On the tenth day of the eleventh month of the second year of Jianji, after Shao Shude went to court, he went directly to the Imperial College.
"Your Majesty, I think it can be done if the Ministry of Works decides on the construction of Pichi at Fangcheng Pass." Xiao Fu knew that the saint wanted to discuss this matter with him, so he did his homework early.
"Oh? Last time I asked you, you were still vague. Why are you so sure this time?" Shao Shude asked curiously.
"I have taken the construction science students to Fangcheng County for reconnaissance. The pass is actually not short, and there is a river passing through it. It is not difficult to get water. It must not be difficult to dig a pond." Xiao Fu said, "I am worried about it.
Yes, it means there is not enough water and the Pichi is not full, so we can’t make several boats a year.”
"After the survey, do you think it can be filled up?" Shao Shude asked.
"Your Majesty, the builders have selected two places suitable for excavating ponds and suggested building two ponds to store water at the same time." Xiao Fu replied, "The Ministry of Public Works has also sent people to participate, and they all think it is feasible."
Shao Shude turned his attention to Yang She, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and asked: "Yang Qing, is this really feasible?"
"Your Majesty, I think it is feasible, but it requires manpower." Yang She replied: "When your Majesty first came to Luoyang in the past, he asked the students of the Imperial College to record the width of the rivers around Luoyang, the depth of the water, and how much rain it rains in a year. After hearing this, I was enlightened.
After several years of collection, the Imperial College recorded that it rains about ten palms a year in Luoyang, and it may reach more than ten palms in mountainous areas."
Palm is a unit of measurement for evaluating the shoulder height of a war horse. A palm is about ten centimeters. In other words, the annual rainfall in Luoyang at this time was about 1,000 millimeters, and even exceeded 1,000 millimeters in mountainous areas.
This is also the main reason for frequent flash floods. This autumn, the Luoshui River flowing through Shangyang Palace surged, apparently incorporating a large amount of mountain floods. For this reason, the dams in the project had to be urgently reinforced.
"Xiao Qing?" Shao Shude asked Xiao Fu again.
"It does rain so much." Xiao Fu replied: "The Imperial College has recorded for several years and found that the rainfall is slightly less than a few years ago, but it is still about ten palms."
Shao Shude nodded silently.
What an era of abundant precipitation! The annual precipitation of one thousand millimeters fills rivers and reservoirs, nourishes farmland, pastures, and prospers water transportation and commerce. I can’t imagine what Henan will become if this number is cut in half.
Look.
The statistics of the Imperial College may be rough, but the trend is indeed clear and intuitive. Shao Shude noticed Xiao Fu's words and found out that the rainfall in Luoyang has been slowly decreasing in recent years.
This process is very slow, and there may be ups and downs in the middle, but the general trend should not be wrong.
In every major climate cycle, whether it is an ice age or a warm period, there are indeed repetitions in between. During the ice age, there are small warm periods with rebounding temperatures. During the warm periods, there are also periods of falling temperatures.
But what we mainly look at is the general trend. Shao Shude hopes that after the temperature drops to a certain level in the past few years, there will be a rebound to let the people in the war take a breather.
"Then let's build it." Shao Shude said: "As for the manpower, I will think of a way, whether it is recruiting the people or releasing prisoners, there will be no shortage. However, before that, it is best to build the Jinxiang first-class national highway.
Go ahead and practice some more.”
This road has reached Ye County in the middle of this year and is currently heading towards Fangcheng County.…
With the first-class national highway, it is convenient to transfer materials when building a reservoir on the mountain, which can greatly reduce the cost of the entire project, which is very useful. Furthermore, having water transportation does not mean giving up land transportation. The two go hand in hand.
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"Your Majesty, by the middle of the third year of Jianji at the latest, the first-class national highway can be built to Fangcheng." Yang She, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said: "This road is indeed very important. After it reaches Ye County, the goods will be exported to Luoyang.
There are a lot more, and wild goods, grain, and livestock are continuously transported from various counties. The prices of such goods on the market have fallen again and again, and the people have applauded."
Shao Shude smiled happily. As the capital, Luoyang is a purely consumption-oriented city. There is no doubt about this. The prices of various commodities on the market only depend on the relationship between supply and demand. Improvements in transportation conditions can greatly increase the volume of cargo transportation.
, reducing transportation costs, which will eventually be reflected in the selling price of goods. It would be strange if people don’t applaud it.
After talking about these two projects, Shao Shude said again: "Yang Qing, the Ministry of Industry will
A group of officials should be selected to go to Andong Prefecture to guide them in building canals, roads and houses. Andong Prefecture currently has six counties including Lushun, so if we want to make a difference, the Ministry of Industry will have to make great efforts."
Just a few days ago, the last batch of ships left Lushun Port and returned to Dengzhou. This year's immigration and material transportation tasks were declared completed.
Considering the composition of the local people, Shao Shude felt that it should be improved. Therefore, in the third year of Jianji, in addition to continuing to transport the families of Guide and Longwu Second Army officers and Weibo immigrants, there will also be immigrants in Zhili, Henan, and Huaihai
Sandao recruited immigrants to settle in southern Liaoning.
