Resettling the Liao people in western and southern Liaoning not only enabled local production and reduced the pressure on logistics and transportation for the garrison, but also demonstrated the emperor and the court's confidence in pacifying Liao.
The emperor had previously relocated all the people in the war zone under the pretext of loving and caring for the people, as he could not bear to see the people of the Ming Dynasty suffer from the ravages of war.
Now that the rescued Liao people have been properly resettled, it clearly shows that the Jiannu can no longer defeat us. The Ming army is confident that it can keep the enemy out of the recovered areas and protect the people in the recovered areas.
However, not all recovered areas were resettled. The Guangning area was under military control, as were parts of southern Liaoning and the area around Zhenjiang Fort, primarily areas that were still not stable.
Even so, places like Jinzhou, Ningyuan, Jinzhou, Fuzhou, Tieshan and Yizhou are more than enough to accommodate tens of thousands of Liao people.
These tens of thousands of Liao people were mainly rescued from Fu and Gai states. Historically, after Liu Xingzuo's rebellion failed, most of them were slaughtered by the Jiannu.
The Dongjiang Army's incitement to rebellion was also ongoing. From time to time, Liao people risked their lives to escape from the Jiannu-controlled area. The number of these people accumulated over time and became quite large.
While others viewed these impoverished people as a burden, the imperial court did its best to accommodate and provide relief to them. Maritime transport continued uninterrupted, with grain and supplies transferred to Dengzhou and Tianjin for further transport across the sea.
The investment was enormous. Even though the court's finances had improved significantly, the emperor still made great efforts to allocate funds, but the overall situation was still relatively tense.
Of course, this was the case without using the imperial treasury. It wasn't that the emperor didn't have any private money, but Zhu Youxiao didn't want to foster a bad habit in the Ministry of Revenue unless it was absolutely necessary.
Such a huge empire, the world's first is not an exaggeration, how could it be unable to support a localized rebellion war? Well, even if there were two or three, there would be no way it would bring down the Ming Empire!
This is a normal idea, although it is not easy to achieve. However, Zhu Youxiao knows that relying solely on subsidies from the imperial treasury is by no means a long-term solution.
The suppression of Liao and She'an Rebellions certainly cost a huge amount of money.
But at the height of the Little Ice Age, disasters plagued much of the country, and millions of people fell into famine, requiring even more food and supplies. How could the imperial court survive the famine without straightening out its finances?
Regardless of how the emperor raises supplies or makes money from various sources, the people still have to live their lives, and their lives are much simpler.
The Liao people who had just been resettled, and even those on their way to the resettlement sites, were obviously nervous or tired.
The Liao people who have settled in stable areas such as the coastal islands of Liaodong and southern Liaoning have found peace and security, and their lives are getting better and better.
The reason for peace and security was that the Ming army grew stronger and stronger, and had forced the Jiannu army back inland, where they posed basically no threat.
For example, Lüda, as the Ming army pushed its defenses northward to Fuzhou, became a sort of rear area. Although the Jiannu were still alive, like the people in the capital, they felt far away from the chaos of war.
A few white clouds, like cotton balls, drifted lazily across the blue sky. The river rippled gently, its emerald green adding to the color of the clouds reflected in the water.
Yingzi followed the cart pushed by her father, stepped onto the wooden bridge, and was closer to home.
Yingzi's father had a smile on his face. He had made some money on this trip and was calculating how much he could add to the dowry he prepared for his daughter.
Although he was a farmer who made a living from the soil, he was still quite clever.
Knowing that the army stationed there needed a large amount of vegetables, and knowing that the army would not force the people to buy or sell anything, he planted vegetables on most of the land allocated to him, and only planted sweet potatoes as required by the government on a small part of it.
Vegetables grow fast. As long as you water them frequently, weed them frequently, and add some organic fertilizer, they will grow in less time than grain crops and show results faster.
Of course, Yingzi's father's decision was also risky. At that time, every farmer had to grow enough food for their own family and then consider other crops on the remaining land.
If you don't grow food and only rely on buying it, it's not safe at all. A rise in food prices is one thing, but what if you run out of food for some unexpected reason?
Take the current Lüda area, for example. Food is rationed. The military naturally gets priority, while ordinary people can only get a limited amount based on the number of people in their family.
After the autumn harvest, even the rationing system would be abolished for farmers who had been allocated land. Only in the event of a major disaster could they count on relief from the imperial court.
"Don't we have sweet potatoes?" Yingzi's father smiled and explained to his daughter's doubts, "I heard that the yield is very high, enough for the two of us to eat."
Yingzi rolled her eyes and said, "Only eating sweet potatoes? No porridge, no steamed buns, no dumplings for the New Year?"
Yingzi's father chuckled and said, "I don't believe it. Even if you have money, you can't buy food. The shops don't sell it, so we buy from farmers and neighbors."
Blinking her eyes, Yingzi really thought that her father had a good idea.
For the Liao people, there was a three-year tax exemption for resettlement. Farmers who grew crops did not have to pay taxes, and the harvest was all theirs. In the past, they might have had to live frugally, but now, they should have some surplus food, right?
Yingzi changed the subject. Since things had come to this point, there was no point in complaining.
"I heard that the village has resettled several new families. Do you think they are reliable?"
Yingzi's father blinked his eyes and said, "What's reliable or unreliable? As for poverty, it's just like when we first settled down on the island."
"Who said anything about rich or poor?" Yingzi took a few quick steps, pulled the rope from the cart and put it over her shoulder to save her father some energy. She said, "People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. Could they be spies of the Jiannu?"
"That's impossible." Yingzi's father shook his head vigorously and said, "They are all honest farmers. They are new here and are very polite to the villagers."
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