A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 411 Migration
Vicomte Turenne led the army and advanced towards Paris.

Duke Du Plessis was ordered to stop them, but he was defeated. The enemy's firepower was much stronger than theirs.

The French army failed to withstand it, and a large number of soldiers were killed or captured.

The following year, the Viscount Turenne's army arrived at the gates of Paris, and the royal family was forced to leave Paris again.

In February of the seventh year of Dahua, Masarino was exiled for the second time. At the same time, Prince Condai and other nobles were also released. The Queen Mother made this choice in order to preserve the royal family.

But the matter did not end there. Only a few months later, seeing that the storm had subsided and that the nobles were becoming more powerful and posing a considerable threat to the royal power, Queen Mother Anne recalled Masalino again.

Just like when he was exiled for the first time.

His return also ignited the anger of Prince Condé. He once again cooperated with Spain, but this time Viscount Turenne chose to side with the royal family, which made the royal family feel at ease.

However, what they did not expect was that Viscount Turenne failed to defeat Prince Condé. Although the total strength of the rebels was around 10,000, Spain supported them with another 20,000 troops, making their military frontier extremely powerful.

The French army failed to assemble too many troops in a hurry, and the rebels' firepower was also very fierce. They used a large number of artillery supported by the Chinese Dynasty to blast the Viscount Turenne's phalanx into a mess. Prince Condé then destroyed it. beat.

Then he will quickly lose the support of the people and lead to defeat.

The west is a mess, and there are all kinds of things happening in the east.

Now that Masarino has stepped down, his goal has been achieved, and naturally there will no longer be so many people supporting the prince.

……

The battle continues.

The prince led his army to fight against Viscount Turenne on the outskirts of Paris. Different from the original history, this time Prince Condé had the upper hand and quickly defeated Viscount Turenne again. This time he had the advantage. Although his troops were strong, he still failed to defeat Prince Kong Dai.

He could only keep fighting.

This left a deep shadow in his heart.

In desperation, Masarino had no choice but to resign once again.

Prince Condé then occupied Paris, and for a while his prestige was great.

This is very embarrassing.

And at this time, France's treasury was getting emptier and empty. The continuous wars made their financial consumption like running water, and the army was exhausted, and soon lost the ability to further attack.

……

that's the truth. After all, the uprising was caused by Masarino borrowing money from businessmen in order to raise military expenses, giving them the power to tax, causing the people to be squeezed, and then arresting opponents.

At this time, Prince Condé had already controlled the entire northern France, including Paris.

This was the root cause of the outbreak of the war and an important reason why many people chose to support Prince Kong Dai. Masarino's abacus was very good. As long as he left the field, Prince Condé would have no reason to continue to use troops. However, things had already reached this point, and it was obviously not something that could be stopped.

However, due to the continuous military supplies and arms assistance from the Chinese Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the rebels and the Spanish coalition was still strong. Even under such circumstances, the French army still failed to defeat Prince Condé.

Wang Jia left Paris again. The young Louis XIV could no longer remember how many times he had been forced to leave the capital.

In Dahua, the first census since the founding of the People's Republic of China has begun.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, due to long-term natural disasters and wars, the overall population dropped sharply. The total population of China was only about 60 million.

Now, after this period of development, the population has finally made considerable progress. "Your Majesty, after investigation, it is found that the total population of our country is 125.72 million."

The person in charge of the Population Division under the Ministry of Household Affairs reported.

Hearing this, Yan Quan and the officials all had smiles on their faces.

Of course, this is not just the population of China itself. In fact, it is the population gathered together with the three provinces of Japan, Nanyang provinces, and the provinces of the Southern Continent.

But even so, the population growth is still obvious.

This is also evidence of the prosperous times under his rule.

Then, the person in charge began to report the specific number of people in each province, but at this time, Yan Quan's face was not so pretty.

Otherwise, the population gap between provinces is still very large.

Several large cities in the south have as many as three to four million people, and their total population even exceeds that of some provinces in the north.

There is nothing we can do about it, after all, it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster.

But having a population too small also has its drawbacks.

Unbalanced development is one aspect. On the other hand, there are too few people in some places, and even control is unstable.

How to do?
I can only enrich myself by immigrating.

The Ministry of Household Affairs sent people to each province to inspect the number of people that could be accommodated in livable places. After comprehensive consideration, they reported the numbers and then started immigration.

The conditions for immigration set by the imperial court are still very favorable. After relocation, people can also enjoy a one-year tax exemption and certain financial subsidies, and even have discounts on purchasing land.

Such conditions still make quite a few people excited.

The Jiangnan area is densely populated, and there are farmers in many places who want to farm, but when they start a little late, they find that the land has been allocated, but their theoretical share has not been used up, and they have not even bought a few acres at all.

Just heading north.

The industry there is also developing, with factories standing one after another. It is a time when there is a shortage of people. When you go there, you don't have to worry about finding a job.

After experiencing those troubled times, many people have actually given up on the idea of ​​settling down and relocating. After all, there were refugees all over the place back then, and many residents of several provinces were settled on the spot by the government. Now they are not so resistant.

Suddenly, there were quite a few applicants, and soon they signed the contract and confirmed the list.

This was a big project and was given to Mu Tianyang, who was the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue at this time.

This matter is both important and complicated. However, Mu Tianyang was personally appointed by Lin Yan, the first assistant at that time, and he has performed well in his position these days. Yan Quan also intends to focus on cultivating him as his team, so he can safely hand it over to him. Got him.

He also did a very good job, dividing villages, building houses, arranging the migration of people from various provinces in batches, and allocating fields in an orderly manner.

The steam locomotive rumbled, carrying carloads of people north.

Yan Quan stood on the attic, looking at the curling white smoke in the distant horizon, his eyes showing excitement and longing.

In the future, when the population increases, we can immigrate to the southern continent... where a large area of ​​land is idle.

(End of this chapter)