"Since the southwest countries have promised to the aristocratic family, we should also plan to take back the territories of Zhuzhou and Yizhou." Yuan Shu said with resentment.

Although Cai Mao's actions this time were arranged and formulated by him, and Yuan Shu was very happy to see this result, Yuan Shu did not ignore the black hand behind this matter at all.

Cai Mao has a cautious and timid character. If he can risk implementing this plan that seems to be flawless but actually has many loopholes, there will definitely be a group of people behind him to wipe his ass. No matter how stupid Yuan Shu is, he knows that it must be the aristocratic families who are causing trouble in the southwest countries.

Take action.

Insatiable greed and insatiable desires are the most appropriate words to describe these aristocratic families.

In the original historical trajectory, they were unwilling to be the managers of this country. They continued to take advantage of the troubled times to absorb the nutrients of this country to strengthen themselves, and gradually came to the forefront and became the controllers who replaced the emperor. From the Jin Dynasty until the Sui and Tang Dynasties,

For a period of time, it was a gluttonous feast for the aristocratic family. The imperial power was just a bargaining chip for their compromise, and their power developed to its peak.

But now, with Yuan Shu's pressure and guidance, these people are no longer prepared to take advantage of this country, and instead set their sights on the broader foreign countries. The southwestern countries opened by Yuan Shu are a feast for them, but the territory

But it's a little too small.

If a family that can "explode" a big man is really spread abroad, it will probably not be a problem to control an entire Asia. If nothing else, behemoths like the Xun family, Cai family, and Lu family, as long as they have enough population

, managing and controlling a state is not a problem at all.

Yuan Shu can now be said to have let go of a crazy beast, a beast that can sweep the world. In the era of chaos in the late Han Dynasty, there were as many good generals and talents as stars on the surface, and the talents hidden within these aristocratic families

There are countless people. Maybe these people are not as talented as Xun Yu and Chen Qun, but their abilities are definitely good. The most important thing is that they are very numerous, such as Xun's Eight Dragons, Sima Bada, and Ma's

The three monarchs of Wuchang and Chen can be said to have countless talents.

The Han Dynasty died because there were too many people, too many aristocratic families, and too many talents. There were too many people, insufficient food supply, and refugees everywhere; too many aristocratic families, crazy concentration of wealth, and small armed forces everywhere; too many talents, and the rise of tycoons everywhere.

There are countless civil and military officials. It is not just a matter of saying that the Han Dynasty collapsed due to force. The royal family was weak, but the Han Dynasty was very strong. To put it bluntly, the Han Dynasty’s talent reserve and population management were three to five times that of the Han Dynasty’s territory.

Question. Just looking at the Three Kingdoms in later generations, we know that none of these three countries is full of talented people, and each one can manage such a large territory without any problems.

The southwestern kingdoms released by Yuan Shu were completely unable to satisfy the appetites of the aristocratic families. Their eyes had long been impatiently focused on the Shendu and Kuishang around them, and even Anxi was targeted by them.

Zhuge Liang's refusal is not a reason to stop them. These aristocratic families have been holding back for hundreds of years, and there is no way Zhuge Liang can stop it with just one word. If they don't do anything openly, they have already resorted to tricks secretly. The current chaotic situation within Kushan is completely their worst.

With constant support and penetration in the areas they are good at, the minions of the aristocratic families have already slowly penetrated into Kushan.

As for Shendu, although it is also a big country, it has no more than 100,000 soldiers. It can only rely on its geographical advantages to protect itself from the invasion of Kuishang. In the eyes of the aristocratic families, it is not a concern at all. It will be defeated in the first battle. Even Yizhou's

There is no need for a large army. As long as Yuan Shu gives an order, the noble families can solve it by themselves. But Yuan Shu is not Yuan Shao. He has no shortage of troops, money and food. There is no need to compromise with the noble families for such a trivial matter. The noble families of the Kingdom of Hundreds of Vehicles cannot move at all.

Yuan Shu knew that the aristocratic families had a big appetite, but he didn't care. As long as he followed his path, it would harm "foreign countries" anyway, and it would benefit the Han people a lot. But he didn't want these people's haste to affect the matter.

, he does not want to stop the aristocratic family, but to control the situation for them.

Yuan Shu knew how big the world was, but no matter how big the appetite of the family was, he couldn't eat it. The combined land area of ​​the four empires was only a little over 10% of the world. As long as the population is enough, you can have as much land as you want.

OK.

Naturally, the aristocratic families should be punished for such nonsense. This is also a precaution for the aristocratic families to prepare for the future expansion of the Chu territory.

"Your Majesty, this matter should not be rushed. Zhuzhou and Yizhou have only been developed for a few years. Although they have been developed well, the population of our Dachu is still not enough to fill it. When the noble families evacuate, the people under their control will also be affected.

They will leave soon, and if we don't arrange for population replenishment, this area will probably be deserted again." Tian Feng advised.

"Population!" Hearing the problem of population, Yuan Shu became worried again: "The territory is still so large. Why did the population become scarce when it was originally full of refugees?"

"Your Majesty, through the continuous efforts of the farmer disciples over the years and the technologies such as hybrid fertilization and hybrid fertilization proposed by Your Majesty, the grain yield per mu of our Dachu has increased by at least 20% on average, and it is still increasing. In addition,

Nowadays, most of Yangzhou and Jingzhou have switched to rice cultivation, and during this period, an excellent early-maturing rice species (Champa rice) was discovered in the southwestern countries. There is also the continuous development of cultivated land in Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou, and the aristocratic families

With the return of private land after the evacuation, our grain output in Dachu now indeed far exceeds demand." Tian Feng said with a strange expression.

He never thought that such a situation would occur in troubled times. The rice in the granary has long been piled up, and many large granaries have been built this year. The current grain reserves in Dachu will be lost even if there is no harvest in the next few years.

It's enough to support it, but a lot of food is almost moldy due to improper management.

"The current grain output in Dachu is enough to support twice the current population. It is indeed too rich. If our government hadn't insisted on holding up grain prices, it is estimated that the grain prices this year would have dropped by fifty yuan per day.

In order to maintain the grain price of 100 yuan per stone, we are expected to lose about 300 million yuan this year." Zhang Zhao, who is in charge of food, said with a wry smile.

What does one hundred qian per shi of grain mean? In the peaceful and prosperous times, the price of food hovered between 200 qian and 300 qian, but now the price of grain in Cao Cao and Liu Bei's Central Plains is more than 1,300 qian per shi, Hebei

The price of food at Yuan Shao's place was more than 900 yuan. This was the result of Yuan Shu's intervention. Otherwise, the real price of food in the late Han Dynasty was not less than 2,000 yuan, and even reached 5,000 yuan or even tens of thousands yuan. Yuan Shu's cost to win over Lu Bu was just

Two hundred thousand shi of grain was barely enough to feed 80,000 infantry for a year.

"Can't we reduce the agricultural population? Haven't I already asked you to vigorously develop handicrafts and animal husbandry?" Yuan Shu frowned.

"We are already trying our best to reduce it. The proportion of the population engaged in agriculture in Dachu has dropped by nearly 10% last year. However, with the popularization of oxcarts and the improvement of farming tools, the area of ​​cultivated land is still increasing. The number of people has decreased, and the output has not

Less." Zhang Zhao said with a bitter smile.

How could these people relax so easily after having just experienced the dark and troubled times and the days of not having enough to eat? Even though there was enough food, many people were still farming hard without feeling tired at all. He didn't know whether he should
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