In Weiyang Palace, Liu Che put down the report in his hand.
He smiled slightly and said: "There should be no war in the past two years..."
The Northern Xiongnu army has already begun preparations for the Western Expedition.
It will take them about three months to assemble troops, prepare supplies, and clear the road.
Then based on Dawan, they crossed Congling and marched towards Central Asia.
This time, the Huns seem to be planning to rob them from the west, and Daxia and the Yuezhi people may suffer.
Moreover, judging from the information currently available, the Huns are probably preparing to establish a colony on the west side of Congling.
This was called the back road among the nobles of the Northern Huns.
Once the future becomes unbeatable, run away.
We will definitely not fight the invincible Han army in East Asia.
This is normal and in line with the thinking of nomadic people.
According to historical records, the Yuezhi, Xiongnu, Wusun, Turks, etc. were all driven to the West in East Asia, the most competitive battlefield in the world.
For Liu Che, although he did not hope that the Huns would benefit too much from the Western Expedition.
But he can't control the Huns now.
After all, separated by the Hexi Corridor and the Great Gobi Desert, it was impossible for the Han army to fly over and attract the Huns back.
Besides, China has no obligation to help the Yuezhi and Daxia people to block the guns.
Today's Han Dynasty is no longer afraid of any reinforcements from the Huns.
Even if we retreat ten thousand steps and the Huns conquer India, so what?
He is just a pioneer for the king.
This is based on the current situation that the national power of the Han Dynasty is constantly increasing.
In this pre-AD era, population was national strength, and having more people was strength.
Today, the population of the Han Dynasty is rapidly increasing at an average rate of more than 8% per year, and the cultivated land area is also increasing at an average rate of 10% per year.
In Anton alone, nearly 8 million acres of new land have been opened up in the past four years, and the annual grain output is close to 20 million dan, enough to feed a population of 6 million.
Therefore, Anton is now changing from a grain importing area to a grain exporting area.
It begins to feed back the inner 6.
The big merchants and nobles of Anton are desperately trying to attract all kinds of immigrants and landless people from the mainland to open up wasteland.
At this point, Anton's opening can be said to be successful.
For the Han Dynasty, due to the success of the Andong Expedition, each settlement group alone could have a food surplus of millions of dan every year.
Fortunately, these excess grains have been transported to Qilu and Yanji areas by sea to fill the deficit caused by last year's war and provide relief to refugees at the same time.
But in the future, the local food surplus will definitely increase.
These grains have become Liu Che's biggest trump card!
With them, the stability of the Han Dynasty's political power was almost unshakable.
Now, the only question is, how to use them?
"Anton's food surplus next year may reach eight million dan!" Liu Che looked at Bo Shi's report on the desk and thought with his cheek in his hand.
The main reason for such large food surpluses and inventories is due to the Reclamation Corps.
Dozens of reclamation groups, large and small, have reclaimed more than 4 million acres of land throughout Andong in the past four years.
Moreover, due to the collective farming and management model.
Therefore, water conservancy, irrigation, and technology that ordinary rural areas need to worry about are no big deal in front of the Reclamation Corps.
The collective strength has resulted in a large number of water conservancy facilities and various channels in the area under the jurisdiction of the Reclamation Corps.
There are even places to dry the grain and various equipment for threshing and shelling.
In terms of technology, we can also get direct assistance from Shaofu and large farmers.
There is no need to worry about bureaucracy.
To the military, what is a bureaucracy? Is it delicious?
Especially today's warriors have a high status, noble status, and huge influence.
That bureaucrat dares to fool and delay their affairs at will?
Aren't you afraid of being hung up by the generals and princes, stripped naked, and hung in the market of Chang'an to blow the wind?
When it comes to violence, ten bureaucrats are no match for one general!
In the past, civil servants could use their IQs to outsmart the military men by playing word games and procedural games.
But now, warriors have learned knowledge.
The existence of Wuyuan has enabled most of the officers above the rank of captain and more than half of the captains of the Han Dynasty army to receive rigorous long-term or short-term training in the past few years.
The warriors themselves also had power and money, and privately hired scholar-bureaucrats and scholars to teach and interpret documents for them.
So now, it's okay if the civil servants don't jump. If they dare to jump, the generals will dare to jump.
And, I will definitely smoke it!
In addition, the fertile black soil in the Andong area is also an important reason.
Therefore, the yield per mu of the Reclamation Group reaches new highs every year.
Last year, the average yield of all land reclamation groups exceeded four stones per mu.
This year it may even reach 4:30.
Basically one-third of the grain produced is for personal use, and the rest is turned over to the state treasury.
In other words, the Han Dynasty has now become the largest landowner in the world.
Holding this massive amount of food is equivalent to holding a trump card.
Last year during the Yanji War, the Andong and Qilu regions urgently allocated more than two million shi of grain to supply military supplies.
Since the recovery after the war, Anton has successively allocated three million shi of grain to provide relief to refugees and fill the vacancies in the Yanzhao granary.
