Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 661 Encouraging Li Ke
Li Ke and Li Yuanjing, who were bought one get one free, were a little depressed. Like Li Yuanjing, it was okay, but only half of the county under his rule had not completed the embankment, and he gritted his teeth and passed.

But on Li Ke's side, there are still several counties!If all the tasks were handed over to the people under his own rule, it would take a few years.

You must know that with hundreds of thousands of local households and nearly 200 million migrant workers from the north, the construction period of more than five months in one winter can only complete the construction of embankments in three counties, because digging and repairing embankments is only a part of embankment. The first step involves field leveling, irrigation ditches, road repairs, tree planting and slope protection, and residential building construction in the embankment. The workload is huge.

Although Li Ke was able to mobilize 15 local households, about 10,000+ young and strong started construction, but one year may not be able to complete the embankment project in a county. This is past experience. In Jiuyuan County, more than 20 migrant workers did It took more than a year to complete, and this county is still relatively small among all Yuantian counties, because it is a pure land reclamation, the fields are relatively compact, and the land utilization rate is high, unlike other Yuantian counties that need to build such a long embankment.

For example, Jinan County’s overall area is more than twice that of Jiuyuan County, because nearly half of the area is along the coast of Changhu Lake. Although it has brought a lot of fisheries, duck farming, and lotus root planting to Jinan County. , but the embankment that needs to be built is more than twice as long as that of Jiuyuan County.

"Director Changsun, this is only for this year! If we leave it to us to complete it in the future, I'm afraid it will take many years of work."

"Why? Do you think the task is too heavy? Let me tell you, next year, many of the princes studying here will be sent out to take office. There are more than 30 states in Shannan Road, and nearly half of them are suitable for construction. Well, if you, like them, use the imperial court’s funding and organizational strength to complete all the embankment projects under your rule, will that reflect your talent?”

Hearing this, Li Ke's complexion became even more tangled. Indeed, as the first batch of princes in the Tang Dynasty to serve in the feudal domain, he really wanted to make some achievements and set an example for all the princes who need to serve in the feudal domain in the future. The royal long face reflects its importance to the country.

"But, those are five counties..."

Changsun Wuji already had his own ideas in his heart, so he naturally couldn't tolerate Li Ke's refutation. In his mind, it would be better if Li Ke couldn't complete the task. Dao said, "It's four and a half counties. If you finish Qianjiang County before next year's spring plowing, there will only be four counties left. If there is more than one county per year, you still hope to complete the task before the end of your term."

The county magistrate of Datang Prefecture generally has a term of office of three years. Li Ke has been in office for half a year. Changsun Wuji said that there are more than one county a year, which is a bit too much. At least one more county is required, because Li Ke is in Ying In fact, the term of office in the state is only two winters. The local people have to plant two seasons of rice, and they will be very busy from the beginning of spring to the autumn harvest. They dare not transfer them to do some embankment projects, which will delay production.

One year, two counties, this is almost impossible. With a labor force of more than 20 people, it is only about half a county a year. Although Li Shimin may continue to let him stay after his term of office expires, but , Not making outstanding achievements in one term, this is a kind of failure for him.

Seeing Li Ke's bitter face, Sun Xiangfu said while eating, "If you encounter a problem, you must find a way to solve it. A governor of Xiongzhou, who holds the local military and political power, has the opportunity to deal with all affairs and set up temporary control policies. There are many ways to do this.”

As soon as Sun Xiangfu suggested it, Li Ke immediately began to think in this direction.

Before, he was careful to abide by the imperial court rules and regulations, for fear that he would make some mistakes, be impeached by the ministers, and lose face. The most outrageous thing was to imitate some newer models of Jiuyuan County to manage the counties in Yingzhou .

And think about when Sun Xiangfu was in power in Shanyang in the past, but he did not develop the rule according to the rules and regulations of the court. He almost smashed all the policies and reset them, and the effect was very good.

Now, Li Ke regrets that he didn't pay much attention to government affairs during his stay in Shanyang, and understands why Li Chengqian will be praised by everyone when he is in power in Chang'an.

The relatively advanced governing philosophy of Shanyang that he has learned will not stick to the old system and muddle through at all, but is thinking of various ways to strive for progress. If he cannot change this way of thinking, then, Even if he is diligent and careful, he can only be regarded as a mediocre person. There will be a big gap with Li Chengqian, and he will not be able to deal with various new problems that may arise in the future.

Therefore, Li Ke bowed to Sun Xiangfu very humbly, "Teacher, please ask me."

Sun Xiangfu pointed to the boiling hot pot on the table and said, "Boil the food first, and I will talk while eating."

Li Ke said depressedly, "Teacher, if you don't tell me, where can Xiao Wang eat?"

"If you have such a heart, you are much stronger than these two guys. Eating will not affect your listening to me. Moreover, when eating, your brain will be more active and your ability to understand will be stronger."

