Liu He broke the dullness in the hall and continued: "Now, unity and stability have been initially achieved within Youzhou, and we are confident that we can resist any enemy from the outside, so the people in the state do not have to worry about suffering from the scourge of war and can work on the land with peace of mind, so we have the first condition to increase grain production a lot." ”

"This time, I have resorted to almost deceptive means to forcibly confiscate the troops and private soldiers raised by the big families of the two counties, in order to further curb the problem of land annexation in the state at the root. Judging from the counties I visited last year, although there are still some powerful landlords in Youzhou, the situation is much less severe than in other prefectures, so the peasants and tenants are very enthusiastic about growing grain, because the more they plant, the more they can reap. ”

"Next, we will set our sights on the large tract of arable land near Daqingshan, and then transfer some of the tenant farmers in the state there so that they can own their own land, so that the big families in each county will have to offer all kinds of favorable conditions to retain the farmers who work for them, so that their own land will not be left uncultivated. In this way, the enthusiasm of farmers in the state to grow grain will also increase. ”

"In order to increase the yield per mu of land, we have been promoting the new type of Quyuan plow, and now we have begun to build water conservancy in the water of Qiushui, Gushui, water control, Bashui, Qiyishui, and build dams and ponds to store water. In addition, I also thought of several tools that were convenient for water extraction and transportation, and when the time came, I would also find craftsmen to collectively tackle key problems and develop them for the benefit of the vast number of farmers. ”

Liu He was like a woman with a long tongue, and when she talked about the topic of increasing agricultural production, she actually talked a lot about it, even taking into account details such as raising pigs and chickens, and accumulating manure and fertilizing fields. It really made everyone in the hall feel weird and surprised. Although the eldest prince had symbolically worked in the field a few times in order to encourage the people near Luoyang to engage in farming, he was not so good at farming, right?

Seeing that everyone was "thundered" by himself, Liu He's heart was dark for a while, he took a sip of warm tea to moisten his throat, and then continued: "Just now I said three conditions for Youzhou grain production can be greatly increased, and now let's talk about everyone's worries. In my opinion, a country is unstable without agriculture, unstable without army, and strong without work. No text, no business, no rich. Liu Changshi was worried that the vigorous development of handicraft industry in Youzhou would cause the problem of heavy industry and light farming, which was a problem of placement and sequencing between agricultural production and industrial manufacturing; Han was concerned that the large-scale development of handicraft manufacturing would lead to a squeeze on goods, which was a problem of coordination between industrial manufacturing and commercial trade. ”

"To solve the first problem, my proposal is that in the future, the government will purchase the peasants' grain at a protective price, so that there will be no such thing as a grain harvest hurting the peasants. The government provided some of the purchased grain to the army, and some of it was sold in the market, and if there was a surplus, it was stored to prevent food shortages during the disaster years. ”

"As for how to determine the protection price led by this government. There's something special about it. We mainly take the annual income of ordinary craftsmen engaged in handicraft production as a reference, and ensure that the income of ordinary grain growers is basically the same as that of those who do not grow grain, so that there will be no problem of a large number of peasant households switching from agriculture to work. Of course, we can't be absolutely egalitarian. Those craftsmen with superb craftsmanship will naturally have a higher annual income, and those who grow large grain will naturally have more income than those who grow less grain. ”

Hearing this, Liu Fang couldn't help but ask and said, "Childe's idea is basically feasible. However, if the grain output in Youzhou increases year after year, when the time comes, we will not be able to consume the grain at a protective price, and it will become moldy and rotten in the warehouse and even feed rats and insects. After such a long time, where will the government have the spare money to buy grain from farmers? ”

Liu He replied with a smile: "If God blesses Youzhou and makes Youzhou smooth for many years, but the grain in the official warehouse can't be saved, then it is my wish!" When the time comes, we can take out the grain that we have stored too much and make wine, and then sell it to the states to earn money, which is even higher than the income from just selling grain! Maybe Ziqi has to ask again, if the grain in the Han states is bumper in the future, and everyone has surplus grain to make wine, what should we do? ”

Liu Fang nodded involuntarily, indicating that he thought exactly what he thought in his heart.

