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Chapter 315 The Great Northern Wilderness Project

"Mr. Chen doesn't need to worry. Once the Xiamen Trade Port is completed, we will impose tariffs on passing ships, which can fully cover the construction costs. In the future, there will be a steady stream of income every year to subsidize the finances. As for Yizhouwei, we can sell it. The local specialty there is sucrose. The market demand for sugar is still great." Chu Yun hurriedly laughed.

"It will take many years of investment, and we will not be able to rebate for a year or so. Fortunately, we have a foundation in southern and eastern Liaoning. The combined population of Yizhou and Xiamen Island is only about 10, which cannot drag us down." Chen Ting sighed With a sigh of relief, I found myself a tossing master, so I can only slowly clean up the mess.

"What is the expected grain output this year? Has the season for sowing passed?" Chu Yun asked again.

"In addition to cultivating new species and guiding farms to grow crops, our Agricultural Bureau has recently been repairing water conservancy to improve irrigation conditions here. To be honest, the soil outside the pass is fertile black soil, which is no worse than the plains inside the pass except for the fact that it is too cold in winter. This year, the food production is enough to meet the consumption of our own people, so there should be a surplus." Chen Ting said.

"Let the Agricultural Bureau set up a new crop cultivation team to go to Yizhou to investigate." Chu Yun said, "Yizhou is also a good place worth developing. The water and heat conditions are good, and two crops a year is not a problem. You can grow subtropical cash crops. .But it is prone to typhoons, so it is necessary to cultivate lodging-resistant crops.”

"What is resistance to lodging...?" Even someone like Chen Ting who often hangs around with Chu Yun couldn't understand whether it was a term that came out of Chu Yun's mouth.

"They are crops that are not easily blown down by strong winds," Chu Yun said.

"Okay, I'll go to the Agriculture Bureau and order them to set up a special team to accompany the officials who went to Yizhouwei." Chen Ting said, "The construction of Yizhouwei seems to be much more complicated than I imagined. .”

"In addition to Yizhouwei, I actually have another bold idea." Chu Yun said.

"My lord, do you have any bold ideas? Just say so, I'm already mentally prepared." Chen Ting's face was like a withered chrysanthemum.

"Develop the North, Great, and Wilderness!" Chu Yun paused, "The Sanjiang Plain to the north of Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, but the land is fertile and the water is abundant. In fact, it is a plain worth developing, but it is sparsely populated. But the situation in the pass is just the opposite. The population in the pass is large, and natural disasters continue to feed hundreds of millions of people in the pass. Hundreds of thousands to millions of people die every year due to famine. If some people in the pass can be transported to develop the Great Northern Wilderness , with the carrying capacity of the Sanjiang Plain, it can support at least 3000 to [-] million people."

"Transporting 3000 to 3000 million people to the outside of the customs... My lord, your idea is a bit dangerous..." Chen Ting quickly wiped off his cold sweat, and was once again frightened by Chu Yun's crazy idea, "We can't organize such a large-scale population migration , How much money will it cost to resettle [-] to [-] million refugees.”

"Let's talk about this later. I didn't intend to digest 3000 to [-] million people in one go. I just want to point out that the Great Northern Wilderness is a treasure land worth developing. We can consciously guide people from inside the pass to reclaim wasteland outside the pass, especially in Shaanxi. In the north, there are also coastal areas where natural disasters are frequent, such as Shandong and Fujian.” Chu Yun thought of the later generations’ expedition to the east of the pass, when the Qing Dynasty had the intention to guide the people inside the pass to enrich the outside of the pass to resist Maozi’s encroachment on the northeast region.

In fact, there is still a large part of the reason for entering the Guandong because of the severe natural and man-made disasters in the pass, which is similar to the current situation.

"It's just that it's okay. It's just that Shanhaiguan is blocking the Liaoxi Corridor, and the Ming court is strictly monitoring the people. It is difficult for us to instigate people in the Guan to join us by land through the Liaoxi Corridor. We can only reach the Great Northern Wilderness from northern Shaanxi through the Inner Mongolia grassland. , or take the waterway from Shandong to southern Liaoning." Chen Ting said.

"If we can use this plan to relieve the people who suffered from disasters in the Ming Dynasty and bring us new labor, it can be regarded as doing good deeds for our Liao army. Hundreds of millions of people in Ming Dynasty are in dire straits, and we can only help a little. Make a point." Chu Yun said.

"Yes, natural and man-made disasters have been raging recently, especially in northern Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Gansu. Shandong, Fujian, and Lianghu have more or less encountered natural disasters. Anyway, it is relatively calm outside our customs." Chen Ting said.

"Emperor Chongzhen must be busy putting out fires everywhere. Haha, compared to His Majesty, I, the Liaodong General, are more comfortable." Chu Yun said.

"Isn't it? My lord often goes out with the army, and he's just a hands-off shopkeeper, but we are too busy as subordinates." Chen Ting's face was black.

"This is the biggest difference between us and the imperial court. Emperor Chongzhen had to do everything himself, and all the officials in the imperial court were dominated by the Donglin Party. Performing their duties, the army is busy with foreign wars, officials are busy with various constructions, businessmen are busy with making money, civilians are busy with production, and scholars are busy with research. As long as the interior is stable, there will be no problems." Chu Yun said.

His arrival can be regarded as completely breaking and reshaping Liaonan and Liaodong. The management mechanism of Ming Dynasty has gradually disappeared in Liaonan and Liaodong.

"However, adults should not be too optimistic. Take history as a mirror, but when a country is founded, it is often relatively clean. As some disadvantages accumulate, contradictions will appear." Chen Ting said.

"What Mr. Chen said is true." Chu Yun said solemnly.

It is true that he has a vision that transcends this era, but he is not a god. He really needs to humbly accept some advice from old scholars such as Chen Ting.

"My lord, I see that Major Ella from the Intelligence Department has been waiting for you for a long time. I, an old man, will stop nagging." Chen Ting and Chu Yun finished discussing more important matters, then showed meaningful eyes to Chu Yun, and then Leave with officials from various departments.

"This old guy..." Chu Yun shook his head helplessly in response to Chen Ting's sudden change of tone.

Ella, who was waiting silently, also noticed the ambiguous attitude of the crowd, and her pretty face flushed slightly.

But she quickly covered up her embarrassment: "My lord, is this expedition going well?"

"Well, it's thanks to your intelligence department who instigated Li Guozhu, one of the Eighteen Zhi, otherwise the naval fleet would have to pay more casualties to defeat Zheng Zhilong." Chu Yun said.

"It should be attributed to the military lord who arranged it properly, and specially ordered our intelligence department to set up a working group to deal with pirates on the southeast coast." Ella said.

"When will you learn to flatter..." Chu Yun couldn't help rolling his eyes, "Don't be taught by those old fritters."

　Thank you for not being handsome, why do you choose this name, Zitong is the cutest, the little man's small growth, and all the book friends.

　　
　
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