A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 99 Sun Shuao

Flood control is a very complex systematic work, and it can be said to be the project with the highest scientific and technological productivity in this era.For this purpose, Wang Yong conscripted more than 30 people and [-] slaves, and even sent Wang Meng, a son of the public office, to lead [-] soldiers to obey his dispatch.

With many people under his command, Sun Shuao can flex his muscles, especially the large number of academy students. These people have been educated in the academy and know a lot of knowledge, so they can assist Sun Shuao in managing people, supplies, and so on.

While controlling floods, the students of these academies also recorded in detail the river management and the geography and hydrology of Huaiguo.

These recorded data, as well as various problems that arise during water control will also be summarized and compiled into a book. Sun Shu'ao's materials and methods of controlling the Huaihe River Basin will be passed down as an academy.In the future, there will also be students in the academy who will learn how to control the water.

Sun Shuao spent a lot of time investigating mountains and rivers, then dredged the Huaihe River, and found several low-lying places in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River to dig artificial lakes and build reservoirs.

The construction of water conservancy projects takes a long time and requires a lot of strong labor, but the benefits of completing this project are also obvious.

If the system is used to display, then at this time the Huai country labor service is at least 60, and the money and grain consumption is also 80. The state is under construction and troops cannot be dispatched.

Of course, if this water conservancy project is completed, Huaiguo will also get the effects of reducing flood disasters by 70.00%, drought disasters by 70.00%, grain irrigation +80, grain production +80, and national power growth +20.

Sun Shuao excavated eight artificial lakes for water storage in the Huaihe River Basin, and built 27 reservoirs, 370 five sluices, and a complete flood diversion irrigation system.

The entire system employed about 40 people and took eight years to complete.Wang Yong named it the Yong'an Canal Irrigation Area, praying for the eternal stability of Huaiguo.

After the completion of this water conservancy project, the irrigable farmland in Huai country directly increased by hundreds of thousands of mu.At the same time, the lower reaches of the Huaihe River are almost no longer affected by floods.Through the Yong'an canal irrigation network, the flood water can be divided into dozens of ditches to irrigate the entire banks of the Huaihe River.

Rivers such as Sishui and Yishui have also been treated, and the appearance of a large number of reservoirs and artificial lakes has improved the ability of the Huaihe River Basin to resist floods and droughts.Historical records: "The people live in peace, the characters are Yin Fu, they support and work happily, all industries are prosperous, there are no moths in the world, and there are plenty of people in good years." '

[Your descendants appointed Sun Shuao to preside over the construction of the Yong'an Canal Irrigation Water Conservancy Project. This water conservancy project is a remarkable stroke in the entire history of human civilization, and you have gained a lot of luck. 】

Zijue was also surprised by Wang Yong. This attribute can only be regarded as a mediocre heir, but he has such good luck. At the same time, he can also know people and make good use of them.

In the first year after the construction of the Yong'an Canal irrigation system was completed, the Huai State was in great abundance, with grain and fodder piling up like mountains, the people were well-off, and the treasury was abundant.

Huai Palace Hall.

Wang Yong carefully read the reports from various places, and the grain production in the Huaihe River Basin alone was more than the output of the entire Huai State in the past.For such a great achievement, Wang Yong was even more delighted. After eight years of hard work, he succeeded in one day.

"Uncle Sun Shangqing is really a great talent for the stability of the country. The construction of the Yong'an Canal is completed, and there will be no hunger in Huai Country! This is a great achievement for thousands of years!"

"Your Majesty, I dare not take credit for this project. This project is not done by one person, but by the efforts of millions of people in Huai Country!" Sun Shuao did not take credit for pride, on the contrary he was very humble, and his character even surprised Wang Yong. .

He governed and controlled the water, but he was not greedy for the slightest bit, and he had no property in his family, let alone fertile land and luxury houses. This water control won the trust of Wang Yong.

"Don't refuse your great service. I am willing to invite you to be the Prime Minister, and to be named Yong'an Lord, with thousands of households in the city." Wang Yong grabbed Sun Shu'ao's hand and said.

Sun Shuao nodded, then paid respects to Wang Yong and said: "I am humble. I live in seclusion on the seashore, and I am valued by the emperor. I have the opportunity to display my ambitions. I will build a canal of Yongan and promise the position of Xiangguo. How can I do it?" Don’t put your heart and soul into it to repay your majesty’s great kindness.”

Although a good harvest of grain is a good thing, there is also a saying that cheap grain hurts farmers.Sun Shuao immediately suggested to Wang Yong to buy the grain in the hands of the common people at a relatively reasonable price, so as to avoid hurting farmers due to cheap grain.

Wang Yong immediately agreed to this suggestion and handed over the matter to Sun Shuao for execution.

Part of the large amount of harvested grain is kept in the country for future use, another part is sold to other countries, and some is used to make wine.

Sun Shuao encouraged the people to raise cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry, and agreed that if no one bought the livestock after they were raised, they could sell them to the government.Pigs and sheep will be used as meat for the army to eat.

Huai Country has a large population and prosperous commerce, but most of the commercial transactions are barter, and large transactions of currency are cumbersome. Sun Shuao wrote a letter suggesting that large coins be minted.

The coins of Huai State were first minted by Zijue, using bronze round coins with square holes, which were easy to carry, but because business transactions were not popular at that time, there were only two denominations.

Now that these two kinds of coins can't keep up with the situation, Sun Shuao suggested to mint coins with higher value.So Huaimo and Huaiqian coins were minted.These two coins are minted in silver and have denominations of hundreds and thousands.

Handi is rich in mineral resources, and many silver mines have been discovered. The Huai country is also rich in silver. Originally, silver was used to make jewelry, or to reward meritorious ministers, and there was not much use. Now it is suitable for casting coins. .

Using silver as currency not only prospered commerce and trade, but also increased the tax revenue of the Huai country, which served multiple purposes.

The emergence of Huaimo and Huaiqian made Huai Country's commerce more prosperous, and at the same time, Huai Country's tax revenue also increased significantly.In the past, the large-scale trade of barter led to many difficulties in transactions, difficulties in taxation, and the problem of corruption has also been resolved.

Sun Shuao promulgated many laws and regulations that are beneficial to workers, farmers, and Jia.This made many nobles and nobles dissatisfied with him, and then he framed Sun Shuao in front of Wang Yong, talking about corruption and breaking the law, and severely punishing the law for huge profits. Wang Yong asked the country's secret guards to investigate.

Then he found that Sun Shuao's actions were all in accordance with the law, but what these nobles and nobles said was a false accusation. Wang Yong was furious because of this, and fined these nobles and nobles.After Wang Yong's attack, these nobles and nobles immediately became honest and dared not violate the law again.

Yong'an Canal is the oldest water conservancy project in the world today, and it is also a grand water conservancy project that has been in use till now. Flood control, sand discharge, flow control and other system functions ensure the full play of the comprehensive benefits of flood control, irrigation, water transportation and social water use.Its greatest feature is that the weir has been built for more than 2750 years, and it has been playing more and more benefits.

Yong'an Canal is a national key cultural relic protection unit, and has been included in the world cultural heritage, world natural heritage, and world irrigation engineering heritage. ——"Eighth Grade History Volume [-] Ancient Chinese History"

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