But the cost is also huge.
Although, shipping by sea is cheaper.
But once the food reaches the port, it still has to rely on manpower and animal power to transport it hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
During the war, it was easy to say that in order to win the war, the country would do whatever it took.
But in peacetime, this cannot last long.
Moreover, Liu Che even said that in the future, the granary of the Han Dynasty would definitely change from the north to the south and Anton.
Wu Chu is familiar with it, and the world is full of it.
Anton is harvested and there is no shortage of food.
But the problem is that the food produced must be transported to places where food is needed and sold, so that the people and farmers can make profits.
Fortunately now, Anton basically adopts the farming group model, and the food grown by the common people can be enough for themselves.
But in the future, once the reclamation groups are disbanded, large numbers of immigrants will see that the food in their hands cannot be sold.
However, in the inner region, there is famine due to various reasons such as floods, droughts, and locust plagues.
The price of grain is hundreds of dollars per stone, and people exchange their children for food.
This is no joke.
It is a fact, and he was born in the Han Dynasty, during the reign of Wen and Jing.
There are records of more than ten famines in the history books and archives of Shiqu Pavilion, and seven or eight times of changing children and eating.
so……
Liu Che plans to invest heavily in infrastructure construction, especially the construction of inland canals and rail transit.
When it comes to infrastructure construction, it always benefits the local area and benefits the future.
Why is the Emperor of Rice so powerful in later generations?
During the Roosevelt period, highways, various large-scale water conservancy facilities, a huge railway system, and airports were built throughout the country.
From the 1940s to the 1960s, Midea built almost all the transportation, water conservancy and public facilities it owned later.
As a result, in the new century, Midi still benefits immensely.
The rise of China is also related to its strong infrastructure.
All of this has become the driving force of China's economy.
However, when carrying out infrastructure construction before the Christian era, we must be cautious and cautious.
Especially there was Qin Shihuang before him and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty after him.
Therefore, Liu Che has never dared to play too big.
However, after these years of dormancy and development, especially through the large-scale infrastructure construction in Guanzhong, a mature contracting system was developed, and through war, a large-scale tunnel camp force was established.
Now Liu Che and the Han Dynasty have gained a certain confidence to challenge this difficulty.
Of course, there are also particularities in how you challenge yourself.
Like Yang Guang, if you want to eat a fat man in one bite, you will either die from exhaustion or be beaten to death.
Therefore, Liu Che decided to try his hand first.
He picked up a pen and wrote two place names on the paper: Weihe River and Honggou.
After thinking for a while, he nodded.
The water transport project, which takes the Wei River as the main body and connects to the big river (Yellow River), was built by Emperor Wu in history.
It took about four years, 50,000 workers and a budget of about 30 million. Once completed, the canal will be able to transport millions of shi of grain from Guandong to Chang'an a year.
The divide was built by King Hui of Wei during the Warring States Period, connecting Song, Zheng, Wei, Chen and Cai.
But it is most famous because of the war between the Chu and Han armies during the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony with the chasm as the boundary.
Since then, the gap has become a literary word and a historical word.
However, its role is unquestionable.
For hundreds of years, the Chasm has connected the Huaisi region, playing an important role in waterway transportation and regulating water conservancy.
Liu Che now plans to connect Chasm and Guanzhong.
The specific plan is as follows, starting from both sides.
First, in Guanzhong, a canal parallel to the Wei River was dug along the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains until it was connected to the river outside Tongguan. Then, it was dug northward from Xingyang to connect the chasm directly to Luoyang.
In this way, the water transportation between Tongguan River, Guanzhong and Luoyang, Xingyang and Huaisi areas was completed.
Then widen the straight road and build several track networks.
The transportation from Guanzhong to Huaisi will become more convenient from now on.
The state's control and mastery capabilities are also stronger.
The most important thing is that this project does not cost much. Liu Che thinks that it will take about five years and about one hundred million to build the city.
Maybe even without spending too much money, if the Northern Huns can send a cheap price of 200,000 to 300,000 Daxia, Shendu, and Kangju slave labor, it will probably be the expenditure of some food and iron tools.
As for what you want to say, are these poor people in Daxia and Kangju unjustly accused?
Aren’t the Chinese workers unfairly accused?
The Indians were even more aggrieved. As for the African people, who did they offend?
Pushing forward another 10,000 years, when our Homo sapiens ancestors began to conquer the earth, the extinction of Neanderthals and all other genera would be even more unjust.
History has proven that humans are indeed the strongest creatures on earth.
Because humans not only exterminate other species, but also carry out planned extermination of similar species!
Anyway, Liu Che thought about the bones of Chinese laborers under the tracks of the American railway and gave up the last trace of pity in his heart.
"Anyway, they are destined to be extinct..." Liu Che murmured.
All the nationalities and ethnic groups living in Central Asia today have left no trace in later generations.
