Staring at the sand table, Liu Che's eyes were all focused on the area around Heli Mountain for the time being. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

It belonged to the later Gansu Province, and most of the area from Lanzhou to the west.

Undoubtedly, it is possible to cultivate here.

It's just that the development cost may be relatively high, similar to today's Hanshang County.

But feeding people is no problem.

"I heard that the Governor of Jingfu has been in close contact with the protons of the Southwest Yi States recently......" Liu Che asked casually, "Does the prime minister know about this?" ”

The knife room is so much moving in Chang'an City, Chao Cuo is not deaf, how can he not know?

He bowed slightly and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has heard a little...... Everyone said: Dao Duwei wants to use razing to control raze, and use the soldiers of the southwest to eliminate the Qiang of Heli......"

Liu Che listened and laughed.

Where is this, what is it to raze and raze?

It is clear that it is to fight poison with poison......

The problem of the Southwest Yi is complicated, and the same is true of the Qiang problem.

Both have a lot in common.

Daojian can think of borrowing troops from the southwest Yi to fight the Qiang people, but he is also quite clever.

If the final proof proves that the strategy between the knives is feasible, then Liu Che can be regarded as able to let go of a stone in his heart.

Because the problem of the Qiang people is not only in the area of Heli Mountain.

In the Hexi Corridor and in the countries of the Western Regions, the Qiang people are a widespread and headache problem.

Historically, hundreds of years of indoctrination and assimilation of the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty have failed to make this ethnic group really integrate into Zhuxia.

In the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, the rebellion and rebellion of the Qiang people continued endlessly.

It is almost impossible to solve the problem of the Qiang people by cultural assimilation alone.

It can only be a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other.

And the Southwest Yi countries are actually similar to the Qiang people.

The southwest region really turned into Zhuxia, in fact, it had to wait until the Song and Ming dynasties.

But its stubbornness has survived until the Republic of China.

This is not because Chinese culture is not capable of assimilation, but because these regions are too remote, isolated and backward.

And this method between the knives, once it works, is to kill birds with one stone.

It can not only settle the Qiang people, but also solve the problem of centripetal force and cohesion in the southwest region.

Do you think, what will a group of southwestern soldiers who have opened their eyes in the Han Dynasty and seen the world return to their hometown in the future?

Of course, they will pass on what they have learned from the Han family to their children and grandchildren.

This will defeat 100,000 soldiers!

"This matter, the prime minister is more concerned, after the soldiers of the southwest countries entered, they were all scattered and reorganized, and more than 100 instructors were transferred from the Thorn Gate Army and the Bashang Army to organize and train these southwest soldiers, and they must not go out of the basket......" Liu Che told Chao Cuo.

It's hard for him to come forward in this matter.

"In what name did the Southwest soldiers enter Han?" Chao Cuo asked.

"In the name of the volunteers......" Liu Che smiled and said: "As long as the Prime Minister's Mansion keeps an eye on them, when they get out of the Great Wall, they will be ...... casually."

After listening to Chao Cuo, he already knew what to do.

He bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty Fu Wei is a holy judge, and the ministers are respectfully edicted!" ”

As far as Chao Cuo is concerned, he actually doesn't care much about the affairs of the Southwest Yi and the Qiang people.

In his eyes, these two races belong to the corners of the world, and a pen is enough to calm them.

As the prime minister, Chao Cuo will only care about one thing - how to make the country rich and strong!

But any person or thing that can help him achieve this goal, Chao Cuo will raise his noble hand and open the door to convenience.

Contrarily...... Even if you are a moral person and a virtuous person who is famous all over the world, then you can only ask you to die!

This is the brain circuit of the Legalist courtiers, simple, direct, and crude.

