After reading out the decree, Zhang Mingwei said sincerely: "Fathers and fellow villagers, the safest way to arrange for you is to go home your own way and don't waste the land. If you encounter banditry, you can go to the county government office. Avoid, with these two holy signs, if the local officials dare to ignore you, just come to the capital to find me, or come to Jinyiwei to file a complaint!"
Previously, Zhang Mingwei had already investigated the situation of refugees coming to Gyeonggi. According to the statistical results, it was not beyond his expectation that they were basically people from the capital. To be more precise, they were refugees from the states closest to the capital. If it were any further, it probably wouldn't be able to reach the capital.
The best way to place them is not to keep them in the capital, but to let them return to their hometown!
This trick was actually done in ancient times. However, under normal circumstances, these refugees leave their hometowns and come to the capital to seek survival because they cannot survive in their hometowns. If the government prevents them from coming to the capital, then the only way for them to starve to death is to rebel.
But Zhang Mingwei's tricks were a little different from theirs, which solved their difficulties after returning to their hometown. Half of the taxes were reduced and reduced to give them hope, and the other half of the taxes was left to the local governments to shoulder the burden of solving the problems for the local people.
If the local government cannot solve the problems of local people, civil unrest will occur and the local government will be in danger. Therefore, local governments can use new powers to collect money and food from wealthy households in their jurisdiction to tide over the difficulties. This is an alternative interpretation of the decree.
It has to be said that for such a generous person like Zhang Mingwei, except for the time traveler falling in front of Emperor Chongzhen, the two of them being intimate and working together to revive the Ming Dynasty, there is no other way for such a thing to happen.
If Zhang Mingwei was not a time traveler, then he would not have been able to come up with other ways to fill the vacancy left by the local taxes in the north; and if he had not fallen in front of Emperor Chongzhen and let Emperor Chongzhen know that the danger of the country's subjugation was right in front of him, all the ministers would be the subjects of the country's subjugation. , Emperor Chongzhen would not agree to such a crazy idea!
However, now this has happened, and it can be used to solve the refugee crisis.
Of course, Zhang Mingwei went beyond these two imperial edicts. He continued to say to the refugees: "The money and food collected since yesterday are for your travel expenses. When you go back to your hometown, everyone can receive half a month's food and food." Five coins. After receiving it, there will be no extra money and food in the capital, not even when others come. Therefore, when you go back, you should explain this matter clearly and go to your local parents to solve the problem. "
Having said this, he turned to Lan Tianbao and stretched out his hand, bringing over a stack of paper and saying: "These are two notices related to the imperial edict. Each of you should take some back with you to show to others and to the local officials." . I said, if the local authorities don’t implement it, you can come to Jinyiwei Yamen to file a complaint and see if I can’t spare them!”
The most important thing between people is trust!
If the corrupt Liao Guolin was responsible for what Zhang Mingwei announced, then these refugees would not believe it even if they saw that there was a real decree!
However, Zhang Mingwei has won their trust with practical actions in the past two days, even to the point of calling Zhang Qingtian and Zhang Bodhisattva.
In this way, what Zhang Mingwei said would be more authoritative. At this time, the bonus of the imperial edict can also be reflected.
What's even more surprising is that Luo Yangxing also came to assassinate him. This made the refugees feel the value of Zhang Mingwei, and also made them cherish Zhang Mingwei as a good official.
At the same time, because of this assassination incident, Zhang Mingwei immediately took over the official position of commander of the Jinyiwei. Therefore, he can tell those refugees that if they encounter problems, they can go to the Jinyiwei Yamen to file a complaint. This is much lower than the threshold for filing a complaint!
If they really have a problem, there is someone who can make the decision for them! It can be said that although they are going to be sent back to their hometown, Zhang Mingwei has already considered all aspects of their return to their hometown.
Therefore, after Zhang Mingwei finished speaking, most of the refugees understood that this was the best outcome. It was Zhang Bodhisattva who tried his best to provide them with a way to survive, and of course they listened.
