Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 190 Corvette integration

Li Tai naturally didn't know about the conversation between Du Ruhui and Gao Jifu, nor did he know Du Ruhui's expectations for Gao Jifu.

But even if he knew, Li Tai didn't care, after all, they were never his reliance.

Li Tai put all his thoughts on this section of the canal, and all the resources that can be dispatched in the entire Tianjin town were dispatched by Li Tai.

Li Tai was willing to invest so much, not because Du Ruhui was fooling around, but because Li Tai had his own goal - to develop Tianjin.

Yes, no matter what kind of plans Du Ruhui has in mind when he comes here, Li Tai has his own psychological standards, that is, things that are conducive to the development of Tianjin, so he will do it himself, and things that are not conducive to the development of Tianjin will be done by himself. quit.

As for how many calculations Du Ruhui has and how many battles the court has, it has nothing to do with him.

So this matter has returned to the original point, that is, how to develop Tianjin, the only reliance is the canal!
To be honest, why did Li Tai give up Beijing immediately after he came to Youzhou and saw Youzhou City, which is the location of Beijing in the future, and chose Tianjin as his starting point.

With the display of the "Water Transport Plan", Tianjin's location advantages began to show, that is, Youzhou City is more inclined to be a war fortress, and Tianjin is the core of logistics.

If Li Tai pursued the separatist rule of the feudal town and the pursuit of rebellion and becoming king, then after the opening of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, those who chose Youzhou were far better than Tianjin.

But what I pursue is only to display my internal affairs ability, so that I can strive to become an irreplaceable existence in the political arena of the Tang Dynasty, so I can show my internal affairs ability even more by choosing Tianjin.

The first point of Tianjin's prosperity is on this Grand Canal. The prosperity of this Grand Canal determines the lower limit of the city of Tianjin. Relying on this Grand Canal, Tianjin is an indispensable economic center in the north.

Therefore, Du Ruhui asked Li Tai to use the Youzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and Li Tai agreed without hesitation.

Firstly, I can use this opportunity to mobilize the local forces in the entire Youzhou.

The second point is that in this matter, helping Du Ruhui is helping himself.

As for the third and most important point, the factories I dispatched, as well as the grassroots talents dispatched to Youzhou from all walks of life, can fully take advantage of this opportunity to have a big development.

This is the strength I can rely on most in Youzhou in the future, and it is also the most important reason why I am willing to agree to Du Ruhui.

After all, after these factories have completely completed the running-in of the entire Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal repair, even if Du Ruhui no longer uses his own hands, the materials used to build the Grand Canal are even standard!
With the pearls and jade from the Youzhou area in front, the materials and standards needed for the later stage of repairs will be exported along the way!

And the whole canal is such a long road from north to south, what I need may not be to completely control the canal.

But as the various standards are formulated by themselves, and the basic personnel for management inside are provided by agricultural universities, then it is like the great powers controlling the inland of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties through railroad tracks, and they can also affect the entire Grand Canal through the canal itself.

Li Tai took a deep breath, and recast his gaze to the corvee living quarters built by the corvees in Tianjin.

Li Tai estimates that there are at least 5000 people in each living area, because only when there are enough people and their own supporting facilities are built for these people can they have enough consumption to complete their own economic cycle.

To be honest, Gao Jifu's efficiency was not bad. In just half a month, these corvees arrived in the designated living area one after another. At least in this era, they could be regarded as capable officials.

And Li Tai asked Wang Zhenru to arrange them under the command of the Tianjin corvee in an orderly manner, and let them start working.

Then, Li Tai began to let each small town select corvee workers under the age of 20, and let the students of the agricultural school give them regular classes for half an hour every day. In addition to simple reading and literacy, the more important thing is to talk about the construction of this canal meaning.

With this canal built, the production in your soil can be sold to farther places, the dried fish caught in Youzhou can be sold to the inland, and the cattle and sheep near Youzhou can also be sold to distant places. From then on, the whole Youzhou, Especially your life will be rich!
Li Tai had to tell them the meaning of building this canal. Only when they knew the meaning of this matter, these corvees would not regard it simply as hard labor, but as a glorious mission.

