The land occupied by Datang is not the most fertile place in the world. Although Guanzhong and Hedong and other places are considered to be superior, compared with the Central Plains and Jiangnan and other places, they are still much worse. The main reason is that after so many years of development, the potential of these places has basically been tapped. Otherwise, many places are seriously wasted, and they are already completely desertified.

Therefore, if you want to make use of this limited land, you will develop more powerfully. Then, we must continue to improve and innovate in science and technology. Things related to the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation naturally have to find a way to satisfy them as much as possible.

As long as the people have enough food, clothing, honor and disgrace, then everything else is naturally not a problem. The people will also be more supportive and supportive of the imperial court. In the same way, there will naturally be more military power that can be supported.

Judging from the current situation, the small war can no longer shake the Tang Dynasty. In the future, once Datang makes a move, it will inevitably be a war of tens of thousands of people. Once such a war begins, it will inevitably be a huge drain.

With the current farming methods, and for crops, their yields are too low. Therefore, in ancient times, there was a saying that three years of cultivation would have a year's worth of grain. This means that in order to prepare for a year's worth of war, the whole country must have a good harvest for three consecutive years.

If the yield problem is solved, it will not have to be this way. Today's war, in addition to the problem of personnel and strength, is largely due to the inability of logistics to keep up. After all, food and supplies are seasonal, and they don't appear immediately because you want them.

Since there is no way to change the season and frequency of output, it is natural to start from the output.

"Your Highness, over the years, I have brought back various seeds from abroad, and after testing, some of them have a good effect. But there are still many things that can't survive on our side at all, and even if they do, they don't blossom! But on the whole, it's pretty good! The old man of the Ministry of Industry hurriedly got up and replied.

"What's working well?" When Li Xin heard this, he couldn't help frowning and asked.

"Mainly on top of fruits and some grains! The best thing is that cotton is such a thing, especially in the Qinlong area! Now the armor in the army has long used this kind of thing! ”

Cotton was used relatively early, and the difficulty of this thing is actually not too big, as long as you are willing to spend energy to study it. In today's winter, the armor of the Tang soldiers is lined with cotton, which can greatly improve the warmth.

And this will allow the Tang army to fight as usual, even in winter.

This was a special advantage for the Tang Army, and it was precisely because of this that Li Xin not only ordered the cotton in the territory to be listed as a controlled substance. Even those from the Western Regions are not allowed to sell abroad, especially to Yanguo.

As for fruits, this thing is not forbidden to be sold, as long as the production of fruits increases, it can not only improve the lives of the people in the territory. At the same time, it can also be exported to Yan and Jin, and even in the desert of northern Saibei.

This kind of new thing is very attractive to those who have money.

Another unique feature is that most of the forces in the world are not allowed to use grain to make wine at this time, but if it is made from fruit, there is not much of a problem.

Now the Ministry of Industry is experimenting, and in the future, the caravan of the Ministry of Household will be brought to Yanguo and other places to sell, which is definitely a way to make a fortune.

As for miscellaneous grains and the like, this thing can be used to fill the stomach, which is what Li Xin attaches the most importance to. He wanted to implement crop rotation in the Guanzhong area, so that the soil would not be wasted. In this way, it is also possible to increase production.

"Keep it up! However, all crops that have been successfully introduced in the territory should be promoted to suitable places as soon as possible. In addition, it is strictly necessary to prevent these technologies from wandering to other places and being used by other countries! "Science and technology must be well protected, otherwise, there will be no advantage. Therefore, Li Xin specially instructed.

"Yes, the minister must pay attention to this matter!"

"Also, now that Guanzhong, Hedong and other places have been almost restored, the next thing to do is to repair those missing places, build water conservancy bridges and so on. Therefore, if we want to make the national strength grow again, we must start from other places! Li Xin thought for a while and said to everyone.

In the territory of Datang, Guanzhong and Hedong are the most prosperous and wealthy places. Because not only is the land fertile, but also there is a salt lake, the terrain is flat and conducive to farming, and the history of development is early.

In contrast, many other places are far behind, especially the more remote they are. For example, Shuofang and Jincheng Xidu, Dingxiang Shanggu and so on. Because these places are located on the border and the conditions are not particularly good, they will not be able to develop.

