novelhk Chapter 294
Chapter 294
Grand Canal, Surabaya County, Huaibei Section.
Ying Zheng stood on top of the dragon boat, while tasting local specialty tea, while looking at the bustling fleet on both sides of the river, he couldn't help but feel very emotional.
"Li Si, if I'm not mistaken, the last time I made my rounds, this was still a barren place!"
"Your Majesty's memory is really good, although this place is located on the edge of Huaishui in the past, but due to the flooding, the people had to move to the neighboring Xiangxian, Pei County and other areas, the entire Huaibei County, there are less than 1,000 households left. "
"In recent years, due to the prosperity of maritime trade, Huaibei County, which is adjacent to Huaishui, has become an important transit station, and the people have moved back one after another, and the county seat has almost been renovated. "
"The opening of the Grand Canal, while bringing more considerable trade volume, has also completely solved the hidden danger of flooding in Huaibei, and it is difficult for the Huaibei region not to develop!"
Li Si smiled slightly: "Now the people here have praised the kindness of the court and His Majesty, and when they heard that His Majesty's dragon ship passed by, many people also spontaneously came to the port to welcome them, and sent a large number of gifts. "
"That's great!"
"Whoever gave these gifts should be registered, and when the time comes, the inner treasury will buy them at the market price, and the people will not be allowed to break the bank. "
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction.
This Surabaya County, but in the past, the Xiang clan had been operating a fief for hundreds of years, and now the people's hearts have returned to Qin and are flourishing, and the speechlessness gives Yingzheng a great sense of achievement.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent a letter!"
Just as Ying Zheng and Li Si were chatting, Zhang Han came over with a letter.
"I don't know what good news Fusu has brought to me this time?"
Ying Zheng took the letter handed over by Zhang Han and said with a smile.
Along the way, the counties and counties he saw were simply earth-shaking changes compared to the last time he was inspected, and there was a prosperous scene along the way, which made Yingzheng more and more satisfied with Fusu, and more firmly determined that delegating power to Fusu was the most correct choice.
But soon, Yingzheng's face showed a hint of surprise.
"Your Majesty, but something has happened in Xianyang City?"
Li Si hesitated for a moment, but still asked.
Wang Jian and the others on the side also had a hint of worry on their faces.
Although Fusu's performance was extremely impressive before, after all, it was the first time to supervise the country alone, and the court and the central government were all middle- and low-level officials except for Meng Yi, so it was definitely impossible to say that the courtiers were not worried.
"Rest assured, Xianyang City is very good, and Fusu's letter this time is to prepare for the expansion of the Grand Canal, extending from Xianyang City to the north until Liaodong enters the sea. "
Ying Zheng explained with a smile.
The courtiers breathed a sigh of relief, but soon new doubts arose.
"Your Majesty, although this Grand Canal is good, but the cost is also very large, even if the peacock coolies do not need wages, a large amount of materials, it still consumes a full 50,000 yuan, thanks to the fact that my Daqin is now developing vigorously in maritime trade, and the Jiangnan region is thriving, so that the cost can be quickly recovered. "
"If you want to extend to the north, it's okay to Guangyang and Shanggu County, although the development is lagging behind, at least there is a population, if you continue to go north, I'm afraid it's ......."
Nestin hesitated.
Although he didn't finish speaking, Ying Zheng, Li Si and others knew very well that Nei Shi Teng was worried that the cost of building the Grand Canal to Liaodong would be too large, and the investment period would be too long, or it would simply not be recovered.
"Now that the private merchants of Daqin are very wealthy, why not raise funds from the people like the Jiangnan Grand Canal?"
Wang Jian asked.
"The old lady didn't know that the main reason why the Jiangnan Grand Canal allowed businessmen to actively invest was that Jiangnan was originally a rich land, and it had the bonus of sea trade, and the prospects were unlimited, and the profits could be seen with a little vision. "
"But Liaodong has always been a bitter cold place, even after the first phase of development, only a few ports by the sea have been built, and Jiangnan is not comparable at all. "
"And this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to build a canal from Xianyang to the north, and the area to be developed should be the inland area of northern Liaoning, even if it can reach the mouth of the sea, but there is Jiangnan that is closer and richer to Tianzhu Persia, who will go to northern Liaobei to expand maritime trade?"
"Unless Liaodong can have unique minerals that Jiangnan does not have. "
Li Si smiled bitterly and said: "Now with the great development of Jiangnan, the trade volume of Songhai City has been affected to a certain extent, not to mention Liaobei, which is further north, and will be closed as soon as it comes to the cold winter wax moon." "
"The construction of the Grand Canal to Liaobei is indeed suspected of excessive investment in the short term. "
"However, Liaobei is also my Daqin County, if Jiangnan develops greatly, Liaobei will never be able to get up, but I am afraid that the population that has migrated over with great difficulty will have to return to the Central Plains and Jiangnan, and it will be even more sparsely populated. "
Feng Qujian sighed and said.
As the important ministers of the Great Qin, they all knew the importance of the northern region and the richness of the black soil.
We are more aware of the hidden dangers of unbalanced development between the North and the South and too large a gap.
However, there are too many unfavorable factors, even if Daqin has invested great energy, the development of northern Liaobei is still in a relatively backward position in Daqin.
It is even worse than the poorest places in the past, such as Shangjun.
Nowadays, Shangjun and other places, relying on the Silk Road on the road, are also a thriving situation.
And Liaobei, and then in the past, is a Goguryeo Peninsula with many people and few mountains.
Further north, is Fuso Island.
Although Fusang Island is extremely rich in gold, silver and copper mines, it can be said that it supports Daqin's precious metal reserves, but if you just open a mine, it is enough to have Songhai City.
The sea route is hundreds of miles away, and the impact is not as great as that on land.
Everyone's brows couldn't help but frown together.
"No, according to the practice of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, since the plan to build the Grand Canal has been proposed, it is impossible not to take these into account, and there must be a perfect solution. "
"Your Majesty, just tell your ministers and wait!"
After a long time, Nesten suddenly reacted.
Only asking questions, not being responsible for solving problems, this is not Fusu's style.
"Yes, there is. "
"But what surprised me was this solution. "
Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "The countermeasure proposed by Fusu is to raise funds from the people and all the people of Daqin!"
A look of doubt flashed on everyone's faces.
Although the people of Daqin have begun to have a lot of savings, even the merchants are not very intentional, will the people actively invest?
And the people are not those rich businessmen, even if they respond enthusiastically, how much money can they have?
"In addition, Fusu also proposed that not only the people of Daqin can invest in the Northern Grand Canal project, but also publicly raise the route and construction plan of the Northern Grand Canal in the newspaper, so that the whole people can participate in the development of the north!"
As soon as Yingzheng's words fell, the courtiers suddenly became even more confused.
After looking at each other, they all looked at Yingzheng for verification.
"For the sake of this, Fusu's letter only briefly mentioned a little, specifically, you just wait to read the newspaper yourself!"
Ying Zheng said with a smile.
The courtiers were speechless.
Your Majesty, the style of painting is getting more and more wrong.
is worthy of being a father and son, and the virtue of selling Guan Zi is really a mold.
Don't bring such a trick.