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Chapter 598 The Imperial Court Leads Immigration, Jilin Mansion (Dragon Boat Ankang)

The three came to the inn, found a seat on the first floor, ordered four dishes, a small jar of wine, and chatted while drinking.

The clerk at the inn also knew Li Hongji, and treated him enthusiastically, and even gave him an extra plate of salted peanuts, so as not to wait for the dishes to wither.

"Xiao Chen, why are there so many carriages outside the warehouse?" Li Hongji asked the assistant a little strangely.

The man laughed and explained: "The imperial court started to emigrate again, and the post stations and commercial warehouses were responsible for the transportation. There were a lot of transportation and subsidies. Our Chinese Chamber of Commerce customized a large number of carriages, just to share the worries of the imperial court and do things for the country. "

Li Hongji laughed, and joked: "Xiao Chen is getting more and more eloquent, and he is also sharing the worries of the court, saying that making money is really good."

The man smiled and said, "The ones who greet and send off can't always be vulgar. Even if you listen, you can learn some nice words."

"I want to immigrate again, I don't know where to go?" Gao Yingxiang asked, "What's the new policy?"

Seeing that there were not many customers eating, the waiter briefly introduced: "The main thing is that Liaodong, Dongfan Mansion, and food and drink expenses on the road are all free, and it is convenient to cultivate the fields when you arrive at the location, and you will be exempted from tax for two years..."

If the immigration work only relies on the policies issued by the imperial court and the people are spontaneous, it is obviously inefficient.

Transportation, food and accommodation on the road, etc., must be quite difficult for most people who have never even been out of the county or town.

The emperor was also aware of this problem, and began to be led by the government, with the assistance of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, to arrange the immigration work from beginning to end, so as to relieve the people's fear of difficulties.

Compared with northern provinces such as Shaanxi, Henan, and Shanxi, where severe droughts persist, the Liaodong region has cold-resistant crops and the cultivation situation is much better despite the cold.

You must know that the Little Ice Age at the end of the Ming Dynasty was rampant in history, and even became one of the main reasons for the demise of the Ming Empire. One of the reasons was that there was no adaptive change in farming.

For example, in the second year of Chongzhen, there was a blizzard in most areas of Shaanxi Province.It is a good thing to have snowfall in a year of severe drought, but this heavy snow came after the spring plowing, and all the seedlings were frozen to death.

In December, Yan'an Mansion suffered another snow disaster, and the people froze to death, and countless people fled famine.

The coldness of the Little Ice Age was rare in history. If you still grow traditional rice and wheat, the failure of the harvest is light, and it is not surprising that there is no harvest.

If the drought is alleviated by the snowstorm, crops with short growing seasons, cold and drought tolerance, such as potatoes, corn, and rye, will be planted, and the results will be much better.

Li Hongji nodded again and again, not much different from the previous policy, but if the difficulty of traveling is solved, more people will respond.

The Chinese tradition is to "remove the land and relocate", but there is also a saying that "move a person to live, and a tree to die".Especially for those who do not have land, it is tantamount to giving a chance to buy a home again.

The dilution of the population is certain, but there will not be a situation where there are no people living in thousands of miles.The targets of immigration are mainly landless and poor farmers.

On the one hand, it is to reduce the burden of disaster relief in the disaster area, and on the other hand, it is to effectively use manpower to do a good job in the development and construction of new regions.

The imperial court just provided some subsidies, but the disaster lasted at least three to five years.And immigrating to a new place, the value created in the past three to five years is definitely more than staying in the disaster area.

The reason why the emperor introduced such a policy was out of his estimation of the duration of the catastrophe.

Although he predicted the coming of the disaster and made adequate preparations in advance, not many people believed that the disaster would last for more than ten or twenty years.

Therefore, the work of disaster relief and relief has been advancing and deepening, making unremitting preparations to survive the catastrophe of more than ten or twenty years.

More and more people were affected. The imperial court had thought carefully and done meticulously. Whether the opportunity can be seized depends on the individual's ideas and courage.

"It seems that your ideas are quite far-sighted." Gao Yingxiang learned about the new immigration policy and agreed with his nephew's idea of ​​transporting, "But Guoer and I still want to join the army and fight for our future with swords and guns. "

Li Hongji raised his glass to respect each other, "Uncle is chasing great wealth, but my nephew only cares about small profits in front of me, shame on me."

"No matter what size, it's all for life." Gao Yingxiang took a sip of wine, shook his head and said, "Everyone has their own ideas, and no one has a front and back view. It's hard to say whether it's good or bad. Let's see it in ten or eight years. Bar!"

Whether it is to join the army and make a living, or to make a living in other ways, it is always a personal choice. Who can guarantee that the hope in your heart will be realized?

But there is always a choice, and there will be no hopeless despair, only to take risks and endanger society.

The imperial court takes more money, and the royal family does not need to save gold and silver mountains, but giving the common people a few more ways of life is the only way to ensure the stability of the country and society.

The emperor knew this truth best, and he was constantly working towards this goal.

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Liaodong, Jilin Prefecture.

After Ping Liao, the imperial court resumed the strategy of expansion, expanding from Liaodong to the north, and first established Jilin Mansion, and the mansion was located in Jilin Shipyard City, also known as "Shipyard", "Jilin" and "Jiangcheng".

After the rebuilding of Jilin Fucheng, the shipyards along the river also began to recruit workers for construction. A large number of Jianghuai water tank workers and craftsmen from major shipyards were relocated here.

To the east of Jilin Fucheng is Huhan City (now Dunhua), the capital of Bohai Kingdom in the dynasty, which was called Aodong City at that time.

To the west is the Yidonghewei of the former Nuer Gandu Division, also known as Long'an Station, which is now renamed Changchun by the imperial court.In the Song Dynasty, the name was well known to everyone, and so was Huanglong Mansion.

The first round of the Ming army's northward advance was supported by these three points, forming a solid line of defense.The north can continue to advance to the Songnen Plain, and the south covers thousands of square kilometers of directly-administered land.

Although Jilin prefecture has a large area and few people, the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers stationed in reclamation and the arrival of a large number of immigrants made it show a momentum of prosperity.

The main reason is the preferential support of the imperial government's policy. Immigrants enjoy one policy in Liaodong, but if they choose Jilin Prefecture, the policy they enjoy is more favorable and more exciting.

First of all, around the three new cities of Jilin Fuzhi, Changchun, and Aodong, villages and towns were built one after another; then there were post stations along the traffic lines and relay warehouses for the Ming army to transport supplies, and the people settled in the surrounding villages.

The planning of villages and towns is determined by the government, or the original site, or a re-set livable and arable area.Being close to the army not only provides high security, but also makes it more convenient for the army to assist in construction.

If we want to rely solely on immigrants to build Jilin Mansion, it is obviously not up to the requirements.You know, Jilin Mansion is the logistics base where the Ming army continued to advance northward and wiped out the remnants of the slavery.

Therefore, the compulsory army system implemented in Liaodong recruited a total of [-] soldiers, all of whom entered Jilin Prefecture and participated in the pioneering and reclamation.

This year alone, the army and immigrants have reclaimed nearly 300 million mu of wasteland and established more than [-] villages and towns, initially changing the wilderness and uninhabited scenes in Jilin Prefecture.

(End of this chapter)