Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 475
"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

The soldiers wearing yellow scarves stepped on it hard and uttered unanimous slogans. The speed of this car and ship, which moved forward by pedaling, immediately increased under the hard stamping of the yellow-headed soldiers, and soon surpassed The building ship beside him almost reached the speed of the clipper and scout ship.

Chief Liu stood at the bow of the boat, and the ministers stood on the shore with a worried look on their faces. Of course, several ministers boarded the boat with Chang Liu. This is the first time that a car and a boat has been equipped in the navy, and it will replace the original building. The status of the ship has become the main battleship of the Yellow Head Army of the Han Dynasty. Because the car and ship have just been manufactured, they have not experienced too many water voyages, so Liu Chang's actions are still a bit risky, and everyone is afraid that something will happen.

After all, with his Majesty's physique, if he falls into the water, it is really not easy to pick him up.

It seems that pedals and gears have become the latest trend in Dahan's invention world. Whether it is a pedal plough or a bicycle boat, they are all products of this trend. Standing on the bow of the boat, Chang Liu watched the car and the boat take the lead, feeling the blowing blow. The cold wind came, and he couldn't help grinning.

"Katsuyuki, do you think this thing can sail at sea?"

"Yes, not to mention cars and boats, even those small fast boats can sail on the sea, but the risk is very great, if you are not careful, you will be buried on the bottom of the sea, which is extremely dangerous. It was possible, but I couldn't come back. However, it is not just vehicles and ships, but also building ships. The sea doesn't need this water, a wave hits, and even a huge building ship can be instantly overturned."

At present, Zhou Shengzhi and Fan Wei have become Liu Chang's generals who are most familiar with naval and water battles.

In terms of going to sea, they all have extremely rich experience. Can river boats go to sea?If he can get out, he may not be able to return. If he is forced to go out and sail, it may be that the strong man is gone. When transporting supplies from the Japanese island, there are many boats submerged on the way, which makes Zhou Shengzhi feel particularly distressed, but he can do nothing.

Of course, when Zhou Shengzhi and others faced the sea, they also came up with their own methods.

During the Warring States Period, the people of Zhao first invented Sinan, probably because of the existence of the Cishan in the territory of Zhao State, which was used to identify the direction. Overjoyed, but this thing is not so easy to use, mainly because it is not convenient to use, but it is better than nothing.

In addition to Sinan, there are also the islands along the road. Zhou Shengzhi marked the islands along the road, and set the sailing time. Every few hours of sailing, he had to find the nearest island for rectification and repair the ship on the spot. Repair the damaged part, rectify it, and continue to set off.

Because this is a first-of-its-kind thing, and there is no past example to learn from, so although what they have done is simple, its significance is still huge.

"Jibu said that he wants to open up a waterway to get rid of the poison, what do you think?"

"It depends on whether the body poison is handed over from the land with the big man. If you can go all the way along the shore, sailing in the coastal waters, you can go to the land to supply supplies from time to time, so if you can get there smoothly, then there is no big problem. , I can make people go to open the way. If the body poison is like a Japanese island in the sea, it needs to travel a long way, and there is no land along the way, even if it is gone forever."

"If the Huns can travel from the Western Regions to the body poison, if you think about it, you can know that the body poison is definitely not a sea China like the Japanese island."

Liu Chang looked at his family's virtuous people with some disgust.

Zhou Shengzhi cleared his throat, "Your Majesty, do you want me to lead Huangtou into the army?"

"Your Majesty's order, I will go south to Wuyue, and sail along the shore along Nanyue all the way. Maybe I can make a bigger discovery. If I die on the way, Your Majesty will posthumously seal me as Chehou, and let me enter the Zhongxin Pavilion. it is good!"

Liu Chang stroked his beard and looked at the water in the distance. He was already prepared with both hands. The main route on land was through the West Court, and the sea route might have to rely on Nanyue. Liu Qi had already ordered, When Feng Jing goes, the two should be able to do a lot of things together.

