Naturally, Han Qian was also eager to renovate the Xuefeng Mountain Post Road. Otherwise, he would not have asked for another piece of land at Huaxi Village at the east entrance of the post road. However, the cost of renovating the Xuefeng Mountain Post Road was too high.
Longya Mountain is just the remnant of Wuling Mountain. The mountain is relatively gentle and the post road is relatively easy to build. However, Xuefeng Mountain is the main mountain range that separates the two large areas of southern Hunan and southwestern Hunan and spans five to six hundred miles from north to south. This mountain must be rebuilt. The amount of work required for the ancient post road is more than ten times greater than that of rebuilding the Longya Mountain post road.
The cost of renovating the Longya Mountain Post Road has been included in military expenditures. Now, if the Xuefeng Mountain Post Road is renovated in the name of Hunan Xingtai, given Shen Yang's stubborn temper, it will probably be handed over to Xuzhou to be fully responsible.
After the restructuring of Xuzhou's land tax, including over-tax and city parking tax, although it can collect 120,000 shi of grain and nearly 50,000 yuan each year, the salary of prefecture and county officials, public funds and the maintenance expenses of state operations are still not enough. After deducting the 30,000 shi of grain and 20,000 yuan that are turned over to the government every year, the annual expenses that can be squeezed out for the construction of city roads, rivers and dams, etc. are only 30,000 to 40,000 shi of grain.
The key point is that all the money and food cannot be invested in the renovation of the Xuefeng Mountain Post Road. Among the five counties of Linjiang, Zhongfang, Qianyang, Langxi, and Tanyang, which county does not need to allocate money and food to build public works?
After all, Xuzhou still has few fields and few people. The more than 20,000 households are not as good as Tanzhou. The two counties of Yuezhou have 16.7 million acres of grain fields, of which only 20 are considered high-yield irrigated land. More than 10,000 acres, the proportion is still too low.
"How much food can the state government squeeze out?" Han Qian asked his father.
"The state government has limited money and food, but now that the autumn harvest has passed, we should be able to recruit a lot of manpower to repair the post roads before spring. There will be no need to subsidize the supply of Wuling Army in Longya City and the Weaving Institute after June, so we should be able to squeeze out a lot of money and food. ?" Han Daoxun asked, staring at Han Qian with burning eyes.
"Hey, why don't I come back? If you bring this up, won't you hurt the relationship between our father and son?" Han Qian scratched his head and said.
"You have to give me an accurate number before I can tell Zheng Tong to prepare fortifications immediately." Han Daoxun had no intention of letting Han Qian go and insisted on giving him a specific number.
Although Han Qian was responsible for the logistics of the Western Front until the fall of Tanzhou, the recapture of Wuling, Hanshou, Shishou and other cities, as well as the money and grain donated by local tycoons, could make up for the military expenses during this period.
After regaining Tanzhou City, Han Qian disbanded the Wuling Army and at the same time handed over the logistics to Shen Yang, Zhou Yuan and others.
In fact, starting from May, Longya City and Wufeng Mountain stopped subsidizing the Wuling Army. Even if military supplies continued to be supplied to the armies, and the shipyard even built four double-decker galleys to supplement the state camp navy, All calculations are based on price, no more confusing calculations like in the past.
When Han Qian "absconded" to Xuzhou, he once transported up to 60,000 shi of grain and other materials worth nearly 100,000 yuan to Xuzhou at one time. These money and grain, coupled with the later land tax levy, plundered and destroyed the four wealthy families. The seizures after capturing the enemy city, etc., were all mixed into one account and paid out uniformly.
Of course, it is impossible to separate the accounts clearly.
After May, especially when the third prince was welcomed into Tanzhou City, the third prince made it clear to Han Qian that the shipbuilding yards, plantations, iron smelting yards, and weaving yards that the Han family had set up in Xuzhou in recent years, The armor workshop and so on are all regarded as the private property of the Han family.
This time, the three thousand acres of land in Longya City and its surroundings, as well as the houses, workshops, etc. attached to these lands, were directly and clearly used as a reward for the meritorious service of his father and son.
In addition to the dividends paid to Yang San's fleet and the continuous rewards, after deducting the daily expenses, which can be said to be quite huge, Longya City still has more than 50,000 yuan left to use.
This was Han Qian's huge sum of money saved again. Unexpectedly, before he could use the money, he had already made up his mind again.
Seeing Han Qian's hesitation, Han Daoxun said: "The opening of the Xuefeng Mountain Passage will also facilitate the import of goods from Longya City to Shao and Heng Prefectures. We should not use all the state government's stretched public funds. No matter how tight your hands are, you will still need them this winter.
Give me 30,000 yuan first..."
Han Qian saw that the state government really couldn't squeeze out much money for food, so he agreed.
With 30,000 yuan and more than 3,000 strong laborers working for one winter, we can probably clear out more than 20 collapsed areas and particularly dangerous and steep places along the Xuefeng Mountain Post Road.
