Cash-for-work needs to select projects, except for a few rich lands in Wu County, most of the rest of Yangzhou are wild and uncivilized.

In the era of no mechanization, there were many aspects to consider when relying on manpower to do things, such as transportation, materials, construction difficulty, and how much profit was obtained after completion.

Dredging rivers and building dikes can effectively prevent the next flood, but it is not a one-time thing, and water control needs to be done by local officials continuously.

In the face of the great power of nature, mechanization and technology pale in comparison.

There are large swamps in Guangling County and Wu County, and if the soil can be filled to improve the management, it may become fertile land, but the amount of work is vast and the results are slow.

After two months of research and inspection, Long Xiang finally decided to follow the example of Sun Quan in history and build a new city next to Moling, radiating the surrounding area with the big city as the center like Hefei New Town.

Although Yangzhou has a vast land, it is backward in development because it is far away from the Central Plains, and the south of the Yangtze River is regarded as a wild land, and the people of Jiangdong are also called the people of Jiangbiao and outside the Yangtze River by the people of the Central Plains.

From the beginning of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty into thirteen states, until the rise of the Sun clan in the late Han Dynasty, the Yangzhou administrative office has been changing in Huainan in the Jiangnei.

The counties of Jiangdong (Jiangbiao) are the most prosperous in Wu County, and Danyang County, which is synonymous with producing elite soldiers, is located in Wanling (Xuancheng) in the south, and the development around Moling in the north is insufficient.

Moling is adjacent to the Yangtze River and has a superior geographical location, but this advantage becomes a disadvantage when the princes are fighting, and it is easy to be attacked by the water and the strong, so although there are plains and fertile soil around it, it is barren and dense because no one cultivates it.

Now that Sun Kuang led his troops to surrender and the military threat of Guangling in the north was lifted, Long Xiang thought that he could vigorously develop this place, and it was time for Jinling, which was rich in history, to appear on the map.

The construction of Moling New Town to settle the victims, and the people of Longxiang made the Jiangdong cake bigger, in addition to economic considerations, there are also political considerations.

At present, most of the officials in the counties of Jiangdong are from the scholars of Wu and Hui counties.

Long Xiang wanted to set it up as a governance office after it was completed, so that the distance between Hefei and Wu County was considerable, so that he could check and balance the north and south of Yangzhou, and also had the intention of weakening the influence of the Wu Hui clan.

The site of the city was selected and the planning was completed.

Qiao Ling was appointed deputy commander-in-chief and led 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Guangling to start building the city.

The construction of a new city is not completed in three or two months, and the consumption of stone, wood and cement is huge, and the former can be collected locally, while cement is currently only available in Hefei.

Considering the waste of resources generated by transportation, in addition to building brick kilns around the construction site, Longxiang also launched more than a dozen cement workshops at the same time.

At the end of the year, Jiangdong is cold.

Because they are building a new home for themselves, the victims are highly motivated to work, and they have hot food to fill their bellies every day, so they are working in full swing.

When Jian Yong and Lu Su arrived at Moling, Long Xiang and Qiao Ling were correcting the deficiencies in project management.

The last time Hefei New City was built, although Qiao Ling stayed on the site for a long time, the project has been controlled by Long Xiang, and Qiao Ling can be regarded as the chief engineer of the project at best.

In the construction of Moling New Town, Long Xiang intended to train Qiao Ling to manage the project independently, and he played a consultant role.

The two communicated in architectural terms, but Xu Chu, Lei Xu and other peers could not understand it, so they all stood outside the house and waited to chat.

"Mr. Zijing? How did you get here? ”

"Hehe, where is Yunqi?"

"Talking in the room"

Lei Xu and Lu Su had a loud conversation, and Long Xiang's face changed when he heard this, and he said in his heart that Zijing didn't stay in Jingzhou to help, so could it be important to run back at this moment?

Long Xiang walked quickly, and as soon as he leaned out, he saw that familiar face, and he had also seen Jian Yong beside Lu Su.

