Chapter 40 Immigration
The smoke of war died down for the time being, but the movement of the Chinese Empire did not stop. In the presidential palace in midsummer, Deng Zixuan, Zhang Zhidong, and Li Hongzhang discussed together. Zhang Zhidong said: "President, since the beginning of the summer, large-scale immigration has begun according to your ideas. At present, 30,000 people have migrated to Annam from the Jiangnan area, and 200,000 people are to be emigrated to the southern part of Annam. Liu Fucheng has been very effective in the resettlement work, and it is estimated that the resettlement work will be completed by the end of next year. ”
Zhang Zhidong continued: "At present, the migration from the western region, including Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu key areas, to the Nanyang region is proceeding in an orderly manner. The western region is poor and waterless, and in the future, all residents will live in areas with excellent natural conditions and abundant water sources. The people who received the notice of immigration basically welcomed the preferential conditions provided by the government, and the people were relatively enthusiastic, so the immigration work was very smooth. The immigration work in the four provinces of Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and Anhui is a bit troublesome, and most of the people are unable to leave their homeland, but it is difficult to give up the preferential conditions provided by the government. ”
Li Hongzhang said: "The continuous war has greatly reduced the population of Henan, Anhui and Shandong, whether to deal with it as appropriate. Deng Zixuan shook his head and said: "Before the rain is thick, with the disappearance of the war on the mainland, a long period of peace will cause rapid population growth, we must think about the future." At present, land is concentrated in the hands of landlords, and the decline in population will force them to change their management methods and adopt mechanized and modern farming models to make land intensification more efficient. ”
Deng Zixuan continued: "In the future, land intensification will drive the rapid development of industry, especially the modern machinery manufacturing industry. In the future, the mainland will carry out urbanization. My idea is that in 20 years, the urbanization rate will reach 90 percent, which means that only 10 percent of the people are engaged in agricultural production. Zhang Zhidong was surprised and asked, "President." Only 10 percent of the population farms, can food production be guaranteed, if the people are hungry, the world will be in chaos! ”
Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "With the large-scale popularization of mechanization, the agricultural population will continue to be liberated from the land. "Yes. The efficiency of the tractor, the efficiency of more than 100 cows, seeing is believing. "For now. Our Academy of Agricultural Sciences has developed a seeder, and new pesticides and fertilizers have also been developed, which will soon be mass-produced and put into the market one after another. In the future, the yield per mu will be greatly increased. I can assure you. In the future, there will be a lot of food, so you will worry about how to store it. In addition, as our grain enters the world circulation, the land-dependent landlords, seeing that grain can be exchanged for a rolling source of money, will motivate them to adopt the mechanization model as soon as possible and produce more food with fewer people. ”
Deng Zixuan seemed to be emotional: "In the future, the Chinese Empire will become a model in the world and a symbol of civilization." We must not only become a strong industrial power, but also a science and technology power and a modern country. We are fighting today to establish a new order for the future world. To lead the world to a higher civilization, it can be said that we shoulder the mission of all mankind. So we are in the military sphere. Both the political and economic fields should have their eyes on the future and have a long-term view. ”
Li Hongzhang said with emotion: "President, once again comprehend your lofty ambitions, the old man is excited. I can't describe what you're going to do now, a hundred years or even a thousand years from now. Zhang Zhidong also sighed: "President, every time I listen to your teachings, my soul is shocked, and I believe that the future blueprint you have drawn will definitely be realized." Deng Zixuan waved his hand to change the topic and said: "In the future, the western region should restore the original ecology, and the Mobei region should also restore the original ecology, and the best way to restore the original ecology is to reduce human activities." In the future, mineral development and industrial development should first consider environmental protection and plan scientifically. If we destroy the great rivers and mountains for the sake of immediate interests, it is a crime against our ancestors and descendants. ”
Zhang Zhidong said: "President Fang Cai mentioned that it is very difficult to immigrate to Mobei, according to statistics, there are about 200,000 people in Mobei who want to move to Australia as a whole. However, those Mongolian princes and ministers are difficult to leave their homeland, and their resistance has affected the lower classes, and the current migration from Mobei is very slow. Deng Zixuan said decisively: "Forced immigration must be compulsory, maybe they don't understand it now, but they will figure it out later." Those aristocratic lords were reluctant to leave their homeland, so they let them live in Hohhut, and the lower-class herdsmen were all servants of the prince, as long as the interests of Australia were properly settled, and the emigrated herdsmen were allocated their own pastures, they would live and work in peace and contentment. ”
Deng Zixuan continued: "In the future, Mobei will gradually become a no-man's land, and provide natural summer pastures for Inner Mongolia herders, and gradually achieve ecological balance. In the future, a certain number of people can be maintained on Lake Baikal and the green ridge line, and the number of people in the Mobei steppe must be controlled, which is a long-term national policy. Zhang Zhidong said: "I will immediately send a commissioner to Kulun to promulgate the decision of the national government. Li Hongzhang said: "I will make continuity with Australia as soon as possible and get them ready for resettlement work." In addition, organize a fleet to transport Mobei immigrants as soon as possible. ”
A few days later, the commissioner arrived in Kulen and announced the decision of the government at the first opportunity. Half a month later, the princes from all over the world gathered in the palace of the living Buddha to discuss. "Living Buddha, this is simply bandit logic, we have lived here for generations, Australia is paradise, and we will not go!" "Living Buddha, you should stand up against it, what if we resolutely don't go to see them?" There was a lot of noise in the hall, and everyone looked at the living Buddha at the end.
