Everyone was listening attentively, and Tian Meng was also holding a notebook and taking notes.
Not to mention Tian Meng, even Fang Xuanling brought several secretaries and officials.
"Your Highness, please slow down and let them all write it down." Fang Xuanling said quickly, stopping Li Ke who was about to continue talking, so that the people next to him could have time to take notes.
Li Ke was a little helpless. He looked at those people who looked familiar, "Aren't these people from the History Museum (no typo, the Tang Dynasty established a History Museum, which was responsible for supervising national history, history books, etc., and the historians were also affiliated with the History Museum)?"
"Yes, they were historians before, and they are good at shorthand, so I borrowed them from Menxia Province. Now the History Museum is also training shorthand officials." Fang Xuanling nodded.
The Historian is currently under the jurisdiction of the Menxia Province, but historically it will be assigned to the jurisdiction of the Zhongshu Province later.
"Okay." Li Ke was a little helpless.
"In this case, let me tell you some problems by the way, and you all should record them. Tian Meng, you should also write them down. You will basically encounter these problems when you go to the grassland." Li Ke said.
"Yes, thank you Your Highness." Tian Meng said.
After these scribes had almost finished recording, Li Ke continued: "The first question is that grassland herdsmen have a traditional concept, which is to show their wealth by the number of livestock. Although most herdsmen on the grassland have The number of livestock is very small, and most of them belong to the nobles.”
"But after we allocate these livestock to ordinary herdsmen, this idea must be deeply rooted in their minds. In other words, it will not be a big problem in the short term, but no matter how much pasture we allocate to them, As long as they are not hungry, they are unwilling to let their livestock go out, which means that the number of livestock on the grassland will become more and more."
“Once the number of livestock that the grassland can accommodate exceeds the upper limit, the grassland will be permanently damaged. And if most of the grassland in places like Hanhai Prefecture is permanently damaged, it will take a huge effort to restore it. . This issue must be taken seriously." Li Ke said seriously.
Saihanba in later generations is a huge example. Saihanba was a land of lush water and grass before the Qing Dynasty. From the 22nd year of Kangxi to the end of the Qing Dynasty, by the time the Republic was established, this land had almost become a desert.
If it were not for the governance of that generation of Saihanba people, it would be almost impossible for it to recover through nature.
Similarly, Mongolia in later generations is a huge and bad example.
The country spent decades and worked frantically to finally eliminate the Mu Us Desert, which was the original source of sandstorms. As a result, sandstorms began to be transported next door, and no one could stand it.
It doesn’t matter if it transports sand and dust, but it doesn’t matter if it also transports grassland fires.
Therefore, after Li Ke mentioned these issues, they had to pay attention to them early. Once there is peace between the grassland and the Central Plains, the population of the grassland will inevitably grow. As the population of the grassland grows, the number of livestock will also grow, but the number of livestock must be controlled. .
It is necessary to prepare everything in advance now.
"yes."
"Second question, pay attention to the three modernization issues of the grassland. For example, due to the increase in the number of people and the peace between the Central Plains and the grassland, some grassland herdsmen and even officials close to the grassland may allow for the production of food and other aspects. Parts of the grasslands began to be destroyed to clear up wasteland and grow food.”
"Although the local food problem may be solved in a short time, the grassland is not suitable for growing food. Once the food production in other places is high, or more and more food is transported to the grassland, these cultivated lands with low yield will be It will be quickly abandoned by herders. It will be turned back into wasteland."
"But the land that has been turned back into wasteland has had its original pasture pattern destroyed. It will take decades to return to the original grassland, even if no one is grazing. If someone is grazing, it will quickly turn into a desert."
"Therefore, many places that are not suitable for planting land are strictly prohibited from developing the agricultural economy. This will destroy the largest natural grassland in the Tang Dynasty in the future." Li Ke said seriously.
"Article 3 is that herders have adapted to the nomadic life, extensive management, and free grazing. This will result in their livestock having no fixed sheds and no forage reserves. The livestock's ability to withstand natural disasters will be very poor! Once encountered on the grassland, In a major snowstorm, the mortality rate of herdsmen’s livestock will exceed 50%! This should also be taken seriously!”
"Fourth, if the herdsmen are too dispersed, the herdsmen's livestock products will be dispersed in the future, and their liquidity will become worse. It is a false proposition for the herdsmen to become rich. They cannot become rich just by relying on wool. We want them to be of the same mind as the Tang Dynasty. Tongde, we must make them rich."
"So we can't let the herdsmen become too scattered and nomadic. If they are formed into towns, my personal opinion is that the towns or even jointly process some livestock products to sell these livestock products."
"Also, as for the policy on grasslands I mentioned before, cashmere goats must be kept in captivity and cannot be released on a large scale. At least they cannot be released on ecologically fragile grasslands." Li Ke added.
For example, in some places with strong ecological resistance, cashmere goats can be raised on grasslands with sufficient rainfall. However, in some barren grasslands with very little rainfall, goats can cause too much damage to the grasslands.
“So, to sum up, my personal idea is to improve the grassland contracting system and divide the grassland to herders in a similar way to Yongye Field, but we must also educate the herdsmen and teach them the importance of grassland protection and construction. It’s best to implement seasonal grazing bans.”
"We are looking for professionals to help herdsmen divide their areas into grazing prohibition zones. For example, herdsmen should divide their pastures into grazing areas and avoid overgrazing. Some pastures that have shown signs of damage will be prohibited from grazing for a few years until the pastures recover. Say it again."
"In addition, in some areas with abundant precipitation, large-scale artificial planting of pasture, such as alfalfa and other pasture planting, is carried out to change the breeding structure of some areas."
"In addition, we can select some urban construction land on the grassland, and then invest in the construction of some livestock product processing industries to increase job opportunities for herdsmen and increase the diversity of herdsmen's income."
"I personally think that the Shangshu Province should unite with the Zijian and integrate experts in agriculture from all over the world, and start to train some experts in this area." Li Ke looked at Fang Xuanling and said.
"Yes, Your Highness, I will hold a meeting of various departments after I return, and then discuss this aspect with Minister Kong Yingda." Fang Xuanling said simply.
"Okay, let's talk about the policies I plan to implement on the grassland."
