Chapter 1223

"Of course, although Liaodong is a bitter and cold place, covered with ice and snow for half a year, rice can be grown there." Wang Yang raised his head and looked at the three Song tyrants in front of him, as if he said casually.

As soon as this said, everyone couldn't help but take a breath. Even the little madam was like a bamboo rat with a firecracker when he was caught in the chrysanthemum, his eyes widened and he didn't move at all.

"Hahaha..." After Zhang Qi came to his senses, he let out a burst of laughter that seemed perfunctory and sarcastic.

"You boy..." Su Dongpo raised his hand, his eyes widened, his hair and beard were wide open, and he seemed to be trying to suck you in the ears.

The emperor Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel anger on his face. "Wang Wushan, can you be more reliable?"

"Not to mention the bitter and cold place like Liaodong, even if you cross the river, where can you see rice planting?" Isn't this funny? But the question is that everyone is talking about very serious topics, and it's not easy to cut when it's funny?

Wang Yang had a headache. It seemed that he was not ignorant, but that these people in power in the Song Dynasty really needed to supplement their geographical and biological knowledge.

"Your Majesty, Su Xiang, Zhang Xiang, please calmly think about how Japan and Goryeo survived. They don't know how to grow wheat and barley. Their staple food is rice, that is, rice."

"Hmm?!" Several big bosses of Song Dynasty were in a mess in the wind.

"Rice? Are you sure? Rice will not grow in such a bitter and cold place. We don't have rice here and can't carry it alive. Why can they plant it?" Zhang Qing, the old driver, screamed in a pissy manner.

Emperor Zhao Xu carefully looked at Wang Yang's very innocent expression, and he was 100% sure that Wang Yang had no intention of lying.

That is to say, Goryeo and Japan should indeed use rice as their staple food, but the rice-producing areas in the Song Dynasty were mainly concentrated in the areas south of the Yellow River.

In some places, even south of the Yellow River, there is still no way to grow rice. But now, Wang Yang is actually telling everyone here seriously that Liaodong can actually grow rice.

Everyone knows that the yield of rice is far higher than that of wheat. It is precisely because of this that the Song Dynasty attached so much importance to various grain-producing areas in the southern part of the Song Dynasty.

The rice yield of a mu of paddy fields is comparable to the income of several acres of dry land. If Northern Liao learned of this news and began to plant such rice, wouldn’t that mean that Northern Liao could feed more troops?

The more I think about it, the darker the face of Emperor Zhao Xu is. This is the typical reason why he scares himself and can scare him out of the sky.

And Zhang Yue and Su Dongpo also realized this problem and their breathing began to become heavy.

When Wang Yang saw the expressions of these three big shots, he naturally understood what they were thinking. He quickly cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, the two husbands, things are not as serious as you think, because Bei Liao is different from us after all.

Our Song Dynasty attached great importance to farming, but we didn't know it, let alone the Northern Liao Dynasty, who even the emperor liked to stay in the camp and stayed on the grassland for many years?"

"That's true..." After hearing Wang Yang's words, everyone looked relieved but still scared.

"...Why do I think you guys feel uncomfortable talking?" However, after the rejoice of the disaster, the old driver Su Dongpo smashed his mouth and looked at Wang Yang who was laughing at the corner of his eyes, and said in an authentic way.

"Su Xiang, Uncle Su, how can you think so? Am I that kind of person?" Wang Yang quickly changed his face at the fastest speed. He was very righteous and righteous.

Over there, the emperor Zhao Xu waved his hand. "It seems that not only Northern Liao, but also the Song Dynasty, I really have too little understanding of the surrounding foreign lands. I didn't even notice the problems under my nose. It's really..."

"I have died. On the surface, my Privy Council still has a lot of work that has not been done well." Zhang Yue, the old driver, could only fall to the ground and apologize to the emperor.

"Okay, there is no need to do this. It's your fault. You have only taken over the Privy Council for more than a year. Now, the intelligence work of the surrounding countries has not been carried out for too long. But in the future, I don't want such a big loophole again." After the emperor Zhao Xu helped Zhang Shi, the conscientious veteran driver, first comforted him, and then beat him.

Zhang Qi naturally agreed without any tricks, and gritted his teeth and sweared secretly that after returning to the yamen, he must let officials from all walks of life in the Privy Council see the anger of his dignified Privy Council work host.

Well... Should I also walk around with this guy Wang Yang and have more personal friendship? In this way, this guy shouldn't have suddenly made some unrestrained words, which will make me criticized again?

Wang Yang suddenly felt that the old driver Zhang Ju looked at him with something more. It was very strange and very that. It made Wang Daguan get goosebumps. It took him a lot of time to adjust his mood and continue to explain patiently.

"You may not know that there are three huge plains in Liaodong. If rice can be planted in each plain, it will definitely be a huge granary that can support nearly half of the population of our Song Dynasty. And this is just a benefit..."

"In addition, in Liaodong, there are also iron ore, coal mine, gold and copper mine with huge reserves. The reserves are no less than the total amount of minerals currently proven in our Song Dynasty..."

Every time Wang Yang said a mineral, the eyes of the people present would brighten up. Especially when he heard about the gold and copper mines, the three bigwigs almost forgot their breathing. They looked straight at Wang Yang, and that posture was like a group of thugs facing a banker with huge wealth and powerless power.

The Northeast, that is, the land of Liaodong, is located in the northeast with distinct four seasons, with the largest plain in the territory of China. The main metal minerals include iron, manganese, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, gold and rare elements. Non-metallic minerals include coal, petroleum, oil shale, graphite, magnesite, dolomite, talc, asbestos, etc. These resources have an important position in the country.

Moreover, the grain output in Liaodong accounts for one-fifth of the national output, while the iron ore distributed in Anshan and Benxi areas account for about one-quarter of the country. In addition, there is a rich oil resource buried underground in the Songliao Plain, which is close to half of China's oil reserves in the 21st century.
Chapter completed!