Chapter 383 The mountains and rivers are restored to their beauty, the water is clear and the fish come naturally
Author: The best is like no water
Chapter 383 The mountains and rivers are restored to their beauty, the water is clear and the fish come naturally
All noble families finally accepted Li Yunze's request.
After all, if spring plowing cannot be completed, then the large fields will have no income.
Now that Li Yunze is willing to pay a sum of money that everyone is satisfied with to contract the fields, or to borrow their fields for farming, there is no loss for the noble clans. After all, they have already received the contract money in advance, and the harvest is guaranteed in the event of drought or flood.
Even if I only earn this much after working hard for a year, I really can't think of any reason to refuse.
Li Yunze's machine beasts went out again and planted alfalfa and soybean and rapeseed flowers in the fields of many noble families.
Naturally, this matter could not be hidden from Li Er. Instead of stopping it, he allocated a part of the land in the imperial village and gave it to Li Yunze for contract planting.
Everyone is waiting, waiting for the autumn harvest to take a good look at what the results will be.
The following days were uneventful. People elsewhere continued to live according to their habits for thousands of years, but the people inside and outside Chang'an lived a more active life.
During the slack season, many people who did not work as corvees accepted the employment of Lijiazhuang to work.
Li Yunze offered generous salaries and hired people during the slack period to work in brick kilns, rubber factories, briquette factories, cattle sheds, water trucks, 108 restaurants, and construction sites for dredging the rivers in Chang'an City.
Work in places like this.
The brick kiln factory in Lijiazhuang was working day and night. Under the thick black smoke, those who were engaged in the building materials business in Chang'an City were almost forced to death.
The only reason why those building materials dealers, who had the support of noble families and nobles behind them, failed to kill the brick kiln factory in Lijiazhuang was that they received strong support from the people inside and outside the city.
Incredible large-scale mass production, equally incredible excellent quality, and even more incredible ultra-low prices.
The ridiculously cheap building materials have enabled many ordinary people to renovate their own houses.
In particular, many of the houses that used to have thatch roofs and yellow mud walls have been renovated into brick houses and have been given a new look. Even just looking at them is pleasing to the eye.
How could the people who have really benefited from it allow those building materials dealers to ruin their good life?
When the people of the Tang Dynasty got angry, the emperor had to retreat, let alone a group of building materials dealers.
Building materials manufacturers also have their own brick kilns, but no matter how hard they try, and even hire high-paying people from Li Yunze's brick kiln factory, they still can't achieve that kind of output and quality, especially with the ultra-high yield rate.
low cost.
They can only rely on experience to control the temperature, and they can only rely on experience to determine the time to start the kiln. Of course, they cannot achieve a super high yield rate.
Li Yunze has a thermometer, a timer, and all kinds of operating procedures in the modern world. The two are not on the same level at all.
As for the rubber factory, the rubber shoes, raincoats and tires produced here were the most scarce and sought-after goods in Datang at this time.
Every day there is a large group of people blocking the door. As soon as a carriage transporting products comes out, there will immediately be a large-scale bidding process.
This business is truly unique, because no one in Datang except Li Yunze can provide raw materials.
Of course, there is no need to say more about the briquette factory. Since the nobles were deceived last time, no one has dared to cause trouble for themselves.
The first batch of young bulls in the cowshed have been growing for more than eighteen months and are barely ready to start producing meat.
However, the beef here is mainly supplied to restaurants in 108 Square, and is not available for ordinary people.
Needless to say, waterwheels, with the vigorous promotion of the imperial court, almost all waterwheels were erected on the banks of rivers throughout Guanzhong, which introduced river water into the fields, greatly alleviating the damage caused by drought.
Then there is the dredging project in Chang'an City, which directly seals the river with a thousand-jin gate, and then uses a water excavator to dig out the thick silt and debris.
Dredging sounds simple, but if done according to the traditional manual method, it is a time-consuming and labor-intensive task.
