Chapter 277 Relocating people due to the situation
"Since there is nothing to gain from the cost of building the house, if you just eat it in the state and county, you will inevitably go away." [Disaster Relief Discussion]
Mi Zhu did not answer, but first turned his attention to Jia Xu. The friendship between him and the emperor was still shallow. The reason why he was here today was entirely due to his marriage to the Wang family. In terms of favor and trust, only Xun You could be with him. Jia Xu was on the same level, so even though he, Jia Xu, and Wang Jiang were all subordinates of the Shaofu of 600 Shi, there was still an invisible hierarchy between them.
Wang Jiang also came to his senses. As one of the people closest to the emperor, he must have better access to secrets that others could not access, such as the emperor's thoughts and attitudes, or the emperor's decision in his heart but it was only in prototype. People who understand new policies that have not yet been made public often have the upper hand than anyone else, and are also the objects of admiration and adulation by many people.
Jia Xu lowered his eyebrows and thought for a moment, then said with a slow smile: "Those refugees gather in Chang'an and have nothing to do all day long. They sit and wait for the government to provide relief every noon. If this continues, not only will Taicang be difficult to maintain, but even local security will be in danger. Fortunately, His Majesty has already made up his mind. In the past few days, the imperial court has issued new edicts to all counties in Guanzhong, instructing all officials to organize the local unemployed and propertyless refugees, and send them food from the county and county treasury along the way to Bingzhou, Xihe, and Taiyuan. , Yanmen, Dingxiang and other counties cultivated fields and reclaimed wasteland."
Although the impact of this severe drought, which has been rare in decades, is not as severe as that in history, it still produced tens of thousands of refugees. Guided by public opinion and driven by instinct, these refugees came to Chang'an to pray for shelter. , which put great pressure on the court to stabilize prices. However, this situation had actually been foreseen by the emperor. The reason why he did not stop it in advance, but just sat back and watched things happen, was mainly for longer-term plans.
Under normal circumstances, farmers with families and land would not easily respond to the call and rush to the desolate Bingzhou to cultivate land. If it were enforced by government decree, it would cost a lot. Bingzhou is a vast territory with a sparsely populated area. In the past, it was Because the Han people were sparse, they were gradually infiltrated and occupied by Hu people such as Xianbei, Eastern Qiang, and Southern Xiongnu. In the past few years, the Southern Xiongnu were completely destroyed, and after Xihe, Dingxiang and other places were recovered, the imperial court roughly restored Xihe, Shangjun, Dingxiang and other remote areas. Grassroots control of counties and counties, but it is not enough to have effective county chiefs, as well as to change the surnames and uniforms of the Southern Huns who have completely surrendered, and to organize households and equalize the people. If you want to solve the problem of merging prefectures once and for all, you must add more The proportion of Han Chinese in the local area.
This drought is an opportunity to immigrate to the border.
"Good!" Wang Jiang was naturally happy to get rid of these refugees who were consuming food every day but had no output. He raised his hands and said: "If this is the case, there will be tens of thousands of people living in Bingzhou, and Guanzhong will also lose less money. There are a lot of troubles. But I don’t know when the imperial court will issue an edict. I will definitely submit a memorial to support this good plan."
Wang Jiang couldn't think so far, but Mi Zhu had a bad thought in his heart. With the emperor's character, why would he use the current method to crack down on profiteers? He directly sent Si Li Xiaowei and Zhi Jinwu to accuse them of hoarding. Wouldn't it be enough to confiscate the profiteers one by one? I'm afraid the emperor's ultimate goal is the refugees who have been driven into desperation by the profiteers, so that they can calmly carry out the work of immigrating to the border areas.
Of course, this is just a conjecture of Mi Zhu. As the emperor and the lord of the people, how could the emperor just sit back and watch Li Shu go bankrupt and the head of Guizhou suffer? At this time, Mi Zhu did not dare to continue thinking about it, nor did he dare to say anything negative, and agreed.
