Chapter 564 Administrative System Reform (6) Resettlement
In this tense atmosphere, the resettlement work of Daming was also carried out simultaneously. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the end, it is the guidance of the president and the arrangement of the cabinet. The degree of attention and resettlement efficiency of administrative agencies at all levels are far from being comparable to those in Nanyang alone. Many refugees stranded in Cochin Province were resettled in large numbers in Northern Malaysia, Luzon, Ceylon and other places under the condition that the Ming Dynasty urgently requisitioned commercial vessels.
And in order to ensure sufficient food supply, the Ming Dynasty further tightened the original grain purchase restriction policy. The scope of inclusion also includes all residents living in the territory of Daming. For example, the two levels of people, who were excluded before, citizens and people, have tightened the standard of grain purchase by 20 to 50 percent.
As for foreigners living in Daming, unnaturalized immigrants, and new immigrants who have obtained national status, food stamps will no longer be issued. The supply of grain has also changed from the previous arbitrary purchase to the purchase of grain at designated points.
The specific practice is to take the various grain stations under the jurisdiction of the Daming Agricultural Department as the center to sell grain to specific groups of people in the surrounding jurisdictions. When purchasing, you must not only show proof of identity, but also pay a certain amount of money according to the market price.
Of course, proof of identity is the most important thing. If it is not a resident of this jurisdiction, then the grain station cannot sell grain to him. Otherwise, both the grain station and the grain buyer will be severely punished.
In this way, from the source, grain buyers have eliminated the special situation of taking advantage of the different grain sales and price differences in various grain stations to buy low and sell high to earn the difference. The food shortage in Daming has also been alleviated as a result.
In order to ensure the fairness and transparency of the entire grain trading process, Daming also ordered the judicial inspection organs to fully implement the system of petitioning and reporting. Once violations are identified, they are severely punished.
However, it is particularly noted that the Ming Dynasty's restriction on grain purchases is only aimed at rice and wheat, two national strategic reserve grains. Grains such as corn, soybeans, sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc., are not included.
Therefore, even if people can't buy staple foods, they can buy miscellaneous grains to satisfy their hunger.
It's just that the market price of staple grains is generally higher than that of staple grains. It is also the planting area of corn, soybeans, sweet potatoes, potatoes and other miscellaneous grains in the Ming Dynasty is not large, and rice and wheat are the staple foods that the people of the Ming Dynasty are generally accustomed to.
Therefore, at this stage, most of the miscellaneous grains in the Daming market are purchased from abroad.
In addition, in this era, the efficiency of water and land transportation is relatively low. The storage and preservation technology is relatively backward. In the process of transportation, it is not only time-consuming, but also high in loss.
After a few storms, these grains either mildew or sprout. If you eat it, there are great safety risks. As a result, the price of cereals has remained high.
However, with the announcement of the second round of grain purchase restriction policy, the purchase rate of miscellaneous grains is bound to increase significantly. The food gap in society can also be made up to a certain extent. Invisibly, it has accelerated the transformation of people's eating habits.
Speaking of which, it is also the food policy before the Ming Dynasty, which is really good.
I think everyone should eat white rice and wheat flour. Therefore, it has always been in the form of official pricing to make food affordable for ordinary people. Even if there is a difference, financial subsidies are also used to reduce the market price.
As a result, many new immigrants have changed their eating habits of eating chaff, wild vegetables, and old rice.
Now suddenly let them give up the delicious staple food, and the heart is definitely unwilling.
In the end, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. Once a person is used to a good life, he is not used to a bad life.
But not getting used to it is a process of adaptation after all.
And those who moved to Daming were mostly bitter at the bottom of the society before. In terms of adaptability, it is the strongest.
The reason why I am not used to it is mainly because I am more resistant.
Fortunately, the Daming official also made a solemn promise to the people through the "Daming Daily". It means that the current grain purchase restriction is only a temporary move. When the difficulties are overcome, a series of grain purchase restrictions will certainly be lifted.
This made the originally dissatisfied people understand the hardships of the Ming Dynasty to some extent.
It's just that for the catering industry, this round of food purchase restrictions is fatal. Because all restaurants and restaurants have specially levied food taxes. When it is transferred to the head of the diner, the consumption level is further improved.
The negative impact of the loss of customers and the sharp decline in profits is bound to become the mainstream of the catering industry.
In this regard, Daming can only slightly reduce the taxation standard in other aspects. So that all restaurants and restaurants can survive this winter.
In this social environment, the Ming Dynasty transported the squeezed food to the provinces that received the new immigrants as quickly as possible. Food is then distributed to new immigrants in the form of cash-for-work.
It's also that ordinary people never cherish things that are easy to get!
Therefore, only by letting the new immigrants have a certain amount of pay, can they be grateful and remember the good of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, they develop the habit of inertia for nothing.
However, due to the different acceptance of indigenous people in different places and the difference in the level of potential risks, the number of people resettled in different provinces is also very different.
For example, the eight provinces of Luzon, West Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Anbei, Annam, Anxi, and Pearl are the provinces where the Ming Dynasty has priority for resettlement.
Among them, the three provinces of Java, Annam, and Anxi have been implemented more thoroughly due to the earlier population replacement policy. Therefore, there are very few local aborigines. Even if there are still those left, they are all pro-Ming elements after screening.
And the immigrants who moved over afterwards were not many. Many of the mountainous and woodland reclaimed by the indigenous people are not effectively utilized. It can be regarded as a vast and sparsely populated area. Potential ethnic contradictions and conflicts of interests are not too intense.
Now that these new immigrants have migrated to the past, it is undoubtedly easier for them to integrate into their new living environment. The development of local land can also be taken to the next level. There is also the food security of Daming, which can also be fully guaranteed.
However, uncontrollable natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and epidemics still have to be faced.
After all, the South Ocean is located at the junction of the Pacific Plate, the Eurasian Plate and the Indian Ocean Plate, and earthquakes and volcanic activities are frequent. On the islands of Java and New Guinea, there are a large number of volcanoes. Low-intensity seismic activity also occurs from time to time.
To this end, in these areas, the Ming Dynasty targeted the construction of earthquake-proof or light wooden houses. The casualties caused by the earthquake were minimized.
In addition, most of these islands are located between the north and south latitudes of the equator and have a tropical rainforest climate. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year is considered to be rainfall around the clock. Natural disasters such as floods, mudslides, and landslides have gradually intensified with the exploitation of the natural environment by migrants.
Therefore, on the whole, natural disasters are the first problem for new immigrants to overcome.
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