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In consideration of future operations, the navy mainly strengthened the existing establishment and improved the firepower configuration (each Flying Tiger battleship was equipped with eight guns (and four large Franc cannons and four No. 3 Franc cannons), and in addition to the four No. 3 Franc cannons on the sampan ships, the grain transportation brigade was expanded to five to ensure grain transportation.

In the face of such an ambitious war of arms expansion, Qian Bangqi and others were very worried, Ma Gan and Zeng Ying were now suffering from the tactics of crowds, and the various units had no food to eat, and some even plundered the villagers.

If the army is expanded to such a scale, it will be difficult to feed so many people by relying on more than ten counties in Shunqing Prefecture alone.

But Yang Xuan immediately drew a bright prospect, now the local rioters occupy a subordinate county in Bazhou and Dazhou, and after the initial expansion of the army, they can first expel the scourge of the local rioters.

After the expulsion of the local tyrants, if Zhang Xianzhong agrees to unite against the Qing, the loyal and righteous army will enter Hanzhong along the Micang Road, as long as the land of Hanzhong is captured, the soldiers will be paid sufficiently.

And if Zhang Xianzhong refuses, Yang Xuan will lead the loyal army to the west, expel Zhang Xianzhong, and occupy Tongchuan Prefecture and Baoning Prefecture, so that there is no food in danger.

Pointing to the map, Yang Xuan looked high-spirited and said with a smile: "Now we are in a troubled time, as long as we can expel the enemy, we will have no worries about food and salary." ”

Qian Bangxin pondered for a long time, and suddenly realized: "Unlike other Ming armies, the adults first determine the task, and then consider how many soldiers are needed, so as to ensure food and salary.

As for the other Ming generals, they first frantically expanded the army, so of course there was a problem of food and grass. ”

By the middle of November, after nearly a month and a half of repairs, at least on the outside, Shunqing City has come out of the shadow of the war, many remnants of the wall have been repaired, the streets are also clean, in order to resist the attack of the rogue The wooden thorn array has been removed, in addition to the tragic scene of the rogue siege still in the minds of some people, everyone began to forget the tragic scene of that day.

At this time, another event that was enough to change history was in full swing in the counties of Shunqing Province, in order to change the status quo of relying on the sky for food, in order to avoid drought and flooding in various places, the movement to build reservoirs began.

According to the materials reported in the report, the counties plan to build 3~4 reservoirs in the hilly areas that are most prone to drought and flooding in two years, so as to play an exemplary role and let everyone see the huge value of the reservoirs.

Considering the complexity of the construction of the reservoir, Yang Xuan demanded that during the construction of the reservoir, officials such as the county magistrate, the county magistrate, and the chief manager must be stationed at the site for a long time to adjust various problems, and asked the local county councilors to assist the officials in handling relevant disputes, so as to adjust various contradictions and guide the construction of the reservoir.

Although such and such instructions were issued, Yang Xuan was still quite worried, afraid that the following would do something wrong and turn such a good thing as building a reservoir into a bad thing, no, a month and a half after the Shunqing Defense War, Yang Xuan took a cavalry brigade to inspect the counties below.

According to the simple map in his hand, Yang Xuan inspected the construction of various reservoirs according to the map, and rushed to Qu County on the third day, where he saw Liu Wankun, the magistrate, who was arguing with several squires.

I saw Yang Xuan riding a horse to Yaoping Reservoir, and saw that there were 4,500 villagers around the reservoir, and more than 10 people were gathered in a pile, some were using wheelbarrows to push the soil, and some were shouting trumpets, carrying more than 200 catties of stones to ram.

Looking at the sedan chair next to him, four majestic sedan chair bearers stood aside, Yang Xuan was a little unhappy, and criticized: "Lao Liu, it's not a big deal to walk a little, when we used to study, didn't we often walk when we didn't go out of school?"

Didn't I say it last month, in the past few years, natural disasters and man-made disasters, the people's lives are very hard, and the land production is very small.

It's very good to be like Wang Zhixian in Yuechi, reduce the number of hired personnel, 2 old mothers in the family to take care of the house, and 1 master and 1 long-term follower when you go out.

Wherever I went, I rode a horse with 1 master and 1 long entourage and a few servants, although the pomp was small, but it was easy to move.

More importantly, this reduces the expenses of 4 palanquins, and in a year, it can save more than 100 taels of silver.

I'm not looking at the more than 100 taels of silver, and the silver saved is completely yours, and the prefect yamen doesn't ask for a penny.

In the past, those magistrates sat in sedan chairs wherever they went, and the officials opened the way in front, and they were majestic in front of the people, seemingly majestic, but they didn't care about the ordinary people at all, so what kind of parents and officials were they. ”

Liu Wankun sweated like rain and explained: "My lord, you also know my personality, in the past, I simply wanted to use 1 copper plate as two flowers, and the prefect Yamen said that those who do not invite the sedan chair man to save will go to the officials, and everyone is very grateful for this."

You know that I was just a little show and was promoted to the magistrate by the adult, and the squires below ignored me at all, so I gritted my teeth and hired a few sedan chair drivers to take the whole class to Yaoping to repair this reservoir. ”

Yang Xuan shook his head and sighed: "Liu Zhixian, this person's prestige is not determined by pomp, prestige comes from helping the people do practical things for a long time.

You see, every time I travel, I only have two paperwork around me, and I take this brigade of cavalry with me for safety. ”

Seeing that Yang Xuan was a little angry, Liu Wankun verbally said yes, admitted his mistake again and again, and changed the topic while complaining: "My lord, repairing the reservoir is obviously a matter of benefiting the country and the people."

