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I looked at Qi Liang and smiled, "What? Don't want to go to Lingnan? ”

Qi Liang dared to say his true thoughts, and hurriedly arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister is just worried about living up to His Majesty's expectations!" ”

"Insincerely!" I restrained my smile and said seriously: "Zhao Tuo can't be said to be a mediocre talent, but he can't be said to be a genius, he was played around by you, don't you have the confidence to do better than him?" The most important thing in the imperial court is the people who hold positions such as guarding the army and supervising the imperial history, as long as they are loyal to the imperial court, who will not be able to find fault? It is better to go to Lingnan than to be comfortable and comfortable in Xianyang, but what can you do in Xianyang every day? What are the possibilities for you to go further in the future in this kind of position without core competitiveness? ”

After speaking, Qi Liang said ashamedly: "Thank you for Your Majesty's teachings, the minister understands, Your Majesty's orders are absolutely the same!" ”

I nodded in satisfaction, someone like him had to put pressure on him, otherwise he wouldn't be able to use his talents.

Turning his head to Li Si, he said: "Although Li Xiang, Zhao Tuo and other traitors have been ambushed, but the matter of Lingnan still needs to be carefully considered, what do you think?" ”

Li Si can be said to be refreshed, Zhao Tuo's death made him much more comfortable, and he said when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, the minister thought that this rebellion was caused by too much power in the hands of Zhao Tuo, before His Majesty appointed Sima Li as the county guard of Guilin, Zhao Tuo was also the county guard of the three counties and the general of Lingnan for more than ten years, even if Guilin County was removed, there were still two counties under his rule, if the county guard had another person, Zhao Tuo was only the general of Lingnan, Nanhai Cang would not have an accident, and Zhao Tuo would not dare to rebel at will if he could not get military rations!" ”

Li Si's thoughts coincide with mine, anyone who has an army of 700,000 and the land of the three counties for more than ten years can hardly guarantee that there will be no dissent, if the imperial court slowly reduces his military power, rebellion is almost a sure thing.

"What Li Xiang said is very reasonable, Feng Zheng, what do you think?"

Feng Zai thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why the emperor made the three counties all under the control of Zhao Tuo alone was because Lingnan was short of grain production and poor in Guizhou. Now, under the decision of His Majesty Shengming, Lingnan has the development of agriculture and industry such as sugar, rice, and handicrafts, and is still preparing rubber workshops, which has enabled the life of Qianshou to be maintained. ”

Yu He also said in a timely manner: "What Li Xiang and Feng Xiang said is reasonable, and the minister seconded it!" ”

I nodded, there is indeed this risk, the ultimate goal of poverty alleviation is to form a virtuous circle in the local area, if poverty alleviation and then return to poverty, it will be difficult to help again.

"Zhang Han, what do you think?"

"Back to Your Majesty, now that the Qin army has changed to a voluntary army, not only with food and salary, but also with generous compensation for the completion of service, the minister thinks that the Qin army should focus on the battle, and according to Your Majesty's requirements, when the head of the Qin army is in trouble and cannot deal with himself, the Qin army should not interfere in the affairs of the imperial court!"

"Okay." I glanced at the crowd: "Since you all agree, then do as follows: first, General Lingnan is only in charge of the special army of the Lingnan battalion and the affairs of the conquest; Second, the two counties were selected by Li Xiang to serve as the county guard, and the two counties were governed by the county guard after the submission of the two counties; Third, a separate tax law was formulated in light of the situation of the three counties of Lingnan, whereby goods produced in Lingnan were taxed according to the specific tax law when they circulated within the three counties of Lingnan, and tax was levied according to the Jinbu law when they circulated outside the three counties. ”

Li Si arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty is wise, now that the Sanjiu Canal is about to be completed, I believe that after its completion, it will be able to transport Lingnan's grain, cloth, etc. to Guanzhong more conveniently." ”

"Li Xiang said this, I remembered, when will the Sanjiu Canal be completed?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it is expected to be completed in the middle of next month."

I thought for a moment and said, "I decided to go to Xingyang in person on the day of the completion of the Sanjiu Canal to preside over the opening of the Sanjiu Canal. ”

Everyone looked at each other and had no objections, the emperor could quickly increase the popularity of the canal, and it could also promote the use of the canal faster, and Sanchuan County was not far from Xianyang, so it would not take much to take a trip.

Feng Zheng opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, is there something wrong with the name of the Sanjiu Canal?" ”

"Oh?" I wondered, "What's wrong with that?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there is a popular saying among the people: 1929 does not shoot, 3949 walks on the ice, of course, this is before the emperor changes the imperial calendar, but it is enough to show that 3949 is the coldest season of the year, named the 399 Canal, I am afraid that there is some inappropriate meaning."

I was stunned for a moment, but I didn't expect Feng Zheng to know a little about astronomy, and then nodded in agreement: "What you said has some truth, this name is taken from the first word of Sanchuan County and Jiujiang County, so do you have any good proposals?" ”

Since he brought it up, he must have already had an idea about it.

"Back to Your Majesty, it is inappropriate to take the first word for Sanchuan County and Jiujiang County, so it is better to take the second word and change the name to Chuanjiang Canal. This canal is originally to connect the German water and the river, so that it can better fit the starting position of the canal, and it is more majestic. ”

"Hahaha......" I smiled and said: "Feng Xiang's discussion is very appropriate, then listen to Feng Xiang, and change the name to Chuanjiang Canal!" ”

I turned my head to look at Li Si and asked, "The Chuanjiang Canal is about to be completed, how is Henglu Road?" ”

When Zhang Liang came back from the Great Dynasty Meeting last year, he said that it was basically completed, and it was almost a year after calculating the time, so it should have been almost completed.

"Back to Your Majesty, Henglu Road has been completed, but the surrounding branch roads are still under construction, and when the branch roads are completed, the situation in Lingnan will be greatly improved."

Hearing this, I muttered: "Since the Chuanjiang Canal has been completed, the grain in the south of the Yangtze River will be transported to the north of the Yangtze River, so much grain is piled up in the south of the Yangtze River, if something similar to the Nanhai Warehouse happens again, the loss to the imperial court is self-evident!" ”

Li Si agreed: "What Your Majesty said is very true, but the Chuanjiang Canal only goes to Sanchuan County, if it is transported from Sanchuan County to Guanzhong by water transportation, this section of Deshui is not suitable for water transportation, and if it is transported by land, the ministers may lose a lot." ”

I waved my hand: "Sanchuan County is only a day's journey from Guanzhong, there is no need to send it to Guanzhong, just build Luocang in Luoyang, in the future, Xianyang and Luoyang will rely on each other, Luoyang faces the east, Xianyang faces the west, the two complement each other and are also very beneficial to the development of Daqin." ”

Everyone agreed: "Your Majesty is wise! ”

"There is another thing, the construction of the Chuanjiang Canal and Henglu Road costs a lot of money, food, and manpower, if you want them to play the greatest role, we must further expand the scale of folk handicraft products, encourage private workshop management, Lingnan is not suitable for farming, suitable for the development of commerce, and transport the resources of Lingnan to the north of the river, so that Jiangnan can develop rapidly!"