Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 374 Draw a Circle in Nanhai County

"Don't worry, my son. After Nanhai County is handed over to Mr. Lanfu, Shamoke will no longer be under our control. You can just return to Cochin at that time." Shi Xie sighed.

"Uh, I'm just worried about Summer."

Before Shi Hui finished speaking, Shi Xie said impatiently: "What desert are you still caring about at this time? Go back early and pack your bags. Mr. Lanfu will arrive in two days. Be careful not to be rude."

After Shi Xie finished speaking, he drove the dazed Shi Hui off the boat. He wondered if the climate in the South China Sea was unacceptable. Why did his clever son suddenly become stupid?

Two days later, Lantian came to Nanhai according to the agreement. Shi Hui and the county officials, including Sha Moke who assisted in the defense, all came to the outside of Panyu to warmly welcome them.

After entering the city and entering the mansion, Shi Hui introduced a group of officials to Lan Tian, ​​and then asked Lan Tian to resign and return to Jiaozhi, saying that his elder brother, Shi Hui, would replace him.

Lan Tian nodded and did not hold back, "I wish you a smooth journey, General Sha, you will send Mr. Hui off for me, everyone should leave, and each go about his own business."

"Wei." All the officials came out of the hall in response.

Shi Hui was surrounded by Shamoke and walked out of Panyu. He was relieved when he saw that there was only a small group of people following him, but Shamoke's expression was obviously not very good.

"You can just send the general here. Mr. Lanfu is very smart and there are many ways. General, don't worry about the soldiers and supplies. Let's leave." Seeing Sha Moke's face full of sorrow, Shi Hui didn't rely on him to have sex, so he left Don't forget to comfort each other before.

Shamoke is indeed a little distressed. The Wuxi Man escaped by eating the badges of the big family officers and soldiers. Now they have lost the value of their existence. Will they be arranged to be disarmed and returned to the field?The meat I ate in the past few months was similar to that in more than ten years, so it was worth thinking about it.

After seeing Shi Hui and Hu Ke off at the pier, Shamoke walked back to the city with heavy steps. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the city, the barbarian guards informed him that Lan Tian and Gao Shun had gone to the northeast for a horse race.

horse racing?In Sha Moke's impression, Lan Tian has never been so relaxed. He has to seize this happy moment of his husband, and maybe say a few good words to keep some brutal soldiers behind. Go northeast.

Nanhai County governs Panyu County, leading six counties of Panyu, Zhongsu, Boluo, Longchuan, Sihui, and Jieyang, with a total of more than [-] households and a population of more than [-].

Panyu was the main salt-producing area in the Han Dynasty. Most of the local people were engaged in salt-related work. In addition, there were also a large number of fishermen who went to sea to fish. The area of ​​cultivated land was far less than that of other counties.

During the Han Dynasty, salt was operated by the government, and there were more than 20 salt officials across the country. The methods of official management were: civil system, government income, official transportation, and official sales. Specifically: the government provided prison pots (cauldrons for cooking salt) To control production, the salt-making people scraped the soil and drenched the brine, and then took the brine to burn firewood to cook the salt, and finally the government purchased, transported, and sold it.

Lan Tian and Gao Shun's horse races gradually drifted away, slowly opening up a distance of more than ten miles from the coast.

Gao Shun saw that Lan Tian was in a good mood, so he asked curiously: "Mr. Guan is in a good mood. Could it be because he got the South China Sea for nothing? The income from the salt industry here is very considerable. No wonder Sun Quan never forgets this place."

"The climate here is suitable, the terrain is flat, and it faces the sea. It's a good place." Lan Tian sighed into the distance with a horsewhip in his hand.

Gao Shun nodded, "The weather here is good. It's already October and you don't need to wear winter clothes. I didn't even think about it in the north before. Who do you think General Liu will send to govern the South China Sea?"

"I will temporarily serve as the prefect of the South China Sea. I don't feel relieved to hand over this place to outsiders. How about building a small courtyard facing the sea here and giving it to Xu Yuanzhi?" Lan Tian asked with a smile.

