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Chapter 354: Build Your Own Steel Base

"The land in South Korea is barren and cannot bear the cultivation of the people. North Korea and Central Korea are fertile. Unfortunately, the population is sparse. Therefore, His Highness of the King of Qi of the Tang Dynasty has ordered to move all the people in South Korea to North Korea. In the two states of China and South Korea, the people in the state must be prepared!" In front of the sign in front of the gate of the governor's mansion in Siqi City, a clerk spoke the newly posted notice in Baekje dialect, and there were many people in the city below.

At first, these people thought that they were the governors and wanted to recruit workers on behalf of others, so many people wanted to see what the conditions were. If it was good, they would be willing to do it. However, they didn't expect that what they heard was an order to move them, and it was issued directly by the Qi Palace. This made the people below immediately clamor and shouted that the government would not give them a way to live. If they moved to North Korea and China and South Korea, what would they do with their land here?

Seeing the crowd below making such a noisy noise, the clerk who read the notice couldn't help but snorted coldly and roared: "You bunch of untouchables, all of you are honest with me. There are still many conditions below that you haven't read!"

Although this clerk is also from Baekje, he is now an official of the Tang Dynasty and is usually the most fierce to the people, so the people in the city are most afraid of them. Now his shouting immediately scared many people and never dared to say anything more. Seeing this situation, the clerk finally nodded with satisfaction and began to explain the contents of the notice to everyone below.

It turned out that this migration of the government also gave benefits. For example, as long as the people in South Korea have land, they will give double the land after moving to North Korea and China and South Korea. This compensation has moved many people who own land outside the city. As the notice said at the beginning, the land here in South Korea is barren and cannot be compared with North Korea and China and South Korea. If the barren land can be exchanged for double the fertile land now, it is obviously a very cost-effective transaction.

It is precisely because many people have the above plan, so as long as the people with land are mostly quiet and carefully consider whether they can measure more land at home. However, some people are unwilling to see a businessman dressed in a businessman shouting: "Sir, we are doing business. There is not much land at home, but we have several shops. So what should we do?"

The businessman asked many people what they thought. After all, this is Siqi City, not everyone owns the land, and a considerable number of them survive by doing business.

The clerk snorted coldly and said, "What's the hurry? It's time to talk about you. It doesn't matter if you don't have land. All the shops, houses and other industries that cannot be moved are converted into land at prices. After arriving in North Korea and Central and South Korea, they will also be distributed to double the land. These lands belong to you entirely. If you don't farm, you can sell them to others. In this way, you will make a lot of money!"

Although the clerks said it nicely, most merchants were still frowning. They were not farmers, and they would not farm even if they had land. It was even more impossible to hire people. After all, the laborers in the three Hanzhous were almost completely recruited by the Tang people, so the fields they distributed had to be sold in the end, but there would definitely be many people selling the fields like them. In this way, the price of the fields would inevitably plummet, and it would be a problem whether there were people to buy them.

Seeing the dissatisfied expressions of the merchants below, the clerk snorted coldly, turned around and entered the governor's mansion behind to report. Although he looked arrogant in front of ordinary people, he was actually just a small clerk, and the order given to him was just to read the notice to the people. As for the reactions of the people after hearing this, it was not within his consideration.

Siqian City is the capital of South Korean Prefecture. The highest commander of a state is still the governor. The current governor is temporarily held by Lu Hong, but all political affairs are discussed by Lu Hong and Wang An. Now the two are in the study of the governor's mansion, but today there is another person in the study, which is Li Yan, who has just arrived in Siqian.

"Your Highness, the land in South Korea is poor, and we have promised double land compensation, and with the deterrence of the army, I believe that even if the people in South Korea have complaints, they will move to North Korea and Central Korea!" Lu Hong said with a complacent look on his face. This migration plan was planned by him and Wang An. Now that he can see it normally implemented, he is naturally very happy.

Although Li Yan agreed to the migration plan, he was still a little worried and said, "But in addition to farmers in South Korea, there are also some merchants, craftsmen, monks, etc. These people do not own much land. Although their property is converted into land, these people must be dissatisfied. If they are forced to move, will it cause chaos in the people?"

