Du Shaoqing, who has been taking care of the Chamber of Commerce wholeheartedly, was summoned into the palace this day, thinking that it was the new leader of the Hu people who were making trouble, but he didn't expect to see a lively scene when he came to the council hall.Emperor Li Er led a large group of henchmen and important ministers, pointing at a map and discussing something, and there were palace arithmetic masters who kept calculating data with an abacus."
Your Majesty, the master of the horse has arrived."
The chamberlain reminded in a low voice.Everyone stopped and turned their heads to look at Du Shaoqing, Li Er greeted with a smile: "Come on, hurry up and come over to help, we are discussing the question of where to build the city, and the arithmetic of the Ministry of Engineering is too busy, so I sent someone to invite you, an arithmeticist." ”Founding a city?
What kind of city to build?
Du Shaoqing was puzzled.Wei Zheng explained: "It is the problem of building a city in the Northeast, and the Tang Dynasty took over the entire territory of the Northeast at once, but most of the Hu people there are scattered, which is very difficult to manage, and after the territory is defeated, it is impossible to subdue and educate its people, and the successive dynasties have a headache for the Hu people in the north."
Fang Xiang proposed to build a city to gather the people, centralized management and education, and perhaps eradicate future troubles once and for all. ”Du Shaoqing turned his head to look at Fang Xuanling, the prime minister said modestly: "The construction of the city is not the initiative of the old man, all dynasties have this idea, but the cost of building the city is too high and it takes too long, and all kinds of reasons have not been completed."
This led to the Central Plains' strategy against the Hu people in the north like mowing grass, cutting stubble after stubble, but the Hu people in the north have been suffering for thousands of years.My Datang is different, the Tang Dynasty was only 20 years old, and it is getting stronger and stronger, so I hope to spend 30 to 50 years, two or three generations of poor people, and strive to build cities in the northern grasslands to educate the people.At that time, once it becomes a trend, it will not only solve the repeated hidden dangers of the north, but even the entire northern land can become the solid national strength of our Datang. ”Du Shaoqing nodded in agreement, and secretly said that the prime minister was generous, and the Qin Emperor was powerless back then, so he had to build the Great Wall to protect the country, and now the Tang Dynasty wants to win this immortal achievement in one fell swoop, which shows the courage of the monarchs and ministers present.Li Er said: "Without further ado, this is the population brochure reported by the leaders of the northern tribes, and we will choose a suitable place to build a big city according to the population resources and the local feng shui map."
At present, the location of ten large cities has been set in the land of the three tribes in the north, you can calculate how many people a city can cover according to the capacity of each city, the strength of the town guards, etc., if it is insufficient, do you need to consider increasing the surrounding acropolis?
”Large-scale regional planning, this is a huge project, where does Du Shaoqing understand this?
The so-called art industry has a specialty, and this kind of business is led by capable people who are deeply versed in the law of seeking the country.The top capable person in Datang is in this political hall, Du Shaoqing did not show off at this time, but concentrated on being a serious junior, and everyone present patiently explained to him the direction and factors that need to be considered in the planning of a place.Population, resources, survival advantages, geography, time factors, and development in the coming decades must all be taken into account.According to the calculation method proposed by everyone, the crackling sound of the abacus in Du Shaoqing's hand did not stop, until two hours later, Du Shaoqing, who was sweating profusely, finally finished calculating a big city.At this time, he was already sweating, and even his face was a little pale, which showed that the amount of effort required for this project was huge, and most of the arithmetic teachers in the Ministry of Engineering were older people, and at this time, his physical strength was no match for a young man like Du Shaoqing.Originally, this budget project would take several days, or even months, to study slowly, but Li Er was anxious and wanted to know the outline as soon as possible, and that mentality was like to complete all the great achievements in the future in his own generation.Du Shaoqing breathed a long sigh of relief, and Fang Xuanling next to him patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Virtuous nephew, it's hard work, such a large amount of calculation, I'm afraid that you are the only one in the world who can finish it in just two hours, and our old bones are absolutely not good." ”The waiter came over with a tray and said, "Master Horse, you're tired, the food and ginseng soup have been prepared for you, hurry up and eat some mats." ”But Du Shaoqing didn't respond, but stared at the calculation result in his hand in a daze.Everyone was paying attention to him, and they were puzzled to see him so weird.Fang Xuanling's heart suddenly burst, and secretly said that this Du Concubine's horse has always liked to win by surprise, and his vision is very unique, could it be that I have a mistake in this plan?
