The aristocratic family gave Li Xinchen such a great benefit for free, and it felt a bit like "falling down and eating well in Jiaqing".
If it weren't for the fact that this batch of grain had increased Li Xinchen's confidence a lot, Li Xinchen would never have rashly launched the southern expedition at this time. The effect of the new year's farming is also very obvious, and a steady stream of grain is being transported from south to north.
, enough to support the Han army to launch an offensive for at least half a year, which is also the confidence for Li Xinchen to launch an offensive northward next year.
Of course, just relying on Jiangnan, Li Xingchen's confidence is not that strong.
The current food of the Han Dynasty mainly comes from three places, Jiangnan is only one of them, as well as Jinghu and Bashu. These two are also famous food producing areas in Chinese history. The former was one of the main food producing areas in the Song Dynasty.
Most of the food used in the Southern Song Dynasty and the Northern Expedition came from Jinghu farming; and the latter, of course, goes without saying. The reason why Qin was able to engulf the world had a lot to do with the supply of the Bashu Kingdom of Heaven.
After Li Xingchen entered Shu, the work of farming has never been relaxed. Therefore, the land of Bashu and now Nanzhong further south have become one of the most important grain producing areas of the Han Dynasty. In the previous Northwest War of the Han Dynasty and the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong, Bashu had already produced crops.
vigorously.
Although the development of Jinghu's farmland is not long, its foundation is not weak. The western front of Jinghu has long been the front line of confrontation between the Southern Chen Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, Xiangzhou, Ganzhou and other places of plenty behind the western front have also received great benefits.
After all, these places are also good farming lands. Nanchen cannot rely solely on Jiangnan to support all the armies on the western and eastern fronts.
It's just that Nanchen has been on the defensive on the western front for a long time, so the scope of farming is not very wide. After Li Xingchen entered Jiankang Prefecture, he tried his best to promote farming. Jinghu was the main land reclamation area, especially since the Han Dynasty had already captured it.
The area from Xiangyang, Xiangzhou to Jiangling has completely become the rear area, so naturally we can farm with peace of mind.
Especially as the Wuling Man and other barbarians came down the mountain and gradually integrated into the Han system, the Han's farming effect became better and better.
In addition, the Han Dynasty also used a combination of military and civilian methods to establish farming on the front lines of Huainan, Huaixi, Nanyang, Lingnan, etc. Due to military restrictions, although the scope of these farming was not large, it was enough to support the daily consumption of the army.
After all, anything is better than nothing. When it comes to food, Li Xingchen doesn't want to waste even a mosquito leg.
And when it comes to the most important farming land of the Han Dynasty, it is still Jiangnan after all.
Su Hu is familiar with the world. As a later generation, Li Xingchen certainly knew what these six words meant. From the late Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jiangnan relied on its unique natural conditions and the Grand Canal, the lifeline of north-south commerce.
It has always been the richest place in the world. The food and silver from Jiangnan had become the lifeblood of the country even in the Qing Dynasty. If Jiangnan was lost, the country would be in danger.
Therefore, Li Xingchen was very aware of Jiangnan's potential.
As long as there are enough people, this land can indeed cultivate the food and wealth that nourish the entire Han Dynasty. Therefore, the newly built official roads and canals will give priority to the Jiangnan area. Li Xinchen hopes that Jiangnan can realize its potential as soon as possible and become a new step in the economic development of the Han Dynasty.
pillar.
It is precisely for this reason that before going north, Li Xingchen must go to the south of the Yangtze River to have a look. No one can stop this.
First of all, Jiangnan is not that far away, it can even be said to be right outside the gate of Jiankang Mansion. Moreover, when Li Xingchen goes to Jiangnan, he will definitely not waste people and money like Emperor Yang and Zhengde of Sui Dynasty.
, we must first let these young officials in the court experience and experience what it is like when His Majesty is away.
In other words, it was a drill in the absence of the emperor. This reminded Li Xingchen of a certain queen of a certain country in later generations who had been in power for seventy years. Because she had been in power for so long, the whole country had practiced emergency plans after the queen's death more than once. Unfortunately, they just used
No, but the one who should really be pitiful is the prince who has lived for seventy years.
If he had sat on the throne for seventy years, he would have been extremely bored.
Having said that, fortunately, Li Xingchen went to Jiangnan this time and came back as soon as he went. The time was still short. If these guys really caused any trouble, they could come back in time to wipe their butts. But if they had no experience, they would not be able to go back.
When Li Xingchen went north, did he rush to the Yellow River and have to come back to wipe their butt?
Then wouldn't Li Xinchen become Liu Yu's second?
Liu Yu's Northern Expedition failed not because the enemy was too powerful, but because he acted like a monster in the rear. Li Xingchen could learn a lesson.
At this time, although Li Xingchen was standing on the bow of the boat, watching the water flow, what he was thinking about was the Jiankang Mansion that was getting further and further away behind him.
Hope these guys don't disappoint themselves.
Large fields have appeared on both sides of the canal, covered with undulating hills. There are many hills in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is between these high and low hills that the world's granary is born.
"Go forward from Jinling to Taihu Lake. If the wind and water go smoothly, we will arrive at Wujun soon." Shen Wuhua stood behind Li Xingchen and said with a smile.
This time, Li Xingchen went south in a simple manner. Only Shen Wuhua accompanied him in the harem. The reason why Shen Wuhua came was mainly because the only one in the harem who had the closest relationship with the Jiangnan aristocratic families was Shen Wuhua.
The Shen family is one of the top wealthy families in Jiangnan. Although after Shen Junli passed away and the queen Shen Wuhua was also thrown into the cold palace, the Shen family was left with only Shen Jungao to support it independently. It felt a bit like being alone. But
The family fortune built over the years is still there after all. What's more important is that Shen Jungao finally stood on the right team, and Li Xingchen naturally has no intention of settling previous accounts with him.
The saying that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the saying that a general is chosen among lame men, is a perfect description of the current Shen family. No matter how embarrassed the Shen family is, it is still better than your families who were plundered by the imperial court because of rebellion. As a
As long as the Shen family can still have talented people who are following in the footsteps of the imperial court, the Shen family will still be the Shen family.
Not only that having Shen Wuhua by his side can give Li Xingchen a boost of momentum, Li Xingchen will definitely summon the local aristocratic families when he goes to Jiangnan this time. Although these aristocratic families are in pieces, there are still some big and small aristocratic families that can survive the previous turmoil.
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The system of the aristocratic family has been overthrown, but Li Xingchen cannot deny that the aristocratic family is still the most educated group of people in the Han Dynasty. This time, more than half of the people who have emerged in the autumn of the Han Dynasty are children of the aristocratic family. The Han wants to rely on the academy
It will take time to train more children from poor families and even ordinary people's families.
The autumn period that just ended is one of the reasons why Li Xingchen will not go to Jiangnan for too long this time.