Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 857, all the way west

In Gansu, on the road leading to the Western Regions, the flow of people is like weaving. The huge crowd migrating to the Western Regions formed a long dragon, and there was no end to the long dragon at a glance.

On both sides of the road is the desolate Gobi, dry, desolate, and the endless desert makes the migrating people full of worries about the unknown future.

Liu boldly pushed the trolley, on which were his few belongings, some dry food, some farm tools, pots and pans, old clothes, and quilts.

He is a villager in Liujia Village. Ever since Liu Mangzi went to Liaodong to make a fortune and returned to his hometown, Liu Daudao, who is also a bachelor, has been thinking about immigrating outside.

It just so happened that the imperial court wanted to immigrate to the Western Regions this time, and there were many people in Liujia Village who wanted to immigrate to the Western Regions. He, Liu Bold, did not draw a lottery, so logically he could not go.

But he decided to go to the Western Regions spontaneously, just like other young people in the village, he immigrated to the Western Regions by himself.

Staying in Liujia Village, he can see the end of his life, he can't even marry a wife, he can't eat enough, and he can't wear warm clothes. He, Liu Daudao, is not a lazy person.

On the contrary, he is an extremely hardworking person, but because of the small land and large population in Henan, no matter how hardworking he is, he still can't get enough to eat and is extremely poor.

"Bold man, the desolation of the Western Regions is full of sand. Did we choose the wrong place? We might as well go to Liaodong with Liu Laizi."

Beside Liu boldly, Liu Mazi was carrying a burden, which contained his only little belongings. While walking with the army, he also looked at the desolate Gobi around him, looking worried.

The Western Regions may not even have water to drink, and the migration may be worse than their hometown.

"I'm here, I've already arrived in Gansu, don't be discouraged, keep going!"

Liu Boldly didn't even raise his head, he was afraid that if he raised his head, he would lose his vision for the future life just like Liu Mazi. In his mind, the Western Regions were extremely beautiful.

Where there are fertile fields and fertile land of their own, they can have their own cattle, sheep and horses in the future, and they can marry an orchid with a big butt and big breasts, and give birth to a bunch of fat babies for themselves.

"But, I'm afraid I don't have enough dry food. We went to the Western Regions spontaneously. We can't go to the post station to rest and eat for free."

Liu Mazi thought for a while and said.

"Don't worry, the court will not ignore us."

"It's not just us who are going to the Western Regions. Many people are spontaneously going to the Western Regions along the way."

"If there is no food to eat at that time, there will definitely be problems, and the imperial court will not ignore us."

Liu boldly said with certainty.

"Hopefully so."

Liu Mazi thought for a while and said.

They have been constantly advancing. The imperial court has set up many post stations along the way. There is a large post station every fifty miles. The post stations provide free board and lodging for people who migrate to the Western Regions. Of course, this is for immigrants with imperial documents. .

For spontaneous immigrants like Liu Bold and Liu Mazi, the court station did not provide board and lodging.

"Don't worry, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. Didn't you see that there are many caravans along the way. At that time, we will go to work in the caravan. We will always have a meal and we will be able to go to the Western Regions."

Liu Boldly said confidently, looking at a convoy in the middle of the road.

The size of the convoy was very large. The four-wheeled carriages were full of goods, and some of the carriages were full of people. The immigrants walking west looked at them enviously.

Walking is indeed tiring, and everyone fantasizes that at this time, there can be a carriage or an ox cart to give them a ride.

Seeing that the sunset dyed half of the sky red, it will soon be night. At the end of the field of vision, a post station can already be seen, and the post station is very lively.

Those who arrived here first were drinking hot rice porridge, delicious sweet potatoes and corn in the post station, and caravans and official servants were eating mutton and drinking mutton soup.

Outside the post station, there are no imperial documents. People who spontaneously migrated to the Western Regions drool while looking at everything in the post station. Gluttonous and clever children mixed in, relying on sweetness from the mouths of merchants and servants. Get some meat to eat, and the adults are eating dry food, and at the same time start preparing for the night.

A group of dozens of villagers from Liujia Village, including Liu Bold and Liu Mazi, also gathered together to bury pots and cook together, while the villagers with paperwork went to the post station to get some extra food.

When you go out, you still need to help each other, and most of the migrating people around you are like this. They gather spontaneously in villages or townships, and follow each other all the way west.

