Five hundred and sixty-fifth storm (1)(2/3)
Many people would rather starve to death in their hometown than go to other places.
The fox dies on the first hill, and the flying bird flies south.
This sentiment is particularly deep among farmers.
Fortunately, Jiangdu Country is originally an area dominated by immigrants.
Since Liu Bi founded the country, most of the residents living here are refugees who migrated from Qilu and even Yanzhao and other places.
Therefore, the mobilization of the people is relatively easy to do.
But this is only relatively speaking.
There are always some people who are unwilling to leave their hometown, and there are also some farmers who will die at home no matter what, and are reluctant to leave their fields and crops.
For such people, Han Dynasty officials directly resorted to methods after persuading them to no avail.
This method was very simple and crude, using county soldiers directly to force people to be tied into the migration carriage.
In just five days, ten of the twelve counties west of Guangling have completed basic migration.
Hundreds of thousands of people, organized and protected by more than 30,000 troops and more than 2,000 officials and gentry at all levels, headed north along the Yangtze River to the Chu State and Huaisi area in the upper reaches.
The counties in the Chu State and Huaisi region also began to mobilize.
Because the King of Chu has not yet decided who it will be, the Chu State actually belongs to the central government.
The prime minister and internal history of Chu State appointed by the imperial court directly cleared out Liu Wu's two palaces, villas and manor, and prepared them as residences for the people who had taken refuge in Jiangdu.
The counties of Huaisi vacated all their military camps and strongholds.
Although according to the edict, these refugees will only take refuge in the Chu and Huaisi areas for one month.
However, hundreds of thousands of refugees, plus officials and gentry, as well as the related army to take care of these people, are a waste of money, and the consumption is huge.
Fortunately, the grain from Shujun and Aocang flowed down the river and began to arrive in Pengcheng.
It relieved the pressure on Chu and Huaisi counties.
But it's just relief.
The sudden influx of a large number of immigrants to any place will inevitably have an impact on the local economy and people's livelihood.
Fortunately now, I have the pressure of the emperor and the great justice of the court.
Both officials and the people below must obey orders honestly.
But, what if... the dream the emperor had did not come true.
This step is not so easy.
Let’s not talk about the loss of the emperor’s prestige. The resentment of hundreds of thousands of people who were forced to migrate and take refuge, as well as the sorrow of the local people in Chu and Huaisi counties, were enough to make the prestige of the Han Dynasty completely disappear in the entire southeast.
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In this regard, all the kings of Qilu were paying attention with a kind of spectatorship.
"The emperor of Chang'an is still too impatient about this matter..." King Liu Jianglu of Qi commented.
Putting aside whether the dream the emperor had was really a warning from God, considering it purely from a political perspective, this matter is also extremely dangerous.
You know, Jiangdu Kingdom was originally under the rule of Wu King Liu Bi.
Liu Bi had a huge influence in the old Wu lands. Even if he died, this influence could not be eliminated.
You know, when Liu Bi was here, all the people in Wu were exempted from corvee service.
As for the Chu State, it was another source of disaster.
Although Wu Chu failed, a large number of related interest groups and nobles and officials loyal to Wu Chu were purged.
But there are always some fish that slip through the net.
These people are usually unlikely to cause any problems.
But once the emperor's dream was proven to be false.
Then, it is not impossible that the war in the southeast will resume again.
How does the Emperor of Chang'an rule the world?
The first is strong soldiers and strong horses, and the second is righteousness.
Especially the latter. It is extremely critical.
The hearts of the people in the world belong to the Han Dynasty, and the heroes of the world all recognize the sanctity and legitimacy of Liu's rule.
But if this foundation is lost.
So……
Not to mention Liu Jianglu, even his idiot brothers, such as Liu Xian and Liu Xiongqu, began to become restless again.
An obvious example is that the relocation work of several powerful families who were supposed to be moved to Guanzhong according to the order was suddenly delayed.
Everyone is waiting and watching to see the outcome of this matter. The emperor's dream indicates that in early April, a big storm will hit Jiangdu.
Now, it is already the end of March.
At most, within ten days or so, the matter will be resolved.
At that time, it will be immediately clear whether the Emperor of Chang'an is a true emperor with divine power and orders from Heaven and a long life, or a sinner who wears a crown while wearing a monkey's head and is guilty of crimes committed by Heaven.
If it's the former, of course everyone will immediately say long live and be Chang'an's good baby from now on.
If it's the latter...
I'm afraid it's time to announce the illness immediately and secretly stock up on troops to wait for the opportunity.
In addition to Qilu, Mitsukoshi also stared wide-eyed, waiting for the outcome of this matter.
Don’t talk about the East China Sea Kingdom.
This small country under the wings of the Han Dynasty thought it had heard a big joke when it received the warning from the Han envoy.
However, when they saw that the Han Dynasty had really begun to migrate their people, the Donghai people, who believed in witchcraft and ghosts, immediately followed suit and began to mobilize the people to evacuate.
Although, the execution, mobilization and organization of this regime were completely behind the Han Dynasty.
However, after a few days, many residents near the sea were evacuated.
Especially the nobles and officials quickly fled from all possible dangerous areas.
In this chaotic situation, the order of the entire East China Sea began to become chaotic. Finally, the army with swords and guns appeared, which stabilized the situation and prevented the entire order from collapsing.
The Minyue Kingdom, on the other hand, could not restrain itself and began to become restless.
The Han Dynasty evacuated all its troops and residents in the western part of Jiangdu.
The East China Sea Kingdom also began to be in chaos.
The ambitions of the Minyue people have grown as never before.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Minyue.
Even Liu Bi's two sons who fled to Minyue were ready to make a move, constantly lobbying and inciting the Minyue royal family and nobles to start a war.
However, the Minyue people did not make up their minds in the end.
Because they also believe in ghosts, gods and witchcraft.
If the dream of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is true, then the Minyue army would be an enemy of the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth.
That is a catastrophe that will destroy the country and the entire clan!
The people of Fujian and Yue do not have the courage.
On the other hand, the Nanyue King Zhao Tuo in the south did not believe this matter at all.
"The little emperor of Chang'an, what are you doing?" Zhao Tuo said to his prime minister Lu Jia: "This is self-destruction of the Great Wall, just like those idiots in Xianyang back then!"
Zhao Tuo was extremely convinced of this.
Ghosts or something?
Zhao Tuo himself didn't believe it.
He has lived too long, has seen too much, and knows too much.
Moreover, most officials under the Qin State system have almost no respect for ghosts and gods.
Zhao Tuo’s idols are Ximen Bao and Li Bing.
It's just that the little emperor of the Han Dynasty seemed to have had a successful warning?
Although Zhao Tuo felt that the incident three years ago was a story of self-promotion and whitewashing by the Han Dynasty.
But what if it's true?
Moreover, looking at the appearance of the Han Dynasty, it does not look like there is a conspiracy.
"Could it be that the emperor of the Han Dynasty could really communicate with the gods?" Zhao Tuo was extremely doubtful about this.
Lu Jia, on the other hand, firmly believed in these things.
To be continued...