The one hundred and ninety-seventh round of Hongdong under the big locust tree

Forbidden City, Nanjing.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was discussing the early dynasty. Three young people came to the Forbidden City. Two of them are dressed strangely! One is Ermao, the other is a pig! The other is a Feng'er girl!

The three of them saw that there was a patrol of the Royal Forest Army, and hurriedly hid in a secret place. When the patrolling Imperial Foresters walked by, the three of them each hit one person with extremely fast movements at the same time, quickly changed into the uniforms of the Imperial Foresters, and hid the stunned Imperial Foresters. Then, swaggering to the Jinluan Palace, standing in the ranks of the warriors of the Zhendian.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" I only heard Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang say: "Since the Southern and Northern Wars overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and laid down the Ming Dynasty, I have been diligent in government and love the people, and I have been dedicated to reviving the great cause of our dynasty, but why haven't we seen a great improvement in national strength in the past 20 years?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Liu Jiugao, a household attendant, knelt down and said: "Although our dynasty has made great efforts to make the country prosperous since the founding of the country, because most of the areas centered on the Central Plains were mounds of debris due to war in the early years, there were few inhabitants and no manpower, and they were barren for a long time! Most of the areas have become vacant land, and the state has not collected taxes for many years! As a result, the national strength has been empty! In the opinion of the secretary, it is difficult to make a big improvement for a while. ”

"Hmm!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "What you say is the truth!

"For the sake of the present! Only by immigrating to the land and cultivating the land can it be a long-term plan!"

"Let's hear it!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "I want to hear your opinion." ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor!" Liu Jiugao said: "In the third year of Hongwu, Su Qi, the governor of Zhengzhou, made a proposal for the imperial court to emigrate to the Central Plains, and in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Shi Guiyanliang, the chief of the Jin Dynasty, wrote a chapter in the "Taiping Zhiyao," in which 20 articles emphatically expounded the necessity of immigrating to the Central Plains! Later, Song Na, the eunuch of the country, also put forward a proposal to immigrate to the Central Plains from Shanxi! However, the adoption of a large number of immigration policies at that time would increase fiscal and tax expenditures and delay the implementation for a long time. The minister thought it was time to emigrate. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Since the funeral, the Central Plains has been reckless and the people are scarce. Now adopting the method of opening up the fields and increasing the number of household registrations is precisely the urgent task of the Central Plains! Then, in the opinion of the emperor, where will the immigrants come from?"

"The Central Plains region centered on Shandong, Henan, and Hebei has been displaced by war, and the people in the Central Plains have fled the famine for refuge! Most of the people flowed into Shanxi. According to local statistics, in the 14th year of Hongwu, the population of Henan was more than 1,891,000, that of Hebei was more than 1,893,000, and that of Shanxi was 4,030,450. It is equal to the total population of Hebei and Henan by 250,000. It can be seen that the population of Shanxi is extremely unbalanced compared with the population of the Central Plains. In terms of population density, in the 14th year of Hongwu, the average population per square kilometer in Shanxi was 27.52, while in Henan was 12.85 people per square kilometer, and the population density in Henan was less than half of that in Shanxi. In this way, the problem of "narrow land and dense people's livelihood difficulties" in Shanxi has become more and more prominent. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Then, in the opinion of the emperor, where should we start? What measures should be taken? How should we appease the people's hearts?"

"Taiyuan, Pingyang, Zezhou, Luzhou, Liaozhou, Fenzhou, Qinzhou. "Officials from all over the country can register and make a register from house to house, and then, "the best way to do this is to adopt the method of 'dividing the households' into immigrants." The scale of this migration is large, involving 2 prefectures, 17 prefectures, and 66 counties, and the relocated population will be paid relocation and resettlement fees by local governments at all levels. It is necessary to ensure the smooth implementation of this migration".

"It's just that there are many mountains and roads are blocked, and it may be difficult for all the immigrants from so many places to be concentrated!"

"Immigrants from all over the country can be organized by local officials to set up a meeting point in each county. Then, a terminal was set up in Hongdong, Shanxi Province, which was responsible for the general dispatch, the distribution and diversion of the relocated personnel, and the people and lists sent to various places. At the same time, it is also necessary to do a good job in the livelihood of the displaced personnel. The specific implementation plan can only be implemented if the household department comes up with a detailed implementation plan. ”

"Well, that's very good!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "then." In my opinion, who is the most suitable person to supervise this relocation?"

"Zhu Rong, the governor of the Houjun Army, and Li Keke, the supervisor, can take on this important task!" Liu Jiugao said.

Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Withdraw from the dynasty!"

Zhu Zhu and Ermao witnessed Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Jiugao discussing the great migration of Shanxi, and then took Miss Feng'er to follow the minister to Shanxi.

Hongdong is a vast plain, which is rare in the mountainous Shanxi. Overnight, the prefecture and county governments in Shanxi were plastered with notices of migration to the Central Plains. For a time, the entire land of Shanxi was full of discussions. Population registration teams dispatched by county governments went from house to house to count the number of people. As a result, some people whose ancestors have lived in Shanxi for generations are unable to leave their homeland, and secretly run into the mountains to hide at night......

"Look at the land of Hongdong, it is indeed outstanding", Ermao said after landing: "The road is smooth and extends in all directions, no wonder Liu Jiugao chose Hongdong as the distribution center of this migration, but why don't you see the old locust tree?"

"Don't worry, it's not far ahead!" Pig said, "Do you want to see the old locust tree first or find Mu Xiaocui first?"

"Feng'er, what about you?" Ermao wanted to ask for Miss Feng'er's opinion.

"I don't care! it's not me looking for her anyway!" Miss Feng'er didn't see the significance of this trip very lightly.

"Then let's take a look at the old locust tree first and then find Mu Xiaocui!" Ermao said: "The old locust tree in Hongdong is old and famous, I want to see it in my dreams."

"Let's go, not far ahead." The pig led the way in front of the pig's head, and sure enough, after a hundred steps, he arrived at a turn.

Oh, what a big locust tree! The corolla cover is spread out on all sides, and it is the size of an acre of land, and the trunk is much thicker than a grinding plate, and it is as thick as a dozen people hugging each other!

"Wow cool!", Ermao looked radiant, and the tree in his hometown was so tall. He was thinking that back then, his ancestors were escorted to various parts of the Central Plains under this big locust tree. He suddenly thought, since he has traveled back, why don't he go and see what his ancestors were like back then, and how they were escorted to various places in the Central Plains......?