Chapter 652 Ten years in a flash
It took more than two years for Anqing City to be completely completed, while the construction of Lushan and Tianzhu Mountains was much slower, but a large number of jobs were created.
After the completion of Anqing City, it became the richest and most prosperous city in Wei State, with continuous business travel; With Gao Shun controlling prices, the prices of grain and cloth are very stable, and if there is less, he will put it on the market, and if there is more, he will eat some, and keep the market price stable, so that the rich merchants will not dare to hoard Juqi.
When grain prices are stable, the people are stable.
Some people even sighed, why didn't anyone find such a good place before? Backed by mountains and rivers, facing lakes on three sides, and choking the Yangtze River, both commercial and military value are incomparable.
It is difficult to find a house inside and outside Anqing City, and many people are forced to buy land and property in the area north of Dalongguan or west of Shanqian City, or buy a house in the nearby Anhui City, which has led to the development of the surrounding area in disguise.
The newly built Tongguan County in Jiangdong also developed rapidly, and under the labor of many slaves, Tongguan County became the largest copper mining and smelting center in the Wei State.
In the summer of that year, when the flood broke out, Gao Shun cast a spell to collect all the excess river water into the system space, so that the lower reaches of the Yangtze River were protected from flooding; This became the focus of Taoist propaganda.
The surging river disappeared invisibly in front of Gao Shun, and the downstream river was suddenly docile, and thousands of people watching were shocked on the spot, and they couldn't help but believe that Gao Shun was a god descending to earth, or a master who had attained the Tao.
This not only promoted the development of Taoism, but many people spontaneously invited Gao Shun's statue home to worship.
In the process of gradually releasing the river water in the system afterwards, Gao Shun also discovered a huge function of the system space, he can turn the river water in the space into rain according to his will, and as for where it rains, as long as it is within a thousand kilometers, it can be controlled.
In the arid and rainless places in the north, the continuous test has been carried out several times, and the effect is obvious.
This made the Taoist people very happy, and announced to the public that Taoism can pray for wind and rain to ensure the prosperity and safety of the people.
However, in the process of experimentation, Gao Shun found that even if it rains 100 million cubic meters, it is only 10,000 square kilometers of land, which is not enough to make an immediate change in the long-term drought land, and if there is more water, it will affect the flow and flow rate of the Yangtze River, so that the sediment will accelerate the precipitation, which is not conducive to the long-term loss.
As a result, he took up to 100 million cubic meters of water a day, more in summer and less in winter, 50 billion cubic meters a year.
It seems that it can only save the emergency, but cannot change the arid climate and environment in the north or northwest.
Being able to rain in a small area has already made the Taoists ecstatic.
The following year, the Yellow River flooded again, and if the dam was breached, the consequences would be unimaginable, and Gao Shun went out again to collect the excess flood water into the space, so that millions of people downstream could not be flooded.
Gao Shun has truly become the protector of Wei.
Someone suggested to the emperor that since Gao Shun likes mountains so much, why not send Wutai Mountain, Heng Mountain, Huashan, Mount Tai, Wudang Mountain, etc. to Gao Shun, anyway, these mountains can not bring benefits to the imperial court for the time being, if Gao Shun builds on a large scale, it can not only benefit the local people, but also has great benefits to the imperial court.
Many ministers immediately supported, such as sending Hengshan to Gaoshun, and Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Anzhou all benefited from it; If Huashan is sent to Gaoshun, Luoyang and Chang'an will have peace of mind.
The emperor hesitated, what would happen if he provoked his grandfather's displeasure? After all, calculating his grandfather, it is not something that the younger generations can do, and spreading it out, how can he still sit on the throne of the emperor?
There are also ministers who suggested that together with a county under each mountain, it would be the best effect and a filial piety to the emperor's grandfather.
Emperor Gao Hongtao could not call the shots, so he sent the crown prince to Anqing City to consult Gao Shun's opinion.
Gao Shun had no opinion, anyway, it was for the benefit of one party, so he should be consulted by the emperor.
Taoism was also very happy, so as to expand the spread and popularity of Taoism; In this way, Huashan and Mount Tai have become the exclusive territory of Taoism, which can severely suppress Buddhism and other religions.
It's just that no one is willing to build a few newly received mountains and a few county seats.
Gao Shun first sent several high-ranking military attaches and high-ranking civil officials to manage Huashan, Taishan and Hengshan, as well as the three attached counties.
However, without the help of everyone, the construction was too difficult, so it was mandatory that each person go to a mountain for a year, rotate every year, and it is estimated that the construction can be completed within three years; After the construction is completed, he can find a way to move up the next level.
When everyone heard this, they were all willing to cooperate with Taoism in the construction of the three places.
A large number of gold and copper coins were scattered, and the construction progress was very fast, and it was indeed as those court officials thought, which was extremely beneficial to the local area.
First of all, Gao Shun and others like to do the most is to repair roads, and secondly, to develop commerce and trade to stabilize prices in surrounding counties.
In order to ensure that he would be promoted again in three years, Gao Shun sent Gao Wei and Qin Guan to conquer the island of Papua and check the actual development of Southern Wei Prefecture and several city-states along the way.
Subsequently, Gao Shun continued his great cause of mathematics and other promotions.
At the foot of Tianzhu Mountain, a mathematical compound was established, and a group of people who loved mathematics and were determined to study mathematics gathered gathered Gao Shun often communicated and exchanged with them.
With the development of mathematics, subjects such as astronomy have also been promoted.
Within a few years, Gao Shun established an agronomy college, specializing in crop planting, selecting improved varieties, cultivating new varieties, etc., and applying the technique of "castration" to the livestock breeding industry, and cultivating specialized veterinarians.
After so many years of influence, the world no longer despises craftsmen, and all kinds of crafts have become tools to earn food.
The Mohists no longer need to hide it, many of the techniques learned from Rome have been applied in reality, and all kinds of skilled people have been given the opportunity to display them for the benefit of society; For example, there are a large number of practitioners in the bridge construction industry, who can build not only simple wooden bridges, but also complex stone bridges.
Mechanics is also applied to bridge-building technology.
It took Gao Wei and Qin Guan more than four years to return, and a fortress was established around the island of Papua, which became Gao Shun's territory, which was displayed on the map, and the conditions for upgrading were reached again.
According to Gao Wei's report, he was very dissatisfied with the development of Southern Wei Prefecture and the city-states along the way, and Gao Shun was ready to go out on a voyage after he was busy with domestic affairs, and by the way, he canonized a few of his favorite juniors as kings.
The development of the three countries in the Americas is not slow, and from the map, they have developed under the western mountain range, and Gao Shun estimates that within ten years they will be able to conquer the western region and reach the Pacific coast, but they are far from the requirements for further promotion.
Gao Shun estimates that if you go up this level in this life, it will be the last level, and there is no possibility of upgrading.
The construction of Huashan and Taishan was slower than expected, and it has not been completed until now, so Li Qiang and others had to take another shift; Gao Shun is going to upgrade it when the Tarzan-related buildings are built.
The conditions for upgrading have been met, and Li Qiang, Ma Gui and others are not in a hurry, and they assist the Taoist personnel in the construction of various buildings step by step.
Gao Wei was sent to Xuzhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou to investigate the feasibility of building the Grand Canal, the address, the route, etc., he wanted to leave some precious wealth for future generations while everyone was still young and could walk.
Gao Wei is very active about such things, this is a good opportunity to benefit the people, and it is also a good opportunity to leave a name in history.