"I'll tell them," Zhao Hao said confidently: "This is a good thing, I believe that the people on both sides of the strait will support it." ”

"Okay, then please." Hai Rui was not polite to him, and called Zhao Hao back, wasn't it just to change the situation of being isolated and helpless?

In the end, at Zhao Hao's suggestion, the river channel to the east of Taihu Lake changed from three to six.

In addition to the Loujiang River, the Wangyu River in Wuxi and the Taipu River in Wujiang are also dug up, so that the six waterways discharge the flood for Taihu Lake, and no matter how big the flood is, there is nothing to be afraid of!

Of course, the cost of such a project will also skyrocket. Especially the three proposed by Zhao Hao, one is more expensive than the other - Lou Jiang does not mention it. The Wangyu River has been silted up for many years, which is equivalent to re-excavation.

The Taipu River does not exist at all, and must be excavated by hand. This time, it is twice as wide as previously planned, up to 200 meters, allowing the water from Taihu Lake to be discharged directly into Huangpu.

In this way, the flow rate of Huangpu can be doubled. Even if the river channel is not narrowed, it can still have the effect of sand washing.

"Let's narrow the river." Hai Rui thought for a moment and said cautiously: "Otherwise, the water potential may not be enough to repel the Yangtze River from the sand." ”

"It's easy!" Zhao Hao smiled and took the lead in his hand, drew a line on the left side of Wusongkou and said: "We can build a long causeway deep into the Yangtze River on the left side of Wusongkou to block the upstream sediment from Wusongkou." At the same time, a shun embankment is built along the river bank on the right side to narrow the width of the estuary, which can also increase the flow velocity, scour the Wusong estuary, and prevent sediment accumulation! ”

"This is also a solution...... Hai Rui looked at the map, and suddenly said softly: "Hey, you added this sand embankment, how can you make Wusongkou look like a port?" ”

If you think of the wide river as a harbor, the sand bank is actually a breakwater that is always available at the wharf. The 200 zhang wide river is enough for both sides of the river to become a wharf for ships to dock, and it does not affect the traffic of ships on the river.

No wonder this kid would rather spend more money on repairing the sand embankment than narrowing the Huangpu River, it turns out that the joints are here!

Hai Rui took a closer look at this port, and found that this is not only the mouth of the sea for the entire Wuzhong, but also the throat of the Yangtze River into the sea, and goods from Shuzhong to Huguang and from Jiangxi to Jiangnan can be transported here to the sea.

By the way, Shanghai is also adjacent to Hangzhou Bay in the south, and it is also very convenient to travel with Zhejiang.

Moreover, it is also the midpoint of the north and south coastlines of the Ming Dynasty, reaching Jeju to the east and connecting with Asahil. To the southeast is the Ryukyus, and to the south is Luzon, Taiwan. It's really accessible in all directions, and the north and the south can't reach it!

Previously, because of the sea ban and the silting of Wusongkou, no one realized the value of Shanghai County. Now Zhao Hao has started shipping and sea trade, and then dredged Wusongkou, this is simply the natural trade center of Daming! It is much stronger than the traditional Ningbo, Fuzhou, and Guangzhou......

Hai Rui was keenly aware that Zhao Hao had been plotting here for a long time. This is absolutely crucial for Gangnam Group!

"Oh, really?" Zhao Hao tilted his head and looked at it for a while, and Fang opened his mouth in surprise: "Let Zhongcheng say this, it seems to be true!" ”

He praised Hai Rui with admiration on his face: "Zhongcheng is really as wise as a torch, he can always see things that we mortals can't see!" ”

"You don't come to this set." How could Hai Jui be fooled? sneered and said: "The land in Puxi also made Jiangnan Group buy almost it, right?" Kunkaisi also repaired the Dianpu River before, I think you have a plan! ”

"What a thing. If I can think of this, can I still put the anchorage port of the grain shipping in Chongming? Zhao Hao just didn't admit it: "But we are indeed looking for such an excellent port, and it is really hard to find a place to step through the iron shoes, so it takes no effort to get there." ”

It's not that Zhao Hao has any ulterior motives, but it's impossible to explain this matter at all! How can he explain that he ate the whole of Pudong in advance, and also bought the land along the river in Puxi?

"Hmm......" Hai Rui also made him stunned. Think about it, how could Zhao Hao have expected last year that he would govern the Wusong River, let Huangpu take over the Song, and turn Shanghai into a river, sea and land hub?

I didn't take office last year.

Unless he is not a prophet.

"Then you buy the land in advance?" Hai Ruihu asked.

"Am I not cement? Thinking about building an embankment and planting cotton in Pudong. Zhao Hao said with a fluke on his face: "Originally, I only planned to engage in a farm, but I didn't expect Zhongcheng to repair Wusongkou again, which really made our group pick up a big bargain!" ”

Zhang Yi, who was sitting with him on the side, also hurriedly echoed: "Yes, Zhongcheng, the land in Puxi is leased to Shangkaisi in Shanghai County, following the model of Kunkaisi, as their reward for repairing the river embankment and seapond in the county. ”

Although the lease period in 199 was a little longer, Chongkaisi started, and the counties behind could only pinch their noses and admit it.

However, Shanghai County rents some saline-alkali land by the river, and there is nothing to worry about - every year after winter, as the water level of the Wusong River drops, a salty tide will erupt.

