Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"The more people there are, the more food they need. If we don't give them food, what will happen?"

"Now under the new policy of the imperial court, the common people already have food surplus." Mei Zhili continued.

"Can you guarantee that these hundreds of state capitals and more than 1 million people have surplus food?"

"This……"

"Once the number of people in some places seriously exceeds the range that the local food can bear, where will the excess people go?"

"This..." Mei Zhili couldn't answer for a while.

Lu Yihao came out and said: "People will gather in rich places. When there are too many people in certain places, these people will naturally go to richer places, such as Jiangnan, Chengdu, or Gyeonggi."

The three places mentioned by Lu Yihao belonged to the richest areas in Song Dynasty.

"Everyone wants to gather in a rich place. Tokyo's population growth over the years illustrates this truth. Tokyo is now expanding its new city, but Mr. Zhao also said that Tokyo's total population cannot exceed 350 million. , will cause a lot of trouble.”

Tokyo is equivalent to a first-tier big city. Of course, people want to squeeze into the first-tier big cities. After all, the business atmosphere in the Song Dynasty was strong, and business was free. The myth of getting rich overnight was staged in the capital all the time.

However, the problem is that any organization has its limits.

Lui Yihao said that the development of the region is uneven, and the population will naturally migrate to the big cities. What happens when the resources in the big cities are insufficient?

This is contradictory.

Lu Yihao continued: "There are sixteen counties in the capital, which are closer to the capital, have more opportunities, and are easier to get rich. They can share the burden for the capital. When the population of Tokyo seriously exceeds the resources that can be provided, people will go to the capital by themselves. The surrounding areas are spread out, and His Majesty also said that there is an invisible hand that can make adjustments."

"Lu Xianggong's words are reasonable, but what if the entire Gyeonggi Road can't bear it?" Zhao Ning put down the "Jingkang Ten Years Population Compilation" in his hand, "The most densely populated places in Song Dynasty, one is Gyeonggi Road. , the second is Jiangnan, the third is Chengdu, there are already many people on Gyeonggi Road, how can these three places share the pressure of population?"

Lu Yihao continued: "Jinghu, Lianghuai, and Hebei can all share."

"How much can we share?" Zhao Guanjia asked again, "Now there are 3000 to 20 million people in Song Dynasty. If there are [-] million people in ten years, and [-] million, [-] million, or [-] million people in [-] years, how should we share it?" ?”

The ministers fell silent.

"How many people can the world support?" Zhao Guanjia asked again, "The imperial court can't stop the people from having children, right?"

In fact, this problem involves a deeper problem in ancient dynasties: the 300-year law of rise and fall.

In the ancient feudal dynasty, several characteristics of the 300-year dynasty law:

[-]. Underdeveloped productivity makes it difficult to expand the total resources of the whole society.

Second, as time goes by, interest groups use their power to continuously compete for resources.

[-]. The rate of competition for resources by interest groups is far greater than the growth rate of total resources, which will inevitably deprive the powerless.

[-]. In the era without civil strife, the powerless were deprived of survival resources, but the population continued to increase until the resources at the bottom were insufficient to meet people's basic survival. When this phenomenon prevailed, peasant uprisings would appear.

Therefore, the increase in population can meet the production requirements, but when the population is overloaded and the production cannot keep up, it is a social problem.

This is not only a problem of population increase, but also a problem of resource imbalance caused by institutional inertia.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Ding came out and said: "In addition to the current self-balance in the Song Dynasty, if the imperial court has made achievements in the South China Sea, Yinshan, or even the Western Regions, people can migrate to these places. Including the Southwest."

Mei Zhili came out and said: "My lord, the facts have proved that moving people to these places will cost the court a lot, and the national treasury cannot afford it in the long run."

"There is no need for money from the treasury." Zhao Ding said, "The people who are currently relocated are quickly organized in a short period of time, and money is needed to ensure efficiency. There is no need to arrange people there in a short time."

"Who wants to leave their hometown?"

"People who are struggling to make a living at home and people who are young and want to see outside."

"Compared to the total number, there are not many such people." Mei Zhili continued.

