Chapter 2395

A few days later, refugees who fled into Dengzhou from Jinan Prefecture and other places brought the latest news about the war situation. The Qing army has now ended its looting operations against Jinan Prefecture and other places, and the main force has now crossed the river and retreated northward.

.However, because the Qing army looted a large amount of supplies and hundreds of thousands of people in Shandong, it was not easy for the Qing army to return to the outside world with so much loot, and the marching speed was very slow.

The Ming army did not completely sit back and watch the enemy take away the wealth and puppets that belonged to the Ming Dynasty. They tried to block the Qing army by relying on the defense line they had established in Dezhou, but their performance on the battlefield was no better than that of the Qing army.

No matter how much it improved when going south, it still couldn't compete head-on with the Qing cavalry in the field.

After several battles, the Ming army, unable to bear the casualties, once again shrank its front line and turned the blocking battle into a defensive battle. However, it was obviously impossible to build a dense enough fence to stop the Qing Dynasty by just relying on multiple city strongholds far apart.

However, the defeated troops in various places and the bandit mobs who took the opportunity to cause chaos caused the area that the Qing army had just withdrawn to suffer a second round of looting.

The areas affected by the war have formed several no-man's lands with a radius of hundreds of miles due to the massive loss of population. Social production in these places has completely stagnated, and there are no ready-made materials for people to live there. Therefore, even if they are lucky enough to escape,

People who started war had to leave the local area and flee in order to survive. Therefore, after the war ended, the number of people fleeing the war zone did not decrease significantly. On the contrary, a large number of people fled from neighboring areas because of the refugee impact.

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If the refugees want to return home immediately at this time, they are likely to face months of lack of food and clothing, as well as a completely disordered social environment, which may be even more dangerous than fleeing.

But in any case, the withdrawal of the Qing army is finally good news. After knowing this news, many refugees chose to temporarily stop their escape and wait and see how the situation will develop. Even though Zhaoyuan County no longer provides relief to refugees.

Despite the rescue, many people still want to wait for news closer to their hometowns, so that they can return home as soon as possible.

"If we don't find a way to evacuate these refugees, the bark of the trees in Zhaoyuan County will almost be peeled off!" Sun Zhen looked worriedly at the growing refugee area outside the county and couldn't help but sigh.

Gong Shiqi responded: "At present, it seems that if these people are not starved, they will not leave Zhaoyuan County. We do not have extra food to help them, so we should wait and see what happens!"

Neither the Zhaoyuan County Government nor the Haihan Army can provide enough food to relieve the refugees staying in the local area. Now, not to mention fish, even shrimps, crabs, and snails are starved to death in the small river next to the county seat.

The refugees had touched everything. Within a radius of twenty miles of the county town, as long as there were places where people could go, there were no bird's nests or rabbit holes.

In the past few days, the military doctors accompanying the team have treated many unlucky people who climbed up trees to dig out bird's nests and broke their arms and legs. In addition, there are also people who ate wild vegetables and got food poisoning, and people who went fishing in rivers and accidentally drowned. In short, they appeared in search of food.

The number of injuries and illnesses has also increased with the increase in the number of local refugees.

Sun Zhen has no doubt that if this continues for a few more days, hungry people will definitely take the lead in making trouble. In fact, there are already signs of this. In the past few days, many nearby villages have been robbed by refugees, and some have even been robbed by refugees.

There were also deaths in this place.

At present, these unorganized refugees can only act in scattered directions. Even if they want to rob the village, they will often fail because they are weak. But if some people with commanding abilities appear, they will not be able to coerce the irrational people.

Too difficult.

Therefore, Sun Zhen has also increased the frequency of patrols in the refugee areas in recent days, making the refugees aware that although the local government has closed the city gates and does not care about anything, there are still other armed forces maintaining law and order in Zhaoyuan County, and they want to patrol near the county seat.

Those who cause trouble should first consider whether they can defeat the Haihan Army.

But how to drive these refugees who are still waiting to see the situation to Fushan County, Sun and Gong have not thought of a better way at present. If they use force to drive away the refugees, they worry that it will be counterproductive and make the already emotionally unstable people

He was afraid of the consequences of going to Fushan County, so he fled in another direction.