To desilt, you must first clear the water and dry up the water in the rivers in the city.
Not only is it time-consuming and labor-intensive, the water in the river is the source of domestic water for many people in the city.
Looking at the turbid waterways, it is indeed the source of water for many people. This is also an important reason for the spread of diseases and the low average life expectancy.
"His Majesty."
Standing next to the waterway, Li Yunze expressed a slightly worried attitude, "The cleanliness of domestic water is related to human health. This must be paid attention to."
Li Er, who was standing next to him, was looking at the excavator on the other side that was rumbling to dig out the mud in the river. He responded casually, "Yes, you should pay attention to it."
What Li Er was thinking was that if this machine beast could drive onto the battlefield, wouldn't it be invincible?
"Heh~~~"
Regarding Li Er's perfunctory behavior, Li Yunze knew very well that it was useless to count on him.
Whenever there is an opportunity, Li Er will try his best to increase the military strength to fight the war. People's livelihood and other things have to wait behind.
Since he can't be counted on, Li Yunze can only do it himself.
"Your Majesty, how about issuing an imperial edict on domestic water sanitation?"
At the mention of the imperial edict, Li Er's attention finally came back.
After becoming emperor, he had already formed a conditioned reflex regarding matters related to war and imperial power.
“What is domestic water sanitation?”
"The water here is so dirty that it cannot be used for washing clothes, cooking, or washing vegetables and rice."
"Why can't we use it? Isn't it all water?"
Li Yunze felt that if Sun Simiao had returned from Qinling now, he would have something in common with him. Talking about this topic with Li Er would make people irritated and angry.
Feeling Li Yunze's unkind gaze, Li Er subconsciously took two steps away. He felt that Li Yunze wanted to kick him into the waterway.
"I know that dirty water cannot be drunk." Li Er explained, "I also knew this when I sent troops abroad. However, the rivers in the city are full of running water, not dirty water, and can be used."
While he was speaking, there was a sound of exclamation all around.
Turning around, I saw that the bucket of the excavator had actually dug out a white skeleton from the mud.
Feeling Li Yunze's gaze, Li Er felt a little ugly on his face, "In the past, there were many drunkards in the city, and it was common for people to fall into waterways when they were drunk. When I ascended the throne, I ordered a ban on alcohol."
Li Er banned alcohol not because someone got drunk and fell into the water, but because wine requires a lot of grain. For the Tang Dynasty, which did not have enough food to eat, it was of course forbidden.
Li Yunze didn't say anything and went straight across the bridge to the other side.
He dispersed the onlookers, came to the bones to inspect, and then pointed at the head with a large piece missing and said to Li Er, "Don't tell me that falling into the water can break such a big hole in the skull."
Li Er, who had been on the battlefield, could easily tell that this was a wound caused by being hit on the head with a heavy object.
"Chang'an City not only has problems with its water source, but also has serious security problems." Li Yunze pointed at the scattered copper coins dug out together with the bones and the rotten leather boots. "Look at the shape of the wound, it was done with a hammer.
Typical murder and hustling. There should be no one during the day
So bold, there is a curfew at night, he is either a bad person who watches the night, or he is a city fox and a social rat who is well-versed in the environment."
"Based on the skeleton, it doesn't look like a Tang Dynasty person. Especially the brow bone and cheekbones, both have typical West Asian characteristics. If nothing else, he should be a merchant who came to Chang'an City to do business. There are bones in the left hand
Obvious shrinkage is a symptom of the disease. Contact a dealer for help
Listen, there should be clues."
"As long as we can identify him, we can find clues to the murderer based on his business."
Li Er on the side looked blankly at Li Yunze who was squatting there and carefully observing the bones: "Have you ever been a policeman?"
In the parallel world, Li Yunze, who had traveled across Central and West Asia several times and was very familiar with the relevant characteristics, stood up calmly and said, "No. Let's talk about domestic water."
