After Gao Yihuan returned to southern Henan, he sent an invitation to Li Yan, hoping that he would come to southern Henan to have a look.

Li Yan was not optimistic about Li Zicheng's Eastern Crusade, believing that even if he could occupy Beijing, he would not be able to gain a firm foothold.

It was not that he was afraid of the Eastern Emperor, but that he understood the finances of the Great Shun Dynasty.

Compared with Guanzhong, Henan has more arable land and has been stable earlier, but after Li Yan took power, taxes and money and grain were still not self-sufficient.

Needless to say, Guanzhong naturally did not pay for the finances at all, and it all relied on the income from the robbery of the Qin clan and the gentry, and it was maintained and consumed.

In this case, Li Zicheng had to accept the erosion of the north, and accept the Great Wall defense line that cost millions of silver and countless rice grains every year, and Dashun's finances could not support it at all.

Silver is not equal to grain, and no matter how much silver Li Zicheng robs, if production is not resumed in the local area, there is no grain in the southeast, and it will not be able to maintain it at all.

From this point of view, after Li Yan returned to Henan, he put more energy into paying attention to spring ploughing.

Gao Yihuan sent him an invitation in the first month, but he was busy with affairs, and he didn't bring people to Luyi until the beginning of March.

Before coming, Li Yan had already had some understanding of the area controlled by Gao Yihuan, and was very shocked by his expansion from Luyi County to Sanfu.

However, Gao Yihuan expanded so fast, Li Yan thought that under his rule, it must be a mess, but after entering Luyi, he found that this was not the case.

Elsewhere, some land has been restored to cultivation because it is close to the river, but Luyi is a green scene.

Li Yan and his entourage, after entering Gao Yihuan's rule, were shocked.

At this moment a group of horsemen rushed in the distance, and the men on the horses were all dressed in black armor, with matching swords hanging from their waists, spears pinned to their saddles, and bows and arrows hung.

Their clothes and armor are self-contained, but it was Gao Yihuan who led a team of people to greet them.

Li Yan looked at them all energetic and vigorous, especially the war horses under him, all of them were fat and strong, and they were eating food at a glance, and he couldn't help but be very surprised, how rich Gao Yihuan was.

"Jie Shuai!" Gao Yihuan strangled the war horse in front of Li Yan, the whip was pointing down, and he smiled and arched his hand: "Humble welcome to the marshal." ”

"Joy! I've heard about the things in the court. I know you actually think the same way as I do, but in a different way. When Li Yan saw him, he sighed first.

Gao Yihuan knew that Li Yan was saying that he suggested copying the Fan family, and then reminded Li Zicheng to be careful of Wu Sangui and the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

"Jieshuai, I just did my best, after all, I lack the courage to insist on my own opinions like Jieshuai." Gao Yihuan said: "In this regard, I am not as handsome as Jie. ”

Hearing this, Li Yan waved his whip, shook his head and said, "My persistence didn't play a role, but it was a reminder of Yihuan, which seems to have an effect!" ”

"What about the Fan family?" Gao Yihuan was slightly startled.

"Copyed! Along with other merchants, they were also copied. Judging from the copied account books, almost every one of them has smuggling transactions with Dongyu. However, these businessmen are well-informed, and they have basically been copied in their hometowns, but most of them in Zhangjiakou have fled outside their mouths. Li Yan waved his hand, "Okay!" Without talking about that, I have something to ask you. ”

Gao Yihuan was shocked, and when he heard the words, he hurriedly said, "Please speak." ”

Li Yan's whip pointed to a large green wheat field in the wilderness, "Yihuan, how did you irrigate so many fertile fields?" ”

When Li Yan and his entourage entered Luyi, they seemed to have entered a paradise, and not only Li Yan, but also the accompanying officials were also surprised.

Gao Yihuan and the subordinates behind him all showed a smug look on their faces, and he smiled, "Jie Shuai, let's walk along the vortex river, and talk while walking, Jie Shuai will understand at a glance." ”

The group rode to the edge of the vortex river, and in the fields beside the road, many people were busy.

They are not scattered in twos and threes, but work together.

These people all belong to the same dungeon, rent Gao Yihuan's land, and pay two buckets of grain per mu as a tax.

The people who were working in the fields, when they saw a group of people in the distance, and saw a man riding a black horse, knowing that it was their general and their host, straightened up and saluted, with a grateful look in their eyes.

At this time, Gao Yihuan pointed to the dam in the distance with a horsewhip and said with a smile: "Look, you are handsome." I built six such dams on the vortex river. In the past, the water of the Whirlpool River was not used after the autumn harvest and was directly drained into the Huai River, but now it is stored by the dam for spring irrigation. ”

"I also ordered people to dredge the canals, build water wheels, and dig irrigation wells in some places, so there is no problem in diverting water from 90% of the fields."

Li Yan has seen dams, canals, waterwheels, and irrigation wells one by one, and has formed a complete set of water conservancy systems.

Li Guo nodded from time to time and exclaimed: "The water from the vortex river flows into the canal, and then the water is carried by the waterwheel to irrigate the fields. In the farther lands, oxen and mules and horses were used to draw water from irrigation wells. Yihuan, you've spent a lot of money and food! ”

Looking at his approving look, Gao Yihuan naturally felt complacent in his heart, "There is indeed a lot of investment in the early stage, but water conservancy is beneficial to future generations, and compared to future benefits, the investment is actually nothing." ”

"Not bad! Yi Huan, it's really good that you have such a gaze! Li Guo couldn't help but praise again.

At this time, Li Yan suddenly pointed to a red building that appeared every ten miles on the field and asked, "What is that?" ”

"Jieshuai, that's a village, and it's also a dungeon!" Gao Yihuan said with a smile: "Luyi, Chenzhou, Xiangcheng and other places, I am building this kind of dungeon. Every ten miles, 100 homeless households are assigned to garrison Tuntian. ”

Now Gao Yihuan can be said to be the largest landlord in southern Henan, and southern Henan is full of his tunbao.

These forts can not only provide him with food, but also provide him with soldiers, which is not much different from Cao Cao's military cantonment.

In addition, these forts, in conjunction with the county town's forts, will become a huge barrier.

Li Yan's heart was shocked when he heard this, there are so many dungeons, I am afraid that they can only be seen along the Great Wall and in the border villages.

"Yi Huan, do you think Dongyu will come to Henan?" Li Yan frowned.

Although he was not optimistic about Li Zicheng's Eastern Crusade, he never thought that Dongyu would be able to cross the Yellow River. He believes that Donglu occupies Beizhi, Shanxi, and Shandong at most, and it is still difficult to occupy Henan.

After all, the population of Dongyu is there, who would believe that a barbarian with a population of hundreds of thousands can finally win the world?

Gao Yihuan said in a deep voice: "Dongyu Iron Cavalry is powerful, once it breaks through the barrier and enters it, and gains a firm foothold in Beizhi, the Iron Cavalry is everywhere, there is no barrier in Henan, and the situation may not be optimistic." I'm also prepared. ”

Li Yan nodded, as soon as the Yellow River freezes in winter, and eastern Henan is a plain, the east is coming, and it really can't be stopped.

"Let's go, take me to see it." Li Yan immediately pulled out his horse and said, "How much grain have you spent here!"

(Thank you for the reward of God Mosaic, oops, the reward of potatoes, thank you for your support.) ）

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