Chapter 1476 Dongjiang Immigration Area

Almost at the same time, on the coastal plain thirty miles northwest of Lushun Fort, a large number of people were walking out of their tents, preparing to start today's work. Haihan gave Dongjiang here shortly after he captured the Jinzhou Isthmus.

The people of the town have designated a resettlement area, and more than 4,000 immigrants have been sent here in succession over the past month. The first immigrant village under construction has begun to take shape, and the land reclamation outside the village is also being carried out by Haihan dispatchers.

It was carried out in an orderly manner under the guidance of agricultural technicians.

However, for these people who finally returned to their hometown in Liaodong after several years of wandering, the living environment here is completely different from when they left. This does not only refer to the devastation left by the burning, killing and looting after Hou Jin occupied this place.

, and the yamen that manage them have also changed from the Qianhu Guards in the Ming Dynasty to the Immigration Department and Police Station in Haihan. Although the Haihan people did not explicitly ask them to change their nationality, everyone is aware of the world of Liaodong.

Probably it has changed. Since the General of the Army has no objections to this arrangement, then ordinary people like them will naturally not forcefully come forward to fight against the injustice of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, survival is the top priority right now. Even if we have to build a home from scratch here, even if we may have to take orders from the Haihan government in the future, it is still hundreds of times better than the life in Pidao where we have no hope and can only wait to die.

At least the Haihan people have come forward to complete it for them, such as regaining their homeland, something that the Ming Dynasty was powerless to do. If they can settle down and return to normal life, then whether they will be Ming people or Haihan people in the future, for civilians like them

How big of a difference can it make?

Jin Ping is the first district chief of the Dongjiang Immigration District jointly appointed by the Dongjiang Town General Military Office and the Haihan Immigration Office. The main reason why he can take this position is his identity - Shen Shikui's deputy Jin Ri

Guan is his father.

In terms of official power, Jin Riguan can be regarded as the second-in-command of Dongjiang Town, one level higher than Shen Zhixiang. But it is different from the Shen family's uncle and nephew who both joined the army and prepared to carry out family inheritance within Dongjiang Town. Jin Riguan's

His son Jin Ping did not serve in the army, but chose to take the civil service route. Due to limited qualifications, Jin Ping could not pass the imperial examination to become an official. In the early years, he reluctantly obtained the title of scholar in Shandong and returned to China.

He went to Dongjiang Town and became an official in charge of civil affairs.

This approach originally had some promise. After all, the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Town was still in Liaodong at that time, with tens of thousands of people under its jurisdiction, and there was still a lot of money to manage civil affairs. But then the situation took a turn for the worse, and Dongjiang Town was forced to do so by the military pressure of Hou Jin.

Being able to travel overseas, the civil affairs affairs on Phi Island have become a thankless job. Tens of thousands of refugees will create countless troubles in front of Jinping every day, and they must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise once on the island

If a civil commotion occurs, it will have serious consequences that cannot be dealt with.

In an environment like Pidao where food and clothing are scarce, Jin Ping, who originally wanted to be a part-time civil servant, had to work at full capacity under tremendous work pressure, maximize the use of limited resources and materials, and find ways to ask for help.

The military came forward to press for food supplies in the Ming Dynasty and the neighboring North Korea. After two or three years of training, Jin Ping had honed his real skills in the field of civil administration.

Haihan cooperated deeply with Dongjiang Town. After the war, they began to discuss the issue of relocating Pi Island soldiers and civilians back to Liaodong. Dongjiang Town recommended Jin Pinglai as the person in charge of the resettlement area. Of course, he, as the person in charge, needs to be loyal to other people besides

In addition to the General Military Mansion, there is now another Haihan Immigration Office.

There was not much buffer time between the end of the war in the north and the beginning of the relocation of the Phi Island people. Therefore, Haihan did not even have time to conduct more professional training on this candidate and hurriedly let him take office. However, the Immigration Department later

Officials soon discovered that the candidate recommended by Dongjiang Town did have some skills. He showed relatively strong commanding abilities in organizing people to implement infrastructure projects, and he also handled all aspects of relationships well. He was indeed qualified for this position.

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Jin Ping quickly gained recognition from Haihan with his abilities. He also knew that after the people of Dongjiang Town settled down, his position as district chief would most likely become a real one, and he would then hold an official position recognized by both countries.

