"The soul of the nation?"

Zhao Duan chewed these four words carefully, and the more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became, but then he thought of the current situation of Da Song, but his eyes gradually dimmed.

The idea is good, but in terms of the current situation of the Great Song Dynasty, it is unrealistic.

The population of the entire Great Song Dynasty is nearly 10,000,000, although the territory is vast, but the Great Song Dynasty has been passed down for a hundred years, not to mention the thousand-year-old family, it is said that the Great Song Dynasty has been crowned since the founding of the country, the officials and the rise of the new family, the landlord and the gentry have already occupied the entire Great Song Dynasty land.

If it weren't for the fact that the royal family had an exclusive imperial village, I am afraid that even he, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, would not have land.

If there is no land, how can we talk about letting the people have a full stomach, and then know the etiquette and the honor and disgrace when they have enough food and clothing?

This is an endless cycle, and without solving the problem of land annexation, there will never be a way for the people to condense the soul of the nation.

Unless there is some special opportunity, but it is also a miracle.

Thinking of this, Zhao Duan silently picked up the tea cup in front of him and drank it all in one gulp, as if he wanted to use this tea to extinguish the fire rising in his heart.

seemed to see the old man's difficulties, but Zhao Jun pretended not to know and still ate his snacks and drank tea.

Zhao Duan lowered his head and was silent for a while, and secretly raised his eyes to look at Zhao Jun opposite, but when he saw that he still looked heartless, he suddenly lost his breath.

I've brought the atmosphere here, doesn't this stinky boy still understand what he means?

Wouldn't it be better to take the initiative to tell me what you can do? Is it possible to ask in person?

Zhao Jun naturally understands what his father means, but he makes the people of Yunzhou County eat by relying on the poison of his body to kill a large area of land, which naturally cannot be said to his father, he has regarded the poison as his own land, and he doesn't want to be eaten by his own father.

However, he was calm, but Zhao Duan was not calm, and after a stalemate for about half an hour, Zhao Duan finally couldn't help coughing twice.

"Ahem!"

After coughing, he immediately looked up at Zhao Jun's expression, and saw that he was still unmoved, which increased the intensity of his cough.

"Ahem!"

Zhao Jun was still calm.

"Ahem, ahem!"

"Old man, if your throat is uncomfortable, I'll ask Wang Huaien to buy you some rock sugar pear water to drink, that thing moistens your throat!

If it doesn't work, we Yunzhou Jue also has Chuanbei loquat ointment, and that thing is comfortable to drink.

Wang Companion! ”

As he spoke, Zhao Jun summoned Wang Huaien.

"Lord Wang!"

Wang Huaien hurriedly trotted over.

Before Zhao Jun could speak, Zhao Duan couldn't hold back any longer, and immediately said loudly:

"What, my voice is okay, I don't need those two things."

Then he said: "Don't pretend to be stupid for me, I can't do it, you don't understand what I mean!" ”

In this regard, Zhao Jun still said with an innocent face: "Father, the son really doesn't understand what you mean?!" ”

Anyway, it's the main one, if you don't open your mouth, I'll pretend to be confused.

His trick really made Zhao Duan angry, glared at him fiercely, and then had to say: "Where to put garlic!" Tell me, is there any solution in Kannai?

Since you have proposed this, then you must have a solution, your Yunzhou County is condensed, don't tell me that you can't help it! ”

The old man directly pierced the window paper, and Zhao Jun couldn't continue to pretend to be stupid, so he had to sigh, and helplessly raised two fingers and said: "It's like finance and taxation, if you want the people in the gate to condense the soul of the nation, you have to let them eat first."

And if you want them to be fed, you must first have food.

This grain is in the gate, but it is not in the hands of the people.

In the present state of the country, with your character Father, it is certainly impossible for you to take food from those who have it.

At present, there are only two ways, one is to increase productivity, and the other is to increase the source of production! ”

"What does it mean to increase productivity? What is an increase in production sources? ”

Zhao Duan asked.

Zhao Jun explained: "To increase productivity is to find a way to produce more grain per acre, as long as the grain production is more, then even if there is less land, the people can eat enough."

The more productivity increases, the more the people will be fed.

From slash-and-burn cultivation in ancient times, but now the careful care of the fields by the common people is a way to increase productivity.

Of course, this matter can only be achieved by cooperating with the containment of the annexed land in the Guannei, otherwise even if the production of one acre of land is increased, the land of the people will be taken away, and there will not be even one acre, and there will be no point in increasing it. ”

Zhao Duan frowned, this method increases productivity It is good to say, he has heard that some people have superb farming skills, as long as the grain grown is two layers more than others, find these people and promote their methods can do it.

