Chapter 60 The Demographic Limits of the Land
Lu Bu was able to come to Youzhou, Zhou Yi was not surprised.
The person who first invested in him was Lu Bu, Lu Bu is extremely risky, has a strong desire for power, and uses force against the sky but backtracks. However, it does not mean that it cannot be invested, high risk represents high returns, and according to the current point of view, Lu Bu has nothing to worry about.
After suffering a series of setbacks, it is reasonable to come to Youzhou to find Zhou Yi.
But Jia Xu followed, which was a bit unexpected by Zhou Yi.
Jia Xu has a bad reputation, although he has no last resort and full points for his schemes, he is extremely selfish. Anyone who proceeds from his own interests without considering the interests of the organization is called a 10,000-year-old turtle and a poisoner. Good at life-saving, yin tricks.
Of course, Zhou Yi's evaluation of Jia Xu according to history is unfair, and many times under the circumstances at that time, Jia Xu was also a helpless choice. At this time, Jia Xu was still ambitious, but his fighting spirit was worn out in the battle, and he became the same as Zhang Liang, and he was just wise to protect himself.
"Fengxian, Wenyuan, Shunzi, and Sister Diao Chan, you can come to my Youzhou, it really brings glory to my face." Zhou Yi went out of the city to greet Lu Bu and others, and gave Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun a hug. The three of them have become accustomed to Zhou Yi's way of welcome, and Zhou Yi trained the three of them when they were together. However, Zhou Yi doesn't often use this method now, and he follows the customs.
But in Jia Xu's opinion, hugging is too weird.
"Fengxian, this is Mr. Wenhe?" After saying hello, Zhou Yi asked Lu Bu.
"Master Hou, I haven't introduced you yet, this is Mr. Jia who helped me rescue Hong'er mentioned in the letter." Lu Bu introduced to Zhou Yi.
"Mr. Jia can come to Youzhou, it is Zhou Yi's blessing, Zhou Yi has met Mr. Wenhe." Zhou Yishen gave a bow, of course, it was the standard salute of this era (the left hand pressed the right hand, the hand was hidden in the sleeve, the hand was raised to increase the forehead, the bow was ninety degrees, and then the hand got up, and at the same time, the hand was raised again, and then the hand was lowered).
"Zhou Mujun, Jia is bothered." Jia Xu returned the salute.
"Mr. Jia, Fengxian, Wenyuan, Shunzi, Sister Diao Chan, you have worked hard all the way, I will take you to the residence first, and then pick up the wind and wash the dust for you. Zhou Cang, you take the brothers from Bingzhou to the barracks to settle down, and tell the head army to add dinner in the evening. Zhou Yi instructed Zhou Cang to bring his brothers from the state into the camp.
The residence that Zhou Yi prepared for Lu Bu and them was two sets of small courtyards, not far from the Prefecture Governor's Mansion. Lu Bu and they don't have many people, enough to live.
In the evening, Zhou Yi held a reception ceremony for everyone in the Taibai Restaurant.
The person invited was Jia Xu, so Cai Yong and Bing Yuan wanted to accompany them, and they didn't feel embarrassed to chat with the same literati;
There is Diao Chan, so Cai Yan and Dian Wei's wives also have to accompany them, otherwise it would be inappropriate to have only Diao Chan as a female dependent;
The rest is a cadre of generals, Dian Wei, Yan Liang, and Zhou Cang. In addition to Guan Ning, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Wen Chou, who stayed in Liaodong, several people who were regarded as the core team by Zhou Yi have arrived.
It is to let the two sides get to know each other, everyone has to work together, and they will work together in the future.
It's as if a new colleague has come to the company and everyone has a dinner, all of which are based on a cheerful atmosphere. So the whole banquet was praised by you, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
This kind of occasion is not an occasion to talk about things, at most to observe the other party's situation secretly. Of course, it is mainly Jia Xu, Zhou Yi, and Guan Ning who are observing each other. Cai Yong rarely has someone to accompany him to drink, of course, he mainly drinks and brags, and several generals are purely fighting.
Of course, Zhou Yi knew that people like Jia Xu would not make a decision to assist easily. I can only find an opportunity to persuade slowly in the future. For the strategists of the world, if they are not afraid that you will come, they are afraid that you will not come, as long as they come to Youzhou, Zhou Yi will have a way to let them stay. If you don't come, you don't have a chance.
Jia Xu is also secretly calculating: I didn't expect Zhou Yi to be located at the border, but he can recruit talents, and there are many generals under him. Bing Yuan, who is the belly of the dragon, and Guan Ning, who is the tail of the dragon, are both under his command.
Lu Bu, Dian Wei, plus Guan Yu, these are all top generals, and so is Zhou Yi himself.
Yan Liang, Zhou Cang is not an ordinary person at first glance, as well as Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, plus Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Wen Chou in Liaodong, gathering so many generals, what is Zhou Yi going to do. This force and Dong Zhuo have a fight, but Zhou Yi is in a safe corner.
Youzhou Mu, this Youzhou Mu has the capital of the hidden dragon, it seems that Youzhou is worth the trip.
No, my re-observation observation.
The road of life is so crucial, you can't go wrong.
When Jia Xu turned around Jixian inside and out, he became more and more sure of the idea in his heart.
The school is actually free of charge, and the courses taught are even beneficial to themselves.
