Yang Xingguo did not expect that the bad weather in the northeast, at this moment, would bring him at least three months of repair and training time. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, after sending the Japanese away, Yang Xingguo did not have time to think about this issue.

Just after less than two breaks, Zhou Zhongju came over again.

This time, in addition to Zhou Zhongju, there are also several town mayors who were just appointed more than half a month ago.

Compared with the restraint of several town mayors, as soon as he entered the headquarters, Zhou Zhongju said: "Commander, these students who have returned from overseas are really good...... It's much faster than those scholars who die reading the books of the sages......"

"It's only been half a month, and the population and land of each town have been counted......

"I don't know if I don't see it, but I'm shocked when I see it...... Liaozhong, where we are located, is really a treasure land......"

"Commander...... Look at it, this is the latest stat from several of their mayors......"

Yang Xingguo hurriedly took the list and began to browse.

"54,862 people...... Excluding the elderly and children, there are a total of 37,158 young and strong men, including 18,942 young and strong men......"

"The five towns have a total of more than 198,000 acres of fertile land...... More than 135,000 acres are in the hands of the landlords and gentry, and more than 63,000 acres of living things are owned by ordinary people......"

After reading the list data, Yang Xingguo's brows immediately furrowed.

Because, the data on the list has completely subverted my perception of the Northeast.

In my own thoughts, the Northeast has always been vast and sparsely populated before it was greatly developed. As long as you are willing to come to the Northeast, it is impossible to go without land.

However, the data in front of me is very different from what I imagined.

With a population of more than 50,000, there are less than 200,000 acres of fertile land.

Excluding those occupied by the landlords and gentry, the average of ordinary people could only reach less than two acres per person.

However, according to the records of Liaozhong in later generations, there are as many as 2 million acres of fertile land that can be cultivated in Liaozhong......

With so much fertile land, why would you rather be hungry than reclaim it, is it because the people in the Northeast are too lazy?

After looking at the data in his hand again, Yang Xingguo couldn't help but ask, "Why is there so little land...... For ordinary people, one person can't even get two acres of land......"

"I've been to all these towns, and there are large areas of wasteland around them, so why don't you reclaim these lands and grow food......

Zhou Zhongju hurriedly shook his head and replied: "Commander, it's not that you don't reclaim, but you can't reclaim ......."

"Commander, don't forget, the Northeast has always been the land of dragon prosperity in the mouth of the imperial court...... In order to protect their so-called land of dragons, the imperial court set up many forbidden areas...... I'd rather grow grass in these forbidden areas than we Han people to use it to cultivate......"

"In addition, the Northeast has always been the birthplace of the Manchus, and a large area of land is in the hands of the Manchus, and those Manchus don't care about the life or death of us Han people, and would rather have the land barren for horses and grazing than take it out to cultivate food......

It was only at this time that Yang Xingguo suddenly reacted.

Now it is still the world of the Manchurians, not the Republic of China, where the people of the Central Plains have the highest migration to the northeast.

In the Republic of China, what land of dragons and what people are full of people has become history.

As a result, the Northeast is vast and sparsely populated, and there is so much land that it cannot be reclaimed.

And it is precisely because of this that the Republic of China will appear to break into the eastern part of the country, and a large number of people from the Central Plains began to migrate to the northeast in a steady stream for the sake of land.

"It seems that the situation in Liaozhong is not as good as I imagined......" Yang Xingguo, who frowned, couldn't help but speak.

Then, he said directly to the mayors in front of him......

"A solution to the land problem must be found...... With land, ordinary people can settle down and grow food ......"

"And only with food can our Liaodong Army continue to gain a foothold here and continue to grow and develop......"

Speaking of which, what does Yang Xingguo seem to have in mind? His eyes lit up, and he asked: "I seem to remember that when the Fourth Battalion occupied Liaozhong, it eliminated many landlords and gentry who took refuge in Lao Maozi...... The land of these people should still be in our hands...... Do you have any statistics, how many ...... there are in total?"

"There are more than 50,000 acres in total...... "Zhou Zhongju replied without thinking about it......"

"Divide it up, go down in all parts......" Yang Xingguo decisively decided......

Then, under the stunned gaze of several people, he continued: "More than 50,000 acres, plus the original more than 70,000 acres, is more than 100,000 acres of fertile land...... First of all, ensure that each citizen has two acres of fertile land to plant...... When there are conditions, it will be reached that each person has five acres of fertile land to plant......"

Zhou Zhongju could hardly believe his ears, and asked rhetorically with an incredulous face......

"Commander, you've decided to give away these lands for free...... According to the current land price, more than 50,000 acres of fertile land are hundreds of thousands of taels of silver...... Isn't it a bit too ...... to just give it out for free?"

Looking at the heartache expression on Zhou Zhongju's face, Yang Xingguo decided very decisively.

"Of course, it should be distributed for free, and as much as possible to the landless people...... Of course, for these people, they did not get these lands for free......"

"After getting the land, for the first three years, the annual tax revenue is 30% higher than the others...... After three years, it returned to normal...... As for the extra thirty percent of the tax, it should be the price for them to get these lands......"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhongju couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said: "This is good, not only can some losses be recovered, but every year in the future, you can get income from these more than 50,000 acres of fertile land......"

However, this good mood did not last long before it was interrupted by Yang Xingguo......

"The Northeast can only grow one season of grain a year...... No matter how fertile the land is, one acre of land can only harvest two or three catties of grain...... According to the calculation of one person and five acres of fertile land, there are more than 1,000 catties of grain ...... a year."

"Except for fifty percent of the taxes, there is almost nothing left of what you eat in a year. And now, for ordinary people, there are only two acres of fertile land...... After paying the taxes, I can't even eat my stomach......"

"Since Liaozhong is now the territory of my Liaodong Army, then we have to find a way to change all this......"

"Otherwise, the common people can't even eat enough, how can they support and support our Liaodong Army......"