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Lu Chensheng had almost eaten, and when he returned to the study, an attendant hurried in and handed him a letter.

Lu Chensheng took it and opened it to take a closer look.

This is the news from the man who dug the canal.

Because the project was blocked, I had already considered preparing to withdraw some people, after all, there was a shortage of manpower in other places.

However, after the opening of the canal and the construction of the pier, the convenience of it was immediately highlighted.

Especially the frontier fortress of Chengzhou Kingdom, so it is much more prosperous.

A lot of workers are needed to help on the wharf, and the flow of people directly increases, which promotes economic growth.

Then Lu Chensheng transferred two groups of people back. It seemed that after Lu Chensheng didn't care about whether the canal was repaired or not, it was the officials of Cheng Zhou who were anxious.

If Lu Chensheng acted as if he was in a hurry to build the canal, they would feel that Lu Chensheng really had some kind of plan.

But now, Lu Chensheng took him back without saying a word, without any embarrassment.

Such an approach made them a little suspicious.

If it goes on like this, I'm afraid that Lu Chensheng will almost have to spare his manpower.

With this canal, the economy of the frontier fortress began to rise at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Moreover, it is directly connected to the Great Cang Kingdom. With such convenient transportation, you can directly feel the difference.

In addition, Cheng Zhou Guozhong has many big families that do business with Xing Seoul, and they all felt the convenience of this canal afterwards.

I didn't pay much attention to the canal at first, but now I have personally realized the benefits that can be brought to me.

It is to directly use one's own connections to reach Tianting.

In this way, the matter of digging the canal began to favor the side of the excavation.

Seeing this, Lu Chensheng couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly.

From this point of view, it is probably because the interests are moving. The canal has only been built to the frontier. If there are more constructions, then the benefits will be more

Because of this, Cheng Zhou Guo began to relax, and also sent people to ask them to dig the canal quickly.

The meaning in the letter was naturally to ask Lu Chensheng if he wanted to continue.

Previously, they were given a headache by Cheng Zhou's repeated attitude of obstructing and allowing. All the people digging the canal ahead felt like they were being played like monkeys.

Lu Chensheng looked at it and wrote back a letter asking them to continue digging.

No matter what the other party's attitude is, the canal still needs to be dug.

It just stopped for no reason.

After finishing writing, Lu Chensheng waved for someone to come in and deliver the letter.

"Is there any news about the Tartars recently? I haven't heard any news about them since they seemed to have repulsed the other party."

Lu Chensheng raised his head suddenly and called Gu Zhifang who was outside.

"I haven't seen any changes from them so far. It seems that they were scared of being beaten. Now they are all shrunk. They seem to be extremely honest, but there is not much news from Jurchen."

Gu Zhifang immediately responded when he heard the words.

It was because he didn't have much news, so he didn't report it to Lu Chensheng.

Lu Chensheng frowned, "Oh, they didn't think about revenge."

"Shopkeeper, they must be thinking of revenge, but the problem is that they don't have such troops anymore, and the battle last year did not know how badly they were beaten.

We killed so many Tartars ourselves, but when they fled later, they had no food along the way and many died of starvation. "

"Overall, I'm afraid they won't have the strength to trouble us within ten years."

Gu Zhifang thought about it and then replied.

"It's fine if they don't come to us, we still have to trouble them."

Lu Chensheng said with a bit of coldness on his face.

He wasn't prepared to let the other party go and let the other party recuperate. When the time comes, he might cause trouble for them again.

This is not what Lu Chensheng wants to see.

When Gu Zhifang heard this, he was slightly taken aback, "But the shopkeeper, doesn't it mean that we will have trouble this year so we don't have the energy to manage them?"

"It's not that we have to trouble them this year."

Lu Chensheng waved his hand and said, after he settled down, he had to completely beat the other party to the ground forever.

Otherwise, Lu Chensheng wouldn't be completely at ease.

When Gu Zhifang heard this, he thought about it and felt the same.

The opponent will not attack them much within ten years, but after a few years, they will be able to attack each other.

What's more, if you snatch some of the cattle, sheep and horses they raise, you can make a lot of money.

Doing business in earnest is just to earn a little money, and there is no way to grab it quickly.

"The surveillance of them cannot be relaxed."

"Yes"

When Gu Zhifang heard the words, he immediately responded.

Seeing that Lu Chensheng had nothing to tell him, he turned around and stood guard outside the door.

At this moment, Xiaoyu had cut the fruit and prepared the pastry, and came from the side with a plate.

Gu Zhifang glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze.

Around the time of the afternoon, Xiaoyu would always prepare these things and send them to the shopkeeper, nothing unusual.

If he didn't want to guard the door, he could also taste the delicious food the other party made today.

Suo Xing Xiaoyu is very understanding of human feelings, so he will always prepare an extra copy, and when the evening is over, he can also take one back home.

Chapter 558

The spring plowing was not long, but there were cattle and Quyuanli distributed by Lu Chensheng.

After the spring plowing was over, Li Daifu counted all the plowed fields, and when he reported to Lu Chensheng, the data he got was very good.

The fields outside the city are basically planted, as are Jiyun City and Chuibian City.

The fields that have been handed out are now planted with seedlings.

The fertilizer has now been distributed. Li Daifu has inspected it, and the common people know how much to fertilize an acre of land.

