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Chapter 443 Official Earthquake

On March 13, Yinzhen and his party arrived in Tianjin.

Although the pier has been cleared out, the sides are still full of immigrants. Fortunately, there are still many soldiers to maintain order, which seems to be orderly. Yinzhen, who was standing at the bow of the boat, frowned slightly. I don’t know what unexpected situation happened. Zhang Penghong, Fu Ning'an and Shi Shilun are all capable officials who are familiar with government affairs and people’s sentiments. Why did the immigration that had been preparing for so long seem so chaotic?

On both sides of the dock, many immigrants who had never seen such beautiful and huge Western warships kept pointing. Wang Daniu held two half-year-old children in one hand and looked at the soldiers standing like nails on the warship in neat cotton coats. The four of them were all from the family of four. They could not get on the boat south for a short time. They had nothing to do all day long, so they went to the dock to watch others board the boat.

I didn't expect that I could see the rare Western scenery today. After looking at it for a while, Wang Daniu said enviously: "Look at these soldiers' coats, they are far better than those of our Gaoshan Guards."

"That's right, don't you ask, the Qing navy was higher than the Eight Banners soldiers' salary." A man next to him showed off.

When Wang Daniu heard someone answering, he immediately followed the pole and said, "Membersman, where did these navy fight?"

"Who is with your fellow villager? You are from Shanxi, I am from Shandong." The man chuckled and said, "You still need to ask, you must come from the south." He said, "Where are you from Shanxi?"

"Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province, Gaoshan Guard." Wang Daniu didn't care at all and continued: "Brother, what kind of official is this?"

"It should be a governor of the eighth case, no matter how you are." The man was a little confused.

"Don't embarrass you here." A person next to him interrupted, "You have listened to books too much. The Governor of the Eighth Case must be a second-rank or above."

"A bunch of big pears. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense." Yijin said in an accent: "Do you know who you are welcomed at the dock? Two senior majors, prime ministers, prime ministers, prime ministers, should know. Needless to say, the person who came here must be the 14th prince today."

The Fourteenth Prince? Wang Daniu was stunned. I don’t know who will succeed, but the Fourteenth Prince must know that immigration to Australia was proposed by the Fourteenth Master, and the money for immigration was also paid by the Fourteenth Master.

"Nanhai No. 1" slowly approached the dock. Yinzhen and Yinxiang both changed into court uniforms and got off the boat. The sixteenth prince Yinlu, Haishan, Zhang Pengfeng, Fu Ning'an, Shi Shilun, Zhao Hongxie, Du Chengsi and others came first to welcome him. After greetings, a group of local officials in Tianjin stepped forward to greet him.

Yinzhen glanced at the immigrants on both sides of the dock and smiled, "This is not the first time I have come to Tianjin. Everyone has a mission. Let's leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, the immigrants leaning against both sides of the dock suddenly knelt down, and then they heard a shout of "Fourth Master, Wan Fu Jin'an." Then, the immigrants on both sides of the dock sounded one after another.

O knelt down like a wave.

No one expected this situation to happen. Tianjin General Du Chengsi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and said, "I am in a state of humble duty, because time is in a hurry and there are too many people, so I can't disperse and avoid it."

Yinzhen waved his hand, glanced at the dark backs on both sides, and sang: "Australia is a good place. I hope you can live and work in Australia and defend Australia for generations of generations! It is not in vain for the court's good intentions!" After that, he took the lead and hurriedly left the dock.

When they entered Tianjin City, Yinzhen went directly to Shi Shilun's temporary office, Yinlu, Haishan, Zhang Pengfeng, Fu Ning'an, Shi Shilun, Zhao Hongxie, Du Chengsi and others followed in. Everyone greeted each other again before they sat down according to the size of the official rank.

Yinzhen asked, "Australian immigration should be carried out in batches and phases. Why is the dock so chaotic that many immigrants gathered?"

Here, Zhang Pengchong has the highest official rank and the oldest qualification. He did not dare to shirk responsibility and hurriedly bowed to report the situation in Tianjin in detail.

After hearing this, Yinzhen was speechless and inaction was a common problem in the officialdom. It has been the case since ancient times. This incident involves many officials. Although they are just minor officials, in the officialdom, there is no connection between anyone behind it. Zhang Penghong and Fu Ning'an did not act harshly, probably because they were afraid of being angry with the public.

However, it is impossible to not control this matter. Immigrants gathered in Tianjin must be properly arranged. Once this news spreads, a large number of people who are not in the plan will definitely be encouraged to flock to the crowd.

After pondering for a while, Yinzhen asked, "How many immigrants are there now in Tianjin?"

Shi Shilun replied without hesitation: "Twenty-one thousand."

Two hundred and ten thousand is not much, which is only tens of thousands more than the total number of immigrants planned for a month. With the scale of Tianjin City, they can handle it. No wonder they are not anxious. Yinzhen nodded slightly and asked in a deep voice: "Are the number of immigrants in Tianjin City gradually increasing or decreasing?"

"The current situation has improved, and the daily increase has dropped to less than 3,000." Shi Shilun bowed and replied, pausing for a moment, and then continued: "Tianjin Port has opened on February 26, and it has been half a month since the officials found that the situation was wrong and urgently requisitioned a batch of merchant ships from the port. As of today, 120,000 have been transported."

No wonder a group of officials in Shanghai complained. Yinzhen couldn't help but think to himself that the number of people who increased every day had been controlled. He was also satisfied. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Although this situation has been controlled, we still cannot be careless. The immigrants stranded in Tianjin who are not in the planned state will not only have food and accommodation guarantees, but also transport them south in advance. This is not a good thing.

Now is the time when the news spreads, and once it is spreading, it is very likely to cause a rebound. At that time, the hungry people nearby will get involved and the situation will be difficult to control."

When the officials here heard Yinzhen's words, they were shocked. Several northern provinces have had spring drought for eight years in ten years. Once spring drought occurs this year, hungry people flock to them, and something big may happen.

After pausing, Yinzhen looked at Fu Ning'an and then asked: "Fu Zhongtang should be clear that how many officials involved in this matter are involved in dereliction of duty?"

Fu Ning'an has always been in charge of the Minister of Personnel. He has been staying up late to write letters these days and pondered a little. He said: "There are three major unorganized immigrants, who come all the way through the prefecture and the county, like a place where there is no one, involving twelve prefectures and thirty-eight prefectures and county officials."

"Tianjin is the source, Tianjin is not strictly controlled, Shanghai and Karopa will be dragged down. If you are not careful, it will lead to a major change and lose the hearts of the immigrants. Isn't it a matter of doing what you want to do?" Yinzhen said in a deep voice: "Immigration in Australia is related to national policies, so how can you allow such a joke? Since a group of officials are just a corpse, it is better to dismiss the post and investigate. All officials involved in this matter will be impeached and removed!" (To be continued... q!.

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