However, Wang An smiled after hearing this, "Your Highness is so concerned. We have investigated before. South Korea is a poor place, and the proportion of merchants and craftsmen is not large. Even if these people want to make trouble, they may not be able to become a big deal. As for monks, your Highness doesn't have to worry. We have reached an agreement with the leaders of the Buddhist and Taoist sects to print a large number of Buddhist scriptures and Taoist rituals for them for free. In addition, craftsmen will be invited from the Tang Dynasty to make statues of gods, and they will also allocate a lot of land to them. So they will not only not object, but will also help us calm the hearts of the people."

After hearing Wang An's explanation, Li Yan finally felt relieved. Wang An and Lu Hong were both pillars of the country. Now the two teamed up to do this, and it was true that everything was in their plan. Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a little proud. With two pillars of the country, what else could it be difficult to defeat him?

There are two main reasons why Wang An and Lu Hong proposed to move all the people in South Hanzhou. The first reason is that in addition to the recruitment of workers by Tang Shang, the population of the three Hanzhous has been greatly reduced, and there are a lot of land in each state. In contrast, the land in South Hanzhou is barren and is really not suitable for farming. Therefore, if the people in the state can be moved to the other two states, they can use manpower and land resources most reasonably.

However, it is not easy to move all the people in the state. Not only does it cost a lot of manpower and material resources, but it will also cause chaos in the people. After all, the hometown is difficult to leave, and not everyone wants to move away. So if you only want to make rational use of resources, Wang An and Lu Hong will not propose this plan. The key is the second reason.

Li Yan gave up the throne of the Tang Dynasty and chose to develop outside alone. He has now achieved certain achievements, occupying Taiwan and Sanhanzhou, and has his own territory. However, these two places have their own shortcomings. Most of the three Hanzhous live in alien races. Li Yan doesn't trust the people here at all and will definitely not give them too good development conditions. However, there are also advantages here, that is, the Andong Protectorate and even the local area, there are many iron ore and coal mines, which are very suitable for the development of the steel industry.

Taiwan is located overseas and has great development potential, but it has a sparse population and limited resources on the island. Especially the very important steel industry, there are no conditions for development yet, and all the steel needed must be purchased from Datang.

Not only did Wang An and Lu Hong see this situation very clearly, but even Li Yan himself understood that the steel and other resources he needed can be purchased from the Tang Dynasty, but this is not a long-term solution. As a powerful force, he must establish a sound national industrial system, among which steel is the top priority.

At the beginning, Wang An also told Li Yan that he wanted to build a steel plant in Sanhanzhou. After all, there are coal and iron ore here, and it is close to Dengzhou, so he could build a steel base that can meet Li Yan's needs in a short time. However, Li Yan was very distrustful of the ancestors of Xiaobangzi in later generations, for fear that the advanced steel production technology would be learned by Xiaobangzi's ancestors and would cause trouble for his rule, so he was rejected by Li Yan.

However, Wang An did not give up on this. After taking charge of the three southern Hanzhous with Lu Hong, after understanding the situation of the three states, he finally formulated such a migration plan, moving all the people in South Korean to two other states, and strictly prohibiting them from returning to South Korean. The vacant South Korean state only allowed Han people to enter and exit, and moved craftsmen from the country to establish steel plants to serve as the first steel base in Li Yan's hands.

After hearing the plan of Wang An and Lu Hong, Li Yan was also shocked at first. He had wanted to build his own steel plant for a long time, but due to various reasons, he had never found a suitable place. Unexpectedly, Wang An and the others wanted to artificially build such a place.

However, if you think about it carefully, Li Yan immediately discovered that the plan of Wang An and Lu Hong was indeed very clever. South Korean state is closest to Dengzhou and is backed by Andong Protectorate. It is very convenient to relocate craftsmen and transport materials. The coastline is narrow and long. As long as his navy is strong, it will not be lost here. Therefore, as long as the people in the state are moved away, it is indeed a very good steel production base.

Another point is that South Korea, which is the original Baekje, just after a big battle, there were countless young and middle-aged people in the state. In addition, after recruiting workers, there were only some elderly, weak, sick and disabled, so they were not afraid of any trouble.

It was precisely for the above consideration that Li Yan finally agreed to the relocation plan. Moreover, when the news spread throughout South Korea through governments at all levels, the people's reaction was just as Wang An analyzed. Although most people were dissatisfied, they did not react violently for the sake of the twice-way land. A small number of people were tough and refused to move no matter what, but what awaited them was the enforcement of governments at all levels.
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