My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 525 Vacant refugee camp
Zhang Zhong has official duties and cannot stay in the Ming Dynasty for a long time. Zhu Yong also needs to return to Beijing to resume his duties.

Therefore, after the three of them reunited in Tianjin for a few days, they had to separate again. Zhu Yong returned to the capital first, while Zhu Zhanhe and Zhang Zhong went to Laizhou to load the last batch of immigrants onto the ship and do some finishing touches.

The refugee camp outside Laizhou City was originally a military camp. The troops stationed there were mainly used to guard against Japanese pirates. However, as the Japanese pirates were completely eliminated and the garrison was transferred elsewhere, the military camp became empty.

Previously, Zhu Zhanhe sent refugees from Qingzhou to Laizhou, so these military camps were used to house the refugees. At most, there were even [-] refugees living in one military camp. There were not enough barracks to live in, so many more were built on the original school grounds. A simple wooden shack turned into a refugee camp.

However, the refugee camp is now empty. The wooden sheds on the school grounds have also been demolished, and the entire military camp has returned to its original appearance. However, there is no one here. All the refugees were transferred to the boats yesterday.

Zhu Zhanhe and Li Qi were walking in the empty refugee camp. Looking at the familiar scenes here, they couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

In order to resettle the refugees, Zhu Zhanhe and Li Qi also racked their brains. They had visited this refugee camp countless times, and they even personally led people to plan some places.

"Your Majesty, the refugees have been sent away, what should I do next?"

Li Qi asked Zhu Zhanhe as he walked.

He was originally assigned by Zhu Di to Zhu Zhanhe to assist him in handling refugee matters, but Zhu Zhanhe saw that he was able to do things well, so he asked him to come over and became an official of the Han Palace. He will also follow Zhu Zhanhe's arrangements. .

"Come back to the capital with me first, and you can rest for a few days. Also, where are your family members? Do you want to send someone from the palace to pick them up?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked again.

"No, my mother is old and in bad health. She can't travel far, so she has been recuperating in her hometown of Nanyang. My wife has to take care of her mother, so she can't leave."

Li Qi replied immediately.

"Okay, when you get to the capital, I'll have someone arrange a house for you, and you can live there by yourself first. If your family wants to come over, you can just talk to the people in the palace then."

Zhu Zhanhe nodded. He also valued Li Qi, a rare talent, and planned to take him with him to train him as his confidant.

While they were talking, they saw a few officials walking over. When the leading official saw Zhu Zhanhe, he quickly stepped forward and saluted: "I'd like to pay my respects to the Crown Prince!"

"Su Zhizhou, I'll leave this place to you!"

Zhu Zhanhe nodded to the other party, and then said with some emotion that this place was borrowed from the local government. Now that it is used up, of course it must be returned to the other party.

"Your Majesty, you are very polite. In recent years, you have recruited many refugees, so that the people of Shandong can have a place to stay when they are displaced. The people say that you are a living Bodhisattva who saves the suffering, and you have also benefited a lot from Laizhou. .”

This Su Zhizhou is very good at talking, but what he said is also true. Laizhou has resettled so many refugees, and these refugees are usually not idle. Zhu Zhanhe often arranges some labor for them in exchange for extra food, such as dredging River channels, road repairs, etc., so Laizhou also took a lot of advantage.

Zhu Zhanhe laughed when he heard this, and then chatted with the other party for a few words, and then asked the other party: "Zhizhou Su, what are your plans for this military camp in the future?" "This..."

Su Zhizhou hesitated for a moment before answering.

"Your Majesty, since you completely eliminated the Japanese pirates, most of our Laizhou garrison has withdrawn. This military camp used to be empty. Now you don't use it. I don't know what to do with it. I guess. It will still be sealed.”

Su Zhizhou was very honest. The military camp was already vacant, and it was a bit far away from Laizhou City. The only advantage was that it was closer to the port, but Laizhou Port was not big, and there were better Tianjin Port and Dengzhou Port next to it. Laizhou really can't compete with them.

"It would be a waste if you just sealed this place, Su Zhizhou."

Zhu Zhanhe paused for a moment before continuing.

"Since the opening of the sea, people have been eager to go to sea. The [-] refugees in Laizhou are the largest group. In the future, more people may want to go to Tianzhu. If Su Zhizhou, you can publicize it to the outside world, and build Laizhou into a If it becomes a special port for going to Tianzhu, it will definitely attract some people. When there are more people, this military camp will come in handy."

"This... can it work?"

Su Zhizhou was stunned for a moment, feeling that Zhu Zhanhe's right and wrong was completely whimsical.

The people who went to Tianzhu from Laizhou were all refugees. They had to leave because they could no longer survive. If they had food and drink in Daming, how could anyone be willing to risk going to Tianzhu?
"Whether it works or not, I have to give it a try. You must have read the newspaper. I plan to have people write some articles in the newspaper during this period to promote Laizhou and the previous [-] immigrants, as well as the benefits for immigrants in Tianzhu. , I believe there will definitely be some people willing to go.”

Zhu Zhanhe explained with a faint smile.

The original intention of the newspaper was to open the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty and let them look overseas. In this way, it would be easier for Zhu Zhanhe to immigrate.

"This... I understand, I will let someone take care of this military camp. Maybe it will be useful one day in the future."

Su Zhizhou hesitated again and finally nodded.

According to Zhu Zhanhe's idea, he actually doesn't need to do anything at all. He only needs to send people to clean the military camp and convert the barracks into guest rooms. If many people really want to immigrate in the future, the military camp can temporarily accommodate them.

Zhu Zhanhe didn't explain too much. Anyway, that's all. Whether Su Zhizhou is willing to listen or not is his business. After all, immigrants can go to sea from any port, but Laizhou has a big advantage. The previous refugees were all Starting from here, the power of habit is very powerful. If he can seize this opportunity, he can also build Laizhou Port into a very distinctive port.

After leaving the military camp, Zhu Zhanhe went to the port again. The immigrants had already boarded the ship, and Zhang Zhong was busy settling them.

It is not that everything will be fine for these immigrants once they get on the ship, but they have to be assigned cabins, food distribution, etc. There are many and complicated things that need to be handled by Zhang Zhong personally, and sometimes they may not be able to handle them in a day or two. over.

Fortunately, this was not the first time that Zhang Zhong and the others had transported immigrants, so both Zhang Zhong and his officials were already very experienced. So when Zhu Zhanhe arrived at the port, the arrangements on the ship were almost complete, and the next step was to Officially set sail.

(End of this chapter)