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The fleet went downstream and quickly left Guizhou. A few days later, it arrived at the boundary of Wuzhou.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Zheng Lang looked at the green mountains and clear waters. Needless to say, the water in the Yellow River is empty. The Yangtze River must look at it. The seasons are not very good in winter when the water level is high, and it is covered with a layer of turbidity. Only when the water level is at its highest in summer can we slightly see the blue-blue painting of the river water in spring. But the water is different, clear and clear. If you have good eyesight, you can see the fish swimming under the water.

Several large ships sailed by, bringing up a layer of slight white waves, just like white clouds rippling on the blue waves, and instantly turned into pearls and scattered on earth.

Zheng Lang suddenly pointed to the distance and said, "Zizhong, Ji Lu, come and see, that is the legendary miasma area."

Tian Yu and Zhou Han looked up and looked in the direction Zheng Lang pointed.

It was a swamp by the lush water, with some short trees, large reeds, and some grasslands growing. There were large and bright water surfaces in these green areas. At this time, the swamp was covered with a faint mist, which was faint. Sometimes birds passed by the sky, and a crisp chirping sound was heard. It was a very quiet and beautiful place.

But the two of them looked at the light mist, and their faces showed a solemn look.

Tian Yu suddenly remembered and asked, "Zheng Gong, why do you use the word "Legend"?"

"Zizhong, in fact, most miasma areas in Guangdong and Guangxi are harmless. What is harmful is not miasma, but malaria disasters caused by mosquitoes and some poisonous insects. The further south, the climate is hot, the food is high, and the fruits can be sweeter than the north. Then God has no preference. He gives you one side and makes you lose the other side."

The following sentence is very philosophical.

"The poisons in the north are rare. After crossing the Yangtze River, a small number of poisons began to survive, such as bamboo leaves and land snakes. But further south, there are more poisons, not only poisonous snakes, scorpions, centipedes, spiders, giant bees, insects and moths, some flowers and plants, sparsely populated areas, these poisonous areas have become a place where humans are scared, and there are also some ** areas, but you have to see. If you surround a dam in that swamp area, drain the water from the low-lying area in time, and wait for the time when the miasma attack, plough and expose the sun, force these poisons away, burn the ** areas, will there be miasma still exist?"

"The cost is too high." Zhou Heng said.

"The price is high. But Jilu, please check again how big acres can that swamp have?"

Since Zhou Heng was among the good officials, he would not be an official who only reads books and works behind closed doors. He went up the mountains and went to the countryside. After a quick look, he said, "It is about three or four hundred hectares of area... Zheng Xianggong, arable land?"

"By the way. It is arable land. If all of them are developed like Hebei, they can obtain at least one million hectares of arable land, and most of them are lands in three seasons, with high grain yields. The annual harvest of a mu of land can be between four or five stones, and can feed 30 to 40 million people."

This is a rational statement.

The Song Dynasty said that Jiangdongwei could produce 7 or 8 shi high, but the actual average yield was far beyond the imagination of future generations. Not to mention 7 or 8 shi, there was only 3 or 4 shi. For more than 600 million acres of arable land in the Song Dynasty, half of the grain could be eaten and thrown half, and the rice price could even drop to more than ten cents a dou.

The real high-yield fields are one of Jiangdongwei and the other is the intensive cultivation of Liangzhe farmland. The yields in the entire north and west are actually very low. Some low-yield areas are even less than one stone, and there are also a large number of barren land, mountainous land, slope land, saline-alkali land, and some land must be divided into some grain to make wine, feed livestock, and seeds. Some land is deserted due to low returns, or the owner of the land flees to flee the desert, some land plant mulberry and hemp, and disasters. Add these unexpected factors together, and the yield of one acre of land may be only barely one stone.

Therefore, Zheng Lang said that a harvest of one acre of land can reach five stones, but did not say that it could support 70 to 80 million people, but only said that it could support 30 to 40 million people.

It was this number that surprised Zhou Wen and Tian Yu.

Zhou Heng opened his mouth wide and said, "Thirty to forty million people?"

Tian Yu thought of another more serious question: "So what should I do in the north?"

It is not about the north, but about what to do with the Song Dynasty. The imperial guards mainly stay in the capital and also maintain the population density of the capital. If the center of gravity of the entire Song Dynasty shifts southward, it may not be a good thing, and it may cause disasters.

