He naturally knew that the ministers would definitely question Wei Zhongxian when he came back, so he mentioned it first, so that the ministers would have nothing to say. Sure enough, as soon as he said this, several people's faces turned dark, and they were ready to bombard Wei Zhongxian, but the emperor easily bypassed the two sentences.

In this way, the emperor went around the Dongchang and other ineffective things together, and the ministers did not want to say more about this matter, so they officially entered the discussion mode.

Xu Guangqi said: "Listening to what Your Majesty said, if you want to increase immigration, you need to start from all aspects. The first is to strengthen management so that migrants no longer have to worry about the future; The second is to strengthen publicity so that everyone knows that the lives of immigrants are actually not bad. But the most important thing is that the homeland is difficult to leave, and the minister is ashamed, and he can't think of any good way. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Management is relatively easy, but in terms of publicity, it is not a day's work. As for the inseparability of this homeland, there is really no way. ”

The ministers all felt that this matter was indeed difficult, and that they would not want to go to a place full of strangers. So if you want to change this, you really can't think of any good way.

Bi Ziyan hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, if we put all the immigrants from the same place together when we emigrate, for example, if we put all the people in the same village, will this make everyone's homesickness be relieved somewhat?" ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Bi Shangshu's suggestion is very good. Moving a village to one place, still familiar people, with the same accent, should be a little more comforting homesickness. ”

Xu Guangqi praised: "Brother Bi is talented, this plan is very good. ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Look, as long as everyone thinks together, they can always think of good ideas." Bi Qing's suggestion is very good, besides, let's see if there is any other way. ”

Everyone put forward some suggestions one after another, and Zhu Youxiao praised them one by one, but these suggestions actually did not have much effect, or it was very difficult to implement.

Yang Lian stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, when we immigrated, some people did not go voluntarily, but were assigned because of crimes. But when they spend a year or two there, they feel that life in this place is better than in their hometown. ”

Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed, waiting for him to say the words of forced immigration, and didn't want Yang Lian to stop talking about this, so he silently retreated after giving a salute.

The ministers are all human spirits, so they naturally understand the meaning of what Yang Lian said. It's just that everyone is a Confucian disciple and pays attention to the word benevolence, so how can they directly say the words of forced immigration?

Sun Chuanting didn't have much interest in civil affairs, so he was always there listening to what the ministers said. Of course he understood what Yang Lian said, and at this time, seeing that everyone was silent, he knew that it was time for his performance, so he coughed and stepped forward to speak.

"Your Majesty, the people may, let it be, and can't, let it know. So I think that since many people don't know that life after immigration is better than before immigration, but we know it. We forcibly relocate poor peasants to the north or south, so that their lives can be improved, and the scolding of them when they are forcibly relocated will also turn into a voice of gratitude. ”

Sun Chengzong did not glare at Sun Chuanting this time, but glanced at Sun Chuanting with complicated eyes. Everyone actually knows the meaning of Yang Lian's words, but only Sun Chuanting said it in public, which will certainly bring infamy to Sun Chuanting, but in the end, these infamy will turn into praise and gratitude. Don't these ministers know that the infamy will eventually change? Of course they do, but they don't want to bear the stigma.

Is Sun Chuanting willing to bear this infamy? Of course he didn't want to. But he knew that it was best for the whole country, for the immigrants, so he preferred to bear the infamy. With such a mind, it is no wonder that he will become the most trusted person of His Majesty the Emperor.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Sun Chuanting and said lightly: "What do you think of Sun Gebu's suggestion?" ”

Xu Guangqi was the first to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the advice of the Sun Pavilion Department thinks it is feasible. The people are virtuous and foolish, and after the imperial court has been carrying out the immigration policy for so long, some people still do not see the benefits of immigration. At this time, the use of coercive means can actually be considered. ”

Yang Lian stepped forward and made a gesture to Sun Chuanting, and then said: "Yang Lian admires the move of the cabinet. ”

Zhu Youxiao laughed and said: "Yang Qing, this is your beginning, I know that you are a gentleman who is cautious and polite, and you are unwilling to say words that force people to move, and it is not easy to remind everyone." ”

Yang Lian said: "When you get older, your sharpness is gone." However, the reason why the minister did not say it was because there was a concern, in fact, whether to immigrate or not, should be decided by the people themselves, and forced relocation was actually not reasonable, and the minister could not come up with a solution for both, so he did not dare to speak out about coercion. ”

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help nodding secretly, Yang Lian could think of this, which showed that he really cared about these immigrants, although he thought of this method, he couldn't bear it after all, so he was reluctant to say it directly.

Xu Guangqi said: "Forced relocation may indeed make some people unwilling, so can we do this, after they emigrate for a year, give immigrants a chance to choose, if they are really willing to return to their hometown, you can let them return to their hometown, but we must explain to them what their hometown has become, and they are not allowed to re-immigrate after returning to their hometown." ”

The ministers thought that this method was good, and Sun Chengzong said: "In fact, the old minister thinks that if immigrants can go back to their hometowns once every year or a few years, they should also be able to relieve some homesickness." Will this make them more willing to emigrate? ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Actually, it is not very difficult to say, if it is to immigrate to the north, the immigrants will be distributed along the railway, if you want to return to your hometown, it will take more than ten days at most, and it used to take several months to get to the capital." If you immigrate to the south such as Pattani, Boni and other places, and return to your hometown by boat, it will only be a month. And our transportation will be more and more developed, and when the steamships that can sail in the sea are built, it will be even faster. ”

In just over ten years, the emperor has brought a lot of fresh things to the Ming Dynasty, although this is not as fast as the horse, but it is longer than the horse, and the train with greater strength has surprised the ministers that this thing should only be in the sky, and then heard that the steamship that can sail in the sea, many people are eager to see what this novel thing looks like, and what kind of changes will it bring to the Ming Dynasty.