It's autumn now, and the chestnuts in various places are almost harvested.

It's just that the only thing Li Yang is not sure about is whether the household department has counted this year's harvest so quickly.

Ji Kai is the secretary of the household department, so the matter of money and food is naturally in his charge.

Seeing Li Yang's questioning, Ji Kai hurriedly replied: "Lord Hui, at present, the autumn harvest tables of Jiangsu, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and other southern provinces have not yet arrived, but the rest of the provinces in Guanzhong have submitted the autumn harvest data. Happily, this year's harvest in these provinces has almost tripled as much as in previous years! The subordinates believe that the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are also inseparable. ”

"Oh? It's really a three-fold increase in the harvest! When Li Yang heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.

If the grain increases by three times, it is equivalent to saying that the problem of food and clothing in Daqin has been completely solved.

Daqin no longer has to worry about food and clothing, and naturally he can let go of his hands and feet to develop handicraft industry and economic construction.

Thinking of this, Li Yang was extremely happy in his heart.

Ji Kai said: "At present, all parts of Guanzhong are indeed the case. In the more than ten years since I have been in Great Qin, I have not had such a big harvest, which is really the luck of Great Qin and the luck of the people. Of course, all this is also due to the merits of the adults, one is the invention and improvement of the plow, and at the same time the cattle and horses of the Donghu and Xiongnu were transported to the Central Plains, so that the cultivation efficiency increased several times, plus the adults popularized the corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes The yield is amazing, and it can be planted in dry land, so that there is this huge production. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to triple the harvest by relying on the grain chestnut alone. ”

Everyone nodded one after another, agreeing with Ji Kai's analysis, and said together: "This time, my Great Qin has a bumper harvest, and my lord has made great contributions. ”

Li Yang waved his hand and said with a smile: "If you want to talk about merit, in fact, this merit belongs to Xu Fu is also!" If it hadn't crossed thousands of miles of ocean and brought back these new crops from Shaohao Continent, how would there be today's harvest, and we should have recorded this great achievement for him. ”

"What the adults said is extremely true, Xu Shangshu has made a lot of contributions!" Everyone nodded their heads.

For Xu Fuju's first contribution, everyone still has no disagreement.

Moreover, Li Yang is indeed very sympathetic to Xu Fu, he is so old and has traveled to the Americas twice, this kind of errand is unbearable for ordinary people.

The first time was to transport seeds for crops such as corn and potatoes. As soon as the front foot returned, the people had not rested for a few days, and then they followed Yingzheng back to the Americas.

To be honest, Li Yang felt a little sorry for this old guy.

It's just that Xu Fu is a scholar of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he has rich sailing experience, and he has traveled to the Americas twice, except for him, Li Yang really can't find anyone else to go for him. can only suffer him.

Li Yang couldn't find someone to replace him for this hard work, but Li Yang still had to write down this credit for him, and the only thing that Daqin could repay him was this honor.

Therefore, Li Yang said at the moment: "The Ministry of Education must write Xu Fu's deeds into the textbook, so that the world knows his great achievements, and at the same time, let the people of Daqin learn from his noble spirit of serving the country and the people." ”

Xiao He and the others hurriedly responded, and they were also full of respect for Xu Fu.

Fusu also nodded very approvingly, and said: "Xu Shangshugong is in Sheji, and the benefits are in the people, and when his father comes back, Gu will definitely ask for merit for him." ”

Speaking of this, he seemed to suddenly think of something, and said: "By the way, Taifu has gained anything from this visit to the south?" ”

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Li Yang curiously.

Li Yang nodded: "The harvest is naturally there." The biggest gain is that I found the talent of the public loss book in Langya! In terms of machinery and manufacturing, it can be described as a genius in the world. With this person in charge of the Engineering and Manufacturing Department and leading the construction of seagoing vessels, Chen believes that Daqin's seagoing vessels, as well as the entire manufacturing industry, will develop rapidly. ”

"Oh? My Great Qin actually has such a genius! ”

Fusu couldn't help but be surprised.

Li Si and the others also looked amazed, obviously curious about this person, and couldn't help but say: "It seems that if you have the opportunity, you must meet this genius in the mouth of the adults." ”

Everyone nodded one after another, and even Fusu wanted to see the expression at a glance.

In their eyes, Li Yang can already be regarded as a supreme genius with peerless knowledge, outstanding wisdom, and proficient in hundreds of schools, but this public loss book can make Li Yang praise even again, then this person is definitely not simple.

Li Yang smiled: "I will have the opportunity to meet in the future." ”

The crowd nodded.

At this time, Fusu said again: "Taifu, what other strange and interesting things are there?" ”

Li Yang smiled: "Strange people are hard to find in the world, and there are a lot of interesting things, but today the minister doesn't want to mention interesting things, because this time the minister went south to inspect, in fact, in addition to strange people and interesting things, he also found a big dilemma in Daqin's current situation." ”

"Dilemma?"

As soon as they heard this word, everyone's expressions tightened and became solemn.

"What's the dilemma?" Fusu was also stunned and hurriedly asked.

Li Yang said: "The dilemma of logistics and transportation! ”

"Logistics?"

Everyone looked confused, and it was obvious that no one had heard the word logistics at this time.

Li Yang saw their incomprehension, so he said: "Logistics refers to the circulation of goods. Logistics transportation refers to the circulation of goods in the form of transportation. This time I went out of Xianyang, through Shandong, south to Jiangsu, Guangdong, and then through Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Bashu, back to Xianyang, this route from south to north to find that because of the inconvenience of transportation, many goods between the north and south of Daqin are not circulating, which is a very serious dilemma for Daqin. ”

This time, everyone finally understood, so everyone nodded slightly, showing a thoughtful expression.

Li Si said: "The transportation of goods between the north and the south is indeed a dilemma, thousands of miles apart, the road is far away, and many goods have deteriorated before they can be delivered to their destinations. And some goods that will not deteriorate, the cost of transporting thousands of miles is also very high, which is also a major obstacle to the non-circulation of goods between the north and the south. ”

Xiao He also said: "Yes, the transportation cost is too high, and the goods between the north and the south naturally rarely circulate." ”

Zhang Cangdao: "The distance between the north and the south is thousands of miles, and if you want to change, I'm afraid it's impossible." ”

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

Indeed, the territory of the current Great Qin is too wide to unify the six countries, and it is not easy to get the goods in the various regions of the Great Qin.

Fusu said: "Actually, my father also spent a lot of effort on this matter, so he raised the strength of the whole country to build the gallop road and the straight road. ”

Qin Chi Road is mainly used for transportation, which is convenient for the emperor to go out on patrol, and it can be said that this is the earliest official "national highway" in Chinese history. The Qin Straight Road is mainly used for military purposes and can be used as a troop transportation channel.

Qin Chi Road, with Xianyang as the center, can lead to all parts of the country. There is only one straight road, which leads to Jiuyuan County, with a total length of more than 700 kilometers.

In fact, Qin Shi Huang's galloping road and straight road have been a major innovation on the road of exchange in Chinese history.

Li Yang said: "Although Your Majesty has built the Chi Road, it is still difficult for the transportation of goods between the north and the south, and we need to find another way to solve this dilemma." ”

"Could it be...... Taifu has a way? Fusu said curiously.

When everyone heard this, they also looked at Li Yang curiously.

(End of chapter)