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To prevent the river from freezing, a more effective way is to use salt, but salt cannot be extracted casually at present, let alone used on such a wide canal.

Lu Chensheng frowned and sighed.

It seems that the ministers are not to be blamed for this matter.

However, it is a fact that the grain production outside the Great Wall has decreased, or this year's grain production will be unsatisfactory.

"Then, is there an upward trend in food prices in various places?"

"Returning to the Holy Father, this is not true. This year, the Holy Lord released the news of a new variety of grain, which caused the grain to fall. In addition, people have a lot of grain in their homes, so the demand for grain is not particularly high. Now Food prices are fairly stable.”

After not collecting much tax from the people, many people planted a few acres of land in their homes.

In this way, the demand for food is indeed reduced a lot when there is food in the family.

Even if the grain production is reduced and there is still no looting, the price of this grain will naturally not go up.

In addition to the news that there are new varieties of grain, most people know that they may not have to worry about grain in the future, so they feel more at ease.

"Well, that's fine."

Lu Chensheng felt relieved, it was a good thing that the price of grain had not been driven up.

"Have the seeds been distributed everywhere now?"

"It has already been sent out, and the details of how to sow the seeds have been disseminated as much as possible. The prefects all over the country have issued military orders to make sure that next year's grain production will be doubled on this year's basis."

The production of new varieties of grain per acre would be three or four times higher than the current grain output.

The prefects issued a military order saying that it was doubled, but it can be said that they are seeking stability. If they have a bit of confidence, they can directly say that it can be tripled.

But this is also because they have just come into contact with this food, and it is not a bad thing not to dare to exaggerate.

"That's fine. This year's grain output is really too low. If they can't double it next year, there is really no need to do it."

Given them a new variety of grain, one mu of land can produce seven to eight hundred catties. Compared with the current two hundred catties per mu of land, it is not difficult for them to double the amount next year.

If you can't even do this, the prefect's position is indeed at an end.

As the lord of a city, the first thing to guarantee is naturally the issue of food.

"Let them work hard. When they do well, the imperial court will reward them. An edict will be issued, saying that the cities with the top ten grain production in the coming year will be rewarded with 100 million taels of silver."

One million taels of silver may seem like a lot, but it is not too much after careful calculation.

There are still a lot of officials in a city, and the rewards cannot only be given to the magistrate, the officials below also need them, and then the rewards for ten cities are still given, and 100 million taels of silver is not much.

100 taels of silver.

The corner of Li Daifu's mouth twitched when he heard the number, "My lord, is it too many?"

Although the national treasury has been enriched a lot now, it is not so expensive.

"Hey, it's not easy for officials from all over the world. They have made some achievements with dedication, and they should be rewarded. Don't worry about such a small amount of money. There will still be money when it is spent."

Lu Chensheng waved his hand to let the other party relax.

Li Daifu could only nod when he saw that the Holy Spirit was determined.

"My lord, isn't this unfair? You must know that there are many places with excellent water conservancy conditions, such as Yunmeng City and Jiyun City. The conditions are good in themselves. If you want to be in the top ten, it is very easy. .”

Wang Tianxun stood up and said something.

Since there is a competition, it is naturally better to be fair, so as not to make officials from all over the place feel that this ranking is already determined by default.

"That's true," Lu Chensheng nodded, "These few cities with better water conservancy, it's good to pull them out for a competition alone. When the time comes, two winners will come out, and a reward of 50 yuan will be given."

In this way, that would be 150 million!

Li Daifu counted the money in his treasury, and after excluding the 150 million, there were still 600 million taels of silver in the treasury, and he immediately smiled. Fortunately, there is still a lot of silver left in the treasury, which can withstand spending.

Thinking of this, Li Daifu immediately felt at ease.

And the rest of the ministers looked at each other face to face. With so much money, these prefects would be overjoyed when the edict came down.

Chapter 792 Building a Dam

The imperial court issued an edict to compete.

After hearing the news, officials from all over the country were very happy.

No one expected that the imperial court would be so generous and offer a reward of 150 million yuan!

These officials, sometimes live a miserable life, and they don't have much money to squander.

As far as their positions are concerned, it's okay to seek some money, but it doesn't matter that there are guards everywhere, who dares to reach out?

If you dare to reach out, you will be caught.

Now such a large sum of money naturally makes everyone tempted.

It is true that they are dedicated to their responsibilities, but they also love money!

This money is not the fat of the people.

Immediately, officials from all over the country began to mobilize, measure good fields, and began to publicize the latest varieties of grain seeds, calling on the people to plant them.

As long as this kind of food is planted, there will be a very good harvest in the coming year!

After hearing these propagandas, the common people were naturally moved, and they all prepared to sow seeds in the coming year.

For a while, the Xinghan Empire entered a state of full preparation for farming.

This is also not the time for spring plowing. If it comes, it will be even more lively.

Everywhere began to work hard, and there were more things on the Ministry of Industry.

For farming, water conservancy equipment is needed.

In the past, everyone was trying their best, but now it is different.

For this huge sum of money, prefects from all over the country began to urge Wang Tianxun, asking him to send people over immediately to build some canals or something, or just to divert water.

Wang Tianxun has done a lot of water diversion projects in these years, and they have been extremely successful.

Because of Xing Seoul City, Wang Tianxun thought about what to do, first do a little better outside the Great Wall.

Therefore, the water conservancy projects outside the Great Wall are the best and the first to be completed.

