"Tell me about the current situation of Taoyuan County!" Qin Feng leaned forward slightly, stared at Ben Kuan, and said, "It has been nearly two years since the Ming Dynasty recovered Taoyuan County. In the past two years, the court has been inclined to Taoyuan County's policies, but judging from your appearance, Taoyuan County is still not optimistic!"

Ben Kuan leaned back slightly, but his expression was not afraid of the emperor's perseverance question, but nodded affirmatively: "Your Majesty, you are not very optimistic. Taoyuan County has eight counties under its jurisdiction, and there are currently 50,084 people, including people in their seventies who are old and hungry babies. Apart from these people, there are only 33,057 people left in Taoyuan County. Almost all of these people are concentrated in the county town and near Zhaoguan. Other places are not an exaggeration to say that it is uninhabited by a hundred miles of uninhabited people."

"When the Qi people retreated, this trick was indeed a headache." Qin Feng clenched his hair with some annoyance.

"Your Majesty, Taoyuan is poor and cannot attract people to go there, and even the original people are losing. I originally wanted to block the roads in the county and restrict the outflow of the people in the county, but this is contrary to the general principles of the court, so I can only give up." Ben Kuan was a little upset, "The people of my country were unwilling to go to Taoyuan to settle down, so I could only put my mind on the Qin people."

"There are many barbarians in Taoyuan County now?"

"About half." Ben Kuan said: "Originally, the imperial court wanted to disperse these barbarians to various places in Taoyuan County, but the current situation in Taoyuan County could not be done like this. According to the previous plan of the court, there might be only one or two families in that village. How can it be done? So the ministers had to settle the house in the end."

"The court's policy is just a general idea. Every place always has its own actual situation, which is understandable." Qin Feng said: "If a large number of people are moved to Qin, I am afraid that the internal governance of Taoyuan County will be a lot of trouble at that time. The barbarians and Qin people are extremely aggressive."

"Your Majesty, this is just a disease of mustard ringworm. As long as you are careful, you can always do it well. I have reported it to you before. Let them eat and educate them first, and slowly try to make them naturalized. Moreover, the current immigrants are ready to place them between Zhaoguan and Taoyuan County. On the one hand, they can enrich the border defense, and on the other hand, the county and Zhaoguan are stationed in the county and Zhaoguan, so that they can also be guarded against."

"So you have been prepared for this?" Qin Feng asked with a smile.

"Yes, the county has already made plans for this." Ben Kuan nodded vigorously: "Your Majesty, Taoyuan County is the front line of resistance against Qi. If the people's livelihood is withered and their strength is not strong, it will also have many obstacles to our Ming Dynasty's resistance against Qi. Therefore, I also want to ask Your Majesty to increase the support for Taoyuan County and strive to create a prosperous Taoyuan County within a few years. Only in this way can Taoyuan County become a strong guarantee for the army to attack Qi in the future."

Hearing Ben Kuan say this, Qin Feng laughed: "Do you still think about this?"

"Of course, your Majesty, as the governor of a county, I naturally have to think more." At this time, Ben Kuan turned away from his previous fear and sat in front of Qin Feng and talked happily: "If Taoyuan County flourishes and the future war breaks out, Taoyuan County has sufficient food to supply the army, and it can reduce the efforts to transport military rations from other places. If Taoyuan County is sufficiently populated, it can support the front-defense army with all its strength, so that even the civilians will not have to mobilize from other places. If Taoyuan County is rich, it can also attract those who have been abducted by Qi people to flee back to the country..."

Qin Feng stared at Ben Kuan in a flash of eyes, and in a blink of an eye, he talked endlessly about the reasons why Taoyuan County must be rich and had to be rich. Not to mention, everything is in the right way. Zhaoguan is the front line of the Ming Dynasty and Qi. If the conflict between the two countries breaks out in the future, this will definitely be the first place to happen.

"The Shafeng Railway has been operating for more than half a year. Judging from the current situation, the situation is still good. Although it is still in a loss-making state in terms of operation, it is extremely important for the national strategy. Now the Railway Administration is planning a new line, but competition among all parties is fierce..." Qin Feng pondered.

Ben Kuan suddenly looked happy. He naturally knew what the Railway Bureau was planning, but as a county uncompetitive, he had never had any idea about this before. Because of the lack of national financial resources, this kind of railway was jointly built by the imperial court and local gentry. Although the imperial court owned more shares, its operating rights were usually in the hands of the local operation department, but the operation department was all dominated by private people. Only during the war will the imperial court temporarily withdraw the dispatching operation rights.

