Chapter 415: New City Shanghai
After the threat, the weak monks finally made a compromise, and the Yi Xin group paid 3.4 million hectares of land, and Liu Er organized the monks to sign the land transfer contract on the one hand, and let the emperor fly to the emperor on the other.
At this time, the displaced people on the south bank gradually made a choice about their fate, nearly 210,000 households and 600,000 people chose to stay in Jiangnan, and the other 250,000 households and 400,000 people chose India, and most of those who stayed in Jiangnan were dragging their families, and they would rather choose to live here in an ordinary way than go to the unknown territory to be a farmer, and although the other 250,000 households were only 400,000 people, most of them were singles who fed the whole family without starvation, and their relatives had already died on the way to escape. There's no nostalgia here, and I'd rather hide thousands of miles away and start over.
According to the original plan, the people who went to India could each get 50 acres of land, but because there were fewer people than originally planned, and more land was obtained from the monks than originally planned, each person could get 150 acres of land, and one person had so much land, if it were placed in the present day, it would be regarded as a landlord's family, and in addition, the monks also contributed a large amount of grain, which was enough for these 400,000 people to eat until the spring of the next year, as long as they arrived in India, they would not die of hunger within a year. The imperial court gave each of them two taels of silver, which was considered to be the silver for them to buy seeds and hire one or two Indian tenant farmers, after all, there are very many untouchables in India, as long as they are given a bowl of rice to eat a day, in a year, I am afraid that they don't even need one or two taels of silver to hire a few people, which is enough to cope with it.
The displaced people who were arranged to go to India were divided into two groups, one group set sail directly on the fleet of the Nanyang and Oriental Naval Divisions, and the other group was not so lucky, the fleets of the Oriental and Beiyang Naval Divisions only had more than 500 ships, and even the supply ships were no more than 800, and it was already the limit of carrying 100,000 people at a time, so most of them had to walk.
The displaced people who stayed behind continued to wait on the south bank, at this time, the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture had arrived in Changshu to meet the emperor, this time Zhu Jun summoned the prefect of Songjiang to come, in fact, it was to settle these displaced people, he meant that in Songjiang Prefecture near the coast of a piece of land to establish a new industrial and commercial city, the name has been decided, called Shanghai, this new city completely imitates the model of the development zone. In fact, as early as a year ago, the address of the new city that Zhu Jun considered had already been established by Songjiang Prefecture here, and now he wants to make the land bigger, just to build this development zone, and send people to urgently build private sheds and factories.
Songjiang prefect's name is Li Zhilong, Qiantang people, a few years ago was an orphan in Jiangnan, was assigned by Zhu Jun to be transported to Haidu to study, five years ago after graduation assigned to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen to do soap, soon stood out among the many soap subordinates, became a judge of Shuntianfu under a principal, after the recovery of Jiangnan, the imperial court needed a large number of officials to go to Jiangnan for jurisdiction, Li Zhilong because he was proficient in the Ming law, and learned factory construction in the development zone, originally learned in the college is also very rich, in Shuntianfu is very capable, He was appointed as the prefect of Matsue.
Now the valley education orphan college is the most open college in the Ming Dynasty, not only the courses are more, but also specialized, the teaching materials are more practical than the comparison, now it has been changed to the Royal Academy, its popularity is higher than the Yangming College, Donglin College, the College of Science is a higher grade, in fact, eight years ago Zhu Jun brought a group of orphans to raise and educate, and now it has been flooded in the Ming Dynasty's major yamen and military institutions, these people are from poor backgrounds, willing to endure hardships when studying, and willing to work hard after coming out, Most of them have mixed up to a good status, but they are different from others, others may only have awe of the emperor, but for them, the Ming Emperor is their reborn parents, and they are the descendants of the Ming Emperor.
"Minister, Li Zhilong knocks on the emperor, long live my emperor." Li Zhilong did not have other local officials' sincere fear of Zhu Jundi, but solemnly saluted as if he had seen his father whom he had not met for a long time.
"Get up, you're welcome. Are you a Royal Academy? What is the first issue? What is the curriculum? "Zhu Jun has seen a Peng talisman tied on Li Zhilong's waist, which is the emblem of the Royal Academy, Zhu Jun personally drafted, which means that Dapeng spreads its wings, and from then on, whether it is a graduate or a student who has not graduated, he is willing to tie this Peng talisman around his waist to show that he is a 'protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven'.
Li Zhilong stood up and glanced at Zhu Jun deeply, he has always regarded the emperor as his elder, but now he is a high-spirited young official, but the emperor seems to be very young, and he is always a little awkward in his heart, Li Zhilong arched his hand: "Back to the emperor, the minister is the first phase of the government affairs department." β
Zhu Jun asked the chamberlain to move to Jindun. Ask Li Zhilong to sit down and speak. Lee sat down sideways. Zhu Juncai said: "How many years has Li Aiqing been in the prefect of Songjiang? β
"A year.
