Chapter Ninety-Nine: A Mass Emigration
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Cheng Yue's work as a people's teacher did not last long, and a few days later, Wang Shiyuan sent news that Zhang Yu, the envoy of the Sichuan system, and Zhao An, Luzhou, and his generals Zhao An and Luzhou pacified Wang Shichang, and more than 126,000 soldiers and civilians from Chongqing and Luzhou went south, in addition to Liu Shun's ship, there were also more than 3,000 ships of their own, please Cheng Yue be prepared.
When Cheng Yue heard this number, he gasped.
More than 100,000 people! He made preparations of only 40,000 or 50,000 people, but he did not expect that so many Sichuan people were willing to go south here, and how to resettle the surplus people is indeed a huge project. But it's okay that the plan you have already made can also start in advance.
Cheng Yue gathered Yang Ting, Li Fu and others with Zhang Gui and Tuotuo to study a more detailed plan. Immediately after that, a letter was sent to all localities, asking them to prepare quickly. He also sent a message to Liu Shun, asking him to take the opportunity to attract a group of people to Ryukyu, whose arable land was short of manpower, and he had to find a way to immigrate there.
Cheng Yue's bureaucracy was finally put to the test, and all of them were mobilized, and even the soldiers were quickly sent to various places under Cheng Yue's command to make various preparations for the immigrants.
Li Fu and others' ability to do things made Cheng Yue also admired, Yang Ting played the most critical role, Li Tingzhi participated in Cheng Yue's major event for the first time, and it was a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and he naturally worked hard. Cheng Yue did everything possible to loot the capable ministers who showed outstanding talent. With the experience of relocating more than 20,000 people in front, the division of labor and cooperation of several people, coupled with Zhang Guihe's running before and after taking off the saddle, the busy and chaotic preparations have been rapidly advanced. This is also thanks to the management system established by Cheng Yue, and the responsibility system that Cheng Yue cultivated for the five-year plan ensures that all orders can be effectively implemented, saving a lot of time and energy.
The first batch of Sichuan people who had just been resettled also spontaneously organized themselves to help Cheng Yue. Suzhou sent a large number of various materials to the place designated by Cheng Yue, and Cheng Yue was also shocked by Suzhou's production capacity, and it was obvious that Cheng Yue's improved loom also made a great contribution to it.
Cheng Yue immediately repaid the generous donation of merchants in Suzhou, announcing that they would establish a new production base for grain and industry in Suzhou, and these merchants could have priority to take the lead in sharing the latest products and technologies.
When the news reached Suzhou, the merchants who bet on the right treasure were all happy, and the merchants with a poor sense of smell beat their chests and stomped their feet, and they all fought to deliver materials to Cheng Yue again.
Cheng Yue's new grain base in Suzhou has long been coveted by people from all walks of life, and it is said that it contains a lot of wealth. And Liu Shun's countless blast furnaces under construction in Suzhou are even more eye-catching.
Li Fu's cement has entered mass production, is put into Suzhou to Yangzhou road construction, people who have seen it are all amazed, it doesn't take many people a day to repair more than a mile of the road, if it is a veteran, each section of the road at the same time, a day to repair more than ten miles is not a problem, and there is no trouble in mining stone transportation.
Now I heard that Li Fu is making a four-wheeled carriage, if it is made, it will fundamentally change the form of transportation. The volume of four-wheeled carriages is much larger than that of two-wheeled carriages.
The two families in Suzhou who hugged Cheng Yue's thigh have already made a fortune, and several big money banks are also talking to Cheng Yue about starting a bank, what are the others waiting for?
Not only Suzhou, but also Yangzhou, Jiangyin and other places have been looking for Jiang Cai, Li Shixiu and others to meet Cheng Yue, wanting to get a piece of the pie as soon as possible. Many of the big businessmen who were far away in Lin'an also sent people to ask for a meeting. Wherever Cheng Yue has time, he always asks Yang Ting, Zhang Gui, Totoku or the four concubines to come forward, he just needs to listen to the report.
This time, these merchants also heard the wind and sent a lot of materials, and even sent money directly, Cheng Yue asked Yang Ting to write down the book. These people work for themselves, and they can't be left to work in vain.
Cheng Yue planned to take the opportunity to develop Shanghai, now that place is called Huating, Cheng Yue sent Miyou to guard it, Liu Shun is also because of Cheng Yue's order, is building a naval army camp there, and when Wang Shiyuan returns, he will garrison there to guard against pirates. It is worth mentioning that the county seat of Huating County is called Shanghai Town, which is the predecessor of Shanghai. A few days ago, many merchants had already bought land there under the instruction of Cheng Yue, planning to build houses and build docks, and the local county order was also fully cooperative.
Li Fu's cement factory and brick factory have been fully expanded and increased, and Shanghai will build a brick-concrete structure house at the beginning, and Cheng Yue has handed over a series of structural drawings of his house to the Meng brothers. Li Fu has also sent people to Shanghai to build a factory. A lot of supplies have also been sent from all over the country, and Miyou's side is already very busy.
After five days of all-out operation, the resettlement work has basically been prepared.
As soon as the sky was bright, Li Tingzhi was called to Cheng Yue's residence. Holding the expenditure plan that Cheng Yue had just signed, he said to Cheng Yue with great emotion: "Metropolitan Governor, now my subordinates finally understand what the control system that Metropolitan Governor talks about on weekdays is about. If this matter was handled by the imperial court, even if it was done well, it would not be so fast, and with only such a small amount of money, I am afraid that it would raise a group of forbidden troops who could not fight. ”
After the Song Dynasty encountered famine and military disasters, in order to prevent the displaced people from causing chaos, they always had to form an army of men among the displaced people. These people could not be controlled by the localities, so they became forbidden troops, and it was difficult to dismantle them in the future, so that redundant troops were increasing, military expenditures were huge, and combat effectiveness was becoming lower and lower.
