Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1565
Shao Chengjie has been a little impatient recently.

It's so boring to stay in Ziwei City all day long, it's so boring that it makes people crazy.The restless mood almost made him unable to suppress the desire in his heart, and the next moment he rode on the horseback and traveled to a wider world.

But everyone tried to persuade him tactfully, even his mother stopped him, so Shao Chengjie had no choice but to stay in Luoyang to govern, reviewing the memorials sent one by one.

"Zhang Quanyi, the transshipment envoy of Liaodong Road, reported that seven ponds were newly built last year, and more than [-] hectares of fertile land were increased."

After Zuo Yude Liang Zhen read the memorial, he wrote a concise summary and posted it on it, and handed it to the crown prince.

The prince took a rough look, and he knew what was in his mind. After opening it, he reviewed it word by word.

"It's a pity that there is no second Liaodong in the world." After reading it, he said with emotion.

In recent years, the amount of arable land in Liaodong has been increasing, partly due to the improvement of farmland water conservancy facilities, and more land can be irrigated.Another part of the reason is that Liaoze is slowly receding. Although it is slow, it can be seen with the naked eye that a part of the land will be silted up every year. After transformation, it can be used as farmland.

To be honest, Shao Chengjie didn't know where the limit of Liaodong was, and even the local officials in Liaodong didn't know.They only know that the endless wilderness is full of thick barren meadows, which are almost taller than people, and animals haunt them, and they are not very afraid of people.

The development of Liaodong has only been carried out in a small part. Even after a few generations, the land will still be incomplete.

Taking a step back, even if the existing land is divided after more than 100 years, after the degradation of Liaoze and other swamps, there may be more land.

It is even possible to cut down forests, sell trees for money, build bridges and build houses for people, and level out the land for grazing and farming. Counting the 21 mu of land granted to each soldier, more than 150 million soldiers can be accommodated.

Of course, we also know that there were many swamps and dense forests in Liaodong at this time, which was different from the environment of later generations.Moreover, the agricultural technology of later generations is higher, and many lands that were considered worthless in ancient times can be reclaimed.But at this time, the area in the northern part of Liaodong Province was also larger than that of later generations, and a large piece of land in Russia's Primorsky Krai was also included...

All in all, kind of scary.

To put it bluntly, in the end of the Great Xia Dynasty, don't even think about exhausting the resources of Liaodong. Whether it is land, forests, animals, or fishery resources, you don't have the ability to exhaust them.

Liang Zhen quickly wrote down a "provincial version" briefing of memorials, and said: "His Royal Highness, the farmland in Liaodong has been cultivated for several years. There is one crop every year, and the harvest per mu is generally more than two stones. Rice, the harvest is even higher. This place, I call it 'a land given by heaven'."

"No wonder the sage values ​​Liao land so much." Shao Chengjie laughed.

His eldest son, who was born last year, is only two years old this year, and he has already been canonized as king.Just last month, the sage Yu Gaochang decreed that the eldest grandson Shao Xiushou be canonized as the king of Liao—the tenth son of the emperor Shao Zhiyuan was also canonized as the king of Wu.

Canonized impatiently at only two years old, it can be seen that the title of King Liao is still quite important in the hearts of saints.Shao Chengjie felt that if he had an eldest grandson in the future, he would also be canonized as King of Liao, forming a tradition.

"Your Highness, Zhang Quanyi is indeed a capable minister, and all the meritorious service examinations of the official department are top-notch. However, he has been an official in Liaodong for many years, and it is time to be transferred." Liang Zhen finished writing a brief, pasted it, and handed it to the crown prince. Said.

"The sage is still in the Western Regions, so we should be more cautious in the appointment and dismissal of the great officials." Shao Chengjie took the briefing and looked at it.

This was sent by Guo Yu, the governor of Jiannan Road, asking the imperial court to allocate cattle to help immigrants from Hebei, Li, Ya, and Yi prefectures make a living.

