Although Li Xuanqing interrupted Qiaoxi's words, the news still made Qiaoxi excited. In this era, the construction of a city is tantamount to a huge project, and it is also the kind of comprehensive city that will be in later generations. However, it can be said that there are many advantages in preparing for the construction of Shanghai, and the Yangtze River shipping line does not need to go to sea through Hangzhou, and it can also make full use of the golden waterway of the entire Yangtze River from Sichuan and Shu to the East China Sea. And most importantly, Shanghai's access to the sea will definitely play no less important role in the future maritime trade than Hangzhou. This is also the reason why Shanghai was only a port city forced to open up in later generations, but won the largest city in China within a century.

However, Qiaoxi, who calmed down, did not agree with Li Xuanqing's idea, because the current task facing the Tang Empire is too heavy, the northwest is about to enter the stage of great war, the economic development of the interior has just begun, the less is only more than a year, and Fengzhou, which has the longest development time, is only five years. It is also faced with the adjustment of the economic structure of the whole empire, and it is really not cost-effective to rashly use huge wealth to build a city that can be completely replaced by Hangzhou under the current conditions.

"I made a plan in Chang'an, and I could pull up the framework of Shanghai in the shortest possible time." Li Xuanqing saw Qiaoxi's reaction in his eyes, and smiled leisurely: "When you go back, you can see for yourself." Let's get ready to dock and go see Yang Xingmi, the political envoy of Huainan. ”

Huainan's seat of governance is in Luzhou, which is the place where the two of them just discussed the establishment of an industrial center. Because this place is close to Chaohu Lake, which is now Leichi, it is a veritable land of fish and rice, in fact, basically the entire Huainan Province is the land of fish and rice, and it is also the location of the main road of north-south traffic. The development of Huainan Province has also made full use of this, Yang Xingmi has been conscientious in Huainan in the past two years, not only contacting the five wealthy businessmen to set up industries in Huainan as early as possible, but also encouraging local businesses of all sizes to take advantage of the proximity to the canal to develop related industries nearby. In fact, if it weren't for the poor foundation of Huainan, Huainan under Yang Xingmi would definitely have more political achievements.

The two disembarked north of Yangzhou, and then turned west towards Luzhou. Qiaoxi sat on the jade lion, turned his head and smiled at Li Xuanqing, who was hugging him behind him, and said, "Big brother, we have been checking all the way from north to south for more than two months, and we have experienced a lot." Is Big Brother planning to integrate domestically and then externally as soon as possible? But isn't Brother Chen Fan in the north already preparing for war? Why don't you go back to Chang'an? ”

"The people of the Huangjia are just a disease of moss, there is no problem with Chen Fan sitting in front, Tianxiang is not the only one on the Chang'an side, Tiancheng and Houchun are all there, and the main force of the army on the southern front has also rested in Youzhou and other places, whether I have it or not is not a big problem. At the moment, I am concerned about economic development. We must develop the economy as much as possible before the army enters Anxi, and integrate the internal combat strength, so that the future war at the front will not delay the economic development of the rear. ”

Qiao Xi thought about it, nodded and said: "War has always been a double-edged sword, and the well-prepared side is often able to gain enough benefits from war to make itself stronger. This is what the art of war says, and those who do not plan the overall situation are not enough to plan a domain, right? ”

"I have let the Yelu family lay out in Hexi for so long, once the war starts, then the northwest side is not only a battlefield for the army to conquer, but also a battlefield for us to annex the northwest economic circle. At that time, with the pace of the army, our inland industries and commodities will also flock into the northwest, thus breaking down the strong economic foundation of those places, so that the northwest will not be able to leave the mainland from now on, and fundamentally cut off the roots of the pattern of the northwest. Li Xuanqing nodded and said, "Only in this way can we quickly stabilize the situation when the logistics route is longer than the other party, and withstand the counterattack of the Heavenly Fang Sect when we enter Anxi." ”

"Big brother is worried about the big cannibal? Also, even in the next life, isn't this a headache for everyone? But it's okay at this time, at least we have more initiative in our hands than the other party, and there are not too many affected nationalities on the Anxi side. Qiaoxi knew what Li Xuanqing's ultimate goal was in dealing with Anxi with such fanfare, so he nodded thoughtfully.

