The power of the ironclad chariot is terrifying.

Zhao Yun, who was beside Ming Jian, also saw that his blood was boiling, and he said: "Official, this weapon is very good, the minister wants to stay and guard the land of Sanzhou." ”

Ming Jian originally had this idea and asked Zhao Yun to assist Liu Guangshi, but now that Zhao Yun took the initiative to put it forward, Ming Jian said casually: "That's okay, you can stay." ”

After the parade, Ming Jian asked Liu Guangshi, Cai Lin and Zhao Yun to participate in the summary meeting.

Liu Guangshi was very excited, he didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to take charge of such a soldier and horse, this was a good opportunity to add glory to him, and the chance of winning against the enemy with such a chariot was too great.

Although Cai Lin is a civilian official, he can also see that the ironclad chariot is completely invincible.

The two expressed their views one after another, and they both felt that it was not a problem to use Sanzhou as a base to flatten the surrounding hostile forces and pacify Annan.

However, Ming Jian said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the task I have given you is still to stick to it, and the main thing is to develop the economy of Tianjiao Road and the population here. After I finish cleaning up the Jin and Xixia people, I will settle accounts with Liu Qi. ”

"Yes, official."

The crowd said.

"Let's go, I'm going to inspect the land in Yongzhou today and see how I should get it so that I can get a flat land." Ming Jian then said.

Inspecting the land in Yongzhou, Ming Jian found that it was actually quite flat, with a flat area of at least 1,000 square kilometers, but the lack of human resources caused many places to be barren and overgrown with weeds.

After Yongzhou has experienced many wars, there is no way to do it.

However, the geographical environment of Yongzhou is very good, the Yongjiang River flows through here, and agricultural irrigation is very convenient.

"The Yongzhou government funded the construction of residential houses along the banks of the Yongjiang River, so that the people can live here, so that the population can live in a concentrated manner, so that the development will be faster."

Ming Jian came up with a way first.

The advantages of population concentration are many, not only is it easy to gather strength, but it can also drive economic development and help form a commercial center.

The state pays for it, which is also a last resort of Ming Jian, otherwise, the mountain people will definitely not want to live by the river, they like to stay in the mountains.

Cai Lin hurriedly wrote it down and said, "Official, this is a lot of money, can the treasury support it?" ”

Ming Jian said: "Last year's commercial tax revenue was very good, and the treasury had silver. The construction of spacious gallop roads along both sides of the strait to ensure the smooth flow of traffic is also the guarantee of development, so that the army can take action, they have many people, great strength, and build roads, no better, however, each soldier must be given a certain amount of subsidies, the specific amount is set. ”

Ming Jian pointed to the banks of the Yongjiang River again and said.

If you want to get rich, you must first build roads, and the use of galloping roads is not only for military and civilian economic value, but also very high.

Ming Jian wanted to see a wide highway with people and cars coming and going.

"Official, this gallop road is repaired, although it is beneficial to yourself, but it is also beneficial to the enemy, if once the city of Yongzhou is broken, the enemy will drive straight in." Cai Lin said busily.

Ming Jian glanced at Liu Guangshi, and Liu Guangshi immediately said: "Governor Cai, you are slapping me in the face, don't worry, with me, this enemy can't come, you can rest assured to arrange to build the road." ”

Cai Lin smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "That's right, with Uncle Ping here, I'll sit back and relax." ”

In fact, Cai Lin also refers to history, there have been many wars in Yongzhou, and the imperial court is too far away to take care of it.

Once the transportation is convenient, this enemy will naturally be able to advance easily, and Cai Lin's worries are not unreasonable.

"Strengthen me on both sides of the riverbank, and plant trees and flowers at the same time, I want to see Yongzhou become a beautiful garden city, Cai Zhifu, do you have a way?" Ming Jian said again.

Urban greening is very important, and the more people there are, the more greening must be carried out.

Cai Lin said: "Back to the official's house, the minister will do his best. ”

After inspecting for a while, the basic rice fields and dry land were separated, and Ming Jian also took out a large number of seeds, including hybrid rice, peanuts, broad beans, etc., and asked Cai Lin to arrange people to plant them.

