Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 611 Rebuilding Luoyang
The sky is drizzling like a drizzle, like silk and thread, endless.The willow trees in the rain are already green, dotting the open fields.The small rivers and ponds on the side of the road were full of water, and there were frogs jumping around everywhere.

Wang Xiaolie was wearing a bamboo hat and coir raincoat, walking on the path in the field.

The wheat on the side of the road has been filled with grout, and the wheat seedlings are particularly strong and vigorous in the rain.

I went to the field to watch for a while.Grabbing a few ears of wheat and crushing them, Wang Xiaolie carefully watched the growth of the grains.

Back on the road, Wang Xiaolie said to Chen Yuyi: "The local people say this is the best wheat field. When the year is good, one mu of land can produce nearly four stones. Since the beginning of the year, there have been frequent wars, and the people have missed the farming season. Luoyang Around, the wheat in Luoyuan Township and Hepingle Township grows the best, and the grain near Longmen Township can't be counted on. Now is the season when the wheat is filling grain, and it is a good thing to rain. But if the rain continues, it will be a disaster Oh no."

Chen Yuyi said: "At this time, it's best to stop the rain as soon as it rains. How can it be raining continuously!"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes. Just looking at the rain, I don't know when it will fall."

After finishing speaking, he turned and looked around.This is the scope of Luoyuan Township, the terrain is flat, the land is fertile, not far from Luoshui, and there is a stream flowing through it, it is really a first-class fertile land.If wheat is grown, four stones can be produced in a normal year, which is not comparable to other places.

As the ancient capital of thousands of years, Luoyang is not only conducive to defense, but more importantly, the surrounding land is fertile.Along the banks of the Yiluo River, from Luoyang to Gong County, the land is flat and there is no shortage of water. It is good cultivated land.It's just that the Central Plains was in chaos, the population fled, and many places around were deserted.

Naturally, Wang Xiaolie, an official of Meng Bangxiong of the Puppet Qi Dynasty, could not be used, but his own talent reserve was insufficient, so Wang Xiaolie was extremely short of officials for a while.Political affairs can only be kept simple to pass this time.Wang Xiaolie not only cares about the army, but also cares about local government affairs.

After watching the wheat growing around them, it was almost noon when Wang Xiaolie and Chen Yuyi returned to Luoyang City.Before entering the city, some soldiers came to report that Chen Qiudao had arrived in Luoyang City and was waiting in the posthouse.

Wang Xiaolie said to Chen Yuyi: "It's good that Chen is here, and he can take care of many things. Luoyang is not as good as Xiangyang. This is Xijing, and there are imperial mausoleums around, so everything is complicated. In the past, Henan Prefecture and Xijing left-behind department , There are four or five people in the general judgment alone, how can it be compared with ordinary states and counties? In the past few years, we have occupied many places, but there has been a shortage of officials in charge. Many prefects and counties are just local candidates. How can this be done?"

Chen Yuyi said: "Five victories in Shanzhou, everyone in the world knows that Jieshuai is not afraid of Jin people, it should be different in the future."

"I hope so." Wang Xiaolie felt a little emotional. "It's really a lack of talents to use the old officials. But to use the old officials, I'm afraid they will bring the old habits. I am also in a dilemma. After Chen Qiudao came, you two should build a school for training officials in Luoyang as soon as possible. What? People have to be trained to be officials.”

Chen Yuyi said yes.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Now we have more than [-] prefectures under our control, and we don't know how many prefectures are missing! Sigh, it's not easy!"

After finishing speaking, Wang Xiaolie shook his head, and entered Luoyang City with Chen Yuyi.He sent a soldier to the post house and asked Chen Qiudao to come to the Henan government office.

Back in the mansion, Wang Xiaolie took off the bamboo hat, took off the coir raincoat, tidied up and changed into casual clothes.The soldiers came to report, and Chen Qiudao asked to see him outside.

Wang Xiaolie asked him to go to the next living room, where he met him.

Along the way, Chen Qiudao sighed deeply when he saw the dilapidated scene around Luoyang.Entering the living room, seeing Wang Xiaolie, he hurriedly said: "The great victory in Shanzhou, Jieshuai made great contributions to the country and calmed the hearts of the people. He is really a hero of the community! Jieshuai sit down and accept my worship!"

