Chapter 488 Food, Clothing, Housing and Transportation

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"Captain Gongsun Xu, Captain Gongsun Ran, I understand your thoughts. Even if you don't say it, I hope you can go and guard the northern border of Youzhou. Before we do, though, we'll discuss a few things, and when we're done, I'll arrange your assignments. Yuan Chang comforted Gongsun Xu and Gongsun Ran, then looked at the others and asked, "What do you think about the construction and development of Youzhou, if you have no opinions, then it's up to me, how about it?"

"Everything is at the command of the Lord!"

All the subordinates present said in unison, and it seemed that they all saw Yuan Chang's expression that he wanted to say something. Therefore, they all consciously gave up the stage to Yuan Chang. Yuan Chang rolled his eyes, however, he did have a lot to say, and naturally he would not twist it.

"The first proposal of the state pastor was to rebuild and expand Jixian County. ”

Yuan Chang paused, and when he saw that no one cooperated and stood up to post a post, he could only continue depressedly: "This time for the expansion of Jixian County, Benzhou Mu plans to take Jixian County as the inner city, expand fifty miles to the east, twenty miles to the west, thirty miles to the south, and reach Changping County in the north, and use this range as the outer city of Jixian County. In addition..."

Yuan Chang was about to continue, but he inadvertently raised his eyes to look, but saw that everyone was stunned, as if he had seen a ghost. Obviously, Yuan Chang's words scared them. After a long time, everyone woke up and looked at their colleagues present.

Probably thinking that Yuan Chang was from the countryside and had never seen the world, Guo Jia asked cautiously: "Lord." Have you ever been to Luoyang and Chang'an?"

"Of course I've been!" Yuan Chang glanced at Guo Jia angrily.

"Then lord, do you know that Luoyang and Chang'an are the capitals. Compared with Jixian County, it is only a few miles wide in four directions. And Luoyang and Chang'an can have today's scale, but it has been since Qin. It took dozens of days to build. Now the lord is going to expand in four directions in one go, and the north is going to go straight to Changping County, lord, do you know that there is a distance of hundreds of miles from Jixian County to Changping County?

"Fengxiao, all of this you said, the Honshu pastor knows. ”

Yuan Chang glanced at Guo Jia comfortingly, and still said flatly: "Everyone." I know you first thought it was incredible. However, you have to believe that there is nothing difficult in the world, but you are afraid of those who have a heart. Let me tell you a story, which is that in the west of the land where we stand, there is a country called Egypt. A long, long time ago, around the time of the **** period in our Central Plains, the princes (pharaohs) there built incredible buildings with manpower, which were called pyramids. The largest pyramid is more than 60 zhang high, the bottom is more than 100 zhang long, and it is made of 2.3 million stones with an average of 5,000 catties each. It's a miracle. You can imagine how backward the Egyptians were at that time. But if they have built such a miracle with manpower, can't we do it? If you want money, you have money, you want tools, you want materials. With all this, we're afraid we won't be able to do it?"

"My lord. Where are you talking about?" although Yuan Chang said it was very heroic. It's festive. However, Guo Jia, who was temporarily in charge of the state's money and grain, had to jump out and speak against it.

Sure enough, I saw Yuan Chang gritting his teeth, with a hideous look on his face, and said: "There is not much else in this state, but there is a lot of money." Are you afraid that you won't be able to recruit people, that you won't be able to buy tools, that you won't be able to buy materials?

"My lord, the key question is, where is the money? The money and silver in the treasury are not enough for your ambition. ”

"Ahem!"

Yuan Chang coughed lightly twice, and said seriously: "Of course the money is earned, now Youzhou is ours, and the production of the new salt can be increased on a large scale; ”

"Lord, what the hell is that cement, is it so powerful?" Dian Wei asked in a humming speech, of course, the others also had the same expression, most of the people present had heard of this thing for the first time.

