Chapter 190 Development starts from the foundation
Under the suggestions and reforms of the pottery merchants, the seat of Danyang County was moved to Moling County and officially renamed Jinling City.
Of course, maybe one day in the future, this place will be named Nanjing. This depends on the strategy and strength of the pottery merchants.
Now that the county's governance is complete, the next step is to start step-by-step development!
In terms of military affairs, pottery merchants are not willing to take too much care in the matter of training soldiers and horses for the time being.
There are Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Xu Rong, Tao Ji and other military training masters here to preside over. If you pull any one of them out, they will be better than the pottery merchant. The pottery merchant is not willing to worry about military training.
Pulling a group of ancient men to the square, asking them to stand in a military posture, run long distances with weights to improve their physical fitness, and perform high-intensity anaerobic training... The pottery merchant was shocked just thinking about it.
It's okay if you want to practice some modern special forces... Brother, do you have a ketogenic diet recipe that can maintain ketogenic physical fitness and Abbott test strips to regularly test physical function status?
If you want to destroy the SEALs, to put it bluntly, you can’t even afford the beef!
For ancient soldiers, just use the training methods of ancient soldiers and practice well, don't be useless.
What the pottery merchants mainly need to do now is to figure out how to increase the population base of Jinling City, expand Jinling City's Chengguo facilities, develop the city's economy, increase GDP, increase taxation, and utilize local natural resources to enrich
His own treasury made this city truly wealthy.
When fighting a war, one dozen people, two dozen grain, three dozen iron, and four dozen money.
No people, no food, no weapons, no economy... and a fight.
In accordance with the requirements of the pottery merchants, Han Hao led more than 80,000 remaining soldiers of the Baibo Army to register and implement farming.
In this aspect, the pottery merchant felt that there was no problem in leaving it to Han Hao. According to the pottery merchant's own inference, in this era, apart from Zao Zhi, the pottery merchant felt that Han Hao's ability in farming should be the most worthy of scrutiny.
This is why he regards Han Hao as a treasure... No matter how many celebrities there are in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, those who can help him solve the problem of eating in the short term are the real treasures. The rest should stand aside and wait for the cool days.
Of course, this is just the first step in development for potters.
The implementation of the farming system is just following Cao Cao's old path. At most, it can only ensure that the county's food is sufficient for use. However, to ensure that there is no worry about food and clothing and that there is more than enough every year, more sophisticated technology and policy development are still needed.
It was at this time that Chen Deng finally came to Jinling City to take up his post as promised.
When he heard that the pottery merchant had changed the name of his office, Chen Deng didn't show much surprise.
As long as the city can be developed well, it doesn't matter what it is called. Let alone Jinling, it doesn't matter if you change its name to Tomb of Death.
When he came this time, he was mainly looking forward to the "enriching the people and strengthening the army" that the pottery merchant discussed with him last time.
In the last conversation, some of the pottery merchant's ideas made Chen Deng feel excited, but he couldn't tell the truth.
This time Chen Deng first informed Chen Gui, and then agreed to be appointed by Tao Qian to come here specifically to work with the pottery merchant to realize his stated ambition.
On the first day that Chen Deng took office, Tao Shang worshiped him as the county's Dian Nong Xiaowei to assist him in developing his economy, and held candle-lit night talks with him.
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"You said there is a huge iron mine at the junction of Jinling City and Wuhu County?"
Chen Deng was confused by the information the pottery merchant told him, and had no idea how the pottery merchant knew about it.
The pottery merchant nodded and led Chen Deng to the picture hanging in the hall. He sketched it again and again based on his memory and said: "It is roughly at this location, on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River."
Chen Deng frowned and sighed: "Even if you are like this, this area is not small. Even if I can summon iron diggers to investigate, I'm afraid it won't be easy to find."
The potter hurriedly said: "Don't worry, this mine is definitely not small. It belongs to the symbiosis of iron ore and copper ore. When it is related to the historical intrusion of volcanoes, there must be some volcanic leftover features on the appearance, and this is a mineral belt.
, the area is very vast, if you search with a targeted target, it should not be difficult to find it.”
Chen Deng touched his chin and thought for a while, then said: "In that case, I will give it a try, but Chen does not guarantee that it will succeed."
The potter shook his head vigorously and said: "That won't work, you must succeed! If we really find it, we can slowly organize manpower to mine. As long as we are willing to dig deep and have enough manpower, let alone a Danyang County
, we can satisfy the supply and demand of iron in Xuzhou or the entire Han Dynasty."
Chen Deng opened his mouth in surprise when he heard this, and asked curiously: "How did you know about this, Mr. Fu?"
The potter raised his eyebrows but said nothing.
He couldn't tell Chen Deng that this was one of the seven major mining areas in later generations, with a total storage capacity of hundreds of millions of tons.
Of course, even if there is no technology capable of deep mining in this era, it is estimated that mining iron and copper at the surface and shallow levels should be sufficient for the current situation.
The value of copper and iron in this era far exceeds that of ores and oil in later generations.
Moreover, there was not much demand for copper and iron in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Not every family could afford a lot of it. How much could the entire Han Dynasty produce in a year? Compared with later generations, it was just drizzle.
One mineral zone is enough!