This was probably a once-in-a-century spectacle. But the more it happened, the more cautious Jin Ping became. His father once told him in private that Haihan separated the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town in order to drive a wedge between Shen and Jin.

The intention of home is inside.

Because the division of labor between the Shen family in Dongjiang Town and the Jin family in charge of the people has been going on for a long time, now that the generals and civilians are separated and resettled, the power in the hands of the Jin family is almost no longer controlled by the General Military Office, but is directly given by Haihan.

The affairs of the Dongjiang resettlement area are no longer directly under the command of the General Military Mansion. In this way, the relationship between the two parties has changed from a superior-subordinate relationship in the past to a de facto equal level. Although everyone is determined to join Haihan,

No one can guarantee that the other party will not want to gain more benefits for themselves in this process. If the Shen and Jin families are suspicious of each other, or even create a gap, it may be a scene that the people of Haihan will like to see. When the time comes, they will seize the Dongjiang Town.

There will be a more sufficient reason for power.

Jin Ping agreed with his father's view, so although he was grateful to Haihan for sending troops to regain Liaodong, he was still a little wary of it. It was not that he was worried that the Haihan people would harm his compatriots. From this cooperation,

Judging from the situation in the past few years, the other party should not have too many bad intentions. At best, they just want to swallow up Dongjiang Town’s establishment. However, retaining the establishment is still of some use to Haihan, so this possibility is not high. At most, the other side will

In other words, they are trying to find ways to bypass the existing bureaucracy and gradually take away control of Dongjiang Town from the hands of the Shen and Jin families.

Because of this, Jin Ping was extremely careful in handling various affairs after returning to Liaodong, leaving no opportunity for Haihan people to find fault as much as possible. Unexpectedly, such high standards and strict requirements became evidence of Jin Ping's professional ability in Haihan's eyes.

, helped him gain more favor and trust from Haihan.

Today, Jin Ping was not in a hurry to go to the village construction site to check the progress of the house construction as usual. Instead, he and several subordinates were waiting at the intersection outside the village early, as if they were waiting for the arrival of some big shot.

However, the wait lasted for a long time, until in the morning, several carriages were finally seen slowly approaching in the distance. Jin Ping and others quickly tidied up their clothes and stood on the side of the road in an orderly manner, waiting for the arrival of this convoy.

When the convoy came to a slow stop, the first two carriages were all rich businessmen dressed in silk and satin, and the last car, which was quite large, had more than ten people carrying rifles on their backs.

The Haihan soldiers seemed to be the accompanying guards.

With a quick glance, Jin Ping found the person he was waiting for among the crowd. He hurried forward, bent down and bowed deeply, saying: "Jin Ping, who is a humble official, has met Mr. Liu."

When the southern businessmen set out from Shandong, the news was notified to Lushun Fort via the radio. Sha Xi also made arrangements for the visit in advance, and the relevant notice was sent to Jinping yesterday.

The "Lord Liu" Jin Ping refers to is Liu Shang, who was sent by Sha Xi to accompany the southern merchants to visit the Haihan-controlled area. Although Liu Shang's official position is not too high, it is of a special nature, and he has to rely on the military and Sha Xi.

Xi's double trust, so this mission was entrusted to him. Considering security issues and certain military restricted areas, the military also deployed a team of elite escorts to protect them from straying into certain dangers.

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Liu Shang hurriedly stretched out his hand to help Jin Ping up, saying thank you for your hard work. Although the other party was in court with the courtesy of a lower official, Liu Shang would not be so arrogant that he thought he was a big shot. Everyone was running errands for their superiors, and no one could compare with him.

Who is noble.

After Liu Shang met Jin Ping, he introduced to him the identities of the businessmen who were traveling with him. Although the notice from Sha Xi did not inform Jin Ping of the real purpose of this visit, Jin Ping had been dealing with the Haihan people for a long time, so it was generally

I can guess that the Haihan people took these southern businessmen around, most likely to persuade them to invest money and do business in Liaodong. After all, the territory Haihan has established in Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated. If the outside world is not introduced,

With the strength of Haihan and the manpower of Dongjiang Town, the development of such a large area will definitely be slow. The injection of funds from the south may be able to speed up the development process of Liaodong.

Next, Jin Ping led the way, leading everyone into the immigrant village under construction, and introducing them to the current resettlement work in Dongjiang Town. Even though the southern businessmen were well-informed, the huge construction site spread out in the vast wilderness still impressed them.

