Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 375 Planning to Ingratiate
Gao Shun knew that Lantian had a far-sighted vision and was kind to both the people and the soldiers. Since he wanted to build such a large city, he would definitely make careful arrangements.

"How exactly do you plan to build it, sir?"

"The location of the new city is probably near here, but we need to find someone who knows how to do it. Most of the craftsmen in Quanling Academy and workshops should be transferred here."

Lan Tianxin said that although I am not good at construction, drawing a planning map should not be a problem according to the urban layout of future generations.

Shamoke next to him was at a loss. The Wuxi barbarians only had a handful of strength, so they only knew how to obey orders.

"Sir, just tell me what to do. We have eaten enough in the past few months, so it's time to exercise our muscles and bones." Sha Moke patted his chest with one hand, showing a trace of heroism.

Lan Tian replied: "The construction of the city mainly requires wood and stone. Before the craftsmen of Quanling arrive, they can go to the northern mountains to cut wood and quarry stones for later use."

"Wei." Shamoke clasped his fists clangingly.

After taking over Nanhai County from Shihui, Lantian did not rush to replace local officials. In addition to the shortage of talents in the Book and Newspaper Office, he also considered the stability of the political situation. People, these local officials are all descendants of the big families in Nanhai County, and they have not changed much after the Shiwu, Weijing, and Shihui periods.

The local officials in Panyu County are mainly the local Chen family and the Yao family in Zengcheng County. Their ancestors are all from poor families in the Central Plains. They moved here due to the famine in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty. After several generations of hard work, they gradually prospered.

After finalizing the plan for building the city, Lantian summoned Chen Tu, the magistrate of Panyu County, and Yao Qi, the magistrate of the county, and asked them to be responsible for the supply of Wuxi Man.

Chen Tu and Yao Qi looked at each other after hearing this, and Lan Tian asked suspiciously: "Could it be that you have any difficulties? Didn't you ship ten boats of grain from Longbian last month?"

Yao Qi first swallowed his saliva, then bowed his head and lowered his head to report: "I tell you, the rice in the city is enough for several months. Those barbarians love to eat meat, but they don't eat sea fish. Panyu's financial resources can't support it."

"What Yao Gong said is very true. If it hadn't been for the internal and external mobilization of the scholars, the barbarians would have mutinied long ago." The county magistrate Chen Tuzhu added.

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "From today onwards, they don't like to eat meat anymore. You only need to guarantee three meals. After all, daily labor consumes a lot."

"Wei." Chen Tu and Yao Qi replied in unison.

Who else doesn't like meat?Chen Tu and Yao Qi naturally wouldn't believe it, but Lan Tian had already said so, and they could only obey unconditionally.

Looking at the backs of Lan Tian and Gao Shun leaving, Yao Qi, who is nearly fifty years old, sighed: "I heard that Mr. Xuan Ou is a master in the world, maybe he is capable of using troops? He has just taken over the South China Sea and has to start construction. It may not be such a great achievement. It is beneficial to Jiaozhou."

The county magistrate Chen Tu hastily stopped him: "Mr. Yao said carefully, not only did the Lord of the Lan Mansion build the city without recruiting civilian husbands, but he also drove those brutal soldiers who love to eat meat to work. This kind of ability is already rare in the world."

"It's not about suppressing the Wuxi barbarians with the army. There is an old saying that 'the wicked will always be tortured by the wicked', but the scholar family has already bowed to him, so we should proceed cautiously." Yao Qiren shook his head.

Chen Tu nodded and sighed, "I heard that Lord Lanfu doesn't like to appoint the sons of noble families, so I don't know if he will replace us."

"Your and my ancestors were all from poor families. Besides, it took several generations to get to where we are today. As long as we flatter him, I don't believe he can still seize the official position without reason. Didn't the scholars and Wei Jing come here like this when they were in power here?" Yao Qi didn't care.

Chen Tu smiled wryly: "Mr. Lanfu is very different from them. He has installed dozens of people since he arrived in Cangwu County. Although he is not an official like you and me, it is inevitable that he will not replace him."

Yao Qi squeezed his beard: "I've also heard about this matter. Only in Cangwu have some children from Qianshou and poor families been placed, but Yulin County has not moved at all. I think Lord Lan's cronies have already settled down. It’s almost the same, so you may not be able to see Yu Lin and Nanhai.”

"It's hard to say about other places in Nanhai County, but Panyu produces salt here." Chen Tu hastily reminded.

Yao Qi thought for a while, then slowly said: "Mr. Lanfu is good at running schools. He was not satisfied with setting up official schools in Quanling before. After he arrived in Cangwu, he opened Meng schools in various counties. My friend Cheng Guo (Liu Xi) It just happens to match what he likes, if he can be invited here, he will be able to make good friends with the Fujun."

"Mr. Yao is indeed mature and prudent. Do you know where Mr. Cheng Guo is now?"

"Corporal Shi Weiyan Lixian, he often corresponded with me in Jiaozhi a few years ago, and seems to have traveled to Hepu in the past two years."

Chen Tu was overjoyed when he heard this: "Mr. Cheng Guo is not able to invite ordinary people. Now that Mr. Lan is unable to take care of the South China Sea, Mr. Yao can go to Hepu to invite him in person. Let's do our best to govern ten times more."

"The Wuxi man's supplies?" Yao Qi was full of doubts.

The county magistrate took an overview of the major events in the county, and the specific government affairs were handled by the county magistrate. Since Shamoke came to the army, Yao Qi was busy with communication. He was worried that he would not be able to play with Chen Tu if he left.

Chen Tu replied relaxedly: "It's okay, I will personally follow up on the allocation of supplies. Yao Gong's going to Hepu is the most important thing."

"Wei." Yao Qi cupped his hands in response.

The two chief officials of Panyu secretly planned to cater to Shangfeng, but Lantian didn't take them seriously at all.

After Lantian returned to Cangwu, he called Li Yi, the general of Zhonglang, and asked him to take his letter to Quanling to meet Hao Pu. In addition to recruiting most of the craftsmen in Quanling, he also needed to prepare food and meat for the construction of the new city; Secondly, Xu Shuang was sent to Guiyang to meet the prefect Xizhen, and the money for the construction of the new city was collected, smelted and forged by Guiyang.

The materials needed to build the city are all obtained naturally. The time span is too long, so you need to buy some with gold and silver. The Wuxi barbarians are not free labor. In order to mobilize their enthusiasm, Lantian is going to give Shamoko some disposable rewards .

After the construction of Panyu New Town was officially launched, Lantian let Lu Tie and the instructors of the new barracks enter the construction site to supervise the construction. The Jiangwu Hall had just moved from Quanling to Cangwu during this period. Because there was no task of training recruits and there was nothing to do all day long, Lantian made reasonable arrangements. Work.

Cangwu and Lingling's geologists rushed to Panyu one after another to determine the site for the construction of the new city. After consulting several old craftsmen of urban construction in Lantian, the final plan was also presented.

Ancient cities are not as convenient as future cities, and Lantian cannot copy the layout of future cities. After careful consideration, he circled five areas on the paper, namely the central government area, the northwest military area, the southwest workshop area, the southeast trade area, and the northeast cultural and educational area. , The new city covers a very large area. In addition to the main function of each district, the rest of the area is supporting residential land.

After the draft plan was finalized, Lan Tian hired an artist to produce the official drawings.

At the end of October in Jian'an 19, the vigorous construction of the new city began.

(End of this chapter)