As for the Nanyue side, I don't know if the fourth brother can take on the big responsibility. If the fourth brother is willing to handle this matter, it is not necessary for Huang Toujun to go there in person. One father and son are in the north and the other is in the south, which can be regarded as a good story.

Zhou Shengzhi stood aside and looked at Liu Chang who frowned and thought deeply. He thought he was hesitating about the matter of Marquis Che, and pursed his lips, "Even if you give me a few hundred food, that's fine!"

"Hahaha, you bastard!"

Liu Chang's thoughts were interrupted by this fellow, and he laughed and scolded.

The car and boat drove for several hours, Lu Lu couldn't help it, his face was blue, and he would spit it out several times under the shaking, and Liu Chang was harmless, still chatting with Zhou Shengzhi with a smile, no Affected, when they went ashore, the ministers who followed Liu Chang endured the discomfort. Although the speed of the car and the boat accelerated, to be honest, it was not as stable as the building boat.

The Weishui Wharf in Chang'an is probably the most lively wharf at the moment. It is the several wharfs in Jiaodong, which are mainly engaged in commerce and trade. It is not comparable to the wharf in Chang'an. The official ships transporting grain and various materials form a long queue. Endless merchant ships, even yellow-headed warships, all kinds of ships can be found here. restaurant, restaurant
In order to reduce the huge waste in the process of grain transportation, Zhang Cang also dug channels in various places to facilitate water transportation. Although they were all concentrated in the north, this also accelerated the development of water transportation and commercial water transportation. Vehicle and vessel tax has gradually become a An important financial source for Dahan.

The vehicle and boat tax was the first thing Liu Jing tossed out. Because Liu Chang reduced and exempted a lot of taxes, it caused huge financial pressure on the temples. Liu Jing proposed three new tax laws. One of them is called the private house tax. The price of the house is calculated by evaluating the houses of the common people.

If the house is worth a million dollars, the tax will be [-] yuan, and if the house is worth [-] yuan, the tax will be [-] yuan. Ghosts can imagine who this system is aimed at. Ordinary people can’t afford to live in a [-]-dollar house. Generally speaking , Chang'an's house prices are the most expensive nowadays, but if it is a residence in the outer city, ten thousand dollars can buy a livable one.

As for the place, it would be even cheaper. After all, the big man is so big that he can afford to live in a house of one million yuan and one hundred thousand yuan. Ahem, he doesn't need to say who it is.

At that time, after Liu Jing proposed this idea, it almost ushered in the condemnation of the ministers.

Because almost all the ministers are in the standard of tax collection, especially Lu Lu, his mansion built as a marquis, said that millions of dollars are a bit despising him.

The second tax is the vehicle and boat tax. Except for officials, three old men, and generals, those who have chariots are charged 1 tax per vehicle, merchants' carts are charged 2 charges, and those whose boats are more than 5 feet tall are charged 1 tax per boat. It's easy to understand who this is aimed at. Ordinary people don't have so many cars at home.

The third tax is the deed tax. Liu Jing believes that when domestic people carry out major transactions such as slaves, cattle and horses, and farm houses, they should set up contract documents in the temple, and the temple will take [-]% of the transaction amount and put it into the national treasury.

Liu Jing's three proposals have indeed relieved the financial pressure of the big man, and gave Liu Chang the capital to be able to do whatever he wants, but Liu Jing himself has encountered more and more hostility. Liu Jing is not afraid of this, He is a very smart person. He dares to say this because he knows that Chang Liu can keep him. In Liu Ying's era, this man remained invisible for a long time. Only after Chang Liu came to power did he dare to jump out and shine again.

Until now, Liu Chang has received letters from Hexi from time to time, and Liu Jing can come up with some ideas that surprise Liu Chang from time to time.

An empty road had already been set aside on the pier. As the exclusive road for Liu Chang, no one could approach it.

"In fact, it's not bad to build a city here. There will be more and more ships in the future. Rather than waiting for it to take shape, it is better for the temple to dominate."

"only!!"

