In the seventeenth year of Kaibao (979), autumn is high in August.
Aolai City is located on the banks of the Duck River, nearly 800 miles away from Suihua, the capital of the Han Dynasty's Andong Dudufu. It is located at the water transportation hub between the Andong Dudufu and the Duck River Basin.
The Orimi tribe, which was originally one of the five tribes established by the Khitan Liao Kingdom, also raised its flag and stood on its own for a period of time after the Liao Kingdom's rule over the Northeast collapsed, but it only lasted less than six years.
The Han army further expanded into the northeastern region, and Ma Renyu captured it and left troops to garrison it. The Orimi tribe's attempt to seize the city and become independent became history and was wiped out under the attack of the Han army.
In the past few years, the Anton Governor's Office has carried out preliminary sinicization of the areas under its rule. Renaming is one of the most direct policies. Under the auspices of King Liu Xu of Qin, the area originally associated with the local country, tribe, and tribe was renamed.
The names of the characteristic towns were all changed, and the original Orimi City naturally became the current Aolai City.
Since Emperor Liu and his son made a century-old plan to develop the Northeast, the Northeast has completely opened a new chapter and ushered in a new stage. The specific responsibility for promotion fell on the King of Qin Liu Xu, who was also far away.
Two years after going to Northeast China, Liu Xu officially started his own business.
In the process of promoting development under the rule of Andong, Liu Xu was mainly doing two things and solving two problems, one was to attract the population, and the other was to clear up public security.
After years of training by Emperor Liu, coupled with his own efforts, Liu Xu is obviously not a mediocre person, and he sees the problem clearly. The Northeast governance charter he submitted to the court was of course to establish merit, improve his reputation, and accumulate political power.
Capital, but to achieve the goal, it must produce practical results.
But everything is difficult at the beginning. In Liu Xu's eyes, there are two things that are most lacking under the rule of the Anton Governor's Mansion. One is the population, people who have become kings for a long time and are loyal to the Han Dynasty, and the other is the stability of public security.
Without people, there is no way to talk about governance. Without a stable environment, the so-called development is just empty talk. Therefore, in the past five years, Liu Xu's main focus has been on these two things.
As the region with the highest autonomy under the rule of the Han Dynasty, with the court fully delegating power, Liu Xu also carried out drastic actions. From the 13th to the 15th year of Kaibao, Liu Xu was divided into three batches and sent a total of hundreds of moves.
Civil officials rushed to various parts of the Han Dynasty to recruit people and went to Andong to develop and develop.
To this day, population size is still one of the most important indicators in the performance evaluation of local government officials, and officials in various places often pay close attention to and even control the movement of people under their jurisdiction.
Like when Bian Guifan and Zan Jurun developed Jinghu South Road, they also attracted people from other states on a large scale. However, they encountered great resistance. After all, the population of the Han Dynasty was not large at that time, and officials from various states
More emphasis is placed on imposing restrictions.
Without people, what do officials care about, and to whom do they exert their authority? In addition, if Hunan wants to develop, my Hubei and Huaixi will not develop?
However, in the face of the unbridled large-scale recruitment of people in the Andong area, the state officials were very wise and did not put any obstacles in the way. Not only did they want to give face to the King of Qin, but they also had instructions from the central court. This is
It comes from the will of Prime Minister Zhao Pu, Prince Liu Yang and even Emperor Liu.
The imperial court has actually been adhering to the policy of emigrating to the border areas, but the methods have become gentler, no longer impatient, and they do not use coercive measures like they did in the past, which caused the destruction of families and bankruptcies and had a negative impact on thousands of people.
Although the pace has slowed down, the policy has not changed. It is just that it is becoming more and more difficult for the border areas to attract populations. In fact, the growth of the population in the Han border areas in recent years has mostly come from natural growth and the return of Zhuhu tribes.
In addition, the increasingly active private trade has brought a certain degree of popularity, but this is limited to some areas, and the population is mobile.
Therefore, even with the support of the imperial court, local governments were not hindered. It was not that simple for Liu Xu to recruit people from the mainland. It is also a border area. Compared with Shanyang and Monan, Anton is extremely remote.
If it's biased, the attractiveness will be even more incomparable.
