When Dong Zhuo occupies Guanzhong, he did a lot of construction work and destroyed a lot of vegetation. At the same time, his confidant and subordinates plundered civilian wealth and annexed land. Nearly 80% of the land in Guanzhong was controlled by Dong Zhuo and his cronies. As for those who were forced by him. The court officials who moved to Chang'an were originally wealthy and prominent families, but after arriving in Guanzhong, these people no longer have an inch of land in their hands, and they have no salary. Even if they want to buy a piece of land, they don’t have the ability.
Now that Dong Zhuo has fallen, the land controlled by him and his cronies has been taken back by Liu Xin. In other words, 80% of the land has been owned by Liu Xin, plus the unowned wasteland, which is truly falling. The land in the hands of the people and ordinary people will never exceed 10%. In this way, without Liu Xin’s order, no one would dare to touch the plants and trees on those lands. This is why Xiang Lang did not disband the ones. The reason why the folk husbands only dared to let the craftsmen train them, and did not dare to cut down trees and open kilns to burn bricks.
The land is owned by Liu Xin. Naturally, it can be constructed as one wishes according to his own ideas, and it can also be easily protected. This is the most advantageous condition.
Not only that, but there is one thing that makes it more feasible to protect the environment in Guanzhong. The center of the Han Empire in the future will definitely be in Chang'an. In this way, a large number of troops will also be concentrated in Guanzhong. Liu Xin knows that in this era, the cavalry is The most powerful unit must strengthen the construction and training of cavalry. To train qualified cavalry, not only horses are needed, but also a very large training place. This requires a large area of land.
In Jingzhou, the cavalry training place is set up in Yunmeng Daze near Changsha. Most of them are lakes, river beaches and wastelands. In fact, they are not suitable for the domestication of war horses. However, this is also impossible. Other places are all inches. After all, it is the first priority to ensure food production and satisfy the needs of the soldiers and civilians to eat their stomachs. It is definitely not advisable to occupy good land as a training place for cavalry. Liu Xin can only retreat and set up a training base for cavalry. over there,
After the center of the Han Dynasty moved to Chang'an, it was bound to be necessary to find a training site for the cavalry in Guanzhong. Now, this problem is easy to handle. The grassland where the Xiongnu nomads has been merged into the territory of the Han Dynasty, the cavalry of the Han army can completely cover the vast territory. The grassland is used as a training place, and there is no need to prepare special forage. Liu Xin's idea is to establish a cavalry base in Guanzhong, where soldiers will conduct basic riding and combat skills training, and then regularly pull on the grassland. Through various tactical exercises, Guanzhong is not too far away from the grassland. You can get there after you leave Xiaoguan. Moreover, the horse is originally the elves on the grassland, and there should be the real battlefield for the cavalry.
This is because considering the factors this time and the heavy snowfall that blocked the roads, Liu Xin did not give an order for a long time to prepare various materials for the reconstruction of Chang'an City. Xiang Lang returned to Xiangyang this time, one is to participate in Sun Ce and Liu. Another important task for Rui’s wedding was to ask Liu Xin about the materials needed for reconstruction.
Xiang Lang is a dedicated person. If such a magnificent project as the reconstruction of Chang'an City can be completed in his hands, the sense of accomplishment brought by the expansion of Xiangyang City will definitely be much stronger. Therefore, once he returns to Xiangyang , He made a special trip to report to Liu Xin and proposed the idea of taking local materials.
Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Juda, I also know that in this way, the manpower and carriage required to transport these materials are a lot of burden. However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. Buy from other places. Materials can also promote the development of other places. At the same time, the manpower required to transport these materials can also provide many people who do not have industries with opportunities to support their families."
Xiang Lang hesitated: "Return to the lord, but if this happens, I am afraid that the construction period will be delayed and the construction will not be completed on schedule."
Liu Xin smiled and said, "In fact, not all materials need to be transferred from outside the customs. There are many mansions built by Dong Zhuo and his subordinates in and out of Chang'an City, as well as in the city of Wuwu. Most of these mansions are built by Dong Zhuo and his subordinates. It is built with wood. As long as you are careful when dismantling it, you should be able to solve a large part of the wood needs. Therefore, what is urgently needed to be transported from outside the customs is just some masonry."
To make full use of the building materials of the old houses, this is an incredible thing for Xiang Lang, not to mention whether the materials have been decayed, even if they are intact, but the owners of those houses have not ended up well, and then use those materials. The old materials of the house are probably not a lucky thing, right
Seeing Xiang Lang's hesitation, Liu Xin smiled and said, "Don't worry, if you think there is something wrong, just tie a red silk to those materials to drive away evil spirits."
In fact, how can Liu Xin drive away evil spirits? He said this is just to remove the anxiety in Xiang Lang's heart.
