The Great Song Dynasty has a population of 80 million, as long as it develops with peace of mind for a few years, the next step of development is not Huguang and Liuqiu, but to fully develop the entire Nanyang. At this time, the countries of the South Seas were vast and sparsely populated, and the combined population of the countries was less than one-tenth of that of the Great Song Dynasty, and the economy was weak and the military technology was backward.

The population base of the Great Song Dynasty was large, and after a few years of steady development, the population had a trend of more than 100 million, and 20 million people immigrated to the Nanyang countries at one time, completely incorporating the Nanyang countries into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

What needs to be done now is to lease some vacant land from the countries of the South Seas and establish port strongholds to ensure that the Maritime Silk Road to India and Arabia can be unimpeded. On the other hand, it is also important to train an army that can adapt to rainforest warfare. If you go too fast, you will only fail. Zhao Ji didn't want to repeat the failure of the later Yuan Dynasty to conquer Jiaozhi, Champa and Java!

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji stood up and said, "So, according to Mr., how to solve the problem of food shortage?" ”

Wang Anshi saw that Zhao Ji was finally convinced, and did not mention continuing to implement the new decree, nor did he say that he would continue to develop southward, and finally let go of a hanging heart, stood up and arched his hand and said: "The government hall has issued an order, ordering the yamen at all levels to survey the terrain of various places, the distribution of various lands, and the planting distribution of various crops. Plant the right crops on the right land, increase the yield of grain per mu, and then ensure that it is not plagued by locusts through the crop rotation system. ”

"Is that all? Haven't some safeguards been put in place to prevent food shortages? "Ever since he heard that the Southwest Yi had been pacified, Zhao Ji was worried about the food problem, but he didn't expect the problem to be so serious.

"Shengshang, Jishi Academy has opened a breeding institute to cultivate seeds with higher yields and better protection against pests and diseases. Tiangong Academy, set up a water conservancy institute, improve the construction method of water conservancy facilities, now there is a certain breakthrough in the technology of drilling wells, when the time comes to many places lacking water sources can open up farmland. The Yellow River will be completely renovated, and the Grand Canal during the Sui and Tang dynasties will also be renovated. When Su Shi goes to Japan, he will further negotiate with Japan an agreement on growing and selling grain. Cai Jing stood up and arched his hand, and then Wang Anshi said.

"With so many projects, so many projects, is there enough funding? What's the difference between this and development? How long does it take to complete such a huge water conservancy project? Zhao Ji was shocked by the planning of the political affairs hall and couldn't help but be suspicious.

Wang Anshi saw that Zhao Ji was suspicious again, and hurriedly said: "There is no water conservancy foundation for development, and immigrants are needed, and a large amount of material supply is needed. However, the construction of water conservancy is different, one does not require immigration, and the other is that once it is completed, it can be used immediately. There is no need to consider the funding, and in terms of manpower, as long as the planning is appropriate, it is not a problem. The problem is that there is a shortage of copper and iron, and other surrounding countries do not have enough surplus to buy, so the cost of building water conservancy cannot be reduced. In this way, it will take at least ten years. ”

The economic scale and population size of the Great Song Dynasty are too large, and it is very unrealistic to rely on the support of neighboring countries. The copper and iron production of the surrounding countries is really pitiful for the Great Song Dynasty. Since the opening of the monopoly, there are too many places that need to use copper, and some equipment that uses wood in the past is made of copper, which is much more efficient, and it is impossible to use wood again. The loss of wood is too high, and it needs to be replaced frequently, which is troublesome and difficult to use.

"Ten years? No wonder it is said that it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to defend the country. It's easy to develop, but it's really too difficult to make the development area rich and stable! It's too long to rely on the development of this road! Hearing that it would take ten years, Zhao Ji gasped, thinking that his lifespan was only a few decades, but he wanted to completely unify China, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Oh, by the way, Ma Yi, in Ma Yi, there is a big copper mine, which has more copper reserves than the entire Great Song Dynasty, and it is of high quality and easy to mine. If 100,000 people can be sent to open mines, then the copper needs of the Great Song Dynasty can be met. Li Xiang'an immediately notified Gou Hongshe and Bai Bolang to bring a fleet over to investigate. 100,000 miners, and the bidding for the copper mine, you can arrange it in the political hall! Zhao Ji pondered for a while, recalling the distribution of minerals in later generations and exclaimed.

