As the ice and snow melted, the northern wasteland became lively again. The caravans that had endured the winter began to prepare for departure as soon as the ice and snow melted.
Although the weather was still a little cold at this time, the road from the northern provinces to the northern wasteland would become muddy and very difficult to walk on once the ice and snow completely melted. Therefore, the experienced caravans would set off a little earlier.
After entering the Beifeng Principality, the road was completely different. The Beifeng Principality had a special interest in road construction. They connected all the cities in the Beifeng Principality with stone roads. According to them, these were official roads.
The official roads in the Beifeng Principality were very extravagant. In Old Hahn's opinion, this was completely a waste of money. The average width of the official roads in the Beifeng Principality was six meters, which could easily accommodate four carriages side by side. This was something that the roads in many cities in other countries on the continent could not compare to.
As the ice and snow melted, the migration to the Beifeng Principality began again. According to Suhlen's idea, the Beifeng Principality needed at least one million people in a short period of time. In order to develop the northern wasteland, they needed at least ten to twenty million people.
This was a long-term mission that could last for decades. In addition to the migration in the northern wasteland, the Deepwater City also opened up a migration route. Due to the warm climate, developed commerce, relatively stable society, and high food production, the countries in the southern seas developed very quickly. At the same time, the population of these countries also increased rapidly.
However, the good natural conditions and environment did not only bring benefits. The world's productivity was only around the medieval era. There were no large-scale factories, so it was impossible to absorb too many people. The amount of land was also very limited. The nobles would not spend more money to hire more farmers. As a result, these countries had a large number of idle people.
In order to survive, many people chose to become sailors or pirates. After all, the navigation technology of this era was very dangerous every time they went out to sea.
But even so, there were still a large number of people that could not be settled. These people also became a hidden danger to the stability of the cities. After Suhlen discovered this, he ordered Deepwater City to plan the migration in those places.
Anyone who was willing to immigrate to the Beifeng Principality would be given 10 mu of farmland as long as they worked for the Beifeng Principality for three years. In addition to the 10 mu of farmland, the government would build a house for them and they would also have the right to open up 50 mu of farmland. The farmland obtained from the open up land would be exempt from taxes for three years, and only half of the taxes would be collected for five years.
As for why Suhlen didn't offer better terms, it was because the terms he offered were too good. No one would believe him. They would only think that he was a liar. He said that as long as you let him go, he would give you 50 mu of land, a house, and tax exemption. Then they would board the ship, leave the port and sell these people as slaves.
This kind of thing had happened many times before. Being on a ship was different from being on land. Once you were on a ship, you had to listen to what others said. In the past, many slave traders used this kind of deceit to make a fortune. In the beginning, when Deepwater City's immigrant ships came to the Southern Sea to recruit immigrants, they offered very good conditions. However, very few people came to sign up, and many people didn't even come after signing up.
After seeing this situation, Deepwater City's immigration officials were confused. They even raised the immigration conditions again, but in the end, fewer people came.
The immigration officials who didn't understand the situation finally found some people who were familiar with the situation to act as consultants. With the help of these people, they lowered the immigration standards and successfully carried out the immigration.
Now, Deepwater City's immigration officials went one step further. They were now cooperating with the nobles of the Southern Sea City. These nobles were basically very powerful in the local area. For these nobles, the large number of refugees in the city was a completely unstable factor. They were very happy that Deepwater City was willing to accept these refugees.
At the same time, Deepwater City's immigration officials also said that they could use white sugar, toilet paper, and rum in exchange. When the nobles heard that they could use the refugees, who were useless and would even affect the stability of the society, to exchange for these goods, the nobles went crazy. They directly sent troops to capture the refugees in their territories.
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem The immigration route of Deepwater City was very busy. At its peak, 16 ships were delivered to Deepwater City in one day. About 400 people were loaded on the ships every day. About 6,000 to 7,000 immigrants were delivered in one day.
With this kind of cooperation, the number of immigrants increased rapidly. On average, Deepwater City could immigrate 120,000 to 130,000 people a month.
After these immigrants arrived in Deepwater City, apart from a portion of them staying at the port to support the city's construction, the rest were sent to Northern Town. Then, Northern Town would distribute them to Mirror Lake City and the new city.
The arrival of a large number of people put pressure on the North Town City. All kinds of living materials were consumed quickly. The most urgent thing was food. Fortunately, Su Lun had always been very careful, so the North Town City stored a large amount of food every year.
It was also because of this food that Suhlen dared to immigrate so many people. Because of the Harvest Altar in Northern Town, the production of food was very high. One mu of land could produce 2,000 to 3,000 pounds of potatoes. In Northern Town, Suhlen planted 500,000 mu of potatoes. The output of potatoes alone was enough to feed a million people for a year. Moreover, potatoes could be planted in Northwind Principality for two seasons.
In addition to the fish and various kinds of beef and mutton around Northern Town, it could be said that Northern Town had enough strength to feed these immigrants. As long as they could survive the first year, the food production in Northern Town would increase. Basically, they didn't have to worry about not having enough food.
However, the large number of immigrants also brought a lot of problems. For example, there wasn't enough housing, and there was a serious shortage of grassroots officials. With the arrival of these new immigrants, the city's environment began to deteriorate. These immigrants didn't have any hygiene awareness. It was common for them to urinate and defecate everywhere. Originally, it was the grassroots officials who trained them.
However, there were too many immigrants. Northern Town was seriously understaffed. At the same time, many immigrants took advantage of the lack of manpower in Northern Town and began to commit all kinds of crimes.
Many of these immigrants used to be gang members. When they saw that Northwind Principality was prosperous and didn't have any gangs, they were overjoyed. They quickly contacted their old friends to form gangs and divide the territory.
However, they didn't expect Suhlen to attach so much importance to the safety of the city. After discovering that the grassroots officials were understaffed, they immediately called in the army of Northern Town to help maintain order.
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