Villager of Daming

Chapter 588: Raising both manpower and material resources (second update)
Liu Weiqian and the eunuch who delivered the order boarded the boat to talk about the matter, but they were busy demolishing the house elsewhere and there was no room.

"Here, Lord Long Live gave it to you, read it yourself." The eunuch handed the letter written by Zhu Yuanzhang to Liu Weiqian.

Liu Weiqian looked at the lacquer seal, checked it, baked it and opened it. The message inside was very simple, asking him if he needed anything, and the court could help.

There are now twenty steamships that can travel quickly on the Yangtze River, and a hundred thousand troops have returned to Yingtian Mansion. Together with the prisoners, there are sufficient manpower.

If there is a shortage of food, give it to us. The winter wheat harvest is about to begin. We saved some last year, which is enough to cope with the situation.

Liu Weiqian's eyes turned red and tears fell down. Your Majesty is asking for people, food for food, and money for money.

Later in the letter, he said that no matter whether there is a flood or not, a few more houses will be built for the people.

Having a house makes it easier for people to get married and have children. Having children creates a population. Having many houses makes it easier for people to have peace of mind.

"Yun Neishi, how are you on the road?" Liu Weiqian read the letter and found that the pressure was even greater. Your Majesty would give you everything, and then something would go wrong...

The eunuch's name was Yun Qi, an internal history of the Xihua Sect. According to historical records, Zhu Yuanzhang went to Hu Weiyong's house. He knew in advance that Hu Weiyong was rebelling, so he went to stop Zhu Yuanzhang. He was so anxious that he could not speak, and was beaten to death. Before he died, he pointed The location of Hu Weiyong's mansion should tell Zhu Yuanzhang to be careful.

Zhu Yuanzhang sent him this time. He was smart and had people under his command.

"It is difficult for other boats to travel. The water is strong in spring and it is quite difficult to go up the Yangtze River. The key point is to use trackers as the main ones.

Our boats are steam engine paddle wheels, so they can speed up the water without fear of strong currents.

There are six ships coming this time, nine more on the way, and five more from Yingtian Mansion, for a total of twenty ships, which can carry a lot of supplies. "

Yun Qi briefly talked about the water conditions of the Yangtze River, and held out his chest, indicating that the boat was good.

The ship was loaded with a lot of things. When Tang He came back, a ship contained a large amount of coal, water and other parts.

If there is no need for rollers and chain rails, the four thousand miles from Yingtian Mansion to here are all waterways, and it can be reached in six days.

Going back is quick, follow the current, and a round trip of ten days is enough.

If Liu Weiqian needs it, the fleet can make ten trips to Tianfu before the flood arrives.

The key is not necessarily to get things from Yingtian Mansion. Some food can be temporarily transferred from other places, and then it can be replenished with food from other places.

Moreover, the imperial court is working hard to build new steam engines, and a batch of them will be available soon. Maybe in a month, hundreds of steam engine paddle wheels will be running on the Yangtze River.

"I want a boat to transport vegetables from other places to the people who have migrated. They can only go up the mountain. It is difficult to grow vegetables on the mountain. There is enough food to eat, at least until one month before the normal rice harvest here."

Liu Weiqian thought about the daily life of the people, planting rice and waiting for harvest in late autumn. The month before that was a period of drought.

The food in the hands of the people now is enough to last for a while, and after that, it will naturally be food.

The imperial court can transfer the land tax that should be handed over to the people in the disaster-stricken areas in other Sichuan areas that were not affected by the disaster. This is the most convenient way.

"In this case, I will leave you five ships. You write a question book and I will take them back to Lord Long Live."

Yunqi thought it was reasonable and decided to keep the ship, while leaving those who could operate the ship to cooperate.

Coal is available locally and there is no need to obtain it from elsewhere, so there is no shortage of fuel for steam engines.

Liu Weiqian started writing on the spot, and the others withdrew. After a while, he finished writing, sealed it with lacquer, and handed it to Yun Qi.

Yun Qi only followed a boat to change direction without stopping, and quickly disappeared from Liu Weiqian's sight through the current of the Yangtze River.

"Tell the people that His Majesty will solve all the remaining problems. Look at this boat, it can go against the current quickly."

Liu Weiqian took the opportunity to let the steam engine boat perform a show for the strange people who came to the river to see how the countercurrent went up.

'Oh~~! ''Wow~~! ''Ah~~! ''Ha~~! 'The common people watched the steam engines and paddle boats shuttle freely on the river, walking wherever they wanted, and made all kinds of exclamations.

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"Let's go grazing~~" The rain stopped, the snow melted, and the sun shone for two more days. The temperature rose rapidly. The livestock couldn't help it anymore and wanted to eat green grass.

The herdsmen packed up their tents, brought a lot of salt, and went to graze their cattle everywhere.

The army also divided horses, cattle, sheep and camels into groups, and some followed the herdsmen to find good places and take note of them.

Some of them are laborers, eating grass nearby and helping to transport supplies. The steam engine can no longer be used to pull carts.

The craftsmen and other soldiers continued to repair the fort. The salt-drying area here pumped water to dissolve the rock salt and followed the steps.

"It's the beginning of summer in two days. It's really boring here. I count the days and there's nothing."

Zhu Xi stood by the river, looking at the muddy water rolling away, feeling homesick.

There are a lot of things going on at home, and I don’t know what’s going on with Jubiqi and the beer shop.

There are also department stores, and I can’t see the accounts, which makes me feel itchy.

Zhu Biao was in the same mood as his younger brother: "After the Beginning of Summer, let's walk southeast, make a circle, and return from Peiping."

"Things here have been arranged, and the [-] soldiers and [-] craftsmen we brought will continue to guard.

We repaired the fort as we walked, and the main delays were in Datong Prefecture and Peiping.

There are good coal mines in Datong Prefecture. From there to the east to Peiping, some construction is needed, and then the canal is used to respond to Tianfu. "

The chief is responsible for the specific arrangements, which is actually the route planned by Hanhan.

Go to Datong to find good coal mines and tell local people how to improve their living standards.

Then there is the former capital of the Yuan Dynasty, where the Palace of Prince Yan is being built, where Zhu Di will become a vassal in the future.

You can't just pass by as if nothing happened. You must provide technical support as before.

When Zhu Yuanzhang went to Kaifeng, he didn't care about the livelihood of the people along the way. He didn't know how to do it, and the ministers didn't think they should do anything extra.

When Zhu Biao and Zhu Feng came out, they were followed by Xiaqiu Village. They taught them knowledge along the way, and also taught the people along the way techniques to improve their living standards.

"It's a pity Taiyuan Mansion, our brother! I will help you in the future, but this time I really can't go around anymore."

Zhu Fang felt very embarrassed that he could not help his brother once.

"That salt lake can be done according to the beach drying method, otherwise it will always be bitter." Zhu Biao thought of the rock salt here.

Rock salt can be continuously purified, and there is no problem in the salt lake. In the past, it was boiled, and it was also boiled in the salt lake. As a result, the boiled salt is not good. It is mainly bitter and makes you uncomfortable if you eat too much.

"Yes, go back and tell your brother to ask him to find his father. He will take charge of that place and see how his prefect does. Anyway, ours is sad. Let's change it later."

Zhu Xi nodded, yes, there is a salt lake at my brother's place, which has been used since ancient times, but the quality is not very good, so everyone can barely eat it, so it is probably best suited to feed livestock.

"Arrange what needs to be arranged, clean up what needs to be cleaned up, let's take the gold, silver and jewelry and leave. The jade seal is the most important."

Zhu Biao turned around and walked back, talking as he walked.

(End of this chapter)