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Chapter 185 Cui Zhouping's troubles

Time gradually passed the hot summer with Liu Yi and others busy, and autumn came to an end. Although Changsha is still lush, you can already feel a desolation that only winter is, just like Cui Zhouping's mood at this moment.

"County magistrate, this is a document handed over by the fishing town. Now the autumn harvest has passed. The magistrate of the prefecture hopes that the magistrate can recruit tens of thousands of people for the magistrate." Linxiang, the prefect's prefect's office, and the chief clerk Chen Li handed a copy to Cui Zhouping and smiled bitterly: "In this case, the male men in several counties in Changsha will be mobilized."

"Ten Thousands of People!" Even though Cui Zhouping was prepared, he felt the urge to shout when he heard this. Of course, there was no such catchphrase in this era, but his ideas were similar.

The population of Changsha County is only about 100,000. Putting aside the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, it would be good to have 30,000 males. In winter, everything is dormant. When everyone is at home, their wives and children are warming up, it is indeed beneficial to recruit civilians at this time. However, it is a big problem to send these 10,000 people to the shore of Dongting Lake. Linxiang is almost 200 miles away from Liu Yi's fishing town. Even if they are transported by ships and dispatched Liu Yi's fleet, it will take two or three trips to complete. What's more, Linxiang cannot produce these 10,000 people, and they have to collect them.

In fact, as early as Cui Zhouping took office, he had been actively preparing for this matter, but he didn't expect that Liu Yi would mobilize so many people at once.

This is not counting the food supply of these people. Changsha is not Jiangling, and it can't afford to support tens of thousands of people. Cui Zhouping knew the money from Liu Yi. Although he heard that Liu Yi's fishing grounds, chicken farms, duck farms, ceramic workshops, and Tiangong workshops make money every day, it is just an exaggeration. However, the reputation of the fishing town gradually spread in Changsha. In the past six months, the villages established by Liu Yi have absorbed a lot of people.

"Take it to me?" Cui Zhouping snatched the bamboo slips and spread them open, frowned and looked over.

Liu Yi's letter said it was very clear that he wanted ten thousand people, not limited to men and women, but he had to be young and strong. Those with certain skills were given priority, and it was best for couples to go together, which would also help to reproduce the population.

This is more convenient, and the range of migration has expanded. Cui Zhouping grabbed the headscarf and thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, we have collected 3,000 people before, tell them that those with family members can take them together. In this way, tens of thousands of people should be almost the same."

Cui Zhouping knew that Liu Yi's detailed plan for building the city, and even the city design was personally involved, so he naturally began to prepare for building the city for Liu Yi. Three thousand people were already prepared. Now that he would take his family and have his family over, Linxiang is probably half empty!

Liu Yi built several villages in the fishing village area, and most of them are empty to this day. These people can probably be filled and not allowed to be left. That is what Liu Yi should consider.

Fishing Town is the name Liu Yi called him the farm he lived in. Because the fish produced in the fish pond was plump and tender, he welcomed Jiangling, the police and the nobles of the four counties of Jingnan. Now it has become the stepping stone for the Mi family to open Shu and Jiangdong markets. Therefore, Liu Yi’s biggest profit here is here. In order to facilitate confirmation, Liu Yi simply named it Fishing Town.

Of course, chickens and ducks and other agricultural and sideline products are also widely sold, but people on both sides of the Yangtze River still like to eat fish and shrimp, so these sales are the best, and they are currently in the food category, and the main products are currently.

In order to supply enough fish and protect the ecology in the fish pond, Liu Yi expanded two fish ponds. In addition, with the start of construction of the textile factory, Liu Yi transplanted and planted many mulberry trees around the fish pond. The mud leaves were used to raise silkworms, silk sand, and silk pupas were made into bait, and silk was sent to the textile factory to weave cloth. The mud at the bottom of the fish pond was added with the chicken farm, and the feces from the duck farm were dug out as fertilizer for the mulberry trees, forming an organic cycle.

There seemed to be a similar approach in my previous life, and Liu Yi also tried to do this. If it could form a cycle, it would save a lot of bait for feeding fish and be self-sufficient in textiles.

Lumberyards, brick kilns and tiled kilns are prepared for the future construction of the city. Pure investment has no profit. Now, in order to accumulate enough funds, Liu Yi relies on excellent cloth, porcelain, eggs, duck eggs, and fish as the main focus to make profits. He can also feed the logging yards and brick kilns while also getting some profits. In the past six months, the income has been very considerable. In addition, restaurants and restaurants have been set up in each village. Basically, Liu Yi can now obtain about 20 million yuan in net income per month. According to Liu Yi's calculations, the 10,000-person project can barely last for three months. Just after this winter, he can only reduce expenses.

