Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 707 Inspection of Private Enterprises
The carriage stopped slowly at the gate of the camp. Fan Ning got off the carriage and looked at the camp. This was supposed to be a military camp. Surrounded by the camp and connected to the canal, it may have been a long time ago. Willow trees are planted on both sides of the river guarding the camp. Groups of women are squatting by the river to wash clothes. Although it is late autumn, there are still many children swimming in the river.

Fan Chunren led Fan Ning into the camp, and introduced: "This time is the largest immigration, with a population of 16, which is equivalent to the emigration of people from several counties. The daily food and various supplies are very expensive. To prevent the epidemic and maintain order and security, we mobilized more than 2000 students to participate in the management. During this time, everyone is really exhausted."

Fan Ning nodded and said: "The imperial court also knows that Yangzhou's burden is heavy, but 10,000+ people immigrate at the same time, the imperial court must consider the acceptance capacity of the Southern Continent, so try to settle in Yangzhou for a longer time, and leave time for the Southern Continent to do it. Prepare."

Fan Chunren quickly explained: "I'm not complaining to the court, but this batch of immigrants is indeed different from the previous immigrants. They are Han people from the Liao Kingdom. Although they are all compatriots, they still feel a little out of place."

"Can you give me an example?" Fanning asked in a deep voice.

Fan Chunren thought for a while and said: "The most obvious thing is that we are full of vigilance and distrust of our officials, such as the registration information. In the past, Song people's immigration registration was very smooth, but they were not. First, they refused to participate in the registration, even if they barely participated in the registration. , but most of what he said was untrue, or even nonsense, especially in terms of age and gender, the aunt was called the uncle, the daughter was called the son, and the father was only two years older than him. Such information abounds Yes, it caused us to go door to door to register, which was very tiring."

Fan Ning frowned, "Why did you make up information?"

"It should be because there were false rumors before that the distribution of land in the Southern Continent was mainly for young men. In order to distribute more land, they desperately increased the number of young men in the family."

Fan Ning said displeased: "Then you need to dispel the rumors and make it clear to everyone that the allocation of land is based on households, not on young men. Hand over untrue information to the Southern Continent, making the officials of the Southern Continent laugh at Yangzhou."

"We have done our best. After registering door-to-door, the information will obviously become true. Only then will we know how ridiculous the registration information is. I just gave an example. The Han people in Liao Kingdom are different from the people in Song Dynasty."

Fan Ning said lightly: "I only listen to you complaining non-stop."

Fan Chunren smiled wryly, "It's really hard, especially more than 1000 scholars gave up their studies and worked day and night. Many of them fainted from exhaustion. As the chief officer, I must say a few words of justice to my subordinates."

Fan Ning pondered for a while and said: "Let's do this! In order to commend the contributions made by Yangzhou scholars to immigrants, I will go back and discuss with a few ministers, and I will take care of Yangzhou a little bit in the quota of the Fajie Examination, but you should not expect to give too much." many."

Fan Chunren grinned, "Wen Xian knows elegance, as expected of Mr. Fan!"

At this time, Fan Ning saw a group of old people sitting and chatting in the open space, so he smiled and said, "Let's go and have a look!"

Fan Chunren knew that the Han people in the Liao Kingdom were different from the people of the Song Dynasty, and they would not be so in awe of the officials of the Song Dynasty. He hurriedly stepped forward and said to the group of old people: "Excuse me, old men, this is Mr. Fan from the capital. I want to chat with you guys."

A group of old people looked at each other, and one of them asked cautiously, "But Mr. Fan Ning, who led the army to attack the Liao Kingdom?"

"Exactly!"

The group of old people knelt down and kowtowed, "Xiaomin pays homage to Mr. Fan!"

Many people around heard that Fan Ning, who was attacking the Liao Kingdom, was coming, and they all came to kneel and kowtow. Soon, there were thousands of people kneeling around.

Fan Ning quickly waved his hands and smiled, "You don't have to be like this, everyone, get up!"

Several old people were very excited and said: "It is Fan Xianggong who sent an army to rescue us from our suffering. Fan Xianggong is a living Bodhisattva with great compassion!"

