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Chapter 39 This is called the master plan

The so-called traditional Chinese virtues are enough to listen to them. Sima Ji did not imagine the ancient times too beautifully. If Emperor Yang of Sui built the Grand Canal, he would not have enough time to cry, and he would not have much labor to waste.

"Listen, ten people are for one guard, the chief of the security guard leads. A hundred people are for the armor, and the chief of the armor leads. Thousands of people are for the team, and the county magistrate is in charge. The king of Yan is generous and does not want any casualties during the corvee service. After the corvee service, everyone will go back to their homes." There are crowds outside Jicheng City, and Li Shan rode a tall horse and shouted back and forth, calming down the levy.

Although the gathered tenants are a little scattered, they can basically remain quiet.

There were about 10,000 corvee laborers outside Jicheng City. In fact, Sima Ji used the name of digging a canal, and another purpose was to try the mobilization of the country's ban. He had no other way to test it except for corvee labor.

Sima Ji was at the top of the city, but he did not show up. Looking at the gathered tenants, this was a preview of the future conscription. As long as the manpower of the feudal state is used properly, he may not be able to compete in the Central Plains. In addition to the special period of Emperor Wu of Han, Han Chao, the general period was maintained at 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry. As for the tiger and leopard cavalry under Cao Cao, the number of people was definitely only 10,000. The white horse Yicong who fought with Yuan Shao was only 30,000.

The Eight Kings Rebellion recruited hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and they may not necessarily have many cavalry under their command. The records of the number of soldiers in the Jin Book have basically been determined by Sima Ji, who is known as the one.

Anyway, since the six major families helped Liu Xiu establish the Eastern Han Dynasty, hundreds of years of conflicts have accumulated, and now they can't escape it. It just takes the opportunity to eliminate the obstacles.

When he turned his head and saw Yan Yan still standing there, Sima Ji kicked the other person's butt and whispered, "Go quickly, when will you prepare to say the speech you recited? Do you want me to say it yourself?"

"Your Highness, Yan Yan knows." Yan Yan was kicked and hurried to the top of the city, holding a horn made of iron in his hand. He didn't know the specific function. Anyway, the King of Yan said that it would be useful, which would be useful.

Sima Ji's nose was crooked, and the people who were promoted from the bottom were a little unsightly. He was a prince after all, and even if he was a polite and polite man, he could not go up to the city and mobilize the tenants directly, right?

"Quiet!" Yan Yan shouted at the top of the city with a voice, and began to boost morale like a parrot. "The so-called enlightenment of destiny is that in my Great Jin Dynasty, there have been many generous and tragic people in Yanzhao since ancient times... The King of Yan was generous and dug the canal to build water conservancy and for the harvest next year, the people under his rule changed their homes with both hands..."

Only Yan Yan could read the entire Yan Wang Mansion to the tenants without any scruples. If it were Feng Ji, the chief clerk, would Tong Jiang grin and what was this writing? Sima Ji also knew that the things he wrote were not verbal, so he pushed Yan Yan out. Otherwise, it would be ridiculous when the gentry saw the copywriting produced by the Yan King at this level.

It is impossible for the King of Yan to make mistakes. Can the people understand the things they wrote? Since they don’t understand, it proves that they are right. However, in order to maintain their majestic image, Yan Yan must be pushed out.

At about the same time, the corvee labor collected in Shanggu County, Guangning County and Beiping County were also concentrated. The corvee labor concentrated in Beiping County was as many as 3,000 people. Their work was to circle a piece of land on the coast, block the sea and build a salt drying field.

These tenants did not know what they were doing, and salt drying farms had not appeared in this era. However, this is the best thing to do when facing corvee labor that could not recognize a single word. They would not ask themselves what they were doing, but would only follow the orders.

Salt drying is used to dry the salt, using seawater as the basic raw material, and then it is introduced into large tidal flats, and then evaporates by sunlight and wind. It is made into salt brek through manual labor such as sprinkling, and naturally crystallizes into raw salt through fire or sunburn, wind energy, etc. Salt is something that ordinary people cannot avoid and is everywhere. In ancient times, salt merchants often represent wealthy people. Otherwise, how could there be such things as salt and iron? In order to accumulate enough capital, Sima Ji also fought this time.

"Before November, I must dig the shallow ditches of the canal. The salt farm on the beach in Beiping County must be completed. It takes a month to cut down the forests in the area on the map, and the roots must be dug for clearing the land. The cut-out trees will be used to build new houses. The remaining wood will be used as firewood for the people. Remember that any village construction must be built according to the standards given to you, and the houses will be lined up with me. All houses face north and south. Don't be like before, the graves on the hills are neaterated than those on the east and west!" Sima Ji pointed to the drawings, and was surrounded by Feng's domestic history Fan Zhao nodded frequently.

"After the house is built, it will be a new Youzhou prison. I don't think it will take much corvee to the prison. Most of the corvee is going to Beiping County. In addition to checking whether the salt farm is completed, we will search the mountains." Sima Ji still couldn't forget to find the Tangshan iron mine. This time, he must have a carpet-style search by using corvee.

As long as he found the Tangshan Iron Mine, the Jin Dynasty's wine bags that he thought were destiny were not his opponents at all. This is equivalent to a beginner in the nine-dan Go game.

Fan Zhao nodded frequently as he listened to Sima Ji's explanation, but hesitated a little, "Your Highness's thoughts are suddenly enlightened, but does it seem? The construction period seems to be a little nervous."

This requires mobilizing the enthusiasm of the tenants. This is what you and the chief clerk remember and record." Sima Ji stood behind his hands, and Fan Zhao should of course be enlightened. This is called the overall planning. If Fan Zhao learns it, he will not be able to benefit the people.

The largest project is to dig a canal. The big plan is to connect Dai County, Guangping County, Shanggu County, Yan County and Beiping County in addition to Fanyang State. The governor Xu Meng has submitted a report to the court to collect corvee labor in Dai County.

If it weren't for the time being, and Sima Ji was not in charge of Bingzhou now, he would have wanted to dig directly to Yanmen, dig out the coal mine, and transport it back along the canal, so he wouldn't have to cut down trees in the future.

"I am going to Shanggu County. The inner historian only needs to ensure the stability around Jicheng. I will leave everything to you recently!" Sima Ji called Zhang Da Beima, regardless of what Fan Zhao was thinking. Anyway, he should leave now.

"How can your highness go in person? Just find someone to watch it." Fanlan said in shock, "Why would you better go to the subordinate!"
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