What Lu Zicai is organizing to reclaim now is this uninhabited land that has been deserted for too long.
The reclamation system in Huainan was also approved by Li Xingchen. It is different from any other place because Huainan is close to the front line and a war may break out at any time. Therefore, the reclamation here is actually based on the army's management method until now, which is the so-called
The army camp.
From the Han Dynasty to the present, military camps are not a new thing. The imperial court usually established military camps in relatively remote places, which were usually cultivated by disabled veterans and prisoners of war, so that they could make good use of those areas that no one went to because of their remoteness.
Secondly, wasteland can provide food for the troops stationed nearby, which can greatly reduce the loss in the transportation of military food.
When Wu Mingche was in charge of Huainan, part of the food was actually produced through military settlements. Otherwise, given the state of Jiangnan at that time, it would not be easy to support a large army in Huainan.
Compared with the private ownership of land and the land deed system, the management method of military settlements is more rough and direct. The cultivators in military settlements belong to the imperial court and not to any landlord or large household. They obey the jurisdiction and dispatch of the imperial court, except because of their outstanding work.
Apart from the rewards, there is actually no direct relationship between their daily work income and their daily food and drink consumption. All food will be uniformly handed over to the court, and all food will be uniformly allocated by the court.
This is why young men can be mobilized to work at the docks, because they do not serve any landlord or wealthy family, but directly take orders from the court.
In other words, this is the collective farm system and land centralization system of later generations.
Li Xingchen was actually very shocked at the beginning that such a production system could appear in Huainan. Although he had stimulated the bud of capitalism, it symbolized the emergence of a socialist production system at this time. Wasn't it a little too hasty?
But on second thought, there is actually a certain difference between the land centralization system of later generations. Although the people who manage these people are no longer landlords and big households, but the imperial court, from a more macro perspective, isn’t the imperial court just a more comprehensive system?
A big landowner? It's just that these lands are directly owned by His Majesty the Emperor.
Having become the largest landowner and rich man in China, Li Xingchen felt a little helpless. However, in the specific circumstances of Huainan, it is not unusual for such a system to appear.
The imperial court was not at ease with Huainan, a desolate land and war front line, and the people and merchants were naturally not at ease with making a living here alone. The imperial court came forward to organize farming, commerce, etc., and the people obeyed the imperial court's orders and contributed directly to the imperial court.
Naturally, you will be protected by the court, and you will feel more secure.
It is normal for such special situations to occur in specific areas and under specific circumstances. Li Xingchen has not yet dreamed of implementing such a system nationwide. What's more, although this system has greatly strengthened the court's control over local areas, it has
It is difficult to say whether it is really applicable to this era. After all, from the current point of view, the aristocratic family and the landlord class represented by the aristocratic family are still the main part of the imperial court, and they will not agree to do such a thing that destroys the Great Wall.
"How many households are there in Huainan now?" Li Xingchen said, looking at the map.
"Originally, there were 20,000 households. This year, about 100,000 households have moved in. After the summer harvest, there are plans to move in another 100,000 households." Lu Zicai said quickly, and he was naturally very familiar with this most concerning data.
And Li Xingchen said in a deep voice: "What you, the governor, have to do is not to consider how many people can be moved in, but how many more people can be created from these 100,000 households."
The total population of the Han Dynasty is only that large. No matter where they migrate from, there is still a big gap with the north. Therefore, how to encourage births is what these local officials need to pay most attention to. Now that the Han Dynasty has enough wasteland, it can also guarantee
The internal policy is stable, so as long as the people can be encouraged to work hard and develop, then nothing is impossible.
Li Xingchen never doubted the diligence of the Chinese nation.
"The people who moved to Huainan this time are mainly young men and women, so I have confidence in this." Lu Zicai said hurriedly. Although the Lu family followed Long very early, they did not have any additional achievements except guarding Huainan.
, Li Xinchen now directly hands over the civil affairs of Huainan to the Lu family, which is definitely a sign of trust in the Lu family, and Lu Zicai will never let Li Xinchen down.
"Has the waterway from Dajiang to Huai River been dredged now?" Li Xingchen's attention immediately shifted to another marked route on the map, which was the waterway from Guazhou to Huai River, connecting the two major water systems.
This waterway was actually the Hangou Canal dug during the Northern Expedition of King Wu Fu Chai. Later, when Liu Yu went north to Shandong, he mainly used the navy. He once used this route to fight north to the edge of the Yellow River. However, later the Southern Dynasty battle lines were completely
If it shrinks, the canal that connects the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River will be completely abandoned.
Historically, this waterway was not used again until Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Hangou once again appeared in front of the world as the most important part of the southern side of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and it was at this
On Hangou, in the city of Yangzhou, the Sui Dynasty came to an end, replaced by troubled times and the prosperity of China after the troubled times.
Now, as an important supporting project for the reclamation of Huainan, Hangou is already being dredged. The purpose of dredging Hangou is actually not only to facilitate the transportation of goods. The Navy is also waiting to be able to go north directly to Huai River through Hangou. Otherwise,
Due to the previous siltation conditions of Hangou, even the newly built five-toothed warships of the Navy could not pass through.
At the same time, the Wuya ship has problems such as low freeboard, which makes it difficult for it to enter the Huai River by sea, so Hangou is the best choice.
"After spring plowing comes the dredging of Hangou," Lu Zicai stretched out his hand and clicked on the map. "Now we are dredging from the north and south sides at the same time. The south side has just started, while the north side has been dredged with the army as the backbone.
The waterway from Huai River to Liang County is expected to be dredged within five months."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. With the current national strength of the Han Dynasty, it was natural that he would not be allowed to dig a new canal. He was already very satisfied with the existing waterway in Hangou. In fact, correspondingly, dredging of the canal in the south of the Yangtze River had also begun.
They mainly relied on existing waterways. What the court needed to do was actually to connect several major rivers.
Historically, the collapse of the Sui Dynasty was closely related to the laborious construction of the Sui and Tang Dynasty Grand Canal. However, the most difficult part of the entire construction process was actually the Central Plains section.
There are many rivers that can be used after crossing the Huai River, and the craftsmen in Jiangnan are obviously more experienced in this, so the difficulties faced and the investment required are not huge.