Datang Fenghua Road

Han Yue smiled bitterly, and exhaled slowly: "People, 500 million people..."

Li Ji and Changsun Wuji changed their expressions at the same time.

Yes, 500 million people.

The opening of Lingnan this time is the most massive project in the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin abdicated and followed in person, and thirteen top princes and their families followed.Then, the most courageous young generals of the Tang Dynasty all followed, and the most invincible Xifu three guards in the Tang Dynasty marched to follow.

It is impossible for these people to lack food and drink, so there is no need to worry about their livelihood.

What is really shocking is that the court transferred 500 million people, all of whom were impoverished people from all over the Tang Dynasty.People who are a little richer will not choose to migrate, and only those who cannot survive are willing to respond.

In ancient times, when people migrated several times, the biggest problem was food, because the people who chose to migrate were already very poor, and it was very difficult to bring enough food to travel.

In fact, this migration of 500 million people was also a big test for Datang, because all the provinces and prefectures along the way had to provide food and drink for the people.

Li Chengqian will have a headache on the road. After all, he is now the new generation of emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but once the 500 million people arrive in Lingnan, this problem will be a headache for Han Yue and others.

How much food do 500 million people need for a day?No matter how much the ration is reduced, I am afraid it will cost 500 million catties.

Li Ji and Zhangsun Wuji finally knew how much pressure Han Yue was under.

Changsun Wuji is good at government affairs, so he hesitated for a long time before saying: "The 500 million people did not come in one batch, the court will definitely be divided into multiple shipments to this place, then we can tentatively determine that the first batch will have a population of one million. The arrival of the food distribution pressure will certainly be greatly eased."

Speaking of this, he paused for a while, pondered for a long time before speaking again, and then said: "The old man thinks that he should immediately send someone to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and urgently allocate food from there. By the way, the Jianghuai fleet, Ren Jing's Jianghuai fleet, His Royal Highness has already taken back this fleet last year, and this old man thinks that the fleet can be used to transport food..."

Han Yue nodded, but his expression was still solemn, and he said, "I have already thought about this method, and I have already started preparations when I left Chang'an. Now there should be two hundred large ships sailing on the water, that is what I gave to Jianghuai officials. minimum food-raising standards.”

Chapter 769 Han Yue's Son is a Local Tyrant

"Two hundred big ships, that's great!"

Changsun Wuji was very excited and said loudly: "In this way, the rations of the first batch of people will be safe. After we reduce the pressure, we can farm the fields and transport food from the inland. Even 500 million people can eat without any problem. "

Han Yue smiled wryly, shook his head slowly and said, "Uncle, your thinking is too simple."

He slowly let out a breath and said helplessly: "Two hundred ships of grain is already the maximum limit, it is impossible to transport grain from the mainland in the future, and the people in the mainland are also very hard. "

Zhangsun Wuji opened his mouth, but in the end he sighed helplessly and closed it.

He was the Minister of the Household Department of the Tang Dynasty, and he was no stranger to this matter. What Han Yue said was indeed correct. It is impossible for the mainland to provide food all the time.

The three of them were a little worried and hid in the fort area and remained silent.

After a long time, the deck of the ironclad ship has become deserted. Obviously, all the people who boarded the ship have disembarked, and the shore is full of cheers from female relatives and children playing in the water.

Han Yue suddenly gritted his teeth and said solemnly, "How about I ask the tutor again and ask him to send a batch of food from the sky..."

"No, this is absolutely impossible!" Li Ji and Zhangsun Wuji were so frightened that their faces turned blue, and the two princes were shivering.

Among them, Changsun Wuji even hugged Han Yue and shouted loudly: "If you dare to say this again, I will kill you with a headshot. Although your immortal master loves you, the rules of heaven are too strict. The last time you borrowed food, you will be killed." I struck you with lightning, so that you failed to survive for five full years. Borrowing food will not work, absolutely not."

The relationship between Li Ji and Han Yue was a little farther, but he also stood aside and whispered softly: "Your Highness, you better think about how heavy the burden is on your shoulders. If something happens to you, what will the people do?"

