Chapter 1064 The lucky general of the Geng character roll, do what he likes

"It's rare that Feng Qing is so considerate of the court's difficulties. Now that the Mongols invaded Shuntian Mansion, they are unable to deal with it. The refugees from the northern counties are flocking to them. The capital city is overcrowded. Maybe Feng Qing saw it when he entered the city. There are still a large number of refugees gathering outside the city. But the capital city has already dared not open the door to accept them, otherwise once the capital city is in chaos, it will be out of control."

Feng Ziying's words made Emperor Yonglong feel dissatisfied with Shuntian Mansion. Feng Ziying had only been to Yongping Mansion for less than a year. When he heard the news that the Mongols might invade, he knew how to respond positively. Taking the risk to form Minzhuang to defend the city, what did Shuntian Mansion do?

   Didn’t do anything, just watched the court eagerly, waiting for the court to solve all the troublesome things at once, so what’s the use of this Shuntian government office?

If Shuntian Mansion can also make preparations in advance in Huairou, Miyun, and Changping counties, not to mention that it must adopt the strong wall and clear the wilderness policy like Yongping Mansion, but at least some people in the wilderness outside the city can be evacuated first to prevent the Mongols from passing through. Looting them for food supplies also prevented the Mongols from taking these people back to the grassland.

As for the reinforcement of the city, people in Yongping Mansion started to do it early, and Shuntian Mansion, apart from attaching great importance to the city wall of the capital, did not care much about the city walls of other prefectures and counties, and all prefectures and counties seemed to follow the same practice. , Let it go, the result is that when the Mongols came in, they were panicked and messed up.

  Comparing these two comparisons, the gap is really too big, no wonder Emperor Yonglong is sullen.

"But your majesty, if you don't accept it behind closed doors, it will not only hurt your reputation of benevolence, but also give opportunities to secret societies such as the White Lotus Sect and Wenxiang Sect. Once there is a disturbance among the refugees in the land, it will do great harm to the entire capital city." Feng Ziying reminded.

   "Then Feng Qing has a better idea?" Emperor Yonglong frowned slightly.

  Fang Congzhe and he also mentioned this matter, but the relief costs are huge, but they have to do it, and the key is that these refugees can survive this winter with porridge and rice relief, but what about next spring?

  Their homes and houses were destroyed, and it was impossible for the imperial court to rebuild their homes for them. This would become a lingering scar in the city and become a huge hidden danger of instability.

   "Is it possible to consider imitating the strategy of relocating people from the East, and let the court and merchants work together to solve the livelihood problems of the poorest landless refugees?" Feng Ziying hesitated to remind.

  Emperor Yonglong suddenly came to his senses, but then frowned: "The number of these refugees is quite a lot, not three to five thousand people, but tens of thousands of people, can it work?"

"I think it is completely feasible." Feng Ziying said after a pause: "Anfu businessmen's land reclamation in Dongfan is progressing smoothly, the saltworks and rice planting have opened up the situation, and the people of the Anfu Chamber of Commerce are still continuing to come. Move in more refugees. Of course, there are a lot of wasteland in Dongfan. According to the current progress of relocation and reclamation, it will be difficult to achieve the expected goal in 30 to 50 years. Therefore, if there is an opportunity, we can actually increase our efforts. It needs the support and cooperation of the government,…”

"The current situation is actually beneficial to all parties. Once these refugees go to Dongfan, they can get land as long as they are willing to cultivate. Why not do it? For the Anfu merchants, as long as they are willing to go, they can People are included in the unified reclamation plan, some land is actually not important to the merchants, what the merchants want is the production here and the future market,..."

Feng Ziying patiently explained to Emperor Yonglong the model of Dongfan’s reclamation and expansion, “These refugees migrated to Dongfan. According to the original agreement of the imperial court, they were exempted from tax and labor for a certain number of years. Dazhou, and the stability of Dongfan can prevent Hongmaofan and other Western Yi and Japanese from spying on me towards the southeast coast,..."

  Emperor Yonglong nodded, "The only worry is that the people of Northern Zhili suddenly go to Dongfan. Dongfan heard that the climate is hot and humid, so I don't know if they can adapt?"

   "This is also a problem, and it needs a process. In addition, I have also considered another plan, moving to Liaodong!"

  Feng Ziying's words shocked Emperor Yonglong, "Feng Qing, you were not the only one who mentioned the emigration to Liaodong, but do you know the difficulties involved?"

"I know." Feng Ziying nodded: "In the final analysis, it is still a logistical support problem. The climate in Liaodong is cold, and it is difficult to be self-sufficient in food. However, the original poor sea transportation has led to high costs of land transportation, making grain, oil and other daily necessities transported to China. After Liaodong, the price is extremely high, so Liaodong’s population has always been a bottleneck, but I think that this bottleneck can actually be broken now.”

   "Oh, how to break this restriction?" Emperor Yonglong became interested.

   "Your Majesty probably doesn't know that the most important thing I did in Yongping Mansion was the opening of Yuguan Port?" Feng Ziying asked.

