All Hail Cousin Brother

It's not that Yu Youyao didn't consider this issue before.

It's just that during this time, many more refugees flocked to Liancheng, and after the national policy was issued by the imperial court, the number of refugees increased even more.

Liancheng has little arable land and limited grain output. Silkworm raising can exchange grain for money, but it is necessary to ensure that local grain production can feed so many people. The food supply in various places is in short supply, and the key is to be self-sufficient.

Yin Huaixi: "Liancheng has three county-level towns, Zhuanghe, Fuzhen, and Lianzhen. Liancheng's sericulture is concentrated in Zhuanghe, Fuzhen and Lianzhen are mainly farming, and there is an island county, where the residents of the island are inhabited. Liancheng relies on fishing for a living, and a large part of the seafood in Liancheng comes from there. Based on the size of the area, the division of local materials, and the development of agriculture and industry, it is more than enough to resettle 200,000 refugees."

It seems that Liancheng's development potential is indeed great, and Yu Youyao felt relieved: "Liancheng has little arable land, and agriculture cannot develop vigorously due to geographical constraints, so we must focus on sericulture and seafood, but people take food as their heaven, at least To ensure that the local food production can be self-sufficient.”

Yin Huaixi also knew her concerns and explained: "Raising silkworms is a delicate and tedious job, and not everyone is good at it. At that time, some people will be arranged to open up wasteland to grow sweet potatoes, and some powerful people will also be arranged to go to Haidao County. Fishing for a living is like this, and most of them are sericulture farmers. Excessive sericulture will damage the forest environment, so you should pay more attention in the future and plan and maintain the trees.”

Yin Huaixi had a plan in his mind, but Yu Youyao didn't ask any further questions: "Maybe in the first two years, because there is no arable land, and because they have left their hometowns and have no other way to live, there will be a large number of people raising silkworms to make a living."

"At most one or two years, when the refugees have taken root in Liancheng, they can try to find other ways to survive. Some people who have truly mastered the silkworm raising technology and profited from it will continue to raise them, while some can barely support their families by raising silkworms. , those who fill their stomachs will give up sericulture and find another way out.”

Moreover, there are forest rangers who specialize in planning and maintaining the mountain forests in the villages of large families. They will regularly patrol the mountains, fell trees, plant trees, plant trees, and afforestation to ensure the sustainable development of the trees on the villages. Good-year wood has always been very good In short supply, this can also avoid the loss of the main family.

Yin Huaixi nodded: "Alright, farming and producing grain is the most important thing, one more person to open up wasteland, one more person to produce grain, sweet potatoes are cheap, even in wasteland, you can grow sweet potatoes for a few years, and you can also open up wasteland. feed."

He decided to accept more refugees, not the gentry's money, but sweet potatoes.

Sweet potatoes can survive and feed wasteland.

After two or three years of planting, agriculture in the Liaodong area developed.

Yu Youyao thought again that there were more than ten counties in the Liaodong area to open silkworm farms. Although there was a precedent for Liancheng, the later things would be easier to handle, but he still asked the situation with concern.

Yin Huaixi took off his robe and spread it on the flat ground, and pulled Yu Youyao to sit down: "The silkworm farms in various places have already sent people to split them, among which Dandong is the largest, and I leave the big head to you, as well as the officers and soldiers of the army in Dandong, and the local people. The retail investors and foreign merchants, and the rest are allowed to touch the gentry."

The retail investors are weak and cannot fight the gentry.

The foreign merchants have strong financial resources, but because they are foreigners and unfamiliar with the place where they live, they will be excluded and restrained by the local gentry.

The purpose of introducing foreign merchants is to differentiate the interests of the gentry. Retail investors and foreign merchants can benefit from each other, and together they can check and balance the local gentry.

The two sides restrain each other.

Yu Youyao has become the key to checks and balances. Once there is one party that damages the local interests, Yu Youyao can unite with the other party and easily deal with the other party.

Yu Youyao understood the key at once: "Because the drought spread widely, riots broke out in many areas of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and merchants suffered losses. Since the national policy was issued by the court, many merchants have poured into Liaodong. The local gentry caused a certain impact, the interests of the gentry became inevitable, weakened the influence of the gentry on the local area, and further weakened the power of the gentry."

The national policy of the imperial court was obviously aimed at the gentry, which made businessmen in various places keenly sense business opportunities.

In addition, under the guard of Yin Huaixi, the northern border still maintains a peaceful scene, creating good conditions for businessmen to develop.

The northern borders host refugees wantonly, and the large number of people also represents productivity, which is beneficial to business development.

Only then did she realize the meaning behind the national policy.

I also understand why my grandfather deliberately mentioned this point to her, because the old businessman had already foreseen the huge influence this national policy would have on the entire northern border when he mentioned her, and he also knew a national policy. , can make Yin Huaixi in the north, all the problems he faces can be solved easily.

Straight in, hit the arrow.

at the same time!

Yu Youyao said excitedly: "The foreign merchants represent a wider network of contacts, channels, and materials, which is equivalent to introducing external resources into Liaodong, and the Liaodong area will not be under the control of the gentry. It will enter into a situation of internal friction, and then develop. It is very beneficial to the development of the north to exploit the people.”

While solving the problem, it will also create a good development advantage for the North.

Yin Huaixi smiled: Exactly. "

Yu Youyao sighed softly: "Grandfather, how amazing!"

Sure enough, the family has an old man, if there is a treasure.

My grandfather didn't mention this, but he also wanted to hone her. When the national policy thing was done, she would understand that the series of benefits behind one thing opened up her vision and mind.

Yin Huaixi took it seriously.

As a businessman, Mr. Xie knows better than anyone how deep the water is between the gentry in the north.

It is also clear that neither baiting or coercion will work to solve the gentry.

Officials have official careers, merchants have business ways, and thieves have thieves. Those who link up the gentlemen and the gentry are always in their interests, and the left side is only a business word.

The trouble should end it!

Business matters should still be resolved by the business.

The imperial court issued a national policy. Although it could temporarily suppress the gentry, it was a temporary solution, but not the root cause.

The way down the mountain was too steep, and Yu Youyao didn't dare to sit on a horse.

"The mountain road is not easy to walk, I'll hold you." Yin Huaixi's little finger hooked her finger lightly. Seeing that Yu Youyao didn't dodge, he suddenly became timid and quickly held Yu Youyao's hand in his hand.

Yu Youyao's cheeks flushed red, and she couldn't help lowering her head to take a look. The two of them clasped their hands together and whispered, "Okay."

I've held my hand a lot, but I've never held it so blatantly. It feels completely different. Yin Huaixi's ears are a little red, but he pretends to be calm: "It's easy to go up the mountain and it's difficult to go down. I'm worried that you fell accidentally."