"Rice is planted for three seasons, and when the weather is enough and the farmers have food, then the economy will develop, and everything will be fine by then. All the weeds in the mountains are cut down and burned and put into the rice fields as fertilizer, and the useless trees are also cut down, but not all of them are cut down to avoid soil erosion and natural disasters. In addition, if you raise more livestock, livestock manure is the best soil fertilizer, which is beneficial to growing crops. ”

Ming Jian continued to elaborate his opinion.

Now there are no chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and Ming Jian does not plan to introduce them from modern society, he intends to grow pure natural, and there is no harm in eating them.

There are many mountains and forests in the Liangguang area, and a lot of Tujia fertilizer can be made.

By the way, the land was also reclaimed.

Cai Lin and the others listened to it, and they were quite impressed with their understanding of Ming Jian. After a day of inspection, Ming Jian had a basic understanding of the situation in Yongzhou.

It's underdeveloped, it's too underpopulated.

Where does the population come from?

In addition to immigrants, it is also possible to have prisoners, and when the time comes, a lot of people will definitely be captured in the war, and all of them will be sent here for development.

The next day, the prefects of Qinzhou and Lianzhou also arrived, and the two introduced their respective situations, which were basically similar to Yongzhou.

Ming Jian proposed to also select settlement areas in accordance with Yongzhou's development plan, and at the same time vigorously improve transportation conditions and develop agricultural production.

After staying in Yongzhou for three days, Ming Jian left.

After going around Liangguang for a few days, Ming Jian found that this area was indeed a barren land, with a sparse population and a sultry climate, and it was not so easy to develop.

It's a pity that Lingnan is so big.

However, no one can be in a hurry, only step by step.

In addition to the land of Yongzhou and the three states, Ming Jian also stayed in Guangzhou for three days, and also designated Guangzhou as a city to live in, so that the prefect of Guangzhou could concentrate the population in Guangzhou City as much as possible.

Farther away in Qiongzhou, Ming Jian also went for a visit, where there were even fewer people, and there were many people, all of whom were exiled prisoners.

Of course, the climate is too hot to be, and this place, without good naturalization, is indeed not very suitable for human habitation.

Ming Jian had the idea of getting some air conditioners from Hyundai to Qiongzhou, but later he still felt that it was a little difficult to operate, so he had to give up.

On the eighth day, Ming Jian returned to Bianjing, and he basically understood the situation in the entire Lingnan region.

After coming back, Ming Jian immediately gathered the cabinet members and told them about the situation in Lingnan.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in such a large area, the population is less than 300,000 households, and the population of Qiongzhou is only a few thousand! It's not going to work. Where is the population larger? Ming Jian asked.

Li Ruoshui said: "The official family, of course, Bianjing City has the largest population, could it be that the official family wants to immigrate to Lingnan?" ”

Ming Jian said: "Yes, however, the immigrants who need reason cannot affect the development of the local area, after all, this is a long process, so there is no hurry." ”

Li Ruoshui said: "In this way, it is better for the imperial court to send a document to the state capitals, so that the state capitals can deploy their own, and places with large populations can mobilize people's enthusiasm to go to Lingnan in the form of subsidies. ”

"That's right, Master Li has a point. Now the population is more around the capital, the population of Bianjing is about to exceed 8 million, the minister thinks, you can try it in Bianjing first, after going to Lingnan to settle down, each person will be given 100 taels of silver, what do the officials think? Qin Hui said.

Ming Jian nodded slightly, but Li Gang on the side said, "100 taels? That's so much, if there are millions of people going, how much money will it cost the imperial court? ”

"Hehe, Master Li, there won't be so many people going, what is the Lingnan area? Dead soil! There are many people who should know about it, and there is probably a reason why they can go. Qin Hui said.

Ming Jian nodded, Qin Hui's analysis is good, now that the living standard of the Great Song Dynasty is improving, ordinary people really won't go, one hundred and two people, I'm afraid it will be difficult to attract people to go.

He said: "What Qin Aiqing said is good, this condition can be implemented first, if it is not effective, continue to increase, and the Lingnan region must increase its population." In addition, the port of Guangzhou Province should train a naval army, and give Han Shizhong a message to send people to be stationed there, which will be of great use in the future. ”

The importance of the Pearl River Estuary, Ming Jian knows very well the importance of the ocean, once the development of the Great Song Dynasty enters the bottleneck, it will need the sea to regulate, sea and land transportation, will bring countless wealth to the Great Song Dynasty, as well as endless conquest.