MTL - Number of People-Chapter 2639 The backbone of the Guizi scroll is unrivaled

  Chapter 2639 The backbone of the Guizi scroll is unrivaled

  There are too many lands and too many forests. Is this showing off wealth or wanting people? Several businessmen looked at each other in blank dismay, both excited and a little apprehensive in their hearts.

  Here, Wang Shaoquan, as a representative of Shanshan merchants, had been doing business with Jianzhou Jurchen at the earliest, and he also had a general understanding of the situation in Liaodong.

It was only after Feng Tang took over Liaodong that Feng Ziying's influence gradually penetrated into Shanxi merchants, and the merchants in charge of trade with Liaodong and grassland nomads began to gradually accept Feng Ziying's order not to transport embargoed materials to Jian State Jurchen, trade with the Mongolian region must also be controlled, accepting the policy guidance of the imperial court.

   "My lord, you said you want to restore the territory of Nuer Gandusi in the former Ming Dynasty?" Wang Shaoquan couldn't help interjecting and asked, "That's too big. I'm afraid that the current Liaodong doesn't even have all of Nuer Gandusi's territory?"

Several other businessmen did not have a clear impression of the jurisdiction of Nuergandusi in the former Ming Dynasty, but they still have a general understanding of the current Liaodong territory, which is about the size of Shandong. If Nuergandusi has ten Liaodong territories, then Big, that would be too scary, how can this be managed?

And as Wang Shaoquan mentioned on the road, there are too many forests and land in Liaodong, and the land is fertile. Fur, ginseng, sand, and deer antler are all specialties. The only thing is that the population is small. To make money, you must have enough people go.

"Well, it's estimated to be less than 10%. The territory under the jurisdiction of Nuer Gandu is about half a week." Feng Ziying also seemed very calm, "The area outside the side wall is still very large. The Jianzhou Jurchen used to control The land probably needs to be equivalent to one Liaodong, and the territory controlled by Donghai Jurchen can be equivalent to four or five Liaodongs, and from east to north to the sea, there are quite vast lands and forests that no one cares about, because the weather is extremely cold , only about half a year can be used for navigation and labor, so this area is actually a land of no one, and what I have to do now is to bring this area under our jurisdiction."

Everyone was muttering in their hearts what this person was going to do when he recruited them. I'm afraid it wasn't just to recruit people to reclaim wasteland. If this was the case, Liu Keding and the Anfu merchants would be able to do it without such a mobilization. , This is what they are good at, Dongfan has become a model.

"My lord, are you planning to bring all the Jurchens' territories into the jurisdiction of Liaodong and restore the control of the former Ming Dynasty, but from your tone, you don't want to adopt the original strategy of confinement, but set up a government to directly manage it?" Weng Qiming wanted to ask I understand that the gap between them is huge, and it takes much more energy.

  "That's probably what it means, but I also know that it won't happen overnight and needs to be done step by step, so I also said that it will take about ten to twenty years to see if it can be done."

  Feng Ziying also knows their worries, don't make it a bottomless pit, endless investment, if the output can't keep up with the input, it will kill the businessmen.

   "Then how is your lord going to come up with a step-by-step method?" Weng Qiming asked again, in place of the others, which involved a series of follow-up investments and arrangements.

"Needless to say the area under the jurisdiction of Dazhou, Hetuala and Kuandian Six Forts are bordering North Korea to the east. The land is fertile and the forests are extensive. Moreover, logging can drift along the Yalu River to Jiulian City. You big trees in Liaodong Yes, I know that it is cheap and good, so the first step I think is to solve the problem of Jianzhou Jurchen. First, I will include this piece of land that originally belonged to Jianzhouwei. Including everything on this land is determined by me, so as long as there are enough people, I don’t think it’s a problem. Granting land, dividing land, and even dividing forests are fine. We can discuss the specific strategy. The key is You need to get someone here first."

"I also told the imperial court that the five provinces of Shanshan, Hebei, Henan and Shandong, and Beidi are not just refugees and disaster victims. Anyone who is willing to come can come. Even Haitong Yinzhuang can provide loans for these people. They have enough travel expenses, and they can quickly gain a foothold in Liaodong and survive. As for the interest rate can be kept to a minimum,... I plan to set up the Jianzhou government in Hetuala all the way to the North Korean border, and no longer keep the Jianzhou Wei ,..."

  Feng Ziying introduced her plan to several businessmen eloquently, and with a few gestures, she settled down the general structure of tens of thousands of square kilometers between the white mountains and the black waters.

