It is about 300 miles from Dagukou to Jingshi, and it is a little farther away from Ninghe, but it is only ten or twenty miles away.

Although the two sides are very close to each other, the difference is that Dagukou has thousands of garrisons because of the constant contact and trade with Haicheng, and the surrounding development is quite good, and a small trade area has been formed, which has also led to a dense population.

On this side of the Ning River, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and it is completely different.

In the past few years, there has been a shortage of wars and horses, not to mention the fishermen, even the common people who have been farming for generations are also scattered.

After stabilizing the situation, the Great Qing Dynasty also emerged some measures to cut leeks in the long run, but the main core of the Great Qing Dynasty at this stage was still concentrated in the military, and there were really few achievements in government affairs.

Their method was mainly to use the Han gentry who were close to the Qing Dynasty to maintain their rule.

To be fair, it's a good idea.

After all, 'the imperial power does not go to the countryside. ’

If they are given stability for another ten or twenty years, I am afraid that those ordinary people who have backbone, or are afraid of military disasters and hide in the mountains and forests, can only come out to be tenants and leeks for them.

But at this time, after all, the Ming Dynasty is still there, and the demonization of them by the Ming Dynasty for several years has made the people fearful of them, but if they have a choice, they will never easily take refuge in them.

And the local squires were also very badly damaged during the war disaster, and they must make up for this loss, so they will naturally have a fierce conflict with their tenant farmers.

Over time, people withered.

Especially after the prosperity of Dagukou, many ordinary people have fled here with their families and mouths, seeking a way to live, and the officials in charge of Dagukou will definitely not spit out these fat people, anyway, those lowly squires will not be able to do anything to them.

This creates an endless loop.

So much so that Xu Changqing and his entourage rushed out of fifty or sixty miles, but they only saw three scattered villages and towns.

Until dawn the next day, the brigade drove out more than 100 miles and came to a valley in Baodi to rest temporarily, but only saw six or seven villages and towns.

And these villages and towns are still the foundation of the Ming Dynasty in the past, and many houses that are not very good on the periphery have long been dilapidated, as if no one lives in them.

The army soon set up camp, and the fragrant breakfast was quickly baked.

Xu Changqing was about to beckon Chunni to eat first, when he suddenly saw that not far away, Shi Kefa's Shi Pavilion Department was staring blankly at the blue sky.

Beckoning Chunni to go over and eat first, Xu Changqing walked to Shi Kefa's side with a smile: "Pavilion, how do you feel?" Can your body still hold it? ”

Looking at Xu Changqing's warm smile, Shi Kefa couldn't help but smile bitterly, thought about it, and said, "Master Hou, it's okay to be a lower official." It's just, I, I remember, in the past, this place should have been quite prosperous, right? Why, how can it only be a few years before it has become like this......"

Xu Changqing smiled and handed Shi Kefa a cigar, took out one himself, and said with a smile while trimming: "Pavilion, you, how long has it been since you been here?" ”

"This ......"

Shi Kefa. was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "It's about ten years, no, maybe it's eleven years, hey, it's not right, I can't remember it for a while......"

"Huh."

Shi Kefa was still thinking and meditating, but Xu Changqing interrupted: "Pavilion, not to mention more than ten years, the scenery of this northern land is not an exaggeration to change a year by year. Let's not go forward, just follow

In the eleventh year of the first emperor, the entrance to the Tartar began. Once in eleven years, they hit the city of Jingshi. In the thirteenth year of Songjin, they didn't come in, but the court didn't know how many coolies were recruited here. Fifteen years later, they entered again and hit the Jingshi again. In seventeen years, Li Zicheng came again, and then Tartar again...... Cabinet Department, do you calculate, how many people are in this Beizhili to withstand such a toss from them? ”

“……”

Shi Kefa opened his mouth, but he was speechless and couldn't say a word.

As a member of the imperial court, he knew these things, but he tried his best to force himself to forget them and not think about them.

No way.

When I think about it, I'm afraid I can't sleep well......

At this time, listening to Xu Changqing's sharp words, Shi Kefa felt like he had been knocked open of the shell, directly exposing the sad past in it, and he felt bitter all over his body.

How can this good world become like this in just a few years?

What a sorrow!

Looking at Shi Kefa's painful appearance, Xu Changqing suddenly smiled: "Cabinet Department, forget it, let's not talk about these unhappy things." The cabinet thinks that if our model army can win this battle, and my Ming Dynasty can regain the lost territory, how long will it take to restore the prosperity of the past? ”

"This ......"

Shi Kefa relieved a lot, and also understood that Xu Changqing was taking the school exam, so he cheered up and said: "Master Hou, this, it's not easy to say for a while." But Xia Guan estimates that it will take at least twenty years. Hey, the people are so miserable......"

Xu Changqing shook his head with a smile.

Shi Kefa suddenly became nervous, and looked at Xu Changqing busily, a little unpredictable about Xu Changqing's intentions.

Xu Changqing smiled and teased him: "Cabinet, if I say, ten years, or even five years, can I restore the prosperity here, and even, can it be more prosperous than before?" ”

"This, how is this possible?"

