When the director of the Xiliang Ministry of Agriculture explained the characteristics of cold rice cultivation and the yield per mu, the court hall fell silent.
They somewhat understand why Xiliang has so much food outside the customs and why it can feed such a population!
There were also some people with twinkling eyes, and the colors on the mini-map were constantly changing. Li Xiang knew how much impact Han Dao would have on these people, but he didn't care.
Cold rice is not something you can just grow if you want. When raising seedlings, Xiliang farmers need to cultivate them with true energy. If there is no true energy to cultivate, the seeds will not germinate.
Even if you steal the germinated seeds and want them to grow faster, you need the Qi of Xiliang farmers to speed them up. Without the cultivation of Qi, they will grow at the same speed as ordinary rice!
This prevents cold rice from being taken away and planted by other forces!
This is having no fear!
Zhuo Bufan and Prince Jiuyuan also let go of their last remaining guard. Their biggest worry was whether Xiliang could support the entire northwest population of more than 20 million people.
But when the cold rice came out, they knew that as long as the two gates in the northwest were not broken, this place would become a paradise in chaos, unable to affect them.
There is salt, minerals, and food. Even if they lose contact with Daqian, it will have little impact on them.
Moreover, they are also receiving civilians from Daqian through the Tongtian River. With sufficient food, the northwest will also usher in a population explosion.
Why does Xiliang have a population of only about 20 million instead of more? On the one hand, it is because the situation in the northwest is better than that of the Central Plains. Except for Jiuyuan County, the rest of the country is wilderness.
On the other hand, there is the food problem. Jiuyuan County can feed more than 20 million people, which is already the limit of Jiuyuan County and cannot support more people.
Now that there are no food restrictions, they believe that those people will work hard to have children. Dagan people value the strength in numbers. If a man is a man, he will walk sideways in the village.
Because even if people in the family are not united, when they encounter foreign enemies, they will put aside their prejudices and get rid of the outsiders first before coming back to deal with their own affairs!
The more babies the better!
Jiuyuan County will see a population explosion. At the same time, with the Xiliang army's attack on the ferocious beasts and the king's plan, the Xiliang army is driving the ferocious beasts out of the pass!
The number of ferocious beasts that have died in the hands of the Xiliang army has exceeded 10,000. If this momentum continues, the Xiliang army will eventually drive the ferocious beasts back and return a large area of land to their hands.
After the population, land, and materials in Daqian settle down, their northwest will belong to Prime Minister Li's world!
King Jiuyuan took one look at Zhuo Bufan and decided to hand over his military power after today and go home peacefully as a wealthy man. The gold, silver, jewelry, primeval stones, etc. in Prince Jiuyuan's palace would be enough for the next ten generations.
Zhuo Bufan saw the prince's eyes and knew that the prince had already decided to pay attention, so that he could take care of his two children with peace of mind!
"Then it's settled!" Li Xiang decided: "Build a fortress in the Qingxi Grassland and form the Ninth Army of Xiliang. I don't know the position of the army commander. Do you have any better candidates?"
Li Xiang didn't care what the prairie people thought. The elders, some women, and children of the prairie people were now living near the Qingxi Fortress, waiting for those prairie people to migrate over in the spring.
If the other party doesn't comply, then Prime Minister Li will have no choice but to destroy them. The Qingxi grassland is very big, but with a family and a family, can they outrun the Xiliang cavalry?
Just like the Daqian army dealt with the grassland army, if the other party avoids fighting, then send a cavalry to chase the tribe, because they don't believe that the other party will not come back to fight with them.
"My lord, I recommend General Zhuo Bufan!" Liu Zhen, who was behind the civil servants, stood up and said: "General Zhuo Bufan has led the Taiyuan army for a long time. He has rich experience in leading troops, and his military force is even more amazing. In addition to the generals present, there should be Not many people have the experience of General Zhuo Bufan in leading troops!"
Among the generals who have not yet been separated from Jiuyuan City, few have the same qualifications as Zhuo Bufan. The five commanders of the Seventh Army each went to important places. The northwest was initially determined. Many places needed Xiliang to send powerful generals to suppress it. The Eighth Army The legion is the local garrison, responsible for defending the city. It is difficult for them to lead troops in battle.
Li Xiang took a look and found that apart from the generals of Xiliang headquarters, there were really few people with extraordinary military commanding talents.
Zhuo Bufan was not only able to lead troops, he was also a good handler in internal affairs. Many problems in Taiyuan were handled by Zhuo Bufan.
If you don't study kendo and concentrate on studying, Da Gan will have another capable person.
Li Xiang looked at Zhuo Bufan: "I wonder what you think, General Zhuo?"
Zhuo Bufan smiled helplessly: "Yes!"
Can he refuse? No!
Li Xiang nodded with satisfaction: "Zhuo Bufan serves as the commander of the ninth legion, riding three!"
