A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 116 Gusu City, Land of Fish and Rice
The hegemony of the Jin State was ended by the Huai State, and the Huai State became the overlord again, but Wang Yue's health became worse and worse. He was able to get up and move around at the beginning, but after the return of the army that conquered the Yue State, his body became weaker and weaker.

[Struggle for hegemony in Spring and Autumn. 】

[Your eleventh grandson, Wang Yue, successfully defeated the coalition forces of Bangzhou's feudal lords, and the Huai Kingdom was strengthened by Bangzhou's destiny. 】

[Your eleventh grandson, Wang Yue, defeated Duke Wen of Jin, interrupting Jin's hegemony, and dominating the world, your luck has increased. 】

[You have obtained a human-level item, Anshen Jade Pendant.Peaceful Jade Pendant: It can make the wearer calm and concentrate, and the Mount Tai collapses in front of him without changing color.Let people keep a clear mind in any environment. 】

This jade pendant is not bad, as long as it is worn, it will be effective all the time.

In the winter of the second year of Jinhuai struggle for hegemony, Wang Yue died in Huai Palace six years after he ascended the throne.

Two cloud cranes descended from the sky, and after a sad dance, they returned to the cave world with Wang Yue's soul.

His posthumous title was Duke Huan.

Huan is called Huan when he conquers the land; Huan is called Huan when he conquers the people who are respectful and diligent; Huan is called Huan when he conquers the land and the country;

Wang Yue's death brought a lot of luck, but because he was not the son of destiny, and his reign was short, there were no props to reward him.

Wang Yue's death also made the surrounding states very confused, and his son Wang Jin came to the throne.

Wang Jin was only 12 years old when he came to the throne, and the government was assisted by Sun Shuao.The monarch was young, and all things in Huai State pursued stability. Therefore, except for more than [-] princes who came to watch the ceremony when he ascended the throne, Huai State did not hold any alliances after that.

The Huai country restrained its fangs and claws and began to develop.This undoubtedly made Bangzhou and the Central Plains countries also breathe a sigh of relief.

Without the oppression of the Huai State, the Jin State quickly came out of failure and began to develop, but it did not dare to provoke the Huai State.

Wudi, Gusu.

It has been more than [-] years since Wu Zhaogong merged with Wu. The Huai Kingdom has not carried out large-scale development in Wu in these years. The reason is that the population of Wudi is not abundant.

After decades of development, the population of Wu has reached more than [-]. At the same time, the threat of Yue State also made Huai State consider using Wu to suppress it.

Therefore, the Huai'an Central Committee sent Xu Yong to Wu to build Gusu City and develop Wu.

At this time, although the water source in Wudi was abundant, there were many wild beasts entrenched in it, and because of the abundant rainfall, there were many swamps in Wudi, where mosquitoes were rampant and it was not suitable for living.

After Xu Yong came here, he began to survey geography and hydrology and build Gusu City.

In recent years, Huaiguo Academy followed Sun Shuao to control the water and trained a group of disciples. These people are very familiar with water control and embankment.After some surveying, Xu Yong prepared to dig a canal.The canal runs eastward into Taihu Lake and westward into the Yangtze River.

The vastness of Taihu Lake can be used as a water army camp. The Huai State Navy can enter Gusu from Weiyang without hindrance. As for water transportation, it can go from Gusu north to Xiapi, completely connecting the north and south of Huai State.

A large number of academy disciples came to Wudi, where waterways are criss-crossed and there are many swamps and lakes.Many swamps are marshes in the rainy season, dry up in winter, and because they are mostly stagnant water.So the students of the Academy began to mark these low-lying swamps.

Then dig a canal to draw the water out, spend manpower to fill it up, or dig it into a lake, and use a ditch to connect with the river.Fill the swamps and small lakes, use ditches to introduce water into the big lakes, and through a series of dredging, repairs, and connections, the many messy canals in Wudi are connected.

