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Chapter 801: Prepare to Receive

　　"What did you say?" Liang Cheng stared at Ling Yun, scratched his ears and asked again.

　　Ling Yun grinned, "I just received news that many people in Chenzhou want to come here, and people from several prefectures near Chenzhou are also rushing to the Lanjiang River."

　　The imperial court and King Zhao both disliked having too many people, but they didn't. If more people came, the more the better. Anyway, the scattered tribes on the grassland had been beaten to pieces by them, some had fled, and many more had been captured.

　　Even if northern Hubei wanted to move the border tens or hundreds of kilometers toward the northern grasslands, who would dare to object?

　　Of course, expanding territory is a very complicated matter, and Ling Yun was just thinking about it. If he really wanted to do that, it was definitely not a decision he could make.

　　After Liang Cheng confirmed that the news was correct, he clapped his hands and said, "This is good news. Let's think about how to bring them over."

　　Seeing him pacing in the room, Zheng Shicheng shook his head and looked at Sheng Ze and said, "Your Highness, what do you think?"

　　Ezhou has a vast territory, but there is not much land suitable for farming. The reason why it can feed so many people today is all thanks to the high-yield crops that the sixth daughter of the Shen family and her people have researched.

　　Once the decision is made to accept the people from Chenzhou, the granary that has just had a bumper harvest will probably be empty again.

　　Sheng Ze did not answer the question, but thought carefully. After a moment, he looked at Zhang Zhiyao and asked, "Master Zhang, how much wasteland is there in Ezhou that can be reclaimed to grow food?"

　　Not all wasteland is suitable for growing crops.

　　As the head of a state, Zhang Zhiyao naturally had these data in his mind. After hearing Sheng Ze's question, he blurted out: "Except for the wasteland we have reclaimed this year and the wasteland that the captives are reclaiming, there are nearly 200,000 acres of wasteland that have not been included in the scope of reclamation."

　　What he said were conservative figures. After all, some wastelands were not suitable for growing crops, but they could be used to plant fruit trees after being reclaimed. Miss Shen Liu had mentioned before that planting fruit trees could also support a family.

　　When Sheng Ze heard this number, he felt relieved and looked at Liang Chengdao, "Uncle Liang, the King of Zhao will not watch the people flow into Ezhou. He will definitely control it. In this way, the number of people who will eventually reach Ezhou will definitely not be many. I think we can accept them all."

　　Based on his understanding of King Zhao, the number of people who could come to Ezhou would definitely not exceed 50,000, so the grain harvested in autumn this year would be enough to feed them until the next harvest.

　　If the army in northern Hubei wants to store grain, it must reclaim wasteland and expand the planting area. The current population of Ezhou is far from enough.

　　However, they had left behind more than 100,000 captives, and they had finally had a good harvest and were taking a break. It was impossible for them to accept too many refugees from the six northwestern states at this moment.

　　"Will this be inappropriate?" Zheng Shicheng frowned. "More and more people are coming. We won't be able to store any food."

　　He was worried that war might break out at any time, and there was no way to fight without food.