After firing the Moyu employees, Xiong Wuliang spent several days in the study room and the warehouse where classics were stored.
"My lord, it's time to eat." Shaohu poked his head in and said hello.
Xiong Wuliang raised his head from the slip and glanced at Shaohu.
He sighed helplessly.
Shaohu is a rough guy, he doesn't even know many words.
If only Zhao Hua were here, there would be no need for Mr. Xiong to read these classics in person...
No matter how bad it is, Si Yi can do it here.
At least, it can help me segment the handwriting on these bamboo slips... so that it won't be so strenuous to read.
Those who are on horseback must popularize punctuation marks as soon as possible!
Although the process was painful, after a few days, Xiong Wuliang was able to figure out the details of Shansang County.
This county has many mountains.
It is indeed difficult to develop farming.
However, the north of Shansang County is the border of Song State... This makes Xiong Wuliang's mind come alive.
The Song State was the successor of the Yin Dynasty and had a tradition of attaching importance to trade since ancient times. Although the country was not powerful, it was very prosperous.
At present, Quyang's industrial park can produce a large number of industrial products every day.
Daily necessities such as white paper and ink, as well as military supplies such as arrow shafts, are all hard currency in this era.
Unfortunately, Quyang County is located in the hinterland of Chu State and cannot export goods by itself. It can only let business travelers traveling to various countries smuggle the goods out.
In vain, these middlemen earn a lot of price difference!
Now if goods can be transported to the Song Dynasty through Shansang County, it will undoubtedly open up a new trade route!
And Shansang County will surely prosper rapidly due to such trade exchanges.
Unfortunately, in a mountainous landscape like Shansang County, it is also a problem to build a flat road directly to the Song Dynasty.
After Xiong Wuliang's investigation, if he wants to build a road that is acceptable, at least two tunnels must be opened and five bridges must be built...
If Xiong Wuliang could do it himself, there would be no problem in building one or two such cross-mountain bridges...
but!
You can't split Xiong Wuliang into eight pieces!
If Xiong Wuliang is responsible for all these projects and works on them bit by bit, then by the time the road is built, Qin will probably come over...
Xiong Wu's conscience has made up his mind - if he wants to build a usable road to the Song Dynasty in a short period of time, A, B and C must build it at the same time...
This requires a professional construction team!
There was no rush for a moment.
Xiong Wuliang stood up: "I don't want to eat anymore, let's go back to Quyang County!"
Since the road cannot be built in a short period of time, we should go back to Quyang County and take a long-term plan and build the Ping'a dam first!
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After Xiong Wuliang returned to Quyang County, he first inspected the cement factory.
I am still very satisfied with the output.
At least for now, the inventory plus existing production can fully meet the requirements for building Ping'a County dikes.
In terms of quality, Xiong Wuliang is also very satisfied.
Although it is not as good as the cement of later generations, it is strong enough in this era.
"The cement plant is the top priority and we must continue to expand production capacity!" Xiong Wuliang told Shi Erdao.
Soon, construction work will begin on his fiefdom.
Road construction and planning in Quyang, Ping'a, Shansang...
Dam construction in Binga…
We also need to renovate the farms in Quyang County with cement and adobe bricks, and build new farms in Ping'a and Shansang...
The demand for cement in the future will be quite large!
Fortunately, the raw materials for cement are easy to obtain, so it is not difficult to expand production capacity.
Shi Er held up his hands nonchalantly and said: "Don't worry, Lord, within a month, the output of the cement factory will double again, it won't be a problem!"
Now there is not much else in Quyang County, only money!
Since Xiong Wuliang has a request, then go ahead and work hard to expand production capacity! Anyway, we have money!
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Ping'a County.
Hu Cong has been in a bad mood these past two days.
Thinking about the face of the new master Xiong Wuliang who refused to listen to advice, Hu Cong felt depressed for a while!
Obviously he has made it very clear - the dams are ineffective and cannot hold the floods.
He insists on covering it!
Does he have that strength? Can he cover it?
When the dam collapsed and floods flooded Ping'a County, the ungrateful Xiong Wuliang just slapped his butt and ran back to his Quyang County.
The people who are suffering are the people of Ping'a County!
Hu Cong had no choice but to use practical actions to resist the random behavior of his immediate boss.
When Xiong Wuliang asked Hu Cong to organize civilians to reorganize farms and reclaim land on the banks of the Huai River as soon as possible, Hu Cong turned a deaf ear.
Not only that, he also sent out petty officials to repeatedly warn the common people to move their residences to higher places.
Because according to previous years’ experience, once the dam collapses, the flooding will be more serious than if the dam was not repaired!
After being fully prepared, Hu Cong's heart calmed down a little.
As long as the people of Li do not suffer from disasters, then if Xiong Wuliang wants to blame him, he can blame me!
Just at this moment, a servant ran over panting and shouted: "Magistrate Hu, something is wrong!"
"Our Lord personally escorted the convoy and brought a large number of packages... He said that the construction of the dam was about to begin."
OK, it really started, it came so fast!
Hu Cong stamped his foot angrily, wandering around twice like a wild beast in a cage.
Whatever.
Anyway, he has kept the people strong and clear, so it doesn't matter if disaster strikes.
"Let's go," Hu Cong straightened his clothes and was determined to die: "Follow me to the Huai River and see how little Qu Yangjun is going to do it."
Hu Cong took a few servants and went straight to the Huaihe River.
Looking from a distance, I was shocked by the grand scene.
Thousands of strong men stood shirtless, like a phalanx fighting on a battlefield.
Two large flags with a yellow background and red edges fluttered in the wind, and they seemed to be stained with blood.
A big flag says - 'Quyang Army'!
Another big flag said - 'Shaohu Army'!
Looking again, I saw thousands of trolleys parked neatly together. Xiong Wuliang was gesticulating and directing the strong men to carry the things off the trolleys.
Hu Cong took a deep breath and stepped forward to greet him.
"Ping'aling Hucong, pay homage to the lord."
Xiong Wuliang raised his head, saw Hu Cong, and smiled——
After seeing how passive and sabotaging Shansang County Magistrate Zhou Zong was, Xiong Wuliang became more and more pleased with a good employee like Hu Cong!
"Okay! Magistrate Hu County is here!" Xiong Wuliang patted Hu Cong's shoulder without anyone noticing...
"Let me introduce to you, this is my arm - Shi Er."
Shi Er, who came with Xiong Wuliang, bowed to Hu Cong with his hands tied: "Well... Shi Er has met Magistrate Hu."
Hu Cong returned the gift without saying anything.
He came to see Xiong Wuliang with the determination to die!
Sure enough, I just heard the evil master in front of me ask a question——
"I ordered you to organize the villagers to build farms and reclaim wasteland on both sides of the Huaihe River as soon as possible."
"How is it going now?"
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