"There are many wastelands in Hebei that have not been planted. This is mostly due to harassment from the Liao Kingdom in the north or the years of famine locals fleeing famine. If possible, the emperor can use these wastelands as collateral to borrow from banks. How about tax exemptions for five years after these fields are developed in the future?" Wang Jinghui offered his own price. To put it bluntly, the conditions are extremely relaxed. Although the five-year duty-free and wasteland mortgage seem to be a lot, it is actually quite different from what Wang Jinghui has to pay. It cannot be said that it is free, and it is not much different.

It was his own idea for Wang Jinghui to offer such a price. Nie Xin’s suggestion was to use ten-year long-term installment payment to repay - this was Manager Li’s idea. The interest could be lower, but it would be necessary to use Xingguo Bank to have special policies in Hebei to exchange. Wang Jinghui felt that Manager Li’s price was really high, and there were many variables in the ten-year installment repayment of debts. It would be better to lose some money to exchange for land and five-year tax exemption policies, so that his power in Hebei could be in place at once.

Every time the emperor rewarded him with no less than 10,000 mu of land, this time it is conservatively estimated that there will be about ten thousand hectares. Although it may not be all fertile land, it is enough to use it to grow cotton. The textile center in the north has its own fixed cotton production area. I believe that when discussing business with the Chuzhou merchant group in the future, it can easily gain the upper hand. The Song Dynasty has already made strict regulations on the cotton planting area in various places, which is different from the local regulations a few years ago. It is a nationwide rigid unified regulation.

"Your dear not have 120,000 prisoners of war in Dangxiang, why do you still hire the people of Hebei to build roads?" Emperor Zhao Xu was very satisfied with this price. He did not mention whether he accepted it. Instead, he put cheap prisoners of war in Dangxiang for this "road construction maniac", and he also had to spend money on Hebei disaster victims.

"Dangxiang prisoners of war have other important uses, and it is also a danger to place these prisoners of war in the north for a long time. I plan to divide these prisoners of war into two parts, and some will go to sea to Mayi by boat, where they will undertake the preliminary projects for the development of the South Ocean, such as building wharfs, reclaiming wasteland, building roads, digging mines, etc. This requires a lot of manpower. It is expected that at least 20,000 prisoners of war in the Tang Dynasty will be transported to Mayi to undertake these tasks this year; the other part is to go south to build roads, digging canals, and reclaim wasteland!" Wang Jinghui said lightly.

Everyone in the Funing Hall was shocked to answer this. The prince-consort was a big abnormality in the Song Dynasty. Many things that were puzzled have happened to him. The "road construction maniac" was the most eye-catching one. The prince-consort had an unusual enthusiasm for building roads and digging canals. Although he had more than 100,000 prisoners of Dangxiang, and these prisoners only needed to provide them with food and did not need to pay their salary, but he always built roads like this, and the funds invested in them were also

It's an astronomical figure. Others may not know, but how can some important figures in the court not know? Just a brief calculation, we can know that Wang Jinghui has invested in road construction, dredging canals, and silting fields in the past three years. Although the court also made some compensation for this, it is a very loss-making business, but the prince-consort is still enjoying it. This is really puzzling.

Previously, the Dangxiang prisoners were sold to the son-in-law because it was a commercial transaction to block the mouths of the Western Xia envoys' criticism and demands for the prisoners. However, the prisoners produced in the war were almost a matter of fact. The Dangxiang people also selected strong people from the place where the prisoners were brought to Wang Jinghui for listening. Of course, this nominal transaction was later waived because Wang Jinghui asked the court for too little.

Wang Jinghui saw that everyone was confused and said, "Because the northern transportation network is located in the heart of our Chinese civilization, it has been developed and has good infrastructure for a long time. Even if there is a lack, just repair it on the original basis. This kind of work will not be too dangerous. However, the south is different. The foundation of the southern transportation network is far less than that of the north. Not only is it poor, mountains and rivers, and malaria rampant, there are also harasses from the southern barbarians. However, various resources in the south are indispensable to our Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty's control over the south is far less than that of the north. The reason is that the traffic conditions there are poor, and therefore the control is not strong. To change this situation, the easiest way is to build roads. It is better to leave such dangerous things to the prisoners. In this way, there will be no trouble caused by the requisition of the people, causing the public to be resented!"

Although Wang Jinghui was deeply educated in later generations, he did not have the extreme idea of ​​racial discrimination in his eyes. Instead, after coming to this time and space, he thought of the great harm caused to China by the Yuan Dynasty in history, so he was extremely strict with the policies of nomadic peoples. Only when he was strong can he obtain "equality" from others. In later generations, there was no division between Dangxiang and Khitan. These races have disappeared in the long river of history and have no way to find them. Every time the Chinese nation suffers great trauma, it will begin to merge various ethnic groups. Nationalities like Dangxiang Khitan are mostly assimilated by the Han people. Who can guarantee that Wang Jinghui has no bloodline of other nations? However, in this era, the main enemy of the Song Dynasty is the nomadic people. In the process of civilization competition, it is inevitable to implement high-pressure policies on them.