"North...North...I'm trying to find a way, Zizhong, Jilu, if I have a plan to solve the food problem in the north, but I have to pay tens of thousands of lives, do you think it's worth it?"

"What's the solution?"

"There are several crops on the other side of the ocean, suitable for dry land planting, with extremely high yields. Often, one acre of land can harvest five stones and ten stones. However, there are tens of thousands of miles apart, and there are even no islands to replenish them. There are a large number of indigenous people living on the other side. They are not the indigenous people on the large island of the South China Sea (referring to Oceania). They are more dense than indigenous people. However, civilization is slightly advanced, and they are more troublesome to deal with. The terrain is far worse than Lingnan, and there are more ocean storms. If you want to harvest, you have to send at least ten fleets, each fleet must be kept at thousands of soldiers to protect yourself when you arrive. But I calculated that even if ten fleets go, with the current ship technology and the danger on the other side, you must find the seeds of these crops, instead of just climbing one shore, it means success, and it may not be possible for a fleet to return safely. Do you think I should make this proposal?"

"Tell me..." Tian Yu suddenly stopped.

At this level, Tian Yu is not stupid.

How to mention it?

Although five stones and ten stones are tempted, so many soldiers will die. If they succeed, it would be better if they succeed. If all ten fleets fail, even Zheng Lang's political future will be completely over.

Zhou Qing asked, "Is there really?"

"Yes, the Haike in the South China Sea in Hangzhou said it," Zheng Lang retelled the story he made up.

"That's right, our dynasty was not in the era of Emperor Yang of Sui," Tian Yu said with a wry smile.

Zheng Lang also shook his head and smiled. In that era, when he heard this news, he would go to search for it regardless of the sacrifice of tens of thousands of soldiers, but in the Zhao Zhen Dynasty or the Zhao Xu Dynasty, the Western Expedition failed, Song Shenzong cried for several days, and was so sad that he fell seriously ill. Isn't sure enough, who dared to let tens of thousands of soldiers go east and go to the mysterious other side to find several crop seeds?

Is this a beautiful era or a somewhat tragic era?

The three of them stood on the bow of the boat and spoke again.

In this industry, Zheng Lang is also intended to cultivate all-round warriors.

The almighty warrior is Zheng Lang’s most opposed place. Before leaving, Zhao Zhen discussed with the ministers in the capital, and Zheng Lang asked one thing: “Is there any omnipotent talent in the world?”

Several people were asked inexplicably.

Zheng Lang said again: "No. Not only did our dynasty not exist, but also did not. Xiao He could not do Zhang Liang's things, Zhang Liang could not do Han Xin's things, Han Xin could not do Xiao He's things. Why did Li Jing and Cao Bin become generals and prime ministers, and were very low-key after becoming prime ministers? First, they had good moral character and knew humility, and second, they were essentially unable to do what civil officials had to do!"

Novel statements. Everyone was surprised.

Zheng Lang said again: "For example, although my dynasty has won several battles, the essence is that all the military generals are making suggestions. Although Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji have flaws, they are considered to be very good among civil officials. If other civil officials are replaced, it will only be worse. The real family law of the ancestors is to govern the country. Military generals go to war, such as Pan Mei, Wang Quanbin and Cao Bin, who will be the generals, return after the war and take back the power of generals and military power. Lingnan is an exception, but if the generals are given more rights, they also need to be controlled. Military generals and soldiers should not be touched. If they want to, they will be recalled immediately. In this way, will An Lushan achieve his ambitions?"

You have to use military generals and be careful, but you cannot be too careful.

Fearing that he had touched the entire literati group, Zheng Lang did not dare to say it in depth, but just talked about Di Qing's rights to go south.

In fact, no matter how historical books praise it, Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan's military achievements are actually the same as 250, half a jar of jealousy, far from Zhang Kang, Wang Shao and others. They are fighting in the Song realm. If they go to the Western Xia, they will lead the troops, and they will not know what they will be defeated. It is good. If Yu Jing, Yin Zhu, Ouyang Xiu and others lead the troops, they will be defeated even worse.

Zheng Lang looked very close to this all-around warrior, but many places were not perfect. Besides, there was also the golden finger. If he picked out the hard drive in his mind, even if he was very dedicated, he might not even be as good as Yu Jing, so it would be Fan Zhongyan.

