When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

"Beibo, we have found out through investigation. Most of the nomads who violated the border this time were from the Wuzhong clan who fled back then.

In addition, the Deer Tribe also participated.”

Xin Qu got the information and read it carefully.

A big reason why the Lu tribe came here was because of the war in Liaoning.

In order to speed up local development, the Liaodi lords of Yan State, in addition to launching normal wars against the Wimen, also actively purchased slaves from tribes such as Sushen.

For a time, the price of slaves in Northeast China skyrocketed.

It should be noted that China is still in a warm period at present. That is, due to the changes in the weather in recent years, it seems cold. But for Xin Qu who came to the Northeast in later generations, the weather in the Northeast is actually definitely warm.

Therefore, the population of Northeast China is only increasing.

A rough estimate is that there are about 1.2 million of them, but they are distributed in a scattered and complex manner in forests, plains, riverbanks, and swamp edges. They mostly make a living by fishing, hunting, and gathering, and by doing half farming and half animal husbandry.

This time, the Mo clan of the Zi surname was once again thrown into the northeast. In addition, the civil war of the Wuzhong clan collapsed, the fleeing tribes invaded the land of local forces, and there was a slave war between the Wimeng and Sushen.

It can be said that the Northeast is in chaos!
Moreover, the speed at which Sushen's overall strength developed was beyond imagination.

First, the Mo family with the surname Zi returned. They needed to prove themselves first, so they started to attack their former enemies.

Some of these people held on, while others moved south.

One third of the population of the Liaodi Lords came from the defeated tribes.

With the support of these defeated tribes, the Liao lords relied on these people to invest in and trade with the resilient Sushen and Wimen tribes, thereby popularizing the city culture of Yan.

Throughout the Northeast, every tribe with a population of over a thousand has a governance plan that imitates the Yan State to a certain extent.

That is, cities, towns, countries and borders each have their own divisions.

The feudal system of feudal lords is abolishing the traditional aristocratic slavery.

It can be said that over the past one or two years, the tribes in the Northeast have tended to disintegrate and are rushing towards statehood.

Once the federalization is completed, the intensity of the war in the Northeast will only increase.

As for the productivity and related production tools required for statehood, Yan State can provide them.

Over the years, Yan's stone farming tools were being replaced by iron tools.

It would be a waste to just pile up the polished stone tools accumulated over many years of development, so some Sushen forces that were friendly to the State of Yan exchanged these farming tools for furs and slaves, and then put them into production, gradually strengthening the development of their headquarters.

Therefore, even if the Shilu tribe had always lived in the area south of the Greater Khingan Range and north of the Mohe River, they were inevitably integrated into the governance circle of the Northeast ethnic groups because of invasions by in-laws and defeated enemies.

In short, the development of the Deer Tribe has reached a bottleneck period. The climate in the north has changed in recent years, and they have to split up the tribe and survive on their own. So some people began to follow Wuzhong and leave, switching from reindeer husbandry in the forest to a new nomadic economy.

Eventually, this group of nomadic forces was formed.

But they had not yet broken away from the traditional tribal warfare plan, which was why they were wiped out.

If the tribes that fled back this time roll up again, I'm afraid that within three to five years, another group of people will come.

"The Great Wall, the Great Wall." Xin Qu tapped the table with his fingers, "It will take too much manpower to build the Great Wall. I'd better not think about building it before I can take in the entire Central Plains population of four or five million.

First build a castle, and then gradually transform the forces within the farming line from nomadic to sedentary.

It seems that the cause of educational assimilation cannot be delayed.”

Xin Qu received these memorials, then took out the documents requesting merit sent by the General Zhenxi's Mansion, took a quick look at them, and finding that there were basically no problems, he began to arrange their positions and promotions.

After finishing writing, Xin Qu began to focus on the plans that needed to be made for next year.

The top priority, naturally, is water conservancy.

It is true that the main channel of the Haihe River has been repaired, but the surrounding water systems are still quite chaotic and complicated and must be optimized. At the same time, it is also necessary to add reservoirs in the middle and upper reaches of the Haihe River to store water.

The upper reaches of the Haihe River, namely Changping, Miyun and other places, are mostly seasonal rivers.

It usually rains a lot only in summer, and sometimes it freezes due to weather conditions.

