Dilian's worries were correct. Yuan Shu had already regarded the Northern Huns as something within his grasp, and it was only a matter of time before they were devoured.

However, Yuan Shu really doesn't have the energy to pay attention to them now. The unification of the Han Dynasty is not as easy as just building up the northern states he captured.

The reason why a big country has deep national strength lies not only in its heritage, but also in the integration of its resources. The south produces grain and the north raises horses. By integrating the advantages of each place, the power formed is several times stronger than either place alone.

"Most of the dozens of horse-producing areas in the south can be removed." Tian Feng spread out several piles of case files in his hand and murmured while looking through them carefully.

Guo Jia glanced at the piles of thick papers, his eyes twitching slightly. Thanks to the popularity of paper now, otherwise if they were replaced by bamboo slips, so many files would not be able to fit in this room.

"Yuan Hao, some situations related to the racecourse are all handled by you. You know the general situation, is it necessary to check it so carefully?" Guo Jia couldn't help but said.

"How can a country's affairs and a hundred-year plan be considered trivial?" Tian Feng said with a serious face.

"Fengxiao, you should also have a horse farm, right?" Jushouhu, who was assisting Tian Feng in his office, asked.

"Indeed. At the beginning, His Majesty secretly asked Wen He, Gongda, and I to secretly find land to build racecourses as backup. These three racecourses are still kept secret. According to His Majesty, they belong exclusively to the royal family and are not part of the national government."

Regarding this kind of thing, Guo Jia never thought of hiding it from the two people in front of him. Of course, Tian Feng and Jushou had no intention of asking in detail. After all, they only needed to know about this matter, and it was useless to ask more.

"In that case, on the basis of the original, two more racecourses can be deducted," Jushu said.

"Yeah." Tian Feng nodded in agreement.

Raising horses in the South is a waste of effort and half the effort. The soil and water in the South make it difficult to raise good horses.

The reason why racecourses were set up in the south was because the north was not in Yuan Shu's hands before. Although he had the Liaodong Peninsula, it was not safe. For the sake of safety, many racecourses were set up in the south to solve the problem of war horses.

But now that the world is unified, it is useless to have so many horse farms in the south, so it is better to abolish them and leave only a few in reserve. The north is the truly suitable place to raise horses.

"If Yangzhou and Yizhou are developed properly, they can provide enough food for the world. If the roads are perfected, there will be basically no pressure on the north," Ju said.

"Having said that, it must not be done. The focus of agriculture should not be placed in the south. Although the water and soil in the Hetao area are not as good as in the past, there are still large areas of fertile land marked by His Majesty in the north of Liaodong. If developed properly, it will not be inferior to Yangyi." Tian Feng

said in a deep voice.

"Although the development of various regions needs to be adapted to local conditions, there should be no obvious shortcomings."

"But the land in Guanzhong is now exhausted, and it is not suitable for further cultivation. It will take several years of cultivation to recover. And even so, the food production in the future may not be enough to support it," Ju said.

"Although Yizhou recently produces a lot of grain, the center of gravity of our border with Chu is now on the west side. There will be big moves in recent years, and Yizhou's grain cannot be easily moved. The only way is to continue to adjust grain from Jingyang and Yangzhou.

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"The distance between Jingyang and Yangzhou is too long, and it will cost countless people on the road. It is not a long-term solution." Guo Jia frowned.

Tian Feng sighed lightly and turned his head to look at the long and curved red line from Jinling to the lower reaches of the Yellow River in the north on the map of prefectures and counties behind him.

"Your Majesty intends to dig a canal together with the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers to transport grain. Although the amount of the project is too large, it seems that it is necessary." Tian Feng sighed.

"But our country, the Chu State, is short of manpower. How can we build such a huge project? We can't bring over the people from Yizhou, right?" Jushou frowned.

"This must not be the case. The construction of Yizhou determines the success or failure of the subsequent Western Expedition to Guishuang Shendu. It cannot be touched lightly." Guo Jia directly denied it.

"Although it hurts Tianhe, given the current situation, it seems that some things have to be done." Tian Feng said in a deep voice with a trace of determination in his eyes.

"Yuan Hao, what are your plans?" Guo Jia actually already had a guess in his mind.

"The countries in the southwest have a lot of manpower and slaves, so it doesn't matter if some of them die." Tian Feng, who had always been upright, said in a slightly gloomy tone at this time.

Everyone present is a smart person, so why can't they hear the hidden meaning in this. This is an understatement, I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of people.

"Is this too inhumane? And if it is discovered, it may damage the image of our superior country." Jushou couldn't help but said.

"Those who are not of my race must have different minds. The population of the southwest countries is too large." Guo Jia's simple words revealed the essence.

Cultural invasion, ideological invasion, and population size are all crucial. Although there are many people in Chu today, tens of millions, the territory is too large, and the north is full of waste. It is impossible to distinguish the southwestern countries.

Sufficient manpower and energy. Although the southwest countries are dispersed in power and culturally backward, if the population ratios are too different, it is difficult to say whether the local people have been civilized or the Han people have been integrated.

Of course, another layer of meaning hidden in Guo Jia's words is also obvious.

Distrust of the aristocratic family.

People's hearts are the most difficult thing to grasp. When the interests are great to a certain extent, they will have other ideas. The southwestern countries are now controlled by the infiltration and control of aristocratic families. Although Yuan Shu exerts his power, he also uses bigger baits in front.

It's hanging, but it's not foolproof.

"It is the best way to bring them into the country. It is very cost-effective to sacrifice these people for the ten thousand years of our Han people's foundation." Tian Feng's integrity is only for Han people, and he is not the kind of woman to deal with foreigners.

The corrupt scholar of benevolence.

"The excavation of the canal, the repair of the Yellow River, the reclamation of the Liaodong Plain, and the construction of the northern and Hetao water conservancy projects. Since we have to do it, it is better to do it right at once. Try to complete it all within two years. In this way, we can devote all our energy to

During the Western Expedition." Jia Xu, who had been silently reviewing the files, suddenly raised his head and said.

"Wen He, that's a little too cruel." Guo Jia's eyes twitched slightly: "Are you going to kill all the people from the southwest countries?"

"Aren't there still Japanese people in Fusang? Their population has increased a lot in recent years. There are also Wuhuan people in the north, Xiongnu people in the south, and Qiang people in Liangzhou." Jia Xu said lightly.

"Actually, there is still a lot of potential for the Yi Di in the four directions of Chu to be tapped. During the years of war between the Han and Han people, they have developed well."

Hearing this, Tian Feng seemed to be interested in making a move, but he was still slightly hesitant.

Jia Xu continued without raising his head: "There are some things that we Han people don't need to do on our own. Internal strife is not just a shortcoming of us Han people, there is also a lot of filth in these foreign races themselves. With a little guidance, the conflicts will come from me."

The Han people have been transferred. Now we are the world of Da Chu. As long as we cover it up a little, who can say anything? Moreover, those who survived have contributed so much that it is not impossible to include them as Han people."

"hiss!"

When everyone present heard this, they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. As expected, the man in front of him was a truly ruthless person who could eat people without spitting out their bones.

"Yes." Tian Feng adopted Jia Xu's suggestion after weighing it for a while.
Chapter completed!