Chapter 2400
For the people from other places who do not know the real situation in Fushan County, the obedience they are showing now is more out of fear of the Haihan Army and the desire to survive, but it does not mean they have trust and dependence on Haihan. Compared to the Haihan people, they are still more willing to trust local officials. Even if local officials do not come forward at all in the process of accepting refugees, they are still more reliable in the eyes of the refugees than armies from other countries from overseas.
The biggest official that many people can come into contact with in their lives is probably the county magistrate. Therefore, to them, the magistrate represents the existence of the country and imperial power to a certain extent. What the magistrate says symbolizes the ruler. will. The magistrate Zhang of Fushan County asked them to accept Haihan's rescue arrangements. According to ordinary people's understanding, this represents the government's attitude. As helpless refugees, what else can they do besides obeying the government's orders at the moment? choice?
Zhang Pucheng actually rarely spoke publicly to the people like this. Even before the Haihan people came to Fushan County, he had no habit of going deep into the countryside to contact the people. But seeing the awe on the faces of these refugees, Zhang Pucheng suddenly regained his sense of authority as a county official.
How long has it been since you felt this way? Zhang Pucheng thinks that it probably started when the Haihan people took control of Fushan County. Since then, no one has gradually cared about the authority of the county government. In the past year, it has almost entered a state of invisibility. There may not even be many people who still remember the local government. Zhang Pucheng, the county magistrate. If Haihan hadn't arranged such a special task today, he would have almost forgotten the feeling of being awed by the people.
Zhang Pucheng was in a daze for a while. Who gave him his current position and power, and whether he served Haihan or Ming Dynasty. This is really a confusing question.
As an official of the Ming Dynasty, the authority was given by Haihan, and it was the people of the Ming Dynasty who were saved, but it was Haihan who issued this order. Zhang Pucheng had never experienced this strange feeling of being separated before. He could only sigh in his heart, these are probably troubled times!
Chaos or non-chaos, Zhang Pucheng said, of course it doesn’t matter, but Haihan definitely doesn’t want Fushan County, which has been working hard for several years, to fall into chaos, so he will try every means to divert and control the refugees entering Fushan County, and even use the empty Local officials came to calm the refugees and ensure that they would comply with Haihan's immigration arrangements.
However, the situation in the first refugee camp Zhang Pucheng visited is not universal. After all, the hardware facilities of this refugee camp are relatively complete, and the refugees admitted here have also undergone preliminary screening. It can be said that the situation in Fushan County is the best one of the refugee camps. Liu Shang arranged for Zhang Pucheng to show up here first, hoping to let him get a feel for it in this relatively good environment, so that he could adapt faster when he goes to other refugee camps later.
Compared with this "model camp" next to Majiazhuang, most other refugee camps in Fushan County are much simpler in terms of hardware. The camps are basically made of tents, and similar toilets and cisterns Facilities such as ditches and drainage ditches are also temporarily built, almost built while housing refugees.
Young and strong men among the refugees will be selected to serve as temporary laborers, and new refugee camps will be continuously expanded to ensure that the refugees who are still entering Fushan County can be accommodated as soon as possible.
Laborers who bring their families with them tend to gain more trust, and they will even be taken to Zhifu Port to help unload various emergency supplies from cargo ships arriving here. These people still have their families staying in the refugee camps, so there is no need to worry too much about them causing trouble outside.
Thanks to Haihan's troops stationed in the north, they are currently in a truce period and no troops need to go out to fight. Therefore, most of the military tents in warehouses have been transported to Fushan County to be used as temporary camps for refugee camps. But even so, the number of military tents is far from enough to meet the housing needs of many refugees. After all, the total number of troops deployed by Haihan in several control areas in the north is only a few thousand people. Military tents are naturally equipped according to the strength of the troops. As of now, there is still a huge demand gap.
Fortunately, emergency supplies are also being shipped to Fushan County from the south. At the second refugee camp Zhang Pucheng visited, more than ten military tents were being set up. This kind of tent is made of high-quality canvas, which is tough and durable, and can also play a certain role in preventing wind, rain and snow. Using the matching ropes, brackets and ground pegs, seven or eight people can set up a tent in about half an hour.