Sitting aside, Lu Chensheng listened to Li Daifu's report and nodded.

Wang Tianxun on the side saw Li Daifu stop, stepped forward and said.

"Shopkeeper, the canal of Chengzhou Kingdom has restarted. According to the progress, it should take five years to complete the canal in the plan."

It took tens of thousands of captives to excavate extremely diligently, and it took almost five years to dig this canal.

In terms of progress, it is relatively slow, but with fewer manpower, it is understandable that the project will naturally slow down.

Lu Chensheng didn't blame the progress for being too slow.

Seeing that Lu Chensheng didn't say anything but just continued to listen, Wang Tianxun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Beyond Jiang's frontier fortress, water sources are relatively scarce, which is not conducive to the farming of the people. After thinking about it, my subordinates want to build a water pipe to divert some water."

As Wang Tianxun said, he took out a map from his cuff.

This is the map of Jiyun City, Weibian City and Xinghan City. The landforms inside are extremely detailed.

It was Wang Tianxun who found some painters and then painted it slowly.

Looking at the map in front of him, Lu Chensheng couldn't help but feel a little amazed. The map is really well drawn and extremely vivid.

"This map is still there"

Lu Chensheng didn't wait for Wang Tianxun to speak, and asked directly.

Wang Tianxun was taken aback when he heard the words, and then quickly said, "If the shopkeeper needs it, this map is for the shopkeeper. I asked the painter to draw a few more copies before, and I still have this map at home."

Lu Chensheng was quite satisfied when he heard the words, "You did a good job, you continue to talk."

Lu Chensheng sat down again and waved.

Seeing this, Xiaoyu who was standing behind immediately understood what my uncle meant by coming over, and quickly moved a chair, inviting the two of them to sit down.

After the two thanked each other, they both sat down.

"Shopkeeper, this is what my subordinates think. The canal outside Xinghan City was created by the drainage of water from the Pingyun Mountain Range, and at the foot of the Pingyun Mountain Range, there is a dam that we built.

The terrain there is relatively high, and the water pipes are built with cement, and then the water is diverted to the outside of Jiyun City. It does not require much effort to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres of fields. water. "

Wang Tianxun pointed to the mountains on the map, and then drew a straight line, pointing to Jiyun City.

Lu Chensheng nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

"Yes, your idea is very good. The cement is directly made into the shape of a water pipe, and then a small ditch is dug, and then the water pipe is stepped in to bring the water through. It is not very laborious and time-saving."

Lu Chensheng seemed quite satisfied with Wang Tianxun's plan.

Hearing Lu Chensheng's praise, Wang Tianxun's face was full of joy, "So, the subordinates are settled, and when the time comes, they will send people to repair the canal."

To be honest, he only came up with this plan after seeing the previous construction projects of Xing Seoul City.

Before that, Xing Seoul City had already buried such things for sewage disposal.

Then he thought of Sending Cloud City, which he had just been to.

Relatively speaking, the scenery beyond the Great Wall can only be seen in Jiyun City now.

The construction of the canal has made the banks of the canal full of vitality and planted willows.

In spring, the willow branches are full of green buds. When the wind blows gently, the willow branches will dance with the wind, which is extremely beautiful.

If you don't know it, you think it's the beauty of Jiangnan.

I don't know if the shopkeeper prefers the general scenery of Jiangnan.

After the canal is built, people will plant more trees beside the canal.

Seeing some desolate places, people will find ways to plant some trees.

Therefore, outside the city of Xinghan, what should have been a desolate and boundless scenery beyond the Great Wall, is now gradually full of green trees and jungles.

In other words, Jiyun City still looks beyond the Great Wall.

He hasn't been to Chengzhou Kingdom, but depending on the situation, it shouldn't take long. I'm afraid it will be the same as Xinghan City, because there is also a canal there.

In contrast, Jiyun City looks like a grandma who doesn't care about it. The cement road has been built, but there is no waterway.

When they went to Send Cloud City before, Liu Wensheng and Du Rufang found him, they put up a banquet and drank a lot of wine, and asked him to find a way to build a waterway to Send Cloud City.

In this way, there will be water to irrigate the fields, and the transportation will be more convenient at that time.

It's just that Wang Tianxun has no way to directly agree to such a request.

When manpower was in short supply, a large number of people were dispatched to dig the canal. Now there are no manpower to dig the canal here.

This matter does not mean that if you can agree, you can agree. Once you agree, you will need to allocate funds.

Wang Tianxun refused, but then he also thought of this method of water transfer.

The dam under the Pingyun Mountains is located on a high terrain, and the water will rush directly to it when the drainage is performed due to the poor terrain. Basically, there is no need to worry about other things.

Lu Chensheng nodded and agreed to Wang Tianxun's plan.

After Wang Tianxun was sure, he showed his other plans to Lu Chensheng.

These are all backward, and if they are all agreed to, they need to be done according to the severity of the matter.

Lu Chensheng was listening, while Wang Tianxun spoke seriously.

Afterwards, several feasible plans were determined, and after three currently unnecessary plans were rejected, Wang Tianxun's affairs were considered to be over.

"Is there anything else?"

Lu Chensheng raised his head, seeing that the two of them had no intention of leaving, he was suddenly a little surprised.

Normally, after the two reported, they should get up and leave.