   "Yuguan?" Emperor Yonglong thought for a while, "You mean that the port of Yuguan under Shanhaiguan has been opened?"

"Yes, didn't the scholars and people in the north always have great doubts about the strategy of opening the sea? They think that the south of the Yangtze River has benefited a lot from the strategy of opening the sea, while the north has gained nothing. I will break this inherent Let them see that we in the north can also benefit from opening up the sea. The opening of Yuguan port is the first step. Yuguan is located in Shanhaiguan. Cloth, oil, tea and other materials are directly landed from Yuguan to western Liaoning, and the transportation cost of the line guards like Guangning can be at least half that of going ashore through Tongzhou and Tianjin Wei,..."

"..., and in the next step, these merchants intend to open ports and build wharfs at the mouth of the Sancha River, the mouth of the Yalu River, and Jinzhou Zhongzuo. In this way, the cost of material transportation and supply in most areas of the entire Liaodong region can be reduced compared to now. Seventy percent or more,..."

Emperor Yonglong's eyes are bright. Liaodong has always been a big pain in the Zhou Dynasty since Yuanxi 30 years ago. The rapid rise of the Jianzhou Jurchens has made the court of the Zhou Dynasty sleepless at night. But to defend Liaodong, good soldiers are one aspect. The headache is still the logistics support, and the transportation cost has become the biggest constraint.

A stone of grain is transported from the south of the Yangtze River to Zhongwei, Shenyang. I am afraid that even 40% of it will not be left, and 60% of it will be consumed on the road. The cold climate in Liaodong makes its agricultural production conditions relatively harsh. , Even this season's millet planting is often affected.

  If the transportation problem can be solved, it will undoubtedly greatly improve the supply capacity of the entire Liaodong.

"If we can open ports and build wharves from Yuguan, Sanchahekou, Jinzhou Zhongzuo, and Yalujiangkou, we can't say that we can completely solve the food supply problem in Liaodong, but I think it can solve at least half of it. Then the land of Liaodong will carry the population. You can get stable growth, but this is only one aspect. I heard that Xu Guangqi lived in seclusion in Tianjin Wei to cultivate several crops introduced from Xiyi, one potato, one sweet potato, one corn, all of which are regardless of the land. There are many mountains and hills in Liaodong, which are not conducive to the cultivation of rice and wheat. If these three things can be widely planted in Liaodong to replace millet and wheat in selected places, then it can also make up for the shortage of Liaodong’s grain production to a certain extent.”

  If the previous question Feng Ziying gave Emperor Yonglong a great joy, then the latter suggestion is a surprise to Emperor Yonglong.

"Feng Qing, you said that I know about Xu Qing's seclusion in Tianjin Wei, but I have never heard of him cultivating Xiyi crops in Tianjin Wei. You said that those three things are really better than rice and wheat?" The problem is not simple.

Millet, wheat, and rice have been the main grains of the Han people for thousands of years. Wheat and rice gradually replaced millet as the main crops after the Song Dynasty. Especially in the north, millet still occupied an important position even in the pre-Ming Dynasty, especially in Liaodong. in this way.

"I can only say that these three methods are more suitable for planting in some mountainous areas and areas with poor soil quality. I dare not say that they can replace millet, wheat and rice, but I heard that the yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes is quite large, especially wheat and rice. The taste is not as good as wheat and rice, and it is accepted by the public, but I think that in times of war and disaster, this kind of food is the most suitable to fill the stomach and save one's life..."

Feng Ziying's words made Emperor Yonglong nod again and again, "Feng Qing's words are reasonable. If you are so hungry that you are not full, how can you care about the taste? If this is really feasible, it will not only be in Liaodong, but also in Ningxia, Gansu, and Shaanxi. Can it be promoted on a large scale in such barren and barren lands to solve the poverty of ordinary people?"

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu is still trying to plant and cultivate this matter. It may be different due to the difference in soil quality, climate and moisture in different places. The specific situation may depend on the effect of Mr. Xu's trial planting. I don’t dare to speak nonsense, I can only say that it can be used as a supplement for Liaodong.”

  Emperor Yonglong felt very relieved. He found that every time he saw Feng Ziying, this guy would bring him some unexpected surprises, as if this guy was really his lucky general.

   "Well, I know, I don't want to pin my hopes on such inconclusive matters all at once." Emperor Yonglong smiled and said: "Feng Qing does things and does one thing. No wonder there are always disadvantages."

   "Your Majesty praises me, but I am terrified." Feng Ziying hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Well, Feng Qing is worried about state affairs, I only want to be happy, why should you be afraid?" Emperor Yonglong smiled and nodded, "I heard that Huang Degong's troops came out of Xifengkou to reinforce Cao's village and Li Ruzhang's troops, but Feng Qing was worried about the defeat of Li Ruzhang's troops Will it give your father a bad reputation?"

  Feng Ziying felt a chill down her spine again. This person was really stinging every sentence, and it was inappropriate to answer the question from any angle.

   After thinking about it, Feng Ziying could only kneel down and prostrate, "Your Majesty is holy."

  Emperor Yonglong laughed out loud, looking extremely happy.

  (end of this chapter)