In Chang'an City, after living for more than a month, Li Xin is finally much more relaxed now. No, there's still time to come out and walk around in broad daylight. However, he didn't come alone, and Wang Meng, the secretary of the ministry, was also pulled out by him. Coupled with Tu Qi and the personal soldiers who protected him, there were more than a dozen people in this group combined.

Of course, the three of them were walking in front, and the soldiers were quietly protecting them in the back, so it was not particularly conspicuous.

"It's rare to be free, invite you to come out for a walk, this has to be a combination of work and rest, you can't be so tired every day! Otherwise, wouldn't my sister-in-law have to blame me! While walking, Li Xin said to Wang Meng.

When Wang Meng heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, where did he have any time, in fact, there were still a lot of things to do on the part of the ministry. It's just that it's much better now than in the past, and there are still two squires there!

Therefore, the general matter has basically been processed, as long as he approves it again in the end.

Moreover, the two waiters of today's Ministry are both practical talents, which makes his work more handy. Otherwise, even if Li Xin was invited, he would not have come out at this point in time and wander around the city.

"Women, how can you care about me doing things outside! In addition, during this period of time, I have been much more relaxed than before, where does she have anything to say! Wang Meng said.

"That's right! Look, there's a tea shop there, so let's sit down and rest for a while! Nodding, Li Xin suddenly pointed to a small teahouse in front of him and said.

The tea shops of this era are actually very simple. Originally, there should be more restaurants, but now everyone even has just enough food to eat, where is there any surplus grain to make wine.

In particular, Li Xin has now issued a strict order that no matter whether public or private, no wine can be made from grain.

In this case, there is a demand in the market, and it is natural to look for alternatives. There are some business-minded people who quickly think of drinking tea. Comparatively speaking, it consumes less and is also a way to pass the time.

Most importantly, it will have no impact on food and will provide for your family. Therefore, there are many such places in the territory of the Huashan Army today. Generally speaking, it is mostly used by people who travel far and wide.

In addition to drinking tea, there are also some small snacks, such as some fashionable fruits, of course, not the kind of things that come from afar, but some local products.

In addition, some self-made side dishes or snacks and the like, although there are few varieties, they are relatively attractive to the people.

In addition, the tea shop offers both clear tea and tea soup. After all, the merchants who come to Chang'an City now come from all over the world, and their needs are always different. After the three of them entered the tea shop and sat down, they ordered a pot of tea and drank it slowly.

"This Chang'an City still looks like a normal city now! It's just that if you want to really restore the scene of your heyday, I'm afraid I don't know when! While drinking tea and looking at the surrounding situation, Li Xin couldn't help but sigh.

"Since Qin ruled the world, Guanzhong has been the first good place. Especially the Han family is strong, this Chang'an is the world's most important land, the land of Guanzhong in those years, there are countless people, all the rich families in the world are here. As the so-called shoulder to shoulder, even into clouds, now this Chang'an City is too deserted compared to that time. Not to mention the Han room, even before the Yongjia funeral, it is far less! Hearing this, Wang Meng suddenly felt the same way, and couldn't help but say.

Guanzhong and Chang'an are a place of resting together, and this place has generally experienced three great glories. The first time was naturally the Qin Dynasty, the capital of Xianyang, as the first unified feudal dynasty, the capital of the country was naturally incomparable elsewhere.

Needless to say, the second time was also the time of the Han Dynasty, and at that time, the territory of the world expanded and the population also increased. Especially compared with the Qin Dynasty, the lives of the people can be said to have improved a lot. As the capital of the Han Dynasty, Chang'an is a metropolis that is famous all over the world and people from all over the world.

As for the Sui and Tang dynasties, especially the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an was already based on the capital of the world and became one of the largest metropolises in the world. That kind of prosperous Tang Dynasty atmosphere, Wang Meng naturally didn't know, and Li Xin didn't know either, because he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, at most he had only seen relevant descriptions in the book.

In other periods, Chang'an is much worse, but compared with Huashan Army, it can't even compare with those ordinary times.

"After all, the population of Guanzhong is too small now! The world has been in war for decades, and the people in this pass have either been slaughtered or scattered. Many people either entered Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shu, or crossed the river to the south and entered the left place of the Jingxiang River. As a result, the level becomes much empty! Li Xin shook his head and said helplessly.

