The large conference hall was once again filled with people. This was an impromptu general meeting held at the request of Zhao Lide and Chi Zhengjie. The two people made a special trip back from Qiongzhou Prefecture, including Ying Rongwei and others who worked there, and they jointly proposed a new proposal.
In fact, with the power that Qiong Haijun currently controls and the looseness of their political group, if "local powerful factions" like Zhao Lide have any ideas, they don't need to submit them to the general meeting or committee for approval. They can just do it directly. Just report it at the same time.
What requires such a special meeting to discuss must be a major matter, and it requires the entire team to work together to achieve it But Qiongzhou Prefecture is not a war zone. Apart from wars, there seems to be nothing that requires the committee to concentrate the power of the entire Qiong Navy to solve it. The time travelers who came to the meeting were a little doubtful in their hearts. This doubt was not lifted until the meeting began and when Chi Zhengjie took the stage to speak.
"Everyone, we have been engaged in real estate development in Qiongzhou Prefecture recently. During this process, we discovered that many traditional aristocratic families in the Ming Empire on the mainland have begun to send inspection personnel to us to understand the local situation and try to purchase large quantities of land and real estate."
Chi Zhengjie didn’t say any nonsense in his opening remarks and got straight to the point. But maybe because it was too straightforward, everyone here was a little confused by what he said. This is a good thing. If they want to buy a house or land, let them buy it, but a broker can do this kind of thing. It has nothing to do with the committee. What does it matter? Is it necessary to summon everyone to sit here and have a serious discussion?
"In my contacts with them, I found that many people have noticed the current decline of the Ming Dynasty. There are still many discerning people in the world, and their idea of ????finding a way out is also very clear. Of course, unlike ours, It sounds like there are a lot of 'pill party' people who pay lip service to it, but not many are actually willing to take action and have concrete implementation methods."
Once Chi Zhengjie officially entered the role of "real estate company boss", he became very dedicated. Market research and role positioning were carried out step by step. Although the time is still short, a lot of information has been learned. The key facts already exist, but no one has considered them comprehensively before and proposed new strategies based on them.
"The rapid development of Hainan Island in recent years has caused quite a shock within the Ming Dynasty. This has not only gained a lot of popularity in the officialdom, but also in the business community and among the people. However, the speed of news spreading in the Ming Dynasty is still relatively slow. , currently in the coastal areas, as well as in the Beijing area, and along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, where our goods flow, we have a more practical concept. In other areas, 'short hair' is still just A legend."
"So, there is already a vague trend of migrating to the south within the Ming Empire, but this trend is not very obvious at present. Many people do not quite believe that our place can serve as a haven and a paradise, and more Many people have no idea at all. Most of the people who come to Hainan to buy property are mainly businessmen. After coming, they only buy one or two houses and have a place to stay. They are really willing to move the entire clan. There aren’t too many people coming here.”
"It's hard to leave your homeland. There aren't many people like this, right?"
Finally, there was a rebuttal from the audience. This is the normal situation in the conference hall. No matter who is speaking above, there will always be some rebuttal and argument. It is probably better than Mr. Li and Mrs. Song. Everyone gives face. I won't argue with those two old men. In addition, anyone who stands on the podium will enjoy the treatment of being found fault with.
So Chi Zhengjie is not surprised. It is better to have someone to talk to than to sing a one-man show.
"Of course this is the case under normal circumstances, but isn't this era itself abnormal Under the premise that a dynasty is about to collapse, what does your homeland mean in order to escape for your life?"
"But I'm afraid there aren't too many people who realize this, right? Especially since we have just given birth to several mouths of the Ming Empire. According to the news coming back from Beijing and Shandong, their high-ranking officials and aristocratic families have recently been They are very happy. The boom of Qiongshifang Hypermarket and the development of Tianjin Port seem to have given them some illusion that the Ming Dynasty can still be saved for a while"
This time it was Jie Xi who spoke. Recently, he has been at home with his wife and learning to be a good dad. However, he has not let go of his concern for the military and political aspects, whether it is the report sent back by the Beijing team or the Shandong base. , he read all the letters carefully, and went to chat with Mr. Li, Tang Jian Beiwei and others when he had something to do. He obviously showed a posture that he was unwilling to lie dormant and was ready to return to the front desk at any time.
