met free Chapter 895 Li Shanchang has figured out how to manipulate people's hearts.
Chapter 895 Li Shanchang has figured out how to manipulate people's hearts.
Hu Weiyong struggled with his decision repeatedly, his expression changing constantly.
I want a man.
I dare not write a memorial to the throne.
So, is there any way to get me nearly a million men without having to write such a memorial that would implicate my ancestors?
After racking his brains but still unable to come up with a good solution, Hu Weiyong simply looked expectantly at Li Shanchang: "Prime Minister Li, this..."
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Hu Weiyong sideways.
Are you giving in now?
Tsk.
It is said that a bad soldier is bad for one person, but a bad general makes a bad army.
Why don't you, Hu Weiyong, have the guts to fight Li Shanchang?
Li Shanchang also glanced at Yang Shaofeng.
What, do you think everyone is as crazy as you, Yang the Madman?
Don't you ever think about who's behind you?
Who is behind Hu Weiyong?
You have connections, but Hu Weiyong only has a silhouette. How can you be the same?
Just as Li Shanchang was internally ranting, Zhu Biao couldn't resist his curiosity and asked, "Does Prime Minister Li have any good ideas?"
Li Shanchang stroked his beard and smiled, turning his gaze to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, this matter is actually quite simple."
"Because Governor Hu wanted strong, capable laborers, not necessarily a certain number of households to be relocated to Liaodong."
"There is a fundamental difference here."
As Li Shanchang finished speaking, Hu Weiyong broke out in a cold sweat.
Li Xiang just said that he asked me to write a memorial requesting that families with two or more male members must relocate one of their male members to Liaodong.
Now you say that all I want are strong laborers.
Isn't this clearly a deliberate attempt to put me on the defensive because they see me as too arrogant?
The thought of being "knocked" made Hu Weiyong feel a little aggrieved.
Yes, I, Hu Weiyong, shouldn't have played the same game of upward management as Yang Dianfeng, and I certainly shouldn't have schemed against His Highness the Crown Prince and you, Li Shanchang.
But what is the purpose of my scheming against you?
I am not doing this for money or fame, but for the sake of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. What wrong could I have done?
Li Shanchang continued, "As the saying goes, 'The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all for profit.'"
“Under normal circumstances, I would not have dared to propose this method.”
"But didn't the Prince Consort sign a treaty with those short and ugly men, stipulating that they have to pay the Ming Dynasty a sum of money in military expenses and interest every year?"
"This money is an unexpected windfall for the Ming Dynasty."
“If we can squeeze out some money from this portion, we can use it to pay the wages of the Ming people who go to Liaodong to work.”
"Whether it's one year, two years, three years, or five years, it's up to the people."
"With the added benefit of having a few more acres of land in Liaodong, there will always be people willing to stay in Liaodong in the future."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng was also numb.
Damn it, he's still a spoiled brat with a childish mentality, mistakenly believing that even if all the prefectures and counties in the world are inferior to Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture, the gap between them won't be too big.
However, they inadvertently overlooked the fact that the Ming Dynasty was still in the very early stages of transitioning from an agrarian society to an industrial society, and that the vast majority of people in the prefectures and counties were still living at the mercy of the weather and barely had enough to eat.
They even overlooked the fact that they themselves had gone through such a phase.
Why was my household registration moved from Ningyang to Shenyang before I traveled through time?
It was because her father went to work in a coal mine in Liaodong in the 1990s and then transferred his household registration there.
Why did my father go to work in a coal mine in Shenyang?
At that time, working in a coal mine was more profitable than staying in the countryside to farm.
The same principle applies to the Ming Dynasty.
As long as working in Liaodong can earn more money and food, there will definitely be people with many children at home who are not getting enough to eat who are willing to go to Liaodong to try their luck.
The only problem was the Ming Dynasty's credibility among the people.
Or to put it more bluntly, the question is whether the first group of people who went to Liaodong would be able to successfully return home with money and grain.
Yang Shaofeng was pondering this in his mind, but Li Shanchang continued, "The first group of people to go to Liaodong can be soldiers from the garrisons or ordinary people from anywhere."
"The provincial treasury of the State or the Liaodong Provincial Administration Commission shall cover their travel expenses to Liaodong and all expenses after they arrive in Liaodong, pay them their wages, and cover their travel expenses back home when the due date arrives."
At this point, Li Shanchang glanced at Hu Weiyong again: "Didn't Governor Hu say that Liaodong is bitterly cold and that there is only half a year left for farming each year?"
"That's quite a coincidence."
“You can directly use laborers to level the land, and then let these people who volunteered to go to Liaodong cultivate it. After the autumn harvest, you can send them back.”
"We will recruit a second batch of people while they are being sent back."
“If the first group of people who went to Liaodong can return home with money and grain, the second group of people who go to Liaodong will be even larger, even if it takes a year or half a year.”
Yang Shaofeng smacked his lips.
Li Shanchang has mastered the art of manipulating people's hearts and minds through the use of bribes and other forms of political maneuvering.
There will always be people who want more land or to make more money.
These people will most likely choose to stay in Liaodong after the autumn harvest and participate in work that can earn money, such as road construction and land reclamation.
After working on it for a year or two, many people may develop an emotional attachment to the land they have cultivated.
Or perhaps for some other random reason, such as falling in love with the daughter of a local family in Liaodong, they choose to settle down in Liaodong.
Tsk tsk.
Thanks to Hu Weiyong's sudden outburst today, playing the upward management game in front of Li Shanchang, Li Shanchang's inspiration was completely sparked.
Yang Shaofeng inwardly complained, but Zhu Biao's eyes lit up as he looked at Li Shanchang and asked, "Could this method also be used in the Yan-Yun area?"
But no sooner had he finished speaking than Zhu Biao changed his mind.
"No, it's not just for Yan Yun, it's suitable for any place."
"It can even be used in Jiangnan."
"After all, road construction and land reclamation are matters for the entire Ming Dynasty, not just Liaodong and Yanyun."
Hu Weiyong looked at Zhu Biao with a pitiful expression once again.
What do you mean?
Just as Li Xiang's brilliant idea was about to alleviate the manpower shortage in Liaodong, you, Black Sesame Dumpling, are about to jump out and steal people?
"No, no, we should focus on Liaodong first."
Zhu Biao shook his head again, muttering to himself, "If Jiangnan and Yanyun did the same, it's very likely that no one would be willing to go to Liaodong."
Li Shanchang nodded, glanced at Hu Weiyong again, and continued, "Provincial Governor Hu can choose Jinzhou as the landing place for the first batch of people who go to Liaodong to work."
“In this way, we can first recruit people along the coast, send them to Dengzhou in a unified manner, and then sail from Dengzhou to Jinzhou.”
"Those who want to farm can farm in Jinzhou, and those who want to build roads can build roads in Jinzhou."
"It not only facilitates the transportation of people, but also allows for the repair of the road from Jinzhou to Liaoyang and Shenyang."
"To kill two birds with one stone."