Emperor Liu Hong

() Immigration is going on vigorously. Although the long-distance trek is very hard, these Han people who have suffered so much have shown rare smiles.

Through intelligence, Liu Hong learned of this situation, and sighed, "The people of the Celestial Dynasty are simply the best people in the world. Their requirements are really too low. As long as they have something to look forward to in life, they will be satisfied."

However, he was quite proud after he finished feeling, because what he played was not empty, and what he brought to the common people was real benefits.It is precisely because of this that the common people dare to immigrate thousands of miles away and voluntarily go to unfamiliar places to welcome a new life.

After some investigation, although the common people are vying to immigrate, the aristocratic families have also purchased a large amount of land.But in those places, there are still a lot of land without owners.

"This won't work. A large number of people have been detained by the aristocratic family. They want to immigrate to the aristocratic family but they are not allowed. The court needs to exchange slaves. This problem must be resolved as soon as possible."

Although Liu Hong felt that there was a problem here, he didn't think much about it. In order to replace more servants and tenants of the aristocratic family, he sent out all the troops who could go out, and went around to catch foreigners and return them as slaves.

The foreigners are not fools either, they cannot stay there and wait for Liu Hong to send someone to arrest them.Except for some big tribes who were not afraid of such small-scale harassment and stayed where they were, the others basically ran away.Therefore, after tossing for a long time, the slaves caught could not meet the needs of the aristocratic family at all.

"This is not possible, and relying on slaves to farm the land is not an option. After all, manpower is limited. Even if he is exhausted, he can't plow much land by himself. So, I have to find another way."

Just when Liu Hong was worried, there was good news.Wei Liao and Zhang Qi, after a long time of hard work, and with the help of the famous master craftsman Ma Jun, finally transformed Mu Niu Liu Ma and Mu Yuan.

"Ten years of investment, ten years of hard work, today I finally see the results!"

Liu Hong looked very excited at the new Mu Niu Liu Ma.This new wooden ox and horse is so powerful. It can not only carry people and loads, but also can be used as an agricultural machine after improvement to realize mechanized farming.

"Great, this solves a big problem. Farming with agricultural machinery is much faster than manpower. One person can cultivate fifty acres of land without being tired at all. This thing must be vigorously developed."

Years of investment paid off immediately.Not only did Liu Hong feel that his painstaking efforts were not in vain.Even Liu Zhong was extremely happy.

So having received Liu Hong's instructions, he immediately contacted a group of people to build factories in partnership in order to manufacture agricultural machinery on a large scale.

However, although agricultural machinery is being manufactured, their prices are definitely not affordable by ordinary people.Now, Liu Hong is worried.

"It doesn't work like this. People can't afford it. It's no different from not having one."

After a while of thinking, Liu Hong decided to ask the court to set up agricultural machinery subsidies. As long as they are registered farms, they can enjoy a large share of subsidies for purchasing agricultural machinery, so as to reduce their burden and allow them to replace time-saving and labor-saving agricultural machinery as soon as possible. .

People buy things, and the imperial court subsidizes them. This is an unprecedented anecdote.Regardless of whether people are laughing at Liu Hong for being stupid, or praising Liu Hong for his dedication to the people, this policy has finally been formulated through Liu Hong's coercive orders.

After solving the problem of agricultural machinery, Liu Hong focused on the wooden kite.

The wooden kite is now transformed into an airship by them.But it's a pity that this airship is a hydrogen boat, which is a bit more dangerous than a helium boat.

"However, even if it is a little dangerous, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Not to mention its military use, it is absolutely a divine weapon. Even if it is used for civilian use, it is absolutely incomparable to transport things to mountainous areas and places that are difficult to pass. The advantages."

Liu Hong knew the value of this thing very well, so he decided to make good use of it.But this is not urgent, he has more important things to do.

Now it can be regarded as the era of great immigration, and transportation is extremely important.Although there are many ships transporting immigrants, there are still many people who are willing to travel by land.

Now that wooden cows and horses and airships are practical, Liu Hong wants to vigorously develop the transportation business.With this idea in mind, Liu Hong immediately found Hu Zhao, Minister of the Ministry of Communications.

"Hu Aiqing, you are responsible for the transportation. Now, I want to build a long-distance transportation system on a large scale, so Aiqing will take care of it."

Hu Zhao was very grateful to Liu Hong for making an exception and directly promoting him to a high position.Don't talk about it, it's his job.Even if not, with Liu Hong's kindness, he will absolutely do well.

However, this long-distance transportation system has never appeared before.He didn't quite understand, so he had to ask Liu Hong for clarification.

This long-distance transportation system is a bit complicated, including roads, freight stations, long-distance stations for transporting people, and vehicles for transporting people and goods.

Here, Hu Zhao doesn't need to take care of the car issue, and he has to worry about everything else.

"Your Majesty, according to you, the freight station and the long-distance station don't cost much. Find an open space and you can make do with it. But this road will cost a lot. I wonder how much money your Majesty can give me?"

"Aiqing, you also know that the court is making big moves now, and there is no way to spend much money at all. Let's see if there is any way to solve it."

If others didn't pay for such a big project, they would have been in a hurry.But Hu Zhao didn't. He quietly thought about how to complete this task.

Liu Hong just refused to take the money on purpose, and wanted to see how Hu Zhao would react.After all, it is only speculation in history that he is talented, and there is no real evidence.So Liu Hong is not very relieved, and still wants to test him.

"Your Majesty, after careful consideration, I feel that the transportation network cannot be built in one go, and we must plan to do it in batches."

After hearing this, Liu Hong nodded.

Seeing that Liu Hong agreed, Hu Zhao went on to say: "Your Majesty, there are a large number of immigrants now. We must build immigration routes first, so as to reduce the pressure on immigrants."

Liu Hong also agrees with this statement.

Hu Zhao went on to say: "After consideration, I chose two routes to build first, one from the capital to Jiaozhou, and the other from the capital to Jiaozhou. In this way, both land and water routes can be taken care of."

Liu Hong thought about it, thought it was good, and nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty, these two roads are quite long, and it must cost a lot to meet His Majesty's requirements. Now that the court has no money, I think about it, and feel that if I want to solve this problem, I can only entrust it to businessmen. , let them build roads, allow them to collect fees, and recover the cost.”

"Build a toll road?" Hearing this answer, Liu Hong even felt that this Hu Zhao also traveled through time.

This idea was too advanced, but it also allowed Liu Hong to confirm Hu Zhao's talent, knowing that he was definitely a talent.

However, Liu Hong is not prepared to implement this policy.He managed to cancel the city gate tax, and now he has built a toll road. What does that sound like?Besides, it is very difficult for Chinese people to learn well, and learn badly quickly. As long as there is a toll on this road, all other roads will follow suit and charge together, then it will be lively.Liu Hong doesn't want the big man to be the same as later generations, there are toll booths everywhere, and tolls are paid everywhere.

But now the national treasury has almost made him toss, and there is really no money left.The agricultural machinery subsidies not long ago almost drained the treasury, and it is really unrealistic to ask the treasury to pay for it now.

However, this road must be repaired, and a toll road cannot be built.This time, Liu Hong was in trouble.