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    Chapter 170: Tan Ba

    Turning around, he said to the eunuch: "Attendant Zhang, go to the back and bring me that big map."

    "Here"

    I will bring a big map in a moment

    It is divided into several areas. The first is the light yellow Tang Dynasty territory. Looking at this map alone, the area is amazing. It extends far beyond the past dynasties. The south extends to what was later to be central Vietnam. In the east, there are some areas of the South China Sea that were visited by sea travelers.  The occupied islands, the Sulfur Ball Islands, were rich in sulfur and were also included in the imperial court.

    Due to the surrender of the Mohe people, the northeastern part has been circled to the north of the Waixing'an Mountains, extending to the Kamchatka Peninsula. The north extends to the north shore of Xiaohai. The west part has been circled by the Aral Sea due to the surrender of the Isa tribe. The south is only Khorasan.  A Tubo stood on the plateau. Every time he saw it, Li Wei felt very dissatisfied.

    However, the degree of submission of each tribe is also different, and the strictness of management is also different. The tribes in Liaodong are close to the Central Plains, but they are not as strong as the control of Khorasan. Jiaozhi was later Xiaoyue, which disgusted people to death, but now they are very loyal to the imperial court because of the Japanese.  After the invasion, Luo stopped his expansion and finally stopped his territory at the Datong River. Otherwise, after all these years, the Tang Dynasty could be expelled from the Yalu River, but the real core area would be reduced by half. The Western Region was only a point-to-point area.  Management is from Suzhou to the east, the area where the imperial court really has control. The north is also almost along the Great Wall. Either your Majesty will establish six towns in the future and extend them to the north to Yinshan Mountain.

    In this light yellow area, a lot of dark yellow is painted, especially in the Yangtze River area, as well as in some fragmented areas across the country. Needless to say, this is the cultivated land area that may be freed up by future water conservancy projects. There are also large areas of ocher in Lingnan and Liaodong.  The colored area is a place for future development. We can get a glimpse of the emperor¡¯s ambitions.

    Then there are many places, divided into two parts, one is the South China Sea Islands, the color becomes dark green, the second is Oceania, the green is slightly lighter, and then going east, those two continents are all light green, and then there is the West, Sindh  , Makran, Baluchistan and other places are painted red, which is a symbol of blood and killing.

    He hung up the map and said: "Everyone, take a look at the green area, how much farmland it can accommodate. Previously, I have been using various measures, directly and in disguise, to encourage you to develop. Why do you have to squeeze in the Central Plains with tens of millions of people?"  The people are robbing the Central Plains of important land resources? Do I have to force me to move all the people away, and you are the only one who will protect the safety of the imperial court? Is that possible? "

    This issue is very important. The security of the two capitals is a top priority, even at the expense of tight land resources. Li Shimin and Li Zhi successively moved a large number of people. With people, there are government soldiers. With government soldiers  Then we have the power to protect the security of the capital.

    For example, when Xu Jingye rebelled, Wei Siwen said, when we attack Luoyang, there are not many soldiers in the southeast of Luoyang.

    Later, when An Lushan rebelled, he saw that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was so happy with his achievements and his army was destroyed. There were not many soldiers left in the two capitals. He had a huge army in his hands, so he dared to rebel.

    Therefore, when Li Wei mentioned the development of Liaodong and Lingnan, the prime ministers were very unhappy because they were afraid that the population would be dispersed, and the number of people in the important areas of Gyeonggi and the capital would not be enough, and the safety could not be guaranteed.

    With this righteousness in mind, all the big families dare not speak out, otherwise some will say, "You let us go, why not let the common people go?"  We must go, but we are thousands of miles away, and the common people are unable to catch it, and the imperial court does not have the power to send officials across the sea. There will be more people moving there in the future, and I am afraid most of them will just do it for themselves.

