Number of People

  Chapter 1849 Renzi Juan sees Weizhi's work Ziying's careful planning

"Dong'an shipped 500,000 catties of potatoes, which has already been arranged." Fu Shi walked in excitedly, "Many people still liked this taste in the early stage, but after boiling it in salt water, it has a taste, and slowly Some people accept it, especially some elderly people think that this stuff is soft and glutinous, and it can fill their stomachs after eating a few, which is more cost-effective than eating gruel,..."

The daily food of these refugees is rationed by distributing rice sticks. For example, two rice sticks can eat two bowls of porridge, or one pancake, or eight potatoes. It depends on which one you think is more cost-effective and filling. Belly, some women and children can naturally exchange two bowls of porridge for two or three people to survive the night, while those who are going to work need to exchange for a pancake, or eight potatoes can support them.

  Using this method is actually digesting the harvested potatoes in disguise, and the saved corn and wheat can be used in the military, which is convenient for transportation and more durable for storage.

  500,000 catties of potatoes sounds like a lot, but for the belly problems of more than 100,000 refugees, it is really a drop in the bucket, and they can eat clean in three to five days.

"Well, the preservation of potatoes is a problem, so using this method to free up corn, wheat, and round-grained rice is also convenient for better use in the army." Feng Ziying pondered: "But if you use it too much, I'm afraid it will be used again." Some people are dissatisfied, so you have to grasp the ratio of Qiusheng, and in a few days, Dacheng will bring in another one million catties, and Wuqing and Baodi will each transport 700,000 catties."

  The consumption of hundreds of thousands of people is really an astronomical figure. Even though Feng Ziying had prepared for it, she still felt a little overwhelmed.

"My lord, the construction in the city is almost coming to an end. In my opinion, it is better to start the adjustment and transfer. The construction of Zhangjiawan Wharf, the reclamation of Sanjiao Lake, the diversion of Wei River, and the transfer from Xianghe to Yangcun The construction of the sluice in between, as well as the direct sale, can start preparations in advance, transfer some people there first, even if the construction in the city here is slowed down appropriately, so as not to be in a hurry."

  Many of Feng Ziying's plans were not hidden from Fu Shi. Fu Shi has become one of his most core members in the Shuntian government office. He also knows that Feng Ziying attaches great importance to the development of Tianjin Wei.

"My idea is that if this group of more than 100,000 refugees does not want to return home, some of them will be placed in Liangcheng for reclamation, and the other part will be placed in Zhigu, which is the hub of river and sea shipping. The low-lying areas can be filled with silt to grow rice, and the triangle lake is developed next to it for planting millet and wheat. In addition, the Tianjin Weisuo is close to it. It will definitely be a place of prosperity in the future. Even building a city requires a lot of manpower. Brick kilns can also be set up around Zhigu to burn Making blue bricks and tiles,..."

  Feng Ziying's words surprised Fu Shi, "Building a city? My lord, this must be reported to the imperial court, and it will cost a lot. I'm afraid it will be..."

"Building the city may not necessarily require the government to pay for it." Feng Ziying said indifferently: "After this southern expedition, sea transportation will definitely flourish, and of course water transportation will not be abolished, and the location of Zhigu is the best place. There is relatively rich cement limestone, which can be used as cement raw materials. In the future, this place can be used as a place for exporting cement, and can also become a transit point for the intersection of sea and canals. Even the products along the canals of Shandong and Cangzhou can also be diverted here to pass through the Weihe River. Shipping to the south of the sea is far better than taking the land route to places like Denglai, Qingzhou and Haizhou, and as the scale of sea travel increases, Songjiang, Ningbo, Korea and Japan will also take this route in the future.”

   "Your Excellency, you mean to attract merchants to take the initiative to build cities and houses?" Fu Shi's heart moved.

This is not impossible. The location of Zhigu is very good, far better than the current location of Tianjin Wei. If the river-sea combined transportation rises, this place will definitely replace Tongzhou as the key to the throat of Gyeonggi. In the future, it is not an exaggeration to say that every inch of land is worth every inch .

"We only need the best planning to divide the specific arrangements of the docks, storage, shops, roads and other facilities, and show the future visions of the imperial court and our Shuntian Prefecture one by one, so that foreign businessmen can understand at a glance that they are buying land here. It is enough to build houses in the future. These businessmen are not stupid. They should understand that with the end of this war and the rise of shipping, Zhigu will become the second Tongzhou, or even surpass Tongzhou. What will they do? First It’s better to act smarter, and if you grab it, you will earn it.”

  Feng Ziying is full of confidence in this point.

The development of Tianjin is inevitable. I just facilitated it in advance. Of course, it will depend on the situation in the future, but now the sea and water transportation are intersecting here, and it will develop like the later generations, but at least it will reach the level of Tongzhou. It can be done.

  Seeing that Feng Ziying was so sure, Fu Shi could only believe it, "If this news gets out, I'm afraid these hundreds of thousands of refugees will not want to go back to their hometowns."

