Hearing everyone speaking in Chinese, Liu Lezi took a sip of tea calmly.
Well, this is also a habit I developed after going to Liaodong.
The Liaodong area is very cold, so drinking tea in winter is also popular.
Of course, the most important thing is that Liu Lezi now has money in his bag and can afford to drink tea. In the past, he was so poor that he couldn't even eat enough, let alone drink tea.
"Ahem~"
After drinking the tea, Liu Laizi coughed slightly, and everyone around him immediately became quiet, quietly waiting for Liu Laizi's next words.
"I also know something about the Western Regions. The Western Regions, as the name suggests, are at the far west of our Ming Dynasty. They are far away from Liaodong where I am. One is in the east and the other is in the west. They are thousands of miles apart."
Liu Lezi's trip to Liaodong was obviously not in vain.
Because all immigrants are here in Liaodong, and immigrants are managed in a centralized and unified manner, large villages and towns are built one after another. Liaodong is actually very close to the Beijing-Tianjin area, especially after there are ships.
Naturally, the young and old men in the Liaodong area are more concerned about national affairs and know more. There are more people reading newspapers, and other people also know some things more or less.
"The difference is thousands of miles~"
"That's too far away. Is it the same as Liaodong?"
When someone heard this, they couldn't help but say.
"Yes, yes, I'd better go to Liaodong with Brother Liu. Liaodong, at least, has fertile land and a lot of land that can be cultivated. As long as you work hard, you will always have a bright future."
"Ah, yes, this Western Region. I heard that this Western Region is a desert area, and there are many Tatars in the Western Region. It is definitely not safe to go there."
Some people also shouted along.
"What do you know?"
As soon as Liu Lezi heard the chatter around him, he immediately yelled loudly.
"Yes, yes, everyone be quiet, everyone be quiet, and listen carefully."
The clan leader Liu Fu also said to everyone.
Immediately, everyone fell silent and waited quietly for Liu Laizi to continue speaking.
"Although the Western Region is far away from Liaodong, with one in the west and the other in the east, it is actually almost the same whether you go to Liaodong or the Western Region."
"Isn't it clearly written on the document below on the court's side?"
"As long as those who immigrate to the Western Regions are rewarded with 100 acres of fertile land, each household will be rewarded with 100 acres of fertile land. In addition, because there are many homeless peoples in the Western Regions, our Ming Dynasty won a great victory in the Western Regions not long ago, defeating many tribes in the Western Regions, capturing a large number of slaves, and seizing a large number of cattle and sheep.
and horses.”
"So in order to encourage immigrants to the Western Regions, the imperial court also rewarded each household with one cow, one horse, and ten sheep. Such generous conditions were not available when I immigrated to Liaodong."
"When I was here in Liaodong last year, cattle were very scarce and the price was extremely high. We cultivated the fields with our own hoes."
"It's different when immigrants go to the Western Regions. Where there are enough cattle, sheep and horses, this kind of land will be very labor-saving."
"Think about it. As long as immigrants come here, they will have their own cattle, horses, and sheep. In our village, only landlords and rich people can have such conditions."
When Liu Lezi saw that everyone was quiet, he continued to speak.
"To be honest, I am planning to buy a cow this year, but here in Liaodong, there are too few cows, even fewer cattle, and the price is very high. There are quite a few horses because it is close to the grassland, and people in the grassland raise many horses."
"Now that you have immigrated to the Western Regions, you will have your own cattle, sheep and horses. Such a good thing is only available now."
"The imperial court now has a lot of money. You may not know that last year alone, a shipload of silver was brought back from overseas. That's why the imperial court was able to organize everyone to immigrate."
"When you immigrate to the Western Regions, you don't have to worry about food and drink. The stations along the way will take care of the immigrants' food. The food they eat is rice or white flour steamed buns from Nanyang, which is better than what you eat at home."
"As for saying that the Western Region is all desert, that's not right either."
"There are indeed many deserts in the Western Regions, but where there is water, rich pastures and oases are formed. The land is fertile and the pastures are rich."
"The climate here in the Western Region is very suitable for cotton cultivation. After you immigrate to the Western Region, there is a lot of land. You can grow part of it to grow food and most of it to grow cotton. In addition, you can raise cattle and sheep. In less than a year, I will keep you all alive."
Turn over and live the life of a wealthy landlord."
"If it weren't for the fact that I immigrated to Liaodong first, I would have wanted to immigrate to the Western Regions."
"I've heard that in the Western Region, our Ming Dynasty's army swept across all directions, wiped out countless tribes in the Western Region, and captured many Orchids and slaves."
