Wentang

Chapter 687 Li Chengqian's Development Plan

"I don't have anything to say, but have you figured out what to do there and how to start the work?" Yue Shan said.

"I was about to ask you for advice, but I have some ideas that I don't know if it's right." Li Chengqian said.

"Okay, let's talk in your study." Yue Shan nodded.

So Li Chengqian led the two of them to the study.

After taking his seat, Li Chengqian took out a pair of maps and put them on the table, "Teacher, take a look."

Looking at Yueshan, this is a map of the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The outline of the Hunan and Hubei roads is circled with a bold red pen, and rivers, towns, etc. are all marked.

"The two lakes road is close to the Yangtze River, which is convenient for water transportation...especially Ezhou, which is the confluence of the Han River and the Yangtze River, and connects dozens of states..." Li Chengqian first introduced the geographical situation of the two lakes road, and then introduced the local situation:

"Before, the center of gravity of the imperial court was always in the Yellow River Basin in the north, and it didn't pay much attention to the Yangtze River Basin, so this place is relatively backward and the population is relatively sparse..."

"Although the situation here is much better than that in Lingnan, there are still beasts haunting it from time to time... and water bandits are rampant here, looting houses and robbing passing merchant ships..."

"I have had people investigate. Most of the water bandits are dressed up by local people. They are bandits when they are busy working in the fields. When the government comes to suppress them, they hide at home. It is difficult for people who are not familiar with them to tell them apart."

"These are disadvantages, but there are also advantages. The aristocratic families here are powerful and weak, and there are very few families that can really be called. The most famous one is the Jiangxia Xu family, so there is a big obstacle for me to go to work."

Yue Shan nodded, regardless of what he was going to do, at least he did his homework well.I have a very thorough understanding of the situation on the Lianghu Road, so I don't go to the place and don't know anything.

As for the powerful families... the great families in the south of the Yangtze River are all concentrated in Suzhou, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and other places along the Grand Canal.The two lakes area is still a desolate place at this time, there is no oil and water, and they are definitely not willing to gather here.

The only one who can be ranked is the Xu family in Jiangxia. During the Li Zhi period, the Xu family had a prime minister named Xu Yushi.You may not be familiar with this person, but you must know about another person.

Li Bai.

After Li Bai came to Datang from Suiye City, he was introduced by a friend to Master Xu Yu's granddaughter, and some people said that he stepped in the door backwards.But no matter which one it is, it is true that he married a girl from the Xu family and gave birth to a son and a daughter.

The relationship between the couple was also very good, but Mrs. Xu's confidante died of illness at a young age, and Li Bai was kicked out of the Xu family and began a life of wandering.

There are no tigers and monkeys in the mountains to call themselves kings. The Xu family is a first-class prominent family in the local area. Even the governor of the state must visit his house first.

However, that was before, and now the imperial court has formally designated Dao as an administrative agency, where Dao Mu and Bie Jia are in charge.Even if the five surnames and seven Wangs are qualified to break their wrists, a county family like the Xu family seems a bit unattractive.

What's more, now that Li Chengqian, who is the prince, has passed by, the Xu family's legs will probably be weak when they hear the news.

Yue Shan asked: "The situation has been understood, where are you going to use as a breakthrough?"

Li Chengqian said confidently: "You once said that no matter what you do, the first thing to do is to maintain stability. Only a stable social environment can have a chance to develop. I will solve the problem of banditry first."

"I plan to divide the plan of suppressing bandits into two steps: the first step is to calm the people, posting posters to advise the people to work with peace of mind, and forget the past mistakes, but if you commit again, you will be punished more severely.

"At the same time, order the local yamen to strictly monitor and control the people under their control, and don't let them wander around at will..."

"The second step is to send troops to encircle and suppress. There are a large number of water bandits in the Lianghu area who specialize in looting houses for a living. These are the key targets."

"Yunmengze is the lair of these water bandits. If officers and soldiers surround and suppress them, they will hide in a hidden place. It is difficult to find them."

"But last year, I sent people into the largest water bandits, and found out their frequent routes and hiding places."

"At that time, I will transfer the Shencheng Navy to go up the river and enter Dongting Lake, and wipe them all out, completely solving the problem of banditry."

Sending spies into the interior a year in advance to find out the location of the water bandits?Yue Shan said with emotion that the power of a country should not be underestimated, especially a huge empire like Datang that is on the rise.

Those water bandits were rampant in the past because the court didn't do anything serious. If you really make up your mind, there are countless ways to eliminate them.

"That's right, you can think that maintaining stability first is half the battle, and then?"

"Then rectify the administration of officials. Only by getting rid of the moths among the officials can various government orders be implemented..." Li Chengqian talked eloquently, explaining his plan in detail.

What counts the population and land, encourages farming and mulberry, builds bridges and paves, repairs cities, etc. with work relief.As for where the money and food come from, it depends on his own ability.

