Chapter 270: The Effectiveness of Development
Shandan County is mainly engaged in animal husbandry, raising horses and herding cattle and sheep, and then increasing the artificial breeding of yaks and fine-wool sheep, as well as the production of dairy products, plus special shallots, the benefits will be more obvious.
Linze County's specialty jujube, Shahe pear, as well as edible fungi and medicinal materials. On the north side of Daqingshan, north of Pingchuan Town, there are also open-pit coal mines that can be developed.
Gaotai County is suitable for planting melons and fruits, cotton, flax and other cash crops, and has salt ponds, which can produce miscanthus nitrate and raw salt.
Sunan has yaks, red deer and alpine fine-wool sheep, as well as iron mines, which can be planted with bisporus mushrooms, plateau grapes, and Chinese medicinal materials.
Along the Heihe River in Ganzhou, the rivers are dense, the water is abundant, and the soil is fertile, which is very suitable for rice cultivation.
The rice produced is large and long, the grain is full, white and pure, crystal clear, the rice fragrance is rich, the quality is good, it is called Wujiang rice, and it has been listed as tribute rice for the imperial palace.
Such a good place, such a vast land of gold and silver to be developed, how could Xu Qilin not have the confidence to develop and build well?
Moreover, he not only has to build well, but also to do it as quickly as possible, so that he can show his ability.
Therefore, His Majesty Li Er and Xu Hui thought that Xu Qilin was making a contribution, but they didn't know that he had already taken local specialties such as hair cabbage and yak as Ganzhou's fist products, and wanted to open the market to the outside world.
Of course, in addition to the special production, wheat, flax, rape and other commonly used crops can ensure local self-sufficiency, and even sell to the outside world.
However, these plans have not yet been realized, and the most important task is to resettle the migrants and provide them with shelter, food, and peace of mind.
Grain is the primary commodity, and although a lot of seeds are sold, they will not be harvested until autumn. In the past few months, it has basically to be solved by shipping from outside.
Dayingku is the main force of transportation, and Xu Qilin has included businessmen in it. Don't you want to buy mirrors, then bring over the grain and the means of production that Ganzhou needs.
In order to support the preliminary work, Xu Qilin sold ten vanity mirrors in Ganzhou at once, and there were more than 30 exquisite mirrors.
The construction of shops and houses to be sold to merchants in order to obtain permanent import and export licences was also soon commenced. Because of the special policy of entering the "inspection register" and then transferring to the "city registration", Hu businessmen were the most enthusiastic.
This is equivalent to some Chinese people in later generations, in order to obtain a foreign "green card", it can be said that they do not count their blood and brains.
For Hu merchants, renting land for three years is obviously much slower than buying shops and real estate directly. Isn't it just 20,000 yuan, even if you don't give anything, just sell a household registration, it is estimated that there are many Hu people to rob it.
Xu Qilin naturally can't be so unproductive, let alone discredit Datang. If there is such a policy, outsiders should think about how much Datang is short of money, and he actually sells his membership for money.
Therefore, we not only want to make money, but also give people the impression that the Tang Dynasty is extraordinary and very tolerant of foreigners. With this trick, even His Majesty Li Er is breathtaking!
In the early stage of the construction project, Xu Qilin invested some. Later, Hu Shang could not spend all the reservation money, and there was still the surplus to invest in other work.
Just the income from the sale of shops and real estate made Xu Qilin greatly relieved, the capital problem was basically solved, and there was no need for Da Yingku to invest too much.
Therefore, Xu Qilin played His Majesty Li Er again, reported the latest work progress, and told His Majesty Li Er that the restoration of Daming Palace, which was originally scheduled for next year, could start in advance.
The matter of rebuilding the Daming Palace, His Majesty Li Er didn't say anything, but he kept thinking about it. Xu Qilin didn't want his sister to live in a shabby place with cold winters and damp summers, so he offered to keep half of the mirror's income as project money.
Because it is difficult to estimate the funds required for the development and construction of Ganzhou, and this year he is preparing to use troops against Gaochang, so His Majesty Li Er postponed this proposal for one year.
Obviously, His Majesty Li Er and Xu Qilin both underestimated the urgency of the Hu people to become naturalized in the Tang Dynasty and underestimated the attractiveness of this policy to the Hu people.
But this is a good thing, which not only shows Datang's generosity and tolerance, but also gets funds for the development and construction of Ganzhou. This can be regarded as the ancient version of investment promotion created by Xu Qilin!
The shops, residences, and streets have been planned on the drawings, and many have been built on the ground, leaving only the outer city walls to build a real city.
For repairing the city, Wang Fangyi showed extraordinary interest, and he was even more impressed by the rudimentary fortress designed by Xu Qilin.
