Kuai Liang's face darkened and he said: "Back to my lord, there is no clue about these two matters yet. Those who live in the old city cannot leave their hometown, and it is even more difficult to demolish their ancestral homes. The new city
Some land in the district has also been sold, mainly to foreigners. Wang Zhen also proposed to buy a large piece of land just behind Shop No. 13. If the deal is completed, it should be the largest land sale.
.Also, the dozens of families whose houses were burned down due to the last flood have moved to the new city."
When Liu Xin heard this, he couldn't help but have an evil idea. If he set a fire and burned down the old city, there wouldn't be any problems. He himself was startled by this idea and was silent for a moment.
He said: "This matter cannot be rushed. You will think of a solution slowly. Remember, never use force."
Kuai Liang was a native of Xiangyang and a fellow villager. He was really embarrassed. He was also worried that Liu Xin would use some coercive measures. But now he finally felt relieved and agreed repeatedly.
Within a few days, Liu Xin indeed arranged a place for Zhang Shiping to build a horse farm outside the city. Considering that Su Shuang would definitely sell horses with Zhang Shiping, the area of the horse farm was much larger than Zhang Shiping's request.
Moreover, the land there was fertile, the water and grass were abundant, and it was very suitable for raising horses. Zhang Shiping was extremely grateful to Liu Xin, hurriedly purchased some goods, and went back to the north to report the good news.
As time goes by, the popularity of Xiangyang New Town is still not strong, so Liu Xin has been hesitant to launch the third batch of shops.
The April sky is like a child's face, it changes at a moment's notice. It rained all night, and until early morning, there was no sign of stopping. Liu Xin put on her raincoat, put on her bamboo hat, and rode her horse as usual.
Go to the academy.
At the gate of the academy, Cai Yong had just stepped off the carriage and saw Liu Xin. His face showed some embarrassment. Recently, he was very worried about Cai Yan's marriage. His daughter seemed determined to get married.
To Liu Xin, but if she gets married, she can only be a concubine. Where does this leave his old face? Although he felt awkward in his heart, he always had to say hello when he met. Cai Yong deliberately raised his head and looked
Tian, said: "My lord, the rain is quite heavy. Why did you come to the academy today?"
Liu Xin chuckled and said: "Uncle, you are so old and you are still weathering the storm. I, a young man like me, don't dare to take the opportunity to hide at home and be lazy."
After entering the academy, I waited for half an hour, but the students had not arrived yet.
There are now ninety students in the academy, who come from official families, noble families and poor people. Families such as Jushu, Huang Zhong, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao have all moved into the new city, which is not too far from the academy.
All the children of their family arrived at the academy on time. There were also some poor students. In order to allow them to study with peace of mind, Liu Xin implemented a boarding system, and all food and accommodation were provided by the government for free. Considering that these children often have to take on some housework at home
, for students with excellent taste and taste, the government will also provide certain subsidies to their families to encourage them to study hard. They all live in the academy, so naturally they will not be affected by the weather. But those nobles who live in the old city
The same cannot be said for the children of the aristocratic families. So far, no one has come to the academy.
Seeing this situation, Liu Xin couldn't help but shook her head and said to Cai Yong: "These young masters have been pampered since they were young. How can they become big things in the future?"
It is inevitable that among these students there are a few who are talented and very popular with Cai Yong. Hearing that Liu Xin had opinions about them, Cai Yong quickly said: "I think they are not all afraid of hardship. Maybe they have other things to hold them back."
Maybe."
Liu Xin didn't quite believe it, and murmured: "I hope so."
The rain came and went, but it never stopped. The water in some courtyards was enough to cover your shoes. Fortunately, the roads were not affected. However, there were one-third fewer students, so Liu Xin’s class was
I couldn't get up, so I had to go back home early.
Until the next morning, the heavy rain continued. Liu Xin became nervous and worried about whether it would cause floods, so he quickly sent someone to invite Ju Shu and Kuai Liang to come to the house.
After listening to Liu Xin's words, Kuai Liang said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, this place is no better than in the north. Heavy rains like this are common in previous years. At most, they will cause waterlogging in the city and will not have much impact on the farmland."
Liu Xin muttered: "Waterlogging is also a very serious matter. In this case, you can accompany me for a walk around the city, especially in the new urban area. We have spent a lot of effort to build a drainage system. Now is the time to test the effect."
Liu Xin has never personally experienced urban waterlogging. She has only seen it on TV in the past. In some cities, the roads are full of water on rainy days and cannot be drained out for a while.
