Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 321
"Although the imperial court suppressed the rebellion again, it once again lost a lot of money and food. If there is no way to resettle the refugees, but to fix things, such things will still happen. The imperial court needs a solution once and for all."

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, his eyes swept over everyone's faces, and his face became more and more determined. This time he was going to break arms with these civil servants.

Did the Ming Dynasty actually solve this problem?The answer is solved, but the solution is very rough. In Zhu Houzhao’s view, this solution has only one advantage, that is, the rebellion has been eliminated. It is true that no one rebelled, but the matter has not been resolved at all. But just made it more serious.

The so-called land of Jingxiang generally refers to the junction of the three provinces of Huguang, Henan, and Sichuan. It starts from the eastern end of Zhongnan Mountain in the west, reaches Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain in the southeast, reaches Funiu Mountain in the northeast, and reaches Jingshan Mountain in the south. .

The answer to why the people gather here is simple, because there are high mountains and dense forests, and there are many hidden places, so the government cannot find us.

At the same time, another problem has arisen. It has become a gathering place for fugitives and all kinds of messy people. It is not surprising that it is an extrajudicial place.There are many places here that later generations don’t know very well, but Dabie Mountain is believed to be known to many people. Dabie Mountain looks at Wuhan in the west and Nanjing in the east. Its unique geographical location makes it have important military value for the capital of the Republic of China, Nanjing, and the central city of Wuhan. .

This is also the geographical premise for Liu Deng's army to advance to the Dabie Mountains. The Dabie Mountains are one of the famous old revolutionary areas in my country and the second largest revolutionary base in the country during the Agrarian Revolutionary War - the central area of ​​the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Revolutionary Base.

The reason why Liu Deng’s army chose Dabie Mountain back then is the same as the reason why refugees choose Dabie Mountain now. Of course, the refugees went to Dabie Mountain because they could not survive, and Liu Deng’s army went to Dabie Mountain for the sake of revolution.

As the area was sparsely populated during this period, clearing land was readily available.At the same time, the climate here is between the north and the south, relatively mild, and the rainfall is moderate. It can be used to grow paddy fields or dry land.In such a natural environment, people in the north and south can easily adapt to life and work, so the refugees regard this place as an ideal destination.

But there is a big problem here. It cannot bear the gathering of millions of people here. Once a natural disaster occurs, it will rebel, and this place is a huge factor of instability.

In addition, although these people are all gathering here to live, most of the people here do not pay taxes, they are all refugees, and as time goes by, there are more and more refugees here.

After the two massive and soul-stirring rebellions were brutally suppressed by the imperial court, the problem of Jingxiang refugees has not been fundamentally resolved.In the 12th year of Chenghua, the harvest in Henan was poor, and the hungry people flooded into the Jingxiang area like a tide.Adopting tough banning policies and measures, the imperial court was worried that it would arouse strong resistance, so it was forced to seek strategies and measures other than military suppression to manage the refugee problem.

In May of the 12th year of Chenghua, the imperial court appointed Zuo Fu Yushi Yuanjie to go to Xiangyang to deal with the refugee problem in the name of Fuzhi Jingxiang and other places, and to govern the refugees.After taking office, Yuan Jie believed through investigation and visits that a gentle caressing policy should be adopted to deal with the problem of refugees in the area.Advocate the abolition of the prohibition, allow refugees to become citizens in mountainous areas, reclaim wasteland, and forever be their own business, set up special government offices, include refugees in the registry, and collect taxes
Then it was proposed that Yun County, which was originally under the jurisdiction of Xiangyang Prefecture, was connected to the river and Shanxi, and the roads connected to land and water. It was located among Zhushan, Fangxian, Shangjin, and Shangluo counties. That is to say, the Huguang Xingdu Division was set up in the area, and the Yunyang Guard was established, so as to "control the area and keep it safe forever."

Therefore, in December of that year, the imperial court decided to separate Yun County from Junzhou of Xiangyang Prefecture and upgrade it to a prefecture, named "Yunyang".Yunyang Mansion was officially opened.Yindian in Chuzhushan County, Huguang was newly established in Zhuxi County, Wuyang in Cutyun County, and Jinyang in Shangjin County were newly established in Yunxi County.Yunyang Prefecture governs the six counties of Yun, Fang, Zhushan, Zhuxi, Yunxi and Shangjin.

As a result, the refugees were treated and resettled to a certain extent.Since then, there have been no large-scale refugee riots or rebellions in this area.

No matter in terms of the result or the process, this is a very good solution, turning the refugees into citizens, but the number of refugees has increased in recent years.

You must know that this time when He Jian went to investigate, it was not those who had already registered, but the newly emerged refugees, and there were more than 70 people. , to Kuizhou Mansion in the southwest, Xi'an Mansion in the west, Nanyang Mansion in the north, Anlu Mansion in the east, and Jingzhou Mansion in the south.There are 5 provinces, 8 prefectures and 65 counties in total, and its area is much larger than the provinces of later generations.

But we must know that people in later generations did not support themselves with the land, but in this era, the influx of refugees did develop the economy, especially after the establishment of Yunyang Prefecture.

However, in Zhu Houzhao's view, if the refugee problem is not solved at its root, then the refugee problem will always be the most serious and will eventually erupt.Although Jingxiang refugees seem to be from the Anhui and Jiangxi generations, there are many in the northwest. After all, the west has reached Zhongnan Mountain, and Zhongnan Mountain Shaanxi is the middle section of the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was a severe drought in Shaanxi, and there were many refugees. These refugees were the ones who rebelled. Needless to say, the peasant uprising in Shaanxi?A hurdle that the Ming Dynasty could not pass.

There was no disturbance on the Dabie Mountains, because the environment there is relatively good, and the transportation is convenient, the people can still live, and there are no major disasters.

However, the end of the Ming Dynasty was full of disasters. In the past two years, there have been more natural disasters. If the problem of refugees cannot be solved at the root, then once natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, it will be a riot.Many people say that this is the fault of the imperial court and those in power, but once a natural disaster occurs, it will be a catastrophe for several provinces or even the whole country. What will the imperial court do?
Mobilize food relief?Even if you have enough food, transportation is a problem, how long can you keep it?How much money and food does it cost to feed the people in several provinces?
Naturally, Zhu Houzhao would not do such a stupid thing. He wanted to attract refugees and let them go to Liaodong and Northwest to make money.Once things are done, the refugees will promote the development of the frontier, and will become a boost for Ming to take off, instead of becoming a time bomb for Ming, which will explode if you are not careful, so Zhu Houzhao is going to gnaw this difficult bone this time. .

When the ministers heard Zhu Houzhao's words, their faces were a little ugly, but they were all very disapproving, so just talk about it, His Royal Highness.

(End of this chapter)