From Xiangyang Fuzhi to the south, that is, the area of Zhongxiang, Jingshan and Jingmen in later generations. Although there are mountains and rivers here, it is completely different from the mountains west of Xiangyang, and a large area of flat land includes the southern vein of Dahong Mountain, which is the hilly area of central Hubei according to later generations.

The five main mountain ranges of Xiangshan, Xujiazhai, Wangjiadashan, Longfengzhai and Huzhuo Mountain, which were formed after the entry of the southern vein of Dahong Mountain, extend to the southeast and connect with the Jianghan Plain.

This land, sparsely populated, there is no shortage of water, there are Han River, Zhangshui through the border, and Xiangyang in the north, Jiangling in the south, sandwiched between the two richest cities in the land of Jingchu, Liu Tao chose the target here at a glance.

Taking Yingzhou as the starting point, as soon as Liu Tao arrived in Xiangyang Mansion, he took the edict given by Zhao Gou and ordered Xiangyang and Jiangling to import grain and grass to Yingzhou, and then widely issued notices to recruit the displaced and poor, and soon collected more than 3,000 people.

After all, there was a war here, and even though the resistance of the Song army was very weak, the war still disrupted the lives of some people.

For the barren land here, more than 3,000 people are too few and too little, but a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Everything has to be done from scratch.

With the support of Xiangyang and Jiangling, Liu Tao, who was abundant in money and food, immediately organized manpower to open up wasteland and open up fields, and even he had already made the next plan, first to open up the wasteland and grow grain, and then to build roads, houses, and water conservancy under the unified arrangement during the slack time.

Although the support of the imperial court was needed for the first year or two, as long as the first group of people gained a firm foothold, as long as the wasteland was turned into rice fields, everything was alive.

The Bureau of Reclamation also has its own special fund, which provides farmers with a five-year low-interest loan (5% per annum) to buy farm tools. This is an unbelievably low interest rate in this day and age.

You must know that the green seedling method in the new law has an interest rate of 20%. That's it, when Wang Anshi piloted it in Mingzhou (Ningbo), he also asked the local people to be grateful.

Because every time there is a shortage of money, ordinary people borrow money and grain from rich households, and the interest rate is generally 350 percent.

As long as this kind of planning can be carried out step by step, in the future, the land of Jingchu will inevitably be prosperous.

Being able to spend all his last few years on this kind of thing, Liu Tao does not feel that he is making meritorious contributions, but has a feeling that he is accumulating merits. Of course, if this is really meritorious, the most useful person should be the Yan King of Bianliang City. He is the source of such good governance.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, time flies very quickly, and when Liu Tao looks up again, August is approaching.

For Bianjing, which is thousands of miles away, it is now a busy season, students from all walks of life gather in the capital, and in the past years, this is really the most lively time in the capital.

Not to mention that in the autumn season, great news also came from the southern battlefield.

First of all, the Western Route Army pacified the north and south roads of Jinghu Lake, and the soldiers had been inserted into Lingnan; The second is that the East Route Army is approaching Hangzhou City, but this time the Zhao Guanjia did not run again.

No one knew that Zhao Gou had secretly communicated with his eldest brother many times, and he had vaguely expressed a meaning - again and again.

The timid Zhao Huan really didn't dare to escape.

But one of the most important reasons why he has been able to hold on to this and not surrender is that he is still very unconfident in Zhao Gou's promise.

It's a big matter related to his own net worth and life, and it is also related to his children and grandchildren, it's not good to bargain with Zhao Gou, how dare Zhao Huan obediently walk into the cage?

It is true that they are brothers, but when it comes to imperial power, the brotherly affection is not worth mentioning for a moment.

There are no fathers and sons in the heavenly family, and there are no brothers.

Therefore, the area around Hangzhou is still deadlocked, and Zhi Yanzhi does not dare to really attack Hangzhou, and the city can return the father and mother of King Yan.

Liu Tao made a little free time at this time, and then looked up and found that the Great Song Dynasty was about to be unified.

The official family is obviously no longer good, and the army is deadlocked, and it is obvious that the two sides are negotiating conditions. When the conditions are negotiated, Zhao Guan's family will be reduced to the rank of Yan King, so the land of Lingnan is not yet decided?

As for the Sichuan-Shu and Kansai Sixth Road, the people had already surrendered to Haohua.

It is said to be the edict of the Emperor Taishang, and I don't know if it is true or not. But regardless of whether the edict is true or not, this is a step, and the governors of the Sixth Road of Kansai and the Roads of Sichuan and Shu have asked to surrender.

No one wants to follow a promising boss all the way to the black, right?

Zhao Huan's situation is really too passive, so that people can't see the slightest hope. In this way, let alone that King Yan wants to subvert civil politics, it is ten times more deviant, and few people dare to really come forward.

The consequences are all too clear.

Zhao Gou is only a little deviant, and it is still very different from the foreign invasion, the Tartar of the year, and the Jurchen before it.

Although there are countless real people with lofty ideals in the world, there are countless shrinking turtles who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

Liu Tao raised his head and glanced at the world, and soon hooked his head to look at the land under his feet.

Wasn't that what he had expected before? Not uncommon.

Instead of spending your mind on the so-called major events in the world, it is better to ask King Yan for more money and food, and recruit the people to use some local swamps and wetlands to build some water conservancy facilities.

Building a piece of land is not an easy task. It's just that Liu Tao has the patience to transform everything, even if the process takes many years, even if he can't see the end at all. But what's wrong with that? Everyone works year after year, and they can always solve all problems.

There is no shortage of children and grandchildren. Yugong moves mountains, that's the principle.

Again, don't doubt the enthusiasm of these people. Only when you lose it do you know what you once were precious, and after you have them again, you will cherish them a hundred times more.

After receiving resettlement and land allocation, these people first used agricultural loans to buy their own farming tools and living materials, and then burst out with amazing perseverance and enthusiasm. Many people get up early and work in the fields at night. They can get the best silt from reservoirs and waterways construction sites a few miles or even a dozen miles away, soak it in the fields, and then continue to push a cart with wooden barrels, or even carry wooden barrels to the construction site, repeating this action again and again.

The hard work of Chinese farmers in this environment has burst into an unparalleled spirit of struggle.

Being in it, Liu Tao felt that he was not hard and tired at all, which was an extremely fulfilling sense of spiritual satisfaction for him.

And Zhao Gou in Bianjing City, looking at Liu Tao's actions these days, is also satisfied. Being able to choose such a conscientious and responsible official from among a cadre is also an achievement for a king.