The drainage system in Xiangyang New City is quite effective. The group left the Zhou Mufu and walked many places, but they did not see a lot of water accumulation. Not far ahead was a stretch of houses housing ordinary people in the old city.
, there are already some people living here, they are all the people who were affected by the fire in the north of the city last time.
Liu Xin suddenly saw a few houses with temporary simple dam heads made of bricks and stones in front of their doors. A gray-haired old man was standing in front of the door looking out, so he stopped and asked: "This man,
Is there water in your home?"
Seeing that these people didn't look like ordinary people, the old man hurriedly replied: "No, no, I am fine at home."
Liu Xin felt strange and asked: "Since there is no water, why are you piling these things in front of the door?"
The old man wiped the rainwater that splashed on his face and replied: "If it had rained so heavily in previous years, the house would have been flooded. I saw it raining non-stop yesterday, so I made preparations. I didn't expect that I wouldn't need to do this at all.
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Liu Xin turned around and asked Kuai Liang: "Did water get into your home in the past years?"
Kuai Liang shook his head and said: "We will naturally have slaves in our house to hit the dam head, and the situation will be better. It is normal for ordinary people to have water in their homes."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "Let's go, follow me to the old city."
More than half of the old city wall has been demolished, and the remaining wall base is still as high as the knee, forming a natural dividing line. The old and new cities can be clearly seen. Liu Xin stood in the rain holding an oilcloth umbrella and could clearly see the old city.
There is already a vast ocean here. No wonder the children living here cannot go to the academy.
After the heavy rain, the water in the old city slowly receded, leaving a pile of silt under the road. People living here have long been accustomed to it. However, when they heard that the new city was not flooded at all, they all
With incredible expressions on their faces, more and more people went to the Prefect's Mansion to inquire about the relocation, but only a handful of them actually took action.
Regarding the problem of relocation in the old city, those aristocratic families played a bad role in this. Many of them were domestic slaves, and the foundations of their houses were much higher than others, so they were not too worried about being flooded. The houses of these people were generally surrounded by
There are relatively wide lanes. As long as you are careful in your own home, fires in other places will not reach them under normal circumstances. And most ordinary people are accustomed to following behind them. These noble families do not move, and ordinary people do not move.
People will not take the initiative to relocate.
Liu Xin has his own plan to renovate the old city. On the one hand, it can increase the popularity of the new city and promote its faster development. On the other hand, the layout of the old city is messy and easy to harbor dirt, which is not conducive to future development.
Management. The best situation is to move all the residents of the old city into the new city, demolish all the old cities, and rebuild them. However, the heavy rain still gave Liu Xin some inspiration, in order to encourage these noble families to take the initiative to move into the new city.
District, he came up with a good idea.
After the summer, the academy will recruit another batch of new students. This year's admissions brochure came out very early. There is a new rule in it. Anyone who lives in the old city, whether noble or commoner, is not included in the admissions scope. The reason is simple.
, students living in the old city are easily affected by rainy days, which is not conducive to the completion of their studies.
As soon as this brochure came out, the whole city was in an uproar. For the gentry, Xiangyang Academy was officially hosted, and the future career of the students who graduated from the academy would naturally be bright. For ordinary people, if their children could squeeze into the academy,
, not only can reduce the burden on the family, but also have great hope of getting ahead in the future.
The promulgation of this regulation was clearly intended to force them to move to new urban areas. As a result, the fire did not scare them away, and the floods could not shake their determination to stick to their homes. However, a policy about "school district housing" made them
Completely shaken.
There were still three or four months left before the start of the new school year stipulated by Liu Xin. Those gentry families who still lived in the old city and whose children were gradually reaching school age could not sit still anymore and went to Kuai Liang's home one after another.
He ran away, cried and rushed to buy land in the new city. The problem of the popularity of the new city that had troubled Liu Xin for half a year was solved.
However, Kuai Liang is now hard to talk to. There are more people who want to buy land, and his back has become stiffer. It is completely different from the way he used to persuade everyone to move to the new city. The land price has increased a lot, and he is still asking them to
Mortgage the land deed of the old house and the government will provide subsidies at its discretion in the future.
Almost at the same time, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang came to Xiangyang hand in hand, and they also brought hundreds of fine horses. Liu Xin had already sent people to help them fence the horse farm on the outskirts of the city, and built watchtowers at the four corners.
Several houses were also built on the horse farm to house horse breeders.
Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang looked at the well-equipped racecourse and said with emotion: "Your Excellency, you have thought so thoughtfully for us. This racecourse is jointly run by me and I, let's call it Su Zhang Racecourse."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "This name doesn't sound good, I will help you choose a loud name."