Transferring the Population

The next morning, as soon as the porridge stalls set up throughout the city had opened for business, a crowd quickly gathered around them. Led by Kong Daqian, the farmers who had already been persuaded and decided to move to Great Zhou territory to farm and make a living rushed to the front.

But as for saying that the entire city's population had gathered, that was still far from the case.

Clearly, many people in the city were still taking a wait-and-see attitude toward this matter.

Most of those who had come were people whose families had already run out of food.

That, however, did not affect what Zhou Xu planned to do next.

After the people gathered, the soldiers responsible for maintaining order began loudly calling out while directing them to line up and receive porridge...

"Our king knows that many families in this city have no grain left to cook, so he specifically sent us here to distribute porridge. Starting today, there will be one serving in the morning and one in the evening. Anyone in need can line up to receive it."

For Zhou Xu, this was undoubtedly a good opportunity to win over the people's hearts. They were using the grain stored in the other side's granaries, too, which made it twice as satisfying.

"At the same time, considering the circumstances that follow, Yellow Sand City may not be safe either. Therefore, our king is giving everyone an opportunity, entirely of their own free will. Anyone willing to work and live within Great Zhou territory can register at the table beside us."

At the end, the soldier making the announcement did not forget to add one more sentence.

"The number of people who can be sent away in each batch is limited. First come, first served."