"Cement is a new type of material discovered by the Honshu pastor, with a wide range of uses and powerful functions, and under the guidance of the Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, it was finally successfully researched and started production a few days ago. Yuan Chang was very shameless, shamelessly attributing the invention of cement to his own name, and then continued with a light expression: "Cement can be combined with water to harden, and sand, stone and other things can be firmly condensed together. Moreover, it is invulnerable, invulnerable, and has a solid texture, and even if it is a catapult, a siege weapon, it is difficult to leave a trace on the city wall made of cement. In addition, cement can be used in a wide range of applications. First of all, it can be used to build a house, and our usual houses built with bricks and wood are only two floors at most, but a house built with cement can have as many as five floors. In this way, the waste of land can be reduced, and secondly, cement can be used to cast the city wall, and the cement can be used to make the wall stronger and stronger, and the cement can be used to cover the road, which we are walking on now is mostly dusty, and every time the horse passes by, it is dusty and uncomfortable, and when it rains, the road becomes muddy and difficult for people and animals to walk. However, with cement, these problems will be solved, and there is no need to worry about it again. You say, 'How can such a new thing not be sought after and bought by the world?'

After listening to Yuan Chang's explanation of the situation about cement, many people present frowned in unison. Guo Jia said bluntly: "My lord, although cement can bring countless wealth to my lord. However, if you sell this thing to the enemy, won't the lord have to lose more if you fight it again in the future?"

"Hehe, do you think Honshu Mu is such a stupid person!"

Yuan Chang heard Guo Jia's words, but he showed a treacherous smile and said sinisterly: "About this. In fact, the Honshu pastor has long thought about it. There are two styles of cement we manufacture and produce, one is ordinary. One is boutique. The cement sold by Benzhou Livestock is of the ordinary category, and the boutique category is only for our own use. Ordinary cement has many disadvantages. It doesn't last long, it needs to be replaced every few years, and if it is used too often, it is possible to replace it once a year or two. Moreover, ordinary cement is not exposed to the sun, and there are no precautions when it comes to the big day in June, and those cements are afraid that they will be scarred and will have to be bought again. As for the Honshu Mu, of course, it is a wide range of financial resources, wahaha!"

Everyone present couldn't help but shudder, feeling sympathy for those who were about to be pitted by Yuan Chang. Encountering a shameless and shameless opponent like Yuan Chang is really their misfortune and sorrow. As a saint disciple who has read poetry and books, Cai Yong felt a burst of blushing and fever, and he was also hesitating in his heart whether it was the right choice for him to entrust his daughter to such a person. However, if Cai Yong knew that Yuan Changdu had already gotten on the bus, he hadn't made up the ticket yet. I don't know if I will vomit blood and die in anger.

The incident between Yuan Chang and Cai Yan happened a few days ago. Perhaps because of the tiredness of the day, Yuan Chang had too many negative emotions in his heart. So, on a certain day. When Cai Yan was wearing a relatively sexy outfit, in Yuan Chang's study, a man was affectionate. The concubine was intended, and a pair of adulterous husbands and adulterous women were born.

"We don't have to worry about the expansion of Jixian County. Honshu also knows that it can't be done overnight. Now, we can renovate the inner city of Jixian County. Demolition should be demolished, destruction should be destroyed, and there must not be the slightest hesitation. Of course, we must compensate for all the property that belongs to the people according to the price, and we must not harm the interests of the people. In addition, the reconstruction of Jixian County should also recruit a large number of young and strong, and in terms of wages, some can be appropriately preferential. After all, it is not easy for the people to make some money, in addition to new salt and cement, we can also think of other ways to make money, and we must not treat the people under our rule badly. ”

"The lord (state pastor) is generous and benevolent, and his subordinates (last generals) are respectful!"

Yuan Chang put on a smile with great satisfaction, although he knew that this was a sycophant, but I have to say that it was really useful to hear so many people pat on the back. It is no wonder that the emperors of all dynasties are indispensable to officials who are sycophants, even if they are Ming Jun, such people are indispensable. The so-called positive and negative adjustment may be the truth. Just like Yuan Chang has worked hard for a month and is irritable, if he hadn't adjusted with Cai Yan, I'm afraid that his menstrual cycle would have been disordered a long time ago.

