Before going to the Baiyi Battalion to take office, Wu Feng had nothing to do, so he inspected his new territory accompanied by Song Shannei.

The Lingbao area, known as "seven mountains, two plateaus and one river", most of the land is a hill formed by the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains.

Yuzhou, commonly known as Henan, has vast plains and dense rivers, and is one of the most fertile areas in the Middle Earth, and has the first city in the mainland, Luoyijing. However, although the Lingbao area is also located in Yuzhou, it is also located on the bank of the Yellow River, but it is densely covered with hills. On the other side of the Yellow River, Bingzhou is known for its mountainous area, but the land in the Fenglingdu area directly opposite is better than here.

Most of the arable land here is mountainous, and the grain production is limited, and in the event of a drought, it is more likely that there will be no harvest. Therefore, there are many fishing villages in this area, and they use fishing to meet their food needs.

"It's not easy for people to live. Wu Feng looked at the land under his feet and sighed: "The lack of high-quality arable land leads to hard work all day long to fill your stomach." ”

In order for the people to be prosperous, it is necessary to vigorously develop commerce. However, there are too many ordinary people engaged in commercial handicrafts, and no one grows food.

Middle-earth is mountainous, and even Henan and Hebei, which are famous for their vast plains, are densely packed with mountains and rivers, and there is not much land with high grain production.

Song Shannei said: "In the vast land outside of Middle Earth, it is said that there are many places with huge plains, not small plains like the Henan Plain, but can fit entire states into it. ”

Wu Feng said: "Yes, I know. In fact, according to ancient legends, during the Wuzu period, the entire continent was occupied by our yellow-skinned people, and those white-skinned people were just invaders from another world, but now they occupy more land than the vast land of Middle-earth......"

In Wu Feng's view, not only are cultivators, but also the Western spell masters are the enemies of martial artists. Even if there is no such powerful figure as Scurry in the West, if he can unify Middle-earth in the future, he will wave his troops to the West and seize those vast plains.

He sighed again: "It's rhetoric to say this after all. Now I'm thinking about how to develop the territory I have now......"

Song Shannei said: "Hey, I really envy you, now you have your own territory......"

Wu Feng said: "Why don't I ask the hall master to divide one or two villages for you?"

Song Shannei smiled: "No need. If I want to change jobs in the future, take the territory and work hard to develop, and also make wedding dresses for others, what's the point?"

The difference between Song Shannei and Wu Feng is that in Song Shannei's eyes, the common people are not so important after all.

Wu Feng seems that even if he wants to leave in the future, if he can develop a good area and let the people here live a relatively prosperous life, it will be happy for him. Samurai and common people are human beings, and they can do something for their fellow citizens who also have yellow skin, so why not do it?

Wu Feng said: "The size of my territory is limited now, and I don't have a chamber of commerce under my control, so I don't have the ability to develop business. If we want to build, we can only encourage the people to produce and increase grain production......"

Song Shannei said: "It is not easy to increase grain production. In such a place where there is little fertile land, the common people do not have the enthusiasm for production, and are accustomed to watching the sky to eat, eating more if there is more grain, and eating less when there is less grain, as long as they do not starve to death. After all, no matter how good the harvest is, there is almost no surplus grain to sell after paying the taxes......"

Wu Feng nodded and said, "Yes, the harsh environment may not cause diligence, but it is likely to cause laziness." If, no matter how hard you try, there is little change, the people will of course lose the motivation to work hard. ”

Song Shannei said: "In ancient times, there were some law-changers who forced the people to work hard through coercive means to increase their income. But human nature is afraid of trouble, and while increasing income, it also becomes more tired, so the common people may not be grateful, but hateful. Most of those who change the law do not end well, and they are often criticized in later generations. ”

He is about the same age as Wu Feng, but he has a very thorough view of the world.

Wu Feng said: "That's right. However, it is not easy to make the common people work harder, and at the same time let them increase their income, and at the same time ensure that the lord receives more taxes. This is especially true in this hilly area......"

He suddenly had an idea and said, "I thought of it." ”

Song Shannei was surprised: "What did you think of?"

