Since the project was confirmed, Xu Jingchang's life has been easy, after all, it is not him who does things.

Up and down, the big guys are busy working, but he is also busy, busy opening up branches and leaves for the Xu family, such a big family business, how can you have a few more children?

This is Xu Jingchang's heart, it is really not difficult to encourage childbirth, there is a house to live in, money to spend, a good location, a huge family business, and idle work, so a fool doesn't want to have a few more!

Of course, he can't indulge in one thing all day and all night...... Occasionally, I have to do something else, such as publishing a strategic security assessment report of the Pingzhang Academy.

He has been writing this thing since he arrived in Beiping, and until now, he finally came up with the first draft...... It's not that Xu Jingchang is lazy, there is really too much content, and the first edition has more than 500 pages and more than 150,000 words.

It is said that after Zhu Di got it, he read it for three days, forgot to sleep and eat, and did not dare to miss it at all, and then issued a decree, this report was clearly issued in six parts, requiring officials above the seventh grade in the world to read all of them.

Not only that, but also brainstorming, making suggestions, and having discussions.

Just looking at this battle, it is comparable to the imperial edict.

"I'm going to see what kind of moth the one surnamed Xu has come up with!"

Xia Yuanji snorted and opened this thing, at first he was still disdainful, but when he looked at it, Lao Xia's eyes widened, and soon the whole person was not good.

He read it through, identified the key points, and studied them over and over again...... Xu Jingchang's things have an advantage, he doesn't drag words, there are not so many difficult words, but these big vernacular, the more I look at it, the more shocking it becomes, and I exclaim again and again.

There are not a few people like Xia Yuanji, the officials of the Ministry of Heavenly Officials are like this, the same is true of the political envoy Xie Jin, and the rest of Yang Rong, Huang Huai, Hu Guang, Jin Youzi...... These figures, who are known as important ministers in the DPRK and the Ming Dynasty, are all amazed.

Including Tanhualang Xu Qin, they were all shocked by their cousin's thoughts.

The other day, Wu Yingdian was in the discussion, Xu Qin was not qualified to participate, but Zhu Gaochi specially called him over.

Together with all the important ministers, there is only one topic for discussion, and that is Xu Jingchang's thing.

Xu Qin was able to participate, mainly because he had previously explained the idea that there is a total wealth in the world, so he needs to make money from overseas barbarians. This set of propositions is tantamount to providing an ideological basis for going to the West.

It also provided support for the financial management of the imperial court.

Therefore, Xia Yuanji also attaches great importance to Xu Qin and regards him as a rising star.

"Xu Tanhua, have you read Ding Guogong's article?"

Xu Qin said: "I've seen it." ”

"How many times have you watched it?"

Xu Qin said: "I'm ashamed, I only watched it twice." ”

Xia Yuan Ji bowed, "I have seen it three times, and I have seen it twice again in important places." ”

Xu Qin blushed for a while, his own Xu family was not as attentive as Lao Xia.

He looked up and found that almost all of the important ministers present had a natural look, no need to ask, there were more people than Xia Yuanji, and there were not a few.

It is absolutely unexpected that a report can have such a big impact.

But when you think about it, it seems to be a matter of course.

What did Xu Jingchang talk about, so could he make such a big move?

In fact, it's also simple, it's just two words: involution!

Xu Jingchang believes that the pressure on the northern border defense is great, and the nine sides have become a burden on the imperial court, and the fundamental problem is that the output of the northern farmland is low, which cannot support so many people, and it is still facing the threat of the steppe nomadic cavalry going south.

If you can't eat enough, and you have to be beaten, the fool is willing to stay!

The flight of military households and the abandonment of land made the border defense even more empty, and the imperial court had to invest more ...... And then the border defense turned into a rotten sore for the country, constantly losing blood.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Nine Great Sai Kings to guard the border, in addition to cherishing his son, he also let the vassal kings guard the border...... After all, even the Zhu family is unwilling to go, who else can they count on?

Xu Jingchang briefly analyzed the situation, and then it seemed that he was going to prescribe the right medicine and put forward countermeasures.

But he changed his mind and turned to analyzing the farming conditions in Jiangnan and the Central Plains.

The land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River has abundant water and heat, not as cold as the north, and not as hot and humid as in the South Seas...... From the perspective of climatic conditions and living environment, it is definitely the best piece of land in the agricultural era.

Otherwise, it would not have given rise to the world's largest population group...... There is a lot of arable land on the Tianzhu side, but the climate is very hot and the terrain is closed, so it is not a good place.

As for the Great Plains of America, it looks good, but due to the lack of east-west mountain ranges, hurricanes in summer and cold air in winter, which often cools down by tens of degrees, is an absolute disaster for the fragile production capacity of the agricultural era.

And on the European side, there are different periods of rain and heat, and only pasture grass can grow, not to mention.

In the report, although Xu Jingchang did not compare the whole world, he also analyzed that the agriculture in the south of the Yangtze River and the Central Plains is mainly intensive cultivation...... Mainly family, constantly invest labor, work hard all year round, and exchange sweat for harvest.

It's only been a year, and if you can fill your stomach and have a little surplus, it's already a blessing from God.

Of course, looking at the world, there are not many people who can reach this level.

