Chapter 1032

And now, another new cement straight road, that is, directly from Yan'an Mansion, directly across the Yellow River, and then through Shanxi, straight into the cement straight road of Bianliang, Tokyo, the Great Song Dynasty Ministry of Industry has begun to carry out the survey work.

Construction is expected to begin around the middle of this year, when the cement straights between the major states and counties of Shaanxi Road will be completed with the efforts of the 100,000 or so free laborers.

At that time, it only takes 15 days to walk from Bianliang, Tokyo to Yan'an Prefecture, and only three to four days to Hongzhou.

That is to say, in the future, once there is something happening on the North Shaanxi Road, then the forbidden army team in Bianliang, Tokyo, will rush to the North Shaanxi Road for reinforcements, and it will only take less than 20 days to arrive.

In the case of cavalry, this time can be cut in half again.

"The convenience of the road will not only bring prosperity of industry and commerce, but also make the connection between the court of the Great Song Dynasty and the states and counties of the world more and more close."

"And in this way, then my Great Song Dynasty Court, the control of the territory will be more powerful, no matter where there is anything in the future, the main force of my Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army can arrive as quickly as possible, which can minimize the risk brought by time."

"However, what I need for my little nephew is not only these, what I need is to make the North Shaanxi Road a solid bridgehead for my Great Song Dynasty to conquer Western Xia and Northern Liao in the future. It is also the starting point for my Great Song Dynasty to expand the trade routes of the Western Regions in the future......"

Listening to Wang Yang's eloquent words in front of him, Su Dongpo nodded thoughtfully. "This matter, I'm afraid it really has to be you, if other officials come here, I'm afraid there is a chance that there will be nine times out of ten, thinking about how to maintain the current situation, to be able to keep it, even if it is a great achievement, where will you think so long-term."

"Honestly, what the hell do you kid want to do?"

"Gather people first before you can be a rioter." Wang Yang, who was thoughtful, replied subconsciously.

Su Dongpo looked at the goods with a confused expression, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he couldn't help but gasp. "Do you want to rely on the land of the six states on the North Shaanxi Road?"

"Not to mention the land of Liuzhou on the North Shaanxi Road, it is too weak and weak, I am afraid that even if Your Majesty has the heart to support you, but if you are good at provoking, then you will commit a big taboo, and it will violate the name of benevolence and righteousness of my Great Song Dynasty."

"Uncle, don't worry, my little nephew is also a polite gentleman who doesn't use his words, and he is not a reckless man who only likes to solve problems with his fists. He is not stupid enough to take the initiative to provoke disputes between the two countries...... I said, Uncle Su, what kind of expression do you have? Why are you looking at me like that? ”

"Well, you're a polite gentleman who doesn't talk and don't use your hands, hehehehe...... I don't know my Great Song Dynasty's martial champion Xu Zhao, the former household Zhao Langzhong, and Zhao Tingzhi's son Zhao Mingcheng, as well as hundreds of students from Guozixue......" Su Dongpo said expressionlessly.

Wang Yang's face darkened. "Uncle Su, what's the point of exposing your little nephew's shortcomings like this?"

"The old man is not exposing your shortcomings, he just wants to tell you that you should be honest as a man." Su Dongpo blinked narrowly, looking disrespectful to the old man, seeing that Wang Yang really wanted to pick off the stinky socks on his feet and stuff them into the mouth of this old guy who was full of nonsense.

Su Dongpo made a joke, naturally did not forget the business, and told Wang Yang that after he returned to the dynasty, he would try his best to promote it, so that the mineral deposits on the North Shaanxi Road could be directly digested locally.

Of course, Wang Yang had to guarantee that the iron tools produced must be under strict monitoring and would not flow into Western Xia or Northern Liao as smuggled goods.

As for Wang Yang's plan to start the Township Brave People's League on North Shaanxi Road, this is really not a big deal, after all, in the past, such paramilitary organizations were very common in the Dasong Border Town area.

As long as your local finances can afford it, and the local food is enough for you to consume, even if you want the young and strong people of North Shaanxi Road to become village warriors, there is no problem.

Wang Yang's idea is to strive to make the population of North Shaanxi Road reach the average value of the Great Song Dynasty in the shortest possible time, so as to meet the needs of the development of North Shaanxi Road.

Only when the economic and social development of North Shaanxi Road can surpass most areas of Shaanxi Road, and even become an indispensable piece of land in the Great Song Dynasty.

In this way, the court will really attach importance to this territory, and will not give up an inch of land, and every inch of land will be contested.

Therefore, a population of 1.8 million is not a long-term goal, but a goal that must be met in the short term, at least during Wang Yang's time in power.

In addition, the grassland at the junction of the three states of Yan, You, and Hong, which is hundreds of miles in a radius of now, except for a small number of cattle and sheep, is mainly used to raise horses.

Occupying the land of the six states, not only captured a large number of war horses, but also captured a herd of horses in these six states, and the number reached 30,000.

After careful selection, 3,000 crossbow horses and more than 2,000 old horses were sold as commodities, or became a means of transportation on the North Shaanxi Road. Of the remaining 25,000 horses, about 20,000 were young horses.

The remainder consisted of more than 4,000 mares and less than 1,000 stallions, which were selected and split into groups of eight.

It is estimated that the annual slaughter rate can be guaranteed to be about 2,500 horses, although this number is not high, but compared to the Great Song Dynasty, which lost its horse breeding land in the past and could not even get together 10,000 cavalry, this is definitely an unexpected surprise.

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Wang Yang has only been in Chang'an Mansion for two days, and he has been out for almost two months and should return to his own territory, so Wang Daguan, who was originally thinking about bidding farewell to Su Dongpo, learned that Su Dongpo would take about half a month to leave, so he could only say goodbye to Master Su in advance.

Returning to the land of Hongzhou, Wang Yang finally saw the handwritten letter of the Son of Heaven who had been here for a few days, and after reading the contents, Wang Yang did not think so much, but refuted the three impeachment notes with reason.

The college is a place to teach and educate people, which is true, but the question is, it is a place where scholars read sages and sages, want to participate in the imperial examination, and become officials.

After all, reading the books of sages can be used to educate the people, and learning the skills of industry and commerce is to train talents for the industry and commerce of the Great Song Dynasty.

Only when the industry and commerce of the Great Song Dynasty prospered, then the industrial and commercial taxes of the Great Song Dynasty could get more and greater value-added, and the Great Song Dynasty received more taxes, and the Great Song Dynasty could also prosper and become rich and powerful.

These things are mutually reinforcing, and in addition, the training of technical schools is not limited to industry and commerce, and in the near future, agricultural classes will be opened.

In the future, these agricultural experts will guide the people of North Shaanxi Road on how to cultivate deeply, how to produce more grain, grow more cotton, and harvest more fruits with the least effort.