Except for those unearthed cultural relics, no one can prove their existence.
Obviously, they were exterminated in the long course of history.
Moreover, it is to eliminate the weeds and leave no one behind!
Besides, even if they want to hate, they should hate the Huns!
Therefore, Liu Che immediately summoned Da Nong and relevant officials from the Shaofu to discuss the matter.
When everyone heard what Liu Che meant, they all became excited.
Over the years, the Kunming Pond, Long Canal and Baoxie Road projects in Guanzhong have fattened countless people.
Apart from that, if the three aunts or the fourth aunts or whatever are contracting the project, just falsely reporting a small price is enough to make their mouths water.
Besides, this matter is indeed beneficial to the country and the people.
Since the first year of Yuande, Guanzhong's logistics has been very tight.
Although there is a track carriage to relieve the pressure, the problem is that the track is very tight.
Most people want to take advantage of themselves or take advantage, but they don’t even know how to act!
Now, if a canal is dug from Chang'an to Taolinsai (Tongguan), the waterway connection between the Wei River and the other rivers will be opened.
Then, everyone can gain political achievements and benefits from it in the future, and maybe even get their hands on it.
It is much better than now when all the benefits are taken by businessmen and masters!
As for regulating water conservancy and irrigating farmland along the canal, that is just a matter of convenience.
Once the canal from Xingyang to Luoyang is built, it will be a bug.
Once the gap between Luoyang and Xingyang is connected, the entire Sanhe area will have convenient water transportation directly with the Huaisi area.
However, everyone feels intimidated by such a large project.
Mainly it's a matter of money.
In the past, building such water conservancy facilities and projects was a feast for bureaucrats.
They can use this to exploit, exploit and even annex land at a low price.
You don’t want to sell your land?
Okay, go ahead and repair your channels this year, and it will be you next year, and the year after that.
However, when the emperor came to power, corvee work was gradually abolished, especially those that were heavy.
It was changed to collect money directly, without money, in kind (grain, cloth, silk cocoons, and stubble are all allowed to be deducted), and this policy was also announced to the people all over the world with gongs and drums.
At least in Guanzhong and the north, currently, few people dare to cause trouble with corvee affairs anymore.
The main goal of the grassroots organization of Xiuyiwei is to detect the sufferings and discussions among the people, especially discussions about corvee labor and taxation.
Anyone who wants to live impatiently can challenge the ears and eyes of the Xiuyi Guards to see if they are blind or deaf.
And up to now, all those who have done this are eating national food in Tingwei's prison...
So much so that some people once complained that ‘it’s hard to make a living as an official, there’s no way to get around...’.
But unfortunately, the bureaucracy has no solution.
A large number of candidates for examination are eagerly waiting for those in front of them to make mistakes so that they can ascend to the top.
Besides, there is no room for exploitation like in the past in the north and Guanzhong.
Sharecroppers and homesteaders are treasures.
The landlords were reluctant to beat and scold them.
The bureaucracy has also adapted to the changes of the times and evolved new methods of exploitation.
How much money does a mud-legged guy have? What's there to exploit?
To kill a thousand poor households would only cost several thousand acres of land and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Now, if you kill a businessman who is doing evil and evading taxes, you can get all your money back.
Moreover, if you are a fool, you are too popular, and you are easy to be criticized, you may also get a gift package of ten years in Tingwei's prison. If you encounter Tingwei, the prime minister, the emperor, etc., doing activities, you decide to buy one, get one free, and give it away again.
Free shipping service.
Then the whole family may be trapped.
In comparison, merchants are much more fun.
If you exploit them, no one will criticize you. Whether it is the public opinion circle or the common people, they will only applaud you and say, "The public is honest and upright, and he makes decisions for the people, so that this great harm can be eliminated."
Maybe, if you are lucky, you will be valued by the higher-ups and they will think that you are capable, have a stand, have principles, and can be cultivated and cultivated, then that will be achieved.
Currently, this change is quietly changing the bureaucracy of the Han Dynasty.
Many interesting phenomena occurred.
Among them, the most representative thing is that the miscellaneous taxes that were once banned repeatedly and became more and more rampant have a tendency to decrease.
After all, officials are not stupid.
Now that there are better targets for exploitation, and knowing that if the exploitation becomes severe, the people will flee to Anton.
When people flee, their household registration will be reduced. If their household registration is reduced, they will lose their political achievements. If they have no political achievements, they will lose their official status.
This really made Liu Che dumbfounded.
But he knew that this was a fact and an inevitability of historical development.
Similar situations have occurred in countless countries in later generations.
Therefore, in order to judge whether a country is advanced, in addition to looking at its technology, infrastructure, and education level, the most important and intuitive criterion is to look at which groups the country's bureaucrats exploit and financial targets.
Taking advantage of farmers and the common people at the bottom is Luther and a corrupt country.
Those who feed on capital are basically advanced and developed countries!
Judging from this standard, the current Han Dynasty is indeed on the right path.8
