When Liu Yu came to the steel workshop in Yuyang, Ma Qiang had been waiting outside for a long time.

Seeing Ma Qiang waiting for him, Liu Yu sighed. It was too difficult and finally saw him.

"Ma Qiang has met Liu Envoy!"

"Liu Yu has met Ma Huaiyi!"

The two shared their names, which was considered to be a preliminary recognition of each other. Along the way, Ma Qiang took Liu Yu to visit the newly established steel workshops and mines. Looking at the huge water mill and the farm tools made like flowing water, Liu Yu had a new understanding of Ma Qiangzhi.

Walking all the way to a hillside and looking at the picturesque scenery under the hillside, Ma Qiang made a gesture and asked everyone to retreat. Now is the time for the big guy to talk to.

"Ma Huaiyi is so capable. I heard that it took only two years since he came out of the mountain to this day, but he has made such great achievements. Even the ancient sages are just like this."

"Since I came out of the mountain, I have heard of the envoy's reputation. If I had been in Youzhou, I think Qiu Liju would not rebel, and the Taiping Road in Youzhou would not have such momentum."

"But Taiping Road will still cause trouble, right?" Liu Yu looked at Ma Qiang.

"Envoy Liu is a gentleman, but it is hard for a gentleman to be inconsistent with his own way. Envoy Liu thinks why are these original thieves willing to join the army today?

What they did was just a meal from the beginning."

"It's so simple and difficult to eat at a time." Liu Yu sighed. He governed too many places. Although he relied on the great reputation of the Han clan relatives and the kind and righteous governance methods, most of the people under his control had a good life, as long as he left, the people in those places would quickly return to their original trajectory. Those who should lose their land will still lose their land, and those who should become refugees will still become refugees.

Sometimes, Liu Yu felt like he was blocking the foolish man in the Yellow River. Is the decline of the Han Dynasty really a cycle of reincarnation for two hundred years? It has reached an irreversible level?

"Food grows from the field and requires farmers to work hard. If the turmoil is today, the root cause is the lack of food. Do you think our great men lack farmers?"

"The Han Dynasty lacks land, and Youzhou lacks people!" Liu Yu pointed to the bottom and said, "I came to Youzhou this time, and I wanted to wait for the rebellion of the moths and thieves to move millions of people from Qing and Ji states to Youzhou. Outsiders think that only Zhuo County can cultivate Youzhou, but I know that after passing Haixi Road, there is a large plain north of Liaoxi County, and Youzhou does not lack land. Although the weather is cold, it can still collect food for a season. As long as it is vigorously developed, Youzhou will not be much worse than Ji and Qing states."

Developing the Northeast? This political ambition is amazing.

However, the difficulty of developing the Northeast at the end of the Han Dynasty was as difficult as that of later generations to develop the West. You should know that the development of the Northeast was not really developed until the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. The reasons are nothing more than species and technology.

First of all, the species. Before the lack of high-yield and cold-resistant crops such as corn and potatoes, the crop yield in Northeast China was actually very low. Wuchang rice, which was famous throughout the country in later generations, was not only because of the special rice seeds of Wuchang rice, but also because of great technological progress.

Northeast China is in the frozen soil stage in winter and cannot be cultivated at all. It will take until April or May to completely thaw. If there is no machinery to quickly cultivate the underground, it will be June or July when you finish planting and planting. In September, you can prepare for winter.

To put it bluntly, the development of the Northeast was too difficult in ancient times. This is why the Han Dynasty was so powerful, but it only controlled the later Chenyang and the Tieling area no longer faced north.

It can be said that as long as it is a suitable place for farming, the Han Dynasty would not look at it and not take it!

What Ma Qiang also knew was that the late Han Dynasty was another period when the world became colder, and this temperature lasted for 5,000 years in China. Only the small glacier in the late Ming Dynasty could match it. If you want to develop the Northeast at this time... it is better to develop the Jiangnan region.

Liu Yu was probably misled by the Wuhuan people. Seeing that the Wuhuan people could farm in western Liaoning, he felt that he could follow suit. But in fact, the grain output of those Wuhuan people was not as good as that of the slightly internal counties like Zhuo County.

But then again, the world's population was small at this time, and the country was only 60 million. Although it was difficult to develop in the Northeast, it was not completely impossible to support one million people.

Especially when Ma Qiang took out a weakened version of the plow-type plow and other agricultural killer.

When Liu Yu saw Ma Qiang hesitating, he said sincerely, "Ma Huaiyi, you have a talented and loving heart to the people. Wuhuan and you are also intimate. I want to turn Wuhuan into a Han people, but I don't know if Ma Huaiyi thinks it is possible? If so, I think we can turn Youzhou into a paradise on earth together!"

Seeing Liu Yu like this, Ma Qiang suddenly understood many things that he could not understand in the past.

When the barbarians enter China, they will be Chinese. When the Chinese enter the barbarians, they will be barbarians.

Ma Qiang agreed to absorb the Wuhuan people into China. This is true in this general direction, but it only needs to be discussed in terms of methods.

The Five Barbarians Invasion of China, which people later worry about later generations, is a joke in this era. If you ask the Han people whether they are afraid of foreign races, they will probably be regarded as fools by the Han people.

Afraid of alien races? Starting from Emperor Wu of Han, these three words are not considered declarative sentences!

Looking at Liu Yu, Ma Qiang thought about the heroes at the end of the Han Dynasty. These people each had their own ideals and pursuits, but this one was probably the only one of the princes like Liu Yu who hoped to rely on reform and civil governance to delay the lifespan of the Han Dynasty.

Such a person is also quite cute.

"I am not yet in the title, and I am no longer a governor. I am just a captain. I will lead my army south to wipe out Taiping Road in a few days, and Youzhou will be handed over to Liu Envoy.

If Liu Envoy wants to realize the dream he just mentioned, I have a powerful weapon to help you with your arms!"

"But the plow that spreads all over the state? The plow of China, Ma Huaiyi's ambition, I understand. Please rest assured that Ma Huaiyi, the army is ahead, I, Liu Bo'an, will definitely provide military rations. If any sergeant hungry due to delays in the transportation of food and grass, please ask the captain to return to the army and cut off my head!"

Just as Duan Ying said before, Liu Yu is a gentleman, and a gentleman is as good as he can. Since Liu Yu dares to say this, he must be sincerely prepared to support Ma Qiang in the south. After all, Ma Qiang in the south is just to save his Liu family.

But as a governor and a royal family member, Ma Qiang was still very moved to say such words.

Who says that people who play politics have a bad heart?

It’s just that I can’t play with it if I don’t have a bad heart.

After the two agreed, Ma Qiang began to prepare for the final trip south.

Ma Qiang returned to the Red Star Camp again and explained to Lin Huan and others that he was preparing to go south to Jizhou. Lin Huan and others naturally gave great advice. Bai Yan asked again to go out and take a look, and then Ma Qiang pressed him back, while Lu Qingcheng looked at Ma Qiang with an unhappy look on his face.

It will take several more months to go here.

When Ma Qiang saw Lu Qingcheng like this, he grabbed his head. To be honest, he really wanted Lu Qingcheng to accompany him. Not to mention anything else, it would be better to be a bodyguard for himself.

Speaking of Dian Wei, where are Zhao Yun and others? This time I went to Jizhou to Changshan to search. Maybe I could pry Liu Da'er into a corner. Anyway, I had pried Huang Zhong, and it wasn't too much.

Speaking of which, Liu Bei is also his subordinate now, is this considered a prying...
Chapter completed!