After the repetition. The Ministry of Officials needs more than seven rank officials, and there are more than 1,000 places, and they are still serving as eight-grade chief officials in Shuntian Mansion. It's just that there are so many officials needed. Weichen has made some achievements in Shuntianfu on weekdays. This is only four levels in a row. Directly promoted to the prefect of Matsue. β
Zhu Jun nodded. The young official also looked steady. I also have a good impression of him. Continue to ask: "Zhejiang has set up five major development zones. Four in Guangdong. Jiangsu is also four. One of them is in Songjiang Prefecture. I ask you. What is the current situation of Songjiang Development Zone? β
Li Zhilong said: "Songjiang is adjacent to the mouth of the Yangtze River. The location is perfect. Although it is not as impressive as the Suzhou Development Zone. However, it is still a good place compared to the other two development zones in the province. Today, all infrastructure in the Songjiang Development Zone has been completed. There are thousands of merchants in the area. They may be sole proprietors. or in partnership with others. At present, there are more than 1,000 craftsmen and 134 factories. The rest of the small workshops are added almost daily. Wechen is really ashamed. The exact number is not known. It is still necessary to send the officials of the development zone to inquire. β
Li Zhilong licked his lips unsatisfactorily. continued: "Although Songjiang has a good geographical location. It's a pity that the people are thin. Nowadays, there are many workshops in the development zone. There are also nearly 200,000 people living there. However, the labour force is still too small. Many factories posted daily posters to recruit workers. Your Majesty. Wechen heard that many displaced people are still living on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Why don't you migrate and divert some to Songjiang Mansion? β
Zhu Jun didn't open his mouth yet, Li Zhilong made a request first, Zhu Jun couldn't help but smile, Songjiang Mansion is not a big mansion like Suzhou after all, due to the imperial court's policy of banning the sea for hundreds of years, the population of this area adjacent to the sea is less than one-fifth of Suzhou Mansion, and now the development zone and port are opened all of a sudden, human resources are naturally stretched, Zhu Jun finally entered the topic: "I have this intention, so I summoned you to discuss, I plan to immigrate 600,000 people to Songjiang Mansion, based on the development zone, Build a new city. Li Aiqing, what do you think? β
"Huh?" Li Zhilong almost fell off the buttocks of Jindun, there is nothing wrong with the lack of people in Songjiang Mansion, but the migration of 600,000 people, the entire Songjiang Mansion is only 400,000 people, Li Zhilong actually estimated that the development zone needs almost 500,000 to 100,000 workers, but the emperor suddenly stuffed 600,000, what is this concept? Li Zhilong settled down after a short panic, and said slowly: "Wechen is really embarrassed, the emperor's ninety-five honor, edict to all directions, how do you need to discuss national affairs with Wechen's small six-grade ministers, it's just ............" Li Zhilong is a young man after all, and he still has water chestnuts on his body, he paused here, thought about his next words, and then said: "Wechen really dare not obey the edict, if once 600,000 people pour into the Songjiang Fu Development Zone, I'm afraid there will be more people, Wechen was originally an orphan who wandered the streets without a father and mother in Qiantang, Thanks to the emperor to bring to Haidu, to the ministers to eat, to the ministers to wear, let people teach Weichen knowledge, even if it is the grace of parents, but so, now Weichen is considered to have learned a little, for the emperor to shepherd the side, I never want to see Songjiang Mansion because of the influx of displaced people, resulting in ............ "Li Zhilong did not say it here, he really couldn't find a suitable word to describe, this heart-to-heart, not only a feeling, but also a word of advice.
Zhu Jun smiled and waved his hand disapprovingly: "You can understand your thoughts, didn't I say that to build a new city, in fact, as long as 600,000 people are governed by the law, it is easy to resettle, don't you see that the Songjiang Development Zone has provided nearly 200,000 jobs for the people in a year?" β
Zhu Jun's face became a little solemn: "Since it can attract more than 100 large factories with more than 1,000 people and resettle 200,000 people, why can't it attract more businessmen to invest and resettle these displaced people?" I not only want to build a new city here, but also plan to add a large port in Shanghai, well, the largest in the whole south of the Yangtze River, in addition, those businessmen who invest in Shanghai, can also enjoy the benefits of tax exemption for a year, and there is a lot of labor here, once there are more people, the manpower will be cheap, businessmen set up factories here, they may only pay half of the salary in other areas, if Li Aiqing is also a businessman, I ask you, would you like to set up a factory in Shanghai, or go elsewhere? β
These words suddenly opened Li Zhilong's mouth, and said with a look of shame: "The emperor's lesson is that if Weichen is a businessman, I am afraid that the first choice is not Suzhou, or Shanghai, Suzhou is a provincial place, Suzhou City has a large population, huge consumption, and the goods produced can be directly sold nearby, and if Shanghai can have the national policy of exempting taxes for one year, plus so many laborers, I am afraid that its ability to attract investment is not weaker than Suzhou."
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