The navy of the Xiaoguo Army is the most powerful. It can be said that it is a navy, but it should be a navy. The sea ships and inland ships are different. Zhao Xun dared not say that the soldiers on the sea ship must be used to it.
Inland river ship. But I think that since you can adapt to the shaking and swaying sea, the inland river will naturally not be a problem!
Well, this so-called Grand Canal repair and dredging plan sounds like the result is very attractive and good.
However, the cost is also huge. Renovating the canal requires a lot of financial investment. Not to mention Youzhou to the Yellow River, the Yellow River to the Yangtze River, even if it is just a long section from Youzhou to Qingji, it is enough for the Xiaoguo Army to have a headache.
Repair and dredge at the time, rather than build it again, otherwise...
If Zhao Xun really wants to renovate this section of the canal and even continue to do it, at least he will have to invest a lot of money in it every year. Of course, if it is successful in the end, the results will naturally be self-evident. At the same time,
Renovating the canal requires a lot of manpower and material resources. This is a matter of easy solution. Because of the war in the south, young and strong soldiers were arrested, and many people fled north. The Xiaoguo Army was worried about how to resettle them. It would be good to use it to repair the canal.
A method of .
Zhao Xun is not a fool, he also knew that repairing the canal was only done when the country was prosperous and the people were safe. If he was unable to achieve his strength, forcibly repairing the canal would only backfire and lead to unimaginable consequences. Emperor Yang of Sui built the canal.
The people of the Tang Dynasty remembered this in mind. In the Xuanzong era, the Yellow River was repaired, and some ministers robbed land with their heads and opposed it, saying that as long as the river work was opened, the world would be in chaos. It can be seen that the lesson was only profound.
In fact, no matter from any perspective, in all dynasties, renovation of canals was a matter of the country, and it was only possible to do when the country was at its peak. It was definitely not something that some local forces could do, even in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
In the times, it was not easy to renovate canals. The problem of river channels has always been an inevitable topic of dynasties.
In addition, renovating the canal also requires special talents. After all, this is not an easy task. It requires comprehensive coordination, comprehensive planning, and special technology. It would be fine if it was just a simple dredging, but there are many places that need to be redirected.
, it is necessary to connect the surrounding river tributaries, and to better connect the canals with other rivers to play a greater role.
In addition, how to rationally utilize civil servants, how to build various canal facilities, especially the construction of uneven ground sluices, is definitely a very difficult and challenging task. This is not modernization, everything is driven by machinery. In this era, various large-scale projects are all kinds of things.
The project is made up of blood, sweat, and even the lives of civil servants. When Emperor Yang of Sui built the Grand Canal, it was said that there were at least 100,000 civil servants who died. It has to be said that although Emperor Yang of Sui was a bastard emperor in the present day,
But all subsequent dynasties took advantage of him. Even the river channel was repaired, it was also repaired on the basis of the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou.
Of course, if the Xiaoguo Army wins in the end, it will naturally benefit greatly. You can continue to repair and improve it later. If you are defeated, haha...that is to make wedding dresses for others.
Of course, for Yanzhou and Yuzhou at this stage, the Xiaoguo Army still occupies the general trend. As for whether the Yangzhou navy will make a counterattack, it is naturally a story. If the canal is repaired with great effort, the north and south will be smooth.
In the end, the enemy's warship attacked and advanced, and caught Xiaoguo's army off guard, which was a joke. Of course, Xiaoguo's army was in the north and was condescending, and still had a certain advantage.
Moreover, the renovation of the canal is a systematic project, which takes a long time. However, in Youzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou, Xiaoguojun naturally does not have to worry about this, they only need to worry about whether there is enough materials and whether there is enough manpower. It is important.
Yes, is there enough money? After all, this is Xiao Guojun's own territory.
As for the south, it is hard to say. Maybe the Xiaoguo Army intends to start construction at the handover of Jizhou and Yanzhou, and it will be destroyed by the Tang army, Yanzhou army, and even Xuzhou army. Even so, it will take a long time.
Fortunately, some places can still be navigated. Of course, as mentioned earlier, they are all in a stable period.
If wars are frequent and you fight and you often fight, and the two sides of the Grand Canal often start a tug-of-war, then there is no need to say that the delay time will be delayed. Once the river construction begins, the Xiaoguo Army must ensure a stable environment and continue to invest in finance, otherwise it will give up halfway, except for the vain.
There is no benefit in throwing away countless money. As for this, it is necessary to negotiate with the Tang army, Yanzhou army, and Xuzhou army. Thinking about the power of the Xiaoguo army, they dare not make the right things explicitly, so
.The only way to send his own handle to the Xiaoguo Army is to give him sufficient reasons to take action against him. That is, the excuses to carry out the Justice Army.
The only good news is that with the fact that the Xiaoguojun has cement, the emergence of cement has to be said to be an outstanding contribution to large-scale projects. On this point, Zhao Xun has become the object of respect for many people. With cement, many things can be done.