The preliminary plan is to transport at least 3,000 households of immigrants from Henan, 3,000 households of Weibo people, plus some family members of sergeants. The six counties of Andong Prefecture will enter a period of great development next year, focusing on reclaiming wasteland, improving water conservancy facilities, and resettling government soldiers.
Strengthen the border defense system.
All of this requires sufficient population support. The Central Plains states, other than other states, dare not say that at least in terms of population, they can solve the huge gap.
"Your Majesty, the development of Anton is inseparable from Denglaiqing and other places." Yang She said, "I heard that the people of Huaihai Road are quite critical of their strong support for the development of Anton Prefecture, thinking that they are simply helping outsiders. I feel that,
Maybe it’s time to make some adjustments.”
"I have had this intention for a long time." Shao Shude said, "I will include Anton Mansion in a while.
Huaihai Road. No matter from any aspect, the most convenient contact person for Andong Prefecture is Denglai Qingsanzhou."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," Xiao Fu and Yang She responded simultaneously.
"Actually, these are all trivial matters." Shao Shude stood up and said, "What I really care about are various projects. You should encourage yourself. The Pichi at the entrance of Fangcheng Pass will be built in two places at the same time. Let's lay the foundation first. Then we will wait and see.
After Jinxiang Road is almost completed, we can go all out to build it."
After all, Shao Shude was still worried about this road, and wanted to continue to explore the possibility of water transportation, transporting materials from the middle reaches of the Yangtze River to Luoyang through canals equipped with ship lifts.
If it can succeed, it will greatly change the situation of Luoyang being extremely dependent on Henan and open up a new source of wealth and food.
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In fact, notices have been posted in the suburbs of Luoyang for a long time, recruiting volunteers to go to Liaodong to cultivate land, but the effect is not very good...
This is not surprising. Because most of the people who came to settle in Luoyang were warriors and officials' families, and the living conditions here were good, it was normal for them not to leave.
But there are no exceptions.
On this day, as a large number of Khitan prisoners were escorted to the capital, many people's minds became active.
In a restaurant next to Nanshi, a group of old warrior-looking men stared unblinkingly at the Khitan prisoners who were paraded through the streets downstairs.
Well, saying they are old may be harsh. Because they are generally in their early forties, not too young, but not really old either.
Cheers came one after another from the streets.
Winning battles is nothing new to the people of Luoyang. But every time the prisoners are paraded through the streets, they are still very excited. After all, they are all idle people.
The sergeants escorting the prisoners also held their chests high and their bellies high, as if they had won the battle.
"After I retired, the ministries didn't seem to recruit new people to fill the vacancies." Someone looked out the window enviously and said.
"No." Someone nodded: "There are rumors in the community that His Majesty may gradually reduce the number of troops in each Forbidden Army, and it will not be replenished so quickly."
Every year, veterans retire, and every year new recruits come in. But this year is a little different. I originally expected that my nephew could join the army and make a living, but as a result, the various departments of the Forbidden Army stopped recruiting new people. This was unexpected by many people.
Warriors have been fighting together for a long time, and their relationship is naturally very good. After a long time, it is normal for them to marry each other. If this situation develops for decades, the Luoyang Forbidden Army will become a unit that is close to the party and solidly adhered to it.
The imperial court obviously did not want to see this situation, so they successively set up four training bases for new recruits in Lingzhou, Weizhou, Shaanzhou, and Yunzhou. Every year, people were trained and then added to various ministries to reduce or delay
The possibility of the imperialist pro-party consolidation.
There are even
More exciting rumors are that the Nanya Privy Council will reduce the number of each Forbidden Army. Each army will reduce the number of two infantry and cavalry commanders, adding up to 5,000 people. In other words, the number of a single Forbidden Army will be reduced to 25,000.
Up and down - veterans, the possibility of children from general schools joining the army will be further reduced, and competition for limited places will become increasingly fierce.
Of course, there are actually ways to change the court's decision, such as making collective noises and causing chaos, but they don't dare.
"How about trying your luck in Anton Mansion?" Someone suggested: "If my son cannot join the Forbidden Army, life in Luoyang will not be easy. I heard that Anton Mansion won a big victory this year and captured many cattle, sheep, and Dingkou.
If you become a soldier in the government, you will be granted a land of 150 acres per ding, and your father will die and your son will succeed you, which is actually quite good. "
As soon as these words came out, many people frowned and pondered.
Luoyang is a good place. If you want to leave here and seek life in a remote place, this decision is not easy to make.
But practical difficulties also exist. Many sergeants have not purchased land and have no permanent property. What's more, there is not much land for sale around Luoyang. Once they lose the rich income from the army, life will actually be difficult.
The number of the Forbidden Army is indeed relatively large, and the annual expenditure is an extremely heavy burden. It is inevitable to gradually reduce the number of troops.
Some people dare to disarmament, such as Zhu Quanzhong in history, who reduced the tens of thousands of troops to less than 200,000, and finally even reduced them to less than 150,000. Some people dare not, and even have troubles, such as the Later Tang Dynasty,
Later Jin Dynasty.
Shao Sheng obviously dared, so he had to make plans in advance.
"You can wait and see how the people who went first are doing." Someone broke the silence, which aroused everyone's agreement.
