On the morning of the next day, accompanied by Huo Jian and Tian Mu, a confidant in charge of agriculture and animal husbandry, Liu Zheng inspected the Huangdao Port under construction and the horse farm at the western foot of Tieshan Mountain, and then rushed to Tongcheng, where construction was being carried out.

Located in the middle of two small rivers of the city is not large, north and south long six miles, east and west wide four miles, east and west north and south to open a total of seven city gates, for the standard rectangular traditional shape, the design of the city wall in strict accordance with the imperial court system, dare not exceed half a point, but the design of the urn city and the quality of the city wall construction, as well as the many functions, has surpassed any city in the Langya Kingdom.

The designer and supervisor of the city was the master craftsman Huo Jian, and Liu Cun hardly proposed any suggestions for improvement, whether it was construction or the use of funds, Huo Jian was solely responsible.

Huo Jian did not disappoint Liu Cun, the construction progress and quality were very high, and the construction team of up to 30,000 people was arranged by him in an orderly manner, showing amazing organizational ability and scheduling ability.

Liu Cun stood on the hill two miles south of the city, overlooking the construction site in full swing, staring at the south gate and the majestic heavy eaves of the first to stand up, and seemed to see the majestic and prosperous scene of the future of the city.

Huo Jian was very happy with Liu Cun's admiration, but he still said unwillingly: "Lord, one day when your subordinates are fortunate enough to build a male city with a length and width of fifty miles according to the drawing of the Lord, they will feel that this life is not in vain!" ”

"Sir, don't think there's a chance?" Liu Cun asked deliberately.

Huo Jian smiled: "The Lord wants to hear the truth?" ”

"Of course." Liu Cun replied loudly, and Tian Mu on the side also pricked up his ears.

Huo Jian glanced at Qin Yi, Xu Sheng and the others who were discussing excitedly below, lowered his voice and asked solemnly, "Where does the Lord want to build the Xiongcheng on that drawing in the Han Dynasty?" ”

Liu Cun replied truthfully: "Jinan." ”

Tian Mu was taken aback, but a glimmer of light flashed in Huo Jian's eyes, and then he nodded with a smile and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Liu Cun put away his smile: "The two gentlemen think that the Great Wall, which played a huge role two hundred years ago, can still resist the invasion of foreign tribes in the north now?" With the emergence of various academic disciplines, with the continuous breakthrough and development of manufacturing technology, and with the continuous innovation and improvement of military thinking, how much can the defensive role of the city and the role of showing the comprehensive strength of a certain party be? If the energy and financial resources of building the world's cities are transferred to the construction of a grand canal connecting the great rivers according to local conditions, can the value of the Great Wall of Qin be comparable to that of the Qin Emperor? ”

Huo Jian's heart suddenly set off a monstrous wave, he stared at Liu Cun's slightly smiling eyes for a long time, and suddenly lowered his head and whispered: "Lord, my subordinates understand!" ”

Under the surprised gaze of Tian Mu and Wen Prestige, Liu Cun supported Huo Jian, who was trembling all over: "I can understand the expectations that Mr. has buried deep in my heart, and Mr. has also seen the expectations in my heart, no matter what the road ahead is, I Liu Cun will go on without hesitation in this life, never be discouraged, and never look back!" At the same time, I also hope to get great help from him, and I hope that the Mohist doctrine and a large number of advanced technologies can be carried forward. ”

Huo Jian hurriedly wiped away the tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes, and nodded to Liu Cun convincingly: "From today on, Huo Jian's old bones will be handed over to the Lord!" ”

Liu Cun smiled and asked, "Could it be that Mr. didn't have this idea before?" ”

Huo Jian was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, laughing so much that his long beard trembled, and he was extremely bold.

Liu Cun also smiled happily, and whispered to Huo Jian and Tian Mu after laughing: "It is estimated that in another four months, Zongcheng will be completed and used, although Zongcheng is important, but it is not the core city in our plan, the reason why this city was built is to protect Huangdao, the industrial and shipping center under construction behind him, secondly, to reclaim the fertile land and rich water sources of nearly 100 miles from north to south and more than 80 miles from east to west, third, to train out a skilled construction army, and fourth, to build a 10,000-mu horse farm at the western foot of Tieshan. That place is surrounded by mountains and water, more than ten miles of mountains block the strong wind on the sea, the water and grass are abundant, the climate is suitable, and I am afraid that there is no more suitable place for raising horses within hundreds of miles. ”

Tian Mu is very proud, that place was personally selected by him, the high-quality grass seeds sprinkled a month ago, and he also got it back from northern Hebei thousands of miles away, Liu Cun's beloved black Ili horse was reluctant to ride by himself, and it was also handed over to his Tian Mu to do **.

Liu Cun continued: "There is a way to have food in your hands, and you don't panic in your heart! Food shortage has always been a major obstacle to our development and growth, so I did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to rebuild this citrus city on the ruins left by the previous dynasty, with the purpose of providing the 50,000 suffering people who are about to multiply here as safe and comfortable as possible, so that the more than 50,000 fathers and villagers who grow food for us and raise horses for us can finally live a stable and prosperous life through years of hard work. The fundamental reason why the land that has been cultivated for five consecutive years will be distributed to the cultivators free of charge, only by doing so can we be worthy of the people who are tired and tired in front of us, and can the people under the rule have the hope of living, and then create their own happiness with their hands and benefit future generations, otherwise, what is the point of all our efforts? ”

Tian Mu and Huo Jian thoroughly understood Liu Cun's ideals, and their eyes were moistened by Liu Cun's broad mind and love for the people.

