Of course, trust also means greater responsibility. Guo Zhiyuan handed so much money to Zhang Cheng, so there was naturally a very important thing for him to do. However, Zhang Cheng wanted to break his head and couldn't think of any important thing Guo Zhiyuan had to hand over to him to do, and he also needed to use so much money. This heavy responsibility really made Zhang Cheng feel a little nervous and rubbed his hands nervously and asked: "Big... Sir, what are you doing to let the villain do it... do it? Small... villain can... have limited abilities, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

Guo Zhiyuan waved his hand and said, "Zhang Cheng, I will listen to me first. Is it difficult to say what I want you to do? It is easy to say it is easy. You are good at dealing with people and being careful in doing things. You are the best candidate for doing this..."

After receiving Guo Zhiyuan's praise, Zhang Cheng was also excited, overcame the panic in his heart, and said with his head held high and said: "Since the adults trust the villain, even if the villain sacrifices his life, he will definitely live up to the adults' entrusted and get this done!"

Guo Zhiyuan waved his hand and laughed: "It's not as serious as you said. We need a lot of manpower and material resources to build Dongfan. I have asked the emperor to approve it and allow us to recruit refugees all over the country. Our intelligence network is built by you. Now most provinces in the country have our intelligence sites, so I think you are the best candidate for this matter..."

When Zhang Cheng heard that Guo Zhiyuan just asked him to recruit refugees, he breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest and said, "It turns out that it was just recruiting refugees. The villain thought it was something great. Please rest assured, the villain will definitely do this!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Cheng suddenly felt aroused in his heart and asked in surprise: "Sir, there is something unknown to the villain. If he only recruits refugees, how can he need so much money?..."

Guo Zhiyuan glanced at Zhang Cheng, smiled slightly and said, "Zhang Cheng, do you know how many refugees I need you to recruit?..."

Zhang Cheng scratched his head and said, "The villain doesn't know..."

Guo Zhiyuan smiled slightly and didn't say anything. He raised three fingers. Zhang Cheng guessed, "Three thousand?" Guo Zhiyuan shook his head, Zhang Cheng was a little surprised and said in a daze: "Three...30,000?"

Guo Zhiyuan nodded and shook his head, put away his smile and said seriously: "To be precise, it is the first batch of 30,000. I plan to divide it into ten batches, totaling 300,000 from inland to Dongfan! It is not an easy thing to bring so many people to Dongfan smoothly. Are you confident that you can do it well?..."

"Three...300,000?" Zhang Cheng was so surprised that his chin was almost falling. You should know that this era was not an era of a population explosion in later generations. At this time, the total population of the Ming Dynasty was less than 100 million. In addition, the Ming Dynasty had strict management of household registration. The number of large immigrants in the history of the Ming Dynasty was only about 100,000, and Guo Zhiyuan was actually preparing to immigrate to the East. This is no wonder that Zhang Cheng was so surprised.

Such large-scale immigration is a arduous task even for the government. The self-sufficiency social and economic structure of feudal society has caused the traditional concept of "rest and relocating" for farmers for thousands of years, and it is really not easy to leave their hometowns. Taking the largest official immigration in history - the Hongdong Dahuaishu immigrant in the Ming Dynasty as an example, in order to solve the sharp decline in the population of the Central Plains caused by the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the uninhabited thousands of miles, the immigration from the large-capital county in Shanxi - to Henan, Hebei and other places, had to use deception and coercion to tie all the immigrants' hands together with a rope and connect them together with a long rope. If the immigrants want to urinate and defecate, they must report to the escort officers and soldiers, and untied the rope that tied their hands first. This is also the origin of the word "unlocking hands".

Although Guo Zhiyuan was approved by Emperor Wanli to recruit refugees, he could not get help from the local government, nor could he use coercive measures to recruit so many refugees and move them to Dongfan smoothly. Zhang Cheng is an old sparrow who has been through the world for a long time. Naturally, he understood the difficulties. He was extremely impressed when he heard it. He said: "Big... Sir, are there too many three hundred thousand immigrants?..."

"The 300,000 is not too much, but less! I will do some calculations for you. We must defend Dongfan. The existing troops are far from enough. I plan to expand 30,000 troops, 10,000 naval troops, and 20,000 troops. In addition, we will build three big cities in Dongfan, requiring at least 100,000 laborers. If so many people purchase all the daily food they need, we cannot afford it at all. We must be self-sufficient, so we have to cultivate cultivated land. I expect to need at least 100,000 farmers. These are just strong labor. They must also bring their families, so 300,000 immigrants are only a small amount!..."

Speaking of this, Guo Zhiyuan patted Zhang Cheng on the shoulder heavily and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Cheng, the tower is rising from the ground. No matter how big ambition is, it is impossible to achieve without the foundation of population. Can we gain a foothold in Dongfan and make Dongfan develop rapidly? This immigration plan is the top priority. If the immigration plan is not successful, everything else is empty talk. You are the person I trust the most, so I will hand over this most difficult and important task to you! If you succeed in the future, you can remember your first contribution!..."

When Zhang Cheng heard this, he was also full of passion. When he gave up being the head of the Jinyiwei Zhao Prison, he followed Guo Zhiyuan to Fujian because he was optimistic about Guo Zhiyuan and wanted to make achievements with Guo Zhiyuan. The facts also proved that he was right. Guo Zhiyuan had conquered such a situation in less than two years. With time, his future will definitely be limitless. Now that Guo Zhiyuan trusts him so much and gives him such an important task, how can he retreat in fear of difficulties?!

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng no longer hesitated and said passionately: "Working for the adults, the villain goes through fire and water, and he will never refuse! Please rest assured that the villain will definitely overcome all difficulties and move the immigrants to Dongfan smoothly!"

Guo Zhiyuan nodded with satisfaction and reminded: "Zhang Cheng, I am naturally at ease with you. Building Dongfan requires talents from all walks of life, so I hope you should pay attention to identifying when recruiting refugees. It is best to have a skill in recruiting refugees, such as bricklayers, carpenters, blacksmiths, etc., and a certain number of doctors..."
Chapter completed!