Chapter 2372

After listening to Chen Yixin's introduction, the two looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. They originally thought that there was a big problem in the scope of their work and they would be reprimanded by their superiors, but it turned out that was not the case at all.

Of course, the Qing army's invasion of Shandong was also a big deal, but for these two people who once served for the Ming Dynasty, it no longer felt much real. They are now officials of the Haihan Kingdom, and the situation of the Ming Dynasty is no longer the same as theirs.

There is a direct relationship. But the current situation is indeed an opportunity that Haihan can take advantage of.

As Chen Yixin said, the Qing army's invasion, which lasted for several months, will inevitably create a large number of war refugees in Hebei, Shandong and other places. For Haihan, this is likely to be another recruitment of refugees after the Dengzhou Rebellion.

Great time.

"... From a geographical point of view, to the west of Jinan Prefecture is the activity range of the Qing Army's West Route Army. To the south, you need to cross the Taishan Mountains, which are hundreds of miles deep. Only by going all the way to the east can you escape the war zone as quickly as possible. So I judged that the next step

For a period of time, a large number of refugees will flee into Qingzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture east of Jinan Prefecture, and Dengzhou Prefecture where Fushan County is located."

Chen Yixin pointed to the large map hanging on the wall and explained the situation to his two subordinates: "We must make corresponding arrangements in Dengzhou as soon as possible to prepare for the coming wave of refugees!"

Liu Shangying said: "General, Fushan County and the Zhifu Island base have a lot of food reserves. It should be no problem to meet the rations of tens of thousands of people in a short time. If the number of refugees pouring into Dengzhou is higher than this, it may be necessary to withdraw food from Dengzhou as soon as possible.

Food and daily supplies have been mobilized from other places."

Jin Ping also responded: "Fortunately, most of the winter has passed, and the weather will slowly get warmer in March, so there is no need to worry about the refugees keeping warm."

Chen Yixin said: "I hope you can come up with a specific plan as soon as possible for food, accommodation, management, and subsequent resettlement issues. Issues that require coordination with other departments in other places will be left to me to handle."

Liu Shangdao: "General, does he have a rough estimate of the number of refugees that may flow into Dengzhou? My subordinates can also follow the map and formulate corresponding plans."

Chen Yixin was silent for a while before he responded: "Let's go with the plan of 50,000 people first... maybe the actual number will be even more than that, so you'd better leave some margin when you make the plan in case it's too late.

strain."

The number estimated by Chen Yixin was mainly based on the historical data he had. The Qing army's offensive, which lasted for several months, kidnapped more than 400,000 people from the Ming Dynasty, and the resulting war refugees in the Ming Dynasty should not be the same.

It will be lower than this number. Hebei and Shandong are the hardest hit areas by the war. Chen Yixin estimates that the number of people in Shandong who will become refugees is at least 100,000 or 200,000.

If we also take into account the severe drought and locust plague that are about to break out in Shandong in the next two years, as well as the resulting series of secondary disasters such as epidemics and banditry, then the number of refugees who will gradually enter Dengzhou will be very large.

It may be far above 50,000.

Of course, so many refugees will not flow into Fushan County at the same time. According to Chen Yixin's estimation, the number of refugees will grow from slow to rapid, and then from rapid to slow. As long as Haihan's reception capacity remains at a certain level

Above that, even if the number of refugees eventually entering Fushan County reaches tens of thousands, it will not plunge the local area into chaos.

But Chen Yixin knew that it would be difficult for the Ma family to take charge of the overall situation in Fushan County alone, so he summoned Liu Shang and Jin Ping and asked these professional civil affairs officials to take over the relevant preparations. How to do this specifically

, we also need to rely on Haihan's strong material allocation capabilities and perfect civil affairs management system. Local forces like the Ma family that are not within Haihan's bureaucracy cannot play a decisive role and can only serve as grassroots executors.

Participate in subsequent actions.

But even for Liu Shang, who is relatively skilled in handling refugee affairs, it is by no means an easy task to make preparations to receive tens of thousands of people in a short period of time.