"Here we come!" A big man stood up.
Li Xiangdao: "You serve as the deputy commander of the Ninth Legion, Zhuo Bufan commands the prairie cavalry, and you command the main cavalry, but obey Zhuo Bufan's orders!"
"Yes!" The big man responded and retreated into the team. Zhuo Bufan had never thought of commanding the soldiers of the Xiliang headquarters. That was not a force he could command. Qi San commanded the cavalry of the headquarters, which made him relieved!
If there are no soldiers from Xiliang headquarters in the army, this is not a good sign.
When King Jiuyuan saw that Zhuo Bufan had become the commander of the Ninth Army of Xiliang, he was somewhat relieved. He knew Zhuo Bufan's talents very well, otherwise he would not have trusted Taiyuan to him.
The two commanders of the Ninth Army have been determined, and what remains is the issue of the allocation of prairie cavalry. He will leave this issue to Zhuo Bufan with full authority, and Qi San will be there to help.
"That's it!" Li Xiang had nothing to say: "The next issues regarding agriculture and commerce will be handled by Li Yi and Qingyun. Their words are mine!"
Li is really loveless in domestic affairs. With Li Yi and Zhang Qingyun here, he can rest assured!
"yes!"
The people below are also very aware of Li Xiang's character and temper. They have never seen anyone who trusts his subordinates like this. Doesn't Xiang Li know that people's hearts are at odds with each other?
However, thinking about the terrifying Xiliang headquarters army, they can't be cautious!
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Prairie South
Li Zhen received the news of the emperor's death, which was not a serious surprise. What made his heart tremble was another news. Yu Chijing and the demon white rhinoceros died together, and the army he led to suppress the southwest was completely destroyed!
Three hundred thousand elite troops were destroyed along with Yu Chijing. This battle was fought very quickly. There were only a few words on the letter. The demon tribe suddenly appeared. The two sides fought for ten days. In the end, the last elite troops in the southwest were lost. It was also announced that the four major frontier armies were , the demon-suppressing army was destroyed, and Yu Chijing, one of the two heroes of the empire, died.
The demon clan paid four masters close to the golden body level!
Even though he has millions of troops under his command, he also has the Great Wall Army, the Far North Army, and two of the four major frontier armies.
Li Zhen knew very well that Yu Chijing's death would cause the southern part of the empire to become extremely corrupt. Yu Chijing's death was very strange. How did the demon army cross the front line and reach the place of cultivation? Why were the empire's masters not with Yu Chijing at that time!
There are so many royal masters in the Daqian Empire. Even if the demon clan sends six strong men close to the golden body, it is impossible to kill Yu Chijing under the protection of the imperial masters!
There is only one possibility, and that is that the imperial experts around Yuchi Jing have been transferred away or there is a plan to change the situation.
He believes that the hands of several princes in the south are indispensable!
Now the pressure is on him. The grassland people will not go south. He is sure of this, but will the grassland just let go?
Li Zhen was very confused and put his hands on the drawing.
boom!
A three-foot-tall golden dharma body appeared. The green dagger could not penetrate the dharma body. Li Zhen slapped it with his backhand, and the golden dharma body stretched out his palm and struck it with one palm.
boom!
The assassin fell to the ground and turned into a puddle of flesh. Li Zhen squinted his eyes: "Come out!"
An erratic voice sounded: "I didn't expect that Marshal Li Zhen, the leader of the Daqian Empire, turned out to be a great master!"
Li Zhen sneered: "I never thought that the third son of the Yuchi family would actually be the master of the Extreme Demonic Way!"
brush!
A figure stood in front of Li Zhen, wearing a black robe and carrying a large sword on his back.
"What do you want from me?" Li Zhen looked at the leader of the Ji Mo Sect, this man who had caused a bloody storm in the world. He never thought that the seemingly gentle and thrifty third son of the Yuchi family, Yuchi Yun, was actually The Demonic Sect Master.
"Borrow troops, kill people!" Yuchi Yun made a low voice, as if he was suppressing something!
Li Zhen blinked: "Who to kill?"
"Zhao Li, the Zhao family, the monster clan!" Yuchi Yun raised his head and looked at Li Zhen. There was a wound on his face diagonally from the left forehead to the right lower face. The wound had not healed, and the flesh and blood were exposed, which could be clearly seen. to flesh and blood.
"Monster clan? No, demon-slaying sword!" Li Zhen saw the aura emanating from the wound and looked solemn: "Imperial City Division?"
Yuchi Yun glanced outside the tent and gave Li Zhen a ferocious smile: "Do you want to know how my brother died? Then help me fend off those dogs outside!"
After saying that, he turned into a black shadow and melted into Li Zhen's shadow, and urgent footsteps came from outside.
Li Zhen arranged his clothes and saw that the assassin's body had disappeared. He opened the curtain of the big tent and saw soldiers coming with several old men dressed in brocade. He frowned: "What's going on?"
