Liu Hong just wanted to go to Liu Qian, but before he could leave, Liu Qian came to him first.

"Uncle Huang, you came just in time, I just want to find you."

"Ah, Your Majesty, what are you looking for Weichen?"

No matter how small the emperor's affairs are, they are still big things, and no matter how big his own affairs are, they are also small things. Therefore, when he heard that Liu Hong was going to find him, he threw down his own affairs and began to inquire.

"Uncle Huang, let's see for yourself." With that, Liu Hong handed over Lu Zhi's telegram and Gan Ning's chart to Liu Qian.

"Move the Doge's Mansion and discover an unknown island?" Liu Qian took these two things and looked at them carefully, and then asked Liu Hong with a frown, "Your Majesty, what is your will regarding these two things?" ”

"What else can I want, of course, to agree to Lu Zhi's request and occupy the newly discovered islands." Then, Liu Hong added: "Of course, the islands of the South Seas, after all of them are defeated, will definitely be under the management of the imperial court and completely merged into our Han Dynasty." And this time will not be too long, at most two or three years. Therefore, I felt that it would be better for Lu Zhi to set up a temporary governor's palace on Java Island for a while. And your government council is also prepared in advance so that it can be received when the time comes. This is also the reason why I am looking for you. ”

"I see." After listening to Liu Hong's words, Liu Qian nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this preparation is not very difficult. But after receiving it, will the temporary governor's palace be cancelled or moved to another place, please let Your Majesty show you, and Weichen should prepare as soon as possible? ”

Regarding Liu Qian's question, Liu Hong did not answer him directly. Instead, he brought over the map he had just used for comparison.

"Uncle Huang, look." Liu Hong pointed to the later Irian Island and said: "This island, east of Java and Sulawesi, has a huge area. However, with the population of our Han Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible to occupy it in a short period of time. Therefore, I wanted to move the Governor's Palace there and colonize it. ”

"Okay, Your Majesty, Wechen will arrange it as soon as he goes back, and strive to complete the preparations as soon as possible."

"Okay, hurry up and prepare." Hearing Liu Qian's words, Liu Hong nodded for a while, but thinking that Liu Qian came to him first today, it meant that Liu Qian must have something to ask, so he asked, "By the way, Uncle Huang." You came to me today, what's the matter? ”

"Your Majesty, the preliminary exploration of that rich continent has been passed back. The territory is quite huge, if there is a state. There must be at least four. As he spoke, Liu Qi sighed. Your Majesty. It's easy to set up a state capital, but we can't just set up a bare-pole yamen there without the people. But the situation of our big man, Your Majesty, you also know. Therefore, Weichen came to ask Your Majesty, how to deal with that rich continent? ”

"My day. That's a real thing. After all, that's the Australia of the future, how many people will it take to fill it?! Listening to Liu Qian's words, Liu Hong's brows furrowed, "Uncle Huang said the same." The yamen at all levels were originally set up to manage the people. If there were no people, it would be of little use to be established. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, don't you know that Weichen has been worried about the population during this time." Hearing Liu Hong's words, Liu Qian complained, "Your Majesty, since the rise of this policy of guiding the people to Nanyang, the grassland in the north has been almost uninhabited for thousands of miles. In the past few years, the imperial court set up those official mansions, and they have almost become decorations. ”

"Uncle Huang, it's not so exaggerated, is it?"

There are already few people in the northern grasslands, and as soon as the policy comes out, it will definitely be more affected. But Liu Hong also didn't believe that those official mansions could become decorations.

"Your Majesty, it's not an exaggeration at all. Now there are many grasslands in the north, and they have become empty cities. ”

"Ah, why is it so serious?"

Hearing this, Liu Hong was also a little breathless. You must know that Liu Hong is quite clear that the threats to China have always come from the northern grasslands. Therefore, for the safety of the Han people, that place had to be occupied by the Han Chinese. Originally, it was quite smooth together, and this twist and turn could be realized, but the grassland was empty again, and it would be bad if the foreigners made a loophole. After all, although the foreign tribes on the grassland have been wiped out, there are still foreign tribes in the far northwest. Like the "polar bear" that can compete with the United States in later generations, is the best example.