There were too many areas in this era that were not developed or the level of development was very backward. Wang Jinghui remembered that Huguang, the main grain-producing area of ​​China in later generations, was still very terrible in the eyes of people in this era. If you want to develop it, you must first solve the transportation problems in these areas. Instead of letting the people of the Song Dynasty do these dangerous tasks, it is better to let foreign prisoners do it. The expenses in this and the interference of the farming season and society are much less.

"How should the cost of building roads in the south be calculated?" Wu Kui asked.

"I haven't thought about the specific operation in the middle yet, but there is also a general constitution - the road construction site in the south must also be reclaimed. When the road is repaired, the wasteland will be changed to familiar land and will be provided with corresponding Xiang army to continue to develop. The landlords of this wasteland need half, and it will be exempted from taxes within ten years. The remaining half of the remaining ones handed over to the Xiang army to continue to develop is equivalent to the Xiang army's military farming plan currently being carried out by the imperial court, and the land rights are used as a price. The ten years will be paid for the share of different proportions.

Also, this part of the money belongs to the court's finances. Of course, in addition to building roads, dredging rivers and even digging canals, the silt fields in the middle are also distributed. However, given the difficulty of development, I hope to have ten years of tax exemption. In this way, the government has lowered the mobilization of the Dangxiang prisoners to develop the south, and the court can get a large area of ​​mature southern land without paying a penny, and strengthen its rule over this area through a complete transportation network." Wang Jinghui said.

He had thought about developing the Huguang area many times, but when he started the plan, he was stopped by Yansheng and Nirvana. The development cost was too high. Although Wang Jinghui had a lot of property, it did not play any role. The court was also frightened by the huge development costs and the huge scale of immigration. Later, he accepted the Dangxiang prisoners in the Song and Xia War. However, under the circumstances at that time, these prisoners were even more urgently needed to improve the transportation network in the north, so they were delayed. At present, Wang Jinghui's project was getting bigger and bigger, but victory after victory in the northwest brought him a huge number of Dangxiang prisoners. Of course, he would not raise this in vain.

The best solution for 120,000 prisoners is to invest in new engineering projects - the development of Nanyang. The focus is on copper mines on Mayi Island and large-scale planting of rice in Nanyang. The second is the south of the Song Dynasty, and the focus is on Huguang area. He wants to achieve the situation of "Huguang is mature and the world is sufficient". By that time, the Song Dynasty can completely get rid of the control of food on national development, and the proportion of people who have lost land in the Song Dynasty can be greatly reduced, and the Xiang army can be further eliminated. If successful, the number of Xiang army can be easily controlled within 800,000 people, and the corresponding imperial court's military expenditure can also be further reduced.

"I think the strategy of the son-in-law is feasible!" Wang Anshi said. Although Wang Jinghui prevented his new law from entering Hebei, he obtained the strategy of the son-in-law developing the south this time. Although it took a long time to implement it and it was difficult to see the benefits in a short period of time, anyone can see the huge benefits to the Song Dynasty. Under the idea of ​​"the ruler is selfless", he still agrees with the son-in-law. The deeper level is that whether the son-in-law develops the south or the south of the sea, they are all prisoners of Dangxiang to go to the Datou Town. The Song Dynasty first gained the upper hand in public opinion. After the development is mature and the infrastructure is completed, the Song people will receive the final results. Those conservatives will not oppose it because of "harmful to the people". They will stand up first. In the future, the political dividends will be on the side of the reformists!

"The court does not have to pay a penny in the entire plan, and only pays special tax exemption policies. The benefits obtained are very large. There is about half of the mature fields available for the court. Although there will be a five to ten-year tax exemption period, it can obtain a mature area and the court does not need to pay for transportation. Although this is just a general constitution, there may be some changes in the middle. Even if there are losses in the tax exemption period, the benefits obtained by the court are very huge in any case!" Wang Jinghui said.

"Instead of giving equal export law and market change law to Hebei, it is better to let the prince-consort come in. Even if there is any loss, it is worse than the new law to be implemented in Hebei!" Zeng Gongliang thought in his heart, so he stepped forward and bowed and said, "There is a wing army here, and the wing army here is a wing army. I think the wing army is a good strategy. Moreover, the wing army in Hebei will be cut again after the drought. The court's expenditure for this is only temporary, and it will not be a big drag on the national finance!"

After hearing this, Emperor Zhao Xu asked happily: "What do you think, my dear friends?"

Wang Jinghui secretly looked at the reactions of the monarchs and ministers around him. It seemed that his words were still effective. Even if a few of them frowned, most people were still very optimistic and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The strategy of "for the south to the north" was still successful. At this time, it would also help distract the opposition forces in the court to expand the Xiang army in the north. He suggested that the court expand the Xiang army in the north was not the Xiang army in the strict sense. These Xiang army were only temporarily expanded due to drought, and they would not have tattoos on the back of their hands and foreheads. The first one to be eliminated after the crisis would be these Xiang army. If there was arable land, they would go back to continue to cultivate the land. If there was no arable land, they would be farming for the Xiang army in the court or become farmers in Wang Jinghui's farmland. If there was no arable land, they would become hired workers who immediately invested in various workshops built in Hebei. This was something Nie Xin and Manager Li had long planned.

