When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 173: Don’t rush, don’t rush.

Khitan, the second year of Tianzan.

Yelu Abaoji did not care about Yelu Deguang's reuse of Han ministers and even Zhao De and Zhao Yanshou. For him, the original identities of these Han ministers were not important.

He would not look twice at those who fell under the iron cavalry of the Liao Kingdom. As long as they could continue to contribute to the development of the Liao Kingdom in their respective positions, he would not deliberately embarrass them.

Of course, the premise is that they abide by the rules and do not try to threaten the emperor and the Khitan nobles, then everything will be easy to discuss. You must know that Han Yanwei also returned to the Later Tang Dynasty because he missed his hometown after being his loyal minister for many years.

Later, even when he returned to the Liao Dynasty, he had no dissatisfaction or suspicion towards him because of this.

So he was pleased and said: "Yanwei has a great talent. He has always been able to formulate policies that are most suitable for the Khitan to rule the Han people. There is no problem for Yao Gu to reuse him. Besides, his hometown is also in the Youzhou area, so let him be responsible." It is most appropriate to take charge of the affairs of the Han people and adapt measures to local conditions."

And looking at the Han ministers who will be reused by his second son in the future, even Han Yanwei's descendant Han Deshu is among them!
This is not a hint to other Han officials in the court.

The emperor has a broad mind. As long as you stay safe and make contributions honestly, the emperor will not forget you, let alone your heirs. The glory of one person can spread throughout the entire family.

[Yelu Deguang's broad mind allowed him to accept Zhao Yanshou and continue to employ him, and he did receive generous rewards in the future. 】

[In addition to opening up political means, Yelu Deguang also grasped the key points of the Yanyun region in terms of economy. 】

[In the Yanyun area that was devastated by the war, it is difficult to restore productivity. Therefore, Yelu Deguang strongly supports the Yanyun area to carry out farming and planting activities and promote the recovery and development of the planting industry. 】

[It also promoted the increase of agricultural population in the original territory of Khitan and encouraged a large number of people who moved in from outside to start farming in Khitan. 】

["The imperial edict has ministers to encourage farmers and mulberry trees, and teach spinning and spinning", and envoys are sent to inspect the development of agriculture.In the case of war, we also try our best to ensure that agriculture is not harmed. "Anyone who dares to harm the crops will be judged according to military law." 】

[You must know that the Yanyun area is a fertile soil and is a farming area. The local people naturally have extremely mature and perfect processes for growing crops for agricultural production. 】

[The main reason why productivity is destroyed and difficult to recover in a short period of time is that there is no stable and harmonious environment. 】

[Conscription and war are the biggest problems in the Yanyun area, and this has been solved by the Liao Kingdom. Coupled with the open political system of the Liao Kingdom, the recovery of agricultural production in Yanyun has developed in a smooth way. 】

[The restoration of agriculture in the Yanyun area also played a great role in the Khitan, gradually achieving stable food supply to the Khitan. 】

[In addition, because Yelu Deguang vigorously promoted agricultural development, including agricultural development in Khitan territory, the views on agriculture within Khitan gradually changed, and the emphasis on agriculture continued to increase. 】

[Of course, the Khitan did not change the nomadic-oriented thinking because of this, but only continued to increase the importance of agriculture to the point where nomadicism coexisted. 】

[And this political division of the north and the south, the dual system of official positions, and the special economic system of coexistence of nomadic and farming are the distinctive features of the Liao Dynasty, which are difficult for later generations to imitate. 】
-
Han Dynasty, the fourth year of Yuanshou.

Liu Che himself watched this part of the content very carefully. You must know that he attaches great importance to economic development.

On the one hand, this is an indispensable part of the development of the Han Dynasty. On the other hand, if he wants to conquer the Huns and strengthen centralization, he needs to control a large amount of power resources in his own hands, and the economy must be grasped.In the past, he had been crossing the river by feeling for stones, but now the economic system of the Liao Kingdom has opened up his pattern and broadened his horizons.

This unique economic form developed in the chaotic environment of the Central Plains is neither the traditional farming economy of the Central Plains nor the livestock economy that favors nomadic people. It actually looks exceptionally good.

Liu Che was thoughtful, could the two systems go hand in hand?
He didn't want to ask whether it was good or not. The answer was already given in the good and bad miracles of this system.

The Khitan are originally a nomadic people. Moreover, they have only been established a few years ago and have not yet been fully Chineseized. Grassland herding is still their core.

Then there will naturally be no shortage of livestock such as horses. Furthermore, with the large amount of land and population suitable for farming in the Yanyun area, the stability of farming itself is higher than that of nomadic herding.

Even if they farm while fighting, the development of national power will not stop. The national treasury must have extremely considerable income every year!
Thinking of this, Liu Che already felt a little sad.

The quality of the horses in the Central Plains is not only inferior to that of the Khitan, but they are also far behind in terms of quantity. Not to mention that their previous advantages in farming have also been overtaken, and there is no comparison at all.
-
Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

It was Zhao Kuangyin who was equally sad as him.

The Song Dynasty was so short of horses!
Since the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, when the emperor declined, horse administration in various places has long been abandoned.

Although various dynasties are still constantly conquering each other, the cultivation of war horses in the Central Plains has been fundamentally destroyed, and the output of their own war horses has been interrupted.

As a general, he naturally knows the importance of horses. One cavalryman is worth three infantrymen. In addition, everyone in the Liao Kingdom can ride and hunt, and the cavalry is even more powerful.

And what about Da Song?

Although there are also cavalry, the number of war horses is really tight. Even ordinary horses are not easy to obtain, and the training of cavalry is even more difficult. Compared with the cavalry that people have been trained on the grassland since childhood, they are far behind. One chip.

Zhao Kuangyin could only comfort himself in his heart, not to be anxious, not to be anxious.

The cultivation and expansion of war horses cannot be effective in just a few years. It takes several generations.

Now, he has learned about many problems through miracles, and he only needs to slowly improve them to lay a good foundation for the future development of the Song Dynasty.

Just when the horse thing was mentioned, he remembered what had become Xixia's Dingnan Five Continents. He couldn't help but secretly made up his mind that those places where horses were cultivated must not be lost. Absolutely not!
[Of course, there is no trace of Khitan’s traditional nomadic life being abandoned, and Yelu Deguang still puts it at the forefront. 】

[In the second year of Tianxian's reign, Yelu Deguang visited the herds in various parts of Khitan to check the situation. Of course, he also went to the local areas to understand their political situation and economic level. 】

[Therefore, after handling the government affairs in the Yanyun area, Yelu Deguang also began to improve the Khitan's original animal husbandry system to make it more suitable for the Khitan's new imperial period. 】

[Yelu Deguang specially set up a herd officer responsible for the management of livestock herds and was responsible for the development of each herd. 】

(End of this chapter)