Chapter 506

readx;?But he said that Jia Huan accompanied his daughter-in-law back to her parents' house and wandered around Luguo for a few days, and there was nothing bad, but there was an indescribable crowding. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info On the street, you can clearly see that locals and outsiders come, and there are also people who drag their families to sleep on the side of the road, and even beggars are much more than elsewhere. There was also such a scene in Ping'an Prefecture, where Jia Cong said that it was a rich land to attract population, like a deep pool of water. So a number of resettlement sites were set up in Ping'an Prefecture, and some good-looking officials persuaded those who came to Ping'an Prefecture empty-handed to go to Dongying. Now the settlements are trying to persuade them to go to Nanyang.

Lu is much smaller than Ping'an Prefecture, and the population is more than ever. Lootings and fights abounded, and even children's droppings were everywhere the eye could be seen on the streetsβ€”many of the children who were used to relaxing on the spot in the fields did not even know how to go to the latrine. Not to mention that there are many monks and few porridges, and many people cannot find a job.

Jia Huan then said to King Lu: "Brother-in-law, it's time for your Lu country to expand." The place is too small to fit so many people. ”

King Lu smiled bitterly: "Brother-in-law, where do I dare to use swords!" The kings of Wu and Chu are all staring at me. ”

Jia Huan said: "Who told you to expand into their territory? Then squeezed his eyes, "King Yan is about to send troops to North America, and that area is huge. ”

King Lu said: "What does King Yan have to do with me when he sends troops? ”

Jia Huan said: "The advantage of the big place is that the contact is inconvenient, and the idea of soldiers and horses is scattered into it like a mud cow into the sea." But let the people go and find a piece of land far from the ruler of the king of Yan and move the people. ”

King Lu thought for a long time and hesitated: "Is Uncle Nine willing?" ”

Jia Huan said: "There are two ways. One is to send a messenger to meet King Yan, only saying that he has the heart to join forces with him, and then get a small benefit. This move has the intention of pushing him to be the leader of the alliance of kings, and there are many face-loving literati around King Yan, most of whom can persuade him to agree. The second is to make people follow his army to find a way to emigrate where he can't take care of it. In this case, you have to build your own port. Jia Huan thought for a while, "The Westerners have already built a lot of ports over there, and it is the same to destroy them and take them over." It's just that the ships of the immigrants have to take some detours. ”

King Lu turned around and turned out the sea map, looked at North America for a long time, and sighed: "It's really big." ”

Jia Huan said: "The Westerners are also all countries together, and it took one hundred and fifty years to wipe out the indigenous people to occupy this place, and now our dynasty only needs to concoct it in the same way." They have built a lot of houses, roads, and a lot of wasteland, and we can immigrate cheaply. It just depends on how the generals are fighting. ”

King Lu pondered: "It's just that the people may not be willing to go." They left their homeland and came to Luzhou because it was rich; If you send them to open up the wasteland, it is extremely difficult to send them back to their hometown after making money, and the new places are not as good as their hometowns. ”

Jia Huan smiled: "This is easy. I won't mention the land that has been cleared; There are also many large gold mines in North America. Where they can pick up money, who wouldn't go? ”

King Lu said: "You can't always pick up money anywhere." ”

Jia Huan said leisurely: "It's free to send it over, and it's a ticket to come back, and the ticket is expensive." ”

King Lu's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Brother-in-law! Or do you have a way. ”

Jia Huan said: "Again." There are many slaves in the Zhuangzi of the rich and noble, and those are all in the hands of the master with their lives. Nai tilted his head slightly, "It is better to help their masters do things than to help themselves do things, and help Lu Guo reclaim fields and defend the frontier by the way." Those who have fled to freedom will fight for freedom. King Lu couldn't help but stare at him. Jia Huan said slowly, "The people's hearts are also there." ”

King Lu said: "What if other countries come to trouble me? ”

Jia Huan said: "There are two big countries in the left side of the prince - Wu and Chu. The state of Wu has made great efforts to prepare troops here. He pointed to South America on the map, "The place is so big, and it is also the most underpopulated." These tricks are generally used by King Wu, so he will never move the country of Lu. As for Chu Guo," Jia Huan turned his head to look at his brother-in-law, "Are you still afraid that you won't be able to beat him?" ”

King Lu said: "What if he finds other countries to join forces to suppress Lu country?" ”

Jia Huan said: "The strongest countries in the world, including Wu Yanshu, are all ready to colonize and expand abroad, and they will have to use these means sooner or later." How old are the rest of the other countries? ”

King Lu looked down at the chart again and pondered. Jia Huan leaned back in the chair, picked up the tea cup and prepared to wait slowly. I didn't want to hear King Lu say after a while: "Okay! It's really the only way to do it. But you have to send someone to inquire about it. ”

Jia Huan stroked his palm and said: "It's still a young man." Nai pondered for a while, "In the next year, King Yan will have soldiers and horses to drive over." Zhong Hengzhi's uncle Zhong Wei did not serve in Lu State, and he was a veteran of the battlefield. Please ask him to pretend to take refuge in King Yan and follow Yan Jun together. You can explore the way for Lu and choose a suitable place for immigrants. ”