Even in the Monan area, under the ten years of Han rule, the reputation of "forging the south of the Yangtze River" became more and more famous as word of mouth spread among merchants from the north and south.
There are also more and more people who are willing to go to Monan, not only due to the preferential tax policies, but also driven by economic interests. Whether it is official or private propaganda, they all imply that as long as they reach the fortress, they will encircle a piece of pasture.
Herding horses and sheep is ten times more profitable than farming.
After all, whether they are horses or sheep, there is no need to worry about selling them, especially sheep. Their wool can be used for clothing and quilts. Mutton is the most important and most popular meat on the tables of the Han people. The market is huge.
Even ordinary ignorant people can feel it.
In addition, the overall situation in Monan is more stable. Although there is a threat from the Mobei Khitan, we have never seen its southern invaders in so many years. In addition, there are elite border guards and powerful Han troops on the border.
The military is the most reliable guarantee.
And what kind of place is Anton? It is outside Liaodong. In many people's inherent impression, Liaodong Road is already a bitter and cold place, and Anton is even more barren, a primitive wilderness full of wild beasts and barbarians.
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Of course, to a certain extent, this can indeed be said. After all, even now, the development of the Andong area is limited to the towns and cities established along those rivers and their surroundings.
And more people have not even heard of Anton. Even if they have heard of it, they are easily confused with Anxi and Annan, thinking that they are the same area next to each other.
With a small reputation and a poor environment, the recruitment work of the Anton Governor's Office was obviously faced with difficulties from the beginning.
However, Liu Xu was also well prepared, had plans in advance, and was very determined. Because of the shortage of official personnel, he also dispatched his subordinates, guards, and domestic servants. The imperial court allocated one hundred yuan every year.
Wan Guan, use half of it specifically for the work of recruiting and appeasing the people. All people who register with the recruiting officials will receive five Guan as settling-in allowance before departure.
Of course, during this process, there were inevitably some people who cheated and took the money and regretted it. The result was realistic. Anton didn't make it, and he couldn't stay in the village. He was either thrown into a prison camp, or went into exile, or even became a bandit.
As for the policy, which is more open, Liu Xu also knows that according to the general immigration conditions, it is difficult to dispel the doubts of the people, and the temptation is limited, and the five-guan money is just an appetizer.
All people who immigrated to Anton will be granted land by the Dudu Mansion on the basis of at least one hundred acres per person. As long as they are registered and confirmed by the land registration official under the Dudu Mansion, they will be permanently owned by their names.
If a family of seven moves to Anton, before they arrive in Anton, they can already be called a landowner with a thousand acres.
There is not much else in Anton, but there is a lot of land that needs to be cultivated. In addition to paying an additional housing fee of five guan per person, the Dudu Mansion will also provide production materials such as cattle, grain seeds, and hoes for rent.
The first ten years are tax-free, and the second ten years are half-tax. After twenty years, the Dudu Mansion will collect regular royal taxes.
Such a preferential offer is unprecedented and attractive. Under such conditions, few people will not be tempted. Even if it is a barren land, even if it is full of dangers, they cannot resist the temptation of benefits.
Especially for those who have no property inheritance rights or only a small amount of inheritance rights, this is an opportunity to change the future, both for immediate benefits and for the long-term future. According to the immigration policy issued by the Andong Governor's Office, it is almost "
They have been raised for nothing for twenty years.
At the same time, the credibility of the Anton Governor's Office may not be high, but the golden sign of King Qin Liu Xu is different. After all, he is the eldest son of the emperor. He with the highest status has gone to Anton, so what do they have to do with the common people?
It's easy to worry about it. The emperor would not really put his own son in a barren land.
With various thoughts, many people are recruiting civil servants, registering, collecting money, preparing bags, and then embarking on a journey to Anton to find their dreams.
Of course, Liu Xu didn't want just anyone. According to his requirements, what he needed were farm children with clean family backgrounds, and they had to be young and middle-aged people. He didn't want disabled people, and the guarantee of working ability was the most basic.
As for the population such as criminals, that is another matter. The Andong area also has special refugee camps and a prison management system. Like the prison camp, which is a characteristic product of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court also dispatched several troops to Andong.
, support development and construction.
Even so, after nearly five years of hard work, the Anton Governor's Office has also recruited fewer than 130,000 immigrants.