"Not necessarily, there are still many people who can't leave their homeland, but if they really don't want to go back, then it's up to them. What we have to do is to let them find jobs here, and have a bowl of food to eat. As it expands, merchants gather here one after another, and many people can be hired, which is just enough." Feng Ziying didn't care about it.

Tianjin is definitely going to develop. In fact, the area of ​​Liangchengsuo in the northeast of Tianjin Wei is very large. It is currently under the control of Baodi and Weisuo, but it is a pity that it is abandoned. If Tianjin Zhigu builds a city and develops, it might not be impossible. Through the adjustment of administrative divisions, the area of ​​Liangchengsuo will be allocated to the future Tianjin.

Of course, the most important thing in Tianjin is the intersection of the canal and the Wei River. The river-sea combined transport, water transport and sea transport are connected. As the east gate of the entire Gyeonggi area, including the capital city, its importance is self-evident, and it cannot be developed. Weird thing.

  Even Wang Xifeng can see the development potential here, let alone other businessmen?

   All it takes is for the government to raise its arms and give good guidance. Feng Ziying believes that someone will come to take the initiative to contact her soon and eat this crab first.

Now that there are more than 100,000 refugees, they can just come in handy. The land reclamation at Sanjiaodian and Liangchengsuo, the construction of Zhigu port and wharf, and the construction of streets, houses, workshops, and storage in Tianjin in the future are all done by them. At the time, when the construction is almost complete, Tianjin's commercial port status is gradually established, and there are more consumption channels, this is not a problem.

  The two were talking, and Song Xian also came to report on work, so Fu Shi took the initiative to retreat.

  Song Xian is doing well now, and the cooperation with the Ministry of Criminal Justice is very smooth. It is no longer limited to Shuntian Prefecture, but the whole of Beizhili, Shandong and Shanxi have been included in this big case.

  White Lotus Sect is involved in a wide range of areas, especially the various branches under it. Without the intervention of the Ministry of Punishment, Shuntian Mansion alone would not be able to find out.

Even though many experts were recruited from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and elite personnel were also recruited from various prefectures, but when the investigation was carried out thoroughly, all the investigators realized that this had been underestimated for decades. How huge is the intricate network of the White Lotus Sect that has developed history.

"The situation is more complicated than we imagined. There are so many clues. At the beginning, we didn't know where to start. Fortunately, there are a few veterans in the Ministry of Punishment who have been in contact with the White Lotus Sect. With their guidance, we can be considered slowly. Cut in and find a little context." Song Xian's tone was a little worried, "As expected by adults, Yongping Mansion should be the most important lair, but maybe they have moved out now, and they were originally in the capital city. It is intended to be an important place to stand, but it may also feel that the adults have investigated and dealt with it after they arrived in Shuntian Mansion, so they should have hibernated and turned to other cities to develop..."

   "Oh? Now you have found out where they focus on developing and breeding?" Feng Ziying was very interested.

"Zhending, Baoding, and Datong in Shanxi, Guangping, Daming, and Hejian are also rampant." Song Xian mused: "Their organizational structure is not like that purely from top to bottom, from high to low. , but it is not the kind of loosely-aligned organization that only has horizontal connections, and more depends on the ability and prestige of the person in charge and the close relationship with the upper level,..."

   "The North Zhili side is the main one." Feng Ziying frowned, "According to what you have learned so far, do they have any other signs of abnormality, such as possible riots?"

Song Xian hesitated for a moment and shook his head, but he was not sure: "Shuntian Mansion, my subordinates can be sure that all states and counties are investigating very closely, so there should be no big disturbances, but like other prefectures, such as Guangping and Hejian, I feel that although the Ministry of Criminal Justice has been urging the lower levels to dig deep into the investigation, it still feels that they are not paying enough attention. Some people from our side are also drawn to go to Guangping and Hejian, such as Qinghe and Bailian in Nangong. The religious activities are very frequent, and in some places even the government can't hold it down. In Jingzhou, Hejian, the folk customs are strong, and the martial arts practice is prevalent. The White Lotus Sect uses it to invite people to gather, open incense halls, and hold parties, which is very rampant , but because of the protection of the local gentry, the Jingzhou government also turned a blind eye. I took people there in the early days, but Jingzhou only said that there was no such situation, and there was no evidence, etc...."

  Feng Ziying frowned deeply.

Guangping Mansion happens to be under the control of his father, the Northwest Army, but now the main force of the Northwest Army is not on the line of Guangping Daming, but in the south, and the line of Jingzhou and Wuqiao is the main control area of ​​You Shilu's Jizhen Army. It is really troublesome to say that there is something wrong there, especially in the confrontation with Sun Shaozu's Datong army.

   It's just that it's hard to say in this situation. The Ministry of Criminal Justice takes the lead, and even if there is a slight disturbance, they have to go to say hello to the army, which seems to be a bit of a fuss.

   After thinking about it again and again, Feng Ziying also felt that it was difficult to deal with it, so she could only take another look. Fortunately, Song Xian kept watching and could report back in time if there was any situation.

  (end of this chapter)