This kind of military tent can accommodate about twelve to sixteen soldiers. However, there are too many refugees now and there is a serious shortage of tents. Haihan can only arrange for more refugees to squeeze into the limited tents, at least to ensure that these people do not have to suffer Wind and rain. But this is not all without benefits. In a tent that cannot be heated by a fire, it seems to be a little warmer after there are more people.
"In this season, if you have a place to live, your chances of survival will increase exponentially. Although the conditions we can provide are very limited, it is better than letting these refugees become refugees." Liu Shang took Zhang Pucheng with him Check out the refugee camp and explain to him the situation here.
Zhang Pucheng responded quickly: "What Mr. Liu said is absolutely true. Your country has provided food and accommodation for so many refugees, which is really a blessing for thousands of families. I also admire you very much."
The living conditions here are undoubtedly not as good as the refugee camp that Zhang Pucheng visited before, but as Liu Shang said, it is better to have a place to live than to be a refugee, not to mention that in addition to accommodation, Haihan can also provide them with Provide food.
Currently, there are tens of thousands of refugees in Fushan County waiting for food. It is not an easy task to provide a stable food supply for so many people. Even if it is as strong as Haihan in terms of resource allocation and maritime logistics, it will be difficult to transport enough food in a hurry.
Fortunately, Haihan has made preparations for a possible food crisis. In the past two years, potatoes and sweet potatoes have been widely planted in these control areas in the north. These crops with simple planting techniques and considerable yields were quickly solved. The local food shortage problem can also be used to help refugees in Fushan County at this time.
These two crops appeared here earlier than the original history, so these non-mifei foods are quite novel to the refugees. However, as long as they can survive hand to mouth, they will not bother to find out the origin and cultivation methods of these foods. They just regard them as unique products of Haihan Kingdom.
No matter how rough the food is, at least Haihan can maintain the supply and prevent the refugees from starving to death. After all, the situation is better than the situation before they arrived in Fushan County. From this point of view, it is not false that they had heard in Zhaoyuan, Laixi and other places that Haihan was providing food and accommodation for refugees in Fushan County.
Of course, in addition to food and accommodation, there is also an extremely important but easily overlooked point, which is safety.
Refugees basically have no safety during their escape. There are too many things that may endanger their personal safety, including rioters, refugees, and wild animals. But after arriving in Fushan County, they were assigned to various refugee camps. These camps were guarded by heavily armed Haihan soldiers, so they no longer had to worry about their safety. Especially those who fled with their belongings, they don't have to worry about being robbed here. If you are willing to spend money, you can also change yourself to a campsite with relatively better conditions and say goodbye to the days of chewing potatoes every day.
Most of the people staying in such refugee camps have limited knowledge and are not willing to believe things that they lack knowledge. For example, there is a Haihan Kingdom overseas that is more powerful than the Ming Dynasty. Some people may even worry that they have just emerged from the wolf's den and entered the tiger's mouth. These Haihan people may not be much better than the wolf-like Qing army.
Of course, in essence, Haihan's purpose was indeed similar to that of the Qing army, both of which wanted to obtain a large number of people from the Ming Dynasty. It was just that one used force to rob, and the other coaxed and deceived. Although the former was more efficient and kidnapped hundreds of thousands of the Ming Dynasty's population at one time, Haihan was unwilling to break up with the Ming Dynasty and was more willing to use peaceful methods to achieve his goals.
In this case, the role played by local Ming officials like Zhang Pucheng to cooperate became particularly important. After Liu Shang briefly introduced the situation here, he followed the previous operation and summoned the refugees in the camp to listen to Zhang Pucheng's speech.
With the previous experience, Zhang Pucheng's mood was calmer at this time. He had roughly understood the purpose of Haihan's appearance in front of him, so he also made some adjustments to the content of his speech, focusing on the benefits of accepting Haihan's rescue and immigrating overseas, and even patted his chest in the name of the Fushan County government. Guarantee to the refugees that the new resettlement place provided by Haihan will be much better than the current treatment. Not only will they be guaranteed food and accommodation, but they will even be allocated their own land, or receive official assistance from Haihan. Other livelihoods provided by Liu Shang - this was also the condition for Liu Shang's new joining just now.