Zhao Ji thought that the Philippines in later generations was a big copper producer and a big gold producer. There was a large copper deposit, in the capital of the Philippines, which was close to the sea, which was just right for the opening of ports. The current Mayi has a very small population, only a group of black natives of less than 10,000 people, and there is no need to think about the issue of war. Moreover, there is a lack of development in Mayi, and there are so many trees that you can cut down wood and smelt copper on the spot, and then transport it back by sea ship, and the food of 100,000 people can be supplied by Liuqiu.

Shen Kuo's several inventions, coupled with the improvement of sea ships, if it is not possible to cross the Pacific Ocean to the Americas, then it is not a problem to go to Mayi at all. What's more, at this time, the Great Song Dynasty also had trade with Mayi, and there was a special route from Guangzhou to Mayi, but the trade volume was not large, and it was generally the Great Song Dynasty maritime merchants who brought some swords, guns, bows, crossbows and silk and arrowroot cloth there to exchange pearls.

"Yes, Weichen will arrange it as soon as he returns to Bianjing." Cai Jing replied.

"Isn't the Holy Lord going back to Bianjing? The capital will be moved before the year, and the saint should return to Bianjing to preside. Wang Anshi admonished.

"I'll go back, but before I go back, I'm going to go to Quanzhou and send the newly formed mountain corps here. As far as I know, Da Shi is a country as rich as the Great Song Dynasty, and the Xinli region of Da Shi is also a big granary. I plan to send a large caravan guarded by 10,000 coast guards to trade and buy some horses and food. Zhao Ji said with a smile.

"The Maritime Silk Road has always been in the hands of the Great Cannibals, but they have never brought grain or horses to sell. Although the Great Song Dynasty has planted a large number of trees and grass on the north bank of the Yellow River and set up horse farms, there is still a serious shortage of war horses. Since the Holy One was confident that he would be able to buy horses and food from there, he might send a caravan. Wang Anshi nodded.

"Sir, for next year's general election, can you be confident that after the general election, there will be no change in the political hall, and what you said will not be implemented, right? In that case, I wouldn't have agreed. Zhao Ji suddenly remembered the election.

"The Holy Green Dragon Knife is so sharp, who dares not to push it?" Wang Anshi glared at Zhao Ji and said dissatisfiedly.

"Hehehe, sir, don't be angry!" Zhao Ji responded with a smile.

In fact, Zhao Ji knew that Nanxiyi could be pacified within half a year, and Wang Anshi and the three of them could come here and have a plan, which was definitely not something that the political hall could do. It is estimated that it was jointly negotiated between the government affairs hall and the business alliance cabinet and the national cabinet, and the four universities. The first five new laws, Zhao Ji doesn't know if they are really implemented well, but as soon as the next five new laws are implemented, it is estimated that they will have to kill those landlords and wealthy families, and businessmen will be endlessly tied to Zhao Ji's chariot, as long as there is no return on investment. Being able to compromise with each other may be the best option for now.

"Shengshang, let's go back to Bianjing! Now, whether it is the people, soldiers, merchants, landlords, and officials, they are all looking at the attitude of the saint, and the saint will not go to Bianjing, and all parties are afraid that they will be afraid of the head and tail, and they will not be able to work together. Bao Shou stood up and arched his hand and said.

Zhao Ji now holds military power, and the policies he pursues, no matter which class he promotes, have both benefited and disagreed. Let them oppose Zhao Ji, they are reluctant to benefit from it. If they blindly support Zhao, their interests will be harmed again. The key is Zhao Ji's attitude. Will we continue to go our own way and leave no room for the previous policy, or will we be able to compromise with each other, make overall arrangements, and make appropriate changes and improvements?

