Chapter 740 Anhewei

"Now that Hehuang has regained stability, private tea gardens in central Sichuan have contributed a lot. After the ban was lifted, although direct sales revenue decreased, tax revenue increased, and the amount of tea produced in central Sichuan increased significantly. Not only did the tea farmers benefit, but the local economy improved.

It is booming, and the income tax revenue of the imperial court is also tending to be equal to that of direct operating income."

"Besides, even if the private wells of the Han people are filled in, there are still many small wells in barbarian areas such as Zhong, Wan, Rong, and Lu. How can we stop these? Don't we need to set up more sentries to prohibit smuggling? Then it is not easy to settle down.

Do the southwestern barbarians have no resentment?"

"Your Majesty, if this is really the case, I'm afraid the gain will outweigh the cost."

Zhao Xu nodded: "Aiqing is a sensible person."

Shen Kuo cupped his hands and said: "Actually, the principle of Shu salt is the same as that of Shu tea, or more important. Regarding the debate about Shu tea, Su Shaobao made it very clear in his previous memorial, and the many consequences afterwards were also the same.

"The ban on Sichuan tea has caused such great harm, not to mention Sichuan salt?"

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The next day, Zhao Xu issued an edict to quell the controversy over the ban on salt in Shu. At the same time, he explained the reasons for registering vehicles and compiling license plates. Zhao Zhongshu discussed the feasibility of collecting road maintenance fees.

Lu Huiqing was very happy: "Cunzhong, what method did you use to get His Majesty to immediately agree to these two things?"

Shen Kuo cupped his hands and said: "The Holy Lord can reason but cannot argue. If civilian vehicles can really be used for military purposes and Liao salt, Xixia salt, and Luzhou salt can really ban smuggling, Shen Kuo will naturally not dare to disapprove."

"But these two things are obviously unworkable. So as long as the explanation is clear, Your Majesty is wise and there is no reason to disagree."

Lu Huiqing praised Shen Kuo, then turned around and told Zhao Xu that Shen Kuo was shrewd and sensible and had done a very good job in inspecting the two Zhejiang roads. He asked your majesty to allow him to continue to inspect Hebei West Road.

Zhao Xu thought this was a good idea, so he promoted Shen Kuo to the post of Zhi Zhi Gao and Hexi Inspector.

In the blink of an eye, Shen Kuo was clearly arranged by Lu Huiqing.

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Su You was still patrolling, and after seeing the dock, he went up the Songjiang River and entered the Taihu Lake Basin.

Suyou is only responsible for providing technical resources. Now Cai Jing is on the road to management. Therefore, he is responsible for the finishing and consolidation of the upstream water conservancy project, as well as the North and South Daggang Polder, and the dredging and diversion project of the lower Taihu Lake. This kind of hard bone that crosses the muscles and veins,

Su You only dared to leave it to real experts like Jia Quan.

Around Taihu Lake, all the interfaces between Dugang and Taihu Lake must be replaced with reinforced concrete prefabricated component facilities. Suyou means that it is a one-time investment that will be effective for at least a hundred years.

The wisdom of the working people is infinite. The entire Taihu Lake Port is a large-scale project that diverts water from the upstream into the canal, and then transports it to the highlands around Taihu Lake, forming a water network that flows to Taihu Lake, and in the process irrigates the polders in the water network.

The main wind in the Taihu Lake Basin is northwest, so all the openings of Daugang are in the southwest-northeast direction. The water flow driven by the monsoon in this way brings sedimentation on the south bank, all of which are concentrated on the southeast side of Dagang, which will not block the port.

Port entrance.

The water outlet of each port will be much narrower than the main canal in the polder, forming a water beam effect. The speed of the water flow suddenly increases at the outlet, directly washing away the sediment accumulated at the outlet of the lake.

There are countless similar ingenious ideas. The most important thing in science and engineering is practice to gain true knowledge. These have been summarized by engineering and technical personnel.

Our ancestors did this as a result of practical experiments, but now it has been listed as a research topic. Most of the problems, scientists and engineers have figured out what their theoretical basis is.

The Taihu Lake development and improvement project was not only to create land, but also to improve the Song Dynasty's large-scale project coordination capabilities and water conservancy theoretical research level, so that multiple disciplines such as climatology, hydrology, statistics, and accounting could go hand in hand.

At the exit of the port, Jia Quan was explaining the structure to Su You.

There are high embankments on both sides of the exit, which is the first line of defense facing Taihu Lake.