Every time there is a war, it is almost always a time of great migration of ethnic groups. Generally speaking, the people in the north moved to the south or southwest, while those further north moved south, so that in the current Guanzhong region, and even the entire Huashan military territory, the Hu people accounted for nearly half of the population.

This is a big problem, there are not enough civilians to feed enough troops. No matter how much land there is, there are not enough people to cultivate it and provide the food it needs.

This is the biggest problem facing the Huashan Army today, all prosperity must be built on the prosperity of the population.

"In the non-independent pass, this place in the world, except for Jiang Zuo, is basically everywhere. After years of war, the population of the world has been greatly reduced. In the past two years, the Guanzhong region has been relatively stable, while the Central Plains has been in constant war, so it has attracted many people to enter Guanzhong. These people can be regarded as supplementing the population under our rule! Wang Meng was deeply aware of his helplessness, and comforted him at this time.

If it weren't for the fact that the population under his rule was too small, I am afraid that Li Xin would not be like squeezing toothpaste, and every time he expanded his army, he would increase a little bit. If he had 100,000 troops in his hands now, many things would have already begun to advance.

"We have to solve the population problem as soon as possible! The first thing is to formulate a reasonable policy that can attract people from all over the surrounding areas to our territory. But all the displaced people who enter our territory must be settled and given land. However, these people have to be reasonably arranged, they can't all be concentrated in Guanzhong, and they have to be slowly divided into relatively empty places such as Beidi, Anding, Shangjun and Qinzhou! After thinking about it for a while, Li Xin proposed.

"Okay, after I go back, I'll discuss it with Master Xu and them to see what to do!" Wang Meng nodded.

Land is a thing that has a great attraction for people in this era. Coupled with the low tax revenue, it should be able to attract a large number of displaced people.

Especially in Hanzhong, Sichuan, Shu and Jingxiang, those people who originally passed from Guanzhong, Qinzhou and other places are very likely to come back.

"It's an important thing to get a bigger population. But there's one more important thing that I think we have to do! That is to find a way to increase the production of food! As long as the grain production is high, many things will be relatively easy to solve. At least, we can feed more people with relatively little land! After thinking about it for a while, Li Xin said again.

"How do you do that? If you want to increase the yield, it is nothing more than to let the people be proficient in farming, and not waste agricultural time! Hearing this, Wang Meng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then asked.

At this time, there was no talk of breed improvement, let alone hybridization. Therefore, for them, in addition to watching the sky and eating, there is more hope that every farmer must work hard and not delay the agricultural time.

But in Li Xin's view, it is clearly more than that. Especially in the land of Guanzhong at this time, the land is very fertile, but only one crop of wheat is planted in a year, which is a bit wasteful. Although there are some other things planted in the middle, they are not staple foods, and Li Xin wants staple foods that can feed a large number of people.

"To do this, you have to have people who know how to farm. Jing Luo should know the eighteen articles of Bi Sheng! If we can find someone who can compare with Bi Shengzhi, it will be a happy event! Li Xin said to him.

Yan Shengzhi is a person in the late Western Han Dynasty, and this person himself did not leave too much ink in history! However, one of his works, The Book of Victory, has been passed down through the ages, and it enjoyed a high reputation during the Han Dynasty.

This is one of the four major agricultural books in ancient China, and it is on the same level as Jia Sixian's "Qi Min Yaoshu" in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

It's a pity that Bian Shengzhi has passed away for hundreds of years, and he still left a book, but Jia Siyi! His grandfather hasn't even been born yet, let alone has any hope.

Wang Meng is a person who is well-versed in the past and the present, and when he heard this, he naturally understood Li Xin's thoughts.

"Indeed, if we can find such a talent and use him as a farmer, I am afraid that it will be able to greatly improve the farming methods of the common people! However, if it is an assessment in the future, I will pay special attention to it, if there is really such a talent, it must be promoted and reused! Nodding, Wang Meng said.

"Another point is that there are still too few things in our local area. Tu Qi! You send a lot of people to the four directions, whether it is the Western Regions or Jiaozhi, they will be found for me. But everything that can be eaten and drunk, bring their seeds back to me, find a place in Guanzhong to plant them first, and then spread them to the whole territory when they are successful. Especially the vegetables and fruits in the Western Regions, as well as the rice over there, find a way to get them back for me! After thinking about it for a while, Li Xin explained to Tu Qi on the side. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.