When Dong Zhuo occupied Guanzhong, he used to build a large number of buildings and destroy a large amount of vegetation. At the same time, his cronies and subordinates plundered a large amount of civil wealth and annexed land, and nearly eighty percent of the land in the entire Guanzhong was controlled by Dong Zhuo and his cronies. As for the court officials who were forcibly moved to Chang'an by him, they were also wealthy families, but after arriving in Guanzhong, these people no longer had an inch of land in their hands, and they didn't have any money, even if they wanted to buy a piece of land, they didn't have the ability.

Now, Dong Zhuo has fallen, and the land controlled by him and his cronies has been recovered by Liu Xin, that is to say, all of this eighty percent of the land has been owned by Liu Xin, plus those ownerless wastelands, the land that really falls into the hands of the people and ordinary people will definitely not exceed one percent. In this way, without Liu Xin's order, no one dared to touch every grass and tree on those lands, which is why although Xiang Lang did not dismiss those people, he only dared to let craftsmen train them, and did not dare to cut down trees and open kilns to burn bricks first.

The land is Liu Xin's, and it is natural to be able to do whatever you want according to your own ideas when it is built, and it can also be easily protected, which is the most favorable condition.

Not only that, but there is one more thing that makes it more feasible to protect the environment in Guanzhong. In the future, the center of the Han Empire will definitely be in Chang'an, so that a large number of troops will also be concentrated in the Guanzhong area. Liu Xin knew very well that in this era, cavalry was the most powerful type of troops, and it was definitely necessary to strengthen the construction and training of cavalry. In order to train qualified cavalry, not only war horses are needed, but also very large training sites, which require a large area of land.

In Jingzhou, the cavalry training ground was set up in Yunmeng Daze near Changsha, where most of the lakes, river beaches and wasteland were not suitable for the domestication of war horses. However, this is also a matter of no choice, every inch of land is expensive in other places, and ensuring food production and satisfying the needs of the army and civilians to feed their bellies is the first thing after all, and it is definitely not advisable to occupy fertile land as a training ground for cavalry. Liu Xin could only settle for the next best thing and set up the cavalry training base there.

After the center of the Han Dynasty was moved to Chang'an, it was inevitable that it would be necessary to find a training ground for the cavalry in Guanzhong. Now, that's easy. The steppe of the Xiongnu nomadic has been incorporated into the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the cavalry of the Han army can use the vast grassland as a training ground, and they do not even need to prepare forage. Liu Xin's idea was to build a cavalry base in Guanzhong, where soldiers would be trained in basic horsemanship and combat skills, and then regularly pulled out to the grassland for various tactical drills. Guanzhong is not far from the grassland, you can get there after Xiaoguan, and the horses are originally the elves of the grassland, so it should be the real battlefield of the cavalry.

This is because considering this factor, coupled with the heavy snowfall, which blocked the road, Liu Xin did not give an order for a long time to prepare various materials for the reconstruction of Chang'an City. Xiang Lang returned to Xiangyang this time, firstly, to attend the wedding of Sun Ce and Liu Rui, and another important task was to ask Liu Xin for instructions on the materials needed for reconstruction.

Xiang Lang is a dedicated person, and if such a grand project as the reconstruction of Chang'an City can be completed in his hands, the sense of achievement brought by the expansion of Xiangyang City will definitely be much stronger than that brought by the expansion of Xiangyang City. Therefore, as soon as he returned to Xiangyang, he made a special trip to report to Liu Xin and put forward the idea of using local materials.

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Juda, I also know that in this way, the manpower and vehicles required to transport these materials alone will be a big burden. However, there are pros and cons to everything. Buying materials from elsewhere can also contribute to the development of other places. At the same time, the manpower required to transport these materials can also provide the opportunity for many people who do not have an industry to provide for their families. ”

Xiang Lang hesitated: "Back to the lord, just like this, I'm afraid that the construction period will be delayed and will not be completed as scheduled." ”

Liu Xin smiled and said, "Actually, not all materials need to be transported from outside the customs. In and around Chang'an City, as well as in Yiwu City, there are many mansions built by Dong Zhuo and his subordinates. Most of these mansions are made of wood, and as long as you take care when demolishing them, you should be able to solve a large part of the timber needs. Therefore, what urgently needs to be transported from outside the customs is nothing more than some bricks and stones. ”

Make full use of the building materials of the old house, this is an incredible thing in Xiang Lang's opinion, not to mention whether those materials will have decayed, even if they are intact, but the owners of those houses have not ended well, and then use the old materials of those houses, I am afraid it is not an auspicious thing.

Seeing Xiang Lang's hesitation, Liu Xin smiled and said, "Don't worry, if you think there's anything wrong, just tie red silk to those materials to drive away evil spirits." ”

In fact, where will Liu Xin drive away any evil spirit, he said this just to remove the uneasiness in Xiang Lang's heart.