If you want to further widen the area and cut it straight, you have to build a bridge, and you won't be able to do it even with 300,000 yuan.
When it came to recruiting members of the family army, Han Daoxun's interest dimmed. He just sighed softly and said to Han Qian: "You decide these things!"
Seeing the sadness on his father's brow, Han Qian sighed inwardly. He knew that his father's political ambition was to establish a life for the people, eliminate powerful clans, make the country rich, and then unify the world, reduce wars, and conquer the country.
In the past three months in Tanzhou City, his father had written to him many times, discussing the possibility of implementing a new land system in the eight states of Hunan by taking advantage of the victory of reducing vassal vassals. Unexpectedly, many of his father's political opinions had not been brought to the surface for discussion.
The Han family has now become one of the most powerful people in Hunan.
Recently, a case occurred in Langxi County in which an uncle accused his nephew's daughter-in-law of adultery but was counter-sued by her nephew's daughter-in-law for embezzlement of family property. Li Tang could not find any success in the trial in Langxi County, so Han Daoxun ordered the criminal to be escorted to the prefectural government for personal trial.
The criminal was escorted over just before dark. After drinking and the night was already dark, Han Daoxun went back to the study to read the files so that he could go to court to interrogate the criminal early tomorrow morning.
Han Qian was also about to go back to the east courtyard to rest, but Fan Xicheng stopped him and said:
"Chengzhi is now married and established, and I am quite old. If I don't set off to Liangdi to look for my wife and daughter, I am afraid that half of my body will be buried in the loess and I will never be able to walk again. The master of the house has promised me to leave in a few days.
, tell the young master again here."
Han Qian was slightly startled, looking at Fan Xicheng's beard and hair that were more than half white. He didn't expect that he still couldn't let go of his wife and daughter who were separated in the war more than ten years ago. He actually wanted to take advantage of the fact that he still had some strength to hold on to him, knowing that there was only a trace of hope left.
This opportunity was so great that he decided to go to Liang State to look for it.
Han Qian secretly sighed. The lower reaches of the Huaihe River were once the focus of the war between Liang and Chu. They were plundered by thieves and changed the world. After many changes, people have long been changed. Even if Fan Xicheng's wife and daughter are still alive, they don't know where they are struggling.
Survival, where is it possible to find it?
Han Qian wanted to persuade Fan Xicheng, but seeing how straight his back was, revealing his unconquerable will, he secretly felt that if he insisted on blocking him, and if Fan Xicheng did not leave without saying goodbye, he would probably be depressed from now on because of the difficulty in resolving his knot.
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Han Qian and Fan Xicheng were not very happy together, but Fan Xicheng was loyal to his father, and Han Qian did not want him to die in a desolate foreign country in his later years. In the end, there was no one around to send him to his death. He said:
"It lasts for three years. If there is no news in three years, how about Master Fan coming back? After he becomes a man, he will stay by my side to work, but Master Fan will always miss the three brothers and sisters."
Fan Chengzhi was the son of a family soldier that Han Qian had forced Fan Xicheng to adopt, and Fan Wucheng became Fan Xicheng's only adopted son after Fan Dahei's death.
Fan Chengzhi also had two younger sisters who married their widowed mother, Fan Xicheng, and adopted them.
Fan Chengzhi had just turned eighteen this year, so Fan Xicheng couldn't wait to arrange a marriage for him, and his two sisters also got married this year. When Han Qian was in Tanzhou, he specially asked Zhao Ting'er to prepare a gift for him, but
I didn't expect Fan Xicheng to be so impatient, mainly because he wanted to leave without too many worries.
Fan Xicheng nodded and agreed to the three-year period mentioned by Han Qian. He thought that after sleeping outdoors and wandering for three years, he probably wouldn't have the strength to run again.
Han Qian took off a stainless steel ring he was wearing on his right hand, handed it to Fan Xicheng, and said, "Master Fan, please bring a young man from the Xi family to serve you, and also take this ring with you. If you need any help on the way,
Go to the land and water thoroughfare, turn over the precepts, and you may be able to get some help..."
The stainless steel ring looks ordinary, but pressing the tiny spring on the side can open the ring surface, revealing the small plate inside with two small seal characters "jinyun".
Naturally, there will be more than one token in Jinyun Tower's secret liaison room, but the token Han Qian uses must be of the highest grade.
"Thank you, young master." Fan Xicheng thanked him and left first.
Han Qian waved his hand and designated a young man from the Xi family to follow Fan Xicheng so that he could take care of Fan Xicheng's daily life along the way - when people in the world enter old age after their fifties, Fan Xicheng is already nearly sixty years old even if he practices swords and bows hard.
Somewhat old-fashioned, Han Qian was worried about whether he could endure the hardships of three years of hardship.
"Master Fan is a man who values friendship. In the past two years, Fan Dahei died in battle. His health is worse than before. He has been thinking about finding his wife and daughter. Even if he dies in a foreign country, he will feel better.
Some." Han Laoshan babbled rather sentimentally as he accompanied Han Qian to Dongkua Courtyard.