  Everyone listened very carefully, and each of them probably made clear some of the things they wanted to do in it.

For example, Anfu merchants have to consider preparing to start recruiting people in Beizhi and Shandong. In addition, they have to build some basic infrastructure in these places that are going to be developed, such as roads. Only roads are accessible. The efficiency of relocation can be greatly improved, and it can also comfort the hearts of the people to the greatest extent.

  For example, Jiangnan merchants are responsible for the establishment of commercial roads and related commercial facilities. Only when a steady stream of materials can be transported here can people come and stay.

Jiulian City should be the focus of the next development. Sea-going ships can arrive here directly from places like Jiangnan and Shandong. At the same time, they can also cross the Yalu River to develop trade with North Korea. They can even attract some North Korean landless farmers and directly convert them into large Zhou Zimin.

  Shanshan merchants are responsible for developing the resources in these areas and setting up industries, such as coal mining, cement manufacturing, iron smelting, and shipbuilding.

  He Tingfa, as the representative of salt merchants, needless to say supplying salt roads, more importantly, providing financial support, such as financial support for industrial development.

   Attracting the population is the most difficult thing, even if it is to relocate in Dongfan, it is a big problem. It involves the issue of granting land. As long as the problem of granting land is solved, the population can be as much as it needs.

  Not to mention Shanshan and Henan, even the relatively affluent Shandong and Beizhi, there are too many poor farmers without land to stand on.

  As long as the per capita land is 20 mu, it is really not a problem to recruit three to five million people from these places.

  The key is how to get these people to live in Liaodong. During this period of time, these people have to spend money on food and clothing, building houses and digging wells, all of which cost a lot of money.

Feng Ziying also couldn't come up with this money, silver and materials, and it was impossible for these farmers who had nothing to get out of the country. They could only solve it by borrowing money. This required Haitong Yinzhuang, and Feng Ziying suggested that everyone present Consider opening another local bank in Liaodong, such as Haidong Bank.

It can be said that such a huge plan is quite complicated and the workload is huge, involving all aspects. The original Liaodong was a military town, which was purely military-oriented, but now it is necessary to recruit millions of people, even if it is divided into ten years. To promote the migration of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people every year, the workload of civil administration can be imagined.

   This is also a big test for Anfu merchants.

  Even if they had the experience of emigrating in Dongfan before, the scale of the emigration in Liaodong designed by Feng Ziying was still insignificant. It was too far behind, and the scale and workload had increased several times.

However, Feng Ziying also suggested to Liu Keding that it can be carried out step by step. In the first two years, it can be piloted. If the pilot is successful, it can be replicated and gradually expanded. And it will have a good demonstration effect. The immigrants who came later were also more motivated and experienced. Whether they were Anfu businessmen or local officials and servants, it was much easier to deal with.

   This discussion lasted until it was time to hold the lamps. After a few hours, everyone was hungry, but they were all in high spirits.

For the businessmen, this is the first time that they have participated in the overall planning, construction and development of such a large place as the principals. They can all participate in making proposals for the planning of a place, and Feng Ziying also advises them like a stream, which makes them very satisfied.

  Feng Ziying also hosted a banquet in honor of the group. During the banquet, there was a lot of drinking and drinking, and everyone talked happily.

"My lord, it is a great honor for me to be valued by my lord as merchants." He Tingfa said with emotion, "If you say that we have met some officials, although many of them are very polite to us on the surface, but In fact, we all know that they are only on the surface, and they are very contemptuous of us businessmen in their hearts. Whether they are civil servants or military generals, many people think of us more as fat sheep that can be used. , These are two attitudes, and more people hold that merchants are regarded as parasites that are useless to the country and not beneficial to the people, but they have never thought about the hard work we rely on to make a living in it, if these ten thousand people do not have me Waiting for the generation of merchants, what will happen then? Why have merchants been able to occupy a place among scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants from ancient times to the present? Isn't it reasonable during this period?"

  He Tingfa's remarks also resonated with several other people.

As the top businessmen in the major business gangs, there will inevitably be many officials around them, many of whom are also second- and third-rank local officials and central officials, but they can all feel that those people are all for their money or money. It is rare to provide them with support and help them plan for future industrial development, but Feng Ziying is different.

Feng Ziying's equal attitude is not artificial, but from the bottom of her heart. Especially, the role of businessmen is not just to use, but more often to cooperate with each other. Even in the eyes of businessmen, Feng Ziying's help and support to them is greater than their contribution. , Many times everyone can have a lot of common language and ideas, which is why they are most willing to cooperate with Feng Ziying.

  (end of this chapter)