Li Er glanced over, and of course there were guards over there who quickly left to find the unlucky ones from Jingzhao Mansion to come and deal with the funeral arrangements.
"After the waterways in Chang'an City are cleaned, garbage and domestic sewage are not allowed to be dumped into it, which is XX. Special personnel are arranged to collect it from door to door every day and transport it to compost outside the city."
"Mobilize people from all walks of life to keep the rivers clean. If you see someone throwing garbage, you will scold them first. If you don't listen to the scolding, they will be beaten. If they are beaten and continue to do so, they will be fined until they feel distressed."
"Domestic water washing powder is fine, but well water must be used for washing vegetables, washing rice, and even cooking and drinking. Especially drinking water, it must be boiled before drinking. This can be gradually promoted to the whole world, especially in the military
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After listening to Li Yunze's story, Li Er, who frowned slightly, raised his own question: "It cannot be dumped into the river, and manpower must be arranged to collect it. That will cost a lot of money."
"Compost can be sold, it is fertilizer." Li Yunze immediately gave a solution. "The money sold is not only enough to pay the wages of workers and create more jobs, but it can also increase food production, purify water quality and increase the income of the yamen."
Li Er was thoughtful and then asked, "What if it is not easy to dig a well? There are many people in each village, and each city needs at least ten wells. This is a lot of money."
"I will arrange it." Li Yunze waved his hand and took over the task of opening the well. Of course, the benefits should not be less. "Your Majesty only needs to give me a piece of land in the East City and West City for the shop."
The East Market and West Market in Chang'an City were the largest trading markets of this era, and they were places where gold, silver, copper, coins, silk and silk were truly flowing.
It is not an easy task to own your own shop in a place like this.
Li Er smiled slightly, then waved and shook his head, "If we just open a well, it won't be enough for shops."
"It doesn't matter."
Li Yunze didn't care. "There is always a chance. Just treat the matter of drilling a well as a deposit."
Li Er was also curious, "What kind of shop do you want to build in East City and West City?"
"The people living near the East Market are all high-ranking officials, and of course they sell luxury goods. The West Market has a large transaction volume, so it naturally builds a market for bulk trade."
At this point, Li Yunze paused and said, "The most important source of income in the Tang Dynasty is land tax. It is not easy to increase income in this area. We should consider strengthening commerce and then increase commercial tax revenue. The imperial court has money,
Naturally, you can do more things.
"
Li Er was noncommittal and didn't say much about this topic.
The river dredging project in Chang'an City is progressing smoothly. The rivers have been dug to a depth of six meters. The river banks are repaired and leveled with slag bricks. Cement and bricks are then burned with coal gangue, and concrete is made from cement to smooth the rivers.
Stone pillars were also built on both sides of the river to block the river, and various trees were planted behind the stone pillars.
After the river channels are cleaned and constructed one by one, they are allowed to dry and then the gates are opened to release water.
The clear river water poured in from outside the city and filled the river channels in the city.
The river, which was previously extremely dirty and smelly, after several months of treatment, appeared in front of everyone again. It was crystal clear, and there were even fish swimming in the water.
The improvement of the environment made the people of Chang'an City feel good. Fang Xuanling, who presided over this matter, received unanimous praise, and everyone praised him as a wise prime minister.
Li Er also took advantage of the situation and kicked out a group of veterans left over from the Li Yuan era. He appointed Fang Xuanling as Shangshu Zuopushe, Du Ruhui as Shangshu Youpushe, and Wei Zheng as secretary supervisor to participate in the government affairs, firmly controlling them.
Court.
In the Tang Dynasty, because the first Shangshu Ling of the Shangshu Province was Li Er himself, no one dared to be a Shangshu Ling after he ascended the throne. Zuo Pushe was the nominal deputy prime minister and the actual prime minister.
After taking control of the court, the first thing Li Er did was to send troops to the Turks after the autumn harvest!