"If it's just to improve people's lives, wouldn't it be better to plant cash crops instead?" Wu Feng said.

Song Shannei said: "It is true that hilly areas are not suitable for growing grain, but are more suitable for cash crops. It's just that the grain output in this area is already small, and if we switch to cash crops, what will happen if we encounter a shortage of grain?"

Wu Feng smiled and said, "I'm just operating in my own territory, so I won't affect the agricultural pattern of the entire Lingbao region." Moreover, the hall master has recently taken such a large amount of money, and he should really buy a large amount of grain reserves from the plain area, and he can use it in the future, whether it is to use soldiers or disaster relief. ”

What he said was that Deng Aihou had obtained the treasures of the Valley of Forgotten Worries for hundreds of years, and he could undoubtedly buy a large amount of grain. In particular, he signed an agreement with Xue Yiren, and he could buy a large amount of high-quality and inexpensive rice and flour from the Hanzhong area.

Food-deficit areas must stock up on large quantities of food when money is abundant. Otherwise, once a disaster strikes, the entire region can be destroyed without the need for the enemy to send a single soldier.

At the same time, the devastation of agriculture caused by war, as well as the plague caused by the decomposing corpses, can also cause food shortages, which are often devastating.

Song Shannei said: "Yes, what the people want is not food, but money that can be used." As long as they have money in their hands, they will naturally work hard. ”

Wu Feng said proudly: "Except for a fishing village, my fiefdom is maintained by planting. The hilly soil here is relatively fertile, but the terrain is uneven, which leads to low food production. This kind of soil is more suitable for growing small apples. ”

Song Shannei said: "Apples, the kind of fruit trees that came from the Anatolian region of the Western Desert?"

Wu Feng nodded: "Yes." That's where Scurry, the Desert Hero, made his fortune. A plateau that is not too barren but not fertile, with low grain production, and countless tribes fighting openly and secretly, it is life and death at every turn. People may have to kill their neighbors' entire families for a bite to eat. Only that kind of place can produce a hero who is much more terrifying than Xue Yiren. ”

Before going to the Baiyi Battalion to take office, Wu Feng had nothing to do, so he inspected his new territory accompanied by Song Shannei.

The Lingbao area, known as "seven mountains, two plateaus and one river", most of the land is a hill formed by the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains.

Yuzhou, commonly known as Henan, has vast plains and dense rivers, and is one of the most fertile areas in the Middle Earth, and has the first city in the mainland, Luoyijing. However, although the Lingbao area is also located in Yuzhou, it is also located on the bank of the Yellow River, but it is densely covered with hills. On the other side of the Yellow River, Bingzhou is known for its mountainous area, but the land in the Fenglingdu area directly opposite is better than here.

Most of the arable land here is mountainous, and the grain production is limited, and in the event of a drought, it is more likely that there will be no harvest. Therefore, there are many fishing villages in this area, and they use fishing to meet their food needs.

"It's not easy for people to live. Wu Feng looked at the land under his feet and sighed: "The lack of high-quality arable land leads to hard work all day long to fill your stomach." ”

In order for the people to be prosperous, it is necessary to vigorously develop commerce. However, there are too many ordinary people engaged in commercial handicrafts, and no one grows food.

Middle-earth is mountainous, and even Henan and Hebei, which are famous for their vast plains, are densely packed with mountains and rivers, and there is not much land with high grain production.

Song Shannei said: "In the vast land outside of Middle Earth, it is said that there are many places with huge plains, not small plains like the Henan Plain, but can fit entire states into it. ”

Wu Feng said: "Yes, I know. In fact, according to ancient legends, during the Wuzu period, the entire continent was occupied by our yellow-skinned people, and those white-skinned people were just invaders from another world, but now they occupy more land than the vast land of Middle-earth......"

In Wu Feng's view, not only are cultivators, but also the Western spell masters are the enemies of martial artists. Even if there is no such powerful figure as Scurry in the West, if he can unify Middle-earth in the future, he will wave his troops to the West and seize those vast plains.

He sighed again: "It's rhetoric to say this after all. Now I'm thinking about how to develop the territory I have now......"

