Chapter 74: Huang Zicheng
When Liu Chun made his statement, Zhu Di was very excited, and he keenly discovered that this young man's belly was not just pretending to be tricky, the so-called Guo's learning.
Zhu Di immediately pulled Liu Chun to his tent, and the two of them talked at night.
The so-called Daning Dusi is roughly north of the Great Wall, west of the Liaoning West Corridor, that is, in the southeast of Inner Mongolia...... It is known that the Great Wall is the location of the 400 mm isoprecipitation line, that is, the dividing line between agriculture and nomadism.
As for the Daning Dusi, it is in the transition zone of agriculture and animal husbandry.
Some places are suitable for farming, others are suitable for farming, and when the global temperature increases, there is more area that can be cultivated, and when the temperature decreases, the area of pasture expands...... As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Yan Kingdom left the seeds of agricultural civilization here.
"The prince is familiar with the scriptures and history, and he must know that for all dynasties, this piece of the Daning Dusi has always been gained and lost, lost and regained, unlike the hinterland of the Central Plains, which cannot be maintained for a long time."
Zhu Di nodded, "This king has been in Beiping for many years, and it can be seen that the Tartars often invade the south, harass the people, hit the grass valley, loot and kill people...... The people continued to flee, and the imperial court had to send troops to protect them, and even then, life was very difficult. ”
There are two problems with the Daningdusi...... First, the climatic conditions themselves are poor, and the output is far inferior to that of the Central Plains, and second, the security environment is poor, and more forces need to be invested in protection.
When the country is strong, it can still be maintained, but once it decays, it becomes a chicken rib, and it is a pity to abandon it without meat.
After analyzing the situation clearly, Liu Chun said: "Lord Wang, if you want to gain a firm foothold, the key is to improve the economic efficiency of the Daning Dusi, so that the output here will be more and more valuable!" ”
Zhu Di chuckled and said, "Liu Chun, you just said that it was a gift from heaven, can you go against the sky?" ”
Liu Chun hurriedly waved his hand, "I don't have that ability, no one can go against the sky, but I can use the conditions given by God to give full play to the maximum value...... Although there are a thousand things that are not good in Daningdusi, the land here is vast, the population is sparse, and there is a lot of arable land. It can also develop animal husbandry and raise livestock. ”
Liu Chun talked eloquently, in fact, under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, the position of the Daning Dusi, because there was no war, many Han people came to reclaim the tuntian, and a situation of reclamation and pastoral cultivation and military and civilian cooperation has been formed, but the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty drove many people out of the grassland.
"Lord Wang, we want to restore the situation of combining farming and animal husbandry, but this farming and animal husbandry must be different from the Central Plains."
"How can you tell the difference?" Zhu Di had already asked in an inquiring tone.
"In this part of the farm, I propose to have a variety of soybeans and rape, and by the way, beets!"
Zhu Di frowned, "Liu Chun, these things are not hungry!" ”
"That's right!" Liu Chun said with a smile: "The grain production of the land here is not as good as that of the Central Plains, so I simply let a variety of cash crops here in exchange for higher profits, and the grain, which is transported from the Central Plains, controls the stomach, and naturally can control the hearts of the people!" ”
Liu Chun is talking about the simplest agricultural division, but Zhu Di has heard of it for the first time...... Lao Zhu ruled the country and pursued the set of male farmers and female weavers.
Every family grows food, and the surplus land is used to grow mulberry and hemp, so that every family can be self-sufficient, that is the best.
It is true that Zhu Yuanzhang's approach is effective for the Central Plains and Jiangnan with better natural conditions, but it may not be the best choice on the front line of the Great Wall.
"Somewhat." Zhu Di said again: "This is farming, what about animal husbandry, what are you going to do?" ”
"Lord Wang, the key to the great threat of nomadic tribes is that they have no fixed residence, come and go like the wind, and their ability to resist natural disasters is very poor. I mean let them settle down and turn nomadism into settlement! ”
"Settle? No! Zhu Di shook his head again and again, "You haven't seen it, when the cattle and sheep arrive in one place, the grass will be eaten up quickly, and if you don't leave, you will starve to death." ”
"Lord, what if you let the herdsmen plant grass?" Liu Chun said with a smile.
