All Hail Cousin Brother

Resettling so many refugees requires a huge amount of money and food support. If Yin Huaixi cannot afford it, he will swing the butcher's knife at the gentry.

In essence, his behavior is no different from that of King Liang. They are all seeking wealth and food.

But King Liang did it for selfish reasons, but Yin Huaixi was able to keep the refugees alive.

But the purpose behind surviving is still to control the northern border, develop a stable and strong backing, and prepare for future competition in the world.

However, Yin Huaixi said: "The military attache cannot interfere in government. Regarding the resettlement of the refugees, it depends on the government's arrangements. I should not interfere with the rest, so as not to prove the facts. As for whether this path can survive, it also depends on the government and the local area. Gentlemen, are you willing to give the refugees a way to survive?"

Yu Youyao thought about the situation in Liancheng and understood what Yin Huaixi meant.

really!

Yin Huaixi looked at her: "One side of water and soil can support one side of the people. The Xie Mansion still knows that the world's wealth should be taken from the people and used for the people. Whether it is floods or droughts, they actively unite with good businessmen to organize people. In disaster relief, there were two natural disasters, one in the south and one in the north. The role of the court was almost negligible, and the role of private relief was even greater."

He respects Mr. Xie, and everyone in the Xie family, not only because they are Yu Youyao's maternal relatives, but also because they deserve respect.

With the Xie Mansion's influence on the southeast coast, it is not impossible to organize a huge business alliance similar to the Northern Business Gang.

but!

The Xie Mansion knew very well that all the wealth in the hinterland of the Central Plains came from the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The merchant gangs were too powerful and in the end it was the interests of the people that were harmed.

The Xie Mansion focused on maritime trade and brought resources from other countries back to the Zhou Dynasty to support the Zhou Dynasty. The money they made was also used to actively build roads and bridges, provide relief to the people, and help the court.

When the Northern Merchant Gang was first established, it also vigorously developed the Silk Road and the Ancient Tea-Horse Road, and used trade routes to make money from other countries. However, now it has become the norm for the gentry in the Northern Territory to be powerful and exploit the people.

This is because the business gangs are too powerful. When the business gangs develop to a certain scale, they control local resources in response to development needs. The potential of local resources is excessively consumed, and productivity reaches its limit. It will inevitably exploit the people. Finally, the entire northern border enters the Internal friction state.

Yu Youyao felt a little uncomfortable: "It is a national policy to emphasize agriculture and suppress business. Business is more expensive than agriculture. In turn, it oppresses the people, which will also lead to low productivity."

Since ancient times, farmers have never bullied businesses, only businesses have bullied farmers, and agriculture is the first force of productivity, and food is the foundation.

The productivity of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not enough to support it. If commerce and trade were allowed to develop freely, the death of King Zhou Li was a serious consequence of the excessive development of commerce.

Yin Huaixi could not let it go.

Yin Huaixi sneered: "The entire Northern Territory, plus the victims who have fled famine, has nearly five million people. There are still only a few gentry who are willing to organize private disaster relief. The gentry took money from the Northern Territory, but they don't want to repay it, just like Liancheng In this way, due to the impact of drought, silk production has been decreasing year by year, but the gentry still firmly controls the sericulture business, buying low and selling high, making huge profits, and there are many people who are unwilling to give the people a way to survive."

What's even more ironic is that part of the reason for this is that when he was still the prince, he massacred officials and gentry to raise food and fodder for the You army. The case of King Li of the Zhou Dynasty later caused bloodshed in the north for three thousand miles, and we can learn from the past. , some gentry were worried about getting into trouble with him and deliberately covered themselves up with hypocrisy.

Yu Youyao sighed softly: "Accept the refugees, develop the population of the North, increase the productivity of the North, improve the vast land and sparsely populated areas, and low productivity, and then achieve the goal of suppressing the gentry in the North, take the important resources of the North into their own hands, and then further control the North. Whatever you want to do, I support you."

Managing a land and water is not as easy as she thought, and some means are indispensable.

She could not just watch Yin Huaixi being controlled by the gentry.

King Zhou Li is a lesson learned from the past.

Maybe Yin Huaixi had various calculations, but at least he allowed millions of people to survive the disaster.

The king of Liang could not do it, but the gentry was unwilling to do it.

"I don't want to follow in the footsteps of my father," Yin Huaixi came to Yu Youyao and squatted in front of her: "I have given them many opportunities."

Yu Youyao nodded: "You spread the rumor that you are going to teach the refugees how to raise silkworms. The gentry will not understand what you mean. But seeing that spring silkworms are about to be raised, the four families in Liancheng didn't show any sign. You are the vassal king, and you have nothing to do with the refugees." You can't interfere too much in things, so as not to fall into the facts. The gentry also understand this, so they are confident in your hints. They exploit the people and don't care about the life and death of the victims. Those who are unkind and unjust will not regret their death."

She had always understood that Yin Huaixi wanted to save the refugees, but due to his status as a vassal king, he could not intervene in government affairs, so he could only use this method to hint to the gentry.

The refugees were taken in to raise tussah silkworms. In the early days, the food of the refugees was supported by sweet potatoes and abundant seafood resources. Moreover, as the weather got warmer and everything revived, the refugees could also get food from the mountains. The government and gentry did not need to pay too much. Several companies Spread out evenly, it’s just a drop in the bucket.

When the first spring silkworms spin their cocoons, the refugees can exchange silk for food. Prince Wu Mu’s palace has food in stock. Although it cannot be given away to the refugees in vain, the silk as military supplies can be used by the refugees in exchange for food.

Silkworm chrysalises have also become one of the food items for refugees.

Sweet potatoes are fully cultivated in the three northeastern provinces that are less affected by the disaster. The leaves and vines are edible and the yield is large. The northern border will not face a food shortage crisis.

The silk of the refugees could also be exchanged with the gentry for food, allowing the gentry to make a profit.

Taking in refugees is beneficial to the gentry.

The gentry are unwilling to do it because for many years they have become accustomed to exploiting the people and enjoying the gains without making any sacrifices.

Moreover, because they control the resources of the place and are accustomed to being superior, the refugees are like nothing in their eyes, and they are not willing to be polite and help others.

But this is wrong.

Already aware of the vastness of the universe, one still pities the green grass and trees. This is the magnanimity and magnanimity that a superior person should have.

And Yin Huaixi did it.

After thinking about this, Yu Youyao opened her mind and smiled: "I will do what the gentry don't want to do. With my hands, you can achieve your goal."

There are many areas in Liao Province that are suitable for sericulture, and they all have natural advantages in accepting refugees. The areas that accept refugees have also developed their populations and improved their productivity. The newly developed resources will also break the inherent resources controlled by the gentry. In the north, If living water is injected into a pool of stagnant water, and it is controlled by King Wu Mu, it will have stronger capital to suppress the gentry and make the gentry follow the rules set by King Wu Mu.

What Yin Huaixi planned was in line with the interests of the people and his interests as King Wu Mu. It was a win-win situation.

Yin Huaixi breathed a sigh of relief: "The development of the northern border is also inseparable from the gentry. The methods used by the King of Liang to kill them all also have to be divided into people."