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Yang Lin sat upright, and Bailihe, Zhu Qi, Wang Jie, Qian Feng and others sat below, divided into two sides. After Yang Lin asked Bailihe to repeat the words of Shili Pavilion, he asked: "Everyone, you used to be in important positions in the Qing court, and you know a lot more about the affairs of the world, especially in the places outside the Guan, about those nomads. ”

After a word, it was a long silence, and in the end, Wang Jie was the first to sit still, so he got up and spoke first.

"Emperor Qi, since the Qing soldiers entered the customs, divided the hierarchy, so as to distribute different interests, carve up the world, due to all kinds of privileges, the Qing court gave the Eight Banners of all kinds of requirements, not only made the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners of the army was corroded, lost their combat effectiveness, and indulged in the lights all day long. There are also Meng Baqi, and their combat effectiveness is not good. Not only that, but compared to the rapid expansion of the population of the Manchu and Han Eight Banners, the population of the Eight Banners of Mongolia is decreasing."

"Moreover, according to Weichen's knowledge, the emperors of the Qing court in successive dynasties encouraged the spread of trumpet teaching, especially in Xinjiang, Mongolia and Uriya Sutai and other places, and even allowed the trumpet to propagate the teachings."

Yang Lin raised his eyebrows, a little puzzled, and even a little displeased, thinking that Wang Jie was talking nonsense, prevaricating himself, but now he was talking about how to make Chao Sheng's army march more smoothly, instead of these things. So, a slightly dissatisfied interjection asked, "Wang Jie, what do you mean mainly?" ”

Not everyone doesn't know what Wang Jie wants to say, Qian Feng is such a person, he has already understood Wang Jie's intentions, as soon as Yang Lin asked, Qian Feng stood up and explained respectfully.

"Your Majesty, the reason why Wang Jie said Trumpet Religion is because the doctrine of Trumpet Religion is to let the disciples practice penance. At the same time, nomads in Xinjiang and Mongolia often send their boys to the Trumpet Sect to reduce the burden on their families due to the hardships of the lower classes. ”

Qian Feng paused slightly, his tone changed, and he suddenly said: "When Weichen held the post of household secretary in the previous dynasty, he had a more intuitive understanding of Mongolia. Due to the rapid spread of the trumpet religion, the Mongolian population in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Uriya and Sutai has rapidly decreased, and there are more women than men, and this trend continues. So far, the entire Mongolian tribe has a population of only one million, and even fewer young people can fight. ”

Yang Lin understood, he was also very surprised, secretly calculated, and said: "If this is the case, remove the old and weak women and children, it would be good if this Mongolian tribe could get a man, and it would be good to have 300,000, what do you want to say, is this what you mean?" ”

Wang Jie and Qian Feng nodded at the same time, and without waiting for them to answer, Bailihe also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think Wang Jie should have another meaning. ”

"Oh~ What's the point?" Yang Lin was very curious and looked at the Baili River.

However, Bailihe smiled and said nothing, and set his eyes on Wang Jie. In this case, Yang Lin admired Bailihe's personality even more, and he was not greedy for the merits of others, so he looked at Wang Jie.

Obviously, Wang Jie also understood the intentions of the two people, so he did not hesitate any longer and said his last and most critical intentions.

"Your Majesty, as the Baili River said, the land outside the border, the vast grassland, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the Mongolian ethnic groups have no fixed residence. To recover those places, it is better to use appeasement as the mainstay, supplemented by attack, and make the Mongol tribes submit. ”

"Moreover, there has always been a phenomenon of more women than men among all ethnic groups in Mongolia, and the trend of population decline has never changed. If the Mongol tribes are subdued first, and they are not moved, the policies inside the customs should not be implemented outside the customs for the first time, especially the territories of the Mongolian tribes. ”

At this moment, Yang Lin had completely understood, and happily answered: "In this way, it will buy time for the imperial court, as long as the people's livelihood in the customs can be restored." Then the imperial court would be able to implement those policies that benefited the people and weaken the influence of the tribal leaders. Even if the Mongol tribes strongly opposed and resisted, the imperial court was fully capable of suppressing it."

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the Qinzheng Hall became lively, and Zhu Jue also said: "Since there are more Mongolian women than men, the emperor, we can send an army of 50,000 people, stationed on the grassland, 20,000 cavalry, and 30,000 infantry." In addition, those men can be allowed to marry and have children in the local area, multiply there, and intermarry. ”

Yang Lin became excited, and said in a surprising voice: "Not only that, the imperial court has implemented a system of compulsory military service, as long as it is an adult man, over eighteen years old, he must serve in the army. In Mongolia, Uriya Sutai, Xinjiang and Tibet, it can be used as a place for military service. ”

"In less than 20 years, as long as the marriage with Mongolians, Tibetans and other ethnic groups is smooth, the local people can understand the Chinese language and understand the various policies that benefit the people in the Guannai. Over time, the lower classes of the Mongolian and Tibetan tribes will desire policies that benefit the people, and the leaders of the tribes will lose the basis for unrest, laying the foundation for the future revocation of their military ownership, and gaining the popular support of the local people. ”

Everyone was nodding, and there was not a single fool present. As long as a bridge of communication is built inside and outside the customs, so that the lower class people of all ethnic groups can understand the imperial court. Then, they will inevitably yearn for it and really want to become the people of the Great Guangzhou Dynasty. After all, people live a lifetime to be able to be fed and clothed, which is the basic pursuit of the people, and it is also the most desirable life, without racial distinction.

