Chapter 2389

The vast majority of refugees already have nothing when they arrive in Fushan County, with neither belongings nor food. If they still cannot receive assistance, their survival time will probably enter a countdown.

However, the assistance measures Haihan provides to refugees are not entirely charitable. Refugees must comply with the conditions proposed by Haihan before they are allowed to enter the refugee camp and receive food, shelter, medical care and other assistance.

They either have to accept Haihan's immigration arrangements and sail overseas to settle down, or they have to sign a three-year labor contract with Haihan and sell their labor in exchange for a chance to survive.

For these refugees, they basically have no bargaining capital with Haihan officials, and it is difficult for them to refuse their desire for survival. After all, along the way, they have never seen anything as orderly as Fushan County.

There is a sufficient supply of materials here, so the chance of survival is indeed much higher if you settle here than if you continue to wander.

Of course, not all refugees will face such a difficult situation. As long as they can spare enough money, they can also enjoy the same treatment as others in Fushan County.

The Zhen family from Qingzhou Prefecture is one of this special group of people. The Zhen family is one of the famous large landowners in Qingzhou, owning thousands of acres of fertile land locally, and some members of the family also serve in the government. In Jinan, Qingzhou,

There are industries in the three prefectures of Laizhou, which can be said to be rich and powerful.

It stands to reason that the war that took place in Jinan Prefecture actually had a relatively limited direct impact on the Zhen family. However, the Zhen family had a son-in-law who was a general in Zhangqiu County, Jinan Prefecture. The news he sent back was that he had crossed the Yellow River and besieged

There are as many as 100,000 Qing troops in Jinan City, and there are already signs of expanding the scope of the attack. This news makes Zhen Lang, the head of the Zhen family, very uneasy. He believes that Qingzhou Prefecture, which is adjacent to Jinan Prefecture, is very likely to become a

The target of the Qing army's attack.

Of course, the Zhen family can also choose to recall their clansmen and defend the Zhenjiazhuang where the family is located with arms, but the risk of doing so is very high, because during the war, they have to deal with not only thousands of refugees, but also local people who may be killed.

The Qing army and even the Ming army that had withdrawn from the warring areas would be defeated. With Zhenjiazhuang's regiment training level, I'm afraid they can only deal with the disorderly flow of refugees. If they are really targeted by the army, they will be breached.

It's just a matter of time.

Zhen Lang believes that if he stays in Zhenjiazhuang, which is adjacent to Jinan Prefecture, he will most likely be involved in the war. Leaving Qingzhou as soon as possible and taking refuge as soon as possible is the best choice to preserve the family's interests. Anyway, land and real estate have contracts.

With it in hand, no matter how hard the war goes, these lands will not be taken away. Once the war subsides, we can go back and organize farming. It will not be difficult to make a comeback.

In order to ensure the survival of the Zhen family, Zhen Lang also specially divided the tribe into two groups, one heading south to Yanzhou Prefecture and Jiangsu direction, and the other group, led by him personally, headed east toward Dengzhou Prefecture.

The reason why he chose Dengzhou Prefecture was because the Zhen family's industry also had some overlap with the Ma family in Dengzhou, and he knew the special situation of Fushan County better. Zhen Lang knew that the army of the Haihan Kingdom was stationed there, which was like a country within a country.

Generally speaking, the imperial court has nothing to do with it. It can be said that it is the only place in Shandong that can be called safe at present.

As for whether it would be inappropriate to run to areas controlled by Haihan to escape the war, Zhen Lang thinks there is no need to worry. The Ma family in Dengzhou has relied on Haihan's resources to become one of the largest merchants in Shandong in just a few years.

I haven't seen any state government explicitly prohibiting trading activities with the Ma family. Moreover, the Ma family has invited him several times, hoping that he can take the time to visit Fushan County and discuss cooperation between the two parties in a wider range of fields.

Before Zhen Lang left Qingzhou, he specifically asked a shopkeeper sent by the Ma family to Qingzhou to handle business and asked if he could stay in Fushan County for a while. After all, in this troubled world, there would definitely be no one visiting Fushan County.

Believed.