The road to the migration was very difficult. They had to walk every day, and the post stations set up by the imperial court had been strictly calculated. The distance between the post stations was exactly the limit that could be walked in a day.

So every day, Liu Bold and Liu Mazi had to go as far as possible, and they had to go to the next station, otherwise, if they stayed overnight in the wilderness of the Western Regions, they might be picked up by wolves.

The road is long and hard. Some people are confused, some people retreat, and some people regret it.

But since the moment I decided to move to the Western Regions, I have never regretted taking medicine. All I can do is go west, keep going, keep going, and keep going.

The shoes are worn out, the feet are worn out, but they still have to go on, because they can't go back, they can only go on the path of hope.

The mighty immigrant army continued to advance along the ancient silk road. As time passed, those immigrants with imperial documents were naturally guaranteed.

They can see a doctor here when they are sick, eat here when they are hungry, and even sleep comfortably in the station at night.

But those immigrants who voluntarily went to the Western Regions are getting more and more miserable. The dry food is gradually exhausted, and the body is beginning to be unable to bear it again.

Many people's originally hopeful eyes began to become confused. Even an optimistic person like Liu Bold began to regret it. The Western Regions are too far away. The conditions here seem to be really difficult. There are shortages everywhere along the way. Water, sometimes they can't even come to drink.

Is there really hope for such a place?

"Clang~clang~"

There was an official riding a horse, and while beating gongs and drums, he said loudly to the migrating team.

"Good news, good news~"

"I just received an order from the imperial court. All immigrants going to the Western Regions, regardless of whether they hold imperial documents or not, can enter the post station to get free food, rest in the post station, and receive two pairs of shoes from the post station."

The officials rode on horses, kept walking, and kept shouting.

Along with the spread of the sound, it seemed as if a dose of heart-boosting medicine penetrated into the hearts of the migrants who had migrated to the west. When Liu Bold and Liu Mazi heard it, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, and then burst into tears. stand up.

They are just too hard.

It is too tiring and too difficult to follow the team westward with only one's own strength.

Unexpectedly, the court has not forgotten them now, and they can also enter the post station to eat, rest, and even receive two pairs of shoes.

"Long live Daming, long live Your Majesty!"

I don't know who shouted it, but a large number of people immediately followed it.

On a hillside, Liu Jin was riding on a horse, looking at the mighty dragon below that was migrating westward, and couldn't help laughing when he heard the mountain-like shouts.

Ever since he knew that a large number of people spontaneously went to the Western Regions, Liu Jin was also very anxious and came here to check and investigate in person.

The imperial court only relocated [-] million people from Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan to the Western Regions, but there were [-] million people who went to the Western Regions spontaneously.

Such a mighty team has been going west, it is easy to go wrong.

So Liu Jin also hurriedly wrote a letter to Emperor Hongzhi and the court, explaining the situation in detail, and asked the court to allocate more food and supplies, and at the same time, take care of those immigrants who spontaneously went to the Western Regions.

Emperor Hongzhi and the court attached great importance to what Liu Jin said, and quickly allocated a large amount of food and materials to the post stations along the Western Regions. Work to ensure that immigrants can reach the Western Regions smoothly.

"I'm not afraid of no one now."

"There are millions of people going to the Western Regions, whether it is the Hezhong area or the Western Regions, some people will have everything, and the Western Regions are stable."

"The next step is to find a way to properly settle these immigrants. People have come to the Western Regions. How to use their strength to build the Western Regions and build them into a solid bridgehead is the key."

Liu Jin pondered. He didn't expect so many people to come to the Western Regions spontaneously. This was also a challenge for him.

"Well, it's still easy to do things with money~"

"If the imperial court is as poor as before, nothing will be done."

"Now that there is money, cement roads have been built, and food crops such as sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes, the millions of immigrants are not too much pressure on the court."

"In the past, let alone such a large-scale immigration, even if it is [-] people, the court may not be able to do it. It can only be forced to relocate, and I don't know how many people will die."

Liu Jin also sighed in his heart. The fact that the imperial court agreed so readily was mainly because the imperial court had money, and it was easy to do things with money. As long as there was money, merchants were willing to transport food and supplies to the Western Regions.

"Pass me an order, after the immigrants arrive in Turpan, treat them to a good meal, and eat enough mutton!"

(End of this chapter)