"This is my son!" Liu Mo hugged Liu Yuanzhang and said excitedly, "He really looks like me!"
Although it was only three months old and had not bloomed yet, Liu Mo insisted on saying so.
"What about little Siyu?" Su Xiaowan asked him, "Does it look like you?"
"Like Xin'er, haha, she is a beautiful child." Liu Mo said with a smile, "It's a pity that I can't let my biological father hold me. I'm very disappointed!"
This was another way of praising Xin'er's beauty, which made her blush.
It's no wonder that Liu Mo's days at home have been numbered this year.
The one-year-old baby has begun to recognize birth, and Liu Mo cries non-stop when he holds it.
"Husband, will you stay here for a long time this time?" Gong Xiaorou asked with a big belly. She was nine months pregnant and was about to give birth.
"Well, will you leave soon?" Liu Mo declared firmly.
After Yang Yizhi brought back the method of making new salt, it is said that he had successfully produced the first batch of new salt.
For this reason, Liu Mo's strongest enemy successfully persuaded the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty to make peace with Daxia, and the two sides became brotherly countries.
Not only that, Yang Yizhi also specially sent envoys, saying that he wanted to send some gifts to Liu Mo.
In terms of official affairs, the governor's main responsibility is to coordinate the relationship between provinces and towns: unify administrative powers and prevent provinces and towns from being independent of each other and passing the blame.
At this time, the Great Xia Tian was falling, and there were not many provinces under the jurisdiction of the Sixth Prince. At the same time, the governor only makes decisions in most cases and does not need to do it himself.
In terms of managing the fiefdom, Huang Shouren made more decisions. In terms of running the army, there are Zhu Min, Lu Sheng, Bai Chengzong and other generals. Liu Mo was good at strategy, leading troops in battles, and training soldiers. He had never tried it, and he was not that interested.
For this reason, Liu Mo had more free time than before.
(This book is just a setting and does not mean that ancient Chinese governors were very idle.)
"I hope you won't break your promise." Gong Xiaorou pouted.
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After a few days of comfortable life, God posed another problem for Liu Mo.
As soon as the news that Liu Mo wanted to use Rongcheng as the governor's office of Jiangsu and Zhejiang came out, it quickly spread throughout all the prefectures and counties in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
In less than half a month, batches of "immigrants" poured into Rongcheng.
The people in other prefectures and counties were okay. They brought a large number of livestock and dry food, camped outside the city wall, and quickly set up straw tents. What’s more troublesome are the tens of thousands of “refugees”!
Two wars left tens of thousands of families without their breadwinners.
There is no need to explain how difficult the life of the surviving orphans, widows, old, weak, women and children is.
When Liu Mo came to the city gate, he was completely shocked.
Homeless people have set up tents in the shadow of the city wall. Many mothers are expressionless and lifeless, pulling their sobbing children with staggering steps. There are only a few men among them, most of whom are disabled and elderly.
Liu Mo deeply sympathized with them. He knew clearly what poverty meant.
The road leading to the city was crowded with people, but under the protection of the guards, the civilians gave way to Liu Mo.
Children with sunken eyes gathered around, some stared silently, and some begged loudly.
Liu Mo took out a large handful of coins from his purse and threw them out. The children immediately started fighting, shouting and pushing each other. The lucky ones among them will probably be able to eat a steamed bun tonight.
The market square has never been so crowded. Liu Mo has taken out the grain stored in the granary and distributed it, but the price of food is still ridiculously high. Six cents can only buy a steamed bun, one tael of silver can be exchanged for a bag of rice, and the value of ten taels of silver is a large piece of pork or six skinny piglets.
Despite this, there is still a steady stream of buyers. The haggard and withered men and women gathered around every bullock cart and every stall, while the miserable and helpless people stood at the entrance of the alley, watching gloomily.
"When will Shiqi's mother's relatives arrive?" Liu Mo asked gloomily.
The person who answered was the new Rongcheng County Magistrate: Li Heng. This person is a Jinshi, a disciple of Huang Shouren, and was sent by the Sixth Prince to assist Liu Mo.
"Back to the Governor, Lin Yuan said in his letter that he should be there in three days. According to your request, he bought millions of catties of rice, millions of catties of vegetables and fruits, etc..."
"One million catties... At least hundreds of thousands of people have come to Rongcheng now. How long can we eat?" Liu Mo said displeased.
This is just the beginning, there will be more to come.
"This is the limit!" Li Heng replied uneasily.
"What about the prince?" Liu Mo asked again, "Is there any news?"
