Pingzhou is probably in the northernmost part of Datang, but there is the central city of Youzhou next to it, which takes away all the light and resources, and there will be wars from time to time, so it is not easy to develop. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

But in fact, there is no shortage of various mineral resources here, and in terms of land, except for the Luronsena line, which happens to be all mountains, forests and hills, most of them are fertile plains, and if you want to develop agricultural planting, it is said that the resources are quite rich. The surrounding water system is also well developed, and there are several rivers that can be counted, so it is not very difficult to irrigate the fields.

Therefore, what really restricts the development here is the human factor in Shi Lei's view. On the one hand, the people's hearts here are uncertain, there are occasional internal rebellions, and the external wars are also non-stop, and the people's hearts cannot be settled, so naturally they don't have so much attention to do a good job in production or develop other projects.

On the other hand, the population is still too small, and this huge territory can only be rated as Xiazhou, which shows how sparse the population of this place is. But this is also a very helpless thing, years of war, and here is on the front line of the fight against foreign invasions, and the population loss must be very serious

Some people want a stable life, so they choose to go deeper into the mainland, and some move to the more developed Youzhou, which is better than living a worrying and precarious life here.

And since the war continues, there will always be dead people, and these losses are all local labor in Pingzhou. For so many years, the population has only been in and out, and the base is not large, so the number must not be large. Even the aliens live here very rarely, most of them just for business, and stay here for a short time.

Youzhou has also settled a lot of attached aliens, the Turks were wiped out, and many tribes moved to Guannai as a whole and became Shunmin under the rule of Youzhou, but Pingzhou is really nothing here, so it is a bit of a gradual decline, which is what Shi Lei really needs to worry about.

However, Shi Lei was the first to think of the method in this regard, it is very simple, simply start from the root cause, the most important reason for the population loss in Pingzhou, in the final analysis, is that it is not safe here, Shi Lei just needs to give them enough security.

This is what he is best at, as long as he continues to lead the local army in Pingzhou, win victory after victory, and the foreign invaders who fought heard Pingzhou and changed color, they didn't even dare to stop outside Lulongsai, they only dared to go around Pingzhou, just ask the people of Pingzhou, do you still have to worry about the war? I guess I have to be so confident that I will go out of the city to bully the aliens.

With a sufficient sense of security, and continuous victories for them to grab their military achievements, they naturally have no idea of fleeing.

This is all the premise to ensure the development of Pingzhou, with a stable external environment, whether it is internal rectification, or foreign investment is much easier to say, and even do not have to take the initiative to hook up, those foreign businessmen will naturally come.

However, these are obviously not things that can be achieved overnight, what Shi Lei can do should be to fully tap the existing resources, make good use of the people at hand, let their small life be better first, and then don't worry about not being able to keep people in Pingzhou.

People, usually they seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, this is the instinct of all living beings, as long as Shi Lei can give them the life they want, they really can't get rid of it when the time comes, and their families are all in their hearts, and they are worried that those soldiers in Pingzhou are not dead set on him Shi Lei, so this is a cheap thing.

Shi Lei still thinks that he has to ask Pingzhou's land to be profitable, there is so much land, it is indeed too wasteful not to use it well. It's just that you have to think about how to use it.

Shi Lei is also afraid that his idea is a little too naïve, and when the time comes, if he does bad things with good intentions, it will also consume the trust of the local people in the Tang Dynasty, and he will be a big sin, and he is not a careerist who plans to rebel, so there is no need to do this kind of bad thing that may provoke the people to revolt.

After a brief discussion with Uncle Fan, Shi Lei's idea was still recognized, because it was indeed relatively safe.

For Shi Lei, taking office in Pingzhou is indeed a hard work, but there are still benefits, in addition to the promotion of his position, and the ability to operate his own territory, the most direct benefit is actually that the number of jobs he can get has greatly increased.

Pingzhou is a vast and sparsely populated place, and the densely packed surrounding areas of Chang'an, it is really a world of difference, although this makes Shi Lei's Yulu less than when the level is low, but there are too many jobs.

Shi Lei can use this huge area of office field as a test field to see how feasible his idea is. If the effect is not good, it will not harm the civilians under its rule, and it is enough to make up for it at home, and the impact is completely controllable.

But if it is really done according to Shi Lei's plan, then this place can be used as a demonstration field to attract more Pingzhou people to keep up with Shi Lei's pace.

The things he can think of are actually some things that have been verified and used very well by himself, but he is afraid that there is a possibility of not adapting to the water and soil, so it is safe to start a pilot project in Pingzhou.

This first one is the potato that brought Shi Lei the title of Heir Knighthood! The adaptability of this thing is also the strongest, and it is also the most suitable plant in Shi Lei's mind at present, because this thing is indeed a high-yield, and it is definitely a great weapon for Pingzhou, which has no food and clothing problems.

The reason why it has to be carried out by Shi Lei, rather than by the Tang Dynasty, is not that Li Shimin only cares about showmanship, and he does not arrange the implementation of such good things at all, nor is it that the officials below do nothing, but it is really that this area of the northern border is too bitterly cold.

The time that can be planted every year is very limited, although the temperature may not be as low as in later generations, but the cooling is really cold and breathable, the time for crops to grow is limited, and they have to deal with enemy troops that may come at any time, and from time to time they have to be forced to make a strong wall and clear the field, so there is really not much time left for them to take care of the food.

Compared with the first implementation, which was still said to be miraculous and sounded like a bragging potato, they are obviously more willing to believe in those grains that have been cultivated for thousands of years.

The growth law of these things, they are more clear, they can know how much production they can have, strictly control the amount of food every day, and they can also ensure that the family can barely survive, and not all of them will starve to death.

But if something happens to a new crop, there is no way to guarantee the yield, and it is really possible to kill everyone. In the face of such a cruel reality, the people of Pingzhou obviously have no possibility, and they take their whole family to play with their lives, pinning their hopes on this new crop that sounds very unreliable.

Who knows if this is the so-called "auspicious" deliberately made by those officials in order to pat the emperor's ass, and no one wants to risk the lives of their families to meet the officials.

With such many concerns, the implementation of potatoes has naturally been hindered a lot, and now Shi Lei chooses to speak with facts to dispel the concerns of the people, and naturally someone will take the initiative to follow suit.

At least after the potatoes are spread, it is no problem to ensure that the people of Pingzhou can have a full meal, and Shi Lei may be regarded as a Buddha of ten thousand families at that time. can really mix with the ancestral hall, Shi Lei's trip is not in vain.