The host is red and black, and the system can only chirp

Li Shimin led border generals such as Yuchi Jingde, Wang Bo, and Kou Zhong to travel around Guanzhong and Jianghuai areas, clearing obstacles for the unification of the Central Plains.

Du Ruhui followed Li Shimin, and every time he captured a city, he would govern the area.

While Li Shimin was sweeping eastward, he sent Chai Shao, Qiu Xinggong and others to the west to persuade Sichuan and Shu to surrender.

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Li Jing led Li Xiaogong, Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao and other generals of the Tian Ce Palace southward along the Yangtze River and confronted Xiao Xian of Jiangling across the river.

Song Shidao still garrisoned in Jincheng.

Hou Junji led young generals such as Li Xiuning and Ba Fenghan to train troops in the vast northwest region, defending against Tuyuhun, Gaochang, Western Turkic and other countries across Li Gui's troops.

It was unknown whether the young generals crossed the border on a daily basis, but Daxia had not officially declared war. However, the number of stallions at the military horse farm in charge of Zhang Wansui was increasing, and the variety was becoming richer and richer.

Li Gui's nerves are getting weaker and weaker, and he has been waiting for a long time for the envoy from Daxia. He hoped that someone would at least come to persuade him to surrender and go through the process, but no one did.

It seems that Li Gui will have to hold on for a few more days.

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Jie Li Khan won the competition for the Great Khan of the Eastern Turks and married Princess Yicheng; Kehadun supported his grandson Yang Shidao to continue the Sui court, and he was both the emperor of the Sui Dynasty and the minor Khan of the Turks.

Shibi Khan's son, Tuli Khan, received support from many tribes and became a powerful force in the Eastern Turkic territory.

Wuyuan County was still garrisoned by Guo Zihe, while Dingxiang County was garrisoned by Liu Heita, who was on guard against the southward movement of the Eastern Turks, whose regime was temporarily stable.

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In the imperial court, there were arguments about where to locate the capital, about salt, about iron, about commerce, about how to distribute land to the people, about the military system, about laws... There were arguments every day and every moment, and each person argued that he was right.

When the argument got heated, they rolled up their sleeves and started a fight. When they were all disheveled, they turned around and asked Xi Mingming to be the referee.

Xi Mingming: How about I go out and fight? Whoever wants to do this job as a neighborhood committee auntie can do it.

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In this era, those who can get in front of Xi Mingming are all outstanding people and very considerate.

For example, the land policy, after much discussion, was finally decided on the equal-field system.

It is best suited to the small-scale peasant economy with intensive farming.

The land under the equal-field system has a dual nature, including both state ownership and private ownership.

The land allocated to each household, the land allocated to one’s position, and the public land belong to the state, while the garden land, the permanent land, the meritorious land, and the granted land belong to private individuals.

Adult males and middle-aged males over 18 years old are granted 20 mu of permanent land, and 80 mu of land for each person; old males, the seriously ill, and the disabled are each granted 40 mu of land for each person; those engaged in industry and commerce are granted half of the land for adult males, and widows and concubines are each granted 30 mu of land for each person; if the above-mentioned people are the heads of the household, the land granted is reduced by half of the land for adult males.

When one gets old, 50 mu of land allocated to one’s household will be taken back. When one dies, all the land allocated to one’s household will be taken back by the government and redistributed elsewhere.

Cancel the granting of land in exchange for oxen as plowing oxen.

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The policy of "those who till the land own the land" and prohibiting the buying and selling of land will inevitably play a role in curbing land annexation; at the same time, it will effectively prevent the rapid bankruptcy of self-cultivating farmers and objectively curb social polarization and inequality between the rich and the poor.

The equal-field system and the later household contract responsibility system maintained a considerable degree of consistency.

In later generations, the country entered the industrialization process very quickly, the majority of farmers no longer relied solely on the land for survival, and the people's attention shifted away from the land, which is why they escaped land annexation.

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Fang Xuanling, Gao Hongde and others aged more than ten years in half a year.

"Once the government loses its strong control over local areas, even the most sound and effective management system will be difficult to sustain."