The leading soldier saw Li Zhen and immediately responded: "Marshal Qi, these adults from the Imperial City Division want to see you!"
Li Zhen looked at the old men, one Grand Master and two Grand Masters. The quality of these pursuers was not low!
"I wonder what you want to see me for?" The soldiers are afraid of these people, but he, Li Zhen, is not afraid. Among the large armies, if he controls the power of the legion, he is invincible.
The leading old man saluted Li Zhen. He was the leader of the Northern Army and had an army of millions under his command. Although their status was high, they were far behind Li Zhen!
"Marshal Li, we were ordered by Zongzheng to pursue the leader of the Demon Sect here, but he ran into the army. I asked the marshal to use the power of the military formation to investigate!"
"Master of the Extreme Demon Sect?" Li Zhen frowned: "I don't know what the Lord of the Extreme Demon Sect has done to make you pursue him like this!"
The leader said without changing his expression: "This is confidential, please ask the Marshal for help!!"
"Okay!" Li Zhen nodded. The Grand Master and the two Grand Masters felt a strong pressure. This pressure was everywhere. Sweat broke out on Li Zhen's forehead. After half a breath, the pressure dissipated.
"Not found!" Li Zhen said, looking at the Grand Master to separate the sword. The Grand Master's eyes were very sharp, and he felt Li Zhen's gaze and chuckled: "Excuse me!"
Li Zhen nodded: "Send off guests!"
Watching the Grand Master go away, Li Zhen looked away. The pressure on the Grand Master relaxed. Li Zhen must have felt something. He put his hand on the long sword and relaxed it again!
They succeeded because the masters of the Yuchi family did not send anyone to protect Yuchi Jing because of family problems. The Li family was different. Even they did not dare to attack the Li family!
It seems that this demon-slaying sword really cannot be kept!
Li Zhen returned to the big tent: "Come out!"
Yuchi Yun fell to the side: "Thank you very much!"
"Brother, are you really dead?" Li Zhen asked after being silent for a while.
Yuchi Yun closed his eyes and nodded, and Li Zhen continued to ask: "Did they do it?"
"Borrow the hands of the demon clan!" Yuchi Yun said in a low voice: "Brother is in the south, they can't cause chaos, just like you are in the north.
There is a problem in the family's forbidden area. The forces on the surface retreated to the forbidden area, leaving me as the secret guard to protect the eldest brother. My eldest brother's cultivation talent is not as strong as yours, and he has only reached the first-class level.
Three demon kings (equivalent to grand masters of martial arts, corresponding to the super level), six demon generals (corresponding to grandmasters, the top level), led an army of 600,000 demons to besiege the demon-suppressing army. This time the army was led by the demon royal family
Bai Wuying and his shadowless army!
The army struggled for eight days, and I secretly restrained the three demon kings whose life span was about to end. On the ninth day, the Zhao official who was supposed to protect my elder brother came back, and he was not dealing with him, but me!" Yuchi Yunguan
Upper Eyes: "The demon-suppressing army is very strong, but their opponents are stronger and more numerous. After eight days of bloody battles, the 300,000-strong army has been dispersed and cannot form an effective military formation. The eldest brother was killed by Bai Wuying himself.
And I was left with a wound on my face by Zhao Li using the demon-slaying sword!
At the same time, my Ji Mo Sect has also become the target of everyone’s shouting and beating. The demon clan is openly recruiting disciples of my Ji Mo Sect. I can only give them an order and run to the northwest. I will be chased all the way. If I hadn’t been
Yuchi Yun, you should also think that the eldest brother was killed!"
Li Zhen was silent for a long time. He didn't know whether to feel lucky or sad. Because Zhen Nantian and his family's territory was in the south, the late emperor sent him to the north and Yuchi Yun, who was from the northern land, to the south.
Maybe this is politics!
"What are you going to do next?" He already knew the general direction. If the leader of the Ji Mo Sect was not Yuchi Yun, he really thought it was the Ji Mo Sect. In recent years, the Ji Mo Sect has had a good relationship with the Yao Clan. In the eyes of outsiders,
The Ji Mo Sect has already taken refuge with the demon clan, or formed an alliance with the demon clan, so it is not difficult to kill Marshal Yuchi Jing.
The territory of Ji Mo Sect happens to be in the southwest, and no one knows how much power he has!
"Looking for a force that can help me take revenge!"
Li Zhen took out a pill and threw it to Yuchi Yun: "The sword energy of the Demon Slayer Sword can only be removed slowly by you. This is the Nine-turn Hunyuan Pill!"
"Thank you!" Yuchi Yun took the elixir and was about to leave. Li Zhen thought for a moment: "I can't lend you troops. The Yuchi family won't admit it. There is a little wolf in the northwest. Maybe you can go and see it!"
"I know, be careful, I want to hear about your death!"
