The people in the fleet did not bring back any diseases, which is good news. Although there were many fewer people when they came back, there were many more exotic women and cross-breeding children.

They cut thorns in shawls and endured loneliness. Sometimes the barbarians were uncultured and difficult to communicate with, so they had to send troops to conquer. Sometimes they sailed on the vast sea without knowing the way forward, without supplies, and had to endure hunger and thirst. This is all as it should be.

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After all, they came back alive, and finally completed the great task of making the Chinese people no longer have to worry about hunger. Compared with the bad things they did outside, it is innocuous. And to put it another way, it is not a bad thing that those women and children were able to reach China alive.

redemption.

The harvest this time was very great. The fleet basically traveled across the entire American continent, bringing back not only sweet potatoes and potatoes, but also corn, peppers, tomatoes, beans, sunflowers and other crop seeds originating in the Americas. They distributed them

I don’t know what is what, but the collection and records are well organized, and even the names are given, which are transliterated based on the local people’s names.

Wang Yan changed his name so that it was the same as his later name. Then he received an imperial edict, and the chief secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture personally rolled up his arms and sleeves to farm in the Huangzhuang outside the city, and there were three thousand Yulin guards guarding it day and night. At the same time,

We have also started to open greenhouses and conduct experiments in winter. We have brought back a lot of seeds and they have been well protected. The breeding work has been done well, basically covering the Gyeonggi area in two years and the entire north in five years.

In the foreseeable future, the output of the original five grains will definitely be greatly reduced. This is because the output of potatoes and sweet potatoes is large, and the output of corn is also higher than that of the original five grains. People who are hungry will definitely engage in large-scale farming and convert their own crops into crops.

The granary is full, and I fart comfortably in the yard every day, feeling that this life is so beautiful.

In another two years, when people feel full and fed up with the same taste of sweet potatoes and potatoes, as well as the side effects of farting all day long, they will consciously and rationally plan their land and cultivate crops rationally.

This is a spontaneous process without intervention. At that time, people will no longer be satisfied with eating those whole grains. Instead, rice and white noodles will naturally be placed on the table. At the same time, people will also pursue dishes and crave more diverse diets.

After all, material is the foundation of civilization.

Since there is no shortage of food soon, it is natural to consider meat and land.

Therefore, the Ministry of Household Affairs made a comprehensive calculation of all expenditures for the whole year and came up with an estimated expenditure for the following year. After finding that the gap was not large, the two newly trained guards of the Northern Army, plus the two existing guards in Liaodong, totaled two

One hundred thousand troops attacked Xijin Mansion of Liao Kingdom.

Of course, the war is not based on the siege of the city. After all, the entire Xijin Mansion only has 50,000 soldiers and horses. How can it be equipped with an army of 200,000 for the expedition. Only 120,000 men and horses actually participated in the attack on the Xijin Mansion, and the remaining 80,000

, penetrated the Liao defense line outside the Great Wall. At the same time, the four newly trained guards of the Western Army also marched eastward in the border area, launching an attack on the Liao defenders, trying to trap the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Xijin Mansion.

At the same time, the territory of the Liao Kingdom was reduced.

Starting from 1115, more than ten years later, the Liao Kingdom's defense line has actually shrunk. Although the territory looks large, most of it is actually an enclave. The Western Army's combat effectiveness is sufficient. After reorganization,

After changing the military system and the wartime leadership model, the subjective initiative of the generals was fully utilized. They fought according to the formation map, but they were not fools. Now they had to get rid of the cage, the channels for promotion were opened, and there was no need to worry about the emperor's suspicion, so naturally they were exhausted.

I will try my best to be granted the title of Hou Qing immediately and leave my name in history.

Therefore, the progress of the war went very smoothly. The Western Army captured Datong Prefecture, and divided its 100,000 troops into 80,000 troops who were fighting for foreign aid on the other side. They successfully joined forces outside the Great Wall and blocked Badaling and other key passes. However, the troops outside Xijin Prefecture were not mobilized.

The besieged enemy troops fled. They only lasted less than two months, and the Xijin Mansion was captured.

Casualties were unavoidable, but according to a war of this scale, those casualties were really insignificant and could be considered an easy victory. The Liao Kingdom was completely defeated and dared to leave the Great Wall and regained the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun. This was only the fourth year of China.

winter.

After capturing Xijin Prefecture, the offensive did not stop, because the purpose of this battle was land and pasture. Therefore, 180,000 troops jointly marched northward, and on the 15th, they captured Dading Prefecture in the capital of Liao Kingdom, led by Lu Zhishen.

One hundred thousand people, a total of 380,000 soldiers and horses, marched towards Beijing, the capital of the Liao Kingdom.

By this time, there was not much territory actually controlled by the Liao Kingdom. Coupled with its internal civil strife, it was basically in name only. However, this time was still delayed by two years compared to the original history, but they

Perhaps it would be better to subjugate the country as early as possible, so as not to have to endure hardships and survive.