Xu Qilin did not design too complicated, but painted the long side of the city wall in a "W" shape, and the wide side of the city wall in a "V" shape.
"Xu Cheng is really a whimsy." Without Xu Qilin's explanation, Wang Fangyi figured out the subtlety of it, and used charcoal to illustrate the intention, "No matter which section of the city wall the enemy attacks, it will be attacked from both sides......
Xu Qilin also appreciated Wang Fangyi's comprehension ability, which was a famous general who built the "Broken Leaf City" in history. Although he is still immature, he already has some military talent.
"That's how it works." Xu Qilin said: "The shape, of course, can be changed. ”
"A certain province." Wang Fangyi's head was still buried in the drawing, and he stretched out his finger and said: "Because of the length of the city wall, you can repair a few more concave surfaces, and even make it into a star shape." Add the words of the moat......"
Xu Qilin said with a smile: "In the future, you will have the opportunity to design and build a strong city by yourself." But there are no unbreakable cities and natural dangers in the world, and passively being beaten is a last resort. ”
Wang Fangyi raised his head and said, "Please Xu Cheng hand over the work of building the city to a certain family, so as to practice and gain experience." ”
Xu Qilin nodded and said: "The city has its own official method, what you have to learn is how to coordinate the organization and management, improve efficiency, and build it as soon as possible." ”
The government has regulations for this kind of fundraising and building a city, and Xu Qilin does not need to be unconventional, as long as he focuses on organization and management, improves efficiency, and speeds up.
In this era, rammed earth is the most practical and fast, although it is not as strong as green bricks, and it is not as good as the reinforced concrete of later generations, but it is better to be able to use local materials, and the cost is very low.
Moreover, there is the official "Construction of the French Style" as a standard, and there is a master craftsman of the Ministry of Industry to guide and supervise, and Xu Qilin will not be a foreman and blindly command.
However, the improvement of work efficiency is not only the progress of technology, the advancement of tools, etc., but also the organization and management, such as reasonable deployment and overall division of labor.
After observing the process of rammed earth construction for three days, as well as the manpower and time required, Xu Qilin discussed with Wang Fangyi and reassigned the work, so that the various processes and processes could be closely connected and reasonably intersected.
Subsequently, he handed over all the work to Wang Fangyi, and asked him to adjust in time according to the progress, so that manpower and material resources could be used to the maximum.
Taking advantage of the end of the rush to cultivate and plant, Xu Qilin began to plan and build the village again, and repaired the road, and the maintenance work was naturally handed over to the villages and towns along the way at the cost of reducing the tax.
In addition to maintaining roads in the village, Xu Qilin also scattered some government soldiers who were willing to stay and settle down in various villages to form a public security patrol team.
For these two thousand soldiers, Xu Qilin hoped that all of them would stay in Ganzhou.
Ganzhou is bound to become a multi-ethnic settlement, and the two thousand soldiers from the prefecture will settle down and serve the people in peacetime and soldiers in war, and will become the backbone of stabilizing social order.
For this reason, as early as when he arrived in Ganzhou, Xu Qilin promulgated preferential policies. The army's reclamation and cultivation is not in vain, and the reward will be implemented after settling down. What is exempt from paying taxes for two years, what is exempt from forced labor, and so on.
The most tempting policy is probably that Xu Qilin promised to match a bachelor with a daughter-in-law.
This is not empty talk, everyone has seen a large number of single slaves and maids, well, after working for a few years, they will be transferred to "city registration". Moreover, the heads of the families are quite beautiful, and they work in groups, so that the men can see it directly.
Besides, when I arrived in Ganzhou, I found that although there were few people in this place, it was also deserted, and it was far from the bitter cold.
If you marry a daughter-in-law here and settle down here, you can also move your relatives here. Xu Qilin has promulgated a policy, and the treatment enjoyed by his family is also very good.
And daring to launch such a policy naturally has the approval of His Majesty Li Er. Moreover, His Majesty Li Er has already issued an edict to the local government where the soldiers are located, as long as they hold the documents of Ganzhou's permission to move, the local government will cooperate.
In fact, most of the people who came to Ganzhou were Guanzhong government soldiers, the land was narrow and densely populated, and many government soldiers and their families were not allocated enough land.
The consequence of the shortage of land is that the burden is heavier, which is also an important reason for the collapse of the land system and the collapse of the government military system.
Therefore, the fields in Ganzhou are vast, and most of the government soldiers are willing to stay after weighing them. As for the local government in Guanzhong, it can recover the originally allocated fields and alleviate the difficulty of having more people and less land.
To put it bluntly, it is all the territory of the Tang Dynasty, there are more people here, there are fewer there, and Ganzhou attracts immigrants, but it is just an average.
