Guo Hao plans to develop the western region and establish a production and construction corps at the same time.

When the ministers saw these two plans, they couldn't help but admire Guo Hao's thinking.

This is not the first time Guo Hao has done this by using the army to build the west. The 100,000 troops in Liaodong are examples, and the effect is actually very good.

The establishment of the Production and Construction Corps marks the emergence of a new and complete model of the military reclamation industry.

This system of garrisoning the border, harboring troops to the people, conducting production in daily life, and being able to fight during wartime has not been uncommon since ancient times, and was called military households in ancient times.

However, Guo Hao's policies are more perfect than the military household system, with greater support from the state and more benefits.

Select suitable soldiers from the entire army, and when they arrive in the west, they will obtain land, relocate their families or get married locally, and receive subsidies from the court and exempt three years of taxes.

If you die in battle or be injured, you will receive double pension. After living in the border for ten years, you can return to the Central Plains and the court will republicate and grant titles, which is related to their treatment after retirement.

With such generous conditions, everyone thinks that many people will go, and even they are a little moved, but they didn't expect Guo Hao to be so generous.

In later generations, there were many construction corpses, but later they were all abolished, leaving only one in Xinjiang.

Guo Hao did not plan to build so many, he only established two in Xinjiang and Tibet, mainly to develop the economy and livelihood of the two places, and to suppress the local vassals.

Since Guo Hao has come up with a solution, the ministers have no reason to object. The plan is clearly stated that the Construction Corps must achieve self-sufficiency in the short term, which is equivalent to disguised immigration.

As soon as the court's policy was introduced, many soldiers signed up, but this was not something they could go by just registering. They also needed a physical examination to ensure that they could adapt to the plateau climate.

The Construction Corps had to withdraw a large number of soldiers, which meant that the army needed to be supplemented. The Ministry of War had to start recruiting troops, and the Song Dynasty also had to ensure border security.

In the Gongchu Hall, there were two waves of people standing, one was the generals of the court and the other was the student of the Military Academy.

Guo Hao walked into the hall, and everyone saluted. Guo Hao waved his hand to let them flat, and then looked up at everyone.

"Building a Corps is of great significance. It is a chore to not only guard the border, but also cultivate farming, develop people's livelihood economy, and pave roads and bridges.

You are all pillars of the country, a new generation of generals, and the country has trained you to let you serve the country.

After you arrive in the west, you must unite the local people and promote Chinese culture. Whether it is the vassals, Uighurs, Qiang people or other ethnic groups, they are all people of the Song Dynasty, and I treat them equally.

At the same time, you must be alert to Black Sweat and Khotan. The frontier defense cannot be relaxed. If necessary, you can suppress it by force. I will give you a batch of firearms!"

When everyone heard the word "fire" and his eyes shone, especially the students from the Military Academy. After training, they knew the horror of firearms best.

Guo Hao gave them firearms, which could repel enemies from outside and intimidate the vassals inside. As long as they had firearms in hand, they would definitely be invincible in the world.

"You dare to ask your Majesty, is it the latest firearm?"

At this time, a student asked, Guo Hao glanced at him and nodded. The so-called latest firearm is actually a rifle.

This kind of rifle cannot be fired continuously, but its technology is relatively mature.

As for semi-automatic rifles in the experimental stage, they cannot be given except for the imperial guards. Guo Hao must ensure technical crushing, otherwise it will be difficult to control the situation once a rebellion occurs.

Even so, ordinary rifles are enough to intimidate the vassals.

"You can give the gun to you, but you have to make bullets yourself. You can mine in the west, and keep the confidentiality work well."

Guo Hao asked them to make bullets by themselves to consider transportation issues. Although doing so would risk leaks, it would sooner or later be made public with the development of thermal weapons.

Therefore, blockade technology is not a long-term solution. The key is to continue to develop. As long as the core technology is always ahead, you will not be afraid of being coveted by outsiders.

Next, Guo Hao emphasized some precautions, and even implicitly reminded that after they arrived in the west, they could guide Heihan and Yutian.

This represents an opportunity to make achievements. Even a city is a merit. In the future, their descendants will benefit from it.

However, these are all later stories. Their primary task is to develop productivity. In the early stage, the court will provide seeds, agricultural tools, and livestock.

After a while, they have to become independent, which can be said to be tight and the task is heavy.

In March, the personnel of the Construction Corps were selected, and 200,000 people were sent from all over the country to the Western Regions.

They divided into two groups, one by one from the Hexi Corridor to enter Xinjiang. The destination was Gaochang, and construction began with Gaochang as the center.

The destination of Linghe is Lhasa, which is to develop the Tibet region and to increase the population while stationing.

