Respectfully ask Your Majesty to kill the immortal

Chapter 208 Resistance
Meeting Xu Mochen's sharp eyes, the eunuch hesitated for a moment, but he mustered up his courage: "Your Majesty, let me report this matter."

The rise of Lanzhou was about eight or nine years ago. At that time, Xu Mochen had not been on the throne for a few years, and the focus of attention was on the great united war of Central Earth.

Lanzhou belonged to Dagan at that time, and because it was located in the north, apart from Xu Mochen's ranch raising horses, there were no additional resources, so it could be said that he was poor and useless.

Until eight or nine years ago, suddenly the entire land of Lanzhou ushered in a bumper harvest.

"Not just food, but also cattle, sheep and livestock, etc., the number has doubled directly," the prefect said, "and from the beginning, it was a series of developments."

It didn't work for a few years, and everyone had enough food and clothing.

Xu Mochen listened, but endured it all the time in his heart. It seems that the rise of Lanzhou is a rise, but with so many resources, it has not increased the taxation of the court.

"The minister has reported to the imperial court," the prefect continued, "Your Majesty's will at that time was to be busy with the war, and deal with matters in Lanzhou according to the circumstances."

Xu Mochen sneered in his heart, that is to say, this big piece of fat was secretly divided by the courtiers and cultivators.

"So after that, apart from the taxes paid, the people in Lanzhou became more and more prosperous," the prefect said with a flushed face, "there are also other needs."

When you have money, the first thing you think of is your own safety.

This era is not modern, surveillance is everywhere, and state personnel can be dispatched at any time.

In the case of house robbery, the people's resistance is very weak.

Therefore, Lanzhou started the first phase of infrastructure construction, built a city, and established an army to ensure the safety of the people in the territory.

This decision won the support of the people, many of whom even participated in labor without pay.

Coupled with the fact that there are still a lot of migrants, with concerted efforts, the current scale has been created.

"What Your Majesty sees now is the grand occasion of Lanzhou," the prefect turned to the topic, "After the construction of the city was completed, in fact, Lanzhou has not initiated corvee for many years."

Xu Mochen understands, everyone has money and lives are not bad, who wants to do coolies.

To build a hydropower station, Xu Mochen said that although Xu Mochen had involved the cultivators to speed up the speed, the power of the human race was also needed.

But here in Lanzhou, they encountered resistance.

It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal, which is the biggest problem he is currently facing.

Forcibly mobilizing the participation of the people of Lanzhou may cause a civil uprising.

Xu Mochen thought about it, and came up with an idea: "What if it's people from other states?"

"Your Majesty," the prefect tried hard to advise, "If Your Majesty insists on building a hydropower station, it is best to preach among the people first, so that they understand the purpose of the construction.

In fact, I don't understand the key point. When it comes to river diversions, personnel relocation, etc., people's livelihood issues must be carefully considered. "

There was nothing wrong with her words, but Xu Mochen's face darkened.

He understands the reason, just like building a nuclear power plant in the 21st century, even if the safety is repeatedly guaranteed, the local people will always object.

Unless it is suppressed by force.

Although Xu Mochen is a fool, he understands the key points.

Unexpectedly, the richer the place, the harder it is to promote large-scale infrastructure reforms.

Waved to let the prefect go down, and the elites around him expressed their opinions.

"Your Majesty," Shen Zhining said, "The key point is that the public has absolutely no knowledge of electricity, which makes them unclear about the role of the hydropower station."

"People always have doubts about unknown things," Gu Jinge agreed, "If we force it, it may backfire."

Zhao Lingbo flipped through the geography in her hand, and she frowned more and more: "According to what the prefect said, the minister carefully looked at the geographical map of mountains and rivers, and there is no suitable construction site in Lanzhou."

In this era, fresh water resources such as rivers were very important, and the cities of Lanzhou were basically built on the basis of the original river channels, fields, and grasslands.

If it is changed, it will indeed cause earth-shaking changes in the life of the city.

The problem now is not just that there are no people, but that the construction of the hydropower station will affect the stability of Lanzhou.

Xu Mochen was in trouble.

"Your Majesty," Mu Nanyi, who had been looking at the map, said, "Caomin has an idea.