"I still have to go to Quanzhou, don't worry, I will rush back as soon as possible. In this way, I will issue an edict to the people of the world, indicating that I fully support the decision of the political affairs hall. In that case, there should be a lot less resistance from the government office, right? Thinking of spending ten years doing these things, Zhao Ji was still a little unwilling, and he still had a certain attachment to the trade between Arabia and India in the West.

"The Holy Father said: The country is not stable without agriculture, there is no work without strength, and there is no business without wealth. Although the country is rich and strong, if it is not stable enough, the country and society will inevitably be unstable. The Qin Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty dominated the world and fought in all directions, which can not be said to be rich and powerful. However, Guozuo is only two generations. Saints should learn from this! Now the annual tax of the Great Song Dynasty has reached 230 million guan, which is 30 percent higher than the 60 million guan in the first year of Xining, which can be said to be not rich. Compared with the four years of Zhiping, the output of various minerals has increased by sixty percent, the weapons of the arsenal have been changed twice, the reserves have increased by one percent, the weapons and equipment of the soldiers in each military town have all been changed, the equipment of each soldier costs 2,000 yuan, and the average annual salary is 80 percent, which is not not strong. However, why is it that the granaries in various places are empty, the treasury is empty, and the imperial court still has to operate in debt, and even face a food shortage? The root cause is still too much investment in industry and commerce, and the water conservancy roads in various places are not repaired, the number of farmers has decreased, and the yield per mu of farmland has declined. Since ancient times, agriculture is the foundation, and business is the end. Wangsheng puts agriculture first! Wang Anshi saw that Zhao Ji's mind was still on the business road, so he couldn't help but exhort at length.

Wang Anshi's ideology is actually still the traditional physiocratism, and although it does not inhibit the development of industry and commerce, agriculture is still in the first place. In fact, this is also the inevitability of this era, the land is cultivated, the country is at war, and what is needed in this era is population and food. The more grain you have, the more people you can feed, the more land you can cultivate, and the more land you cultivate, the more food you can produce. If there is a large population and a lot of food, then the country will be able to raise a huge army!

In any era, the development of productive forces is very slow, and it is almost impossible to rely on technological innovation to improve productive forces. In this case, the only way to expand the size of the economy is to work on numbers. The agricultural age was an increase in arable land, and the industrial age was an increase in factory enterprises.

In an agrarian society, if the emphasis is on commerce and light on agriculture, the country will not be able to gather national strength at all, and in the case of insufficient transportation capacity and production capacity, commerce will only cause the country's population to wither, and it is likely to be destroyed by a large-scale war in the end. Whether in an agrarian society or an industrial society, commerce is secondary. Countries that focus on developing business may be prosperous, but they are weak and small.

A series of data cited by Wang Anshi also surprised Zhao, who was a history major in later generations, and the scale of production in the Song Dynasty was much larger than that of Britain, which had already carried out the industrial revolution in later generations.

The cost of equipment for each soldier is 2,000 guan, and the Great Song Dynasty has an army of 600,000, so the cost of equipment is as high as 120 million guan. The salaries of the soldiers of each army are 80 yuan, and the total annual cost of raising soldiers is 24 million yuan. Coupled with the consumption of bazooka vehicles, thirteen guns, artillery, thunderbolts, and warships, the annual military expenditure of the Great Song Dynasty was as high as 200 million yuan.

When the Great Song Dynasty was redundant, the cost of raising troops was only 48 million. In terms of the proportion of national tax revenue, Xining's military expenditure in the first year accounted for 60 percent of the national tax revenue, while Xining's military expenditure in the fifth year accounted for 80 percent of the national tax revenue. Redundant soldiers are heavier, but the current redundant soldiers are not redundant soldiers, but redundant equipment. No wonder the imperial court still has to run in debt!

Not only redundant soldiers, but also redundant officials and redundant expenses have become heavier. Needless to say, Western Xia, Northern Liao, Dali, Jiaozhi, Japan, these five countries, the Great Song Dynasty all sent Jiaozi. The imperial court was still in debt, and even more in debt. However, such redundant expenses not only did not increase the financial pressure of the Great Song Dynasty, but instead increased the production scale of the Great Song Dynasty.

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