The shopkeeper was also a smart man, and immediately said that he would be returning to Fushan and could accompany Zhen Lang as a guide. At the same time, he also told Zhen Lang that as long as he brought enough money, everything would be arranged when he arrived in Fushan.

Although Zhen Lang was born as a landowner, he was not a short-sighted rich man, and he had no objection to this method of collecting money to do things. So Zhen Lang spent two days preparing a convoy of five or six people, old and young.

A family of ten followed the shopkeeper to Fushan County.

Their journey was much faster than the refugees who relied solely on two legs. After entering the Fushan area, they had just learned about the Qing army's invasion of Shandong, and had not yet begun to organize preparations to receive the refugees. At this time, they had to

It is not difficult to find a temporary residence in Fushan County. The second day after the Zhen family arrived in Fushan County, the Ma family arranged for them to rent an inn and paid for three months in advance.

Then Zhen Lang witnessed with his own eyes in Fushan County how the Haihan people made arrangements to prepare for the upcoming influx of refugees.

In terms of organizational ability and efficiency, Zhen Lang believes that the performance of the Haihan people has undoubtedly far exceeded that of the local officials of the Ming Dynasty. Although the place where the war occurred is only a few hundred miles away, everything in Fushan County appears to be in order.

Whether it is building refugee camps or organizing relief supplies such as food and tents, every work is progressing in an orderly manner.

Zhen Lang also followed Ma Dongqiang to meet the young general Haihan sent to Fushan County. General Chen also had a special identity as Ma Dongqiang's son-in-law, so Ma Dongqiang confidently assured him that Haihan's army would definitely

The security of Fushan County will be ensured. No refugees, Qing troops, or other armed organizations can cause chaos in Fushan County.

Zhen Lang was not surprised by Haihan's intention to transfer refugees to overseas resettlement. In his early years, he had heard rumors that people from the Denglai area fled to the south and then took boats to the sea to defect to Haihan.

Obviously Haihan's demand for population should not be much worse than that of the evil neighbor to the north of the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, Haihan will not use force to snatch away the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he will take advantage of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty to receive war refugees, and then send these refugees

Send them overseas for resettlement. Although this is not very kind to the Ming Dynasty and seems to be taking advantage of the situation, it still provides the refugees with a chance to survive.

And in Zhen Lang's view, allowing these refugees to survive is only one of them. If the refugees cannot receive timely rescue, then once these people are forced into a desperate situation, rebellion and chaos will almost be the only way out. Even if the Qing army comes from Shandong

If we retreat, there will be civil unrest in the local area, and the harm it will cause is bound to be considerable. From this point of view, Haihan's approach is actually helpful to the stability of Shandong objectively.

Of course, the excitement was not for nothing. Soon Haihan found Zhen Lang and claimed that he was currently collecting food funds for refugee relief and wanted to know if he could provide some help. Zhen Lang knew what this meant.

Dang even donated a thousand taels of silver.

However, the silver donation was not in vain. The next day, the Haihan people nailed a shield-shaped bronze medal on the door of the inn rented by the Zhen family. After Zhen Lang asked about it, he understood that it turned out to be a symbol of the golden shield protection of this place.

Under the protection of the Haihan government, personnel will be stationed here later. And this golden shield escort is a militia armed with Haihan official nature. The objects protected here are basically Haihan official properties, which is quite significant.

So they were given an amulet.

It's hard to say whether it's worth it or not for a thousand taels of silver to buy a special treatment, but in this war-torn period, it's always a good thing to have an extra security measure. Although Zhen Lang felt a little distressed about the silver at first, being able to get this special reward made him

I feel that the money I spent has not been completely thrown into the water.

Zhen Lang has Zhen Lang's ideas, but Haihan has his own plans. Let the wealthy gentry and powerful people who took refuge in Fushan County donate money and food, and by the way, they can roughly classify the strength of these people, and the follow-up will be

Different treatments will be provided according to their levels, and the protection of deploying golden shields is one of them. Of course, this kind of protection is only a symbolic measure, and the main purpose is to win people's hearts.

After living in Fushan County for half a month, Zhen Lang found that he had really chosen the right place to come here. Except for the fact that many places were under military control and could not move around at will, the living standard in other aspects was similar to that in Zhenjiazhuang.

