My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 838 Resettlement of Disaster Victims

"Are you still going to patrol the border at this time?"

In Zhanshi Mansion in the Imperial City of the Han Dynasty, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but frown when he looked at the Yongle Daily delivered today.

The headline in the newspaper was the news that Zhu Zhanji decided to lead a hundred civil and military officials to patrol the border in September. You must know that natural disasters have continued in the Ming Dynasty this year, especially the locust plague that swept the entire north, causing countless people to be displaced.

The south is also not peaceful. There are barbarian uprisings in Sichuan and Guizhou. Jiangxi is even worse. Floods, droughts and locust plagues take turns, causing thousands of people to kill officials and rebel. Although they have been suppressed, just managing the disaster is enough to make people feel sad. I have a headache.

Therefore, at this time, Zhu Zhanji should not patrol the border under any circumstances, because each border patrol requires mobilizing countless manpower, material and financial resources. Rather than wasting these, it is better to concentrate on relieving the victims.

"Your Highness, the reason why the Ming Emperor is so anxious to patrol the border is that he probably feels the threat of Wala. After all, Tuohuan has defeated Wu Liangha and is about to unify the entire grassland."

At this time, Liu Ke, who was down below, suddenly said that he would report to Zhu Zhanhe the intelligence collected by Jin Yiwei every day, including newspapers from the Ming Dynasty.

"Isn't this what he asked for? It's clear that the emperor left such good conditions, as long as he followed the rules and followed the rules, and maintained an offensive attitude towards the grassland, but he chose to shrink the defense line and surrender the entire grassland. Give in, and this will allow Tuohuan to rise again in a short period of time!"

Zhu Zhanhe snorted coldly at this time. When he thought that Zhu Di had worked hard for half his life and finally formed a comprehensive advantage over the grassland, but was ruined by Zhu Zhanji, he became very angry.

"Your Highness is right, but I think Emperor Ming's border patrol, in addition to dealing with threats from the grasslands, may also have something to do with us."

Liu Ke first praised Zhu Zhanhe's words, and then expressed a different point of view.

"You mean, it has something to do with us conquering Egypt and marching into the Mediterranean?"

Zhu Zhanhe understood Zhu Zhanji's thoughts very well, and he immediately reacted and asked after hearing Liu Ke's words.

"Exactly, the Ming Dynasty has internal and external troubles, especially natural and man-made disasters in the country. In contrast, our Han Dynasty has a strong national power and is expanding its territory everywhere. With the temperament of the Ming Emperor, we do things like patrolling the borders. It’s not surprising.”

Liu Ke chuckled and replied.

"You really figured out my cousin's mind!"

Zhu Zhanhe also nodded when he heard this and said, based on his understanding of Zhu Zhanji, Liu Ke's guess is probably the truth.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. As Your Highness often said before, the people who know the other person best are not his relatives and friends, but his enemies."

Liu Ke smiled again.

"Is there any new trend in Tuohuan? When will the grasslands be unified?"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly asked again.

After Tuohuan defeated the Uuliangha tribe in the east, there was no strong opponent on the grassland. It was only a matter of time before the grassland was unified. This was the first time that the grassland was unified since the Ming Dynasty destroyed Can Yuan.

"There hasn't been much movement in Tuohuan for the time being, because he paid a lot of price in order to defeat the Ulliangha tribe before, and it will take several years to regain his strength. According to our estimation, within four to five years at most, the entire grassland will be under his rule. Among them, he will definitely launch an attack on Ming Dynasty."

Liu Ke expressed his inference and said that although they were in the Han Dynasty, they also knew the situation in and around the Ming Dynasty very well, because the Jin Yiwei of the Han Dynasty had penetrated into all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, and even the top brass of the Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty had them. People, so they can quickly know the situation that Daming can find out. "Four or five years? My cousin is really lucky!"

Zhu Zhanhe was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said something that made Liu Ke feel baffled, because he didn't know that Zhu Zhanji's lifespan was about to end, and the mess he left behind would eventually be his. His son Zhu Qizhen took over.

At this moment, a female official suddenly came in to report that it was Li Qi who came to ask for an audience, so Zhu Zhanhe immediately summoned her into the palace.

After a while, Li Qi quickly walked into the main hall and saluted: "Greetings to Your Highness!"

"Li Qi, you came to see me just to accept the victims of the Ming Dynasty disaster?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked immediately when he saw Li Qi.

There are constant disasters, especially the locust plague in the north, which has caused the displacement of countless people. In order to find a way to survive, many victims have fled to coastal ports, hoping to escape to Dahan by boat.

Over the years, Dahan has recuperated and its population has also risen sharply. Now it has doubled in the country, reaching more than four million. It will only grow faster in the future, so Dahan's demand for immigrants has been much smaller.

But Zhu Zhanhe still attached great importance to these victims. Not only did he organize a large number of manpower and material resources to prepare for receiving these victims, but he also asked Li Qi to personally take charge of this matter. After all, it was Li Qi who was responsible for assisting him during the first batch of immigrants. , so Li Qi is very experienced in immigration.

"Exactly, in order to accommodate these victims, I not only mobilized the power of local governments, but also published the news in newspapers. Some wealthy businessmen in the Han Dynasty also generously donated money, especially some people from the north, and even rushed there in person. Ming Dynasty, I hope to bring more people back to Dahan."

Li Qi reported it immediately.

There were too many people affected by the disaster this time. Even with the national strength of the Han Dynasty, it would be a big challenge to eat so many victims at once, so Li Qicai mobilized the power of the people to share some of the pressure on the court.

"It was done well. Although the civil forces are scattered, if they are mobilized, they can save a lot of people!"

Zhu Zhanhe also nodded approvingly after hearing this. In recent years, the Han Dynasty has become stronger and stronger, and the people have also benefited from it. Not to mention other things, the businessmen who followed the Han army and did business everywhere have made a lot of money. , now it is appropriate for them to contribute money and effort to help the court resettle the victims.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty, but now there is a problem that requires His Highness's consent."

When Li Qi finished speaking, he suddenly glanced at Liu Ke next to him.

"What issues still require my consent?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked curiously, he had already let Li Quan handle the resettlement matter, so it stands to reason that he does not need to ask for his opinion anymore?

"Your Highness, although we have organized a lot of manpower and material resources to receive the victims, we are unable to enter the Ming Dynasty and can only passively accept the victims who escaped. As for those who are trapped in the Ming Dynasty and want to go to sea but have no way The victims of the disaster are helpless, so I would like to ask Jin Yiwei to help!"

Li Qi said and looked at Liu Ke next to him. The big men's guards were pervasive. If they were willing to help, they would definitely be able to bring back more victims.

(End of this chapter)