"Shuofang all over the water and grass fertilizer ~ beautiful, suitable for grazing and farming, what is lacking is just the people's manpower. Although over the years, due to the encouragement of the policy, many people have moved there, but compared to the vast area, it is still too bad! Wang Meng pondered for a while and said.

Shuofang is a place mainly because of the Yellow River. Although it is located on a plateau, the terrain is quite flat, and the important point is that the land of Shuofang at this time is not as barren as in later generations. Among them, there are many cultivated areas that can be cultivated as fertile land.

Otherwise, how could there be a place called rice fat in that area in the future? The reason why it is called this name is not because the water and soil are fertile, and the specialty is good rice!

Especially in the Hetao Plain, which has not yet been fully developed, it has already taken the form of a granary. So, what needs to be done now is to exploit the full potential of these places.

"Not only Shuofang, but also Qinlong and Yanmen. Because of the war, the people in these places have been displaced, and the fields have been deserted. Even if we want to recover, it is not something that can be done in a while! Xu Fuzi said with some embarrassment.

"It is a problem to have less land and more people, and vice versa. Nowadays, people like to stay in Guanzhong, Hedong and other places, and they are not willing to go to those border places at all. If it goes on like this, it won't be beautiful in the end! Liang Ping sighed.

Who doesn't like to stay in a bustling place, after all, there is everything, and where is it as hard as those remote places? It is said that people go to high places, and water flows to low places, and it is obvious that the capital of the Son of Heaven like Chang'an is the high place in the eyes of everyone.

"Well, that's a problem! The Criminal Department will study and see if it can concentrate some guilty people and send them to the border areas to settle down. If you are willing to go, you will be spared the punishment of your sins, and at the same time, you will be given the capital to settle down and become a good citizen! After Li Xin thought about it for a while, he finally had to come up with a very reluctant, but precedented, idea.

Back then, Emperor Qin and Han were much more courageous, and directly ordered hundreds of thousands of immigrants from other places to fill in the border counties. Especially in a disaster year, those displaced people were simply relocated to those places to settle down.

Li Xin doesn't have that much national strength now, and he doesn't have the displaced people who have been affected by the disaster, so he can only think of ideas from those criminals. This is much more meaningful than a simple amnesty.

"Yes, the minister will draw up a list as soon as he returns!" Liang Ping replied.

"I'm afraid it won't help just to fill with prisoners, after all, there are still not many criminals in our territory. Fortunately, there are still a lot of displaced people from all over the country who want to enter the Tang Dynasty, so we might as well settle down and move those who have not arrived to these places! At the same time, the land of Qinlong is suitable for pasture, and we have large cattle, cattle, sheep and horses in it, and we have recruited the Hu people in the west to become naturalized as citizens. In this way, it can not only increase the number of people's households, but also prevent the fields from being barren! Wang Meng proposed.

In fact, he has been doing this suggestion all along, but he is more specific about it. The main thing is to say that he started the idea of fighting the Hu people in the Xihai area, as well as the mountain people near Liangzhou, Yizhou and other places.

At the same time, because of the relative stability in Datang over the years, the people have lived a prosperous life. Therefore, it has a great attraction for the people of the surrounding countries. Even some people whose ancestral homes are not in Datang have begun to rush to Datang.

What Wang Meng is talking about is these people, they can come, if they want to get a household registration, they have to listen to the arrangements of the government. Presumably, for those people who have left their homeland with great difficulty, they should be happy to accept it under such good conditions.

"Just do it! From now on, if there are no acres of land left in each county, the surplus population will be allowed to move freely to other places to live in peace. For the time being, no mountains and forests can be reclaimed, except for border counties! Li Xin agrees with these proposals.

However, for the sake of long-term planning, he came up with another idea. It's just that this policy is a bit ruthless.

His main consideration is that now that there are more and more people in Guanzhong, Hedong and other places, and every household will inevitably multiply under a stable state. The extent of a county is constant, which means that the number of fields is limited.

If the population continues to increase, the end result will be that the local land is not well distributed. In other words, at the end of the distribution, the less land each person will get, and eventually someone will have no share.

Once the people lose their land, it means that they have no basis for living. In that case, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the world, and the people will gather to make trouble and rise up.

Therefore, Li Xin gave them a choice, believing that in order to survive, in order to obtain land, they would be willing to move to other places when they saw that there was no land to divide in the local area.

This is equivalent to another real edge strategy!