The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 522: Discussion on the National Foundation
"Okay, next topic." Tian Ze said in a deep voice.

Chen Gong stepped out upon hearing this and said: "Your Majesty, now that the world will be unified, the distribution of various industries such as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, as well as the industrial layout of each state, all need to be planned and prepared."

After that, a group of maids presented memorials and blueprints for everyone present to review. At the same time, a huge sand table of the world was carried up by the guards.

Chen Gong pointed to each area on the sand table and explained them one by one.

"From a regional perspective, the Chengdu Plain in Yizhou is fertile and suitable for farming. The southern part is mountainous and many wild animals live there. Although the Yunnan horses raised there are thin and short, they have extraordinary endurance and are suitable for daily transportation..."

"Qingzhou is close to the sea, with unique fishery resources and vast plains suitable for farming..."

"Xuzhou...Yanzhou..."

"From the perspective of different fields, I think the overall agricultural layout should focus on the south and northwest, and the east and northeast can appropriately reduce the amount of arable land... animal husbandry..."

Chen Gong described in detail the plan that he and several other ministers had discussed and researched during this period, and at the same time made forward-looking plans for the future based on the current situation of Da Qi.

Zhang Zhao, Guo Yuan and Mi Zhu would add to the discussion from time to time and express their own views.

Tian Ze listened attentively, and occasionally made a few notes on the memorial. Although he did not like these complicated government affairs, he had to keep the right direction at this critical juncture.

After a long while, after Chen Gong and others finished explaining their plan, they all looked at Tian Ze.

Tian Ze calmed down, organized his thoughts a little, and then said, "This plan is very good."

"Considering that after the unification of the world, the war will extend westwards, and the food in Da Qi may be in excess, we will mainly distribute agriculture in the southwest for easy transportation. We will gradually implement the policy of replacing rice with mulberry trees in the Kanto area."

"Canals were built and trees were planted along the Hetao Plain to reduce soil erosion and restore the fertile soil in Guanzhong. A large number of cash crops and trees with special functions such as Eucommia ulmoides and Cuscuta australis were planted."

"We will mainly raise war horses in the excellent pastures from Liaodong to Xiliang. We will expand the scale of cattle and sheep raising in various places, and promote small-scale chicken and pig farming to villages."

“Proper aquaculture should be carried out in rivers in various places, and fishing moratoriums should be stipulated to ensure the development of fisheries in various places.”

Tian Ze felt greatly relieved after he pointed out the points that he was most concerned about one by one and expressed his affirmation.

In recent years, the domestic affairs capabilities of Chen Gong and others have "surpassed" himself.

All the miscellaneous knowledge in his mind has been almost completely absorbed by these people, and has been expanded on the original basis, which is beyond his imagination.

In Tian Ze's opinion, there was no obvious problem with this plan.

But, from another perspective, Tian Ze said a few more words.

"This plan has been approved in principle, and it can be further refined later. In addition to the Central Plains, the northern and southeastern regions will also be included in the plan."

"If there is still energy left, we can add Sindhu, Kushan and other places to formulate the next plan."

"In addition, there is another key issue. Each state must retain a certain amount of farmland and ranches." Tian Ze said in a deep voice.

"There is no need to impose too many restrictions. At least we can ensure that the local people can eat normally and the army can use it. Especially for arable land, we need to ensure that even if there is no food and grass replenishment from other states and counties, the local people will have enough food to eat."

"We will discuss the specific scale after the meeting. At least 20 shi of grain per person must be guaranteed every year, and these farmlands must be cultivated for a long time."

The speed of Da Qi's development is now incredibly fast, and it is impossible to copy or imitate it. The most critical problem is the existence of the bug Tian Ze.

Once the "Soil Moisturizing Technique" and "Spiritual Rain Technique" are released, it is equivalent to directly turning on the production hook.

Even in a barren place like Xiliang, Tian Ze easily created millions of acres of fertile land, which was like cheating.

This means that as long as the organization and management can keep up and the number of people who cultivate the land can reach 20%, the people under Tian Ze’s rule don’t have to worry about food shortages. Everything else can only develop based on this.

Otherwise, there is no need to consider Lin Muyu's problem at all. The most you can do is to deal with the horses.

The reason why Tian Ze made this "harsh" request was because he had his own tricks. Otherwise, if it were the Han Dynasty, even if the reign of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing were repeated three or five times, it would not be possible to do it.

It is so difficult to turn poor soil into fertile soil.

Upon hearing this, Chen Gong quickly understood what Tian Ze meant.

Some preparations should be made in advance, just in case.

Although this was a bit of a waste, with Tian Ze around, the cost was not high, so Chen Gong accepted it.

Cheating is being willful.

Afterwards, Tian Ze discussed some details with Chen Gong and others again and perfected the matter.

Thus, a day has passed.

For the next month, this ceremony never stopped. New imperial edicts were issued one after another during court sessions and then disseminated to all directions.

Various new policies emerged one after another, which made the court officials dizzy, but they were implemented one by one in various places in a quite systematic manner.

Among these, the channels for transmitting government orders played a vital role.

This is also the third issue discussed by Tian Ze and others.

All of the topics that rank at the top are related to national fundamentals.

The channels for transmitting government orders and the channels for transporting troops are two sides of the same coin, but they are equally important. They are both directly related to how far the ruling territory of Da Qi can extend.

In order to ensure the speed of transmission of government orders, Chen Gong and others made full use of the water networks in various places, and on this basis replanned the post stations and improved the post station system.

What Tian Ze could not have expected the most was that Chen Gong actually began to plan a new road network modeled after the water network.

The talents of the Mohist scholars were beyond Tian Ze's imagination. They had developed a usable steam engine and built a train without any guidance.

At the same time, they also found that the train would be better able to function if there were tracks.

Faster, less consuming, and more secure.

In the Mohist territory on the Northeast Plain, the prototype of a railway has already appeared.

In fact, to put it simply, this thing is just a train powered by a steam engine instead of the original pedal-driven rail car.

Some of Tian Ze's suggestions were always regarded as the guiding principle by the Mohist school, and they were carefully compiled into a book, which was regarded as the fundamental Mohist scripture comparable to "The Analects of Confucius".

Tian Ze's status in the Mohist school is now second only to that of Mozi, the founder of Mohism, and even the contemporary Mozi cannot reach him.

Of course, this was also what the Mohists intended.

After all, he revived the dying Mohist school and put it on a par with Confucianism. Tian Ze was like a reborn parent to the Mohists.

(End of this chapter)