Li Er urged: "Boy, call you to eat, we have all eaten, and the concentration you calculated just now didn't want to interrupt you, come over and eat something first." ”Du Shaoqing came back to his senses, looked at Fang Xuanling with a strange look, and then showed a reluctant smile, handed the calculation results to the other party, and prepared to turn around to eat.Fang Xuanling took the result but didn't look at it, but reached out and grabbed Du Shaoqing, "Virtuous nephew, looking at the way you want to speak and stop, don't you see that there is something wrong, you don't need to hide it here, your uncle and I are not so stingy."
If you can find a loophole to help fill it, it's too late to thank you for your uncle, so as not to cause future generations to suffer because of our negligence in planning for a while. ”After listening to Fang Xuanling's words, Du Shaoqing was solemnly respected, straightened his clothes and respectfully saluted Fang Xuanling: "Uncle Fang's mind, little nephew admires!"
I don't dare to say that I have found a loophole, but I am actually a little worried. ”"Oh?
Say it quickly, your vision has always been superhuman, and what can worry you must be unusual. ”Fang Xuanling urged.Du Shaoqing nodded and was about to speak, but suddenly felt that it was dark in front of him, and he almost fell down, and was hugged by Fang Xuanling."
Imperial Doctor, pass quickly" Before Li Er finished shouting, Du Shaoqing came to his senses, "No, I'm hungry, just let me eat something." ”"Quick, eat, take the food!"
Everyone burst into laughter, it was not easy to make the richest man in the Tang Dynasty hungry.Let Lao Gao put the things directly on the ground next to the standing map, and Du Shaoqing sat on the ground without any image and feasted.After a while, his face recovered a little, and he looked back at everyone, Du Shaoqing was embarrassed to eat directly for others to watch, so he asked Lao Gao to take a wooden stick used for fingering, just sit on the ground and point to the map and start talking while eating."
According to the existing plan, let the land of the Hu people in Northeast China follow the strategy of building a city in the Central Plains, build a city to gather people, develop trade, and develop agriculture.Although considering the climate of the Northeast for half a year is winter, it is still not enough, after all, from grazing to farming, this is not a simple process of teaching people to farm in a short time, that is, geographically, grassland wasteland into arable land and fertile land, it also takes time to develop and change.And there are too many uncertainties in this transformation process, and this is not the most important thing. ”Du Shaoqing spoke eloquently, many people nodded in agreement while listening, Fang Xuanling was surprised: "I have considered all of these, it takes almost three years of diligent cultivation from wasteland to cultivated land, no more than five years, as long as it survives the first few years, it will be easy to do later."
This model has been fully formed in the Central Plains, although the northeast is mostly cold, but a season is planted every year, and when it is cold, you can use the fire kang you invented, so that the people can get rid of nomadism and settle down.After all, they are nomadic just to survive, and they can live in a peaceful paradise without worrying about food and clothing, and no one wants to be displaced. ”Although Du Shaoqing nodded in agreement with this point of view, he still had his own opinion, "My concern is that such a large-scale cultivation of wasteland and turning the grassland into arable land will have an impact on the livestock of the Central Plains, after all, the livestock power in the Central Plains is still in short supply, and it needs to be transported in large quantities in the north."
The second is that this is the kind of reclamation, under the over-reclamation, in the next few decades or hundreds of years, it will cause land desertification"""Desertification?
What is land desertification?
”A huge question mark appeared on everyone's minds, what kind of word is this?
Is it in an ancient book?
Who knows?
Seeing that everyone was suspicious, Du Shaoqing explained: "To put it simply, after a hundred years, because of farming, the local land will slowly turn into a desert, which is the situation of a few places in the Western Regions that are full of yellow sand. ”ps: The Western Regions during the Tang Dynasty were very prosperous, unlike the giant deserts of later generations, otherwise it would not have been possible to reproduce the Ming of the 36 countries of the Western Regions."
It can't be, I can't agree with your statement.First, no one knows what will happen a hundred years later, and second, even if it is a prediction, the Central Plains has been cultivated by our ancestors for thousands of years, and we have never seen this place become a desert, so your statement is not right!
