Everyone was shocked when they heard that there was no need to consider economic development issues in three provinces.
"Your Majesty, people's livelihood issues are bigger than heaven."
Hou Xun quickly reminded him.
Zuo Mengeng chuckled.
"You guys, you misunderstood me."
He waited until everyone looked over before telling him the reason.
"For a long period of time in the future, the three provinces of Qin, Shanxi, and Hebei will have to do a lot of work to restore the ecology. The most important thing is that quite a few places need to make way for ecological restoration. Under such circumstances, Isn’t it self-contradictory to also engage in economic development?”
Everyone listened and vaguely understood.
The officials here still understand how to restore the ecology.
It is nothing more than returning farmland to forests, afforestation, soil and water conservation and many other measures, but there is no doubt that no matter which measure is taken, it will have an impact on the original social structure.
Ecological restoration in later generations relied on strong wealth accumulation after years of economic development. Even so, it had a huge impact on the people.
When doing this now, there is no need to consider the impact on the people.
The population has already dropped sharply, and there are barren mountains and ridges everywhere. No matter what we do, it will not affect the people.
The only thing that needs to be considered is to avoid social population interference in advance where ecological restoration is carried out.
For example, as society settles down, the population will definitely grow explosively.
So will the growing population encroach on land that needs ecological restoration?
"What your three provinces need to pay attention to in terms of population in the future is that once the population growth reaches a certain scale, immigration must be carried out immediately."
Zuo Mengeng has a way.
That is to maintain the population cap in the three provinces through forced immigration.
As long as the population numbers in these three places are maintained, there is no fear of a recurrence of ecological restoration.
The vast territory of the empire now determines that he has the capital to do so.
Hebei Provincial Government Zhong Sanlin, Shanxi Provincial Government Liu Yunhai, and the scheduled future Shaanxi Provincial Government Wang Qiaonian were all present and quickly recorded this instruction.
Among them, Wang Qiaonian felt the deepest.
"There is almost no grass growing in the northern Shaanxi area. Yulin, Yan'an and other places have been hit by wind and sand for many years. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, this was a good place where water and grass flourished and thrived!"
Of course Zuo Mengeng knew that he was talking about the Mu Us Desert, which would become famous in later generations and was about to be tamed by humans.
"The reason why the Han and Tang Dynasties were able to directly attack the desert and achieve great martial arts achievements was because of the richness of Guanzhong. However, it was also due to excessive human cultivation for thousands of years that it suffered fatal damage. Now, after the war, everything is left to waste. It is a good opportunity to rebuild Guanzhong. When you are governing, you must work harder, and you must clearly explain the stakes to the local people."
Liu Yunhai scratched his head.
"Of course we will carry out your Majesty's instructions with all our strength. But what the people need to live their lives is real money. I'm afraid the effect will be limited if you just rely on words."
Zuo Mengeng glared coldly.
"Didn't I tell you that all the investment in the three provinces will be funded by the state. Local people can also participate in ecological restoration, and the state will provide money and food. In addition, you can also actively explore how to restore the ecology and create economic value. Combined. Can a living person be choked to death by peeing?"
After being scolded, the three provincial officials quickly began to think.
Xue Fengzuo was very worried.
"Your Majesty, I have to remind you. If the finances of the three provinces are all funded by the state, and troops are being used everywhere now, I'm afraid..."
He was afraid that the country's finances would collapse.
Many people present were also worried about this, feeling that the scope of this action might be even greater than that of Emperor Sui Yang.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Mengeng smiled calmly and was full of confidence.
"You all know the food problem. Nowadays, the development of the Far North is getting deeper and deeper, and the cultivated land is expanding infinitely. There is no problem at all if it is used to support the three provinces."
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How much cultivated land does the empire have in the Far North now?
A total of 3.1 billion acres!
When the data report came up, Zuo Mengeng trembled.
The Chinese nation's obsession with land is really terrifying.
After there were no restrictions, the people who immigrated to the past really used their land reclamation skills to the extreme.
Even though the country has stipulated that farming is not allowed in many places, the people are still enthusiastic and explore endlessly. The amount of cultivated land in the far north is several times more than that in the mainland.
Especially those lands that are very fertile and have extremely high yields. Even if the farming methods are very rough and cause a lot of waste, the food produced is amazing.
Without this confidence, Zuo Menggeng dared to ask Qin, Shanxi, and Hebei provinces to give up economic development and focus on ecological restoration?
"As for the money issue, you don't need to worry about it. Let me tell you some good news. After that boy Fu Xinyuan went to the New World, he discovered... um... yes... a large area of gold production."
Everyone felt bad when they heard Zuo Mengeng's adjectives.
Not a gold mine?
But a large gold producing area?
How much gold is that?
"Hey, I walled up the Great Wall and promised myself nothing, but my faded temples are already stained in the mirror..."
Standing alone on the bow of the boat, looking at the vast blue sea, Fu Xinyuan was filled with sorrow.
"If you hadn't eaten four crab legs, I would have believed you."
Wu Jiang squinted at him.
Bitch is just hypocritical.
"I've been demoted and you're not allowed to complain?"
Wu Jiang was too lazy to pay attention to him.
"Okay, okay, just feel sorry for yourself here. Grandpa is busy."
When he returned to the command room, the deputy couldn't help but gossip in a low voice.
"Military Administration, is this chief secretary really demoted?"
Wu Jiang said angrily: "You have come to be the provincial leader. Do you think you are being demoted?"
The deputy didn't believe it.
"We are in a bitterly cold place in the far north, and the Great Secretary was also driven to the New World. Wasn't he demoted?"
General Wu became angry.
"Your kid eats eight pounds of crabs every day and becomes as fat as a pig. You tell me this is a bitter and cold place? Are you willing to transfer you back?"
The deputy quickly shrank his neck and giggled.
"When I first came here, I thought my life was over. Who would have thought that this place is like a fairyland, with so many products."
Wu Jiang secretly glanced at Fu Xinyuan, who was still acting crazy on the bow.
"His Majesty has had three secretaries. The first one, Fu Yusun, was just the mayor of the town when he first came out. The second one, Fu Yijian, was the deputy director of the Civil Affairs Bureau. Which official position is higher? Only this one was the provincial secretary. Do you believe that he was demoted?"
"Then why does he act like he is willing to live or die?"
"You're a drama queen."
Fu Xinyuan is actually boring.
The vastness of the ocean with nothing to do can drive people crazy.
After three months of long voyage, he finally arrived at Xinhua City.
As soon as he arrived, he received shocking news.
"Provincial government, the expedition team discovered a huge gold source in the south."
As soon as he heard this statement, Fu Xinyuan felt excited all over.
I have achieved such great achievements when I first came here. Is this pie in the sky?
"Get ready now, I'll go there myself."
