For Wang Lichuan, Lu Feng had not only won Qinglu County a great honor, but had also rendered him a great service personally.
After all, Lu Feng was someone he had personally trained and recommended. No one could take that credit away from him.
Now that Lu Feng had something to say, Wang Lichuan naturally took it seriously.
At this, Lu Feng paused, then continued, "County Magistrate, what I want to talk about is whether you could please make proper arrangements for the refugees outside the city."
Wang Lichuan's brows furrowed slightly.
But since Lu Feng was the one making the request, Wang Lichuan could only sigh. "Alas, I'd like to find a proper way to care for these refugees too. But the orders from above forbid all refugees from entering the city. There's nothing I can do!"
Lu Feng knew about the Imperial Court's orders, but he couldn't understand why they had issued them.
So he cupped his hands again. "County Magistrate, I'm not asking you to defy your superiors. I'm only asking you to help these refugees as much as you can. At the very least, make sure they have somewhere to live and food to fill their bellies."
Wang Lichuan sighed again when he heard this. "Captain Lu, there's something you don't know. While you were away from Qinglu County, more than half the people in the county seat and the villages and towns under its jurisdiction migrated away. Their departure has not only caused our county's productivity to plummet, but they also took more than half our grain and daily necessities with them!"
"The grain in the county seat can now sustain the people inside for only about two months. If we count the thousands of refugees outside the city, I'm afraid it won't last even