Xiang Lang arched his hand and said, "In this case, after the subordinates went back, they would first demolish those houses and collect wood for later use in accordance with the instructions of the lord. ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Well, it should be so." You are solely responsible for the reconstruction of Chang'an this time, and you will also be responsible for the protection of Guanzhong. I have an idea that you should keep in mind. ”

According to Liu Xin's assumption, all the 10% of the land that is still in the hands of ordinary people will be recovered by Liu Xin at a price. Then a detailed survey of the land in the whole of Guanzhong was carried out, and the part of the land that was most suitable for cultivation was still retained and leased to the peasants to grow crops, and the rest of the land was returned to forests except for the construction of research institutes, military camps, and roads.

Xiang Lang gasped and said, "I don't know if the lord has estimated it, how much it will cost." ”

Not only does it cost money to acquire this land, but it also costs money to plant trees on the land that has been returned to forest, and the area of cultivated land has decreased, so the harvest will be smaller, and in order to meet the daily needs of the officials, soldiers, and people in Guanzhong, it is necessary to transfer large quantities of grain from outside the Guanzhong, and money is needed to purchase or transport grain. Although Xiang Lang is not a household secretary who manages money and grain, it is inevitable that budgets and final accounts will be carried out in the construction of the project.

Liu Xin sighed and said, "In order for our children and grandchildren to live a comfortable life, even if we tighten our belts now and save a little for ourselves, we can't leave our children and grandchildren a mess." ”

Regarding the issue of ecological protection, with Xiang Lang's current knowledge, he naturally won't look so far, but he won't say anything more about what Liu Xin has decided. Xiang Lang stood up and bowed his hand. He couldn't sit still, the plan to rebuild Chang'an had changed significantly, and he needed to hurry back and recalculate the funds, manpower, and construction period needed, and he would be greeted by several sleepless nights.

Liu Xin is not idle, after such a change, it will indeed cost a lot of money, Xiang Lang's worries are not unreasonable. However, there is no way to do this, if we do not strengthen protection now, if we want to protect it in the future, the cost will be a thousand times and a hundred times. In Liu Xin's view, since the Tang Dynasty, there have been few people who have built the capital in Chang'an, in addition to geographical factors, the main reason is that the environment there has seriously deteriorated.

In fact, in terms of funds, Liu Xin is also a little stretched, and the money and food he now uses to resettle the refugees in Xuzhou are still borrowed from Ma Yun's Dahan Money Village. Of course, he can continue to borrow from Dahan Money now, but in this way, the capital risk of Dahan Money Bank will become quite large.

Liu Xin also had another idea, after he ascended the throne, he would formulate rules to completely separate the royal treasury from the treasury of the Han Dynasty, so as not to cause the treasury to be empty due to the wanton squandering of the emperor in the future. In this way, Dahan Qianzhuang is not only the private property of their Liu family, but also the guarantee of the future life of the royal family. When all the problems have not finally settled, Liu Xin can't let Dahan Qianzhuang take too many risks. In this way, Liu Xin had to try to find another source of money.

However, in today's Han world, there is chaos, and people's consumption concepts have quietly changed, and not many people will spend a lot of money to buy luxury goods such as white porcelain, but more will store some gold and silver for emergencies.

Liu Xin pondered and meditated, but did not find a better solution. However, there is one thing that makes him very happy today, he can finally go back to the restaurant to eat with everyone.

Seeing Liu Xin's desperate look, the women covered their mouths and laughed non-stop. Indeed, eating next to the big round table is much more comfortable than being alone in the study, not to mention the surrounding circle of warblers and swallows, all of them are beautiful and delicious, and not to say that the table full of delicacies will not make him feel like he has nowhere to eat, just to have a meal with the children, Liu Xin is very satisfied.

Liu Xin finally ate a full meal, put down her chopsticks with satisfaction, and said to Ma Yun with a smile: "Wife, while everyone is here, I will discuss something with you." ”

At the dinner table today, the women were very enthusiastic about Liu Xin's arrival, or they were courteous, but Ma Yun didn't have much smile on her face, and when she heard Liu Xin say that she had something to discuss with her, she just squeezed out a voice from her nose: "Say." ”

Seeing Ma Yun's attitude today, Liu Xin knew in her heart that Ma Yun must have been a little unhappy because she accepted Minchan. After all, Ma Yun is from a later life, and it is not easy to work with so many women for a man, and this time Liu Xinna entered the room with a woman who was much younger and more beautiful than her, how could she not taste it.

Liu Xin turned his head and glanced at Minchan, who was still dressed up brightly and beautifully, and couldn't help muttering secretly, what are you doing so beautifully, now, Ma Yun is angry, and the consequences are serious. Although Minchan is naturally beautiful, heavy makeup is always appropriate. However, then again, Minchan who is wearing makeup is indeed a little more beautiful than when she was without makeup.