Daming Town Haiwang

The villagers of Guojia Village looked curiously at the vehicles in front of them and Liu Jin and the others. It could be seen that Liu Jin and the others were not simple.

Take a closer look at Liu Jin, who is the leader. This Liu Jin has an extraordinary bearing, and he looks like a big shot at first glance. If you think about it carefully, there should be no such people in Guojia Village or even the surrounding towns.

Liu Jin walked towards the villagers, while Uncle Guo, Uncle Wang, Uncle Li and others took the initiative to move forward, and said with a smile: "I don't know if the nobleman is coming, I'm not far away to welcome you!"

For these elderly people, they are especially cautious in this regard, because in the past, let alone the big shots outside, even the village chief in the village could toss them to death. .

Therefore, when facing an official or noble person, they will be cautious.

"Brothers, I just passed by here to ask for a glass of water."

Liu Jin also smiled back.

"Brother?"

When Mr. Guo and others heard this, they were taken aback for a moment, then looked at Liu Jin carefully and said, "I don't know how old you are, my lord?"

"You look as if you are only in your 40s and [-]s."

"Haha, I'm already in my 50s this year."

Liu Jin said with a smile.

"Over 50 years old?"

When Uncle Guo, Uncle Wang, Uncle Li and the others heard this, they couldn't help but widen their eyes slightly, looking a little unbelievable.

Because Liu Jin in front of him looks really young, in his 30s, younger than their sons, who knows that he is also in his 50s, which is a little younger than them.

"It's just that I usually get less sun exposure, so I look younger."

Liu Jin said with a smile that some servants had already taken out chairs so that Liu Jin could sit down and chat with the villagers.

Some villagers here also went to boil water at home.

"I've been walking all the way, and it seems that only our village has people in a radius of more than ten miles."

Liu Jin chatted with everyone very accommodatingly.

"Isn't it? Now there are basically no people around us. Everyone has left, especially the young people. They have basically moved outside the pass. That means we old guys are left here, reluctant to leave here, so Did not leave."

Uncle Guo nodded and said.

"Did they all migrate outside the customs with the imperial court's immigrants?"

Liu Jin thought for a while and continued to ask.

"Yep!"

"Since Hongzhi more than ten years ago, the imperial court began to encourage everyone to move out. In the three places of Liaodong, Western Regions, and Hezhong, at the beginning, everyone was reluctant and unwilling to leave here."

"At that time, it was a strict order from the imperial court. We all drew lots, and whoever got the lottery would move out. The people who got the lottery were like going to see the king of Hades. They were crying and shouting, and no one was willing to leave."

Seeing that Liu Jin is very easy-going, without putting on airs, and willing to sit and chat with everyone, everyone felt relieved and chatted slowly.

"Well, as far as I know, the immigration policy given by the imperial court at that time was still very good. Food and lodging were provided on the way, and houses and food were returned when they arrived."

Liu Jin thought for a while and said.

"That's right, the policy is very good."

"At that time, everyone was mainly afraid that the words of those officials would not be counted. They were afraid that they would have nothing after they left, and everything would have to start from scratch. If they stayed in their hometown, at least there would be a bad nest."

"Yeah, everyone was in a panic at that time. My eldest son won the lottery. At that time, he was unwilling to go. Later, he really had no other choice, so he went with the heart of death."

Uncle Wang also added.

"At that time, many people fled. They would rather flee into the mountains than move to Liaodong. Liaodong, at that time, people said that Liaodong was a place where criminals were exiled. They said that wherever it was cold, the nose and ears would be so cold. Frozen, so ah, it also scared many people half to death, and they were unwilling to go."

Uncle Li also said with a smile.

When it comes to the immigration at the beginning of the year, everyone cheers up, because they were actually young at that time, and they could have immigrated originally.

"Well, it seems that everyone really didn't want to immigrate back then, what happened later?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately laughed.

To be honest, it took a lot of effort to relocate the people on the Loess Plateau at the beginning. The main reason is that people are unwilling to emigrate.

No matter how good the government said and how many promises they gave, people just didn’t believe it at the time and were unwilling to immigrate out, fearing that what the government said would not count. Moreover, Liaodong was also a very remote area at that time, and it was indeed the place where prisoners were exiled before. This place is indeed much colder than here in winter.

