Chapter 64 Farming, infrastructure madman Deng Ai!
He Shao asked the soldiers to carefully open the two wooden boxes, and he was still happy when he saw the first century-old Codonopsis pilosula.
However, the second century-old ginseng I saw was the Liaodong ginseng produced in Liaodong, Wei State. His face turned from joy to anger, just like the face changes in later Sichuan operas. Zhonglang He Shao said: "General, what do you mean?
Don’t you know that my Majesty suffered many humiliations from the Gongsun family in Liaodong?
I also sent century-old ginseng grown in Liaodong to my Majesty to recuperate his body. In this way, even if my Majesty is not sick, he will still get sick because of your anger! You are really a good son-in-law to my Majesty!" Cao Shuang solemnly said: "He Zhonglang really misunderstood me. I just fancy that the party has only three ginsengs that are more than a hundred years old. I thought that these are not enough to give to my father-in-law.
Then I ordered people to select three century-old ginsengs sent from Liaodong, which were of good quality and the longest, and gave them to my father-in-law to support my health. There was absolutely no other bad intention."
Hearing what Cao Shuang said, He Shao wondered if he was really overthinking? But then he thought that Cao Cao's thoughts were not as simple as he said.
When he was hesitating whether to accept these three Liaodong ginseng for His Majesty first, Ding Feng smiled and said: "He Zhonglang, since it is a gift from the General to Your Majesty,
Let us accept it for Your Majesty first. After we return to Jianye, it will not be too late for Your Majesty to decide the rights and wrongs of this!"
He Shao thought for a while and said: "Since the general has feelings for your majesty, we will accept it first on your majesty's behalf."
Wang Ling said with a smile: "This is the right thing to do. What bad thoughts can my general have towards his father-in-law? He Zhonglang is overthinking it."
Cao Shuang said: "What Wang Sikong said is, how could I have any bad thoughts towards my father-in-law? This is all the thoughts of Dahu and I."
The more He Shao thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Cao Shuang must have wanted to cause trouble by sending Liaodong ginseng. However, after Ding Fengyi reminded him, he realized that this was a gift to His Majesty, not to himself.
I can't decide whether to accept this rare century-old ginseng or not. With His Majesty's unpredictable thoughts, it's not a good idea for me to accept it on His Majesty's behalf or not, so I can only give it away as a gift.
And took it back and left it to His Majesty to make a decision...
After congratulating Shao, Ding Feng asked his soldiers to return to the boat first with Cao Shuang's return gift to his father-in-law, Sun Quan, and then they raised their hands in unison and said: "General, we will see you later. See you again someday!"
Cao Shuang also waved and said: "See you two soon!"
Everyone watched the tall mast of the Dongwu building ship slowly disappear on the river at Jingzhou Ferry. They then returned to their homes and returned to the camp to deal with government affairs and military affairs. They planned to stay for a few more days and then let the army take charge. p>
After all, peace has been negotiated with Soochow, and the Jiangbei land bordering Soochow will probably be able to calm down for a while in a short period of time. However, in a few years, war will probably start again. After all, the world will eventually have a complete
The ownership is.
On the way back to the governor's house on horseback, Cao Shuang said: "Finally, the envoy from Soochow has been sent away. If the Shu Han wants to take the opportunity to make the Northern Expedition, only the Shu Han side will send troops for the time being.
The Soochow side will probably not go north again in a few years, nor will they have the strength to go north again. We, the Wei Dynasty, only need to deal with the Shu Han with peace of mind, and we don’t have to worry about the situation of fighting on two fronts for the time being."
Wang Ling stroked his beard and said with a smile: "In this way, even if the Shu Han raises troops from Hanzhong again, I, the Wei Dynasty, will not be afraid at all!"
Deng Ai cupped his hands and said: "General, as long as you give me three more years, I will definitely be able to turn this southern county into a farm and a granary for the Wei Dynasty. Every year, I will produce another five million grains for the Wei Dynasty."
, for future battles and for the daily needs of the people!"
Cao Shuang thought for a while and said: "Let's do this. I will hand over all the newly acquired five counties in Jiangbei to your farming. What do you think?"
Deng Ai said happily: "In this way, excluding the consumption of field sergeants every year, it is still possible to accumulate more than a thousand dendrobium of grain every year.
It's just that the five counties in Jiangbei are so vast that we need to recruit more field sergeants to ensure the normal operation of the fields in the five counties in Jiangbei."
Cao Shuang said: "Judging from Shi Zai, how many field sergeants are needed in the five counties in Jiangbei?"
Deng Ai thought for a while and said: "Approximately, we still need about 100,000 field sergeants, 50,000 from Nanjun and Jiangxia, 30,000 from Lujiang and Jiujiang, and 20,000 from Guangling.
Let, let, the soldiers practice fighting in autumn and winter, and farm and cultivate mulberry trees in spring and summer. In three or five years, the five counties in the north of the Yangtze River will definitely become the granary of our Wei Dynasty like Huainan and Huaibei!"
Cao Shuang said with a smile: "Then I will hand over the newly obtained five counties in Jiangbei to Shizai for farming, and the south county will still be managed by Shizai. However, the problem of grain transportation,
It is better to solve the problem as soon as possible. After the grain is produced, there cannot be a situation like the land transportation method of grain and grass mentioned by Emperor Wu, which costs twenty stones to get one stone.
It is still necessary to build water conservancy projects in the five counties, dredge rivers and use waterways to transport grain, so that it can be more efficient."
Deng Ai cupped his hands and said: "General, I, I have ordered people to conduct an on-the-spot investigation of the water systems of the five counties in the north of the Yangtze River within this month.
As long as the Yishui River and the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River and the Jushui River, the Nanzhang River, the Han River, the Huangshui River and other large and small water systems and some of their tributaries are connected in the land of Nanjun and Jiangxiajun,
This can solve the problem of water transportation. In Lujiang and Jiujiang counties, it is necessary to connect the Wanshui River, Chuhe River and other water systems with Chaohu Lake, Ruxu River, and the previously built waterways in Huainan to dredge the original rivers.<
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In Guangling County, a new canal needs to be built between Guangling and Hailing to connect with the Zhongdu River, so that the grain and grass in Guangling County can be transported directly to Luoyang via the Zhongdu River, the Huaihe River, and the Yingshui River, and Luoyang's
Warships can also go directly to Guangling County via this waterway."
Zhongdu Water, also known as Hangou, is an artificial waterway dug by King Fu Chai of Wu. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, due to successive wars, this waterway has not been dredged and maintained for many years.
As a result, the waterway was blocked and ships transporting food could not pass. However, at this time, the Zhongdu Water had been dredged by Cao Wei and used again, which could fully meet the needs of ships.
Cao Shuang said: "Shi Zai is really thoughtful. Then let the officials of the five counties do what Shi Zai wants to do. I wonder if Shi Zai plans to recruit people to dig canals and dredge waterways?"
Deng Ai said: "General, I want these 100,000 field sergeants to be the main force in digging canals and dredging waterways during the slack season.
The common people recruited some local people to help open the canals by distributing food every day during the slack season, which can also speed up some progress."
Cao Shuang thought for a while and said: "There is no need to use the power of the people to open canals and dredge waterways for the time being. Don't we still have 90,000 Soochow prisoners on hand?
Providing them with food every day and consuming it in vain is not a long-term solution. It is better to let them do these things. With so many people, the canal can be opened quickly."...