Four hundred and thirtieth chapters male and female thieves
The southeast is very big. Why was the Marquis of Song so majestic in his previous life? It wasn't because the southeast under his rule became a rare and stable place in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
There are not many soldiers and horses in the several guard posts, but they are all tiger and wolf troops.
The borders around the country were unstable, and the emperor and the Wubian generals borrowed troops from the southeast one after another. Since they wanted something from the Marquis of Song, they naturally had to give him full face.
However, due to the wars that broke out all over the country on Thursday, there was not enough food in the southeast, so the pace of the Song Hou was somewhat restricted. It seems now that the Song Hou led the soldiers of the Changzhou Guards to fight a battle, and in the Guards
It is much easier to deploy people in Zhong'an. Now that Quanzhou's cronies have served in Changzhou Guards, Song Chengxuan's speed is faster than in his previous life, so land and food have become the most important things at the moment.
"After taking Changzhou, we naturally have to use Songjiang Prefecture to capture the Japanese nobles. This can ensure temporary peace along the coast. Songjiang Prefecture has a lot of dry land. If we use all of it, the southeast will be well fed, and Lord Song's troops will also have food and grass."
Song Chengxuan looked at Xu Qinghuan and said a lot. In fact, he meant the same thing. There is not as much land in Changzhou as Songjiang. Songjiang is a very good place and must be obtained now.
Xu Qinghuan raised her head and found Song Chengxuan staring at her.
"Master Song, don't look at me like this," Xu Qinghuan said, "I'm just thinking about next spring, when all the land in Changzhou and Songjiang will be planted with crops. How to do it depends on Master Song's arrangements.
And Mr. Song is not in trouble, isn't Mr. Song already stealing people? The talents stolen from the emperor will stay in the southeast in the future and become Mr. Song's people."
The word "stealing people" sounds very harsh to Mr. Song.
He doesn't need to steal people, but when educated people come to the southeast, he naturally wants them to never return.
After he leaves the palace today, the emperor will definitely ask the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites to draw up a list of officials and go to Changzhou Capital.
To put it simply, Changzhou is an empty city now. Everything can be arranged from scratch. The candidates sent by the emperor to Changzhou have been carefully checked. They are not from the Queen Mother's party, nor are they involved with other interests of the imperial court. Among these people, they dare to go.
The officials in the southeast were either eager to make meritorious service in front of the emperor, or they really wanted to do something for the people.
The emperor was very happy to achieve success, and no matter what he did, he had to see results in a short period of time. The Zhang family caught the emperor's thoughts and developed smuggling in private, making Changzhou's coast prosperous on the surface and presenting a prosperous scene, which greatly won the emperor's praise.
By the time the emperor discovered that something was wrong, the Zhang family's power had become deeply entrenched and could not be shaken for a while.
Song Chengxuan was thinking about this when he heard Xu Qinghuan say: "Officials sent by the imperial court who cannot pay this year's taxes will soon be despised by the emperor. Those who go to make meritorious deeds will naturally come back in vain. Those who really want to do things will
Instead, the officials will stay in Changzhou. When the time comes, Lord Song will take over Changzhou and not only steal people, but also steal a city. It is really a very deep calculation."
Song Chengxuan glanced at Xu Qinghuan: "Not as good as you, you still want Songjiang Mansion."
Xu Qinghuan said: "Songjiang Prefecture is not ordinary. Don't look at it. It's like a city with water in summer and drought in winter. That's because the river channel has not been cleaned up. There is a member of Songjiang Prefecture who has been leading the people to control the water. Mr. Song is so familiar with the Changzhou coast. He must be
I also have contacts with that Sheng Yuan, and I happen to know a man who is good at plowing, and he can lead the people to cultivate as many fields as they have."
In his previous life, when he was in northern Xinjiang, Mr. Dong asked Li Xu for a map, and his eyes lit up when he looked at the land in the southeast. At that time, Song Chengxuan managed the waterways of Songjiang River very well, and there were no more floods or droughts. Mr. Dong said
However, Songjiang's land, not to mention large-scale planting of rice and cotton, even the corners of the land can be used for mulberry and hemp crops in the suburbs and water chestnuts. She is envious every time she hears about it. She can finally see it in this life.
Mr. Dong is busy in the southeast.
Song Chengxuan listened carefully. At this moment, Xu Qinghuan tilted her chin, her voice was clear, and her whole body seemed to be shining.
Xu Qinghuan continued: "Do you know how much fertile land there is in Songjiang Prefecture? It can cultivate two million acres, half of which is planted with cotton."
Song Chengxuan asked deliberately: "Didn't you say you can't grow cotton?"
"That's different," Xu Qinghuan said seriously, "some land is suitable for growing cotton, but not suitable for growing rice..."
fraud.
Song Chengxuan said calmly: "After what happened to the Zhang family, the imperial court will definitely not allow the southeast to pay money to offset taxes. It must hand over enough grain every year and use all the existing land to grow rice. It may not be able to pay the tax to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Rice grain.
This is what you said before, why the officials sent could not establish themselves in Changzhou. It is for this reason that new fields need to be reclaimed. Reclaiming new fields requires a lot of manpower and material resources. After I go to Changzhou, I will ask the governor to report to the court and plead with him.
Fields require time and labor, so I ask the emperor not to raise taxes for three years, so as to attract people to come to cultivate the fields."
In other words, tell the emperor that Changzhou and Songjiang Prefecture are very poor. All the land is used to grow food, and it is not enough to pay the taxes of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Even if new fields are opened, there will not be much improvement within a few years. The court does not want
I miss these places.
At that time, the emperor was already worried about Changzhou, so he would definitely agree.
When the emperor agreed, they planted cotton on the land, and the money from the sales could enrich the southeast. After the emperor saw it, it was too late to regret it. They did not deliberately deceive the emperor. After all, they already had a lot of land.
The ministry has recorded that there is countless newly cultivated land, and no one knows how much crops will be produced in the future.
Three years is enough for them to eat and drink enough.
The land was obtained by fraud, and the manpower was obtained by fraud, which is very good and complement each other.
Song Chengxuan looked serious after thinking about this: "Who taught you this?"
Xu Qinghuan pointed at Song Chengxuan: "Sir Song, it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and I was forced to do so."
"Where is the gentleman you mentioned who knows how to farm?" Song Chengxuan said, "I'll ask someone to invite him and ask him to meet with the Songjiang Prefecture's flood control staff. Maybe we can keep that gentleman."
After saying this, Song Chengxuan stood up and walked out.
"Where are you going?" Xu Qinghuan couldn't help but ask.
"Didn't you say that Songjiang Mansion must be captured before spring begins?" Song Chengxuan raised his eyebrows slightly, "If you don't marry me, how can you farm in the southeast?"
Xu Qinghuan was stunned suddenly and didn't know what to say.
After all the hard work, he was still the superior.
Song Chengxuan walked out of the door and looked at his mother who was in charge of the house next to him: "Excuse me, mother, please let me know. The parents and grandsons of the Song family in Quanzhou would like to send their regards to Mrs. Xu."
The steward's mother was stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect that Mr. Song came out first and wanted to see Mrs. Song.
This was really unexpected. The mother in charge said, "I will go and report this to the Dowager Madam."