Zhao Kuo returned from a tour and found that not all the cities in Hetao were built. Except for the county towns, most of the county towns only built simple walls to resist the ferocious beasts and the survivors of Rong Di. As for the internal facilities, Very crude.
In the past, there were often Rong Di on the run in Hetao who would rush to kill Zhao people's villages at all costs. After Li Fu learned about it, he immediately ordered that as long as Rong Di was caught alive, adult men would be given 20,000 yuan per person, and women and children would be given 10,000 yuan per person.
A wave of hunting for Hu people immediately started in Hetao. Some Zhao people even spontaneously formed a team and went deep into the grasslands and mountains to search for traces of Rong Di.
They worked hard for a year and could not save 20,000 yuan without eating or drinking. Now as long as they catch one Rongdi, they will not lose money, and if they catch two, they will make a profit.
What are you waiting for? Get the copy guy! Under the crazy attack of the Zhao people, Rong Di, who was hiding deep in the mountains and grasslands and appeared from time to time to kill Zhao people, was all caught in less than half a year.
Lifu got free labor, and the Zhao people also got money. It was a win-win situation, and the only losers were probably the Hu people.
However, the Hu people are not at a disadvantage. Compared with the precarious life before, at least now they have food and shelter. After tasting the sweetness, the Zhao people even wanted to hunt Donghu outside the Great Wall. After Li Fu found out, he immediately canceled the reward policy. Only then did the Zhao people stop and start farming wasteland honestly.
During this period, the world has been at war for hundreds of years. People in all countries are brave and good at fighting. They are familiar with military affairs. They can kill a mere barbarian and capture them with ease.
Even if Li Fu did not issue a reward policy, after the Zhao people stabilized, they would spontaneously eliminate the Hu people, but the speed would not be so fast, and it would not be so clean.
"Manpower is too busy, so we only built city walls and houses to protect everyone's safety. The remaining facilities have to be built slowly. Now that the land has been almost reclaimed, the rest is to improve urban construction and water conservancy. After these two are completed, , the preliminary development of the Loop is completed. Of course, there is still road paving, but this issue is not under my control." Li Fu said.
Hetao has limited manpower, and everyone is not very capable, so we must do it step by step. In fact, the first thing to start in Hetao was the construction of a city. However, after the city walls and houses were almost built, they did not continue, and instead focused on reclaiming wasteland.
The roads are mainly for communication between regions, connecting Hetao with Zhao State, and developing commerce.
As for ordinary people, there are actually very few opportunities to use these roads. If there were no military conscription and labor service, most people's activities would actually be in their hometown and neighboring villages, and very few would leave the county.
Zhao Kuo checked the household registration situation in Hetao. There were many children over six years old and very few children between three and six years old. This should be due to immigration.
Most of those who were pregnant at the time or had children under three years old would not choose to immigrate. The number of two-year-old children began to increase. By this time, everyone had settled down in the Hetao. Those who were married naturally began to have children, and those who were not married also began to get married, or marry the Hu girls arranged by Zhao Guo.
One-year-olds have more, almost twice as many as two-year-olds. If nothing unexpected happens, the population of Hetao will maintain rapid growth in the next few years. However, it will not bring benefits to Zhao State in a short period of time, but will instead bring great pressure.
How to reduce the mortality rate of these children so that these children can grow up safely. If these children can grow up, how will Zhao Guo feed them?
You know, there are still fifteen years before these children can create value.
"I hope farmers can increase their food production again, and doctors... It is too difficult to train doctors." Zhao Kuo thought in his mind.
The State of Zhao has been training doctors for several years, and they spend a lot of money on it every year, but they have not seen any results yet. There are very few doctors who have graduated, but the number of apprentices continues to increase every year... Given the conditions of the State of Zhao, Zhao Kuo even promoted ' It's impossible to boil the water before drinking it.
Can you imagine that most people can't make a fire at all, so when they see smoke coming out of a chimney while cooking, they grab a handful of grass and go to that house to borrow a fire.
Most likely the person who was borrowed was the head of the village. In fact, it's not that most people can't afford matches, but they just don't have the habit. In their opinion, spending money on these things is a complete waste.
After all, money is money. Therefore, Zhao Kuo only ordered that the water in the army and schools must be boiled before drinking, but he had no control over other places.
"Your Majesty, don't be too impatient. Just let everything take its course. Compared with other countries that remain unchanged for years or even decades, our country of Zhao is almost the same every year. It is already developing very fast. If it continues faster, there will be There is a hidden danger." Li Fu said.
Even during the period of King Yan Zhao, Yan State did not develop as fast as Zhao State now, not to mention other periods.
Li Fu felt that as long as the current development speed was maintained, Zhao would definitely own the world in the future. Continuing to toss will make things more likely to happen.
"I think it can develop faster." Zhao Kuo looked to the east with a far-reaching vision. The only thing that seriously hinders Zhao's development now is its population.
Qin and Chu could not wait to expand, and Zhao could not fall behind too far.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it. By the way, where is Zheng Guo? I have been coming to Hetao for so long, why haven't I seen him?" Zhao Kuo asked strangely.
It has to be said that Zheng Guo was worthy of being one of the two great water conservancy masters in the late Warring States Period. His water conservancy construction was very good. He included most of Helan County and gave Zhao Guo an extra 100,000 hectares of fertile land.
"Wei Qi asked us to go to Yinshan Mountain to build roads." Li Fu said. Although this guy Wei Qi just started building roads halfway, he has been building roads for several years and understands everything. However, he is still not as proficient as a professional like Zheng Guo in aspects such as building bridges.
In many cases, road construction alone cannot solve the problem in the mountains. Building bridges is more suitable.
At this time, Zheng Guo's role came into play.
"When Zheng Guo comes back, ask him if he can build a bridge across the Yellow River. If possible, build one in Hetao first, and then build one in the Central Plains." Zhao Kuo said.
With the help of spiritual energy, Zhao Guo's materials science has made milestone progress, and with the addition of Zheng Guo, he can definitely try to build a bridge on the Yellow River.
The Yellow River in the Hetao section has gentle flow and narrow width, making it easier to build bridges. After the bridge in the Loop is completed, enough experience will be accumulated before building a bridge in the Central Plains.
"Build a bridge across the Yellow River! I will tell Zheng Guo personally." Li Fu grabbed it hard with both hands, his heart pounding.
If Zhao's first cross-river bridge was built in the Hetao, and it was built during his tenure as governor of the Hetao, his name would surely go down in history along with the bridge.
Li Fu was determined to let Zheng Guo complete this matter, even if it cost him his own money.
