How to build Liaodong Road, Li Kuan actually has a lot of ideas.

But the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be taken step by step.

In this official appointment, Li Kuan did not specifically check the appointments of the other officials except for recommending Xue Li as the governor of the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps.

And Li Shimin was also very face-saving and agreed to Li Kuan's recommendation.

In fact, this Liaodong Production and Construction Corps, no one else paid enough attention to it, and it was not very clear how to get results, so there was no big guy who recommended people to compete with Li Kuan.

Xue Li himself followed Li Kuan back to Liaodong and could take office immediately.

In addition, Cheng Chuliang was named General Ningyuan because of his military exploits and became a veritable general; And Qin Shandao also got the title of a ranger general.

The two of them were stationed in Xincheng and Neicheng with 5,000 soldiers and horses, respectively, to defend the northern part of Liaodong Province.

In the east, there is a Tang naval division controlling the Yalu River, and the peninsula has entered the Warring States Period, and it is impossible to bring any threat to Liaodong in a short time.

So don't look at Cheng Chuliang and Qin Shandao not being arranged in Liaodong City and Wugu City, in fact, it shows that Li Shimin is deliberately training them.

"Chu Liang, this is going to the new city, but it is the real garrison frontier. The situation in the new city is more complicated than other places, and we must not blindly suppress a certain group, nor blindly treat a certain group well, but we must learn to pay attention to the way of balance. Don't look at the Goguryeo people are now the most populous in Liaodong, but after this defeat, it can be said that the vitality is greatly damaged, and we must prevent other tribes from taking this opportunity to rise. ”

In Liaodong City, Li Kuan naturally has his own mansion.

After Li Shimin's appointment, Cheng Chuliang and Qin Shandao were about to take office, but Xue Li, the governor of the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps, could continue to stay in Liaodong City now.

"Lord Wang, don't worry! Hit a batch, pull a batch, divide a batch, this idea, but you have already put forward it. A lot of people in the military academy are working on this theory. The new city is deep in the grasslands, surrounded by all kinds of nomadic people, and I will definitely consider ways to check and balance each other. ”

Cheng Chuliang is obviously not as frivolous as his eldest brother Cheng Chumo, and he looks a lot more reassuring.

"Well, there's a tribe that you have to be fully vigilant about."

Li Kuan combed through the tribes around Liaodong Province and found a dazzling name at once.

"What tribe? Is it Murowei or Musk? ”

Murwei and Yan Ya sent more than 100,000 troops this year, although they were defeated by Li Shimin, but they also fully demonstrated their strength, which made people have to guard against it.

So Cheng Chuliang's first reaction was whether Li Kuan was talking about these two tribes.

"It's not! Murowei and Yan Ya have always followed their own life of living by water and grass, and the tribal leader is not a man of great talent. Coupled with the fact that they have always been very repulsive to Han culture, this king does not think that they are much of a threat to Liaodong Province. The area where they are now is too cold and too far away, and there is no attraction for Datang, so this time I didn't take the opportunity to destroy them together. However, in the long run, there will still be an opportunity to destroy them. ”

Both Murowei and Yan are in the northern part of Liaodong Province, although they occupy a relatively vast area, and a large area of land in the Russian Far East in later generations is under the rule of these two tribes, but in a short period of time, the Tang Dynasty really does not have the energy to operate these places.

Rather than destroy them and create a new group of more aggressive tribes, it is better to let these two large tribes continue to maintain order in the local area.

"Could it be that you are talking about the Turks? Nowadays, the Turkic people, as the second class of people in Liaodong, enjoy a lot of rights, and it is estimated that many Turkic herdsmen in the steppe will come to Liaodong. Even some other tribes would take refuge in the Turks in order to enjoy this benefit. ”

Qin Shandao on the side put forward his own opinions.

"It's neither, it's Khitan! A tribe that is not particularly strong, but very united and growing very quickly. Strictly speaking, the Khitan people are related to the Murwei people, and they are all descendants of Donghu Xianbei. Since the Eastern Turks were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, the Khitan gained further living space, and after the decline of Xue Yantuo, their development has been faster. The most feared thing is that several leaders of the Khitan people are said to be proficient in Sinology, and specially invited some Han people from the Central Plains to teach knowledge to the tribe. ”

After Li Kuan knew that the Khitan tribe had a small scale during the Zhenguan period, he immediately arranged for Wang Xuanwu to find out.

As a result, it doesn't matter if you understand this, when the big tribes of Turkic, Xue Yantuo, Goguryeo, Murowei, and Jin Ya appeared on the stage, the Khitan has been developing silently and has never stopped the pace of expansion.

Nowadays, the grassland occupied by the Khitan Department, although in terms of area, is far less than that of Murowei and Yan, but in terms of fertility, it is much stronger.

