Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 944 New definition of increasing income and reducing expenditure
Liu Bei was sad after hearing this, and murmured: "It's my imagination, even Ziyu can't do anything, there is no way for Jiangshan to last forever."

"Although there is no definite method, there is a plan to delay it." Lan Tian replied solemnly.

"Oh? Quickly teach me." Liu Bei crossed his legs and immediately became interested.

Lan Tian sat upright and faced Liu Bei, pointing to the melons and fruits on the couch as an example, "Your Majesty, look at the melons and fruits on this plate, let's share and eat them, can we satisfy our hunger?"

"Huh?" Liu Bei was puzzled at first, and then realized that Lan Tian was making an analogy, so he nodded in agreement: "There are plenty of melons and fruits on the case, so it's no problem to satisfy your hunger."

Lan Tian nodded and added, "If General Chen invites you to eat together, I think it's okay, but if you invite all the officials to the banquet today, the melons and fruits won't be enough."

"There are more people and less food, and there is not enough food, what does Ziyu want to say?" Liu Bei frowned.

Lan Tian looked at the melons and fruits and replied seriously: "The rise and fall of the dynasty that His Majesty said before is actually the same as the division of fruits in front of us. The people will not riot if they have a bite to eat. If the people's rations cannot be guaranteed, it is better to rise up than starve to death? If it becomes a rebellious knife in the hands of someone with a heart, the country’s decline will become an inevitable outcome, because the country’s land resources are limited, and the population will skyrocket during prosperous times, with more people and less land, and problems will arise in disaster years.”

Liu Bei nodded, and then asked back: "I know the sufferings of the Li people, but hearing what Ziyu said, isn't it right for a peaceful and prosperous world? Need to curb population growth?"

Lan Tian shook his head, "The population of all counties in the world is only tens of millions in the end. Our Han territory is vast, and the existing land is more than enough to support them, even if it is twenty or thirty times that."

"Twenty times." Liu Bei gasped, thinking how many prosperous ages would it take to achieve such a large population?It is not known that it will be thousands of years before the big man can reach such a population size. It seems that land is not a problem.

Liu Bei asked, "What does Ziyu want to say?"

"To solve the land problem caused by population growth, one is to increase income and the other is to reduce expenditure. In addition to expanding outward and increasing the existing land area, open source of income can also cultivate high-yield crops and continuously increase the grain yield per mu, which can be effectively used. Cultivate the land." Lan Tian stretched out two fingers, and paused here for Liu Bei to digest.

"Expand outward? The bitter cold outside the Great Wall, the desolation and miasma in the south, the land won by the soldiers may not be a good place, but Ziyu mentioned that high-yield grain is the key. You have been doing this all these years, right? Zhu Ya The Agricultural College is doing really well." Liu Bei was full of satisfaction.

Lan Tian replied affirmatively: "Your Majesty is right, I plan to plant thousands of miles of land for you, but the limited land is rich and poor. One day it will come to an end, Your Majesty, don't look down on the land outside the Great Wall and the south, there are not only grasslands, cattle and sheep outside the Great Wall, but also a lot of mineral deposits underground, while the south has a mild climate and rich products, and the miasma will disappear with more people."

Liu Bei nodded frequently when he heard it, "Ziyu made me feel enlightened, but now I am old, and the work of expanding the territory can only be left to future generations. Ziyu gave birth to two good sons, and they will definitely help the prince succeed. Qing What about the throttling?"

"Expanding the territory and cultivating food seeds, the younger generations will do it by themselves. The key is to save money. Your Majesty had better find a way to solve it, otherwise sooner or later it will plant the seeds of disaster." Lan Tian said with a serious face.

"Is it so serious? Ziyu tell me quickly." Liu Bei focused more.

Lan Tian Zhengse said: "In all dynasties, the population and land have not been saturated, but riots and rebellions have occurred frequently. The reason is the distribution problem. The honorable clan will occupy a large amount of resources, and the long-term accumulation will lead to serious land annexation. Excessive taxation and excessive collection, people with land sold their land as tenant farmers, and people without land sold their sons and daughters, and the result was the Yellow Turban Rebellion.”

