120,000 troops, the number should be in third place except for the two major battles of Pingding Pseudo-Liang and Li Keyong, which is about the same scale as the original battle with the Khitan.

And the quality of the two is also different, so these important ministers of the court will be surprised.

"120,000 troops, that's enough!" Li Ye nodded, "For this expedition to the west, I am approved." The military headquarters and the household department must make preparations for grain, grass, and ordnance, and now there is still some time before February, so it is necessary to prepare the grain and grass needed by the 120,000 troops within these months. ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

If it weren't for the end of the war on Nanzhao's side, the taxes of the imperial court would have increased every year, and Li Mi would definitely have jumped out to oppose it at this time.

The 12th year of Qianning has not yet ended, and the taxes received so far have exceeded the 11th year of Qianning, and there are no other big wars, so Li Mi did not stand up against it.

However, this expedition to the west of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate must have cost a lot of money and food.

Even if Khotan does not have to be responsible for the imperial court, Li Mi plans to spend five million guan as the cost of this western expedition.

"The matter of the Western Expedition, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War are watching more, and now they will talk about the next thing. Regarding the relocation of people to Hokho Province, Honam Province, and Annam Prefecture, and the intensification of development efforts. "The development of the two lakes area is something Li Ye has been thinking about before.

At present, grain production mainly depends on Sichuan Province and Jiangxi Province, and although there is a lot of land in the north, because of the war and turmoil of the previous one or two decades, the population has withered, and both Henan Province and Qilu Province can only meet their own needs, and it is difficult to provide grain to the outside world.

Today, Sichuan Province has also reduced its annual food supply due to the population surge, and although the total amount is still large, there is a clear slowdown trend.

So for the stability of the country, it is necessary to open a new granary.

The South is undoubtedly the best option.

In general, the politics of the south are relatively stable, and even if there are troubled times, there are fewer than those in the north, and as long as the south is controlled, the imperial court has a stable rear.

At this time, in the south, in addition to the developed Sichuan Province and Jiangxi Province, there were also the Suhu area, the Lianghu area and the Annam Prefecture.

At present, the role of the Suhu area is becoming more and more obvious, and the development is relatively mature, and the two lakes and the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate are left before they are developed.

Especially in Hunan Province, can you imagine that Hunan Province, which was an important food producing area in later generations, had a population of only one million at this time?

Anyway, Li Ye couldn't believe it when he saw the data reported by the household department.

"Is Your Majesty planning to cultivate fertile land for rice cultivation in these three places?" Li Zhen said tentatively.

"That's right, I've heard that the land is fertile and flat, suitable for cultivating rice.

However, the population of these places is small, so I plan to move people to these places and increase development efforts.

Moreover, I also plan to promote Champa rice in these places, and according to previous trial planting, this kind of rice produced in Champa is high-yielding, early-maturing, and drought-tolerant, which is just right for large-scale promotion in these three places. Li Ye said.

"How many people does Your Majesty plan to move to these three places?" Li Mi hesitated for a moment and said.

Before, Li Ye asked people to migrate to the Pingnan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and now he has to migrate to the three places in Hunan Province, which is not a light task.

"My plan is to move at least 300,000 households to the three places within 10 years, including 50,000 households in Hubei Province, 200,000 households in Hunan Province, and 50,000 households in Annam Prefecture.

Hunan Province is the focus!

These 300,000 households are from Sichuan Province and Shannan West Road, and in addition, other provinces can also immigrate to the three places and enjoy the same preferential treatment in terms of land and taxes. For this number, Li Ye has already thought about it.

Li Mi is also calculating that 300,000 households, accounting for one-fifth of the population of Sichuan Province and Shannan West Road, are fortunately completed in ten years.

30,000 households a year is not too exaggerated.

But this put a lot of pressure on officials in Sichuan Province and Shannan West Province.

Because in Li Ye's request, while the two provinces are migrating people to Hubei Province, Hunan Province and Annan Prefecture, they also need to be responsible for the migration of population from Pingnan Metropolitan Prefecture and Longyou Province.

It is very likely that the population of the two provinces that will move out of the two provinces within 10 years may reach one-third of the population of the two provinces in the 12th year of Qianning.

