In the turmoil of war, the government's finances were in dire straits, with no surplus resources to provide for the soldiers 'families. Accordingly, the government set aside public land near military encampments, and with the crudest building materials the troops built large quantities of tile-roofed houses for them to live in.
當時兵荒馬亂，政府財政困難，沒有餘力去安置他們，於是就在軍營附近就地撥用公有土地，由各部隊以最簡陋的建材建造大批僅供棲身的瓦房小屋。