Among the four measures, the first one is the most tempting, as it involves a one-time payment of twenty taels of relief silver, which has considerable purchasing power. Some people may never have seen so much money in their lifetime.

  In the long run, the third option is the most beneficial. The rent is reduced by 20%, and as long as you have enough land to farm and the weather is favorable, even if you can't get rich, you'll be able to quickly recover your losses.

  Lin Qingyuan's condition was specifically set for clever people who had no land or little land, and she wanted to attract more long workers to move their homes here.

  A long worker can bring at least three laborers, the construction of a farm requires a large number of people, and their homes are here, and the loyalty of the long workers will also increase.

  At that time, she could also trust them even if she hadn't signed a contract with them.

  There aren't many people in this world who can abandon their families and defect to the enemy.

  Zhong Daguan realized Lin Qingyuan's intention and began to subtly influence the long workers to move their homes.

  Those with a lot of land at home are fine, but those with little or no land are eager to move, while those with more land but many brothers also want to return and divide the family property, bringing their own families here.

  The Lin family quickly shook off the pain from two days ago and began to look forward to their future life.

  However, the outside world will only react to the riot two days ago.

  In this era, information dissemination was too slow. After the Lin family's villa was besieged by refugees, apart from Lu Shang's two families who knew more about the actual situation, other families only knew some news, let alone the people of Suzhou City.

  Governor Zhou stationed troops outside the city and strictly controlled the influx of refugees, only then did the people learn some news.

  Lin Qingwan and Lin Run helped spread the rumor, and soon the story of the Lin family's branch house single-handedly annihilating 428 rioters began to circulate.

  The various families who delivered medicine to Lin's house yesterday were all stunned and surprised, "So many?"

  They only knew that the Lin family's detached house was attacked by mobs, and when Zhou, the governor, led soldiers to rescue them, the mistress of Lin had already repelled the mobs and didn't know how many people she had killed. Now, hearing the specific number, they couldn't help but doubt.

  The Lin family's imperial guards were handed over to Your Majesty along with the Lin family army, and except for leaving some guards behind, they are all gone.

  According to what they knew, there were less than thirty guards around Lin Qingwan. How did they manage to drive back so many rioters?

  Did Lin Jiang still leave her with a backhand?

  Many people are so skeptical.

  For a moment, he also suspected Lin's family and hurriedly turned back to recall whether he had been disrespectful to Lin's family.

  Zhao Sheng, who was still in Suzhou, also became suspicious. "Those refugees who escaped really didn't see clearly what kind of people were on the wall, how many people?"

  "Yes, it's just that there are so many people and it feels very grand."

  Zhao Sheng sank into thought, could it be that Lin Jiang had really left a trump card for Lin Qingwan?

  Her villa is not small and it's easy to hide people. Maintaining a private army is against the law, but Zhao Sheng really didn't dare to attack Lin Qingwen from this angle, because the Zhao family also has a private army.

  In this chaotic world, which big family doesn't have some bodyguards?

  He really started from this aspect, but I'm afraid Lin Qingyu hasn't counterattacked yet, and other aristocratic families have already pressed him down.

  Because those aristocratic families have more private armies.

  Only Zhou Zhi and the officers who went that day knew that the rebels were repelled by a group of Long Workers who had been trained for less than a month.

  What Lin Qingwan truly valued were those who could turn long labor into soldiers and the craftsmen who could forge weapons for them.

  But what really impressed Zhou Xishi was the Lin family's magnanimity.

  The refugees besieged the Lin family's villa, and everyone in the city was in a state of panic. The Shang family, led by Shang, pressured Governor Zhou to stop the refugees outside the city and not allow them to enter again.

  The Kolin family took the initiative to define those besieging refugees as violent mobs, which were different from the refugees.

  Refugees are all victims who have no choice but to migrate. Lin's family voluntarily offered to help the governor's office provide relief to these disaster victims.

  Zhou Zhi Shi could see that Lin Zu Long was genuinely warm and kind-hearted, so he naturally felt pleased and convinced.

  Although he was annoyed by these refugees and took severe measures to deal with them, it was impossible to directly reject the refugees outside the city.

  Suzhou city is also under his jurisdiction, and the refugees are blocked outside, with nothing to eat or drink. The people inside the city are safe, but what about the common people outside the city?

  Moreover, this is also inconsistent with the national policy set by the imperial court.

  But this time even the Lu family didn't speak up for him, so he could only hold on under pressure. Now that one of the victims, the Lin family, was standing by his side, he naturally had more confidence.

  Moreover, Lin Run not only took a clear stance on his side but also came forward to persuade several big families to help divert the refugees.

  Zhou Zhi's heart was even more grateful, he saw Lin's family proclaiming to refuse the enemy, and was happy to help, taking the opportunity to intimidate the refugees, letting them not dare to cause trouble again.

  Lin Qingwan met him and gave him a counter-strategy in return for his kindness.

  In this era, imperial power was still not very strong, and the common people had their own set of cognitions. Whether it was Later Liang, Southern Han or Later Chu, they all previously belonged to Tang.

  So in the hearts of the common people, they are all one country, it's just that the rulers are not unified now, so they belong to different countries.

  This is a very strange mentality, usually standing on both ends of the border line. You can say bad things about my emperor, and I can scold your emperor, but if we encounter Liao people, Daliang people and Nanhan people will stand together with hoes to fight.

  When encountering corrupt officials, one side scolds and the other side helps to scold. Therefore, ordinary people generally do not mind changing emperors as long as that emperor can let them live a stable life with hope.

