Chapter 145: The Immigrant Desk
The news that Shi Shibiao dispatched sailors and warships to prepare for the arrival of hungry people in Taiwan was inadvertently leaked out, and immediately attracted everyone's attention. In less than half a day, the news that the 14th son of the emperor, Wang Yinzhen, was going to emigrate all 300,000 hungry people to Taiyuan Bay spread throughout Quanzhou Prefecture as quickly as wings, and quickly spread to the coastal provinces and counties of Fujian.
As soon as the news spread, it caused two completely different reactions, the maritime merchants and the Baiyuan surnames were elated, and the big wealthy families were flustered, like ants on a hot pot.
The reaction of the big wealthy family was expected by Yinzhen, and it was exactly what he wanted to see, but he was surprised by the reaction of the maritime merchants and the surname Baiyuan, and after meditating for a while, he called Liu Kan, the prefect of Quanzhou.
Liu Kan was also very excited when he heard the news that the immigrant Tai Yinzhen wanted to immigrate 300,000 to Taiwan in Chapter 145, and there was a sense of relief that sent the plague god, this group of hungry people killed a lot of people during the riots, if they were only appeased back, I don't know how many bloody revenge incidents would happen in the future, and what was even more worrying was that these people tasted the sweetness of the riots, and the management in the future was also a big trouble.
Hearing that the prince was summoned, Liu Kan hurried to the governor's mansion, and after Yinzhen asked him for peace, he asked directly: "Lord Liu, why is the surname Baiyuan so happy when you immigrate to Taiyuan Bay?" ”
Seeing that he was asking about this, Liu Kan owed himself and said: "Back to the prince, Fujian is barren and poor, with many people and few fields, while Taipi Bay is barren and sparsely populated, plus the land in Taipi Bay is fertile, the land is warm and warm, and rice, sugar cane, and miscellaneous grains must be obtained, and what you get at the age of one is several times that of Fujian."
Although the court has very strict control over the exchanges between Fujian and Taiwan Bay, there are still a lot of maritime merchants and people with the surname of Taiwan every year, and all kinds of situations in Taiwan Bay are widely known in Fujian.
The prince moved 300,000 hungry people to Taiyuan Bay in one fell swoop, which is actually a good deed of the Buddha of ten thousand families, and it is a great good government in Fujian, in Taiwan Chapter 145 immigrants in Taiyuan Bay, and in the hungry people. So saying, he knelt down and kowtowed three times solemnly.
After Yinzhen listened, he was speechless for a long time, moving the hungry people to Taiwan Bay, this is just a rumor he released in order to make the big wealthy families in the coastal provinces and counties of Fujian panic, in order to achieve the purpose of buying grain cheaply, originally planned to just move a few thousand people to make a show, charming eyes, but he didn't expect to cause such a big response, he had to carefully consider the matter of immigrating to Taiwan.
Glancing at Liu Kan, who was kneeling on the ground, Yinzhen said gently: "Lord Liu, please get up, this king doesn't know much about the situation in Taiyuanwan Mansion, can Lord Liu talk about one or two in detail?" ”
Liu Kan saw that after he finished speaking, Yinzhen was speechless for a long time, and his heart was already puzzled, hearing Yinzhen's words, and then thinking of the court's political policy towards Taiwan and Yinzhen was just transporting 50,000 stone of grain, he couldn't help but sink in his heart, is it just confusing for the prince to immigrate to Taiwan? He got up in disappointment, and sat down with his body carefully crossed, his face no longer looking happy and joyful, replaced by a look of loss.
Seeing Liu Kan's face of loss, Yinzhen couldn't help but secretly wonder, this prefect is shrewd, but it lacks a bit of the city government, looking at the age is just the year of establishment, it should be a genuine Jinshi background, but to check his resume, official reputation, and popularity.
Liu Kan groaned for a while, and then said slowly: "Back to the prince, after recovering Taiwan Bay, the court set up the Taiwan Bay Mansion, under the jurisdiction of Taiwan Bay, Fengshan, Zhuluo County, in order to prevent Taiwan Bay from becoming a gathering place for all groups of thieves again, the court is very strict with the management of Taiwan Bay, and the restrictions on the exchange between coastal provinces and Taiwan Bay are quite strict, especially in Fujian. ”
I see, no wonder I heard that I immigrated to Taiwan Bay, and the surname Bai Yuan was not surprised, Yinzhen nodded, and he also had the heart to compare him, so he said slowly: "This king went down to the south of the Yangtze River at the beginning of the year, built an ocean-going fleet, and created a navy, all of which were done to defend the maritime territory. ”
As soon as Liu Kan heard this, he immediately perked up, bowed and said: "Back to the prince, since the recovery of Taiwan Bay, the court has sent back the officers and soldiers in Taiwan and their families on a large scale. This is the so-called 'order' entry into Taiwan.
Second, those who cross Taiwan are not allowed to bring their family members, and those who have already crossed Taiwan are not allowed to incur it. Third, Guangdong has repeatedly been a pirate, and its people have not been allowed to cross to Taiwan because of their accumulated habits.
Lord, Fujian has always been a large province short of grain, there are many people who have no land and no land, once there is a famine, the hungry people will be displaced, the temptation of the Fujian Baiyuan surname is too great, although the management of the court is so strict, there are still a large number of Baiyuan surnames smuggled into Taiwan by small boats, and the Baiyuan surnames who die at sea and isolated islands every year are countless.
