I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 378 Establishing a Prefecture at Liaohe Estuary

"Oh, Mr. Yang, you are really a busy man. You can't even call me back no matter how you call."

As soon as Yang Lian entered the main hall, he heard Xiong Tingbi's complaints.

"You don't even look at what I'm doing! We set a salary of four cents for the people, and they dared to deduct two cents and five cents. How can I tolerate this kind of lawlessness? Even if the people can swallow their anger, I Yang Lian can't stand it anymore."

Yang Lian didn't care when he heard Xiong Tingbi's complaints. Instead, he walked to the chair next to him and sat down, drinking tea while explaining the reason.

Zhang Quan, the censor of Liaodong who was sitting nearby, had known the whole story for a long time and was very angry.

"This place is only forty miles away from Liaoyang. They dare to be so greedy. They are really lawless and must be severely punished as a warning to others."

Xiong Tingbi also made fun of Yang Lian just now, without any intention of blaming him. He also knew the seriousness of the matter, and now he couldn't help but express his opinion after hearing what Yang Lian said.

"I have ordered Zhang Quan and the Criminal Department to conduct a strict investigation. It seems that there were still fewer killings last year. These people really don't know how to restrain themselves."

"Yes, please rest assured, Governor Yang. I will also go out to Liaoyang for inspection when the time comes, and I will not let this matter go."

Zhang Quan also expressed his stance upon seeing this, and Yang Lian nodded.

"Since His Majesty has implemented good government of providing relief for work in Liaodong, we must make good use of it.

I went on an inspection tour in southern Liaoning and found that there were swamps and puddles all over the place, and Liao Ze was a serious source of damage.Now, southern Liaoning is providing relief work for work, organizing people to drain water around embankments and build canals, which will definitely make the harvest much better next year.

As for road repairs, the original official road from Liaoyang to Shenyang was in disrepair and was muddy.It would be fine if we usually leave, but now that there are more and more Krupp guns, it is very troublesome to transport the guns and food and grass. The repairs now completed will also be helpful for future marches. "

Seeing Yang Lian talking about business seriously, Xiong Tingbi also nodded seriously.

"This is reasonable. The work-for-relief project does have hundreds of benefits and no harm. The court and the people will benefit from it. In my opinion, this matter cannot be stopped. It must continue to be done with great fanfare and will continue to be done in the future. Recruit more civilian husbands.

Not to mention how muddy Liaoze is, with puddles all over the ground, which flood freely in spring and summer, causing serious harm to the surrounding people.It is also urgent to rectify Liaoze. Since His Majesty has allocated money to support us in doing it, we must insist on doing it.

Now, on the one hand, we must strictly investigate corruption and prevent officials from taking advantage of it and enriching their own pockets.In addition, we must continue to recruit civilian men, build roads, build embankments, and farm fields, etc., so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. "

"well said!"

When Yang Lian heard this, he immediately clapped his hands and cheered. He and Xiong Tingbi could always think of going together in Liaodong. In his opinion, this kind of thing should be vigorously promoted.

Now there is no shortage of people in Liaodong, there are many refugees and immigrants, but there is a shortage of livelihood.As long as there is a livelihood, the people will have hope and will not cause chaos. Why not do this.

"In my opinion, we should not only continue to provide work-relief, but also continue to change the Wei County to a county. By the way, has the imperial court approved the title of changing the Wei County to a county?"

Hearing Yang Lian's question, Xiong Tingbi nodded.

"You are also a noble person who forgets things, so of course you have approved it. Gaizhouwei is actually not bad. It is an important town in southern Liaoning. It is just the right time to change Gaizhouwei to Gaizhoufu. Since the opening of the sea, from the fifth There was an endless stream of ships heading to Gaizhouwei from January.

Bian Weipeng, the commander of Gaizhou, sent me several messages saying that there were now many ships and asked the Liaodong Dusi to send more manpower.Now that he has changed his government, he will be under much less pressure. "Listening to Xiong Tingbi's explanation, Yang Lian was relieved. It has always been his idea to change Wei County to Wei County. Doing so will not only improve the civil affairs of Liaodong, but also promote farming. He has always been a strong supporter, but he knows that There was also a difficulty, so he spoke.

"It's okay to say that Gaizhou Weidu has always been an important shipping town in Liaodong. It has complete structures and is easy to reorganize. But now it is necessary to build a city and establish a new government at the mouth of the Liaohe River. This is afraid of being time-consuming and labor-intensive, and will require a lot of effort."

Everyone nodded after hearing this. After it was confirmed that the pilot project would be to change the guards to the government, there were different opinions on which guard should be changed.

In the end, Yang Lian and Xiong Tingbi overcame all opinions and after consulting the emperor, they finally decided that in addition to changing Gaizhou Wei to Gaizhou Prefecture, a new city and prefecture should be established at the mouth of the Liaohe River northwest of Gaizhou Wei. .

After the initial decision was made, many people in Liaodong Dusi didn't quite understand why they should go to great lengths to build a new city if the original good guard base was not changed.

Yang Lian was confused about this at first, but after receiving the emperor's order, he gradually understood the reason.

That’s shipping!
At present, the main port in Liaodong is Gaizhouwei. Although other places such as Jinzhouwei (today's Dalian) have good ports, they are too far away from Liaoyang, and it is extremely uneconomical to transport them by sea and then to Liaoyang by land.

So now ships from Jiangnan, Shandong, and Tianjin will land at the port of Gaizhouwei.However, Gaizhou Wei's port is not large and the bay is also small. If it is a small-scale shipping, it can still be supported.

But if it is large-scale shipping, according to the size of their ports, they simply cannot support so many ships.

Therefore, a natural port that is relatively close to Liaoyang and has convenient water transportation is needed, and the location of the Liao River outlet is very suitable.

If a county is established there, then this is the closest sea channel to Liaoyang. After the ship arrives here, it will be transported directly to Liaoyang by land.

Or go north along the Liaohe River to Niuzhuangbao, which is the only way to Liaodong and Liaozuo. It is extremely convenient to transport by land or sea.

After Xiong Tingbi and Yang Lian heard the emperor's analysis, they also felt that it was feasible.So he tried his best to set up a new prefecture and county at the mouth of the Liao River.

“Don’t worry about this matter, the Ministry of Personnel will also select county magistrates to take charge, and the Ministry of Household Affairs will also allocate funds to support it.

We just need to cooperate and give things to others.Liaodong is in short supply of everything except people. The work-for-relief method can be used when the time comes. As long as it takes a few years, I think the scale will be even larger than that of Gaizhou Wei. "

Xiong Tingbi's words made everyone laugh immediately. Of course they were willing to do things that benefited Liaodong when the court gave money to people.

"Now it's not just Liaodong that is making big moves. I heard that the same is true in Jiangnan. Bi Ziyan, the governor of South Zhili, and Yuan Keli, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, are also preparing to select some coastal counties in Jiangnan to set up new tariffs. The controversy caused by this is more... We in Liaodong are very big."

When everyone heard what Zhang Quan, the patrol censor, said, they immediately became interested.

"I wonder in which prefecture and county the branch will be set up?"

"Suzhou Prefecture, Shanghai County, Ningbo Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture and other places"

　I can't think of a good name for the prefecture and county at the mouth of the Liaohe River. You can recommend it. In reality, it is Yingkou City, but I think this name is not good.

　　


(End of this chapter)