"The imperial court rewards meritorious officers with Hu Ji and slaves. If you go to the Western Regions, you will definitely have no problem marrying Hu Ji as your wife."
"I heard that these Orchids are all tall, have big butts, and white skin. They are easy to give birth to. The children they give birth to will definitely be good."
Hearing what Liu Lezi said, the eyes of all the old bachelors in Liujia Village couldn't help but start to shine.
Liu Lezi immigrated to Liaodong and became a sperm in more than a year. They were no worse than Liu Lezi, so naturally they were all moved.
Who doesn’t want to have a warm mother-in-law?
Who doesn’t want to have a field of their own?
Having their own cattle, sheep and horses, working hard, having enough to eat and drink, and caring for their children is the life they most desperately desire.
In the past, such a life was out of reach for them.
In the Central Plains, the land has long been exhausted and highly concentrated. Almost all the land is concentrated in the hands of the landlords and gentry.
Ordinary people like them, even if they have land, it is pitiful. The land that has been cultivated for thousands of years has long been barren, water sources are scarce, and the population is large, which makes everything here appear extremely fragile.
Once there is any natural or man-made disaster, the ancient land in Henan will immediately be filled with starvation and refugees. The land here is no longer enough to support the increasingly large population.
No matter how hardworking and smart the people living here are, what can they do?
The land and resources per capita are too scarce. Coupled with this fragile natural environment, hard work cannot get corresponding rewards. What about wisdom? You can only think about how to plunder, because you can only rob other people's land.
and resources can lead to a better life.
This is an important reason why Liu Jin has always insisted on large-scale relocation of the population from Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, and Anhui provinces.
It’s not that the people here aren’t hardworking, or that the people here aren’t smart.
It's because with limited resources, no matter how hard we try, the resources will never increase, and life will always be very hard.
"Chief, would you like me to immigrate to the Western Regions?"
Someone stepped forward and volunteered.
The example of Liu Lezi is put here. Even though he has no idea where the Western Region is in his mind, he has no idea about the situation here.
But at this moment, they see Liu Lezi’s current life.
So in their minds, as long as they immigrate to the Western Regions, they can live the same life as Liu Laizi.
Having a large amount of your own land is enough to allow you to plant more than you can finish, work hard for a year, fill the granary with food, and eat all the food, instead of being hungry and full like you are now.
If you have your own mother-in-law, you will have someone to warm your bed in the cold winter and give you babies. You will work hard to farm outside, and your mother-in-law will keep the house clean.
Live a prosperous life, work hard to get rich, own your own cattle, sheep and horses...
"Chief, I also want to immigrate to the Western Regions~"
"I'll go too, I'll go too!"
Someone took the initiative, and others also stood up and expressed their opinions. They were all poor people who had been living a hard life. Now they saw hope, gritted their teeth, and immigrated to the Western Regions. Maybe they would soon be able to live the same life as Liu Laizi.
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"Okay~Okay~"
"Everyone who wants to go comes and registers. If there are too many people, we will draw lots. If it doesn't work, I will report it to the superiors and see if we in Liujiacun can immigrate more people."
When the patriarch Liufu saw the scene in front of him, he immediately smiled and nodded.
He had seen the situation in Liujiacun. Everyone was poor, with their faces turned to the loess and their backs to the sky. Even if they died of exhaustion in the fields all year round, they could not produce a few kilograms of wheat and they could not have enough to eat.
Perhaps immigrating is also a good way out.
He knows a little more than the average person.
There are many places in Henan where a large number of people immigrated. At first, the government forced everyone to move out, but then they were slowly taken out by their relatives and friends.
Liaodong, Nanyang, even to the West, Australia, and the Golden Continent. In short, the world outside the Ming Dynasty is very big, with a lot of fertile land. As long as you are willing to immigrate, life will be very good.
On the contrary, for those who are stuck here in Henan, life is still the same, with no big changes.
The only change is that as more and more people immigrate out of Henan, the number of local people in Henan continues to decrease. There are not so many people cultivating the fields of the landlords and wealthy families, so everyone can rent more land from the landlords for cultivation.
Other than that there isn't much difference.
"Those who want to go to Liaodong should hurry up and pack up in the past few days. I will prepare to return to Liaodong the day after tomorrow."
"Spring will begin soon, and I have to go back to cultivate my fields."
Liu Lezi also shouted to everyone with a smile on his face.
His family has already discussed this, and his brothers are all going to Liaodong. Even his married sister is planning to move the whole family to Liaodong.
Liu Lezi laid some foundations here in Liaodong, and everyone went to Liaodong to have a basis, and they were able to adapt quickly.
