"I heard from our village chief that in order to supplement the population of Shaanxi, in the next period of time, at least one million Shandong people will come here to reclaim the tuntian fields and settle down ......."

"Also, don't talk nonsense, we didn't flee the famine, it was the Shanshan Governor's Mansion who organized us to come over......"

Millions of Shandong people, and it is also organized by the Shanxi Governor's Office......

After hearing these key words, Sun Chengzong immediately made a specific judgment in his heart: the Governor's Office of Shanxi was hiding from the imperial court and organizing large-scale immigration to Shaanxi to further increase the population and strength of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

However, the one-time relocation of millions of immigrants, in Sun Chengzong's view, is impossible for the imperial court to do. Can the Shanxi Governor's Mansion do it with the power of Shanxi Province?

In addition, these millions of immigrants from Shandong were forcibly immigrated by the Shanxi Governor's Office......

With so many people leaving Shandong, the Shandong patrol didn't notice it at all. Could it be that between the Shandong Patrol Yamen and the Shanxi Governor's Palace, there is some ulterior secret......

Faced with a series of questions that quickly surged up in his mind, Sun Chengzong's brows, which were already frowning, were even deeper at this moment. As an important minister of the imperial court, Sun Chengzong was very aware of the importance of the two provinces of Shandong and Shanxi to the capital.

Topographically, if there really is any ulterior secret between Shandong and Shanxi, the imperial court in the capital will be completely isolated by these two provinces.

Whether it is the tax revenue from Jiangnan or the grain from Jiangnan, there is no way to enter the capital.

There is no money and food. No matter how great the imperial court is, there is no way to maintain it. When the time comes, wait for the imperial court. There is only one outcome, and that is perdition......

As a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty and an important minister raised by Emperor Chongzhen, Sun Chengzong would never want to see this kind of thing happen.

So, Sun Chengzong, who was frowning, asked Zhang Heizi without thinking about it: "This brother, we Han people have a custom, that is, it is difficult to leave the land...... There are so many of you. I started all the way from Shandong and walked thousands of miles before I arrived here...... When this decision was made. It must be very difficult......"

Zhang Heizi nodded and replied: "This old gentleman is right, I really thought about it for a long time when I made this decision...... Among those of us, though. Only a small part. They came by voluntarily. Most of the others were forced by the government to come......"

"However, whether we like it or not, we don't regret it when we get here."

"Because, the Shanxi Governor's Mansion is really good to us......"

"If we don't come, we will still be hungry in Shandong, and we will not have a meal after eating this meal. But. Arrived in Shaanxi, with the help of the Shanxi Governor's Office. We're not hungry anymore...... As long as you are willing to do things, the wages earned from the Shanxi Governor's Mansion can make the whole family eat white rice every day......"

"You don't know, old man, do you...... In a month at most, the Shanxi Governor's Office will send countless cattle and sheep from Mongolia. According to the village chief, the governor's palace will sell these cattle and sheep to us at a very cheap price, and there is no interest on one tael of silver...... When the time comes, as long as we work diligently for two years and pay off all the money and grain owed to the Governor's Palace, the cattle and sheep distributed to us by the Governor's Palace will be our own......

"In a word, this Shanxi Governor's Mansion is really good to us...... Compared with the imperial court, it is simply a heaven and an earthly ......"

"I have discussed with the villagers around me that after the first batch of grain we planted is harvested, in addition to taxes, each family will take out another load of grain and send it to the Shanxi Governor's Mansion to repay the Shanxi's ......Governor's Mansion for its kindness to us."

"When I have money in the future, I will set up an immortal tablet for the Governor Wei Dashuai at home, and pray to the Bodhisattva every day to let the Bodhisattva bless Wei Dashuai with a long life......

When Sun Chengzong was in Shanxi, he clearly felt that the ordinary people in Shanxi had unconsciously only known the Shanxi Governor's Mansion and did not know the imperial court...... I only know the governor of Shanxi, Wei Zheng, and I don't know the emperor of the capital......

After carefully understanding the policy of the Shanxi Governor's Office towards ordinary people, Sun Chengzong, who was shocked, had to admit that if he were an ordinary person, this situation would also occur.

Because, whether it is the policy of dividing the land of the Shanxi Governor's Palace, or distributing cattle and sheep to everyone free of interest, only collecting grain taxes, and canceling other harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes...... Policies, without exception, are the most moving to the people, the most closely related to them, and related to their lives.

However, what Sun Chengzong didn't expect was that the people who had just emigrated from Shandong in front of him turned out to be the same as the people of Shanxi, and they also became only aware of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion and did not recognize the imperial court......

Sun Chengzong did not dare to imagine that if this situation was not changed, in the long run, more than 10 million people in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces would become the most loyal supporters of the Tiger and Leopard Army step by step.

To put it mildly, if one day the Haw Par Army and the imperial court turn their faces, these more than 10 million people will definitely follow closely behind the Haw Par Army to rebel.

Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but feel a trace of fear from the bottom of his heart.

However, he did not forget his purpose: what is the conspiracy between the two provinces of Shanxi and Shandong...... Knowing that immigrating to Shaanxi would increase the strength of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, he allowed this kind of thing to happen, and he didn't report it to the imperial court, and did these things behind the imperial court's back......

After taking a deep breath, Sun Chengzong forcibly suppressed the worry in his heart, and asked Zhang Heizi in front of him: "This brother, since you were sent to Shaanxi by the Shandong garrison, do you know why the Shandong garrison did this?" ”

When it comes to the Shandong garrison, the various evil deeds of the Shandong garrison towards them along the way came to Zhang Heizi's mind.

Then, he said angrily to Sun Chengzong: "The officials and soldiers of the imperial court who are not as good as the bandits, no matter what they are for, they can't really be for our good. Otherwise, they would not have robbed us of all our finances when we left Shandong, and let us enter Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces without much money. ”

The obvious difference in the attitude of these immigrants towards the imperial court officials and the tiger and leopard army was once again like a needle, piercing Sun Chengzong's heart, making Sun Chengzong feel a trace of heartache and helplessness.

At this moment, Zhang Heizi, who was full of anger, seemed to think of something.

The anger on his face not only did not dissipate in the slightest, but became more intense.

He affirmed loudly to Sun Chengzong: "Silver, it must be for silver...... I can be sure that those imperial court officials and soldiers must have forcibly sent us to the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi for the sake of silver......"

"Silver...... How is it possible to forcibly give the people under his rule to others just for the sake of silver...... Is this still the army of the imperial court? With Sun Chengzong, whose face was full of incredulity, he asked loudly.

At this time, Zhang Heizi made up for Sun Chengzong again, and affirmed in a firm tone: "This old gentleman, I can be sure that the Shandong official army definitely sent us to the ...... of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion for the sake of silver" (to be continued......