    However, the policy was very restrictive, so Li Wei changed his tone again and said: "There are already people working overseas, so if we use the indigenous people more, we will have no worries in the future. There will be near-term disasters for the uncivilized indigenous people, so don't be afraid if you come into contact with us for a long time."  , become civilized, become familiar with the local terrain, and adapt to the local climate, there may be bad cases. Therefore, after discussing with the ministers, I may give you some caring policies. For example, if you move into a household, two thousand residents can be relocated.  If you go to farm, you can relocate a thousand people to the middle household. If you go to farm, you can relocate 500 people to the lower household. We will even provide you with a lot of weapons to defend yourself, but don't abuse them. All resettlement  The people must be registered. I trained a navy a few years ago in Dengzhou. I will send people to inspect the islands from time to time. Don¡¯t try to bribe the officials and soldiers. I will also constantly replace these inspection officials."

    Later, we only started from the humanitarian perspective, and many people's eyes were already shining brightly. Some people had been moved there before, but they were all done secretly, and they did not dare to move much for fear that the court would notice and get angry. This decision was not only made public and institutionalized, but also moved in secret.  There are so many people, plus the people on the ship, and with enough weapons, they can arm a powerful army. Even if it is the largest country in the South China Sea, several families can overthrow them if they work together.  Got it

    Some countries, such as Red Earth Country, are really rich.

    Dare you think about this good thing?

    Indeed, if this is the case, the groundThe conflict has been resolved and the Central Plains is good, but the emperor does not allow annexation, what should we do?  I had no choice but to find another way. It seemed that being an overseas local bully would be a good idea.

    This premise is that there must be sufficient labor

    So Li Wei let it go

    With this release, hundreds of thousands of people will be displaced overseas. Even after large-scale development, millions of people can move out.

    Unless he was a time traveler, no other emperor would have issued this edict

    He closed the map and said: "Of course, there are many details. You have all stayed here these few days. If you have any ideas, as long as you still have this country in your heart, the people can put them forward and we will work together to perfect them.  "

    "Well" what else can be said?

    Besides, it is impossible to free up all the royal gardens for them to occupy

    "When it comes to money, a gentleman is ashamed to talk about profit. Many people have come forward to criticize me, asking me not to be greedy for profit and unrighteous. I think it is because everyone has misunderstood the common people's life. They need to wear clothes, eat, and live.  The ability to do things varies, and the gains are also different. When you are full, you want to eat well, when you are warm, you want to wear nice clothes, and when you have housing, you want to live in a big house. There is nothing right or wrong in itself. I wish that everyone in the world could  The common people can always eat meat, wear silk, and live in warm and luxurious big houses. It's just that a gentleman loves money. He can get it with talent and hard work, and with morality, it is the cornerstone of social stability. So I have always said that good things are the cornerstone of social stability.  It¡¯s about morality. You can make money. If you want to have this country and have morality in your heart, don¡¯t you have to be like the aborigines, where everyone lives a slash-and-burn life, is it the most perfect?¡±

    Everyone smiled knowingly

    Li Wei clapped his hands again, and two guards carried something covered with cloth, followed by a Byzantine missionary.

    The things were carried into the main hall, put down, and the cloth was torn open to reveal a long pier, which was placed in a wooden box. There were small stone slabs, small stone strips, and a kind of mortar. Some areas were made of coarse sand, and the gaps were filled with fine sand.  , there is also fine sand on top

    Li Wei said: "This is the Byzantine bishop Simaro. When he was young, he presided over the construction of a highway for the Byzantines. In terms of road technology, they were slightly more developed than us in some aspects because of their intact roads.  , when the Roman army invaded Frankia, it was able to advance the infantry nearly two hundred miles in one day. This is the model he brought. I am preparing to discuss with the ministers to allocate a thousand yuan of money, and allocate one hundred yuan every year.  Wan Min, he and our officials who are proficient in water and wood will jointly negotiate to build various highways to reach various states and counties."

    If you want to be rich, build roads first, they haven¡¯t come out yet

    But everyone here is an elite. Developed roads and faster circulation of goods will be of great help to prosperous commerce. Of course, it will also be conducive to governance.

