Muya doesn't care about land.
The chieftain in Changhexi is different from other families. Other barbarian chieftains earn a lot from land rent, but Muya's main source of income comes from restaurants and accommodation.
In other words, he didn't care about any place in the entire Changhe West except Furnace City.
But when Liu Chengzong said that he would rent the land to Yan, Muya's little mind started to spin.
People have been half-cheated and half-detained in the furnace and are not allowed to leave. The rent must be paid. All he can control is where to rent and how much to rent.
But what Mu Ya is thinking about has nothing to do with the land, but to do with the change of dynasty.
The decline of the Ming Dynasty is certain. The world is too big for Muya to see anywhere else. But just looking at Sichuan Guan, from Yang Yinglong in Bozhou to She Chongming in Yongning and Bangyan in Shuixian, after decades of war, the chieftains in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan are all Very restless.
The chieftains were not restless because of their ambitions. The three above were restless because of their ambitions. The chieftains who have not rebelled now are restless because of the Han people... The imperial court has been increasing taxes in the southwest since the beginning of the period.
After Bozhou was pacified, the money was used to pacify She'an, and after She'an was pacified, the money was used to supplement Liaodong.
There are also new wages that are constantly being increased. The local Han people are going crazy, and the officials are also going crazy, trying every possible way to find money.
The more unstable the local governance, the more evil the powerful people do, and the chieftains, like the powerful people, have no one to restrain them, so why don't they have grudges and revenge?
As for whether the imperial court is stable or not, Muya doesn't think this matter needs to be considered.
Three years ago, Yunnan arrested a slave who broke the law. Mu Qiyuan, the Duke of Guizhou, dared to patrol the official office with troops and mounted cannons. Can the court be stable?
Mu Qiyuan is a Duke of the imperial court. To the Han people, he might just be Mu Qiyuan being arrogant, but to a chieftain like Mu Ya, what does this mean? This means that the Han people are not monolithic. The duke who is guarding the place where the imperial court is guarding and has the Mu family's private army dares to challenge the local officials.
In the eyes of other chieftains, they might even applaud this, wishing that Mu Qiyuan would rebel on the spot, to see whether the young masters of the Mu family's private army were more powerful, or the imperial government's soft-footed shrimp counter-rebellion army.
Unfortunately, Mu Qiyuan had his own mother poison him to death, and his ten-year-old son Mu Tianbo usurped the title. By the time he reaches the age to rebel, I am afraid that this generation of chieftains will no longer be around.
Of course, Muya least wanted the Mu family to rebel in Yunnan. Unlike other chieftains, he was too dependent on the Ming Dynasty for the economy of Changhexi.
Only when Ming and Sichuan were stable could he have money to spend.
If Ming's Sichuan was unstable, he would also be unstable.
Besides Daming, who can protect the little Dajian Lu in troubled times?
This lion in front of me.
Despite the fact that the Lion Army has only 6,000 troops scattered across the seven counties of Kangning Prefecture, its mobile strength is only just over 2,000.
However, no one except the senior generals of the Lion Army knew the actual strength of this force.
In Muya's eyes, Liu Shizi's troops were countless, not to mention the tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry who entered Tibet. The Yongning camp of the former Ming general Ah Liu was scary enough.
When a person sees a lion in the forest, his first consideration must be how to save his life from the lion's mouth. How can he save his life?
Lure the lion to the enemy, and as long as the lion opens its mouth and is full, your life will be saved.
Who is Mu Ya’s enemy?
This is too much!
To the east, on the east bank of the Dadu River, two Mongolian chieftains, Leng Bian and Shen Bian, had a grudge against their father for killing his father. Sooner or later, these two guys would have to take revenge.
The west side is even more terrifying. On the west bank of the Yalong River, King Mutian has been steadily advancing to the northwest for two hundred years, in the name of suppressing bandits, and has been working step by step.
Every time King Mutian's army conquered a place, they built military strongholds on the main transportation roads to suppress the rebels. Just along the lines of Mangkang, Batang, and Litang, they built Rongmaina Dzong, Riyuzhongzazong, and Zongyanzhong. There are five military villages: Zazong, Daoxu Zong, and Chawada Mi Zong.
There was only a mountain between Changhe West and the area closest to them, and people from the other side of the mountain would often come over to burn, kill, and plunder.
Muya couldn't do anything but tremble... He had four thousand iron armors in his hands, and he could beat Litang, but he couldn't beat King Mutian, and he didn't dare to give King Mutian an excuse to invade him.
If the Ming Dynasty had not protected Chang Hexi, the Chieftain of Chang Hexi might not have been able to wait until he was born.
In this case, Liu Chengzong wanted to rent land.
After all, Muya people in Luhuo could only choose to believe that Liu Chengzong was renting land sincerely and did not covet his territory and wealth.
In an instant, Muya saw the three benefits of this matter to him, and decided to rent three to five hundred hectares to Liu Chengzong.
