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This is not the first time Wan Lei has gone on a patrol, but this time Wan Lei and his group of thousands of people are riding fast because the post roads have been in disrepair for a long time and have long been dilapidated, making it impossible to drive at all. [b1 3kanwang/b High quality Update] According to the itinerary, Wan Lei first went south to Henan, went directly to Kaifeng Prefecture to inspect the river embankment, then went all the way west to Xi'an, then went north to the Hetao area, passed through Taiyuan and Datong in Shanxi, and then returned to Peiping.
The first stop of Wan Lei's tour was Zhending Mansion. Since Zhending Mansion has been the frontier of the Ming army's attacks on Beiping Province for several times, it can be described as a military disaster for many years. You must know that the Ming army is different from the Peiping army. They are not a civilized division. The quality of some of their soldiers is really too low. They will destroy and loot everything like locusts.
Even if the model army has good military discipline, even if it does not loot the people casually, it will force the people to transport military supplies, build roads, and do other things, making it impossible for the people to live in peace.
In short, every time the Ming army crossed the border, the place would feel like it had been devastated by thieves, leaving behind nothing but chaos and countless poor and helpless people. This is why the common people in the Ming Dynasty did not like to fight, because Regardless of whether you hit others or be beaten, it is the ordinary people who suffer the consequences in the end.
In the past few years, Zhending Mansion has been used as a military garrison for the Ming Dynasty. Production and economy have been severely damaged. Wherever Wan Lei went, there were poor people in poor clothes everywhere. The lives of these people who had suffered from the war His eyes were always filled with muddy tears.
Despite the difficulties everywhere, Wan Lei could not give them much substantial help. He could only stop from time to time and share some of the dry food he brought with him to the women and children who had become emaciated due to long-term lack of food. He could also comfort them with words and give them hope. , which is also what they need most urgently.
In fact, the situation in Zhending Prefecture is quite good. Because it is close to Baoding Prefecture, people can go to Baoding Prefecture to work as hired workers, and they can work as small traders from Baoding Prefecture to transfer goods to famous places to make profits. Therefore, although they are poor, they can still We had enough food and clothing, and no one starved to death.
Further south from Zhending Prefecture, the situation is completely different. Especially when you pass Shunde Prefecture and enter Daming Prefecture, it is really miserable. Everywhere you pass, you can see dry and cracked wasteland. The real red land is thousands of miles away. , the dilapidated villages on the roadside have long been depopulated, but occasionally some beggars can be seen staggering along the road.
Beggars, yes, they are beggars. Due to the continuous drought in the north since the beginning of spring, it is difficult to find any greenery in many places, and the crops have naturally failed. Last year, the Ming court was too hasty to collect wages, and many poor people went bankrupt. There was no food in the spring and they had to flee. Now in the north In Xinding, many beggars who fled have staggered back.
Whenever he met such beggars, Wan Lei would ask people to organize them and take them south to the river embankment construction site. Although the work there was hard, at least they could eat and receive food to help them. survive this terrible famine.
After passing Daming Mansion, Wan Lei and his party finally arrived at Kaifeng Mansion. Kaifeng was originally the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty and the seat of Tokyo. It also produced a famous Bao Qingtian. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the Henan Chengxuan Government Envoy Department was established. Kaifeng Prefecture, provincial government, and county government are all located in Xiangfu County.
Henan, located in the Central Plains, has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Countless military disasters have taken place here, and it has also encountered countless floods, droughts, and locust plagues. It can be said to be a disaster-prone place. Since the beginning of time, officials have died unfortunately due to natural disasters and man-made disasters. The number of people killed is an astronomical number that is difficult to count.
Now, Henan, a magical and troubled land, has fallen into the hands of the Peking Army. In Wan Lei's view, this is simply a heavy burden, weighing him down so much that he can hardly breathe.
Among the existing nine provinces and one region, Henan Province has the largest population and the highest population density. According to statistics from the Henan Military Management Commission, Henan Province alone has a population of more than 4 million, which is nearly the same as the North Parallel Province. Five times. Since the beginning of spring this year, there has been little rainfall in Henan Province and the food harvest has been poor. Wan Lei's head is filled with excitement when he thinks of more than four million mouths to eat.
It is said that Henan is short of food, so food can be transported from other places to provide relief. However, Henan is different from coastal provinces such as Shandong, Anhui, Liaodong, and North Korea. It is an inland province without the convenience of sea transportation. There is no railway yet, so food can only be provided by The people picked the horses and the horses were fed along the way. The 10,000 shi of grain shipped from Beiping Province would consume at least 20 to 30% of the food.
The transportation cost is high, but the key is that the post roads are so bad. It is a long-standing problem to transport millions of stone relief grains into Henan at one time. Even Shaanxi and Shanxi, which are inland and have also suffered from drought, , the problem is not as serious as that in Henan, because Shaanxi and Shanxi have a small population and are close to the Hetao area known as Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall. On the contrary, Henan, a province with a large population, has become the heaviest burden.
Although the burden was heavy, Wan Lei had to bite the bullet and take over this mess in Henan. No, on May 15th, Wan Lei entered Xiangfu County with a dusty journey, and planned to survive in this windy and sandy place where there was a lack of food and clothing. Stay in that damn place for a while.
