The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 151 Developing Qingzhou

Naturally, Liu Tai didn't know about Zu Ti's coming out.

As for Gou Chun's mission to Gou Xi, Liu Tai also thought that it would be best if he could come back, and if he couldn't come back, he would be more careful with Gou Xi.

But now, what is more important is that Liu Tai puts his mind on continuing to build Qingzhou.

Because the winter wheat harvest is here!

The bumper harvest of winter wheat finally gave Liu Tai a lot of money.

For Liu Tai, he is not afraid of running out of money, because as long as any modern person has power, it is not difficult to get money.

Because everyone in the nine-year compulsory education has learned more or less about political ideology and knows what the nature of currency is.

For Liu Tai, the real problem is supplies, especially food that must take a year to grow from the land.

Even if Liu Tai is very capable of this thing, he can only wait until it matures.

Now that the winter wheat harvest was successful, Liu Tai breathed a sigh of relief, but he immediately started the next step of work.

Liu Tai immediately called Chu Hui, Cao Yi, Zhang Song and Yang Man over to start the next step of the meeting.

"I've met the Duke." These people were discussing and working in the interior hall. When Liu Tai arrived, everyone saluted together.

After Liu Tai returned the gift, he said to Liu Xia and Xi Jian:
"Zhengchang, you go guard the door and don't let anyone get close. Dao Hui, you are responsible for taking the meeting minutes and recording the meeting."

"Follow the order!" Liu Xia and Xi Jian agreed. Liu Xia went out to guard the door, and Xi Jian found paper and pen and started recording.

Seeing such a gesture, the four people came back to their senses, and their faces couldn't help but show a bit of seriousness.

Obviously, a big event is coming next.

Liu Tai looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, I am looking for you to come here today because we have had a good harvest of grain and grass after the autumn harvest.

After deducting the part required for this year's military supplies, some food can be freed up to develop Qingzhou! "

To be honest, Liu Tai has not carried out any active construction in the entire Qingzhou. It's not that he doesn't want to, but that he doesn't have enough resources. Even if he wants to build infrastructure, he doesn't have enough food.

Again, money is really no problem for Liu Tai, who has gradually replaced it with salt stamps.

The real problem is that as long as people work, they will consume food vigorously. To allow people to work, they must ensure sufficient food.

Under such circumstances, if Liu Tai cannot solve the people's food problem, it would be fine if he is only close to some main roads in the city, but as long as the distance is far, not having enough food will really kill people.

As for these hard-working employees, Liu Tai really hopes that none of them will die.

They are exploiting whoever they want. Don't you see that as long as the common people are unmarried and childless, even the greediest capitalists will start to become more amiable and amiable.

Chu Hui heard Liu Tai's words and said, "Wang Jun is eyeing him in the north, Shi Le is ready to make a move in the west, and Gou Chun from the south still hasn't come back. Can the Duke take these matters into consideration?"

"Of course I have considered it!" Liu Tai nodded and replied after hearing Chu Hui's words.

"If this is the case, please let the Duke know. We will definitely work hard to plan for the Duke." Chu Hui said.

Liu Tai nodded when he heard Chu Hui's words, "Where to start first? By the way, let's start with the terrain!"

Several people present looked at each other, but they didn't expect Liu Tai to start talking about the terrain.

Liu Tai said, "Now that the world is in trouble again, we are naturally determined to revive the Han Dynasty and realize the unification of the world.

The first-class place among them is naturally Guanzhong, with [-] miles of Qinchuan inside and many passes such as Hangu Pass, Wuguan, and Dashan Pass as barriers outside. As long as the local area is developed, you can sit back and watch the world.

Next is Shu and Jiangdong. Both of them have natural barriers as barriers and can be used as separate forces.

Relatively speaking, Qingzhou where we are now is considered third-class in terms of terrain! "

"If we can capture Jizhou and capture Youzhou, merge with Youzhou and seize Sizhou, and occupy the north of the Yellow River, the world will still be in control. The general must not become discouraged!" Chu Hui looked at Li Tai and said repeatedly.

"Don't worry, Mouyuan, how can I belittle myself!" Liu Tai waved his hands after hearing Chu Hui's words, "It's just that after looking at our map of Qingzhou these days, I have some thoughts in my mind."

"General, please speak clearly!" Chu Hui said respectfully after hearing Liu Tai's words.

"The back area of ​​Qingzhou is bordered by the Bohai Sea to the north, the Yellow Sea to the south, the central Shandong Mountains and Jishui as barriers to the west, and the Shandong North Plain and the Jiao Lai Plain within it. If it can be developed smoothly, its strategic value will not be It is inferior to the land of Qinchuan eight hundred miles away!"

