The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 148
The population of Jinzhou and Zhenjiang will exceed 200 million by the end of the year. This is not a number that Tang Qing'an just said with white teeth.

In history, Mao Wenlong was alone overseas, literally alone overseas.

When it was the strongest, it only occupied Lushun of Jinzhou, but it didn't last long before it was taken back by Houjin.

The same is true for Zhenjiang.

After Jin retaliated and entered North Korea, Mao Wenlong retreated to the island.

The capital of Dongjiang Town was established on Phi Island outside Uiju, North Korea.

To the north is Nuer Gansi, the lair of the rise of the barbarians, and the Jedi.

Along the Liaohe River in the west, Dongsheng Fort, Guchengtun, Haizhouwei, Yingkou, Xining Fort, Liaohekou Daying...

There are many checkpoints and layers of defense lines. This plain area is where the main force of the barbarians is located. In history, the Liaoxi Corridor did not gather many Liao people, which is difficult to see.

To the south is the sea and the Jedi.

Only in the east, although there are barbarians guarding Zhenjiang, one is covered by the Changbai Mountains, and the other is that this place is remote from the barbarian political center and its strength is relatively weak.

Therefore, it has become the first choice for Liao people to flee.

With such difficulties, they successfully escaped Zhenjiang and fled to North Korea. In the end, there were more than one million Liao people taken in by Mao Wenlong.

But now there is Jinzhou in the south of Liaozuo, Zhenjiang in the east, and half of the Changbai Mountains to the east are Tang Qing'an's sphere of influence.

The only difficulty for the Liao people is whether they dare to take risks and escape. As long as they dare to escape, although the risk is high, compared with the original history, the difficulty is not an order of magnitude.

How many barbarians are there?

Except for Liaoshen and Shenyang where the barbarians migrated from Hetuala are denser, so it is more difficult, there are not many barbarians in other places, and it is not difficult to escape, the difficulty is where to escape.

The forces of the barbarians were mainly concentrated in the Liaohe area, the Liaoshen area, and the Hetuala city area.

Originally, there were many Liao people who fled from various places in history, but they had no direction to escape.
Because at that time, Liao Zuo was completely occupied by old slaves, like a pocket, which made these Liao people fall short in the end.

At the beginning, in order to deal with the harassment along the coast of Dongjiang Town, the old slave ordered the Liao people from the coast to move back more than a hundred miles.

Then they sent out cavalry for more than a hundred miles along the coast, killing anyone they saw.

Now Tang Qing'an relied on the Changbai Mountains as a natural barrier, directly occupying the eastern coastal area of ​​Liaozuo.

No matter where the Liao people are, they just need to go east.

Mao Wenlong took in more than a million Liao people in such a difficult situation, not to mention the current Jinzhou Zhenjiang.

When Tang Qing'an learned that the old slave started to sell high-priced grain, he knew that the killing order was about to begin.

First sell high-priced grain to the Liao people, then start killing the people who have no food, and after the rich households have also gone bankrupt, finally kill the wealthy households.

Among the 500 million households in eastern Liaodong, except for the one million who escaped, only a few hundred thousand Han Chinese, mainly slaves, remained after a few years.

Why kill so many people.

Because the surplus of these Liao people provided for the barbarians and supported the Eight Banners.

The old slave had already expected that these Liao people who could not survive would start to rebel, so before the climate was formed, they were all killed in advance to avoid future troubles.

Xiuyan's volunteers resisted and were massacred. This was just one of the incidents. In the future, there will be countless volunteers who will gather together to resist and kill countless people.

"General, how did you calculate the 200 million yuan?"

Some officials questioned.

According to his understanding, since the millions of people in Liaozuo fell into the hands of the barbarians, it is impossible to escape at the risk of their lives.

People are the toughest, no matter how hard it is, as long as death is not imminent, they can grit their teeth and endure it.

Like the 70 people in Zhenjiang, Jinzhou, in his cognition, there are so many people with the spirit of resistance and heart to the motherland, which has made him gratified.

The general even said 200 million.

Doesn't that mean that the people of Liaozuo all want the imperial court?

If Master Wang conquered the old land, he would understand that the local people warmly welcomed him.

"According to my information, the barbarians have consumed uncountable supplies due to successive years of large-scale wars.

They didn't take care of their own production, and the output per mu decreased, so the barbarians are extremely short of food now.

Even the rations of the Eight Banners soldiers could not be supplied, so after the autumn harvest last year, the crops produced by the fields did not leave rations with the people.

Instead, they sell high-priced grain, one liang of silver per liter, and let the people buy grain to survive. "

After Tang Qing'an finished speaking, everyone couldn't believe it.

One tael of silver per liter of rice, a hundred times more, who can afford it?A family of five has to eat a few taels of silver a day, no matter how rich it is, it can't stand it.

Seeing everyone's shock, Tang Qing'an continued.

"In the territory of the barbarians, the righteous people from all over the place started to revolt, and they were all wiped out by the barbarians, and no one was left alive.

Based on my understanding of the old slave, he will strike first, and will not give the righteous people a chance to grow stronger, and so on.

Waiting is death, resistance is death, and the only thing left is to escape. "

Some of the people were stunned, some were still thinking, and some were thinking about countermeasures.

"If according to the general, the population of Zhenjiang in Jinzhou will reach 200 million by the end of the year, even with the autumn harvest in the second half of the year, plus the catches from the fishing grounds of Changshan Island, it will be far from enough to support them."

Feng Shengzhi quickly calculated the accounts and said in surprise.