"Developing the South is a good strategy for the court. However, there are many barbarians in the south and many people who do not accept the imperial education. Such a big fanfare in the South will make the barbarians in the south frighten, and it will inevitably cause some trouble to the court. Be careful!" Sima Guang said.

Although Sima Guang is now standing on the opposite side of Wang Jinghui, the two have the same idea of ​​recruiting the military in Hebei. The difference is the question of how much it is to recruit. Sima Guang's way of considering the problem is to first ensure the stability of the current situation, and then consider what kind of benefits the Song Dynasty will gain in terms of affairs. The amount of benefits will not affect his judgment. As long as it is considered to be a destruction of the stable situation, he will undoubtedly face the pressure from the most famous assistant to the political affairs. Although he is a little smaller than Wang Anshi's official level, not everyone can hold on to such pressure!

"It is inevitable that the imperial court will develop conflicts with the southern alien races, just like these foreign races are unwilling to accept the rule of the Song Dynasty! Since Emperor Taizu pacified Jiangnan, it has been as little as a year. As many as a few years, the barbarians in the south of the south have always been rebellious. Although these rebellions are not large in scale and have never been out of the range, the court will pacify every time they enter the suppression. However, the total military expenditure of the imperial court is also a very shocking amount. I think that the reason why the barbarians in the south have so frequently broke out in rebellion, apart from the rapid extortion of some local officials, the reason is that these areas are remote, inconvenient transportation, and difficult to access government orders."

"What Jun Shixiang Gong mentioned is the conflict between China and the barbarians. The solution is to send more troops to ensure the implementation of this matter. In addition to closely monitoring the prisoners of Dangxiang to build roads and farm farms, these troops must prevent conflicts with local barbarian tribes. Only in this way can the smooth implementation of development in the south be guaranteed."

"The miasma in the south is rampant, and the soldiers are very uncomfortable with fighting in this environment. Before they even fought, Shiting went to Santing because of their illness and the local conditions. The loss is too great. The emperor must think twice!" Sima Guang said.

Emperor Zhao Xu frowned after hearing this, and looked at Wang Jinghui and said, "What do you think?!" Sima Guang's words did play a role, but compared to the huge benefits brought to the Song Dynasty by developing the south, he still couldn't bear to let go of this piece of fat. What's more, the son-in-law came to pay for the money. The Song Dynasty court basically eliminated some empty checks and waited to collect the benefits of developing the south, and no one would give up easily.

Wang Jinghui said in a deep voice: "There is no good thing in the world that there is a pie falling from the sky. Anything has to be paid at a certain price to get. As long as the benefits obtained are far greater than your own efforts, you can do it. If people are like this, how can the country be exceptional?! Developing the South is a relatively long process. I think the beginning of the entire plan starts from the surroundings of several important cities in the south, relying on these cities to provide necessary development, so that roads can be built and developed. Although the process is slow, every time one inch forward, my Song Dynasty actually controls an inch of land in the south, so that the court can minimize the losses of the court in this regard. Master, this is definitely an event that benefits the Song Dynasty outweighs the disadvantages. I hope Master will think twice!"

Sima Guang frowned after hearing this, and was about to open his mouth but didn't know how to refute it. Although he was a great scholar in the affairs and a famous historical scholar, his long-standing political experience and countless historical facts told him that those sayings that "the four barbarians come to the court" could be made by just "the spread of virtue and politics" were unintentionally foolish, but they were just whispers in the dreams of those scholars who were studying hard. In the end, they were still two words - strength!

The reason why Sima Guang was unwilling to refute was that Wang Jinghui and Wang Anshi were very different. Compared with the stubbornness of his former friend Wang Anshi, although the prince consort sometimes insisted on some things, he was not unaware of adaptation. On the contrary, he knew that once Wang Jinghui knew what was right, even if the road was not clear, he would think of using other methods to achieve his goals. This kind of flexibility and tolerance was even admired by him. Although the scale of the plan for developing such things in the south was large, it would be much safer to have the prince consort in charge of the implementation.

"If the court is not in a hurry to develop the south, I think it is feasible!" Sima Guang finally retreated. He understood very well that even if he stopped him, he could use more than 100,000 prisoners in his hands to develop the south. The benefits in the middle are really heartwarming. Instead of letting the son-in-law develop the south with difficulty, it is better to let him do it slowly under the protection of the court. With such a big thing waiting for the son-in-law to do, I believe he will have less energy in other things - he doesn't want to have too many conflicts with the son-in-law in the court's affairs!

After hearing Sima Guang's answer, Emperor Zhao Xu turned around and looked at Wang Anshi: "What do you think Mr. Jiefu thinks?!"

"I have no objection!" Wang Anshi said.
Chapter completed!