"Get out of here, you untouchables." Just as Zhengliang was listening to the shopkeeper's talk about the tea ceremony in Ming Dynasty, there were waves of scolding from the pipe not far from the tea stall, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves and screams of women and children.

Everyone, including the owner of the tea stall, looked up and saw several fast horses galloping past the pipes. Several refugees walking on the road were almost unable to avoid it and were hit. Even though they almost avoided the impact of the horses, they were still whipped by the people on the horse.

"Hmph, those bullies have come out to do evil again. Why did they come here this time?" Someone cursed at the table of guests next to him.

"Shh. Speak quietly, if they hear it, you will suffer." Someone immediately stopped him.

"Hmph", the person who cursed just now knew the importance of it, but just snorted lightly and stopped making any more noises.

"Who are those people just now?" Hearing everyone's scolding, Zheng Hao became surprised and asked the tea stall shopkeeper in a low voice.

"It's better to ask less questions. In short, the next time I see them, I'll turn around and leave," said the shopkeeper of the tea stall with a deep meaning.

Zhengliang was just about to continue asking questions, but at this time several refugees who had been frightened just now came over. Zhengliang was shocked by their miserable appearance and forgot to continue asking questions. He saw that there were four people in total, one man and one woman, two middle-aged people, and each was dragging a child, one was a little boy and the other was a little girl. It seemed that they were only seven or eight years old. It seemed that these four people were a family of four. But their appearance was really disgusting.

I want to watch it. The four of them were all dressed in blue. The middle-aged women were a little better. Even if they were poor, they picked up some clothes to wrap their bodies. The other three were much less clothes, especially the middle-aged men, with their upper bodies squid and several blood-stirring marks on their shoulders, which were obviously left by the people riding horses just now. Look, the two children. Oh my God, look at their thin appearance. They really look like the famine of those refugees in Africa that they saw later.

Zhengliang was shocked. This was the middle and late Ming Dynasty, how could such refugees appear? Yes, that's right. There were large-scale refugees in the late Ming Dynasty, and even led to continuous peasant uprisings. But now it was the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and such a situation occurred in the great power of the Heavenly Kingdom. **How ​​can Zhengliang feel that?

"Hey, this is the tenth group of refugees who have arrived this month. It's so pitiful. Go and get some food for them." The shopkeeper told the waiter next to him.

The waiter was ordered to go down and prepare for food immediately.

"A lot of such refugees have been lately?" Zhengliang asked.

"Yes, I've asked in the next place. These refugees are all from Guangxin Mansion. Due to the locust plague at home, the government not only did not reduce taxes, but even increased taxes. These people had to escape," said the shopkeeper sighing.

Guangxin Prefecture? Zhengliang was shocked when he heard this. Guangxin Prefecture is in Jiangxi? Now it is Zhejiang. Guangxin Prefecture is located at the junction of Zhejiang and Jiangxi. After entering Zhejiang from Guangxin Prefecture, you need to pass through Chuzhou Prefecture, Jinhua Prefecture, Taizhou Prefecture, and Shaoxing Prefecture respectively. Finally, you can reach Ningbo Prefecture. It is at least hundreds of kilometers. With such a long journey, these refugees came all the way through walking and slept in the open.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, once ordered: "Those who farmed and ploughed their power and gave them a mu. The poor had some money, and the rich would not be allowed to merge. If the annexed people occupied more land to make their own business, and then ordered the poor to tenant crops to be punished." He also ordered the princes and ministers to "they land and land of the mountains, land and fields as the original rules, and they should not be allowed to be excessively occupied for their own business." Zhu Yuanzhang also made nine iron lists to warn the Duke and Duke. It was strictly forbidden for the families of meritorious officials and Dukes to rely on their power to occupy the land of officials and civilians.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in poverty, realized that the annexation of land would cause farmers to become refugees, leading to serious social problems. He also sympathized with the situation of farmers. He often said: "Among the four people, farmers are the most laborious. The chuntian chickens would get up as soon as they cried, drive cattle to the fields to cultivate. After planting seedlings, they would also have to weed and fertilize. The sun was so dry that it was so dry that it was hard to work all day long. After finally waiting for harvest, there would be no more left besides paying taxes. If there was a flood, drought, locust plague, the whole family would be anxious and there would be no way."