    It is the imperial court that supports business in terms of hardware

    He also said: "The policy regarding sea cities is not perfect. The imperial court only has three ports, which is very inconvenient. Therefore, we will gradually establish four more ports from Youzhou, Dengzhou, Mingzhou, and Qinzhou to supplement the rivers and lakes.  After the municipal shipping companies have paid their taxes, I have issued an edict that they can go up the river and directly connect to the states and counties to simplify the procedures."

    These two policies are meant to generate money.

    The benefits provided are already very astonishing, especially before many people's morals and concepts have changed. Once these edicts are issued, there will be many voices of opposition unless they make concessions, leaving the defenders with nothing to say, so that the emperor can  The edict was successfully issued

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    Li Wei added: "I will tell you two stories. The first story is that Duke Zou Mugong once issued an order that the ducks and geese raised for viewing must use shriveled grain instead of corn. There was no shriveled grain in the granary at that time, so he had to share it with the people.  In exchange for one stone of shriveled grain, two stones of corn were required. The official asked him, "You can eat wild geese with grain. Originally there were very few flowers, but now I am asking for grain from the people. Two stones of millet and one stone of grain. The expense is too great. Please feed wild geese with grain."  He said, "You don't know what you know. The people plow their cattle and work with their backs exposed. They work hard and don't dare to be lazy. How can they be birds and beasts? You only know the small plan but don't know the big plan." Zhou proverb goes, the bag is leaking and the contents are in the warehouse.  Here, haven¡¯t you heard? The king is the father and mother of the people, and he uses the grain to move it to the people. Doesn¡¯t this corn belong to me? Even if the birds eat the expensive shriveled grain, it will not damage our country¡¯s corn, but will let the people  What¡¯s the difference between edible corn in my warehouse and in the hands of the people?¡±

    "The second story is that a fisherman offered a fish to the King of Chu, saying that there was a lot of fish caught today and there was not enough to eat. It would be a pity to throw it away. He used it to offer it to the king's attendants. This was a very vulgar statement.  The leftover food was presented to the king. The king of Chu said, "I don't know, fishermen are benevolent people. I have heard that when there is more food in the warehouse, there are hungry people in the country, there are resentful wives in the harem, and there are married people among the people."  Those who don¡¯t have wives put their extra property in the treasury, and there will be poor people in the country. This is an important way to manage the people. Therefore, there are fat fish in the kitchen and stables.If the horse is fat, the people will be hungry. All monarchs who have subjugated their country like to put good things in the warehouse. Well, it suddenly occurred to me that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had stored food in the Eastern Capital that could be eaten by the people of the world for sixty years. The King of Chu also  He said, I have heard this truth for a long time, but I have not been able to implement it. Now that the fisherman has hinted it to me in this way, I will come to implement it. I will send envoys to care for the widows and widows. I will stay alone and bring out the grain from the warehouse. I will give out coins and silk to support the situation.  The harem has a wife and a widower, so the people of Chu are very happy and the neighboring countries return."

    These two short stories were told by one person, which is incredible.

    Strictly speaking, it can compete with Liu Bei¡¯s people-oriented approach and Li Shimin¡¯s take-from-the-people and use-for-the-people approach.

    Up to now, many things have been said, but many ministers are still unconvinced and are drafting remonstrances in their hearts. However, when they heard that the emperor actually translated these two stories and told them in front of everyone, they gradually  gave up the idea

    "What I have been doing is to hide wealth among the people, including the various policies just mentioned. However, does this people refer to all the people in the country, or only to dozens or hundreds of your families? Let hundreds of you families have the final strength.  You will be satisfied only if you are stronger than the country, have more talents than the country, and have sufficient wealth than the country, right?"

    What heart-breaking words

    They fell down one by one and said with sincerity and fear: "Your Majesty, I am serious, none of my subjects have such thoughts."

    "Then why do you think that despite all the annexation trends, I have not stopped the benefits of water and swamps and become ugly even though I have issued several decrees?"

    ps: There will be one later, Teng has been launched, please support me

    Chapter 170: Tan Ba
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