No one wants to die, especially the Liao royal family and many other ministers who have been prosperous and prosperous all their lives. They have an example. The Li family of Xixia is living pretty well in the north. So they are very decisive and bring tens of thousands of people with them.

Soldiers, horses, a large number of craftsmen, and countless wealth fled north.

This is not like escaping, but more like moving. It not only insults the soldiers of the Chinese Empire, but also insults the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom. So the Chinese soldiers are chasing them all the way, and the Jin Kingdom is blocking them in the north, trying to rob those supplies. So.

In the end, not many Liao people ran away, and they also gave up most of their wealth.

The Chinese soldiers only caught up to Hulunbuir and then stopped. At the same time, they began to blockade the Xing'an Mountains and block the Jin Kingdom in the northeast.

At this point, the strategic purpose of this battle has been achieved. The Liao Kingdom was destroyed in the first battle, and the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun was recovered. At the same time, several grasslands with rich water and grass, including Hulunbuir, were captured and blocked.

It can be said that the Kingdom of Jin is perfect. After waiting for a while to digest the gains from this battle, free up money and materials, unify the Northeast, and capture the entire Northeast Plain as a granary, then it will basically be considered complete.

For the empire to conquer such a large piece of land and to recover the Sixteen Youyun Prefectures that had been ceded for hundreds of years, the whole country was naturally rejoicing. Such a great achievement was certainly worthy of celebration, and a grand ceremony was held to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

Tell the ancestors and celebrate the victory of regaining the lost land and opening up the territory.

Logically speaking, this matter does not have much to do with the people. But on the one hand, it provides psychological satisfaction, and on the other hand, it is also beneficial. What is most closely related to them is that the board of directors issued a notice that the price of cattle and sheep will drop significantly in the future. There are also

It is to immigrate two million people north, and the conditions are very favorable. Once there, there will be land, pastures, seeds, cattle and sheep, and they will be able to borrow interest-free loans to build new homes, and they will be tax-free for five years.

Of course, few people in the Gyeonggi region want to go, but there are still many people in the northwest and the south. After all, soil erosion in the northwest is serious and food production is not high. In the south, there is less land. Although you can work, people who want to have land

After all, there are quite a few. And when they go to the north, they can rest assured that the imperial court will take care of everything.

The current imperial court is very popular with the people. First, it has directly abolished a large number of heavy taxes. Second, local officials have very high administrative efficiency. Third, local officials dare not bully good people. Fourth, no lies have been told since the founding of the country.

, and there is no change of orders day and night. This little bit develops the authority of the government.

Immigration is not because there are not enough people on the grassland. The population of the Liao Kingdom is nearly 10 million. Over the years, many people have died due to wars, civil strife, etc., and many have been kidnapped by the Jin Kingdom. There is still some left.

The next seven to eight million people. All of these people were taken over by China, and the Jin Kingdom did not snatch people away. Because it is already difficult for them to maintain their own small population. They can absorb millions more people from the Liao Kingdom without sending troops.

Fighting only blocked trade, and they themselves collapsed.

The real reason is to promote national integration and prevent the old people of the Liao Kingdom from causing rebellion. He immigrated two million people to the grasslands, and will also immigrate two million people there to live in the Central Plains. Let people who can't herd learn how to do it.

Grazing and letting people who don’t know how to farm learn how to farm will definitely not lead to grassland autonomous grassland. That is cultivating a new generation of large grassland tribes and is causing trouble for ourselves.

He wanted to immigrate the Han people, intermarry and integrate, increase trade, spread the lifestyle, etc. He also wanted to build a society to train talents from the north and let them serve as officials in other places. Over time, there was a

It took two generations to almost completely integrate the North.

The same is almost the same in the south. Since the second year of Huaxia, troops were sent southward, and they have been advancing southward step by step. By the fifth year of Huaxia, the original rebel forces have been completely wiped out, the homes of those big families have been ransacked, and the whole place has been sorted out.

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There are still two places that need to be captured, Tubo and Dali, but they don’t require too much attention. Tubo is indeed difficult to deal with. After all, it is too difficult for Chinese troops to drive over and fight in the plateau area. So the best way is to use economic sanctions.

, through decades of trade, the Tubo tribes have become dependent, and it will be natural to conquer them. As for Dali, again, they just rely on the advantages of the terrain. The mountains and rivers, the climate environment, and the jungle.

Danger and dissatisfaction with the soil and water are the keys to preventing the army from moving in.

However, the problem is not big. The troops who defeated the rebels in the south did not return. Instead, they marched directly to the border area with Dali. They stationed troops nearby, recruited local people to start training new troops, and at the same time slowly advanced the front line. Actively contacted the mountains.

