There is too much land and too many forests. Are you showing off your wealth or asking for money? Several businessmen looked at each other, feeling both excited and a little uneasy.
Here, Wang Shaoquan, as a representative of merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi, had been doing business with the Jianzhou Jurchens for the first time, and he also had a rough understanding of the situation in Liaodong.
It was only later that after Feng Tang took control of Liaodong, Feng Ziying's influence gradually penetrated into the merchants of Shanxi and Shaanxi. The merchants responsible for the trade with nomadic peoples in Liaodong and the grasslands began to gradually accept Feng Ziying's order not to transport embargoed materials to Jiantian.
The Jurchens in the state also had to control their trade with the Mongolian region and accept the policy guidance of the imperial court.
"Sir, you said you want to restore the territory of Nuer Gandusi in the former Ming Dynasty?" Wang Shaoquan couldn't help but interjected and asked, "That's too big. I'm afraid that Liaodong now doesn't even have 10% of Nuer Gandusi's territory?"
Several other businessmen do not have a clear impression of the jurisdiction of the former Ming Nuer Gandu Division, but they still have a general understanding of the current Liaodong territory, which is about the same size as Shandong. If Nuer Gandu Division has ten Liaodong divisions, then
Big, that would be terrible. How can we handle this?
And as Wang Shaoquan mentioned on the road, Liaodong has too many forests and land, and the land is fertile. Fur, ginseng, gold sand, and deer antlers are all specialties. The only thing is that the population is small. If you want to make money, you must have enough.
People go.
"Well, it is estimated that it is less than 10%. The territory under the jurisdiction of Nuergandu is probably equivalent to half of the Zhou Dynasty." Feng Ziying also seemed very calm, "The area outside the border wall is still very large. The Jurchens of Jianzhou originally controlled
The territory controlled by the Jurchens in the East China Sea is probably equivalent to one Liaodong and more. The territory controlled by the Jurchens in the East China Sea is probably equivalent to four or five Liaodong, and it goes all the way from east to north to the sea. There is also a fairly vast land and forest that no one cares about because the weather is extremely cold.
, there is only about half a year for navigation and work every year, so this area is actually a terra incognita, and what I have to do now is to bring this area under our jurisdiction."
Everyone was muttering in their hearts what exactly this person wanted to do by recruiting them. I am afraid it was not just to recruit people to reclaim the wasteland. If this was the matter, there would be no need to mobilize troops like this. Liu Keding and other Anfu businessmen could do this.
, this is what they are good at, and Dongfan has become a model.
"Sir, you plan to bring all the Jurchens' territories under the jurisdiction of Liaodong and restore the control scope of the previous Ming Dynasty. However, I heard from your tone that you do not want to adopt the original strategy of restraining, but you want to set up a government to directly manage it?" Weng Qiming asked.
Understand, the gap is huge, and the effort required is much greater.
"That's probably what I mean, but I also know that this won't happen overnight and needs to be done step by step, so I also said it will take about ten to twenty years to see if it can be done."
Feng Ziying also knows their worries, don't make it a bottomless pit, invest endlessly, if the output cannot keep up with the input, it will cost the lives of the businessmen.
"Then how do you plan to adopt a step-by-step approach?" Weng Qiming asked again, also asking on behalf of others, which involves a series of subsequent investments and arrangements.
"It turns out that the territory under the jurisdiction of the Great Zhou Dynasty is needless to say. Hetuala and Kuandian Liubao are bordering North Korea to the east. The land is fertile and the forests are widespread. Moreover, the logging can be drifted along the Yalu River to Jiulian City. The big trees in Liaodong are yours
I know that it is cheap and good, so the first step I think is to solve the Jurchen problem in Jianzhou. First, include this piece of land that originally belonged to Jianzhou Wei. Since the court has authorized me to have full power to dispose of it, then the land, mountains and forests will also be included.
Everything on this land will be decided by me, so as long as there are enough people, I don’t think this will be a problem. Granting farmland, dividing land, or even dividing forests can be done. We can discuss the specific strategy. The key is
You have to get me people first."
"I also told the court that the five provinces of Shanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and Beiland are not just refugees and disaster victims. Anyone who is willing to come can come. Even Haitong Bank can provide loans for these people.
They have enough travel expenses, and they can quickly establish a foothold in Liaodong and survive. As for the interest, they can be kept to a minimum..., I plan to first set up Jianzhou Prefecture from Hetuala to the North Korean border, and no longer retain Jianzhou
guard,……"
Feng Ziying eloquently introduced her plan to several businessmen, and with a few gestures, she laid down the general structure of tens of thousands of square kilometers between white mountains and black waters.
Everyone listened very carefully, and each of them roughly knew what they wanted to do inside.
