house. In our village, there are many people living and dying in the house! ”

He had gone through so much danger and suffering from the extreme north all the way to the capital just to survive! Originally, in Jun Yu Qing's heart, whether these people lived or died didn't make much difference.

However, seeing how these people were working so hard to survive, Jun Yuqing felt that perhaps he needed to do something about it!

There was no place for the refugees in the city, but Jun Yuqing had chosen a piece of land outside the city. When the time came, he would send out some porridge for them to use. He had to think of a way to get some silver and buy some raw materials so that the refugees could help him obtain them!

After Jun Yu Qing and Hua Yuan discussed for a while, they decided to share their thoughts. Hua Yuan also thought that this was a very good idea. But, ”How are you going to get some silver back?”

The Medicine Hall and Duke Ling both knew how to make porridge. What about the wood? That was not a small number! Where would he have to go to get it?

Jun Yu Qing was also frowning as she pondered this question. She had to admit that this was a very troublesome problem.

In the evening, Jun Yuqing returned late. Hua Yuan had prepared a supper and both of them had a meal together. Hua Yuan asked while eating, ”You still haven't received the method to gather the silver?”

”Nope.”

If these refugees did not have a proper place to stay, then it was only a short period of time. Thus, they did not have any complaints about sleeping in a run-down temple. However, if time went by and the number of refugees continued to increase, things would get out of control and go in an unpredictable direction!

At least he knew how to fight!

In the event of a riot, Jun Yu Qing would be blamed for it!