After thinking about it for a long time, everyone didn't urge him.

After a while, Ma Qingzhicai said slowly: "Repairing the canal is a huge project, according to a rough estimate, it will take about 100,000 people, 250,000 silver, and the required stones, wood, etc. are fully supplied, and in three years, the canal from Qizhou to Cizhou, Xingzhou, and Jizhou can be repaired." ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts, among these conditions, only two conditions were not easy to meet, 100,000 people and those three years, Fanyang Mansion did not have such a large population to repair the canal, and three years was also a long time for Fanyang Mansion.

As for the silver taels and materials, Fan Yang Mansion didn't have much of a burden, Liu Feng frowned and said slowly: "There are not so many people for you to repair the canal, 30,000 Zhuang Ding, this is the limit!" ”

"Then the Canal Army was established, with 20,000 sergeants under the jurisdiction of the Four Guards Engineering Sergeant, who repaired the canal full-time, and then ordered the recruitment of 10,000 people, and the wages were paid equally according to the apprentices of craftsmen! Is it possible? ”

Ma Qingzhi listened carefully, thought carefully, and said slowly: "Although there is a shortage of workers, it is better than the money, and it may be successful!" ”

"Yes or no, you want a definite answer, don't be so vague!" Liu Feng was a little impatient with Ma Qingzhi's attitude, and said in a deep voice,

When Ma Qingzhi heard this, he immediately got up and said: "This needs to be carefully calculated, and it is impossible to give the envoy a practical answer at the moment, not to mention using a sergeant to repair the canal, which is also an unprecedented measure!" ”

"The biggest difference between a sergeant and a civilian man is that the sergeant has strong execution ability, he can complete the assigned tasks, and furthermore, after these sergeants repair the canal, there are also other projects waiting for them to repair, not simply set up a canal army, and this is the end of the work! They will be a full-time engineering army! You can draw the backbone of the baggage battalion everywhere to be responsible for the formation. Liu Feng explained in detail, but there are some things that cannot be explained, and only with actual effects can people be convinced.

Ma Qingzhi is also a smart person, there is no actual data, and he does not open his mouth, but changes the topic and introduces the specific canal repair plan for Liu Feng and the others.

The current Yongji Canal has been abandoned for decades, no one has ever repaired it systematically, Ma Qingzhi has investigated many times, there are more than 10 sections of the river that are basically silted up alone, and there are dozens of other river sections that are more seriously silted.

The most important thing in renovating the Grand Canal is to clear these silted places, however, even if it is cleared, only a small part of the work is completed, and the key to renovating the canal is to build embankments.

The main reason for the silting up of the river was the collapse of the river embankment, which washed a large amount of sediment into the river, but fortunately, Liu Feng opened his golden finger and fired the cement, which was the biggest reliance on his daring to renovate the canal.

The more everyone listened, the more frightened they became, but the more Liu Feng listened, the more excited he became, Ma Qingzhi gave a detailed introduction and explanation, indicating that this person knew what to do with the renovation of the canal, and the reason why he questioned Liu Feng's decision-making was to question Liu Feng, a layman.

As if he wanted to extinguish everyone's idea, Ma Qingzhi kept throwing out important problems, making everyone realize that it was so difficult to renovate the canal, and Liu Feng also had full respect in his heart for the emperors who dug and renovated the canal.

The renovation of the canal corresponds to the construction of bridges, but the construction of bridges is different from the construction of river embankments, it requires more skilled craftsmen and stonemasons.

Feng Dao and the others were not as optimistic as Liu Feng, and said with a sad face: "The cost of renovating the canal is too high, and the time and craftsmen required are too much, so don't lose more than you gain!" ”

Ma Qingzhi did not follow, and objected: "Governing the river is a prosperous move, but the benefits of governing the river must exceed its pay, there is no doubt about it!" ”

"If Qizhou, Cizhou, Xingzhou, Jizhou and other places are connected, especially after connecting Yucheng, Yucheng's commodities will be more able to smooth the north and south, and the economic meaning of this is naturally self-evident."

"The most conservative budget, after the construction of the Yongji Canal, the commercial tax revenue of these prefectures and counties in Fanyang Prefecture can be increased by 30%, and with the continuation of time, the economic benefits generated by Yunheng will become larger and larger, and there is no doubt that the cost of governance will greatly exceed in the end."

Listening to Ma Qingzhi's explanation, everyone's heavy expressions were relieved, but Liu Feng had long been convinced of the economic benefits that the canal could bring.

It cannot be denied that in the era when there was no railway, when there was no machinery, where the water transport went, where it would prosper, the Yongji Canal was just going straight up from north to south, and if the water transport system through Pham Duong Fu was completely renovated, in addition to the military strategic needs, it was the economic benefits brought to Pham Duong Fu, which was enough to make people satisfied.

