sweeping the world

Chapter 965 Can't go hand in hand?
In the 13th year of Yuanshuo, time has come to the last season of the year, winter.

Northern Xinjiang is far away from Chang'an, and battle reports were sent back one after another, but it didn't cause any impact.

When Chang'an entered winter, it rained continuously for about half a month, and the temperature of the weather dropped suddenly. It only cleared up for five days, but it snowed.

The rainy season lasted for half a month not only in Chang'an, but also in the Guanzhong Plain and the Luoyang area of ​​Guandong.

When it began to snow in Guanzhong, there was no snow in the Central Plains of Kanto.

However, northern Xinjiang and Liaodong began to snow earlier than Guanzhong.

The drought that occurred from the 11th year of Yuanshuo to the [-]th year of Yuanshuo was extremely impressive to the Han people. There was a continuous rainy season in autumn, and there was another half-month drizzle before the snow in winter. Some areas appeared Waterlogging, Wanmin would rather endure flooding than experience another drought.

Due to the effective official response to the nearly three-year drought, there has been no starvation everywhere, but there have been major changes to the original population concentration.

According to official records, Northwest China originally had a population of more than 130 million. By the 12th year of Yuanshuo, there were less than one million people, and more than 12 people chose to settle down after leaving for the Western Regions.In the 20th year of Yuanshuo, the population of one million in Northwest China was not all from the original Northwest, and nearly [-] people from other places moved here.

In the traditional Central Plains region, more than 15 household registrations moved to the northwest, and nearly 140 settled in the Western Regions. More than [-] moved to the grasslands, with the largest number of [-] million moving to Liaodong.

The population change in the south of the Yangtze River is smaller because the south of the Yangtze River has not been greatly affected by the drought.

Originally the most densely populated Yangzhou, millions of people were forced to relocate in the seventh year of Yuanshuo. Most of them were forcibly relocated to the original Ningzhou and Guangzhou, and a small part were relocated to Jiaozhi.

In the [-]th year of Yuanshuo, population centers including Jiankang, Jianchang, and Wuxing were forced to relocate again.This time, the population was relocated to the original Jingzhou under the national policy of building the Jingchu grain-producing area in the center.

"Your Majesty, I think it is still necessary to introduce a national policy to restrict movement." Xie Ai is now one of the three ministers. He just reported the current population distribution of the country and has repeatedly talked about the disadvantages of population movement: "If the central migration population goes to In the land of Jingchu, there are people returning to the east one after another. If nothing is stopped, Jiankang will soon become a city with more than 200 million people inhabited."

The land of Jingchu is a broad name, which is about Hubei and Hunan in the later Celestial Dynasty.

On the other side is the large-scale development planned in the eighth year of Yuanshuo. At the beginning, it was only invested in the Tuntian Corps, and the efficiency was too low to force the population to migrate.

According to the division of the old administrative districts, the original Jingzhou is actually not bad, but the so-called good thing is only limited to the area to the north and east of Changsha County, and the south and west are still a completely barren land.

The development of the land of Jingchu was carried out on the basis of the construction of the predecessors, that is, a complete irrigation system was first established around the Dongting Lake area, and then the wasteland was reclaimed and turned into fertile fields.

It took three years for the Tuntian Corps to complete the construction of the irrigation system around Dongting Lake. By the 11th year of Yuanshuo, 30 hectares of fertile land had been reclaimed for the country. Of course, those fertile land belonged to the state, but they also benefited the local people.

To turn the land of Jingchu into an excellent grain-producing area, the most difficult thing is to develop other areas, such as Lingling, Quanling, Yingyang, Wugang and other places.

Not all of the above-mentioned areas are suitable as grain-producing areas. For example, Lingling and Yingyang are mountainous, so they are not suitable as grain-producing areas.

Involving Lingling and Yingyang, the premise of building other areas is to divert water from Xiangshui and Yingshui to form an irrigation regional network interconnected with Zishui and Huanshui.

The Dongting Lake grain production area is only one of the construction plans, and it will take ten years to complete according to the plan.

