Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 614
Sun Xiangfu knew that Li Tai's thoughts could not be changed because of his own ideological education, so he didn't intend to say too much. If his rebellious thoughts were aroused and had the opposite effect, it would be bad.

However, since then, Li Tai did not do any boring things to harass Sun Xiaomei.

At the wharf of Xunyang County, Li Shimin boarded the big ship that had been waiting here for a long time. The concrete road leading to here from Chang'an will be repaired soon. Afterwards, the official team will leave Chang'an, and they can board the ship here and go south within a day, sailing day and night. It takes four or five days to reach Jingxiang, which is not far from the straight line of Guanzhong. If some places are slightly dredged, the entire boat trip may be even faster.

The team going south this time is not small. Except that they did not bring any troops, it is almost the same as Li Shimin's lineup to Dingxiang last year. Empress Changsun and several concubines of Li Shimin are also on the list. Anyway, Chang'an needs Empress Changsun to preside over the matter in person this year. , It's just Li Mengjiang's wedding in the second half of the year, and I'm in a hurry to come back after going to Lingnan.

"Your Majesty, I heard that my brother is building Jiangling City as his capital, which is much larger than Luoyang. However, Shannan Road is not as prosperous as Guanzhong. Will such a large city be empty after it is built?" Above her head, Empress Changsun, who was looking at the scenery along the Han River, asked Li Shimin.

Li Shimin smiled and replied, "The current Shannan Road may not be as prosperous as Guanzhong, but in the future, it may not be so. You forgot, Sun Zhengming is there now."

Empress Changsun laughed when she heard the words, "I heard that in Miwei's report, Jiuyuan County, where he is located, was described as like a world of Datong. I want to see what kind of paradise this Jiuyuan County is. .”

"The paradise on earth, hehe, the description is really appropriate. The people there, besides working every day, sing and dance every day. It is really a paradise on earth. If all the counties in Shannan Road are like this, its The level of prosperity may even exceed that of Guanzhong.”

"More than Guanzhong? How is it possible? The population of Guanzhong is several times larger than that of Shannan Road. Moreover, there are big industrial cities like Weinan, which constantly absorb foreigners and manufacture goods for the whole world. No matter how capable they are, it is impossible. Let Shannan Road surpass Guanzhong!" Empress Changsun said in surprise.

Li Shimin continued to laugh and said, "You don't know that. The Shannan Road extends in all directions, with the convenience of the Han River and the Yangtze River waterway. It is the heart of my Tang Dynasty. It can go in any direction and absorb the surrounding population, but it is worse than Guanzhong. Hurry up, and besides, the embankment built by Sun Zhengming is the land with the highest yield and the strongest disaster resistance among the existing land in our Tang Dynasty. Each household in the embankment only needs to plant [-] mu of land, The output of [-] mu of land planted by people in other places is even higher, do you know how fast the population of Jiuyuan County is growing?"

Empress Changsun shook her head and said again, "Jiuyuan County has only been established for one year, no matter how fast it is, it won't go anywhere soon!"

"That's right! Jiuyuan County has only been established for one year, but three of them have been built for more than three years. The more than 5000 households in these three fields alone, in the past three years, the new More than 6000 newborns have been added. In the entire Jiuyuan County, there are [-] households. From the completion of the construction of these three fields to the completion of the construction of all nine fields, a total of more than [-] newborns have been added, including male babies. There are more than [-], and with this data, no one has to admit that what Sun Zhengming said is correct."

"What?"

Li Shimin smiled and replied, "He said that it is a fertile land, suitable for childbearing. Now, many wealthy households in Guanzhong are seeking children, and they take their wives and concubines to visit there, just wanting to have more children." child."

In three years, more than 1 newborns have been added. In other words, almost [-]% to [-]% of families have had a child in these three years, and they survived. This growth rate is really fast enough. The reason why there are several streets in any other place in the Tang Dynasty is that some of them are gradually built up in the follow-up. If the current population of the entire county is calculated, it is estimated that there are [-] people a year. Many newborns were born.

After all, in the absence of family planning and contraceptive measures, the common people have no financial pressure, and most of them can keep having one child for more than a year. Many of them are in their thirties, and they are called old women in this era. Women can still give birth. Taking [-] households as the base, basically one-third of the households have a newborn every year. This data is not too fast when compared with the later Taizu's promotion of my country's population development.

"The concubine understands why His Majesty brought all the younger sisters with her. If I think about it, I will also go to Jiuyuan County to get a taste of the treasure land."

Empress Changsun is more concerned about the growth of the Li clan than Yu Xiuer is about the growth of the Sun clan. Earlier, when Sun Simiao helped her treat her qi disease, she said that it would be best for her not to have children. Qi disease has seldom occurred, and his health is much better than before, but he wants to help Li Shimin make a living again.

Speaking of this, Li Shimin blushed and said, "The number of Han people in our Tang Dynasty has always been relatively small, less than half of the total population under our rule. For example, the large western countries have a population of more than 2000 million, the Byzantine Empire, and even With a population of more than 4000 million, we are much weaker than them in this regard, and we need to vigorously promote development.”

Empress Changsun understood the hint in Li Shimin's words, nodded and continued, "It seems that there is some reason for Zhengming to advise you to develop internally and accumulate strength."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin said helplessly, "Most of the suggestions made by the ministers are reasonable. Therefore, I usually accept advice with an open mind, but between good and better, I have to make a decision." choose.

In my opinion, even if Wang Hao's remaining manpower is not useful, it is beneficial to our Tang Dynasty to let them disrupt the West. The Western countries are weakened in the war, but my Tang Dynasty is concentrating on developing upwards. In just a few years, when my horse steps into the Western Regions, it will surely become a smashing force.