Speaking of which, he seemed to be worried that Han Yue would borrow food directly, and his feet swayed slightly and moved closer. Although he didn't hug Han Yue like the senior Sun Wuji, his eyes sparkled with extreme vigilance.

He persuaded again: "Your Highness, you once said that the road is traveled by people, and there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. I will never mention the matter of borrowing food from the sky, otherwise I, Li Ji, will immediately give advice to the Emperor Taishang. If he violated the law and was beheaded by His Majesty, the old man also wants His Majesty to directly end the national policy of developing Lingnan..."

Li Ji is a prince of martial arts and has no qualifications to advise and persuade. In the past, there was an allusion about the murder of an official who was not a speaker, so Li Ji was determined to persuade Han Yue.

Han Yue sighed slightly and dismissed the idea.The strange shop exchanged things to deduct the luck, and once the luck was deducted into a negative number, it would immediately be a thunder strike.Since the accident five years ago, he has no longer dared to mess with this thing. He has only exchanged the fuel for the ironclad ship a few times with the store, and has not touched it since then.

Eating is a big problem.

Han Yue looked into the distance again, looked at the lush and primitive forest in the distance, and muttered to himself: "Even if the 40 troops work together to flatten the forest and develop the fields, it may take several months until the land is opened. , and then sowing, sowing, planting, and harvesting, it will take at least half a year to add up and down."

This is also because the crops in Lingnan grow rapidly and the harvest season is greatly reduced. If it is placed in a year-round place like the Northeast, it will take two years to harvest for the first time.

two years?

Not to mention two years, he can't afford to delay it for a year.

The migration army sent by the court has already set off, and the first batch of one million people will arrive soon. Two hundred ships of grain sounds like a lot, but it will definitely not be able to support the people to eat and drink for half a year.

Once people starve to death, things change.

……

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind the fort area.

"Meat, use meat, father, use grassland meat..."

Han Yue's eyes flashed, and Li Ji and Zhangsun Wuji were also stunned. The three of them subconsciously turned their heads to look, but saw a little boy standing there alone.

It was Li Tianying, Youyou's son, the youngest Golden Sword Khan in the prairie, and the boy who was evaluated by Li Shimin as the little tiger of the Li family.

The little guy stood there quietly, strangely, the corners of his eyes were red and swollen as if he had just cried.

Han Yue's heart moved, he stepped forward and took his son in his arms, and asked warmly, "What happened to Tianying? Why didn't you follow your grandfather off the boat?"

Li Tianying didn't speak in a sullen manner, but just slowly laid his little head in Han Yue's arms.

Li Ji's eyes flickered next to him, and he sighed softly, "I'm afraid this child misses his mother. Your Highness has not seen Princess Youyou for two years."

Han Yue trembled in his heart, and for some reason there was a sudden pain in his heart.

He suddenly looked down at his son, only to find that the little guy was lying in his arms with tears on his face.

Child in tears?

No need to ask why!

Sure enough, I missed my mother, and I was really hit by Li Ji.

Han Yue felt so remorseful in his heart that he couldn't help caressing the top of his son's head with his hand.

He hugged the little guy and looked at the north, and muttered to himself: "I'm sorry for your mother, I really am sorry for your mother, for the stability and governance of the north, let her stay alone in the grassland..."

Li Tianying suddenly raised his small head, and began to whisper what he said just now, saying: "Meat, father, there is meat in the grassland!"

The little guy became more proud as he spoke, his voice gradually became louder, and he said loudly: "The people in the Central Plains are poor and cannot allocate food, but my mother has vigorously developed animal husbandry in the grassland these years, and the meat allocated from the grassland can fully satisfy the food and drink in the south of the Five Ridges. Don't Say 500 million people, 1000 million people can survive for half a year."

"is it?"

Han Yue's voice trembled.

Since he was killed by lightning in Jiannan Road, he has not been in contact with the world for five years. After returning, he was busy sweeping away Li Ke's forces, then went to Luoyang to dig Buddhist treasures, and then started the imperial examinations to give rewards to the people of the world...

In just two years, I have done several important things, and I have been so busy all day that I can't take care of the prairie affairs. Although I have communicated with Youyou several times, the letter is basically a couple complaining to each other. .