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Chapter 228 Immigration Discussion
Zhu Biao was busy here, and Lao Zhu was also busy listening to the reports of the relocation from the prefects.Su Qi, the prefect of Zhengzhou, Yang Shen, the prefect of Yangzhou, and Lu Wenxuan, the prefect of Suzhou.

"Do you know why we summoned the three of you alone? One is Yang Shen's experience in governing Yangzhou. Su Qi, you can also learn from it, and Suzhou Mansion is a place of heavy taxation for the court. It cannot be ignored, and you can also discuss it with each other."

Old Zhu said: "After the war, the Central Plains was grassy and sparsely populated. Opening up fields and increasing household registration is an urgent task in the Central Plains. Therefore, relocation is forced when necessary."

Liu Jiugao, the doctor of the household department, and Song Na, the son of the Imperial College, had told Lao Zhu about this a long time ago, and adopted their suggestion, and decided to immigrate to farmland across the country and reward the land reclamation decision.

The most important thing is the north.

"Your Majesty, Shandong is vast, and the people don't have to relocate. Shanxi, the south of Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Huguang and other places are densely populated and can be relocated," said Su Qi, the prefect of Zhengzhou.

"It takes a long time for the people to leave their homes, just like Yangzhou. At that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stayed in Yangzhou and helped those outsiders build simple houses. Those people still love Yangzhou very much." Yang Shen Heishou, He cupped his hands and said to Lao Zhu: "I think there is no need to rush, and you should take it slowly."

Since Su Qi and others suggested, Lao Zhu adopted an immigration policy nationwide.Narrow villages with many people and little land immigrated to big villages with few people and more land.

Some poor places are particularly happy to take the imperial court's encouragement money to settle down and take root, but it may be difficult for people from rich places to go to barren land.

"As for Suzhou Mansion, we heard that someone resisted with death. He was half buried. We think who gave Suzhou Mansion the courage to threaten death." Old Zhu glanced at Lu Wenxuan and said, "We I know your difficulties, but the relocation cannot be delayed any longer."

The three of them remained silent, and Lao Zhu also had a headache about this matter. He said to one another: "Let Liu Bowen wait for us in the side hall. By the way, let Biaoer come over."

Yu Yi received the decree and knew that His Majesty must be in trouble with this matter.

Zhu Biao walked forward, and Sanbao followed behind. Seeing his prince walking calmly, Sanbao knew that His Highness was not in a hurry. He admired the prince most for this.

These days, Lao Zhu has completely opened the prelude to the great emigration in the early Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Biao is very clear about the immigrants from the big pagoda tree in Hongdong, Shanxi, and the tile dam in Raozhou, Jiangxi in history.

In the final analysis, Lao Zhu was still full of hatred towards the rich and powerful, but the improvement was improved. It seemed that he was more tolerant and kind to the Shen family, and he was still the same for the others.

At the beginning, the first batch of wealthy households from Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places migrated to their hometown Fengyang.In the seventh year of Hongwu, 14 wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River were forced to move to Fengyang.

Immigrants were also adopted for the power of large clans. For ethnic groups with large clan populations and powerful influence, the imperial court forced them to relocate and rule them separately.

Immigrate to narrow rural areas where the population has decreased sharply and the land has been barren.So that the place is the same as other places around Nanjing.

For this reason, the imperial court had to first choose to emigrate to the Jianghuai area.In the 30 years of the Hongwu period, more than 210 million Jiangxi immigrants moved to Hubei, Anhui, Hunan and Jiangsu. Most of the immigrants who moved out of Jiangxi came from Raozhou Washiba.

These days, Zhu Biao has studied the immigration policies set by civil and military officials. Southern Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Shanxi are also relatively densely populated.

Lao Zhu ordered court officials to transfer people from these three places to Jiangbei.

There are not many Jiangnan immigrants in northern Jiangsu.And because they went late, they all went to the worst low-lying land - the Xinghua area.

Zhu Biao originally did not advocate relocation. After all, oranges grow in Huainan and become oranges.

"Someone jumped into the river to force him to die. It's because I'm not good at handling things. Your Majesty please punish me." Lu Wenxuan pleaded guilty.