And Zhengming's heart is too kind, he is unwilling to sacrifice too many people's lives on the way of conquest and expansion. According to his strategy, although it is feasible, it is too slow. I am afraid that I may not be able to see me in my lifetime The day when Datang achieves great unification, this is the reason why I am unwilling to adopt his strategy.

What's more, this time he violated my taboo again, secretly instigating old people and destroying my layout. After going to Shannan Road, I will definitely reprimand him. "

"Old old? Zhengming can still mobilize the army now?"

Li Shimin shook his head and replied, "It's not the army, it's the people from the Overseas Exploration Company, headed by his former guard commander Zhao Long. Alright, in this way, those people left by Wang Hao can be absolutely controlled in our hands."

Back in time a month ago, when Zhao Long returned to Weinan Shipyard to take over the new ship and was about to do sailing training, he received a message from Zhang Ke. Some of the latest researched equipment has received a lot, and it is called a test together. Naturally, such sensitive news reached Li Shimin on the same day.

The secret guard system monitors weapons very closely, but Li Shimin didn't think there was any problem at that time, but two days later, the news of Lingnan Feng An's dispatch of troops to sea also spread, and Zhao Long took over together. Ten large Baotou steel ships, all the experienced sailors under his command, and a few new crew members who needed training, rushed to the Yongji Canal and headed straight for the East China Sea. sent a letter.

Then, when Zhao Long's fleet went around the peninsula and headed straight for the country of Wa, they met Zhang Gongjin on the sea. However, Zhang Gongjin did not prevent Zhao Long from going to the country of Wa, but personally brought [-] Liaodong Navy along with him. Go to Wa country.

Ever since Wang Hao escaped from Yunnan, the country of Wa was like a closed country. In the past two years, several groups of envoys and some merchants engaged in shipping business were all intercepted and killed by Wang Hao's people. , His subordinates also started to land, captured a large number of young and strong on the shore, established a stronghold in a seaport on Kyushu Island, and continued to absorb nutrients from the war based on the population of the Wa Kingdom. Not many, after the huge battle damage in Goguryeo, the most civilized young adults who can be used in the military are at most 10,000+. After Wang Hao’s people captured and killed more than ten thousand young adults, they have already It hurt the foundation of the Japanese country.

Emperor Stableto had no choice but to organize an army to eradicate this force. No, Stableto prepared for more than two years, and finally organized a land and water army of more than [-]. When he was about to go to Kyushu Island to wipe out this force, he was killed Zhao Long and Zhang Gongjin caught up.

Li Shimin has long been dissatisfied with the Wa Kingdom, the only country in East Asia that has not yet been assigned to the Tang Dynasty. The task he entrusted to Zhang Gongjin is to teach the Wa Kingdom how to behave. Domestic areas rich in gold mines and silver mines are occupied. At present, the development speed of Datang is too fast. Although gold and silver currencies are inflow, the currency on the market is still in short supply, because after the newly minted coins are issued, they flow out There are also many.

On the large Baotou steel ship with a load of more than 3 shi, Zhang Gongjin and Zhao Long each held a telescope and looked at the situation in the harbor of Kyushu Island. Here, there are at least 3000 small warships with a load of no more than a thousand shi. There is also the banner of the Japanese royal family.

On the coast, however, it is in a kind of war confrontation. Zhang Gongjin and Zhao Long both know from the subtle pictures seen in the telescope that the war here has probably been going on for a while, and the situation is that the defending side is dying. .

There were not many people left by Wang Hao on the Japanese side, only a few hundred people. The reason why their power has reached the point where they almost control the entire Kyushu Island is because they used force, or money and materials, etc. to lure and gather. There are a large number of Japanese locals, but after the Japanese emperor's stable households came to the battlefield in person, these Japanese locals who were recruited by them defected or even turned against each other. This caused their sea troops to be ten times larger than Their Japanese army was defeated, and the land fortress was also besieged by the Japanese army. Taking advantage of the city's location and equipment advantages, they defended for a long time, but it was actually a matter of time before they were wiped out.

"Governor, there are ships coming from the Wa Kingdom, and they should have sent envoys to negotiate with us." Zhao Long, who is familiar with the sea conditions and the official system of the Wa Kingdom, explained to Zhang Gongjin.

In the current era, there are no ships from any country. The warships of the Datang Navy are so huge, especially the Baotou steel warships with more than 3 shi. In the case of no heavy cargo, the height of the ship’s side is enough to make people think. Enemies who want to jump off the ship and start a hand-to-hand battle are desperate. From a long distance, it can be daunting. Therefore, when seeing these big ships approaching the port, the entire harbor becomes terribly quiet, No. [-] Stable House Time sent envoys to inquire about the situation.

"Can you destroy the ships they sent over? The governor thinks that it will be easier to do things after destroying the sea power of the Japanese country first." The distance between the two warships is still nearly a thousand meters, and Zhang Gongjin accepted it. The telescope asked Zhao Long.

"Hehe, I think so too. However, this trivial matter should be handled by my subordinates. Please also order the warships of the Liaodong Navy to line up on the sea to form an encirclement circle to prevent any slipping through the net." fish."

"You only have ten ships, more than 3000 people, and the Japanese Navy, but there are thousands of warships, at least 3 or [-] people. Can you take it down?"

"This sea battle is nothing like the water battle in the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. Just look at it." Zhao Long gave Zhang Gongjin a reassuring look. After walking to the flagship's podium, he immediately asked the sailor who sent the order to blow the horn and waved After raising the command flag, immediately, the huge hull began to adjust on the sea surface, forming a formation.

(End of this chapter)