Chapter 1053 The History of the Chinese People's Development
In fact, the general response from the grassroots to overseas immigration is that it is unreliable.
After all, the grassroots level does not have a central view of the overall situation and cannot see the huge benefits contained in it. It just feels that it is really difficult for people to go thousands of miles away to settle down for no reason.
Fortunately, the political structure of the Xia Kingdom is very strict. Even if the orders from above are questioned by those below, they must be fulfilled.
Among them, Pan Xiaona is an exception.
After all, his identity is there, and he knows everything about many things that officials at the same level don't know.
Therefore, he was the most active in traveling. He spent five days visiting all the villages in Gaoyou County and explained each of the people in detail.
Five days later, the immigration registration process officially began.
Pan Xiaona entered the village again with a huge motorcade.
"Have you all thought about it? If you want to immigrate, you can sign up now."
Shi Sandang stood up immediately.
"County Magistrate, my second and third oldest children sign up."
Pan Xiaona looked over.
"Where are the people?"
"They didn't come because they didn't have any clothes."
Pan Xiaona immediately said to someone in the working group: "You take the clothes and send them to them, and then bring the people."
The staff member immediately found the clothes from the car behind him, then let Shi Sandang lead him straight to his home.
The stones and pebbles were still the same as they were that day, covered with rags and hiding on the kang.
When the new clothes were delivered to them, they still felt unreal.
"This...is this really for us?"
The staff are very kind.
"The government stipulates that all difficulties will be solved for families who sign up to immigrate."
He brought a lot of clothes, not only stones and stones, but also Zhang and Shizhu.
When the whole family put on their clothes, walked out of the door openly and openly, and stood in the sunshine, they all couldn't help crying.
There are more than 1,000 people in the village, and more than half of them agree to immigrate.
It’s not that the Chinese people don’t have a pioneering spirit.
First, the productivity is insufficient, and it is not enough to manage one's own land well, so it has never thought about expanding outwards.
Otherwise, how could the Chinese nation expand from the Yellow River Basin to the Yangtze River Basin, then to the Pearl River Basin, and then incorporate vast territories such as Liaodong, Mongolia, and the Western Regions into its territory?
The second is lack of knowledge.
Thousands of years of feudal rule have made the Chinese people's understanding of the world full of limitations.
They did not realize that beyond the land beneath their feet, there were countless unclaimed lands that could be easily occupied.
"Gene Era"
In their eyes, those places were barbaric lands with no grass growing at all.
When a crisis of survival comes and there are channels for immigrants to explore, the Chinese people are no less motivated than any other nation.
In Gaoyou County alone, more than 11,000 people signed up to join the immigration team.
Without exception, they are all extra people in the family who urgently need to go out to reduce the survival pressure of other relatives.
Even before immigration started, these families had already experienced the benefits of the government's policies.
All families who signed up to immigrate were given new clothes, allowing everyone to go outdoors.
Don't underestimate this step.
As long as they can get out of the house, everyone in a family can work and create greater value.
In addition, the families who signed up to immigrate also received a bag of rice, a bag of noodles, and ten pounds of oil, which was enough for the remaining people to last until the autumn harvest.
The vast team of immigrants was gathered at the canal wharf in Gaoyou County.
As expected, the government did not lie to people and really took care of food and drink.
"Everyone, listen up. If you want to go out, go right away. Next time, you won't be able to go ashore until night. Everyone, please line up, don't crowd, don't mess around, and follow the command."
The immigration staff were very busy, but they took good care of these people.
The immigrants boarded the boat in Gaoyou County and headed south.
Their destination is Yangzhou.
Once there, you can change to a big ship and then head to Jilin Province.
Along the way south, ships from Lianghuai River and Huaihe River kept gathering from various places.
These boats carry people who have signed up to immigrate.
In the end, the entire team numbered 50,000 to 60,000 people.
And these are only the first batch of immigrants, and they have also reached the limit of sea transportation.
It is necessary to wait for the first batch of immigrants to be delivered to Jilin Province before the fleet returns to transport the second batch.
Even so, the mighty fleet still filled the canal, which was a spectacular sight.
On the pier of Yangzhou, there is an endless stream of ships going south and north.
Under Xia Guo's management, loose trade policies and tariff policies made the place more prosperous.
There was a ship coming from the south, and standing on the bow was a scribe in his thirties.
The Chinese character face is full of perseverance, and the sharp eyes are unafraid.
Seeing boat after boat of people starting to come ashore, he couldn't help but ask: "What are you doing?"
The boatman is a local and knows the inside story.
"The officials don't know. I heard that these are all going to immigrate overseas."
The scribe couldn't help but frown.
"Immigrate overseas? Why is this? The Xia Kingdom does not think about protecting the country and ensuring the safety of the people, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, but drives them away from their homeland. This is a great evil in the world."
The boatman was startled and quickly reminded him.
"Officials should be cautious in their words, how can they discuss the government's affairs arbitrarily?"
The scribes were quite proud and unmoved.
"The people of the world are in charge of the affairs of the world. How can we remain indifferent after seeing evil deeds? I don't know who the person in charge of Yangzhou is. Please bring me to meet him."
The mayor of Yangzhou City is Fu Yijian, Zuo Menggeng’s former secretary.
As the richest city official in the world, Fu Yijian had to deal with countless government affairs every day. Even so, he could not satisfy everyone.
Today someone came to his door.
"Nowadays, the price of flour is rising steadily, and it is getting harder and harder to buy. You have to find a way, otherwise our company will close down."
The person who complained in front of Fu Yijian was Wang Wuqi, the boss of Uni-President Food Company.
This hawker who once set up a street stall selling noodles in Yangzhou has become a local figure and legend in Yangzhou.
There are even rumors that he made a fortune by picking up hundreds of kilograms of gold.
But only the people above knew that the noodles sold by Wang Wuqi were favored and supported by the state, and only then did they become bigger and stronger.
Even his company was named by His Highness King Xia himself.
Except Zuo Menggeng, no one knows the meaning of Uni-President Food Company.
How big is the industry scale of this company now?
"Originally, the instant noodles we produce are in short supply. Not only the military needs them in large quantities, but also many civilians like them. Last month alone, North Korea ordered more than 800,000 boxes. If there was no flour, how would we do it?
Start work?"
When the scribe was led in by the staff of the Yangzhou Municipal Government, he heard Wang Wuqi complaining loudly.
He looked around and saw a young and handsome man sitting behind the desk.
There is a nameplate on the table with the words "Mayor, Fu Yijian" written on it. He must be the highest local official in Yangzhou.
But the man standing in the open space and shouting loudly was obviously a businessman.
When could the humblest businessman be so presumptuous in front of officials?