"Uncle Master, do you think Tao Zili can win a great victory?" Wu Haogu was also a little excited after hearing what Su Dongpo said.

Of course he thought about making meritorious service. If he could go around the northwest and join Yaojun, what would be wrong with him when he came back? If he could still gain a reputation for fighting and knowing the military, he would be the only one who would take over Yan Yun’s great responsibilities in the future.

This is the biggest thing!

"How could Tao Zili be of great use to Zhang Feng? How could he not have any means? It's just that he is brave and gambled, and he is a little less stable. If he was born in the early Tang Dynasty and met that Khan, he might have achieved a false reputation." Su Che said, with a sarcastic smile on his lips, "It's just that our dynasty's military affairs must be steady. If you blindly pursue achievements and advance prosper, you will sooner or later make a big mistake... So Dalang, you must remember to leave in time, and not be provoked by Tao Zili's words, and want to do whatever you want to do."

"What the uncle said in my heart must be kept in mind... If I can conquer one or two prefectures and counties, I will find an excuse to return to Beijing."

Attacking one or two prefectures and counties? It’s easy to say! Su Che said: Wu Haogu and Tao Jiefu might be close friends because both of them love bragging so much!

The Song Dynasty and Xixia fought for so many years, and there was only one Xixia prefecture and county that successfully captured, which was Lanzhou, which was captured by Li Xian during the Battle of the Five Routes of Xia during the Shenzong period. Now Wu Haogu opened his mouth and attacked one and two prefectures and counties. Did he really think that the city of Xixia is so easy to fight?

Wu Haogu was thinking at this time that the prefectures and counties belonging to the Western Xia on the Wuding River include Yinzhou, Shizhou, Xiazhou, Youzhou, Longzhou, Hongzhou, Yanzhou and other seven states. It is said that they are prefectures, but in fact they are similar to the county towns of the Song Dynasty, and the city walls are not strong, so they must not be compared with Jiehe Shangshi. Don’t be too unintentional, and stop after destroying two states. At that time, let Jiehe Shangshi take a walk on the rumors that the Liao army is in a hurry, and you will be able to legitimately return to Jiehe with the elite troops from both directions.

Su Dongpo said again at this time, "Dalang, do you have a way to do those 3,000 houses?"

"There's it." Wu Haogu nodded, "Expand Kaifeng Prefecture City, demolish the western wall, and then extend the north and south walls four miles westward, and build a new western wall to include the Qionglin Palace. In this way, there will be enough land to build the house..."

The city walls of Kaifeng Prefecture are not regular square, long from north to south and short from east to west. The length of the west city wall is about fifteen miles, which is about seven and a half kilometers. After expanding four miles to the west, the area in Kaifeng Prefecture suddenly increased by fifteen square kilometers. Half of them were to be used by Zhao Ji, building the Qionglin Palace, Biyong Academy and various official offices, and officials, and the relatives were given the title. The remaining seven and a half square kilometers were used to build residential areas and commercial areas. According to the density of ten thousand people per square kilometer, at least 75,000 people can be placed, and it is not a big problem to add 80,000 people. It is converted into "Shikumen" and "Tianzilou" residential buildings, which is about 20,000 sets. Half is taken out and distributed to "fangnubeng" as prizes, and the other half can also be sold for at least 50 million!

"After expanding four miles westward, the population of Kaifeng Prefecture will increase a lot, right?" Su Che immediately thought of the people of Kaifeng Prefecture's food problem, "Can the food be supplied?"

In fact, the main reason for the high housing prices in Kaifeng Prefecture was the problem of eating. Because the Central Plains was very prosperous during the Northern Song Dynasty, a series of large cities with a population of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands appeared, such as Kaifeng, Luoyang, Daming, Yingtian, and other medium-sized cities with a population of more than 100,000, including Zhengzhou, Chenliu, Yingchang, and Xuzhou. This made the urban population in the Central Plains too large, exceeding the carrying capacity of the surrounding rural areas, and had to transport grain from the sixth route in the southeast.

The limited transport capacity of canal waterways also limits the development of large cities in the Central Plains, especially Kaifeng Prefecture. Therefore, Kaifeng Prefecture has only been expanded once in the past 100 years. If the expansion plan proposed by Wu Haogu was implemented this time, it would be the second expansion of Kaifeng Prefecture City in the Northern Song Dynasty.

"Grain can be transported from the Yellow River to the Bian River in the south." Wuhao Ancient Road, "After this expansion to the west, the population of Kaifeng Prefecture can increase by up to 100,000. According to the calculation that a person consumes three and a half meter of rice and flour a year, it is not a problem to increase 350,000 shi."

Three hundred and fifty thousand stones or 500,000 stones are not a problem, but if the population of Kaifeng Prefecture increases by two million or even more, the increased grain supply required will be several million stones! This is a problem that cannot be solved at all!

Therefore, the geographical location of Kaifeng Prefecture actually became a bottleneck that restricted the development of capitalism in the Northern Song Dynasty.

"But the transportation of grain from the north and the south is subject to the Liao Kingdom after all." Su Zhe said seriously, "There are rumors that the grain you transported from the north was not purchased from the southeast, but from the Liao Kingdom."

"This is absolutely true!" Wu Haogu quickly denied it.

