Chapter 2848

It is somewhat ironic that in the early years, the Northern Region had to transfer refugees to the south on a large scale because there were too many refugees in the area and it was difficult to resettle them. Thousands of refugees took boats out to sea at Zhifu Port and went south to Taiwan.

, colonial resettlement areas in Hainan Island and other places.

During the peak period, immigration ships depart from Zhifu Port every day, and as many as tens of thousands of refugees leave the country in a single month. Most of the resettlement places assigned to these northern refugees depend on luck. If they are lucky, they may end up near Sanya, becoming

An employee of a collective farm; if you are unlucky, your destination may be a seaside town near the equator thousands of miles away from home, and you will never have the opportunity to return to your hometown again in this life.

At that time, the Northern Region did not care to consider the specific whereabouts of the refugees. If they were not transported away as soon as possible, it would only lead to the rapid depletion of various materials in the jurisdiction, and then the situation would get out of control and fall into chaos. But few people could

I thought that more than ten years later, the Northern Region was once again stumped by the population problem, but this time it was not that the population was too large to feed, but that it was too small to meet the needs of development.

With the current population size in Liaodong, if we want to meet the labor force required for development through natural reproduction, we may have to wait at least one generation. The premise is that Liaodong can recuperate during this period and there will be no war or famine.

Disaster.

"Then how do you plan to solve the population problem?" Bai Kesi asked.

Now that Chen Yixin has put this problem on the table, Bai Kesi believes that he should already have a plan to solve the problem, and it seems that there are not many options for the direction of obtaining a large number of people.

"Put pressure on the Ming Dynasty and exchange immigration for peace." The plan given by Chen Yixin can be described as simple and crude.

Bai Kesi asked rhetorically: "The Ming Dynasty signed the armistice agreement with my country in order to preserve the population and territory as much as possible. Do you think applying pressure will be effective?"

Chen Yixin said: "Whether it works or not, we have to try it before we know. But as far as I know, the Ming Dynasty is not so peaceful. The harvests in the Ming Dynasty have been unsatisfactory in recent years. If the year is slightly bad, famine will easily occur, and

The peasant army in the Central Plains has been on the rise again in the past two years. If we are willing to accept those fleeing hungry people for the Ming Dynasty and solve their potential troubles, then maybe we can sit down and negotiate terms."

Bai Kesi asked calmly: "Is it really that simple? If the year is good, there is no refugee wave anywhere, and there is no peasant army as you expected, then wouldn't your method not work?"

Chen Yixin sneered: "If you cooperate with us well, of course there will be no refugee wave and peasant army. But if you refuse to cooperate, it will be hard to say."

Obviously, what Chen Yixin said by "exerting pressure" was not just waiting for problems to arise within Ming Dynasty. If Ming Dynasty refused to cooperate in immigration, then Chen Yixin would probably try to create some trouble for Ming Dynasty.

Even if he does not go to war with the Ming Dynasty, Chen Yixin still has many flexible means to achieve his goals. The Northern Region has enough power to influence the grain market of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the funds are in place, it is not a problem to create an artificial grain shortage. As for wanting to raise troops

There are countless ambitious people who want to become kings on their own, especially in today's Ming Dynasty, which has been severely weakened. As long as some support is provided secretly, there will definitely be no shortage of people who are willing to jump out and cause trouble.

Of course, how to turn these means into real pressure at the negotiation table will have to test Chen Yixin's negotiation skills. If implemented properly, it is possible to force Daming to cooperate.

Bai Kesi did not comment on what Chen Yixin said, but changed his perspective and continued to ask: "Do you think the immigration needs in Liaodong can be solved through this channel?"

Chen Yixin said: "Even if it cannot be completely solved, it can at least alleviate the demand for labor in some areas. I believe you also understand that the value that the same labor force can create in our hands is far greater than their contribution in the Ming Dynasty. This

It can be regarded as making the best use of people’s talents and making the best use of materials.”

Bai Kesi pondered for a moment before responding: "This matter is not trivial. You go back and prepare a written report. I will take it back to Sanya and we will go through the process."

By going through the process, Baikes naturally meant taking the matter to the executive committee for discussion and decision-making. Whether it is the relationship with Ming Dynasty or the development prospects of Liaodong, they are very important to Haihan. These two major events are intertwined.

Together, it must be authorized by the Executive Committee before it can be implemented.

Chen Yixin was not surprised by Bai Kesi's reply. He nodded and said, "Then let's talk about it for now."

Returning to the room later, Bai Letong took the initiative to ask his father a question: "My child thinks Uncle Chen's plan does not sound practical, so why is my father willing to accept it?"

Bai Kesi said: "If someone else said these words, it might sound a bit like bragging. But when Chen Yixin said these words in front of me, it was definitely not a casual statement, but a careful consideration.

Maybe he has already prepared a written report and is waiting for my request."

Bai Letong said: "But if we want to remove so many people from the Central Plains, Ming Dynasty will probably not let go easily. If we really want to create chaos for Ming Dynasty, it will inevitably lead to disaster. And with Ming Dynasty's ability, if we can't control the situation

, wouldn’t it mean that the world is in chaos? This is also inconsistent with the idea proposed by the Executive Committee to succeed the Ming Dynasty as peacefully as possible!”

Bai Kesi said: "Because he has to act with caution, I asked him to first submit a written plan to the executive committee for review. If the executive committee feels that the situation may get out of control, it may not approve his plan. But I think it should

If we can find a balance point acceptable to both parties through negotiation, we don’t necessarily have to use coercion, we can also offer inducements!”

Bai Letong said: "How should we implement this inducement? Is it possible that we still have to spend money to buy people? I have only read about this in books. I heard that at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a lot of money was spent to introduce people from all walks of life from the Ming Dynasty.

Do talented people from all walks of life need to follow this method again?"

Bai Kesi shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, we did not have the capital to negotiate terms with the Ming Dynasty, so we could only spend money to do things. But now the situation is different. We are the stronger side. If we relax our fingers a little, we can deal with the Ming Dynasty.

This is a very considerable benefit. For example, if we decide to postpone the acceptance of Shandong or other regions for one or two years, but require Ming Dynasty to provide immigrants in exchange, do you think there is room for negotiation on this matter?

?”

Bai Letong suddenly said: "What my father said makes sense. If we can reach an agreement on terms acceptable to both parties, that would of course be the best."
Chapter completed!