Song Shannei said: "Hey, I really envy you, now you have your own territory......"

Wu Feng said: "Why don't I ask the hall master to divide one or two villages for you?"

Song Shannei smiled: "No need. If I want to change jobs in the future, take the territory and work hard to develop, and also make wedding dresses for others, what's the point?"

The difference between Song Shannei and Wu Feng is that in Song Shannei's eyes, the common people are not so important after all.

Wu Feng seems that even if he wants to leave in the future, if he can develop a good area and let the people here live a relatively prosperous life, it will be happy for him. Samurai and common people are human beings, and they can do something for their fellow citizens who also have yellow skin, so why not do it?

Wu Feng said: "The size of my territory is limited now, and I don't have a chamber of commerce under my control, so I don't have the ability to develop business. If we want to build, we can only encourage the people to produce and increase grain production......"

Song Shannei said: "It is not easy to increase grain production. In such a place where there is little fertile land, the common people do not have the enthusiasm for production, and are accustomed to watching the sky to eat, eating more if there is more grain, and eating less when there is less grain, as long as they do not starve to death. After all, no matter how good the harvest is, there is almost no surplus grain to sell after paying the taxes......"

Wu Feng nodded and said, "Yes, the harsh environment may not cause diligence, but it is likely to cause laziness." If, no matter how hard you try, there is little change, the people will of course lose the motivation to work hard. ”

Song Shannei said: "In ancient times, there were some law-changers who forced the people to work hard through coercive means to increase their income. But human nature is afraid of trouble, and while increasing income, it also becomes more tired, so the common people may not be grateful, but hateful. Most of those who change the law do not end well, and they are often criticized in later generations. ”

He is about the same age as Wu Feng, but he has a very thorough view of the world.

Wu Feng said: "That's right. However, it is not easy to make the common people work harder, and at the same time let them increase their income, and at the same time ensure that the lord receives more taxes. This is especially true in this hilly area......"

He suddenly had an idea and said, "I thought of it." ”

Song Shannei was surprised: "What did you think of?"

"If it's just to improve people's lives, wouldn't it be better to plant cash crops instead?" Wu Feng said.

Song Shannei said: "It is true that hilly areas are not suitable for growing grain, but are more suitable for cash crops. It's just that the grain output in this area is already small, and if we switch to cash crops, what will happen if we encounter a shortage of grain?"

Wu Feng smiled and said, "I'm just operating in my own territory, so I won't affect the agricultural pattern of the entire Lingbao region." Moreover, the hall master has recently taken such a large amount of money, and he should really buy a large amount of grain reserves from the plain area, and he can use it in the future, whether it is to use soldiers or disaster relief. ”

What he said was that Deng Aihou had obtained the treasures of the Valley of Forgotten Worries for hundreds of years, and he could undoubtedly buy a large amount of grain. In particular, he signed an agreement with Xue Yiren, and he could buy a large amount of high-quality and inexpensive rice and flour from the Hanzhong area.

Food-deficit areas must stock up on large quantities of food when money is abundant. Otherwise, once a disaster strikes, the entire region can be destroyed without the need for the enemy to send a single soldier.

At the same time, the devastation of agriculture caused by war, as well as the plague caused by the decomposing corpses, can also cause food shortages, which are often devastating.

Song Shannei said: "Yes, what the people want is not food, but money that can be used." As long as they have money in their hands, they will naturally work hard. ”

Wu Feng said proudly: "Except for a fishing village, my fiefdom is maintained by planting. The hilly soil here is relatively fertile, but the terrain is uneven, which leads to low food production. This kind of soil is more suitable for growing small apples. ”

Song Shannei said: "Apples, the kind of fruit trees that came from the Anatolian region of the Western Desert?"

Wu Feng nodded: "Yes." That's where Scurry, the Desert Hero, made his fortune. A plateau that is not too barren but not fertile, with low grain production, and countless tribes fighting openly and secretly, it is life and death at every turn. People may have to kill their neighbors' entire families for a bite to eat. Only that kind of place can produce a hero who is much more terrifying than Xue Yiren. ”