When he was about to reach the meander, Li Guo stationed his men and horses in a nearby mountain col, which was inaccessible.

Li Guo ordered people to call Li Twelve, Quan Zhihuan, Jiang Chang and others. He wanted to ask about the current situation of the meander, and whether he could make the next plan.

Li Guo looked at the three of them, and the first thing he asked was the county magistrate Quan Zhihuan, "Last time, I ordered you to check the population of Hequ and measure the land of Hequ, how did you do?" ”

"It's done." Quan Zhihuan took out a piece of paper and read it seriously: "Due to the war, the population of Hequ urban and rural areas has dropped sharply from 112,800 to 61,000, mainly living in the county seat and several large towns. Among them, there are 15,000 people in the county seat and 9,300 people in Zhao Town. ”

Li Guo nodded, and said to Quan Zhihuan with a smile, "Quan Zhihuan, you have investigated the population matter very clearly, but it was like this when you were a real county lord before?" ”

Quan Zhihuan also smiled, "Hui Hu Ye, how could he be so diligent in his humble position before!" Isn't it the power of the tiger master? ”

Li Guo was funny in his heart, but no, Quan Zhihuan's wife, children, and mother were all detained in the old camp, could he be active? So, Li Guo retracted his smile, "What about the land?" ”

"The matter of the land has also been surveyed." Quan Zhihuan then recited: "Hequ City is ninety-seven miles wide from east to west and one hundred and eighty miles long from north to south, which is converted into about 6,547,500 acres. Among them, excluding mountains and hills, abandoned land, and human settlements, the existing cultivated area of the river meander is nearly 100,000 mu. ”

"How much? So much? Li Guo was taken aback, there are 100,000 acres that can be cultivated?

In fact, Li Guo still didn't know much about land, one acre of land was about 660 square meters, and one square kilometer was about 1,500 acres. Hequ County has more than 6.54 million acres of land, and the area of cultivated land is less than 100,000 mu, accounting for a very small proportion of the county's area. I have heard that Bangladesh accounts for as much as 70 percent of the country's land area. And China's Henan, Jiangnan, and the area of cultivated land in the area of the two lakes are also a lot.

Quan Zhihuan smiled bitterly: "This idea is not much at all. Quan Zhihuan explained to Li Guo.

Listening to Quan Zhihuan's explanation, Li Guo's brows furrowed, thinking, Bai Da is happy, there are more than 60,000 people in the county, and the land is only 100,000 mu, and each person has no two acres.

"Can't you plant any other land?" Li Guo asked worriedly.

After thinking about it, Jeon Zhihuan would say, "Not really, there is actually a lot of wasted land, and the reason is nothing more than drought and flooding." The meander of the river is located at the bend of the Yellow River, the water is fierce during the peak water period, the water of the Yellow River is raging and the land of the meander, the people have not yet been able to avoid the disaster, how can they farm the land. In the dry season, there is no water, and the crops are all dead, so they are wasted. Coupled with the war, the population has been displaced, and there is more barren land. ”

Oh, Li Guo understood, but there is still water in this place, so there is a way.

So, Li Guo ordered Quan Zhihuan, "You still have an important task now!" First, take a closer look at the rivers that flow through the cities and villages of the Yellow River at the time of the flooding, and second, take a closer look at how much land can be cultivated if there is water to irrigate. It's important, and fast! ”

"Master Tiger has the idea of building water conservancy?" Quan Zhihuan has a smart mind: "That's a thankless thing. ”

"Are you afraid I won't be able to do it?" Li Guo asked with a smile.

"No, it's just that it costs too much to build water conservancy, first of all, the personnel, if you hire migrant workers, you need to pay for the work, and there must be a lot of money on this item. Second, if the people's power is forcibly used, it is okay, but it will definitely make people angry, and it is not in line with the instructions of the tiger master, and the food cost of those migrant workers is a lot. Third, the construction of water conservancy has always been a thankless task, and in the past, officials rushed to build water conservancy, but in fact, they were all perfunctory, just for the little money allocated by the imperial court. Quan Zhihuan introduced to Li Guo the difficulties of building water conservancy.