Jian Yong was also in Jingzhou at this time? Didn't he go to Guanzhong with Uncle Huang?

Long Xiang was suspicious in his heart, because he didn't know that Liu Xie was alive, let alone that he went to Chang'an.

"General Long, Your Majesty asked me to announce the decree"

Jian Yong took out the edict as he spoke, but Long Xiang stayed in place as if he hadn't heard it.

Seeing this, Lu Su hurriedly reminded: "Yunqi still doesn't listen to the announcement? There are good things. ”

"Your Majesty? Who's going to do it."

Long Xiang mistakenly thought that Liu Bei had been proclaimed emperor, and said in his heart that you wouldn't be so reckless, right? Then he looked at Lu Su suspiciously for a solution.

In history, Liu Bei heard that Liu Xie was killed, and was surrounded by ministers to ascend the throne in Chengdu and became emperor, but in fact, he was only forced by Cao Pi to concede.

Now although Liu Xie was 'killed' in the fire, Cao Cao did not usurp the Han Dynasty, but only supported the puppet Liu Xi to ascend the throne, no matter whether Liu Bei recognized the new monarch or not, Long Xiang at least would not recognize it.

When Lu Su saw Long Xiang's expression, he immediately understood his doubts, so he explained in a low voice: "Yunqi closed Xudu before, resulting in chaos in the city, Your Majesty was covered by Luo Yicheng and others, and fled from Xudu to Hongnong, Uncle Liu Huang took His Majesty back to Chang'an and re-established the imperial court.

"It turned out to be. Chen Longxiang received the order. ”

Since it was Liu Xie's will, Long Xiang could naturally accept it gladly, so he immediately bowed down.

After Jian Yong read out the will, he smiled and congratulated Long Xiang and said: "The prince of the palace is a marquis and pays homage to the general, Your Majesty can be said to be extremely gracious, and now in addition to the lord and General Guan, General Long can be regarded as the third person in the court." ”

"Don't dare to be."

Long Xiang got up and said, "Xianhe, please tell the general, Long's loyalty to the Han family will not change, but the general's heart will not change." ”

"The intention of the prince, Jian Yong has understood."

Jian Yong bowed slightly, and then asked: "Before leaving Chang'an, the lord and the military advisor asked me to ask, I don't know how the general will go on a northern expedition?" When the time comes, it is convenient for several soldiers and horses to cooperate. ”

"Yangzhou has a weak foundation, and recently suffered a major flood, and the grain saved in Hefei in recent years is only afraid that it will be consumed among the victims, and it may not be able to go north in a short time, alas."

Long Xiang sighed and paused slightly, and then continued to add: "Fortunately, Sun Kuangju Guangling surrendered, I only need to guard against Sun Quan in the west, and if the general enters the Central Plains one day, he can let Taishi Ziyi send troops to Xuzhou and Qingzhou to contain Cao Cao from the side." ”

"The prince of the palace does not personally lead the troops?" Jian Yong looked puzzled when he heard this.

Long Xiang shook his head lightly, pointed to the northwest and explained: "Xianhe should have heard that in order to settle these tens of thousands of victims, I am building a new city in the northwest of Moling, and I must sit in the rear to ensure stability." ”

"The government is thoughtful."

When Jian Yong agreed, he also mentioned that he would select talents from Yangzhou and follow him back to the Chang'an court as an official.

Long Xiang asked people to notify the officials of Huainan and Jiangdong, and immediately rushed to Moling City for Jian Yong to choose.

Seeing that Long Xiang was so solemn, Jian Yong hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The prince of the palace doesn't have to be so prosperous, it is true that the imperial court needs talents at the beginning of its construction, but Yangzhou is also the time to employ people, you can choose some to enter the court as appropriate, we can't waste food because of choking."

"What Xianhe said is true, I will consider it carefully."

When Long Xiang saw Jian Yong's answer, he immediately understood the other party's intentions, and he couldn't choose people too casually, if he opposed the guest and Liu Bei's people, the consequences would inevitably be self-defeating.

(End of chapter)