Pingzhou is probably the northernmost part of the Tang Dynasty, but there is the central city of Youzhou next to it, which takes away all the light and resources, and wars will happen from time to time, so it is not easy to develop.

But in fact, there is no shortage of various mineral resources here. In terms of land, except for the Lulongsai line, it happens to be all in mountains and hills. Most of them are fertile plains. If you want to develop agricultural planting, you will be quite rich in resources. The water system around you is also very developed, and there are several rivers that can be counted. It is not very difficult to irrigate the fields.

Therefore, in Shi Lei's opinion, the more important factor is the human factor. On the one hand, people are unstable, and there are occasional rebellions within the country, and external wars are not stopped. If people cannot calm down, they will naturally not have so much intention to do a good job in production or develop other projects.

On the other hand, the population is too small. This huge territory can only be rated as Xiazhou, which shows how sparse the population of this place is. However, this is also a helpless thing. It has been wars for years and is on the front line of fighting against foreign invasions. The population loss must be very powerful.

Some want a stable life, so they choose to go deeper into the mainland, while others move to the more developed Youzhou. It is better to live a worried and unpredictable life here.

Moreover, since wars continue, there will always be dead people. The losses are all the local labor force in Pingzhou. The population has only been out of stock for so many years, and the base is not large, so the number will definitely not be large. Even if there are few aliens living here, most of them are just for business and staying here for a short time.

At least Youzhou has placed many aliens who are affiliated with him. When the Turks were destroyed, many tribes moved to the pass and became Shunmins under Youzhou. But there was really nothing here in Pingzhou, so it was a bit of a gradual decline. This is what Shi Lei really needs to worry about.

However, Shi Lei first came up with the solution in this regard. It was very simple. He might as well start from the fundamental reason. The most important reason for the loss of population in Pingzhou is that it is unsafe here. Isn’t Shi Lei as long as he gives them enough sense of security?

This is what he is best at. As long as he continues to lead the local army in Pingzhou and win one victory after another, the alien invaders became disgusted when they heard about Pingzhou. They didn't even dare to stop outside Lulong Pass, but they only dared to walk around Pingzhou. Do the people of Pingzhou still have to worry about the war? They probably have to be so confident that they will go out of the city to bully the aliens.

With a sufficient sense of security and constant victory, they can make them gain military achievements, so they will naturally lose the idea of ​​escaping.

This is all the prerequisite for ensuring the development of Pingzhou. With a stable external environment, it is much easier to talk about whether it is internal rectification or external investment promotion. You don’t even have to take the initiative to hook up on your own, and those foreign merchants will naturally come.

However, these are obviously not something that can be achieved overnight. What Shi Lei can do is to fully tap the existing resources and make good use of these people at hand, so that their lives will be better first, so that they will not have to worry about the Pingzhou area being unable to retain people in the future.

Are you a human being? You usually seek benefits and avoid harm. This is the instinct of all living things. As long as Shi Lei can give them the life they want, he will never be able to drive them away. Moreover, his family has returned to his heart. Are they still worried that the soldiers of Pingzhou will not be devoted to him Shi Lei? So this is a cheap thing.

What Shi Lei thought of was that he had to ask Pingzhou's land for efficiency. There was so much land there, so it was really a waste not to use it well. Just how to use it, I had to think about it carefully.

Shi Lei was also afraid that his thoughts would be a bit naive. Not only did he do bad things well, he would also consume the local people's trust in the Tang Dynasty, which was not much. He would be very guilty. He was not an ambitious man who planned to rebel, so there was no need to do such a broken thing that could arouse civil rebellion.

After a brief discussion with Uncle Fan, Shi Lei's idea was recognized because it was indeed relatively safe.

For Shi Lei, taking office in Pingzhou is indeed a hard work, but there are still benefits. In addition to rising positions, he can also manage his own territory. In fact, the most direct benefit is that he can get a lot of jobs.

Pingzhou is considered to be vast and sparsely populated, and it is a world of difference from the densely packed area around Chang'an. Although Shi Lei's salary is less than when he was at a lower level, there are so many more vocational land.

Shi Lei could use this huge area of ​​vocational land to make an experimental field to see how feasible his idea is. If the effect is not good, it will not harm the civilians under his control. Just give it a little to supplement it, and the impact is completely controllable.

But if it is really done according to Shi Lei’s idea, it can be regarded as a demonstration field here to attract more Pingzhou people to follow Shi Lei’s pace and work together.

What he could think of was actually something that he had verified and was very useful. He was afraid that he might not adapt to the local environment, so he was more secure and then started a pilot project in Pingzhou.

The first type is the potato that brought Shi Lei the title of Martial Arts! This thing has the strongest adaptability, and it is also the most suitable plant in Shi Lei's mind at present, because this thing is indeed high-yield. For Pingzhou, which cannot guarantee food and clothing, this thing is definitely a powerful tool.

The reason why it was still to be taken out by Shi Lei, rather than to promote it by the Tang Dynasty court, was not that Li Shimin only cared about show off and did not arrange to promote such good things at all, nor that the officials below did not act. It was because the area of ​​the northern border line was too bitter and cold.

The time to grow grain every year is very limited. Although the temperature may not be as low as in later generations, the cooling is really cold and breathable. The time for crops to grow is limited. They also have to deal with enemy troops that may come at any time. From time to time, they have to be forced to build a solid wall to clear the fields, so there is really not much time left for them to manage grain.

Compared to the magical way to start, they are said to be magical, and they sound like bragging potatoes. They obviously prefer to believe in the grains and grains that have been cultivated for thousands of years.

They are more clear about the growth rules of these things, and they can know how much yield they can have. By strictly controlling the amount of food they eat every day, they can also ensure that the whole family can barely survive and not all starve to death.

But if the new crops are produced in a certain situation, the yield cannot be guaranteed, and it is really possible that everyone will be killed. In the face of such a cruel reality, the people of Pingzhou obviously have no possibility. They will take their whole family to live and pin their hopes on this new crop that sounds unreliable.

Who knows if this is the so-called "auspicious" that those officials deliberately created in order to flatter the emperor. No one wants to take the lives of the family to please the officials.

With such many concerns, Tudou's implementation naturally suffered considerable obstacles. Now Shi Lei chose to speak with facts and dispel the public's concerns, so naturally some people will take the initiative to follow the trend.

At least after the potatoes are spread out, it is still okay to ensure that Pingzhou people can have a full meal every meal. At that time, Shi Lei may be regarded as a Buddha of the Ten Thousand Family. If he can really get into the ancestral temple, Shi Lei's trip will not be in vain.
Chapter completed!