A few days later, Chen Gong and Buqi's plan were sent to Jinling together, and at the same time, Liaodong, Wuhuan, Gaoguryi and other places began to issue recruitment lists everywhere, just like the original Jiangdong construction, and the salary was paid in cash every day. And there is a little more, which can be discounted into tea, salt, cloth and other foreign necessities according to local conditions, and can also be exchanged for cattle and sheep. Countless merchants were also keenly aware of the upcoming business opportunities, and they led their fleets to flock to Liaodong.

After Tian Feng, who was in charge of finance, got the plan from Chen Gong and a request for an increase in appropriation, he came to the palace with a strange face and handed it over to Yuan Shu.

"Your Majesty, look at it. Chen Gongtai, this is a complete mess! Tian Feng said in a deep voice: "Liaodong is just a county, even if it is important, you can't squander money and food like this!" My Da Chu is now in the new three states, and it needs to be built everywhere, if other counties and counties do the same, even if my Da Chu is rich, it won't be able to support it! ”

Unlike Tian Feng's anger and worry, Yuan Shu opened the two letters from Chen Gong with great interest, as well as the scribbled map of Liaodong, and looked at them with relish.

"It's a good Chen Gongtai, it seems that I still underestimate him. Tsk, it's really a big deal, I knew that I would have sent him to Xiliang. ”

Seeing that Yuan Shu was not only not angry, but also praised him, Tian Feng's face instantly turned dark.

"Your Majesty!"

"Alright, alright, I understand. In principle, Chen Gong's approach is indeed inappropriate, and you don't need to allocate money to him. However, this place in Liaodong can almost be said to be independent of my Great Chu, but it is a nail in my Great Chu in Northern Xinjiang, which is indeed quite special, and it is understandable that Chen Gong is so tossed. Yuan Shu reassured: "Forget about the appropriation, I will privately order the money bank to lend to it, and arrange for the commercial bank to support the trade in Liaodong." The rest depends on Chen Gong's own means. ”

Yuan Shu was very optimistic about Chen Gong's behavior. Population is always more important than money, even if the money needed to do so is enough to recruit an army of 200,000, Yuan Shu doesn't care. With the current level of affluence in Jiangdong, the money and food of the 200,000 army are not a matter at all. Money is nothing more than a general equivalent, and it is circulating, and no matter how much is spent, as long as it does not exceed a certain limit, it will naturally flow back.

The money spent in Liaodong will eventually reach the people of Liaodong. After the people of Liaodong have money, they will naturally use it for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and make money to promote the construction and development of Liaodong. As long as we can grasp the context and rhythm, we will naturally be able to maintain the balance between prices and money through macroeconomic regulation and control.

Don't ask Yuan Shu why he is so rich, Da Chu Qianzhuang casually prints a silver ticket is money. After playing Qianzhuang for so long, Yuan Shu, Tian Feng and others also slowly figured out a little bit of financial concepts, and they were barely able to play some tricks. However, for the sake of safety, everything is still done with caution.

When he vaguely realized the essence of money, Yuan Shu completely disappeared on the road of extravagance. All the money is his, but it is just divided among different people, and in the end it will return to the sea and flow back into his hands.

Especially in this era, the people's livelihood is simple and ignorant, and their own family is dominant, and no country is aware of this problem. Everyone is drunk and I am sober, how to play this money game is completely up to Yuan Shu himself.

From the perspective of the Chu State, Yuan Shu did not value money and grain. Money is paper, there is no shortage of food at all, and what is important is population, productivity, and science and technology.

"Chen Gong's performance will be put aside for the time being, if he doesn't agree or object, he should understand what we mean, so that he can stop other people's mouths. It's really a bit too fierce to spend money during this time, so let's stabilize it first. Da Chu Qian Zhuang is the foundation of our Chu country's finance, and there must be no problems. Once a crack in trust has occurred, it is difficult to repair it. Yuan Shu said.

"I understand." Tian Feng bowed.

