Chapter 866: Sworn to Defeat Qi

Chapter 866: Sworn to Defeat Qi

If the idea proposed by Li Qianzhe can be fully implemented and considerable benefits can be achieved, it will not only benefit Xiangzhou, but will also be of great significance to the integration and development of the Lingnan region.

Therefore, Li Tai postponed other matters for the time being and began to have serious discussions with Li Qianzhe and several Taiwan government personnel related to the ministry.

The Jiangnan area has a long tradition of planting and eating sugar cane. For example, during the Hou Jing Rebellion, Yu Xin was assigned to guard the Suzaku Trunk, and he did not forget to chew sugar cane. Therefore, sugarcane planting technology and disease prevention and control all have certain technical accumulation. Discussing the expansion of planting scale at this time is not an empty picture.

However, Li Taichang encountered difficulties in the first step of his big plan. Sugarcane cultivation is a labor-intensive industry, and the demand for labor exceeds the demand for agriculture of the same scale.

This means that if you want to expand sugarcane cultivation, you must have a large population, and you must also have a sufficient agricultural foundation to feed so many people, which requires even more people.

An important purpose of Li Qianzhe's return to the government this time was to recruit people. He did not dare to open his mouth, but he only expressed the hope that the people who had been forcibly moved from Xiangzhou to Jiangling by the Nanliang court could be returned to their hometowns. This restored the popularity of Xiangzhou.

If not, the barbarian tribes in the surrounding mountains and fields will come out of the mountains and occupy the fertile land around Dongting Lake. These barbarians do not possess rich farming techniques and are not adapted to farming and weaving for a living. In addition, the social structure is not suitable for a farming society. Once a large number of barbarians appear around Dongting Lake, barbarian riots will inevitably break out. It is not that the barbarians themselves are greedy and violent, but that it is determined by the social structure and lifestyle.

Li Qianzhe's idea itself was to focus on farming and plant sugarcane as a supplement. Through sugarcane planting, an industry with high economic output value, he would speed up the process of educating the barbarians and transform raw barbarians into mature barbarians as quickly as possible.

If sugarcane cultivation is to be the main focus according to Li Tai's idea, the required agricultural scale and working population will need to surge, which is by no means what the current Xiangzhou people's livelihood foundation can bear.

Nowadays, it is the post-Three Kingdoms period. Frequent wars over the years have already caused a sharp decline in the population. The Western Wei Dynasty itself also has a small population. As for Nanliang, which is no longer a country, the situation is even worse.

Among the Three Kingdoms, the one with a better situation is probably Northern Qi. After all, Hebei occupied by Northern Qi is currently the best in the world in every aspect. For example, Gao Yang has been conducting conquests against Mobei forces such as Rouran and Turks for years, and he has recruited millions of civilians to build the Great Wall. No other country can bear such a burden of war and labor, but Gao Yang can have a lot of fun.

If Xiangzhou's industrial planning is laid out according to Li Tai's ideas, the population required is not a gap of tens of thousands, but a population investment of dozens or even millions. After Li Tai conquered Jiangling, he only took in more than 300,000 troops. As for Xiangyang, the number is even less, even less than 100,000. This is already the result of his coaxing and deceiving the powerful families in Xiangyang to expand a large number of sheltered people.

Therefore, if we want to carry out large-scale industrial expansion in Xiangzhou, it is estimated that after the Northern Qi Dynasty is destroyed, a large number of people will be moved from Hebei to Xiangzhou to be initially realized.

And if he wants to promote the integrated development of the entire Lingnan region according to his ideas, the required population can no longer be met by migrating from other areas, and can only rely on the increase of natural production population. Then he, his son, It is estimated that most of his grandson's energy will be focused on this during his reign.

After some reasoning among the members of the Communist Party, Li Tai's lofty ideals gradually cooled down. He knew that the harm caused by urgent government and tyranny was even greater than laziness and neglect. The recovery and development of social productivity has its own laws. If you want to promote and accelerate this law, or even directly throw this law aside, the status of Sui Yang Emperor's Holy King of the Net Temple may not be guaranteed.

Although the current objective conditions do not allow such changes, we can do both big things and small things. At least for now, we can do some exploration and accumulation based on the existing conditions. If all the feedback we get is positive, then we can proceed step by step. The expansion of the scale has become one of the main tasks of the empire.

But even if it is a small operation, it is difficult to get on the right track given the current situation in Xiangzhou itself, and it still needs a certain degree of support.

Putting aside the people who were killed and injured due to the war, there are records of people migrating from Xiangzhou in Jiangling. Since the Liang Emperor Xiao Yi was still the king of Xiangdong, he killed his nephew Xiao Yu, the king of Hedong. As many as 50,000 people moved to the Gangneung area.

However, it is difficult for these populations to be completely reclassified to Xiangzhou, because although Xiao Yi moved people out of his hometown, it was only to weaken the local resistance in Xiangzhou, and it was not a planned population management. Therefore, although Xiao Yi moved people out So many have been paid, but very few have actually been effectively resettled.

Although the Jiangling General Manager's Office now retains relevant pictures and documents of the original Jiangling court, there is no record of the whereabouts of those personnel, so there is naturally no way to trace them. Nowadays, most of the population of Jiangling General Mansion has been effectively resettled. If people are gathered again and sent back to their original places, it will undoubtedly be another harm.

Therefore, after listening to the reports and opinions of the government officials, Li Tai could only allocate more than 30,000 people to Li Qianzhe who had not been resettled in Jiangbei to bring them back to Xiangzhou and resettle them around Dongting Lake.

