I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 418 Achievements in Liaodong

According to Xiong Tingbi's strategy, to deal with Jianlu, it is necessary to surround them on three sides and wait for work.

These three sides are Inner Khalkha, Liaodong, and North Korea.

But among the three areas, the imperial court can send troops to station in Liaodong and North Korea, but in the direction of Inner Khalkha, it may have to rely on Lin Dan Khan and Ongjishit tribe.

Especially if there is a war in the future, I am afraid that they will have to be used as the main force to send troops to deal with the remaining Inner Khalkha and Horqin tribes who have taken refuge with the Jianlu.

Although Zhu Youxiao still has doubts about Lin Danhan's strength and whether he can win.

But now he at least still has some prestige. When the time comes, he will definitely restrain Jianlu from sending troops, so he must win over him no matter what.

"Okay, let's settle it first. Currently, Southwest and Liaodong are the most important matters for the imperial court. You must keep a close eye on them."

Now that the important matter has been decided, Zhu Youxiao knows that the three of them are busy with affairs, so he will no longer keep them.

"Follow the Holy Order!"

When the three of them saw this, they immediately accepted the order and then bowed and left.

After everyone left, Zhu Youxiao, He Ning and others were soon the only ones left in the back hall of the huge Qianqing Palace. However, Zhu Youxiao looked at the stack of question books in front of him and understood that it was not the time to rest yet. .

So he just stood up and stretched, and temporarily got up and walked outside the palace for a while. After feeling much better, he returned to the back hall of Qianqing Palace and continued to review the question book.

Fortunately, major events are basically planned now, and many things have been arranged. All he has to do is wait for the following to implement them and report the results.

Zhu Youxiao still likes this kind of reporting work. For Zhu Youxiao, this form is like exploding gold coins after upgrading and killing monsters, which can give him a sense of accomplishment.

Of course, there are preconditions for him to safely arrange for the people below to do things, that is, the people sent to carry out the tasks must have real talents and practical skills.

Fortunately, Zhu Youxiao came from time to time, and he happened to have the advantage of being a prophet in later generations, and he knew who was capable and who was mediocre.This also allows the work he has assigned to be advanced quickly, and there are very few people who delay wantonly.

For example, the question book written by Lu Xiangsheng in my hand now reports on his current work progress.

According to what Lu Xiangsheng said, he and Zhang Weixian have now arrived at the mouth of the Liaohe River. There is currently only a small place there called the Empress Palace.This is the only place where shipping boats enter the Liao River. Because of its important geographical location and salt production, 2000 people live here.

Now according to the plan of the Liaodong Dusi, the land with the Empress Palace as the center and a radius of about [-] miles is assigned to the new county. As for the name, it is called Liaohe County first, and the county magistrate is Lu Xiangsheng.

There is another place to the northeast of the Empress Palace, called Liangfangkou Pass, which is the only place Gaizhou Wei must pass when heading north to Haizhou Wei and Liaoyang. It is also the closest place to Liaohe County, and it was also abolished and established as a county by the Liaodong Dusi. It was named Yingkou County, and the county magistrate was Zhang Weixian.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but worry about him, and felt some regret in his heart.

It seems that the situation in Liaodong is very difficult. Historically, large-scale development only started after the founding of the People's Republic of China. There are countless problems such as pests, diseases, and flooding. Now we have sent Lu Xiangsheng and two people there. If they make any mistakes, it is really their own fault. Wrong.

But what pleased him was that Lu Xiangsheng didn't feel the hardship there at all after arriving. Instead, he said in the title book that although the place was sparsely populated, it had huge development potential.

There is a sand island outside the mouth of Liaohe River. The island is huge and can be used as a port in the future (now Yingkou City).

And through chatting with local elders, he learned that every year, the Liaohe River is like the Yellow River, carrying silt and sand down, causing a large amount of water to flood the river.

The eastern part of the Liaohe River is a hilly and uplifted area, and its west side, where the Empress's Palace is located, happens to be a swamp low-lying area where a large amount of sediment can be deposited. Therefore, the mouth of the Liaohe River frequently moves westward, and a large amount of sediment is deposited on the west side, so the water and grass there are abundant. , the woods are dense.

But everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Precisely because sediment was deposited on the west side of the Liaohe River's outlet, its original outlet continued to move southward. Now its northern plain is an inaccessible swamp area, which the locals call the "Great Southern Wilderness".

Therefore, it would be nothing if we only develop the Liaohe County area, and it would be quite easy to develop it.

But if we want to expand further in the future, we must expand to the north, rectify the "Great Southern Wilderness", build embankments to drain water, and build ditches. This may not be possible in 20 to [-] years.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao's heart immediately dropped.

As long as Liaohe County can currently be inhabited and cultivated, it will be fine.As for the "Great Southern Wilderness" in the north, we should take care of it slowly, there is no rush at all.

Thinking of this, he met Lu Xiangsheng again and said that Yang Lian had allocated five thousand refugees to him, as well as corresponding food and equipment. He would take advantage of the winter to resettle the refugees, build houses, and plan the land.By organizing farming as soon as next spring, we will not miss the farming season.

