Chapter 11: People-Oriented (I)

In late September, on the official road in Yuyang, a team of thousands of people was marching.

On the periphery of this team, there were constantly cavalry of the Yan Kingdom patrolling back and forth, guarding the people in the middle of the team.

This is according to the provisions of the covenant between Yan and Zhao, Yan State assigned more than 20 cities such as Acheng, Liaocheng and Xinyi to the west of the river, and the original cities of Qi to Zhao. However, if the people of these cities are willing to come to Yan State, Zhao State cannot stop them.

The promise given by the Yan State and the people who are willing to migrate to Yan is to divide the houses, fields, and farm tools, and these people are exempt from taxes for the first two years of their arrival in the Yan Kingdom, and are responsible for the rations of their families.

Over the years, Yanguo's farming tools have been improving.

In particular, the popularization and use of eight-ox ploughs and cocoon carts, and the large-scale development of plain farmland in various counties in Liaodi, not to mention the ordinary people, but also the large amount of farmland cultivated by the Construction Corps, and the output of acres of fields and grain, have all increased year by year.

The technicians in various industrial zones of Yanguo have also made large-scale improvements to the "Eight Ox Plow" and "Crane Car".

For example, the "eight-ox plow", according to the needs of the people, there are "two-ox plows", "four-ox plows", etc., which have entered the homes of ordinary farmers; The carts are also divided into large, medium, and small agricultural tools, and are used by ordinary farmers.

Farm tools are like this, and fertilizer is a must-have for the people of Yan to farm now.

The changes and development of Yan Kingdom, unconsciously, have greatly exceeded what Ji Kang imagined in his heart.

In particular, the development of many industries has exceeded Ji Kang's expectations.

Because grain is the control material of the Yan State, the people's grain can only be sold to the government. Every year, the granaries of the county government are expanded, which makes the officials of the local government happy but also miserable.

Speaking of the total population of Yan Kingdom, it has ranked first among all countries.

However, the current situation of Yan is still a large territory, a lot of food, and a small population.

The four counties of Qi have just been annexed to the Yan Kingdom, not to mention this. Let's just say that the original counties of Yan Kingdom, especially the counties in Liaodi, had a lot of food, so that the people began to use it luxuriously to feed livestock.

This would have been unimaginable a few years ago.

In this case, the grain tax of Yan for the people is also decreasing year by year.

Now, according to the provisions of the "Grain Law" of Yan State, the grain produced by the people of Yan State every year is handed over to the government for 20%. The family's grain reserves must have more than three years of reserves before they can be sold to the government.

No way! If grain purchases are released, although the granary of the government is expanded every year, it will not be able to let go!

In the eyes of many officials of Yan State, the grain produced by Yan State every year, not to mention the food supply to the 16 or 7 million people of Yan State, is more than enough to feed the entire people of the world.

In this way, his young king repeatedly emphasized the importance of food reserves.

What "there is food in hand, there is no panic in the heart"; What "the foundation of the people-oriented is food"; What "the foundation of the development of various industries is the grain industry" and so on.

These words spoken by Ji Kang have now been often quoted and expounded by officials in various counties and counties of Yan State.

Under such circumstances, the Yan State has liberalized the purchase and sale of grain to domestic merchants, but stipulates that it must be purchased from the government and cannot be purchased privately from the people. Otherwise, once discovered, the peasant households selling grain and the merchants who buy grain will inevitably be severely punished.

It also stipulates that grain can only be freely bought and sold in the country, and that buying and selling abroad must be approved by the government.

Of course, additional goods made from grain and meat, as well as wine and porcelain, can be sold to foreign countries at high prices.

Because of the bumper harvest of grain every year, it has also brought about the development of many industries related to grain in Yan Kingdom. Planting, animal husbandry, aquaculture, wine, sugar, etc., have all begun to enter the rapid and efficient development.

In particular, the large increase in war horses has also invisibly enhanced the combat capability of the Yan army.

In the counties and counties in the northern part of the Liao region of the Yan Kingdom, there are large war horse breeding places with full-time officials.

In this era, the importance of horses is a top priority for all countries.

Under such circumstances, after Ji Kang consulted with several ministers, starting this year, the three armies of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth armies of the Yan State Army were all changed to rapid strike forces.

For the above three armies, it is planned that it will take one year to complete the reconstruction.

With the development of the shipbuilding industry, the expansion of the navy was also put on the agenda by Ji Kang.

Ji Kang approved that after the end of the autumn harvest, during the recruitment period in October, the navy will be expanded.

The Third Army of the Yan Navy was established, and the commander was Zhang Tianlai.