"That's easy! When the time comes, we will send an army of one million people, carrying sufficient grain and grass to the ocean, and go west out of the territory, and take the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains outside the Han Dynasty into our arms! When the soldiers returned, they would turn the grain and arrows into spices and gold and silver, and what a spectacle! ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cold air in their hearts, and then they realized that Liu He's ambition was to swallow thousands of miles of rivers and mountains outside the territory, not just a dozen states within the Han Dynasty.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Liu He then said: "Now let's analyze how to solve the problem of sales after the increase in the production of handicraft goods. The reason why Youzhou wants to vigorously develop the handicraft manufacturing industry is because of the huge demand driven, not to mention anything else, just to maintain the logistics supply of 100,000 troops, a year to use a variety of huge materials, if we can't mass produce and manufacture ourselves, not to mention whether we can buy these materials from other states, the increase in costs alone is an astonishing amount. ”

"Our own vigorous development of the handicraft manufacturing industry can not only save costs and expenses, but also solve the employment problem of many landless and displaced people, and more importantly, it can promote the continuous improvement of our industrial manufacturing capacity, and leave other forces far behind! Everyone now knows that the armor, swords and crossbows made in the Macheng Armory Workshop are of high quality, and the Takahashi saddles, stirrups and horseshoes made in the Harness Workshop are even more secret, and it is precisely because our soldiers have these exquisite weapons, armor, armor and harness that they can win victory after victory on the battlefield with less casualties! ”

"Because our handicraft level is constantly improving, the logistics support provided to the army is getting better and better, so the number of our soldiers who die directly on the battlefield is decreasing year by year, so we are spending more on the pension expenses of the fallen soldiers, isn't this equivalent to a disguised profit? In fact, this is not the key, the most important thing is that because we have advanced manufacturing technology and large-scale production capacity, we can win more with less, and we don't have to be afraid of any strong enemy, and we can keep the hard-earned foundation. This is why I want to say that no work is not strong, and handicraft manufacturing is a way to make us strong, so it must not be taken lightly! ”

"It's a bit far, now let's talk about the issue of commercial sales. It can be predicted that after the large-scale expansion of the handicraft factory in Youzhou in the future, at least half of the commercial goods will still be used to meet the state's own needs, and the rest can be sold through mutual trading with the Hu tribes in the north and trade with the states in the south. Although Yuan Shao is now blocking the way for our caravan to go south in Jizhou, don't forget that we have now taken the territory of Gongsun Zhan, and in the future, we can go south to Xuzhou and Yangzhou by waterway from Gushui to the sea, so we don't have to worry about the problem of commercial sales. ”

When Liu He said this, he finally said what he wanted to say in his heart, and he felt very happy.

Guo Jia, who had never spoken, said at this time: "The five whips that Gongzi just summarized as 'no agriculture, no stability, no army, no work, no strength, no literature, no business, no wealth' broke into it, which made Guo deeply think. Looking at the current situation in Youzhou, the task of the western front should be to emigrate to Tuntian near Daqingshan, and at the same time continuously attack and harass Bingzhou to defend the Xianbei people in the north; The task of the northern front is to divide and disintegrate the Xianbei people, and then induce them to expand northward, further squeezing the living space of the Xianbei people in western Liaoning; The task of the eastern front is to stick to the Great Wall, wait for Youzhou to accumulate strength, and be ready to attack Liaodong at any time; The task of the southern front is to reinforce Jizhou, guard against the Montenegrin army, and hold the Flying Fox Road. In this way, the interior of Youzhou can develop in accordance with the child's vision, and when the time is ripe, several armies will come out, one to take Liaodong, one to take Jizhou, one to merge the state, and the entire north of the Yellow River is under the control of Lord Taifu! ”

Liu He just now is the development idea of the entire Youzhou, while Guo Jia analyzed the military strategy of Youzhou in detail, and the ideas of the two are not contradictory, but interdependent.

Du Yi, who was in charge of recording the content of the talks, wrote down all the content of the conversations, especially the exposition of Liu He's "Five Essentials for a Strong Country", which was not included word for word. After he finished recording it, he raised his head and said: "I think we should compile the content of today's meeting into a document, and then send it to all counties and counties, so that officials of all sizes in the state can carefully study and experience!" ”

Liu Hui and the others nodded together, thinking that Du Ji's proposal was very good. Liu He waved his hand and reminded: "I think it is enough to sort out the content of the five important aspects of a strong country, Feng Xiao's analysis of Youzhou's future military strategy is top secret, and no one else can know about it." ”

Liu He accidentally popped out of his mouth with a new word, which was "strategy". However, everyone has become accustomed to it, and the fresh words that have been heard from Liu He here in recent years are not one or two, and those who hear it can fully understand Liu He's meaning as long as they put it in a specific context and ponder it a little.

For example, the new word "strategy" is understood to mean "temple calculation" and "strategy".

Being able to often create his own "new words" just proves that Childe is a person with real talent and real learning, who has this ability? (To be continued......)

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