Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1564 Up and Down
Shao Mingyi came to the South Stadium to comfort the sergeant.

The south venue is also called Jianshui City, which used to be the residence of Tonghai Dudufu.It has been in business for a long time in the Nanzhao era, and at one time it had a population of 4 to [-], which was considered a relatively prosperous place.

After the imperial court established Kunzhou, it governed Tuodong (today's Kunming Tuodong), Jinning (today's Jinning County), Anning (today's Anning City), Quyue (today's south of Songming County), Longhe (today's southeast of Lufeng County), Wuding (now Wuding County) Six counties, governing Tuodong.

It can be seen that the essence of the former Tokyo Shanchanfu has been crossed.

Among them, Takuto is the city of Tokyo.

Jinning was originally a post station, that is, Jinning Pavilion. After more than 100 years of development, it has gradually tamed the floods, reclaimed farmland, and the population has gradually increased.

Anning was originally a military city, but later it became a densely populated place, and barbarians from all tribes came here to trade, because there are five salt wells here. weapon.

Quyoke is located in the intermountain basin in the northeast of Kunzhou, away from the flooding of Dianchi Lake, and has good agricultural conditions.

Longhe City is located on the Liangjing Dayi Road, which is also very important.

The only thing that doesn't work is Wuding County.This county was originally named Qiuzhou, with many Fan people, less educated, poor economy, and seriously underdeveloped.

All in all, these six counties are pretty good places.There is no shortage of water, there are many plains in the mountains, and the climate is pleasant. It is reasonable for the imperial court to move the place of Yunnan Dao here—to supervise the construction nearby and try to catch up with Dali Mansion as soon as possible.

The establishment of Kunzhou is actually not very beneficial to Tonghai Dudufu.

Places such as Jinning and Anning have been affiliated back and forth between Shanchan Mansion and Tonghai Dudu Mansion in history, but now they belong to Kunzhou. After the dust has settled, Tonghai Dudu Mansion has lost two pieces of fertile land.

Fortunately, Shao Mingyi inspected it carefully and found that there were still several large intermountain basins left in the area under the jurisdiction of the Tonghai Dudufu.

"Mr. Ren, how is the South Stadium?" Shao Mingyi asked after leaving the Wounded Barracks.

"What do you think, Your Highness?" Ren Huan asked back.

"I have been here several times, and I feel that winter and spring are more comfortable, but summer and autumn are a little hot and humid, and I sweat a lot." Shao Mingyi said: "However, compared to many places further south, it is much better."

"Your Highness, there is actually a place in the south, which is more comfortable than the South Stadium." Ren Huan laughed.

"Haha, sir, why don't you just say it outright?" Shao Mingyi laughed.

"Your Highness already has a heart to belong to, why ask me?" Ren Huan shook his head and smiled.

"I can't hide it from you, sir." Shao Mingyi sighed, "I marched to Baping City last year, and I thought it was pretty good. I heard from the local natives that the mountains in the southwest are even more comfortable."

Baping City is a stronghold of Tonghai Dudufu that has been in operation for many years. It is located in Jijie Town, Gejiu City in later generations.The climate is relatively cool because of its altitude of nearly 2000 meters.

The southwest of Baping City is the old urban area in later generations, and it is also a very cool place.

Last summer, Han Ni in the Tonghai Governor's Mansion rebelled and attacked Baping City.Hundreds of old Nanman troops dispersed in a rush, and Shao Mingyi who had just recovered from his illness first sent someone to appease him, and the Hanniman had endless debates within the Hanniman, and it was difficult to make a decision.As a result, at this time, the three thousand Xia army suddenly came to the front, and the barbarians turned pale with fright, and were defeated for a hundred miles.

After recovering Baping City, Shao Mingyi set up his temporary headquarters here and lived here for three months.During this period, he felt that the climate here is rare in the Tonghai Dudu Mansion. It is very cool, and to the east is a large plain, which is larger than the Erhai Lake Bazi, suitable for farming.

After careful inspection, he fell in love with this area. After all, it is impossible for Dali and Kunzhou to give it to him. The next best thing is this area.

"Your Highness." Ren Yuan arched his hands and said seriously: "Baping City was killed for a few months last year, and the people fled. In fact, it is just right..."

"I understand." Shao Mingyi reached out his hand to stop Ren Huan from speaking.

In fact, corresponding preparations have already been made.He fell in love with this piece of land, but instead of begging his father, he begged his mother—to be honest, the effect might be better this way.

In addition, in the past two years, he has been active in various ministries, and he has already attracted many warriors under his command.

Just a few days ago, he asked the governor and former official of Kunzhou, how many acres of cultivated land is there in the east of Baping City?The bureaucrats faltered and mumbled, unable to explain why, but only said that there were more than a thousand hectares—that is, more than [-] mu.

Shao Mingyi was worried, and sent his cronies to the south to investigate, but there is no news yet.

If there are really more than a thousand hectares of cultivated land on the mountain plain, then he has an idea.

In this place in Yunnan, there is no problem with two crops a year, even if you don’t care about the soil, you can try three crops a year-of course he will not do that.

With two crops a year, one hundred mu of land can reach 150 mu in the north.If rice is grown, it may be more than that.

What if a thousand soldiers were placed in the basin east of Baping City?A small grant of one hundred mu of land is enough for a thousand hectares of land.