"But conquering the world requires heavy rewards, and I can't order the nobles of the clan to have fewer children, right?" Liu Bei understands the stakes, but it is a pity that it has become an unsolvable problem for him. The number of royal families surnamed Liu is huge.

"That's why I suggest not to seal the land, otherwise all the good land in the world will be taken away by the honorable clan, and the people will have no land to cultivate one day. Your Majesty can replace it with other rewards, such as being uniformly supported by the court according to the rank of title. Conceal the population tax." Lan Tian offered his own suggestion.

After hearing this, Liu Bei thought about it, and suddenly said heavily: "Ziyu, you are already thinking about the imperial court's finances and taxes before you take office? It's just that the resistance is too great. Qing's running a school in Jiaozhou touched the interests of the nobles, and now you want to Are you afraid of losing your life if you go to play with the nobles?"

"If you want to prolong the life of the dynasty, the issue of the honorable clan must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise there will be another day. In addition, this matter is not so pessimistic. If you don't give fiefs, you can use other things instead." .

"What to use instead?"

"contract."

"What?" Liu Bei opened his eyes wide.

Lan Tian nodded and replied: "All the wealth in the world is created by the people bit by bit. Your Majesty can set up a yamen to be responsible for the title wealth of the noble clan. Simply put, the state will come forward to earn wealth, and finally distribute it according to the title level. .”

"This..." Liu Bei was stunned when he heard that. He knew that Lantian encouraged commerce in Guangzhou, but he didn't expect to bring the matter of doing business to the court. He quickly asked: "How to make money? Learn how to do business with peddlers? Or hire people to farm?"

"The home of cutting ice does not raise cattle and sheep. This yamen does not do things that compete with the people for profit. It is best to benefit the people and the country, such as maritime and ocean-going trade. The honorable clan’s relatives or powerful gentry, or helping the imperial court fund roads, bridges, and reservoirs, etc., in short, there are more ways than difficulties.” Lan Tian explained.

"There are more solutions than difficulties? I like to hear this. I'm afraid that this yamen is located in the Dasinong Mansion. Since it is Ziyu's proposal, of course you are responsible for it to the end. I fully support it." Lan Tian never let him down, Liu Bei I think I can give it a try.

The monarch and his ministers talked late at night, and even Liu Bei thought of a few ways to make money.

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Bei summoned Taichang Lai Gong, and the two accompanied Lan Tian to the Dasinong Mansion to take office.

Due to the absence of Da Si Nong, the Taicang, Junshu, Pingzhun, Dunei, Jitian Wuling and other subordinate officials in the mansion were not equipped, and only Song Chen was available in Lantian.

"I know that Ziyu employs people well, so the subordinate officials in the mansion are not prepared in advance. You can transfer people in the capital or other counties. If you don't understand things in the capital, you can ask Deshun. Da Si Nong's mansion has Song Qing to help. Sooner or later It will be successful." Liu Bei looked around at Lai Gong and Song Chen and nodded, he was full of confidence in Lan Tian.

"The Dasinong Mansion needs a lot of math talents, can I ask Jiang Gongyan for some officials from the Guangzhou Academy?" Lan Tian clasped his fists and asked for instructions.

Liu Bei smiled and nodded, "As long as Jiang Gongyan releases him, I will of course agree."

"The minister asked Deshun, Shi Yuan, and Xiaozhi to recommend some, and then asked Jiang Gongyan to assign some people to the minister, and the Dasinong Mansion will definitely perform its duties." Lan Tianmian assured Liu Bei.

"Your talent, I know very well."

Up to now, Lantian has been busy selecting candidates every day, and occasionally goes to the palace to meet the saints but rarely stays overnight. In the blink of an eye, it is the end of the year and the beginning of the year, and the Dasinong Mansion has already selected some staff members to work.

One day, Song Chen anxiously knocked on the door and came in, delivering the news of calling Lantian into the palace.

"Why is it so urgent?" Lan Tian asked in surprise.

Song Chen clasped his fists and replied: "The three generals captured Tongguan the day before yesterday. I heard that His Majesty is going to march in person and join General Guan in Luoyang. Maybe he wants to invite you to go with him?"

(End of this chapter)