The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 232 Population
"How many people are there now?"

Tang Qing'an's face was serious.

In the documents of officials from various places, the first thing is that too many Liao people have flowed in, resulting in a shortage of supplies in various places.

Because of Tang Qing'an's strict appeals again and again, officials from all over the country did not dare to hinder the influx of Liao people into the country, but instead vigorously helped them.

And domestic officials are doing the opposite.

Domestic officials, when encountering refugees who flow into their own territory, either drive or stop them, as is the case in all parts of Shaanxi.

According to Jinjiang Town's approach, the result was a heavy food burden.

Tang Qing'an had anticipated this situation a long time ago.

nearly six years at sea.

Every year, new water conservancy projects are built and fields are reclaimed. It can be said that half of the energy is used in this area, just to support the Liao people.

Not counting the newly recovered land, all parts of Jinzhou, including the islands, have 92 mu of farmland, Zhenjiang and the east coast have 30 mu of farmland, and all islands in North Korea, including Jeju Island, have 40 mu of farmland.

A total of 160 million mu of land, plus fishing grounds.

It turns out that the people in the territory are stable at about 170 million, and after five years of work, they can just get enough food and clothing.

But after half a year of fighting, the original situation was restored.

The weather is getting more and more extreme.

It is unbelievable that there is heavy snowfall in Hainan in the extreme south, while Shaanxi, Gansu and other places in the north have experienced severe drought year after year.

There are more and more refugees in the country, but the government doesn't care.

why.

Because there is no material, I can't afford it.

There is only a lot of land in Jinjiang Town.

How many people can it accommodate.

Feng Shengzhi and Gu Yingshi also looked serious.

The increase in population is a merit in times of peace, but a burden in times of chaos.

"Four months ago, there were about 170 million Liao people in various places, and there were about 30 Liao people in guerrilla areas."

Feng Shengzhi spoke slowly.

Tang Qing'an understood what Feng Shengzhi meant, and he was going to make a big move on himself next.

After recovering Jinjiang, Zhenjiang, and the east bank for a few years, the original tens of thousands to 170 million, and then 30 in the guerrilla zone.

The population of Liao people who defected has experienced several peaks, and has gradually leveled off since last year.

"As of the end of the new year, more than 30 million people have influxed in the past six months, and it is estimated that there are now more than 330 million Liao people from all over the country."

Hearing this number, although Tang Qing'an was not surprised, it still felt like a mountain was pressing down in his heart.

No accidental reason.

It is because the barbarians took out the barbarians in the hinterland for this year's war, and at the same time drew a large number of barbarians.

Nearly 20 troops were mobilized before and after.

That is to say, whether it is Shenyang, Liaoyang, or Kaiyuan and other Liaozuo places, or even Sarhu, Hetuala and other places in Nuer Gansi.

The dominance of the barbarians has slipped to the point where they can only maintain the city, and the outside of the city cannot be taken care of.

Under such circumstances, it is no surprise that more than a million Liao people fled.

There are now more than three million Liao people in Jinjiang Town.

At the beginning, tens of thousands of Liao people were sent to Denglai, that is to say, there are still more than one million Liao people in the territory of the barbarians.

These more than a million Liao people did not dare to escape, and it did not surprise Tang Qing'an.

For example, Shenyang, Liaoyang, and Hetuala, these big cities, still have established armies, and the barbarians are in the majority.

These places are also the most densely populated places, so it is not difficult to understand that hundreds of thousands of Liao people cannot escape.

There is also Haizhou, which is also more densely populated.

There are hundreds of thousands of acres of land in the whole area, and the population is at least [-].

Haizhou's army is dense.

How can the Liao people escape here, but if there is any unnecessary action, it will attract massacres.

Not to mention the rest of the journey, just crossing the Changbai Mountains to the east bank, the mountain road is more than [-] miles high, and the old and the weak really can't move.

For various reasons, there are still more than one million Liao people in the barbarian territory.

After all, it will take five years to Ping Liao.

It may take five years to Ping Liao.

Then these more than three million people cannot become a burden, but a help for him.

Tang Qing'an looked at Feng Shengzhi and Gu Yingshi.

The civil servant in front of him.

People like them determine whether Minsheng can become a support for Jinjiang Town.

Feng Shengzhi and Gu Yingshi felt the gaze of the Jiedushi. They were acquaintances for many years, and they went all the way to today.

There is already a tacit understanding.

Both of them knew what the general said next, and a rush of pressure made them feel heavy.

330 million people.

how to feed.

330 million people.

After one year's rations, 200 million shi of rice grain is needed, that is, nearly 500 million shi of grain will be harvested per mu.

The 500 million stones of grain, the husks of the sorghum are removed, and the husks can be used to obtain the needed grains and rice.

In other words, at the price of grain in Liaodong.

Nearly 800 million taels of silver are needed.

Gu Yingshi's character is relatively straightforward.

Therefore, he opened his mouth directly and introduced the fields and acres in various places to answer the general.

The territory actually controlled by Jinjiang Town has doubled by stabilizing the guerrilla zone and establishing a rule.

After regaining Fuzhou and the entire territory of Gaizhou, it doubled again.

It can be said that earth-shaking changes have taken place from the original Jinzhou, the East Bank, and Zhenjiang to now occupying two-fifths of the land on the left side of the Liao Dynasty.

The guerrilla zone is located in a mountainous area. Although the land is vast, there are not many acres. The advantage is that there is a barrier, which provides a buffer zone for Jinjiang Town.