When I heard that Wan Lei was coming to patrol, Xiangfu County was already crowded with people from all over the country. Some of these people came here to see the King of Peking; some wanted to speculate and make money from the King of Peking. However, when they saw Wan Lei and his entourage, they were stunned and did not recognize them. It was not until the Henan Military Management Committee welcomed Wan Lei into the provincial government office that they realized that they had missed a good opportunity.
In the provincial government office, in addition to the military and political officials who were in charge of Henan, there were also squires and elders from various states and counties. Wan Lei had no time to rest, so he just washed his face and met these people in batches in the hall. However, he had been in the upper position for a long time, and his body His official authority has long since been exhausted. Although he deliberately restrained himself, the squires and elders still dared not look directly at him.
"Except for Bao members, I heard that your surname Bao is one of the four major clans in Kaifeng Prefecture, with tens of thousands of clan members. Many people must have suffered disasters this year, right?" Sitting opposite Wan Lei was an old man in his fifties. His name is Bao Shiren, the local patriarch with the surname Bao, and he is fairly well-known in Kaifeng Mansion, otherwise Wan Lei would not have made an exception to summon him alone.
"Mr. Hui Wan, my Bao family is indeed a large local family, with more than 70,000 people living in several counties. Among them, Xiangfu County has the largest population, with more than 50,000 people. However, it has not rained since the beginning of spring this year, and the winter wheat harvest has failed. Tens of thousands of The people of the tribe are destitute of food and clothing. If my husband had not opened a warehouse to provide relief, many people would have starved to death. I would like to thank Mr. Sir for his kindness in reviving and rebuilding the country for the people." Bao Shiren's knees softened and he knelt down.
"No, no need." Wan Lei hurriedly helped him sit back on the chair, "But all the good people under our Peking Army are innocent, so naturally we will not ignore the danger. However, Henan was hit by a large area of disaster, and the number of refugees There are too many, and coupled with the difficulty in transporting food, I am afraid it will be difficult to provide relief, and I am also worried about this matter."
"Mr. Wan, don't worry too much. The people are used to living a hard life. They don't ask for enough food. They just ask not to starve to death. If each person can be given half a stone of grain, it will be enough to survive this year." Bao Shiren said hurriedly.
"Bao Yuanwai misunderstood. What I meant was not to reduce the share of relief food, but to see if we could reduce the population of refugees in Henan. Shandong is close to the sea and has convenient sea transportation. It has just suffered a military disaster, and many coastal counties are underpopulated. I want to move some of the refugees there, but everyone has to resettle, and we can’t force them to leave their homes, so it’s very difficult.”
What Wan Lei means is to move part of the population of Henan to the coast of Shandong. Firstly, it can facilitate relief, and secondly, it can reduce the population density of Henan and provide a supplementary path for agricultural mechanization in the future. However, the people of Henan now are all "subjects" "No, we can't move around randomly like the desperate refugees we accepted in the past, otherwise it will trigger a popular uprising.
Bao Shiren was not a fool. When he saw Wan Lei looking worried, he naturally understood why Wan Lei met him alone. Simply put, he wanted him to be a leader and take the lead in encouraging the tribe to migrate, so he looked solemn. He said: "Wan Lei, please don't worry, others can't guarantee it. As long as we are descendants of the Bao family, we can move eastward at any time. Wherever Mr. Wan wants to move us, we can move there. If anyone dares to talk too much, I will Remove him from his ancestral home. Such an unkind and unjust person is not worthy of being a descendant of my Bao family."
"It's not that serious. What I mean is to move part of the land and leave part. The majority of the clan will still stay and guard their homeland, as long as the side branches are moved. After the people move away, the original cultivated land will still belong to your clan, and they After arriving in Shandong, they will also be properly resettled, and the ownerless farmland and houses will be distributed to them."
"Since Sir has thought so carefully for us, I don't dare to say anything else. Everything is done according to Sir's orders." Bao Shiren said seriously, but he was overjoyed in his heart. He was originally afraid that Wan Lei would take away his entire family. Then he took the opportunity to confiscate their land. Now he only takes away some of the tribesmen. Not only does the land not be confiscated, but more land is given to him in Shandong. Isn't this helping his old Bao family to expand its branches? This is beneficial. Of course he is totally willing to do anything about the clan.
"Bao Yuanwai is so understanding and reasonable, and he deserves to be a descendant of a famous minister. With Yuan Wai taking a good lead, the work of other people will be easy to do. Wan is really grateful." Wan Lei stood up and thanked him, giving him enough. Bao Shiren’s face.
"I don't dare to accept it, I don't dare to accept it. Mr. Wan is benevolent to the people and his virtue is worthy of the world. I admire him." Bao Shiren hurriedly stood up and returned the greeting, and said: "I heard that Mr. Wan went south to control floods. I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."
"Oh, Bao Yuan, do you have any good ideas? But it's okay to say it." Wan Lei asked. In fact, he was also having a headache on how to make the Yellow River stable for a long time.
"I don't dare to say it is a good idea. It's just some disdainful opinions. If there is anything inappropriate, please don't laugh at it, Mr. Wan." Bao Shiren coughed slightly, calmed down, and then started. Speak out loud.
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