The abundance of food, the great improvement of the quality of life of the people, and the rapid development of medicine have also greatly improved the life expectancy of the people of Yan and even the birth survival rate of infants.

In particular, the development of medicine is advancing by leaps and bounds. Under Ji Kang's vigorous advocacy, now Xiangping College has set up medical branches in all counties, and anatomy has been applied in practice.

To tell the truth, there is no shortage of corpse specimens in this era.

In this era of "a hundred schools of thought", the people's thinking is not as conservative as many dynasties in Ji Kang's previous life. The people can accept and understand the exposition of many advanced ideas.

The life expectancy of the people of Yan has increased from about 30 years old to more than 50 years old. The birth survival rate of babies has also been reduced from more than 20 percent to less than 10 percent.

Ji Kang firmly believes that as long as he works hard, the life expectancy of the people and the survival rate of babies born will definitely be able to meet the standards of the previous life in China. You know, in this era, the quality of the air is much better than in the previous life!

The introduction of population from various countries in the Central Plains and even from other parts of the country is the basic national policy of the Yan State.

As far as the alliance between Yan and Zhao, Chu, and Wei is concerned, there are treaties for the introduction of population. According to Ji Kang's words, I can give you the land and cities in my Yan Kingdom, but the people above the land are still raised by my Yan Kingdom!

These thousands of people who moved to Yuyang County were the last people who migrated to Yan from Hexi.

According to the plan of the Yan State court, before the end of October, the work of relocating people from Ganyu, Hexi and other places must be completed.

The thousands of people on the official road in Yuyang are either driving vehicles or walking, helping the old and the young, and marching.

Although he looked a little tired, his clothes were neat and tidy, and his face was full of yearning and expectation.

There was a burst of laughter from time to time in the procession, which made many old people sitting in the car smile on their faces.

Ju Wu rode a horse, at the front of the line.

Compared with the laughter and laughter in the team, Ju Wu's face at the moment was much more serious.

In order to train Han Fei and Ju Wu, Ji Kang gave them the task of migrating the people from Hexi.

After the last group of migrants entered the Yan Kingdom, the two separated. Han Fei took thousands of people to Shanggu County, and Ju Wu took these thousands of people to Yuyang County to settle down.

For the task given by his own king, Ju Wu attaches great importance to it.

Ju Wu knew that more than 100,000 people who had migrated from Ganyu and other places had already moved from Qi to Liaodi by navy ships. The people who migrated from Hexi this time moved to Shanggu, Yuyang and other border counties in the north of Yan along the land official routes.

Ju Wu is a smart man, and by Ji Kang's side, he naturally understands how much his king attaches importance to the migration of people.

At the very least, no one dies due to hunger, cold, sickness or disability.

"Lord Juwu, in one more day, we will be able to reach the village where we have settled on this trip. Ahead of the camp, local officials have made all the preparations, just waiting for the migrants to enter the camp to rest. ”

A scout in front of him, riding a horse, reported to Ju Wuyu.

Ju Wu immediately looked up at the sky and found that it was already afternoon.

Pointing to the official road ahead, he commanded the requisitioner:

"I ordered the procession to rush to the camp ahead before dark, and the sergeants were to assist the local officials and the migrants, bury the pot and make food, let the people rest for the night, and then go on the road tomorrow morning. Remember, the laws of migration are strictly enforced. ”

"No." The scout replied on his horse, clasped his hands.

Since entering the Yan Land, the safety of the migrants no longer has to worry about the harassment of bandits or other robbers.

When persuading people to migrate in Liaocheng, Acheng and other places, they did encounter a lot of trouble. even used the local personnel of the intelligence bureau to persuade tens of thousands of people to come to Yan Kingdom.

However, now all this is in the past. Just wait for a night's rest, and tomorrow these people will be relocated to their destination, and after they are settled, Ju Wu will complete the task of migrating this trip, and he can return to Jidu.

At this time, it is already October, and the weather is getting colder.

The migration team led by Ju Wu had more than 5,000 people, plus more than 1,000 sergeants escorting the people, totaling more than 6,000 people. Coupled with the large number of migratory vehicles and livestock, it can be regarded as a large scale.

When they came to the camp in front, they were greeted by the magistrate of the local county government and several officials.

"Meet your lordship." The county commander and several officials behind him bowed to Ju Wu.

Ju Wu got off his horse, bowed in return, and said to the county magistrate and other officials, "Thank you for your hard work. ”

"Lord Ju, Kurama is tired, it's been hard all the way."

"Your Excellency, you're welcome. I don't have to wait to meet politely, let's settle the migrating people first! ”

"Oh, the lower official obeys."

In mid-October, more than 200,000 people who migrated to Yan from Ganyu and even Hexi were all resettled.