”Wei Zheng stood up and retorted with reason.Du Shaoqing said: "There are many people in the Central Plains and little land, and the land cultivated by the common people is limited, and they have been farming for many years, so they know how to fertilize the land every year.But the Northeast is not good, there can only be one harvest a year, if you want to feed the population, you need to double the area of farming, accumulate over time, the population is increasing day by day, from a wide and sparsely populated land to a vast number of people, if the population density becomes the same as the Central Plains.So limited land, only one season of harvest a year, is not able to feed such a person, and then the population is lost, the land is restored from arable land to wasteland, no one manages the fertile field, the original vegetation on the field that consolidates soil and retains water is destroyed by human beings, encountering wind and sun, and the yellow sand is all over the sky for a long time" This logic everyone has to marvel at the depth of Du Shaoqing's logic, just grasp one direction, you can push back for decades, although everyone is like listening to a story, but those present are not mediocre, which is not a quick thinking, Naturally, he could keep up with Du Shaoqing's train of thought.It sounds reasonable, everyone has been governing the country for many years, and they can naturally understand that if this is really the case, even if the future situation is different from what he inferred, it will not be too far away.Just kidding, where is Du Shaoqing's inference?
It was my own personal experience and saw the changes of the times of desertification in the northern grasslands.He knows where his advantages are, and he also knows that if he purely fights his head, he can't do any of the famous ministers present, and he can use his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, although these people are famous figures in history, but due to the limitations of the times, his vision will not be able to see a thousand years later.At this time, basically no one in the council hall stood up to question it, and everyone's discussion was much lower, Fang Xuanling saw sweat on his forehead, how could he never imagine that he had planned a great cause once and for all, how could it become a disaster a hundred years later?
This was somewhat unacceptable to him.But after all, he is a figure who can be the prime minister, and he is extraordinary, and he also agrees with Du Shaoqing's inference, so he did not plan to achieve his political views, and insisted on refuting Du Shaoqing.It's not that there is no point in doing so, but because sticking to a flawed plan is not seeking the country, but committing a crime."
Your Majesty, the old minister didn't expect it" Fang Xuanling apologized to Li Er with bitterness.Li Er waved his hand and said: "Xuan Ling, why bother, a wise man will eventually make a mistake, not to mention that this matter is a brainstorming and argumentation by all of us, if you want to say something wrong, everyone present is wrong, including me." ”"Your Majesty, is that me?"
Du Shaoqing made a joke and wanted to ease the depressing atmosphere.Li Erbai glanced at his son-in-law and complained: "Are you right?"
Because of your words, let all of us think hard about the career of a busy day, and it is good to say that we are wrong?
”Du Shaoqing asked Cang Tian speechlessly, and argued strongly: "Uncle Gangfang said that if I can find a loophole, it will be too late for him to rejoice, so as not to cause future generations to suffer because of his current mistakes, can you not admit it now." ”Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly: "That's right, the old minister promised, Your Majesty, don't be embarrassed by Shaoqing, the virtuous nephew has a Chicheng public heart, be praised!"
”Li Er reluctantly said: "I remember, Gang Xuanling seems to have said that if you can find the loopholes and help make up for the defects, it will be a great achievement."
Now you'd better stab the hornet's nest and run away?
Is this what a gentleman did?
”Hey, isn't it because your old man is unwilling to give up his great achievements?
What do you do with so much?
Du Shaoqing was speechless."
Your Majesty, Shaoqing only came into contact with the work of building the city today, don't be embarrassed for him, this matter is the old minister's lack of thought, so go back and re-plan and find a way to make up for the defects."
Fang Xuanling helped to excuse himself."
Hmph, you kid, it should be your uncle Fang's protection, you escaped."
Li Er scolded with a smile.Du Shaoqing threw down the things, turned over and got up, patted the dust on his body, and said a little arrogantly: "If you want to say that, the son-in-law really wants to bet with you about this."
I really have an immature idea that I might be able to fill in. ”"Oh?
It's true?
Tell me about it!
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”Fang Xuanling grabbed Du Shaoqing's arm excitedly, as if he had just had a child, was told that he had a terminal illness, and then met a savior.Li Er said angrily: "You kid!
What kind of gas to bet on?
When the state affairs are at the head, do you think it is a play house?
If you don't understand the construction plan, don't be strong, and you won't be embarrassed if you show your face.All of you are elders, and no one cares about a momentary dispute with your kid. ”