"Guo Fu is so proud that he will have to farm [-] cattle at once." Shao Chengjie asked, "Does Sinong Temple have so many cattle? I remember that many years ago, I received calves from grassland shepherds and farmers in Guanbei for training. Breeding, there should be [-] heads, right?"

"Your Highness, where is there no shortage of farm cattle?" Liang Zhen said: "The land of Li, Ya, and Yi prefectures requires [-] cattle, and the hundreds of prefectures in Daxia need millions of cattle? Futai does not need so many farming cattle, not to mention that there are many paddy fields in Jiannan. The 'sand cattle' bred by Sinong Temple are good at farming in dry land, and I am afraid they cannot adapt to the climate in Jiannan. Your Highness can give you some, no more than [-]. , along the way the prefectures provide fodder to fertilize and send it to Chengdu, Guo Futai will not be dissatisfied."

"When I was in Sichuan in the past, I found that the people under Li Maozhen's rule were really short of cattle. I didn't expect that after all these years, they were still short of cattle." Shao Chengjie said.

"Your Highness may order Sinong Temple to find land in the middle of Sichuan, build pastures, and breed cattle suitable for the local climate." Liang Zhen said: "There may be no results in the short term, but there are some things that must be done first. .It will be a beautiful thing if it bears fruit in the hands of future generations."

"Sure." Shao Cheng nodded.

The cost is not small, but it is not too much, but it plays an extremely critical role in the agricultural development of the later generations of Sichuan. Of course, this kind of thing should be done, and future generations will thank you.

And from the conversation between the two of them, it can be seen that it is completely a matter of course for the monarchs and ministers of Daxia to talk about "breeding".

It has almost become common sense that crops must be bred, livestock must be bred, and fruits and vegetables must be bred.

This so-called "common sense" is actually acquired by saints through constant strengthening.There are living examples of Tieli horse, sand ox, Wuyan sheep, yellow sprouts, etc., and the benefits are known to everyone. Naturally, no one will take this theory as fallacy anymore, but talk about it with a very natural attitude.

Sinong Temple has handed over its warehousing business to the household department many years ago. Now it is a very pure breeding institution. It has many pastures, farmland, and orchards for its experiments. It even provides a large amount of food, meat, fruits and vegetables for the palace every year. .

This new breeding farm in central Sichuan is the first time that Sinongsi has extended its tentacles to the south.

After Shao Chengjie drafted the decree by himself, he sent it to Zhongshu.

He is well aware of his shortcomings, that is, his lack of ability to govern the country.But precisely because of this understanding, he decided to act completely within the framework set by his father and not mess around.

Just like cultivating a new breed of cattle adapted to the climate in central Sichuan, this is to follow the established route of my father.

Xiao Gui, Cao Sui, what are you embarrassed about?If you don't understand, you don't understand, and admitting it is no big deal.Pretend to understand if you don't understand, and playing tricks will really kill people, and it will also ruin the current official atmosphere that is still seeking truth from facts.

Before the decree was issued, Liang Zhen looked carefully at it, and then handed it over.

He is quite satisfied with the prince.

The prince is good at martial arts, proficient in military strategy, and likes to train troops.When it comes to government affairs involving the military, he is often very active and strong, and everything is dominated by him.

But in terms of people's livelihood, he is not so persistent, but he does not completely listen to the ministers, but first checks whether the talisman is in line with the sage's established policy.

Sometimes, Liang Zhen couldn't laugh or cry.This poor child, suppressed by the dazzling aura of the saint, has deeply worshiped his father.

But it's not a bad thing.Liang Zhen admired the sage's talent very much. At least in his generation, what the prince did would do more good than harm to the country.

"There is a supervisory censor, please stop the immigrants passing through Henan and Hebei, what do you think about this?" After handling two government affairs in succession, Shao Chengjie opened the third memorial and asked after reading it.

The supervisory censors are not big, but they have great power. There are ten people in total, and at least seven of them are patrolling outside all the year round, and sometimes they are all released.