In other words, the railway bureau is usually in charge of businessmen and merchants seek profits. Now the railway itself is still losing money, but building in a prosperous place can at least make them lose less. If they want them to build the railway in Taoyuan County, they will probably lose all their money. No fool would do this. What's more important is that Taoyuan County now does not have strong merchants and gentry. These people were swept away by Qi people at the time.

So on this matter, Ben Kuan just shouted a few times and then stopped. He knew that he had no competitiveness and was unwilling to waste this time. He was willing to use this time to do something useful.

But now, after hearing what the Emperor said, this matter has turned around! No matter whether he can make money in the future, it will have a great impact on Taoyuan County. At least the benefits now are immediate. If you want to reclaim land, you need money and roadbed construction. When the construction is really started, the manpower and materials needed will be in the sea. These people who have nothing to do now will be invested in Taoyuan County, which is now so full of drought, it will be soaked in the rain. It can only make the surface wet. For Taoyuan County, it is also a major good news, which can at least make you less struggling.

"Your Majesty, I think this railway must be built to Zhaoguan. When the war with Qi State begins, if this railway is established, it will be like a supreme weapon for our Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty, has the court decided?" Ben Kuan asked with great hope, his face slightly purple with excitement.

"No, aren't you still fighting here?" Qin Feng said: "You can also fight! Maybe you can fight where you can go. The key is that the court now has no money and has limited investment, so it's better to invest more in the local area."

Ben Kuan was disgusted as soon as he heard this. He invested locally. What did he use to invest? His pockets were afraid that they were cleaner than those in the imperial treasury. "Where is money in Taoyuan County? If the imperial court does not have money, we will not be able to fight."

Qin Feng snorted: "The method is thought out by people. If you can't do it yourself, you can go find an allies. If you don't have enough energy, you might be able to find a powerful allies!"

Ben Kuan's eyes lit up, "Your Majesty, if you say something, will this matter be over?"

"Don't even think about it!" Qin Feng waved his hand and refused, "I must give it a bowl of water. You said that where is important? Is it not important to Shayang from Zhengyang to Yuejing? This is the core heartland of the Ming Dynasty, and there is Yuejing from Zhongping. Is Kaiping not important? Everyone has their own advantages!"

"Besides Your Majesty, where can I find allies? Ma Gong's Changyang County is not easy!" Ben Kuan looked sad, "I can only go find Ma Gong to think of a solution. By the way..." He suddenly jumped up, "There is another ally, who is indeed very powerful."

Looking at Ben Kuan's happy look, Qin Feng sighed with his forehead and said, "The county magistrate finally thought of it, it's not too stupid."

Now Taoyuan County has the most except wasteland? Of course it is the army. What does the army want to do the most now? Is it destroyed Qin? Joke, Qin is basically the item in the Ming Dynasty. The guys in the Ministry of War have long since taken Qin to heart. They are thinking about Qi every day, but Qi is too large and stronger for the Ming Dynasty, but this does not hinder their planning quietly! The importance of a railway to Zhaoguan to the army is self-evident.

Ben Kuan has insufficient connections, insufficient strength, and the court has no money, but it does not hinder the great influence of the army. If they become allies with Ben Kuan and fight for it, the hope of success will increase greatly.

Now, what is the more powerful part of the Ming Dynasty? Of course, the army has the greatest power! Even if the army has its own forces and mountains, the matter of attacking Qi is united. To attack Qi and unify the world is a matter of famous people.

"Your Majesty, I want to sue you first." Ben Kuan said happily.

"Want to meet Liu Xingwen?" Qin Feng said with a smile.

Ben Kuan smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty is wise. I want to explore the tone of the Ministry of War first, and then go back to Yuejing to find the Ministry of War Zhang, and then go to Zhaoguan to meet General Wu."

"Go and go! A county magistrate, who didn't want to take care of some important matters, went to Huzhu to be a human trafficker. It made people blush when they said it, and it made my Ming court embarrassed." Qin Feng said in a gloomy manner.

"Yes, yes, I know my crime, I know my crime!" Ben Kuan bowed repeatedly and retreated. After taking a few steps, he turned around and wanted to leave. Before he could turn around, Qin Fengyin's sound came from behind him.

"I actually want face to be the governor of the county.

Ben Kuan staggered and almost fell to the ground. So, Your Majesty still remembers this in his heart. From then on, a small braid was firmly pinned by Your Majesty in his palm. Whenever he remembered it, he might throw it out and pick himself up.

When I walked outside, the more I thought about it, the more I regretted it. I couldn't help but raise my hand and slapped myself: "This broken mouth!"
Chapter completed!