Haihan's operating conditions in Fushan County are pretty good. Compared with the desolate situation caused by the Denglai Rebellion, there has been a fundamental change. The trade volume is even better than that of some big cities in Shandong. But judging from the current situation

, still cannot afford the influx of tens of thousands of refugees in a short period of time, and even the Golden State region may not be able to cope with it.

Currently, all the facilities in the Jinzhou area used to receive new immigrants have been put into use. This winter, a number of houses have been rushed to be built to accommodate the immigrants who have just arrived. Whether it is food reserves or housing facilities, it will be difficult to afford a large population increase in the short term.

has grown.

The food reserves in Shandong are slightly better, but if there are too many refugees coming in, they won't last long. And there are no officials there who are skilled in handling refugee issues, so Liu Shang will most likely have to go there in person.

OK.

When a wave of refugees pours into Fushan County, Haihan must divert and resettle the refugees while accepting them. This will be another big test for Haihan's shipping capabilities.

Liu Shang and Jin Ping left their boss's house after receiving the order. Although it was still early, they were not in the mood to go home and rest, so they went to the Civil Affairs Office together and began to plan the next plan. Although Chen Yixin did not give them a clear time

However, of course we cannot delay this matter. Countless refugees may already be on their way to Dengzhou. If we delay for one or two more days, the follow-up work may become passive and chaotic.

After the meeting, Chen Yixin did not take any time off. He simply summarized the information he had so far, drafted a message and sent it to the Datongjiang base. What he needs to do next is definitely far from enough on his own.

We must get help from the Datong River.

After personally sending the telegram, Chen Yixin finally felt tired. He asked his soldiers to inform Zeng Xiaowen that if the Datongjiang base called back, the telegram would be sent home immediately. After issuing this order, he hurried back to his room to rest.

At Datongjiang Base, Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom studied the telegram sent by Chen Yixin and concluded that the matter should not be neglected, so they hurriedly forwarded it to Sanya and reported the news to the Executive Committee.

"With such a big scene in Shandong, it seems that we won't have any holidays recently." Wang Tom said half-jokingly.

Qian Tiandun said: "If the situation is as Chen Yixin grasps, Fushan County plus Jinzhou will probably not be enough. It is estimated that we will have to recruit more people here."

Wang Tomulu shook his head and replied: "Don't think about it, even if we are included, it will not be enough. We have several thousand military dependents here including Koreans. If we recruit more people, we can only arrange to go to the salt field, iron ore, etc."

But our country has signed a labor agreement with North Korea before, and these places must hire North Koreans except for certain management and technical positions."

"What about letting the refugees farm near the base? Anyway, there is a lot of wasteland around the base. At worst, we can pay a price to buy the land from North Korea." Qian Tiandun also knew the contents of the labor agreement, so he made another suggestion.

The North Korean court signed this agreement not only to save the jobs of its people, but also to gradually master Haihan's various advanced production technologies and gradually get rid of its technological dependence on Haihan.

There is no problem for Haihan to send the refugees to the Datong River Base for resettlement, but the problem is that it is impossible for the army to keep the refugees forever. After they are resettled, they have to arrange livelihoods for these people so that they can be productive.

Therefore, before resettling refugees, we must first consider how to provide livelihoods for such a large population.

"Tuntian... I guess there was no problem a year ago, but now, it may be a bit difficult." Wang Tom shook his head again and said: "When I was in Busan before, several businessmen asked me to see if there was any cheap land around the base. I planned to

I started by encircling a few hundred acres and slowly started to manage it, but when I came back I found out that all the land within a few dozen miles around the base had already been sold!"

This was the first time Qian Tiandun heard about this, and he was a little surprised when he heard this: "Who bought it? Are there so many rich people around here?"

Wang Tom smiled and said: "North Korea is not a big country, but it is not a small country. There are still many rich and powerful people, and there are also many smart people who can understand the situation. I asked someone to check it out.

Take a look, quite a few of these land sales were completed in the last two months of last year."

"The last two months of last year? Isn't that what happened after Li Zhi ascended the throne?" When Qian Tiandun heard this, he immediately noticed the unusualness of this time.