"After the prime minister returns, summon Jiuqing and the princes and ministers, and tell them that I will fulfill my promise!" Liu Che took the baton and pointed out the rivers and mountains on this huge sand table: "From the north of the Great Wall, west of Yinshan, this thousands of miles of territory, this boundless mountains and rivers, Qing and others are all taken by themselves!" ”

"I will choose a day to promulgate the "Homestead Law", and allow the people of the world to take the land of the south of the curtain and the west of the river ......"

Chao Wrong listened, trembling, and the waves in his heart were rolling, and it was difficult to calm down.

Is the Homestead Law, a bill that has been enacted for a long time, finally about to be published?

As a former imperial historian, Chao mistakenly read the draft of this law.

He knew what the meaning of this law was.

According to the provisions of this law, any scholar with a Han household registration could choose to go to Munan, Heli Mountain, Guzang Mountain, and any future Han controlled Xinjiang to pioneer land.

The common people and the civil officials may occupy twice the land limit prescribed by their own titles, and for only five years they will belong to him and his descendants in perpetuity.

On the face of it, it seems like a fair law.

But in fact, it is not!

It can even be said that this is a law that is completely inclined and biased in favor of the bureaucracy of the nobles of the princes.

The reason is simple - the resources and wealth of the aristocratic bureaucrats are far from being comparable to those of the commoners, and their titles are enough to make most people unreachable.

In the absence of state support and government dominance, how can ordinary people or even ordinary scholars and doctors be strong and strong against those big aristocrats and big bureaucrats who have millions of families and slaves and retainers?

But what can Chao Cuo say?

He was powerless and had no reason to prevent the promulgation of such a law.

He could only bow his head deeply and bow: "The minister respectfully obeys the edict ......"

Liu Che looked at Chao Cuo and said with a smile: "Don't worry...... Qing"

He carried the ribbon, looked at the Juyan area on the sand table, and said softly: "In the future, I will reopen the policy of reclamation in the land of Juyan!" ”

The homestead bill was to encourage the wealthy and nobles to go out to grab money, grain, and land.

Let these people use their resources to pioneer and forge ahead.

Nor can the flat-headed people be the opponents of these oligarchs and giants.

Therefore, Liu Che will definitely restart the system of the cantonment regiment and put a stabilizer around these oligarchs and giants.

In Liu Che's vision, in the future, the Tunken Regiment would be extended with the continuous westward conquest of the Han army.

When the army hits there, the plough of the big man plows there!

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On the same day, the entire Chang'an City celebrated the imminent implementation of the "Homestead Law".

Whether it is a commoner or a nobleman, his face is flushed and difficult to restrain himself.

"Father, my son heard that there are copper mines and iron mines in the area of Guzang Mountain...... Shi Jian knelt in front of his old father and bowed: "My son has sent his retainers to investigate, if there is a copper and iron mine, my son will immediately bring people to occupy ......"

Although the old Shi family is not a liehou family, and Shi Fen doesn't even have a guannei marquis, the status of the Shi family is no worse than that of ordinary liehous.

With the current status of the Shi family, it is enough to occupy an area within a radius of 100 miles in the distant land, and paint it as a family land.

And Shi Jian has been staring at Guzang Mountain for a long time.

In the past six years of Yuande, he has sent his retainers to the local area many times, and even spared no expense to invite several prospectors from Shaofu to accompany him.

The results are very exciting - there must be a mine in Guzang Mountain!

And it's very likely to be a copper mine!

This made Shi Jian inexplicably excited, copper, the most important metal in the world! As long as the copper mine in Guzang can be found and developed, the Shi family will definitely be able to prosper!

Maybe in the future, the royal family may marry the Shi family!

Shi Fen, who was sitting upright, looked at his son, but his eyes were full of hatred for iron and steel.

With the support of the maids on the left and right, he stood up tremblingly, walked up to Shi Jian with a few canes, and said to him: "Why did I give birth to such a stupid son as you, and I am hungry for profit!" ”

Shi Jian was scolded by his old father, and he was a little stunned.

I don't know what to do.

He could only kneel on the ground and said, "My son is stupid, please ask the adults to teach him......"