The large amount of land on both sides can be used in the time being, and the population drawn from each county will be retained as much as possible to form an economic and political center centered on the new city and radiate to the surrounding area. After the city is built, the Changsha capital will be moved to the new city, but it will not be the case if it is really taken into consideration.

Cui Zhouping didn't expect that Liu Yi had such a big appetite and migrating the people was not a simple matter. It could cause turmoil if he was not careful. After all, in this era, people's local complex was much stronger than modern times.

I used to raise 3,000 laborers, but I agreed to go to work after I made money and come back. Now I have to take my family with my family. Linxiang is the capital of Changsha County. In the future, I still have to ask whether the new city can become the capital of the county. Will you believe it if you tell me?

Chen Li obviously thought of this problem and looked at Cui Zhouping with a wry smile and said, "County Magistrate, this move may cause dissatisfaction. Unless it is forced to move people, it will easily cause commotion and people's uneasiness. Maybe the people will go directly to Jiangdong."

Cui Zhouping was also worried by Liu Yi's request and was pale in the yamen hall. After a long time, he looked at Chen Li and said, "Go to each county to post a list..."

After thinking about it, Cui Zhouping said: "Just say that the emperor wants to build a new city, reclaim wasteland, and recruit more refugees. Those who are willing to go can not only enjoy the right to be exempted from tax for two years, but those who perform well can also allocate their living rooms in the new city according to the capture."

The newly reclaimed fields must belong to the official property, and Liu Bei also gave Liu Yi convenience. Before the new city was built, all the taxes in Changsha were used by Liu Yi for the construction of the new city.

The current situation of land annexation in Changsha is no worse than that in the prosperous areas of Jingbei. In the past few months of Cui Zhouping's rule, he naturally discovered the methods of the powerful evading taxes. The Cui family actually did this kind of thing, but it was not so arrogant. But Cui Zhouping was sure that once this list was posted, there would definitely be many tenant farmers who would intend to do something. He would also like to promote Liu Yi to tell who Liu Yi was and what achievements he had made. If he established his image, there would naturally be tenant farmers who could not bear the oppression to invest.

Of course, you must grasp the degree. Otherwise, if you encounter too much interests of those powerful people, you will definitely encounter a rebound. Cui Zhouping is only acting in Changsha County and does not surrender to Liu Bei. There is no need to offend people for this. He will stop when he sees Liu Yi's request and can comfort those powerful people. As for the others, Liu Bei is not in a hurry. Why are he worried about it?

When Chen Li heard this, he also felt that this method was feasible, so he immediately said goodbye and went to handle the matter.

Cui Zhouping rubbed his temples. This county magistrate is more tired than the governor of the state. I don’t know if the fishing village is like what people say? When things happen here, I will definitely go and see it! Liu Boyuan, you are so fond of this favor!

"Ah snee~"

Five miles east of the fishing town, Liu Yi, who was mixing limestone, iron sand and clay, suddenly sneezes.

"Sir, are you infected with the cold? I'll invite the doctor to come!" Chen Ergou said with concern when he saw this.

"Not hindrance, I guess someone missed me." Liu Yi waved his hand. His body was very good. No one else was fine. How could he have something to do?

"Be careful, I have a premonition that this time will be almost successful!" Liu Yi stared at the mixture being poured out of the fire pot. It felt like it was almost done. There have been no less than ten tests on cement during this period.

Next, mix it with gypsum Mocheng powder and it can be used.

"Have the record clear?" Liu Yi looked at the person who was responsible for recording the data and asked.

"Remember it." The other party nodded.

"Let's start!" Liu Yi said to the worker next to him.

"Here!"

The two workers began to pour water into the mixture, and then quickly stirred it into mud. Liu Yi kept staring at it, feeling that it was almost done, so he waved his hand to signal the two to stop, and then someone brought two newly burned bricks and applied cement to put them together.

All that remains is waiting.

After Liu Yi confirmed the water ratio again, he stood up and waited for the cement to cool down.

"Sir, even if it is done, this pot can only forge this. If you want to build a city, how many pots are needed?" Chen Ergou looked at Liu Yi and said curiously.

Liu Yi felt that Chen Ergou was good. He was a very easy-to-learn young man, and he could think about problems by himself, which was worth cultivating.

"Now it's just an experiment. When it's really done, you will naturally build a larger furnace to come out for special smelting." Liu Yi said with a smile.

"Is it really as powerful as the gentleman said?" Chen Ergou said curiously.

"Hey, wait. As long as it is done, it will definitely not be the case in the future. But when this new city is built, it will be the most powerful city in the world!" Liu Yi said confidently: "Even Chang'an and Luoyang cannot compare, it will be immortal for thousands of years!"

The things he built have attributes, and the technology he knows cannot explain. He really wants to see if the bricks in later generations will evaluate the cities he built in this era as one of the miracles of the world!

"If this is true, sir, you will be famous for the eternal period!" Chen Ergou said with admiration.
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