It's not that he doesn't believe the general's eyes.

It is precisely because he has watched the general go all the way to today that he firmly believes in the general's vision, knowing what the general said, there is a high probability that he will not be wrong.

That's why he was terrified.

200 million people.

The consumption of food in a year is as high as nearly 300 million shi, not to mention the needs of linen, salt, iron, beans, oil and other materials.

However, in Jinzhou and Zhenjiang, the current situation is smooth sailing, and with the addition of fishing, it can barely reach more than 150 million shi.

From being in charge of farming on Changxing Island to now in charge of Jinzhou, Feng Shengzhi's vision has surpassed many people with his three years of experience.

He was relieved that the general was still the wise general at the beginning, but he also saw the danger.

200 million people, 100 million people will have no food to eat.

Unless the general refuses to take in, taking in is a hidden danger. Without the barbarian attack, Jinzhou Zhenjiang will collapse on its own.

With 200 million people, the situation is definitely different from the 20 people in Golden State back then.

Feng Shengzhi looked at Tang Qing'an, how will the general solve it?

To shelter or not to shelter.

"First, as long as the number of boats in the fishing grounds needs to be increased, the bottoms of many boats have already begun to rot because of the short drying time.

Fishing grounds suggest abandoning them. This is not acceptable. These boats will last for another year or two, so careful maintenance is required.

After three years, the fish farm has enough keels, and the warehouse has been filled, so next.

Fishing grounds need people to give, and things to give. The lack of materials must be reported in advance so that merchants in Jinling can supply them. "

Tang Qing'an proposed the first method.

"But Golden State's silver taels are not enough to pay."

Feng Shengzhi said.

"Last year, I made an agreement with North Korea to supply [-] catties of ginseng every year and pay with ginseng."

It was the first time everyone heard about this, and even Feng Shengzhi was shocked.

They had heard that the general had meddled in North Korea, but the specific details were not very clear, but they heard that the general's trip was extremely smooth.

"Excuse me, General, what is the price of ginseng supplied by North Korea?"

"One penny and five cents a catty."

Tang Qing'an's words were like a stone falling into a calm lake, causing ripples, and everyone present couldn't help asking.

If 20 jin is not too much, if it is not much, if it is put into the market, even if the price fluctuates, it will still be worth as much as [-] taels of silver.

Five cents a catty, and 500 catties are only [-] taels of silver. This is simply giving money. The king of North Korea can even agree to such a thing?

What did the general promise to the North Korean leader to make this happen?
"I plan to exchange the silver for the supplies in the hands of Jinling merchants at a price of 15 taels a catty."

Tang Qingan set the price.

This price is very cost-effective for the merchants in Jinling. Even if they don't need to operate, they can earn five taels of silver per catty.

With the means of merchants, of course they would not sell them at such a low price, and it is estimated that they can earn at least ten taels of gross profit.

Feng Shengzhi had predicted that there would be many more merchant ships in Lushun soon.

"The second thing is that there are still four months before planting this year. At least 40 mu of new land will be reclaimed in the area from Jinzhou to Zhenjiang and the islands along the coast of North Korea."

After saying this, many officials frowned.

Dai Guowei, Chen Heng, Zheng Guoliang, Wang Hao, Zhang Daki, Wang Hailong, Yao Guopu, Qian Yingke, Zhang Jifu, Zheng Luo...

These sub-daoist officials are all sitting on wax.

It's too difficult.

The time is short and the task is heavy, and no one can guarantee that it can be completed.

"It is also necessary to give people to people and supplies to supplies. I know this is a bit embarrassing, but that's the only way to go. Let's grit our teeth and get on with it.

Next, I will leave it to you, the life and death of the next 200 million Liao people will be in your hands. "

Tang Qing'an said sincerely.

"Last year, Jinzhou and Zhenjiang obtained about [-] pieces of mink fur, about [-] pieces of fox fur, about [-] pieces of pine nuts, hazelnuts, dried fungus, etc., and about [-] pieces of miscellaneous skins...

This material is also bartered with mainland businessmen in exchange for the materials you need. For specific matters, you can discuss a detailed chapter based on your needs. "

Seeing the seriousness of what the general said, and affirming the difficulty of everyone, and giving a solution, everyone also acknowledged the matter.

"The third thing is that since the beginning of this year, the supply of people in Jinzhou and Zhenjiang will continue to be at the level of previous years, and it will be scarce every day."

The reason why this matter is put at the end is because it is the most difficult.

Because Tang Qing'an still needs to ensure that people's hearts are not lost, how to keep people's hearts alive requires these officials to do their best to go to the people and publicize.

Only by letting the people understand can we endure dissatisfaction and continue to persevere.

What Tang Qing'an wanted was not a Jinzhou Zhenjiang full of complaints, but a Jinzhou Zhenjiang who worked together to tide over the difficulties.

It turned out that when he was on Changxing Island, there were only tens of thousands of people, and he could mingle with the people. Although everyone was hungry, they all had their own heads.

Now there are 70 people in the two places, and there will be 200 million people in the future. The situation is already different.

That's why he solemnly summoned these civil and military officials.

Feng Shengzhi, Gu Yingshi and others all understood the general's intentions.

"The ugly thing is to say that in the next year, I will send people to patrol the various places, whoever does well will be promoted, and whoever does not do well will be assigned to someone who can do well.

After getting through this difficult time, I will hold a banquet to toast everyone! "

Tang Qing'an looked at everyone firmly.

Dozens of people present stood up one after another to receive the general's order.

(End of this chapter)