Liu Chengzong was so proud that he was frightened. He traveled all over the country for several years and never saw such a heroic person.
The last person who had some arrogance was Xiao Lazun, the younger brother of Bai Yantaiji, but like him, he also liked empty-handed wolves, which was not a good thing.
Muya is different. This is really renting out her own land.
After careful questioning, it turns out that this Muya is very simple and crude.
Regardless of whether there is mature land in the area, whether it is suitable for farming, or even how many acres of land can be cultivated, the power of selecting land for cultivation was directly given to the Marshal's Mansion. He was only responsible for delineating the area.
No matter where the land is grown, all the local manors and people will be moved away.
"The commander-in-chief will open three pieces of land each with 500 hectares. I, Muya, open the door for business and rely on faith. How many acres of land do you cultivate and how many acres of salt do you give me every year? Don't cheat on me by renting acres of land." That’s fine with me.”
Liu Chengzong was so happy that he felt like old friends with Muya at the first sight. He didn't care about the magic of drinking that would summon his eldest brother from Xining. He asked Muya to carve out the land on the spot, and then started drinking.
Renting land for reclamation in Dajianlu is a very important part of Liu Shizi's immigration plan. It should serve as a reception base for immigrants and provide food and grass supplies for immigrants from Sichuan.
But if 1,500 hectares of land can be developed, it will not be just a matter of providing food and grass supplies to the immigrants.
What's more, the three places Mu Ya marked out for him were all terraces and river valley impact areas. The food supply was definitely not high, but there was definitely no shortage of water.
In the following days, Mu Ya wrapped herself up like a panda every day and asked him to go hunting... To be honest, Mu Ya's hunting skills were really good.
That arrow can be shot, but Cheng Yun can't shoot it accurately.
Liu Shishi couldn't bear to see it, so he gave him a small-caliber blunderbuss and said, "You can use this. The bow is very good. I will keep it as a gift later."
Soon, his people discovered the three areas designated by Mu Ya in the west of Changhe River. Listening to the report, Liu Chengzong praised Mu Ya's quick wit in his heart.
These three places were not chosen blindly. He originally thought that Muya was going crazy due to lack of salt, so he gave him 1,500 hectares without even looking at whether there were people there or whether there was cultivated land.
Now it seems that Mu Ya is taking advantage of the opportunity of renting his land to solve a more serious problem.
The first five hundred hectares are in the northwest of the Changhe River, the valley between the Dadu River and Jinchuan, and the mountainous land for one hundred and seventy miles along the coast. You can cultivate wherever you want. You can see those built by the Jinchuan chieftain everywhere. A watchtower seven or eight feet high.
The second five hundred hectares are located in the west and east of Changhe River, on the east bank of Dadu River, from Dajianlu to Zidadi. On the other side of the river is from the territory of Lengbian Tusi to the territory of Shenbian Tusi.
The third 500 hectares is in the west of the Yangtze River, on the west bank of the Yalong River. Over the hill there is the Litang occupied by King Mutian of Lijiang.
The same rules apply for land selection. As long as there are chieftains loyal to King Mutian on the other side of the mountain, Liu Chengzong will choose the land on this side of the mountain.
Listening to Tang Bing's report, Liu Chengzong couldn't help but smile, there is no such thing as pie in the sky.
He wanted to use Mu Ya's land, and Mu Ya wanted to use his soldiers. They each got what they needed, but he really felt that Mu Ya had made a lot of money in this transaction.
Uncle Cai Zhongpan saw these things very clearly: "The first thing is salt. When 1,500 hectares of land are cultivated, 30,000 kilograms of salt are produced in a year. This is a huge fortune anywhere, let alone in a country where there is no production." Salt's arrow furnace."
"Fritillaries are sold in pharmacies in the Han area for money. This batch of salt alone is worth at least 81,000 taels. Renting these lands will not be a loss at all."
"Secondly, if you want to open up land, you must ensure the safety of the immigrants. Let's not mention the Jinchuan chieftain for the moment. The two chieftains of Lengbian and Shenbian on the east bank of the Dadu River have a grudge against the Muya family for killing their father and are old enemies. The west bank of the Yalong River is loyal to King Mutian. The chieftain would often send troops to plunder."
The look on Cai Zhongpan's face was very serious: "We rented crops to cultivate these lands. The Lengchen family wanted to take revenge, so we were the first to be beaten. If Mu Tianwang's soldiers looted again, we were the first to rob."
In the end, when Liu Chengzong no longer needed this place, Muya could still use the land here to recruit tenants and collect rent, which was another fortune.
The uncle was doing some calculations, and Liu Shizi slapped his thigh. Damn it, he actually let others make a lot of money. He smiled and said: "No wonder Mu Ya is so bad at archery. He has a lot of skills and is very clever. It's good." "
After laughing, Liu Chengzong shook his head and said: "I don't intend to go back on my word. There are seven or eight thousand acres of cultivated land in three places. When spring comes, someone will be able to cultivate it, and there will be a harvest in the autumn. There is too little unowned cultivated land in the counties in the west. This is the Lion Army." Something urgently needed.”