Gao Shun grabbed the reins and spun the horse around, showing a puzzled and surprised expression: "Mister, are you joking? Not only is there nothing here, but it is still more than ten miles away from Panyu City. There may be wild animals haunting at night. Really?" How do you live here?"

Lan Tian pointed to the vast land behind: "I want to build a city here."

"Building a city? This matter is no small matter. Mr. has been saving money all these years, and has never made large-scale construction projects to disturb the people. He has just arrived in Jiaozhou and the people's hearts are not stable. Why?" Gao Shun couldn't understand.

"Boping is worried that I will call on the people? Have you forgotten how we helped the victims build houses during the earthquake relief in Jingzhou?" Lan Tian asked meaningfully.

"You mean to use the army? But building a village is completely different from building a city. I don't know how long it will take to build it with the army alone, and they..." Gao Shun didn't continue talking. The soldiers are now full-time soldiers. Lan Tian promised that they would only serve in the war , Now if the army is transferred to participate in the construction, it may wear down the combat effectiveness and morale.

After hearing this, Lan Tian shook his head and laughed loudly. When he was about to explain, a horse riding on the wind came from not far away, and when he fixed his eyes, it turned out to be Sha Moke, the barbarian king.

"I can't bear to use your treasure as a soldier. The person in charge of building the new city offered to send it to my door." Lan Tian raised his chin.

Gao Shun immediately understood that it turned out that Lantian was fighting Wuxi Man's idea. Those barbarians in Shamoke were all powerful, but if they really wanted to build a city, how long would these 8000 people have to do?
"Sir, you have run so far." Shamoke rode his horse and came in front of him in an instant.

"Did Shi Hui go away?" Lan Tian asked with a smile.

Shamoke nodded, "He boarded the ship with Captain Hu and left."

Lan Tian asked again: "Where is your Wuxi man stationed now?"

Shamoke swallowed his saliva, "Stationed in Black Cliff Bay in the southwest, I haven't arranged for them to train today, are you going to arrange for them to return to their hometown? But they really don't want to go back, can they just unload their armor and farm in Jiaozhou? ? In the future, if there is a war, it is better to recruit on the spot.”

Lan Tian smiled slightly and said: "'Flying birds are gone, good bows are hidden; cunning rabbits are dead, lackeys are cooking,' how can I do such things? I plan to build a city here, do you want your barbarians to stay and build the city? After the completion, those left behind will no longer have to disarm and return to farming, and Boping will give them overall special training, and eventually become full-time soldiers equivalent to soldiers in the formation."

"Of course I am willing, one hundred of them are willing." Sha Moke was overjoyed. It was enough temptation to return home without taking off his armor, not to mention the additional benefits behind.

Lan Tian said seriously: "Don't rush to be happy. Building a city is a hard and tiring job. The three meals and the military salary will refer to the standards of the soldiers who fell into the army, but there is no treatment for you with the badge. What is a meat meal every two days?" Don't even think about it."

Sha Moke scratched his head: "We don't need any military pay, just a few bites a day, sir. They have eaten up all the meat in their lives in the past two months."

"Sir, how big is this city going to be?" Gao Shun asked while the two were talking.

Lan Tian frowned: "If you don't build it, it's done. If you build it, you can build it. Let's build a big city with a radius of ten miles (78.5 square kilometers) around this place."

Gao Shun and Sha Moke gasped, sir, do you know how big a radius of ten miles is?

"Sir, are you wrong? Chang'an City is only less than five miles around," Gao Shun said quickly. (Chang'an City at the end of Han Dynasty is about 36 square kilometers)

Lan Tian shook his head and said, "Plant the phoenix trees to attract phoenixes. Don't just look at the present, but learn to focus on the future. There will be more and more people in Jiaozhou."

Lantian's current thinking is more similar to the development zones of later generations. First, a piece of land will be circled and developed slowly, and what is lacking will be filled in the future. There is no need to build it all at once.

At this moment, Lan Tian's heart was full of emotion. Like that great old man, he drew a circle on the edge of the South China Sea.

(End of this chapter)