After all, Qi State's current shortcomings are still short of population.

There is a shortage of common people and slaves.

For this issue, King Xu Muhe of Qi specifically asked Xu Shiyang to discuss solutions.

Civilians cannot suddenly become many, so they can only rely on Han people from other places to immigrate, and then wait for the children to grow up slowly.

But on the slave side...

Last year, Xu Shiyang was expeditioning to Goryeo and captured hundreds of thousands of people in one go, which gave the King of Qi a thought that he would never forget. Why not catch some when there was a shortage of slaves?

Especially now, the Jurchen Tatars have begun to shrink again, and their threat to Qi's territory has been further reduced. Qi no longer has to use too much power to work on the security work of the northern border.

But this incident made Xu Shiyang feel a little embarrassed.

The reason is simple: the right target cannot be found.

The forces around Qi State were the Jurchens, but the population was not large; Mengwu was the future enemy, but he was still targeting the Jurchens and the nameless comrades in the army; Goryeo had surrendered, and attacking for no reason would damage the reputation of Qi State; Jiangnan had everything, but after all, it had not officially turned against each other, and the Han people could not be used as slaves.

So who else can provide a large amount of cheap population?

Fusang seems to be a good choice. It is densely populated there. If a successful attack can be carried out, it seems not difficult to catch more than tens of thousands of people.

But the Fusang people are very vigilant because Li Feihu once attacked their port cities and caused huge losses to them. Now the Li family is still using force to attack Japanese pirates in order to seize the East Asian waterway.

Moreover, the only one who is familiar with Fusang Daming in Qi is Oda Nobunaga. He is an unnamed comrade. He is an important product dumping site and a strategic supply area for sulfur, copper and other strategic materials. It is definitely not possible to beat him.

If you beat someone else, Qi would be too unfamiliar with Fusang, unable to find the route, unable to figure out the wind, and did not know the other party's preparations. He would just cross the sea to expedition with his head and would be too easy to suffer losses.

Moreover, Xu Shiyang is very alert to the typhoon problem of the previous generation - everyone is familiar with the Mongol Yuan kamikaze. A few days after the end of World War II, Halsey also suffered the loss of typhoons there.

Xu Shiyang's fleet cannot be compared with Halsey, so he dare not provoke the power of nature.

"Father, I do have ideas about Fusang, but I must not just hit me in the situation."

After thinking for a long time, Xu Shiyang finally said:

"For Fusang, we still need more information - various intelligences with the right time, place, and humanities, and in addition to this, we also need more preparation."

"I will urge the General Staff to formulate a detailed plan, but I think no matter how fast it is, I will not be able to take action this year."

"Five years." Xu Muhe said: "The Ministry of Revenue believes that we need to be supplemented by one million slave population within five years. How to do this, your Ministry of War will find a way."

"Yes, I will find a way to do this." Xu Shiyang agreed lightly.

In fact, if it is just to obtain slaves, Xu Shiyang has a more effective way.

That is to learn the practice of selling black slaves in the West in the past, encourage and incite the Fusang daimyos to fight each other, and then buy prisoners from both sides at a low price.

After all, the colonists' crushing strength at the beginning, and their own efficiency in catching people was not allowed to beat them by themselves.

And there is an additional benefit - when Fusang is annexed in the future, it will be difficult for the enemy to unite, and it will be relatively easier to deal with.

Of course there are problems: First, Fusang actually has an imperial court. Although this imperial court is not very responsible, there is only one. There is such a court that everyone recognizes. There is no national hatred and family hatred among the lower-level people under the lords. If they want to treat prisoners as livestock, they need to break a certain bottom line in their hearts.

Second, the relationship between Qi State and Ou Ohata is very good. If this slave hunting policy is implemented, Qi State needs to maintain an impartial policy for the Daming of Fusang to ensure that the civil war in Fusang continues.

Moreover, Qi State has no connection with other Fuso daimyos besides Ohashi Oda, which is also a problem.

"We have to find a way to make a layout first."

Xu Shiyang said to himself:

"Also, what is the situation of the Jurchen tribe near Molongjiang? Whether they still have the ability to restrain the Tartars is also a question that needs to be examined."

"Well, since that's the case, send an expedition team and go and see it from the north and south."

"Anyway, even if the Jurchens perish, their expansion will not stop. Make some preparations in advance than cramming for a moment."

...

May of the fourth year of Longdao.

Shuangyu Port.

It has been two days since Gan Xiong returned from Qi State. In the past two days, he has been explaining in detail to the master the whole country what he saw and heard in Qi State.

Not only facts, but even rumors and other unreliable news, Li Feilong, Li Feifeng and others also refused to accept it.

"I heard that the young marshal was going to build a new arsenal in southern Liaoning. When I was drinking with Tang Long, he said that by the end of the year, he would achieve a monthly production of 600 muskets, so that local areas in southern Liaoning could replenish weapons nearby."

"Everyone said that the Tartars can't hold on for a few years, maybe five years, and some people say that it's up to three years."

"But the young marshal did not give the Mengwu envoy a good look. After they heard that after beating the Jurchens, we still have to fight the Mengwu people, then beat the Dangxiang people, and then fight the Western Regions. We should not stop."

"The soldiers also want to continue to fight, because military merit is the easiest to obtain. Everyone says that the King of Qi may be granted a noble, and the wealth of future generations will come from it."

Gan Xiong has no culture and speaks in an unorganized manner. He says whatever he thinks, which seems rather confusing.

But Li Feilong and Li Feifeng listened very seriously. Li Feifeng occasionally quietly got up and gave Gan Xiong a tea, allowing this little character who used to be just a sermon to moisten his throat.

Only when you encounter a problem that is particularly interested in, Li Feilong or Li Feihu will interrupt him and ask kindly:

"How many soldiers do Qi have now?"

"If you don't count the military academy students, it's about 100,000. The number announced by the Ministry of War is 96,000 Navy and Army. I don't know how many militias are. When we chatted, it was estimated that it was more than 300,000, and maybe 500,000."

Gan Xiong thought about it and said seriously:

"The Qi militia is very powerful. Last year, when the village was built in Dajian, the militia and the Tatar cavalry did not suffer any loss. Now the output of muskets has increased, and the militia has more guns. I guess in the defense, the Tartars can no longer defeat the militia."

"Thirty to five hundred thousand soldiers stronger than the Tartars?" Li Feilong couldn't believe it.

"It's 400,000 to 600,000, and there are 100,000 combat soldiers." Li Feifeng reminded.
Chapter completed!