The team set out from Bianliang also brought rifles and craftsmen who made bullets. After they arrived in the west, they would establish an arsenal to engage in gun manufacturing and bullet manufacturing.

For a time, people from all over the country could see teams of all sizes, some of which were 35 and some of which were more numerous.

After so many years of observation, the people found that it seemed that it was not so dangerous to be a soldier, especially the garrisons in the northern border, relying on the Great Wall to guard the border. There were no major wars in normal times, and the court would give a lot of military pay every year.

In addition, the population has increased a lot in recent years, and the people are naturally willing to have children after eating and wearing well. Judging from the data reported by various provinces and cities, the population of the Song Dynasty has reached 100 million at this time!

In the same period in history, the Song Dynasty had a population of only more than 30 million. After a hundred years of development, it only had 120 million.

The reason why the Song Dynasty has so many populations is that it covers the population of Qinghai, Gansu and other places. If Xinjiang, Tibet, Liaodong and other places are added, this number will be even more.

Such a large population represents the prosperity of the country, but Guo Hao came from later generations. Compared with the more than one billion people in later generations, the Song Dynasty is not worth mentioning.

At the same time as the Construction Corps arrived in the west, the development of the western region also began, mainly in Sichuan and Gansu, as the first batch.

The second batch is Guizhou and Yunnan, and Yunnan was still Dali at this time.

Such a long movement in the Song Dynasty will naturally alarm many people.

The Liao Kingdom knew that the Song Kingdom had annexed Tubo and the Western Regions, but there was no way.

The development of Wanyan Ji in southern Liaoning gave them some comfort.

Also, Tubo and the Western Regions are similar to those in western Liaoning. They are mostly barren lands, with large land and sparsely populated areas and no value, so the Liao Kingdom didn't care much about it.

However, the annexation of Tubo and the Western Regions completely cut off the ties between Dali and Liao.

The reason why Zhao Kuangyin ignored Dali in history was because of the failure of the Tang Dynasty.

In the late Tianbao period of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, Nanzhao left the Tang Dynasty and defected to Tubo, and captured most of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau during the Anshi Rebellion.

In 779, the Tang Dynasty defeated Tubo, and the Nanzhao coalition forces and the French rifts were widened. During the reign of Emperor Dezong of Tang, Wei Gao, the governor of Jiannan, surrendered to Nanzhao and formed an alliance with them to fight against Tubo.

In 829, Wang Chadian, the governor of Nanzhao, invaded Xichuan and captured the outer city of Chengdu. Guo Zhao and Li Deyu went to Chengdu to replace Du Yuanying and made a contract with Nanzhao, and Nanzhao joined him again.

Later, during the reign of Emperor Yizong of Tang, Emperor Nanzhao Shilong successively captured Yongzhou and Jiaozhi, and occupied it for several years and was defeated by the Tang general Gao Pian.

Nanzhao declined and the two countries reconciled.

During the reign of Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty, there was a discussion on the marriage between Princess Anhua and Emperor Long Shun of Nanzhao, but was eventually rejected by the Tang Dynasty.

In 902, Zheng Maisi, a powerful Han official, raised an army to kill more than 800 Nanzhao royal family, destroyed Nanzhao, and established Dachanghe.

In 907, the Tang Dynasty fell and the Central Plains entered the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

Three wars and Nanzhao betrayed three times until the seventh year of the Ming Dynasty, Duan Siping, the governor of Tonghai in the Later Jin Dynasty, joined forces with Gao Fang, a nobleman in the Erhai area, and Dong Jialuo destroyed the Dayi Ning Kingdom and established the capital of Yangzhumei City, and the country was named "Dali".

Due to historical reasons, Zhao Kuangyin used the jade axe to draw the Dadu River as the boundary and said, "It's not my own." The Dali Kingdom was able to be preserved.

Now the two countries are still in harmony, but Guo Hao does not intend to let them go. After all, Yunnan is an inseparable part of the southwest of China.

At this time, the emperor of Dali was Duan Sushun. He was a little good at being young. He changed the reign of the Ming Dynasty when he was promoted to the emperor. In the same year, the border chaos occurred in the eastern part of Dali.

The mayor of Yanzhong Town Zong Qi, the leader of the state, asked the state to represent Lian Nangtu, and captured Mi Nai and other three towns.

Duan Sushun sent the commander-in-chief, Changhuang Shun, Bu Xie Duan Zibiao, the chief army, Li Yueshuang, Chang's prince-consort, Bu Xie Duan Yanzhen and others to pacify the border camp and kill Dai Lian Nongtu.
Chapter completed!