Chapter 435: Explosion
"Can you determine how far the distance is?" Cao Cao asked, narrowing his eyes and pointing at the distance between Qingzhou and Goryeo.
"About 1,000 kilometers or more." Chen Xi estimated and gave a rough distance. Since he had not actually surveyed it, he could only speculate based on the world map of his previous life.
"You said before that the Japanese troops were harassing us, so is there any movement from Goryeo?" Cao Cao asked.
It's not that he was suspicious, but Kyushu Island, which is at the tail end of Japan, is separated from Qingzhou by Gwangju and Busan of Goryeo.
"According to intelligence from the front, northern Goryeo and Japan seem to have reached some kind of agreement, and both north and south Goryeo are in turmoil, so Qingzhou is being harassed by Japan."
Li Ru said calmly that it was somewhat difficult for Jia Xu to infiltrate Goryeo, but he still had this basic information.
"Does this mean that Jianye will be exposed to the Japanese army in the future ?" Sun Jian suddenly popped up. His hometown is in Jiangdong, so how could he not care about this matter?
"Yes, Japan poses a deadly threat to the coastal areas of the Han Dynasty!" Chen Xi nodded.
Although he now doesn't know why Japan did not choose Jianye as the attack point, he guessed that it was the influence of the sea monster that forced Japan to go to Goryeo.
I just don't know what agreement the two sides reached. According to Jia Xu's speculation, the biggest possibility is that Yeon Gaesomun gave up some of his interests in order to obtain help from Japan and attacked southern Goryeo together with Japan.
The enemies that have appeared along the coast of Qingzhou are currently using a riot tactic in order to contain the Han Dynasty and prevent it from participating in Goryeo's war of unification.
"Then can we send someone to contact the leader of southern Goryeo?" Lu Su asked with a frown. In his opinion, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. If he could get in touch with southern Goryeo, he could make the waters of Goryeo even more turbid.
"It's very difficult. The biggest problem is that we don't have enough manpower at the moment. If we simply send military commanders, I'm afraid it won't be of much help to the situation."
Li Ru shook his head. Jia Xu had tried it before, but the other party's attitude was very strange, so he had to let it go.
"Then wait for spring..."
Xun Yu was just about to say that he would let Youzhou put pressure on Goryeo from the north next spring, but he suddenly realized that they might not be able to deal with Goryeo next spring, and the Hu people in the north would be a big trouble.
"How about allying with the southern part of Goryeo in the east and hiring the Hu people in the north to deal with Goryeo?" Zhuge Liang said.
"..."The Han court officials instantly focused their attention on Zhuge Liang.
"Tell me more specifically!" Chen Xi asked with narrowed eyes. Zhuge Liang's proposal was bold and constructive.
"The Han Dynasty does not seem to be short of food and grass at the moment. All states and counties are barely able to get by. Why don't we mobilize a batch of food and grass to hire the Southern Xiongnu and other Hu people to attack Goryeo and completely divert the conflict away."
Zhuge Liang was not stage-frightened and spoke naturally, pointing to the grassland in the north of Youzhou.
"This is a good idea!" Li Ru immediately understood what Zhuge Liang meant. Isn't this the same as the Xiliang Iron Cavalry hiring Qiang people as auxiliary troops?
Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu were indeed very famous among the Hu people, and using the Hu people as auxiliary troops to plunder Goryeo seemed to be a very good idea.
"If southern Goryeo is sensible, they can provide this grain!" Zhuge Liang added.
"Great! This is a great idea! Kill three birds with one stone, what a great plan!"
Xun Yu immediately applauded. Zhuge Liang's plan could not only relieve the pressure on Qingzhou, but also solve the troubles in the northern part of Youzhou, and even keep Goryeo stuck in the quagmire of war.
"Now that you mention it, the Northeast Plain seems to be a good place!" Chen Xi narrowed his eyes and thought of something he had forgotten.
I have been in this era for so long that I almost forgot that the Northeast Plain has not yet been developed.
Reclaiming the Northeast Plain is not difficult in this world with internal energy and cloud energy. The most difficult thing is the problem of farming after the reclamation. There were not as many people as there are now in the original Three Kingdoms period.
If the Northeast Plain is enlarged, it will have at least 10 million hectares and more than 10 million mu of black soil, which can serve as a granary for the Eastern Theater.
"I suddenly remembered something!"
Chen Xi hesitated for a moment, but decided to say it anyway. The sooner this thing is developed, the sooner the benefits can be gained. Such a large area of black soil in the Northeast Plain is really suitable for growing crops.
"If I remember correctly, there should be nearly 10 million hectares of black soil in the area of Goryeo, Liaodong, and Youzhou. It should be barren now. There are five to six months of winter in that place every year, but the land is very suitable for farming."
"That place will be a granary, a granary that surpasses the five major grain-producing areas in the Central Plains. Even if we build a canal, it may not be as good as that place!"
Chen Xi said this ambiguously, and then all the court officials who heard it were shocked.
After Chen Xi said this, the whole place fell silent , even Liu Ying who was dozing off had her eyes wide open.
Farming has been ingrained into the DNA of the people since ancient times. For example, the black soil in Northeast China that Chen Xi mentioned is simply shocking.
As a civilization that originated from farming, everyone knows the importance of food. Everyone understands what such a large grain-producing area that can be used to grow food means.
Such a good farmland, and you actually said it was barren.
No one doubted Chen Xi's words. As the prime minister, Chen Xi had already proven his ability, and everyone was used to Chen Xi's amazing abilities.
"Conscription, we must conscript five million soldiers. How can we let such a precious place go to waste? How can the Koreans and the Hu people survive in such a place!"
Someone spoke up on the spot, and everyone felt that this kind of domineering speech was as it should be.
At this moment, the officials of the Han Dynasty showed a high degree of unity, because this new grain-producing area not only represented the interests of the country, but was also closely related to the interests of each of them.
When one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer. Chen Xi has already tied everyone to the big ship of the Han Dynasty. The interests of all of them are closely related to the country. The more developed the country is, the more benefits they will benefit.
"Everyone calm down! Listen to me!" Chen Xi raised his voice helplessly.
"What else is there to say? Let's mobilize the troops from Youzhou and Jizhou and march to the Northeast. Even if it costs us our lives, we must take over that place completely!"
Li Ru said coldly. He was really dissatisfied with Chen Xi at this moment. Since Chen Xi knew, why didn't he say it earlier.
As a person who had truly experienced hunger and seen people exchange their own children for food, he simply could not tolerate the occurrence of a grain-producing land being left barren.
