Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1395 Forced to live a good life
Immigration is of course a good thing, because in this era of change, the situation faced by the owner farmers in Dashun in North China is completely different from that faced by European farmers.

The reality facing European farmers is how to transform in this era of change.

In this era of change, the self-cultivating farmers in Dashun North China face the reality of survival.

Overpopulation, overpopulation, less land, feudal corvee, local taxes, and the exchange of copper coins and silver have made the self-cultivating farmers in North China somewhat unable to support themselves.

The small-scale peasant economy in North China in Dashun is already quite fragile.

This vulnerability is reflected in the fact that at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, more than a hundred years ago, the self-cultivating farmers did not need to have men to farm and women to weave, and the average population was 25 mu of land. At that time, they could live well by farming.It is possible to leave grain and enter the field of commodity exchange and circulation.

But now, it is not 25 mu of land per population, but a group of self-cultivating farmers with 25 mu of land per household.Generally speaking, for a family of five or six, the yield per mu is just there, and the per capita share is not much.

There are all kinds of oppressions, and the oppression that may be the most inconspicuous is to be cited at random: silver is used to pay taxes, but copper coins are used for daily life, and the copper coins are transferred to silver, and the water inside is very deep.

Theoretically speaking, copper coins are small coins of silver, and there is an official exchange rate.

But in fact, copper coins and silver are domestic currency and foreign currency, and the official "exchange rate" is useless.

This point was discovered in the Ming Dynasty, saying that silver and copper coins were not related to the relationship between silver and "thousands of money" at all, but that the imperial court gave up the right to issue banknotes to merchants.The previous dynasty knew that this was the relationship between domestic currency and foreign currency, not the relationship between large and small domestic currencies.

This prompts every family to find a way to do some side jobs.These sidelines naturally include textiles.

Textile, not just for your own use.In addition, it is necessary to rely on women to weave and exchange money to pay various taxes, fees, labor and so on.

With the little money from selling grain, the whole family can starve to death.

It cannot be spun.

That's why it is said that the self-cultivating peasant economy in North China has gone wrong.It is no longer possible to survive only by farming.

This is also the reason why Dashun is so resistant to the unified national market, the abolition of currency customs, and the abolition of internal tariffs.

If textiles from Songsu and other pioneering areas flow into North China, the self-cultivating farmers in North China will have no choice but to reverse.

For Europe, this is a matter of transition.

But for Dashun, this is a real problem of survival.

This is also one of the reasons why it is so difficult for Liu Yu to do things in Shandong: the Yellow River walks from the door of the house, which also means that there will be more labor, heavier burdens, and greater dangers than before.

Not to mention the danger of possible embankment collapse, but to say that the maintenance of the embankment will increase local expenditures and increase the burden on the people.

The situation is such a situation, who bears the burden?Naturally, it is the owner farmers, the tenant farmers can't squeeze any oil and water, and it is relatively simple for the landlords and gentry to avoid the burden.

Before the second wave of immigration was about to start, Liu Yu came to Anshan Lake in the Luxi area.This place does not exist on the maps of later generations, because the Yellow River broke through, and Liangshanpo reappeared here.

And now, the place is awkward.

Before the rise of Dashun Shipping, it was very important here, and it was one of the "Four Water Tanks" of the Grand Canal.

The so-called water tank means that when there is a shortage of water, water is released to the Grand Canal; when it is flooded, the Grand Canal releases water to Anshan Lake.

Since the ninth year of Yongle, large-scale water conservancy construction has been carried out here, and everything is based on water transportation.

But obviously, the construction was not successful.

In the 16th year of Wanli, all of them paid respect to Changju in Shizhong. Xinghe returned to Anshan Lake to collect water, and built more than [-] feet of earth embankments, which were also gates. One was at the north entrance of the lake and the other was at the south entrance of the lake. Its dry overflow is thought to be stored and vented.

In the 17th year of Wanli, Anshan and other lakes were set up between Dongping and Jining, which are called water tanks.

In the first year of Taichang, Wang Zuoyan said that the water tanks of the lakes had been restored, and Anshan Lake had been restored for 55 miles, which could benefit the water.

In the 14th year of Chongzhen, Zhang Guowei proposed six strategies for dredging and transporting, and the first one was to restore the Anshan Lake water tank to benefit the North Gate.

In the context of the late Ming Dynasty, Anshan Lake was related to water transportation and the safety of the empire. There were many plans to repair the important canal water tanks.But in the end, either there was no money, or the lake was silted up and repaired, so it was nothing.

Time flies, and the moment Dashun finally decided to abandon the canal water transportation, the status of Anshan Lake became completely embarrassing.

And when Liu Yu decided to take a gamble and dig the Yellow River, the position of Anshan Lake became even more embarrassing.

In the lower reaches of the Yellow River, a reservoir, a lake, is needed to regulate the water level.

Otherwise, with Huang He's fiery temper, in the Luxi area, there might be a fight every three or five days.

Therefore, all the land reclaimed by the lake during the early abandoned water transportation period and the Ming Dynasty... must be abandoned.

People, move away.

land, flooded.

Not only Anshan Lake, but also the surrounding depressions within a hundred miles must be abandoned as important regulating lakes after the Yellow River is diverted in the future, that is, the complex and miniaturized Onozawa and Liangshan Lakes.

The local state shepherd and county magistrate followed behind Liu Yu, all of them looked unhappy.This is not a matter that can be solved simply by flattery, but whether it is a state shepherd or a county magistrate, even if it is impossible for them to do all these things by themselves, the troublesome things are resolved from the court decision to solve the danger of the Yellow River North. From the moment it started, it continued continuously.