The two of them discussed the affairs of Anxi all the way, for the two of them, recovering Anxi was only the first step, that place was a cornucopia for future generations, with almost all kinds of raw materials needed for industrial development, so not to mention that it was just a Heavenly Sect, even if Christianity came, it was also a territory that must be taken, and no one was allowed to get involved. In this way, the speed of the two of them slowed down, and when they arrived near Luzhou, Yang Xingmi had already received the news and hurried back from near Lei Chi to greet Li Xuanqing.

"Brother Yang, I haven't seen him for more than half a year, why is he getting a lot older?" Li Xuanqing saw Yang Xingmi's body covered with dust, and there were a lot of vicissitudes on his face, and he couldn't help but say with concern.

"Your Majesty, the queen, let's go to the palace to rest first. It is a shame to say that although Xingmi has tried his best, the economic development of Huainan Province is still unsatisfactory, so he can only make up for his clumsiness with diligence, hoping to achieve something and live up to the emperor's trust. Yang Xingmi took Li Xuanqing and his wife to the political envoy's mansion and took his wife to pay a solemn visit, and then smiled bitterly.

"Brother Yang, you are fascinated, Huainan Province's own economic foundation is worse than other places, and it is very good that you can do so much in just two years." Qiaoxi shook his head and said: "Actually, Brother Yang has done a good job in the past two years, Huainan's foundation has been laid very solidly, and what is missing is an opportunity." ”

"The north now has Bohai Bay and Fengzhou and two major industrial centers, and the northwest also has a central base, but there is no heavy industry base in the south. So I plan to build a heavy industry center in the south next year as well to support the development of industry in the south. Li Xuanqing nodded and said, "So don't worry, Brother Yang, the opportunity will come soon." ”

"Does the emperor mean that he intends to build this industrial center in my Huainan territory?" Yang Xingmi could naturally hear what Li Xuanqing meant, and suddenly said in surprise: "Wouldn't this be a blessing for the people of Huainan?" It's just that to be honest, there don't seem to be decent mineral resources in Huainan, and there are not many carboniferous and iron ores. ”

Qiaoxi couldn't help but smile when she saw Yang Xingmi's appearance: "Brother Yang is wrong, there are enough coal and iron ore in Huainan, and there are quite a few of them, so Brother Yang don't worry, at most the Ministry of Land and Resources will issue an announcement next year, and you will know when the time comes." "Qiaoxi naturally knows where the Lianghuai coal mine is, although it is difficult to mine, but according to the current level of technology, it can still be mined, and the coal can be transported from the north to here through the canal. It's just that the iron ore in Ma'anshan still has to be explained to Yang Xingmi, and the reason why the Ma family in Ma'anshan was able to manufacture a large number of high-quality weapons before was naturally backed by this huge iron ore resource.

Li Xuanqing briefly explained the coal and iron resources in Huainan and told Yang Xingmi that he could prepare in advance now, prepare human resources, and the industrial group would then send special personnel to Huainan to negotiate with him about specific plans.

However, before Yang Xingmi could react, Qiaoxi continued: "Brother Yang, you'd better send someone to Shenzhou and the Bohai Bay area to inspect it a year ago to see how they manage and plan the industrial base, learn from the experience and lessons, and strive for this industrial base to do better than before." ”

Yang Xingmi had also talked with Zhang Jianzhong, the political envoy of Youzhou, before, and also knew that once the industrial base was established, a complete industrial chain would be formed, and there were too many things to prepare, and the industrial base of this era still needed a large number of manpower, which needed to be planned in advance by the local government before it could be started.

After saying this, Li Xuanqing still had a few other ideas about the development of the Great Plain of Huainan, and now told Yang Xingmi about the establishment of a large-scale cotton planting base and the establishment of a large-scale flour textile enterprise that he and Qiaoxi thought of on the road, and asked him to start to let the capable local families participate in this matter. In this way, it is equivalent to the establishment of a large light industry base.

After wandering in Huainan for a few days, Li Xuanqing and his wife set off again to take a boat to Jiangnan, in fact, Li Xuanqing in Jiangnan has nothing to look at, his own economic foundation is very good, and the people in Jiangnan seem to be born to do business better than northerners, and they are also very sensitive to business. If Li Xuanqing hadn't felt that it was too wasteful to build a shipyard in Hangzhou, it is estimated that this matter would have already taken shape. However, Li Xuanqing did not refuse this matter, but after meeting with Zhang Qishan, he asked him to take time to go to the mouth of the Yangtze River to inspect it, and move the shipyard there if necessary.

