"Oh oh oh! You are talking about there." Duan Tingxuan understood as expected, nodded and said: "I know that although it is desolate there, most of them are Jurchens, but my land in Great India will also send officials to manage it. Over the past few years, the emperor had pity on their large amount of tributes and reduced some of them, and the local officials even wrote Wanmin Biao to Beijing to thank the Holy Grace.”
"Sure enough, it's true, that's great." Su Nuannuan was excited again, holding Duan Tingxuan's hand tightly and asked: "Then... that Sakhalin Island, Xing'an Mountains, Lake Baikal... no, the entire Far East region, 1.56 million square meters Is all the kilometers of land still owned by our Great India?"
"What are you talking about... the Baikal Sea? It was called the North Sea in the Han Dynasty, the place where Suwu shepherds sheep? The Xing'an Mountains...is that a big forest? What is Sakhalin Island? I only know Kuyi, and I heard that it is full of The muddy land..." The young master was really dumbfounded, he didn't know why his wife was excited by these bitter cold places in the north, and tears even flowed out.
"That's right... it's there, Sakhalin, Baikal Sea, Xing'an Mountains... that's all."
Su Nuannuan nodded, tears rolling down her cheeks, she always chooses to forget the pain of modern history, and never wants to recall it. However, when I suddenly heard the news by accident today, the long-lost sadness and anger could not help but flooded: Fortunately, the Far East in this era still belongs to Great India. Fortunately, the Great Indian Dynasty has begun to pay attention to the development of sea routes and Competition, fortunately, the Chinese descendants of this era should no longer suffer the heart-piercing humiliation and pain in the modern history of their own time and space.
"Nuannuan, what's wrong with you? It's just a place of bitter cold in the extreme north, why are you so sad?"
"Duan Tingxuan, you have to remember what I said to you, and remember it firmly. Don't neglect the rule over there just because it is desolate and remote. It is a very precious wealth of our China, although we are now Not yet, but in the future, countless descendants will benefit from it. You must use all means to strengthen the importance that the emperor and the court attach to it, so that it will always be our land. Don't feel that it is insignificant. Just let people invade and occupy it casually."
"Nuannuan, what are you talking about? Although it is desolate there, since it is the land of Great India, it is natural to fight for every inch of land. Even the Northern Huns have not dared to touch that place. I don't believe anyone else has eaten the bear's heart and leopard's gall. Look. It seems that you are very interested in it. After returning to Beijing, I will invite Master Guo to come to the mansion to give you a few lectures. He was a commander in the Nuer Gandu Division in the early years, and he has been doing it for 20 years. To the people there I am very familiar with the local customs, and I like to talk about the topic there on weekdays, but it is a pity that Manchao has no confidant, you like to hear the stories there. He will definitely be happy to tell you."
"Yeah, okay." Su Nuannuan nodded repeatedly, her eyes sparkling. In addition to wanting to know the Far East of the Great Indian Dynasty, she also hoped to arouse Duan Tingxuan's interest through Mr. Guo's narration. After all, her husband is already a high-ranking and powerful man at such a young age, and he and the prince are close friends. As long as he pays more attention to the Far East, the impact will be very far-reaching. For the history of China in this time and space, this is definitely a hundred years. A good thing with no harm.
"Wait, Nuan Nuan, didn't we just talk about something... the Northeast Plain? Why is Nuer Gandusi involved again?" Duan Tingxuan couldn't laugh or cry, the most important thing for the young master is naturally the land of grain production, isn't it? He is not far-sighted enough, but the current Great India is still an agricultural society, food is the top priority, and the Far East is really useless except for being a drag.
Su Nuannuan could also understand the urgency in Duan Tingxuan's heart, because she smiled and said: "It's getting far away before you know it, you remember what you said, and when you return to Beijing in the future, when Mr. Guo comes, you have to listen to it with me. You will know that the Far East actually has its benefits. Okay, let’s go back to the Northeast Plain, that is, as far as I know, there are large tracts of fertile black land in the entire area under the jurisdiction of Nuer Gandusi. Pay attention, it is black land. The black land is not a symbol of mildew, but the most fertile land. The grain-producing land in southern Liaoning is almost incomparable with that, but it may be because there are too few people in the north, so all those lands are deserted So, if it can be developed, the food produced in that place will be much more than that in Huguang, Suzhou and Hangzhou. But the current climate is not suitable for growing rice and wheat, but it is very suitable for planting foreign crops such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.”
"is that so?"
Duan Tingxuan nodded slowly, and then pondered: "I understand. First, it's bitterly cold and sparsely populated; second, most of the people living in it are Jurchen, Oroqen and other tribes. Those people can only fish and hunt, and they don't know how to farm. They have been active in the mountains and forests all year round, and most of the tributes such as ginseng and leather in the Great Yin Dynasty are paid by them."