At the same time, some low-lying areas were excavated into lakes to store water, prevent drought, dredge the river, and finally flow into the Yangtze River for flood control.

The construction of Gusu City is located in the south and there is plenty of rain. In order to prevent the foundation of the city wall from being unstable, Xu Yong specially ordered people to dig out rocks as the foundation of the city wall.Five feet of bluestone is buried in the foundation, and there are three feet of bluestone above the foundation.In this way, even if the enemy floods the city with floods, it will not be able to destroy the city wall.

Gusu City is a big city, with a circumference of twenty miles according to Xu Yong's plan, which can be said to be second only to Huai'an.After Huai'an City has been expanded several times, the city wall has a length of 36 miles.

In this era, only Zibo of Qi State, Jiangdu of Jin State, Yingdu of Chu State, and Luoyi of Zhou Tianzi can compare with Huai'an.The circumference of Gusu City is 30 miles, which is enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.Coupled with the surrounding Taihu Plain, [-] people are not a problem.

Such a large city requires a lot of manpower to complete the construction. Fortunately, Huai country is now abundant in food and grass, and coupled with the labor of the people from other places, this is barely enough manpower.

Gusu City is located on the bank of Taihu Lake, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. At the same time, the Huaiguo navy can be hidden in Taihu Lake. Chu State has no idea where the Huaiguo navy is.

After the Taihu Plain has been sorted out, it has become fertile land and a land of fish and rice.Xu Yong dug a canal and diverted the water from Taihu Lake to irrigate the fertile fields, and the Taihu Plain became a land of fish and rice.

It took ten years to build Gusu City and the Jiangnan Canal. Every year, the Huai Kingdom received [-] laborers and a large amount of money, food and grass. The cost was astonishing, second only to the Yong'an Canal.

[Your descendants appointed Xu Yong to complete the construction of Gusu City. This great city will shine for thousands of years in the future history, and it will continue to be passed down. It is a famous city with a thousand years of history. You have obtained the earth-level props—God’s help, God’s power, your spirit Luck point increased. 】

[Earth-level props: Heaven’s Blessing and Divine Power: After using it, you can temporarily increase four of your six-dimensional attributes to 99 for a duration of 36 hours, and get the effect: Heaven and Earth have the same power all the time. After 36 hours, the effect disappears, and the user dies from mental exhaustion and life exhaustion. 】

[Your descendants appointed Xu Yong to build the Jiangnan Canal. This canal system will become part of the Grand Canal running from north to south in the future. You have gained a lot of luck. 】

It took ten years to complete the construction of Gusu City, and the Jiangnan Canal was connected, and Gusu City became a land of fish and rice, with abundant grain and fodder, and became the granary of Huaiguo.

After the construction of Gusu City was completed, Wang Jin moved [-] wealthy households from Huai'an Mansion to Gusu to fill Gusu City.

After nearly 300 years of development, Huai'an has become extremely prosperous and has a large population.The consequence of such prosperity has also caused the land in Huai'an to be overcrowded.

At the same time, Gusu City is another granary in the Huai State, the second largest city in the Huai State. Wang Jin is not at ease in handing it over to others, so Gusu City is under the direct jurisdiction of the public office, and all its officials are appointed by the children of the public office. .

In this way, there is no need to worry about some careerists relying on Gusu City to support themselves. At the same time, the children of the public office serve as local officials, which is also an experience for the children of the public office.

Gusu is one of the birthplaces of Jiangnan culture, has a long history, and has long been the economic, cultural and political center of the Jiangnan area.This is a famous historical and cultural city with a history of more than 2000 years. It is said that its builder was Xu Yong, a disciple of Sun Shuao.

Gusu City was included in the first batch of 24 historical and cultural cities in China.It is hard for you to imagine that in the Bronze Age more than 2000 years ago, humans could actually build such a magnificent city. —— "Cambridge History of China Eastern Zhou Dynasty Huaiguo"

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