Cheng Yue sighed and said: "Just want to be at peace for a while, but there is no long-term plan, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty should be spanked." ”
Li Tingzhi knew that Cheng Yue was not referring to only redundant soldiers, and also mentioned the New Year's coins given by the Song Dynasty to Liao, Jin, Western Xia and Mongolia. The reasons for this are quite complex, but in any case, it is indeed the result of perseverance, and it is not too much to say that it is a loss of power and humiliation of the country.
He was originally a minister of the Song Dynasty, and he also felt extremely humiliated by this matter, but he couldn't talk about it. Hearing Cheng Yue say this, he also felt a lot of affection. It's just that Cheng Yue said that he was going to be spanked, so he didn't dare to answer, although Song Taizu was a little wronged.
Cheng Yue said again: "These hundreds of thousands of people will arrive in the afternoon, and they will be very busy in the next few days, which is one of the reasons why I have left you all here. ”
Li Tingzhi hurriedly said that he didn't dare, so he hurried to prepare.
As soon as Li Tingzhi left, Meng Zhijing and Meng Zhijin came early in the morning to ask for a meeting, and their brothers were also key figures this time, and they would be responsible for the development of Shanghai. Originally, Cheng Yue planned to take them into Lin'an, but there were so many immigrants and so many things at once, and the development of Shanghai had to start in advance, and he didn't have enough people in his hands now, so he could only let them go to Shanghai.
In the past few days, Cheng Yue has made his ideas clear to the Meng brothers, and he has also drawn the design of the city for them. Originally, they were going to follow the ship to Shanghai in the afternoon, but for some reason they came to see Cheng Yue again.
The two entered the door, and after meeting the ceremony, Meng Zhijing said: "Dadu Governor, our brother is going to Shanghai in the afternoon, but we discussed one thing and want to ask Dadu Governor to agree." ”
Cheng Yue said: "If there is something to say, the development of Shanghai is a big deal for me, and if there are any difficulties, I will help you solve them." ”
Meng Zhijin said: "I don't dare to trouble the governor with difficulties, but I want to trust my family." ”
Cheng Yue was stunned and said, "Your family? Why don't I go to Shanghai with you? ”
Meng Zhijing said with some embarrassment: "Don't hide it from the governor, the son under him is a little stubborn." But since he came to the Grand Governor, he no longer dared to cause trouble. The Metropolitan Governor sent his subordinates to Shanghai, which was originally to reuse his subordinates. If you get there, your subordinates are busy with official business and don't care about discipline, and Cheng'er relapses into her old ways, and finally gets into trouble, then your subordinates will be sorry for the cultivation grace of the governor. Chun'er is the righteous son of the Metropolitan Governor, and if his brother is in trouble, the Metropolitan Governor will also be disgraced. Therefore, the subordinates thought that it was better to entrust their mother and son to the Metropolitan Governor, and the subordinates were kind enough to serve the Metropolitan Governor in Shanghai without distraction. ”
Cheng Yue nodded slightly, and asked Meng Zhijin again, "What are you worried about?" ”
Meng Zhijin said: "Governor Dadu, although the subordinate son is honest and will not make trouble, he is too honest. The subordinates went to Shanghai this time, and they couldn't have great results in a few years, so the subordinates wanted Chun'er to learn from the governor. The more the new school subordinates of the Metropolitan Governor learned, the more unfathomable they felt, and their subordinates could not teach this child. A few years have passed, and I am afraid that it has delayed the child's homework. Chun'er is the righteous son of the Metropolitan Governor, and if there is no interest in the future, the Metropolitan Governor will also be disgraced, so he wants to entrust the Metropolitan Governor with his family. ”
Another one is afraid that my face will be dull! Dare to love you, you are all thinking about me!
Cheng Yue was so crying and laughing by these two brothers that he did feel a little emotional. For the sake of the future of the two children, the two brothers are like the parents of later generations, working hard outside the home, leaving the children to be educated at home, just so that the children can have a better future.
In fact, he was also secretly happy in his heart, he was originally on business, and sent Meng Zhijin to Shanghai, thinking that it would be difficult to see Zhao Miaohui again, but now it is good, her husband is not around, but he left his wife to him, is this fate? But immediately felt guilty again, Meng Zhijin went to Shanghai to work hard for himself, but he was thinking about his wife here, isn't it too much?
Meng Zhijing and Meng Zhijin were very moved when they saw Cheng Yue's face showing shame, and thought that Cheng Yue was thinking about them and was embarrassed to let their families separate.
Meng Zhijing comforted Cheng Yue and said: "Don't worry about your subordinates, the two subordinate brothers, if you go to Shanghai, you must open up a new city for the governor, so as to live up to the kindness of the governor." ”
Meng Zhijin also echoed.
Cheng Yue had no choice but to hold their hands and said insincerely: "Speaking of which, it really makes the two adults feel wronged, if it weren't for the fact that Shanghai is very important to me, I would never let the two adults go." But please rest assured, as soon as there is a suitable candidate, I will definitely let the two adults return to Lin'an as soon as possible. ”
The Meng brothers shook their heads and said: "Dadu Governor, the so-called good beginning and good ending, if you don't make some achievements, how can you give an account to the Dadu Governor?" Please don't worry about my two brothers, but the family members of my subordinates will ask the Governor for everything. ”
Cheng Yue agreed and promised to take care of their families, and the Meng brothers left with great gratitude.
Cheng Yue looked at their backs, especially Meng Zhijin's, and sighed in his heart: Brother Meng, Brother Meng, how can you let me thank you? Although you surrendered and made a soft bone, based on your current performance, all the previous things, write it off.