On the high embankment are mulberry forests and cotton fields, and at the water mouth is a 7-shaped stone fence to protect the water mouth.

Walk along the high embankment for a while and you will reach the gate.

On both sides of the gate are concrete cement precast facilities, each with deep grooves.

The villagers guarding the gate showed Su You how to install the floodgate.

The sluice is a thick wooden board four meters long, fifteen centimeters thick and forty centimeters wide, with huge iron rings installed on one side and two ends.

The villagers used bamboo poles with scratching hooks to hook the iron rings, and each stood at one end to place the wooden planks in the cement trough.

The wooden planks are very heavy, one piece weighs several hundred kilograms. Once the first piece is installed and the second piece is added, the top plank will press down the bottom piece.

After placing them piece by piece like this, it didn't take long for a waterway to be closed.

Su You nodded: "Awesome!"

This polder is called Anhepole, one kilometer long from east to west and 1.5 kilometers from north to south.

This is 1.5 square miles and more than 2,000 acres of land.

There is a small village not far from the gate. Jia Quan introduced: "This is a small pilot project that was only established last year. This place is called Liujiacun. The owner is an elected official named Liu Wanchun."

Standing on a high place and looking down, in the entire polder, there are mulberries, vegetables, and villages at the top, and then there are three layers of fertile farmland in the middle of the polder, descending in sequence. In the center are several fish ponds and wetlands, and you can see geese.

Duck, there is a small construction site next to it.

Walking towards the entrance of the village, I was greeted by a forty-year-old man wearing a silk shirt.

Seeing Su You approaching, Yuanwai rushed two steps forward and bowed deeply: "Three years after Zhiping, I learned from Liu Wanchun, a Jinshi, and I respectfully welcome Shaobao."

This is because he did poorly in the exam and was elected as an official, and then he was never selected, and he had no money to buy an official position, and he couldn't use his resume to speak out.

Su Youxu gave him a hand and said, "Brother, you don't have to be too polite. I see that your village is well organized and the rice is fragrant and the ducks are fat. This is a great way to organize the family."

Liu Wanchun said: "Don't dare, don't dare, please ask the young guard to go to the village and rest for a while."

Su You waved his hand: "No, you can introduce it to us first and then rest."

Liu Wanchun said: "Then please Shaobao come with me."

After some exchanges, we found out that Liu Wanchun's hometown was in the mountains of Wenzhou, and he was a Jinshi who had tightened his belt to surrender him.

However, there were too many Jinshis in Liangzhe Road, and even those with lower rankings could not be ranked. After several years of wasting time in Beijing, there was really no future, so I had to return to my hometown.

When Jia Quan was doing water conservancy projects, Liu Wanchun came to join him. As a result, there was a flood, and Jia Quan himself suffered a lot, let alone the unlucky guy.

Fortunately, Su You immediately fished Jia Quan back and gave him a lot of money and food, so Liu Wanchun gritted his teeth and took the initiative to test polder fields in Huzhou.

The preliminary work must have been arduous, but the hope was high. Liu Wanchun made a very risky decision and moved his entire family to Anhewei.

Fortunately we moved here, otherwise the whole family would have to eat relief food if there was a drought this year.

Anhewei is different. Liu Wanchun and his tribe have developed more than 1,000 acres of paddy fields, 200 acres of dry land, 300 acres of forest land, and dozens of acres of ponds here.

Today, more than 4,000 shi of grain have just been harvested from the paddy field, and there are still more than 1,000 shi of autumn grain. During the slack period, Liu Wanchun even organized fishing trips in the lake. Only now can Liu Wanchun breathe a sigh of relief. His family is basically on the shore of Taihu Lake.

Got a firm footing.

Back in the village, Su You saw that the houses still had mud walls, but they were more advanced than bamboo fences and mud. They had mud walls and grass roofs. Compared with the garden, theater and mansions of the wealthy Suhu owners in later generations, they could only be regarded as primitive.

Of scale.

There is a row of large houses in the village, which are ancestral halls and warehouses.

When Su You entered the main room, the old patriarch, who was already a bit senile, took his hand and said, "Wan Chun, has the village got enough food this year?"

Liu Wanchun was embarrassed: "Grandpa, this is Su Shaobao, I am Wanchun!"

The old patriarch looked at him: "The plain-roasted buns are not good. You are a distinguished guest, so you have to get some good ones no matter what!"

After that, he continued to pull Su You: "The guests are here, and we have to prepare some meat and vegetables. Wanchun, let the children go to the mountains to make some noises, and prepare some rabbits and pheasants..."
Chapter completed!