Li Qianzhe was given such a difficult situation in Xiangzhou, but the Taiwan government could not provide sufficient support. Li Tai was also very embarrassed, so he could only express his position again: "Jianghan is newly settled, and hundreds of industries are waiting to be prospered. Now all parties have manpower." We are all in a hurry. We can only make a difficult start in Xiangzhou. Only by leaving it on the shoulders of General Li can I feel relieved. The general is good at arduous tasks, and there are very few people in the government who can compete with him. , but in terms of supplies, the Taiwan government will also try its best to satisfy them as appropriate.”

Putting high hats on people and giving them blood will ultimately mean more than what they say. Li Tai is certainly not the kind of boss who plays tricks. Since the required personnel cannot be provided, he will try his best to satisfy them in terms of materials.

After all, after taking over Jiangling, the Taifu's material harvest is really huge. Except for Gao Yang, who is quick to break out of the circle, Li Tai estimates that there is no richer leader than him at the moment. Yuwentai? Yu Wentai couldn’t do it back then!

Although the demand was not met, Li Qianzhe was very relieved to hear what Li Tai said. At least the king really understood his hard work, so he quickly lowered his head and said: "I will introduce the Shannan native, if not In the past year, I was appreciated by the king and built a palace. At this time of destiny, I am afraid that I will inevitably die with the grass and trees, and my family will be destroyed. Now I have been taken as a confidant by the king, and I should give up my life in repayment. So what? I am afraid of the hardships! I will try my best to live up to the king’s expectations.”

After expressing his position, Li Qianzhe then said: "In fact, in terms of materials and goods, we have also talked about it in previous discussions with various tribes in Brazil. These people have been thirsty for sugar for a long time and have considerable savings. If they can be lured out of Sichuan, they can be used for it. Reclaiming the mountains and fields of Xiangzhou is also a good deed!”

Li Tai also nodded after hearing this. He was very satisfied with Li Qianzhe's broad-minded thinking. After thinking for a while, he said: "Although the Taifu is not in need of funding at the moment, if they are happy to work together, there is no need to Refuse. The wilderness of Xiangzhou is only temporary, but the future benefits will be long-term. I want to restore Ningzhou to its former glory. These tribes can go with their troops. After they have made great achievements, I will not hesitate to divide the mountains and wilderness. Everyone is in his element!"

Ningzhou is the Yunnan-Guizhou region in later generations. Xu Wensheng previously served as the governor of Ningzhou in Nanliang. During Hou Jing's rebellion, he led his troops north to attack King Qin and later defected to Li Tai. At this time, Ningzhou was in a state of disorder. It was not until the Sui Dynasty that the rule over the area was restored. However, the local barbarians had also become stronger, and they could only be controlled by the emperor.

At present, the military pressure from the Tai government is not too strong, so Li Tai wants to take the opportunity to let Xu Wensheng return to Ningzhou to inherit the local ruling tradition of Nanliang and not to let the influence of the Central Plains dynasty be broken in this area. Bashu and the Yunnan-Guizhou region also have close exchanges. Introducing Ba people southward to strengthen their influence and control is also a way to manage the border.

"The king has great foresight and is beyond reach."

After Li Qianzhe heard this, he quickly lowered his head and said.

Because the Ba people's resources need to be introduced as appropriate after the expedition to Ningzhou, Li Tai ordered the Jiangling General Manager's Office to first allocate part of the resources to Xiangzhou nearby, at least until there is a local harvest in Xiangzhou this autumn.

In addition, Li Tai arranged for his third brother Li Ao to work in the Xiangzhou capital, hoping that Li Qianzhe could teach him on his behalf. Nowadays, Xiangzhou is full of waste, and how to move from desolation to governance is definitely a very enlightening process. If his third brother can witness it from beginning to end, it will be more beneficial to the growth of talent than studying hard in the study. efficient.

As for guarding against any in-depth communication and planning between Li Qianzhe and the Ba people, that does not exist at all. There is no need to be suspicious, the main point is that he is open-minded.

The arrangements for this matter in Xiangzhou have come to an end for the time being. At the same time, news from various parties that was somewhat depressed after the Battle of Jiangling also came in again after a period of brewing.

First, in the Kingdom of the Western Wei Dynasty, the six-official system was officially implemented, and Yuwentai also officially evolved into Otsuka Zai. The other five officials were the Great Situ Li Bi, the Great Uncle Zhao Gui, the Great Sima Duguxin, the Great Sikou Hou Mo Chenchong, and the New Buzhu The country's great minister Kongda Xiwu. As for Li Tai, the Zhuguo who was appointed as a great official, he did not get pork.

At the same time, Yu Wentai appointed his eldest son Yu Wenyu as Longyou Xingtai, Douluning as Xingtai's chief historian, his legitimate son Yuwenjue as Guandong Xingtai, and Li Yuan as his chief historian, and announced that the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office would concentrate its troops. , once again launched the Eastern Expedition to Northern Qi.

The Eastern Expedition to the Northern Qi Dynasty is obviously a political slogan to re-establish the military and political center of the Sino-Foreign Government, and it is also the fundamental reason why Yu Wentai can serve as the leader of the Bafu. At this time, it is emphasized again that it can restore the previous decadence, rhythm and rhythm of the Sino-Foreign Government. The scale will definitely be restrained, and it will basically have little impact on Li Tai.

But another incident had a certain impact on Li Tai. When Yuwentai pledged to conquer Qi, he killed Liang Emperor Xiao Yi by the way. This cut off the possibility of Tai Mansion ever having an affair with the remaining forces of Nan Liang.

Li Tai had already anticipated this situation, and recalled He Ruodun from Bashu in preparation for this. When the news reached Xiangyang, Li Tai immediately appointed He Ruodun as the governor of Yingzhou and went south to prepare for changes in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.