Shi Kefa's eyes widened: "Master Hou, a generation is an adult, and it will take fifteen or sixteen years to say the least, not to mention the premature death." Five years, no, ten years can't be......"

"Hehe, Cabinet, what if I can do it?"

Xu Changqing smiled and looked into Shi Kefa's eyes.

Shi Kefa also understood that Xu Changqing had an intention to talk to him today, and he was busy with a deep salute to Xu Changqing, "I implore Master Hou for advice!" ”

Xu Changqing looked up at the mountains in the distance, a huge confidence emanated from the inside out, and said with a smile: "It's very simple!" Stable! As long as it is stable, the common people of our Han people will create a miracle for us! Of course, the short period of time for people will definitely not be able to compare with the past, but I, Xu Changqing, am confident that I can make the people at least twice as rich as before, and there is no upper limit! ”

"Master Hou, tell me the truth, you, do you want to open a business ban......

Shi Kefa had already understood some of Xu Changqing's meaning, and his eyes couldn't help but stare at the boss.

Xu Changqing smiled and patted him on the shoulder, lit his cigar respectively, sat down on the stone on the side, and explained to Shi Kefa in detail the situation in the Ming Dynasty, Nanyang, including Europe and the Americas.

Xu Changqing spoke for nearly a quarter of an hour, almost systematically teaching economic history, Shi Kefa was already stupid at this time, and his heart was about to be broken.

He actually knows Europe, and has heard some news from the Americas sporadically, and he is more familiar with the Nanyang side, but he never thought that he could connect all this together, and moreover, he would be dominated by the Ming Dynasty.

If it is according to Xu Changqing's vision, when the time comes, it will be exemplary

The army's giant ships and cannons opened the way to promote the high-quality goods of the Ming Dynasty, and purchased high-quality products from the South Seas, India, and the Americas at a low price, and shipped them back to the Ming Dynasty to make goods and then sell them back......

Even the Cabinet Department, who is not proficient in mathematics, can know what a huge profit it is!

"Master Hou, it's just, it's just like this, then, will it seem to be reckless, and it will cost the people and money......

Shi Kefa. After being stunned for a long time, he finally came back to his senses, and he was busy throwing new questions to Xu Changqing.

……

Xu Changqing chatted with Shi Kefa for nearly an hour, and this was the time to eat and rest.

Here, Shi Kefa scribbled a few bites of rice, drank a bowl of mutton soup, and the whole person was like wood, lying in his tent, unable to return to his senses for a while.

He never imagined that the situation in the world was already so terrifying!

If Da Ming doesn't cheer up, I'm afraid that not only will he have to face these Tartars of the Great Qing Kingdom, but also those white-haired ghosts will come to the door!

Unlike the demonization of the Tartars, both the common people and the bureaucrats are afraid of them, because of the relationship between Macau, the upper class of the Ming Dynasty still has some understanding of white people.

Although the common people scolded them as 'white-haired ghosts', Shi Kefa understood that they were powerful, not only with sharp firearms, but also very strict.

In particular, they are all tall and large, and they are one size bigger than ordinary Han people.

If they attack Da Ming......

Shi Kefa couldn't dare to think about it anymore......

Of course, Xu Changqing's exaggeration is indispensable, and there are very few whites at this time, such as Portugal, which has an effect of millions, but Xu Changqing directly exaggerated the basic plate of the entire white people by more than 20 times......

According to Xu Changqing's routine, Shi Kefa was like a big stone falling on his chest, and his breathing became difficult.

So much so that in the evening, as soon as Xu Changqing woke up, Shi Kefa blocked the door, and said with blood-red eyes: "Master Hou, no, absolutely not!" We, we can't let this happen! ”

Looking at Shi Kefa's determined appearance, Xu Changqing couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart, Shi Gebu's person is still simple.

But on his face, he said solemnly: "Cabinet, that's nature." It's just that Changqing is young, and he can be arrested by one person, I don't know if the cabinet is willing to help Changqing? ”

Shi Kefa had been waiting for Xu Changqing's words for a long time, and even if Xu Changqing didn't say it, he would say it himself, so he knelt directly on the ground and said with great joy: "Lord Hou is very loving, and it is difficult to repay the lower officials for a hundred deaths!" If you can plan for my Han people and make a living for the people in the world, the lower officials will be shattered and their souls annihilated, so what's the matter?! ”

……

Coaxed away Shi Kefa, who was almost as excited as he couldn't help himself, Xu Changqing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

With Shi Kefa's true allegiance, it can be regarded as a good fortune before the war.

"Brother Xu, you, what did you say to others? What, scare people like this? ”

At this time, Chunni's faint voice sounded beside Xu Changqing, and her beautiful eyes were full of unconcealable disgust.

This villain, fooling the dead will not pay for his life......

Xu Changqing was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but smile and hugged her slender waist, "Nier, guess?" ”

"I ......"

Chunni had the urge to vomit blood for a while, and she came to this set again......

But the two didn't frolic a few words just now, and the latest battle report is here!