Yang Lin also thought a lot, and thought of moving people on a large scale and enriching the land of Kanto, so that the situation of the vast land and sparsely populated area could be alleviated. I couldn't help but look at Qian Feng, the head of the Qing court, who not only kept the finances of the previous dynasty closed, but also had a deep understanding of the population of the world.

"Qian Feng, since you were in charge of the household department in the previous dynasty and were well versed in the financial and taxation of various places, then tell me about the situation in the Kanto region."

Qian Feng was stunned for a moment, didn't react for a while, and said instinctively: "Emperor Qiqi, since the Qing court completely controlled Guannei, no matter which emperor it is, they regard Guandong as their place of dragon prosperity and the location of the dragon vein. Therefore, since the Kangxi period, except for the original few Manchus, Kanto is a taboo place, and people of other races are not allowed to migrate to Kanto. ”

"As a result, the population of Kanto became smaller and smaller, and it became almost a barbaric land. Therefore, correspondingly, there is no tax there, and it has become a place for the distribution of felons and people who are full of crimes. ”

Yang Lin nodded and said thoughtfully, "Hmm... Presumably this is the reason why the battle between Yaksha and Tsarist Russia during the Kangxi period gave up so many places. The place north of Kanto is deserted, the climate is cold, and it is a barren land, and there is nothing better than it. ”

However, without waiting for Qian Feng's response, Yang Lin said: "As far as I know, although Kanto is black soil, the land is fertile, very rich in wheat, cotton, corn and other food crops, and all kinds of coal mines are extremely rich. ”

Feeling Yang Lin's scorching gaze, Qian Feng replied without thinking: "Yes, Your Majesty, the land in the Kanto region is very fertile, far better than the land in the Central Plains, and the grain harvest per mu of land is one or two percent more than that in the Guannei." The coal used by the Qing royal family was collected from there. ”

Yang Lin had already been prepared, just a look, and immediately two little eunuchs set up a map, spread it on the stall, took a baton, and pointed at the three provinces of Shengjing, Jilin and Heilongjiang, respectively, and the others also surrounded them.

"You see, after Commander Chao takes these three places, if he can relocate the people in this place, live here, and sow seeds. Then, the imperial court is equivalent to building a granary in Kanto, and it will not take a few years for this granary to be filled with grain. And once there is any change in the Mongolian tribes, when the imperial army goes north, it can directly supply food from these three places. ”

"Moreover, these three places are thousands of miles of fertile fields, and there are fertile fields everywhere. As long as it is developed and planted with crops, even if there is a natural disaster or man-made disaster in the Guanzhong and there is no harvest in the field, food can be allocated from outside the customs to provide emergency relief, and there will be no more people who have left their homes and fled. ”

Zhu Qi's old forehead wrinkled, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, what you said is right, if you can grow grain on the land of Shengjing, Heilongjiang and Jilin, the treasury of the imperial court will be full, and there will be no shortage of grain. In the past, when the world suffered from drought and flood, it either mobilized grain from the original to relieve Jiangnan or other places; Either that or they are raising rice and grain from Jiangnan and sending it to other places for disaster relief. Once two places are hit by natural disasters at the same time, it means that the imperial court will face a situation where there is no food to collect. With this place outside the border, it is equivalent to an extra layer of protection. ”

However, at this moment, Zhu Jue's expression froze, and he turned to say: "However, the world has just experienced a change of dynasties, and the smoke of the war has not yet faded, and the Southwest Rebellion and the natural disasters during the Qing court have caused the population to drop sharply. At this time, there are still many places in Kannai that are no man's land, and no one has planted fertile land, so if you move the population to Kanto now, is it a little too anxious, Your Majesty? ”

It is undeniable that what Zhu Jue said is an objective reason, a real existence. A few days ago, Yang Lin once looked at the estimate of the total population, and it would be nice to have 300 million people~! If the population is relocated to Kanto, it will be worse for Kannai, and many provinces will have no man's land, which will be even more desolate.

Especially Sichuan, a province of Nuoda, there are almost no people left.

Thinking of this, Yang Lin had to say earnestly: "It seems that the matter of migrating people to Kanto has to be postponed, at least until eighteen to twenty years later, before the implementation can be started. ”

Hearing this, everyone immediately realized that the emperor was very determined to develop the Kanto region, and that eighteen to twenty years would be exactly one generation, and as long as the living conditions were good and the people could eat and drink enough, the total population would definitely blow out. At that time, the conditions will be ripe for the development of the Kanto region.