Chapter 419: Layout of the Central Plains

During this period of time, some middle-level people in Fujian were panicked, but there was no high-level force to come forward to integrate, and these middle- and lower-class landlord forces were too scattered, and there was no chaos for a while.

However, Wang Xuan couldn't help but be vigilant, after all, in addition to the 1.2 million mu of land controlled by Wang Xuan, and the more than 40 families who were united with him controlled more than 1 million mu, most of the remaining land was still in the hands of small and medium-sized landlords, but the number was relatively scattered.

Therefore, after the troops were full, Wang Xuan did not continue to search for the local green form, and if he continued like this, something big would happen.

After all, a little lower rent, these middle-level losses of one percent, but it is still within the tolerable range, if it continues, it will shake their foundation, there is a way to boil frogs in warm water, and it is easy to make a big mistake if you are too ruthless at one time.

But he still lacked labor here, and he had no choice, so he set his sights on the three northern sides, Shaanxi, Gansu, Yansui, Ningxia and other regions, where soil erosion was serious, and the land was seriously scarce and barren, which was one of the most difficult places in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Or it is worse than the three sides, that is, the Liaodong generation, which also attracted Wang Xuan's attention.

No way, lack of people!

It is not so simple to migrate from the inland, three or five hundred people are easy to say, and thousands of people are not a big problem, but once it exceeds 10,000, it will be difficult, and Wang Xuan currently needs at least tens of thousands of green forms, if he drags his family with his mouth, it may exceed 100,000 people, not to mention anything else, just so many people passing by from all over the country can attract the attention of the locals.

In this way, it can only be transported in batches and little by little, and going by sea and land is the safest way to insure.

Stretching the latest version of the map drawn by people, Wang Xuan's eyes moved along the coastline little by little, and finally settled on Huai'an Mansion in Nanzhili.

In the northeast of Huai'an Prefecture, it is convenient to be Lianyungang today, where there is an outlet of the Yellow River (the Yellow River estuary at the end of the Ming Dynasty is different from modern times, after several diversions), if you can establish a receiving point there, you can basically communicate and integrate the upper reaches of the Yellow River, including the population collected by Henan and Shaanxi, you can go all the way to the sea along the river.

Whether it is to transport grain or population, it is the most convenient road.

After determining the general course of action, Wang Xuan looked up at the few people below, "You Yongnan." ”

"The subordinates are here!" You Yongnan stood up directly and saluted respectfully, he was the deputy gang leader elected by Wang Xuan in the Giant Whale Gang back then, and later he also went to the health office to do a thousand households, and is currently serving in Xinghua Mansion.

"You take your troops and camp here." Wang Xuan pointed to a large island on the map near the mainland, "I want you to build a base here, and at the same time, choose a place to set up a camp near the outlet of the Yellow River." ”

"Subordinates obey."

"Remember, when you get there, you can only play the banner of pirates, but ......" Wang Xuan's eyes suddenly sharpened, "Pirates are propaganda externally, and internally, you are still my soldiers, and you must be allowed to observe military discipline, you understand!" ”

"Rest assured, Lord!" You Yongnan has been training in the army for four years, and he is no longer the gangster before, and he agreed neatly on one knee at this moment.

"Well, you understand, your task over there is to receive the population, and if you get a certain number, you will transport it back by a large ship, whether it is five hundred people or a thousand people to go, but not more than a thousand people, and there will be chaos on the side."

"In addition, in order to ensure safety, you can also attack a certain range of villages in the vicinity in the name of pirates, try to expel a safe passage and safe zone, and the population in it can also be brought back with you, but you must not kill people indiscriminately, you can make a note."

"Subordinates take in mind the commands of the Lord."

"Hmm." Wang Xuan nodded, and looked at Lin Zhennan, "Lin Zhennan, you take people to Luoyang, where is your father-in-law, you can set up strongholds in various parts of Henan to collect the population, there are many people who can't eat there, go along the Yellow River, take the Tongji Canal, and send people to You Yongnan's camp." ”

"My subordinates understand, please rest assured." Lin Zhennan doesn't look at martial arts, but he is very proficient in dealing with people, and he has a wide range of friends, so it is just right to do this kind of thing.

"Well, I'm relieved of you at this point, but it is inevitable to encounter some difficult characters, the so-called Hades is better than the little ghosts, it is best to buy those guys, if someone opens his mouth, then he will not be merciful, you don't need to be merciful in terms of force, I will let Qinghong arrange someone to assist you, and I will eradicate trouble for you."

"Thank you, Lord, I'll have no problem with this, some people are just too greedy to be fed."

"Innocently, arrange Yun Haokai, Luo Xuezhen and other eight people, each with a dozen men to Henan, whether it is to subdue those green forest cottages, or to build them themselves, anyway, to ensure the safety of this line of transporting personnel, who dares to make waves on this line, do not hesitate, directly destroy them."

"No one should be allowed to delay the completion of the migration plan."

"Understood, don't worry."

