"What's the problem?" Wei Zheng was also full of doubts at this time, just now they were still discussing the issue of Turkic resettlement, but Li Xiu's words turned around, and he actually talked about the land issue again, which made him very puzzled. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Wei Zuocheng, the core of my Datang is in Guanzhong, which is also the most densely populated place, followed by Henan, Shandong and other places, most of these places are a vast plain, the land is relatively concentrated, so there are also a large number of people, it can be said that seventy or eighty percent of the population of my Datang lives on the northern plains, this is the biggest problem of our Datang!" Li Xiu said categorically at this time.

"Too much concentration of land and population? What kind of big problem is this? Wei Zheng was confused again when he heard Li Xiu's words, and even he felt that the concentration of population and land was actually a good thing, which was more convenient for the management and mobilization of the imperial court, and if the Tang Dynasty lived very scattered like the herdsmen on the grassland, it would bring a lot of trouble.

Seeing the expression on Wei Zheng's face, Li Xiu smiled again at this time: "Wei Zuocheng, you may think this is a good thing, but think about it, now that my Datang has just been founded for more than ten years, I have defeated the biggest powerful enemy, the Turks, and Your Majesty is wise and in the prime of life, it can be said that my Datang will definitely usher in a prosperous era next, and the imperial court has always encouraged the people to have children, and the population will grow rapidly, and the population will become more dense, but now the number of people who can be supported by those fields is limited, What if the current fields can't feed that many people? ”

"Why are you confused, didn't you introduce high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes and corn from the Americas before, and I heard that the Ministry of Agriculture has recently been researching another high-yield crop, potatoes, with these things, do we still need to worry about the lack of grain?" Wei Zheng was once again disapproving.

"Big mistake! High-yield crops can indeed temporarily solve the problem of food, but no matter what kind of crops, there is a limit to the yield per mu, if the population exceeds this limit, no matter how high-yield crops are useless, and high-yield crops also need a lot of fertility, such as corn, for example, if a piece of land is planted with corn for several years in a row, and it is not well maintained, then the fertility of this land will be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult to produce again in the next few years, so now corn is interplanted with soybeans, because soybeans can increase the fertility of the land! ”

When Li Xiu said this, he paused and then said: "And if you want to fundamentally solve the problem of food, the most important thing is to increase the area of arable land, my land of the Tang Dynasty is bounded by the Qinling Mountains and the Huai River, which can be divided into two major parts, north and south, the north has always been the foundation of the Central Plains Dynasty, and it is also the most densely populated place, in contrast, the south is vast and sparsely populated, and large tracts of fertile land are barren, which is really a pity!" ”

"The horse has a long-term vision, and now they have begun to plan to develop the south, but my Tang Dynasty has just established the country, and the land in the north has not been completely reclaimed, is it too early to consider the south?" Wei Zheng looked very calm after listening to Li Xiu's tirade, but in the end he still retorted.

"Wei Zuocheng just said to Zhongshu Ling, people have no foresight, there must be near-term worries, and now I also send this sentence to you, if you want to better control the south, you must develop the south, and the climate in the north has been somewhat abnormal in recent years, and the situation of drought and water shortage has occurred from time to time, and drought will lead to locust plagues, hunger and other disasters, in contrast, the south is full of rain, although there may be floods, but as long as the prevention and control is done properly, you can still get a large number of fertile land, maybe in the future, my Datang's grain will mainly rely on the south to supply!" Li Xiu spoke again at this time.

What Li Xiu said is also a fact in later history, especially after the Southern Song Dynasty, the south has been greatly developed and expanded, and the fields and population have grown rapidly, and it is also from that time that the grain output of the south exceeded that of the north for the first time, so that by the time of the Ming and Qing dynasties, a considerable part of the grain in the north needed to be transported to the north by Cao.

"Food from the South? The colt really dared to think about it. Wei Zheng didn't believe Li Xiu's judgment at all, after all, in the era of the Tang Dynasty, the population in the south was too small, and most of them were concentrated in a few prosperous places such as Suzhou and Hangzhou, Guangzhou, etc., and most of the other lands were sparsely populated and full of wild beasts.