  So wanting to buy them is actually very easy.

  Give them hope, and then keep telling them that the pillars will stand with them, willing to give them a stable living environment. The superior ones will share their joys and sorrows with them, and most people are grateful, pouring out their hearts to each other.

  Lin Qingwan had thought of doing so long ago, but her special identity made it unsuitable. On the other hand, Zhou Cishi as the head official of a prefecture was more suitable than anyone else.

  Zhou Zishu was stunned by this plan, his staff glanced at him and clapped his hands: "This plan is great, Zhou Gong, if we can win them over, who knows, maybe we can make a great contribution to the Southern Expedition Army."

  Zhou Zhi's eyes lit up, "You mean let them lead the way for the Southern Expedition Army?"

  The staff stroked his beard and smiled, "Lord Zhou must have heard about the story of Lin Guogong rushing to Lu City? At that time, wasn't it because someone led the way for Lin Guogong that he was able to take a detour around the Liao people's rear and retake Lu City, also cutting off the Liao people's retreat?"

  This Lin Guogong refers to Lin Ping.

  Zhou Zhi's heart was moved and he nodded in agreement, saying: "Indeed worthy of being a descendant of Lin Gong."

  "This is the foundation of a big family."

  It's just a girl who is so formidable, his daughter is also about the same age, and she is currently preparing for her wedding at home. He still has to worry that after marrying into her husband's family, she will be controlled by her parents-in-law.

  *sigh*

  If his daughter had even a tenth of Lin Guizhi's intelligence, he wouldn't have to worry.

  Zhou Zhi Shi smiled and said: "I don't know if our Lin Jun Zhuang is more formidable or that Ruo Ying Jun Zhuang is even more formidable."

  The staff were shocked, "Duke Zhou, could it be..."

  Zhou Zhi shook his head repeatedly, "Cannot say, cannot say..."

  But his staff guessed a bit, and they were afraid that this time there would be that Miss Ying in the southern expedition.

  The imperial court has been waiting for the fermentation of Nan Han's affairs and also waiting for the opportunity. However, while waiting, the actions in hand are not slow.

  As the refugees from Nanhan were being rounded up in various places, the emperor had already ordered reinforcements to be sent to Qianzhou, with General Su of the Northeastern Army as the commander-in-chief, and other armies also sending troops to reinforce.

  The Western Army, being the closest, took the lead. Governor Zhou had not yet found out who was leading the troops, but as soon as he received the official document for requisitioning military rations with Zhong Ruoying's seal on it, he made a bold guess.

  Although this lady is a woman, she has been garrisoning Hongzhou for many years and can occupy the western part of Chu State with her own strength, which shows her ability.

  Although Lin Qingyuan is younger than her, from her performance over the past year or so, she is also not to be underestimated.

  A 16-year-old girl can hold up a whole house, and when the mob comes to commit violence, more than 400 people are killed at will. This determination is something that even he cannot match.

  With the cooperation of the Lin family, the refugees in Suzhou were gradually calmed down. The young and strong went to the government office to serve, and apart from two meals a day, they also received rice and flour, which was enough to support another two or three people.

  The old, the young, the women and the weak are looking for some work to do in Suzhou, but now it is winter, which is originally a slack season for farming. They are also refugees, and except for those who take advantage of cheap labor and some kind-hearted people, no one hires them.

  Fortunately, Zhou Ci and Lin Run persuaded the various big families to donate some grain every day, allowing people in the porridge shed to have porridge, and they could also survive by begging.

  Zhou Zhi Shi also had people set up tents outside the city and sent a lot of warm clothing, enough to support them through the winter.

  When Dai Lin Qingwan finished handling the affairs in the mansion and looked back, Suzhou City had already quieted down, gradually having a leisurely flavor of winter days.

  Lin Qingyuan had Lin Guanjia go to the refugee shed and select more than 20 old, weak, women and children to come back. He had them pick out large stones from the field, crush big clods of mud, and bury the piled up fertilizer in the soil at the same time.

  She packs them two meals every day and pays them according to their workload.

  Less, for example, those five or six-year-old children who can only pick up stones, she only provides food, and a few elderly people, because the labor is quite large, in addition to two meals a day, she will also give them one to five liters of remuneration.

  Lin Qingwan said to Lin Guanjia: "Every three days, you go to select once, each time only increase five to ten people, remember, each time must be in a different shed."

  Lin Guanjia should be patient and wait for the previous batch to mature before moving on to the next one. What Auntie is doing is actually helping people.

  Lin Yuhu felt that they had earned it and secretly stuck out his tongue, saying: "Auntie, this reward is too low, isn't it?"

  "It's precisely because they're lowly that they got stuck with this chore."

  Lin Yuheng thought for a moment and understood that it was now the slack season in agriculture, if the pay was normal, local people would also come to compete, at that time they would rather hire refugees than them, they would not only resent the Lin family, but also easily worsen the relationship between the two sides.

  Lin Qingwan explained in a low voice: "Originally, the Lin family could have directly donated food for disaster relief, but that would not only be expensive, and the food sent out may not necessarily reach their stomachs. It's better to find some work for them to do, so we can achieve two goals at once."

  "How can there still be people who dare to embezzle food at a time like this?"

  "What I'm saying is not that they're greedy, but the relief food is limited after all. They're weak and small, it's hard for them to grab more than other refugees." Lin Qingyan sighed, "Now I don't dare hire those strong young men, but I still dare to hire some old, weak, women and children."