The large-scale construction plan of the entire Jingchu grain-producing area also includes the Poyang Lake grain-producing area and the Yangtze River Delta (Han River Plain) grain-producing area. It is possible to complete the construction with enough patience and plan to do it in batches for at least 35 years.

No matter what year it is, if you want to accomplish something, you cannot lack people. The center has a construction force like the Tuntian Corps, but the participation of the people is really indispensable.

"I don't understand." Liu Yan was really confused: "The migration is based on land replacement. When the replacement is carried out, isn't more land given?"

Xie Ai knew that Liu Yan had not finished speaking even though he paused, so he quietly waited for the follow-up.

"The land was given and the policy was given." Liu Yan continued to be extremely confused: "Is the local environment really too bad to survive? Are they willing to give up the land and return to their hometown, or is the local government handing over the land after they go back?"

"There is no policy in the center, and the local officials dare not do that even if they have the courage." Cai You calmly gave the answer: "The land without a name may become a tenant of the government, or it may enter a workshop or something like that. There is always a way to continue living."

Xie Ai had no choice but to look at Cai You gratefully.He wanted to say that just now, and he was very sure that Liu Yan would feel embarrassed if he said it, so he hesitated for a while and Cai gave it priority to say it first.

The current national policy of the Han Empire is in some confusion. It wants to restore agricultural production as much as possible, but it has issued policies to encourage the development of industry.The contradiction between taking care of both ends lies in one point. People don’t necessarily need to guard the land to survive. They can also rely on working to earn wages to obtain living funds.

Jiankang has been repeatedly relocated, but it can often attract people to settle down because it is a gathering place for handicrafts and can provide sufficient jobs.

Where there is a need, merchants will see business opportunities to transport goods. Jiankang is a city that relies on merchants to supply food. The rations of most people are purchased from various stores, not from their own cultivation.

"I really ignored this..." Liu Yan wasn't admitting a mistake, even if the world was wrong, it wouldn't be his fault.Without the slightest embarrassment, he asked, "Is Mingda's proposal to restrict population movement to prevent more people from returning to their homeland, or is he worried that more people will abandon farming for work?"

"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of hindering the common people from becoming workers." Even if Xie Ai really had such an idea, he dared not admit it: "I think that there are workshops everywhere, and there is no conflict between being a farmer or being a worker. The worry is the layout of the population distribution of the Han Dynasty."

Liu Yan thought about it for a while, and really forgot that the population movement was restricted since the dynasty, but he knew that the starting point of all restrictions on population movement was inseparable from farming.

The first dynasty in history to restrict population mobility was the Qin State during the Warring States Period. After Qin unified the world, this policy continued.

The Qin State has strictly restricted population movement. It is precisely because of this policy that the Qin State has an efficient mobilization system. Otherwise, if the population movement is too large, it will be a problem to ensure food supply, let alone the mobilization of troops.

Liu Yan didn't expect that it was the Qin Empire's fault. According to some vague fragments in his memory, he put the pot on Meng Yuan's head, subconsciously disgusted.

Of course, Liu Yan was not that Liu Yan for a long time, unless necessary, he would not arbitrarily deny it because of the disgust in his heart.

No matter where the buttocks sit, the way of thinking will change because of the different seats. Liu Yan has long known that there are contradictions in the national policy, and has never thought of a way to get the best of both worlds. He has no choice but to choose to ignore it.

Xie Ai said that it is far-fetched that the two do not conflict, but it can still explain the basis.

The four seasons of farming are spring and autumn.

After the spring planting, only a few people will go to the farmland every day to continue to take care of it. More people will occasionally remove weeds and complete the field ridges.

After harvesting grain in autumn, farmers need to prepare for spring plowing next year in winter, such as raising seedlings or trimming farmland, but it really doesn’t take three months or more, and it can be done within two months at most.

During the slack period, because of their family roles, women need to be busy with far more things than men.Men usually stay at home with nothing to do, or men will go out to chase dogs and chickens, and there are inevitably some men who spend their energy on eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.

Then when you don’t need to be busy with farming, you can indeed work in the workshop. What Xie Ai said is not nonsense. The problem is that people who want to work need to be able to find a job.