Various ethnic groups and tribes, trade with them, and provide them with favorable conditions to live in the mountains. By advancing unhurriedly, no matter whether it is food, supplies, or the lives of soldiers, the consumption is minimal. It only takes ten or eight years.

If so, the Duan family can be destroyed, China will be unified, and the north and the south will be one family.

The main problem is still the large-scale development of the south. Because this time there is no Jingkang shame and no Song Dynasty moving south, the development of the south is no longer a natural thing, but a necessary and proactive task. This task falls to those who are now in power.

On Wang Yan's head.

The resources in the south are very rich, and there is a need to develop them. The best way to develop them is to increase trade and enhance logistics efficiency. Let the things in the mountains come out and the things outside the mountains in. In this way, development

Of course, there is no need to elaborate on the method. There is only one way to build a road.

The south is mountainous, especially in areas such as Bashu and Bashu. Roads are more difficult to build, and people's lives are basically needed to fill them. But it doesn't matter, because the labor force is very strong, not only the rebel forces in the north and south, but also those in the Liao Kingdom who were reworked into labor

prisoners of war, as well as some people who had committed serious crimes in various places.

There is nothing we can do about criminal incidents. After all, thousands of years later, there will be cameras everywhere, and the police will be so strict, and there will be fights from time to time, let alone this time. Individuals have some quarrels, and villages have to fight for water or business.

, either individual duels, or two villages fighting each other. There are also other times, there are some vendettas, murders, etc. Throughout the year, there are still many major cases.

Of course, there is also the relationship between Wang Yan's prohibition on swords and other short weapons and his encouragement to practice martial arts. But to be honest, this relationship is not as big as imagined. Because he stipulated that holding weapons must have a certificate issued by the Yamen, which is issued from time to time.

Random inspections will show that if they are made privately, the penalties will be severe. On the other hand, blacksmiths are also controlled. Forged weapons must be registered and reported, and the most important thing is that the cost is not low. So although there is no prohibition, it is not something that ordinary people can play.

And even if he bans weapons, there are still kitchen knives. If they are too short and not powerful enough, there are longer sickles.

Therefore, looking at the cause and effect, it is not that he cannot refrain from using weapons that leads to poor public security. This kind of thing can only rely on the local government's popularization of the law, as well as the suppression of the police and local garrison to ensure that every occurrence is severely punished, which is profound.

Understand the consequences of five blood-spattered steps. Another point is to rely on the current promotion of martial arts into the education system. By then everyone will be able to martial arts, and they will have two attacks. It will not be possible to tell who is strong and who is weak just by looking at it, plus severe punishments

, then we can very well control the homicide rate below a certain level.

It is impossible to stop it. This is a disease caused by human nature. There are always people who want to bully others and want to be superior to others. What is even more hateful is that the more honest you are, the more you will be bullied. Then there will always be people who cannot stand bullying.

It is normal for people to crazily fight back and retaliate.

So there is no problem at all in using the lives of these people to build roads. This is the greatest contribution these people can make to this land.

The situation this time was different from that of the late Ming Dynasty. Because various places had not been developed well, he had no plans to expand. The fundamental purpose of using foreign troops to occupy land was land and other resources.

At present, the land in the country is suitable for cultivation, and there is industry and commerce to absorb the landless labor force. Various regions still need to be developed in depth, and there is no need to mobilize troops. And if resources are needed, they can exploit them through trade. Use the labor of people in other countries to

Subsidizing the welfare benefits of domestic people. It is like he is constantly dumping goods to Southeast Asia. To put it bluntly, they are all working for the Chinese people. This is an economic benefit.

Since we can exploit them comfortably and there is no threat in those places, why occupy their places and accept so many people. After all, we can't kill them all, or enslave them all. No matter what, we must accept them.

In part, we need to give them the same benefits as the original people of the country, which is not necessary.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the living land of the country's people is loose enough. If it becomes crowded again and the conflicts become bigger again, then fight, then kill...

In the eighth year of China, the Kingdom of Jin was destroyed. When the country was destroyed, everyone in the Kingdom of Jin breathed a sigh of relief. Because fear of destruction is not the same as having already perished. What's more, many people in the Kingdom of Jin had already intended to surrender. After all,

If you can't fight, you can't run, you can't live well, what are you waiting for if you don't surrender? All the original land was taken over by China, and wheat was planted in a large area in the northeastern plains. At the same time, they continued to breed and improve to select high-quality seeds.

In the battle that destroyed the Kingdom of Jin, there was a hundred-man captain who fought bravely and made great achievements. He was promoted during the war and became a brigade-level commander. His name was Yue Fei.

This is what Wang Yan saw when he reviewed the merit memorial. Yue Fei had already enlisted in the army and had been with the Northern Army. He had participated in the war when the Liao Dynasty attacked Jinfu, but that time it was just a siege and no fierce battle broke out.
To be continued...