A carriage and horse were driving slowly on the road, followed by two knights. The knights rode up and followed the carriage calmly. Four years ago, it was impossible to drive in Jiaozhou.
Possibly, Jiaozhou is surrounded by mountains and forests, where ferocious beasts roam, and there are almost no roads. Moreover, there is a lack of horses here, making it very inconvenient to move around.
However, things are different now. Chi-roads connect the entire Jiaozhou. It took Liu Mo three years to connect Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, Rinan, Nanhai, Cangwu, Hepu, Zhuya, Yulin and Guilin.
The counties were connected, and travel was easy. Later, even the 104 subordinate counties built roads. Of course, they were not roads that could allow two carriages and horses to travel side by side. However, it was enough for the local area.
Yes.
When building the Chi Road, Liu Mo insisted on building a road that could allow two carriages to run parallel to each other. At that time, many people did not understand that there was a shortage of horses in Jiaozhou and the country was very poor. What was the use of building such a road?
Later, they suddenly realized that there were countless carriages going back and forth on Jiaozhou Chi Road today. Of course, these were not local carriages and horses in Jiaozhou. Most of them were merchants coming from Yangzhou and Jingzhou, and even some from
Liu Mo, who came all the way from Yizhou, devoted himself to commerce and trade after building Chidao.
A dignified governor of a state could do such a despicable job. If he were in a Central Plains area like Yanzhou or Yuzhou, I'm afraid Liu Mo would have been driven out long ago. However, in this poor place, no one would criticize Liu Mo's behavior.
Mo sold Jiaozhou's high-quality timber to Jingzhou merchants. Later, he discovered that the herbs and various fruits produced in Jiaozhou were lacking or not available in the Central Plains.
He then sold these specialties from Jiaozhou to the Central Plains through merchants in Yangzhou.
The mountains, forests, herbs, and fruits alone gave Jiaozhou the financial support to develop.
Liu Mo sat on the carriage and looked around. The surroundings were all cultivated land by the common people. Even in winter, the cultivated land here was not completely deserted. This was the most shocking thing for Liu Mo after he came. The winter here.
, there is no snowfall, and the crops and fruits here can ripen twice a year, or even three times!
Liu Mo comes from Donghao, where the weather is freezing. Seeing the conditions here, he burst into tears with excitement. What a poverty, this is simply a land of abundance! The same crops can be harvested several times in a year.
, in such an area, the temples did not devote all their efforts to the development???
After learning about the situation here, Liu Mo's first big plan was to cultivate the land. He negotiated with the border guard army and started reclamation in Jiaozhou. The captain of the border guard army in Jiaozhou was very kind and he also came out of the Southern Army.
I heard that he had made many meritorious deeds and was recently promoted to the position of captain, responsible for the security around Jiaozhou. He is from the north, and seems to be from Yanmen. His name is Zhang Liao, and his courtesy name is Wenyuan.
Although this man was a martial artist, he was also a well-educated person with a gentle manner. Liu Mo liked him very much. After discussing with him, the people and the border guards started reclamation together. After cultivating countless cultivated lands, they also attracted many people from Yangzhou and Jingzhou.
People, what's more, Liu Mo is different from other governors. He is from Donghao, a Yue people from the mountainous south. These people will be oppressed or despised by officials in the local area.
Liu Mo would not be like this. He treats everyone the same, smiling, gentle and kind.
Therefore, the officials in Jiaozhou have a very good attitude towards these "barbarians". After all, their own Shangguan is a "barbarian". This has attracted countless people to move here. What's more, there is a large amount of cultivated land here that is still being cultivated.
Although the governor of Yangzhou was extremely angry and even impeached Liu Mo, saying that he had deceived the people and forced them to migrate, this could not change the fact that Jiaozhou was rising.
The situation of nationwide reclamation in Jiaozhou is getting bigger and bigger, frightening the neighboring Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Liu Mo arrived in Jiaozhou alone, and the prefects of the nine counties in Jiaozhou were treated as juniors and nephews.