To put it bluntly, you are the local state shepherd and county magistrate. With a population of 10,000+, it is necessary to flood and dig up the land that the family has accumulated for a hundred years. Even if there is an army town, is the county government safe?
Liu Yu's words were unquestionable, and the people below couldn't breathe.

"The most difficult things about the Yellow River are nothing more than two."

"One is the seaside salt industry. I also have the foundation of Lianghuai salt in handling these things, so it's easier to talk about."

"The second is the area around Anshan Lake, which is the place with the most immigrants. It's not elsewhere. It's based on the area occupied by the river, but the surrounding hundreds of miles. All of them will be relocated. This is the biggest wave of emigration."

"This matter, if you don't do it, you have to do it."

"Even if we don't do it today, we don't want to restore Liangshan Park. Then who can guarantee that the Yellow River will not be breached in the future? As long as it is small, such depressions will be completely flooded."

"If you don't move today, you will die in the future, which is a catastrophe."

"It wasn't the Yellow River embankment that I opened up, so if it's flooded, it doesn't matter to me. I can't see it, okay? It's better to use less of the gentleman's way of cooking."

"I know it's difficult for you, but we will handle the most difficult things like review, screening, investigation, and suppression. But there are still some things that you need to come forward."

"I'm playing bad face. To put it bluntly, when this Anshan Lake was used as a water tank, it was illegal to reclaim wasteland. The imperial court did not recognize these cultivated land at all."

"But you can't always sing bad faces, you have to have someone sing red faces, and talk about the interests. On the one hand, the overall situation is the most important, and on the other hand, it is also for their own good. If you immigrate to Fusang, it is not a place in the bitter cold of the Kanto, and there is no Yellow River flood. Moreover, there are fewer corvees and more land, which is a hundred times better than here."

"There are priorities. If there is going to be a disturbance, I will lead the troops to suppress it. Don't think about making a disturbance, and the court will back down. There is absolutely no such thing, and it is absolutely impossible. In any case, the Yellow River North Road must be done to make."

Dongping State Mu said helplessly: "Duke, as officials of the imperial court, we know that things are important. But this matter... the next official speaks bluntly, don't blame the Duke."

"Abolish water transport, small farmers are happy, but water business and Jia hate it."

"Small peasants hate digging river channels."

"The Duke has already offended Cao Shangjia, and now he has to hate the small peasants. The folk customs here have always been strong, and it is also on the side of the canal, where the Bailian Qinglian and other religions are rampant."

"Relocation of the people, of course, must be relocated. But... But those who have not moved in the first wave must be incorporated into the team, dig river embankments, build berms, expand lakes... When these people gather together, white lotus, green lotus, etc. will inevitably breed. I'm only afraid that if one man makes a mess, the river embankment will shake."

"Even if we are local officials, we have the responsibility of enlightenment. But like Bailian Qinglian, etc., going deep into the people is not what we are good at..."

When the water transport was abandoned before, Dashun officials severely cracked down on these messy religions.These religions spread along the canal. After the attack, they did not disappear, but went underground one after another.

In terms of the experience of World War I in later generations, bringing small farmers into the army will make some ideas exchange a hundred times faster.

For the same reason, now these people are already dissatisfied, and they gather together to dig the river, and there are many groups recognized as cults by the court. If there is a one-eyed man or something, it will be a big deal .

For Dashun, is it difficult to win the "Seven Years' War"?

Or is it difficult to complete the excavation of the river and complete the immigration?

Undoubtedly, the latter is much more difficult.

As for the former, Liu Yu has been preparing for nearly 30 years, laying the groundwork.

The latter is not something that can be done slowly.

The former, 30 to [-] years, has accumulated strength a little bit.

The latter, the longer it is delayed, the more people there will be and the greater the trouble, and it is not something that can be done every day at all.

Liu Yu took everything, including all the fame and prestige he won before, to gamble on this matter.

He is not young anymore, if he doesn't get this right, once the old emperor dies, the matter of the Yellow River will basically be forgotten.

It's not just as simple as looking down on the prince, but even if there are people who want to do something and want to do it, they can't stand the counterattack of the opponents.

The story of the three Bian Que brothers has always been reasonable.

If the Yellow River really burst, whoever can successfully control the water within ten years would be a great achievement.

But the Yellow River has not yet breached. Anyone who wants to relocate, immigrate, or dig river channels is a bad person.People will not be grateful, not only that the gentry objected, but the common people also objected.

At this point, Liu Yu's worries are basically done, and he is just doing the last thing with his conscience.Because Australia has been able to ensure that sooner or later there will be Han people; on the west coast of North America, news of the gold mines is released, even if he dies immediately, the division of North America will be completed, and the Chinese on the west coast will definitely gain the population advantage in North America in 50 years.

Only the matter of the Yellow River really has the meaning of fighting against heaven and earth.Liu Yu himself also knew that tossing the Yellow River, even if everything goes well, the success rate may only be half.

Maybe the excavation here was done with great difficulty, but the next day, just after entering the new channel, it broke open and bruised to death. That is also unknown.

It's just that he has come to this point, and he doesn't want to retreat, even if it is really to the point of bringing troops to suppress, this matter must be done.

At the very least, remove all these people, even if the river course fails in the end, it would be fine to leave a potential no-man's land for rivers with a width of more than ten miles, and a no-man's land for depressions and lakes with a radius of more than a hundred miles.

(End of this chapter)