Because the population in Shunfeng City is increasing, the water source is greatly scarce. He also plans to dig a canal directly to Jinsha City to divert the water from the Bailong River...
This can not only fundamentally solve the drinking water and crop irrigation problems of Shunfeng City residents, but also solve the transportation problem.
If this canal is open to navigation, it will connect Niutoushan, Bailong City, Jinsha City, and Shunfeng City.
Timber from Niutou Mountain, cattle and sheep from Bailong City, and coal sold to Japanese people can all be transported directly to Shunfeng City. This not only greatly saves transportation costs and increases transportation volume, but also greatly eases the burden of land transportation. pressure!
So when he reported this idea to Chen Jisheng and Liu Congshu, the two of them agreed with both hands!
I agree, but the project of opening the canal is too big. We don't have that much manpower, material and financial resources now. Let's put it in the five-year plan first, and we will start it as soon as we have the money!
"Wan Chun, I'm thinking that the road from Shunfeng City to Changshan should either not be repaired, or it should be repaired more firmly. We have a century-old plan, but we can't just tinker with it... Don't be busy repairing the road first, we will build it tomorrow. Announcement to recruit some masons, let’s build a cement factory first.”
Xiao Chen decided to build a cement road. Although it takes time, effort and money, once it is completed, it will be done once and for all. It will not break down for at least ten or eight years. This is still a conservative estimate. If it is built well, it will take 20 years. Years without any problems.
Because the current maximum tonnage of multi-trailer mule carriages only carries about two tons on average, if they all pretend to have rubber tires, the damage to the road will not be very great.
"What cement factory?" Fu Yan said that he had never heard of it. Just build roads. Why do you open a factory? Isn't this a completely unrelated matter? Is your boss addicted to running factories? Tell me how many factories you have opened!
"When you have time in two days, go back to Changshan. Let's discuss with the old man Congshu and the others whether it is better to open this cement factory in Shunfeng City, Jinsha City, or Changshan City... In addition, you can choose a few places. Let's open a few sugar factories and canneries in Shunfeng City as soon as possible, which can also temporarily relieve transportation pressure." Xiao Chen said.
"Boss, the transportation pressure has been relieved, but the financial pressure is even heavier! Anyway, I can handle everything. It's up to you, boss, to find a way to get the money. It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Without money, I can't do anything. ." Fu Yan held on to the key and gave me money, lots of money!
"Brother Xiao, are our Yanyun County funds so tight?" Baili Qingyun suddenly asked, "Then can I still have the two hundred thousand taels of silver you promised me?"
Xiao Chen chatted with Baili Qingyun about the situation of Xuanming City on the road. Baili Qingyun felt that if he wanted to gain a foothold, he had to build a city first, even if it was an earthen city.
As long as there is a city, the population can be gathered. With the population, it is possible to plant fields, herd cattle and sheep, station troops, and develop the economy.
"Don't worry, you've just taken office, I have to support you even if I'm trying to sell you!" Xiao Chen vowed.
As the saying goes, if there are too many lice, don't bite them, if there are too many bills, don't worry. He expected that there would be more places to spend money in the future, so he didn't care about the one hundred and eighty thousand.
Fortunately, he knows that he still has some gold. Although there may not be much left, he can always exchange it for seven or eight hundred thousand silver, so don't panic, it's not a big problem...
Damn it, I should have known better to keep Prince Ulman's gold ship. Although the gold on it has been almost dismantled, if it was dismantled more thoroughly, tens of thousands of taels of gold could still be peeled off.
But the ship was too ostentatious, and Xiao Chen felt that it was not appropriate for him to keep it. When Li Shi left, he simply used it as a gift to honor the prince. Li Shi probably did not dare to use it, so he had to give it to Li Wanjiang when he returned.
Although the financial situation of the entire Yanyun County is now quite tight, Xiao Chen is still very optimistic, because in the long run, this is actually a good thing.
Because the money used is to lay the foundation for future military strength, economic development, and population growth. In time, everything will be fine. By then, maybe the gold and silver in Yanyun County will be piled up into mountains, and there will be no use for it. I can’t spend all my money...
The immediate difficulties still existed, and Xiao Chen had to rack his brains to find ways to raise money again.
Sigh... It would be great if I really knew how to turn stones into gold, or if I could find one or two treasures...
Don't tell me, Xiao Chen really has fragments of the treasure map...
Currently, there is one piece for Zhao Gongming, one for Duanmu Nanfeng, one for Li Tanhua, one for Murong Danqiu, and one for Xu Haiming, a total of five pieces, and it is still four pieces short.
I heard Zhao Gongming say that all nine pieces of the treasure map must be pieced together to find the treasure, even if one piece is missing!
In other words, Xiao Chen's finding of five pieces has the same meaning as finding eight pieces. As long as one piece is missing, the treasure will be in vain.
These few people have survived, but there is no guarantee that the other four will survive. As long as one of the four dies... then I'm afraid the bird will never be found!
If it doesn't work, I really have no choice but to sell the pot. It seems that there are still some messy treasures in the house. When I get back, I will ask Xu Wenzhou to count them all and sell them all for money, so as to solve the urgent need first.
They were chatting about things while eating. Xiao Ye and Ouyang Yunyi were extremely boring to listen to, and they didn't understand much, and couldn't get a word in.
Moreover, Fu Yan lives an extremely frugal life and eats very casually. He can usually handle cabbage and tofu, but the beef and mutton on the table today were bought from the market, weighing only seven or eight kilograms.
The fat man himself killed most of it without any courtesy. The remaining little bit was not enough for the two brothers. He was too embarrassed to ask for more. He licked his lips after eating for a long time, which made him even hungrier...
Ouyang Yunyi quietly poked Xiao Ye, winked at him, shook his head and chin, and Xiao Ye immediately understood.
Taking advantage of a break in their conversation, he asked Xiao Chen for instructions, "Brother, while you guys are chatting about things, can I take Yun Yi for a walk in the city?"
"Aren't you two brothers tired? If not, go ahead and come back early. Remember, don't cause trouble or fight!" Xiao Chen knew that the two brothers were bored sitting here and the young man was restless, so he warned Two sentences and that's it.
"Don't look for Yangma!" Ye Baiqing laughed.
"No horse can do it. Damn it, it's happening everywhere now. I'll have my hands free in a while and I have to straighten it out." Fu Yan said.
"You can pull him down. Even Fengyang City can't help it. Why do you, Fu Wanchun, bother to do this?" Qian Yunfei said.
"It still has to be banned. This kind of place is smoky and full of fish and dragons. It is most likely to attract dirt and contaminate diseases. Wanchun, you can do it step by step. The first step is not to allow such business licenses to be issued anymore. The second step is to increase the restrictions on them. Taxation, the third step is to strengthen the management of them, check every three days, every five days..." Xiao Chen said.
