Man Tanghong

Chapter 739 Ren Gui's Unwillingness

However, the population of the Tang Dynasty is currently scarce, and its military strength is limited. In addition to defending the safety of Chang'an City, the existing soldiers and horses also need to maintain the stability of various places, as well as the repeated invasion of the border, so there are not so many soldiers and horses devoted to farming in Lingnan. among.

Therefore, in order to develop the rice planting industry, it is still necessary to give priority to the already stable areas.

After all, there will be no major changes in the already stable place, nor will it cause too much nuisance. The imperial court only needs to send some people who know how to grow rice to guide the people to grow rice, and develop all the paddy fields that can be developed If it comes out, Datang's grain can be doubled, or even more.

So now there is absolutely no need to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to develop Lingnan, to guide and enslave those natives to help Datang farm.

As Feng Zhidai said, the nature of the natives is innocent, and they have been used to unfettered savage life, and any behavior that changes their living habits will be subject to wild revenge from them.

Therefore, if Datang wanted to guide and enslave those native people to help cultivate the land, he had to send an army that could resist the poisonous insects and miasma, drive them out of the mountains by plowing the land, and then use the same way to treat slaves, Disrupt them, reorganize them, and organize them into batches of peasant households to open up mountains and reclaim wasteland to take care of agriculture and mulberry.

In this process, Datang not only had to send a large number of soldiers and horses to stare at them, but also sent a large number of officials to teach them.

The soldiers of Datang had to guard against their surprise attacks, assassinations, and riots all the time.

During the whole process, Datang had to pay a lot and spend a lot of time.

If Datang has a population of [-] million or more, then Datang can afford it and consume it.

But Datang now has only 180 million households, less than 200 million households.

Therefore, Datang does not need to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to develop Lingnan at this stage.

After all, Datang has not yet used up the land that Datang has developed, and it would be a waste of people and money to open up wasteland.

So even though Li Yuanji was in favor of Ren Gui's idea, he helped Feng Zhidai pour cold water on Ren Gui, "Mr. Ren, your idea is good, but what Zhidai said is true.

It takes a lot of manpower and material resources to open up wasteland in Lingnan and drive those natives in Lingnan to help us cultivate the land.

My Tang Dynasty not only had to spend a lot of soldiers and horses to drive those natives out of the mountains, but also had to leave a lot of soldiers and horses to stare at them.

In addition, we have to provide a lot of farm implements, a lot of clothing, a lot of houses.

These all cost money.

The most important thing is that we have to dredge the land and water routes from Lingnan to all parts of Datang.

It also costs money, and a lot of it.

More importantly, a lot of labor has to be conscripted.

Just like Emperor Yang of Sui built the Grand Canal in the past.

So we have to think twice.

I don't want to follow in the footsteps of Emperor Sui Yang, and I don't want my Li family to follow in Yang's footsteps. "

When Emperor Sui Yang was mentioned and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal built by Emperor Sui Yang was mentioned, Ren Gui immediately calmed down.

Although the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal built by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty will benefit the future, it will harm the present.

It was because Emperor Sui Yang insisted on building such a huge project as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal that the people on both sides of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal were full of resentment towards the former Sui Dynasty.

Coupled with the fact that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was defeated again and again during the three conquests of Goguryeo, many ambitious people saw that the former Sui Dynasty was already strong in the outside world, and only then did the 72 routes fight against the king and compete in the troubled times of the former Sui Dynasty.

Although Ren Gui hoped to develop Lingnan as soon as possible and use it to benefit the people of Datang and make a name for himself in life and death, he didn't want Datang to return to the troubled times, and he didn't want the world to have conflicts again.

After all, if the world becomes chaotic again, the country in the Central Plains will really be over, and then it will be a tragedy of alien races competing for the throne.

The current Dingkou in the Central Plains can no longer stand the toss of any war. If there is another toss, Dingkou in the Central Plains may be on the same level as Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla.

This is something that no one who cares about family, country and the world wants to see.

"The minister understands the serious relationship, but the minister is not reconciled!"

Ren Gui said with a long sigh.

He already knew that there is a place where rice can be harvested twice a year, or even three times a year.

As long as this place can be utilized, Datang's food worries can be completely solved.

But now he can only watch it, but not use it, and he is really unhappy.

He is already old, and no one knows how many more years he will live.

Whether we can still see Datang developing Lingnan, and whether we can preside over the development of Lingnan, no one can say for sure.

He felt that he might not be able to wait for that time, so he was very unwilling.

After all, it's okay if he doesn't know about this kind of work that benefits the country and benefits the future. If he knows it, but he can't get involved, it will become his lifelong regret.

Li Yuanji smiled and explained: "I know you are not reconciled, and I am not reconciled, but no matter what we do, we have to move forward step by step in a down-to-earth manner, we cannot run, let alone leap.

