I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

This news is more important than the previous buying and selling of population.

Frankly speaking, buying and selling people just makes them angry, but when it comes to harnesses and ironware, it makes them feel a sense of crisis.

Huo Guang immediately put Huo Shou's affairs aside, raised his head and asked, "Did they get it?"

At this time, Lu Xuan's hair had been dried, Fu Yu tied his hair and stepped aside.

Lu Xuan shook his head and said: "The ironware should be partly smuggled, but the harness is not. Where are these people qualified to get it?"

Liu Tan now even needs to count the treasury money if he wants to promote the sight, and even if he wants to select some people to use it in the surrendered city, the cost of the sight is not that high, let alone the harness.

Horse gear is now more of a noble item. Liu Tan once thought about promoting it, but Chang'an didn't pay much attention to it, and he didn't have that much money, so he always wanted to take his time.

As a result, I never expected that this delay would prevent the Huns from succeeding.

Liu Tan said: "Horse harnesses will be tightened. From now on, private manufacture is not allowed! Those who have new-style harnesses must be enthroned, and if they are damaged, they must be exchanged for new ones!"

He was not too strict in terms of harness before, the only thing is that other than his workshop, other places want to get his permission.

Now it is no longer authorized. Only his workshop can make harnesses, and the control of harnesses must be the same as that of sharp weapons.

Huo Guang frowned and said, "The reason they chose the northern border country is because it's close. We can control ourselves but we can't control Chang'an."

There are the empress, the prince, and other members of the royal family in Chang'an. Liu Tan can't stop them from using harnesses, and he can't force these people to only buy harnesses for themselves.

The materials used to make harnesses are not so rare, and there are usually a lot of decorations on the harnesses of the nobles. They prefer to let their own craftsmen do these, which are easier to adjust.

Liu Tan said helplessly: "I will write a letter to the father, but...it is very difficult."

He was able to cover the sky with one hand in the Northern Borderlands because he had one heart with everyone, even if he didn't have one heart with them, it didn't matter, the main position was his confidant, if he didn't fit, he could kick people away immediately.

The main reason is that the personnel composition of the capital is simple, and the county guards in various places...are also unfavored. They have no way to resist Liu Tan's dictatorship.

But Chang'an... Unless Liu Che gives such an order like him, it will be difficult to completely eliminate it.

Therefore, after Liu Tan finished speaking, he said decisively: "I will start recruiting people to expand the scale of the workshop, and the harness must be promoted as soon as possible."

Huo Guang's head hurt from hearing this, and Lin Xiu's face was turning green.

The Lantern Festival has just passed, and this time the Lantern Festival is considered a success. Although not many people came, but because the overall living standard of Shuofang City has improved a lot, the people's spending power has improved, and the tax revenue has increased a lot.

Huo Guang and Lin Xiu thought they could relax a little bit this year, but they didn't expect that there would be another place to spend money soon.

Cavalry promoting harness...that's a lot of money.

But they also know that there is no way, unless the harness can be hidden all the time, otherwise it is best to use these harnesses to give the cavalry of the northern border country an advantage, otherwise wait until the other side really gets the harness and start to master the new harness. The production method, they are afraid that they will fall into a passive position.

Liu Tan said: "I will also write about this matter, so now the most important question is, where did they get the iron?"

Liu Tan is well aware of the status of iron in the cold weapon war. Now the level of metal smelting of the Huns is still in a very backward state, which has caused such a big threat to the big man. If they master metal smelting, especially iron Smelting, can the northern border country still stop the opponent's attack?

So since he arrived in the northern border country, he has been very strict in guarding the ironware, and ordered the whole country.

These people here in the capital are definitely not available, so... where did they get it?

Lu Xuan said, "It's not the country in the northern border, but the country of Yan."

Liu Tan:? ? ? ?

Don't say he was surprised, even Huo Guang and others were very surprised: "Yan Guo?"

Lin Xiu was at a loss: "How did they do it so far away?"

Huo Guang was also a little surprised: "No, we have very strict control over the entry and exit of iron wares. Basically, all iron wares cannot be exported. How did they get them out?"

Lu Xuan said: "Their scale is not small. There are traces of activities from the northern border country to the Yan country. In the past, they were mainly in Shuofang City, but after Ah Tan came, Shuofang City was strictly managed. It was difficult for them to Transporting things over there will transfer the business of smuggling ironware to the country of Yan, while only a small population of people will be left in the northern border country."

Liu Tan frowned: "Do you know how much they shipped out?"

Lu Xuan shook his head: "It's countless, they have been doing it for decades, this number must be huge."

For decades, when Liu Tan thought that so many ironware had flowed into the hands of the Xiongnu, he couldn't help but get angry and said, "What is the king of Yan doing for food!"

Although he hadn't discovered the existence of these people before, he had basically eliminated iron smuggling here.

As for human trafficking, frankly speaking, Liu Tan can only formulate very strict laws, but even so, it is difficult to remove these criminals.

In future generations where human trafficking is prohibited, it will not be completely eradicated, not to mention that human trafficking is allowed by the law these days, and what the law does not allow is trafficking.