In any case, at least in Li Tai's view, these corvees had a hard life and needed spiritual comfort and stimulation.

When I was in Chang'an, the corvees could not only eat three meals, but also enjoy duck meat and duck soup, which supplemented their sufficient protein, so that they had sufficient physical strength to cope with the corvee.

Here in Youzhou, although I bought enough food, I can definitely support these common people to eat openly.

But every time the side dishes are sauerkraut and salted fish, except for salted fish and sauerkraut, there is no chance to change them.

This kind of treatment made Li Tai feel somewhat ashamed. After all, corvée was hard work, so he couldn't do it if he didn't eat well.

But to be honest, when the people who served in corvee in Youzhou, especially those old people who survived the construction of the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty, when they came to serve in corvee, they all thought that they might die on the Grand Canal this year.

But it’s not okay if you don’t come, because if you come, you still have a chance to go back alive, but if you escape from the army, you might just die.

As for the package of food and housing written on it, the common people are not familiar with these officials. Even if they are grains mixed with sand, they can give themselves a few mouthfuls. Thanks Dade.

How dare I have too many extravagant expectations, just make do with it, common people, it is a day to day.

After coming here, I found that although most of the houses I live in are made of wood, they are very strong.

Sleeping well is an extremely comfortable kang, which heats up at night, and it is very safe to lie on it to sleep.

Gao Ling's accommodation conditions are so good that the corvees are a little unbelievable.

When eating, I ate the multigrain steamed buns made of refined grains that only landlords can eat, and the side dishes included sauerkraut, salted fish, and wild vegetable soup that I didn't know.

The most important thing is that as long as you are not full, you can keep eating multigrain steamed buns until you are full.

For the people who have been living in the bitter cold of Youzhou for a long time, this is clearly heaven.

Of course, although the treatment here is very good, there are vicious and bad people patrolling each camp.

If you violate the regulations in the corvee area, you will be whipped directly, and you may even die if you are serious.

A few local slobs in Youzhou stopped working after eating steamed buns. Bad people caught them, broke their legs in front of everyone, and then left them outside the camp to starve to death.

Seeing this, the corvees were terrified, and they quickly ate steamed buns to suppress their shock.

Obviously the manager of this camp is a murderer, and he came here to serve corvee, not to be an uncle.

The rules in the camp are very detailed, even down to how each person should stack the quilt every day, how to clean the camp, how to store the toiletries, and even all corvee workers under the age of 20 need to go to the designated place for class.

At the same time, their freedom is not completely restricted in the camp, and there is one rest period every five days.

During this day, you can not be bound by the rules of the camp, you can deal with your own private affairs, and you can even leave the camp, as long as you come back before dark.

Of course, while this system lasted for two weeks, some unbearable corvees chose to escape.

Li Tai didn't send anyone to hunt them down, but just handed over the list of fugitives to Gao Jifu, and dealt with such people according to Tang's law, anyway, for Li Tai, they were not the ones he wanted.

For the rest of the corvee, no matter whether they are obedient or reluctant to part with the food and housing here, after two weeks of life adaptation, they are willing to stay, which shows that they can adapt to the pace of work.

Especially as the weather began to enter winter, Li Tai began to send people to distribute winter clothes to them. After all, as the weather got colder and colder, and they were allowed to wear their own thin clothes, they could not be expected to work in winter at all. .

In ancient times, when winter came, the common people had to hide in their homes. One of the most important reasons was that they had no winter clothes.

"Master Huang... These clothes are for us?" An older corvee was a little dazed looking at the cotton clothes handed out to him. Did the government still issue cotton clothes?When did the government treat these corvees so well?

"What are you thinking about!" Team Huang, who was in charge of distributing the cotton clothes, said rightly.

"Li Shenxian calculated that there will be heavy snow in the near future, so he prepared cotton clothes for you.

But when you leave after your corvee service is over, you can't take these cotton clothes away, you have to keep them! "

"That's it!" The elderly corvee couldn't help showing regret. He touched these cotton clothes, and they were all good materials that he might not have the opportunity to wear in this life!
"However." Captain Huang continued, "Those corvees who usually perform well will stay and join the Tianjin corvee.