Otherwise, even if we get things done, it may not be good for Datang.

So we can't be impatient. "

Ren Gui sighed again and said, "I understand the truth, but I just don't want to be reconciled."

Li Yuanji continued with a smile: "There is nothing to be reconciled to. Although we can't farm in Lingnan now, we can farm in many places in the south of the Yangtze River.

Those places where pigs and dragons are rampant, and they are called water marshes, aren't they just good places to grow rice?

You just need to reclaim these places and plant rice. Even if you can't do two crops a year, or three crops a year, you can grow a lot of food for my Tang Dynasty. "

Ren Gui thought about it for a while, then cheered up and said, "That's right, using those water lakes in the south of the Yangtze River can indeed cultivate a lot of paddy fields.

As long as all the rice can be planted on it, Jiangnan will no longer have to worry about food, and it can be used to help various places in the north through water transportation. "

Li Yuanji nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, the most important thing is that once there are more paddy fields in Jiangnan, there will be more Dingkou in Jiangnan. After all the paddy fields in Jiangnan are planted, we can start to cultivate paddy fields in Lingnan up.

Although we can't reclaim a large area of ​​paddy fields in Lingnan now, we can let Feng take the lead and try to find a place in Lingnan that has been Sinicized first, and see what kind of method can save us time and effort in Lingnan. Open up wasteland and farm.

Once we figure out the way, it will be easier for us to start Lingnan in the future. "

In short, it is to build a test field in Lingnan first.

How to do it, let Feng An figure it out.

Anyway, there are not only natives in Lingnan, but also many Han Chinese who were redistributed or fled to escape the war.

As long as Feng An can make use of these people and find a better experimental field, he will be able to find out a way to promote rice in Lingnan on a large scale.

When it comes to farming, the Han people are always full of enthusiasm. As long as a qualified experimental field can be found in the local area, and the method of farming in the local area can be found out, the local Han people will gather spontaneously without the court asking. Land reclamation and farming in a large area in the local area.

When the imperial court enters the arena, it will be very easy with them taking the lead.

Many things are like this. It is very difficult to do it directly, but if you go around it, it will become very easy.

Ren Gui seemed to be inspired, her eyes became eager again, "Yes, yes, you can let Mr. Feng reclaim a paddy field first, or let the people of Linyi help to try."

Anyway, Ren Gui didn't intend to let Lin Yi go anyway.

Who made Linyi's rice crops three crops a year?

There is a saying that goes like this, everyone is innocent, but pregnant is guilty.

Without strong strength, and occupying such a precious land, who does Datang not covet you covet?

Li Yuanji said angrily and amusedly: "You mean you don't plan to let Lin Yi go, right?"

Ren Gui asked with a strange face: "What do you mean not to let them go? They are my Datang's vassals. If I ask them to do something, I still need to ask for their consent?"

What he said was very domineering, but Feng Zhidai didn't like it very much.

Because Li Yuanji didn't seem to ask his father and his permission when he proposed to let his father reclaim a paddy field for a try.

Li Yuanji was speechless by Ren Gui, and could only laugh and cry: "Since you think this is feasible, then you can try it. I will give you full responsibility for this matter, and I will transfer Samurai Ling and Niu Xiu , Qiu Shili, Wu Guang and the others are assisting you."

Samurai Ling is a master of agriculture who concentrates on farming. With his help, Ren Gui will get twice the result with half the effort in promoting rice.

Niu Xiu, Qiu Shili, Wu Guang and others were purely transferred to Ren Gui's subordinates as thugs.

Not only that, but those soldiers under Li Xiaogong who know how to fight in water will also be transferred under Ren Gui.

Reclaiming paddy fields and promoting rice planting at this time does not mean that you can lead a group of people and bring farm tools. You must bring a large army to wipe out the water bandits and the flooded crocodiles in the water.

Crocodiles are swine dragons.

When Ren Gui heard this, she bowed gratefully and thanked her.

It is definitely a great favor for him to send four civil and military men to him in one breath, three of whom are princes, to assist him together.

After thanking Ren Gui, she asked with some doubts: "Your Highness is going to use people from the Qiu family?"

Li Yuanji nodded.

It won't work if you don't enable it.

As the Qin royal party, the Qiu family was very embarrassed after Li Shimin's downfall.

Although there are a lot of ministers, the court doesn't take them with them no matter what they discuss, and they don't use them, which makes them very flustered.

After Yu Zhining and others were dispatched, the Qiu family was completely panicked, and then went through Li Xiuning's door, asking Li Xiuning to speak well for them.

Li Xiuning is a man of friendship, unable to bear Qiu Shi's stalking, finally ran into the palace to help Qiu Shi say a lot of good things.

He could not sell Qiu's face, but he had to sell Li Xiuning's. In the end, he could only pick Qiu Shili out and let him promote rice with Ren Gui.

(End of this chapter)