"There will be more and more." Zhao Ding said, "If Li Bao can win in the South China Sea, no matter whether it is Liangzhe Road, Fujian Road, or Guangdong Guangxi, there will be people who are willing to go to the South China Sea. If Yu Yunwen wins in Yinshan, Shaanxi Road, Hedong Road , and even some people from the Central Plains are willing to go there, where there are new opportunities.”

Finally, he said: "If the imperial court can destroy Xia, there will be people willing to go to Xingqing Mansion, Hexi, and even the Western Regions."

Of course, there is still a sentence that is not said: If Jin, Yanyun, and Liaodong can all emigrate.

Zhao Guanjia nodded and said, "What the great minister said makes sense."

In fact, this matter can be summed up as follows:

[-]. Reform the distribution system.

[-]. Develop more resources and expand the total amount of the cake, such as changing rice to mulberry, expanding the commercial supply side, and expanding the demand side through infrastructure construction.

[-]. Expand the territory and let the population go out, such as laying down the South China Sea and encouraging immigration.

That is to get rid of involution.

Everyone said: "Your Majesty is wise."

"Zhengshitang should make a plan for the next hundred years and divide it into ten decades."

Zhao Ding said: "The minister receives the order."

"Qian Xianggong."

"The minister is here."

"How is the progress of the New City New Deal?"

Chapter 963 The Warship of Srivijaya Arrives (Second Change)

Qian Yuqing said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, at present, [-] mu have been sold outside Tokyo, [-] mu has been sold in Luoyang, Xijing, [-] mu has been sold in Nanjing Yingtian, and [-] mu has been sold by Beijing Daming. Income has not yet been counted."

On this point, Mei Zhili was also silent, saying that he had not yet arrived at the household department.

"Then what about the property inspection in Tokyo before?" Zhao Ning asked.

"So far, 800 houses have been found, with a total value of 1000 million yuan, and 200 houses have been sold so far."

"What's the reason why it can't be sold?"

"At present, housing prices in the capital have dropped significantly. Those who have the money to buy a house are still waiting and watching, and those who have no money can't afford it."

"Then sell them at a reduced price. There is no need for these houses to be sold at the original price." Zhao Guanjia waved his hand, "It used to be at least [-] houses, but now it has been reduced by half, so sell them as soon as possible."

"I'm afraid this is not appropriate, this..." Mei Zhili immediately felt distressed.

Zhao Ning said: "The decline in housing prices in the inner city is a major trend now, and there is no need to hold back and not sell."

For Zhao Ning, the money that can be seen at present is money.

Because he wants to spend the money immediately.

They are all piled up in the real estate, there is a fart!

Still waiting for another appreciation?

"His Majesty……"

"I want the money to go out to fight wars, build roads, and emigrate, not to put them in houses to increase their value!"

"Yes."

"As much as you can sell, I don't believe that no one will buy the houses in the inner city!" Zhao Ning quickly calculated, "At least 1 houses in the inner city can be sold, right?"

"According to the actual situation, it is indeed."

"Then deal with it quickly. On average, each house sells for 5000 guan, and it can also sell for 3000 million guan. If it doesn't work, it can also sell for [-] million guan. I want to see the money immediately!"

"Yes!" Qian Yuqing said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will deal with it immediately."

"How many people are there at Yu Yunwen's side?"

Zhang Shuye came out and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Yu Yunwen already has [-] soldiers and civilians in his hands, and he has built two fortifications by the Yellow River in Yinshan Mountain."

"Where are the cavalry?"

"The cavalry has increased by 300, and there are now [-] cavalry and [-] infantry." Zhang Shuye said, "It is estimated that Anbei Prefecture will invest [-] million cavalry this year. This is the case without fighting."

"No war?" Zhao Ning said, "Do you think there will be no war in Anbei Mansion this year?"

The crowd was silent.

"In my opinion, the Anbei Mansion's military spending this year will be at least 500 million!"

Zhang Shuye said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I am afraid that Shaanxi..."

"Shaanxi will give 2000 million!"

"What about Hebei?"

Zhao Ning thought for a while, and said: "It depends on the movement of Jin Guo. If Shaanxi goes north to destroy Xia, if Jin Guo dares to take action in Hebei, Hebei's expenditure will also reach 2000 million yuan!"

Mei Zhili said: "Your Majesty, I don't think so much is needed."

