Since ancient times, the Chinese people have regarded the land as the foundation of the heirloom, and anyone who dares to sell the ancestral land will be laughed at by the people of ten miles and eight towns.

Therefore, for ordinary people, the land is their lifeblood, and now Yang Feng actually said that he would give the land to the people for free to cultivate.

"Jiang Ninghou." Sun Chengzong said with some doubts: "Although Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, but these lands belong to the imperial court, how can they be distributed to the people for free cultivation, this is not in accordance with the rules, right?" ”

"Unruly?"

Yang Feng sneered.

"What is the rule, to waste this land here, this is the rule? If these lands are not distributed to the people, who is willing to leave their homeland and come to such a bitter cold place, let's think the same from our hearts, and change to Lord Sun, are you willing to leave your family and business with the whole family to take root here with a piece of official documents from the imperial court? ”

Sun Chengzong was dumbfounded, because he found that what Yang Feng said was right, unless he was crazy, he would throw away everything in his hometown and bring the whole family here to take root. Just like Yang Feng said, if you don't distribute land for free, don't give them farm tools, ploughing cattle, and seeds, why do the people in the customs come here, just because you have a big face?

Sun Chengzong is also a decisive person, and after thinking about this, he said very simply: "Okay, the official agreed to this." But there is one most important thing that has not been resolved, and the people who need to be relocated this time are not a few.

Even if it is calculated according to the calculation that it takes 50 taels of silver to move a household, 100,000 households is 5 million taels of silver, where does this silver come from? Where did the grain, farm tools, and even ploughing cattle come from?

As far as this official knows, the annual land and taxes received by the imperial court are only six or seven million taels of silver, and they simply cannot afford such a huge plan. Could it be that Jiang Ninghou wants to ask His Majesty to use the internal silver? But is that a good idea? ”

Speaking of which, Sun Chengzong also brushed his beard.

"It doesn't need to."

Yang Feng shook his head.

"Last year, Benhou and Tian Ergeng raided several salt merchants in Jiangnan, and a total of more than 20 million taels of silver were confiscated, and although some were used for most of the year, the remaining silver was more than 10 million taels, and now it is still in His Majesty's inner house. Later, I will send a fold to Your Majesty, asking Your Majesty to allocate five million taels of silver for the relocation of the people, and Your Majesty will agree. ”

Hearing this, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but gasp.

He has lived in Liaodong for a long time, because he is too far away from Jiangning, so he doesn't know much about what happened in Jiangnan, a few days ago he only heard that Yang Feng and Tian Ergeng raided their homes in Jiangnan, making people angry and complaining about the people's lives, at that time he only shook his head and laughed, although he did not have a deep relationship with Yang Feng, but he still believed in his character, which was just a rumor spread by people who were jealous of him.

Hearing Yang Feng say this now, he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded. This is a false rumor but true, this guy can even copy the taxes of the Ming Dynasty for four or five years, and there is no one who has such a ability.

However, after all, Sun Chengzong has been up and down in Huanhai for most of his life, and his calm kung fu is naturally far superior to others.

After taking a few deep breaths, his face regained calm, "Since Jiang Ninghou has said so, then the biggest problem does not exist, at this time, it is better to write a joint letter to His Majesty and ask His Majesty for permission, what do you think?" ”

Yang Feng was overjoyed in his heart, and said with a smile: "Of course you can, then please ask Lord Sun to write it, and after it is written, we will sign it together and send it to His Majesty for preview, and we will promote this matter together." But before that, Ben Hou had another matter to discuss with Master Sun. ”

"Oh...... What else? Sun Chengzong looked at Yang Feng curiously.

"That's right." Yang Feng Zhengse said: "I thought that Huang Taiji and his so-called Great Qing Kingdom were certainly destroyed by us, but it is difficult to guarantee that they will not resurrect again in the future, so I think that it is not possible to simply migrate the people to Liaodong, and we have to cooperate with a certain number of retired soldiers and distribute weapons and armor, so as to ensure the safety of our people in Liaodong, I don't know what do you think?" ”

"Retired soldiers?"

Sun Chengzong thought for a moment before he said slowly: "The retired soldiers in Liaodong are easy to say, they were originally from Liaodong, and they will naturally stay in Liaodong after retiring. However, there are many non-commissioned soldiers in the Liaodong Army, and they will return to their hometowns after retiring, but we can't force them to stay. ”

The military household system implemented by the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty collapsed in the middle of the period, and those military households were more appropriate than the army. Otherwise, there would not have been a phenomenon in which hundreds of Japanese robbers dared to go deep into the territory of the Ming Dynasty and openly attack the county seat during the Jiajing period.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the Ming military household system had long existed in name only, and all the armies with some combat effectiveness in the Ming Dynasty implemented the conscription system.

The biggest difference between the conscription system and the military household system is that the soldiers recruited by the conscription system are all voluntary, and their household registration is all good citizens, and they also have to return to their hometowns after retiring, and no one has the right to order them to join the military household.

Yang Feng, who had long expected Sun Chengzong to say this, smiled: "The soldiers are unwilling to stay, it is because the price we give is not enough, since Liaodong is so difficult to have so many ownerless lands, why can't we reward a meritorious soldier?" As long as there is the bond of land, why worry about the soldiers who are not willing to stay. ”

Listening to Yang Feng's explanation, Sun Chengzong's originally slightly frowning brows quickly relaxed, and he nodded: "Well, this is a good idea." With the land, those soldiers are naturally willing to stay, so that the safety of Liaodong is even more foolproof, and this matter is thought to be feasible! ”

"That's good!" Seeing that Sun Chengzong also agreed with his opinion, a smile appeared on Yang Feng's face, "Since Lord Sun also said so, can the Jiangning sergeants under Ben Hou also give them land after they retire?" ”

Sun Chengzong was stunned after hearing this, and only laughed after a while: "What the official said, how could Jiang Ninghou be so generous to give advice to the official, and you want to ask for benefits for the soldiers under your command!" Yes...... The official agreed to this matter, and we will let the following people talk about the specific regulations. ”

"Good!"

Seeing Sun Chengzong agree, Yang Feng couldn't help but be overjoyed, Liaodong is a good place, wheat, rice, and even potatoes and sorghum can be grown, as long as it has been developed for several years, the changes here will definitely surprise everyone.

When Liaodong becomes the granary of the Ming Dynasty, the biggest food problem that plagues the Ming Dynasty will no longer exist.