Chapter Ninety-Four: Hejiang City
Li Yuan took a group of people and waited for the river early. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Jiang Hexing got off the boat, accompanied by Li Yuan, and took a carriage into the summer capital. The city of Xia was also built by the river, and the city was built on the south bank of the river. The north gate is next to the river and is connected to the pier.
Jiang Hexing went south from the north gate, all the way, it seems that there are a lot more people in Xia Capital than before, but there are still too few, ask Li Yuan, Li Yuan replied that there are only 20,000 people now, and there are not many immigrants from the surrounding area.
Jiang Hexing has a number in his heart, it seems that the focus of the next migration will gradually come to the summer capital, a huge city, a wide road, but there are not a few people.
When he came to the office office, Li Yuan reported his recent work to Jiang Hexing. Spring ploughing is almost complete, and the coal and iron ore around the area are being utilized. Zheng Lixiu's railroad tracks are used to pull coal and iron, but they are not often used because the population is too small and the demand is not large.
Jiang Hexing said: "Uncle, why didn't I see Chen Gang's warship all the way?" ā
"Chen Gang said that he wanted to follow the black water, and then to the seaside, to find out the water situation along the way, so he came here a few days ago, replenished some supplies, and then took the sailor and went to the black water."
"Oh, I thought he would be able to go to the summer capital at most, who knew that he would actually enter the sea again, not bad." Jiang Hexing was very satisfied with Chen Gang's positive attitude.
Li Yuan talked about some other situations in the summer capital, how to fish, how to do business, how to hunt, and so on. Jiang Hexing also briefly told Li Yuan about the experience along the way, and talked about the repair of the city by Zhaoqiao.
Li Yuan asked: "He Wang, there are a lot of cautious people over there, and you didn't say how to deal with them, and I have been preparing, but I haven't made any moves." ā
Jiang Hexing asked, "What kind of person is Su Shen?" How many are there? ā
Li Yuan thought for a while and said, "The appearance is no different from us, of course, the dress is very different. They live by fishing and hunting, they eat the prey they hunt, they wear animal skins, and they live in crypts, that is, very small houses, and half of them are in the ground. Now there are also prudent people who learn to exchange things with us with prey or fish, some salt, some clothes, etc., and they have been doing business for a long time, and they slowly talk like us, wear the same clothes, and see no difference. But there are very few such people. The people of Su Shen are basically in the mountains, far away from here, and probably closer to Jilin City. I think there are tens of thousands of people at most. However, they hunted for a living, and they used bows and arrows very well. However, I have heard that they are all arrows ground in stone, but I have never heard of iron arrowheads. ā
Jiang Hexing asked, "Do you think you can transform the Su Shen people into people like us?" ā
Li Yuan said: "Xianbei people were subdued, forced to let them learn Chinese, and now they basically believe in the way of Tianli, and there is no difference between them and our Han people." Many people are also used to farming, but some are still grazing, but they are definitely not a threat. Their children are all in our school, and they are no different from us. I think we should also be cautious, at least not easily, and try to get them to do business with us, because it is good for us. ā
Jiang Hexing was interested in Li Yuan's opinion, so he asked, "Why can't we fight?" Can they be stronger than our army? ā
Li Yuan sighed and said, "It's not that you can't beat it, it's that you can't beat it." We are strong, they are weak, and when they do, they must have entered the deep mountains and dense forests. They are familiar with the terrain and we are not. If there are dozens of people hidden in the mountains and forests, it is estimated that even millions of soldiers are helpless. Maybe they'll secretly release arrows, and we'll lose more than we gain. ā
Li Yuan continued: "Besides, it is unknown to start the war for no reason. ā
Jiang Hexing was very satisfied with Li Yuan's analysis, and said appreciatively: "Uncle has made great progress in the past few years. ā
Li Yuan blushed and said, "Is the king here to make fun of me again?" I've done logistics before, and when I look at it now, I think about it first. For example, attacking the mountains and dense forests is extremely difficult to solve, so I don't think the odds are good. ā
Jiang Hexing nodded and said, "Uncle makes sense. I don't like to fight the most, and I can't help but be forced to fight. But we also have to make some preparations below, and in the future, the summer capital will also be used as a place to hoard grain and grass, you have taken care of the logistics, so I don't need to say what to prepare. ā
Li Yuan said: "I will complete this preparation of grain and grass, and I will never delay the military plane." I still don't know something, now Tianli Dao is here for me, the activity is very powerful, almost no one doesn't believe it, even some of the public office yamen grandly hang up the sign of respecting heaven and loving people, I have not moved, it is not harmful to see, but now there are too many people who believe in it, you see? ā
Jiang Hexing said: "I arranged this, I haven't told you before, I want them to spread it slowly, it is difficult for your Xianbei people here to be consistent with us, I only have this way to assimilate them." In the future, those who are cautious may also need this heavenly way. It's slow, but it works best. ā
Li Yuan was silent for a long time, then nodded and said, "I know." ā
Jiang Hexing stayed in the summer capital for three days, and then sailed east.
After walking for four more days, they found Zhao Qiao and others on the shore. Zhao Qiao: They have only been here for two days, and they are surveying the barren grass on the shore where it is suitable for building a city. Jiang Hexing summoned Zhao Qiao and asked them how to choose the site.
Zhao Qiaodao, has been selected, located at the confluence of the two rivers, after busy spring ploughing, they are ready to recruit people from the summer capital to build the city, it is estimated that it can be built in half a year, just before the winter comes. Jiang Hexing met with each of them and encouraged them. Finally, Jiang Hexing saw Lu Yuan, who was going to go north of the Heihe River, Lu Yuan was very long, tall and strong, so Jiang Hexing asked: "Lu Yuan, you don't look like a businessman, what did you do before?" ā
Lu Yuan spoke in a loud voice, and replied in a very low voice: "Huihe Wang, what you said is right, I used to be a hunter. He hunted in the mountains and forests near Qingzhou, and later fled with his family, and then was plundered to Wuhuan, where he was rescued. Later, I didn't want to farm, so I went to herd and hunt. A few years ago, when the price of sheepskins was high, I made a little money and started a messy business. Later, by mistake, he started dealing with fish. ā
Jiang Hexing said: "There are no people here now, how do you think of Heihebei, there should be fewer people there?" Wolves, bears, tigers, there should be a lot of them, and they will be dangerous at that time, have you considered it? ā
Lu Yuan said: "I'm afraid that there will be too few of these beasts at that time, so I have no prey to fight, and I'm really uncomfortable." ā
Jiang Hexing said: "Since you have thought about it, I won't say anything more, and everything will be careful when the time comes." ā
Lu Yuan gave a deep salute and said: "Thank you and Wang for your concern, Lu Yuan knows it in his heart." And the king, I would like to ask the king to give us a name for the little town here, and please give the king a name. ā
Jiang Hexing said without thinking: "There are two big rivers that converge here, so it's called Hejiang, right?" What do you think? ā
Zhao Qiao, Lu Yuan and others applauded and applauded: "This name is good." ā
Zhao Qiao looked at Lu Yuan, then turned his head and asked Jiang Hexing: "King He, if Lu Yuan has more people north of the Heihe River in the future, he can also build a city?" ā
"If he can really build the city, I will name it Lu Yuan in recognition of Lu Yuan's achievements."
Lu Yuan was speechless for a while, and said after a long time: "Hewang, I am willing to do my best, in my lifetime, I must build Luyuan City." ā