Liu Tai gave a blow before saying, "However, the biggest problem with Qidi is that the Jishui Yellow River defense line in the north is not reliable, so we must deal with Wang Jun to ensure that the heavily developed rear area will not be captured by the opponent.

Otherwise, our army will not have the capital to start over again!
During the Warring States Period, the State of Qi was destroyed by the State of Yan. Although it was restored later, it no longer had the power of the Eastern Emperor.

In other words, if we start from the same land and compete for the world, it will be easier for our southern rivals, but if we face our northern rivals, we cannot afford to lose a single match! "

The important people present could not help but look a little serious when they heard Liu Tai's words.

Although the regime in Qi has never been able to achieve success since ancient times, there is still a top country like Qi in the Warring States Period in Qi.

After hearing what Liu Tai said now, everyone came over in a trance. Qidi can be divided, but even if it is divided, it must be done by people with sufficient strength.

Even if he is not as good as the military immortal Han Xin, he is at least the most famous commander in the world.

Otherwise, as long as we lose one battle in the northern battlefield, the shortcomings of Qi's lack of depth will be exposed.

Therefore, when the world is in chaos in Qidi, there are many people who divide the country, but there are few people who can unify the world.

Except for some talented people, it is difficult for others to use this land in northern Qingzhou as their foundation.

Because this area can only be run by the strong who remain strong. Once the situation becomes weak, Qingzhou will naturally be subject to everything people ask for!

However, any country must consider risks and trial and error costs. Who can guarantee that they will not make mistakes?

Liu Tai looked around at the crowd, but when he saw their faces became serious, he said slowly:

"When we occupied Qingzhou, we first had to deal with the wealthy families in Qingzhou, and then we had to fight Wang Jun, so I didn't have time to make arrangements.

But with the end of the Battle of Nanpi City, the danger in the north has been reduced to some extent.

This batch of grain has been harvested well, and we have the basis for large-scale reclamation of excess grain in the two plains in the hinterland. "

"Does the general mean to invest all Qingzhou's resources in developing this large plain?" Chu Hui couldn't help but asked after hearing Liu Tai's words.

"It can only be said that the development of these two fields will be the main focus, and this will not change in at least the next three years!" Liu Tai said seriously, "Even if we fight against Wang Jun, we must try our best to ensure that the development of these two areas Development can continue!”

"What if we defeat Wang Jun!?" After hearing Liu Tai's words, Chu Hui couldn't help but ask seriously, "Youji will be in hand then!"

"Then the enemy we have to face is likely to change from Wang Jun to Shi Le, and Jizhou is probably within the opponent's attack range.

Therefore, the development here cannot be stopped, because Jizhou will become a battlefield, and this place will become the rear! "

Liu Tai looked at Chu Hui and said, "In other words, before the enemies in the north are eliminated, Qingzhou will still become our hinterland.

Therefore, if we do not want to be short of food in the future, these two plains must be developed! "

After hearing Liu Tai's words, Chu Hui thought for a moment, nodded and said:

"If you don't have long-term worries, you will always have immediate worries. The general plans to allocate resources to the development of Qingzhou. I agree with the general's decision!"

When everyone saw that even Chu Hui agreed, naturally no one else came out to object.

And Liu Tai's reasons are also very sufficient. Only Liu Tai and Chu Hui can make decisions on such strategic matters.

"But!" Chu Hui looked at Liu Tai and said, "Before we fully develop this hinterland, Gou Xi in the south will be fine. With the Lushan Mountains as a defense line, even if Gou Xi wants to attack the most, he can still capture Langya Kingdom and Taishan County.

But what about Wang Jun and Shi Le from the north?
They are not easy to deal with, and they will not give us time to develop the land leisurely! "

"I agree with this, so this year I will try my best to recruit soldiers and increase the number of soldiers!" Liu Tai said,
"Of course, the local area mainly recruits government soldiers, and I select the elite from the government soldiers to ensure the combat effectiveness of the soldiers to the greatest extent. After all, even the government soldiers have been training for at least one year last year!"

"Do you want to expand the number of troops directly under the jurisdiction of the county? How many troops are the general planning to expand?" Chu Hui couldn't help but ask.

"About 3 people, let the number of mobile troops under his command reach 8!" Liu Tai said to Chu Hui.

"Too many!" Chu Hui heard Liu Tai's words and shook his head at Liu Tai, saying,

“We ended the Battle of Nanpi City in March, and have added a group of retired soldiers from the army.

Now if we add more, I think adding another 2 people is already the limit.