After experiencing the prosperity of Hangzhou and Jinling, Li Xuanqing began to negotiate with Luo Yin to prepare for the implementation of a new urban development plan, which would allow him to popularize urban infrastructure within three years, especially the sewer pipes and public baths and toilets promoted by Li Xuanqing in the emerging cities of the north. At first, Luo Yin didn't understand what Li Xuanqing's move meant, but it is undeniable that Li Xuanqing's practices in future generations can indeed bring about changes in the city's appearance, making the ancient city of Hangzhou more beautiful and cleaner. So although Luo Yin didn't understand it very well, he still agreed to do it.

When they left Hangzhou, the Izumo-class battleships of the Navy were already waiting on the dock, and Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi set off for Fujian and Guangzhou on the Izumo. In fact, the main purpose of this southern province is to open up the communication with the hinterland, and then start to start new long-distance routes and develop overseas trade, for which in addition to the Xu family planning here, there are also the Zhang family and the local Ma family, the three are ready to form a joint fleet to go to the South Seas, ready to use the trade routes on the South Sea side to connect with the previous Western merchants, sell goods.

It's just that this matter seems to have to wait for a while, the Navy Department currently has only two Izumo-class ships in addition to the Beiyang Fleet, and the Nanyang Fleet has only two Izumo-class, and according to the plan of the General Staff, the primary task of the Nanyang Fleet after the formation is completed is still placed on the attack on the Qian Biao who is entrenched in the stream, and it is too difficult to want the Navy to escort the Navy in the short term. However, these three did not all count on the navy, according to their plan, the first phase will let the Ma family, the local head snake, go out to explore the road in the early stage, so as to understand the basic status quo of the South Seas, and then organize a large-scale fleet to set off.

The Izumo docked at Shantou Port, this brand new wharf should be a new type of port built in full accordance with Li Xuanqing's thoughts, all facilities are also planned in advance, with the conditions for a large-scale fleet to dock, and there is also a large amount of open space around Shantou Port for the establishment of follow-up facilities, it should be said that Shantou Port can basically be said to be the most well-equipped and highest service facilities port.

"Big brother, this port is well built, and it meets the berthing requirements that will become bigger and bigger in the future. The location of the warehouse area is also very reasonable, there should be tracks inside, and it seems that the road plan is also reserved. Qiaoxi accompanied Li Xuanqing and said with a smile: "Big brother, it seems that this is the most ideal place for us to travel this time." ”

Li Xuanqing also nodded and smiled: "There is indeed a trace of the appearance of later generations here, and the follow-up development should be better, I don't know that this place will surpass Guangzhou, you must know that in the later Ming Dynasty, Quanzhou Port is much more famous than Guangzhou." I think our fleet going to the West can use this as a starting port. ”

According to the plan of the Ministry of Communications, once the construction of the railway in the north is completed, the next step must be to start the construction of transportation in the south, and the railway can not be repaired to build straight roads, and the mountain roads in the south are rugged, and the road is not passable is the biggest condition for restricting economic development, which has reached a consensus in the two major departments of the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. In addition, the southern provinces are also actively carrying out the construction of provincial roads, and in the coastal provinces with relatively good economic conditions, they have begun to plan the construction of several large roads.

"Big brother, do we still want to go to Guangzhou?" After Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi stayed in Shantou Port for a few days, Qiaoxi asked, the weather in the south is much hotter than in the north, Qiaoxi has also been shopping in Shantou for a few days in the past few days, and also bought a few special clothes here, and put them out early in the morning and turned around a few times in front of Li Xuanqing and smiled.

Li Xuanqing said with a smile: "After seeing Shantou, how can you not go to Guangzhou, I'm afraid that the other side already knows our whereabouts, so it's not appropriate not to go." But along the way, I can also understand how much strength our Tang Empire has. ”

"That is, the measures proposed by the provinces alone along the way are enough for them to raise their strength to a higher level. Let's take a shot this time to integrate the internal, which is basically complete. After reading Guangzhou, you should have to leave for Chang'an to prepare. Qiaoxi looked at Li Xuanqing with a smile, but before he finished speaking, a guard hurriedly walked in outside the door and handed over a document in his hand.

"It looks like we can't go to Guangzhou." Li Xuanqing took it and said with a wry smile: "Something happened in the north." Go and inform the Izumo, pack up and go north immediately, and let people inform Guangzhou that there is an urgent matter in Chang'an and can't go. ”

"Could it be that Couldn't it be that Gansi went south?" Qiaoxi's face was stunned, and then she understood.