The officials in Jiaozhou were very united and harmonious. Liu Mo relied on his strong personal charm to turn Jiaozhou into a piece of iron and launched a large-scale reclamation movement.
Liu Mo personally went to the fields, wielding a hoe, and reclaimed wasteland. The officials in Jiaozhou could no longer sit in their study rooms. Someone reported to the emperor that Liu Mo had evil intentions. He was in Jiaozhou, wooing local officials, and everyone obeyed his orders.
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When the emperor heard this, he just laughed. Even the ministers in the court who hated Liu Mo had no words. If it were someone else, maybe they could panic a little and impeach him. As for Liu Mo? Ha? He has evil intentions? That Dongyi barbarian
???
He is said to be plotting rebellion, so how about we collect some evidence of his unfavorable actions so that we can impeach this barbarian!
Today's Jiaozhou has countless cultivated lands, and people are constantly migrating here. Even people from Funan and Zhenla countries come here because of its reputation, as well as some indigenous people from far away. Liu Mo is extremely friendly to these people.
Never looked down upon or bullied, Jiaozhou's mulberry industry has caught up with Yangzhou, the most developed country in the south, in less than five years, and even has to catch up!
The governor of Yangzhou could not sit still. However, he did not have as much power as Liu Mo in the local area. If he also learned from Liu Mo and integrated the top and bottom, he would have to go to see Zhang He tomorrow. He had no choice but to do so.
He let out a long sigh.
After promoting agriculture and mulberry, Liu Mo discovered that the local timber was of very high quality, especially in Cangwu County. So, he contacted merchants and started a lowly industry to sell timber. After discovering local herbal medicine and
After the fruit was sold, the scale of sales increased again, which led to the current Jiaozhou, where merchants are spread throughout the nine counties, constantly transporting local specialties to the Central Plains.
Liu Mo also encouraged people to plant trees, fruits, herbs, etc.
Therefore, on both sides of the road, you can still see some saplings that have just sprouted. In the courtyards of the common people, there are also "medicine gardens" for planting herbal medicines. Of course, Liu Mo will not let go of aquatic products. He has personally participated in it.
Fishing, although there are no big fish with dragon beards here, there are also special fish here, one fish looks like a horse, which surprised Liu Mo. Mobile version::
As a result, Jiaozhou has one more product for sale to the outside world.
Liu Mo also built a lot of fishing boats, which effectively developed the local fishery and shipbuilding industries.
In short, in the past five years, the entire Jiaozhou has undergone earth-shaking changes. It has jumped from one of the poorest states in the world to an eye-catching state with thousands of hectares of farmland, business travelers and roads.
, which greatly changed the situation in the entire south, and all these changes were all because of Liu Mo alone.
Liu Mo still refuses to give up. He is even continuing to reclaim farmland and develop it in the west. He wants to bring the wild mountains and forests in the west into the scope of Jiaozhou. Of course, it is still very ferocious. Compared with the original
Jiaozhou is even more terrifying, but there is more wood there, and so are the herbs.
Perhaps he is not enough to develop these barbaric areas, but Liu Mo believes that one day, this place will also become an important economic and agricultural center of the Han Dynasty!
"Mr. Liu!"
The knights from behind rushed to Liu Mo's side and whispered: "A group of people appeared in front, they are local pavilion soldiers."
Liu Mo nodded and said: "It seems that you have arrived. Go and inform them and speak kindly."
This knight was very burly and fierce in appearance. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Liu!" After saying that, he galloped away on horseback. Liu Mo shook his head helplessly, this guy still couldn't change.
Losing his gangster spirit, this man was originally a water thief traveling in the south. Later, because he committed a major crime, he was hunted down by the governor of Yizhou. He fled to Jingzhou, Yangzhou and other places, and finally came to Jiaozhou.
What happened later was very simple. When Liu Mo went out to inspect the local area, he met him. He intercepted the carriage and wanted to rob the money. However, after he learned Liu Mo's identity, he immediately ordered his subordinates to let go.