If you add more, it will affect the hematopoietic ability of the soldiers! "

For Chu Hui, the government soldiers were completely different from the soldiers directly under Liu Tai.

Because the government soldiers have military land, they only need to cultivate the land during busy farming periods and train troops during slack farming periods, and the country itself does not collect taxes.

Therefore, apart from preparing armor, basically everything else in the army is the responsibility of the soldiers themselves, and even the military rations must be prepared by the soldiers.

But even so, the soldiers are happy with it. After all, this is the best way to rise.

But the standing army Liu Tai directly participated in the battle was different. They not only required the official to pay the salt stamps, but also needed the official to prepare food.

What's more important is eating three meals a day, teaching military history, etc. This puts a lot of pressure on logistics.

Therefore, Chu Hui didn't care about the increase in the number of soldiers in the government, and was even a little happy with it.

Because as long as there are fields, it will be fine. As for when the fields are not enough, just let the soldiers go out to conquer, and there will be fields naturally.

But the mobile army directly under Liu Tai is completely different.

They are in great need of logistics. It seems that they have only increased by 2 people. But after comprehensive calculation, Liu Tai now has an army of 7 people, which is not much compared to the logistics consumption of an army of 10 people under normal circumstances.

As a person who really manages money, why doesn’t Chu Hui have a big head?
The only thing that Chu Hui was thankful for was that Liu Tai was not a militarist after all. Even if he captured something from the soldiers on the battlefield, he could still use his skills to consume the captured things from the soldiers to the maximum extent.

And this method can promote the prosperity of many industries in the rear, especially after the victory in Nanpi City last year. Liu Tai first exchanged salt stamps for the soldiers' seizures, and then made statistics on what the soldiers needed, so that the rear The factory was operating at full capacity. When the soldiers returned, Liu Tai sold various materials to the soldiers at low prices.

This makes the factories in the rear look forward to when Liu Tai will fight again so that he can make another fortune.

To be honest, Liu Tai's decision to collect supplies directly from the seventh floor was indeed a bit ruthless.

But the soldiers are mostly willing, because if it is a small exquisite gadget, the soldier will keep it personally, but for the larger things, they have to exchange them, otherwise, even if they hold them, it will not be very convenient for marching.

In addition to Liu Tai's official bribery, some merchants around the military camp also came to buy and seize the goods.

It's just that the original purchase price of these merchants was about [-]%. Liu Tai gave them [-]%, which was very polite to a certain extent.

And with Liu Tai's foundation to raise prices, merchants will pay more for further acquisitions.

Therefore, the soldiers still supported Liu Tai's policy, and Chu Hui in the rear naturally supported it even more.

"Twenty thousand..." Liu Tai heard Chu Hui's words and nodded after thinking, "Just twenty thousand!"

Seeing that this order was passed from Liu Tai, Chu Hui breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, if Liu Tai refused, he would be in trouble.

Liu Taize continued, "I will give instructions on the recruitment of troops. Comparatively, the comprehensive investment in these two plains will require a more comprehensive plan to give you a more specific direction."

Everyone looked at each other and thought who was Liu Tai looking down on? !

Although it is said that these two plains are being developed, in the final analysis, it is just farming. As a Chinese, who doesn't know how to farm?
And Liu Tai said: "Agriculture first requires various production technologies. Fortunately, Wang Pei is already compiling it. It should be OK to hold it with the "Essential Art of Qi Min" he compiled according to the season.

Then intensive labor was needed, which asked Zhang Song to help get more prime-age people to support one head.

Derived from this, the first is the construction of water conservancy facilities and roads and bridges. This is probably a big project. Uncle Cao is still building Guanggu City. Guo Pu can only be asked to run in the early stage to build the framework first, and then Completed together with the ditch.

In addition to supporting agricultural facilities, such as water conservancy mills, keel waterwheels, irrigation drums, etc., Zuyan needs you to go to those families who are good at technology to find out who knows this technology.

And when these are solved, I am afraid that a large number of livestock will be needed in the future.

We’ll wait until we capture Youzhou, but we’ll prepare the forage seeds first so they can be used directly then!
The most important thing is that these lands are cultivated by ourselves. Without the participation of wealthy families, all the food can be harvested. This is the most important thing.

However, in order to prevent land annexation, a tax bureau specifically responsible for collecting taxes should be established. Whoever has more land will have their Qianda tax and corvee tax severely investigated!

By the way, do you have anything to add? "

Chu Hui and others looked at each other, and for a moment they all felt that they really didn't know how to farm.

All of a sudden they shook their heads!

　The next update will be a little later, no need to wait any longer
　　
　
(End of this chapter)