The original plan of His Majesty, which Cao Min also saw, was to cut off several rivers from here, integrate them into reservoirs, and then build a power station.

Nowadays, there are cities in the downstream areas of these rivers. Judging from the prefect's words, the scale should be quite large.

In this case, the original plan will not work.

For the current plan, the grassroots thought that they could only choose another place to build and reduce the scale. "

Xu Mochen understood as soon as he heard it, since he couldn't make a big move, he should build it on a small scale first.

After the construction of the hydropower station is completed, the role of electricity will be brought into play, and the people in Lanzhou will be able to accept it.

If you can't go up the stairs in one breath, take it step by step.

"Mister's opinion is very good," Xu Mochen immediately agreed, "Tang Aiqing, the Fang brothers and sisters have brought us any news since we went to Lanzhou for field inspection."

Tang Derun shook his head: "Weichen didn't receive the letter, maybe some areas in Lanzhou are remote, and letters are exchanged..."

Halfway through the sentence, he thought of something and was stunned.

Something is wrong, with the prosperity of Lanzhou today, there are no remote areas.

Unless the two are trapped in the mountains.

Xu Mochen frowned: "This plan must be carried forward, but according to Mr. Mu's intention, first modify and reduce the scale."

It is equivalent to saying that the plan needs to be re-formulated.

When everyone left, Xu Mochen and Tang Derun looked at each other, and the latter understood.

He turned around and waved his hand, setting up restrictions around him, and then took out a pair of pens and inkstones.

Xu Mochen has seen this brush and inkstone before, it belongs to Mu Nanyi, and it is a real thing condensed by Xianyuan, which is very rare in the world.

Xu Mochen immediately realized that the matter in Lanzhou was not over yet, and the person lurking in the dark was still observing their every word and deed.

If you want to keep the secret, you need special means.

Mu Nanyi's fairy fate is not a small treasure, and it may be able to deal with the other party's peeping.

Tang Derun didn't speak, but just rubbed the ink, dipped a pen into the ink, and wrote a line on the paper.

Xu Mochen looked at these words, and asked him to write down the question: Is the confirmation valid?

Tang Derun wrote: I can't guarantee 100%. At present, the plan is going smoothly and there is no interference from the other party.

Xu Mochen: There is someone to suspect.

Tang Derun: Si Tingxuan has fallen, the rest...

Xu Mochen looked at the guess he wrote with deep eyes: In this case, your plan is feasible.

Tang Derun: Your Majesty must be careful, I am afraid this is still the territory of the other party.

Xu Mochen: I understand that there are still some strangers who have not been found, maybe they are the hole cards left by the other party.

On the other side of the nine-story pagoda, it might just be smoke.

Si Tingxuan was here, but it was just a means for the other party to test him.

This is a wolf lurking in the dark, staring at himself and the others with faint eyes, waiting for an opportunity to move.

After the two finished talking, Tang Derun put away the pen and inkstone.

"Just follow the new plan," Xu Mochen made a decision, "cooperate with the follow-up actions, the second batch of teams can come in."

According to the original plan, Xu Mochen and others will fight in the front line, and the second batch will be some immortal cultivators around him.

These people are not strong, but if they help with the construction, the process can be greatly reduced.

Tang Derun received the decree: "I will handle this matter personally, Your Majesty must rest assured."

Xu Mochen nodded.

Everything was explained clearly, Xu Mochen decided to reduce the scale, but the plan could not be delayed any longer.

The people in Lanzhou couldn't recruit, so he planned to call people from surrounding states and counties to participate.

The most important thing now is to determine where the new hydropower station will be built.

After the destruction of Liuzangzong, there was a brief vacancy in the power of immortal cultivators in Lanzhou, which gave Xu Mochen a lot of room to move.

He personally led people to investigate carefully in various places in Lanzhou.

Not to mention the prosperity along the way, avoiding these existing cities, after Xu Mochen's selection, there are three places.

These three places are all located in the deep mountains, which is completely different from the original plan.

After repeated discussions, and even referring to the opinions of Ji Junen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, a location was finally selected.

It's just that here, it is far away from the capital, and the length of the wires originally planned to be made is not enough.

Xu Mochen could only adapt to local conditions, and first pulled the electricity to a nearby city.

The effect is much worse than before.

(End of this chapter)