Chapter 1840: Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared
Su Shi had the right to make arbitrary decisions at the moment, which was the highest right given to court officials and chief officials by the emperor. Whoever obtained such rights also meant that he had gained the emperor's greatest trust.
Arbitrary on the spot means that Su Shi can make some extraordinary decisions and do them in the name of the emperor. Even if there is any problem, as long as it is not a ruthless person, there is no need to be punished afterwards.
Zhao Zhen wanted Su Shi to let go and do it boldly, not only to do it, but also to do it well.
Su Shi was not a person who sticks to the rules. He was considered the closed disciple of the emperor Zhao Zhen. He received the reform of the Song Dynasty education since childhood and changed his mindset after entering the Secret Pavilion. The most fundamental thing is to break out of the cage restricted by etiquette and law.
For these refugees in India, it seems to be a burden to Tianzhu, but in Su Shi's eyes there is a large amount of idle labor. Since they need food, they need to survive and have a strong desire to survive.
Then why not use it for the Song Dynasty? The Song Dynasty today does not lack labor, but it is extremely lacking in cheap labor, compared with the cheap labor of later generations.
Su Shi felt that these Indians could increase labor force for the imperial court's public factories. Most of the public factories in the Song Dynasty were more cumbersome and had a lot of heavy work. The people of the Song Dynasty were no longer willing to work in these public factories.
For the Song Dynasty, these public factories were undoubtedly important, and they were all the lifeblood industries of the country, such as steel, forging, military industry, etc.
Because it is located in the south, Yunnan Road has unique geographical advantages. At the same time, Su Shi also built Yunnan Road into the A-level road management of the Song Dynasty. There are many road management in the Song Dynasty, but they are also divided into levels.
Among them, the most prosperous economy, the most populous and the most developed technology was promoted to the A-class road.
Gyeonggi Road is the A-class Road, and Beijing Road in the north is also the A-class Road, Liangguang Road, Liangzhe Road, Tokyo Road, etc. are all A-class Roads with prosperous economy, strong industry and numerous military and civilians.
The relationship between Yunnan Road and the Su family was deep. Su Xun was the transshipment commander of Yunnan Road back then. He was a long way to go. Under his rule, Yunnan Road made rapid progress, merchants emerged in many places, industry began to develop, and ethnic minorities became increasingly integrated into the Song Dynasty.
In addition, a large amount of resources are concentrated here. Glass and coffee were both specialties of Yunnan Road when they first appeared. Now tobacco has become the main product of Yunnan Road. However, in addition to tobacco, glass and coffee, other things have also begun to become popular in various parts of the Song Dynasty.
Any plants that arrive in the Song Dynasty from the American continent will be transported to Yunnan for cultivation. The climate here is really conducive to the survival of animals and plants.
It can be said that Yunnan Road is a major production road treatment in the Song Dynasty, especially rubber, which requires a large number of people to collect. The most needed right now is the population. The population of Yunnan Road is not large, and it is still too small compared to the hinterland of the Central Plains or Guangdong and Guangxi.
So Su Shi saw hope from these refugees in India. This was an opportunity to increase the output of Yunnan Road and gain praise and promotion from the government. Su Shi did not intend to let it go easily.
Officials often say that opportunities are for those who are prepared. In order to improve the management of Yunnan Road, Su Shi has been waiting for a long time, and the houses in Qilan's tribe are the best proof.
Why did the tall side walls be built? Why did the Tengchong army drive away the refugees in India?
All of this was made by Su Shi. The Song Dynasty needed cheap productivity, and the refugees from India came at this time. They cried and shouted that they would pay the price of their lives and enter the Song Dynasty.
Where can I find such a good thing? Su Shi felt that this was an opportunity, which could help the Song Dynasty absorb hundreds of thousands of labor force in an instant, and at the same time he could also set up a large number of factories in Qilan's Ministry.
Of course, there are old and young refugees in India, and all the women and children are present. The Song Dynasty needed to accept young and middle-aged people among the refugees in India, so they had to accept women and children, otherwise they would be arrested. After the news came out, the behavior of Yunnan Road became a robbery and had a bad reputation.
So a huge problem is that if the Song Dynasty wants to obtain the strong labor among the refugees in India, it must also accept their families.
This is a difficult problem, but for Yunnan Road and Su Shi, which urgently need cheap labor, these problems are nothing.
After submitting a memorial to Zhao Zhen, Su Shi began to prepare a lot. The resettlement of hundreds of thousands of people was not a simple problem. The local people in Qilan's tribe had been moved away, leaving some of the houses. At the same time, Su Shi also ordered people to continuously build houses there.
Building a house in Yunnan is simple and not complicated, and is used to accommodate refugees in India. It does not require any decoration or exquisite design, and can shelter from wind and rain.
But Su Shi put forward a requirement that it must be designed to look like a yard, which is a city defense system that was very popular in the Tang Dynasty.
The residential areas in the city have walls, squares and rectangles. The large area reaches more than 80 hectares, and the small area is nearly 30 hectares. There are closed walls and regular openings and closing doors.
In addition, a curfew is imposed at night, and there are strict military patrol controls. Except for officials, all refugees in Tianzhu are prohibited from opening their doors in the yard after the curfew.
Su Shi had already had a good relationship. Since he entered the land of the Song Dynasty and provided assistance to the refugees in India, they had to accept the management of the Song Dynasty. It was impossible to become a naturalized Song Dynasty. There was too much involved, including people, officials, courts, and even the emperor.
Su Shi did not dare to take action first and report this matter. What he admitted was to admit it. If he regretted it, he would lose face and embarrass the Song Dynasty.
Su Shi's decision was correct. The people of the Song Dynasty hated the Indians very much. Although these people attacked the caravans of the Song Dynasty at the beginning, they were instructed by higher surnames, their accomplices of the tiger made the people of the Song Dynasty even more angry.
Next, the refugees in India were even more looked down upon by the people of the Song Dynasty. Faced with oppression and plunder and exploitation by higher-ranking surnames, these people simply obeyed without knowing to resist, but instead took the help of the Song Dynasty as a reason to be silly.
The laziness of the Indians is famous, and cowardice is also famous. They cannot fight back when they fight, and cannot scold them. Such people are simply incomparable to the people of the Song Dynasty, and they cannot even compare with them.
If the refugees in India were allowed to be registered in the Song Dynasty, the consequences would be unimaginable. Su Shi would not proceed rashly. Even if he did not like the people in India, it would be the same whether they were high castes or low castes.
At present, Su Shi only hopes that the refugees in India will become cheap labor in the Song Dynasty, which is just a use and a hiring relationship. However, hiring refugees in India does not require money, but food.
There is only food, and only food. Even the residence of Qilan tribe has nothing to do with them. These refugees in India are just temporarily living, and these houses still belong to the Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!