When Wen Daolin, the commander-in-chief, confirmed that the huge fleet was his own man who had returned from Japan, he ordered his subordinates to resume their work.

In fact, he was also relieved, although in addition to professional construction workers, there was also a hundred households to assist in the work of the fort.

However, the hundred households directly under him were not on the scene, and most of his subordinates were untrained recruits, if it was really the enemy, he didn't know if these subordinates would disperse in a hurry when they engaged in battle.

Han Yun, who was standing on the fort, also breathed a sigh of relief, seeing such a fleet appear on the sea, he realized the necessity of building a fort here.

All along, he believed that the construction of forts at the mouth of Dagu was not so urgent, and that the fortress should be built on the border fortresses in the northwest and northeast to defend against the land attacks of the Eastern Captives and the Western Tartars.

However, when he saw that the ships on the sea were as nimble as horses running on the plains, he was shocked to discover that these ships, if equipped with cannons, would be a fortified city on the sea.

Without a defense system at the mouth of the sea, ships armed with artillery could invade the interior along the Haihe River, while the enemy army could drive long into the capital.

Han Yun's first thought was that if Jiannu realized this and built ships to bypass the Ningjin defense line from the sea, then the Ningjin defense line, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars, would become useless.

With this intuitive understanding, Han Yun has deepened his understanding of the role of the fort.

The fleet of Lu Jiude and others was advancing along the Haihe River towards Tianjin Wei, and Sasuke Hamada stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the scenery on both sides of the Haihe River.

Unlike his impression of the wealth of the Ming Kingdom, the desolate scenery on both sides of the Haihe River was not as desolate as that of Nagasaki and Hirato, which made him very disappointed. However, the endless plains on both sides of the Haihe River are a sight that cannot be seen in Japan.

"The Tang people are really a waste, if in Japan, such a flat land would have been developed by the daimyo a long time ago." Sasuke Hamada couldn't help but sigh at his companion.

His companion also subconsciously chimed in: "Yes, I think Edo was originally just a small fishing village surrounded by swamps, but with the development of Gonkenden, it has now become the most prosperous city in Japan.

The environment here is much better than in Edo, but the Tang people let the land be so barren, and it seems that the farmers of the Tang people are not as industrious as our Japanese farmers..."

The ships of the second half of the flotilla stopped at Gegu shortly after entering the Haihe River. A general flag who had embarked from the mouth of Dagu disembarked here, and soon returned with a group of men.

The guerrilla Jin Ming, who was in charge of organizing the transportation of the bereaved families of the martyrs, the disabled sergeants, and some war orphans in Dongjiang Town, got off the boat, and after discussing with the people on the shore for a while, he ordered the more than 1,000 Dongjiang people who were transported on more than a dozen boats to start disembarking.

Then Jin Ming summoned more than 30 prestigious people on each ship, and then said to them: "Fathers, according to Your Majesty's arrangement, you will be placed here. This Zhang Baihu beside me is the official who is responsible for accepting and resettling you, and if you encounter any trouble in the future, you can find him to solve it. ”

A middle-aged man who was missing his left hand suddenly said angrily: "Jin Guji, this is Gegu, I have stayed here for a while. The land here is not cultivated at all, at most it is just sorghum.

Most of us are women and children, and the remaining half are mostly old, weak, and disabled. Could it be that the imperial court took us back because it wanted to starve us to death? ”

The middle-aged man's words immediately resonated with others, and when the scene seemed a little out of control, Zhang Shibo, who was in charge of the Dongjiang immigrants, suddenly stepped forward and stopped the guerrilla Jin Ming before he spoke.

"Don't worry, fathers and elders, listen to me first after I finish talking about the court's placement of you, and then you can ask questions, okay?"

Zhang Shibo's voice was loud and his tone was quite sincere, and the Dongjiang people looked at each other, and then they temporarily quieted down, wanting to hear what the official who had placed them wanted to say.

Zhang Shibo cleared his throat, looked at the expressions of these Dongjiang people, and said: "Everyone should know that in the past, the imperial court has always adopted scattered resettlement for the resettlement of Liaodong refugees who entered the customs, and they were all arranged in poor and remote areas, and rarely arranged near Gyeonggi.

First, the land that can be developed into fertile land has long been developed, and there is basically no wasteland that can be developed into fertile land for a long time;

The second is that the princes in charge of the imperial court, considering that once the Liao people who enter the customs gather into a group, it is easier to clash with the local people, and the two sides will continue to fight, which will hinder the subsequent resettlement of the Liao people by the imperial court.

However, His Majesty believes that unlike other Liao people, you have made contributions to the country, and the imperial court should make your life more comfortable. ”

Zhang Shibo paused slightly, and he noticed that the Dongjiang people surrounding him finally turned a little better, and he continued.

"Your Majesty knows that most of the people who have moved back to the mainland are martyrs and wounded soldiers, that is to say, they are all families who lack strong labor. If you are arranged to go to the countryside to farm, you will only have enough food and clothing at most.

