There are only two ways to solve this serious shortage of supplies, either to have strong endogenous production capabilities, or to have strong, efficient and low-cost transportation and delivery capabilities. If both are available, then naturally

Even better, but neither of these are available to the current Liaodong or the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The former requires abundant manpower, and the current population of Liaodong is less than 500,000. Among them, there are 100,000 soldiers of Liaodong Town, plus their family members, accounting for almost 70%. The remainder are mostly various types of soldiers serving the Liaodong Town Army.

Personnel, the number of people who can truly survive independently is probably less than 50,000.

In other words, the entire Liaodong is a huge military group with almost no basis for the survival of other civilian populations. Except for a part of the population belonging to military camps that can barely meet their own survival needs, this huge military group has most of its military and daily needs.

Rely on external input.

When sea transportation is cut off, all materials need to be imported from the direction of the capital via the Liaoxi Corridor. The capital itself is a city that is difficult to be self-sufficient and needs to be imported in large quantities from the south of the Yangtze River. This means that all materials must be imported from the more distant Jiangnan or Jiangnan.

The consumption and cost of importing goods from Huguang can be imagined to be high.

It can be said that Feng Tang was considering a long-term plan for Liaodong, but it was very difficult to implement this strategy.

First of all, relocation itself is a difficult problem. Even if it is to move refugees who have suffered from famine to Liaodong, it is not easy. People must resettle their hometowns and have to leave their hometowns only as a last resort. This is one of the reasons. Relocation costs a lot of money, even if it is from the nearest city.

Relocating people from North Zhili and Shandong by land costs a lot and is easy to be infected with diseases. Moving by sea requires huge transportation capacity and costs a lot. Relocation from preparation to planning to implementation is extremely complicated and complicated.

If you are not careful, it will cause civil unrest. This is the third point; after the relocation, will it stimulate the ambitions of the Jianzhou Jurchens or Chahar people, which will lead to attacks and plunder from the two parties? Can Liaodong Town withstand it? This is

The fourth and most crucial point is that otherwise it will be like making wedding clothes for the enemy.

Seeing that King Zhongshun was also shocked and did not dare to speak, Emperor Yonglong smiled mockingly, "This matter is only limited to the cabinet ministers and me, and you know, it is also a difficult question for people to choose.

, If we don’t do this, in the long run, it will indeed be difficult to contain the threat of the Jianzhou Jurchens and even the Chahar people. Without a sufficient population, Liaodong will be like a big hole, constantly devouring the already stretched financial resources of the court.

The problem of relocating people to the border is too big and too difficult. Even if it is gradually realized in three to five years as Feng Tang said, with the promotion of the imperial government and the assistance of private businessmen, it will still be very costly and difficult.

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King Zhongshun pondered for a long time and then said: "Then when Feng Tang proposed this strategy, did he tell you how to implement it?"

Emperor Yonglong hesitated for a moment and then said slowly: "This was not stated. He only said that it would be implemented by the arrangement of the imperial court. It could be carried out in conjunction with the construction of the Denglai Navy. In the early stage, the matter could be promoted through Jiangnan maritime merchants. He said in the memorial

He also said that whether it is supporting the Haixi Jurchens and Shuerhaqi, whether it is wooing the Chahars or suppressing the Horqin people, they are all measures to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. It is difficult to truly curb the expansion of the Jianzhou Jurchens. If we want to truly destroy the Jianzhou Jurchens,

The Jurchen and Chahar people in the prefecture are threatening us, and we Han people have to grow and establish a foothold in the land of Liaodong, and he also said that it is easy for the land of Liaodong to accommodate the survival of two to three million Han people, especially when he mentioned

When some new edible foods are introduced from overseas, they may be able to help the immigrants from Liaodong."

"New edible food?" King Zhongshun asked with some confusion.

"Well, he probably means that when Xu Guangqi lived in seclusion in Tianjin Wei, he planted some crops from the Western Yi, called potatoes and sweet potatoes, similar to taro and groundnut..." Emperor Yonglong was quite puzzled.

"I don't know where Feng Tang learned about this situation, so he vowed that such crops can also be grown in Liaodong, which can reduce the pressure of transporting grain from the customs to Liaodong..."

King Zhongshun was somewhat disapproving, "It's cold in the east of Liaoning, and there are less oranges in Huainan and tangerines in the north. Feng Tang is a bit fanciful. How can such things that are related to the imperial government's plans be believed to be true just because of some hearsay? This is not a good strategy, but

Feng Tang said that relocating people is a move to strengthen the foundation, and I deeply agree with it. Without enough people, it will indeed be difficult to support the entire Liaodong situation."

"Laojiu, do you think it's feasible at this time?" Emperor Yonglong looked at King Zhongshun and said.

"This is not my brother's fault. I just feel that Liaodong must be defended. So no matter what strategy is adopted, Liaodong should be stable. Perhaps Feng Tangzhi's suggestion is a bit too hasty, but it may not be impossible to find some compromise strategies." King Zhongshun
Chapter completed!