So as the population increases, how to solve the problem of food?

Don’t forget that there are a strong crop in Zhengliang territory.

That's right, that is sweet potatoes. Unlike rice and wheat crops, they have relatively high requirements for the growth environment, while sweet potatoes are not. As long as there is a soil and the temperature is suitable, they can grow. The only difference is that the soil environment is better and the yield is higher. In addition, the latitude of the riben is just suitable for the temperature required for the growth of sweet potatoes. Therefore, with a crude crop like sweet potato and other crops, the grain problem can be solved.

With more population, the reclaim and utilization of territorial land will be accelerated and the source of troops will be more sufficient. Once a war breaks out, a large number of young and strong men will be transferred, affecting the construction and development of the territory. Moreover, the physical fitness of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty is generally significantly better than the physical fitness of the local population. As long as the two are reasonably combined, the combat effectiveness of the Luo family soldiers will inevitably increase greatly.

Of course, things won't go as smoothly as I imagined.

The first question is how to find more immigrants. And make the immigrants believe you and are willing to travel with you to a strange place to settle down. In order to solve this problem, Zhengliang first positioned the main group of immigrants on the streets that were homeless and dying. Children's thinking has not yet been fixed, and it is easier to accept new ideas and new environments. More importantly, these orphans who have not yet grown up are all vulnerable groups in society. In such an environment, if they do not have the good luck as Shitou, most of them will not survive in the end. (.) After all, they are not like ordinary refugees, and they have the care of adults.

It was precisely because of this idea that Zhengliang decided to accept Shi Tou as his surname. He was quite familiar with the environment here, and he was a peer of the other orphans, so he was more likely to come into contact with other orphans and communicate with them. With him, a local snake, he could even gather more helpless orphans.

As for ordinary refugees, they can only take their time. They will not leave their homes until they are at the end of their lives.

The first problem was solved, and the second problem was how to send these people to the Riben. After all, the Ming Dynasty now implemented the maritime ban. This depends on Wang Hai. I believe that after Zhengliang gave up some of the benefits, the other party would agree and cooperate.

The third question is how to place these immigrants who arrived in the Riben. This is another big problem. After all, it is not a simple matter to integrate two different ethnic groups, two different languages, and even two different cultures. For this reason, Zhengliang has been preparing to increase the efforts of Luo clan culture education in the territory and vigorously promote the education of simplified Chinese characters and Mandarin. However, this policy will not be effective immediately, and it will take long enough to brew. Zhengliang has been mentally prepared enough. At the same time, he is also considering countermeasures to deal with some contradictions caused by the collision of the two cultures.

So, from this point of view, Zhengliang is a bit like playing with fire, and he will burn himself if he accidentally. But Zhengliang is not afraid. Since God has let me come here, he will do something vigorously. Zhengliang carries out this with the jing God who "I am gone. I will never return."

Of course, if it succeeds in the end, it will be a very remarkable thing. The integration of two different cultures, especially the integration of a more advanced culture, will inevitably drive the sublimation of the original culture and even bring about institutional reforms. This is exactly what Zhengliang is most willing to see. In addition, the deeper purpose is. Once the culture is sublimated, some of these immigrants who originally came from the Ming Dynasty will inevitably be unforgettable to their hometown. After learning more advanced and excellent culture in the territory, Zhengliang did not mind letting them return to the Ming Dynasty, allowing them to form an advanced stream of cháo in the Ming Dynasty, promote the development of Ming society, and avoid historical tragedies. This is also considered a wandering person who is indirectly contributed to his hometown. Of course, this is just a by-passenger, after all, his roots are still in the foundation.

Ideals are quite beautiful, but now we should be more down-to-earth and let ourselves have the capital to become a stirrer of this history.

Retracting his thoughts, Zhengliang once again turned his attention to the little boy named Shi Tou. From his stubborn eyes, Zhengliang could see that he had a different experience.

"Shitou, where are your parents?" Zhengliang asked. At this time, in order to avoid disturbing the little girl's sleep and absorbing the medicine, everyone led them to another corner of the yard.

As soon as he heard Zhengliang mention his parents, Shi Tou suddenly felt sad. Then he described the miserable experiences of his two siblings to Zhengliang intermittently.

The Shitou family was originally a small family in Ningbo City. The father was the head of a warehouse in Ningbo Craftsman Camp, responsible for handling warehouse supplies. The family was originally living a peaceful life, but one day his father was caught and several craftsmen were arrested with his father. It is said that these people secretly sold warehouse supplies. Although there were no real certificates, the father who was wrongly accused of jail committed suicide that night, leaving behind three orphans and widows. In order to make a living, their mother only got a servant from a wealthy family to help make up for the family.

Unexpectedly, two months ago, Shi Tou, who was at home, suddenly received a notice from his neighbor who was a servant in the wealthy family with his mother. His mother fell into a well and drowned. When she received this notice, Shi Tou was stunned. She followed the adults to bury his mother's body in a wasteland outside the city, and then he woke up. That night, he cried in front of his mother's grave for one night. The second time he returned to the city, and took his sister, who was still unaware that his mother was dead and temporarily entrusted to the neighbor's house, back home.

The two siblings, who had no labor, lived a life of borrowing rice around them. However, they always borrowed rice everywhere. Once or twice, they would lend a little for the sake of the poor brothers and sisters. However, they had too many times and could not be returned for a long time, so the neighbors gradually disappeared. At this time, their cousin who was in charge of the craftsman camp appeared. Not only did they help the two siblings pay off their debts, but they even offered to give them 50 taels of silver, but allowed them to continue living in the house, provided that the house was sold to him.

The two brothers and sisters who had no social experience agreed in a daze and drew handprints on the contract. The cousin was also quite pleased and gave them 50 taels of silver that day. Just as they were happy to have money and don’t have to live a life of borrowing rice, two masked people suddenly broke into the house that night, plundered their newly obtained money and left. The next morning, the cousin who was originally smiling suddenly changed his normal state and drove the two brothers and sisters out of the house and took the house for themselves.

As for this matter, no one in the neighbors around him reached out to help.

From then on, the two brothers and sisters who were not good at asking for help and lived a wandering life on the streets. (To be continued, please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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