It brings a strong visual impact. At the same time, there are dozens of standard residential houses under construction, and during this period, there are many streams of people continuously transporting various building materials and tools to the construction site. At a glance, there are at least one or two

Thousands of people are working non-stop on this large construction site.

In the distant wilderness, you can still see no less than twenty cattle plowing the farmland, driven by farmers. The path leads to the distance as far as the eye can see. It is not known how much land reclamation and farming area has been planned.

"According to our country's plan, more than ten immigrant villages will be built in this area to resettle the people of Dongjiang Town." Liu Shang raised his hand and circled everything he saw: "All the developments here

The construction costs, including the people’s food, clothing, housing and transportation, are currently provided by our country as free loans to Dongjiang Town, and these loans are recovered year by year through the proceeds from development.”

"The leaders of Haihan Kingdom are our reborn parents. This great kindness and kindness will be unforgettable by the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town!" Jin Ping flattered him at the right time. But this is indeed the reality at the moment. If not,

Haihan provided money and grain to the land, and the people in Dongjiang Town were afraid that they would just sit on the island and wait to die. Although these expenses will be returned to Haihan in the future in the form of a share of the profits or additional taxes, but what Haihan said

The assistance provided indeed saved Dongjiang Town, which was on the verge of destruction.

"Our country and Dongjiang Town are allies, and these rescues are all within our scope. District Chief Jin does not need to be too polite. The soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town are not afraid of hardships to guard the border for the country, and the leaders of our country also admire them very much." Everyone carried the sedan chair.

, since the other party is well informed, Liu Shang doesn’t mind saying a few nice words to praise Dongjiang Town.

Of course, if it were Shen Shikui, Jin Riguan and others would blush after hearing this. After all, Dongjiang Town's fearlessness of hardships was completely the result of being suppressed by the Jin Army. If they could defeat the enemy, who would be willing to stay there?

Guarding the border on that skinny island.

He Li and others felt their hearts tremble when they heard this. The outside world had already speculated about the private alliance between Haihan and Dongjiang Town, but this was the first time they heard Haihan officials admit this relationship in public.

.If we want to pursue it seriously, this one article alone can accuse Dongjiang Town of treason. Of course, now the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula has been taken over by Haihan, and he has requested it from the imperial court in the name of Dongjiang Town.

Gong, whoever dares to liquidate the faults of Dongjiang Town at this time will be labeled as a group with Hou Jin by public opinion.

This kind of alliance is obviously because Dongjiang Town is on the weaker side, and Haihan is willing to pay and help people from Dongjiang Town to move back and settle down for development. He is obviously convinced of this group of people. He Li saw that Jin Ping was kowtowing to Liu Shang.

With his appearance, one can naturally imagine how much authority Haihan holds in the minds of the people in Dongjiang Town.

Of course, the relationship between Haihan and Dongjiang Town is not actually the focus of He Li and others. What they need to know is that since Haihan has gradually moved the people from Dongjiang Town back to Liaodong, this will have a negative impact on the subsequent investment activities.

What benefits can there be? Especially for material carriers like them, is it possible to obtain relatively direct benefits from these immigrants?

Jin Ping's next explanation gave them a relatively clear answer. According to Haihan's plan, after completing the task of relocating immigrants from Dongjiang Town, at most there will only be one or two thousand people left to work in the fields and the food needed by the Dongjiang Immigration Area.

In the future, supply will mainly be achieved through self-sufficiency. Other labor forces will be allocated to various construction projects in the Haihan control area, which will naturally include the business of southern businessmen investing in Liaodong. Whether they are engaged in planting

Park or other projects, the Haihan Immigration Agency will coordinate with the Dongjiang Immigration District to arrange manpower to meet the labor needs of southern businessmen.

"So what if there is still a gap in the labor force?" He Li asked. This situation is very likely to happen. After all, there is no floating population in the local area. With such a small population base, it seems difficult to increase significantly in a short period of time.

possibility. Once various development projects are rolled out, a population of more than 10,000 may seem like a lot, but even counting the working-age labor force among them, it may not be able to meet local demand.

Liu Shang took up the topic and responded: "In the future, we will try to continue to receive Han refugees from the north. If done properly, the local population will increase by 10,000 to 20,000 every year. It should be guaranteed."
Chapter completed!