Instead, it is Fuzhou and Gaizhou.

Although the area is several times smaller than the guerrilla zone, it is located in a plain area with fertile land and abundant water.

"The following areas are ripe fields: 26 mu in Jinzhou, 15 mu in Jinzhou Zhongzuo, 13 mu in Lushun, [-] mu in Muchangyi, [-] mu in Qingniwa, [-] mu in Luda City, and [-] mu in Nanguan Mu, Xinjin [-] mu, Wanghaiyan [-] mu.

The total area of ​​Jinzhou is 80 mu, plus the 12 mu of the islands, the total is 92 mu.

Fuzhou has 21 mu, Nanxinkou has [-] mu, Beixinkou has [-] mu, Yangguanbao has [-] mu, and Deliying City has [-] mu.

The whole area of ​​Yongning Jiancheng is 52 mu, and the whole area of ​​Fifty Villages is 15 mu.

The entire territory of Fuzhou has a total area of ​​[-] million mu.

Gaizhou has 25 mu, deep well has 11 mu, Yulin has [-] mu, Xiongyueyi has [-] mu, and hunchback has [-] mu.

Gaizhou covers a total of 51 mu.

Most of the Changbai Mountains are mountain fields, and most of them are downfields. However, after more than two years of farming, the total amount is as high as 16 mu.

In addition, Yingkou, Yaozhouyi and other places have a total of more than [-] mu of land, but because of the front line, they gave up farming.

There are also Zhenjiang, 30 mu of farmland on the east coast, and 40 mu of farmland on the islands of North Korea.

The total area is 330 million mu, including 30 mu of miscellaneous fields.

There are 170 million mu of old land and 150 million mu of newly recovered land. "

The number of acres has less than doubled, but the population has doubled.

Moreover, the newly obtained acres will not be harvested until September, that is to say, it will take another nine months.

The 30 people in the guerrilla zone were starving before, and Jinjiang town could turn a blind eye. Now that they have recovered, the situation is different.

There are also 130 million Liao people who have newly defected, which is 160 million.

In the vast guerrilla zone in the Changbai Mountains, there are mostly mountains and fields, and the farmland is not high, even if there are wild animals in the mountains.

However, in the mountain villages with tens of 10 people stretching out in the mountains, the nearby wild animals have already run into the deep mountains.

If you want to feed yourself with wild animals, you need to consume more energy.

Considering these various food sources, Tang Qing'an also deduced the harvest of the next year's fields.

600 million stone grain.

Nearly 500 million shi meters.

Tang Qing'an was speechless for a moment.

Gu Yingshi also fell silent.

Calculated in terms of food and clothing, the food gap is as high as 900 million shi. Before meeting the minimum needs, the gap was 400 million shi.

Even if it is the latter, the price of Liaodong grain is 400 million taels of silver for 200 million stone grains.

Let's not mention whether there are 200 million taels of silver in Jinjiang Town, but if there are 200 million taels of silver, where can I buy these grains.

Such a big gap, let alone Jiangnan, unless it is supplied throughout Dazhou.

Don't mention next year just yet.

Now until the autumn harvest in September, there are still nine months.

What about these nine months.

And the next year will start to divide the fields.

Thinking of the promises made to the military and civilians in the past, the three of them were speechless.

"Fortunately, the general has demanded a large amount of supplies from the imperial court through war in the past six months, otherwise we would not be able to maintain it now."

Gu Yingshi sighed.

Feng Shengzhi was also speechless.

The general had clearly won a big battle, and the old slaves of the barbarians were rumored in the army, and they were pissed to death because of the defeat.

Although the matter has not been confirmed yet, Jin Jiangzhen has already reported his achievements.

But with such credit, the imperial court chose to suppress Jinjiang Town at the first time, just because of the general for the past six months.

Intimidating the imperial court with war, he demanded supplies from the imperial court one by one.

Before the newly shipped supplies were put into storage, new memorials for grain were sent to the imperial court.

It can be said.

Over the past six months, the relationship between the general and the imperial court has deteriorated to the limit.

Both of them knew the general well, and Tang Qing'an also knew them well.

For the past six months, Feng Shengzhi objected to the fact that he threatened the imperial court and caused tension between the imperial court and Jinjiang Town.

"Before the barbarians returned to the army, the fleeing Liao people were not as impoverished as before, because no one stopped them, and they brought all the supplies they could bring.

Many villagers took away all the cattle and sheep in the village, and the barbarians in the village did not dare to stop them.

Therefore, among the 130 million people, among the [-] to [-] households, many households have abundant supplies. "

Gu Yingshi's words aroused Tang Qing'an's interest.

"We can issue IOUs to these people who have a surplus of supplies, and the extra food can help those who have no food.

In order to convince these people, we can use the matter of dividing the land as a guarantee. "

this is a good idea.

Tang Qing'an nodded, he has managed the people's livelihood for these years, and he also has a certain understanding of the psychology of the people.

"First, to check the supplies of those who have food, we need to explain in detail and inform Jinjiang Town of the plan to divide the land.

This is actually a good thing, but if it is not explained clearly and cannot gain the trust of people with food, it will become a bad thing.

The second is to divide the land for those who have been farmed by the government for more than seven years. One mu of land has two stones, so it is for these people who have food.

If it is borrowing grain, make an arrears agreement and agree on the date of repayment. If you are willing to send grain, the amount of grain sent will be converted into seven years for the government to farm the land.

The latter, after you go back, discuss it in detail and make a charter. "

(End of this chapter)