Although the Yaoping Reservoir occupies an area of 4,5 acres, people with a discerning eye can see that if it is built, they will not be able to use the reservoir to raise fish, not to irrigate more than 400 acres of paddy fields downstream, and more than 200 acres of dry land downstream can also be transformed into paddy fields, but even if it is such a good thing, those squires will not do it. ”

Yang Xuan said with a smile: "Lao Liu, I know that of course I will encounter difficulties, if I don't encounter difficulties, I can just give an order, why do you have to run down to inspect?" Why do counties need to make a few models?

There are too many people in this world who just want to take advantage, and if they see the benefits, they will naturally build it. ”

Immediately let the squires call over, and everyone cowered and bowed, and stood aside.

Yang Xuan said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, I see that everyone is a scholar, and they are highly respected within a radius of tens of miles, of course, they are far from being comparable to ordinary people.

In the past few decades, everyone has seen the scene of drought and flooding, and if this situation occurs, people will starve to death in every village and village.

Now that the reservoir is being built, what are your concerns? ”

A squire sighed and said: "My lord, this construction can occupy more than 1 acre of paddy field in my house, and the government is subsidized according to 6 taels of silver and 1 acre of dry land in 1 mu of paddy field.

But I heard that adults are also from a bitter cold background, and if they really want to buy other people's land in the countryside, it is not just silver on the books. ”

Yang Xuan smiled slightly and said, "This squire, you can't be too stingy.

In the past, the government built any water conservancy, all of which were raised by the local governments themselves, and this year each county probably allocated silver taels, but it was distributed to each reservoir, and it was only 100 taels of silver.

The construction of reservoirs is beneficial to the country and the people, and it is more beneficial to themselves, and the government is not satisfied with the purchase of land according to the market price?

If you want more money today, he will ask for more money tomorrow, and if this continues, even if the government allocates more silver in the future, it will be difficult to deal with it. ”

Everyone was slightly stunned, and after a long time, another squire replied: "My lord, I heard that this reservoir will be contracted to others to manage, can this be contracted to me?"

When the time comes, you can plant lotus roots in shallow water, and then dig them up and sell them in winter, so you can earn a lot of money. ”

Yang Xuan shook his head and said: "This old man, this belongs to local autonomy, although I am a political and prefect in northern Sichuan, I cannot interfere with the rights of local township chiefs."

The government stipulates that if you want to be in the village, you only need to ensure that the water volume is adjusted through the reservoir during the drought and flood, and allow the surrounding villagers to use the reservoir for a few days.

Ladies and gentlemen, don't look at this reservoir flooding, but there are many uses in the future, in addition to planting lotus roots, you can also raise fish or something, as long as it is well managed, it is not worse than paddy fields. ”

Another squire looked very hesitant and said: "My lord, building roads and bridges, building water conservancy, these are all benevolent policies, not to mention us scholars, ordinary people are grateful."

But we're readers, and it's a bit of a shame to ask us to be like mud legs. ”

Yang Xuan smiled slightly, glanced at everyone, and said with a stern face: "You are scholars, this is true. Shinong, industrial and commercial soldiers, no matter what, everyone can't be compared to these mud legs, everyone says, right? ”

The slender squire shook his head, and said with a sad face: "My lord, I waited to read poetry and books in the past, and I didn't work much, so I really can't work like these mud legs." ”

After pondering for a moment, Yang Xuan nodded and said: "As the saying goes, if you have money, you have power, and after this sentence, I think there should be a sentence, that is, scholars should be more wise, let's talk about it, compared to these mud legs, are you stupider than them?"

Don't be like a country joke, if you don't write or do anything, isn't that a waste? ”

Everyone's faces were gloomy, and someone nodded for a long time and said: "My lord, as the saying goes, Xiucai doesn't go out to know all the world's affairs, and we are also well-educated people, as long as I don't wait to do farm work, I will be satisfied." ”

After thinking about it, Yang Xuan said: "Don't look down on hard work, many jinshi, many celebrities, that people like you crowd out hard work."

You can do some light work, and in the process of doing it, you can figure out how to make it easier and make it safer for people to do it.

You see, everyone is carrying the soil from over there, and everyone thinks about it, is there an easier way? ”

Everyone frowned, and some even shook their heads again and again, how could it be easier?

Yang Xuan smiled, pointed to the crowd huddled together, and said, "Look at it, everyone is huddled together, can you adjust it?"

Drive a road over there, push the dirt and approach the road, and the empty car go around and go a little farther so that everyone is not so tired? ”

Everyone suddenly realized, and some even claimed to be surprised, bluntly saying that it was so simple, why didn't they think of it in the past?

Yang Xuan said with a smile: "A lot of things are not imaginary, but to really do this, if it is not smooth, then find a way."

We scholars may be slightly different from others, others may go all the way to the dark, and we scholars should find a way to solve the problem, so that others will not say that we are not good at literature and martial arts, so that the common people can be truly convinced. ”

Everyone saw that Yang Xuan was still like this, and they said yes one by one.

In order to set an example for these talents, Yang Xuan worked on the construction site for a long time.

Everyone saw that Yang Xuan was still like this, and everyone's morale was higher, and those who shouted trumpets shouted trumpets, to name a few.

After finishing it, Yang Xuan pulled Liu Wankun over and pointed out the shortcomings of the project allocation.

Because he is from modern times, of course his vision is different, and when he heard Yang Xuan mention it, everyone was full of admiration, and nodded yes again and again.