Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 164 Lang Jun, Are You Joking?
Weishui Wharf is an important wharf for the transfer of goods and personnel in Chang'an City.

Although the waterway from Chang'an to Luoyang is not as wide as that from Luoyang to Yangzhou, it is still possible to take a large boat during the wet season.

If it is dredged a little, then it can be sailed normally like other sections of the canal.

In this era of underdeveloped transportation, if you can travel far away, if you can take the waterway, you will naturally take the waterway.

"Miss, the boat has gone far away. You didn't come out to show your face just now, and now you are on the pier, and people can't see you."

Seeing that Yang Yan was still staring at the distant ship whose sails could no longer be seen clearly, Qingxia complained speechlessly.

"I heard from Aye that this time, Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji pushed Qin Dalang to go to Mingzhou for disaster relief.

So many ministers in the court couldn't find a suitable method, but it was too unreasonable to ask him to do this as a general, and I don't know what His Majesty thinks. "

Although Yang Yan lives a life of staying at home most of the time, it does not mean that her news is blocked.

Not to mention that "Datang Daily" has all kinds of news, but Yang Shidao alone can learn a lot of news.

"Qin Dalang knows that there is a fire pit in front of him, but he still jumps into it, and he doesn't know how to describe him.

But this time, he went to rescue the disaster anyway, and it is said that he didn't spend a single penny from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but only brought a few ships and a group of craftsmen.

So I don't know what to say.This is not a normal person. "

Although Qingxia said some unpleasant words, she couldn't help but praise Qin Xiedao's trip to Mingzhou in her heart.

"The crystal mirror in their house made Gao's copper mirror shop unable to survive, and the relationship between the two parties was completely settled.

As for the eldest grandson's family, I heard that the relationship between the two families was not very good.

Coupled with the special relationship between the eldest grandson's family and the Gao family, it is normal for eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian to join forces this time.

It's just that it's too much for two important court officials to join forces to plot against a sixth-rank military officer.

I don't know why Yi Guogong didn't stand up to object. "

Yang Yan couldn't figure out why Qin Xiedao's trip to Mingzhou was not a joke.

Whose heart is so big?

……

"Lang Jun, if you go south by boat, you can directly reach Mingzhou City, which is at least half the time faster than going by land."

For such an important trip, Qin Xiedao naturally brought Ma Zhou, his right-hand man.

As for the various workshops in the mansion, most of them are already on the right track, so it's not a big problem if Ma Zhou doesn't keep an eye on them.

As for the construction of the new palace, Yan Liben was watching, and there were countless pairs of eyes watching, so he was even less worried.

"I came across a lot of merchant ships along the way. It seems that the Grand Canal is of great significance to our Tang Dynasty."

Although historically, Yang Guang was nailed to the shame list by the history books.

But Qin Xiedao actually admired him more.

Not to mention anything else, the Grand Canal alone is of great significance to the Central Plains Dynasty.

Even after 1000 years, the canal is still playing an important role.

The cost of land transportation these days is simply too high.

Not to mention the poor road conditions, the level of carriages is also very low.

If a load of grain is transported from Chang'an City to Liangzhou, at least [-]% of it will be lost.

In other words, one hundred catties of corn lost thirty catties directly.

If you put this in later generations, the boss will definitely think you are corrupt.

It would be very merciful not to call the police and arrest people.

But in Datang, transporting grain from Chang'an City to Liangzhou, the loss of [-]% is already an excellent figure.

However, when transporting grain from Jiangnan to Chang'an City, since the whole journey can be transported by ship, the loss can be reduced to less than [-]%.

Even within half a percent.

It is conceivable how big the gap between water transportation and land transportation is.

Qin Xiedao didn't expect a qualitative change in the Tang Dynasty's roads in a short period of time, so he could only think about how to let the court dredge the canals, or even expand some canals.

If the canal can be used to connect the main state capitals of Datang, it will be of great significance.

"Indeed! Eighty-ninety percent of the goods transported from the south of the Yangtze River to Chang'an City now take the Grand Canal. If Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty hadn't put so much time in building the canal, this canal project would definitely be an amazing project." project."

When Qin Shihuang is mentioned in history books, one often thinks of how many people he killed in order to build the Great Wall.

And when it comes to Yang Guang, the construction of the Grand Canal is also unavoidable.

It is said that Yang Guang mobilized millions of farmers to build such a huge Grand Canal in just a few years.

In the era when there were no excavators, this speed was absolutely super fast.

"It's a pity that he is still in a hurry! After the cement production increases, the imperial court can use cement to repair the embankments on both sides of the Grand Canal, minimize the discharge of silt, and increase the carrying capacity of the Grand Canal to a higher level."

With the development of Datang's economy, the Grand Canal will definitely become busier.

At that time, there will be too many ships and the canal will be too small, which will inevitably bring about a series of problems.

If the river channel in the bottleneck area can be widened early and some dredging work can be carried out, the meaning will be very different.

"Well, we really shouldn't be in a hurry. We went to Mingzhou for disaster relief this time, and the imperial court didn't support us with a penny, nor did we ask us to bring more food.

It is said that many people in the DPRK are still making sarcastic remarks there, asking us to bring our enthusiasm for fishing in Qujiang Pond to the sea, and catch fish to be eaten by the people of Mingzhou. "

As Ma Zhou said, he observed the change of Qin Xiedao's face.

To be honest, Ma Zhou was not very optimistic about this business.

But there is no way, my boss has already agreed.

He could only go all out to deal with it.

"No, I think what they said is quite reasonable. When I go to Mingzhou this time, I plan to go fishing in the sea to solve the famine problem in Mingzhou."

When Qin Xie said this, Ma Zhou was taken aback for a moment.

Go fishing in the ocean?

Although there should be some fishermen in coastal states and counties who do this, few of those fishermen live a good life.

This means that fishing is not a reliable means of making a fortune.

Even professional fishermen can't live a good life by fishing. Isn't it funny that my husband wants to rely on fishing to solve the food problem of a city?
"Lang...Lang Jun, are you joking?"

Ma Zhou asked with a slightly embarrassed smile.

(End of this chapter)