If the land is more than a thousand hectares, it will be even better, and more soldiers can be placed.

The vassal king's vassal is not done in the last term.

Shao Mingyi knew very well that to be a vassal king in an original foreign land like Yunnan, you must have a basic set.

In his opinion, the best base is the northern warriors brought over, and the second best base is the immigrants from the Central Plains.

Last year, Hanni made a lot of trouble. At first, he tried to appease him. The reason was that he was recovering from his illness and he was not suitable for the expedition.

Yes, that's true, but is there really no other reason?Han Niman burned, killed and looted in the local area, did Shao Mingyi really not know?
He knew, he knew everything, even Han Niman massacred the Nanzhao people (Baiman, Wuman) in Baping City, and he was so clear that blood flowed like a river.

By the end of the summer, he suddenly decided to go out.Three thousand warriors smashed the barbarians, beheaded more than ten thousand, and captured them for nothing.

Now there are only a few thousand households left on the plain east of Baping City, and they have recently escaped from the mountains. It is hard to say what will happen to them in the end.If you can't put on the big hat of a bandit, you will all become serfs.

"From the Youguo Army, I am sure to recruit two or three hundred people. General Tu is also a little familiar, so it is no problem to get 300 people. The rest will come from the Golden Spear Army." Shao Mingyi said: "What do you think of this, sir?"

"Your Highness is far-sighted, and I admire you so much." Ren Huan said sincerely.

King Yan is really the most like a sage, he is like a saint in every aspect, he is even more ruthless.

No, maybe father and son are equally ruthless, but one is an old fox who is good at disguising, and the other is young and not very good at putting on airs - of course, in Ren Huan's view, this is not a shortcoming, or even an advantage.

"With a thousand soldiers, I can sleep more comfortably at night." Shao Mingyi said with a smile: "It's better to have two thousand or even three thousand. Three thousand soldiers, even tens of thousands of barbarians can hit them, so I won't be afraid .”

"Your Highness must hurry up, time is not waiting." Ren Huan said cryptically.

Shao Mingyi put away the smile on his face and nodded slightly.

Ideas are ideas and reality is reality.Turning ideas into reality requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

In fact, the Tonghai Governor's Mansion has already ushered in the first batch of immigrants from the Central Plains, who are mainly resettled near the South Stadium—now it is called Jianshui County.

Zhu Yanshou once led the dragon and tiger army to break into this place to quell the chaos, and what he did can only be described as appalling.

In May of last year, Shao Shude ordered in Heichengzi to relocate people from Jiangdong and Jiangxi to the Tonghai Governor's Mansion to fill the vacancy.The number of people was not specified at that time, but now the first batch has arrived, a total of more than [-] households, from Hangzhou and Yuezhou, who were resettled in Jianshui County.

The second batch of more than [-] households from Hongzhou and Raozhou is coming soon, and they will be resettled in Tonghai County, the second subordinate county of the Tonghai Dudufu.

In fact, there is still a third group, but it has not yet set off, mainly from Xuanzhou and Huzhou, a total of [-] households will be resettled in Jiangchuan County, and the specific arrival date may not be until the end of the year.

More than 8000 households have been immigrated in two years. It seems that the efforts are a bit small, but you have to consider the current situation of the Tonghai Dudufu: for these tens of thousands of immigrants, Kunzhou and Dali have to provide help, so don't think about it.

Generally speaking, the larger the local population and the more output, the stronger the ability to accept immigrants.

Li Tangbin and Zhu Yanshou's generation enjoyed killing people for a while, but it greatly reduced the ability of the Tonghai Dudufu to receive immigrants, which cannot be said.

Ren Huan reminded Shao Mingyi that "time does not wait for me", which implies this aspect: the saint is here, everything is easy to say, he is in favor of his sons "starting a business" in the frontier, and will give support as much as possible.Without the saint, everything is confusing.

"Actually..." Shao Mingyi boarded a high slope, overlooking the paddy fields below, and suddenly said: "I was wavering once, and wanted to visit the Western Regions, but after much deliberation, I gave up. I have been tossing and tossing in Yunnan for so long , I finally saved some capital, and I really can’t afford it.”

Ren Huan comforted after hearing the words: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry too much. The saint is strong and strong, and the age is at its peak, and the world is still under his control. Tonghai Governor's Mansion is not bad. If Yinsheng and other towns are included, It’s a good foundation.”

There are already people working in the paddy fields, they are the immigrants who moved here last year.As soon as he came, he "occupied the magpie's nest and the dove", and took other people's paddy fields as his ancestral property.

It is said that the Tonghai Dudu Mansion is a barren land, but at least in its northern part, the development is still good.

Especially the area close to Dianchi Lake has a long history. It even surpassed Dali in the Qin and Han Dynasties, but in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, for unknown reasons, it declined sharply.

Since the Tang Dynasty, it has developed again, especially the reclamation area of ​​Dianchi Lake, which is quite large in scale.

We can only take our time!A somewhat disrespectful thought silently rose in Shao Mingyi's mind: I hope my father doesn't leave so soon, and living a few more years is the greatest support for him.

"Let's go and see how the people's lives are going." Shao Mingyi said: "I came all the way here, and if there are any difficulties, I will try my best to solve them."

"Your Highness has such pride, what else can I say, I can only serve as a dog and a horse." Ren Huan laughed.

(End of this chapter)