"His Highness said that you are the Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so you can handle it yourself!"
It makes sense, you can make enough food and clothing by yourself!
Suddenly, a bold idea flashed in Liu Mo's mind.
"I am the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang... a high official in the border area!" He repeated this sentence to himself. "When the new ZG was established, it also encountered a food crisis. How was it solved at that time?"
"That's right! Collect them all and distribute them according to their work!"
"But, will doing this cause a civil uprising?"
"I can't control that much. The hungry people far outnumber the well-fed people."
Having made up his mind, Liu Mo immediately issued an order: "This is your order, all grains in Rongcheng are not allowed to be bought and sold privately, and are all included in the public grains, which are distributed by the government every day.
The price is given to the merchant based on the current market price. I will give you the money! "
"My Lord Governor, this...isn't appropriate!"
"What's wrong? It's not robbery, it's buying, giving money!" Liu Mo said angrily, "Special times, special treatment, don't you understand this?"
The rebuke made Li Heng blush.
"Also, send envoys to Xingluo to borrow grain from my father-in-law Zhuolun..." Liu Mo announced, "Also, all new salt manufacturing counties in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province must hand over 50% of the new salt to be shipped to Rong. city."
"Ah?" Li Heng asked in confusion, "Sir, what do we need these new salts for?"
Is it possible to let the common people live on salt? What a joke!
"Why, I look stupid?" Liu Mo sneered, "Let's continue the arrangement, I have my own opinion!"
What is Liu Mo's plan? Keywords: Yang Yizhi.
Daxia and Dazhou have reached peace talks, and they have also opened their borders for trade, which means they can do business.
If Liu Mo wanted salt, of course he had to sell it to the Zhou Dynasty!
Although the Zhou Dynasty had a method for making new salt, it still took time to open a salt processing factory and make new salt.
It was not a loss for the Zhou Dynasty to exchange the finished products for food and speed up the promotion of new salt throughout the country.
Furthermore, Liu Mo’s plan included an additional item: if necessary, “salt-making experts” could be sent to the Zhou Dynasty to teach him step by step!
Yang Yizhi must not be able to refuse this condition.
He wrote a handwritten letter and gave it to his subordinates, and things were arranged.
The confiscation of all grains was unprecedented since the founding of the Xia Dynasty. For a time, the entire Rongcheng was in uproar.
For this reason, Liu Mo had to urgently mobilize soldiers and horses from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang guards and suppress them with force with a tough attitude.
From that day on, Liu Mo, as the highest local official, sold all the valuable things at home and spent money to purchase food in Linxian County. I would rather eat less and suffer more, but I also vowed to let the people of Rongcheng have food.
Seeing the dignified governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang reaching such an extent, the people of Rongcheng were deeply moved, and the riots came to an abrupt end.
After the ration problem was temporarily solved, the next step was accommodation. Liu Mo's plan is not to send away the refugees, but to let these people stay in Rongcheng!
Whether it is the era of cold weapons or the era of modern science and technology, population is always the most important factor in urban development.
The rapid growth of population indicates that Rongcheng is about to usher in the status of a megacity. Better infrastructure and industrial development have attracted a large number of permanent residents.
For this reason, infrastructure construction has become the top priority of the next work.
According to the knowledge of urban layout and construction learned from Earth, Liu Mo's first task was to divide the layout of Rongcheng.
The first is the urban layout of Rongcheng. Liu Mo copied ancient Chang'an and paid attention to being very neat. The interior is neatly arranged in the direction of south and north, and the exterior is surrounded by a rectangular wall. It is 13 kilometers long from east to west and 12 kilometers wide from north to south.
The characteristic of architecture is its emphasis on symmetry. The entire city has wide streets, neat squares, and unified shapes.
At the same time, Rongcheng is based on the ideal realm of the unity of nature and man as its blueprint. It is divided into the Governor's Palace, the official area, and the outer city are arranged in parallel from north to south.
The Governor's Mansion symbolizes Beichen (the North Star), which is the center of the universe; the official district and government offices symbolize the Ziwei Yuan surrounding Beichen; and the outer city symbolizes the stars arching to the north.
Waiguocheng is where most of the people in Rongcheng live. According to Liu Mo's design, there are a total of eight north-south streets and fourteen east-west streets.
The central street is named after the most famous Zhuque Street in ancient Chang'an. The crisscrossing roads divide the outer city into 108 lanes and two markets in the east and west.
After planning, the first thing to do is to build a temporary living area.
For this reason, Liu Mo immediately ordered to mobilize all the people of Rongcheng: cut down trees!
