After listening to Song Yang's words, Zhang Heng frowned and said, "Don't you think about future generations?"
Although the Daqian Dynasty was founded less than a hundred years ago, there were thousands of nobles and nobles.
If time goes by, the number of people will skyrocket.
Wait until there is not enough land and there is no way to divide it.
Do the nobles and nobles also have to live on fifty acres of thin farmland?
In the inherent thinking of the landlord class, the more land, the better.
Even if no one is planting seeds now, it does not mean that no one will be planting them when there are more children and grandchildren in the future.
Song Yang shook his head and settled the score for Zhang Heng.
"Do you know that there are not even ten people in this world?"
"The original population of the Qian Dynasty was 150 million."
"If we calculate it based on ten deposits and one deposit, there are only fifteen million left."
"There are still 15 million people left! The area of cultivated land has not changed much!"
"This means that large areas of land will become barren!"
"Instead of letting these lands go barren, we should use the simplest method to distribute them to everyone."
"Let everyone have land to grow and food to eat. Only in this way can the population recover quickly."
"As for the issues you are considering...haha!"
"Let's not mention the specific land allocation method and the number of acres."
"Do you know how big Daqian is? How big do you think the world is? And do you know what proportion Daqian occupies in this world?"
The previous words made Zhang Heng thoughtful, and the last three questions left Zhang Heng unable to answer.
Zhang Heng probably knew how big Da Gan was, since he had passed the Jinshi examination after all.
But he was confused about how big the world is, let alone the proportion of Daqian in the world.
However, as a Jinshi scholar, Zhang Heng still wanted to show off his knowledge.
"Daqian... eleven roads, sixty-four states."
"If we count the countries in the Western Regions, Daqian should account for...50% of the world..."
When it came to the end, Zhang Heng was completely at his wits end.
"Haha! Fifty percent! Are you kidding me?" Song Yang laughed loudly.
Five percent is fifty percent!
Although Daqian is big enough, it is still far from fifty percent.
"My lord, do you know how big this world is?" Zhang Heng asked, frowning.
In his opinion, he didn't even know that he was a Jinshi.
Could it be that a prince who grew up in the palace would know?
"Of course I know!"
"Listen to me! Daqian's land area only accounts for less than 10% of the world's land area!"
Song Yang stared at Zhang Heng intently and spoke word by word.
"Ah! One... one percent! Not even! This! This is impossible! How is this possible!" Zhang Heng stood up and shouted in disbelief.
Song Yang's words simply subverted his inherent knowledge.
In his impression, apart from Daqian, there are only countries in the Western Regions in this world.
According to historical records, there seem to be some small countries to the west of the countries in the Western Regions.
But those small countries together may not be as big as the big ones.
In addition, counting some small countries in the south, such as Siam, Luzon, etc., they are also not big.
From Daqian's perspective, Tianzhu may be a bigger place, but only a little.
Moreover, across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it is not convenient to get there.
Therefore, comprehensive calculation shows that this large group does not account for at least 50% of the world.
Now that Song Yang told him that it only accounted for less than 10%, how could he not be shocked?
"Zhang Heng... sit down, sit down and talk." Song Yang said with another smile.
"The world is different from what you imagine. Don't limit your sights to the land in front of you."
"You have to spread your eyes out so that you can discover the beauty of this world."
"In more distant places, there are countless fertile lands. There are various kinds of food there. There are many varieties of staple food. The yield per unit of land can reach thousands of kilograms. It is impossible to eat them all."
"A staple food crop with a yield of over a thousand kilograms per mu!" Zhang Heng was shocked.
"Zhang Heng, you have to remember that the vast world has great potential."
Song Yang spoke very calmly and slowly, as if giving Zhang Heng time to think.
“The vast world holds great potential?”
Zhang Heng chewed on Song Yang's words.
He raised his head and looked at Song Yang, asking with some confusion in his eyes:
"How did the prince...know this?"
Song Yang smiled and stopped looking at him, but looked up at the sky forty-five degrees and said:
"If I told you that I had seen you in heaven, would you believe it?"
Zhang Heng's eyes were stunned, and he swallowed hard and said with difficulty: "It turns out that the rumors in the market are true!"
"Student...believed it!"
There is a rumor circulating in Jiangzhou Fucheng.
The local people all said that the prince was a god descending to earth.
So when he was buried in the ruins, he was still safe even if his limbs were broken.
The purpose of the prince's descent is to lead the survivors to rebuild their homes.
Restore the prosperity of Wangri and the Qian Dynasty.
People in Daqian generally believe in the theory of gods and ghosts.
Even people like Zhang Heng who have read books are essentially landlords.
They occasionally use the theory of gods and ghosts to control the people, so they believe in the theory of gods and ghosts even more than ordinary people.
"So, do you want to see a wider world?"
"Are you still worried about the livelihood of future generations?"
Song Yang turned back to Zhang Heng and asked.
After listening to Song Yang's words, Zhang Heng's expression gradually calmed down.
He stood up again, cupped his fists and said to Song Yang:
"The student is enlightened. The student is willing to accompany the prince to see the vast world!"
The world is so big, why should we consider future generations?
There is plenty of land. Once the land is divided, we can go out and divide it.
Less than 10%!
Even after a hundred lifetimes, it is not certain whether the whole world will be divided!
Speaking of which, Song Yang would also like to thank the history of this world.
Without Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han in history, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period finally completed the unification.
Without the Han Dynasty, there would also be no revolution that deposed hundreds of schools of thought to only focus on Confucianism.
Although in the end Confucianism still occupies the mainstream of the world.
But they are not completely without competition.
Rulers often take advantage of these competitions to keep Confucian scholars on their toes.
The Confucian scholars of this era were five points similar to those in the pre-Qin era.
In order to suppress other schools of thought, Confucianism has not left behind the Six Arts of the Gentleman.
Therefore, in terms of pioneering nature, it is not comparable to Song Yang's original work at that time and at the same time.
Any conservatism stems from a lack of knowledge.
When your horizons are broadened, your ideas will naturally broaden.
"Zhang Heng. Go back first and think carefully about what I said."
"In a few days, the main chief executives of Jiangzhou counties will come to Fucheng for a meeting."
"The land policy you have in mind will be discussed openly by me."
"You will also come to the meeting when the time comes, and everyone can express their opinions."
"If you figure it out, I will let you be the magistrate of Pengze County."
Song Yang said honestly.
After talking so much to Zhang Heng, it was just an attempt to win over some of the enlightened landlord class.
This will also help him expand his sphere of influence in the future and reduce class resistance when encountering these landlords.
Song Yang's words made Zhang Heng deeply moved. He really needed some time to think carefully.
What I said just now is just a momentary impression.
Now he calmed down, and Zhang Heng returned to his original calm demeanor.
"Then the student will resign. The prince's words will be carefully considered by the student."
"As for that meeting, since the prince asked the students to attend the meeting, the students will definitely come."