Daming One Piece

Chapter 158 The Year of Severe Drought
Beigang Propaganda Department!
Exile Beigang!

Isn't it just waiting to be exiled to a foreign country!
Exiled to that place where the birds don't shit, want to make a comeback?

is it possible?
When everyone's faces showed a hint of joy, Tian Ergeng said again.

"Let's say Ming Dynasty, whether it's Yunnan or Guizhou, they will always recover one day, they can always write letters to their relatives and friends, and their children and grandchildren will always take the scientific examination, and it's easy to come back. After all, the level of scholars over there is not as good as Jiangnan, not as good as the Central Plains. But Beigang is different. Not to mention that place is isolated overseas, the island is still full of miasma and savages. When they arrive there, they will live and die. I know, but I will definitely lose contact with old relatives and friends, I don’t think there is a better place than that, what do you guys think?”

Xu Xianchun immediately smiled and said:

"What Dudu Tian said is, isn't that the reason? At that time, they will definitely not be able to come back. Even if someone asks them to come back, they will not be able to come back without Mr. Shi's consent."

"That's right, Mr. Shi, that's one of our own too!"

Tian Ergeng laughed.

This is his careful thinking. In fact, ever since Wei Zhongxian stuffed Shi Yiwen into Jinyiwei, he secretly became vigilant. When he stuffed his nephew in, Tian Ergeng didn't think it was a big deal, but Shi Yiwen was different. Could it be that Jiuqian wants to master Jinyiwei?
We must guard against this!

But it can't be too obvious. After thinking about it, Tian Ergeng came up with a curvy way to save the country - throw Shi Yiwen far away, isn't he Beigang's consolation envoy?Let him go back to Beigang and go there to work for Jiuqian.

You see, let's think about Nine Thousand Years.

"That's right, that's right, if they want to come back, they have to take a boat and travel at sea for ten days and a half months before they can come back. If the boat sinks..."

It has to be said that there is no one who can infer other things from one instance, as long as you think about it a little bit, you can think of the benefits.

Exile in Beigang will do them no harm at all!

Even Feng Quan and the others started to think about the family property of those people and exiled them all. Doesn't that mean that they can swallow up the family business of those people openly.

This... a good thing!

"That's not bad."

Wei Zhongxian thought for a while and asked again:

"Shi Yiwen hasn't come back from Shanxi yet, has he?"

Tian Ergeng said:
"Not yet, but he should be back soon. After all, he just went there for a round of inspection. Maybe, this will be on the way."

"Well, after he comes back, Feng Quan, you have a hard time, go and talk to him, let him finish this matter, tell him, if there is a chance in the future, with our family here, it's too early for him to be promoted It's on."

Undoubtedly, Wei Zhongxian made the best choice for himself.

"By the way, I have to tell him that this exile will definitely not make him suffer, and the court will give him money."

"Your Majesty understands."

Feng Quan smiled slightly, and when he looked at Tian Ergeng, he thought to himself that the person surnamed Tian was indeed a good means.

Be careful going forward.

Then everyone discussed for a while before dispersing. When leaving Nine Thousand Years' Mansion, Feng Quan looked up at the sky, and then said to himself.

"Okay, the Ming Dynasty will be quiet for a while..."

At the same time, Shi Yiwen and his party were already approaching the capital. He who wanted to take a breather did not take a carriage, but chose to ride a horse. Occasionally, he would cast his eyes on the fields on both sides of the official road.

Looking at the dry and cracked land, Shi Yiwen frowned from time to time.

Since he came to the capital, whether in the capital or in Shanxi, he hasn't encountered any rain, at most it's rain from the wet ground.

"My lord, this year's weather is not good. Look at the dry land here."

Seeing Master Qianshi staring at the fields on both sides, Xu Wentao said casually.

"Xu Baihu, look at what you said, the year there is not good this year, it's clearly not as good as every year."

"No, this day is getting colder and drier every year."

Although those Jinyiwei are not peasant households, but they often go out, of course they also know that it is the situation of the people, such as severe drought, no harvest, selling children and daughters, and even changing children to eat each other.

From their mouths, we can learn that before the devastating drought in Chongzhen, droughts had already occurred in various parts of the north during the reign of Tianqi, but the drought after Chongzhen was even more shocking and devastating. From north to south, almost all provinces are involved.

How many people will die in that drought that lasted for decades?

When listening to them talking about those tragedies in the world, Shi Yiwen's brows became more and more wrinkled, while Li Guiqi who was riding on the horse said.

"My lord, if that's the case, it's better to take all those victims to Beigang. We have a lot of land there. No matter what happens, we won't starve to death."

"That's right, my lord, if you take them to Beigang, there will always be a way to survive..."

"It is possible to pick up some people, but even Beigang can't accommodate those people,"

Shi Yiwen knew better than them that the severe drought was unprecedented in its scale, duration, and geographical extent. The severe drought in Chongzhen started in northern Shaanxi and ended in Jiangnan, and lasted for nearly 40 years.With only one Beigang, how can those victims be absorbed?
What if you count the whole of Southeast Asia?
But the question is will the imperial court allow them to go to sea?

Immigrants, especially large-scale immigrants, must have the support of the court, but how can we get the support of the court?
Along the way, Shi Yiwen kept frowning, because he knew the answer to that question very well.

Perhaps, he could take advantage of Mao Wenlong’s inability to support so many Liaodong refugees, and send Liaodong refugees to Beigang, or even to Hoi An, and to the Mekong Delta. But how to save the tens of millions of refugees from the mainland where are they?
Noticing Shi Yiwen's preoccupied appearance, Li Wanqing, who was riding on the horse, looked towards the south with her eyes, and said proactively:
"I wonder when Master Shi will return to Beigang?"

"Back to Beigang?"

"That's right, the little girl is only looking forward to setting sail with your lord as soon as possible to see what Beigang looks like. Lord Li and the others say it's the same as Jiangnan, but I've never been to Jiangnan."

The reason why Li Wanqing mentioned Beigang was not because she was curious about it, but because it was her only way of life.Staying in the capital is a hidden danger for her, but it is different in Beigang. After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.

"Go back to the capital first."

Glancing at Li Wanqing, Shi Yiwen, who was originally preoccupied, heaved a long sigh.

Forget it, what's the use of thinking so much?
Let's go back to the capital first, I don't know what's going on there.

(End of this chapter)