But this is a low-probability event during the warm period.

Therefore, in order to ensure that ships can still navigate Beijing’s rivers in autumn and winter, it is necessary to add reservoirs.

At the same time, large areas of saline-alkali mudflats in the middle and lower reaches of the Haihe River need to be transformed and the salt needs to be washed away.

This also requires the support of the Yellow River. Therefore, next year, two more reservoirs will be added to the existing ones to ensure that the saline-alkali mudflats in Tianjin and Yongping can be used for salt washing and cultivation.

To increase the development prospects of the Yannan Plain.

This project will require at least 10,000 workers to start storing water before next autumn...

Then the next target is the mining industry.

The task of bringing steel onto the historical stage is urgent.

Otherwise, it may hinder future development.

Therefore, mining, metallurgy, and forging are short of at least 20,000 people...

After Xin Qu finished his calculations, his brows furrowed.

Reservoirs, mining, and metallurgy consume so much energy. What if machines are added?

"Wooden rafts, water rafts, bellows, windmills..." Xin Qu calculated quickly, "At least 1,200 craftsmen are needed to fill the gap of 10,000 people.

That still leaves a gap of 20,000...which is still too many.

Once 20,000 people are withdrawn, reclamation, training and warfare will be seriously affected.

After all, these 20,000 people have to be strong men. "

"Is there any other way?" Xin Qu stood up and paced, looking anxious. "I can directly take 3,000 of the eunuch slaves that were added this time, and the rest will have to be distributed and rewarded according to merit."

But this gap... is still too big.

"How about mobilizing the craftsmen in advance? Those guys have been learning the technology for more than a year, so they should be ready for use. However, the workload will definitely be high. What if... that's all. No one can be exempted from the sacrifices on the road to development."

Xin Qu made up his mind and continued to think.

It is not difficult to mobilize more than a thousand craftsmen. He has also trained a group of young people over the years, and it is just a matter of putting them into use in advance.

However, it is likely to shorten their lifespan. After all, a lot of work needs to be done in the wilderness, an undeveloped wilderness. For people, opening up wasteland means a life-threatening situation, which is not easy.

But in an age when most people die in their twenties or thirties, this group of young people will most likely die in their twenties or thirties instead of in their forties or fifties, which is also in line with the expectations of this era for the general human lifespan.

So, the impact is not big.

Almost. One craftsman can do the work of seven or eight people, and more than a thousand can do the work of ten thousand people.

Adding the three thousand slaves, the gap is still around seven thousand people.

Seven thousand people... is not a small number.

To put it bluntly, the State of Yan has no foundation. Nowadays, men are basically the main force of every family. Behind every 7,000 men are 7,000 families.

Even if a thousand men died, it would affect four or five thousand people.

So, is there any other way to reduce the losses?

"Calm down." Xin Qu pushed open the window, letting in the cold winter wind, which made his troubled heart feel a little relieved. "It is definitely not possible to buy slaves from abroad.

We must find a way to make another big profit.

It is not easy to fight in the south, nor in the northeast. After all, the south is the sphere of influence of the Shang clan. If things get out of hand, a decisive battle may have to be fought in advance. In addition, it is not advisable to go south before the canal is completed, as there are miasma swamps at the turn of spring and summer.

The same is true for the Northeast, which is too scattered to be attacked.

To the east is the sea, and there is nothing to fish.

The only place we can fight is the west.

It was not possible for Tufang to break off relations with him for the time being, as Qiongfang had also made concessions to him before. Julong clan paid tribute to both sides, one to Yan State and the other to Qiongfang. With him blocking both sides, they could not fight for the time being.

The Guifang have been very obedient recently, and after the battle at the Zhenxi General's Mansion, it is estimated that the Guifang will become even more obedient.

She Fang is hiding in the northern Shaanxi Plateau, amidst the thousands of ravines and gullies, where can we find him?

Damn it! There are either allies and friends around, those who are hard to find, or those who you can't afford to offend for the time being.

No wonder the Yan State developed so slowly in history! It took hundreds of years just to develop the land in the early stages! But now is the time to consolidate the foundation. If we don’t build water conservancy projects, how can we talk about the future? "

"Clan leader, the envoy of Weishan clan has arrived, saying that he is here to borrow troops on behalf of the royal family." (End of this chapter)