The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 281 Chapter 279 Why do you feel that Beixiang has become more honest in the past two years?
"Uncle, in less than two months, the grain in the fields will be ripe. The rainfall this year is not bad. I also went to the fields below and I feel that the harvest is guaranteed. Is there any forecast from the Administration Office? Estimate? Based on the current situation, can the grain produced in our territory be enough for the people to eat for a year? "

The resettlement work for the refugees, which started in August last year, came to an end at the end of April this year.According to statistics, a total of about 11 people poured into Yungu during this wave, of which more than 9 fled from Dazheng.

The influx of so many people has been a headache for several months. Fortunately, now that we can see the hope of a good harvest, the pressure has been relieved a lot.The rain this year has been adequate, and the re-cultivation of abandoned fields has been going well. Song Yingkui is still confident in self-sufficiency in food production.

"If nothing else, it should be enough for food. This year, our Yungu has added 15 acres of summer grain, of which more than 9 acres are paddy fields, 20 acres of autumn fields, of which [-] acres are paddy fields! Add to that This year's harvest looks better than last year's. Judging from this, no matter what, it's enough!" The second uncle is also very optimistic about this year's food situation!

"It's a good thing to have enough food. Is the situation in Dazheng this year better than last year? My opinion is that the scale of external food purchases should not be reduced too much. Taking advantage of the good harvest this year, it is necessary to make appropriate reserves. In case something unexpected happens again, we will have no food to use." So far, although we have encountered two major droughts, God is kind and there has not been successive droughts, otherwise it would be really difficult to celebrate the New Year.

"Since the introduction of paper money and banknotes, the savings in our treasury have been increasing day by day. It is indeed necessary to spend some money to purchase food for emergencies. With this year's bottom line, the [-] refugees we have accepted can be considered stable. I can calm down a lot. But looking at this year's trend, there will still be [-] to [-] people coming to Yungu to make a living by the end of the year, and the refugee resettlement issues still cannot be relaxed. Commander, the next move to the democratic resettlement area will be Where is it? There are not many good vacant lands under our control now."

After taking advantage of the demographic dividend of 11 refugees, the total population under Yungu's rule exceeded 40, and the shortage of human resources was greatly alleviated.

However, what followed was that the land began to become tense. To be precise, grain-producing land with good irrigation conditions was scarce, and there were plenty of it in Yungu, a mountainous and dry land.

"The shortage of good land is indeed a problem. It is estimated that if Wazhou can find a way to develop [-] to [-] acres of paddy fields, it will be overwhelming! The situation in Hezhou and Huangshui District is similar, while in other places, there is almost no development. Conditions for paddy fields with stable water sources.

Without paddy fields, it is difficult to guarantee a harvest. When there are too many people, there will be problems if there is a drought.But where can we get some paddy fields from? "

Song Yingkui found out somewhat pessimistically that based on the current land conditions under Yungu's rule, a population structure of about 40 seems to be the most reasonable. If the population grows further, the stability of food supply will be challenged!

According to this logic, in the first year of Jingli, there were about 60 people living in the Yungu area. It was obviously beyond the comfort zone of the population. It is not surprising that feudal chaos occurred!

"If you want to find good paddy fields, there is one place you can consider, which is the area around Pingchuan Prefecture and Jingyuan Fort. There is a large area of ​​Pingchuan there, and it is also close to the Yellow River! At that time, Governor Zhao once thought of opening a canal in Jingyuan Fort, and in Pingchuan The state used the field for the military camp. However, because the water potential was too low, it was not easy to open the canal. I saw that it is easy to lift water with the large water truck we have built in Wazhou. It is not difficult to open another 30 million acres of paddy field in Pingchuan!" Pingchuan! Can the state develop 30 million acres of paddy fields?This idea that my second uncle came up with is very well-structured!However, during the demarcation negotiations with Beixiang, this place was assigned to Beixiang.

"Uncle, Pingchuan is now in the hands of Beixiang. We have no plans to quarrel with him for the time being. However, it is good to have some plans. Anyway, within three to five years, we will be able to have the conditions to argue with Beixiang again!"

This year and next, the conflict between man and land will not be a problem under Yungu's rule. In two years, the two infantry regiments should be able to be converted into bicycles, and Yungu will not be afraid of launching an all-out war with Beixiang.Are these 30 million acres of paddy fields in Pingchuan just what you want?
"In the past two years, Thief Xiang has been quite stable. He will no longer cause trouble with us, otherwise, he can take the opportunity to occupy Pingchuan! For the time being, let them control it for two years." Yun Gu fought several battles with Bei Xiang The army took advantage of him, so that as a civil servant, the second uncle was a bit warlike. He was very confident in the combat power of the Yungu army.

Beixiang has been stable in the past two years?It seems that this is really the case.In the past two years, not only did they not organize a war against the Yungu Army or the Guining Army, there were no conflicts on the border between the two sides.Even Dazheng seems to be at peace with Beixiang. If you think about it carefully, it seems a bit unreasonable.

If it is Dazheng, it is nothing if it does not go to war for two years, but it is very weird for the Beixiang regime to go without war for two years.Because they founded their country through war, wars of varying sizes have been organized basically every winter since the founding of the country.Fundamentally speaking, the predatory nature of nomadic regimes is hard to change.

Another thing is, after they have crude firearms, they have no reason to stay in their old nest. They can't get any advantage from the Yungu Army. They still have some advantages over Da Zheng, but why do they treat Da Zheng so much? Zheng didn't take action either?
The specific reason is unknown, so there is no need to worry about their affairs for the time being. It is better to worry about your own affairs first.

"Today, the most unsatisfactory place in our territory is the Yuyuan River. This place is now the most sparsely populated. Originally, Yuyuan should be the key area for the resettlement of refugees in the future, but Yuyuan is a dry river. If you are lucky, It's not good. There was a drought in the first year or two after resettlement, and the people couldn't stand on their feet, which was very difficult to deal with." Under Yungu's rule, most of the areas affected by the war have regained their vitality, except for Yu Yuan looked like a scar, and his eyes were still desolate, which made Song Yingkui feel very uncomfortable.

Song Yingkui actually wanted to put the refugees who were being collected one after another into Yuyuanchuan.But the poor irrigation conditions of Yuyuan River make people undecided.The Yungu Army did not have the strength to develop such a large area regardless of cost in three to five years.

"The area near the mouth of Xingyue Gorge in Yuyuanchuan County has the conditions to build [-] to [-] acres of paddy fields. Let's fill in some households in this area first, and then slowly map out other places. Over time, we can always make progress. The Yuhara River was restored.”

"This is the truth, but Yuyuan cannot afford it, and Wazhou is not prosperous. Wazhou and Sichuan are small, and if they rely on their own farming, they can support a population of less than 10! It is difficult for Wazhou to become a big city with only 10 people . Without the support of Yuyuanchuan’s population and products, it would be difficult for Wazhou to fulfill its responsibilities.” Wazhouchuan has a population of 10, which does not mean that Wazhou City has a population of [-]. If Yuyuanchuan does not regain its vitality, Wazhou’s urban population will be at least [-]. Ten thousand to twenty thousand, which simply cannot meet Song Yingkui's expectation of building Wazhou into a big industrial city!

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