"Your Majesty." Zhuge Liang immediately put down the official documents in his hand and stood up to welcome Zhang Xiu.

"Don't be polite, just be as easy as you want." Zhang Xiu waved his hand, then came to the main seat to sit down. Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin, who came here, sat on the left and right sides.

Zhuge Liang just bowed to Zhuge Jin, and other than that, the two brothers did not communicate at all.

After Zhang Xiu sat down, he looked up at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang nodded, sighed, and said, "Last year, the princes invaded Hedong and the two counties of Henoi, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to migrate to Henan and Hongnong counties. Because there were too many people influx, the court also selected strong men and women to transport grain to take care of the elderly, weak, women and children. Now that the war has been pacified, His Majesty has personally taken charge of Huaicheng. However, only 80% of the people have returned. The population of Hedong and Henoi have been sharply reduced, and their land has been abandoned, and now it is even more abandoned."

He is an ideal and ambitious person.

Growing in a farming country, no one hurts him more than abandoning his land.

Zhang Xiu nodded. He actually knew about this. It has been almost a year since those people went to the south.

Luoyang is prosperous, and there are many opportunities. About 20% or 30% of the people are unwilling to come back.

This problem is not only the affairs of Hedong and Hanoi counties, but also the affairs of the whole world. The world has experienced wars for too long.

My population may be only 30 million. This is incomparable to the more than one billion people in later generations.

The current world environment is also different from those in later generations. Zhang Xiu was very eager for the population of Liang State to surge, preferably one billion or two billion, so that he could dominate the world.

It’s a pity that ideals are full, but reality is skinny. Therefore, we need to develop hybrid rice and wheat to increase the population.

"Kongming, this matter is unimpressive. I can only wait for the people to have children and restore the population. I asked the county magistrates of Hedong and Hanoi to make some policies to encourage childbirth."

Zhang Xiu said.

"No." Zhuge Liang replied. Of course, he knew he couldn't hurry, but he felt distressed when he looked at these abandoned land.

He was also full of respect and gratitude to Zhang Xiu. If Lord Liang had not emerged from the sky, he would not know what the world would be like.

Your Majesty has made contributions to the world.

"When it comes to population, your Bingzhou is even worse. One state will have a population of only a few hundred thousand. Even if the world is pacified in the future, let Zhang Yan migrate the mountain people on the Taihang Mountains, and there will be only a million people." Zhang Xiu shook his head and looked at Zhuge Jin and said.

Now Zhuge Jin is the governor of Bingzhou officially appointed by the imperial court.

Although Bingzhou is still in Yuan Shao's hands.

"I have some ideas about population." Zhuge Jin bowed and said.

Although he is still very young, Zhuge Jin is very dignified in the hall. He often walks around Zhang Xiu, and no one dares to underestimate him.

"Say." Zhang Xiu said simply.

"The Hetao side is now controlled by the Shuofang Governor's Department. It is better to recruit the Huns and the Hu people go south to reclaim the fields." Zhuge Jin said seriously.

Zhang Xiu shook his head quickly and said, "It is a pity that the population is small and the land is abandoned. But even if I am so deserted, I cannot let the Huns and Hu people move inward, otherwise they will turn their backs and will be a bad thing."

He treated barbarians, such as Qiang, Xiongnu, and Southern barbarians, and was not cruel and supported assimilation. In fact, everyone was related to blood, with yellow skin and dark eyes.

But if the barbarians moved in before assimilation, then the Five Barbarians invaded China would be a huge lesson.

When the Five Barbarians invaded China, the Han people became barbarians.

The barbarians and Han people became transformed into.

It's so messy.

Although he is still here and can be suppressed, what if he dies? What if his descendants are incompetent? It is better not to do this.

"No." Zhuge Jin did not agree with Zhang Xiu's words, but did not object, so he responded to No.

The Zhuge brothers are both outstanding people and are both good at internal affairs. After Zhang Xiu started the topic, he also started the conversation.

He raised his head and said to Zhuge Jin: "Tiyu. I plan to let the court restore control of salt and iron. In addition, after the Bingzhou is pacified, you must also take action to control the coal mine. Salt, iron and coal must be firmly grasped in the hands of the court."

Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang were a little puzzled.

Salt and iron are easy to explain.

During the Han Dynasty, the control of salt and iron pipes was intermittent. As long as people were alive, they could not live without these two things. The court directly managed salt and iron, which could bring huge profits.

If the court does not control it, salt and iron will become a wealthy family. The wealthy family will only make these people fatter and fatter.

In recent years, the imperial court has not had the time to control salt and iron. Now the Liang Kingdom is gradually stabilizing, and controlling salt and iron is a natural thing.

But what does it mean to control coal mines?

The two brothers Zhuge looked at Zhang Xiu together, looking at Zhang Xiu with two big eyes open, a little cute.

Brother Zhuge is very good-looking and looks very interesting.

Zhang Xiu laughed, and then didn't hide it, and told the matter again. Anyway, he would build the steam engine and the locomotive, which would be a problem sooner or later.

"In this world, can there be iron horses that don't eat grass or coal?" Zhuge Jin said such skeptical words with his own understanding.

This is too subverting his worldview. Is there an iron horse that can eat coal?

The steam engine train described by Zhang Xiu was whimpering through the vast plains of the Central Plains, and Zhuge Jin didn't dare to look directly at it.

"Your Majesty. If there is really something like that, then the coal mine must be nationalized and operated by the state. Not to mention the benefits of trains. If there is an emergency in the border, the Liang army can gather in a very short time. There is no need for civilians to escort food. It is simply a ox and horse."

Zhuge Liang looked excited. He was different from Zhuge Jin. He was a person who was good at clever thinking. When Zhang Xiu described the principle, he felt that there was a chance. The most important thing was that he had all-round trust in Zhang Xiu.

Cement, printing technology, etc., produced by Zhang Xiu, must be excellent.

"Oh, this name is good. The trains built in the future will be called Tieliu Niu and Horse." Zhang Xiu's eyes lit up and he smiled with his palms.

At this moment, Ma Dai walked in from outside, holding a rolled white cloth in his hand.

"Your Majesty, I'll report to the Mahjong. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are in Bingzhou, each of them has their own movements." As he said that, Ma Dai bent over and handed it to Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu's face suddenly became serious, and the Zhuge brothers showed attention.
Chapter completed!