In fact, what Quan Zhihuan said is true, it is indeed difficult to build water conservancy. But Li Guo didn't think so, according to his own plan, the construction of water conservancy can be done. And if water conservancy can be built, it will be of great benefit to Li Guo's reform.

"Yes, you're right, it's hard to build a water conservancy, but I'm not afraid of thankless effort. As long as you are willing to do anything, there is nothing that cannot be done! Li Guo's words are unquestionable.

"Okay, I'll organize the investigation!" Jeon Zhihuan was speechless.

After giving the order to complete the Huan, Li Guo began to ask Li Twelve again.

"How's it going, how many soldiers have been recruited?" Li asked Li Twelve.

Li Twelve blushed, "I didn't recruit much, only a hundred people." In addition, several passes of the Great Wall are under the management of the river protection camp, and I have sent people to manage them. "Li 12 is the commander of the Hebao Battalion, and the quota can be 1,120 people, but now there are only 100 veterans, plus 100 recruits, and dozens of people at the pass of the Great Wall, Li 12 has more than 260 people.

"Don't worry, we're going to recruit elite soldiers! What's more, in the current situation, we can't afford to raise too many soldiers. Li Guo comforted Li Twelve.

"I told you to investigate the affairs of the big landowners, how are you doing?" Li Guo then asked.

Li Twelve also took out a piece of paper, and the names on it were all the landlords who occupied the most land in Hequ County. Li Guo took it and looked at it, my obedient man, there are only 100,000 mu of cultivated land in the entire river meander, and the dozens of people on the list actually own nearly 80,000 mu of cultivated land.

"Do you have the guilt of these people?" Li Guo asked, pointing to the slip of paper.

"It's all mastered, and here are the grievances of many people." Li Twelve handed over a thick stack of papers.

Li Guo flipped through a few photos and said angrily, "Damn! Kill all these beasts! ”

So, Zhao Youcai, the rich man of Zhao Town, was the first to touch the mold. Zhao Youcai is very wealthy, there is countless money, and Zhao Youcai believes that money can make ghosts grind. Therefore, Zhao Youcai, who was cunning by nature, ran to the Great Wall Pass north of the river meander when the peasant army captured the meander. The Ming army guarding the pass of the Great Wall received Zhao Youcai's money and left him behind, but the general was always very scared, fearing that the peasant army would kill him.

But Zhao Youcai was cunning and cunning, knowing that the Great Wall was of little use to the peasant army, and the peasant army rebelled because they couldn't eat, so what did they do when they attacked the Great Wall? Going to fight the Tartar tribe outside the fortress? No, it is impossible!

So, after Zhao Youcai waited for the peasant army and Cao Wenzhao's Ming army to retreat, he returned to Zhao Town with his family and continued to be powerful. Before leaving, of course, the total benefit is indispensable.

The plan for Zhao Zhen has been arranged, and Li Guotong Guò Li Twelve has a detailed understanding of Zhao Zhen's situation and has made careful arrangements, which is not a simple killing.

After Li Guo carefully explained his plan to the leaders, he asked, "Let's see, how is the plan, and what is missing?" ”

For a long time, no one said a word. Li Guo wondered, Nie Xin, Sun Dengke, and Zhao Youbin, who thought they were knowledgeable, had always been noisy, why were they dumb?

Li Guo scolded: "Hey! Are you fucking stupid? Or dumb? ”

Only then did the leaders react, it turned out that Li Guo had been arranging for them to do all kinds of strange things, which was of great use.

Nie Xin couldn't help shaking his head, and said in a loud voice, "It's not as good, it's not as good!" Li Guo was furious and was about to scold, but Nie Xin said, "Today, I know that what I have learned is too far from what I have learned from the Tiger Master." ”

Sun Dengke said, "The actions of the great benevolent and great sage are earth-shaking. ”

Zhao Youbin said, "Careful thinking and careful planning are really a foolproof strategy." ”

"Don't fuck the fuck, show it to Lao Tzu, there is nothing missing!" Li Guo scolded.

The leaders replied together, "You don't have to change it, just do it!" ”