Shi Fen leaned on a few rods and scolded Shi Jian: "Is it a thing of copper and iron that can be coveted by people and ministers? ”

"The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister! Rebel, why don't you report the existence of copper and iron mines here to the Son of Heaven, what are you waiting for? ”

Shi Jian was scolded by his old father like this, and he was even more confused.

In Shi Jian's consciousness, when the son of today has fully lifted the ban on the mountain salt pond, now, even the newly acquired territory is ready to be taken out and shared with the world.

Is it wrong to occupy a copper and iron mine?

Shi Fen looked at his son, sighed, and said, "Jian, it's not for your father to say you, you have to communicate more with Yu in the future, and learn more from your fifth brother......"

"Do you remember what I said to you last time?"

Shi Jian hurriedly bowed: "How dare my son forget? ”

At the beginning, Shi Jian quietly went to the sea to start a workshop and made a lot of money, so he wanted to expand his business, but Shi Fen stopped him.

"For more than a year, my son has been respecting the teachings of adults, treating craftsmen and virtuous workers well, undressing them, pushing food and eating, and has won 3,000 loyal followers, who can be the foundation of my Shi family!"

In fact, in the aristocratic circle of Chang'an, there is more than one Shi family who plays like this.

Anyone who wants to make a difference is desperately trying to win over and show favor to him, in order to get more people to attach to and follow.

Shi Jian said, although it is a slight exaggeration, but the Shi family can indeed pull out at least 2,000 people to follow him to the foreign land to explore.

Two thousand men, if armed, are enough to push everything within a hundred miles.

This is also the confidence of Shi Jian's plot to Guzang Mountain.

As long as he occupies the place first, then he can eliminate competitors, and then plough the court and sweep the caves, and sweep the surrounding barbarians.

"Do you really remember?" Shi Fen sighed and asked rhetorically.

"Think about it with your brain......" Shi Fen walked out with a few canes and the support of the maids, and he said as he walked: "Is it a business man who can establish a country or a farmer who can build a country?" ”

"What's the use of money? You can't get the relatives of the Son of Heaven, a tree without roots and water without a source......"

"The industrial and commercial industry, although it can suddenly reap huge profits, but it can't last long!"

"A man who is a sole farmer can be relied on and can be trusted ......"

…………………………………………

Hundreds of steps outside the stone mansion, it is the residence of the grandson of King Zhuo of Guiping of the Great Han Dynasty.

At this moment, there were three young men kneeling in front of Zhuo Wangsun.

They are all his sons-in-law.

The future of the Zhuo family.

"Second and third sons, for my father's order, you will bring your retainers and domestic slaves to Heli Mountain, establish a homeland, open up the land, whoever has the most merits and the most land will be my heir!" Zhuo Wangsun said slowly.

When the three sons heard this, they all bowed: "No! Obey your orders......"

Then, they looked at each other with vigilance and vigilance and even hostility in their eyes!

Today, Zhuo's is already a behemoth!

The family has no calculation, the status is noble, and he will definitely be able to get a position as a prince in the future!

It's just that......

Zhuo Jing, the eldest son of Zhuo Wangsun, was quite puzzled and said: "Father, my son has something unclear, and I hope that the adults will teach him......"

"Say ......"

"My Zhuo clan started with gold and iron smelting, holding the ears of the world's iron tools, but the adults made us abandon the ancestral business and pioneer from the tun, my son is quite puzzled, and I hope the adults will solve their doubt......s," Zhuo Jing asked softly.

This is also the puzzle of his two brothers.

As far as Zhuo's is concerned, today's Zhuo's has developed to the extreme!

Zhuo's ironware occupies a fifth of the imperial market!

The annual iron production is one million catties, and the refined iron is more than 100,000!

There are thousands of family servants and retainers.

In order to protect his own industry, the Zhuo family even raised many rangers.