But when I arrived in Lingnan, I was helpless.

If you don’t move, you will do nothing. With the ability of Zhou Tian and others, you will do no less than Yu Jing, or even better. However, if you move, everything will happen. You must let the two have a deeper understanding and you must also attend a battle in person, so as to avoid becoming cowardly when an accident occurs.

On the boat, Zheng Lang often communicated with the two, which was a process of mutual learning.

The ship went downstream, and the ship was very fast. In the blink of an eye, the swamp area was thrown far behind. Tian Yu asked, "Mr. Zheng, do we really have the only force to fight against the Barbarians?"

I don’t believe it very much. As Yu Jing thought, Di Qing is a human, not a god. Zheng Lang is also a human, not a god, but just a very capable minister. What can this little force do?

"Can this still be false?"

"..." Tian Yu and Zhou Wei were speechless. How could they really want to be gods?

Zheng Lang glanced at the expressions of the two and said slowly: "To make a metaphor, there are twenty tigers on a mountain range. I only bring fifty soldiers up the mountain. I can bring enough supplies to intercept them, and bring enough strong bows, crossbows, swords, guns and spears. In the end, will I win, or tigers win?"

"In this way, it's the husband who won."

“Why?”

"No one is smart."

"Ji Zhen is the one who is in the middle. Xue Rengui defeated Dafeichuan. Some people say that Guo Zhifeng was wrong, some people said that he lost the right place and peace, and some people said that Lun Qinling had an absolute advantage in his troops. It was wrong, and he was not as smart as he was. If a commander cannot use the resources in his hands and overcome the defects, he would make a mistake. Xue Rengui is a tiger, and he was alone in the army of more than 100,000 Goryeo, and no one could stop him. Three arrows pacified the Tianshan Mountains, but his wisdom was not as smart as Lun Qinling, so he was insulted by Lun Qinling. Lu Bu was known as the number one general of the Three Kingdoms. He was able to kill 100 Cao Mengde and Liu Bei in his courage, but he was eventually killed by the two. There was nothing else, and he was not as smart as Lun Qinling."

"Mr. Zheng..."

"Therefore, these hundreds of people in my battle are enough. There are two reasons, one is the terrain?"

"Terrain?" Tian Yu was puzzled. In addition to the large plains near Guangzhou, the entire Yan Road is facing the north of the continuous Qingyun Mountain, Luofu Mountain, Jiulian Mountain, Lianhua Mountain, and Wuyi Mountain. The mountains are vast and the trees are lush. What is the advantageous terrain?

Zheng Lang shook his head: "You don't understand. Taihang Mountain is not small, but can't our dynasty rule? Wang Huazhi. From the northern end of Guangzhou, to Xunzhou to Qianzhou, although most of them are tall and continuous mountainous areas with dense forests, most areas are more developed than other areas in Guangdong and Guangxi, and Wang Huazhi has also arrived. There are not many mountainous areas that the court cannot control, that is, the residential areas parasiticized by Shengman are not as thick as that of the court. This is not like Temodao, all are areas that the court cannot control, and behind it is Dali. Except for this hundred miles of mountainous areas, the space of Shengman activity may be only a few dozen miles thick, not south or north. And we can use the help of our dynasty in the south and north.

Cooperate with strength. This is the advantage. The second is wisdom. There are very few natural military strategists. Even Huo Qubing and Wei Qing, the peerless generals, received good education since childhood and then grew up step by step. Not to mention military affairs, but in other aspects, saints like Master sighed. They were forty, and at the age of forty, their inexplicable knowledge gradually decreased. I would like to ask, will there be famous generals in the backward Shengman area? A Nong Zhigao is already a great man of a generation, and he has been able to grow up after many battles with Jiaozhi. That's all. Without the thickness of the terrain, his wisdom is insufficient, so I am enough to use nine hundred soldiers."

"What plan?"

"Use Pei Xingjian's strategy."

"Pei Xingjian?" both of them murmured.