In order for him to truly experience the real situation of local work, Li Shimin did not support him with a penny except for the money and food for resettling immigrants.

need money?Find a way to earn by yourself.Want food?Grow your own or earn money to buy elsewhere.

Therefore, Yue Shan temporarily reserves his opinion on his plan of using work for relief.Apart from this, other plans are quite reliable.but……

"Let's talk about how you plan to resettle the immigrants."

Li Chengqian said: "The two lakes are vast and sparsely populated, and there are large areas of barren land between villages. I plan to use villages as units to insert immigrants into the middle of the aboriginal villages."

"In this way, both parties can communicate with each other and speed up the integration of immigrants into the local area. This is what I came up with based on the method you proposed to accelerate the integration of various ethnic groups 'living together in small settlements'. How about it?"

Seeing Li Chengqian's self-satisfied look, Yue Shan shook his head and said, "It's not very good, it can even be said to be a stupid trick."

"Uh... What's wrong? People from different tribes can use this method, so why can't they be used by the same Han people?" Li Chengqian said in disbelief, his expression froze.

Yue Shan shook his head and explained: "Because they all migrated from all over the world to the territory of the Tang Dynasty. They are all immigrants. They will live wherever the court arranges for them, and no one will discriminate against anyone."

"And they are also eager to integrate into the Tang Dynasty. Now that they are given the opportunity, they will only firmly grasp it and dare not make trouble. To put it a bit cruelly, the chaos in front of us is completely tolerable for the sake of national integration."

"But the Han people are different. They themselves are the people of the Tang Dynasty. Being far away from their hometown has already made them fearful and even resentful. You are forcing them to be placed among a group of aboriginal people, which will only make them feel more insecure."

"As for the aborigines, suddenly there are a group of outsiders vying for their land. Even though it is a wasteland, they don't like others to rob it, so they will definitely hate this group of immigrants."

"Besides, irrigation in the south uses more river water. If there is too much upstream water, the downstream water will not be enough. Local people often fight with each other to grab water, let alone a group of outsiders."

"If you put them together forcibly, it will only create conflicts for them. At that time, all kinds of disputes and frictions will make you exhausted and unable to do anything."

"The best way is to enclose a large piece of land for them alone and let them all live together. Everyone is an immigrant, and they can sign up for a group to keep warm, so they don't feel so uncomfortable."

"As for the issue of integration, you are simply thinking too much. Most of the so-called aborigines in Lianghu Road are Han people who were brought by the Jin family to the south, but this time the immigrants are all Han people from the Central Plains. Both sides are Han people. Also use fusion?"

"But the accents and living habits of the two sides are completely different." Li Chengqian said still unconvinced.

"When the ancestors of the Han people in Lianghu Road traveled south with the Jin family, did their accents and living habits be the same as they are now?" Yue Shan asked rhetorically.

Li Chengqian was at a loss for words.

Yes, the ancestors of these Han people must have spoken with a northern accent when they first migrated to the Jiangnan area, and their living habits and food were all from the north.Not even most of them can swim.

But now, they use Wu Nong's soft language in the Jiangnan area, and they also eat food with southern characteristics.Water skills also seem to be an innate skill, both adults and children can do it.

Therefore, there is no need to deliberately integrate immigrants and aborigines. As long as both sides are settled properly, there will be no difference between the two sides in a few years.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian's complacency disappeared, and he said in frustration: "The teacher taught me that I took it for granted."

Yue Shandao encouraged: "It's nothing. No one is born with everything. Experience is accumulated slowly. This is why I strongly advocate that you go to work in a local area. Many things can only be understood by doing it yourself. Way."

"You are, it is the first time to go out to do things again, and it is not easy to think of so many plans."

Li Chengqian's face improved a lot, and he sighed: "It's far worse than you. Back then, you were not as old as I am now, and you made Dizhou the most prosperous place in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, I have always taken you as an example." .”

Yue Shan shook his head and said: "It's different, I have spent more than [-] years in the Three Emperors Book. So don't look at me as a young man, but I already know the destiny in my heart. In the same grade, I am far inferior to you .”

Li Chengqian said longingly: "The Book of the Three Emperors, I really want to see its true appearance."

Yue Shan changed the subject and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this, there is still one link missing in your plan, culture and education."

"Although the Taoism, education and government system in Lianghu has been established, the cross power is very weak. Many academies only have a few masters, and they can't teach a few students at all. It is impossible to rely on them to promote education."

"Aristocratic families and powerful families are not stupid. In the past, they looked down on the poor in the two lakes. After two years, when they become rich, they will definitely stretch out their tentacles. This is a situation that we don't want to see."

"So after you go there, you must vigorously build the academy library, recruit more outstanding gentlemen, and let more people enter the academy to learn to read and write, so that the people will turn to the imperial court."

(End of this chapter)