"I just want to ask. If the construction really starts, how many people do you estimate will be needed? How long will it take to complete?"
Several people looked at each other, and Li Yan cupped his hands and said, "I wonder what the scale of the canal envisioned by the king is?"
"At least it has to be able to accommodate a warship, right?"
Deng Zhi frowned and said, "This scale requires more than 100,000 civilians to work for more than two years."
From the Yangtze River to the Huaihe River, it is only such a short distance. How can it take so long and manpower?
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Seeing that Liu Cong didn't believe it, Deng Zhi continued, "Your Majesty, after the Han ditch is dredged, it will need to be expanded. The inside of the river must continue to be repaired, and the excess soil dug out must be transported elsewhere."
"After this, there will still be a lot of projects, let me put it at a minimum. If it cannot be completed within the construction period, we may have to continue to increase investment in manpower and material resources."
Zhuge Jin took over the conversation and said, "Although it is a bit time-consuming and laborious, if it can be done, it will be a lot more convenient for the future Northern Expedition or to defend against the Wei army going south."
Deng Zhi was a bit like Ma Liang, and he immediately retorted excitedly, "In the battle of Huainan, more than 100,000 soldiers were killed just now, and Da Chu's money and food consumption was also quite huge. If we carry out such a huge project again, this..."
As he said that, he turned to Liu Cong and said, "The king has always loved the people like a son, how can he continue to increase the burden on the people?"
Liu Cong smiled bitterly and said, "Bo Miao need not be excited. Don't you know that the Huainan people in the east of the Yangtze River have already been burdened by the battle in Huainan?"
"Now, I just want to discuss it with you. There is no need to rush this matter. Besides, even if the construction starts, I will not use the people of my great Chu!"
Deng Zhi asked doubtfully, "What does the king mean?"
Liu Cong waved his hand and said, "There is no need to worry about this now. There are still 70,000 to 80,000 slaves in Chu State. If construction starts in the future, Guhui will use these slaves as coolies!"
After the barbarians that Zhang Zheng wiped out in Jiaozhou were rewarded by Liu Cong, there were still 70,000 to 80,000 slaves belonging to the state.
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There are slaves all over the Chu State. These slaves are responsible for improving the infrastructure construction in various parts of the Chu State. Of course, some people will definitely die in this process.
Zhuge Jin moved his mouth to say something, but in the end he closed his mouth and said nothing.
Liu Cong saw this detail. Although the literati of this era were not like the literati of the later Song and Ming dynasties, a large number of them felt a little dissatisfied with Liu Cong's resumption of slavery.
Liu Cong would not understand their point of view and couldn't bear it. In this era of backward productivity, Liu Cong could only use the disasters of other nations to improve the prosperity of China!
It is not that Chu State cannot integrate other ethnic minorities, but for those who dare to rebel, Liu Cong will definitely destroy them one by one. There will be no such problem as a state of etiquette.
A war between races must be brutal. Just imagine, if the barbarians had the ability to destroy Chu, how would they treat the Chu people?
If you win the battle and don't enjoy the fruits of victory, should you pay compensation if you win like the Song Dynasty?
Since the unification of the Qin Dynasty, China has no longer been a single nation, but neither Liu Cong nor the emperors of Qin and Han Wu would condone aliens.
Huaxia will only integrate with foreigners who are obedient and aware of current affairs. When the Yi and Di enter China, they will become the people of China. Compared with the previous emperors, Liu Cong is more domineering.
All foreigners in the territory of Chu must learn Chinese, wear Han clothes, marry Han people, and are not allowed to speak their own language in private. In this way, within three generations, all Yi and Di will become Han people.
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As for this canal, Liu Cong only has some ideas now. If he really wants to start construction, I'm afraid he will have to wait for two or three years. After all, after the war in Nanzhong, it will take some time to get the population back to the mainland of Chu, right?
"We'll talk about this later. I'm going to ask a few of you here. I have another thing to ask a few of you. Do you know Ganlu Temple?"
"Ganlu Temple?"
Several people looked at each other, and Li Yan raised his hands to Liu Cong and said, "Your Majesty, I know something about Ganlu Temple. Your Majesty Shengming promulgated the new policy. When I was implementing the new policy in Jiangdong, I visited Ganlu Temple."
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"At that time, because it was against the law to transport food to Jingchu, Ganlu Temple took the initiative to set up porridge sheds for some of the victims. Afterwards, I personally went to Ganlu Temple to commend their merits."
Liu Cong said with great interest, "So, this Ganlu Temple can be considered a virtuous treasure?"
Li Yan nodded, "On weekdays, Ganlu Temple is quite good to the people, and the incense in the temple is the most prosperous in Jiangdong, no, in the entire Chu Kingdom!"
Liu Cong frowned and continued to ask, "Where is the Ganlu Temple? How many monks are there in the temple? How much land does the temple occupy?"
"Your Majesty, Ganlu Temple is located on Beigu Mountain in Jingkou, covering an area of nearly a thousand acres. There are about 7,000 monks in the temple!"
When Liu Cong heard this, his eyes widened, "Nearly a thousand acres of land? Seven thousand monks?"
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"I really care about the reputation of the king. If I touch Ganlu Temple rashly, I am afraid that the people of Wu County, Jianye, and even Jiangdong will criticize the king."
What Li Yan said is not unreasonable. The land of Ganlu Temple was developed by the monks of the temple themselves. As for the monks, the government is incompetent and the people cannot survive in troubled times. Why don't you let people run to the temple?
Yes, it is undeniable that Ganlu Temple did take the opportunity to turn these people into monks, but it also saved their lives.
This is different from the aristocratic family, which hides its population in order to turn them into tenants, while the temple is intended to turn them into monks.
Do you even have to think about which one is better, tenants or monks? So people hate aristocratic families and worship them in temples instead.
Liu Cong frowned and said, "I heard that the scenery on Beigu Mountain is pretty good. I want to go and see it myself."
(The Lingjiu Temple I wrote about before was more controversial in its era. I have replaced it with the well-known Ganlu Temple in this chapter, and the previous article has also been revised.)