"I have seen my father." Zhu Biao just came in, glanced at the three magistrates, and walked directly to Lao Zhu and stood down.

When they were temporarily interrupted just now, Lao Zhu signaled them to continue. Su Qi, the prefect of Zhengzhou, said: "Prefect Lu is too merciful. If you encounter those who are unreasonable, you can be tough and the matter will be settled. Or I think that since the whole family If you don’t want to go, just take one of the strong men, women and children from each family, and that’s it.”

Old Zhu: "Biaoer, tell me."

Zhu Biao: "I... my son thinks that the prefect Su's tough handling is only suitable for a few people who are migrating, not the majority of the people. The water is suitable for dredging, not blocking."

"His Royal Highness, please clarify." Su Qi, the prefect of Zhengzhou, said respectfully.

"Immigration is not wrong, what is wrong is that it violates the original idea, immigration is to make all parts of the court prosper at the same time.

Those who forcibly drive away may only hate that place even more, so how could they be willing to reclaim wasteland.

The people will weigh the pros and cons. Some places are late, and the good places are led by the locals, and the outsiders are a little less confident.

According to the degree of desertion in various places, immigration is encouraged.In addition, the imperial court can't just immigrate blindly. It thinks that the local government should arrange the skills to survive and arrange the matters after the relocation, so that the people believe that even if they leave their hometown, it will not be too bad.

When a large clan moves apart, the husband, wife and children will naturally move together as a family. You can't just move one person, other cousins ​​can move separately. If a family moves separately, it will cause disaster. "

Zhu Biao’s last sentence was actually addressed to Su Qi, the prefect of Zhengzhou. Su Qi previously meant that each family would pick one or two to immigrate.

This seems to be no problem, but it is still not feasible in practice. Naturally, most of the migration is done by men traveling thousands of miles.

Women and children can't even protect themselves, how can they go to the desolate land to cultivate, even if they go, who can guarantee that they will not be bullied by local snakes and run on by others.

Just ask which man is willing to let his wife and children go to a desolate place, and stay alone in another country, it is very difficult to meet each other, and it is not conducive to stability.

Lao Zhu didn't speak, he was thinking.

"Prefect Lu, Prefect Su, think more about why the people are unwilling to relocate, and if you know the reason, you can prescribe the right medicine, and it is better to issue policies and decrees for relocation."

Yang Shendao: "I have been in Yangzhou for the past two years, and I have often chatted with the people. I think that most people only want to be safe, to dress and eat, and to reunite with their families. As His Royal Highness said, thinking about the people's worries from the people's standpoint can solve their troubles. .”

Lao Zhu didn't express his opinion immediately. He was still very anxious about the matter of immigration. Seeing that year after year passed, the matter hadn't been settled yet.

Then Zhu Biao told Lao Zhu that he had a solution for the wealthy businessmen in Suzhou Prefecture, and he also had some ideas in other places.

It is intended that the Daming Weekly will only publish one thing recently, which is to introduce the things and benefits of the northern states, and even some pictures.

Lao Zhu listened to Zhu Biao's thoughts.Some questioned: "Why do we think this..."

"Father, don't worry, as long as you let the Daming Weekly, which guarantees your ministers, print more and have more inclinations towards the north, the matter will be more than half, and they themselves will start to waver.

One point, the tax for immigrants to the north will be halved, and the imperial court will arrange it as appropriate.

Second, first build the straight road in the north, build a weaving branch, a mine, etc.

Third, if you are an immigrant, when your descendants take the scientific examination, you can give priority to obtaining a scholar.

Fourth, the migrants should give priority to the selection of fields, and if the grain is not harvested due to disasters, the government can take care of it..."

Lu Wenxuan waited for Zhu Biao to finish, and said, "What about those rich businessmen?"

"It's easy to handle, if you are willing to move, the imperial court will give them some business to do, such as salt tea, ore iron, silk medicinal materials and other profits.

For rich businessmen who do not want to move, the imperial court pays at least 15 taels per household according to the population of the family.

Then the imperial court took this silver money as a reward for encouraging the people to migrate. "

Today's ordinary people just want to fill their stomachs and live a stable life. A few dozen taels of silver are enough for a family of ordinary people to live for a long time.


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