Gao Yuanliang was slightly stunned, looked at Zhang Zhang suspiciously, and said slowly: "My lord, the Tuanshan Army has now occupied the land of the two provinces, with a radius of thousands of miles, and the expansion of the army is also in full swing......

After a pause, Gao Yuanliang continued: "The last general heard that the potatoes improved by Lord Song Yingxing and Song have gone through three phases, and now the yield per mu is six or seven hundred catties - as the so-called people take food as the sky, and the people's rations don't need to worry!" ”

Zhang Li bowed slightly, and indeed as Gao Yuanliang said, after three phases of selection and breeding, the yield of potatoes in Liaodong is steadily increasing. The tension is very clear, the general output of potatoes in later generations is about three or four thousand catties, and at present, the potatoes in Liaodong during the Xiaoice River period can reach six or seven hundred catties, which is still possible, and there is still a lot of room for future output improvement. You know, in the current climate of Liaodong, the output of millet and wheat is only two or three hundred catties. With an output of six or seven hundred catties, at least the common people will not starve to death - although eating potatoes every day is not so delicious, but it is better than digging wild vegetables and eating Guanyin soil, right?

However, that's not what Zhang Li wants to say. Zhang Zhang glanced at Gao Yuanliang, only feeling that there were thousands of words in his heart, but he didn't know where to start......

Gao Yuanliang also seemed to feel something, I was afraid that what Master Zhang was going to say was not trivial, so he also fell silent and looked at Zhang Li carefully.

After being silent for a long time, Zhang Zhang finally spoke: "Yuan Liang, do you know what I have been fighting for all these years? ”

Gao Yuanliang is no longer the "Wuxia Ameng" of the past, in addition to being familiar with military books, he also reads some books on history and the like, and his whole person's conversation and insight have undergone earth-shaking changes compared with a few years ago.

Gao Yuanliang pondered for a moment. Word by word: "My lord is here to save the world." ”

Zhang Li was noncommittal, but said to himself: "I thought before. With the sharp firearms of the Tuanshan army, it will naturally be invincible in the future -- but after the occupation of Shandong. I realized how wrong I was. ”

"How?" Gao Yuanliang exclaimed, in his consciousness, the Tuanshan Army was already a first-class strong soldier, how could there be an enemy to make Zhang Li so jealous?

Zhang Li's eyes narrowed, and he said lightly: "Bonus." ”

Gao Yuanliang looked confused and blurted out: "Bonus?!" ”

Zhang Zhang nodded, and continued: "All reforms and revolutions need to distribute dividends, otherwise nothing can be implemented." ”

This tension has been thought about for a long time. It's just that I didn't expect that there were only two provinces, and the contradiction would be so acute. Whether it is the gentry or the common people, there is always a reason to follow the tension - to put it bluntly, that is, the distribution of interests.

Unfortunately, at the end of the Ming Dynasty during the Xiaoice River period, Zhang Li pursued a strategy similar to "Songun politics", and he really couldn't distribute too many benefits. Originally, Zhang Li was thinking about making foreigners' money on a great voyage in the future, but unfortunately this is like "painting bread to satisfy hunger" after all. It's still too far away, and the people of Shandong don't buy it.

The development of history does not depend on the will of the individual. Throughout the ages, the so-called rebels who pinned their heads to the waistband of their trousers. What's the picture? What ideals and ambitions can deceive three-year-old children, the ideals are very full. Reality is always skinny.

Zhang Zhang relied on his personal prestige and the strength of the Tuanshan Army to control Shandong. It is inadequate to implement the Liaodong system. Liaodong has been a place of war for a long time, and the population is sparse. Most of them are displaced people, and it is possible to implement large farms and nationalize all resources. But Shandong is not good, there are some local forces here, especially Qufu is still the hometown of Sage Confucius, and the clan power is extremely strong.

And how to govern Shandong? The people's wisdom has not yet opened, and advocating a democratic republic is pure nonsense, no one believes it at all, and no one is willing to follow the tension. Therefore, how to develop the forces under the rule of Zhang Li has become a top priority that must be solved.

The first solution to tension was to show strong military strength, so a large number of soldiers were transferred from Liaodong - politics has never been as beautiful as imagined, and the only problem that cannot be solved for a while is to speak with fists.

However, will this method be used in every place occupied in the future?

After much deliberation, Zhang Li gave up on this idea. As of Shandong, you need to have a foothold in the Guannai, then Shandong is enough. The thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty absolutely cannot use the method of "force" alone to resolve social contradictions.

The common people need real "benefits", and tying them to their chariots is the long-term solution. But where do the benefits come from? Maritime merchants are far away and require a large fleet, which is not something that can be solved overnight.

Although Gao Yuanliang said that there was no tension in his heart, he also saw some clues. He pondered for a moment and said: "My subordinates are guilty of capital crimes, dare to ask, do you want to be Zhao Kuangyin and the Taizu of this dynasty?" ”

Zhang Zhang smiled slightly, noncommittal.

Zhang Zhang knows that this should be the thing that everyone wants to know the most at the moment, I Zhang Li, do I want to be "Taizu"?

If you want to be the Taizu of the new dynasty, things are easy to solve, just win over the gentry class. The so-called joint group, win over a group, and crack down on a group. united, which can be called "enlightened gentry"; those who are co-opted can be called "neutral gentry"; And the one who is attacked must be the biggest vested interests, otherwise the dividends will not be enough to be distributed -- the largest vested interest group in the late Ming Dynasty had several groups of people, such as the royal family, the Donglin bureaucrats, and so on.

The founding ancestors of all dynasties in history have all used this strategy.

In the final analysis, these are actually talking about "land".

Zhang Zhang sighed and said with feeling: "Land, still land!" After a pause, Zhang Li glanced at Gao Yuanliang meaningfully, and said slowly: "I want to divert everyone's attention from the land." Otherwise, our Chinese nation will not be able to gain a new life. Yuanliang, let me tell you, I don't want to be a Taizu. In my heart, I only hope that the motherland will be prosperous and strong, and it will always be strong, and there will be no end. ”

"Powerful?" Gao Yuanliang savored this word carefully, and after a long time, his face flushed a little, and there was a hint of eagerness in his tone: "What do you mean, if you commit a strong man, you will be punished even if you are far away?" ”

Zhang Li nodded slightly and said, "I really yearn for this." However, the two Han Dynasty are a little reckless, and I want my descendants of Yan and Huang to stand proudly in the world in the future, and all the people of Waiyi admire us from the bottom of their hearts. ”

Gao Yuanliang frowned, except for the two Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, all the dynasties in Chinese history had little interest in foreign wars, and the attention of all rulers was at home - how could the so-called big country compete with the barbarians?

It's just that why does Master Zhang think about Waiyi everywhere? Could it be that Waiyi is more powerful than me? (To be continued.) )