The government is prosperous, the city is clean and tidy, even Luoyang is nothing more than that. Luoyang has only had this weather after hundreds of years of precipitation, and Zhou Yi has only been in Youzhou for more than a year.
More importantly, the mental state of the people under his rule, Jia Xu has never seen such a vigorous people.
The dream buried in my heart seems to be ignited, no, I have to talk to Youzhou Mu about it.
"Fu Jun, Jia has been bothering for many days, and I came to talk to Fu Jun today." Jia Xu found Zhou Yi and saw the door.
"Mr. Jia, please take a seat, Zhou Yizheng wanted to visit Mr., but he didn't expect Mr. Jia to come over. It seems that we still have a good idea. Zhou Yi greeted warmly.
"Fujun, you're polite, Fujun is busy with official business, I'm an idler, so there is a reason to let Fujun go." Jia Xu was polite. Jia Xu regretted it after speaking, I should have held it, and I was so impatient to realize it.
Why is Jia Xu so modest today, he won't be leaving, Zhou Yi thought to himself.
"Mr. Jia, are you still used to it here? If there is something to tell Zhou Cang to do, just do it. ”
"Fujun, don't bother Zhou Cang, I'm here to find you. I don't know what the prince thinks of the current situation of the Han Dynasty? Jia Xu took a sip of tea and asked.
Here's the highlight. Zhou Yi didn't expect Jia Xu to be so direct, maybe this question and answer will decide whether Jia Xu will stay or not.
"The two emperors stood side by side, the imperial court declined, the Han Dynasty was overpowered, and the localities were divided. I wonder what Mr. thinks? "Jia Xu is testing Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi is not testing Jia Xu, and anti-customer is the best policy.
"What the prince of the house said is not bad, the Han will be told, the local heroes are numerous, the heroes are numerous, the melee is endless, and the troubled times are coming. In the end, there will be a heroic man to end this troubled world and achieve great things. I don't know if the prince thinks that heroic man can take on this important responsibility? Jia Xu asked. Are people in this era willing to talk about hero gossip, Cao Cao and Liu Bei once played a good play, 'Green Plum Cooking Wine on Heroes'.
But gossip heroes are not Zhou Yizhi's forte, and answering this answer has to find another way.
"I know that what Mr. Jia has learned is the art of the Ghost Valley, knowing people and breaking lives, calculating no last resort, and the fortune of the world is all under control. The heroes of the world can't escape the eyes of Mr., so Zhou Yi won't come to offer ugliness. However, Zhou Yi wants to ask Mr. a few more questions, I don't know if I should talk about it or not? ”
"Please speak!"
"What does Mr. think about the Han Dynasty in recent years, where there have been many displaced people, wars and turmoil, and lives have been ruined? Is it a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? Zhou Yi asked, no matter what Jia Xu said, Zhou Yi would say no.
"It seems that the prince of the palace has another opinion on this matter." Jia Xu didn't answer directly, he was also an old fox, it was really tiring to talk to this kind of person, so it was better to go straight.
"I can't talk about it, but I have a little shallow opinion. The Han Dynasty has made this situation, there are natural disasters and man-made disasters, but in Zhou Yi's view, this is not the main reason. The main reason is that the Han Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, and the population agglomeration has expanded, and the land of the Han Dynasty cannot carry so many people, and the population limit has been reached, so there will be displaced people everywhere. Zhou Yi said, although what he said was very simple, but what kind of person Jia Xu was, he understood it as soon as he heard it.
"So, can the Mansion solve this problem?" Jia Xu knew that what Zhou Yi said was the truth, but there was still surplus land for the farmers to cultivate.
"But Sir knows that the north produces grain, while the south produces rice. The yield of rice is much higher than that of cereals, but it accounts for a very low proportion of the country's total grain production. This is because rice production requires a large population, and the difficulty of working is much higher than that of grains, so no one wants to grow rice.
There are a large number of rice fields in the Jiangnan region of China, which are not cultivated, because the imperial court does not attach importance to the Jiangnan region and no one develops it. When we attacked the land of Baiyue, we moved the population to the Central Plains, which was really a return to the pearls. If Jiangnan can be used, the population of the Central Plains can break through the upper limit, or even double.
And that's just one of them. Zhou Yi took a sip of water and observed Jia Xu's expression.
"Is there another way?" There are some things that Jia Xu has heard of for the first time.
"Yes, sir, do you know that beyond the Kamilu is the sea, and on the other side of the sea there is a place like the Kamilu. Where we grow something completely different from us, called corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, the yield is two or three times or more than the yield of our grains, if we can attract these crops, we can grow them successfully. Then the population ceiling of our land can be multiplied several times. ”
"There is such a magical place, why don't I see it in the book?" Jia Xu wondered.
"I also learned from a strange book, and it's normal that my husband hasn't seen it, and even I don't believe it very much. Of course, this is still far from us, and the most feasible way is to develop Jiangnan, so that the population of Dahan can exceed 100 million. If we can feed a large population, neither the Qiang nor the Hu will be our opponents. Of course, the first thing is to complete the political integration of the Central Plains, so that we can gather the strength of the whole country to develop Jiangnan. Who does the gentleman think can take on this responsibility? "Actually, Zhou Yi just wanted to say who else would I be? This can be regarded as an answer from the side, the question raised by Jia Xu above.
"If the prince of the palace can accomplish such a great cause, Jia Xu is willing to serve the lord."
What the? Jia Xu confessed the Lord.
There will be no fraud.