Wang Tom said: "I think this phenomenon is not a coincidence. Old Qian, what do you think the intention of these people is to acquire the land around the base?"

Qian Tiandun said: "These lands have been vacant for a long time, and North Korean officials have not organized any land reclamation here. Suddenly someone spent money to buy these lands. I don't think it is for the purpose of cultivating farmland, right?"

Tom Wang nodded slightly and said: "If these lands are in the hands of the government and we ask to expand the base in the future, it will be difficult for the government to refute our face. But if these lands belong to private individuals, the government will have an excuse to shirk this area in the future.

After the industry slowly develops, the surrounding land will not remain vacant, but will become villages and towns and various ancillary facilities. When the time comes, the base will be surrounded in the middle, and there will be no room for expansion."

Qian Tiandun suddenly realized: "What a good idea! This Li Xie is quite thoughtful!"

"It may not be his idea." Wang Tom responded: "There are many people in North Korea who are wary of us. Don't forget that Kim Sang-hyun is still in charge of the court. Some people want to use some inconspicuous means.

It’s really not surprising that we are restricting our movements.”

Although North Korea only experienced a palace coup last year and the officials in the court went through a round of purges, it does not mean that the remaining people have a completely unified stance. Especially when it comes to their attitude towards Haihan,

Mature and prudent courtiers like Kim Sang-heon keep a distance while being in awe, and do not completely trust Hae-han, and are even wary of Hae-han in some aspects.

This mentality is actually human nature. North Korea is a relatively weak party in front of Haihan. Haihan can help North Korea resist foreign enemies and decide who can inherit the throne. So as long as there are enough benefits, North Korea will naturally have the power to subvert this country.

Of course, we dare not openly restrict Haihan's various privileges in North Korea, but we can use some covert means to reduce the risks we bear.

If Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun plan to expand the base in two or three years, they will not know until then that the land around the base is not owned by the government. They may not realize anything is wrong, let alone follow up.

It was related to the coup that happened last year. But by chance, Wang Tom went to find out the price of these lands, and only then discovered such a secret method.

This method will not directly harm Haihan's interests, so even if Haihan finds out, he will not fall out with North Korea over it, which can be regarded as a very clever operation.

Of course, if it is said that the Datong River base has been greatly restricted because of this, it is not true. When the Haihan Circle acquired this land, it actually left a relatively large development space based on the local topography.

The land covers a total of twenty square kilometers, including a river bank that is more than ten miles long, which is more than enough to build a riverside city. The only pity is that the land under the circle is of mediocre soil, and most areas are not.

Suitable for farming.

Perhaps the North Koreans are also worried that Haihan will use this as a basis to slowly expand his territory in the local area and develop a state within a state. This is not an unfounded worry. The history of Haihan's rise is not a secret. He was originally playing on Hainan Island.

After such a trick of occupying a magpie's nest and doves, they only occupied a piece of wasteland near the sea. In the end, within a few years, they annexed the entire Hainan Island and established the Haihan Kingdom.

If one day the Haihan people become interested and want to dig up a piece of land on North Korea Island and add it to the Haihan territory, then the area near the Datong River base will undoubtedly be the easiest place to start. The North Koreans have used some means to prepare for this extraordinary situation.

That's understandable.

Compared with Qian Tiandun, who focuses more on military affairs, Wang Tom pays more attention to other fields and has access to a wider range of information, so he can notice this inconspicuous situation.

After listening to this, Qian Tiandun also realized that the plan he just proposed would have problems, and it might not be solved in a short time. He could only change his mind: "Since it is not easy to receive it in the north, we can only transport it to the south.

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This time, Tom Wang agreed with his suggestion without hesitation: "It seems that this is the only way to go. I read the internal reference report before and found that the demand for population on the island of Taiwan is also very large, but only relying on the shipping capacity of the north is definitely

If it’s not enough, we have to let the South contribute some.”

Qian Tiandun said: "It's simple. Wherever they want people, let them organize their own transportation capacity and go to Shandong to attract people. It's impossible for us to be good people and still have to pay for the freight."
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