And according to local people, the mouth of the Liaohe River does not freeze in winter, so you can sail here in winter.

Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng will also follow Zhu Youxiao's instructions and build the port so that there will be a channel for supplying supplies in winter.Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao was immediately relieved. In his memory, the Yingkou City of later generations was located at the mouth of the Liaohe River, and Yingkou Port was the northernmost ice-free port in later generations of China. It seems that it can be used now. , and also facilitate the transportation of materials in the future.

However, having only one seaport was absolutely impossible, so Zhu Youxiao immediately began to write comments in his title book.

He asked Liaodong Dusi to build a road from Liaohe County to Yingkou County.

Yingkou County is originally on the main road to Liaoyang. Such construction will not only facilitate the supply of Liaohe County, but also allow the goods unloaded in Liaohe County to be quickly transported to Liaoyang, improving Liaohe County's location advantage.

After finishing writing, Principal Zhu You breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Xiangsheng had done everything he could do, and the rest was up to him.

But at this time, Zhu Youxiao didn't know what he was thinking of. He slowly turned to He Ning and said:
"He Ning, bring me Yang Lian's booklet about the 'work-for-relief' program in Liaodong."

"The slave is going here."

The examination books of these important officials of the imperial court were kept separately according to Zhu Youxiao's instructions. After a while, He Ning took the examination books that Zhu Youxiao asked for.

Zhu Youxiao's request to Liaodong Dusi to build roads just now was not excessive, because after Yang Lian's anti-corruption campaign and inspections and supervision in various places in the past year, Liaodong Dusi's efficiency was much higher than before.

Especially after the disaster this year, he specially allocated funds for disaster relief in Liaodong. After instructing Yang Lian to implement work-for-relief in Liaodong, Yang Lian began to let various places build canals and build new roads. He also personally supervised and demanded that these measures be implemented in Liaodong. Real place.

After repeated inspections by the governor and nearly half a year of work, 76 new canals and dams have been built in Liaodong, and more than 280 miles of new roads have been built, which can be said to be remarkable achievements.

Zhu Youxiao is also very satisfied with this. Relief through work is better than simple relief. It can not only improve people's livelihood, but also provide people with a source of income.

Of course, this does not include the results of farming since last year, which is even more remarkable.

Ever since Zhu Youxiao asked Yang Lian to cultivate farmland in Liaodong last year, Yang Lian and Xiong Tingbi have made this a top priority and have continuously issued documents asking the health stations below to cultivate land and recruit refugees.

For this reason, Yang Lian continued to patrol the area and killed more than ten officials.

So after a year of hard work, Liaodong, Liaonan, Guangning and other places now regard farming as a top priority, and they dare not slack off.

According to Zhu Youxiao's summary of Yang Lian's achievements, there are now more than [-] hectares of land newly opened or purchased in Liaodong, and nearly [-] refugee households have been recruited.

Although there was a severe drought this year and it was the first time for farming, the yield per mu was much lower than before, only about one stone per mu.

But even so, leave aside the rations and other expenses reserved for the people.Now Liaodong Dusi can earn a net income of 25 shi from farming alone.

Although Zhu Youxiao still has doubts about its authenticity, he still trusts Yang Lian and believes that as long as he is here, the results will be much better, even if they are watery.

Zhu Youxiao also learned that a soldier in Liaodong needs one and a half liters of grain a day, which is enough to feed about 5000 people.

Of course, this is an idealized state. Including attrition, corruption, extra horse materials, etc., this number must be less than 5000 people.

But Zhu Youxiao had long been mentally prepared, and in his heart he would be satisfied even if he could provide for half of the people.

What he likes is that farming and "relief for work" allow Liaodong to feed more people and resettle more refugees. If coupled with policies such as encouraging merchants to transport grain and trade in Liaodong, Liaodong's grain will The price will surely come down slowly.

Now the price of grain in Shenyang has dropped to three and a half taels to four taels, which is almost half compared with seven taels and one stone in September last year.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao believed that as long as he acted steadily and took care of Liaodong's "internal affairs", it would be possible to reduce the price of grain in Liaodong to half again.

At that time, the burden on the imperial court will be greatly reduced, and Liao's salary will no longer be nearly 600 million per year. He can also continue to immigrate to Liaodong to alleviate the population pressure in the pass.

Therefore, after Zhu Youxiao saw this title before, he sent a message to the Liaodong Governor, asking Yang Lian to continue to implement "relief for work" and farming, and to continue to treat this matter as a top priority besides war, without delay.

Of course, all of these are auxiliary to the situation in Liaodong.Zhu Youxiao knew that in order to completely solve the Liaodong issue and carry out so-called large-scale immigration, the most fundamental thing was to solve the Jianqi issue.

As long as Jianlu is not solved for one day, he can only do pilot work in Liaodong, slowly reform, and he can't do anything drastic to shake the morale of the military.

However, according to the current situation, he is not very worried about this problem. The situation is much better now than before. What he has to do now is to act steadily.

The southwest will be dealt with first, and the Jianlu will be dealt with next!
(End of this chapter)