Seeing that Sun Xiangfu insisted on letting him eat, Li Ke thought that the method Sun Xiangfu said would have something to do with eating!Even the eldest Sun Wuji and Li Yuanjing and Li Yuanchang, who were already full of food, were satirized by Sun Xiangfu, also pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what Sun Xiangfu had to say.

I saw Sun Xiangfu put a piece of boiled shiitake mushrooms into his mouth, and exhaled hotly, "In this world! To do things, you can't get around money, but what! Money, he used to exchange various things. In other words, not all things need to be directly used for money. You can first think about what you have, then think about how Jiuyuan County was built, and then think about whether you can imitate it. With this routine, the problem of building up the counties under your control is simple."

"What do I have?" Li Ke asked himself after listening to Sun Xiangfu's words.

Then, he quickly realized that there are several counties under Yingzhou, and those grains that are too much to be stored in Changping warehouses, under his rule in Yingzhou, there are three large counties that have already built paddy fields, and only high-yielding rice fields , all have 500 million mu, and the output per season is 5000 million shi. Even those counties that have not built plow fields have planted new rice species this year. More than seven stones, it can be said that the common people have surplus food, which is too much to eat.

But what can food do now?The milled rice costs only [-] Wen a catty, and the paddy rice only costs [-] Wen a catty. They can indeed make some money by making various snacks for sale, but this is a big plan for the local people to get rich. What's the matter with Tian?
Then, Li Ke followed what Sun Xiangfu said, and thought of how Jiuyuan County was built. At the beginning, these people were all victims of the disaster without food. After eating, these people were organized to start building the embankment, the houses in the embankment and other projects.

Then, use the fields and houses built by the people to distribute and sell them to them, and let them compensate with a certain amount of labor or food. After that, it seems that the food returned to the imperial court. Moreover, Jiuyuan County It was built in this way. From the beginning to the end, the imperial court seemed to have only paid out some grain and embankment tools as the initial cost, and finally recovered most of them. Finally, a completed Jiuyuan County was obtained, and [-] households were resettled. The common people continue to contribute taxes to the imperial court.

Now, he has food in his hands, and with the financial resources accumulated in Yingzhou, it is not difficult to get some tools to build the embankment. Even, the conditions are much better than when Sun Xiangfu organized the construction of Jiuyuan County, because he There are 15 households who can use it, and the three counties that have built the embankment can provide him with tens of thousands of cattle, carts, etc., which can speed up the construction speed and reduce labor loss. Various techniques, after so many years of exploration, have become more mature and advanced than before.

But now there is a Tang Dynasty with a population of more than 500 million, but because of the war, there is no stable cultivation, and Tanmo Dao is consuming food for nothing. Before that, the imperial court moved labor to the Central Plains, not necessarily because they wanted to solve this burden. Can I write a letter to myself? Take the initiative to share the worries of the imperial court, follow the original model of Jiuyuan County, and resett the population of Tammo Road, like disaster victims, in a few counties of Yingzhou?After all, although there are lands in those counties, the population is only [-] households, which cannot satisfy the large-scale new land planting after the embankment is completed.

This matter is too exciting. The tens of thousands of laborers who were used by the court to pay enough food have already lived here for three or four months. They have adapted to the life and work here, and many of them, They all have a certain level of Chinese and can communicate with the local people. Send them back and recruit people who volunteer to work here. Just like when Jiuyuan County was first established, give them some promises, and they will definitely be willing. over here.

This is the rich land of the Tang Dynasty. There is a high-yield field with an acre of land that can harvest ten stones of white rice. Seeing the expressions of the laborers enjoying the white rice, Li Ke felt that as long as he did it himself, he would be [-]% successful.

"The teacher's wisdom is like the ocean, and Xiao Wang really admires it." Li Ke put down his chopsticks and bowed respectfully to Sun Xiangfu.

Sun Xiangfu nodded happily and said, "Your talent is smarter than all of them, but your mind has not been opened yet, and you don't know how to use your strength to be the most effective. In the future, you need to observe more, learn more, think more, and learn more. Research, these things are actually not difficult. All right, the method is your own idea, eat first! After eating, go back and work hard to organize."

"Ke obey." Li Ke looked happy, and then he went back to his seat and sat down to eat, but the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Yuanjing, and Li Yuanchang who listened were stunned for a while.

"What is the solution, you have to tell me, the Shangguan!" Changsun Wuji couldn't help asking.

"Director Changsun, Xiao Wang wants to share the concerns of the imperial court and solve the livelihood problems of some people in Tammo Taoism. This matter is too big. In addition to informing you, you have to report it to the emperor for approval."

"Solve the people's livelihood of Tammo Tao?"

"Yes, Xiao Wang intends to hire the people of Tammo Tao to work under the rule, so let's hire 200 million people first!"

"200 million people?" Hearing this number, Changsun Wuji accidentally slipped his chopsticks onto the table.

(End of this chapter)