"Brother Xian, Jiangnan Province will bother Brother Xian." Li Hao has been in Chang'an for only a year, and he is going to leave here again. In fact, he wanted to stay on the Ryukyu side, but Li Ke didn't give it.

Li Hao is too useful for Li Ke. He needs to refer to Li Hao's opinions for many things, and now that he has just ascended the throne, he needs Li Hao's help in many things, how can he let Li Hao resign and go to Ryukyu to stay?

And this time the problem in Jiangnan Province is bigger, and the person Li Ke can think of using it now is Li Hao, so he can only send Li Hao out there to watch, but it won't be too long.

Jiangnan Province was nothing in the Tang Dynasty, and if you look at it in later generations, this place happens to be the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Now because Tanzhou and Hongzhou have the foundation originally laid by Li Ke, the economy of these places is much more prosperous than that of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

In addition, there are many families here, as well as the recent turmoil in the Tang Dynasty, which has made the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang worse and worse. And Li Hao mentioned in the imperial court's grand plan that it is necessary to develop the coastal economy and vigorously develop the economy in the south of the Yangtze River, so Li Hao is needed to sit in the battle.

The Tao of the Tang Dynasty was not an administrative body, it was a supervisory body. Li Hao was appointed as an inspector of Jiangnan Province, and he had a lot of power, and in addition to his students, Liu Renliang followed him to Jiangnan Province.

Liu Renliang is now a famous minister in the Tang Dynasty, and Jingzhou has developed rapidly under his governance and has a rich livelihood, which adds a high score to him. Later, he was transferred to other places to serve as assassins, and now his official position is getting higher and higher. However, this guy is also going farther and farther on the road of civil officials, and the affairs on the Northeast Peninsula have nothing to do with him.

"How should this Gangnam Province be governed? The situation here is much more complicated than elsewhere. "Liu Renliang and Li Hao are going all the way to Jiangnan Province, and Li Ke now has high expectations for the two of them. And Liu Renliang admires Li Hao's ability very much.

There is a former royal capital in Gangnam Province, and there are various nobles who once took refuge in the Central Plains to the south. Moreover, many officials here are from these families, and this time, because of official corruption, the riots of the people here are also caused by these families.

"Let's take a look first, the news we know in Chang'an is a little worse after all, and some things still have to be understood in practice. I'm going to start from these two places, and I'll hope that my brother will cooperate a lot. Li Hao pointed to a place on the map and said.

This time when he went to Jiangnan, he was followed by Gao Yang and Xiao Wu, as well as the two masters and servants of Ruyan, and the other women stayed in Chang'an. Gangnam looks prosperous, but now it's like a rebirth. If it weren't for Li Hao's reasons, if this continued, I am afraid that there would be riots, which Li Hao would not allow.

The group set off from Chang'an and then went straight to Luoyang. After arriving in Luoyang, he changed to the waterway and went straight to the south of the Yangtze River. This route was the first time Li Hao had taken, and they took the Grand Canal channel dug by Sui.

Outside Luoyang in the early morning, a wide canal flows slowly past this bustling ancient cosmopolitan city, and a veil-like light mist floats on the river's surface, hazy. Walking along the banks of the canal with fresh air and green trees, accompanied by the crisp song of birds, it is like being in a fantasy world.

The surface of the river is sparkling and silvery. Looking at the Grand Canal from afar, it is like a beautiful and colorful Avenue of Stars, and like a winding jasper belt, with infinite scenery. Passenger boats coming and going on the river are telling the people along the river about the prosperity of the country and the busyness of the river.

"It's a pity!" Li Hao couldn't help but sigh when he saw all this on the boat. It's a pity that Comrade Yang, who bankrupted a country and repaired this river, couldn't see the busyness of this river, and made him bear an infamy through the ages, but who really understands that this river has brought benefits to this country for thousands of years?

"It's a shame indeed! If Emperor Sui slows down a little, he will come step by step like we do now. The excavation of the Grand Canal will not only not be his bad deed, but will also become a famous thing for the ages. After hearing this, Liu Renliang knew what Li Hao was thinking, and then sighed.

Lao Yang is too urgent, if he comes slowly and in sections, and then grabs more prisoners from abroad to excavate, he will not end up in such a tragedy. Just look at Datang's construction of cement roads and flood control projects in the waters of the Yangtze River.

The Sui Dynasty's idea of building a canal was divided into several steps: first, from Luoyang Xiyuan to Shanyang on the south bank of the Huai River, a canal called "Tongji Canal" was opened, that is, from Luoyang to the valley water, Luoshui into the Yellow River, and then from the Yellow River into the Huai River. Then from Shanyang to Jiangdu, dredged and dug deep, widened a canal called "Hangou" opened by Wu Wangfu in the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, connected the Huai River and the Yangtze River.