Xi Mingming, who had no sense of being an emperor, consoled his ministers instead: "Even after a thousand years, there will still be countries that are forced to undergo shock treatments at any time, and some will go bankrupt."

The ministers looked at him with incomprehension.

Xi Mingming finally reacted and explained vaguely: "The so-called shock therapy can be understood as...all policies, including the government, must be revoked and rebuilt."

Thinking that this was a rather unlucky statement, Xi Mingming changed his words and said, "Each generation does its own thing. When any dynasty comes to an end, the central government's control over the local areas will inevitably weaken. With the growth of the population, there will either not be enough land to be distributed, or the land that should be returned cannot be taken back due to human factors..."

It seems that I am still very pessimistic.

On the eve of the collapse of the Tang Dynasty in history, it was not simply that there was not enough land to be distributed, nor was it that the 1430 million hectares of arable land could not feed a population of more than million.

Ultimately, it is people who implement policies.

"In short, let's not leave behind any ancestral precepts like ancestral laws cannot be changed. The situation has changed, and policies must change accordingly. Even if we take a step back, we can still open up new horizons."

Either increase unit output or shift internal conflicts outward.

With a map in hand, there are two paths for the future, and it depends on how the younger generations take them.

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As one topic passes, another continues.

About where to establish the capital.

Chang'an and Luoyang each account for half.

"We can't just consider the present. Once we establish an unprecedented prosperity, the capital will become increasingly large as the population grows. By then, the materials needed for the city will be extremely staggering, and land transportation will be too expensive."

Xi Mingming made a personal suggestion, "So we should rule out Chang'an first."

"Then Luoyang."

Xi Mingming nodded: "Our generation will temporarily settle in Luoyang."

Don't try to build anything on a large scale; try to use what's already there.

Even though Yang Guang did nothing about the Grand Canal, he built thousands of dragon boats and mobilized 200,000 to 300,000 laborers to pull the boats for fun... The Grand Canal was a super water conservancy project that facilitated transportation throughout the world.

"Tentative?"

Can the capital still be temporarily settled?

Xi Mingming asked Hou Xibai to bring the map and unfold it in front of the ministers.

Pointing to the northeastern part that did not yet belong to Daxia, Xi Mingming said as a matter of course: "This plain covers an area of ​​more than 320 million hectares. The land is fertile and is in the temperate and warm temperate zones. Think about how many people it can support?"

Xi Mingming did not have any militaristic ideas. In her heart, this was the land of China.

Every inch of China's land must be fought for.

Originally, Xi Mingming was pointing at Liaodong, and the heavy shadow of Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goguryeo came again... But when Xi Mingming mentioned the specific 320 million hectares of fertile land.

The fiery look in the civil official's eyes was no less intense than when she had promised Li Jing and Yuchi that they would have enough money and food.

Just understand.

Xi Mingming circled out an area of ​​Hebei and Liaodong.

"Once this place is developed, it will inevitably form a new geopolitical center. If the central government of future generations wants to better control the country, then it is natural for the political center to move north. This is what I just said, some ancestral laws don't need to be taken seriously."

We must prevent the Anshi Rebellion.

Xue Bobao stared at this area on the map for a long time, unable to move his eyes away. He was so distressed that he couldn't help but sigh: "We have to develop it. We have to calculate and accumulate for a few years, and we must do it all at once."

Yang Guang is indeed a waste!

Such a good land, yet we failed to conquer it three times.

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Xi Mingming always felt a sense of weirdness when he looked at Xue Bobao.

The legendary "Three Phoenixes of Hedong", Xue Bobao was the son of Xue Daoheng, who was killed by Yang Guang for openly worshipping Gao Hongde's father Gao Zuo.

If she were to go by her original generational level, she should really call Xue Bobao uncle.

Aunt Fang was the concubine of Xue Deyin, another phoenix from Hedong. For some unknown reason, she lived alone in a country village.

Xue Deyin was the nephew of Xue Daoheng and was killed in the battle between Li Shimin and Wang Shichong.

When the news of Xue Deyin's death came, Aunt Fang started to wear plain clothes and eat vegetarian food, and no one could persuade her otherwise.