Compared to Xue Ping's colorful work in the Western Regions Protectorate, Han Qi seems much more boring in the Northeast. To put it simply, after defeating Zhang Zhongwu and ending the large-scale war in Liaodong, Han Qi's main job is to suppress bandits.

"Although the large-scale battle ended last year, with the arrival of winter, almost all military operations were forced to end. It was not until the end of February this year that the fight against bandits kicked off!" Han Qi said: "A few months have been enough to happen. Many Zhang Zhongwu's remnants began to become active again. The local big families and the people and half-brethren were difficult to clearly distinguish, which caused many problems to the bandit suppression work. Until I left, the bandit suppression work there was still not over. Although Fan Jian, Liu Yan and others are very familiar with the various places in Liaodong, in my opinion, no matter how much effort we spend, we may be able to eliminate some large bandits. To completely end the bandits in Liaodong, it is still a long-term and difficult problem, because this is not a problem that can be solved by military."

The biggest problem in the Liaodong areas is actually that it has been isolated for a long time. Even during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, this land only belonged to the Tang Dynasty in name, but in fact it was still a barbaric land. Even a considerable area in it was actually controlled by Goryeo.

After Zhang Zhongwu was driven to that place by Li Ze, he savagely suppressed and swept the local natives and the savages in the old forest, and at the same time he took back the place occupied by Goryeo and included it under the rule of the Liao Palace. During Zhang Zhongwu's reign for several years, he had truly effectively ruled Liaodong.

And this is also the reason why Li Ze tried his best to drive Zhang Zhongwu to Liaodong.

Zhang Zhongwu worked hard for several years and finally developed part of this barbaric land, which also laid a certain foundation for the subsequent formal rule of the Tang Dynasty.

But as Han Qi said, it is almost impossible to complete this task by governing Liaodong and eliminating bandits alone. The people on this land do not know what the kingdom is. They know nothing about the country, the nation, and so on.

In the vast area, there are few people. It is not worth it to invest in the exorcist bandits. But if you don't wipe out them, they are like rats and will jump out and make trouble again.

In the current Northeast China, where the Tang Dynasty can effectively control it, there are still some cities around, and a large number of people are also farming around, while the vast areas farther away are still in a gap in governance, and many local indigenous peoples are separated by many local indigenous people. There are many of these local indigenous people, who are all bandit leaders at all.

"Liaodong is a good place!" Han Qi stroked his long beard and sighed: "The land is fertile. Although it can only be cultivated for one season a year, if a large amount of fertile land is plowed out, it can definitely become the granary of the empire. The minerals are also rich there. The Ministry of Industry's Inspection Group only conducted surveys in the effective area we actually controlled and found many large minerals. Li Xiang, the empire had to increase its investment in Liaodong. The first priority is to immigrate a large number of immigrants."

Li Ze nodded slightly.

"I see that in the population report of the Tang Empire last year released by the Ministry of Revenue, the population in the northern region surged. For example, Wuyi, Yizhou, Dezhou, Cangzhou, Yizhou and other places, the people have no land to be divided. The land prices in these places have risen year by year. However, in our Liaodong, a large amount of land is not cultivated and the land is deserted. Why not immigrate from these places to a large number of people to the boundaries of the three northeastern provinces?"

"This is not easy to do!" Li Ze sighed: "If people from these places cannot survive and have to go to Guandong to explore a life path, it would be fine, but in fact, these places are the richest areas in our Tang Dynasty today. That is, the land is not enough, but there are still a large number of workshops, which require a large amount of labor every year. For example, Dezhou, the demand for labor is like a bottomless pit. Nowadays, more large workshops are opened, which is even more so. Can they make money easier in their hometowns, and who is willing to leave their hometowns to go to the unknown land of Liaodong?"

The chapter went on: "If the court ordered the migration, it would probably cause civil rebellion. This place is the core area of ​​the imperial rule and the foundation of ours, so naturally it cannot allow any trouble. Therefore, the immigration matter can only be voluntarily and cannot force the order."

"That's just like in the past, in the war against the Confederate, the captives obtained from each war were sent to Liaodong." Han Qi said.

"But in recent years, we have not had a large-scale combat plan for the Confederate!" Li Ze shook his head and said, "You have also read the overall strategy of the Confederate, so this one cannot work."

