In his previous life, Wenyi had never been to the island of Taiwan, but because of a well-known problem, many people in the mainland were more concerned about the situation here.

When he has nothing to do, he will also dig out the map to see the situation here, and then help the PLA plan to land on the island.

It's just a pity that his plan can only be used to brag with his colleagues.

But in any case, they still have some understanding of the topography of this island, and now the land under their feet should be Hualien County in the previous life.

The port where the warships docked to load and unload the warhorses should be Hualien Port.

It's just that now it's not called Hualien County and Hualien Port, because Wenyi named this long and narrow plain the Rift Valley Plain, so Hualien County was named Zongbei, and the port was called Zongbei Port.

In the previous life, the Taitung area has not yet been developed, but the name has been chosen, Zongnan.

Yan Xi introduced: "2,000 natives and 3,000 northern refugees were scattered and settled in three places in the north of the longitudinal north to form three towns. ”

Wen Yi asked, "What is the mood of the people?" ”

Yan Xi said with a smile: "It's all very good, both the natives and the displaced people originally lived very hard, and after coming here, we distributed food, houses, and land to them, and they were very happy." ”

Wen Yi frowned and said, "You gave them the land?" ”

Yan Xi said excitedly: "Yes, the people are full of energy, and they will be self-sufficient in food next year, and there is no need to transport grain from Mengqi City." ”

Wen Yi shook his head and said, "Your idea is good, but things can't be done like this." ”

Yan Xi said puzzledly: "The minister is ignorant, I don't know what's wrong?" ”

Wen Yi explains: "Raising horses is not an easy task, and it must be taken care of. ”

"Farming is also not an easy task, it requires several families to work hard, and a day of delay may affect the harvest."

"And people's energy is limited, when the horse farm and their own land need to be taken care of at the same time, which thing will the people choose to do first?"

This matter does not need to be considered at all, it must be to take care of the land.

Moreover, raising horses is also a technical job, and you need to study carefully to raise good horses. If you have land, who will study the matter of raising horses?

The reason is very simple, Wen Yi just clicked on Yan Xi to know what the problem was.

"Minister...... Ignorance commits such a great offense, please punish the lord of the country. ”

Wen Yi said: "Is it useful to punish you?" Now find a way to solve the problem. ”

Yan Xi hurriedly said: "Yes, I will take back the land." ”

Wen Yi reprimanded: "Stupid, do you want to die? The land that has been allotted to the people is already theirs, and if you go and come back, you will be their enemy who does not wear heaven to heaven. ”

Yan Xi was completely panicked and said, "That...... So what to do? ”

Wen Yi said helplessly: "Tell the people that these lands can only grow black beans, and when the time comes, the court will exchange grain for their black beans." ”

Yan Xi said: "The lord of the country is wise, I will go and inform them." ”

Black beans are the most suitable fine grain for feeding war horses, and most of the horse food carried by ancient soldiers on expeditions was it. Letting the people who raise horses grow black beans is a good remedy.

But Wen Yi was not happy at all, he finally understood why the ancients rebelled and compromised with the family, two words, talent.

No matter how much they despise the scholars, they have to admit that their knowledge and insight are much higher than ordinary people, and their ability to govern the world is far beyond that of ordinary people.

Tang Guoman is in his early 70,000s, and he is already facing the dilemma of insufficient management talents, so he can only find a short man to be an official if he has no choice.

Yan Xi is very mediocre in all aspects, but he was selected to be an official because he followed Wen Yi earlier and was loyal, and he was more active in learning and doing things.

The job of raising horses is not difficult to say, and it does not require much talent, but it is important to be practical and calm. Yan Xi's personality is quite suitable, so he got him over.

I didn't expect that the horse farm had not yet been built, so I poked a basket out first.

Fortunately, the matter was discovered early, and if it was discovered when there was a problem at the racecourse, the loss would be really immeasurable.

But even if Yan Xi's ability is not good, Wen Yi still has to use him, and there is really no available talent in his hands.

But even so, he didn't change his mind about paying attention, and the talents of the scholars were not innate, but learned.

He has time to develop the talent he needs.

When there was such a problem, Wen Yi naturally didn't feel at ease and left like this, so he stayed behind to help Yan Xi set up the shelves of the racecourse.

When the people heard that the land here could only grow black beans, they did not raise objections. For them, black beans are also food, as long as they can be grown.

Wen Yi recruited five hundred horsemakers from among the common people, the kind that paid salaries, and they had only one job, raising horses.

Now there are more horsemakers than horses, but Wen Yi is confident that he will be able to reverse this situation soon.

The alfalfa seeds that Du Zigong bought from him have also been planted.

Alfalfa is the world's most widely used high-quality forage grass, which can adapt to the scorching heat and cold environment, survive at minus 40 degrees, and is drought and water tolerant.

The land requirements are very low, and it can grow well on barren land. Planting other plants depletes the fertility of the land, which in turn nourishes the land.

Of course, the better the conditions, the higher the alfalfa yield.

It is also a perennial plant, and after planting, it can live for decades, that is, it is planted every year and harvested every year.

Moreover, alfalfa is rich in nutrients and can be eaten by both humans and animals.

During the Han Dynasty, it was introduced to China and quickly took root and sprouted, and was widely cultivated in North China and Central China.

So it's not difficult for Du Zigong to get alfalfa seeds.

Some time ago, the seeds were planted, and a total of more than 2,000 acres were planted.

The planting method is very simple and rude, choose a piece of land and burn it clean, and wait for the ground temperature to drop down and directly scatter the seeds.

Within a few days, it began to take root and sprout, and now there are inch-tall alfalfa seedlings everywhere, and when they bloom and grow seeds, they can collect their own seeds and plant them.

I believe that in a few years, the entire Rift Valley Plain will be full of alfalfa.

What, you say the destruction of the ecological balance? Let's discuss this issue when the productivity has developed to that level.

Many of the 100 war horses did show symptoms of soil and water adaptation, and a few horses almost died of illness, but fortunately, they were well cared for and survived.

It can only be said that Yan Xi's prudence has made a great contribution, and if those who don't know how to come over and stock directly, I'm afraid there will be a big loss.

And now a hundred horses have survived.

After more than half a month, the horses gradually adapted to the environment, water quality and pasture of the Rift Valley Plain, and were ready to be released to free-range.

It was only at this time that Wen Yi left and returned to Mengqi City.

Not long after he returned, he heard several good news in succession.

Du Zigong sent another 2,000 homeless people, who had already been loaded onto the boat and on the way.

The transaction on Jin Rushan's side went well, and this time he brought back one hundred and fifty horses, including fifty war horses.

The last piece of good news was that someone from the Jin Kingdom had finally reached out to them and wanted to start a trade.