Ming Zuo

Chapter 1537 Water and Soil Control
"Second from the left, I am lucky to live up to my fate!"

When Zuo Menggeng went to Taiyuan on the road, Zhang Haogu chased him.

But seeing this guy's sage-like face, Zuo Menggeng was very worried.

"What did you do to Wang Weiran?"

Zhang Haogu looked up at the sky, recalling a lot.

"I gave him the most unforgettable memory, I believe he will always remember it when he arrives in the underworld."

Zuo Menggeng quickly grasped the key words.

"Wang Weiran is dead?"

Zhang Haogu was quite dissatisfied.

"What do you mean? Wouldn't it be too extravagant for someone to be served by me, Young Master Zhang, to still live in this world?"

Zuo Menggeng was a little terrified.

"I can't tell, you're quite perverted."

Zhang Hao was very old-fashioned.

"Why don't you get money for you?"

Hehe, it seems that you are not the one who should be divided.

Zuo Menggeng didn't bother to pay attention to his hypocrisy, opened the checklist, only glanced at it, and couldn't help trembling all over.

"I've known for a long time that these traitors are making a lot of money, but I really didn't expect to accumulate such a terrifying wealth."

How much oil and water did Zhang Haogu extract from Wang Weiran?

More than 380 million taels of silver.

Cash!

It is said that Daming's death was due to finances, but just near the Nine Sides, where Daming was helpless, there was such a large group of moths that dug the foundation of the country.

Zuo Menggeng could only sigh with emotion that Daming's demise was not wronged.

Zhang Haogu was really rude to Wang Weiran, and used all the tortures he could think of.

Although Lao Xier loves money like his life, but Wang Weiran has been pampered all these years, how can he handle this with his delicate skin and tender flesh?
On the third day, Wang Weiran, who only wanted to die quickly, recruited them all, and confessed all the wealth accumulated by the Wang family for generations.

As expected, Han Yu, the former chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty and the boss of Donglin, was also implicated in it.

Han and Wang belong to the rich family in Puzhou, and they have never separated from each other. Zuo Menggeng has long suspected that Han's family belongs to them.

Now that he has received solid evidence, Zuo Menggeng made a decisive decision and immediately ordered the complete elimination of the Han family and the Wang family.

Seeing that he was so determined, Hou Xun and the others held back their words of dissuasion.

The Donglin Party has long been a term in history, and now they are the ministers of the new dynasty, creating an opportunity for prosperity, and there is really no way to care for their old colleagues.

Furthermore, the actions of the Han family are really hateful, and they have no position to rescue.

Taking advantage of the opportunities before and after the battlefield, Zuo Menggeng uprooted all the profiteers in Shanxi who were in touch with foreign enemies.

To these people, Zuo Menggeng was extremely ruthless and had no room for change, so he adopted the most violent means.

The results were also quite remarkable, the amount of silver that was confiscated alone exceeded ten million taels.

In front of this figure, the officials were also silent.

Since the unification wars, the country has been spending money like water, at a frighteningly rapid pace.

Although wealth from many new development areas keeps coming, there is also a sense of tension that demand exceeds supply.

It wasn't until winter was approaching that the war in the north came to an end, leaving only the south still fighting, and the country's finances were greatly relieved.

However, the Yellow River Control Project has been launched, and the future Hebei, Shanxi, and Qin provinces cannot be included in economic growth. For the government, financial pressure still exists.

Now tens of millions of taels of silver have been obtained out of thin air, and many problems have been solved.

On the way of inspection, Zuo Menggeng discussed with the cabinet many times, and finally decided to use all this huge sum of money for the ecological restoration of the three northern provinces.

In this way, at least within ten years, the center no longer needs to invest a penny in these three places.

Without this huge burden, it will be of great benefit to the economic construction of the whole country.

"Shanxi runs from north to south, and the Fen River runs through it, like a human spine. If the Fen River is well managed, the mountains and rivers inside and outside can be revived."

Walking on the land of Shanxi, looking at the bare loess and rocks between the mountains, Zuo Menggeng felt shocking.

Since ancient times, Shanxi has been a densely populated place.

An overpopulated population puts enormous pressure on the natural environment.

In order to survive, people keep taking from nature, and all animals and plants have become the materials for people's survival.

As a result, the mountains lost their color and the land was barren. The flowing water from the heights kept scouring the surface, bringing the rolling silt into the Fen River and further into the Yellow River, which further aggravated the silt content of the Yellow River.

But the two sides of the Fen River are the essence of Shanxi, and the major cities are basically on both sides of the Fen River.

It can be said that if the Shanxi section wants to control the Yellow River well, the first priority is the Fen River, but the source is in the Taihang Mountains and Luliang Mountains on the east and west sides.

"Money, the country has prepared for you. Food, the country has also prepared. Those prisoners of war will also be left for you to serve as labor. The most dangerous and hard work can be done by them. Your first priority That is, within ten years, these mountains will turn green and clear again, and the rivers everywhere will also become clear."

Standing on the bank of the Fen River, Zuo Menggeng gave instructions to officials from all over Shanxi.

When they came to Shanxi to serve as officials, these people already knew their future tasks.But after seeing it on the spot, they still felt the difficulty of the work.

"Your Majesty, we need technical support. Afforestation should be carried out according to the environment, but we are not forestry and environmental experts, and we don't know what kind of trees should be planted where."

Although Wang Shilu, the mayor of Yizhou City, is young, he has the courage to take charge and has spoken out the concerns of many officials.

It's no problem to let them plant trees, but they don't know how to do it!
Zuo Menggeng smiled and said: "Lingzu is an expert in forestry, why don't you ask for advice?"

Wang Shilu is the elder brother of Wang Shizhen, and also a young hero of the Xincheng Wang family. His grandfather Wang Xiangjin has reached the pinnacle in agriculture and forestry.

Wang Shilu had a strange expression on his face.

"My ancestors studied fruit trees, which are quite different from green vegetation."

Zuo Menggeng didn't see it that way.

"In places with harsh environments, drought-resistant and tolerant trees are of course needed. But in the plains on both sides of the Fen River, in addition to the necessary cultivated land, it is completely possible to combine afforestation and fruit forest economy. Although the country has undertaken your Finance, but you can also seek development if conditions permit."

The words immediately made the officials suddenly enlightened, and they suddenly realized that they had made a fool of themselves before.

Facts have proved that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the subjective initiative of officials was still very strong.Now that they were given room to perform, they immediately produced gratifying results.

The magistrate of Shouyang County thought of building step-by-step terraced fields in the place where the two mountains are sandwiched and where the rain is the hardest.

In this way, the sediment washed down by the mountain torrents will not be lost, but accumulated in these terraced fields.

On weekdays, farmers can plant some crops in the terraced fields, which can be regarded as an increase in income.Even if it is destroyed by mountain torrents, the loss is not great, so there is no need to feel distressed.

But through this method, it can effectively reduce soil erosion.

Even Zuo Menggeng was taken aback. He didn't expect someone to think of the governance method commonly used in later generations.

He not only praised the head of Shouyang County, but also immediately ordered that this method be promoted to areas with many mountains.

(End of this chapter)