Chang Mao immediately said, "We've also heard that the soil in Liaodong is fertile, and that any grain sown there will grow very well!"
Black soil is naturally very fertile, a fact Zhu Yunying understood. However, Zhu Yunying also understood that Liaodong was not the Great Northern Granary, nor even the Great Northern Wilderness, because Liaodong was extremely primitive and uncivilized.
Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "The land is fertile and the yield is high, we believe that. It's just that it's cold there, and many crops can only be harvested once a year."
Chang Mao was also helpless. In fact, it wasn't just Liaodong; many places in the north were the same, with only one harvest a year. However, Liaodong seemed particularly cold, much colder than the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun.
Chang Mao continued, "Many farmers can't stand the harsh cold there, so our few households need to bring in some new people."
This is just self-aggrandizement. Those so-called farmers may not have willingly migrated from Southeast Asia to Liaodong. They were not only unable to adapt to the cold of Liaodong, but also unable to adapt to the high-intensity labor.
However, everyone still cares about saving face, so they just talk to themselves and put on a sanctimonious facade.
Looking at Zhu Yunying, Chang Mao continued, "When His Highness the Prince of Shu went to Goryeo, he didn't send us any Goryeo laborers. We thought that the Goryeo people could endure the cold, so we sent some a few years ago, but His Highness the Prince of Shu intercepted them all."
In the early days, Chang Sen and Chang Sheng were stationed at the Busan Three Guards and could occasionally capture people. But now, Goryeo is short of manpower. Even prisoners should be kept; they can't be sent to Liaodong to dig for dirt anymore.
Look at the world these days, there's a labor shortage everywhere. But there's no other way; Zhu Yunying can't just use force against the people of the Ming Dynasty!
Then we can only persevere a little longer. As long as the foundation in Liaodong is better, the people of the Ming Dynasty will be willing to go there!
By venturing into Northeast China earlier, Zhu Yunying could be said to have laid a foundation in advance!
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