"Planting grass? What are you kidding, there are people who grow food, and I haven't heard of planting grass, not to mention that grass is everywhere, why plant it? ”
This is the difference in concept, agriculture needs to be intensively cultivated, and animal husbandry also needs it.
"Lord, the grass is not all the same, if you can widely grow alfalfa that livestock likes and has a high yield, the herdsmen can settle down and raise livestock in captivity...... The same pasture can provide more cattle and sheep. And these cattle and sheep can just provide meat for the people of Beiping, and can even be exported to other places. When herders have a stable livelihood and a stable income, they will not think about looting. Also, after the output increases, more taxes are paid, and there are more troops that can be supported, so that the Daning Dusi has become a cornucopia of the imperial court, who wants to throw it away at will? ”
Liu Chun described a very grand and perfect vision for Zhu Di.
Almost all the troubles that can be thought of, Liu Chun has solved.
Good job!
Zhu Di couldn't help but stretch out his thumb.
He believes that this method can convince almost everyone, even his father will applaud!
Zhu Di closed his eyes and pondered, and suddenly, he said worriedly: "How difficult it is to change customs, will those hundreds of thousands of herdsmen agree?" ”
Liu Chun smiled faintly, "Of course they won't agree easily, but aren't the grass people transforming those nobles!" ”
Rumble!
Zhu Di's head exploded, the boulder shattered, the water flowed down, everything was connected into a line, surrounded by a circle, and there was no more omission.
The transformation of the nobles is not simply to subdue their hearts and satisfy the joy of the victors!
Just imagine, those nobles are honest and at the mercy of others, what else can the people below do?
Even if they don't want to, they have to accept the arrangement of the imperial court.
In this way, agriculture and animal husbandry, the strategy of making full use of the resources of the Daning Dusi will come naturally.
Killing people if you don't understand it is actually a great waste...... At present, the Ming Dynasty is not abundant, and the north is bitterly cold, so it is really difficult for a strong man to move the people over casually, and let them change their original habits and go to herd sheep and horses.
If you don't get it right, you'll die.
If Liu Chun's plan succeeds, the imperial court will only need to pay a small price and reap great gains.
Zhu Di pondered it several times, but there was no omission.
"Good! You can follow me to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now. ”
Go to see Zhu Biao?
To be honest, Liu Chun has little interest in this short-lived ghost, and Lan Yu has always wooed him before, and Liu Chun doesn't want to make trouble.
"That...... Lord Wang, I'm just a grass people, I said a few words nonsense, if the prince thinks there is merit, just go to the book, grass people don't want patent fees! ”
It's rare, Liu Chun is finally generous.
Zhu Di looked at him and suddenly laughed out loud.
"Stinky boy, you are no longer a grass people, from now on, you are the long history of Yanwangfu!"
"What?" Liu Chun was shocked, "Lord Wang, I, I don't want to be an official!" I still have the iron smelting plant in Baiyangkou! ”
Zhu Di smiled heartily, "It's okay, this king doesn't need you to go into the palace to do things, so let's put it this way, you can just get a lot of money and not work...... If there is anything, the people of the palace are still at your disposal. ”
The conditions are really generous enough, Liu Chun hesitated slightly, Zhu Di didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, pulled him up and walked to Zhu Biao's residence.
They had just walked to the door, and at this time, Zhu Biao was sending someone out from inside...... This person is a white-faced scholar, with a slender figure, elegant manners, and a good demeanor.
It is Tanhualang, who accompanies Huang Zicheng in the East Palace.
Zhu Biao said as he walked: "Mr. Huang, what should Daning Dusi do, it's up to Mr. Quanlao." ”
Huang Zicheng smiled implicitly: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the minister has a fixed opinion in his heart, and he will immediately write a note when he turns around, settle down and return to the people, and don't bother His Highness." "
Zhu Biao smiled happily: "Mr.'s talent and learning, he is relieved to be alone, and he treats people with leniency, and he is naturally invincible." ”
As soon as they looked up, they happened to see Zhu Di and Liu Chun, how to say it, the gap is obvious!