"Also, this step you recommended is very good, let Chen Gong cultivate it well, and he may be able to take over your class in the future." Yuan Shu said casually. He read Buqi's plan, which was extremely comprehensive and detailed. Almost everything that could be considered was taken into account, and it was done with great poise, and there was no shortage of creative and targeted ideas. It can be seen that this person is delicate, cautious, and eclectic.

Of course, among them, Yuan Shu also saw some shadows of Chen Palace's lavish spending, as evidenced by the Wu Fort and Beacon Towers that were all over Chen Palace's planned roads. It is easy to follow suit, but it is true that on the grassland, it is best to build more Wu forts and beacon towers.

"Your Majesty has an overreputation, Zishan is still young, but he is just picking up people's teeth." Tian Feng said modestly. Whether he admits it or not, from the moment he recommended Buqi, this young man has been imprinted on his body.

"The nomads of the north have always been a big problem. For the time being, we must not be too tough, the stick must be erected, but we must also be gentle and let it go. Corrupt, domesticate, divide, and then dilute its culture and subjugate its culture with commerce and wealth. It's a big project that's slow! Yuan Shu sighed lightly.

"Your Majesty is eloquent and long-term, if you can really do it, it can really be said that it will be a great achievement." Tian Feng sighed.

Nomads (including fishing and hunting peoples) are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of population and productivity compared to the Han Chinese as an agrarian people, but they have the initiative militarily. With the advantages of cavalry machine power and the similar characteristics of the nomadic people's production and combat methods, it is possible to achieve that all the people are soldiers

In the era when there were no internal combustion engines and firearms, the mobility of the cavalry was incomparable to that of the foot soldiers, and the guerrilla tactics of the cavalry could not really be solved. There are only two ways to deal with nomads, one is to resist the attack through defensive means such as city walls and Wu forts, just like Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall. The second is to attack against attack just like Huo Qu's disease.

However, these two methods can only alleviate the pain for a while, and the best result is nothing more than to beat the Northern Xiongnu to escape like Huo Quai. But other alien races will rise in the same way, because the northern grasslands are vast, and they are not suitable for the Han people to live at all. The Xiongnu ran away with Xianbei, and Xianbei wiped out Wuhuan, and after that, what Mongolia and Jurchen could not contain at all.

If you want to solve this problem once and for all, you can only "sinicize" these alien races, but there are many problems. Many emperors in history thought of this, and they also adopted various methods, such as sending a failed prince to lead tens of thousands of death row prisoners to the north after a new emperor ascended the throne, staying in the grassland for a lifetime, passing it on, or relocating people to the grassland.

However, the environment has been imperceptible for countless years, and it is difficult for the Han people who have adapted to agricultural life to adapt to the life of the northern grasslands. Whether it is the climate, diet or other aspects, it is difficult to adapt to the environment of the north. Coupled with the fact that it is difficult to leave the homeland, the possibility of a large-scale northward migration of the Han people is too low. And the population is not enough.,It's too difficult to want to sinicize.。 You can't expect tens of thousands of people to really assimilate dozens, millions.

Of course, in the end, the problem of the northern nomads was solved in a sense, and it was the Qing Dynasty that solved the problem. Use three means, one of which is to win over with tenderness, intermarriage and favor; the second is to assume the position of the Great Khan of each tribe, and establish a system of alliance flags to fix the territory of each tribe; The third is to soften their thinking through religion and use policies to carry out family planning for ethnic minorities.

The means of the Qing Dynasty themselves have a certain uniqueness and superiority. Compared with many other dynasties, his greatest advantage is that he recognizes the superiority of Han culture, and also recognizes his identity as a nomadic people, and does not hold a discriminatory and contemptuous attitude towards nomads like many Han dynasties, but truly treats them as equals and as his own.

Yuan Shu also has a certain understanding of this, and he also has three sharp weapons in his hands, one is a merchant, the second is a family, and the third is the existence of the Northeast Plain.