After what he said, Su Nuannuan immediately thought of it, nodded and said: "You are right, this is the reason why the Northeast Plain is so desolate. In our era, it was because of the war period, many people in Guanzhong fled there. Then it slowly developed and multiplied, and finally turned it into a big granary. Although Great India is prosperous now, the disadvantages of landlords occupying a lot of land and people losing a lot of land have gradually emerged. Except for Luzon Ryukyu, you might as well Use your brains here in the Northeast Plain to see if you can find a way to let the people of Guanzhong pass by. Even if everyone complains and complains at the beginning, as long as they have land and can eat and clothe them, they will soon find out the benefits of."
"Okay, I'll keep this in mind. If it's what Nuan Nuan said, you've really helped me." Duan Tingxuan held his wife's hand tightly, and as soon as he finished speaking, Su Nuan Nuan snorted: "What? Will I still lie to you?"
"Yes, I said the wrong thing, I'm used to it, I always dare not believe what I don't know, but I forgot that you can't lie to me at all, hahaha, I will apologize to you for my husband, Madam, don't be sad." Duan Tingxuan hurriedly apologized with a smile, but saw Long Pingzhang and Chu Xiu coming over, muttering: "I've seen you muttering here all this time, what's the matter? Have you found a way to solve the starvation of the victims?"
"There is no immediate solution, but in the long run... Ha ha!" Duan Tingxuan laughed, and before he finished speaking, he saw a yamen servant walking out of the yamen, saw them sitting on the steps, and couldn't help saying in panic: "Shizi and Lord Long How can you sit together with these common people? Please go quickly into the mansion, Commander has something to discuss with the prince."
Duan Tingxuan stood up and entered the yamen together with Long Pingzhang. When they arrived at the second hall, they saw the Jinzhou Guard Commander Cangjian walking around in the hall. Seeing them coming in, he didn't bother to salute, so he grabbed Duan Tingxuan With a cry in his voice, he shouted: "My lord, what should I do? Will the court's food still come? The heavy rain has stopped for two days, but the victims have no food. They refuse to go home. They all gather on the streets of Jinzhou and affect the appearance of my Jinzhou Guard, but these are all mouths, and they have to be fed. Since three days ago, I have used military rations, But these muddy legs can eat more than my soldiers. The soldiers can eat five days of rations, which is not enough for them to swallow in one day. If the court food does not come, even the soldiers will have nothing to eat. By then not only The disaster victims want my old life, even those big soldiers, they can't spare me. My son, said that you are the Wenqu star and Wuqu star descending from the sky, you have to be the judge of the lower officials... Where did so many disaster victims come out? I didn’t realize that there were so many people when the skins of the prey were collected.”
Duan Tingxuan no longer has the heart to point out the ridiculous mistake of Tibetan Sword pressing Wenquxing and Wuquxing on his head at the same time. A clever woman can hardly cook without rice. , is also helpless, unless there is a god who can conjure a lot of food out of thin air, but think about it, it is impossible.
Duan Tingxuan turned to look at Long Pingzhang, and asked softly: "The person sent out to meet the imperial envoy hasn't returned yet?"
As soon as the words fell, I saw two yamen servants rushing in from outside the door. When they entered the hall, they knelt down and cried with a mournful face: "My lord, it's not good. The imperial court's grain cart was robbed at Qingshadu. The imperial envoy is summoning the officers and soldiers nearby." We are going to attack Cangming Island to get back the food, but for a while, I am afraid that the relief food will be useless.”
It was really leaking in the house and it was raining all night, Zang Jian only felt his eyes go dark, and almost passed out, when he woke up, this brave and foolish commander completely numb his paws. Looking at the eyes again, the officials and brothers who were usually relied on were all sent out to inspect the victims and the disaster situation, none of them were around, and the only one who could be relied on seemed to be this noble man from Beijing.
Duan Tingxuan and Long Pingzhang were also taken aback, and then became furious. However, the imminent food shortage problem would not change in the slightest because of their fury. When he was thinking about the countermeasures, he saw another person rushing in from the second hall, his body was very muddy, he didn't kneel when he came in, he just bowed and saluted, but it turned out to be an official. He said eagerly: "My lord, Lord Long, Lord Zang, a large group of disaster victims were found on Tu'er Mountain in Haizi, Fuzhou. There are thousands of people. They must have been hungry for a few days. If we don't send people to rescue them , will surely die."
"I will let them die."
Tibetan sword jumped like thunder. Speaking of which, this commander is not a cruel person, this can be seen from his willingness to obey Duan Tingxuan's command, to distribute food to the victims of the disaster, and to send people to patrol the disaster situation to rescue the victims.
However, the rescue from the imperial court will not arrive for a while, but half of the army rations have been eaten, and the streets are full of disaster victims waiting to be fed. In this case, I heard that there will be a thousand more mouths. For Tibetan Jian, this is like killing him. Either he dies or the victims of the disaster die. Extenuating circumstances.