"The national road from Jiankang to Chang'an has been deserted for the most part in four years, and now you can see villages and towns everywhere." Cai You dared to tell the truth more than Xie Ai: "Although it was expected, it... is a hidden worry for the state. "

The Han Empire absolutely did not want to see the phenomenon of over-population, especially the current population is so large, if there is over-population, it means that it is more likely to have desolate areas.

Liu Yanlue understood slightly, and Cai You also believed that a policy to restrict population movement should be introduced.

There is a saying in later generations that restricting the flow of population will also eliminate the germination of industrial development invisibly.

It is said that it is because without enough workers it is very difficult to scale the industry.And unless the population of a certain place is sufficient, and the original handicraft industry gathers for some reason, otherwise the prototype of the initial industry will not appear.

In a very early period, the first handicraft industry gathering place of Zhuxia was in Linzi. The reason why Qi State was able to become the hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period was to rely on the industrial economic profits generated by the gathering of handicraft industries in Linzi.

The place where the current Han Empire had the prototype of an industrial base was in Jiankang. It was not Liu Yan who planned for it to have such signs, but the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty that had already created the foundation.

Liu Yan knows that industry is the future of the nation, and at the same time, he also understands that there is no future without enough food. It is precisely in this way that he realizes that there are contradictions in national policies and that he is not fully inclined to ensure farming or vigorously support industry.

"National highways gather people..." Liu Yan didn't know what the ministers thought, he said, "In your opinion, there are only disadvantages and no advantages??"

Cai You was asked.

"The ministers are worried that population migration will become useless." Xie Ai chose to block the gun and said cautiously: "The people can freely go to both sides of the national highway. It is naturally excellent to obtain land. If not, there are other ways to settle down."

Liu Yan has long known that the National Highway will gather population, and he is very happy to see such a development.He is very clear that unless the national roads of later generations are really desolate areas, there will be an unknown number of prosperous towns along the way.

Once the national highway is built, it will form a transportation corridor in itself.

The transportation corridor will attract people to provide various services along the way because of needs, and will gradually develop into an economic corridor.

This is the situation now, the locals along the national road are the first to benefit. If they can buy and sell land freely, it is unknown how many people will become rich in an instant.

Even if they are unable to buy and sell land freely, they can still build buildings, do business on their own, or rent out buildings, and become rich in no time.

"I see." Liu Yan needed to think about it, and waved: "You guys are busy."

Cai You and Xie Ai looked at each other, bowed silently, stepped back for a while before turning and leaving.

Entering the snowy season, as long as it is not a whim, no one will walk around in snowy weather.

Because Miyagi is the residence of those who rule the world, God will not snow in this place. Cai You and Xie Ai who walked out of the room and walked in the corridor did not walk fast, but remained silent for a long time.

When they reached a corner, the two stopped in a tacit understanding.

"Your Majesty is in a dilemma." Cai You had been in contact with Liu Yan much earlier and longer than Xie Ai, and persuaded him: "This issue should not be brought up again in a short time."

"Farming is the foundation of the people and the country." Xie Ai did not give a positive response: "The Han Dynasty can exploit the indigenous people of Indochina and Asan Continent and continuously obtain food from overseas. But since the construction of local grain-producing areas plan, and put the plan into action. Shouldn't you be more resolute?"

Cai You laughed "hehe" a few times, not feeling annoyed because his kindness was not accepted: "Mingda, have you seen muskets and cannons before, and thought they came out of thin air?"

"..." Xie Ai didn't understand what Cai You meant for a while: "Please teach me, senior."

"It's not long for Mingda to serve His Majesty closely..." Cai Youzhen didn't rely on the old to sell the old, so he dragged on for a long time before continuing: "I don't know if Mingda has heard His Majesty say the word 'industry'?"

Xie Ai only had the opportunity to have regular contact with Liu Yan when he became a servant. It took almost a year, he shook his head blankly: "Not yet."

"That's no wonder." Cai You didn't have any malicious intentions, but at this moment, he felt full of superiority.He smiled and said reservedly: "Then Mingda thinks about what 'industry' is, and he will probably be able to understand what His Majesty is thinking."

Xie Ai saluted and watched Cai You leave, his mind was full of the word "industry", and he was determined to figure out what it was.

(End of this chapter)