General Zhao smiled, "That's fine, it was good to open up wasteland, but everyone thinks this side is desolate and is unwilling to buy the land here." Even if each person can be rewarded with fifty acres, everyone wants more money than the wasteland that has been carved out here. With you, if you can grow food, maybe more people will want to stay here. ”

This is Li Yuanqing's suggestion to General Zhao, but so far, the effect has not been great.

Grain and grass are transported from other places, and the consumption on the road is huge, and if grain can be grown in this vast land, there is no need to mobilize all the grain and grass from the customs. If the local area is insufficient, only a part of it needs to be mobilized, which greatly saves manpower and material resources.

Therefore, after Li Yuanqing's investigation, he specially found some places suitable for reclamation, and let those captives open up wasteland and cultivate land. Now that the land is open, it is waiting for the soldiers to voluntarily stay after the battle.

"What the general said, I'll give you a sample." Li Yuanqing smiled, the sweet potatoes were planted, and the corn began to be planted.

There were few corn seeds, and Liu Paner only sent less than twenty catties to Li Yuanqing.

Liu Paner told Li Yuanqing that interplanting corn and soybeans can not only increase the fertility of the land, but also increase yield and reduce pests and diseases.

Seeing the topaz-like particles in Li Yuanqing's hand, General Zhao asked, "Yuanqing, what is this?" ”

Li Yuanqing replied: "General Hui, this is corn, which is also a high-yield crop, which is relatively drought tolerant. One acre of land can also have six or seven hundred catties of harvest, which is still the amount after drying, which is easier to preserve than sweet potatoes and potatoes, and can be used as staple food. Corn can be eaten, corn stalks can be used as feed, mixed with soybeans, and can also be used to raise land. But there aren't many seeds, and my wife didn't send me too many. ”

As soon as he heard that it could be used as staple food and feed, with high yield and storage, General Zhao was not calm, "Can there really be such a high yield?" ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Facts speak louder than words, this is the yield of planting in the south, and I don't know how much yield in the north." Anyway, I have a lot of money, and I have the money to buy land, plus the fifty acres of land that I can get are, which is enough for me to plant. If it succeeds, I believe that many people will want to stay here. Only when there are more people can the northwest be impregnable and full of talents. ”

General Zhao thought deeply, "Okay, with your good example, you should be able to succeed." ”

Li Yuanqing handed over the work to the old peasants who were in charge of Zhuangzi, asked them to farm according to his requirements, and then accompanied General Zhao around.

General Zhao was also rarely idle, and when he saw Li Yuanqing coming up, he asked, "Yuanqing, do you think we can get what we want this time?" ”

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "Now that we are winning on the battlefield, we are a solid foundation for negotiations in the capital. Now His Majesty's attitude is also firm, and the grain and grass are quite sufficient. If the other party doesn't agree, then continue to fight. ”

General Zhao laughed, "Okay, if you don't agree, continue to fight." After so many years of fighting, I have never been so happy and aggrieved as I am now. ”

"Hehe, I obviously won the battle before, but I still have to reward the other party, I feel incredible when I think about it." Li Yuanqing shook his head and smiled, is the reputation of the Heavenly Empire so good?

It is best to make neighbors respect and fear.

General Zhao has been leading troops to fight, and his feelings are more profound than Li Yuanqing's, thinking about those aggrieved days, he wants to jump up and scold.

Fortunately, his brother-in-law has ascended the throne, and he is an ambitious and hard-working emperor.

"yes, it's really embarrassing." General Zhao said with a smile, "But this time I will definitely not back down, Lord Gu has strong negotiation skills and is quite tough." With us winning the battle in front, Lord Gu will definitely be able to take advantage of the victory at the negotiation table. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "I hope so." If we can act according to our previous plan this time, then there will be no war in the northwest for ten to twenty years. So much wasteland was opened, and some of the warriors remained in the area. The last general wanted to resign from the general and return to Xunyang Mansion. ”

General Zhao thought that Li Yuanqing was ordered by His Majesty to be sent to the capital for negotiation on the wedding day, and then came to the northwest to fight, which was really not easy.

General Zhao smiled, "Yuan Qing, I treat you as a descendant. Stay here, you can be promoted faster. When I'm old enough to lead troops into battle, there's a good chance that this position will be yours. Are you really willing to give it? ”

Hearing this, Li Yuanqing was not moved, and smiled, "General, the Great Zhou is full of talents, and Yuanqing does not dare to take credit." Yuan Qing is not the only one who can guard the frontier in the northwest. However, it is not easy to train sailors and form powerful combat effectiveness. ”

Hearing this, General Zhao was stunned, "Do you want to go to Xunyang Mansion to train sailors?" ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "After the northwest is stabilized, Your Majesty will naturally concentrate on training sailors, first, to fight the pirates along the coast and some pirates who pretend to be pirates; Second, Hu merchants from all over the world came to Da Zhou to trade, but the merchants of Da Zhou rarely went out. Because there was no strong sailor to protect him, he did not dare to go out. Our silk, tea, porcelain and other good things cannot be sold at a high price, and the huge profits in the middle are all made by merchants from other countries. ”

Hearing this, General Zhao was stunned for a moment, and looked at Li Yuanqing in surprise, "Yuanqing, I originally thought that you would only fight, but I didn't expect you to know about trade." In my early years, I also heard a Hu man get drunk and say that the price of a silk horse and shipping it to Persia and other places is dozens or even hundreds of times the original price. Although this road is far away and difficult and dangerous, as long as you can transport things over, you can make a fortune and eat and drink for a lifetime. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "That's true, with more and more merchants going out, there is no complete tax collection system, and the opportunity to increase the treasury is wasted." I'm familiar with water, and I can also train. When the war is over, the last general wants to do it. Xunyang Mansion has many lakes and water, and there is also an outlet to the sea. It's the most suitable over there, and it's just very close to Wechen's home. Whether it's a business or a private matter, the last general can take care of it. ”

Li Yuanqing was grateful to General Zhao for his courtesy, so before leaving, he made it clear to General Zhao in advance, so that General Zhao could arrange for others to find a suitable person to take over the military affairs in the northwest after the war was over.

General Zhao has more calculations in his heart, and his sister is the queen.

After the battle, he, a general of his relatives, naturally wanted to return to Beijing, and he still handed over the military power.

It's just that who to hand over the military power to is a university question.

Even if it is not his descendant, the candidate cannot be hostile to the Zhao family.

General Zhao saw that His Majesty valued Li Yuanqing and trusted Li Yuanqing. In addition, Li Yuanqing has strong ability, good character, and public heart. The army of the northwest was in his hands, and he was relieved.

At least I don't worry that Li Yuanqing will be instigated by others to deal with the Zhao family.