It can even be said that Dujiangyan promoted the prosperity of the Qin Dynasty and indirectly affected the historical process of China for thousands of years.
It is a pity that in this era, many years of war and neglect of management have caused many facilities in Dujiangyan to be unusable. This is why Shuzhong, which has always been fertile, has experienced long-term famines in the past few years.
Taking advantage of the slack season this winter, Tang Zhengliang presided over the Dujiangyan dredging project, once again allowing this huge water conservancy hub to play its role. It is conceivable that with the protection of Dujiangyan, farming in Sichuan will once again be regular.
After all, China is still in the agricultural era at this stage. No matter how strong Li Xinchen’s personal intention to develop industry is, there is no way to fundamentally change this mode of survival in just a few years. Even if China enters the industrial age, China
Farming still cannot be ignored. With such a huge land and tens of millions of people, food and clothing are the fundamental things they want. If they can't even meet food and clothing, then whatever they do is counterproductive.
So it seems that Li Xingchen is vigorously developing industry, but in fact he has never ignored the irreplaceable role that agriculture plays in the entire system. Whether it is repairing water conservancy facilities or encouraging Ba people to go down the mountain, they are actually aiming to expand and restore
Farming.
Farming is the talent of the Chinese nation. Maybe the Chinese nation is not good at exploring and sailing, but when it comes to farming, I am afraid that the entire world cannot compare with the Chinese nation. Therefore, Li Xingchen does not need to do too much at all, and the truth is that going too far is not enough.
He still understands.
Li Xingchen believed that as long as he had demarcated the area and met the irrigation conditions, these people would know what they should do. It was a pity that he did not bring some potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. when he traveled through, otherwise he would vigorously promote the cultivation of these foods.
A larger population can be fed with less farmland in a shorter period of time.
We can only place our hope on the opening of the Silk Road in the future, but it is estimated that by that time, China's internal demand for food will not be that much.
"This year, there will be 20,000 new soldiers recruited in Shuzhong," Li Xingchen said immediately, "These people will be handed over to you and Han Qinhu for training. The supporting equipment and weapons in the workshop will also be delivered as soon as possible.
You can rest assured of this. But one thing is that the army must be formed within two months after the spring plowing."
Xiao Shilian's expression became more solemn: "Aren't they going to participate in spring plowing?"
"All armies will take turns participating in local spring plowing." Li Xingchen replied, somewhat helplessly, "There is no way around this. Once the army is formed, the people will lack a large number of young men. The key is because our population is too small.
, many soldiers who join the army are only sons or one of two sons."
Xiao Shilian nodded slightly. The reason for this situation is not because there are few children. The poorer and troubled the times, the more children there will be in the family, but because of the years of famine and war that have left many families with only one child left.
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"It doesn't take a day or two to encourage childbirth. This situation will be a big problem for us for a long time to come." Li Xingchen sighed.
In fact, Li Xinchen is not particularly willing to engage in military-civilian integration at this time. The time that the army can use for training is getting less and less. At this time, it is a waste of time to allocate it to help the people cultivate the land, but Li Xinchen does not
No choice.
Xiao Shilian looked Li Xingchen up and down, and suddenly laughed: "To be honest, if you really want to encourage childbirth, you should at least set an example. As long as you give birth to three or four children at once, I will definitely not say anything.
I will also work hard at home and work hard. With Your Highness taking the lead, I will never fall behind compared to other officials and people."
Li Xingchen looked at his brother-in-law with a smirk on his face: "Really? It's agreed that if I give birth to a few children, you will have to follow them."
"You are no longer a biological brother!" Xiao Shilian immediately pretended to be angry.
There are three in Li Xingchen's family, but there is only one in his family. How can they really compare in numbers? As for the matter of taking concubines, it is indeed a bit difficult for Xiao Shilian, a strict wife, and we have to see whether Li Lian'er will do it when the time comes.
Will agree.
And Li Xingchen sighed in his heart and encouraged childbirth to start with himself. How could he not understand that so many civil and military officials were waiting for Li Xingchen to have children, so that they would have more motivation to serve this group.
But it's easy to say, how can it be that easy? There are three in the backyard, Xiao Xiang is still young, Li Xinchen screams in pain every time he wants to do something, and Lechang has just come back, plus Li Xinchen
The next step is to use force against Nan Chen, so Le Chang's mood will definitely not be any better, so Li Xingchen doesn't want to put pressure on her at this time.
The only one left is Yuchi Chifan. Looking at Yuchi's family, it seems that he can try his best.
After drinking all the wine in the glass, Xiao Shilian said with a smile: "Maybe among the three of us, the one who will have an heir in the end is the newly married Master Pei. You see, the two of us are running around, spending less time with our families and more separation.
, how could it be better than him guarding his beloved wife every day."
After a few glasses of wine, Li Xingchen could already feel the odor of alcohol coming up.
With less gathering and more separation, I moved to fight in the north and south, and perhaps they were the ones I owed the most.
"Okay, let's have a drink and go home." Li Xingchen waved his hand, "We've already been together a lot, why don't you hurry up and go home!"
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"This Xiao Boqing always talks about strict control over his wife, but his identity is not visible at all." Xiao Xiang leaned on Li Xinchen's shoulder and looked at Li Xinchen playing chess with Lechang. "My husband was drunk when he came back in the afternoon.
Yes, if sister Lian'er finds out that he got her husband drunk, I'm afraid she will have to deal with him."
The earth dragon made the small palace very warm. This Chengdu palace is actually quite large. After all, it was once the royal palace of the Shu Han Dynasty. It has been repaired in subsequent dynasties, but now Li Xingchen only has a total of concubines.
There were only three of them, and there were not many maids in the palace, and the chamberlains were directly replaced by Li Xingchen's personal guards, so the huge palace seemed empty.
Therefore, Li Xingchen simply closed off part of the palace. The only ones that were really useful were the main hall and study room in the front and several bedrooms in the back.
In particular, although Bashu is a land of abundance, it is definitely not the hub to control the world. The only ones that can truly attract the power of the world are Chang'an and Jiankang. This is also true in Chinese history. If you want to
To develop the Western Regions and open up the Silk Road, it is necessary to move the capital closer to the northwest. Therefore, the capitals of the Han and Tang Dynasties were located in Guanzhong and the Central Plains, which are closer to the northwest, such as Chang'an and Luoyang. (To be continued)