However, curbing land annexation gave him a big headache, and now in the Great Song Dynasty, the power of the royal family reaches the county, and the clan or the local wealthy clan in the township suddenly has the final say.

This is what the imperial power said about not going to the countryside, and there are so many places in the country that they can't manage it at all, and it is difficult to curb the continued occurrence of this situation.

So after careful consideration, he could only ask, "What about the second way?" What is the source of increased production? ”

Zhao Jun knew that the old man would definitely not be able to solve the first problem that needed to be faced, which was a problem that had not been solved in all dynasties. How could the old man solve it?

If he could solve it, he would not let Da Song become like this.

So I didn't hesitate, and directly said my second method:

"The so-called source of increasing production is to get more land!

Since the land in the Guannai is no longer satisfied with the needs of the people, the public will expand outward to get more arable land, so that the people can get their own land, so that the situation of domestic land annexation can be alleviated, if the Great Song Dynasty can lay down a piece of land of the same size as the Great Song Dynasty now, then the land annexation of the Great Song Dynasty will be delayed for a hundred years!

The people who got the new land were able to support themselves, and the vastness of the land naturally allowed the people to increase their sense of identity with the Great Song Dynasty, thus condensing the soul of the nation. ”

"Aren't you just?"

After listening to Zhao Jun's second method, Zhao Duan suddenly lost his breath.

Doesn't he know that the current situation of the Great Song Dynasty, as long as he can open up the territory, it will naturally be alleviated.

But where to go?

Where is it worth exploring in the Great Song Dynasty?

Grassland?

No! There's no food to grow in that place!

Above the sea?

The coast is vast, and who knows where there is land on the sea, it is simply unknown, so remove it.

Then there is only the country of Bi in Caiyun County, but that place is full of trees and miasma, how can it survive?

It can be said that in his opinion, there is no land to expand around the Great Song Dynasty!

The current national strength of the Great Song Dynasty also does not support tentative and unrewarding behavior.

The treasury can't afford to hurt!

Regarding Zhao Duan's performance, Zhao Jun had already expected it.

Shrugged his shoulders and said, "What's the?" ”

Zhao Duan said directly: "Then tell me, where can my Great Song Dynasty expand now?" ”

Zhao Jun smiled and instructed Wang Huaien: "Wang Companion, go and bring the second version of the Huanyu Map!" ”

"Okay lord!"

Wang Huaien answered, and quickly left the box.

Zhao Duan was a little puzzled, but Zhao Jun just asked him to calm down, seeing Zhao Jun's confident look, Zhao Duan also believed him, and waited quietly together.

After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, Zhao Duan and the others had already finished drinking the second cup of tea, and then Wang Huaien finally ran in with a huge scroll.

After coming in, he saluted the two of them, and then quickly hung the Huanyu map on the wall of the box under Zhao Jun's instructions.

And after the map was expanded, Zhao Jun also stood up, walked to the map, and pointed to the Qiu National Highway next to Caiyun County:

"Does my father know about this country?"

Zhao Duan glanced at him and said angrily:

"Naturally, we know that the location of the Kingdom of Fat is the Protectorate of Annam in the former Tang Dynasty.

After the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, Duan De, the envoy of Jiedu, declared himself as the emperor and the name of Dali.

However, in less than 50 years, the country was destroyed by the sudden rise of the Xiongnu, and later the Xiongnu supported a puppet regime, the puppet Ruan Dynasty.

Finally, at the time of the stalemate between the founding of the Great Song Dynasty and the Xiongnu, especially when the second emperor's uncle chased the Xiongnu to the north more than 20 years ago, the general of the puppet Ruan Dynasty, Shu Nantuo, entered the palace of the puppet Ruan Dynasty and established himself as the emperor, and declared the independence of the place and broke away from the control of the Xiongnu, and established the country as a puppet. ”

Looking at his old man talking eloquently, looking at his eyes as if he was looking at an illiterate, as if to say, you don't even know this, Zhao Jun smiled helplessly, and then said after he finished speaking:

"Father, you're right.

But what I want to say is that he is not the point! ”

"Clams?"

Zhao Duan was a little stunned, aren't you just asking Bi Guo?

Why is he not the point again?

Zhao Jun pointed to the back of the country of Piao, which was marked with a red pen with two big two words:

"That's the point!

Although the country is full of mountains and dense forests, it is not worthy of being attacked by the dynasty.

But this is a good place.