Ignoring Chen Deng's inquiry, the pottery merchant continued: "Actually, I also know about a nearby salt mine..."
Chen Deng was shocked when he heard this: "What? Salt mine! Where is it?"
The pottery merchant said faintly: "It's not very far from us. Near Huaipu in Guangling, there is a salt mine that can be called the largest in the Han Dynasty. However, if it is dominated by us, it may be the same as Zuo Rong.
There are some differences, what do you think we should do?"
Chen Deng laughed when he heard this and remonstrated: "As the Prime Minister of Xia Pi, Zuo Rong has always disobeyed the governor's orders and has become his own. Such people should be dealt with long ago. If there is such a treasure in his territory, let's report it to Tao Shijun first.
, and then what's wrong with sending troops to capture it? If Zuo Rong dares to come and rob it, there are 40,000 troops in the young master's tent, and it would be justifiable to kill him on behalf of Tao Shijun."
The pottery merchant liked Chen Deng's domineering character very much, and he never backed down when snatching food from his mouth... It was such a shame that we met so late!
"Yuan Long is indeed a generous man. With your words, I feel relieved. I will tell you roughly the specific location, and you can go ahead and do it. If Zuo Rong dares to covet it, I will let Xu Huang lead the troops to kill him."
Chen Deng was a little excited by what the pottery merchant said. If the huge iron ore and salt mine mentioned by the pottery merchant were true...
Then the development of Jinling City is assisted by these two industries. It is not impossible to develop into the best city in the world.
Chen Deng thought for a while and raised a question: "Master Fu, since ancient times, our dynasty has mainly used sea salt to make salt. The method of refining dry salt is quite immature. Even if it is mined, I am still afraid..."
"Don't worry!"
The pottery merchant turned around and took out a few scrolls from the bookshelf, turned around and handed them to Chen Deng, saying: "You can refer to this later and ask the salt brewing craftsmen to improve it. Try it and it should be effective."
Chen Deng unfolded the slip and looked at it suspiciously, but saw that it was clearly written at the beginning: "General rules and techniques for low-salt solid-state brewing process."
"What is this?" Chen Deng's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked up at the pottery merchant in confusion: "Is this thing written by Mr. Fu?"
The potter nodded vigorously.
In my previous life, I was a librarian, so I would probably remember some of what I reviewed.
Chen Deng looked through it doubtfully, his Adam's apple rolled involuntarily, and he praised: "Fu Jun is really an all-rounder. He can even do this. I am deeply impressed by my subordinates."
The pottery merchant smiled and said: "I have everything ready now. I just need a talented person to expand the territory for me and reorganize the economic and internal affairs of Jinling City. Now that I have Yuanlong, everything will fall into place. You can follow my instructions."
Just go ahead and do it! Let’s start with the salt mine and iron mine. With these two industries as our foundation, it will definitely not be a problem for Jinling City to prosper.”
Chen Deng nodded when he heard this and said: "That's exactly what happened, but I have a problem that I need you to help Chen solve."
The pottery merchant smiled when he heard this: "You say."
Chen Deng hesitated for a moment and said: "If the salt and iron resources are abundant, firstly, it can strengthen the army and secondly, it can enrich the city. However, the mining project is huge. In addition, unlike Qingzhou and Jizhou, our six counties in Xuzhou have always been specialized in salt and iron. So
This will definitely require a large investment of people, and now the people in our county must cooperate with farming, reclaiming land, and expanding grain production. Now that the governor has taken over Danyang County, he is rectifying the internal affairs but first makes salt and iron work instead of
To reclaim land, I’m afraid it’s putting the cart before the horse.”
The potter chuckled and said: "You asked a very good question, I like it! But actually you are wrong. It's not that Tao is not anxious to cultivate land, but that he has other ways to expand grain production."
Having said this, the pottery man turned to the bookshelf again and brought down a pile of slips.
Chen Deng looked at the large handful of slips in the hands of the pottery merchant, and his eyes widened.
"Master Fu, how can you write?"
Tao Shang sighed, shook his head and sighed: "There is no way, if I don't write it or update it, someone will urge me."
After that, he placed the slips in front of Chen Deng and said with a smile, "See for yourself."
Chen Deng opened the slip in confusion and read word by word: "What is the art of Qi Min?"
"The Complete Book of Agricultural Affairs?"
"Agricultural book?"
The pottery merchant nodded and said: "The water and soil in the south of the Yangtze River are conducive to growing rice. If the magic is used properly, the yield will be enough to be the best in the world. These slips all record what kind of land is targeted, how to grow grains, and how to do it."
I have outlined the key points of increasing production in thin circles. You are the captain of the Diannong School. How to popularize it in the county is your responsibility. I will not interfere! You can do whatever you want!
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Chen Deng swallowed his saliva gently, his heart beating wildly.
This Prince of Peace...is his current performance too worthy of his name?
He really wants to turn this Danyang County into a peaceful and prosperous time.
"It's not just this!" The pottery merchant suddenly laughed and said, "There's more!"
"What else?" Chen Deng almost fell to the ground when he heard this: "Master Tao, forget it, Chen. You have so many things to do, can I handle it?"
The pottery merchant smiled slightly and said, "That's interesting. I didn't tell you to carry it all by yourself. If you need any help, just tell me!"