Just as Liu Chang cheerfully said something to the ministers and was about to get on the carriage, he vaguely saw the crowd being driven away by the soldiers in the distance.

Liu Chang was tall, picked up his toes, and stared into the distance.

"Lu! What happened over there?"

Lu Lu immediately looked into the distance, but didn't see anything. He immediately took the horse and quickly galloped away. Liu Chang was still looking at the distance with a stern face. The ministers were a little confused. Soon, Lu Lu returned and immediately reported: "Your Majesty, it's okay, there are refugees who don't know the way and almost broke into His Majesty's way. The soldiers are showing them the way."

"refugee??"

"Where did the refugees from Chang'an come from?!"

Liu Chang's voice couldn't help but rise a lot.

Lu Lu hurriedly said: "They are the people of Heluo. Last month, the river rushed to the land of Heluo, and Suanzao and other counties were severely affected. These people could not make a living in their hometown, so they came to Chang'an to find a livelihood."

What Lu Lu said was very natural, and the ministers were not surprised, because such things were very common in the Han Dynasty. Among all the expenses of the Dahan, there was a huge expenditure, called the cost of water management, and what was managed was naturally the river water. It is the Yellow River.

It is recorded in the "Gouxuan Zhi" that in the Han Dynasty, more than ten counties near the Yellow River cost hundreds of millions of dollars to repair the Yellow River embankment every year. But it did not play a big role. Disasters were frequent and huge disasters occurred twice during Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, and more frequently during Emperor Wu. After that, the rulers of the Han Dynasty could not sit still. Even openly recruiting Daxian who can control the water in the country.

Therefore, the ministers are not very surprised. The surrounding rivers often suffer from disasters. This is not unique to the Han. It was like this in the Qin state, and even in earlier times, it has always been like this. The local people are used to it, and officials are also used to it. , the river itself may be used to it.

Liu Chang frowned, looking into the distance, his face was not very good-looking.

Lu Lu knew exactly what Liu Chang was thinking, so he stepped forward and persuaded: "Your Majesty, it is God's will that the river bursts its banks. This is the law of the river itself, which nourishes the earth and also harms the surrounding area. Only in the dynasty, it has existed since ancient times. Your Majesty also knows that the sky is constant, and it has nothing to do with you. We can provide relief to the local people, repair the embankment, and build residential buildings on high places. This is already a great virtue. ”

Liu Chang was furious, his eyes widened.

"What bastard, how dare the river flood when I am here?!"

Lu Lu pursed his lips. The river doesn't listen to you. Are you planning to cut the river? ?
Liu Chang rode on the horse and galloped out. The ministers drove in droves and followed behind Liu Chang. The knight Yun Cong, with the loud sound of horse hooves, the dust rolled, and Liu Chang quickly disappeared in this Weishui. side.

"Ugh"

Zhang Cang let out a long sigh. He also sympathized with the people who were affected by the disaster.

Liu Chang sat in front of him with a stern face and a very serious look.

"Teacher, is there nothing I can do?"

"Of course there are ways, blocking is worse than dredging. The best way to solve the problem is to divert water. It is to dig more canals along the river. Local people can use the canals to irrigate their farmland, and water transportation will be much more convenient. Diversion of water and floods can reduce the occurrence of disasters.”

Zhang Cang said softly, then shook his head, "But it's not easy, Your Majesty, it's already a bit difficult to build two canals in the temple. There are not a few people, and the cost in all aspects will be huge. It can only be excavated bit by bit. I am afraid that it will take decades or even a hundred years to play the role of diverting and reducing floods. Of course, after the completion of the cultivation , the effect is huge.”

"Currently, while digging the canals, we can only continue to reinforce the dams. The most worrying thing about this minister is the Liang and Chu countries. The Liang and Chu countries are flat and are important sources of grain. If these two A country has suffered a huge flood, and the consequences are simply unimaginable."

Liu Chang looked a little frustrated, frowned, and didn't speak for a long time.

"There must be a good solution."