"As long as tens of thousands of refugees are moved to Bingzhou and set up a farming system, the consumption of grain can be saved and distributed to the counties and counties in Bingzhou. Farmers can compile household registers for each family, so as not to use
It is affordable for these people to leave their fields without authorization and use the land of a county to provide cattle and fine seeds for thousands of people. In addition, the reduction of refugees in Jingzhao will also allow us and the three departments to calmly arrange grain and grain supplies.
Transport everywhere to stabilize prices."
Jia Xu seemed to see a glimmer of doubt flashing in Mi Zhu's eyes. He lowered his eyelids and sneered silently in his heart. The emperor's plan during the drought this time was far more than just taking advantage of the situation and moving people to live in the border areas.
So two days later, Pingzhun Supervisor compiled a more accurate data and submitted it in the form of a memorial. After statistics, it was initially concluded that there were nearly 60,000 to 70,000 refugees from Sanfu and Hongnong gathered in Chang'an, and the remaining left
There were also thousands of refugees in Feng Yi, Youfufeng, Hongnong and other places. These refugees were idle all day long, wasting food and grain, and were ultimately a factor of instability. The emperor took this matter very seriously, and immediately summoned the three ministers in the Propaganda Office.
Ping Shangshushi's servants met and the idea of immigrating was raised.
"It is certainly feasible to immigrate to the border areas, but if you want to go from Guanzhong to Bingzhou counties, whether it is Xihe or Taiyuan, you have to pass through Hedong. With tens of thousands of refugees crossing the border, I am worried that the Hedong treasury will not be enough to support them." Ma Rixi said slowly.
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"Hedong had a great harvest last year, and the property of the Fan family and others was confiscated in recent years. According to Wang Yi's report, the drought in Hedong was not serious, and the price of grain in Hedong was lower than that in Jingzhao. If it were not for the difficulty of crossing the Yellow River, Hongnong would
, the refugees from Feng Yi and other places have already gone to beg for food." Zhao Wen had communicated with the emperor in advance. At this time, he took the lead and strongly advocated: "In addition, the imperial court can use the method of work-for-relief and select officials to supervise the construction of the refugees.
The bridge is paved and divided into two roads, one from Jingzhao to Hongnong, crossing the Yellow River to the north and going to Hedong; the other from Jingzhao to Fengyi, and heading north to Shangjun. This road is constantly being repaired, so that the refugees will not waste time every day.
With rice and grain, there is nothing to do; but it also allows roads and bridges to be repaired and completed for future military and civilian use."
"The Guanzhong road was repaired last year, why should we repair it again? Isn't this a waste of effort?" Ma Rixi questioned.
Zhao Wen turned his head and looked at Ma Rixi. This question was not difficult to answer: "What is needed is effort. Otherwise, the refugees have had enough to eat all day long and have nowhere to vent their energy. Wouldn't they be disturbing the county on the way to relocation?"
Township? Besides..." He paused deliberately and glanced at Ma Rixi without any trace: "Last year, the post road in Zuo Fengyi Wannian County was repaired?"
Zuo Fengyi's officialdom problem is still a scar on the bodies of the Kansai scholars. If it hadn't been for this matter, the Kansai scholars would not have lost two capable officers, Sun Rui and Lu Xu, and Ma Rixi would not have been in charge.
The Ming Palace was alone and was constantly under pressure from Dong Cheng, Zhao Wen and others.
Ma Rixi was annoyed when Zhao Wen pointed out his painful point, but he didn't know how to defend himself.
At this time, Xun You, the servant, made peace and raised his hand and said: "The roads in Guanzhong can be roughly repaired. We will use work as relief, mainly repairing the roads in Bingzhou counties. If we can use this to build Taiyuan, Xihe,
The roads in Dingxiang, Yanmen and other counties can communicate with each other, which is a great benefit to the country and the people."
Zhao Wen glanced at Xun You, folded his hands in his sleeves, and dropped the topic.