For example, Anfu merchants must consider preparing to start recruiting manpower in Beizhi and Shandong. In addition, they must build some of the most basic infrastructure, such as roads, in these places to be developed. Only roads are accessible. These follow-up
Only in this way can the efficiency of relocation be greatly improved, and it can also comfort people's hearts to the greatest extent.
For example, Jiangnan merchants are responsible for the establishment of trade routes and related commercial facilities. Only when a steady stream of materials can be transported here can people come and stay.
Jiuliancheng should be the focus of the next development. Sea-going ships can reach here directly from places like Jiangnan and Shandong. At the same time, they can also develop trade with North Korea across the Yalu River. They can even attract some North Korean landless farmers to come and directly transform them into large-scale land.
Zhou Zimin.
Businessmen from Shanxi and Shaanxi will be responsible for developing the resources in these areas and setting up industries such as coal mining, cement manufacturing, iron smelting, and shipbuilding. These industries must also be taken into consideration.
As a representative of salt merchants, He Tingfa not only supplies salt roads, but more importantly, provides financial support, such as financial support for industrial development.
Attracting people to come is originally one of the most difficult things. Even relocating people in Dongpan is a big problem. It involves the problem of land grant. As long as the land grant problem is solved, the population can be as large as needed.
Not to mention Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan, even the relatively wealthy Shandong Province has a huge number of poor farmers who have no land to stand on. Most of the land is in the hands of landlords and middle-rich peasants, and there are a large number of poor peasants and farm laborers.
As long as there is 20 acres of land per capita, it is not a problem to recruit three to five million people from these places.
The key is how to get these people to Liaodong and still live there. During this period of time, these people have to pay for food and clothing, and building houses and digging wells is a huge expense.
Feng Ziying couldn't come up with this money and materials, and it was impossible for these farmers who had left home to get it because they were so poor that they could only use loans. This required Haitong Bank and Feng Ziying to suggest everyone here.
You can consider opening a local bank in Liaodong, such as Haidong Bank.
Promoting such a huge plan is quite complicated and the workload is huge, involving all aspects. Liaodong was originally a military town, purely military-focused, but now it has to recruit millions of people, even if it is divided into ten years.
With the promotion, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people will migrate every year. The workload of civil affairs management can be imagined.
This is also a big test for Anfu merchants.
Even if they had previous experience in relocating people from Dongfan, the scale was dwarfed by the scale of the entire Liaodong resettlement designed by Feng Ziying. It was so far behind that the scale and workload increased several times.
However, Feng Ziying also suggested to Liu Keding that it should be carried out step by step. In the first two years, pilots can be carried out with three to five thousand people or ten or twenty thousand people. As long as the pilot is successful, it can be copied and gradually expanded in scale, and it will have a good demonstration effect.
Immigrants who came later were also more motivated and experienced. Whether they were Anfu merchants or local officials, they were much easier to deal with.
This discussion lasted until the time of lighting the lanterns. Everyone was hungry for several hours, but they were all in high spirits.
For the businessmen, this is the first time that they have participated in the comprehensive planning, construction and development process of such a large place as the principals. Corporal Feng Ziying's courteous attitude also gave them a sense of accomplishment, especially when it comes to every aspect.
When a place is planned and planned, they can all participate in making suggestions, and Feng Ziying also listens to her advice, which makes them very satisfied.
Feng Ziying also hosted a banquet for the group, during which everyone drank and chatted.
"Sir, I and other merchants are honored to be valued by you." He Tingfa said with emotion, "We have met some officials. Although many of them are very polite to us on the surface, but
In fact, we all know that they are just superficial. In their hearts, they are very contemptuous of us businessmen. Whether they are civil servants or military generals, many people regard us more as fat sheep that can be exploited. If they cannot be used for their own purposes or after using them,
, are two attitudes. More people are convinced that merchants and other merchants regard it as a parasitic stream that is useless to the country and the people. But they have never thought about the hardships we have to make a living in. If these people do not have me,
What will happen to the merchants? Why have we merchants had a place among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce from ancient times to the present? Isn't it unreasonable during this period? "
What He Tingfa said also resonated with several other people.
As the top businessmen in the major business gangs, there will inevitably be many officials around them, many of whom are also second- and third-grade local officials and central ministers, but they can all feel that those people are only after their money or money.
When it comes to exploiting opportunities, it is rare to provide them with support and help them plan for future industrial development, but Feng Ziying is different.
Feng Ziying's equal attitude is not artificial, but comes from the heart. Especially for businessmen, her role is not just to use, but more often to cooperate with each other. Even in the minds of businessmen, Feng Ziying's help and support are greater than their contributions.
, many times everyone can have a lot of common language and thoughts, which is why they are most willing to cooperate with Feng Ziying.