At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the situation became more and more out of control as the peasant army of Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang grew stronger, and the displaced people either followed the peasant army as cannon fodder, or rolled up their covers and set off for cities that had not yet been attacked by the peasant army.

The road guidance system implemented since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty has completely existed in name only, and the local governments have also turned a blind eye to the exodus of the people in the territory, after all, they cannot stop it, and it is very likely that there will be another incident.

After Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, was assassinated once, he didn't know what kind of magic obstacle he had hit, and he attacked the city and plundered the land more frequently, and all the gentry in the city were all killed, and the people in the late Ming Dynasty, who were already in turmoil, fell into a panic because of Li Zicheng's killing.

Some villages and towns have not seen King Chuang's army, and the houses are empty, and there is no one missing.

Since the emergence of the Australians, the people who can't survive in the coastal generation of the Ming Dynasty have one more way out, they can do crafts and farm, or they can drive boats, as long as they go to the Australians with a craft to report, they can smoothly board the legendary Australian continent full of gold.

Gradually, I don't know when it began, the northern refugees who fled to the coast gradually replaced the local residents and became the largest group of immigrants to Australia. At first, Australians did not have strict requirements for immigration objects, as long as they knew how to craft or were young and strong, they could basically pass.

However, with the introduction of the new immigration law in Australia, it is no longer as easy to immigrate to Australia as it was a year ago. Australians now have strict requirements for immigrants, such as scholars, who must have some real talents. There are also workers who must show their skills on the spot, and they can only pass when the officials of the immigration force see that there is really no problem.

The annual quota for immigrants from ordinary people is basically maintained at about 3,000 to 7,000, and the population of other skilled immigrants is maintained at 500 to 2,000. That is to say, the total number of immigrants introduced by Australia in Daming every year can be about 9,000 or 10,000.

In fact, the number of immigrants introduced by Australia since last year has exceeded 10,000, reaching the maximum social capacity of about 16,000 people.

However, with the increase and development of overseas territories, the number of immigrants in overseas territories and concessions will not be controlled in the next two years, and in the future, the local population will be more biased towards immigrants from overseas territories or concessions.

So for refugees, Australia has closed one door, but at the same time opened another. Today, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and other cities with Australian offices gather many refugees every day, including many scholars and businessmen. and the soldiers of the various guards.

The border between the Hong Kong Concession and Xin'an County in Daming, which is one of the passages into Hong Kong's land passage, was named the Luohu Port by Australians, and there was a barbed wire fence more than four meters high near the port. There are also turrets, watchtowers, etc.

Once a refugee forcibly crosses the port and enters Hong Kong. The officers and men of the guarding troops will be able to attack at any time, but this situation will only be done as a last resort, and as long as the refugees stay on the periphery, the officers and soldiers will not do anything to them.

Since last month, as the number of refugees has continued to increase, and I don't know who released the news that as long as they enter Hong Kong, they can have food and shelter and immigrate to Australia. Instead, he gave up and entered Guangzhou.

Although Australians did not allow refugees to enter Hong Kong, there was a relief point outside each crossing. Once a day, regular food is distributed and the sick are treated.

The daily consumption of grain alone has been calculated as tens of thousands of catties, which makes He Yu really a little unbearable, Hong Kong's local economy has just started, everything depends on local support, once the local support for Hong Kong's economy is reduced, it will seriously affect the daily operation of Hong Kong society.

Due to the increase in the number of refugees, He Yu had to return to Hong Kong from Guangzhou in advance to deal with affairs, and Ge Hongfei, the secretary beside him, pointed to the refugees outside the port and said: "Sir, the number of refugees has increased more than three times more than usual in the past two days, and if the situation continues, our grain reserves will be completely eaten up, and the funds that the government can mobilize have fallen to about 20,000 yuan." ”

Ge Hongfei is the secretary of He Yu, and most of the time He Yu is not there, he basically handles Hong Kong's affairs, so he knows much more about finances and other matters than He Yu, the supreme official.

"I sent a report to the mainland, how did the local reply came, and how did the reply from the overseas consulate of Malacca. He Yu immediately thought of sending a report to the mainland asking for help, and evacuate some refugees to other overseas territories, so as to greatly reduce the pressure on Hong Kong caused by the number of refugees. ”

"At present, the local response is that it can accept about 3,000 refugees, mainly skilled and young people, and the Malacca side can only accept 1,000 people at most, because they have hired a large number of local manpower, so they do not need a lot of refugees."

Ge Hongfei honestly told He Yu the content of the local report, and at the same time cautiously glanced at the other party's face.

"The local area accepts 3,000 people, and there are tens of thousands of people outside, so it still can't solve the problem, you go to the local area and hope that they will receive at least 10,000 people, so as to solve our current predicament, and from tomorrow we will thoroughly investigate the food cheaters mixed in with the refugees, and at the same time reduce the number of aid stations."

"Yes, sir, but I'm afraid that this will cause dissatisfaction, after all, we have been doing this for a few days, and I am afraid that they will not be able to accept such a sudden change."

Although Ge Hongfei is a little worried that the refugees will riot, but the most is more sympathy for the refugees, after all, he once joined the Australian nationality as a refugee, although now the appearance is very promising in the eyes of others, but after all, he is still a Ming born in his bones, and his sympathy for his compatriots is naturally heavier than He Yu.

"Xiaoge, I know what you mean and worry, if we don't reduce the distribution of food, we will have to fall into a food crisis, and the work of pacifying the refugees will be handed over to you, you have to let them know our difficulties, and at the same time, we must also do a good job in the work of the public security environment, I will try to get some food from Shen Youlong, the governor of Liangguang, in the past two days."

"Okay, I will definitely complete the task of the chief," Ge Hongfei stood up and saluted He Yu, which can be regarded as a military order. (To be continued......)