"Only unexpected, no can't do, before the Sui Dynasty, the domestic population even exceeded 100 million, and most of them were concentrated in the north, although the rebellion at the end of the Sui Dynasty was because of Yang Guang's tyranny, but it was also related to the overpopulation, resulting in food supply, and I Datang also have to learn a lesson, expand the area of cultivation before the population grows, and now the Turks are a good opportunity, instead of moving them to the Central Plains to cause trouble to the people, it is better to throw them to the south, there are no horses, The Turks have no strength to resist, so they can only be at our mercy, and after a few years, they will be able to reclaim countless fertile land, which is simply killing two birds with one stone, why not do it? ”

When Li Xiu said the end, he also stood up excitedly, and then stared at Wei Zheng with blazing eyes, in fact, Wei Zheng's proposal to move the Turks to the Henan area has a very fatal shortcoming, that is, in the process of getting along with the Turks and the Han people, it will definitely bring problems in public security, and the Turks are more fierce, and it is the local Han people who will suffer at that time, which is also one of the reasons why Wen Yanbo attacked Wei Zheng before.

After listening to Li Xiu's words, Wei Zheng was silent, and after a while, he looked up at the excited Li Xiu, and then said slowly: "I finally understand the meaning of the horse, it turns out that in the heart of the horse, I never thought of turning the Turks into Han Chinese, but to treat them as slaves and throw them into those poor mountains and rivers in the south, so that they can reclaim the fields for my Tang Dynasty, as for their life and death, I am afraid that the horse will not take it to heart!" ”

"Yes, since Wei Zuocheng said this, then I won't hide it, the so-called non-my race, its heart must be different, I don't know how many Han people died at the hands of the Turks, and countless Han people were taken to the grassland as slaves and maids, just after the army defeated the Turks, there were tens of thousands of Han people rescued, and there are more Han slaves struggling on the grassland, these need to continue to be rescued next year, thinking of the suffering of these Han people, I must not watch these Turks go unpunished!" When Li Xiu said the end, he also showed a hideous look on his face.

At the beginning, the Turks went south from time to time to loot, in addition to robbing food and property, even people were robbed, and these Han people were robbed to the grassland, they could only be used as slaves of the Turks, and the Turks did not treat them as people at all, their status was not even as good as livestock, they could be killed at will, many people died because of torture, such as Zhao Deyan's family is one of the representatives, this time Li Jing exterminated the Turks, and directly rescued tens of thousands of Han slaves from the Turks. The expression is numb, and he doesn't look like a living person at all, but more like those zombies in later movies.

After listening to Li Xiu's above words, Wei Zheng finally fell silent again, and this time he was silent for a long time, Li Xiu finally slowly calmed down his state of mind, and then sat down while drinking tea while waiting for Wei Zheng's reply.

When Li Xiu had almost finished drinking a pot of tea and had eaten nearly half of the dim sum, he saw Wei Zheng looking up at Li Xiu and saying, "Don't you want to completely resolve the hatred between the Turks and the Han people?" ”

"The fact that resolving hatred is too complicated, in contrast, I prefer to eliminate the enemy physically, and Wei Zuocheng don't forget, most of the Han people in the world may not have Zuo Cheng's broad mind, so if Zuo Cheng settles the Turks in the Central Plains, I am afraid it will attract countless people to scold, of course, Zuo Cheng may not care about his private name, but if the conflict between the Han and the Turks is serious, it is likely to make the local Han people resent the court, which is also a great blow to Your Majesty's prestige!" Li Xiu said indifferently at this time.

Wei Zheng once again showed a contemplative expression after listening to Li Xiu's words, Li Xiu has expressed his views from all angles, and also explained very thoroughly, although it is different from Wei Zheng's concept, but it has also formed a great impact on him, especially Li Xiu's long-term vision, even the development of the south has been considered, even if Wei Zheng feels that it is too early to consider this matter, but also has to admire Li Xiu's long-term vision.

After a long while, Wei Zheng slowly spoke again: "Don Ma, your idea does have some truth, and I need to think about it carefully, but now Your Majesty has still not made a decision on how to settle the Turks, if Your Majesty agrees with Wen Yanbo's suggestion to settle the Turks on the grassland, then it is useless for us to argue!" ”

"Wei Zuocheng doesn't have to worry about this, in fact, I have already persuaded Your Majesty long before sending troops to attack the Turks, but later there were two different opinions between Wen Yanbo and Zuo Cheng in the court, so Your Majesty was a little hesitant, but after I met Your Majesty before, Your Majesty also felt that it was better to move the Turks inward, but as for where to move inward, it depends on the outcome of our argument!" Li Xiu stared at Wei Zhengdao again at this time.

He also knew that Wei Zheng was not so easy to convince, so now that he heard that the other party was going back to think about it carefully, he was not too anxious, anyway, there was still more than half of the winter for them to discuss this matter, but before the spring of next year, a decision must be made, so that the Turkic people can be organized to move inward, and it will definitely be a big project at that time!