In this way, the waterway transportation from Luoyang to Jiangnan is very convenient. After that, from the north bank of the Yellow River in Luoyang to Zhuo County, a canal called "Yongji Canal" was opened. Then, from Jingkou to Yuhang, opposite Jiangdu, a canal called "Jiangnan River" was opened. Together, these four canals form a grand canal that runs north and south.

In fact, the amount of work is not large, and in many places it is still a river that has already been constructed. The cement road project of Datang now basically covers the major cities and frontiers of Datang, and the amount of this project is no less than that of the Grand Canal.

But after the completion of this project, there was not even a splash in Datang. In addition to this project, the flood control project in the Yangtze River basin is not small, not only has a lot of fertile land come out, but also fundamentally solves the problem of flooding here.

Because of science and technology, and because of Datang, he captured a lot of prisoners. Those people built these things, and when they died, they died, and they would not cause any dissatisfaction within the Tang Dynasty. What's more, these people are the most right people with Datang, and using their last bit of value is not the best result.

Like cement roads and water conservancy projects, the Grand Canal has brought great convenience to the country after its opening. It has not only become a link between the north and the south politically, economically, and culturally, but also a hub for communicating the "Silk Road" and the maritime "Silk Road" in Asia.

The navigation of the canal has also promoted the development of towns and industries in the coastal areas, and it is also like a ribbon, and the coastal towns are like pearls inlaid on the ribbon. Since then, successive dynasties have continued to dredge and renovate the canal, so that it continues to play the role of connecting the north and south arteries.

This river connects the east, west, north and south of the Tang Dynasty, and realizes the first real integration and unification in history. Because it was too hard to travel by land at this time, in ancient times, the land migration was long-distance, and the only way to do it was to ride horses, ride ox carts and walk, and it was very difficult and slow to move over mountains and rivers.

However, human beings have long understood that water can be used, and it is possible to cross rivers or even seas by boat, which is fast and can carry heavy loads, and is often much more convenient than taking dry roads. However, the terrain of Datang is high in the west and low in the east, and the flow direction of the river is basically from west to east, not from north to south.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty decided to dig the Grand Canal between the north and the south, connect the east, west, north and south with water, form a water network, and turn several natural water systems into a large water system, which has become a big game of chess that lays out the world. With the Grand Canal, he can truly and completely incorporate the entire territory of China into the scope of his royal power, as if he were carrying it in his arms and firmly belonging to himself.

In the past history, no emperor has ever done this, which is unprecedented and unprecedented. Therefore, judging from the entire history of China, Li Hao felt that Comrade Lao Yang's excavation of the Grand Canal was actually more meritorious than his fault, but the dynasty that succeeded him later blackened him too much, making his family stink for thousands of years.

It has the same effect as Li Hao's cement road, and the opening of the Grand Canal has given birth to dozens of prosperous cities along the river at once. First there is the river, then there is the town, and the latter is born because of the river, and it prospers because of the river, and it is purely from the ground, which is amazing.

Big cities mean the relative concentration of population, means the gathering of talents, and there is a division of labor due to needs, some are engaged in transportation, some are engaged in transportation, some are engaged in transportation, some are engaged in tax collection, some are engaged in management, some are engaged in shipbuilding, some are engaged in warehousing, some are engaged in the distribution of goods, some are engaged in selling and buying, there are hotels, there are restaurants, there are beauty streets, there are singing and entertainment, and there are schools and other institutions.

In short, because of the Grand Canal, these places are gathering more and more, and their fame is spreading. The climate has left a lasting memory in history. The Grand Canal is the "birthing woman" of the city, giving birth to a large number of cities, who depend on the river to live and have many children.

The Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty created three major world cities: Yangzhou, Chang'an-Luoyang, and Yanjing. Yangzhou is the starting point of the Grand Canal, Chang'an (Luoyang) is the midpoint, and Yanjing is the end point. The Grand Canal has turned these three points into a large-scale metropolis with a pivotal position in the history of the East, either the capital or the economic metropolis, and has become the political, economic and cultural center of China, with a profound and far-reaching influence.

Moreover, through the Grand Canal, the Central Plains culture was also brought to the north, the northern grassland nomadic culture was brought to the south, and the southern Yumi Mulberry tea water town culture was brought to the Central Plains, realizing the diversification, complementarity and co-reproduction of Chinese culture. The collusion of several major river systems has promoted the integration and exchange between ethnic groups and the international exchanges between China and foreign countries.

The Grand Canal also connected the Silk Road, on the one hand, linking the culture of the Mediterranean and Central Asia with the culture of Chinese mainland. On the other hand, it has linked the culture of the ethnic minorities in the north with the culture of the Han nationality in the Central Plains, and promoted the generation, consolidation, and growth of the big family of the Chinese nation.

The cultural exchanges between the two were greatly developed in future generations due to the excavation of the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty, and produced fruitful results with far-reaching influence. Now, all this has to be added to the repaired cement roads, as well as the vigorous development of shipping, which are accelerating the development of Datang civilization and economy.