According to Erchen's report, this is a large plain, and all of it is arable land, and the people of the entire country of Saura do not worry about the next year's food as long as they scatter seeds into the ground, and most of the areas of this place can be harvested twice a year, while the rest of the land can reach three crops a year, and the grain yield is quite high, it is a rare treasure land! ”

After a while, Zhao Duan, who was still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai just now, stood up violently, walked quickly to the wall, stared at the place where the two of them were written, and was silent for a long time.

After a long time, he suddenly turned his head to look at Zhao Jun fixedly, and Zhao Jun even seemed to be able to feel that he was shining from his eyes.

"How big is this!"

Zhao Jun knew that he was moved, but he didn't sell Guan Zi and said: "It's as big as Shuzhong County!" ”

"What?!"

Zhao Duan was taken aback, pointed to the plot of land on the map and said, "But his long strip seems to be much smaller than the Shuzhong County on your map?" ”

Zhao Jun spread his hands and said:

"The size of the map, in order to draw the others, so I can only draw small, but the actual area, Luoluo is not smaller than Shuzhong County at all, and because of the topography of Shuzhong County, in terms of arable area, Luoluo can be much larger than Shuzhong.

If the imperial court can take Luoluo, it will be a new country of abundance with more arable land and more grain production than Shuzhong County! ”

Zhao Duan was thinking, thinking desperately, a place that is not smaller than Shuzhong County, but also larger, and the grain is harvested twice a year, and some places are treasured land that is harvested three times a year, he is really a thing!

However, looking at the Bi Kingdom between Caiyun County and Luoluo, Zhao Duan had a headache again!

Although Luo Luo is good, there is still a country between him and the Great Song Dynasty!

This place is full of dense forests, all kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants, and the miasma of the dense forest are all obstacles that block the Great Song Dynasty from leading to the treasure land!

"Father is tempted?"

Zhao Jun asked with a smile.

Zhao Duan glanced at him, and said angrily:

"What if you are tempted, there is still a country in the middle, if the imperial court wants to take this place, at least be prepared to attack two countries.

The border pressure of the Great Song Dynasty was already great, and the finances of the imperial court were also tight.

It's too risky to hit two countries at once.

The geographical environment of the country is also so bad, and if the army of the imperial court wants to attack, there are too many things that need to be served.

If it is blocked for too long, I am afraid that the Great Song Dynasty will collapse by itself.

What can I do if I am tempted? ”

Zhao Jun turned his head to look at the map on the wall, nodded and said, "Indeed, it is indeed too difficult to fight the country from the land. ”

Zhao Duan was about to say that what you said is not nonsense?

But suddenly his mind flashed, and he quickly turned his head to look at the large coastline of Caiyun County on the map!

Zhao Jun smiled.

Zhao Duan quickly turned his head to look at him again and asked, "Do you want the imperial court to attack Luoluo from the sea?" ”

"No, no, no!"

Zhao Jun shook his head.

Zhao Duan was stunned, then what do you want?

Zhao Jun asked with a smile: "Old man, you said it yourself, with the current ability of the imperial court, can the Great Song Dynasty do it by mobilizing an army to attack a country from the sea?" ”

Zhao Duan thought about it seriously, and suddenly shook his head dejectedly.

Attacking from the sea is not just a matter of words, it is difficult to buy or build a large ship that can transport a large number of troops and logistical supplies.

What's more, the imperial court is still in a fiscal deficit now, and it can't come up with this money at all.

"And what do you mean?"

Zhao Duan didn't believe that he would have asked this question that he knew the answer to.

Sure enough, Zhao Jun suddenly smiled and said, "Old man, now I have a way to make the imperial court have a large amount of income, and I don't know if you are willing to do it?" ”

Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, but then hurriedly asked, "What way?" ”

Zhao Jun said: "I received news that the country of Bi is also eyeing a large area of land in Luo, and is fighting with Luo, and Luoluo has fallen into disadvantage.

I think so, although the imperial court does not have the ability to send troops to attack Tara now, but there is always the ability to support, right?

Although the country of Tara is small, there are many good things.

The imperial court could have sold some unwanted tattered equipment to Luo, and there were still bronze weapons over there.

Even if it is the tattered weapons of the imperial court, it is a good thing, so we will let the Luo exchange it for gold and silver for grain!

In this way, we have increased the strength of the Tura Empire, which can not only make the Tura and the Biao Kingdom fight more ruthlessly, consuming the strength of both sides, but also take the opportunity to dispose of some of the broken things in the inventory in exchange for money and food to make up for the domestic finances.

It can be said that it is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone, the only problem is that it is such an approach, which is a bit unethical.

I don't know, old man, are you so embarrassed to do it? ”

Zhao Jun was like a demon who seduced people to fall at the moment, with a weird smile on his face, looking at his father with a smile, waiting for his answer.

……

Four thousand chapters!

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