Moreover, the relocation of the Dongjiang people this time was arranged in a hurry, and if houses were to be built in the countryside with inconvenient transportation, by the time everyone arrived, several houses could not be built.

That's why His Majesty decided to settle everyone in Gegu, where there were already houses of the coastal defense camp, and with a little repair, thousands of people could be accommodated. And it is located by the Haihe River, and it is also quite convenient to transport building materials.

So that everyone will be able to move in as soon as they get off the boat, and I can assure you here that you will be able to stay in your house tonight and leave without sleeping in the wilderness. ”

Zhang Shibo's words were finally dispelled, and some of the anxiety in the hearts of these people was dispelled. Although they are very happy to be able to return to the mainland from Dongjiang Town, they also have hidden worries about their future life.

Now a problem that is most important to them at the moment, living there after going ashore, has been solved so lightly, and it can be regarded as a solution to the current trouble.

"But even if we can solve the problem here, if we don't farm in the future, what will we rely on for food?" An old man with gray hair complained to Zhang Shibo with some slurp.

Another old man suddenly opened his mouth and said, "This place is close to the sea, if Zhang Baihu can get me a small boat, I can go to the sea to fish." ”

As the old man began, some people began to think about asking Zhang Shibo to prepare some tools for them, so that they could support themselves on their own.

Zhang Shibo interrupted their discussion, and then hurriedly said: "It's good that you have the idea of self-reliance, but Your Majesty didn't leave you here alone.

His Majesty means that Gegu is connected to the canal at the top and the Bohai Sea at the bottom, which is where the Haihe River meets, and it is also the main road with convenient transportation.

If a few factories are built here, it will not only be able to absorb the people who have migrated from the Dongjiang River, but also reduce production costs through cheap water transportation. In this way, you will not have a field to cultivate, but you will be able to live without worrying about food and clothing. ”

"So what is the factory opened by His Majesty to make? We don't have a lot of stuff. ”

Zhang Shibo replied: "To make the clothes and shoes and socks in the army, in the past, the clothes of the sergeants were distributed with cloth and cotton, and then made by themselves.

His Majesty thought that this was very inappropriate, and that ready-to-wear clothes should be issued in order to prevent some of the non-commissioned officers who could not make clothes from wearing new uniforms.

Moreover, Tianjin is located by the sea, which has always benefited from fish and salt, and His Majesty also intends to build a food processing factory here to make food that is easy to store by using the salt dried by the sea and the seafood caught by the fishermen..."

Under Zhang Shibo's patient explanation, these Dongjiang immigrants finally relieved their uneasy emotions. And when they walked into the house prepared for them and saw a clay jar full of corn placed in the corner of the house, these Dongjiang immigrants immediately found a sense of home.

Originally, the coastal defense camp in Gegu could accommodate more than 3,000 people, but because it was in disrepair, there were only about 2,000 people in the rooms that could live after restoration.

In order to be able to arrange subsequent immigration, Zhang Shibo carefully took out only half of the room. Basically, a family gets two houses, two families share a kitchen, and a yard for 4-5 families, toilets, bathrooms share.

After assigning rooms to these Dongjiang immigrants, Zhang Shibo began to establish grassroots organizations among the migrants. Each hospital has a director who is mainly responsible for the sanitation of the common areas in and at the entrance of the hospital, and communicates some public policies on immigration management.

In addition, the dean also has an important task of assisting the clerks he sent to register the origin and past experience of these immigrants in Liaodong, as well as their education level and work skills.

Then there is one officer for every five houses and one director-general for every ten officers, and these directors-generals are assistants to assist him in the management of the migrant camps.

Although this organizational form still seems crude, it allows Zhang Shibo to influence his power on everyone, and the files set up for each immigrant allow him to understand the past of these immigrants in a very short time.

And using these personnel elected by Liaodong people to manage these Liaodong immigrants also allowed his orders to be carried out unimpeded.

In a short period of time, the Liaodong immigrants in the Haiphong camp adapted to the new environment and truly settled down. And the Haiphong Battalion also became Haicheng Village.

Originally, the things that some court officials were worried about did not appear in Haichengzhuang. As a result, this kind of grassroots management method for urban streets, which was established at the suggestion of Chongzhen, began to be popularized in various resettlement points and in Beijing, Tianjin and other cities.

In addition to the incomplete families, there are more than 80 orphans under the age of 14 who are resettled in Haichengzhuang. In Dongjiang Town, where supplies are not abundant, orphans who have lost the care of their parents and relatives will soon disappear silently in a corner if they are not immediately adopted.

This time, in Dongjiang Town, the number of orphans admitted is very small, and most of these orphans are mainly women. In Dongjiang Town, men can go into battle as long as they are over 16, and many officers like to adopt some half-grown boys as adopted sons, and as long as they grow up, they will be the most loyal guards to themselves. And underage women are obviously just a package in Dongjiang Town.

Zhang Shibo was also a little helpless against these orphans, and finally made a report. A few days later, the orphans were taken to the capital and adopted by Her Royal Highness the Empress.