"Maybe there will be, but for now, it is still necessary to take precautions. The minister is ready to give orders to the counties and countries along the river, so that they can take precautions, and the country will promote agriculture. The damage to the cultivated land is too great."

"This is not a problem for farmers anymore. My people are suffering from disasters, but I can't do anything about it."

"I will never just wait for a solution!"

Zhang Cang didn't say anything more at this moment, "The minister will continue to arrange disaster relief, Your Majesty need not worry, although the temple cannot manage the river water well in the short term, the minister who can help the people and help them rebuild their homes is ready to use it. These refugees, let them strengthen the dykes"

When Liu An walked into Tianlu Pavilion, skillfully found the book he wanted, and turned around to leave, he was stunned.

A tall figure is sitting in the Tianlu Pavilion, with many books placed in front of him, writing down something with a pen.

And this person is naturally his grandfather Liu Chang.

My father actually secretly studied in Tianlu Pavilion? ?

Liu An rubbed his eyes to make sure that he didn't look at the flowers, and then hesitantly walked to his father's side. Liu Chang was so invested that he almost had no idea about the people around him. Liu An stood on tiptoe and peeked. Up, Father's handwriting is really a bit unpredictable. Liu An's own handwriting is very beautiful. Few people in the court can imitate Liu An's handwriting, but the most difficult handwriting in the court is not Liu An. Ann's, but Liu Chang's.

Liu An frowned when he saw the word Liu Chang.

He couldn't even recognize what the word was. After reading it for a long time, Liu An suddenly realized.

I saw that my father was writing about planting trees to pre-flood. Liu An knew this. This was the farmer's idea. The farmer believed that planting trees near the river could effectively reduce disasters, but my father seemed to disagree. Not sure about this statement, or thinking about whether this method will work or not.

"Father, what works is that the tree has big and deep roots, and the roots can hold the soil. If it rains heavily, the sand will flow into the river, causing floods. If the soil can be fixed, it will naturally reduce floods. The farmer's proposition is not wrong. There are two sages in the farm who even personally Do you need me to bring the relevant books over?"

"Huh? When did you come here?"

"I came very early to pick up the book. It's no wonder that I haven't seen my father these days. It turns out that my father is here looking for a collection of books. I thought you were hunting outside."

"Come, come, sit down."

Liu Chang grabbed Liu An and sat beside him, holding several methods he had recorded, and asked, "You can help me see other things."

"Father is worried about the river?"

"Yeah, in just one county, more than 20 people were affected by the disaster. What's the deal? The ministers couldn't come up with any solution. They were useless, so I can only come to find a solution myself these days. I read more books than I have read in the past [-] years!"

Liu An was silent for a moment, looking at the books in front of Liu Chang, and at the slightly tired grandfather.

"Father, these books."

"Those ministers said there was no way to govern it, but I just didn't believe it. I fought in the south and the north, and what things have not been accomplished for so many years? Now it's just to manage the river, how can it be difficult to defeat me?! Like this The matter of planting trees was never brought up by the ministers, but I found them out!"

Liu An didn't say anything, and sat directly next to his father, looking at the books in front of him.

"By the way, has my father read the Kanyu family's book?"

"Never."

"Erchen remembers that there are drainage methods in their book. Back then, they built drainage facilities for the King of Wei in the country. I'll go look for them. There are also trees planted by this farmhouse. The planting of trees still makes a big difference.”

Liu An quickly found a few books, and Liu Chang couldn't even understand the title of the book.

The father and son talked and wrote seriously, and more and more books piled up in front of them.

I don't know when, when Liu Chang once again recorded an effective method and was about to ask Liu An, he found that Shuzi was lying on the case and was sleeping soundly. Liu Chang looked out the window, it was already late at night, Liu Chang. He put down the playing watch in front of him, bent down, picked up his son gently, and walked out of Tianlu Pavilion.

The breeze was gentle, and Liu Chang's arms were so steady, holding a half-year-old child, motionless.

Liu An slept soundly.

ps: After flying for nearly five hours, I have already arrived home, exhausted, I don’t know if I can write Chapter 2
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