Han Qi was silent for a moment before saying, "If this doesn't work, it will take a long time if it develops slowly by the three provinces of Liaodong."

"I actually have some thoughts about the three provinces of Liaodong. Today I will talk to you and discuss the feasibility of this matter." Li Ze said calmly. "The three provinces of Liaodong must develop as soon as possible. Liaodong and the Western Regions must grow into the powerful left and right arms of the empire as soon as possible."

"I wonder what Li Xiang is going to do?" Han Qi immediately became interested. The Li Xiang in front of him always had a surprising plan.

"The current troops in Liaodong, including Xue Chong's Zuo Jinwu Guard, have a total of more than 50,000." Li Ze said: "My idea is to attack these 50,000 people."

"On them?" The people in the room were a little surprised.

"In the next few years, the empire will be committed to the construction of people's livelihood in China. There is basically no war. The only possibility of military action is in Tubo. And the more than 50,000 regular troops of the Zuo Jinwu Guard were vacant in Liaodong, which is really a waste." Li Ze said.

Gongsun Changming's face changed slightly: "Li Xiang, do you want to disband the Zuo Jinwu Guard? This is probably inappropriate, and it may cause dissatisfaction from the Zuo Jinwu Guard from the generals to the soldiers."

"It's not disbanding, but changing it to their role!" Li Ze smiled and said, "They're no longer in their combat mission in Liaodong. Do you need 50,000 troops to suppress bandits?"

"This is naturally unnecessary." Han Qi said: "In fact, the bandit suppression in Liaodong is mainly used for every dispatch of cavalry, with only more than a thousand people, and sometimes, there are even only a few hundred people."

Li Ze stood up and paced back and forth in the house for a few steps, saying, "So, I am going to change the Zuo Jinwu Guard to the Northeast Construction Corps. Their main tasks have also changed from combat to reclamation of wasteland in the Northeast, and at the same time, taking into account some military tasks such as bandit suppression."

"Northeast Construction Corps?" Everyone in the room couldn't speak for a while.

"Yes, the Northeast Construction Corps!" Li Ze said: "Of course, in order to ensure the stability of the Construction Corps, these soldiers still have military loans from our regular troops in the Tang Dynasty. Their military pay will be paid as well, and their promotion will not be affected in any way. However, their main task is to reclaim wasteland and farm. To put it simply, they will become some farmers who receive military pay in the future."

Han Qi, Zhang Hui, Gongsun Changming and Xue Ping, no one responded.

Looking at the appearance of several people, Li Ze explained: "In fact, it is the country that uses money to ask them to open up land and farm for the country. The harvest is naturally owned by the state. The assessment of them is no longer based on military merits, but on the assessment of food harvesting."

"For example, there are 3,000 people in the first battalion. So, how much land should these 3,000 people own, and then allocate these land to the various posts below. In a year, whoever gains more will be rewarded. There are 50,000 people in Zuojinwu Guard, and they are all strong men. I think this will alleviate the problem of insufficient labor in the three provinces of Liaodong."

Han Qi took a deep breath: "Li Xiang, our soldiers have years of service. Once the years arrive, some of them will retire. In this way, the Zuo Jinwu Guard will be unlikely to recruit soldiers in the future."

Li Ze smiled slightly: "I don't think so. First of all, after the Zuo Jinwu Guard was converted into the Construction Corps, he would no longer have service life. As long as he could still farm, he could become one of them, even if he worked until he was 60 years old? And the generous military salary of our army is an extremely attractive condition."

"Can you keep working?" Everyone was a little dazed.

"Farming is not a war." Li Ze smiled and said, "I think this is still very attractive to most ordinary soldiers with enough military pay, but I don't have to risk my life to fight.

"If this is the case, it is really feasible." Gongsun Changming nodded.

"If these tens of thousands of people have to work there, then they still have to marry and have children." Li Ze said: "Even if the family of three is calculated, within a few years, the three provinces of Liaodong can have hundreds of thousands of additional populations, and two-thirds of them are all young and strong."

"These people are distributed in the three provinces of Liaodong. When they farm, they become farmers. Once there is a military operation, they can gather them again in the shortest time." Li Ze said: "Even if they have been farming for a long time and can't fight regular wars, they should hold them in their hands when dealing with the little thief."

"Then their jurisdiction?" Han Qi raised a crucial question.
Chapter completed!