The so-called salty tide is that when the tide is high, the seawater pours in along the river, turning the freshwater river into a saltwater river, making the two sides of the river salinized, and even the groundwater will be invaded, making it difficult for people to drink water. The land along the river in Shanghai County has been so damaged that no one has cultivated it at all.

I just didn't expect the change to come so quickly. Those saline-alkali lands on both sides of the strait are actually going to be hot! Shops, storefronts, warehouses, and warehouses can be built on saline-alkali land. And saline-alkali land is good, it is cheap and does not occupy arable land.

In addition to lamenting that Zhao Gongzi was really like a god, Zhang Wei could only tighten his hug on Zhao Hao's thigh. The extent to which Shanghai County will develop in the future depends on the ability of Jiangnan Group. As for his career, he has to rely on Zhao Gongzi's support.

"Uncle Zhang, don't worry, we can't lose the county, right? I went back and said hello to Kaishi, no matter how fixed the original contract was, as soon as Shanghai opened its port, it began to pay rent to the county. Zhao Hao smiled in return.

"Well, let's go by the contract." Zhang Cheng excused himself a few words, and then happily changed his words and said, "I deserve it."

In this way, it is naturally better to have an explanation of all aspects, and it saves someone from chewing the root of the tongue behind the back.

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In fact, Hai Rui said that he didn't plan to delve into the problem of Zhao Hao's purchase of land in advance.

"Originally, only Huangpu Wusong Baimao was repaired, and it cost about 130,000 taels of silver. This year, a whip law was implemented, and it is said that the governor's yamen can have more money on hand, but he has been doing disaster relief everywhere, and all the expenses have been lost, and the result is that he can only come up with 70,000 or 80,000 taels. The rest is to borrow from the prefectures and counties, as well as the military preparation road yamen, and then repay the tax and silver in the next year. Hai Rui looked at Zhao Hao fixedly and said:

"Now that you have added Loujiang, Wangyu and Taipu, and you have to build a sand dam at Wusongkou, I am afraid that the cost will not be able to quadruple."

"Hmm." Zhao Hao nodded and said, "The projects I mentioned are very expensive. ”

This 'very six plus one' project, one million taels of silver can be completed, thank God.

Therefore, Hai Rui, who is careful about budgeting, has not considered these options proposed by Zhao Hao before.

"Where does this money come from?" Hai Rui's pupils shrank, and he asked Zhao Hao expressionlessly, "Are you out?" ”

"Why not?" Zhao Hao took a sip of a large bowl of tea, patted his chest and said, "This is a great thing." Jiangnan Group and Jiangnan is the relationship between fish and water. After repairing the 'six plus one', the flood control, drainage, water diversion and shipping of the entire Susong will be raised to a higher level, and the group will inevitably benefit in all aspects. How can we sit back and enjoy it?! ”

As he spoke, he changed his words and said weakly: "But Zhongcheng knows me, the two adults know me, but the people in the world don't necessarily know me." We can't forget Shen Wansan's previous experience, too sharp will cause trouble. ”

"And what do you mean?" Hai Rui nodded, it was indeed too eye-catching to let Jiangnan Group give money directly.

"Let's copy the Kunshan model and subcontract the project to the development companies in each county." Zhao Hao said with a straight face: "For example, Baimaohe will be handed over to Chang Kaisi, and Wangyu River will be handed over to Wukaisi...... As for the main project, it will be completed by the cooperation of Kunkaisi and Shangkaisi. ”

"That's fine." Hai Rui has carefully studied the model of Kunkaisi, and he is still trustworthy in their ability to organize manpower and material resources and ensure quality and quantity of construction. "The old man will allocate 70,000 taels of silver to you when he turns around, and he must let 200,000 victims survive the spring famine."

"Keep the money." Zhao Hao waved his hand and said with a smile: "If you don't pay the victims, it's already too much, and the group can not even care about food?" ”

This time, about 200,000 people in need of relief were in need of relief in Jiangnan. 200,000 seems to be more, but 'very six plus one', each project is less than 30,000 people. Although it is certainly not enough, we have to hire more homeless people.

However, with 200,000 free labor, the cost of repairing the embankment will drop a lot.

"Cement and stone have to pay for everything, right?" Hai Jui, on the other hand, is very principled. The brothers still have to settle the accounts, and he and Zhao Hao are like-minded, and they are even clearer in the public accounts, and they can't be ambiguous. "Although this project is huge, there is not much land to rent to you. Looking back, how much is the difference, I asked Liangjing for it! ”

"How can the court have money?" Zhao Hao laughed and said, "It's almost the same to ask Jiangnan for money." ”

He was embarrassed to say that Emperor Longqing had to count on him to help even if he burned a disgusting porcelain......

There is no way, the stupid fiscal and tax system set by Emperor Taizu is strange if the court is rich.

"How should the governor's yamen pay?" Hai Rui asked persistently.

"It's easy." Zhao Hao smiled and said: "Eight words, take out a loan to repair the road, and repay the loan by charging." ”

"Build roads?" Hai Rui frowned slightly.

"I made a mistake in the tongue, it was a loan to 'repair the river'." Zhao Hao changed his face and said: "To put it simply, the governor yamen will use the toll rights of these waterways in the future as collateral to borrow money from Jiangnan Bank to pay the development companies that contract the project. ”

"Then the right to collect fees for these six waterways will be vested in Jiangnan Bank until the fees collected can pay off the principal and interest." After a pause, he finally said: "Of course, we must first deduct the annual maintenance cost of the waterway. ”