Time goes back to a month ago, when Zhu Youzhu had just been born, and the Forbidden City was in a state of jubilation.

On the edge of Hanzhong Mansion, there are several figures standing on a high mountain, looking out from afar. In their eyes, they saw a long dragon, heading southeast.

The long dragon was full of ragged people, carrying simple bags, one foot deep and one shallow, marching with the same goal.

In the distance, you can faintly see countless green mountains and dense forests, and the natural conditions are excellent.

It is Xunyang, that is, the Jingxiang area.

"Damn! That's Jing Xiang, what are these guys flocking to there to do, go to Henan or Nanzhi! Aren't those places rich? Someone said indignantly:

"There are already millions of displaced people in Jing, Xiang, An, and Chu, and if these guys pour in, something will happen sooner or later!"

"There is a big drought, and they can't do anything about it." The prefect of Hanzhong sighed softly:

"Henan and Nanzhi have also suffered from drought, and it is estimated that they will not be in a recession...... There is no government in Jingxiang, there is no tax, the land is fertile, and the people are desperate, where can they go? ”

He turned his head and asked the master behind him:

"How many homeless people have entered Jingxiang these days?"

"From Shaanxi to Jingxiang alone, there are hundreds of thousands, if you count the whole country, I am afraid there are millions." The master said such a sentence in a trembling tone, and when he heard his words, the people around him also turned pale.

"There are nearly two million displaced people...... someone whispered, his face frightened.

This number of displaced people is unprecedented.

"Report it to the court, Fuzun." The master said in a low voice, "This is no longer something we can handle. ”

"The current Jingxiang area is like a huge powder keg, it only takes a little spark for it to explode."

"And our Hanzhong Mansion is the first to bear the brunt!"

……

The prefect of Hanzhong soon arrived in Beijing.

For such a major event, the cabinet ministers did not dare to be arbitrary, and reported it to Zhu Jianshen.

So, that's what happened before.

"How many ???"

Emperor Chenghua's hands trembled, and he even plucked his ears in disbelief, and then motioned to his ministers to say it again.

"Your Majesty, according to the general investigation of various provinces, there are about 900,000 displaced people who have entered the Xunyang area, and according to the statistics of the fourth year of Chenghua, there were originally more than 1 million displaced people, even if you do not count the displaced people who have entered in recent years, there should be nearly 2 million ...... now."

Shang Chen's voice was also a little trembling, and he was worried about this number.

Jing Xiang's problem has been around for a long time, and if this matter is traced, it will go all the way to Taizu.

The strategic location of Jingxiang is very important, and the mountains and forests here are dense, it is extremely easy to hide, which is not conducive to the management of the imperial court, and once it is stolen by the rogues, it will become a big trouble for the Ming Dynasty, so after the Ming Dynasty occupied this area, Zhu Yuanzhang moved all the people out, and then ordered the army to ban this place and strictly prohibit the people from entering and leaving.

However, the land of Jingxiang is fertile, and there are many birds and beasts in the continuous mountains and forests, and it is really impossible for the displaced people who can't survive not to enter.

Before the Ming Dynasty was quite peaceful, there was nothing, and the displaced people gathered more and more. In the second year of Chenghua, there was a rebellion in Jingxiang, and at that time there were about 200,000 displaced people in this place, of which 40,000 were thieves.

In just four years, the number of people in Jingxiang has reached millions! It can be seen that the natural and man-made disasters in the Ming Dynasty at this time have become more and more serious.

Shang Zhen roughly explained to Emperor Chenghua, and after listening to it, Zhu Jianshen nodded with a heavy face.

It's not that he didn't pay attention to it before, but there were still very few displaced people in Jingxiang at that time, and the counterinsurgency had also been driven out before, so he didn't pay much attention to it, but he didn't expect it to grow into such a henchman all of a sudden!

The main reason is that in recent years, the Ming Dynasty has not been peaceful, and the growth rate of displaced people is beyond imagination.

He frowned, and said in a deep voice:

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's discuss."

"There is no government in Jingxiang, the order is chaotic, and the displaced people are free to reclaim here, which seems to be peaceful, but in fact the weak eat the strong." 彭时 says:

"Now that another 900,000 displaced people have entered, the number of displaced people here is even larger, and the new arrivals will inevitably cause conflicts of interest."

"Once someone with a heart involuntarily stirs up the displaced people to cause chaos, the consequences will be unimaginable. What Lord Yu said about the critical form is probably not a lie. ”

When his words fell, the hearts of those present tightened a little.

Two million! It's a terrifying figure to think about, and even if only a third of the people are thieves, it would be a terrible rebellion.

In the original history, when the thief leader Li Yuan rebelled, there were as many as one million thieves, setting off the largest peasant uprising in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The only good thing is that, compared to the original history, this time the Ming got the news in September, and the rebellion will not break out until October, so it's still too late!

"Troops need to be sent south immediately to prevent a rebellion." Shang Chen said immediately.

Zhu Jianshen nodded immediately, such a group of homeless people was in the heart of Huguang, he couldn't sleep well.

He was just about to open his mouth to give an order, but Yan Jingxiu also spoke at this time.

"Your Majesty, the southward movement of the army is of course a top priority, but it is a palliative but not a cure." Yan Jingxiu frowned, and while thinking, he said:

"Your Majesty, the root cause of the Jingxiang displaced people is that the people are suffering from servitude and are forced to leave their homeland due to natural disasters, and the land of Jingxiang is fertile for thousands of miles, so a large number of displaced people gather."

"Even if Your Majesty sends an army to suppress this rebellion, as long as the land of Jingxiang is still there and the natural disasters are still continuing, the exiles will not be broken, and the imperial court can't clean it up once in a few decades, right? It is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and wastes military salaries. ”

After saying this, the ministers all nodded, and Zhu Jian was deeply impressed, so he asked:

"In that case, Aiqing, what is your best plan?"

Yan Jingxiu already had a draft at this time, and he said:

"Your Majesty, you need to know that it is better to be blocked. This is like the management of the Yellow River, if you just blindly increase the embankment, there will always be a day of flooding, and this time will be the time of life, and if you use the method of sparse, you can ensure the peace of the people on both sides of the Yellow River for dozens of years. ”

"What's more, today's Jingxiang land is fertile for thousands of miles, and it would be a pity if it was vacant in vain."

Therefore, the minister's suggestion was to select some of the people, especially those who lived in the mountains and forests, to return to their places of origin. The people who have reclaimed wasteland in the local area settled on the spot, and the Ming Dynasty set up prefectures and counties in the local area to manage and collect taxes. ”

"In this way, it will not only eliminate the great trouble, but also increase the income of the imperial court."

"Two million people, gathering in the mountains and forests, will they really obey the dispatch of the imperial court? Will it spur a civil uprising? Peng Shi frowned and asked.

"Yes. They have been exiled to the land of Jingxiang for several years, preferring to farm rather than rebel, which has proved that they are just trying to survive, otherwise they would have already done the old things left by Ye Zong! As long as it is appeased properly, it will never change. Yan Jingxiu said confidently.

"Of course, it is inevitable that there will be people and people with bad intentions, so the army is also indispensable." Speaking of this, a cold light flashed in Yan Jingxiu's eyes:

"When necessary, with blood...... Deter the lawless! ”

"Two prongs!"

After listening to the words, Zhu Jianshen's eyes already showed a look of approval, and it was obvious that Yan Jingxiu's soft and hard method won his heart.

He turned his head and looked at Yu Qian, the head of the cabinet:

"Aiqing, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, the minister has nothing to add, this is the method of Jing Xiang Zhi'an."

A faint smile also appeared on Yu Qian's face.

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