The people who fled were originally trying to avoid military disasters, and they were not extremely evil people. The place where they could escape must be a place with dangerous terrain and not conducive to communication with the outside world.
How could there be a lot of arable land in these places? They were just trying to survive by hiding here.
Now that Datang is willing to bring them under its control again and allocate land to them, who wouldn't want to come out?
So these people are naturally very willing.
In fact, these soldiers who are constantly drilling into the mountains and forests have another task, which is to record the mountains and rivers, compare them with the map Li Ke took out, and then make more detailed corrections to the map.
To be honest, for large-scale mountains and rivers, there are not many places to repair them. On the contrary, the terrain changes in inland areas such as the Central Plains are smaller than those in the Western Regions.
Li Ke agreed. He had already prepared for the military academy and even found some teachers. He also found some battles from some classic battles of Li Jing and others as sandbox promotions for both sides, and asked Li Ke to come in person. Give them lessons to mid-level officers at the rank of captain.
In addition, there are some combat theories of later generations. Although almost all military courses of later generations are related to thermal weapons, in fact, there are lessons to be learned in terms of logistics, army management, tactics, etc.
In addition, at the beginning of the establishment of our army in later generations, our families were poor, so some tactics were based on the poverty of our families, and this kind of tactics is very useful for the current Tang Dynasty.
It can only be said that the seniors have considered everything.
Li Ke only needs to practice borrowingism.
However, he still needs to work hard to remove some inappropriate things inside, and then take out some suitable things to teach these mid-level officers.
In addition to these, the training of political commissars is also necessary and cannot be stopped.
After watching "Ghost City", Li Shimin chose to return to the palace, but Changle and the others all went to Qinwangzhuang, but tonight in the Tang Dynasty's Sleepless City was destined to be a sleepless night.
How many people can such a brand-new city attract depends on how much charm it can burst out.
Central confidential meeting.
This was the first enlarged meeting of officials in the Tang Dynasty and the first meeting after the establishment of the Zhongshu Province in the Tang Dynasty.
And in the future, such meetings will become the norm and be held every two years.
On the day after the Central Committee’s confidential meeting, Datang Weekly published an additional issue.
"Today a central confidential meeting was held in Chang'an, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty delivered the following speech"
This is the title of Datang Weekly.
In fact, the content is nothing new, because this is the first meeting, and it is to set a benchmark for the future. Some big problems have not been brought up. The most eye-catching thing is that this time, "Datang Weekly" published a series of data.
"Datang's total fiscal revenue in 2021 was 16.52 million yuan! It increased by 36.52% year-on-year compared to the previous year. It is expected that next year's fiscal revenue will exceed 20 million yuan!"
"At present, the total number of registered households in Datang is 5,244,765, and the total population is approximately 24,965,081 people."
This surge in population has to be attributed to several factors. The first is the infant chapter and midwifery chapter in the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" popularized by Li Ke, which helped Datang gain at least hundreds of thousands more babies last year.
The second is that the Tang Dynasty annexed Tubo. Tubo alone has a population of at least three million. In addition, the entire thirty-six countries in the Western Regions have been brought under the control of the Tang Dynasty. This has a population of several million. In addition to these In addition, a large number of people who fled into the mountains and forests have also re-entered their household registration.
In addition, the people of Shanyue in Lingnan Province continued to take the initiative to be included in the management of the Tang Dynasty. Linyi, Luzon Island and other places were also included in the management of the Tang Dynasty. The total population of these people was almost more than three million.
This allowed the Tang Dynasty to have more than 10 million more people in the 22nd year of the Tang Dynasty than in the original historical period of the 12th year of Zhenguan!
However, this population is still too small. Of course, if there are too many, the land cannot support it.
According to current statistics, the total number of Eastern Turks such as Xue Yantuo and Shi Wei is close to three million, while the population of Goguryeo is almost four to five million. You must know that Goguryeo’s army was at its peak There are also close to 600,000.
Without sufficient population support, Goguryeo would not be able to have so many troops.
Including Baekje and Silla, the total population is about six million.
This is another 10 million people, while the population of Japan is not very large, probably between 2 and 3 million.
In addition to these data, Datang also officially published a rough map of Datang for the first time.
Because it is a newspaper printed, its area is not large, but it can be seen from the above how much land there is in the Tang Dynasty.
However, the territory like Ashina Shilu is not included in it.
In addition, Datang's current grain stocks, approximate registered cultivated land, etc. were also announced to the outside world.
It can be said that an entire issue of the newspaper is about the content of this meeting.
Why did Li Ke insist on Changsun Wuji preparing for this meeting? It is not just about counting these data, but also forming a rule to hold a meeting every two years. After the transportation becomes more convenient, this time may be increased to once a year.
When these officials frequently travel to Chang'an, it can also deter them from violating laws and disciplines in some ways.
People who have been in the same environment for a long time will become numb. If he dominates the local area, he probably believes that he is the local emperor. Keep asking him to come to Chang'an to let him know that he is just an ordinary person. of officials.
His rights were only given by the imperial court. Without the imperial court and without the Tang Dynasty, he was nothing.
Of course, it is impossible to just rely on this to deter officials who violate discipline, but what Li Ke wants to do is not to completely eliminate it, but to make them restrain themselves slightly from those who should be bullying the local people unscrupulously and domineering.
If some crimes are reduced, fewer people will be harmed.
It is impossible to eliminate crime, and it will never be possible. Li Ke can only do these things to the best possible extent.
The second function is that such meetings are very useful. Some things are difficult to explain clearly without face-to-face communication. Whether it is a memorial, a report, etc., it cannot fully explain an issue.
What’s more, these local officials are basically people from wealthy families. Through them, they tell wealthy families that the world has changed, and if they don’t make changes, they will be eliminated.
The times have limited the knowledge of some people in this era, and Li Ke had to expand their knowledge.
When the three-day meeting ended, several resolutions were passed to amend the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
