Three Kingdoms: I am Not an Ant Thief Chapter 712: Full of Grievances
Xu Wei was also helpless. Trains and tractors represent the future. Even the current inefficient trains have a carrying capacity comparable to that of a 100-horsepower locomotive.
The train only requires a one-time investment, and the cost of burning coal behind it is not very high. Not only is the investment high for horses, but the cost of feed for 100 horses is far more than the cost of coal, not to mention the death of a horse from illness. With huge expenses, it can be said that in terms of cost performance, the train far exceeds the Fuma.
You must know that Daqian now has a track network of tens of thousands of miles, and in order to maintain this track network, there are hundreds of thousands of horses running on the track, and millions of logistics personnel maintain the track. The feed money exceeds the food expenses of a million-strong army. It can be said that although Daqian's track is advanced, it is also a huge gold-swallowing beast. It is difficult for ordinary feudal countries to maintain the track.
Although the investment in trains and rails is high, they are far more cost-effective than rail carriages. Now there are only a dozen locomotives in the entire Daqian, but they have replaced thousands of horses. As the rails are constantly being laid, rail carriages The number will definitely continue to decrease!
Replacing backwardness with the advanced is an inevitable process of development. Xu Wei cannot stop this process, but this process is a huge harm to the herdsmen in the desert. He can only remind the herdsmen in advance and let them change the direction of breeding breeds, like cattle They can be transformed into beef cattle and dairy cows, and sheep can also be transformed into raw materials for barbecues and hot pots, or raw materials for the textile industry. However, war horses can only be continuously obtained by various advanced machines. This is a trend that cannot be violated!
Xu Wei stayed here to discuss with these desert councilors for three days, giving them plans to change the industrial chain of the desert. Now he is starting to think of ways to develop dairy cows, develop the dairy industry, and sell farm cattle more deeply to the Jiangnan region. In the past, the land in the Central Plains was flat and large machines such as steam tractors were used. However, there were many hills in the south of the Yangtze River and the land was small. It was difficult for large tractors to penetrate deep into the south of the Yangtze River in the past few decades. In the next few decades, it will be the largest market for desert cattle. !
After Xu Wei formulated the development plan for the desert, Jiangnan congressmen also found Xu Wei!
The power belongs to everyone. It is impossible for you desert people to always occupy the power!
After saying this, Xu Wei could only go to the Jiangnan Guild Hall to visit these congressmen from Jiangnan!
Because Jiangnan is a newly occupied territory, it is of course impossible for Xu Wei, a member of the powerful gentry clan, to select them as members of parliament. Therefore, most of the members of Jidu who came this time came from the Daqian Army, and many of them were even Xu Wei’s old subordinate!
They were happy to see Xu Wei and said: "Zhang Zong, you are finally here, otherwise we would have thought you had forgotten us old subordinates!"
Xu Wei looked at them and smiled: "How could I forget you!"
At this time, a Jingzhou councilor took out a piece of armor and said: "This is a local specialty of my hometown. The Seven Dragon Armor is made from the skin of seven dragons. The ruler is the True Dragon Emperor, so it is most suitable to wear such a dragon armor!"
Xu Wei took the armor and found that it was not a dragon's armor, but a crocodile skin armor. However, the crocodile skin was extremely strong, and it was first-class in terms of defense, only inferior to the iron armor!
Xu Wei took the armor and said: "Go to my house to get money at night. You all know the rules of what I do. If I don't take advantage of the people, I think you won't let me make mistakes!"
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Xu Weidu said this, and it was difficult for them to refuse!
A group of people entered the hall. After the host and guests were seated separately, Xu Wei said with a smile: "You are lucky to be able to settle down in Jiangnan. I heard the name of Jiangnan Misty Rain in Jidu. This is a great place that is one of the best in the world!"
At this time, one of Xu Wei's old subordinates sighed and said: "What a good thing! I don't know who gave the ruling nonsense. When we went to Jiangnan, there were swamps everywhere. This was because Liu Bei had developed Jiangnan for more than ten years. Otherwise, we would have crossed the Yangtze River. You can see the swamp!”
Another person was also full of grievances and said: "You threw us to the south of the Yangtze River. We didn't share the good things, and there were a lot of bad things. The fields developed by Liu Bei and the Jiangnan clan and the fields of the Jiangnan nobles were all given to ordinary people. We If you want to cultivate land, you need to open up new land and dig the swamp yourself."
"What kind of environment is there in the wilds of Jiangnan? Can you believe it? Tigers live in groups. When we were cleaning up a hill, we actually drove out several tigers. The mountains are not safe, and the water is not safe either. Just now The local specialty we are telling you is really not modest. In the Central Plains, it is still a dragon in myths and legends, but you can see it in any pool in the south of the Yangtze River. If you are not careful, this thing will drag people into the water! There are also dragons at the turn of spring and summer. The number of mosquitoes is even more frightening. Many of our people have died from the mouths of these beasts, just from the diseases brought by mosquitoes! How can we teach well in a place like this!"
Another congressman also complained: "In the past two years, we have confiscated hundreds of thousands of wild animals in the south of the Yangtze River and killed tens of thousands of dragons in the water. But now it is only in crowded places that are barely safe, a little away from where we live." Any place further away is very unsafe!”
"Originally, we wanted to concentrate our efforts to clean up the swamps around Yunmengze, so that Nan County and Changsha County could be built to be similar to ordinary counties in the Central Plains. However, you in power gave us a death order and did not allow us to do it. A lot of projects in Jiangnan now can no longer be built even if they are half completed!"
After saying this, these people all looked at Xu Wei with aggrieved faces!
Jiangnan can be said to be the least developed place in the entire Daqian. It occupies half of the country but has only a population of more than 10 million. There are even more wild beasts than people. It can be said that the current Jiangnan is exactly the same as the Jiangnan that Xu Wei thought was the land of wealth. Two different things.
Originally, such a barbaric land would not scare Daqian's land reclamation soldiers. It was not just about building a place, but it was not about cultivating fields.
It's not like they haven't done it before. To put it bluntly, most soldiers spend more time farming than holding swords. Farming is what they are best at.
It's a pity that half a year ago, Xu Wei issued an order to directly prohibit them from continuing to expand the lake reclamation project. Many people were very dissatisfied. So this time they came to find Xu Wei to complain!
After Xu Wei understood what they said, he apologized and said: "I accidentally hurt you, but the court can't do anything about it. You also know how prices rose half a year ago. It can be said that it is out of control at the local level. If the court doesn't forcefully stop this,
I'm afraid that prices will rise even more fiercely!"