"Grand, Grand Canal?"
Ling Chen was stunned on the spot.
Qingyang Shuo also had eyes burning.
He never thought that Liu Zheng's ambition would be so big!
Not to mention others.
Xiao Tao hid behind Xie Chan and asked in a low voice: "Miss, what is this Grand Canal?"
Xie Chan glared at her: "Don't make any noise!"
"How do I know? Just listen!"
Xiaotao still wanted to ask, but when she was retorted by this sentence, she suddenly looked aggrieved, and then smiled, asking her own lady, is there something she doesn't know?
but……
its not right!
What do you think of my young lady's mood today? She seems to have completely integrated into the Protector's Mansion?
Of course she was right.
Xie Chan today...
It was really eye-opening.
Is this the Protectorate of the Longyan people? Is this the wisdom of Longyan people?
She is a princess who grew up in the Dawan Palace. Xie Xuan and the Queen doted on her to no end. She often secretly went to see the morning court. What was there in the morning court? The sheep of some small country ate the grass on the grassland of that small country. Two families started fighting, and they came to the emperor for comment.
Which house's water is blocked by which house?
Which family's slaves went to which family to cause trouble, kill people and steal goods, and so on.
But look at this Western Region Protectorate...
What were they talking about?
Five-year plan, ten-year plan? Diversion of water into the Western Region, liberation of slaves, points system, development of people's livelihood, consolidation of rule, per capita income, national economy...
this……
She can’t even understand it!
However, she is smart and understands that the formulation of these policies will be of great benefit to the Western Region. Especially Liu Zheng's respect for the aborigines of the Western Regions, which even her father Xie Xuan could not achieve.
this……
She watched Liu Zheng talking eloquently over there, and the more she listened, the more she wanted to hear.
At this time, everyone gathered around.
Liu Zheng pointed to the sand table in the house with a smile: "As we all know, diversion of water from the Western Regions is the top priority for the development of the Western Regions. I have never thought that the Western Regions are desolate and barren. There should be many treasures hidden in this land, waiting for us to develop!"
"Therefore, since Sima believes that diversion of water from the Western Region is inevitable, then why don't we just do it all at once?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Liu Zheng put his hand on the sand table and drew a line from the Western Region Chariot, to the south to Jingzhou, and even to Nanyang. He said lightly: "From here to here, if it can connect the north and the south, what do you think?"
Actually.
Liu Zheng has been thinking about it since he came to the Western Regions.
How to develop the Western Region?
He didn't come here to colonize in the traditional sense! Absolutely not. He hopes that wherever he goes, he can give more respect to the local indigenous people and lead them to develop so that they can live better in this world. Because he feels that there is nothing more dignified than living a better life.
If this thing succeeds, then the Western Region will be stable... From now on, any place he conquers will be more stable.
so.
He had been thinking seriously.
In ancient times, in terms of water diversion, waterwheels were used on a small scale, and canals were used on a large scale...
But Liu Zheng thinks.
Instead of simply building a canal, why not just build a Grand Canal?
There was no Grand Canal in the Longyan Dynasty.
In the history of China, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was first built in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, the canals were dug in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to serve the war. For example, the direct purpose of Wu Wangfu Chai's order to dig Hangou was to transport troops to the Northern Expedition to Qi State. , the chasm dug by King Wei Hui in 360 BC was basically for military operations to conquer other countries.
The Sui Dynasty made the decision to connect the North-South Canal immediately after the world was unified. Its motivation went beyond serving the purpose of military operations because the world was unified at this time.
The Sui Dynasty had economic motives for opening the canal. For a long time in ancient China, the economic center of gravity has been in the Yellow River Basin, and the economy in the north was more advanced than in the south. But by the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, society had undergone profound changes.
More than four hundred years of chaos severely impacted the northern economy. In contrast, the southern economy developed rapidly and became the center of the national economy.
After the Sui Dynasty unified the country, it paid special attention to this region. However, the Sui Dynasty established its capital in Chang'an, and its political center could not move south along with the development and changes in the economic center of gravity. Therefore, the country needs to strengthen its management of the south, Chang'an needs to be connected with the prosperous economic zone, and the south needs food and materials to supply the north, whether it is the central court, bureaucrats and nobles, or the northern border.
At the same time, the long-term division blocked economic exchanges between the north and the south of society. With the improvement of productivity levels, economic development during this period has urgently required the strengthening of economic ties between the north and the south.
but……
The Longyan Dynasty did not experience the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
So, that kind of impact doesn't exist.
But even so, the economic development of the south has slowly caught up with the north.
only.
The Longyan Dynasty was a feudal system, which meant that every vassal king's place was clinging to the old ways, or even closing itself off. This was due to objective historical reasons. They didn't want the Grand Canal to exist at all - why do they want this? , give a chance to be attacked by the navy?
so.
The water transportation between the two cities is already the most amazing thing.
This is why the Longyan Dynasty was repeatedly attacked by the Qiang and Huns in the north, but was unable to resist. Because the Longyan Dynasty could not station more troops in the north, because a large number of troops could not feed themselves just by farming, they had to rely on the Yangtze River, Huaihe River and the Central Plains to supply food and grass.
But obviously.
Currently, the Longyan Dynasty does not have such convenient transportation conditions.
The feudal lords worked on their own affairs, which blocked the possibility of digging the Grand Canal. Therefore, capable people in the past dynasties have never thought of this method because objective conditions do not allow it.
but……
Now Liu Zheng can!
From the Western Regions to Liangzhou, now, Liangzhou's Kezhou Port is mature, going straight down to the Han River, then into the Jialing River, into Shuzhou, to the Yangtze River, down to Jingzhou, and the entire south is almost connected!
In this way, the Yellow River, Han River, Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Lijiang River, Xiangjiang River, Ganjiang River, Qiantang River, etc., etc., the several major rivers of the Longyan Dynasty will be almost all connected!
Grand Canal!
South-to-North Water Diversion!
When this idea popped into his head, Liu Zheng was filled with excitement. This is definitely a big project, a project that will take decades, or even centuries!
but……
If this project can really be realized!
Not only would it be remembered in history, but the construction of the Grand Canal would bring him unimaginable help whether it was economically, politically, or militarily.
By then, he will really occupy Liangzhou, dominate the world, and eye the Central Plains!
"this……"
"Grand Canal?"
Everyone in the audience was stunned after hearing this.
Qingyang Shuo took a breath: "Master, how much manpower and material resources will this cost? Master, be careful!"
"Sir, you must not do this!"
"This matter... involves too much!"
"Sir, why is this in the Western Region? This will make the world an enemy!"
A group of people woke up from a dream, their faces changed with fear.