Liu Feng had already made up his mind in his heart, but such a huge project needs to be cautious! If there is a slight mistake, Fanyang Mansion will fall into a place of no return.

Ma Qingzhi saw that everyone went from high enthusiasm to low mood, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart, and he also smiled bitterly in his heart, how can the power of Fanyang Mansion be able to renovate and dig the canal channel of the entire Fanyang Mansion.

I can't help but wonder if Ma Qingzhi doesn't doubt it, even Feng Dao and the others have doubts about themselves, can Fan Yang Mansion undertake such a major project in the current situation?

But according to Liu Feng's thoughts, it is impossible to stabilize and slow down, if you do it drastically, the renovation of the canal is a certain project, it is in response to that sentence, there are conditions to go on, there are no conditions, and the conditions must be created.

Liu Feng, who was heartbroken, invited Ma Qingzhi to the house on the same day, carefully discussed the renovation of the canal, and transferred dozens of students from Fanyang Mansion College to participate in the whole process.

With a series of actions in Fanyang Mansion, the canal was dug and renovated, and it began to be launched, recruiting craftsmen and people, and transferring sergeants from the baggage battalion to form the Canal Army, and Ma Qingzhi, the newly baked canal governor, also took office.

And Guo Wei of the Great Zhou didn't know if he didn't see the deep meaning of Liu Feng's actions in Fanyang Mansion, or if he also agreed with Liu Feng's actions, and even allocated more than a dozen water conservancy craftsmen, and also supported 50,000 taels of silver in silver taels.

Liu Feng ordered that under the premise of not affecting spring ploughing and farming, the excavation and renovation of the canal and the construction of the mansion road should not be delayed at any time, and it should be carried out quickly.

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In a blink of an eye, the spring ploughing is coming to an end, and the work of renovating the canal has gradually entered the track, Liu Feng has also been freed from it, and soaked together with the craftsmen every day.

It wasn't until the fragmentary knowledge in his head was dug up by these stonemasons and skilled craftsmen that Liu Feng got out of the hands of these craftsmen, and these sincere craftsmen, in order to thank Liu Feng for his unsparing guidance, set up a banquet to invite them, the envoys of heaven and man.

Liu Feng, who was not good at drinking, was drunk by his craftsmen and apprentices, and did not wake up from his drunkenness until noon on the second day.

When he woke up, it was already bright, the sunlight in the room was dazzling, he sniffed his nose lightly, it was still the familiar fragrance, and only Ulan would take care of him carefully.

Liu Feng, who stretched his waist, climbed out of bed, and was shone on his body by the late spring sun, warm, so comfortable, Ulan appeared at the right time and gave him a roll of his eyes.

walked over gently, and sorted out the clothes for him, but the tiredness on his face was not gone, but the smile of happiness was also on his face.

Liu Feng's heart moved, and he hugged Wulan tightly in his arms, no matter what happened in his previous life, no matter what happened in this life, with this beautiful woman by his side, what else could he ask for, and he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of Wulan for himself and Zhao Xuewei.

Wulan, who was quietly curled up in Liu Feng's arms, fell asleep unconsciously, breathing heavily with a slightly nasal voice, which showed that she was indeed a little tired.

Liu Feng was a little distressed, gently picked up Ulan, put him on the bed, and carefully tucked the quilt for Ulan, but he didn't turn around and leave, but sat quietly on the edge of the bed, looking at Ulan who was already asleep.

He couldn't help but think of how many days and nights Ulan had been in front of his bed like this, quietly watching his sleeping self, gently brushing the hair on his forehead for Ula, and kissing him lightly on his forehead.

Liu Feng lifted his spirits and quietly walked out of the room, but he didn't know that when he got up to leave, Wulan was also awakened, but he didn't stop him.

……

Cao Zheng and Deng Jieyu are doing a good job in their respective positions, and they gradually put their respective jurisdictions on the track of development.

The two are about to go to the important task again, for their successor, Liu Feng does not have an eyebrow, and the dispute between Shu and Zhou will also come to an end, the war that lasted 100 days will end, it is not as Liu Feng expected, the Shu army will fall into the quagmire of war by virtue of the danger of the terrain.

The Great Zhou Dynasty destroyed Shu in 100 days, and such a strong combat power made all the military towns lose their voices, and even some generals in Fanyang Mansion were also shocked by the combat power of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army, Hedong Army and other military towns.

Liu Feng did not dare to have the slightest relaxation, the victory of the Great Zhou Dynasty was undoubtedly a clarion call for Liu Feng and Fanyang Mansion, and the development of Fanyang Mansion was very likely to be annihilated in the long river of history if it was just according to the plan. Liu Feng is unwilling to end up like this, and he will not accept such a result.