Liu Cun sighed, he didn't want to say so many beautiful things, and he didn't want to touch on such a heavy topic, but he had to take every opportunity to tell his followers his thoughts, and constantly instill the concept of "people-oriented" to the people around him, only in this way can he gain more and more support from the people, and in the near future, he can compete with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, who are profound and represent and safeguard the interests of the Han landlord class.

Among the five current confidants, Huo Jian, who is from the Mo family, also believes in the concept of equality and fraternity, so he can best understand Liu Cun's thoughts.

Gongsun Pei and Zhao Rong, who came from a family of bureaucrats, were nominally Confucian children, but at heart they were Legalists, and if there was a strict distinction between them, they were the most practical pragmatists.

Born into a family of cultivators and scholars who studied agriculture and animal husbandry, Tian Mu did not seem to have a clear belief, and he was keen on the authority of the technocrats to use his talents.

Han Yang, the only one of the five henchmen who was born in the merchant family, is now in Xiapi and several managers of the Mi family, according to the idea and development outline put forward by the lord Liu Cun, to discuss whether it is possible to establish a primary banking system of universal deposit and exchange in various counties within the two spheres of influence, Han Yang, who is also familiar with Confucianism, is a shrewd miser in his bones, and his greatest ambition in life is to restore the glory of the family and become a generation of giant businessmen like Tao Zhugong.

Liu Cun also wants to attract more talents for his own use, but with his current prestige and strength can not do it at all, he spent money to build Langya Academy, not because there is no place to spend money, but one of the political means of hard work, the purpose is to quickly win reputation, get the support of as many literati as possible in the world, and use this to cultivate more professional and technical talents, expand their own industry, gradually grasp the right to speak, establish their own influence, and then promote their own ideas, and establish a political group with a theoretical foundation and great influence.

In essence, Liu Cun looked down on the Confucian Lin who controlled the entire Han officialdom, they shouted that they took the world as their own responsibility, but they were constantly oppressing the people and frantically annexing land, they also did not care about the life and death of the Han Dynasty, only cared about the interests of the family and their own reputation.

Liu Cun deeply admired the merits of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but was very disgusted by the arbitrary politics of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty of "deposing the hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism".

But with the passage of time, the growth of experience, witnessing one deep suffering after another, Liu Cun's thinking has changed, he slowly understood the unique inertia of the historical trend, and in the case of not being able to change the heavy reality, he can only adapt and take advantage of the situation.

Huo Jian and Tian Mu turned around when they saw Liu Cun finish speaking, and looked motionless in the direction of the city in front of them for a long time, knowing that Liu Cun was thinking about things, so they didn't dare to disturb him.

After a long time, Liu Cun took a long breath, turned to Huo Jian and suggested in a low voice: "After this city is built, there will be a lot of skilled foremen and craftsmen who are skilled in calculations will emerge, I would like to ask Mr. to gather these talents together and form one or even multiple artisan battalions to undertake various construction projects externally, and collect remuneration according to the size of the employer's project and the difficulty of construction, and pay salaries with the remuneration collected, and the personnel can be more, if the experience is enough, it can also be subdivided into a craftsman battalion specializing in building bridges, and a craftsman battalion specializing in building pavilions, There can even be a battalion of artisans who specialize in building roads and repairing cities, and as long as they are well organized, they can be on call and save a lot of time. ”

Seeing Huo Jian's thoughtful appearance, Liu Cun smiled and promised: "Don't worry about having nothing to do, I plan to use five years to continuously develop industry and commerce, continue to make money to accept displaced people, and expand the official roads between the surrounding counties, the minimum standard is to double the size, so that the four-wheeled carriages we make can easily and quickly travel between the counties, and at the same time restore the post stations that have been abandoned for many years, and incorporate the post stations under the rule into the army to accommodate the disabled or retired soldiers, in addition to undertaking the original duties of the post stations, the number of freight carriages will also be increased, In a paid way, it undertakes the passenger and freight delivery of businesses from all over the country, and the entrusted delivery of letters, so as to do a good job of both military and civilian affairs, and count them in one fell swoop, even if it is not done well, it is also very useful to the military. ”

Tian Mu was very happy: "The Lord's idea is good, it is of great benefit to the army and the people, there was such a precedent in the previous dynasty, but it can't be persevered, and there is no such clear and meticulous plan from the Lord, if this matter is done, not to mention anything else, the surrounding counties can really be connected." ”

"Not only for the benefit of the army and the people, but especially for the military affairs is the greatest, and the subordinates are in favor! If the Lord needs it, he will do what the Lord wants, select the best craftsmen and foremen, and first form three battalions of 1,000 craftsmen, and if the Lord needs it, he can transfer the entire artisan battalion to the battlefield at any time to help. Huo Jian hit the nail on the head and pointed out Liu Cun's fundamental purpose.

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