"Your Majesty, things are really serious." Hearing Liu Hong's question, Liu Qian said: "It's like the northern grassland, which is cold and unsuitable for human habitation. And most of the people there make a living by herding cattle and running pastures. But with this population, how many livestock can we consume, so it is impossible for them to make a lot of money. His Majesty has now come up with various policies to guide the people to go to the South Seas, where the living environment is not only stronger than in the north, but also the opportunity to make money is greater than in the north. Therefore, most of the people went to Nanyang. ”

"No, it's absolutely not going to work. I had to find a way to keep the popularity of the north. Thinking of this, Liu Hong began to ponder, "The people of the grassland go to Nanyang, although there are reasons for living comfort, but the most important thing is that Nanyang can make money." As long as they can make money in the north, they will definitely not go thousands of miles to the South Seas. ”

"What can we do to keep the people in the north?" Liu Hong had a brainstorm and an idea, "Since you think that the ranch makes little money, then opening a mine can always satisfy you." ”

You know, there are a lot of mineral deposits in the northern grasslands. Although those famous big mines in later generations have been collected by him, there are also a lot of those small mines. These mineral deposits will definitely attract a large number of people.

"No, this matter has to be planned, if the news of the northern mineral deposits comes out, and then hook the people of the South Seas back, it will be a blind toss."

People's hearts are all profit-oriented, and the reason why those people risked their lives to go to the war-torn Nanyang was to make a lot of money. Now that there are mineral deposits in the north, it is not impossible for them to run back.

In Liu Hong's view, there must be people in the north, and the South Ocean cannot be empty. It is the best choice for the hatchback to be cut off and the development is balanced.

"That place in the South Seas is humid and stuffy, although it is more comfortable than the north, but it is not much stronger, and there must be people who do not want to go there. It's better for me to burst out some mineral deposits in the South Seas and the grasslands, so that they can go wherever they want and develop freely. ”

Liu Hong told Liu Qian his method, and Liu Qian, who had no other way, could only do it first. But at this time, he thought of his original intention of coming here again, "Your Majesty, how should the rich continent deal with it?" ”

"What else can I do, our Han population is already lacking, and now it is definitely unrealistic to occupy there and set up a state capital on it. Therefore, let's set up the Governor's Palace there and colonize it! Speaking of this, Liu Hong remembered that Hawaii was coming, "The islands that Gan Ning discovered, he arrested all the people on the islands, so that they are now all empty islands." So it's not a good place to colonize, and we don't have any immigrants. Therefore, I feel that in the current situation, it is better to let the navy find an island there, build a base, and occupy it. As for the other islands, they can be opened to the public, and after a long time, there are more people on them, and it is not too late to assign them to the imperial court. ”

"Alas, at this stage, this is the only way to do it."

Liu Qian also knows that the key reason for this situation is that the current population of Dahan is too small. If the big Han can directly triple the population, there will be no problem. But the problem is that although the imperial court has been constantly encouraging the people to have more children, if this wants to be effective, it will take at least ten years, and for now, it is still too short.

Liu Hong's decision was soon transmitted to Lu Zhi by telegram. Therefore, he immediately began preparations for the relocation of the Doge's Palace. Of course, in order not to startle the snake, this must be done quietly. But as soon as such a thing was prepared, he had reason to transfer the people to Java. When everything is almost gone, he won't pay attention to those hated countries anymore.

Lu Zhi was preparing to move the governor's palace here, and at this time, Gan Ning, who had dropped those prisoners and captures in Wuzhou and replenished supplies, also joined Liu Fu's large army in Borneo.

Although all the armies were converging together, Liu Fu and the others were still fighting steadily, advancing little by little, and they were not impatient. At this time, in the interior of the Han Dynasty, because of the South China Sea and the northern grasslands, a lot of mineral deposits were burst out at the same time, and there was a lot of uproar.

In this world, how many people have not daydreamed of getting rich overnight? Therefore, when they saw that the original ordinary people, because they found mineral deposits, overnight, they became like pigs' heads, and some of them were not envious, and some were not jealous. So, those who were envious and jealous and hated packed up and set out on the road to find mineral deposits.

Seeing this scene of the "mining and mining" boom, Liu Hong is no longer blindly optimistic. It allows people to reasonably guide those people according to the situation, so as to achieve a balanced development of the north and the south.

Because of this time, Liu Hong and the others were well prepared, and that kind of blind migration never happened again. Although in this "panning" boom, there are very few people who really dig for mineral deposits. However, due to the timely guidance of the imperial court, they either started business or entered the factory. Anyway, as long as you are willing to work hard, it is not difficult to get a good income. Gradually, these people who have a stable income also settle down there.

Seeing that everything was going well, Liu Hong was also idle. Although the war in Nanyang continued, and the construction in various places was also very heavy, Liu Hong was not needed to manage these things. Therefore, he spent two years in a distant way. (To be continued......)