Weapons, he was captured without any effort. He said that Liu Gong was benevolent and righteous and did not want to hurt him. Liu Mo felt that this man was not a very evil person, so he stayed with him.
This man's character was not bad, and he did not rob or kill, but he was really naughty. He was still a child at heart for such a big man. From then on, he and his subordinates followed Liu Mo and protected him personally.
Liu Mo drove for a while and saw a group of pavilion soldiers trotting towards them, bowing to the carriages and horses.
"Meet Liu Gong!"
"Gentlemen, please rise. I wonder if the pavilion chief is here?"
"Mr. Liu, I am the chief of the pavilion!" One person stood up and said. He was dressed as a farmer and was a little out of tune with the surrounding pavilion soldiers. This made him a little embarrassed. In front of Liu Mo, he felt even more ashamed. Liu Mo did not
To blame, Jiaozhou has been implementing a nationwide reclamation policy. Not to mention the pavilion chief, even the county magistrate is wearing such clothes and leading the people in the local area.
Liu Mo smiled and asked: "I am going to Bijing County. I wonder if you may accompany me?"
The director of the pavilion bowed again and said, "I dare not say goodbye!"
The knights gave him a horse, and the three of them rode away with Liu Mo. The other pavilion soldiers saw him off respectfully. On the road, Liu Mo was also talking to the pavilion chief. Bijing County is in Rinan County, so it counts.
It is the most remote county in the Han Dynasty, and it is also one of the few counties that Liu Mo has never been to. It is extremely far away from Yangzhou and can only be reached by water.
“A lot of farmland has been reclaimed here.”
"It's all thanks to Liu Gong's contribution that we also have fields to work on."
"I don't have the strength to wield a hoe, so I still have to rely on your diligence. On weekdays, you still need to worry about advising farmers to teach farmers."
"My subordinates dare not!"
"Whether you are an official or a local official, you are all receiving the emperor's salary, so you should have the common people in your heart. How can you not do things that are beneficial to your family and country just because of your low official status?"
"Thank you Mr. Liu for your teaching."
The pavilion chief answered very cautiously. As the pavilion chief, he was still very afraid of the governor of a state. Even though the governor was always known for his kindness and did not dare to say much, Liu Mo also saw this and did not continue to ask.
Instead of asking about political affairs, they asked about the local customs.
"Are there fish and shrimps here? Hahaha, you don't know, I love fish. I was in Donghao before, where there were a lot of fish and shrimps. I even caught a big fish with dragon whiskers, which was extremely mysterious. When I arrived in Jiaozhi, There is actually a kind of horse-like fish there, but the people say it is unclear whether they killed it, but I have never eaten it, and I don’t know how it tastes. Where are you here?"
When they arrived at the county seat, the pavilion chief said goodbye to Liu Mo immediately and left in a hurry.
After entering the county town, the people here looked at the group of people who came with some surprise. Liu Mo got out of his carriage and walked around the county town. When he met people, he would stop them and ask them one by one. Seeing Liu Mo's clothes and the knight behind him, I felt fearful in my heart. When facing Liu Mo, I was respectful and did not dare to be rude.
"I'm from the state. Don't be afraid. How are the officials here? Are there any who bully you?"
"Do you have food stored at home? Is it enough to eat?"
"Has your child ever gone to a government school? Do you need money?"
Liu Mo asked one by one. His bodyguard Gan Ning stood not far away. He admired Liu Mo very much in his heart because Liu Mo had already used several different languages in this remote place in this short period of time. There are many Vietnamese and Funan people in the area, and their languages are different. When Liu Mo faces them, he can recognize their identities at a glance, and he can also ask questions using their languages!
Gan Ning admired him anyway. This man, Liu Gong, seemed to be proficient in nearly ten languages. He even wrote a book and distributed it to local officials so that they could learn from it and communicate with the local people. Gan Ning really couldn't figure it out. Why did the emperor abandon such a talented sage to this barren mountain and evil forest?