King Lu suddenly wilted: "Don't mention it!" That old man usually helped Zhong Heng manage the affairs of the army, and he also liked me very much, and he was an anonymous gentleman. just refused to come out as an official. ”

Jia Huan smiled: "He has experienced ups and downs; Now that he has a nephew, he naturally puts his nephew first. The old man doesn't take the money to help Lu Guo, isn't it to put the credit on his nephew's head? But for the good of his nephew, he will not refuse the prince's request. Now Zhong Heng is your confidant, isn't he? King Lu nodded again and again. Jia Huan said, "The major events of the Lu country must also be Zhong Heng's major events." In order for Zhong Heng to have a good future, the old man will be willing to go out. Lu is small, and the expansion to Wu and Chu is obviously not feasible, does Zhong Heng's official position stop there? ”

King Lu suddenly took the case: "Brother-in-law is reasonable!" My territory is big, and I can't count Zhong Heng's high-ranking officials. ”

Jia Huan said: "That's it! Before the eight characters were skimmed, they just blew the atmosphere, and even gave people high-ranking officials and Houlu came out. It is important to seriously ponder the topography and nautical charts. ”

King Lu grinned and touched his chest: "My brother-in-law is here, my life is more relaxed." You can stay longer. ”

Jia Huan said: "Hengzhu, we are not in a hurry to return to Beijing, your sister has the final say." ”

King Lu ran out with a "whoop": "I'm going to talk to my sister-"

Jia Huan couldn't help but smile and nodded: "It's a little like a thirteen-year-old child." ”

The next day, Jia Huan personally went to the Yuezhi Teahouse opened by the Zhong family to see Zhong Wei. Zhong Wei frowned and thought for a while when he heard his intentions, and said, "I owe King Yan a favor on my face, and I know that I will have to pay it back sooner or later." Is this just to establish a settlement for the Lu country? Does Third Master Cong have other intentions? ”

Jia Huan said with a smile: "Whether it is South America or North America, the more immigrants there are, the better." Uncle Zhong, look - far away! It's just too far. It's so easy to block out the sound. ”

"Could it be that the third master wants this place?"

"It's not about wanting it, it's about deciding." "From the Malay Archipelago in the South Seas to North America and even South America, the whole social system has to be completely new. I will no longer be slaves to the people, and the heavenly family will no longer be the master. This is the most important step, and whether Japan can counterattack the country in the coming days depends on this step. General Gan Lei had won the trust of King Yan, and had been interested in North America since several years ago, and King Yan had appointed him as the commander of the expedition to the north. ”

Zhong Wei was overjoyed and couldn't help laughing: "Isn't this sending Pan Taoyuan to Sun Monkey to take care of?" ”

Jia Huan glanced at him: "Where is General Gan so thin." The two looked at each other and smiled. Jia Huan continued, "The first batch of people under his command Wei Ruolan, Niu Jicheng, and Niu Jiye have already decided, and he will pick a few more of his own people." Wei Ruolan grew up with our brothers when she was a child, and she was very good; Niu Jicheng, we already have a way to coax him; Only Niu Jiye is left, and he has to work harder. Plus Uncle Zhong you. General Gan said, someone mentioned my senior brother Jarvis, and I can't say that King Yan will even count him. If this is the case, and there are pirates of General Yang Heng on the sea, it is not difficult to isolate the news of Yan Wang's northern conscription horses and Yan Kingdom. ”

Zhong Wei nodded, and suddenly smiled: "This time it's a serious one. The two of them looked at each other and smiled.

The two of them went from noon to sunset, and a chart was about to pierce them. Jia Huan went back to tell King Lu, and finally persuaded the old man to go out of the mountain and explore the way for Lu Guo. It's just that he can't jump to King Yan for nothing, so Jia Huan wrote a letter of recommendation to his cousin Jia Cong, saying that he met the owner of a teahouse in Luguo because he was a talented soldier and sent him to Beijing.

It's just that immigrating to North America is a long-term plan, and Luzhou will be overcrowded. Jia Huan then said: "Otherwise, persuade some people to go to Nanyang first." There are two or three new kingdoms of our dynasty over there, and they are desolate. ”

Since King Lu had the idea of immigrating to build a country, he was a little reluctant to build the country: "Isn't it okay to stay for a few years?" ”

Jia Huan said: "I'm afraid it will cause the population density to be too large. The country is prosperous and rich, and there is no fear that there will be no one at that time. Even though the state of Wu was rich, the state of Chu had gradually declined over the years. ”

King Lu hurriedly said: "In the past few days, Mr. has asked me to make a fuss about the weakening of the Chu State." I don't think there's anything wrong with the Chu State's policy, I don't know how they fell. ”

Jia Huan smiled: "Isn't this obvious? The countries of Wu, Yan, and Lu have become stronger, and even the small country of Lu has become stronger, and good talents will naturally flow into neighboring countries. The lowest people are in all countries, and they do the most inferior work and take the least rations, but there are the most such people, and every country has no less. ”

King Lu asked, "Who is it?" ”

"Sharecroppers."