"It's not that you don't think it's true that I'm going to prepare enough military expenses for the front line. It's one thing to use it or not!" Zhao Ning said, "With enough military expenses, in combat, when encountering key decisions Time, more confidence!"

"I'm afraid the money from the national treasury..." Mei Zhili said, "Han Shizhong asked for 800 million guan this year, which adds up to 300 million guan. This is just military expenditure."

"How much did you sell the silver certificate for?"

"Sold 2000 million sticks."

"What about the income from selling the land?"

"Currently, there have been 3900 million yuan in land sales revenue."

"How much was in the treasury last year?"

"There are 6000 million guan in cash, and 5000 million guan was used last year. At present, the treasury can spend 6900 million guan. It is estimated that by June, the cash income will increase by another 3000 million guan."

"Isn't this enough?" Zhao Ning was very satisfied, "9900 million guan, half of it will be used to fight the war, the remaining officials will be enough to pay salaries, administrative expenses in various places will be sufficient, and there will be some cash income in the second half of the year. The military budget just mentioned!"

"What is money used for? Money is used to improve efficiency!"

After leaving Wende Hall, Mei Zhili found Qian Yuqing, and he said, "Mr. Qian, what's the situation in the South China Sea?"

"I haven't received any news yet."

Mei Zhili said with a bitter face: "Don't look at the large amount of income from selling land now, Shaanxi is making a big move this year, no one knows how many people will die, whether it can destroy Xia, and even if it does, how much money will be needed to reinvest , These are bottomless pits, if the Jin people take the opportunity to start a war again, alas!"

Qian Yuqing said with a smile: "I know that Mei Shangshu is worried."

"The land sale is a one-time sale, and the money for the land sale will be gone when it is used up. In the future, you will have to rely on prohibition and taxation. If you can settle the situation in Nanhai earlier, the cash income of the treasury in the past few years can reach 8000 million yuan. It's much less stressful."

"Don't worry, there will be a conclusion soon, but even if the South China Sea is opened up, it will take time to quickly send ships to do business and earn income. I heard that it will take a year and a half to travel from Dasong to Dashi. When there are not many ships, it is impossible to make up for the time difference." Qian Yuqing said, "But don't worry, at least there are income from land sales for the past two years, and we have this buffer."

"That's the only way." Mei Zhili coughed twice, "Your Majesty will definitely attack Xixia this year. The whole country has no idea. If you lose, you will be in trouble."

"Don't worry." Qian Yuqing also sighed, the current situation is really tense.

The core power inside the Song Dynasty knew that the Zhao family would definitely use troops against Xixia this year.

But only the core power layer knows.

Regarding the arrangement of military logistics, it is also silent.

But folks are very lively now.

The people have long been divided into two factions.

One is the Economists.

It is believed that Xixia will be slowly assimilated by business, after all, Xixia has accepted the payment of money.

They believe that the military force of Song Dynasty and Xixia are basically the same. Since they are equal, it is not known who will win and who will lose when using force. The safest thing is to engulf the economy.

In this way, there will be no need to die, and most people's families will be separated from their wives.

Song people still paid great attention to humanistic care.

When the economy controls Xixia and launches an economic war against Xixia, causing Xixia to collapse, Xixia will inevitably surrender.

The other faction is the standard Wutong faction.

This faction believed that the Dangxiang people were barbarians, and the barbarians were afraid of power but not virtuous, so they should directly wipe out the Dangxiang nobles in Xingqing Mansion with swords.

Then send troops to garrison, and then use business and education to strengthen the connection between Xingqing Mansion and the Central Plains.

The advantage of this is that it can quickly open up the Hexi Corridor and restart the Silk Road.

This has another advantage. Taking back the Hexi Corridor, the number of war horses will increase dramatically, and a new battlefield will be opened up to attack the barbarians on the grassland. It can be said that the current game of chess is completely alive.

The Economist faction and the Wutong faction often quarreled in Washeri outside Donghua Gate, and sometimes even fought.

Regarding these, in fact, Xixia's secret agents lurking in Tokyo have long been numb.

After the Xixia court heard for many years that the Song Dynasty was going to destroy Xixia, they thought that it was the people of the Song Dynasty who cared about adultery every day.

The city of Tokyo is talking about things that have not yet happened, but at this moment, some major events are really happening.

On April [-]th, the envoy of Srivijaya arrived at Lingya Gate.