The conditions set by the yamen for settling refugees were too generous; not only were they being allocated land for free, but the yamen also organized laborers to help build houses for them and provided relief grain. Even if it was just a simple thatched brick and mud house, the relief grain was not much, requiring tight belts and enduring hunger.
However, the children in the school rushed to the registration office for refugees whenever they got a chance, chattering away, calculating for them, saying that the court exempted them from half the tax, and also gave them seeds and farming tools. As long as they survived one year and had a good harvest, the family would have surplus grain...
Not to mention that they were a bunch of fools, even Zhao Hu couldn't help but feel tempted upon hearing this.