"So, this isThis is why we came back to ask for help from the general public. With the strength of our Qiongzhou Prefecture alone, we cannot leverage the entire Ming Dynasty and turn the current immigration trend into a popular trend. "
Chi Zhengjie smiled, while Jie Xi frowned:
"Want to cause some trouble for the Ming Empire?"
"No, no, no, that's not necessary. Although I haven't been to the Ming Dynasty yet, just by talking to those people, I can tell that based on the current general mentality of the Ming Dynasty people, no matter how much support we give them , they will play themselves to death sooner or later. But I hope that those high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, founders of aristocratic families, heads of big families, patriarchs, etc. In short, they are the people with the power to make decisions. When they are disappointed with the Ming Dynasty, When they want to leave a way out for their family, they can consider our Hainan Island or the entire territory controlled by the Qiong Navy as their alternatives It would be better if it is the only candidate."
"Be specific?"
The commentator was obviously interested, and everyone in the committee could tell. Everyone changed their sitting postures and listened to Chi Zhengjie's explanation with a more focused attitude.
"For a long time, we have been moving people to places like Hainan and Luzon by relocating disaster victims. The benefits of this are obvious: on the one hand, it helped the Ming Empire reduce unstable factors, and on the other hand, we ourselves also gained rapid The development of labor force. However, the number of disaster victims in the Ming Empire was limited after all. In the past few times, we took advantage of the historical events of the Denglai Rebellion and the fall of Lushunkou to gain a large population in a short period of time without causing dissatisfaction with the Ming Dynasty. But this way After all, opportunities come by chance but not by chance. Displacement of disaster victims is not the norm after all. Under normal circumstances, the speed at which we absorb mainland China’s population is always far from ideal.”
"There are still victims. There is a real commotion in Shaanxi and Henan. Fortunately, the current governor of the three sides is Hong Chengchou, who can control the situation. I don't know how many refugees have been killed by his hands At the end of this year, currently Chen Qiyu, the governor of the military affairs of the four provinces, will be dismissed by Chongzhen, and Hong Chengchou will take over the military affairs of the northwest, and the killings will be even more powerful at that time."
Jie Xi is obviously very familiar with the political ecology of the Ming Empire, including the historical events in the "Goldfinger Records" and various trivial news sent by the mainland intelligence station. He knows a lot about them.
"If we can find a way to get to the seaside, the refugees from the northwest will be another big source of population for us But there can never be too many people. If you have any good ideas, Ajie, just tell me."
After talking for a long time, it turns out that you still support yourself, so why are you interrupting? Jie Xi interrupted him inexplicably. Chi Zhengjie was stunned for a while, and then continued the topic he just said:
"That's what I just said: when we collect the population, we don't necessarily have to focus all our attention on the victims and refugees. After all, their number is limited. The real main body of the Ming Empire is the farmers who are fixed on the land. .”
“On the other hand, in today’s Ming Empire, there are not many homesteaders with complete autonomy. Peasants are dependent on the land, but most of the land in the Ming Dynasty is now in the hands of clans, landlords, bureaucrats, warlords and other ruling classes.”
"This is of course a bad thing for a country, but for us it does not necessarily mean that as long as we get a small number of people, we can let a large number of people follow us. And those bureaucrats, landowners and gentry, they're staying behind The idea of ??"road" is the most urgent. They also have the financial and resources to open up new farms or plantations in Hainan as long as we provide the necessary conditions."
"What are you going to do?"
Someone in the audience laughed, while Chi Zhengjie smiled, took out a few small pieces of colorful paper, and handed them to the committee members and the audience.
Everyone took it and saw that they were all very happy. It turned out to be small advertisements promoting real estate in Hainan Island. When they were backpackers, everyone had received a large stack of these things, and most of them threw them away casually. , and some were randomly thrown into the passenger cabin on the ship. It had been several years, but luckily he could still find them.
"Ha! This thing can actually be preserved until now? Ajie, you really want to be the CEO of this real estate company forever!"
After letting the advertisement pass through everyone’s hands, Chi Zhengjie smiled and said:
"Why not? As long as we can show off the deceptive energy of those developers back then, are we afraid that we can't find anyone? Of course, what we are selling this time is not just houses, but also manors, farms, plantations In short It is to replicate our current 'settlement model', except that the residents are organized by the big households who want to 'leave a way out' here, and they also have to pay part of the construction costs."
"That sounds good, how do you plan to start?"
Someone asked again below, and Chi Zhengjie said:?Nodding confidently: