Chapter 90 Negotiations
The news from Nanjing shocked He Xi.
He had to reflect on himself, who were the people around him? It is completely different from the impression in history.
Yang Shiqi, the leader of the Three Yang Dynasties in later generations and a veteran minister, imitated Ban Chao's actions in Nanyang, which surprised He Xi. In his impression, people like Yang Shiqi should not be scheming. How could you put yourself in such danger.
Then there is Ye Chen, who is obviously a son of a general. Logically speaking, he should be like a son of a prince. Whether he can fight is another matter. But in the political game, you should have a natural sense of smell, a good background, and a three-point gain. But Ye Chen is a person who doesn't care about anything when fighting.
He Xi thought of Ye Wang, who had good abilities but had been standing aside for most of his life. Have to admit. Many things may not be what Ye Wang thinks. He has no talent. It was because Ye Wang was young and did something to embarrass his superiors.
Perhaps this is also the origin of family education.
As for Xie Jin, a great talent, he is really useful. But as soon as he took action, he greeted death. good results. Public opinion in Nanjing was almost silenced for a time. But He Xi believed that the subsequent counterattack would be overwhelming. Even Zhu Yuanzhang could not completely suppress it.
After all, even though the new wealthy people of the Ming Dynasty participated in maritime trade, they were not without land. And he is a big landowner. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was stingy, he still had thousands of acres of land as a founding hero.
The way they manage the land is also like this.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang is powerful, he cannot destroy his own foundation. It is trivial to kill some of the ministers below him, but on this matter, if he takes a strong stand or even vetoes it, he will really become a loner.
Jie Jin did not leave a way for others to survive, nor did he leave a way for himself to retreat.
He Xi couldn't help but wonder why the people around him were so radical.
In fact, people of the same species flock together and birds of a feather flock together.
He Xi didn't think so himself, but almost everyone in the world felt that He Xi was the most radical Confucian in the entire Confucian sect. Many of the concepts put forward by He Xi, in He Xi's opinion, have been tried to pick out the views that can be accepted by this era. But in the eyes of people all over the world, it is radical and cannot be more radical.
Therefore, many people who are close to He Xi show this very radical ideological outlook. Such as Jie Jin. Xie Jin just wanted to use this attitude to cater to He Xi.
There is another reason, that is, He Xi promotes people from the Imperial College and prefers people who can make achievements in future generations. But the problem is that many of these ministers from the Imperial Academy gradually entered the political stage in the late Hongwu period and the Jianwen and Yongle dynasties.
Theirs has been accumulated for several years. His temperament has stabilized.
Now, Ru Jie Jin is only in his early twenties, a few years younger than He Xi. The talent is certainly there. But the youthful spirit of young people is also there. That's why I didn't think it through that carefully.
All of a sudden it was turned upside down.
However, if He Xi thinks about it carefully, it can be considered a good result.
Although he lives in Liaodong. But in fact, he knew very well that he would have to go to the center sooner or later. Sooner or later there will be a reckoning with many scholar-bureaucrats. The reason why he releases his energy outside is not just to accumulate strength outside. And based on Jie Jin's performance, what He Xi did in Liaodong was not useless.
At least, there are many people in the Imperial College who believe in He Xi's theory.
The Chinese are the most pragmatic people. Whether something is good or not is just a matter of words. It is always necessary to see the actual results to be more convincing.
Although Xie Jin's behavior was speculation, He Xi also felt that it reflected changes in power at the ideological level. And Xie Jin's behavior can also cast stones to ask for directions. Look, who is his enemy? What power? When there is a showdown in the future, who should we pay attention to?
Of course. There is one thing that He Xi must do, and that is to save Jie Jin's life.
Sometimes, He Xi doesn't want to protect others. It is true that as a leader, he cannot save the lives of those who are charging below. The next time something like this happens, no one will dare to do it. So He Xi wrote several letters in succession.