There is no shortage of open land in the seven counties of Kangning Prefecture, but the altitude is relatively high and the farming conditions are worse than here. As long as there is a unified and powerful government to take charge of the reclamation work, it is expected that the fields will be cultivated far beyond the current level.
However, reclamation is only a precautionary measure. Unowned cultivated land is what is in urgent need. Three hundred thousand acres of land in seven counties is not enough to support the 200,000 people.
"Food, what about Jinchuan, Shenbian, Lengbian, Mutianwang..." Liu Chengzong frowned and said: "Whoever dares to bare his teeth at me, I will break their legs!"
The war went against the farming season, causing Corning Mansion to have a heavy burden on food rations in the coming year.
Liu Chengzong had tried his best to suppress his desire to rob the surrounding areas. In fact, everyone was not weak and not too rich, so it was not worth starting a war.
But if he is robbed, it will be different. From northern Shaanxi to the northwest and then to the southwest, marching thousands of miles, he is the only one who robs others, when will it be others' turn to rob him.
"For the time being, let's send people from Luhuo County. Starting from the other side of Jinchuan Tusi, set up villages and plan fields. When people come, we will plant them. Send people to inform them that these lands are owned by the Marshal's Mansion."
Cai Zhongpan's face was troubled and he said: "This matter is not easy to handle. It's okay to be cold and calm. They are also doing business. I may not really want to fight with Changhexi again, but King Mu Tianwang is not a king. The mountain people are prone to looting, so they may not be able to persuade them to stop."
"It's easy to handle. Human beings, regardless of whether they are noble or poor, are afraid of death."
Liu Chengzong said: "Uncle, tell them, if they take one stone of food from me, I will take back ten stones; if they take a person from me, I will take ten back. Let those small-headed people weigh in their hearts how good they are compared to Dun Yue Duo. .”
Cai Zhongpan nodded, feeling very happy.
He estimated that if Liu Shizi wanted to cultivate fields here, the two sides would still clash sooner or later. Relatively speaking, they had sufficient troops in the Luhuo area, enough to deal with minor conflicts with the feudal states.
The source of his happiness was his nephew's cruelty.
Liu Shishi is good at everything, but his biggest shortcoming is that he is too good at training the entire army into a benevolent and righteous army.
This was obviously preparation for sweeping the Central Plains from the beginning, but still maintaining benevolence and righteousness in Kangning Mansion will inevitably make their livelihood problems difficult.
It was originally planned to follow Cai Zhongpan's idea of swallowing up Nangqian's land, appoint a group of new nobles, guarantee their loyalty for five to ten years, and let them continue to exploit 200,000 people to obtain enough supplies to feed the army. Don't worry.
It’s not that it’s bad to do good deeds, it’s good, but you have to eat as much as you have the energy to do.
How tiring is it to save the suffering god in all ten directions now? Starting from scratch, it took at least three years to see results.
Cai Zhongpan has always found it strange. He didn't know who taught his nephew the mentality of being able to consciously become the parents of the local people when he goes to a place.
Liu Chengzong didn't know what his uncle was thinking, so he thought about recent events and asked, "How was the discussion between uncle and Zhao Shikui?"
Zhao Shikui is the Shaanxi shopkeeper found from Chengdu.
"It's okay. This Zhao Shikui is an old shopkeeper and knows the business routes very well."
Cai Zhongpan said: "He has a capital of 800 taels and four shopkeepers. He plans to open a shop and rent a warehouse in the middle of Chengdu in the south, Lanzhou in the north and Hanzhong in the east of Xikang Erfu, and make tea. , leather sales, and at the same time, if we need anything, he can also go to Xining and Dajianlu."
Liu Chengzong waved his hand, that was not what he wanted to hear: "Is he willing to recruit frustrated children and students?"
"I haven't talked about that with him yet. We need to tie him up with profit first, that's what I think." Cai Zhongpan said: "We will collect some equity capital for him, add some veteran manpower, and let him ship the goods and run the business. Veterans served as shopkeepers in various places, and these shopkeepers attracted literati and common people after buying and selling."
"The literati can help, but for the people on the Sichuan River, firstly, it is the fields, and secondly, gold mining is used to attract people to Kangning Mansion."
Cai Zhongpan said: "There are unmined gold nests everywhere here. The local people worship the mountain gods and do not open mountains for mining or cultivate new fields. In the past, only the monks in the temple and a few chieftains did this themselves, and they collected ten thousand gold taxes." Choose three or four, now that there are no constraints, we should start mining."
"Firstly, to divide the land, and secondly, to benefit from the golden sands, wouldn't the poor people in Sichuan continue to flow to Kangning?"
Liu Chengzong nodded heavily: "That's it!"