In Fushan County, a hundred miles away, hundreds of refugees are filing onto more than ten large ships docked at the port. These Yugong-class sailing ships are large ships specially used to carry cargo and people.

The ship can carry at least nearly 300 people. However, when there are more people on the ship, the endurance at sea will naturally be greatly affected. During the return journey, these ships must complete one or two docking replenishments on the way, otherwise the fresh water on the ship will be

and food will be in short supply.

Yugong-class sailing ships, which are heavy-duty cargo ships, are rarely sent to the north to perform transportation tasks, because if there is not enough cargo to fill the cabins, the revenue from shipping will inevitably be greatly reduced, and the current scale of sea trade in the north is basically not enough.

Board the Yugong-class sailing ship. However, this time they came with a full cabin. The ship was loaded with various survival supplies that Fushan County urgently needed. On the way back, they loaded the refugees into the cargo hold and took them back.

This batch of Yugong-class sailing ships arriving at Zhifu Port are all state-owned shipping lines affiliated with Zhoushan Dinghai Port, and the supplies they sent also come from the official treasury of Dinghai Port. And these refugees were picked up

, their future settlement will probably be the Zhoushan Islands centered on Dinghaigang.

The appearance of these large ships is undoubtedly a relief to the refugees who are about to go overseas. Although they still don’t know where they will be sent to resettle, seeing these large ships with unified standards at least shows that Haihan is serious.

Regarding this matter, and there are no ships of this size in the north, it can also reflect Haihan's strength in maritime transportation. Since Haihan has the national power to build these large ships, and sent them all the way to Shandong to pick up the refugees

, then there shouldn’t be much of a problem in realizing the resettlement conditions that the Haihan people mentioned repeatedly.

As for the grain and various supplies unloaded from these ships, Haihan also deliberately piled them into hills on the dock to show the abundance of supplies.

Compared with Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, several colonial ports in Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Penghu, which are farther away, also sent their own fleets. However, due to the distance, it would take a few days to arrive here. Most of the colonies in Taiwan have plantations.

Such labor-intensive industries have a long-term demand for population. Even if all the refugees from Shandong are handed over to them, they should be able to absorb it. It is just that transportation and resettlement will take a little longer.

Due to many objective conditions, the local expansion of refugee camps has not accelerated much due to the increase in manpower. However, since transport capacity from other places has been continuously arriving, refugees finally have channels to transfer out in large numbers. Chen Yixin also

Not as anxious as before.

Haihan's proper handling of the refugee flow also gave the wealthy businessmen and dignitaries temporarily living in Fushan County a new understanding of Haihan's strength. They knew very well that the influx of so many refugees into any part of Shandong would cause extreme consequences.

It was a huge disaster because no state or county could carry and accommodate such a large population on its own, but the Haihan people did it almost perfectly.

Thousands of refugees arrive in Fushan County every day, and are quickly diverted into dozens of local refugee camps under guidance. They will receive rations and shelter to survive, and learn to abide by Haihan laws in the refugee camps.

Various "rules" formulated. As for whether these refugees choose to sign contracts with Haihan to work as laborers, or voluntarily accept resettlement measures overseas, the wealthy businessmen and powerful people will not mind the methods Haihan uses in the process.

In their view, this was an act of kindness by the Haihan people. They did what the local government should be responsible for and took a lot of risks to accept these refugees. Just like when they came to Fushan County to take refuge, they also spent a lot of money.

Only by giving the Haihan people a lot of money can they get their current treatment. If these people want to rely on Haihan's help to survive, it is natural for them to pay a certain price.

As for whether the Haihan people's actions will be detrimental to the Ming Dynasty, most people don't think so. If Haihan really wants to harm the Ming Dynasty, then there is no need to do anything. Just sit back and do nothing. It won't take long for refugees from all over the country to

They will start rebellions in order to survive. When the chaos in Shandong becomes more chaotic, the Haihan people will want to do something, and the government will be unable to stop them.

Although the invasion of Shandong by the Qing army was a catastrophe, the Haihan people had provided them with good options on how to resolve this crisis. They even had the opportunity to quickly restore themselves in this war through cooperation with Haihan.

economic losses.