It is difficult to verify the source of people who can be traded, so he didn't intend to punish anyone after discovering that there was a slight betrayal.

This one can only be caught and severely punished, and torture is used as a deterrent, but no matter how severe the punishment is, some people will take risks.

Huo Guang's complexion was not good. The border between the Han and the Xiongnu was only that long. The northern border country and the Yan kingdom each occupied a part, and the northern border country occupied a little more. After all, the scope of activities of the Huns had not yet moved eastward. So the country of Yan is actually safer than the country in the northern border.

As a result, they held on to this side, and Yan Guo's side fell off the chain. Who would not be angry?

Liu Tan said: "This matter... I will also write a letter to tell my father."

He originally wanted to write to Liu Dan, but thinking about the situation of the princes and kings of the old Liu family, he felt that even if he wrote to Liu Dan, it might not be of any use. Grab the handle and simply hand it over to the prince or his father.

Everyone muffled in response, there was no other way but this.

Huo Guang changed the subject and said, "We're about to try the plow, is your Highness ready?"

Liu Tan said, "The Gongshu family is already making new plows."

"Xinli?" Huo Guang was a little surprised, "Where did it come from?"

Liu Tan was thinking about whether to say it was bestowed by the gods, when Lu Xuan said, "It was improved by Ah Tan."

Huo Guang's expression was between belief and disbelief, and he asked directly: "Does Your Highness know how to use a plow?"

People who have never even touched a plow before suddenly say that the plow has been improved. Why is he so unbelieving?

Liu Tan said it very simply: "No!"

Huo Guang looked at him quietly, and Liu Tan met his gaze and said confidently: "It's because it's not easy to use that it needs to be changed to something easy to use!"

Huo Guangxin said very tiredly: "It's good that Your Highness knows it well."

Forget it, anyway, you can still cheat at that time, it's just a formality.

Because the plow trial itself has the color of praying for a good harvest, so Huo Guang felt that Liu Tan was so naughty. If he did a good job, maybe God would be kinder to the northern border countries and send more water so that they could harvest more. some food.

Last year, Liu Che was exempted from the northern border country's taxes because he felt sorry for Liu Tan, and it is estimated that they will not be exempted again this year. In this way, they will invisibly have an extra expense, which is also a burden for the northern border country.

Looking at Huo Guang's expression, Liu Tan knew what he was thinking, and he suddenly said, "Actually, there is something I have been thinking about for a long time."

Everyone looked at him, and Liu Tan said, "The northern border country has a small area of ​​arable land, especially less fertile land. If you want to develop, you can't pin all your hopes on farming."

As soon as he said this, everyone didn't know how to respond.

Cultivation can be regarded as something engraved in the genes of the people on this land, especially in this era of underdeveloped commerce. Now that Liu Tan tells them that they cannot rely entirely on farming, everyone finds it hard to accept.

Lin Xiu plucked up his courage and said, "Isn't Your Highness ready to start improving the soil quality and diverting water for irrigation?"

Liu Tan asked back: "Do you know how long it will take? I'm not giving up farming, but we have to find another way out before that."

Farming must not be given up, relying entirely on external food input, once they encounter some natural or man-made disaster, they may not have any ability to resist risks.

It's just that even if we start to do it now, it will take a lot of manpower, material resources and time to improve soil erosion.

Liu Tan is not a fairy, who can make the soil in the northern border country suitable for farming overnight.

What's more, diverting water for irrigation is not a matter of overnight. Their mother river has a bad temper and cannot move casually, so they must be prepared.

When Huo Guang heard what he said, he knew that he must have a draft, so he couldn't help asking: "Then, does Your Highness want to develop business?"

Liu Tan said: "It's not what I think, but now the northern border country has unique advantages. We have a gateway to the Western Regions and a mutual market with the Xiongnu. We must firmly grasp these two things. I also have a unique Ceramics, when I saw the things Zhang Qian brought back from the Western Regions, I thought about forming a caravan to take our things there to trade with them, but it was not easy to act in Chang'an at that time, and it is not the right time now."

When everyone heard the mutual market, their expressions were not very good.

Liu Tan said calmly: "We have enmity with the Xiongnu, but we have no enmity with money. Taking ten thousand steps back, if this mutual market can stabilize the Xiongnu, reduce the number of Xiongnu invasions south, and let the northern border countries breathe a sigh of relief, then it is worth it. "

Of course everyone knows this truth, but just now they found out that the Huns were secretly buying ironware, and they were inevitably angry.

Huo Guang asked, "What else?"

"Animal husbandry." Liu Tan said with a smile, "Of course we have such a good pasture to use."

Huo Guang frowned: "I'm afraid it will not be easy, fresh meat is perishable, and the amount that can be sold in the northern border is limited."

Liu Tanshen said mysteriously: "Cows and sheep have more than just meat."

As the leader of the nomads, Lu Xuan asked very keenly: "What else?"

Liu Tan said, "I won't tell you!"

He suppressed the smile on his face and said: "I'll tell you when I get it out. By the way, those little sellers can catch as many as they can. After they catch them, they will be destroyed and abandoned in the market!"