1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2372
After listening to Chen Yixin's introduction, the two looked at each other, and felt relieved.They originally thought that there was a big problem in the scope of work they were responsible for, and they would be reprimanded by their superiors, but it turned out that this was not the case at all.

Of course, the Qing army's invasion of Shandong is also a major event, but for these two people who used to serve for Ming Dynasty, they don't have much real feeling.Their current identities are officials of the Haihan Kingdom, and the situation of Daming has nothing to do with them directly.But the current trend of the situation is indeed an opportunity for Haihan to take advantage of.

As Chen Yixin said, the Qing army's invasion that lasted for several months will inevitably cause a large number of war refugees in Hebei, Shandong and other places.For Haihan, this is likely to be another good opportunity to recruit refugees after the Dengzhou Rebellion.

"...From a geographical point of view, to the west of Jinan Prefecture is the scope of activities of the Qing Army's West Route Army. To the south, you need to climb over the hundreds of miles deep Mount Tai Mountains. Only by going all the way to the east can you escape the theater at the fastest speed. So I judge the next step For a period of time, a large number of refugees will flee to Qingzhou and Laizhou, which are east of Jinan, and Dengzhou, where Fushan County is located."

Chen Yixin pointed to the large map hanging on the wall and explained the situation to his two subordinates: "We must make corresponding deployments in Dengzhou as soon as possible to prepare for the coming refugee wave!"

Liu Shangying said: "General, there are a lot of food reserves in Fushan County and Zhifu Island base. It should be no problem to meet the rations of tens of thousands of people in a short period of time. If the number of refugees influx into Dengzhou is higher than that, then we may have to get out of the country as soon as possible. Food and living supplies have been mobilized elsewhere."

Jinping also responded: "Fortunately, most of the winter is over, and the weather will gradually get warmer in March, so there is no need to worry about refugees' protection from the cold."

Chen Yixin said: "Food, accommodation, management, and follow-up resettlement issues, I hope you can come up with a specific plan as soon as possible. Issues that need to be coordinated with other departments in other places will be handled by me."

Liu Shangdao: "General, does the general have a rough estimate of the number of refugees that may flood into Dengzhou? The subordinates can also find out according to the map and formulate corresponding plans."

Chen Yixin was silent for a while, and then responded: "Let's do it according to the plan of 5 people... Maybe the actual number will be more than this, so you'd better leave some margin when you make the plan, so as not to be too late strain."

The number estimated by Chen Yixin is mainly based on the historical materials he has.This wave of offensive by the Qing army, which lasted for several months, abducted more than 40 people from Daming, and the resulting war refugees in Daming should not be lower than this number.Hebei and Shandong are the hardest-hit areas of the war. Chen Yixin estimates that at least 20 million people will become refugees in Shandong.

If we consider the severe drought and locust plague that will break out in Shandong in the next two years, as well as the resulting epidemics, bandits and other secondary disasters, then the number of refugees entering Dengzhou will be very large. It may be far above fifty thousand.

Of course, so many refugees will not flood into Fushan County at the same time. According to Chen Yixin's estimation, the number of refugees will increase from slow to rapid, and then from rapid to slow.As long as Haihan's receiving capacity remains above a certain level, even if tens of thousands of refugees eventually enter Fukuyama County, it will not cause the local area to fall into chaos.

However, Chen Yixin knew that it would be difficult for the Ma family to preside over the overall situation in Fushan County, so he summoned Liu Shang and Jinping to let these professional civil affairs officials take over the relevant preparations.How to operate this matter depends on Haihan's strong material allocation ability and perfect civil administration system. Local forces like the Ma family that are not within Haihan's bureaucratic system cannot play a decisive role and can only serve as Grassroots executors to participate in follow-up actions.

But even for Liu Shang, who is more skilled in dealing with refugee affairs, it is by no means an easy task to make preparations to accept tens of thousands of people in a short period of time.