After several rounds of public and private discussions, a consensus was finally reached on the chamber of commerce organization proposed by Chen Yixin. One day in March, Chen Yixin held a secret gathering in Majiazhuang to gather wealthy businessmen and dignitaries who were interested in joining the chamber of commerce.

Got up and held a simple inauguration ceremony.

"The Shanhaihui is a chamber of commerce, but in addition to providing you with business opportunities, it is also your strong backing. If you need any help, you can post news through the Shanhaihui, and we will try our best to help you solve the problems you encounter."

Chen Yixin started with a clear statement, first clarifying the nature of this special commercial organization. In addition to doing business, this organization can also have many other functions.

Someone asked: "General Chen, if you are short of money, can you also ask the Chamber of Commerce for help?"

Chen Yixin responded without hesitation: "Of course! If you encounter difficulties in turnover, you can ask the Chamber of Commerce for help, and we will provide you with a loan based on your actual situation. Please remember that problems that can be solved with money can be

It’s not really a problem.”

Everyone here smiled knowingly when they heard this. If they had only heard about the wealth of Haihan Country in the past, then after living in Fushan County for so long, they already have a clearer understanding of it.

Apart from anything else, the infrastructure projects that they could immediately feel after entering Fushan County were of a level they had never seen elsewhere. The official roads, docks, and markets here were all built in a way that was far superior to that of the Ming Dynasty.

It was built to the highest standards, and the cost of these projects was obviously not something that the local government of the Ming Dynasty could afford.

Those large sailing fleets coming all the way from the south also made them realize that in addition to a powerful naval fleet, Haihan also had strong maritime transport capabilities. These fleets could transport dozens of ships from the south at a time.

Thousands of kilograms of grain, and then thousands of people transported from Zhifu Port. Naturally, such a transportation capacity requires a lot of money to build.

Although people like these here are considered wealthy in their respective hometowns, the most they can do is donate some money to build bridges and repair roads in the countryside, or have a few cargo ships running on inland rivers under their names. They are with Haihan in Fushan County.

There is a world of difference compared to his style. Chen Yixin said that problems that can be solved with money are not problems. Even if everyone does not agree with this view, they will not doubt that Haihan people can really do it to this extent.

Chen Yixin continued: "Every member of Shanhaihui will be regarded as a partner of our country in the future. You are both a distributor and a supplier. Two-way trade will make it easier for you to make money. In the future, production from various parts of Shandong will

can be shipped overseas through the local Zhifu Port, and you can also enjoy various products from the south at your doorstep. Countless businessmen in the south have become extremely wealthy and powerful through this method of trade. I think this situation is also

It will appear in Shandong soon."

Zhen Lang, a large landowner in Qingzhou, asked: "I heard that your country's partners in the south can even buy weapons from you. Is this true?"

Chen Yixin nodded slightly and said: "It seems that Boss Zhen is very interested in the news about our country recently! Yes, this is indeed true. We are happy to assist our partners in setting up private armed forces, and can provide one-stop services from weapons and equipment to training into an army.

Service. Of course, this special cooperation is not open to everyone. Only those who have in-depth cooperation with our country and have closely related interests can get cooperation opportunities in this area. If Boss Zhen is interested, we can communicate on this in private

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Regarding the selection of military partners, Haihan now has relatively strict standards, and no longer just cats and dogs are eligible to participate. The topic in this area is relatively sensitive, and Chen Yixin does not want to make it public on this occasion.

We talked about it, so we just talked about it in a few words. People who are really interested in this will naturally go to him in private to inquire about the details in detail.

In fact, most of these powerful people hired martial artists to look after their homes and homes. However, after coming to Fushan County and seeing the style of the Ma's militia, many people, including Zhen Lang, became envious and took the initiative to form their own private armed forces.

Thoughts. However, the Majia Vigilante Group was established according to the organization and standards of the Golden Shield Escort. Its cost and equipment were far beyond those of ordinary militia groups. Without Haihan's support, it would not have been possible, so Zhen Lang also used this opportunity to test Chen Yixin.

Attitude and see if there is any possibility of cooperation.
Chapter completed!