In addition, after the rebuilding of Jixian County, the name Jixian County was no longer used, and it was changed to Beijing City. ”

"The lord (state pastor) is talented, and his subordinates (last generals) are willing to bow down!"

"Okay, you're not tired, I'm tired!"

Yuan Chang waved his hand angrily, then his face turned straight, and he continued: "The rebuilding and expansion of Jixian County just now, as well as cement, basically solved the problem of housing and transportation for the people; ”

Yuan Chang stopped at the right time, and sure enough, this time, all the subordinates also looked at Yuan Chang with a pair of admiring eyes, which greatly satisfied Yuan Chang's vanity. In fact, the subordinates did not show this specifically to cater to Yuan Chang, but they really respected Yuan Chang. Whether it is Yuan Chang's courage to rebuild and expand Jixian County, or the discovery of new things such as new salt and cement, it all shows that Yuan Chang is different. Also, Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and others, who followed Yuan Changjiu, knew that Yuan Chang also made a good wine, which made them greedy. If it weren't for Yuan Chang's strict guard, I am afraid that the good wine that Yuan Chang hid would have been stolen by a few of them.

"First of all, let's talk about food, first of all, food. From time to time, there are droughts, floods, locust plagues, or wars and other natural and man-made disasters, so that there are often times when grain and grass are insufficient, or they are easy to eat, or there are starvations on the road, which is unbearable. Therefore, we must ensure that our barns are sufficient, so that there will be no change of food due to lack of food. In fact, we naturally cannot change natural disasters, but why do we have to choose to fight and conquer natural disasters instead of taking advantage of the trend? Just like bamboo, its branches are small and soft, dancing with the wind, but even the most violent wind and rain cannot destroy the bamboo; on the contrary, those big trees with thick and hard branches are not necessarily immune to the storm. These facts tell us that we don't have to fight natural disasters, but that we can become more mellow. ”

"The lord is reasonable, so I don't know what the lord has to do?"

"You're asking the right person!"

Yuan Chang smiled smugly and said, "Natural disasters are nothing more than droughts, floods, locust plagues, or earth shaking (earthquakes). However, ground movements rarely occur, and they are simply impossible to resist, either dead or injured, so let's not talk about it for the time being. First of all, let's talk about drought, when there is a drought, there is a lack of water, and the grain cannot grow without sufficient water, so there will be a loss of a grain harvest; in the long run, there will naturally be a situation of lack of grain. In this case, if we do the opposite, we will look for a drought-tolerant grain, and in this way, the problem will be easily solved, and everyone will be happy. ”

Yuan Chang stopped after speaking, but he did not receive the expected applause and cheers. On the contrary, the subordinates also looked at the expression of an idiot, and their eyes swept over Yuan Chang from time to time, if it weren't for the fear of provoking Yuan Chang, it is estimated that they all looked directly at Yuan Chang, and then told him: You are an idiot, the identification is complete!

"Hey, hey, what do you mean, what do you guys look at?"

Yuan Chang roared extremely dissatisfied, scolded angrily for most of the day, and educated a group of ignorant and short-sighted subordinates, Yuan Changcai continued: "Benzhou Mu knows that it is not your fault that you are ignorant, it is this cruel world that allows you to only see within one acre and three points of land that you can see. The Honshu pastor is merciful and generous. So, forgive your ignorance and doubts. There is a place named Siam south of Jiaozhou, and there is a city in Siam called Champ. This place has no characteristics, and compared with my Central Plains, it is as backward as a mountain village. However, the people of Champa never had to worry about food, they only needed to grow one year of food every three years, and then they could rest for the remaining two years. When we are still worried about food, the people of Champa are not even bothering to grow grain, what is the reason for this? That's right, because there is a kind of excellent rice here in Champa, called Champa rice. Champa rice is drought-tolerant, fearless of drought, and Champa rice has strong adaptability, grows regardless of the land, and can be planted for three crops a year, and the yield is higher than that of rice in the Central Plains. With such a variety of food, why should we be afraid of a shortage of food?"

After listening to what Yuan Chang said about the benefits of Zhancheng rice, all the subordinates present were red-eyed. (To be continued.) )