Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 550 The Rebirth of Shanshan (1)

Shanxi, Taiyuan Prefecture.

It was snowing heavily, and Taiyuan in the middle of winter was freezing cold. For those wealthy gentry, merchants and other groups, this winter was not so difficult.

But for the people at the bottom, especially the bankrupt group, this winter is very difficult to survive, and even if they are not careful, they will freeze to death in their sleep.

"Governor, at present, outside the city of Taiyuan Prefecture, coal stoves are distributed to every shed in the disaster relief area planned."

Xu Yingxiong looked exhausted, holding a stack of papers, and looked at Liu Hongxun, who was busy at his desk, "In addition, the disaster relief areas set up in the prefectures and prefectures under the Shanxi administration have all submitted corresponding official letters.

At present, the remaining disaster victims and refugees in the counties under the jurisdiction of the prefectures and prefectures all gathered before the heavy snowfall, and prepared a lot of coal stoves and honeycomb briquettes. "

"Now the Shanxi Disaster Relief Office, how much food do we have?"

Liu Hongxun held the memorial to be submitted to Beijing, looked at Xu Yingxiong and said: "In addition, under the rule of the prefectures of Shanxi, are there still sporadic disaster victims and refugees in the counties under their jurisdiction?
Placed outside the prefectures and prefectural cities, set up relief areas for victims of disasters, and appointed co-organizing volunteer teams, what is the current recruitment situation?It's about security everywhere.

It is undoubtedly a risky move to gather the disaster victims and refugees in Shanxi outside the capital cities of various states, and it must be ensured that nothing will go wrong.

There are also teams of medical craftsmen who are preparing to build everywhere. How is the progress?Regardless of whether it is in the middle of winter, or to prevent epidemics, there must be no carelessness. "

"Governor, now we are here at the Disaster Relief Office, counting the batch of charitable food reserves, there are still 27 shi..." Hearing this, Xu Yingxiong came to Liu Hongxun with the stack of files in his hand, and explained them one by one in detail. .

Since Liu Hongxun was dispatched to Shanxi by Emperor Chongzhen and became the governor, Liu Hongxun has done three things, one continued to purge Shanxi officialdom, one ordered the prefectures and counties to eliminate bandits in the country, and one prepared the Shanxi Disaster Relief Office.

Thanks to the overall planning and arrangement of Emperor Chongzhen, many thieves who ravaged Shaanxi did not enter Shanxi on a large scale, which made the situation in Shanxi relatively stable.

Compared with the original timeline, the current situation in Shanxi has not continued to deteriorate. On the contrary, after Liu Hongxun governor of Shanxi, the situation has eased a lot.

In particular, the Jin and Dai vassal branches of the vassal clan were summoned to Beijing by Emperor Chongzhen, and all their descendants were asked to go to Beijing to study religious studies, which made what they did in the vassal land different from what they did before. So reckless.

"You first send this secret report to the capital and send it to the capital urgently."

Looking at the copybook in front of him, Liu Hongxun raised the memorial in his hand, frowned and said, "Look up these copybooks one by one, and now the Shanxi Disaster Relief Office is gathering disaster victims and refugees from all over the place.

Food has become the most serious problem.

Only relying on Shanxi's local self-funding, it is impossible to wait for the spring of the next year to effectively organize these victims and refugees, straighten the roads and renovate water conservancy, so the imperial court has to allocate more. "

"Here!"

Xu Yingxiong immediately cupped his hands and bowed.

The policy of recruiting workers proposed by Emperor Chongzhen included follow-up fundraising for government-run factories. Except for Northern Zhili, which received corresponding official letters, Shanshan, Shandong and other places have also received corresponding official letters.

Governor Liu Hongxun of Shanxi, Governor Chen Qiyu of Shaanxi, and Governor Yuan Keli of Shandong, according to the official letter issued by the imperial court, began to combine the local conditions, focusing on the establishment of disaster relief offices, and began to gather bankrupt victims and refugees in large numbers.