Wang Xiaolie hurriedly helped Chen Qiudao up.Said: "This great achievement was made by us officials together. Why do you have to worship me? You have worked hard on the road, and you should have rested for a few days. It's just that there are things that no one handles everywhere in Luoyang City, so I can only force you .”

"How dare you, how dare you!"

Wang Xiaolie asked Chen Qiudao to sit down and served tea.

After inviting tea, Wang Xiao said: "Luoyang is the Western capital of the dynasty, a thousand-year-old imperial city, and it is incomparable to other places. I also saw it on the road. There was a war, and what is it like now? We must, in the shortest possible time, Rebuild Luoyang City and restore its former glory!"

Chen Qiudao said: "Jie Shuai, although it is difficult to rebuild Luoyang City, the most difficult thing is to have money first! This battle has been fought for half a year, and the materials stored in the first three years are basically used up. At this time, Luoyang City will be rebuilt. , where will the money come from?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I've thought about it. Part of it will be borrowed. How much wealth is equivalent to the reconstruction of Luoyang City? The debt raised for this matter is nothing at all. Another thing is that there are many water systems around Luoyang, and there are many rivers. , meandering from the mountains. We can plan in a unified way, build some dams, build some machines, and build several industrial areas around. Industry is the most profitable, and it is not comparable to farming.”

Chen Qiudao thought for a while, and then said: "This is a matter of the future after all, where does the money come from now?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "In our bank, there are about 800 million yuan of money that can be loaned out. To rebuild Luoyang, we can borrow 1000 million yuan. In addition, now that the land is large and the population is large, more meetings are needed. It is roughly estimated that an additional 800 million guan will be printed in one year. If it is calculated in two years, the sum of the two will be about 600 million guan. This money should be enough to rebuild Luoyang City."

Chen Qiudao lowered his head and thought for a long time.Cai said: "In recent years, we have been able to spend enough money. Yinhuizi and China Construction Bank have played a big role. If Jieshuai spends this money in Luoyang City, other places can only collect taxes. It seems that we are struggling. "

Wang Xiaolie said: "In consultation, there are two kinds of spending money. One is that the money is spent and there is no profit in the future. The other is that the money is spent, but it is actually capital. These capitals will be brought in later. Interest. We are in Luoyang, and we spend a little more on the latter, and less on the former.”

Chen Qiudao said: "I have to think about this matter carefully, I can't agree to Jieshuai yet."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's okay, we all have to think about it. This is not a trivial matter, it must be safe."

Wang Xiaolie had been thinking about rebuilding Luoyang City for a long time.Building this city like a cluster of flowers is not only to show the atmosphere of the Celestial Dynasty, but also to explore the post-war reconstruction.The reconstruction of agriculture, industry and commerce can no longer be the same as before, but the population has increased and the land has been reclaimed.

The rivers around Luoyang converge, and most of them flow all the way from the mountains, with rich water resources.Compared with Xiangyang, it is more suitable for the establishment of hydraulic industrial facilities.With the Yihe River, Luohe River and Gushui as the backbone, build reservoirs and factories in a unified manner.Around Luoyang, an industrial base powered by water power was built.

Wang Xiaolie thought about this matter for a long time, and decided to make it happen at any cost.Although it will cost a lot of money in the early stage, the benefits will be immeasurable after it is built.The industrial revolution was not limited to the steam engine, but many other industries.Without a steam engine, many industries can be built by using water power.

Entering initial industrialization, the surrounding nomads are no longer a threat.

In fact, right now, after the great victory in Shanzhou, Wang Xiaolie was convinced that the Jin army could not be fought by the army he initially organized.When this army is fully equipped and trained, the Jin army will be no match at all.

Rebuilding Luoyang City is a major event. Although Wang Xiaolie has thought about it a lot, it still needs a lot of talents to implement it.The most important thing for Chen Qiudao is to establish a foundation and build schools for cultivating talents.

Where does the money come from?In the final analysis, it still comes from the bank.On the one hand, the site expands and the market expands, requiring further printing.On the other hand, there was not much construction in Xiangyang in the past few years, and there was a lot of money in the bank.It can be used as a loan for the construction of Luoyang.

(I have something to do today, and there is only one update. Including the two owed in the previous two days, a total of three updates will be made up as soon as possible in these two or three days.)
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