Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 601
At the beginning of December, after heated debates, the imperial court finally, with the support of the empress, approved the plan to move southward along the frontier, including Zhendingfu, Dingzhou, Baozhou, Xiongzhou, Bazhou, Cangzhou, Mozhou, and Guangxin. More than [-] households including the army and other ten state capitals had to move out of the border, to the Central Plains, Jianghuai, Jingxiang, Jiangnan and even overseas, and a small number of people moved to nearby big cities.

However, there are very few people who move into the nearby big cities. The Song army will fight a protracted war, and the burden of these big cities should not be too heavy, otherwise it will be unbearable. Young and strong.

In the snow-capped wilderness of Dingzhou, there was a long line of people whose head and tail could not be seen at a glance. The people pushed wheelbarrows, which were loaded with grain, sheepskins, and other household belongings. They helped the old and the young, and walked silently on the muddy official road.

After a hundred years of tragic threshing, that is, plundering of border residents, the populations of Baozhou, Xiongzhou, Bazhou and Guangxinjun have become very sparse, while Cangzhou has a large swamp and a small population. Zhendingfu, Dingzhou and Mozhou have the largest populations, with a population of 40.

Even though it was less than a month before the Chinese New Year, Fan Ning still insisted on asking the people to evacuate. They couldn’t wait until after the Chinese New Year. The Liao Kingdom suffered a great humiliation in Tokyo. How could they let it go? The burning, killing and looting of people on the border is inevitable.

Moreover, it will take at least two or three months for 50 people to help the elderly and bring their children south to Jiangnan, Jianghuai, Jingxiang and other places.

According to Fan Ning's southward migration plan, the 50 people will first rest in Xiangzhou and Damingfu for two months, and then take a boat to Jiangnan, Jianghuai, and Jingxiang after the river thaws, so that the migration will not be too tiring.

The imperial court also paid a huge price for this great migration. The food alone provided 50 shi, [-] tents, and [-] hectares of official land, granting land at the standard of [-] mu per household. Moreover, the government promised that after the war, the people who migrated to the south could return to their hometown at any time. The government recognized the title deed of their hometown, and after returning to their hometown, the land in the south would not be taken back. This gave the immigrants the opportunity to own two pieces of land.

It is also profitable, and the resistance of the border people is not so strong. After all, the land in the south can be sold for two hundred guan, which in the eyes of most poor people is a sum that cannot be saved in a lifetime. After the news spread, people on the frontier responded to the government's call to move south, and even people in many big cities joined the team to move south.

There are many rest points set up along the way. A large county is a rest point. Two to three thousand tents are set up, steamed buns are steamed, porridge is cooked, and doctors in the city come out to see doctors and distribute medicines to immigrants.

2000 people have gathered at the rest point outside Dingzhou City, and nearly [-] tents have been set up. The people lined up to receive steamed buns and porridge, while the elderly and children rested in the big tents to avoid the wind and cold.

Accompanied by several officials, Fan Ning inspected the rest point in Dingzhou. He walked past a large tent, but saw a dozen families of immigrant men chatting together. Fan Ning walked in with a smile.

When the immigrants saw an official wearing a purple unicorn robe coming in, they all stood up in fright. Everyone knew that officials who could wear purple robes were all high-ranking officials above rank three. This official was so young, he might be a prince.

Accompanying Fan Ning to inspect the immigrants was Zhang Wei, the magistrate of the Xuanfu Envoy. Zhang Wei was the number one scholar in the second year of Zhiping, and he was highly regarded by Han Qi. Han Qi took him as the Hebei Xuanfu envoy. , Appointed him to join the army as the record room of the head of the Six Caos.

Zhang Yi is considered a late bloomer. He was only admitted as the number one scholar at the age of 38. He is 41 years old this year. Although he has not been an official for a few years, he is very skillful in dealing with problems, and he is also highly valued by Fan Ning. Although he is not qualified enough, Fan Ning is still Exceptionally promoted him to be a sixth-rank judge.

Another one who was promoted by Fan Ning was Sima Liu Kui, who was recommended by Di Qing. Liu Kui followed Di Qing to quell the rebellion of the barbarian chief Nong Zhigao in Guangyuan Prefecture. He was extremely talented in military affairs. Having been depressed all the time, this time when Di Qing came back, he recommended Liu Kui, who was already in his forties, to Fan Ning, and Fan Ning immediately appointed him as Sima of the staff battalion.

Zhang Wei smiled and introduced to the people: "This is the youngest and most promising Fan Xianggong in Song Dynasty. I want to chat with you."

Everyone suddenly realized and saluted one after another, a middle-aged man said quickly: "It turns out that Mr. Fan is here, I'll be rude."

People in Song Dynasty all know that there are two Fan Xianggongs, the old Fan Xianggong refers to Fan Zhongyan, and the young Fan Xianggong refers to Fan Ning.

Fan Ning smiled and waved his hands, "Dear fellows, please sit down, let's chat casually, without ceremony."

Everyone sat on the floor, and Fan Ning also sat on an old sheepskin. He touched the old sheepskin and said with a smile: "It seems that every household has this kind of old sheepskin."

"Yes! It's cold in the north. This kind of old sheepskin keeps you warm in winter, and it's not expensive in the border areas. It costs three hundred yuan apiece. It's a must-have item for every household. This southward migration is also thanks to it. Otherwise, many old people and children It was a tough night."