"Khitan? If you don't remind you, I really haven't paid attention. However, don't worry, the Khitan tribe actually threatens the Tang Dynasty, so I will go and remove this threat. Anyway, Liaodong is about to build large-scale workshops and cement roads, which is the time when labor is needed. At that time, I will also follow the example of Liangzhou and Dengzhou, support a slave hunting team, and focus on catching slaves in the territory of the Khitan people. ”

Cheng Chuliang occupies the right time and place, and does not take the Khitan tribe that has not yet risen in his eyes at all.

In fact, as long as the Tang Dynasty intends to suppress it, it is really hard to say whether the Khitan tribe can thrive as in history.

"If only you had a good idea! Anyway, if it's not my race, its heart will be different! But all the tribes that still retain their own tribal customs and are unwilling to learn the advanced culture of our Datang Dynasty must all be suppressed. In a way, we're doing it for their good, too! ”

Li Kuan said unashamedly.

And Qin Shandao on the side saw that Li Kuan had been pointing at Cheng Zhiliang, and hurriedly took this opportunity to ask: "Lord Wang, what do you think I should pay attention to?" ”

"The situation in the domestic city is different from that in the new city. The territory to the west is notoriously owned by Northern Goguryeo, but it should still be under the control of Yuangae Suwen. Although the land area of Northern Goguryeo controlled by this Yuan Gai Suwen is not small, there are no particularly famous cities in the territory, resources are relatively scarce, and the people are relatively poor.

So what you have to pay attention to is the progress of the war between Yuangae Suwen and Northern Goguryeo. Once Yuangai Suwen is in a disadvantageous situation, you can appropriately sell some materials to Yuangai Suwen through the personnel of the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps stationed in the domestic city, and you can appropriately expand the scale of trade between the two sides.

The Jin Ya people and the Yuangai Suwen have trade needs, and the nearest Tang city to them is the domestic city, so the domestic city can be developed into a border trade city, taking advantage of the waterway of the Yalu River, timely transport the products of our Datang to here for dumping, and then transport the raw materials in the hands of the Yan Ya and Yuangai Suwen back to Datang, and pinch their lifeblood in their hands. ”

Li Shimin's words made Qin Shandao suddenly.

As a ranger general, he originally thought that he only needed to take a few thousand soldiers under his command and guard the domestic city and nearby cities.

Now it seems that Li Kuan has high expectations for himself.

However, the more challenging the work, the more interested Qin Shandao became.

"Lord Wang, isn't that Yuan Gai Suwen the enemy of our Tang Dynasty?"

Before Qin Shandao could say anything, Cheng Chuliang raised his own question first.

"Everywhere, good way, you have to remember! Whether it is Liaodong, or the entire Tang Dynasty, or the whole world; We don't have eternal friends, and we don't have eternal enemies. That Yuangai Suwen was definitely our enemy before, but now the situation is different. Yuan Gai Suwen, who was beaten, is no longer worthy of being our Datang's opponent.

However, its territory borders North Goguryeo and Silla, which is still very useful for us to balance the situation on the peninsula. To put it bluntly, we can't let the Goguryeo or Silla people in the north and south sit on the throne, and we can't let any of them unify the peninsula, otherwise the security of Liaodong Province will be threatened. How to achieve this goal, we need to consider many means. ”

One of these two is his brother-in-law, and the other is the brother of his apprentice, so Li Kuan naturally did not hesitate to give advice.

"Lord Wang, you say that, I know what to do! Anyway, don't let Northern Goguryeo and Yuangae Suwen live a good life, just let them keep tossing. ”

After Qin Shandao clearly knew his mission, his heart was a little lighter.

The biggest fear is not knowing what you want to do.

"Lord Wang, Chu Liang and Shandao are stationed in Xincheng and Domestic City respectively, how should we cooperate with them in the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps?"

Xue Li naturally knew that Li Kuan had helped him win the position of the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps, which was of deep significance.

However, how to cooperate with the power of the construction corps, Xue Li still has no clue.

In fact, the institution of the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps is not a good place to go in the eyes of many people.

Tuntian!

Take a group of soldiers who put down their swords to farm, what can you grow?

Even in Xue Li's own heart, sometimes he has this thought.

"Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the most basic conditions for the stability of Liaodong and even the stability of Datang. Needless to say, there is a steady stream of cotton from Hebei Province transported to Liaodong, where it is not a problem to keep out the cold in winter; As for food, it is naturally the focus of the development of the Production and Construction Corps. However, we are different from Tuntian during the Han Dynasty, we are not only to solve the food problem of the border soldiers, but to solve the food problem of the entire Liaodong Province and even the Tang Dynasty.