As the population multiplied and increased, labor was multiplied in every piece of land, but the harvest was not much...... The so-called four seas have no idle fields, and the farmers are still starving to death.

At this point, it is not far from changing the dynasty.

Moreover, due to the scarcity of land resources, land is more expensive than people, so there are rampant annexations, collapse of the tax base, financial collapse, the destruction of the country, and the change of dynasty......

This set is almost inevitable in an agrarian society, and it is difficult to break the law and jump out of this cycle.

Xu Jingchang has said so much, what is the prescription he prescribed?

No!

Xu Jingchang has no prescription, the population of the Central Plains and Jiangnan is so much, the land is also so much, and the population lives and multiplies, no matter how tossed, it is a symptom but not a cure.

It's counterproductive to get it wrong.

But...... In the north, maybe a different approach could be tried.

Because the fleeing of the military households in the Nine Sides has proved one thing, the agricultural conditions in the north are not very suitable for intensive farming.

In particular, the line of the Great Wall, which extends to eastern Liaodong, has so much precipitation in these places that only one crop can be planted every year...... Even if the common people were exhausted to death, they could not produce much food, and as soon as they encountered floods, droughts, and locusts, the people immediately went bankrupt and fled in large numbers, which became a major burden on the imperial court.

How do you solve the problem?

Xu Jingchang proposed a plan, that is, the family-based farming method will not work...... It is necessary to expand the scale of reclamation and cultivate land on the scale of 1,000 or 100 households.

Only by scaling up can we resist risks.

And then don't engage in intensive farming...... It's about scaling up as much as you can.

In Jiangnan, it is to invest twice the labor force and increase the harvest by two or three percent...... In the north, it is necessary to increase the arable land by three or five times in exchange for a two-fold increase in grain.

The core is to occupy more land, use more animal power, and cultivate as much land as possible.

Xu Jingchang did not mention the use of slaves, nor did he say that more land occupation and more wasteland reclamation required strong force to ensure ...... But he also gave a new idea.

And combined with what he is doing now, everyone finally understands.

Everything is strung together.

"Dingguo Gong suggested that the abolition of the guard house is to give up the original intensive cultivation of one family by one...... To set up a school and teach the officials of the guard center is to give them the skills to run a farm. To trade with the steppe tribes was to obtain enough cattle, horses, and livestock to cultivate the fields. ”

Xu Qin said: "I also want Tianjin Port, subsidize the kings, and set up a trading house to prepare for the trafficking of grain and goods." Now it is necessary to hold a cavalry and archery conference to unite all nations, so that the merchants can prosper, increase the output of the north, and feed more people. ”

Xu Qin concluded: "I don't dare to say that Dingguogong's proposition must be right, but I thought I could give it a try. ”

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said with a smile: "What about Xia Shangshu, you are a master of finance and taxation, and the treasury is in your hands, what do you think?" ”

Xia Yuanji sighed repeatedly, "Your Highness, Dingguogong's financial management methods are only higher than those of the minister, and the minister is only worried about one thing now, that is, after the great prosperity of the merchants." Will there be some unexpected troubles? ”

Zhu Gaochi smiled, "That's right, I'm also quite worried...... Otherwise, Xia Shangshu, you work hard and go to Beiping, firstly, to tell your father Emperor Chen about the situation of Yingtian, and secondly, to discuss with Dingguo Gong how to cooperate with the governance of Beiping. ”

Xia Yuanji was stunned, and nodded helplessly, "Minister...... Yes, sir. ”

Zhu Gaochi looked at the others again, "What else does the big guy say?" ”

Jian Yi immediately said: "Your Highness, Xia Shangshu went to Beiping, it is really suitable, the minister also received the text of Beiping, and the minister plans to let Yang Rong, a bachelor of Hanlin, Wu Shan, and some courtiers go north with him." ”

One was named as an important minister of the cabinet, the other was Xu Jingchang's henchman, plus Xia Yuanji...... This is the exclusion of dissidents!

Zhu Gaochi thought about it and nodded, "Very good, I agree." ”

Xia Yuanji's eyes widened at this moment, Your Highness, are you going to hand over the government to Jianyi?

That's not going to work!

However, Zhu Gaochi didn't want to continue talking, so he waved his hand directly and ended the discussion in Wuying Palace.

There is no doubt that Jian Yi became the biggest winner, he also got Xia Yuanji away, and there was only one prince left in the world.

To tell the truth, Jian Tianguan doesn't want dictatorship, it's too comfortable to have the final say, who can refuse?

He drew up a list overnight...... From Xia Yuanji downwards, a total of more than 20 officials went north together to discuss things.

This also includes a lot of Jianwen's former ministers, Huang Huai and Jin Youzi were also taken away by him.

The cabinet is left with the relatively honest Yang Shiqi and Hu Yan.

The situation is perfect, just wait for Zhu Gaochi's approval.

As a result, his list was handed over, and Zhu Gaochi also approved it...... It's just not more than twenty, but more than five hundred and twenty!

Zhu Gaochi increased by five hundred in one go!

"All students, if they want to become officials or participate in the imperial examination, they must first release their calendars. This time, according to the advice of the ministry, 500 Tai students were selected to go north in the early stage for the use of the northern parallel department. ”

Jian Yi's eyes widened suddenly...... It's not what I'm suggesting, it's not!

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