Qi is reforming, and officials have been sent to the north of the newly added Huai River, Dasanguan, to deal with it. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but the current situation faced by Zhao Shuo is already very grim. There are simply too many refugees under his control.

Although Zhao Shuo's generation from Fuzhou, Yan'an, and Chang'an continued to transport the only surplus grain to the newly harvested land north of Qidi and Huaihe-Dasanguan, the food crisis is still increasing day by day. Mob revolts have taken place in various places to varying degrees.

These people supported Zhao Shuo's policies and admired Yue Fei, but they were too hungry. When their lives were threatened, they chose to rebel in order to stay alive.

For these people, Zhao Shuo understands. Therefore, after the suppression, Zhao Shuo did not kill these people, but sent them to Dengzhou to work under Ju Zheng.

Juzheng was under Zhao Shuo's secret order, and at this time he was expanding the port in Dengzhou and building ships. No, no one knew what he was doing it for. In the eyes of the surrounding people, the only advantage of building so many boats is that when they go out to sea to fish, they can catch more. As for the rest, they can't think of it.

And Zhao Shuo's real idea is naturally to travel by ocean. This idea was not accepted at the time. Because the people at that time believed that the Great Song Dynasty, or the land they lived in, was the center of the world, rich in products, vast in resources, and the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and the surrounding small countries were barbarians, and the land farther away was a place outside the world, a place they could not look down on.

Leave the good realm and go to these barbarian lands or other places, only a fool would do this.

It was precisely because of this worry that Zhao Shuo never saw his thoughts come out. He just expanded the port and built ships.

A large number of rioters were sent to Dengzhou, who thought they would die, but not only survived, but also got jobs and were well paid. This made their gratitude to Zhao Shuo overflowing. For the previous rebellion, he regretted not starting at the beginning. They could not repay Zhao Shuo's kindness, and could only devote themselves to the expansion of the port and shipbuilding.

These people worked day and night, tirelessly, so that the port construction and shipbuilding work in Dengzhou was significantly accelerated.

After the rebels were treated like this, many of those who planned to rebel gave up their plans to rebel and went to Dengzhou instead. For these refugees who came from all directions, Ju Zheng accepted them all with Zhao Shuo's consent.

Because there are too many people this time, Dengzhou alone can't accept it. Zhao Shuo decided to build a new port in Laizhou, which is very close to Dengzhou. And these people, the construction of Laizhou, Zhao Shuo handed over to Zhao Cheng.

Whether these refugees are waiting for help in their original places, rebelling against Zhao Shuo in order to survive, or going to Dengzhou and Laizhou to build port warships, they all need to eat.

In other words, in the end, although Zhao Shuo relieved the internal refugee resistance problem and alleviated the contradictions between the two sides, the most fundamental food problem was still not solved.

Speaking of the food issue, Zhao Shuo thought hard for a long time, and finally made up his mind to go out ahead of schedule.

He knew very well that the underlying reason why the grain problem was difficult to solve was that the grain yield per mu was low. This has to do with the productivity of the time, and it has to do with the crops grown.

If there are sweet potatoes or potatoes, then a comprehensive food and clothing can definitely be solved. But both sweet potatoes and potatoes are native to South America, sweet potatoes were introduced from Luzon during the Ming Dynasty, and potatoes are still South American.

In other words, if you want to get sweet potatoes and potato seeds, the best place to get them is to go to South America.

But can the current seafaring technology really reach South America? This put a big question mark in Zhao Shuo's heart.

If South America can't do it, then the only way to do it is to go to Luzon. If there is, it is good, but if there is none, it is good to buy some food and come back.

Thinking of this, Zhao Shuo showed a smile. All the technologies in the Central Plains are advanced, and if you get some of them, you should be able to get some grain back.

"Get some food?" Thinking of this, Zhao Shuo clenched his fists. "Do you buy it back, or do you exchange it back? Or, grab it back? ”

As soon as these three words appeared in Zhao Shuo's mind, they could no longer be erased. The colonial system kept flashing in his mind.

This is indeed a good strategy, as long as a vast colony is established outside, then he, you, even if there is a earth-shaking disaster, he can be replenished from the colony and recover as before.

But such a strategy is contrary to Zhao Shuo's original intention of coming to this era, which makes him very difficult.

He wanted to bring peace to the world through his own efforts, and once he established a colonial system, the rest of the countries would surely follow suit, and then occupation and resistance would become the main theme of the era, and peace would cease to exist. In other words, peace, in his lifetime, I am afraid it is difficult to see.

"Colony! No, no, no~! Zhao Shuo shook his head vigorously a few times, trying not to let himself think about this system.

"Federal? Confederation? After shaking off the colony, these two words popped up in Zhao Shuo's mind.

After pondering for a while, Zhao Shuo showed a smile, he felt that this idea was feasible, could be realized in a peaceful environment, and was a contribution to world peace.

The next day, Zhao Shuo acted. He ordered that all officials above the state capital should go to Luoyang for a meeting.

This one makes many people incomprehensible. This is a feudal dynasty, what Zhao Shuo wants to do, just give an order. There's no need to get all the local officials to Luoyang.

The monarchs of the surrounding major forces all set their eyes on Luoyang. And the local officials who went to Luoyang were also puzzled at the moment. They couldn't figure out what the prince they were loyal to wanted to do this time.

Luoyang, all the city gates are decorated with lights, welcome from all over the local officials.

Zhao Shuo is also very interesting to these local officials, and after he arrives, he arranges an inn restaurant and restaurant, so to speak, all the food, clothing, housing and transportation, Zhao Shuo has covered.

Seven days later, all the local officials came to Luoyang, and Zhao Shuo invited them all to his mansion at this time.

The originally spacious reception room has become unusually crowded at the moment.

Zhao Shuo stood beside the main seat and looked at the people crowded together. "Originally, this was a big deal, and it would take a few hours to talk about it, but now that everyone is like this, I'll make a long story short."

Hearing Zhao Shuo's words, all the local officials breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ministers, I would like to send people to the sea to buy some food to solve the current crisis. There is money spent on going to sea, and my original intention is based on the principle of voluntariness, everyone wants to give as much as they want, and I will not blame if they don't come out. Speaking of this, Zhao Shuo paused and continued. This time, the food was bought for the refugees, and there was no profit. However, going to sea to buy materials in the future will become a norm, and the proportion of purchases will be calculated according to the silver taels that everyone gave for the first time. That is to say, if you give one or two today, accounting for one percent, then how big the business will be in the future, you can only account for one percent. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Shuo cleared his throat. "That's what I'm going to talk about today, the going out strategy. If you have no opinion, go out and find Lin Feng and Ling Yun to register the silver taels donated this time. ”