As long as it is properly managed, ten years later, the grain produced in Liaodong Province can feed eighty percent of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and it can also make grain a new weapon for trade with surrounding tribes. For a long time, there was not much grain trade between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Hu people, not because the Hu people didn't need grain because they had beef and mutton to eat, but because the frontier didn't produce much grain, and the cost of transporting grain from the production area was too high.

You can't sell a pound of corn for the same price as a pound of mutton, can you? Who else would buy that? However, if the price of grain produced in Liaodong Province is cheaper than that in Guanzhong, then the meaning is completely different. At that time, whether it was Yuangai Suwen, Jin Ya, or Murowei, they would all be happy to exchange cattle, sheep and horses for the grain of the Tang Dynasty. As long as everyone has something to eat, there will be fewer people willing to work hard. ”

Li Kuan's idea has not been properly mentioned to anyone.

After all, it is hard to believe that Liaodong, a very desolate frontier in everyone's eyes, can produce food that meets the needs of eighty percent of the population of the Tang Dynasty.

However, Xue Li, as the governor of the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps, Li Kuan naturally wanted to make it clear to him.

Xue Li: "Lord Wang, Liaodong is so cold, whether it is growing corn, rice, or wheat, the yield can't be very high, right?" ”

"No, on the contrary, the grain output here in Liaodong, whether it is corn or rice, will be higher than that in Guanzhong; The only pity is that it is too cold here, and if you grow rice, you can't grow twice a year like Lingnan. ”

The Northeast rice of later generations is famous.

Now Xue Li told Li Kuan that Liaodong is not very suitable for planting, and Li Kuan naturally wants to brainwash him.

"Rengui, the yield of this grain, in addition to the climate, also depends on whether the soil is fertile and whether the irrigation is sufficient. The reason why I firmly believe that Liaodong Province is suitable for large-scale grain cultivation is because it has a large area of fertile land. If you go to a random wasteland outside Liaodong City and dig down with a hoe, you will find that you have dug three feet into the ground, and the land is still black. This is a piece of black land given by God, and it is a unique treasure of my Tang Dynasty. ”

Although the Goguryeo people also have higher agricultural and animal husbandry in Liaodong, their farming level is not at the same level as that of the Tang Dynasty.

Even so, Goguryeo, which is half agricultural and half pastoral, is already the most powerful existence in the northeast.

If they are not engaged in agriculture, their strength is far inferior to that of Goguryeo.

"Black earth?"

Xue Li obviously heard this term for the first time, and did not understand the meaning behind it.

"That's right! Black soil is a unique treasure given by nature to human beings, it is different from the land you often see, it is a kind of soil with good characteristics and high fertility, which is very suitable for the growth of crops. In the same case, the yield of one acre of rice, planted on black soil and ordinary land, can be at least 20% more! The most important thing is that the land in eastern Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and the area of land cultivated per capita has greatly increased by using horses and new ploughs, as well as simple automatic rice transplanting machines and human threshing machines developed by the Machinery Research Institute under the Guanshishan Academy. ”

For the time being, Li Kuan could not build a large-scale farm like later generations, but a small farm was completely feasible.

In the Central Plains, the land that a person can cultivate will not exceed fifty acres.

This is not intensive farming, if it is like intensive cultivation like in later generations, one person can only get thirty acres at most.

However, if you combine all kinds of cattle and horses and suggest machinery, one person manages an average of one hundred acres of land, and there is no problem at all.

The most important thing is to grow soybeans and rice to divert the busy time of the two farming, so that the land that one person can manage can be larger.

"So, Lord Wang, are you going to let the Production and Construction Corps vigorously plant rice in Liaodong?"

Although Xue Li didn't understand whether the black soil was really that powerful, he understood what Li Kuan meant.

"That's right, rice is the main crop, and other than that, soybeans!"

"Soybeans? If you grow soybeans on a large scale, it seems like a waste to feed the horses. ”

Xue Li looked at Li Kuan a little confused.

Although tofu has been available since the Han Dynasty, the main use of soybeans in the Tang Dynasty is as an additional feed for war horses.

However, there is no shortage of grasslands for raising horses in Datang, and the demand for using soybeans to supplement the nutrition of horses is not very strong.

"Whether it's feeding horses or making tofu, it's not the main use of soybeans!"

"Huh?"

Li Kuan's answer surprised everyone.

Even Cheng Chuliang and Qin Shandao couldn't help but stare at Li Kuan to see what explanation he would give.

"After the soybeans are pressed, soybean oil can be made for the people to eat; The soybean meal left after pressing is the best feed for livestock, whether it is chickens, ducks and geese, or pigs and dogs, after eating soybean meal, the growth will be better. Nowadays, the people of Datang have gradually moved away from the risk of starvation, and the people in some places have gradually developed a stronger demand for meat.