Haihan's business situation in Fushan County is not bad. Compared with the desolation caused by the Denglai Rebellion, there has been a fundamental change. The trade volume is even better than some big cities in Shandong.But judging from the current situation, it still cannot bear the influx of tens of thousands of refugees in a short period of time, and even the Golden State area may not be able to handle it.

At present, all the facilities for receiving new immigrants in the Jinzhou area have been put into use. This winter, a batch of housing has been built to accommodate the immigrants who have just arrived. Whether it is food reserves or housing facilities, it is difficult to afford a large population in the short term. grew.

The food reserves in Shandong are slightly better, but if there are too many refugees, it won't last long.Moreover, there are no officials who are skilled in dealing with refugee issues to take command over there, and most likely Liu Shang has to go there in person.

When the influx of refugees flooded into Fushan County, Haihan had to divert and resettle the refugees while accepting them. This would be a big test for Haihan's shipping capacity.

After taking the order, Liu Shang and Jinping left the boss's house. Although it was still early, they were not in the mood to go home and rest, so they went to the civil affairs office together and began to plan the next plan.Although Chen Yixin did not put forward a clear timetable for them, of course this kind of thing cannot be delayed. Maybe countless refugees are already on their way to Dengzhou, and a delay of one or two days may cause the follow-up work to become passive and chaotic.

After the meeting, Chen Yixin did not take time off. He simply summarized the information he had so far, drafted a message and sent it to the Datongjiang base.For the next thing to do, it is definitely not enough to rely on his own strength, and he must get the assistance of Datongjiang.

After sending the telegram in person, Chen Yixin finally felt tired.He asked his own soldiers to inform Zeng Xiaowen that if the Datongjiang base called back, he would immediately send the message home.After giving this order, he hurried back to his room to rest.

At the Datongjiang Base, Qian Tiandun and Tom Wang studied the telegram sent by Chen Yixin, and thought that this matter could not be neglected, so they hurriedly forwarded it to Sanya to inform the Executive Committee of the message.

"Shandong has created such a big scene, it seems that we have no holidays recently." Tom Wang said half-jokingly.

Qian Tiandun said: "If the situation is really as Chen Yixin grasps, Fushan County and Jinzhou probably won't be enough. I guess we have to recruit some people here."

Wang Tomlu shook his head and replied: "You don't have to think about it, even including our side is not enough. There are thousands of military family members and North Koreans here, and if we take more people, we can only arrange to go to the iron mine in the salt field or the like. However, our country has signed a labor agreement with North Korea before, and these places have to hire North Koreans except for some management and technical positions.”

"How about letting the refugees farm near the base? Anyway, there is a lot of wasteland around the base. At worst, we can buy the land from North Korea for a price." Qian Tiandun also knew the content of the employment agreement, so he made another suggestion.

The North Korean court signed this agreement not only to keep the jobs of the people in the country, but also to use it to gradually master various advanced production technologies of Haihan and gradually get rid of the technical dependence on Haihan.

It is not a problem for Haihan to send the refugees to the Datongjiang Base for resettlement, but the problem is that it is impossible for the army to support the refugees all the time.Therefore, before resettling refugees, it is still necessary to consider how to provide livelihood for such a large population.

"Tuntian... I guess it would be fine a year ago, but now, it might be a bit difficult." Tom Wang shook his head again and said, "When I was in Busan, a few businessmen asked me to see if there was any cheap land around the base. Let’s first enclose a few hundred acres and slowly manage it, but when I came back and inquired, the land with a radius of tens of miles around the base had already been almost sold!”

This is the first time Qian Tiandun heard about this, and he was a little surprised: "Who bought it all? Are there so many rich people around here?"

Wang Tom laughed and said: "North Korea is not a big country, but it is not small. There are still many rich and powerful people, and there are many smart people who can understand the situation. I asked someone to check Now, a considerable part of these land transactions were completed in the last two months of last year."

"The last two months of last year? Isn't that just... what happened after Li Yan ascended the throne?" Qian Tiandun was keenly aware of the unusualness of this time when he heard it.

