Chapter 521 Is it reliable to let idle men from the capital to farm?
Wearing worn-out cotton shoes and an anti-freeze blouse made of urethane grass, and stepping on the trampled snow, Han Zhenjie followed a team of hundreds of people and marched hard on the official road in Liaodong.
Turning around and looking back at the road he walked behind him, he had mixed feelings. I am afraid that he will never be able to leave the bustling capital in this life! Now that he thinks of the faces of Wu Changyou's group of inspection officials, a nameless fire will arise in his heart.
Those gangsters were really bad. After taking him to the inspection station, he was convicted after three strikes and five divided by two. Several gangsters also had no backbone. As soon as they were separated for torture, they killed him.
Everything that should be given up was told. Fortunately, Han Zhenjie was more cautious and did not commit any murders in the past few years, otherwise he might not even be able to come to Liaodong.
In the end, the Dali Temple in the district sentenced the six members of Han Zhenjie's family to Shibian, Liaodong, for the purpose of bullying the market, oppressing good people, and committing evil acts. All the illegal gains over the years were confiscated and used as special funds for the revitalization and construction of Liaodong.
My wife and three children are in this team. Fortunately, children under the age of twelve can ride in a carriage. They don't have to rely solely on two feet to walk from Shanhaiguan to Liaodong like him, otherwise they may not be able to walk in the cold winter.
Go to Shenyang.
In just a few months, he went from a wealthy family with a monthly income of nearly a thousand silver to his family being exiled. The ups and downs in his life are really disappointing.
"The team will rest for the night after reaching a certain village in front of them. They will drive hard tomorrow to reach Shenyang. After arriving at the place, everyone will do some exercise, collect some firewood, and make a bonfire brighter at night to avoid frostbite.
"The leader of the escort team started giving instructions in front of a small shabby village where the team was about to arrive.
After the exile team passed through Jinzhou, the management level was much relaxed, and the escorts would also ask the prisoners to do what they could. In the freezing cold weather of Liaodong, there was no fear of anyone in the team escaping.
If you go to the countryside, you will most likely not survive. It would be safer to stay in the prison team. At least you can follow the big team for protection.
"Mother, when you are riding in the car, put the two little ones inside as much as possible. In such a cold weather, it will be troublesome if the babies are frozen." After cleaning up the camp, Han Zhenjie took advantage of the opportunity to eat and ran to himself.
My wife, let me tell you a few more words.
"Head of the family, you should take good care of yourself. The family is in trouble. Now we, the mothers, are all counting on you. If something happens to you again, we won't be able to survive in this thief of Liaodong."
"Don't worry, mother, I have a strong body! You see me wearing nothing but grass, but this thing is so warm. Our family will definitely get to Shenyang safely and live our lives again."
"When we arrive in Shenyang, can we live a stable life again?"
"The gang of thieves in the imperial court are so aggressive in moving people like us to Liaodong, isn't it just to let the good people live in Liaodong and increase the popularity of Shenyang City? Once you get there, you may not be able to live the same wealthy life as before.
, but you can still live a stable life."
"The Sword Comes"
"That's fine, dad. When you get there, you must never do the same dissolute things you did before. What kind of life did you live before? How many children did you raise outside? This time you are in trouble, those few
Who has come to see you when you are young? In the end, it was not me who accompanied you to Liaodong to suffer!"
Since the New Deal legally abolished concubinage, most of today's wealthy people use the method of raising concubines to find mistresses. Anyway, once a man is rich, he will never stop. Han Zhenjie, who earns thousands of taels of silver dollars a year, I didn't treat myself badly. I spent money to hire two outer rooms. If this incident hadn't happened, my life would have been easy.
At night, a bunch of people crowded into a temporary resting place in the poor village, lit a bonfire, and barely fell asleep. Han Zhenjie, who was lying among the crowd, looked at the burning bonfire and felt very uncomfortable. The wealth he once had was like a bonfire. Just like that, it turned into ashes in the blink of an eye. Is there any chance for my life to be rekindled?
"Prefect Chen, in recent days, a lot of people have moved here. It's freezing in Liaodong right now. Your government should pay more attention to it. It's not easy for the imperial court to immigrate here. Don't let all this hard work go to waste." Shenyang At the Liaodong Governor's Mansion in the city, Liu Lishun called Chen Dayou and once again gave him instructions about immigration and resettlement.
"My subordinates have always been more concerned about this matter, please rest assured, Governor. Shenyang City may not be able to keep up in other aspects, but there is no shortage of places to resettle immigrants. Recently, the government has mobilized existing manpower to clean up and repair There are more than 5,000 courtyards, and there are enough immigrants to settle here." A big city is a big city. Although the people were plundered by the Qing Dynasty, the courtyards and residences left behind have become precious wealth. Without these shabby courtyards, winter I can't even think about immigrating to this place.
"Well, this is indeed an advantage, but you need snacks for heating. There is a shortage of stone coal-burning stoves in the city, so we need to organize people to collect more wood to burn charcoal. We can deal with this winter first."
"We are already doing this now. For the new immigrants, the livelihood arranged by the lower officials for them in winter is to cut charcoal and earn wages!"
"What a good idea. I have been thinking recently about how to keep these people busy in the winter. It would be a good idea to make charcoal for their own use. In addition to resettling the immigrants, we also have to consider the management of Shenyang City in the coming year. Mr. Governor There is a requirement over there. No matter what, at least 100,000 acres of farmland must be planted around Shenyang City next year, and I think this is necessary."
"The imperial court's official document stated that they expected to relocate about 3,000 criminal households and one to two thousand homeless households to Shenyang before March. The total number of relocated residents in these two areas is about 20,000, plus Shenyang With a population of 30,000 to 40,000 people in the city and surrounding areas, there are almost enough manpower for farming. Xiaguan recently arranged for people to inspect the farmland around Shenyang. Within three years of being abandoned, there are still 300,000 to 400,000 acres of land that can be easily irrigated. These lands It is also convenient to operate and can be planted in the same year. What is more difficult now is that there are no cattle for farming. If we rely solely on manpower, it will be difficult to plant the land in time for the farming season."
"The official document from the imperial court said that they are trying to find ways to raise cattle and mules and horses for agricultural use. They should be able to send about 5,000 to the entire Liaodong in March! I will find a way to leave 3,000 for you in Shenyang. As for catching up with the farming season, do your best. If it really doesn't work, you can plant more autumn crops."
"The governor is too kind to me in Shenyang! He has more than 3,000 cattle and horses, which can be used for a lot of purposes. To be honest, the people who have recently moved here are what I am most worried about. They may not be farmers! Those who have come here now Most of these people are idlers and evil officials who hang out on the streets of the capital. It is not very reassuring to let them farm the land." The Qingfeng Movement was first launched in the capital, and naturally most of the people who moved there were idlers from the capital. Well, Chen Dayou and the others really don’t think highly of these people!
"The prefect should make do with it for now. Using these people is actually just a ploy by the court to retain power! After the people in front of them are rushed over, the court is planning to launch a long-term immigration policy to move here the children of truly good families.