At that time, not only will there be two sets of clothes for summer and winter, but you can also get food stamps, so you can really live a good life! "

"Food stamps? Are those small papers that the team is carefully storing?" A young corvee asked.

"Hmm! You're the only one with sharp eyes!" Captain Huang said without denying what the young convict said,

"With food stamps, you can buy some food or supplies, and it's not even a problem to find Sister Huachuanyao.

Of course, if you have some ambition in your heart, you can save these food stamps and directly buy the house in this village and town, which can be regarded as a place to stay. "

"But, there are old people in my family..." the young corvee said helplessly.

"If you are from a good family and have a few acres of fertile land at home, I won't persuade you. After serving in the military, go back and farm well.

But the family doesn't even have land, so working for a big family is not doing work. Have you ever met an official who is more open-minded than King Yan?

If you don't seize this opportunity, don't talk about making a fortune, at least save some savings and marry a wife later! "Huang team is right.

"Brother Huang, can you really save money by being a corvee..." The young man was a little disbelieving.

"Saving money..." Huang Dui was touching his pockets, not knowing why his income from food stamps was increasing, but it was really difficult to save the money steadily.

However, facing this young man, Team Huang was naturally unable to speak directly, and said with a righteous expression:

"Other corvees may not be available, but being a corvee for the King of Yan is a package of food and lodging, and money is guaranteed.

But saving money depends on yourself. After all, if you spend recklessly, you can’t blame others if you can’t save money! "

"Don't complain, don't complain!" Hearing Huang Duzheng's words, the young man hurriedly said,
"The King of Yan is a good official, and he even taught us how to read and write. Although we didn't learn quickly, King Yan didn't dislike him."

As the people at the bottom, not to mention what to do, but simply to know a few words, they are still very eager.

It's just that under normal circumstances, there is no channel for them to be literate.

And Li Tai let people teach them how to read and complete basic literacy for half an hour every day. For these people, he was still very happy.

After all, if you can master one more skill this year, maybe you will have a little more hope of surviving in a disaster year.

"It's good to know that King Yan is a good official, if it wasn't for King Yan, he paid us to buy food and let people build this residence.

In this winter, a corvee will come to repair this broken canal. Who knows how many people will die from exhaustion! Team Huang sighed,
"You young man, work hard, the King of Yan is willing to send someone to teach you how to read, so he definitely wants you to stay."

The young man nodded again and again, after all, it is not easy to have such a reliable job these days.

"Captain Huang, what do you think of me?" The old corvee who looked like the bark of an old pine tree posted up and said,
"I must do a good job, or you can keep me!"

Captain Huang looked the old corvee up and down, and said,
"Don't embarrass me, how many years can I live with this body doing heavy labor like corvée? Why don't you go back to take care of yourself and play with your children and grandchildren?"

When the old corvee heard Huang Duzheng's words, he couldn't help being completely desperate.

However, it is indeed much more reliable to serve corvee under King Yan than in other places.

If there is a chance next year, I will still come to serve under the command of King Yan, at least the command of King Yan really treats people as human beings!

Even if you can't be a professional corvee, you can feel better when you serve corvee every year, which is enough for the people at the bottom.

In fact, in Li Tai's view, this first month was just for him to select a group of candidates who were suitable for being dismantled by Wang Zhenru's corvee system and refilled into the corvee from so many corvees in Youzhou. The whole process was just integration. corvee system.

When the integration of the entire system is completed, it will be to see how low the temperature is this winter.

If it is the kind of river that is frozen and difficult to sail, then I will build roads along the corvee living quarters I have established in winter, and continue to make preparations.

The big deal is to wait until next year to dredge the entire canal. Sharpening a knife is not a mistake for woodcutters!

If it is a warm winter this year, it can be dredged directly, and the materials can be transported unimpeded, then clean the canal directly by yourself.As for the supporting roads along the river bank, it will be built slowly in the future.

(End of this chapter)