Longxi County belongs to the hinterland of Daqin.
However, it has always been a desert area. After all, the prosperous places in the Qin Dynasty are mainly concentrated in Inishi and Bashu.
In an era without potatoes and corn, Xiangxi, a semi-agrarian and semi-nomadic place, was extremely barren.
Not only Longxi County, Beidi, Jiuyuan and other places are almost the same.
Lintao in the future, which is later Min County, will also be the poorest place in the country, let alone this era.
Without the planting of angelica, potatoes, corn, astragalus, etc., Lintao would not be suitable for human habitation at all. After all, the harvest of current grains would not be good in soil like Lintao.
Since farming does not support people, there is only grazing.
However, Lintao is Mobei after all, not Shandan. The pastures are average and the returns from grazing are not high.
This is the current situation in Lintao!
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"Your Majesty, do you want to go directly to Didao?"
Chen Ping turned to look at Zhao Shu. The administrative seat of Longxi County was in Didao, which was later known as Lintao.
"Um!"
Nodding slightly, Zhao Shu also knew that since he came to Longxi, it was inevitable to meet the local county guard.
Even though this is his fiefdom, it is also the land of Great Qin.
There should still be rules and forms.
"Go to Didao and meet the Longxi County Sheriff!"
This is not Zhao Shu's whim, but to build Longxi into a major industrial town in the Qin Dynasty. Although there are places in the Central Plains that are more suitable than Longxi.
However, Longxi belongs to Guanzhong and is the hinterland of Da Qin.
As an important industrial town, it would be better to stay in the homeland of Da Qin.
No matter what happens, Zhao Shu is still an old Qin man.
Three days later, Zhao Shu arrived at Didao.
"I, the governor of Longxi County, Gu Cheng, together with the officials of the county governor's office, have met your Majesty!" Gu Cheng, who had received the news in advance, came with the officials of Longxi County to greet him.
They did not dare to be negligent in the slightest when it came to this prosperous young master Shu. After all, Longxi was still the fiefdom of Zhao Shu.
"Gu County Sheriff, you and all of you don't need to be polite!"
Zhao Shu smiled and stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stand up: "I am just idle and came to take a look at the fiefdom. I have nothing else to do. You just have to perform your duties!"
"promise!"
Even so, no one like Gu Cheng and others dared to take Zhao Shu's words seriously.
"Your Majesty, I have prepared a small banquet!" Gu Cheng's eyes flickered, and he invited Zhao Shu and said: "This is not the place to talk, Your Majesty, please——!"
"good!"
Nodding, Zhao Shu walked into the governor's mansion without exchanging pleasantries.
Now that his status is completely different, he can't deal with it according to the past routine, otherwise, not only will he feel uncomfortable, but others will also not feel comfortable.
Dishes were served one after another, and bottles of wine were placed on the desks.
Since this was the first time that Zhao Shu met Gu Cheng, Gu Cheng was very careful and did not prepare the dancer.
Because they all know that the Lord's wife is a princess.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
The atmosphere at the banquet reached an extreme, and they became much more harmonious with each other.
Gu Cheng put down the wine cup in his hand and said to Zhao Shu, "Your Majesty, you are entering Longxi this time. What orders do you have?"
"This time I came to Longxi, I really just came to see it!"
Zhao Shu took a sip of Qin wine, smiled, and said, "Then take a look and find a branch for Yin Palace and build a few workshops!"
"Longxi is the homeland of Da Qin after all. I won't go to war, so don't worry, Sheriff!"
Hearing this, Gu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. He was most afraid of Zhao Shu dictating things in Longxi, especially in government affairs.
Having many political careers is itself the source of right and wrong. What's more, Zhao Shu's status is too special, and he doesn't dare to treat him lightly.
You can only test it!
That night, Zhao Shu settled in Guanyi, but he did not stay in Longxi County's governor's mansion for long.
At this time, Chen Ping walked in with the case file in his arms: "Your Majesty, these are the documents from Longxi County over the years. The Intelligence Department just sent them over!"
"Um!"
Nodding slightly, Zhao Shu motioned for Chen Ping to put it down, and then started to look through it.
Zhao Shu knew in his heart that if he really wanted to understand Longxi County, he could only start from these case files. After all, the choice of the workshop needed a proper place.
At least Didao is not the best choice!
After a long time, Zhao Shu just finished a volume of documents and said to Chen Ping: "Let the soldiers prepare to go to Lintao tomorrow!"
After hearing this, Chen Ping stepped forward, his eyes fell on the map on the desk, and he said word by word: "Your Majesty, is there anything special about Lintao?"
"There's nothing special about it. It's close to Taoshui River and most of the locals are herdsmen!"
“It is also a good choice to set up the workshop here, as water and land transportation are very convenient!”
A flash of light flashed across Zhao Shu's eyes. He knew clearly that this was the starting point of the Great Wall of Qin, and its geographical location was extremely important.
Of course, in addition to this, building the workshop here can also support the construction of the Great Wall in the future.
However, this is Great Qin's future strategy, and naturally it cannot be revealed in advance.
After taking a sip of hot tea, Zhao Shu turned to Chen Ping and said, "Get some rest early. We will set off early tomorrow morning!"
"promise!"
........
The next day.
Early in the morning, Zhao Shu and others rushed to Lintao.
Standing on this land, Zhao Shu was filled with emotion. Two thousand years later, he had been here before.
At that time, this place was called Min County.
The mountain range under his feet is called Erlang Mountain.
Maybe he, Minjun, has a deep meaning in his mind.
"Cui Wang, the magistrate of Lintao County, has met your Majesty!"
After glancing at Cui Wang, Zhao Shu nodded and said, "County Magistrate Cui, tell me about the situation in Lintao?"
"promise!"
Nodding in agreement, Cui Wang smiled bitterly and said: "Above Lintao, most are herdsmen, few are farmers, with a population of 5,000 households!"
"Um!"
Nodding slightly, Zhao Shu smiled helplessly. He had to admit that the population of Lintao was indeed too small. Even if a workshop was established, there would be no workers!
Five thousand households, only 20,000 people, including the elderly, weak, women and children!
"Lang Ning, ask someone to find out if there is any red clay nearby, and if there is any Shi Nie vein!"
"Burn with charcoal for now!"
A glint appeared in Zhao Shu's eyes, and he turned to Wei Xi and said, "Take the soldiers and capture some slaves and come back!"
"promise!"
Seeing Wei Xi and the people from Yin Palace leaving, Zhao Shu said to the Lintao County Magistrate, Lang Ning and others: "Go to Taoshui!"
"promise!"
On the map, Zhao Shu marked it according to his memory. He believed that the people in the Hidden Palace could find the red clay in a short time.
Even found veins of lime!
While walking, Zhao Shu turned to Lang Ning and said, "Lang Ning, ask the people from the Yin Palace Construction Company to come and bring the workers and craftsmen!"
"promise!"
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