Of course, there are still a small number of refugees who actually still have concerns. Now that I'm back, what if something goes wrong in the future and the local magistrate doesn't care and comes to the Jinyiwei Yamen to complain, but he won't let me in?
For example, this time, as long as the refugees have no relatives or friends in the city to seek refuge with, they will all be stopped outside the city.
However, the small group of people who were worried heard that most of the refugees around them were grateful to Zhang Bodhisattva, and they hesitated to say it, otherwise they would definitely be cast aside by others.
Zhang Bodhisattva has already done this, but he still wants to find fault? Don’t even think about it, are there such good officials in the world? They care more than their biological parents, so what else?
However, they never expected that after Zhang Mingwei reached out on the stage to signal them to quiet down, he said loudly: "In addition, as you know, I have just taken over as the commander of the Jinyiwei, so I decided to recruit soldiers among you to work in the Jinyiwei. But one thing I want to make clear is that we can only provide food, clothing, food and accommodation, and there is no money left to pay salaries. After one year, only those who perform well can officially become members of the Jinyiwei."
While the refugees below were in a daze, he immediately added: "Each village can only recommend a young man with a small family, who is loyal, honest, and able to endure hardships. I have something to say first, the Jinyiwei are the emperor's personal soldiers, and they are The army is here. To suppress thieves and suppress rebellions, to arrest corrupt officials, you may lose your life. Although you will never lose your pension, it is still a life after all. Think carefully before deciding whether to join the Jinyi Guard as a recruiter."
After saying this, Zhang Mingwei stopped talking. He glanced down to see their reactions.
After the refugees understood what Zhang Mingwei said, they immediately became excited!
Zhang Bodhisattva wants to recruit a Jinyiwei captain. Although there is no salary, with the status of Jinyiwei, who will dare to bully him from now on? Even if the family returns to the local area, they will never let the local officials oppress them at will!
As for whether you will lose your life, in this world, wouldn't you lose your life if you don't serve as a royal guard? In this world, the most worthless thing is human life!
Thinking about it this way, it would be strange for those refugees who meet the requirements not to grab the spot to enter the Jinyiwei!
As a result, the scene suddenly became lively. People from the same village and town, or from the same village and village, immediately gathered with each other and began to recommend themselves or actively recommend people who were closer to them.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Mingwei stretched out his hand to signal them to be quiet. However, this time, it still took a while before it became quiet. It was not like before, when he could silence the whole place just by stretching out his hand.
"Fathers and fellow villagers, after you have selected the people, come and line up, and while collecting the money and food for the journey back, submit the candidates." Zhang Mingwei said loudly, "If you go home early, I will be able to free up my hands earlier. , revitalize the Imperial Guard, arrest corrupt officials, and fight for the Ming Dynasty to return to a peaceful and prosperous age, okay?"
Needless to say, this is good or not, of course it is!
The refugees responded enthusiastically, feeling that they could also do their part to create a peaceful and prosperous world. The atmosphere at the scene became particularly lively.
"Bodhisattvas have arranged things so well for us. If anyone wants to stay in the capital any longer, he will be struck by thunder from heaven!"
"Yes, if Bodhisattva hadn't come forward, we would have starved to death! People must have some conscience when they are alive!"
"Yeah, if it were possible, who would want to leave their hometown? Now I can finally go back. I feel like returning home!"
"Don't bother Bodhisattva anymore. Let Bodhisattva take care of those corrupt officials and restore a bright future!"
"..."
Those who chose the less controversial one quickly came and lined up. While recommending the fellows to Jinyiwei, he also received the travel expenses. Afterwards, after urging the fellows from Jinyiwei many times, he came to kowtow to Zhang Mingwei and say goodbye!
It was also at this time that the people around Zhang Mingwei discovered that Mr. Zhang had said from the beginning that the refugees should eat more and at least have the strength to walk. It turned out to be for this!