It's too simple to get up, compared to before.
Others can be ignored, but the rivers under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army can indeed start construction. You must know that the canals and many rivers in the Xiaoguo Army have water transportation, but they just cannot be smooth and intermittent. What needs to be done now,
It is to connect it to form a water transport network of canals and rivers. In this way, it is convenient for merchants and the people and the army.
Seeing that most of the people agreed, Zhao Xun no longer insisted. Even if it was not possible to go south, he would first make out the ones in his territory. Although it was harder now, it could also solve the problem of refugees in the country and would have a day to gain in the future. For the war in the future
, it would not be forced to suspend or withdraw due to logistical problems. Historically, Emperor Yang of Sui repaired the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou, which was also related to its conquest of Goryeo. In the three conquests of Goryeo, there were nearly one million civilians, what were they doing?
Because they transported food for those hundreds of thousands of troops.
Well, the decision to repair the canal was passed, but there was another problem below. What problem is there? No money!
"Lord!" Hearing Zhao Xun agreeing to repair the canal, Hu Yi, the director of the Finance Department, stood up and said, "Lord, I have no objection to repair the canal. However, I only fought with the guards last year and captured Jizhou.
Qingzhou will be accepted at the end of the year. Because new policies will be implemented in various places, a lot of taxes will be reduced and due to the war, all taxes in some war zones will be exempted."
"In addition, it will be a huge cost to rebuild the homes and to help those who have lost their homes due to the war. Even if they use labor-for-relief methods in the future, they will be a huge cost for me.
The army worked hard to repair the canal, but the money and property needed will be measured in infinite ways and we cannot bear it."
Xu He, director of the Taxation Department, also stood up and said, "That's true. The business taxes of merchants can no longer bear such a large amount of contributions."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xun frowned and said, "Pei Yi, is it difficult for us to have financial pressure?"
Pei Yi nodded and said, "The difficulties are quite great. During the war, the money spent like flowing water. In addition, the cost of moving to the people, the investment in repairing the road and water conservancy, and the little coins that I had stayed there before were basically spent, although they were not clean and smooth.
, but it is not much better. Fortunately, some of our soldiers rely on the northern Huhu to support them, otherwise..."
When Zhao Xun heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. You, Pei Yi, the one who had worked hard to support the repair of the canal before, was you. You clearly knew the financial crisis, so you shouted for support at the top of your voice.
"That's right!" Zhao Xun touched his chin. Financial problems are the root of everything. If you don't have money, you should not think about anything. Because Xiaoguojun implemented the new policy and reduced the burden on the people, he exempted a lot of taxes. The financial system was notified.
Crisis is inevitable. Zhao Xun knew very clearly that his army was probably the most expensive army in the entire Dayan. In addition to excellent equipment, the monthly military rush and the pension after death.
No army can compare with it. Of course, these armies are worth Zhao Xun doing this.
"Lord, do you want it? Let's increase the price of salt?" Pei Yi said. Pei Yi knew that there is a salt drying farm in Lingzhou Prefecture in Qingzhou, which can obtain a lot of salt. However, Zhao Xun's price for these salts is extremely low.
It is said that it is half the price of the usual price, even in the prosperous times, the price is more than 30% higher than that. However, salt is something that everyone needs, and as long as it increases it a little bit, it will be an extremely huge profit.
"No!" Zhao Xun said quickly, "Speaking of this, everyone needs the same salt in life. raising the salt price will only put more pressure on the people, while rich people do not have any pressure. This move cannot be done.
In the end, the only people who received the disaster were ordinary people. Supervision Department, you set rules for various places that the price of salt is determined. Who dares to raise the price privately, adulterate, and kill one."
Zhao Xun's cold voice stunned everyone, and he didn't understand why Zhao Xun valued this matter so much.
In Zhao Xun's view, infinite things like salt that can be made through seawater are basic materials needed by people and can be sold to the minimum. It is not difficult to manufacture, the raw materials are endless, and it is also indispensable to people.
Things, this thing, must not be too outrageous. In Zhao Xun's opinion, no matter what great achievements it is, it is not as important as allowing ordinary people to live a stable life. When it comes to salt, Zhao Xun unconsciously thought of private salt dealers.
Because the salt price is too high, a group of people who eat private salt have been bred.
"Or the excess tax will be exempted from Qingzhou and Jizhou, but the most basic land tax will continue to be paid?" Pei Yi said in a low voice.
"This is absolutely not possible!" Government affairs commander Lu Ziliang immediately stood up and shouted: "The tax exemption policy has been set aside in various places, and it must not be changed at will. It is a taboo. Although the people think that this is not a matter of
What, but not everyone understands it. You must know that this is divided into the fields, but many people have not yet harvested anything in the fields, so how can they pay taxes? Whoever we put the burden on, we cannot give these lowest-level people
Heavier!"