Fan Ning suddenly thought that the Song Army had also seized more than [-] pieces of high-quality old sheepskins from Tokyo, Liao Kingdom, and it was a very good military welfare to give each soldier one piece.

Thinking of this, Fan Ning asked with a smile: "Do you have any spare old sheepskins? The army can buy them, and you can buy one for five coins."

A dozen or so men looked at each other, and everyone laughed: "There should be many. Many people have more than a dozen, but they are not very useful. If they can be exchanged for silver, I believe everyone will be willing to get a lot of silver. To lighten the burden, why not do it?"

Fan Ning immediately said to Zhang Wei: "Write this matter down, and implement it when you get back."

Zhang Yu nodded, "I remember the humble job."

Fan Ning asked the crowd again, "I don't think everyone resists moving south. After mobilization, almost everyone is willing to go south. Is there any reason for this?"

The middle-aged man at the head laughed and said: "Let's take the lead! Although everyone wants to avoid the war, what really attracts everyone is that they will be able to get two pieces of land in the south and north in the future. At least eight out of ten families are willing to do so for this reason." Going south, I am no exception."

Everyone chattered and asked again: "Mr. Fan, will the imperial court keep its promise and give us the land in the south and in our hometown?"

Fan Ning smiled slightly and said, "Everyone, don't worry! This is an imperial decree promulgated by the Son of Heaven. How can the Son of Heaven have any reason to go back on his words? Besides, there is only [-] hectares of land, and the imperial court owns tens of thousands of hectares of land overseas. Xiaoli loses credibility."

Everyone was relieved, and Fan Ning asked again: "Do you have any other requests?"

Someone outside the tent asked: "I heard that there is a medicine in the south of the Yangtze River called Zhouquyan Wan. It is very effective. Can you give us some."

When Fan Ning turned around, he was startled, and there were people standing outside who had heard the news.

He asked the big tent to be opened, and smiled at everyone: "You are talking about Tie Zhou Qu Yan Wan, which is indeed a famous medicine in the south of the Yangtze River, and the army is equipped with a lot of it. I will arrange to distribute it to everyone."

Tiezhou Quyan Pill is an anti-inflammatory drug ordered by Fan Ning’s father, Fan Tiezhou. It is actually the Pudilan anti-inflammatory tablet of later generations. It is a pill made of dandelion, Kudiding, Radix Isatidis and starch cannon. It has a good effect on anti-inflammatory .

After Fan Tiezhou's death, Fan Ning made the prescription public, and it soon became famous in Jiangnan and Jianghuai areas, and named it Tiezhou Quyan Wan.

This medicine, together with Panax notoginseng Jinchuang medicine, is equipped in large quantities in the army. It is no problem to give the victims, and it can prevent respiratory infectious diseases.

At this time, someone asked: "My brother's family moved to the Southern Continent last year. I don't know how they are doing?"

Fan Ning suddenly remembered that the first batch of immigrants from the Southern Continent came from Dingzhou. He smiled and said, "I just came back from the Southern Continent not long ago. I have the most right to speak. The first county in the Southern Continent has been established, which is called Nanding County is dominated by the people of Dingzhou. Each of them can obtain ten hectares of land, that is, one thousand mu. The land is fertile, the water source is sufficient, and the sun is shining. They mainly grow wheat and corn. Each family has ten mu of land. Houses, tall courtyard walls, and solid houses. For at least 300 years, their descendants will not have to pay a penny in taxes to the government, and there will be no corvees. The favorite thing for men over there is to gather in restaurants at night to drink and chat. After drinking, go to the bathhouse to take a bath together, every day."

Everyone was looking forward to it leisurely, and a big man asked: "But if you go to a restaurant to drink and ask for money, what should you do if you don't have money?"

"If you don't have money, you can earn money. You can go to a smelting factory during the slack season, go to the government ranch to raise cattle and sheep, and go to the wharf to transport goods. The wages are very high, and it is not hard work."

"Can you marry a lady over there?" a young man asked.

Fan Ning chuckled, "There is a textile factory over there. There are [-] young and beautiful Japanese ladies in it. They are all sixteen or seventeen years old. They work during the day and gather together to learn Chinese at night. Everyone should know that Kunzhou, Many families in Luzon and Ryukyu have married young Japanese ladies. They are all from poor backgrounds. You can have a group of children, and when you get old, you will be full of children and grandchildren."

When Fan Ning left, hundreds of people had already gathered around the big tent, and everyone was fascinated.

Zhang Wei said with emotion to Fan Ning: "It is estimated that many people will not be able to sleep tonight, and my husband has planted the seeds of going overseas in their hearts!"

Fan Ning smiled faintly, "I'm not fooling them. I'm telling the truth. Of the thousands of families who went to the Southern Continent, none of them regretted it, and none of them wanted to return to Song Dynasty. This is what the people want."

This symposium happened by chance, and to Fanning's surprise, it had a profound impact. In the following month, Fanning's down-to-earth talk about the Southern Continent spread to 50 people. For immigration, in the official distribution two months later, the officials of the Overseas Economic and Strategic Envoy received a huge surprise. More than [-] households chose to emigrate overseas.

The root cause of this came from an accidental symposium held by Fan Ning a few months ago, which made the officials of the Overseas Economics Office very emotional. Even if Fan Jinglue resigned, he could make a huge contribution to overseas operations.

(End of this chapter)