Fan Ning did not know that when the Song Army fleet rescued hundreds of thousands of Liao Han people in the mines of Liaoyang Prefecture, they all told the Han people that it was Fan Xianggong who sent them to rescue them. heart.

The news of Mr. Fan Ning's arrival quickly spread throughout the camp, and the entire camp was boiling. More than [-] people poured in from all directions.

This spectacular scene stunned Fan Chunren and more than 1000 scholars. Why did these hard-to-serve Han people in the Liao Kingdom suddenly become so obedient and pious?
Fan Ning was also deeply moved. He simply climbed onto the high platform that the soldiers had just erected, and there were turbulent crowds and pairs of excited eyes in the audience.

Fan Ning waved his hands and said loudly, "Fathers and folks!"

As soon as Fan Ning opened his mouth, the 10,000+ people gradually quieted down. Fan Ning slowly scanned the faces of the crowd, reading their inner excitement and expectation. He took a deep breath and raised his voice again: "In the morning of the day after tomorrow, everyone will I know what you are looking forward to, what are you nervous about, and what are you worried about when you board a big ship and go to sea to your new homeland?
First of all, let me tell you that after three years, when you look back at the choice you made today, you will definitely not regret it, and you will feel very lucky that you have chosen a beautiful life.

Some people worry that the government will trick you into mining and becoming slaves. I, Fan Ning, stand here and tell you, absolutely not!You are settlers, pioneers, and definitely not slaves. I, Fanning, rescued you from the mines. I definitely didn’t want you to be slaves again. We have the same blood in our bodies. Our ancestors were brothers and friends. I saved everyone to give you dignity, to stand up dignifiedly, and to live dignifiedly! "

The warm applause and cheers were deafening, and many people were so excited that they shed tears. Every word Fan Xianggong said was from his heart. When it came to their hearts, they were not slaves, and they also had dignity. Live upright.

Fan Ning waved his hand to calm everyone down, and continued to speak loudly: "Some people say that going to the Southern Continent will be very difficult. I admit this. When you arrive in the Southern Continent, everything must be created with your own hands and the land must be reclaimed." , To build a house, to dig a well for yourself, but all these hard work are for a better life in the future, for yourself, for your children, I, like everyone else, believe that this kind of hard work is worth it."

At this time, Fan Ning's voice became low, and he described a beautiful picture to everyone with passion.

"The Southern Continent is a rich and fertile land, where the climate is mild and humid, and there are many rivers. You choose a land full of flowers to build your new home, build a spacious and elegant house, and the front and back yards are full of flowers. Outside is a large piece of fertile and vast land, which belongs to your farmland. If you plant seeds in spring, you will harvest heavy golden wheat in autumn. You can also raise hundreds of sheep, plant more than ten acres of vegetables, and brew some fruit wine, children. You can go to study, and the old people gather under the jujube trees to drink tea together and enjoy their old age.”

Everyone's thoughts and hearts flew to that fertile land following Fanning's description.

"After listening to Mr. Fan's description, to be honest, we all want to go to the Southern Continent." When leaving the camp, a group of officials and scholars smiled at Fan Ning.

"You can also apply for immigration. The imperial court will soon introduce favorable conditions to encourage scholars to settle in the Southern Continent. The schools there need teaching assistants, the government also needs civil servants, and the workshops need scholars to participate in the management. If you don't want to settle there, then as long as you After five years of support, it is considered as passing the solution test, and when you come back, you will be a Juren."

I heard that after five years of support, you can get the status of Juren, which makes many scholars tempted.

Fan Ning said with a smile: "Earlier application will benefit earlier. Once the court announces, there will be a large number of scholars applying. At that time, there may be exams. It will not be so easy at that time."

"What are the requirements? How to apply?" Several scholars couldn't help asking.

"Apply to your Fan Zhizhou, the conditions! As long as students who are studying in the county school can apply, the fleet will leave the day after tomorrow. If you apply today, you may still be able to catch up!"

Fan Ning looked at Fan Chunren with a bitter face and laughed, boarded the carriage and left. He still wanted to go to Zhu Qi to see the situation of the Beidao fleet. "

(End of this chapter)