But he also knew that paper could not contain the fire! Now that the scale of Liaoning grain transportation is so large, how could it be hidden? And has the Jiehe Maritime Shipping Bureau purchased grain from Southeast Sixth Road? Didn’t it be found out after checking it?

This is not a few hundred or thousands of stones, but nearly two million stones!

"Is it possible that the Border River will be cut off by the Liao Kingdom?" Su Che asked, "The relationship with the Liao Kingdom is already a little nervous now. If the Wuding River War begins again, it is not ruled out that the Liao Kingdom will threaten to cut off the Border River."

"No." Wu Haogu shook his head, "Jiehe River is also the passage for the Liao Dynasty's Tokyo Road to transport grain to Yanjing. If it is cut off, Yanjing City will be short of food."

"No need to think so long now, so let's take care of the present... The house must be built. Not only do the elite two straight people need to live in, but officials in Beijing also need to live in houses. Many relatives and nobles have land in Xicheng, which can make a fortune now. Therefore, everyone is happy to expand the west of Kaifeng Prefecture."

Su Dongpo said, and without any expression, he picked up the teacup, took a sip of Yunwu Tea, and said, "But such a big thing is inevitable to compete for profit. Dalang, who do you think is more appropriate to be responsible for the construction of the Xicheng?"

The construction of Xicheng has actually begun! The Qionglin Palace Construction Institute has been operating from the beginning with the goal of building a new urban area. While repairing the Qionglin Palace, it also collected land under various names. And "insiders" such as the Republican Xing, Pan Lou, Pan Family Gold, Silver and Silk Shop, Cai You, Li Jie, Gao Qiu, Su Dalang, etc. are also trying their best to acquire the land in the west of the city.

Wu Haogu nodded after hearing this: "Teacher, the expansion of Kaifeng Prefecture is naturally indispensable for the participation of the government office, so Quanfa is very important to send the position of Kaifeng Prefecture. The student wants to recommend the prefect of Shi from Cangzhou to preside over Kaifeng Prefecture.

In addition, the Qionglin Palace Construction Institute has been responsible for the construction in the past two years and has also built the Qionglin Palace Red Wall, which can be fully responsible for the construction of the Xicheng."

Su Dongpo nodded slightly. Shi Guozhong was from Sichuan and had listened to classes under Su Xue in his early years. He was considered a disciple of the Second Su Jun. And he was old enough. It would be better to let him be a Quanfa sent to Kaifeng Prefecture. Maybe he could get the official's favor and become a deputy prime minister. There are too many examples of Quanfa sent to Kaifeng Prefecture to go directly to the prime minister.

"What about Jiehe Maritime?" Su Dongpo asked again, "Who will watch for you?"

"The students want Xiaomi to promote the Maritime Warfare Department." Wu Haogu said, "The Maritime Warfare Department will have a great contribution after the Chinese New Year, which is also a contribution to the development of territory. I will give it to Mi Yuanhui and Su Zhongnan so that they can be the court officials as soon as possible."

Su Che was very surprised, "Can the Maritime Bureau open up the territory?"

"Opening Xinjiang overseas," Wu Haogu smiled, "The fleet has been sent out to capture the three islands in the Southeast Sea and occupied by criminals on the Shaman Island. If we talk about the amount of land and the convenience of transportation, these large sea islands are much better than the Wuding River."

Su Che looked terrified and asked quickly: "Will you start a provocation at sea again?"

Wu Haogu smiled and said, "There are the strongest people in the Southeast Sea in the Song Dynasty, and the rest are insignificant. Even if you start a war, you will definitely win."

Su Che frowned. How could he not realize that the current officials are determined to establish achievements? Cai Jing insisted on starting a war in the northwest to cater to the superior intention. The Maritime Service, hosted by Wu Haogu, wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and occupy land in the southeastern sea... His second son Su Shi followed him to speculate again, which was really a bit of a close-know man.

Su Dongpo actually supports the development of borders at sea. He has to show some political achievements when sitting in this seat. The Su family has never supported the war in the northwest, so they can only find opportunities in the southeast. Even if those islands are useless, they are always happy to see them on the map.

"Since that's the case, why not let Guo'er get into it too." Su Dongpo said, "He and I went out of the sea and lived in Danzhou for a few years. He is not afraid of the wind and waves on the sea and the long journey."

Su Guo graduated from the Jinshi in the early year of this year, but his ranking was not high. He was a fellow Jinshi and was still on the election. According to the custom of the Song Dynasty, he had to be a candidate for three years first. If he did not participate in the survey, he would not be able to get promoted for three years. Moreover, Su Dongpo also knew that his health was worse than one day, so it was hard to say whether he could last for three years. At that time, his sons would have to go home to be filial sons, and Su Guoshao would have to be a third year... He would be the fourth year after he became an official! At that age, he was still a ninth-rank candidate. How pitiful?

So as a good father, Su Dongpo really wants to make arrangements for his sons while he is still alive and has the power.

Now Su Dongpo's eldest son Su Mai is doing well. He is a Jinshi in the fourth year of Yuanfeng. He has been an old minister of two dynasties and the son of the prime minister. Therefore, he has been promoted to court officials and has become a prefect.

Needless to say, the second son Su Hui, is a Jinshi in the Zhezong Dynasty, now a storyteller in Chongzheng Hall. He is always with Zhao Ji, and his relationship seems to be very good.

The only thing that made Su Dongpo a little disgusted was the youngest son who was delayed by himself.
Chapter completed!