The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 80 Alien Treatment
Tian Feng frowned and said with a little worry: "In this case, the logistics pressure will be too great."

You know, transporting food and fodder is not an easy task, especially in a terrain with crisscrossing mountains. If you don't use the relatively convenient method of water transportation, the cost will rise to an astonishing level.

If you want to maintain a large-scale troop stationed in the local area on a regular basis, you must find a way to solve the problem of food and fodder supply nearby, otherwise, logistical support will become a huge burden.

"So we have to build villages on the spot in the mountains, settle the people, and grow food, so that we can guarantee logistics and facilitate vigilance."

"There is a problem with the supply of food and fodder. Otherwise, subsequent military operations will be unsustainable. These foreign races have always been wild and difficult to tame and educate. They must be relocated and replaced by our Han people." Cheng Yu said with a serious expression and a firm tone.

"With the Lord here, these mountains can also be cultivated into fertile fields along the river, and with the addition of kangs and stoves, cotton clothes and quilts, etc., as long as roads are opened, villages are built, and tunnels are dug, even the mountains can be settled."

This model has long been developed and matured in the Liaodong Mountains.

These hermits in the mountains live and work in villages, with almost no opportunities for external communication. They rely only on the regular delivery of supplies by the government to achieve self-sufficiency and lead a stable and comfortable life, as if they were in a paradise isolated from the world.

"But I'm afraid ordinary people would not be willing to go to such a remote and dangerous place. Only those refugees who have nowhere else to go would go there. Now is the best time."

These mountains are not like the Liaodong Mountains. Not only are they more precipitous and towering, but they are also far away from Liaodong and Han territory. Material transportation and management support are definitely not as convenient and efficient as those in the villages in the Liaodong Mountains.

Cheng Yu had a very good understanding of human nature, and was well aware of the deep-seated reasons why these places had not been effectively managed by the Han people. He was also well aware of how precious the current opportunity was.

Tian Ze nodded slightly, and said in deep agreement: "What Zhongde said is very reasonable. It is not advisable to forcibly relocate the people to the mountains. Only those refugees who can't survive will be willing to live there."

It is difficult to leave one's hometown, which is a double-edged sword. It is very difficult to relocate people. Only those who are displaced and homeless are willing to accept their circumstances and settle down in a new place to live.

And when they have gone through hardships and really taken root in these mountains and lived a relatively good life, many of them will develop a strong sense of belonging and dependence and will not leave easily.

Only in this way can we completely occupy this territory.

"Just the mountains around the Northeast Plain alone will require the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of refugees to ensure logistics and safety. If we don't take decisive action now while the Central Plains are in ruins, it will be difficult to fill them in the future."

Even though Liaodong accepted nearly three million refugees last year, in fact most of them were contributed by the three brothers Zhang Jue, which was a rare windfall.

Nowadays, various places have gradually begun to restore a certain degree of order, and it is no longer as easy as in the past to recruit refugees on a large scale.

Even though famine and plague are raging in the Central Plains now, Tian Ze estimates that he can only accept 300,000 to 500,000 refugees each year.

Most of these refugees have to be employed in infrastructure construction and other projects, so it is impossible to move all of them to the mountains.

"It's not a pity for the foreigners in these places to die. We should directly move them all to Liaodong to build canals and roads, which can be considered as giving them a way to survive. It is a great honor for them to be able to die for us." Cheng Yu said with a fierce look on his face.

All the civil officials present agreed with this.

They are not a group of corrupt scholars who can only talk big. They have all been personally involved in the affairs of foreign education and know the ins and outs of Goguryeo.

The cost of educating foreign races is too high, and if we are not careful, these foreign races will seize the opportunity to restore and rebel, and all previous efforts will be wasted.

The Wuhuan, a vassal state of Liaodong alone, caused them great headaches. Although the effect was quite good, the input-output ratio was too low.

If the population was scarce and resources were abundant at that time, and the Wuhuan could not only help raise cattle and sheep but were also a good source of soldiers, Tian Ze would not have done such a thing.

"Although Zhongde is biased, he does have some truth to it. From a practical point of view, we no longer need these foreign races to enrich the population, and their cost-effectiveness is too low and the risks are terribly high." Tian Ze nodded.

Those who are not of my race must have different hearts! The tragic event of the Five Barbarians' invasion of China must not be repeated in his hands.

"But if the lord wants to pacify the grassland in the future, I'm afraid he will still need to educate the Xianbei. We Han people are not suitable for survival on the grassland." Jia Xu reminded with a deep look in his eyes.

He was the person who understood Tian Ze's thoughts best, and he knew that he had a very long-term vision and had already considered the issue of grassland management. Otherwise, he would not have let Tian Chou be specifically responsible for the education of the Wuhuan. This was obviously a test to pave the way for completely controlling the grassland in the future.

But that will be in the very distant future. Only when Tian Ze unifies the north or even the world will he have sufficient resources and energy to do this.

After hearing what Jia Xu said, Tian Ze pondered for a moment and fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he raised his hand and pointed at the map, saying: "Da Xianbei Mountain (Daxing'anling) and the area east of it, including the Northeast Plain and surrounding mountains, Goguryeo, Buyeo, Sushen, the Three Korean Peninsulas, and the Wa Islands, no foreigners should be left behind, and all should be relocated to Liaodong."

"Men will be laborers to alleviate the shortage of manpower for infrastructure construction in Liaodong. Women can marry Han Chinese. Most of the refugees we recruit are young and strong, and many of them are worried about finding wives. However, these women must be familiar with Chinese characters and Chinese."

"The vassal states of Liaodong and the surrounding grasslands of Liaoxi can be temporarily inhabited by the Wuhuan and educated."

"If we are to march into the grassland in the future, the Xianbei and other local ethnic minorities can stay as appropriate."

"how?"

Upon hearing this, all the civil officials fell into deep thought and began to carefully weigh the pros and cons. After in-depth discussion and consultation, they all agreed that this strategy was feasible.

Because of the existence of fields and marshes, land, climate, and rain are no longer obstacles to the establishment and expansion of agricultural settlements.

Today, the only limiting factors are terrain and population.

As long as there are mountains and rivers to block the cavalry of foreign races, rivers to ensure irrigation and transportation, and refugees to migrate, development can be carried out.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Tian Ze nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, the management and disposal method has been finalized. The next key issue is who to start with."

Upon hearing this, Chen Gong and Cheng Yu said in unison without hesitation: "Goguryeo."

During this period, Goguryeo harassed Xuantu County frequently. Although Zhang He, who was stationed in Xuantu County, commanded well, he did not let the other side gain any advantage.

But toads crawling on the soles of your feet don't bite you and can only annoy you.

This group of Goguryeo people hypocritically claimed that they were subjects of Xuantu County and shamelessly requested for food and relief. At the same time, they unscrupulously disguised themselves and attacked and plundered Han villages.

After being defeated and captured, they shamelessly turned the tables and said that they were the ones who attacked privately. They wanted an explanation from the governor, otherwise they would report the matter to the Emperor of Han.

Such a shameless and shameless country really made Chen Gong and Cheng Yu feel intolerable.

If he hadn't been busy with urgent matters such as refugee resettlement and military training, he would have suggested to Tian Ze to go to his house long ago.

Seeing these two enemies reach a consensus again, Tian Ze couldn't help but smile knowingly. It seemed that they were really disgusted.

"Okay, then Goguryeo is the first one."

(End of this chapter)