If the prince can go to the court and allow immigrants to enter Taiwan, it is tantamount to the rebirth of parents of the victims of the Fujian disaster. In addition, even if the riots and starving people are appeased, they will have endless troubles in the local area, and in the future, if they encounter a slight famine, they will relapse into their old ways. ”
Yinzhen was speechless for a while, and spent a lot of effort to recover Taiwan Bay, but did not immigrate to develop, but strictly controlled the development of Taiwan Bay, in order to curb the population development of Taiwan Bay, Kangxi really took great pains to stabilize the country, but it also made people speechless to the extreme.
After Liu Kan retired, Yinzhen meditated for a long time, and Kangxi painstakingly suppressed the development of Taiwan Bay, which was nothing more than that he was afraid that Taiwan Bay would become an anti-Qing base again, but if the ocean-going fleet was built, his concerns should be dispelled, right? Taiwan Bay is a treasure land, so deserted, it is really sighing.
After pondering for a long time, Yinzhen wrote a secret letter to Kangxi.
On the eighth day of the first month of May, it rained heavily in Fujian.
On the ninth day of the fifth month, the first batch of 3,000 hungry people who came back from the rescue board the Fujian Navy warship and emigrated to Taiyuan Bay.
Although the price of grain has not been reduced much, anyone can see that the price of grain has not been maintained for long, and the entire population of southern Fujian is dying and moving, and who is hoarding so much grain to sell? It's no wonder if it doesn't plummet.
A large number of grain hoarders have flocked to Quanzhou Mansion, the whole Fujian, now Yinzhen is a big grain buyer, he is responsible for the relief of 300,000 hungry people, and everyone knows that Yinzhen is not short of silver, in February this year, he just sold the shares of the ocean-going trade fleet and collected 50 million taels, which is the lord of the rich country.
However, what made them feel panicked was that Yinzhen didn't see them at all, which made them even more panicked, as a boatload of hungry people was transported to Taiwan Bay, with the alleviation of the drought, the grain prices in southern Fujian began to decline, exactly the same as the rising prices, one price a day down.
At this time, he was studying with Lan Li how to send troops to block the passes in various places, so as to ensure that the Zhangzhou Plain, Quanzhou Plain, and Xinghua Plain could resume cultivation and no longer suffer from the destruction of the hungry people by the violent turmoil.
It's raining in Fujian, but there is still no rain in Beijing.
Kangxi was fasting and praying for rain in the palace, but on the other hand, he issued an edict: "From now on, the Criminal Department will send personnel to inspect the capitals and counties of the northern provinces, clear the prisons, reduce the sinners, and the officials in Beijing and local governments must fast wholeheartedly to pray for rain."
Today, when this drought is in the midst of this drought, I have been working hard all night, there is nothing to do, and I do not think of the masses, and the ministers and workers should look up to their bodies, worry about the day, and pray wholeheartedly for the group, then Ganlin can hope for the morning Pei also. ”
As soon as Kangxi's edict came out, all the ministers in Jingyuan City immediately reined in, and all the relatives and nobles of the clan did not dare to swagger outside, so as not to be impeached.
The next day, Changchun Garden, Qingxi Book House.
After Kangxi read the secret letter sent by Yinzhen from Quanzhou, Fujian, he slowly paced in the hall. In the letter, Yinzhen implored the transfer of the hungry people from Fujian to Taiwan, and listed in detail the advantages of moving the ministers to Taiwan: First, alleviate the current situation of the Fujian people who are widowed and have no land, and fundamentally solve the problem of food shortage in Fujian. Second, Taiyuan Bay is vast and sparsely populated, the land is fertile, and the climate is suitable, so it can be two or even three kinds a year; once it is developed, it can feed back to Fujian and Guangdong provinces in terms of grain, thus relieving the pressure on Jiangnan and Huguang. Third, the position of Taiwan Bay in the defense of the southeast coast is becoming increasingly important, and the population is too small, which is not conducive to the defense of the garrison. Fourth, in the future, the establishment of vast overseas territories also needs to be consolidated by immigrants, and it is advisable to accumulate experience by immigrants entering Taiwan.
At the end of the letter, Yinzhen said again, the second-class battleship purchased from the Dutch has begun to be imitated in the Shangyuan Sea, just this kind of second-class battleship can carry thousands of soldiers at a time, and the larger first-class battleship will also be built in just a few years.
If Taiwan Bay can follow the example of Sichuan and relocate the landless poor in Guangdong and Fujian on a large scale, it can not only check and balance each other but also promote the development of Taiwan Bay, and in a few years, the court will have another granary.
Kangxi sighed lightly, it wasn't to prevent the Han people from sitting on the big side of Taiwan Bay and causing chaos on the southeast coast, so why did I spend a lot of energy to limit the development of Taiwan Bay? However, now that you have an ocean-going fleet, you can really relax, and it is also a good idea to check and balance immigration.
For the second-class battleship mentioned by Yinzhen in the letter, the secret agent in Shangyuan Sea has already submitted a secret report, Kangxi is also very fascinated by the kind of second-class battleship that can carry thousands of people and has nearly 100 guns, and secretly said that when the newly imitated second-class battleship is launched, Yinzhen must come to Tianjin to open his eyes.
As for the matter of immigrants entering Taiwan, it still needs to be discussed at the court meeting so that the world can be summoned.
Raising his face and meditating, Kangxi sat back on the imperial case, and wrote another edict: "Since ancient times, if there is a mistake in personnel, it must be done in heaven, or the political affairs are not appropriate, or the employment is not allowed, the big and small officials, there are secret party aid, and the cruel and forbearant people, who are still in their positions, and there may be innocent people in the prison, if this is the case, they will be punished by God, and the cabinet, Jiuqing, and Kedao ,—— ask Gu Gong in detail." (To be continued [this article is provided by the Dawn Update Group Fan Le Ti Yuan].) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point ◤ starting point ◢ to vote for recommendation votes and monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. )q!!!