Wang Tom said: "I don't think this phenomenon should be a coincidence. What do you think, Lao Qian, is the intention of these people to acquire the land around the base?"

Qian Tiandun said: "These lands have been deserted for a long time, and North Korean officials have never organized land reclamation here. Suddenly, someone bought these lands with money. I don't think it's for the purpose of reclaiming farmland, right?"

Wang Tom nodded slightly and said: "If these lands are in the hands of the government, and we ask to expand the base in the future, the government will not be able to refute our face. But if these lands are private, the government will have an excuse to shirk. From now on After the industry slowly develops, the surrounding land will not remain deserted, but will become villages and towns and various auxiliary facilities, and when the time comes to enclose the base in the middle, there will be no room for expansion.”

Qian Tiandun suddenly realized: "What a good way! This Li Yan has a lot of eyes!"

"It may not be his idea." Wang Tom replied: "There are many people in North Korea who are wary of us. Don't forget that Jin Shangxian is still in charge of the court. Some people want to use some inconspicuous means to attack us." It's really not surprising that we are restricting our movements."

Although North Korea experienced a palace coup last year, and the officials in the court experienced a round of purges, it does not mean that the remaining people have a completely unified position.Especially when it comes to the attitude towards Haihan, a mature and prudent courtier like Kim Sang-heon keeps a distance while being in awe, and does not fully trust Haihan, and even wary of Haihan in some aspects.

This kind of mentality is actually human nature. North Korea is a relatively weak side in front of Haihan. Haihan can help North Korea resist foreign enemies and decide who can inherit the throne. Then as long as there are enough benefits, it will naturally have the power to subvert this country.Of course, North Korea does not dare to openly restrict Haihan's various privileges in North Korea, but it can use some secret means to reduce the risks it bears.

If Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun plan to expand the base after two or three years, then they will know that the ownership of the land around the base is not owned by the government, and they may not realize that there is something wrong with it, let alone follow The coup that took place last year was linked.But by chance, Tom Wang went to find out the prices of these lands, and thus discovered such a secret method.

This method will not directly harm Haihan's interests, so even if Haihan finds out, he will not turn against North Korea because of this, which can be regarded as a very clever operation.

Of course, if you want to say that the Datongjiang base has been greatly restricted because of this, it is not true. When the land was acquired in the Haihan circle, a relatively large room for development was actually set aside according to the local topography.A land of twenty square kilometers, including a river bank more than ten miles long, is more than enough to build a riverside city.The only pity is that the land under the circle is flat, and most of the area is not suitable for farming.

Perhaps the North Koreans are also worried that Haihan will slowly expand its territory locally and develop a country within a country based on this.This is not their unfounded worry. The history of Haihan's prosperity is not a secret. At the beginning, he played such a trick of magpie's nest and dove's occupation on Hainan Island. At the beginning, he only occupied a piece of wasteland near the sea, but in a few years it disappeared. Annexed the entire Hainan Island and established the Haihan Kingdom.

If one day the Haihan people are interested and want to dig out a piece of land on North Korea Island and put it into the Haihan territory, the area near the Datongjiang base is undoubtedly the easiest place to start.It is understandable that the North Koreans used some means to prevent such an extraordinary situation from happening.

Compared with Qian Tiandun, who focuses more on the military, Tom Wang pays more attention to other fields, and has access to a wider range of information, so he can notice this unobtrusive situation.

After hearing this, Qian Tiandun also realized that there would be problems with the plan he just proposed, and it might be difficult to solve it in a short time, so he had to change his mind at the moment: "Since the north is not easy to accept, we can only ship it to the south." .”

This time, Tom Wang agreed with his suggestion without hesitation: "It seems that this is the only way to go. I read the internal reference report before, and the demand for population on Taiwan Island is also very large, but only relying on the shipping capacity of the north will definitely If it’s not enough, we have to ask the South to contribute a bit.”

Qian Tiandun said: "It's simple. If you want people, let them organize their own transport capacity to pull people in Shandong. It's impossible for us to be good people and pay the shipping fee."

(End of this chapter)