I heard that there was a harbor called Xiaohai in the north of Wan'an City, and His Royal Highness wanted to see it, so Han Zhen and the others accompanied him the next day. This place is not far from the city, and when the group climbs over the slope, the small sea appears in front of them, but in Zhao Yu's opinion, this nearly closed harbor is a coastal lagoon. The lake is vast, with a radius of nearly 100 miles, and there are many rivers flowing into it. At high tide, the sea water breaks down the silted sand dam, and the sea water rushes in, and the sediment brought by the low tide will block the water outlet, forming a relatively independent and stable water surface.

"It's a natural harbor, and there's enough room for a fleet here!" Zhao Yu looked at it and said in surprise.

"What Your Highness said is exactly that the large ships that can pass through a thousand stones at the mouth of the water, and whenever a storm hits, there are often fishing boats and merchant ships here to take shelter from the wind." Han Zhen replied.

"Let's take a closer look!" Seeing that the lake water is clear, and now it is the time of low tide, the water surface is as calm as a mirror, which makes people feel close, Zhao Yu said that he wanted to lead the sandbar that was alluvial by the current.

"Your Highness, don't you want to sneak into the water again?" Ying Jie said with a stern bluff.

"Hehe, don't worry, sir, I won't go into the water today, I just want to go fishing, Mr. go with me!" Zhao Hao said with a grin.

"Your Highness, is this true?" Ying Jieyan asked again in disbelief.

"Seriously, seriously, this king will never break his word!" Zhao Hao reassured again.

"Fu Shuai, there are soldiers stationed on the shore of the right army, and there are boats, so we can go down to the lake by boat." Han Zhen stepped forward and said.

"Well, that's fine." Ying Jieyan thinks about it, His Royal Highness has a lot of fun, and it is definitely not okay not to let him look around, it is safer to take a boat than to swim, as long as you take care of it tightly.

"I'll arrange it!" Han Zhen gave a salute and went first......

When Zhao Yu and the others arrived at the lake, Han Zhen had already arranged everything, and everyone took three small boats into the water and slowly sailed towards the lake.

"It's a nice view, so let's be here!" Zhao Hao called a halt, and Han Zhen sent a fishing rod and a bucket of sandworms as bait, "Oh, it's very well prepared!" ”

"When I have nothing to do, I like to linger here, so I prepare these objects for a little pastime." Han Zhen helped His Highness to arrange the fishing rod, hung up the bait and smiled.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that the Korean system also has leisure and elegance, not that he can only grow vegetables in his spare time!" Zhao Yu skillfully threw the hook into the water and quipped.

"Your Highness is laughing!" His Royal Highness brought up the old matter again, and Han Zhen's old face turned red and said embarrassedly.

"Alas, the scenery here is very good, the surrounding rivers are crisscrossed, but it is also a wilderness, and there are few people, what a pity!" Zhao Hao was ashamed to see him, so he didn't want to make fun of him anymore, and pointed to the lakeshore road, which was only a few miles away from the city. In the previous life, this picturesque scenery would have been squeezed into porridge, and the lake was full of 'dumplings', but now it is almost primitive.

"Yes, Your Highness. Although it is known as the land of one state, there are only two counties, separated by nearly 100 miles. There are only more than 5,000 households, and there are less than 10,000 households. There are only a few villages near the coast of the city in this Wanzhou, which rely on sugar making and boiling salt for their business, and the fields produce very little, even merchant ships rarely come here! Han Zhenyan said.

"Well, the population of the Wan'an Army is too small, resulting in weak development, and it will slowly get better when the population increases." Zhao Yu nodded and said, he knew that in ancient times, the productivity was low, and the population became an important means of production, but with the current fields on Hainan Island not being able to support so many people for the time being, this has become a dilemma.

"Now the soldiers in the army often joke that Wan'an has more soldiers than the people, and there are eight soldiers out of ten people who go out." Han Zhen wanted to tell a joke, but he failed, and the corners of His Highness's mouth only twitched but did not smile.

"Xu Zhixian, you are a local, tell me about this Wan'an Army is such a good place, why have so few people moved here over the years?" Zhao Yu twisted his face and asked Xu Cong of Zhiwan'an County, who was still sorting out the fishing rod. His ancestors were born in Jinshi, and served as the general judge of Qiongzhou during the Shaoxi period, and then settled here, although it has been a hundred years, but the poetry and books are heirlooms. Xu Cong has both family education, and has studied in the government, passed the government examination and has an official body but failed to enter the office, can be fair and clear, very prestigious in the countryside, the Shuai Mansion selected officials, which was requisitioned as Wan'an Zhi County.

"Your Highness, Wan'an is sparsely populated for many reasons. But mainly because of the remote location and the lack of abundant products, it is difficult to attract immigrants; Then there is the Wan'an army and the slang Tong, who are often harassed by it, and it is difficult for immigrants from single families to gain a foothold, especially in Lingshui County. Xu Cong hurriedly put down the fishing rod and replied.

"Well, is the land here suitable for farming?" Zhao Hao nodded, in recent days, due to the resurgence of wars along the coast of the mainland, many people have come to the sea to take refuge, and now they are mostly gathered on the ground in Qiongzhou, and the land reclaimed there is limited, and the forcible behavior is easy to cause disputes, which makes him also have a headache.

"Your Highness, the land near the shore is vulnerable to storms, and a heavy rain will break down the dikes and houses that have been erected, and the interior is occupied by slang, so it is still necessary to reclaim the land on both sides of the river." Xu Cong replied.

"Is there any specialty here?" Zhao Yu was very satisfied with Xu Cong's answer, now that war may break out at any time, the Shuai Fu does not want to have a conflict with Slang Tong to cause civil strife, so it is mainly based on deterrence, and it is indeed inappropriate to forcibly enter, and the development of the economy can only find another way.

"Your Highness, the only specialties here are betel nuts and goats!" Xu Cong thought for a while and said.

"Well, that's the way to go, too." Zhao Hao pondered for a moment. At this time, Qiongzhou's seafood is really not a new thing, it is available everywhere, unlike later generations who have more fish and turtles in the sea than others, so it is enough for the fishing industry to have Tan people. But the fields are not able to be cultivated for a while, and the economy is difficult to develop, so they can't keep people, so they can only work hard from scarce things, "betel nut is an important trade item in Qiongzhou, and it is not worried about selling." And the Dongshan goat is a famous product on the island, and now only the army purchases it is in short supply, and there will be more and more people who move to Qiongqiong in the future, who doesn't eat meat! And this forest and mountain land is all barren land, and it can be grazed. ”

"What His Royal Highness said is reasonable, but agriculture is fundamental, will planting trees and raising sheep be abandoning the basics?" Xu Cong thought about it after hearing it.

"Agriculture-oriented should also be adapted to local conditions, and we should not stick to this." Zhao Yu waved his hand and said, it is indeed a big deal for people to be able to eat enough, but there is no land to cultivate but insist on doing it, isn't it a joke, but he can't say so, "There is a lot of wasteland in Qiongzhou, and the land suitable for cultivation has not been cultivated, and they are not suitable for planting trees and raising sheep. ”

"Your Highness is very good at what he said, this move is mutually beneficial, you have food to eat, he has meat to eat, and everywhere can benefit!" Ying Jieyan on the side listened to it for a while, and felt that this was indeed a way out for the time being, and he made a final decision...... (To be continued.) )