Henan and Hebei suffered a bit of drought last year, and the grain harvest failed.After the supervisory censor inspected the people's situation, he asked to stop immigration in order to reduce the cost of transportation.

"Changping warehouses in Zhuzhou, can the grain storage be filled?" Shao Chengjie asked.

"Your Highness, in the 11th year of the founding of Henan, Henan was hit by disasters and poor harvests, which affected Zhili, Henan, and Huaihai. Last year, there was another drought, which affected eleven states." Liang Zhen said: "Two disasters in four years, all states in Changping A lot of grain has been released from the storehouse, and it took a lot of money to talk about being full. I have to ask the officials of the Ministry of Households about how much is left."

"Okay, tomorrow I will call the officials of the household department to ask about it." Shao Chengjie said: "Can the four warehouses of Bianzhou, Xuzhou, Beizhou, and Youzhou open warehouses to release grain?"

Counties have county treasuries, and states have state treasuries, both of which are managed by the local government.

However, the four large warehouses located in Bianzhou, Xuzhou, Beizhou, and Youzhou are warehouses directly belonging to the imperial court on the border of Henan and Hebei.In the former Tang Dynasty, Beizhou Daku was known as the "North Warehouse of the World". In addition to food, it also had a large amount of military funds to support the frontier troops in the two towns of Fanyang and Pinglu.

Of course, there is also a super warehouse on the border of Henan that is often forgotten by everyone: Hanjiacang City located in Luoyang City, which stores millions of stones of grain.

This Cangcheng has canals leading to the Yishui River and the Yellow River, so the transportation is extremely convenient.

The country's largest economic center and the affluent Hebei Great Plains can produce a large amount of grain here. The grain in Guanbei, Hedong, and Guanzhong fills Qianjinzhai (located in Lingzhou), Weiqiao warehouse (Chang'an), and Longmen In addition to the four warehouses (Jiangzhou) and Huiningguan (Huizhou), surplus grain can also be transported here via the Yellow River waterway.

Compared with the previous Tang Dynasty, Hanjiacang City has even been slightly expanded and remodeled for short-term storage of materials such as dried meat, dried fish, and milk powder. And this warehouse, because it is supplied to Luoyang by default and is not used for other purposes.

"Your Highness can decide for himself." Liang Zhen said: "I think it's okay to open a warehouse to put some old grain, but the emigration must not stop, otherwise the saint may not like it."

Immigration is also a basic national policy set by my father.Shao Chengjie did not intend to change course on this matter, although some officials said that "separation of flesh and blood" is a tragedy of human relations.

"Then open the warehouse to release grain." Shao Chengjie said directly: "When the year is good, it will be filled slowly. Anyway, there will be no more wars in Henan and Hebei."

It took the imperial court many years to slowly fill these four large warehouses, which can be regarded as savings.Now that there are disasters everywhere, it is time to start spending savings. Fortunately, the Central Plains has been peaceful for several years, and there is no need to bear huge military food expenses. This is a more favorable aspect.

Then the two talked about other things.

For example, someone reported that ships going out to sea carried a large number of prohibited weapons.Shao Chengjie decided to ignore it, because sailing is also a national policy set by his father, and it can be controlled for the time being, so there is no need to be nervous.

Another example is that someone reported that in recent years grassland brine and alkali have entered the Central Plains wantonly, and it is too low to ask for [-] cents of alkali money. Please add it to [-] cents to increase the income of the court.Shao Chengjie thought about his father's principles and encouraged the grasslands to deepen trade ties with the Central Plains, so he stayed in China and continued to maintain the current tax rate.

This continued until noon, when he had a little time to rest.

It is simply too busy to deal with the snowflake-like memorials one by one, and maybe even burn the night to fight.Moreover, this was sent over after being "filtered" by the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall. One can imagine the original workload.

Thinking of this, he sighed, and decided to take a lazy afternoon and go to the martial arts lecture hall to replay the Western Expedition together with the generals who were studying.

For others, it is hard work, but for the prince, it is relaxation...

(End of this chapter)