Farm Gate Business Tycoon

Chapter 259 Premeditated military exploits (1)
Murong Yu asked puzzledly: "What is Superman?"

"He is a very powerful person!"

Murong Yu smiled and said, "I think you are very powerful!"

Uncle Li felt that the two of them were flirting and it was inconvenient for him to stay, so he said: "Eldest young master, if there is no other order, this subordinate will leave first!"

But Gu Qingmei suddenly said: "Uncle Li, wait a minute!"

Uncle Li gave her a strange look, but he still asked, "What's the matter, Miss?"

Gu Qingmei said: "Uncle Li, may I ask, have there been any arrangements for those wastelands?"

Uncle Li turned his face to look at Murong Yu puzzled, wondering if he should answer this question.

Murong Yu said flatly: "Uncle Li, she is the one who came up with the idea of ​​building the city wall to protect the country and doing business!"

Only then did Uncle Li feel a little moved, and he answered, "There is no arrangement yet. The border is too chaotic. Even refugees are not happy to go there to farm. It is very difficult to recruit tenants!"

Gu Qingmei said: "In this case, after you go back, have people measure the land, and then have people go to all the cities to issue notices, saying that anyone who is willing to go to the border to reclaim wasteland will be given [-] yuan per mu of land, and then returned Take care of three meals. I think those homeless beggars will be interested. They organize all beggars, men, women, old and young, and send them to the border. The reclaimed land is all planted with sweet potatoes, taro, potatoes, etc. Cheap things. Although these things can’t be sold for a price, they can be used to satisfy the hunger and cultivate the land. After a few months, the amount of grain transported there can be gradually reduced. In short, it is a principle that we must All the people at the border are organized to work, and they must not be left idle, especially those refugees. If necessary, they can be killed as an example."

After hearing her words, Uncle Li instinctively turned his face to ask Murong Yu for instructions.

But Murong Yu said: "Do it!"

Uncle Li bowed his head and said, "Yes!"

He paused, and then said: "General, there is news that the Tartars seem to be secretly gathering troops."

Murong Yu smiled, "It's strange that they don't gather troops and horses. If the city wall to protect the country is built, it will be difficult for them to burn, kill and loot. It's fine, it's nothing to do with you, you just need to buy all the land , and the business can be opened.”

After Uncle Li left, Murong Yu squinted his eyes and said, "I heard that the emperor has issued an order to ask the county and government offices to verify the list of criminals."

Gu Qingmei said with a wry smile: "I made that old Xiangguo angry that day, so I came up with such an idea. I didn't expect the emperor to really take it seriously."

"It's a good idea, it's just..." Murong Yu said in a deep voice, then raised his eyes and glanced at Gu Qingmei and said. "It's just that you don't know how empty the treasury looks like. Even if you have soldiers, you may not be able to equip them. Armor, livery, weapons, and horses all need money. A soldier needs at least 100 taels of silver to equip it. .20 troops, is 2000 million taels of silver. Plus food and drink..."

He said quietly: "Actually, Bai Lao Xiangguo's worries are not unreasonable!"

"There's one thing I don't understand!" Gu Qingmei said thoughtfully. "The people can be self-sufficient, why can't the army be self-sufficient?"

Murong Yu looked at her with strange eyes, "What do you mean?"

"Let me ask you a question, Suye Dynasty, how many soldiers are there in total?"

Murong Yu thought for a while and said, "About 100 million!"

"What do these more than 100 million soldiers do every day?"

Murong Yu frowned inexplicably, feeling that her question was getting more and more strange, but she still replied: "Of course it's practice!"

"Except for practice?"

Murong Yu blinked his eyes, and was at a loss for a moment, "Apart from practice... just rest."

Seeing that he was puzzled by her own question, Gu Qingmei couldn't help laughing, "Why can't these soldiers come to farm?"

Murong Yu was in a hurry, "Are you kidding? They are soldiers! A soldier's bounden duty is to fight the enemy! How can they be allowed to farm?"

Gu Qingmei waved her hand and signaled him not to worry, "Let me give you an example. There are one hundred soldiers in a camp, and ninety of them practice every day, preparing to go into battle to kill the enemy. Then, there must be at least ten soldiers. Soldiers act as gang leaders and cook for them, right?"

Murong Yu nodded, "Yes!"

"Then, why can't we assign ten more soldiers to plant the land? So that we can be self-sufficient? Ten soldiers can plant at least [-] to [-] acres of land. When sowing and harvesting, all the soldiers can help, but Usually, only these ten soldiers are needed to take care of the land."

Murong Yu suddenly fell into deep thought. At first he thought she was talking nonsense, but now after hearing her explanation, he felt it made sense.

Gu Qingmei said again: "If this is not the case, no matter how much money the treasury has, it will not be enough to pay for the military! Another and most important point is that if you ask the emperor for money and food, the emperor may not be able to give it to you, but if you ask the emperor The emperor will definitely give you the cultivated land! Your third uncle is now leading the army in the northwest, why not try it from your third uncle's side? Every time the food is transported from the south to the northwest, the expenditure is too huge."

Murong Yu nodded solemnly, "Your idea is good, I will mention it to my grandfather later."

"Also, I want to know whether to transport grain from the south to the northwest by land or water?"

"Half by land, half by water."

"Then why can't we dig a canal? It runs through all the areas in the north and south. First, it can solve the problem of transporting food and supplies. Second, it can relieve the pressure on the main river during the flood season. Third, it can allow people on both sides of the river to divert water to irrigate their farmland."

"This..." Murong Yu frowned slightly. "This idea is a good idea, but the amount of work is too huge. With the silver in the treasury, it is simply impossible to do it, let alone prepare for war now."

"I came up with an idea out of nowhere, and if it's not easy to implement, don't take it to heart." Seeing his embarrassment, Gu Qingmei knew that this kind of matter was out of his hands, so she couldn't help laughing. "By the way, when are you going to the border again?"

"What? You want to drive me away?" He seemed a little displeased and raised his face.

Gu Qingmei glanced at him coquettishly, "Yes, what's the matter with you staying here all day?"

He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and stretched out his hand to pinch her cheek, "You woman, this seems to be my house."

Gu Qingmei looked at him innocently, "Then I'll move."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Murong Yu scolded her in a low voice, and then said in a low voice. "I can't leave now!"

Seeing that his expression suddenly became a little serious, Gu Qingmei realized that there was a problem, so she asked curiously, "Why can't you leave?"

(End of this chapter)