Although the population of the two provinces will increase a lot during the next ten years, the excessive migration of the population will definitely affect the tax and stability of the two provinces.

"Your Majesty, are you in too much of a hurry? It's easy to cause turmoil! Li Mi was a little worried.

"The figure of 300,000 must be realized, to years, 40,000 households per year. If it is not enough to rely on Eli to attract two immigrants from three places, let the states use force to relocate the entire village. Li Ye said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, isn't this a little inappropriate?" Zhong Chuan was also a little worried.

"I have made up my mind, and the cabinet will implement it as soon as possible, and then send documents to all provinces. Ministers, don't be afraid because of the temporary turmoil, if you can reclaim the land in the three places, my Datang will have more granaries, even if it is a disaster year, it will not cause greater chaos.

Moreover, in the event of a famine in the future, the population can move to Hunan Province, Pingnan Metropolitan Governor's Office, Lingnan East Province, Lingxi Sanguan and Annam Metropolitan Protectorate. ”

Seeing that the saint was determined to do this, these ministers could not continue to persuade them.

What the saint said is right, long pain is better than short pain, as long as the army is sent to watch, there is no worry about too big an accident.

Moreover, it is completed in ten years, and the amount of tasks per year is not large.

For an ambitious emperor, these ministers are happy and at the same time a little big, because it will be a lot of pressure on the ministers below.

In fact, it was not that Li Ye deliberately exerted pressure, but that he had been on the throne for 12 years, and it had been 17 years since he left Chang'an.

Now the interior of Datang seems to have a scene of Zhenguan and Kaiyuan, but the entire territory of Datang has not recovered.

There are also the Western Regions, the Northeast and the Mobei region.

Looking at the territory of the Tang Dynasty on the map, it is somewhat similar to the territory of the Sui Dynasty, except that now there is one more Nanzhao and Khotan.

The northeast direction still stops at Yingzhou, and the north side has not entered Mobei, and the northwest direction has just entered the Western Regions.

On the Tibetan side, although most of the Qinghai region has been captured, the core area of Tubo has still not been conquered.

Li Ye was also a little anxious in his heart, but he didn't have the intention of ransom for his army, so he planned to vigorously develop the south, as long as he had a strong foundation, he could support his ambition of foreign expansion.

After these ministers left the Yanying Hall with different thoughts, Li Jian came over.

"Your Majesty, I just got the news. Uncle He was attacked by pirates in the waters of Silla, and the minister suspected that someone deliberately targeted Uncle He and his party. ”

"Is He Dong okay?" Li Ye opened his squinted eyes, rubbed his eyes and asked.

"Mingzhou Naval Governor Wang Shimiao led the Naval Division to defeat the pirates, and Uncle He was unharmed."

"Then what do you mean when you say someone is deliberately targeting?" Li Ye wondered.

"The Mingzhou Navy Division captured some pirates, and some people confessed that they had learned the whereabouts of Uncle He Guo and his party in advance, so under the organization of a Silla pirate leader named Boss Sun, there was this sneak attack." Li Jian explained.

"What about this Boss Sun?"

"Back to Your Majesty, this man died in the fighting."

"Can you find out who deliberately leaked the whereabouts?" Li Ye's expression was a little gloomy.

"Back to Your Majesty, Boss Sun is dead, and there is no proof of death. However, the minister speculated that it might be an opponent within the Silla royal family, or a local tyrant who rebelled, and who exactly it was had to be carefully investigated. ”

"Then check it out, I want to see who is so bold in Silla!" Li Ye commanded murderously.

"Obey the order!" Li Jian wanted to leave, but when he thought of something, he stopped again, "Your Majesty, Uncle Ho Guo brought back two royal women from Silla, which are said to have been sent by King Kim Yao of Silla. ”

"A royal woman? What did He Dong promise to that Jin Yao? Let the other party be so bold! Li Ye suddenly became a little curious.

"Your Majesty, do you need the minister to check?"

"There's no need, wait for He Dong to come back, I will ask him personally."

Li Ye knew He Dong's character, so he shouldn't mess around, so he didn't plan to let Jinyiwei investigate thoroughly.