In order to allow farmers to farm with peace of mind, Zhu Yuanzhang formulated a "road quotation system". Road quotation is equivalent to a pass and needs to be applied to local officials. Without road quotation, you cannot leave the land at will, so that the farmers' movements will be limited to a hundred miles.

By the descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang, the system of land gradually changed. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there were royal villages where eunuchs were directly managed and collected taxes, and thus large-scale occupation of land was caused.

During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty, there were imperial houses everywhere, with less than 2,000 hectares of official land; later it gradually developed to five imperial houses, covering an area of ​​12,800 hectares. By the time of Emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty, the imperial houses increased to 36, covering an area of ​​more than 53,000 hectares.

The royal family opened up an imperial village, and other royal relatives followed suit. According to the "Minghui Yao", in the 26th year of Hongwu, the total number of land was more than 8.5 million hectares, and by the 15th year of Hongzhi, it was reduced to 4.22 million hectares. This reduction was half of the time, which was annexed by the royal relatives, so it was not in the official list.

In this way, countless farmers had no land to plant and were displaced. Because of the Ming Dynasty's road-guided system, these farmers who had exile to other places were hunted by the government and naturally became so-called "vagrants". With less land, the taxes in the court increased. Farmers with land had to bear heavier tyrants and miscellaneous taxes, so farmers with land also began to abandon their fields on a large scale and flee to join the "vagrants". By the end of the Ming Dynasty, due to land annexation, heavy taxes and a series of natural disasters, the Ming Dynasty had become the largest "vagrant empire" in history.

But it is still the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and it is not the end yet. Why are there such refugees? So Zhengliang really confused.

"Will the government along the road not provide any relief?" Zhengliang asked.

"Guest, you don't know anything. These refugees have no way to guide them. Once they are taken in, the government along the way will be punished," said the shopkeeper with a wry smile.

Zhengliang thought about it after hearing this, and it seemed that Wang Hai was indeed holding some ways to find through relationships.

"Besides, how should so many refugees be relieved? Once the granary is opened, it will definitely lead to all refugees nearby. The local government will be scolded by the government station," the shopkeeper continued, "In fact, it is a blessing that the government along the way will not arrest these refugees."

Humph, if you don’t want to increase the burden on the prison cell, Zhengliang cursed inwardly after hearing this.

"Then where are these refugees going now?" Zhengliang continued to ask.

"Walking forward, there are mountains and forests. They plan to enter the mountains and forests, clear some fields and fend for themselves," said the shopkeeper lowered his head, "There have been several groups of people entering this month. However, there are beasts, poisonous snakes, and there are many mosquitoes. In the end, there are still 50 or more people who can survive."

Entering the mountains and forests? No wonder many peasant uprisings in history were initiated from these mountainous areas. In my memory, a similar uprising occurred during the first year of Chenghua, that is, the famous Jingxiang Battle.

The issue of refugees was a serious social problem since the middle of the Ming Dynasty. The household registration policy formulated during the Hongwu period was extremely strict, with the purpose of limiting the people to the land to ensure the country's taxes and labor service. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, with the intensification of land annexation and the increasing rigorous taxes and labor service, there have been more and more "fled households" and "refused". The Jingxiang Mountain Area is the largest gathering area for refugees. The most famous "Jingxiang" massacre in history happened there.

The farmers are quite hardworking, but they are timid and afraid of things, and have strong patience. If they had not reached the point of ending their lives and desperate, they would never have taken any risks. Now there are refugees, which is not a big slap for the dynasty.

It seems that it is impossible to count on these high-ranking officials of the current dynasty. But what can I do for them? Every time I encounter one, I feel a relief, it is obviously unrealistic. There are more than tens of millions of refugees in the world, and even if I have a wealth of money, I can't help them.

So how should we do it?

The refugees do not ask for anything else, but only seek a place where they can live. But how about finding a place to live and work in peace?

If you can't provide it here, it's better to provide it yourself? But your foundation is in the ri-book?

Immigration? Zhengliang was shocked by his sudden thought. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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