Wang Xuan's eyes turned to Zhu Jiayan again, "Zhu Jiayan, you and I have been the oldest and have learned a lot, this time I sent you to Yangzhou in Nanzhili, your identity is a businessman, mainly engaged in grain business, in Yangzhou, you go to Tang Minxue and ask him to help you introduce some relationships and buy grain." ”

"After all, Yangzhou is an important node on the canal, where there is plenty of grain, and after the purchase, it will be quietly transported to You Yongnan and Lin Zhennan to do a good job in the supply of food and other daily necessities in the process of population transportation."

Zhu Jiayan stood up excitedly, a few years ago, he was still a ruffian on the streets, who would have thought that he was now also a well-known figure, but he has been managing the 'white society' in Fuzhou Mansion to maintain law and order, and now, Fuzhou is very good at public security, and the role of the 'white society' is getting lower and lower, he gradually feels that he is out of Wang Xuan's core team, he has been worrying about this matter for the past few months, but he didn't expect that now the opportunity will come.

After being sent out, he is the person in charge, this is an opportunity, an opportunity to show his ability, as long as he does this well, in the future, Wang Xuan will definitely give him more room for development.

"Rest assured, my subordinates will do it beautifully."

"At the same time, Lin Zhennan, your Fuwei Dart Bureau also wants to help Zhu Jiayan in Nanzhili, in addition, you can also open a rudder along the Yellow River, it doesn't matter what the bodyguards are, the main thing is to collect the population." Wang Xuan's gaze skimmed over the faces of the three of them, and finally said in a deep voice: "This matter of gathering the population is very important, it is still in the exploration stage, in the future, I need millions of people, your task is very heavy, so be cautious." ”

"Everything is about transporting the population as the first priority, if you can't decide on something, the three of you will take Lin Zhennan's opinion as the standard."

The three of them glanced at each other, and finally said in a deep voice together: "The subordinates obey the order." ”

Among these three, Wang Xuan values Lin Zhennan the most, after all, he once carried forward the fortune dart game independently, and his ability is undoubted, but he suffered a catastrophe because he didn't keep up with the force, and now, with Wang Xuan behind him, I believe that he can develop faster and more smoothly.

In ancient society, communication was extremely inconvenient, and this kind of thing could only be handed over to them to preside over independently, and the development of it completely depended on Lin Zhennan's ability to follow people.

The team that set off this time was very large, not only a thousand soldiers led by You Yongnan, but also a large number of subordinates led by Lin Zhennan and others, in addition, there were some workers, the whole team was close to more than 1,700 people, and eight big ships marched towards the north.

This is the first nail that Wang Xuan planted in the north.

As for the future, he is not that far away.

……

Fuzhou Mansion, Wang Xuan's mansion outside the city, only Wang Xuan and Governor Li Shantang sat opposite each other in the study, and the two were slowly sipping tea.

"Since Xiao Daheng Wanli was born in the thirty-sixth year, the military department has been changing, and this time because of the establishment of the country by the Jurchens in Liaodong, the military department secretary is going to be removed again." Li Shantang put down the teacup and said slowly.

Since the last time Wang Xuan mentioned that Li Shantang should be killed back to the capital again, he himself has been concerned about it, and he has been asking people to pay attention to the affairs of the court.

Now he is already a feudal official, if he returns to Beijing, at least it must be a book, otherwise, it is not the same as being degraded, of course, the elder of the pavilion is also okay, but he himself does not report any hope.

Among the six ministries of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households have too much power, and it will not be his turn in any case.

Of course, he didn't dare to do it himself, if he didn't get it right, he would be attacked by a group, and it would be bad if he didn't protect it when the time came.

The Ministry of Industry can reap a lot of benefits from various projects every year, and it is estimated that this kind of fat difference will not be the turn of a Shaanxi person, and the Criminal Department is a powerful tool for these 'party members' to crack down on dissidents, and he does not want to participate in it.

The rest is the throat department and the military department.

Words of the Ministry of Rites...... Not to mention whether he wants to go or not, Wang Xuan will not agree to pay for it, that thing is really useless, in fact, the only thing available to him is the military department.

After all, after the three major expeditions of Wanli, the foreign wars of the Ming Dynasty have been in a weak position, whether it is against the Tatars or the Tile Thorns, or against the Jurchens, there is basically no time to win.

Therefore, the position of the Ministry of War has not been valued by the major families in Jiangnan, but Li Shantang, who knows Wang Xuan, knows that Wang Xuan must be very concerned about the position of the secretary of the Ministry of War, and if he can get Wang Xuan's support, he may not be unstable in the position of the Ministry of War.

Although Wang Xuan's forces are all on the southern coast, at least Wang Xuan has the ability to make a soldier better.

Moreover, in the end, Wang Xuan has to make the decision, after all, it is also a book, and it will cost a lot of money to get through the relationship if he wants to win it, and he will not pay for it himself.

(Why is the update so late, hey, I went out to drink with my brother-in-law at night, comforted my brother-in-law's wounded heart, from eight o'clock in the evening to three o'clock in the morning, I drank all the owners of the special restaurant, no way, people also have to get off work...... )