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However, with this approach, the pressure on Anze Province also escalated significantly.

Merely providing food and clothing initially incurred substantial expenses.

Subsequently, each family would receive three taels of silver daily for resettlement and employment, which amounted to a considerable sum.

Under his administration, Anze Prefecture City had flourished in recent years, boasting healthy coffers and well-stocked warehouses. However, in the past, accommodating so many refugees would have been untenable.

In October, Jia Heming, Zheng Sangge, and their compatriots conferred with Shao Yunduan. Given the tumultuous state of the world, merely safeguarding Anze Province was insufficient.

Should a group of marauders or opportunists descend upon them, their current manpower would struggle to repel them.

Consequently, they deemed it necessary to bolster their defenses.