With the gradual improvement of water conservancy facilities and breakthroughs in cultivating improved varieties, grain output will increase steadily, surplus grain will accumulate more and more, and the problem of difficulty in selling grain will become increasingly prominent. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 However, because the fertile land has been exhausted, only industry and commerce can be developed, and the proportion of the non-agricultural population is gradually increasing, and the contradiction of not being self-sufficient in grain is becoming more and more serious.

Tongxian and Jianping have strong economic complementarity, and Jianping has a shortage of food, so it can be supplied by Tongxian County. However, Jianping is more than 1,000 miles away from Tongcheng, and in the era of relying on animal transportation, whether it is an animal cart or an animal camel car, it can only walk dozens of miles a day. Due to the backwardness of the vehicles, the road conditions are not satisfactory, and the traffic volume is very limited.

Under such difficult conditions, the grain was transported from Tongcheng to Jianping, thousands of miles away, but before it reached its destination, the grain transported was exhausted after being fed by people and horses, so it could not be done by relying on individual strength. Jianping County built an official warehouse along the road, and adopted the method of segmented transportation, which was barely transported to the end point, but the consumption of human and animal power was great, the loss of grain and grass was huge, the transportation cost was large, and the transportation efficiency was low.

In this era of low productivity, water transportation is the only way to solve the outstanding disadvantage of large losses and poor transportation capacity. After Li Yi and others, after heated discussions, the plan for the construction of the Songliao Canal was adopted.

The Songliao Canal is planned to connect the Liao River and the Songhua River, with a total length of more than 400 li, and runs through the Yitong River, Yinma River and other large and small water systems in the middle. If this canal is built, it will not only be conducive to the development of shipping and the promotion of trade and trade, but also the development of water conservancy and irrigation, the transformation of a large amount of dry land into paddy fields, and the development of agriculture will be greatly promoted.

Li Yi and the three listened to touching stories all the way, most of them were people helping each other and working together to tide over difficulties. Those who build houses for new arrivals, plough the land and sow seeds, do not pay a penny, and do real selfless dedication. also helped Jia Xu and Su Li's army to resist the invasion and quell the rebellion, as well as escorted the Yellow Turban troops all the way to their new homeland......

There are many heartfelt stories like this, and in every village you visit, there are countless devotees. In the face of the simple and selfless people, Li Yi was full of emotion, and he said to Zhang Ying and Yu Bing: "We have created a simple and honest folk style, and we have retained this atmosphere of mutual help and mutual assistance, so that it can continue and carry forward, and we will meet many difficulties and challenges!" ”

"The Long March is only the first step, we have a long way to go, the days ahead will be more challenging, we must be forward-looking, such as the construction of the Songliao Canal, before the people have encountered difficulties, we will come up with a solution! Only by being anxious about what the people are anxious about and thinking about what the people think, can we retain the fiery hearts of the people. Zhang Ying smiled slightly.

"The business of Yuhai Restaurant is booming, and the chain stores have opened several towns along the way, making considerable profits and saving a lot of savings. My brother stubbornly adheres to the pro-people line, making us have nowhere to spend our money, so we can only expand the scale of business, expand the projects to be developed, and do some good deeds for the benefit of the people. Although Yu Bing complained in his words, he also put forward a vision for the future.

Li Yi conceived a big plan, he would build a granary to purchase food for the people before the canal was opened, and then transport the grain out of the Great Plains, which would relieve the pressure on the government and relieve the mental burden of the people. Li Yi said: "I have thought about it for a long time, let's also build a security system, buy surplus grain in Tongxian County, and then transport it to Jianping to sell, but it needs a lot of financial support, and we must be greatly assisted by two good wives!" ”

"In the harvest year, we buy grain, and then sell it at a parity price in the disaster year, and open a warehouse of grain in the event of a catastrophe. This is the act of an enlightened monarch, there is a precedent to follow, we might as well carry it forward, on the basis of the official warehouse, and then with the private warehouse, which to a certain extent, but also make up for the leakage of the system, and the disadvantages of inconvenient transportation and poor information! Zhang Ying not only agreed, but also added.

The government also needs to balance the price of grain and provide relief to the victims, but in order to prevent officials from stealing from themselves, a complete system must be established that must be reported to the household department and approved by the competent department before it can open a warehouse for disaster relief. And this back and forth, I don't know how much time it will take, and the people in the disaster area are hungry and waiting to be fed, if they don't help in time.

The three-year Zhending flood in Guanghe, the survivors of the disaster did not receive relief and died, and the tragic situation at that time was deeply imprinted in Li Yi's heart, and he was always thinking about how to improve the shortcomings of the system. If the slogan of saving the people from fire and water is shouted in vain, but no concrete measures are introduced, everything will be empty when natural disasters strike.

"Good! Let's do what we say, take advantage of the slack season, build the granary, and hand over the caravan to Li Tong to form it slowly! Li Yi did not hesitate to give affirmation.

In this endless Songliao Plain, if there is a continuous rainstorm, it will be difficult for the flood to drain out, and the disaster will be extremely serious. Li Yi and the three of them took precautions to save the people from fire and water, formulated and improved a series of measures, and gradually put them in place.

The three of them reached a consensus, and they rushed back to Jianping non-stop, and Li Yi and the three of them set out, and at the same time paid close attention to the implementation of both official and private aspects. The construction of a large number of granaries involved households, industrial divisions, and subordinate officials of various counties, and all aspects needed to be coordinated. However, no matter what form of government it is, this malaise exists to varying degrees, and it is inevitable that the efficiency of doing things will be greatly reduced.

However, this phenomenon does not exist in private individuals, because Jianping's various systems are not perfect, Li Yi wants to build a granary, and no one needs to approve it, as long as the funds are in place, he can recruit people to start work. When the spring flowers were blooming, digging the foot of Zhao Jun's wall, Li Tong recruited a skilled plasterer.

First of all, start from Tongxian County, and then gradually extend to Jianping, to promote people's livelihood with commerce, so as to achieve sustainable development. Li Tong led people to the Songnen Plain, according to Li Yi's requirements, the terrain was selected as high as possible, and in order to prevent flooding, a high base was added to the granary.

Because the name of Li Yi's benevolence is widely praised, everywhere Li Tong goes, the people rush to admire him, hoping to use his own strength to repay the kindness of the lord. After the granary was completed, the people scattered in a hurry and quietly disappeared.

Seeing that the people were unwilling to accept the payment, Li Tong was very troubled, where could he go to find these many people one by one, so he had to leave the wages to the three elders in the place, or the pavilion chief and Li Zheng, and trouble them to help distribute the remuneration to individuals one by one.

With the previous lesson, Li Tong had no choice but to adjust the rules and regulations for hiring workers and pay the people in advance. Don't take up a penny of the villagers, this is what Li Yi has repeatedly advised, if it can't be put in place, let him smell the rumors, he will definitely be punished according to the deduction of the salary of the hired workers. Therefore, Li Tong did not dare to be sloppy at all, and such meticulous implementation would not damage the image he had worked so hard to leave to the people. (To be continued.) )