At this time, it is also necessary to further develop the pig and chicken industries. To a certain extent, the increase in the amount of meat eaten by the people will reduce the demand for food, which can be regarded as an indirect solution to the food problem. ”

The Chu Wangfu began arranging people to raise pigs and chickens ten years ago, and is now the largest meat supplier in Chang'an City.

Although in recent years, the breeding scale of Chu Wangfu has not continued to expand, but the progress of breeding technology has not been stagnant.

In particular, how to prevent large-scale plagues is one of the key research topics of the Agricultural College of Guanshishan Academy, and a group of students in the academy have been conducting research in the pig farms and chicken farms of the Chu Wangfu for a long time.

After combining some things from the School of Medicine of Guanshishan Academy, the students slowly explored a set of relatively effective epidemic prevention measures to reduce the risks caused by large-scale breeding of pigs, chickens and ducks as much as possible.

For example, the Chu Wangfu is okay, even if it encounters some accidents, it can bear the loss.

If other people are desperate to devote themselves to the breeding business, once they encounter misfortune, they will collapse immediately.

This will also discourage many people from devoting themselves to the aquaculture industry.

"How can this soybean be so useful?"

Xue Li felt very surprised.

Rice, millet, millet, wheat, and soybean, as the first of the five grains, soybean has a very long planting history in China.

However, the scale of cultivation has always been very limited.

The main thing is that on limited land, soybeans are not as useful as other crops.

It's no wonder that Xue Li was surprised.

"That's right! Large-scale soybean planting occupies a lot of fertile land, and it is difficult to promote it in the Guanzhong area. But Liaodong is different, there is ownerless land here. At that time, the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps will directly encircle a large area of land in various places and plant soybeans on a large scale, making the soybean industry a pillar industry in Liaodong Province. ”

Rice and soybeans are two of Li Kuan's fist products tailored for the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps.

"Lord Wang, hearing you say this, I can't wait to take the soldiers to reclaim the land now."

Xue Li imagined the blueprint drawn by Li Kuan, and felt that if he led the production corps to achieve this goal, he would definitely be famous through the ages, and even have the opportunity to enter the imperial court and pay homage to the prime minister.

"It's coming! His Majesty has already asked the Prime Minister to arrange the rewards for the soldiers. The officers and men who were transferred to the production corps on the spot this time are all meritorious in military service. No matter how big or small the merit is, there will definitely be some reward, whether it is land, slaves, livestock, or farm tools. However, you, the general who leads the troops to fight, will have to fight against the black soil first! ”

Li Kuan didn't think about letting Xue Li directly change from a military general to a civilian official, which was really a waste of talent.

It is the production and construction corps, which itself actually has half of the military attributes, and in the case that there is no major war in Datang for the time being, letting Xue Li make contributions to the construction corps is actually the greatest support for him.

"Lord Wang, don't worry, as long as we can solve the food problem of our Datang, even if I ask Xue Li to go to cultivate the land every day, I am willing. Besides, you don't mean that the officers and men of the Production and Construction Corps are still under the management of the Ministry of War, and in addition to cooperating with the prefectures and counties to exterminate bandits and rogues, they can also pick up swords and fight at any time when necessary. ”

Xue Li quickly accepted his position as the governor of the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps.

Although this is a new position, he must not be worried that Li Kuan will cheat himself.

"Well, during this time, I also arranged for the students of the Agricultural College of Guanshishan Academy to follow you, and take a good look around Liaodong City, first determine the first cultivation area; Before the winter comes, the land should be reclaimed and the problem of accommodation will be solved, otherwise it will be a headache when the snow will fall. ”

The winter in Liaodong is not comparable to Chang'an City.

Although Li Kuan has not personally experienced it, after all, the network is so developed in later generations, and the general situation is still understood.

He didn't want the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps led by Xue Li to suffer heavy losses during the winter before they had planted a grain of grain, which would be a real joke.

Immediately afterwards, Li Kuan explained to Xue Li, Cheng Chuliang and Qin Shandao a few more times, and let them go to their respective jobs.

And himself, all of a sudden, seemed to be idle.

It seems that the class teacher can be considered to return to the court

Even if Li Shimin doesn't move, he can't move.

So Li Kuan simply took Wang Xuanwu and Wang Xuance to go around Liaodong City.

Today's Liaodong City is really different day by day.

The city was constantly flooded with adventurous merchants, who did not want to miss the feast.

And during this time, after the events in the city of Liaodong spread to various places, the enthusiasm of merchants to come to Liaodong became even higher.

At this time, even businessmen who are slow to react can realize that they can make money by going to Liaodong.

Anyway, the Datang Royal Transport Group has opened up a public carriage route, and there are various inns and post stations along the way for everyone to rest.

Let's go, go to Liaodong!

This has become one of the most enthusiastic things for businessmen.

：。 ：m.x