In short, after going to Haihan, they don't have to worry about continuing to live a refugee-like life. They can start their new life in overseas resettlement places, and there will be no more wars.
Of course, the most important thing is that Zhang Pucheng claimed that Haihan's immigration relief measures have been approved by the Ming Dynasty. They will not bear any charges for leaving the Ming Dynasty, and they can still return to Shandong at the appropriate time in the future.
Although the content of his speech was largely the same as before, due to some more targeted adjustments, Zhang Pucheng achieved quite good results here. Some refugees who had no worries because their homes were destroyed immediately expressed their willingness to follow the arrangements and go to resettlement places overseas.
There are still people who have doubts about this, and there are also many people who are reluctant to leave Shandong, but at least there are no voices that openly oppose Haihan's arrangement. However, these refugees had many strange questions, and Zhang Pucheng had to spend a lot of time to provide answers to them. After all the questions and answers, his mouth went dry. Thinking that there were still dozens of refugee camps to visit one by one, Zhang Pucheng couldn't help but feel a little tired. For a moment, he doubted whether it was the right decision for him to beg for mercy and come back to take on this hard work.
As if he had seen through his mind, Liu Shang said: "Master Zhang, as long as you do your job well, our country will not treat you badly. If you work here for one day, we will account for your day's reward. No matter what you do in the future, Whether you continue to stay in Fushan County or leave here under the arrangement of our country, you will be treated politely based on your actions at this time.”
Liu Shang's words made Zhang Pucheng's mood a little better. He quickly said a few words: "Master Liu, you are too polite. It is my duty to rescue these fleeing people. Even if I am unable to save them due to my limited ability, I cannot sit idly by and watch them languish in Fushan County." Something happened. Since your country’s purpose is to let these people live well, it is consistent with my purpose, and it is natural to contribute some effort.”
Liu Shang smiled and said: "If all the officials in the Ming Dynasty had the same consciousness as Mr. Zhang, there would not be so many refugees. It is a pity that for a talent like Mr. Zhang to be an official in the Ming Dynasty, it is really a secret. Voted.”
Zhang Pucheng thought, "Do you still want to drag me to Haihan to serve as an official?" Although this was an excellent way out, Zhang Pucheng did not dare to take up the topic casually, fearing that Liu Shang was deliberately testing himself, and it might not be a good thing if he expressed too positive a stance.
But Liu Shang really just said a few polite words. Officials like Zhang Pucheng have no backbone and no outstanding abilities. It is okay to hang around in Fushan County, but it is not so easy to become a local official in Haihan State. joy. He didn't think Zhang Pucheng had such ability. Even if he went to Haihan, he could only manage a town with his ability.
But in any case, the identities of Zhang Pucheng and others still played a positive role. Their public appearance made the refugee group think that Ming Dynasty had reached an agreement with Haihan on relevant rescue measures, which also included sending refugees overseas. The content of the placement.
"When local officials come out to endorse us, the process of organizing immigration will be much easier. It's a pity that we can't invite higher-level officials to come forward, otherwise the effect should be even better!" Chen Yixin listened to Liu's speech two days later. After Shang’s report, he commented on the current situation in Fushan County.
Chen Yixin's regret is actually a compliment to the work at this stage, because everyone knows that Dengzhou Prefecture and Haihan have never dealt with each other, and if he wants Dengzhou Prefecture to agree with Haihan's measures to rescue refugees, then basically It is impossible to do, let alone endorse Haihan’s immigration actions.
If these things in Fushan County were reported to the court, Dengzhou would probably have to bear the punishment of the court, because they could neither implement effective rescue measures to control the flow of refugees to Fushan County controlled by Haihan, nor prevent Haihan from sending the people to Fushan County. Refugees were shipped overseas in large numbers. The court can hold its nose and admit this embarrassing loss, but in the end someone has to bear the responsibility, and Dengzhou Prefecture will definitely bear the blame.
(End of chapter)