Want to effectively reduce the signs of rebellion in various places in the Ming Dynasty.

The only possible way.

It is to let these bankrupt groups gather together as much as possible, pursue the idea of ​​working for relief, orderly repair roads and water conservancy in the local area, and buy some time for raising government-run factories.

After large-scale chemical workshops appear in the local area, then the corresponding diversion and resettlement will be carried out. As long as they can fill their stomachs, the sharp class conflicts can be eased.

Emperor Chongzhen knew very well that the emergence of large-scale chemical workshops in the Ming Dynasty would inevitably generate factory owners to exploit these off-production groups.

But in the current situation, it is not a question of whether to exploit or not, but a question of whether the hungry and red-eyed groups can eat their stomachs first.

After alleviating this main contradiction, such as the issue of exploitation by factory owners, it is necessary to introduce corresponding policy checks and balances after the centralization of power by the imperial court is strengthened.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it is a good thing that you have such great ambitions."

Liu Hongxun frowned as he looked at the collected documents, "However, if there is a shortage of food for such a large-scale gathering of disaster victims and refugees, civil unrest will inevitably erupt. How do you plan to solve this problem?"

Since becoming the governor of Shanxi, Liu Hongxun has not slept soundly. The situation under Shanxi's rule looks stable on the surface, but in fact there are various hidden dangers.

If it is not handled properly, it will cause chaos.

Shanxi can no longer be chaotic.

"Governor, are you worried that the Disaster Relief Administration will not have enough food?" Xu Yingxiong, who had gone and returned, saw Liu Hongxun so worried, and asked.

"Yes."

Liu Hongxun sighed softly: "The announcement made by the Disaster Relief Office has brought together all the disaster victims and refugees under its rule, and even many tenants have escaped from the control of those gentry and merchants to avoid being exploited.

If this opening of the mouth cannot be resolved, how much turmoil and civil chaos will be caused, you don't need to say more, you know it in your heart. "

"indeed."

Xu Yingxiong nodded and said: "If this is the case, the students think there is a good way to alleviate this threat, and ask the Disaster Relief Administration to take the initiative."

"Oh?"

Liu Hongxun frowned slightly, and said, "Let's listen."

When the Shanxi Disaster Relief Office was preparing to be established, among the many students and scholars recruited, Xu Yingxiong was the most important group of people Liu Hongxun valued.

Although this person did not obtain any fame, in Liu Hongxun's eyes, it is no problem to govern a county after tempering. If he performed outstandingly, it is feasible to govern a government, and even become an official in Beijing.

"Since ancient times, Jin has had a small area and a lot of people, and there are many people engaged in business."

Xu Yingxiong clasped his hands and said: "From your Majesty's secret edict, I ordered the Shanxi Disaster Relief Administration to open a consultation gate in Shahukoubao and improve various systems. This place has become an important source of income for the Disaster Relief Administration.

However, in the eyes of the students, the current Shahukou Pass, the scale of the Thirteen Passes set up, is still very small.

If the governor can come forward and set up a group of joint firms in various state capitals, so that merchants who intend to export and do business can all join in, can we use grain as a mortgage? "

Liu Hongxun narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, then stretched out his hand and said, "This is indeed a good way, Ben Fu never believed that so many gentry, merchants and other groups in Shanxi would not secretly hide food under their names.

After all, the anti-insurgency in Shaanxi has become more and more clear until now, but the disaster situation has not been alleviated.

They will never let go of this opportunity to earn money.

However, to do this, it is necessary to increase the corresponding supervision scale. After all, the investigation and punishment of various contraband, including the supervision of killing tigers, must not be at ease.

How about this, you will be in charge of this matter, first draw up an official letter, but hold a meeting of scholars to discuss the corresponding measures in detail. "

"Here!"

Xu Yingxiong immediately cupped his hands and bowed.

(End of this chapter)