Pei Xingjian is very similar to Zheng Lang. He is both literary and martial, and his wisdom is somewhat weird. First, he was a civil minister, and he was very successful in his military achievements. He was really famous in his later years. However, he was very sad. He met a more strange character, Wu Zetian, who was bewitched by Wu Zetian because he was not against Wu Zetian, was deceived by Pei Xingjian's brother Pei Yan, and used Pei Yan's hand to make Pei Xingjian's two confidants, Cheng Wuting, betrayed Zhang Qianxu. He ran around and died of illness. Another fierce man, Qinling, was also very sad. A powerful general killed more than 400,000 Tang troops in a row. The demon Pei Xingjian did not dare to compete with him. But he let another woman, Wu Lu, kill him.

This is what Zhou Tian and the others thought.

Zheng Lang didn't think so. People have strengths, weaknesses, conspiracies, court struggles, and political frame-making are the strengths of Wu Zetian and Wulu, but military is their weaknesses. It is just that one thing overcomes one thing and defeats Pei Xingjian and Lun Qinling. It is not that the two women's wisdom must be better than Pei Xingjian and Lun Qinling. If we forcefully compare who is more evil, it is really not easy to compare. Just like Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong, who can tell a difference.

Pei Xingjian had only three battles. In the first battle, he was eating, drinking and playing, and then captured Li Zhefu Ashina. Second, in the battle of Heishan, the grain chariots ambushed the Turks, and they dared to attack grain. They launched a positional battle with the Turks in Heishan, causing civil strife to kill Khan Ashina Nishufu, and the great leader was captured alive. The third battle was the battle of Xingkou, Daizhou. First, they provoked the disagreement between Ashina Funian and Ashidewenbo, and then they sent surprise troops to Jinshan to capture Ashina Funian's family, forcing Ashina Funian to capture Ashidewenbo and surrender.

The three battles were recorded in detail in history books, but when you think about it carefully, you still don’t understand why they won. Just like Chen Qingzhi, thousands of people traveled across hundreds of thousands of Hu people, and defeated hundreds of thousands of Hu people in dozens of battles, and he was unharmed. Even thousands of soldiers had the ability of Xiang Yu, but they could not do it.

Let’s talk about it more in a simple way. Li Bai’s poems are well written, but who can learn them?

These three battles were too amazing and could not be learned. What examples can be learned from?

Zhou Qing asked: "Did Mr. Zheng also get the military strategy of Duke Wei Li?"

Zheng Lang laughed: "Ji Zhen, that's a legend. Even if Duke Li Wei has written military books and war strategies, his attainments may not be as good as Sun Tzu's Art of War. Sun Tzu's Art of War has been popular for a long time. You have seen it, I have seen it, and I have seen it, but how many people have seen it have become famous generals?"

"What's that?"

"The secret of heaven cannot be revealed, you will see it when the time comes."

Zheng Lang was like a joke, but Yu Jing was a little anxious on the other side.

Although he was a little unaware of Zheng Lang, he knew Zheng Lang's position in the emperor's heart. Although the court asked him to let him do it again, Zhou Tian and others would divide Zheng Lang's power. This is the emperor who did not want to make a bad example because of Zheng Lang, instead of not trusting Zheng Lang.

If something happened to Zheng Lang, he would also be seriously involved.

Zheng Lang said carelessly that I was sure, but Yu Jing was a little unbelievable. This was a fierce man who was "not afraid of death". He fought in the northwest for several battles and was always on the front line, and even used himself as bait. Then he was brave and really ran to the Khitan. But there was no mistake? How dangerous is the Khitan team? It only takes a few hours to get back. It is very lucky and life-long. What if there is a mistake?

However, a senior official is a high-level official, but he is also more experienced than himself, and has greater knowledge and reputation. On that side, he cannot suppress this strong man. But he is too brave, and nine hundred people dare to go deep into the territory of Shengman. No, the more he thinks, the more he becomes more and more afraid, so he writes the story and handes it to the capital with a fast horse.

It has nothing to do with me. I have persuaded me.

At this time, Sun Mian had returned to the court to serve as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council. Yu Jing also made contributions and served as the Minister of Works (a official, not a commissioner. He was still in Guizhou, the governor of Guizhou, and was the second in command of Guangnan Second Road), but Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly.

Zheng Lang.

At this time, Zheng Lang's various official positions, officials, officials, and officials. The officials of the museum reached the top together, and there were no more rewards.

Zhao Zhen thought of the past various historical examples. At this point, it means that he has started to suppress it. Otherwise, what should I do? Or there is only one way to kill it!
To be continued...