Chapter 244: The Future of Hexi

Outside the city of Dunhuang, the temporary residence of the governor of the Western Regions is also the current barracks of the Hexi Army. At this moment, Huo Guang was in the big tent to meet with Lu Shu and his party from Chang'an.

Of course, this time Lu Shu brought hundreds of people, Huo Guang naturally couldn't let all of them into the big tent, except for Lu Shu, there were several henchmen of Lu Shu.

"Hey, why are you here?" When Lu Shu walked into Huo Guang's tent with four people, Huo Guang's eyes fell on a slightly thin figure behind Lu Shu, and he asked with some surprise.

"Students meet the teacher!" Behind Lu Shu, a young man in a green robe bowed to Huo Guang, but he did not call Huo Guang the governor but the teacher.

"Lu Shu, Zhao Yinhua, what the hell are you doing?" Huo Guang asked with a straight face. He recognized at a glance that this young man dressed as a man was Zhao Yinhua.

Seeing Huo Guang's face, Zhao Yinhua lowered his head and made a grimace, but he was not very afraid of Huo Guang. And Lu Shu in front of her looked embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Dadu Governor Yin Hua xiǎojiě is now the chief steward of the commercial bank in charge of the affairs of the Western Regions, she can't help but come here this time."

"What the hell? You go down first. Huo Guang didn't expect Lu Shu to give him such an explanation, but he also knew that Lu Shu was not the kind of unreliable person, and he was afraid that there was some reason for this, so he motioned to go out with Lu Shu and wait first.

After Zhao Yinhua and the others came out of the big tent, Lu Shu walked up to Huo Guang and explained the reason in detail. At the end of this, Huo Guangdu's brows furrowed slightly.

"You mean, she sold all the properties in Chang'an?" After listening to Lu Shu's explanation, Huo Guang still asked in disbelief.

"Yes, most of the governor's subordinates really can't help it! Not only did Yinhua come to me that day, but she was also accompanied by Princess Jiangdu and Prince Kang of Zichuan, and finally Tang Xiǎojiě nodded, and I brought her here," Lu Shu said with a look of embarrassment, and it seemed that Zhao Yinhua had also found him a lot of trouble.

Huo Guang had already roughly understood the situation from Lu Shu's words, and the cause of it had to start with Zhao Guang's death. It turned out that not long after Huo Guang left Chang'an, the news of Zhao Guang's return to heaven reached Zhao Yinhua in Chang'an, and Zhao Guang's title of Marquis of Sui Tao was inherited by Zhao Yinhua's uncle.

Originally, this was just a trivial matter, at most, Zhao Yinhua was grieving for a while, but Zhao Yinhua's uncle privately made the decision to marry Zhao Yinhua to the prince of Zichuan, that is, the eldest brother of the little fat man Liu Kang. Zhao Yinhua's naturally rebellious personality did not agree to this marriage from the heart, and in the end, Liu Xijun and Liu Kang, two Taixue classmates, actually gave Zhao Yinhua an idea and asked her to come to Hexi to join Huo Guang.

When Zhao Yinhua and the others found Lu Shu, Lu Shu shook his head again and again. It is not difficult for him to bring Zhao Yinhua to Hexi, but at the same time, offending Sui Taohou and Lu Shu, the king of Zichuan, also feels that the gains outweigh the losses, but in the end, Liu Xijun found Huo Tang again, and after getting Huo Tang's nod, Lu Shu could only do it. As for the King of Zichuan and the Marquis of Sui Tao, they gave up after knowing that Zhao Yinhua went to Hexi, and it would be very troublesome for them to deal with a Wanguan Marquis, plus Huo Guang, the governor of the Western Regions, even the King of Zichuan was unwilling to offend.

"Since she has no way out, let her go, maybe this place is more suitable for her. By the way, what do you say is the matter with Princess Jiangdu? Huo Guang knew that Zhao Yinhua was already loveless, and maybe a new environment would start from scratch for her, and he acquiesced to this.

The title of Princess Jiangdu should be Liu Xijun, Huo Guang still doesn't know why this clan sinner girl was still named a princess, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has made it clear that he will not use the princess and kiss, and it makes some sense to crown Liu Xijun as a princess.

No longer talking about Zhao Yinhua, Lu Shu finally showed a smile on his face and said: "This Liu Xijun is also the blessing of the Grand Duke, although the Dadu Governor has left Chang'an, the relationship between the students you once taught is getting closer and closer. And His Royal Highness the eldest grandson is even more favored by Liu Xijun, and later the queen agreed to Liu Xijun to enter the East Palace to the eldest grandson as a companion, not long ago His Majesty in the eldest grandson's soft grinding and hard bubble actually issued a decree to pardon Liu Xijun's sins, and also gave her the title of Jiangdu princess, and gave her the title of Jiangdu Princess, and gave her 300 households in Jiangdu's hometown. ”

Huo Guang didn't expect so many things to happen after he left Chang'an, but Liu Xijun's matter was also a good thing in Huo Guang's opinion, no matter what, Liu Xijun was also his disciple. And it seems that the eldest grandson Liu Jin has already won the emperor's love, in such a situation, even Huo Guang can't help but wonder, will it change the future Prince Wei witch Gu case because of Liu Jin's relationship?

"You came all the way, what do you think of Hexi? As you can see, there are many difficulties here! Those things that were too far away just flashed in Huo Guang's mind, and then he asked about the matter.

Lu Shu's visit to Hexi this time was not only to help Huo Guang build two passes, but also for Hexi, which is in urgent need of development, Lu Shu is needed in many things, and no one under Huo Guang can compare with Lu Shu in terms of economic and commercial development.

