"Father! Although our Daqi now has a population of one million, except for Chang'an, the rest of the prefectures and counties, more than 10,000 people, less than 1,000 people, not a lack of fertile land in our country, but a lack of farmers who farm.

Based on the territory and population of my Great Qi, it is extremely difficult to rule such a huge territory, even if it is many times larger.

”

Yang Hao nodded and said, "What else?" ”

Yang Zhi thought for a while and continued: "Erchen thinks that population is only one of them, yet! People's hearts are the most complicated, if such a large territory, if there is a change in the border pass, the imperial court will not be able to react at all.

If there is no solution, the territory is too large, and it will not be useful for me to do so.

”

After Yang Zhi finished speaking, he waited for Yang Hao's evaluation with some apprehension.

"Yes, it is very gratifying for you to be able to think of this at such a young age.

Now that you know where the problem is, you can't just leave it alone, but being able to ask questions and solve problems is what you should learn.

Anyone can ask questions, but to solve them, we can only keep groping.

Remember what your father told you about productivity? ”

”

Yang Zhidao: "Erchen has an impression.

”

"Since I remember, my father will tell you one more sentence today, science and technology are the primary productive forces in this world.

As long as the level of science and technology improves, these are no longer a problem.

Father's almost national support for the project carried out by the Ministry of Industry is the solution to the problem.

”

Yang Zhi still couldn't figure out what kind of technology could solve the problem he just mentioned.

Yang Hao said in a deep voice: "More than ten years ago, the people on this land, except for grazing cattle and sheep, slash and burn, did not know what ridge cultivation and fertilization were.

With the ability at that time, it was simply not enough to be a big city with a population of more than 100,000 like Chang'an.

But do you think a population of 100,000 is a big city? In my father's opinion, the land in the capital is enough to feed half of my population.

With the current territory of our Daqi, it is enough to easily make tens of millions of people worry about food and clothing.

”

Looking at Yang Zhi's shocked expression, Yang Hao continued: "Do you think it's incredible, do you think your father is talking in his dreams? ”

"Erchen doesn't dare."

Yang Zhi hurriedly said.

"Wu'er, as an emperor, if you want to maintain a big country, you must recognize your position, whether it is a minister or a general.

The relationship between the royal family and them is both a monarch and an enemy, and all the people in the world are the key to keeping the emperor in a secure position.

The emperor is like a ship sailing on the water, and the people are the rolling river.

Only when the people are rich and their lives are stable can this ship sail safely.

If the people are miserable, living in this world is like hell on earth, it will set off turbulent waves, and at that time, any son of heaven and any emperor can only end up dead.

The fact that the Father has been able to do this for nearly 20 years is that the Father has seen this clearly.

Even if those ministers have great power, they can still kill their fathers with a word.

Why do you think they don't dare to resist?

”

Yang Zhi saw sweat on his forehead, and said nervously: "My father is wise and martial, and all the ministers are obedient." ”

"Huh! It's not enough to be wise, Shenwu? Fighting for the father is not as good as those generals, and the hundred workers are not as good as those craftsmen who are proficient in this way, what kind of martial arts are they worth.

The reason why they did not dare to resist was because I kept the people of the world away from the suffering of war and let them eat three full meals a day.

Even if they are disobedient, who will follow them.

”

"Thank you for your father's teachings."

Seeing that Yang Hao could say this to himself, Yang Zhi vaguely understood something, and knelt down in front of Yang Hao.

After Yang Hao let him get up, he sat on the chair and said, "Father is not old and confused, he knows what he will do, you don't have to care about those ministers."

In a few months, it will be the winter solstice, and after the winter solstice, after you get married, you will go to the army to experience it.

You don't have to get involved too much in court matters, and sometimes it's not a good thing to get involved.

”

Yang Zhi's heart froze, and he got up and said, "Erchen understands!" ”

"Hmmm! Stand down! ”

"Father, take care of your health, and your son will retire!"

After Yang Zhi left, Yang Hao sighed deeply.

As the saying goes, the most ruthless emperor is the family, Yang Hao, as an insider, can only be helpless about this.

Now that the position of the crown prince is vacant, and his sons have become adults one after another, the filial piety of his father and son may be an incomparably luxurious thing for him.

The relationship between the king and his son is inherently competitive, which is an incomparable thing.

For thousands of years, perhaps this is the sorrow of being an emperor.

He had already decided to wait for Yang Zhi to establish a certain prestige in the army, and then officially declare him the crown prince.

After all, the world is impermanent, and I have entered middle age, so I can't help but make plans.

A few months later, the Korean Wave from the north paved Chang'an City with a faint layer of white.

After the sacrifice, on the fourth day of the first lunar month, Yang Zhi got married, and the choice of the bride made many uninformed people fall through their glasses.

The eldest son of the dignified king of Qi actually married a woman from an ordinary peasant family as his wife, and this combination of disregard for status and status has become a topic of conversation for the people of Qi in their spare time.

The people who do good things love to compile some stories that the people at the bottom like to hear, one version after another of the poignant love story, I don't know how many young girls with spring wet eyes.

There is always an end to happy events, in early February of the sixteenth year of Hongwu.

Yang Zhi was appointed by Yang Hao as the general of the tiger wing, and the rank of company commander was ordered to listen to the orders of Xu Huang stationed in Qinzhou.

Border.

In the cold winter, there are always people who are ready to move.

In order to survive, the barbarians, who occupied the land west of the river, attacked Qinzhou again.

Xu Huang led the army to block the enemy.

However, the popularity of saddle stirrups among the nomadic people has given these people who have lived on horseback since childhood an amazing fighting force.

After several battles, although the Qi people were undefeated, the mobility of the barbarians was better than that of the Qi army.

The border towns of Qinzhou were full of wolf smoke for a while.

A large number of tribal villages and towns were plundered, and looking at the losses reported, Xu Huang hated those barbarians.

In the big tent in the army, when Xu Huang was discussing the military situation with a group of officers, a personal soldier hurriedly came to report.

"Handsome! The scouts are back. ”

"Biography!"

Xu Huang was refreshed for a while and said loudly.

The scout walked into the tent and saluted, "Report to the commander, let's find out the route of the barbarians' return."

”

"Good! Let's go into details! ”

"Handsome! The barbarian chief Wuliang joined the rest of the barbarians at Wolf Mountain the day before yesterday, and in a few days he should enter Qingtang from the wind outlet. ”

When Xu Huang heard this, he got up and walked to the map to look at it carefully.

After a moment, he shouted, "House badger! I ordered you to lead a thousand light cavalry to ambush ten miles west of the divide. ”

"Subordinates obey!"

"Gao Yang! Order your troops to march immediately, and be sure to arrive at the Valley of the Wolf's Head in three days to ambush. ”

"The last general obeys!"

"Donghe, Kong Jia! Each of you shall lead a battalion, and attack the hinterland of the barbarians from the north and the south, and if there is resistance, there will be no one left. ”

"The last will obey."