Han Qian nodded. He was deeply touched by Fan Dahei's death, and he also knew that Fan Xicheng had changed a lot. After all, he was the one who forced Fan Chengzhi into Fan Xicheng's lap. Fan Wucheng and Fan Dahei were the two people who really invested Fan Xicheng's efforts.
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Han Qian had not mentioned the real cause of Fan Wucheng's death to anyone so far, and there was no need to mention it at this time. He thought that this time when he returned to Qianyang City, he would find an opportunity to pay homage to Fan Dahei's tomb.
Han Qian remembered something and said to Han Laoshan: "Han Dong is working hard in Huaxi Village to renovate the post roads. Craftsmen must be recruited from both sides and carried out in multiple places at the same time. The progress is fast enough. I will recommend it after the new year."
He went to Gongcao to study official affairs with Zheng Tong - you can adopt Han Dong as your descendant and provide for you and Aunt Zhou in old age."
Han Laoshan and his wife had no children, and Han Dong was their nephew. However, as a domestic slave, he had always served Han Daoxun, Han Jun and his son. During Han Qian's "absconsion", the Han people were forced to disband the family military tribe and also disbanded it.
At that time, some people traveled across mountains and rivers to Xuzhou to seek refuge.
Sometimes the relationships within the Korean ethnic group cannot be cut off as Han Qian said.
Han Laoshan and his wife had no children, and they had long wanted to adopt their nephew Han Dong into their laps. They also wanted to have someone to take care of them in their old age. However, they did not understand the inner thoughts of the young master Han Qian, and did not dare to mention it. They just kept Han Dong.
Be there to help.
Over the years, Han Laoshan had no merit but hard work. Han Qian didn't feel like trying to deal with them over such a trivial matter, so he simply made it clear for them.
Seeing that the young master not only allowed them to adopt Han Dong to his knees, but also said that Han Dong would be appointed as an official after the new year, Han Laoshan immediately smiled brightly and watched Han Qian walk into the Dongkuoyuan.
Han Qian stepped into the bedroom and saw that Zhao Ting'er and Xi Rong were both there. Zhao Ting'er looked surprised and asked Zhao Ting'er strangely: "You haven't come back for so long. Why don't you go to accompany your parents?"
Still looking unhappy?"
"Old man Zhao looks very honest, but he thinks that the Han family has a big business now. He doesn't expect his daughter to be the main wife, but he hopes that his grandson can be the eldest grandson of the Han family," Xi Yin sat aside and laughed.
He said, "Now let alone having a grandson, how can I resist criticizing her when I see that my daughter's hair has not changed?"
"How could it be as unbearable as you said?" Zhao Ting'er said angrily.
"Yes, yes, what I said was embarrassing," Xi Rong said with a yawn, "I was too sleepy, maybe I didn't hear it clearly, and I heard something wrong. I went to sleep in the outhouse. You can wait for the adults to wash up...
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Seeing Xi Rong about to leave, Zhao Ting'er hurriedly caught her.
Han Qian thought about how Old Man Zhao had taught Ting'er how to seduce him when he returned to Jinling after the Jingxiang War, and he smiled inwardly. Unexpectedly, two years had passed in the blink of an eye, and when he stared at Zhao Ting'er, she was no longer the pretty girl she had been back then.
And a little more plump and beautiful.
In the past, Han Qian did not bring Zhao Ting'er into his house. In addition to the fact that childbirth in this world is a hell for young girls who have not grown up, another reason is that in the past few years, he always thought that one day he would be on the run and did not want to worry about it.
But I didn't expect that Zhao Ting'er would bear so much extra pressure for this.
Thinking that Fan Xicheng had been thinking about his separated wife and children all these years, Han Qian thought that it wouldn't be a bad thing to have someone to care about, right?
Han Qian looked at Zhao Ting'er's beautiful face, which made his heart tremble, and the intoxicating dodge in his eyes, and asked, "Don't you feel that you have been wronged?"
"I have been a slave and a maid by your side for a lifetime, and there is nothing to feel wronged about?" Zhao Ting'er almost buried her head in her chest, let go of Xi Lin's hand, and shouted.
"You think I'm in the way now?" Xi Rong said with a smile.
Zhao Ting'er raised her hand to hit Xi Yi, but Xi Yi jumped to get out of the way.
Han Qian stretched out his hand to catch Xi Yin.
"What do you want to do?" Xi Rong was startled and stared at Han Qian and asked.
"Where are you thinking?" Seeing Xi Rong glaring at her fiercely, Han Qian said with a smile, "Although I can't give Ting'er the title of the main wife, I can't lack the etiquette of showing my parents. I have to ask you for this matter.
Help Ting'er make arrangements - Mr. Fan is leaving Qianyang to find his wife and daughter, so I have to invite Mr. Fan to drink the wedding wine between me and Ting'er before letting Mr. Fan leave."
Xi Rong blushed inexplicably and smiled, without saying anything, she took Zhao Ting'er's hand and walked out.