"In fact, my subordinates already have some ideas on the road, and I just happened to report to the Metropolitan Governor at this time." Lu Shu said with a straight expression. Hearing Lu Shu say this, not only Huo Guang, but even several other Hexi high-level officials in the account looked at Lu Shu expectantly.

"Say it quickly." Huo Guang also asked a little impatiently, he felt that what Lu Shu was going to say was extremely beneficial to their development, and it might even open up the situation in Hexi.

Feeling the gaze of everyone in the tent, Lu Shu sorted out his thoughts, walked to the sand table, and then pointed and said: "The subordinates have carefully observed on the way here, and some of the feasibility analyses have also been communicated with the caravan steward who is familiar with Hexi. His subordinates found that although the precipitation in the Hexi area was insufficient, a large amount of water flowed into the Hexi Corridor every summer after the ice and snow in the Qilian Mountains melted. At present, Hexi is still dominated by animal husbandry, and there are three largest oases, namely Wuwei, Zhangye and Jiuquan, which are almost as plains. The subordinates felt that the role of the three oases should not only be used for grazing, but also for a greater role and significance. ”

Lu Shu's words mobilized everyone's emotions, and the three oases in Lu Shu's mouth are the three major granaries in Hexi at present, and their significance is no longer trivial. If these three places are of greater value, this is completely beyond the comprehension of many people.

"These three oases plus Hutu Juyan Erze have raised more than 100,000 people in Hexi, and the three oases that Wan Guanhou said have greater uses, I don't know what they mean?" Even though Dongfang Shuo was known for his wisdom, he didn't understand what Lu Shu had discovered, so he immediately asked on behalf of everyone.

"Develop the river network, build canals, and divert water for irrigation" Lu Shu said three sentences word by word, each of which was displayed in front of the tent like a perfect picture scroll.

When everyone hadn't fully reacted, Lu Shu continued: "Although the temperature difference between morning and evening in these three oases is not small, the sunshine hours are extremely long, and the subordinates have already made a preliminary estimate. As long as the three oases are fully developed, millions of acres of fertile land can be cultivated here, and wheat can be grown in some arid places. In this way, the pattern of Hexi can be completely changed, and this million acres of fertile land can attract at least 100,000 people in the Central Plains to feed no less than 500,000 people! ”

"Hiss" There was a sound of inhalation in the big tent, and Huo Guang, including Huo Guang, was deeply stunned by Lu Shu's words. The development of river networks, the construction of canals, and the diversion of water for irrigation were all understood and accepted by Huo Guang and others, but when Lu Shu talked about millions of acres of fertile land that could be planted with rice, everyone felt unbelievable.

What is fundamental to this era? For the nomads, it is a pasture with abundant water and grass, and for the Han people, it is a fertile land where rice and wheat can be grown. The fundamental reason why the land west of the river could not attract Han people was that there was no land that could be cultivated, because of the difference in food structure, except for those who could not live in the Central Plains, few Han people were willing to settle here.

"How long will it take to tell me how sure I am?" Huo Guang was the first to come back to his senses, if everything is according to what Lu Shu said, the four counties of Hexi in the future will become one of the richest places in the world.

"The subordinates are very sure, even if there is a gap in quantity, but there will be no deviation in the general direction, and the time should be completed in about three years, but the manpower in the early stage is still a serious problem. Whether it is the development of a river network or the construction of water canals, a large number of people are required. Lu Shu arched his hand and said, what he said was carefully analyzed, not untargeted, so he also showed great confidence.

"Recruit homeless people and craftsmen, whether it is the Western Regions or the Qiang, even if it is the Huns, as long as they are willing to come, they will not refuse, recruit craftsmen from the Central Plains at a high price, and they will have to get people over at a price ten times and a hundred times!" Huo Guang's heart fluctuated, and it took a long time before he gritted his teeth and said.

"Governor, in fact, we have another good opportunity to take advantage of at the moment, as long as we take advantage of this opportunity, there will naturally be a large influx of people into Hexi." Lu Shu was really speechless at the moment, he had just thrown out the plan to develop the oasis, and it seemed that there was something terrible about it.

"Say, it's all my own people here, there's nothing I can't say." Huo Guang felt the slight change in Lu Shu's expression just now, as if what he was about to say was not suitable for everyone to know.

"Do you know that An Pinghou proposed a strategy of even-loss and equalization? And it has already been agreed by His Majesty. Lu Shu looked at the people in the tent and asked, but he mentioned the equalization that had just begun.

Several generals in the big tent shook their heads, they never cared about these things. Only Dongfang Shuo and Du Yannian glanced at each other, and seemed to know something about this matter, and even Huo Guang was confused.

"We have also received an edict from the imperial court, but this order is only for several wealthy places in the Han Dynasty, all of which are important commercial and population towns, and Hexi will not set up institutions and officials who are evenly balanced." Du Yannian opened his mouth and said briefly, briefly stating what he knew.

"This order itself really has nothing to do with Hexi, but once the equalization is implemented, the interests of merchants will be greatly reduced, and it is the nature of merchants to pursue profits, if the Han Dynasty can no longer make merchants profitable, then what will they do? They will surely set their sights on here," Lu Shu pointed to the west of Dunhuang.

"The high profits of the Western Regions will definitely make the merchants of the world rush to it, ten times the profit is enough to make the merchants risk death, and some of the goods dumped to the Western Regions have reached dozens or even a hundred times, and when the country cannot make a profit, they can only go to the Western Regions from Hexi." Lu Shu continued.

With the eyes of a businessman, Lu Shu had already discovered the huge impact of the equalization on the Han merchants, but he was a rare business wizard in the world, and Sang Hongyang's move turned the imperial court into the biggest businessman, but Lu Shu saw another way out, and this way out happened to be the Hexi Corridor controlled by Huo Guang. ()

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