Nowadays, there is no water shortage in the few cities outside the Great Wall. All the water sources rely on the dams built under the Pingyun Mountains. Using the height difference, the water can be dispatched to the three cities.

Throughout the year, there is no time to fetch water.

In addition, because of the canal, the woods outside the Great Wall are now lush and full of vitality.

After completing the water conservancy project beyond the Great Wall, Wang Tianxun began to build water conservancy projects in some desolate areas.

Over the years, the achievements have been remarkable, and many places have been completely renewed. Some of the drafts have to go to villages far away to drink water.

After the establishment of the Xinghan Empire, the people in countless villages have experienced the changes that have taken place particularly profoundly.

Their ancestors have lived here for generations. The previous imperial court would only send people to collect taxes? Other things would not be done.

But this is different now? During the snowstorm, I personally sent people to deliver food and helped build houses.

Up to now, people have been sent to build huge pipelines, and sweet water flows out of the pipelines.

This allows them to cultivate the desolate fields.

Thinking of this, the common people are even more grateful to the current imperial court? The children who were just born in the village? Teach them?

No court? In their village, it is difficult to even drink a sip of water, let alone have a full stomach.

And the children in these places have also been indoctrinated since childhood? The idea of ​​reimbursement to the imperial court grew up.

When they enter the school? After they have obtained their honors, they will become loyal courtiers.

"Your Majesty! These magistrates are simply unreasonable sons of men! All the ministers are urged to send people to build water conservancy projects. The Xinghan Empire is so big, not to mention that there is not so much money in the treasury. It is impossible to solve so many water conservancy projects all at once. So many hands!"

Wang Tianxun poured bitter water at the court meeting.

These days, he is very annoying.

How could these people be magistrates? They all looked like hooligans, directly threatening that if the water conservancy was not repaired, they would be impeached at that time.

Where is there such a thing that threatens him so much?

He promised one or two, but he couldn't promise all of them!

Lu Chensheng sat on the dragon chair, listened to Wang Tianxun's crying, and rubbed his forehead. He had seen a lot of these memorials these days, and they were all transferred to the Ministry of Industry to let Wang Tianxun himself to see.

Lu Chensheng also knew that the other party was difficult, but Lu Chensheng couldn't handle it.

If you want to review, you need to know how many people the Ministry of Industry has now, and whether it is convenient to go to this place to repair the canal.

After that, I also need to know about the next project of the Ministry of Industry, plans and so on.

Lu Chensheng didn't like to disrupt Wang Tianxun's plan. Wang Tianxun's current hydropower plan and so on had a rough rhythm.

If Lu Chensheng forced the other party to change, it would be a bit ugly.

"Aiqing replied to the memorial, just explain it truthfully."

Lu Chensheng replied helplessly.

"These magistrates said that they want to impeach the humble minister, and the minister feels bitter!"

Wang Tianxun didn't stop, and continued to cry.

The corners of Lu Chensheng's mouth twitched, this guy will start to work hard, "It's alright, alright, I've buried some bad wine in my palace, I'll give Ai Qing some compensation with five altars later."

"Your Majesty, give me ten altars! There are too few five altars, and I'm afraid they won't last until New Year's Eve."

Wang Tianxun licked his face and said.

Lu Chensheng stared, "Just five altars, don't think too much!"

Wang Tianxun stopped making trouble when he saw this, and there were only five altars, which is not bad.

Seeing this scene, the rest of the ministers cursed the king Tianxun for being shameless.

At the same time, I was envious in my heart. This is the practice of these ministers who often sell miserably to ask for some rewards after they find out that their sages are actually extremely rich.

Every minister's family has a big business, and sometimes the expenses are not enough, but the Holy One is very rich!

Some rewards from time to time can make them rich for a while.

As for this fine wine, they themselves like to drink it, but if they sell a few jars, they can fetch a good price!

I don't know how many people outside the palace are buying at high prices.

The best thing is that it still belongs to the pen and ink of the Holy Majesty.

If I can ask for a picture of this, I will not have to worry about eating and drinking in the future.

"The Ministry of Industry, what's the plan for the next water conservancy repair?"

Lu Chensheng thought about it for a while and asked, but it had been a long time since he asked about this matter.

The water conservancy and so on at the Ministry of Industry are basically delegated to Wang Tianxun. This guy has been the Minister of the Ministry of Industry for so long, and Lu Chensheng is still very at ease in doing things.

Wang Tianxun tidied up his clothes and came out to speak.

"Returning to the Holy Spirit, according to the current situation of water shortage in the north, the Ministry of Industry is still preparing to build dams and stockpile water to prevent drought. The south has abundant rain, and more is mainly focused on management and allocation."

After asking for good wine, Wang Tianxun's speech became much more normal.

Chapter 793 Planning

Wang Tianxun introduced the next plan one by one.

Including where to build the dam, the layout of the water pipes, etc., there are very detailed plans.

Speaking of which, the water source above the Pingyun Mountains is a good thing.

The huge drop allows him to divert the water to the remaining dry places.

Especially now that there is such a thing as cement, the output of cement has started to rise recently, which makes his progress much faster.

To build a dam or something, that also needs cement!

According to his plan, ten dams exceeding one billion cubic meters will be built by next summer.

Because the water source comes from the Pingyun Mountains, it only needs to store water during the flood period, and it will not cause insufficient water resources downstream.