Yang Guang ascended the throne and issued the first edict, which was to levy millions of people, and began to dig canals on the basis of the ditches of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the canals were connected to the Qiantang River in the south and Luoyang in the north. At the same time, millions of people were levied again, and Luoyang, the eastern capital, was vigorously built.

The Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal is in charge of the Hangzhou government, and the Gaojiazhuang people are also among the conscriptions, but due to the good relationship with the government in the early stage, Gao Buer has made some money instead of forced labor.

Steward Qian went out for a walk according to Gao Buer's instructions, and came back with a worried face: "It's only been a peaceful time, and it's started to toss endlessly." ”

Gao Buji sat in front of the court and asked, "What's going on outside?" ”

"Back to the owner, in order to dig the canal, there are basically old and weak women and children left in the neighboring villages, and Ding Zhuang has gone to the construction site."

Gao Buer really knew that after Yang Guangsan conquered Goryeo, he was afraid that there would be more than one in the village.

Xiao Yumei accompanied Su Xiaoxiao into the living room and said: "The first emperor advocated thrift during his reign and gave the people a rest and recuperation. ”

Su Xiaoxiao also frowned and said: "The former neighbor Aunt Zhang's uncle is sixty years old, and he was included in the conscription, this is only a section of Hangzhou, according to the announced canal planning map, I am afraid that no less than three million people will need to be recruited in the later stage, so inconsiderate of the people, it is really not Mingjun's doing." ”

Although Yang Guang's excavation of the Grand Canal has caused disaster to the present generation, Gao Buer knows that this is a great cause that will benefit the future, and the reason why it is criticized is because Yang Guang is too anxious for quick success and quick profit, and wants to leave a good name for the emperor through the ages to leave in the world, so he moved the capital during his reign and continued to expand the territory, but the national strength of the Sui Dynasty is not enough to support his eloquence.

Or if he can go step by step, he won't end up in a different place.

Gao Buer enlightened the second daughter and said: "Your Majesty has the world in mind today, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, what you do should have his consideration, building a canal to run through the north and south can increase the rule of the south, moving the capital to Luoyang can reduce the cost of transporting grain from the south to the north, and can also save Kyoto from the Turkic threat, counting in one fell swoop, very good." ”

"What?" Su Xiaoxiao pouted and said, "I heard that the canal was built to facilitate the emperor to go down to the south of the Yangtze River to find beauty." ”

"Hey, those two ladies should be careful, try not to go out as much as possible, lest the emperor Lao'er find out your demonic beauty and come to rob me of the beauty."

"I'm going to die." Xiao Yumei patted his arm and said angrily: "I know that the two of us will be arranged, and you will sleep in the study tonight." ”

After speaking, he pulled the smiling Su Xiaoxiao to the backyard, Gao Buer made a series of gestures, compensated the two ladies, and when he came to the bedroom, he had to go up and down again, which made the second daughter embarrassed.

In the front hall, Gao Buer summoned Steward Qian and Zhang Zhongping and said: "Uncle Qian, now that the ground is being broken everywhere, you have to restrain the people in our Zhuangzi, don't do good things, lest the blacksmith workshop and explosives workshop be discovered." ”

Steward Qian bowed down and agreed, and Gao Buer said to Zhang Zhongping again: "Brother Ping, according to the informant's report, Your Majesty is likely to go west next year, so that my Great Sui forces can reach the Western Regions along the Hexi Corridor. ”

Gao Buer handed the armor map to Zhang Zhongping and continued: "After you arrive, collect the displaced people and train a 10,000-strong cavalry in case of emergency, and now that Your Majesty has ascended the throne, a large number of people will be recruited, and if you don't control it well, it will easily cause instability in the world, so we should make some preparations early." ”

For Zhang Zhongping, a person who has been born in troubled times, he naturally understands what Gao Buer means, at present, Gaojiazhuang has secretly formed a 2,000-strong Xuanjia army, and the artillery has been equipped with more than 10 guns, self-protection should not be a problem, and the next step Gao Buji plans to establish another base in the northwest in case of emergency, after all, there are abundant war horses, and war horses are tank-like existence in ancient times.

Zhang Zhongping has always been responsible for training Gaojiazhuang's secret army, and Gao Buer combined with the training methods of special forces in later generations, and Zhang Zhongping jointly developed a set of tempering techniques suitable for contemporary times, so he sent him to the northwest, Gao Buer was more relieved.

Seeing Zhang Zhongping's answer, Gao Buer continued: "You have settled your home in Zhuangzi now, and the two ladies have recognized your daughter as a righteous daughter, you can go with confidence." In addition, in addition to the homeless young people recruited in the northwest to stay in the army and herd horses, their families can move to Hangzhou, and I will solve the problem of food, clothing and naturalization for them, so as to eliminate their worries. ”

"Thank you, owner, the Red Whisk Girl will entrust you and the two ladies." Zhang Zhongping's daughter was considered a righteous daughter by Xiao Yumei and Su Xiaoxiao, and named her Red Whisk Girl.

"Don't worry, the two ladies regard the Red Whisk Girl as their own, maybe when you come back, you will find a good mother-in-law for the Red Whisk Girl to marry. Of course, with your consent. ”

Zhang Zhongping nodded with a smile and thanked Gao Buer again.

With the start of the Grand Canal, the north and south of the river are full of construction sites, and the timber transported to Luoyang from the south to build the palace is also blocking the canal, and some of the soil cleared out from the canal is also transported to Luoyang as the foundation material, and there is also a score of sand and gravel to re-pave the official road, and the whole country is busy for a while.

Seeing that the mountains and rivers changed color at his own order, Yang Guang was complacent in his heart, and the tiger that had been bound in his chest for a long time was about to break free from the cage, and from then on, he drove the carriage of Da Sui, like a wild horse that had escaped from the reins, rolling forward.