Pei Yi spread his hands and said helplessly: "Brother Lu, I understand everything you said, but now, we really don't have money. What do you think we should do? New policies in various places are being implemented, and the land of Qingzhou is in the area of hundreds of thousands of people.
I have to eat, because the house destroyed by the war is to be rebuilt, and every item is a huge expense. I know the truth you said very clearly, but I can't make money either... I'm also a stopgap solution!"
Lu Ziliang gritted his teeth and said, "I don't care about these things. In short, the expedient measures you mentioned were absolutely impossible at that time! Thinking about how difficult it was for us to start from the four prefectures of Youbei, we never went back on our word.
Is it today…”
Pei Yi smiled bitterly and said, "I understand what you said, but it's time and time again. Now that the action is imminent, do you really have to wait for a year or a half? After that year or a half, who can guarantee that there will be no other accidents.
Woolen cloth?"
Lu Ziliang said in a deep voice: "Brother Pei, how hard it was for us to be in the four prefectures of Youbei at that time? Didn't we stand up with the people and drive out the invasion of the Marine people, and our lives are getting better day by day. Have we ever been under our pressure?
It is a little burden to the people? It is precisely this way that we can get the support of the people and send the young and strong people in our family to fight for the country and for ourselves."
"Food is the most important thing for the people. Now we have won the battle and reduced taxes. Although life is still very hard, hope is coming, right? Do we want the people to feel that the Xiaoguo Army has won the battle and its power is getting bigger and bigger.
, but not as good as before. When the people find that they can’t even eat, they will ask, what did they get after all this? How do we answer him at that time? What consequences will it bring to the Xiaoguo Army? Today
, We have difficulties, let the people pay for the bill, and we have difficulties in the future? Do we continue to let them pay for the bill?"
"Brother Lu, we are asking them to suffer a little now, but it is for the sake of peace for all generations, for their future and even their descendants. This is worth it!" Pei Yi said in a deep voice.
After Pei Yi said this, Lu Ziliang couldn't help but feel angry: "Mr. Pei, the common people need to have enough food, what they want is the credibility of Xiaoguojun, and what they want is real things, not your vain and ethereal
Things. If anyone can talk casually like you, they can make them devote themselves to hunger and dedicate themselves!”
Not only Pei Yi and Lu Ziliang are arguing, but others are also considering this issue. It is not that Xiaoguojun has no money at all, but if the construction of the canal repair project starts, too much will be needed.
"Okay, don't argue, go back and think about it carefully and see how to solve it! Also, besides money, we also need orthodox water conservancy talents. No one here can do this." Zhao Xun
Rubbing his eyebrows and said in a deep voice.
Money... Where does money... go from where to get a lot of money? Zhao Xun sat in the study, rubbing his forehead, feeling that his head was about to explode. He asked for money to resettle the people, soldiers to get military service, and officials to get salary
, casting weapons and transporting, all costs a lot of money, even war horses, and the daily consumption is a considerable amount. That is not an ordinary horse. It can be used as a little bit of forage, but they are really doing it.
People who eat food every day are often more precious than people! They must be too old to be with them, otherwise the war horse will be useless.
If the money was all paper money, Zhao Xun would have thought about printing him endlessly. Of course, this was just a talk. Even if it was paper money, Zhao Xun could not print it randomly.
Go and rob? But who should I rob? Who can I rob? Who has money to rob? Zhao Xun couldn't help but scratch his head.
The door sounded softly, and someone came in. Zhao Xun didn't have to look back and knew that it was Xu Qinlian who came. He could walk into his study without reporting. So far, only Xu Qinlian was the only one who was careful but
Never ask about external affairs, and every time I come, I just send food to myself.
A pair of soft hands were placed on his shoulders and gently kneaded them. Zhao Xun leaned silently on the back of the chair, enjoying the tenderness of this moment, but in his mind, he was still thinking about money. It was very difficult.
I decided to make it, but I couldn't do my best to build it. Zhao Xun had the intention of giving up.
"Husband, sisters can sell the money and some jewelry they have accumulated on weekdays, and can contribute some effort to your husband." Xu Qinlian said softly.
Because Zhao Xun mentioned this matter before, she knew that it was common sense.
"No, keep this money. On weekdays, I rarely buy some things for you. Some of the needs are up to you, and the children and what they need. Besides, if a man is even home, he will have his own family.
I can't help but talk about ordering all sides. It's my happy thing to live a stable life." Zhao Xun said with a smile.
Seeing Zhao Xun say this, Xu Qinlian didn't want to say more, so she could only massage Zhao Xun gently to relieve stress.
After Xu Qinlian left, Wei Dong and Han Meng came to the house. It was not a problem, but Han Meng was on duty outside the house, which was too cold. Wei Dong handed over some government affairs that needed Zhao Xun's instructions to Zhao Xun for handling.
Zhao Xun kept them, which was considered as relaxing for himself.