Before Xie Jin knew it, he had already decided on where to go in the future. It was none other than one of the four towns in Nanyang. Although He Xi has left Nanyang, he still has influence in Nanyang. Whether Xie Jin is demoted to Nanyang or exiled to Nanyang, He Xi can take care of him.
And in the eyes of many people, Nanyang is a barren land, and being exiled to Nanyang is simply a punishment second only to death. No, it's even worse than the death penalty. It is difficult for the corpses to return home.
With such a guarantee, He Xi felt that Xie Jin's life was safe.
Of course, He Xi felt that Xie Jin should settle down in Nanyang for a few years. It will naturally be useful in the future, rather than causing trouble for He Xi now.
The matter of Xie Jin was just a small episode in He Xi's focus on Nanjing.
Regarding the events in Nanjing, He Xi could only be a bystander, watching the changes in the court situation.
In Liaodong, He Xi still has her own things to do.
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Yingkou, in the newly built Yingkou County government office.
All high-level officials from He Xi and Liaodong were present.
Wu Gao, Liu Jing, Huang Zicheng, Yang Shiqi, Ge Tiangong and more than a dozen people were present.
He Xi was sitting at the top, and Liu Jing was talking eloquently and said: "In summary, we can increase the reclamation of wasteland next year. The total number of acres today is more than 31,000 hectares. Next year, we can increase the number of 10,000 hectares. Within three years, It can be increased to 50,000 hectares, but it is estimated that it will be difficult to increase this amount.”
One hectare equals one hundred acres, and more than 30,000 hectares equals three million acres. This is already the number in the orthodox years of later generations. If all the more than 30,000 hectares are mature fields, Liaodong will be self-sufficient in food, and there will be no problem at all. But the problem is that it usually takes three years to open land before it is considered mature.
This is also the reason why there is insufficient food in Liaodong today.
As for the 50,000 hectares, it actually exceeded the official figure of acres in Liaodong. But everyone knows that the official figures of the Ming Dynasty have always been a joke. Not worth mentioning at all. But it also shows that the land that is easy to cultivate in Liaodong has almost been cultivated by 50,000 hectares.
If we want to reclaim more land, we need to strengthen water conservancy construction.
Instead of diverting water directly from the Liao River now. There are mainly two aspects. First, it is the Liaoze issue that He Xi had thought about before. Drain the water from Liaoze. Thousands of miles of Liaoze became fertile soil, and Liaodong became one of the important grain producing areas in the Ming Dynasty.
The second question was raised by Liu Jing. It’s about building seawalls.
The situation at the mouth of the Liaohe River is the same as that in many places in the south of the Yangtze River, where sea water is flowing back. As a result, much of the land near the mouth of the Liao River has turned into saline-alkali land. It can only be covered with reeds and cannot be cultivated. But Liu Jing is from Jiangnan. He knows that since the Five Dynasties, seawalls have been built in many places in Jiangnan, and how the seaside land has been transformed into fertile farmland bit by bit. Even during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the construction of seawalls was still an important water conservancy project.
Liu Jing proposed building a seawall. Although this project is not as grand as draining Liaoze. The effect brought about is probably not as good as the effect of excluding Liao Ze. But according to Liu Jing's estimation, millions of acres of land can be obtained, which is not a problem at all.
And the reason is that it is difficult to increase the land reclamation area. Not because of anything else. It's a population issue.
The Korean population that migrated here is still having a hard time digesting it. But He Xi can foresee that in the future, Liaodong will not be so good for a long time. Without people, nothing can be accomplished.
He Xi pondered for a moment and said: "Let's put this matter aside first. Next year, it is estimated that five hundred shi of food will be transported by sea. Four million taels of silver. The imperial treasury is almost empty. There is absolutely no problem with the food supply. .Even after unifying the Goryeo army, there will still be a surplus. So the food issue is not urgent. What is urgent is other aspects."
“How big will the cotton planting area be next year?”
Liu Jing was stunned and said: "Not much. Most of them are grain fields. The newly opened land is ready to be planted with beans. Soybeans are the most fertile for the soil. I plan to plant cotton first."