This shows that His Majesty Li Er's bearing and self-confidence, his rule has been stabilized, and he is not too worried about the reduction of the Guanzhong government soldiers and endangering stability.
On the contrary, the land of Hexi is related to the security of the important land of Gyeonggi and the success or failure of the strategy of the Western Regions. How can you make a heavy fist without a strong arm?
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Time flies, and more than half a year has passed in a blink of an eye.
Chang'an has not yet recovered from the summer heat, and the cool autumn will have to wait for a while. The Daming Palace of Longshouyuan is still under intense construction, and it will be completed before winter at the latest.
The changes are not only these, Ganzhou, which was gradually forgotten, and Xu Qilin, the assassin of Ganzhou, have been remembered again because of the local products that have been transported into the capital.
In fact, the production of Ganzhou has already begun to change the lives of Tang people in Chang'an and even other places, but it is not so obvious.
Barbecue with cumin has been accepted by the public, but few people ask where this new seasoning comes from, only concerned about the price.
It's just that this batch of native products transported into Chang'an is not only large, but also a novelty, and for the people of Beijing, the psychology of trying new things is inevitable.
Yak beef jerky, Linze red dates, Sunan red deer antlers, shallots, mushrooms, wine, as well as ephedra, ginger and other Chinese medicinal materials, varieties are not many, but they are all crowned with the trademark produced in Ganzhou.
In the shop area outside Chang'an City, a long shed was erected, all kinds of commodities were placed, and there were cooks sent by Ganzhou to fry and fry and present all kinds of special snacks in front of people.
What are lamb mat rolls, oil bubbles, stir-fried bala, noodles, chicken rolls...... Far away, the fragrance of noodles, meat, onions and garlic will come to the face, which makes people salivate.
Commodity exhibition, plus a street of special snacks, the Tang people have really never seen this. For a while, there was a crowd of people. Even if you don't buy goods, it's a pleasure to eat.
"Wow, that's a lot of people!" Xincheng lifted the curtains, glanced at it from a distance, and let out an exclamation.
"It's okay, it's okay." Xiao Zhao poked his head out of the opposite car window and hurriedly comforted: "Let's wait over there, send someone over, and bring all kinds of snacks to taste." ”
"Is that okay?" The son blinked his big eyes, "There are so many people, you want to eat in line, right?" ”
"Some of the people my brother sent back from Ganzhou are known to me." Xiao Zhao grinned, a little proud, and turned his head and instructed Sun Busan, "You take two subordinates, go to Xu Xiaogui, and ask him to send all those snacks over." ”
Xu Xiaogui is the subordinate of the Xu Mansion, and he went to Ganzhou with Xu Qilin, and now he has been sent back, and he is already a steward.
Sun Busan agreed, and took his subordinates to the long shed.
Li Lizhen smiled in the car, stretched out her hand to take Xincheng, and said, "Don't worry, there will be delicious food in a while." ”
Xincheng chuckled and said, "Sister, can I stay at your house for a few more days?" ”
Li Lizhi pinched her little sister's face and said with a smile: "You little gluttonous cat, you want to come over and eat every day!" ”
Xincheng snuggled into Sister A's arms, looked at the Ganzhou red pear in her hand, pouted slightly and said: "People's stomachs are so big, if you want to eat them in one day, you can't do it!" ”
"But they also agreed, and they will spend two days to make it for the royal family to taste!" Li Li teased her little sister, "Why are you in such a hurry?" ”
Xincheng blinked his eyes wide, grinned, and said, "I'm just anxious, who let me know!" I can't eat, I can't even sleep. ”
Li Lizhi smiled heartily, hugged her little sister and pasted her face.
For Xu Qilin, Li Lizhen is always grateful. His qi illness has improved a lot, and it is not thanks to his prescription. And the emergency medicine smoke, it really works, maybe it will save her life!
Moreover, Xu Qilin is really worried about the health of royal people, including His Majesty Li Er. Ganzhou's ephedra, yellow ginseng, Suoyang, cistan and other medicinal materials, but they have all been sent, and the efficacy has been explained in detail.
Li Lizhi tried a little bit of ephedra, and felt that the effect of curing asthma was very good, which was stronger than medicated cigarettes. She has also eaten hair cabbage, which is very delicious and good for her health!
"It's coming, it's coming!" Xiao Zhao's cry attracted everyone's attention, especially Xincheng, who was anxious to lift the curtain to see.
Sun Busan led his subordinates to rush over with food boxes, and under the tree next to the car, they laid out Ganzhou's specialty white reed mats and put snacks.
Xu Xiaogui also came over, knowing that it was a royal princess, and he didn't say anything, but he served diligently, introducing the names of snacks to the little princesses.
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