I, a useless prince, started with the Xiang Yu template.

After the four men left, the hall quickly returned to silence.

A soft sound of footsteps came from the side corridor.

Li Wanqing lifted the curtain and walked into the hall.

She walked to Chu Yun's side, her eyes filled with worry, and spoke softly.

"Your Highness, I happened to be outside the door just now and heard most of your conversation."

Chu Yun put down his teacup and turned to look at her: "You heard everything?"

Li Wanqing nodded gently, her brows furrowing slightly.

"More than 400,000 people are crammed into Beiliang City, and more and more refugees will continue to pour in."

"This matter is too risky."

She paused for a moment, then frankly recounted the true situation she had witnessed during her visits to the city over the past few days.

"I had nothing to do these past two days, so I took some people to wander around the city's streets and alleys several times."

"The city of Beiliang is in complete chaos right now. The old city area is packed with people, and there are makeshift shacks everywhere along the streets."

"Water resources are scarce, firewood is in short supply, housing is scarce, and prices are showing signs of rising."

"The local people are filled with fear, constantly worried about not having enough food. Many of them secretly band together and are suspicious of the migrants. Occasionally, verbal altercations and frictions occur between the two sides."

She continued in a serious tone, "What if the supply of food and provisions can't keep up, or there are oversights in the allocation of resources?"

The pent-up tensions will erupt instantly. Large-scale chaos will erupt in the city; not only will the homeless riot, but the locals will also become restless.

"This situation is a huge problem for the prince and for the entire princely mansion."

This is not unfounded worry, but rather a common phenomenon of chaos throughout history.

Refugees are already rootless and adrift; once their food supplies run out, they are the first to riot.

Seeing the worry on her face, Chu Yun reached out and patted the back of her hand reassuringly, speaking calmly.

"Wanqing, I understand your concerns."

"In any ordinary place, the sudden influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees of unknown origin would indeed be like planting a bomb that could explode at any moment. If not handled carefully, the whole city would be in turmoil."

Li Wanqing looked up: "Since Your Highness is aware of this, why does he still allow refugees to keep entering the city?"

Chu Yun chuckled softly, his tone resolute.

"Because I can guarantee that these refugees will absolutely not cause trouble."

"Don't worry about food or unrest."

I've anticipated and addressed all potential problems beforehand.

Li Wanqing stared blankly at Chu Yun.

She doesn't understand.

With 400,000 migrants of unknown origin, a mixed bag of people, how can absolute safety be guaranteed?

Let alone a border city like Beiliang, even in the capital, no one dares to guarantee anything.

She was still full of doubts and couldn't understand where Chu Yun's confidence came from.

But she didn't ask any more questions.

Having been together for so long, she understands her husband very well.

Chu Yun never makes empty promises; he would never be so calm about something he isn't absolutely certain of.

In the end, Li Wanqing could only nod slightly.

"Since Your Highness is aware of the situation, then I will not interfere further. I will manage the affairs of the household properly and will not cause Your Highness any trouble."

Chu Yun nodded slightly.

........

at the same time.

After leaving the Prince's Mansion, Su Zhe and the other three immediately returned to their respective government offices.

Without the slightest delay, everyone sprang into action.

Following Chu Yun's instructions, the four clearly divided their tasks and each performed their duties.

Su Zhe took the lead in coordinating the overall situation, drawing up a map of the outer city, dividing it into residential areas, agricultural settlements, and industrial areas, compiling a list of people to be relocated, and formulating a detailed relocation plan.

Wen Yan allocated building materials, grain, and supplies, settled labor costs, coordinated all financial and material consumption for the expansion of the new city, and ensured the supply of basic materials for the new district.

Gao Bing mobilized all the yamen runners, split them into patrol teams, and stationed them in both the old and new cities. At the same time, he improved the reward and punishment rules, and set up prohibitions in advance to deter troublemakers.

Zhou Meng mobilized city defense soldiers, blocked remote key roads, deployed defenses around the outer city, and designated garrison points.

As government orders were issued to the grassroots level, countless officials, laborers, and soldiers acted simultaneously.

The entire official machinery of Northern Liang was started at full speed.

Everyone worked overtime, around the clock, to prepare for the expansion of the new city and the relocation of the population.

.......

The two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Under the overall coordination of the authorities, the population relocation work was officially implemented.

The surplus population within the city began to migrate to the outer suburbs in batches.

Officials registered the list in advance, divided the resettlement areas, and planned the routes in a unified manner.

Originally, everyone, including Su Zhe and his three companions, lower-level officials, and local people, were prepared for trouble to break out.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees left their homes and wandered aimlessly.

In any place, relocation and control will generate a lot of conflicts, and resistance, disturbances and clashes are common.

But what happened next completely overturned everyone's understanding.

Along the relocation route outside the city, the large and orderly procession of refugees was well-organized.

They did whatever the officials told them to do.

If told to go east, they would never go west; if told to build sheds, everyone would get to work; if told to divide up farming areas, they would immediately form teams to reclaim wasteland.

There were no arguments, no resistance, and no disturbances throughout the entire process.

In contrast, look inside the city.

None of the dozen or so sporadic clashes that have broken out in the past two days were instigated by the migrants.

They were all locals who, because they were fighting over supplies and were afraid of outsiders, deliberately provoked trouble.

The officers on duty in each block were completely bewildered by the bizarre scene before them.

An old constable on duty in the south of the city rubbed his eyes and couldn't help but complain to his companion.

"In my forty-plus years of life, this is the first time I've seen such obedient refugees."

"These are not refugees at all; they look exactly like soldiers who have undergone rigorous training."

His companions also looked on incredulously and sighed repeatedly.

"This is outrageous! In previous years, when refugees flocked together, they would fight every day just over food."

"This group of people is good; they're excessively well-behaved, hardworking, obedient, and never cause trouble."

"I still feel like this is unreal. Where in the world are there such sensible refugees?"

Similar doubts were prevalent among all the lower-level yamen runners.

Everyone was completely baffled.

Where in the world are there any displaced people who look like this?

After inspecting the old and new cities and witnessing firsthand the plight of the refugees, the heavy weight that had been hanging over Su Zhe and his companions for days was finally lifted from their hearts.

Their two biggest fears were: migrant riots and difficulties in controlling them.

Now it simply vanishes into thin air.

Migrants are easier to manage than locals, making things extremely convenient.

Now that the most troublesome hidden danger has been resolved, they have no more concerns.

The four of them completely let go and were no longer timid.

The government has vigorously promoted a series of new policies, including the expansion of the new city, the comprehensive land reclamation, the renovation of streets and alleys, and the implementation of laws and regulations.