In everyone's opinion, backed by the royal family and supported by the Son of Heaven, the Zhuo family should make persistent efforts and take advantage of this good time to consolidate their position in the iron-smelting industry!

Even if you can't dominate the world's iron business, you must at least maintain your current position.

Zhuo Wangsun looked at his son, showed a pleased smile on his face, and said: "Since ancient times, the wood has been beautiful in the forest and the wind will destroy it!" If there is no protection of the Son of Heaven, the Zhuo clan would have been reduced to dry bones in the mound like the saltless clan......"

The sons also nodded their heads, and that's a fact!

"However, do you think that my Zhuo clan can still control the iron industry for a few years?"

"Do you know that now the Linqiong mine and the workshop are all afraid of the officials of the Shaofu?"

"Do you know that Nanyang Zhangtang is constantly building a new blast furnace day and night? That's a new machine that can make thousands of pounds of steel at a time! ”

"Zhuo's status can't be maintained for a few years......"

From the very beginning, Zhuo Wangsun understood the future of his industry and business.

It will definitely be controlled by the state!

The Son of Heaven has never concealed his attempt.

According to the Son of Heaven, heavy industry must be controlled by the state.

Because of the weapon of this country, the treasure of the society!

And......

Zhuo Wang Sun sighed faintly and asked his three sons, "Are you willing to become a businessman?" ”

The three sons looked at each other and shook their heads.

Merchant = untouchable.

This is the impression that has been solidified in people's subconscious for hundreds of years.

Not only the scholars and doctors felt this way, but even the merchants themselves felt this way.

In the past, after a businessman made a fortune, his first choice was to go home and buy land.

Buy as much as you earn.

Because the land does not depreciate.

But four years later, this situation was reversed.

Today, the law was passed to stop and restrict the purchase of land by merchants.

Since then, the merchants have been panicking.

The money in their cellars is increasing, but the restlessness and fear are growing day by day.

The fall of the Wuyan clan made the uneasiness and fear of the merchants even heavier.

Who knows, if the small amount of money he has worked so hard to save is for the Son of Heaven?

Therefore, some people choose to be drunk and gold-obsessed, and some people choose to spend extravagantly.

But smart people are already preparing to turn money into power.

Such as Zhuo Wangsun.

At this moment, Zhuo Wangsun looked at his son, he stood up and said to them: "Today, the martial arts will be respected!" And among the warriors, especially the generals, they are the most prominent! ”

"I want to build a ...... with thousands of families"

"If you want to become a general, the land, the estate, and the people are indispensable!"

"The Son of Heaven does not allow us to annex within China, but beyond the Great Wall, tens of thousands of miles of foreign lands, but there are no restrictions!"

"Second and third sons! My father's hope for you is to go beyond the Great Wall, go to all the places you can go, lay a foundation, build villages, build roads and channels, and establish a foundation for the Zhuo clan for a hundred generations! ”

"Whoever does the best will be my heir, and the rest should not be alarmed...... What you do will also be your inheritance, passed on to your descendants, and blessed for future generations......"

Listening to Zhuo Wangsun's words, the three young people were all enthusiastic.

Outside the Saiwai, the establishment of a foundation and the creation of Zhuo's heritage are enough to make people look forward to it.

What's more, regardless of success or failure, they can use it to build their own power.

All three of them bowed their heads and said, "Only, follow the teachings of the adults!" ”

Zhuo Wangsun nodded with satisfaction, and said to the three of them: "You are waiting for you, I have prepared 1,000 male slaves, 200 warriors, 5 million in money, 50,000 stones of grain, and 3,000 horses of cloth......"

"Besides, if you want more, you have to exchange things for me......"

"Gold, livestock, furs...... Everything that can be traded......"

This is a method that Zhuo Wangsun came up with after studying the rise process of the Chen Xu and Chen Huan brothers. A practice of exercising and sharpening one's own offspring.

is similar to raising Gu, to see who is the strongest and the best.