The Living Buddha said quietly: "This is the will of the heavens, and the immortal heaven cannot save us." The blame lies in the fact that we did not measure our own strength and colluded with the Russians to build an independent state. The government is to solve the Mobei problem once and for all, what is the use of our opposition. "The living Buddha said a few words to the point, and everyone was silent. The Living Buddha continued: "I sent people to Hohhot to check the situation of the temple, and the government has expanded the temple on a large scale, which is a hundred times stronger than my small temple. The government is true to its word, and I have decided to move to Hohhot, as for you, you can do it yourself! ”
After the living Buddha finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves away, and the princes were suddenly stupid when they saw this scene. When the trees fell and scattered, a prince stood up and said, "Even if Australia is heaven, I will not leave my homeland." The government text says that the aristocracy is free to choose. I decided to go to Hohhot. At present, Hohhot is very prosperous, and the government has built a house for us, and it provides silver taels every year, so why not! Suddenly, the hall was alive again. Especially those little princes, who live in isolated and remote areas, so they have expressed their approval. After some deliberation, all the princes decided to move to Hohhot.
On this day, two military trucks stopped in front of a house, and the prince of Bazar got out of the cab, and the ladies and subordinates in the car got out of the car one after another. A local official stepped forward and said, "Lord Bazar, this is your mansion." Now officially handed over to you. Bazar took the key and stood in front of the door to take a closer look, a satisfied smile on his face. The design of the house in front of me is novel and takes care of the characteristics of the Mongolian people, and the appearance is unique. The mansion is distributed according to the identity, status, and property of the prince. Therefore, the status of the prince, the status and property, determine what kind of house to enjoy.
During this period, the prince of Mobei, regardless of property and wealth, was far worse than the prince of Inner Mongolia. After all, Inner Mongolia is close to the Central Plains. Commercial activities and transactions are far superior to those of Mobei. The prince of Inner Mongolia heard that the pastures in Mobei would become their pastoral area in the future. Naturally, it was a big hit. They have donated a lot of money to resettle these Mobei princes, and the government has not spent a penny on the houses that are currently being built in Hohhot. There are about 30 large and small princes in the whole Mobei, Bazar belongs to the medium type, his family and the pots and cans at home can be done with two trucks, and his wealth is not as good as a little prince in Inner Mongolia. Of course, this does not include cattle, sheep and horses. Before they came, they sold their livestock.
Surrounded by his family, Bazar walked into his house and looked at it curiously. There are seven or eight rooms in the house. There is also a small garden inside, which is full of flowers, and this is the time when the fragrance is fragrant. Zamuhe's wife and two side houses couldn't help but pray in the garden. "Lord Wang, you didn't want to at the beginning, if you let us move to Australia, it will be too late for you to regret it, this mansion is so beautiful, much stronger than our original!" A side room next to him exclaimed.
Zamuhe suddenly lowered his face and glared at the side room fiercely, so frightened that the side room didn't dare to squeak. "Look, there's a tower somewhere, let's go up and see!" The wife played a round game. Ascend to the tower for an unobstructed view of the surrounding landscape. The mansion on the right was much larger than his own, and Bazar was a little depressed and silent. The wife asked softly: "Lord Wang, the mansion on the right side is twice as big as ours, it seems that the master has not moved here yet, whose mansion is it?" ”
Bazar said: "It is the residence of the noble prince Timur, and his status, status and property enjoy this kind of treatment, and I didn't expect us to become neighbors." After Zamuhe finished speaking, he turned around and went down the tower with some depression. Drinking wine and eating meat in the evening, and lighting a bonfire in the small garden, Zamuhe's mood improved, and he was more fortunate to be a neighbor than the king of Timur. The next day, the prince took his wife and two side houses to visit the street scene of Hohhot.
Since the opening of the railway, Hohhot has become more and more prosperous, with factories, schools and a large number of shops. In particular, the temples have undergone extensive renovations, and from a distance, they are resplendent and fascinating. Prince Zamuhe had only been to Kulen in his life, and where had he seen such a prosperous grassland city, his heart was strongly shaken, and he was secretly glad that he had made the right choice. Seeing such a prosperous street scene, my wife couldn't help but say: "Lord, it's so prosperous here, I don't know what the capital looks like, I'm afraid it's heaven!" ”
"Lord, please take us to the capital to have a look!" "Lord Wang, you can take us there!" The two side rooms played tricks on the left and right, which attracted the attention of passers-by. If Zamuhe would have been angry in normal times, but the temporary new life made him seem to wake up, and a tenderness arose in his heart: "What kind of system has become in the public, don't make trouble." Right now, the train goes straight to the capital, and I'll take you there in a few days. Two days later, the Hohhot Municipal Government held a grand welcome party for the emigrants, wishing them a peaceful and happy life here.
Soon Zamuhe took his three wives and children to travel to the capital, and there is no doubt that the prosperity of the capital is unimaginable. Zamuhe was impressed by the heavenly grandeur of the empire, and then he took his family to experience the modern industrial civilization of Shanghai and the Western atmosphere of Guangzhou. So far, Zamuhe is not willing to be lonely and has become a frequent tourist tourist. (To be continued......)
PS: Plan for the future in advance.