In particular, the food supply was not as tight as he had feared before arriving. As long as he was willing to spend money, he could get both livestock and seafood, and there were even fruits from the south.

The refugees who continued to enter Fushan County were all taken into refugee camps as soon as possible, and did not have much impact on the daily operations of the business district near Majiazhuang and Zhifu Port. This made Zhen Lang's attitude toward the sea

There is a new understanding of the operational capabilities of the Han people.

On this day, some wealthy people who were temporarily staying in Fushan County received an invitation from Chen Yixin and went to Zhifu Port to witness the first batch of Shandong refugees who were about to be sent overseas for resettlement.

Chen Yixin's public invitation to these wealthy people to visit the departure ceremony certainly did not mean that he had nothing to do. He hoped that in this way, these people in the middle and upper classes of Ming society could learn more about Haihan's immigration methods, and by the way, he also showed

Taking a look at Haihan's maritime transportation capacity will give them more confidence in future cooperation between the two parties in cross-border trade.

Due to military control, all the invited Zhen Lang and others had to take carriages provided by the military to enter Zhifu Port. When they got off the bus, they found that the pier here was already filled with dense crowds. Watching their movements should be

All of them were recently admitted refugees. There were at least hundreds of heavily armed Haihan Army soldiers outside the crowd. Under their surveillance, the dock was completely silent. No one among the refugees even whispered to each other. It was obvious that they were in the refugee camp.

The experience has played its due role.

There are dozens of sailboats docked at the pier, apparently used to transport these refugees. However, they have not started boarding yet, apparently waiting for orders from the big shots.

Chen Yixin rode a horse and came to the dock under the guard of a group of cavalry. These invited people had already seen General Haihan, and when they saw him arriving, they all bowed their heads to show respect.

After Chen Yixin dismounted, he bowed his hands to everyone and said, "Excuse me for being here today to witness that all the people sent away today voluntarily accepted our country's arrangements and took ships to settle overseas."

Immediately, someone who reacted quickly said: "General Chen's bodhisattva-like heart has given these people a way to live. It is really worthy of admiration!"

Someone else was unwilling to lag behind and said: "If General Chen hadn't taken action, I'm afraid Fushan County would have been in a tragic scene of starvation and death. These people are really lucky to be rescued by your country!"

Zhen Lang was thinking about how to say something unique and complimentary, but Chen Yixin had already said: "You're welcome! The money and food for rescuing the refugees also includes the thoughts of everyone present. This matter was not done by Chen.

, but the result of everyone's concerted efforts. Chen has nothing to do in return, but can only try his best to ensure everyone's safety during their temporary stay in Fushan County. In addition, if you encounter any problems that cannot be solved in the future, you can always come to Fushan County for help.

"

At the moment, everyone was praising "General Chen's benevolence and righteousness". When they donated money, they didn't think about making a false name for themselves. They just thought that they were spending money to buy themselves peace. But Chen Yixin said that he would help refugees.

Their share of the credit is also included, which makes people feel comfortable. Who wouldn’t want to have a good reputation as a good leader to the outside world?

"I want to say a few words before these refugees set off, and I would like to ask you to wait a moment."

After Chen Yixin finished speaking, he took an iron trumpet from the side, stood on the temporary high platform, and said loudly to the people on the dock: "Everyone, you will go to sea and leave here today, and go to the new home that our country has arranged for you, where you will

You will get everything you need to start a new life. You will no longer have to worry about hunger or war. Your lives will be well protected. Your descendants will also have the opportunity to receive education. You will no longer have to worry about them dying because there is not enough food.

Died young!"

"I know that many of you are reluctant to leave your homeland. I am here to tell you that there will be opportunities to come back here in the future, just like those you came into contact with in the refugee camp who went to Haihan Country a few years earlier than you.

Our compatriots can return to Shandong, and you will do the same in the future. So don’t worry, maybe after two or three years, some of you will return home in great glory!"

Although what Chen Yixin said is indeed true, it is not complete. These people who immigrated from Shandong and are able to return here either work for the government or join the army like Sun Zhen. Not everyone can come back if they want to.

But as long as these refugees can be given some hope of returning to their homeland, their resistance when leaving here will be reduced a lot.
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