Xiang Lang arched his hand and said, "In this case, when the subordinates go back, they will first demolish the houses and collect timber for spare use, as the lord's command instructs them."
Liu Xin nodded and said, "Well, it should be the case. You will be solely responsible for the reconstruction of Chang'an this time, and you will also be responsible for the protection of Guanzhong. I have a plan. Please remember it carefully."
According to Liu Xin's vision, the 10% of the land still in the hands of ordinary people will be recovered by Liu Xin at a price. Then the entire Guanzhong land will be investigated in detail. The most suitable land for farming is still reserved and leased to farmers. Planting crops, the rest of the land, except for the construction of research institutes, military camps and roads, is all returned to forests.
Xiang Lang took a deep breath and said, "I don't know if the lord has estimated it, what a price it will cost."
Not only does it require money to purchase these land, but it also requires money to plant trees on the land converted from farmland to forests, and the area of arable land is reduced, and the harvest is reduced. In order to meet the daily needs of officials, military, and civilians in Guanzhong, a large amount of grain needs to be transferred from outside the customs. No matter buying or transporting grain, money is needed. Although Xiang Lang is not a householder who manages money and grain, he has to make budgets and final accounts during the construction of the project. He made a rough estimate and was already secretly surprised.
Liu Xin sighed and said, "In order for our children and grandchildren to live a comfortable life, even if we tighten our belts and save a little bit, we cannot leave a mess for our children and grandchildren."
Regarding the issue of ecological protection, Xiang Lang would naturally not see so far with his current knowledge. However, he would not say more about things that Liu Xin has already decided. Xiang Lang stood up and walked away. He can no longer sit still. The plan to rebuild Chang'an has undergone major changes. He needs to go back and recalculate the required funds, manpower and construction period. He will be greeted by several sleepless nights.
Liu Xin did not stay idle either. After such a change, it would indeed cost a lot of money. Xiang Lang’s worries were not unreasonable, but there was nothing to do. If protection is not strengthened now, he will want to protect it in the future. The cost is more than a thousand times a hundred times. In Liu Xin's view, since the Tang Dynasty, few capitals have been built in Chang'an. Apart from geographical factors, the main reason is probably that the environment there has deteriorated severely. ,
In fact, Liu Xin is also a little stretched in terms of funds. The money and food he now uses to resettle the refugees in Xuzhou is still borrowed from Ma Yun’s Dahan Bank. Of course, he can continue to borrow from Dahan Bank, but in this way, The financial risk of Dahan Bank will become quite large.
Liu Xin has another idea. After he ascends to the throne, he must formulate rules to completely separate the imperial inner treasury from the Han's treasury, so as to prevent the subsequent emperor from squandering and causing the treasury to become empty. It is the private property of their Liu family, but the guarantee of the future life of the royal family members. Before all the problems have finally settled, Liu Xin can't let the Dahan Bank take too much risk. In this way, Liu Xin can only find another way. Open up financial resources,
However, today’s big Han world is full of chaos, and people’s consumption concepts have quietly changed. Not many people will spend a lot of money to buy luxury goods such as white porcelain, and more will store some gold and silver in case of time. Need,
Liu Xin meditated hard and did not find a better solution. However, there was one thing that made him very happy today. He was finally able to return to the restaurant to have dinner with everyone.
Seeing Liu Xin gobbled up in desperation, the women were all laughing and "eating" with their mouths covered. Indeed, eating by the big round table is much more comfortable than eating alone in the study, not to mention. There is a circle of Yingying and Yanyan all around, all of them are beautiful and delicious, not to mention that the table full of delicacies will not make him feel like he has no place to eat. Just being able to have a meal with the children makes Liu Xin very satisfied.
Liu Xin finally had a full meal, put down his chopsticks contentedly, and said to Ma Yun with a smile: "My wife, while everyone is here, I will discuss something with you."
At the dinner table today, the women were very enthusiastic about Liu Xin’s arrival, or attentive, but Ma Yun didn’t have much smile on her face. Hearing Liu Xin said that there was something to discuss with her, it was only from the nasal cavity. A voice squeezed out: "Say,"
Seeing Ma Yun’s attitude today, Liu Xin knew that Ma Yun must be a little unhappy because she took Diaochan’s affairs. After all, Ma Yun came from a later life, and it’s not easy to be able to work with so many women for a man. And this time Liu Xinna came into the room with a woman who was much younger and more beautiful than her. How could she not taste it
Liu Xin turned his head and glanced at Diao Chan. Diao Chan was still dressed brightly and beautifully. He couldn't help but muttered secretly, what are you doing so beautifully? Now Ma Yun is angry. The consequences are serious, although Diao Chan is naturally beautiful and has light makeup. It’s always good to put on, but then again, the makeup of Diaochan is indeed a bit more beautiful than when she did not make up.