"Later, the people who emigrated first discovered that the outside is not so bad."

"When the immigrants go to Liaodong, they not only have a brand-new house to live in, but also have food distributed by the government. The land there is very fertile and fertile for thousands of miles. They can reclaim it casually. If it is reclaimed, it will be their own land. The court also exempted Land tax for the first few years, subsidies for buying machines, interest-free loans, etc.”

"In the first year when my eldest son immigrated, he reclaimed hundreds of acres of land. In autumn, the food he planted filled the whole house, and he couldn't eat it all."

"When he asked someone to write the letter back, we still didn't believe it. We thought it was all fake, a trick by the government to deceive people."

"It wasn't until the second year that my son not only wrote letters, but also sent money back. After all the immigrants also asked people to bring letters back, everyone believed that the immigrants really Had a good time.”

"However, people were still reluctant to immigrate at that time, because it was too far away, and they were not sure whether they could live that kind of life."

Uncle Wang also replied with a smile.

"After a few years, more and more people immigrated out, and some people came back one after another. The people who came back have changed a lot, and they have become rich. They are all like landlords. Only then did I truly believe that they lived a good life outside."

"Slowly, more and more people immigrated out. Many people even immigrated out with their relatives and friends."

Uncle Li also continued.

"That's right. At that time, there were more than a dozen young people in our village who discussed emigrating together."

Uncle Guo also followed suit.

"There are more and more people immigrating out, and there are fewer and fewer people here. Later, young people basically immigrated out."

"Life outside can be much simpler and more relaxed. Among other things, at least you don't have to worry about drinking water or farming."

"Everyone's life outside is getting better and better. Those who stay here are still poor, and naturally they all emigrate out slowly."

"Even some old people immigrated out with their children."

"Our place is slowly becoming barren like this."

"See if there are any fields on the other side's slope. In the past, everyone rushed to plant them, but now they are completely deserted, often full of weeds, and no one wants them."

"There is also the Chenjia Village over there, which used to be a big village with dozens of households, but now it is completely deserted, with no one left. The people of Chenjia Village, in the 31st year of Hongzhi, The whole village moved to the river."

The old people told Liu Jin the great changes that have taken place here.

"Why didn't you emigrate out then?"

"If you calculate the time, you were all young at that time."

Liu Jin nodded as he listened. This was in line with the policy he formulated at the beginning, and it was also in line with the immigration situation at that time.

"At the time, I also thought about emigrating, but my old parents were still there. As the eldest son, I stayed to support them until the end of their lives."

"I felt that the journey was far away and I didn't dare to go, so I didn't go."

"I was going to go, but after thinking about it, I didn't go. If you are poor, you can live a lifetime here in my hometown, but my son has immigrated out, and now I don't even have a pensioner. They are sent every year."

Everyone answered with a smile.

"Do you regret not emigrating?"

Liu Jin said with a smile after listening.

"It would be a lie to say I don't regret it."

"Those people in my village who are about my age have achieved great things after immigrating. Every family has tens of thousands of acres of land, farms and so on. Many of them even took concubines and gave birth to many children. "

Uncle Guo said with a smile: "In comparison, if I stay here, it will be far behind."

"Yeah, it's really far away. It's not just these things. We have very little contact with the outside world here, so we know a lot less."

"Those immigrants are different. They know a lot of things and have a wide range of insights."

"This year, Wang Ermazi, who is the same age as me, came back from our village. When we stood together, the gap was too big. Now this Wang Ermazi has grown up and started a business. What do you wear? They are completely different from us.”

Uncle Wang also followed suit.

"So, the people here have basically immigrated, and we are the only ones left."

Uncle Li also nodded solemnly and said: "The times are changing too fast. Even if we are eliminated by the times, we have not kept pace with the development of the times."

Liu Jin listened carefully to what they said, nodding his head while listening.

Thinking about the same thing in future generations, there is still a big gap between those who have gone out to work for decades and those who have stayed at home and farmed for decades, whether it is knowledge or other aspects, the gap is quite large.

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