King Lu let out an "oh": "The neighboring country is richer than the Chu country. Tenant farmers had no land for themselves, so many went to neighboring countries to earn a living. ”

Jia Huan nodded and said, "For example, Lu is prosperous in commerce and trade, and there are many shops. The tenant farmers of the Chu State came to the shops of the Lu State to do rough work, and the money they earned for a few months was more than the income of a year of farming in the Chu State, so they naturally would not stay in the Chu State to farm the land. If there is such a person in one family in the village, many families will follow; If something happens in one village, someone from the neighboring village will come out and try it when they hear about it. In this way, there will be no one to farm in the Chu State. ”

King Lu thought for a while and said, "The year before last, I sneaked around with my husband in the Chu Kingdom. Some of the land of Chu is in the hands of large families, and they have their own slaves to cultivate, but they have also fled a lot to Dongying over the years. Then there are the wealthier families, who rent their land to tenant farmers to earn rent; If there were no tenants, they would not have been able to plant the land. Then there are those that are self-sown. ”

Jia Huan said: "These things have happened in Fujian in the early years. The first to go were the tenants, then the fugitive slaves, and finally the homesteaders who were afraid of the lack of land. It's just okay. As the tenant farmer left, the rent of the proprietor naturally decreased. There are many fugitive slaves, and the master will naturally treat them well. Gradually, there is a balance. It's just that the symptoms are not the root cause. Governing the country is also like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. Look at Qi Guo, see that you have run a school, and he will also do it; Lu Guoyin was rich in factories, and he also began to build factories. The State of Qi will always die after the State of Chu. ”

King Lu was listening interestingly, and hurriedly asked, "Will Qi Guo also die?" ”

Jia Huan said: "If you and King Yan don't fight North America, and King Wu doesn't fight South America, he won't die; As soon as the three of you make a move, if the Qi State does not also go to build overseas territories or colonies, it will not be able to live. ”

"Why?"

"The largest number of tenant farmers and ordinary farmers is very large in North and South America. As soon as the order to open up the land came out, the tenant farmers of Qichu were afraid that they would run away - who didn't want the land for nothing? Who doesn't want more land in a small family? The foundation of these two countries is gone. Jia Huan said leisurely, "The country of Chu is poor and has poor armaments; The country of Qi is also rich, and it is not much to go. Just hit it and hit it down. Allowing people to emigrate to other countries is actually using land as bait to hollow out the foundations of these countries. ”

"I see!" King Lu nodded suddenly. After a while, he frowned and said, "I still can't bear these people." ”

Jia Huan said: "The weather in Nanyang is hot, and there are not many people who can go, so I need to solve an urgent need for the time being." Besides, it is also good to familiarize the people with the matter of immigration first. And well......" he winked, "the land of North America is much more fertile than the South Seas. ”

King Lu said: "North America is farther away!" ”

Jia Huan smiled: "That's it." Fan Cheng has a student who has a new steamed bun shop at home today, let's change into civilian clothes and take a look. ”

Lu Wangqi said: "What are you going to do?" ”

"Help sell buns."

"Huh?"

King Lu was inexplicable, but he still obediently changed his clothes and followed Jia Huan out. After a while, I walked to the bun shop of Fan Cheng's disciple's house. Because it is freshly opened, the business is not bad. The two pretended to be ordinary guests and bought a few steamed buns to taste, and the taste was good. The student recognized Jia Huan and came out to talk with him. Jia Huan pulled him and whispered; The student's eyes widened as he looked at Jia Huan. Jia Huan smiled and said, "You just have to do what I say." ”

The students went to the kitchen for a long time, and some of the men put up new signs. It reads: Big meat buns, ten cents each; Big vegetable buns, ten cents a piece.

Lu Wangqi said: "How can meat buns and vegetable buns be at the same price?" ”

Jia Huansi Wenwen tore the bun and said: "It doesn't matter, Hengzhi doesn't sell a few vegetable buns, just make some shows." ”

King Lu pointed out: "Didn't you hang a sign and come out?" ”

Jia Huan asked rhetorically: "Who doesn't know that meat is more expensive than vegetables?" Since the price is the same, who will buy vegetable buns? King Lu was stunned.

Before leaving, Jia Cong instructed the student to come to Luwang's Mansion in the evening to talk about how the buns were selling.

In the evening, the student really came happily and said, "Mr. Jia has a good plan!" Our other buns can't be sold, and everyone is rushing to buy big meat buns! ”

Jia Huan smiled and asked King Lu: "How?" ”

King Lu also smiled: "The guests all think that it is cheap to buy big meat buns, so they all go to buy this." ”

Jia Huan nodded and said: "In the coming year, there will be better land and even gold mines, and the tenants will think that those who go to Nanyang to endure the heat will feel that it is advantageous to go to North America; Just like these people who buy big meat buns. It's just that there must be a few steamed buns for them to see. ”

King Lu applauded and laughed: "Brother-in-law is really a ghost with a lot of ideas." ”