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

Everyone thought that the emperor's sending of one hundred thousand troops to the King of the Northern Territory was the limit, but they didn't expect that there would be even more limit - along with the one hundred thousand troops, there would be carloads of money that would make people jealous!

It is said that these are military expenses given by the empress and the elder brothers and sisters of the king of the north!

Liu Tan glanced at King Yan's Palace very melancholy. Before that, he complained that King Yan's Palace was built too luxuriously. Did all the money from King Yan go to build the palace?

But when he turned around, he found the money sent by his family...it couldn't even fit in the money bank of King Yan's Palace!

No way, Liu Tan directly asked people to clean up two side halls to put money in. After the county guards found out, their eyes turned green.

Not to mention them, even Dou Sibo has been a little flustered recently-how can so much money be spent.

However, Liu Tan knew that the money was only with him for a while. Next, he needed money for armaments and food, especially food. It was probably impossible to buy enough food and grass within the country of Yan, so he could only buy it from the surrounding areas.

The fat and water don't flow to outsiders' fields, so Liu Tan asked Huo Guang to organize people to send some bean products over while sending people to other counties to buy grain.

In fact, before Liu Tan gave an order, Huo Guang had already prepared everything, but the black powder that His Royal Highness wanted had not been prepared.

Gong Shucan doesn't know what's going on, he seems to be more and more pursuing the ultimate when staying with Liu Tan, the black powder has added stability as much as possible, as long as he is careful, basically there will be no explosion when the temperature is too high .

In the end, Gong Shucan was still not satisfied. He felt that it required so much manpower and material resources to take care of the maintenance, which was too expensive. He needed to save some money for his highness.

Huo Guang sent someone to ask two or three times, and each time Gong Shucan replied, "Wait a little longer."

When Huo Guang received the news that the [-] troops were going to the northern border country one after another, he couldn't hold back any longer, so he went to find Gong Shuchan himself, and ordered him to send the most stable group of black people to the country immediately. Get out the gunpowder so that it can be sent to their highness.

After the army arrived in the country of Yan, it was impossible to delay this battle any longer. It would be money if it was delayed for a day.

In the end, Gong Shucan had no choice but to select a group with regret, and then applied to follow the convoy in person.

Huo Guang immediately raised his head and made two big voices: "What are you making trouble with?"

Gong Shucan said bluntly: "I need to listen to His Highness's teachings, without His Highness's guidance, we have no confidence in our hearts!"

This is probably the first time they have completely separated from Liu Tan's command to engage in such an important thing.

In the past, Liu Tan also directly dumped blueprints or formulas for them to make, but at that time they usually made a model first and asked Liu Tan for advice. The direction is not sure at all.

Huo Guang glanced at him coldly: "Stay honest, it doesn't matter if you slow down, don't add chaos to His Highness now, the chaos in Yan Kingdom is worse than we imagined, His Highness will send troops to take Liaodong County back, you now Go to him, believe it or not, he will beat you?"

After hearing this, Gong Shucan stopped his flag and drums, and could only watch helplessly as Huo Guang sent the transportation team away.

When the things delivered by Huo Guang arrived, Liu Tan was writing a letter to him. Halfway through the writing, he felt helpless when he heard the news. He originally wanted Huo Guang to bring some other things over there. once.

In the end, what he didn't expect was that Huo Guang was extremely thoughtful and sent all the things he needed, the most important of which were cement and bricks.

Escorting the things were Wei Deng and Li Ling. The two of them were very excited when they saw Liu Tan. The first reason was that they missed their highness a little bit, and the second reason was that they had finally caught up with a big battle, a battle of a hundred thousand troops. ah.

After saluting to Liu Tan, Wei Deng said, "Your Highness, the Prime Minister of the State has said that we have shipped some more things you need, and will send them if there is anything missing."

Liu Tan deeply felt that his behavior of bringing the project wherever he went was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Otherwise, how would Huo Guang know that he only wanted cement and bricks now?

Li Ling said again: "The people who sent things this time are all from the Huns. The Prime Minister said that you should use them."

Liu Tan was very happy and said: "It is indeed useful."

In recent years, the Huns have done a good job in herding sheep, cattle and horses, and they are also good at engineering.

After all, they were not used to farming, so they didn't buy arable land, and simply went around to pick up projects. Liu Tan always looked for them every time he wanted to do any project.

He calculated the time when the army was about to arrive, and said simply: "Let's go, let's go to Liaoxi County first."

Liaoxi County is adjacent to Liaodong County, and the army should be stationed in Liaoxi County after it arrives.

It's just that the farther east or north you go in Yan State, the colder it is. The environment in Liaoxi County is not very good. Because it is close to the sea, many places can't grow food, and the grain harvest is not good, so basically in Yan State, He is also better in Liaodong County.

To be honest, Liu Tan couldn't believe it when he heard the news. Later generations basically knew that the black soil in the Northeast was very fertile, so there was a period of time to develop the Great Northern Wilderness. At that time, it was mainly because of the bitter cold in the Northeast, so a large number of All the people went to the pass, and there was no way to keep people there, so the economy was not good for a while.

Now people pay attention to the difficulty of leaving their homeland. No matter how bad the weather is in the country of Yan, the people here will rarely go to other places. How can the grain production not be enough?

He was also a little puzzled by the fact that he was poor by the sea. It was cold here in winter, but there were a few months of the year where the weather was good.

Liu Tan thought back then that if the state owned the sea in the northern border, it could develop faster.

After being threatened by the King of the Northern Territory and severely beaten by Chang'an, all the county guards have become much weaker.

Now they really understand that this is different from the former King of Yan, and the previous King of Yan can't catch up with this one.

They were obedient, and Liu Tan was relieved a lot, and planned to send everyone back first.

Before letting them go back, Liu Tan said coldly: "Father has already ordered to take back Liaodong County with all his strength, and this king will be lenient to you. You should go back and read these documents clearly, what to do, what process to follow, don't wait." Later, I will remind you again, as well as the people under your jurisdiction and the situation of the land. When you go back, let me know what you answered. As the chief of a county, you don’t know as well as this king. , I feel ashamed for you, I will give you one year, if you still do the same in the next year's exam... Don't worry, I don't want your lives, but you can go back wherever you came from, and I don't want waste under my command. "

The sheriffs of the various counties turned blue and red from Liu Tan's words, but they still couldn't refute.

I just feel that the king of the northern border is really not human. They heard the news. The king of the northern border got the overall news of the Yan kingdom after entering the range of the Yan kingdom. As a result, in such a short period of time, he actually recorded those situations Memorized it, it means that it is like a treasure.

Those of them who have been sheriffs for many years were completely defeated in front of this man.

What else can I say?I can only admit that I am incompetent.

Fortunately, they still have a year to go, and within this year... Maybe there will be some variables.

To be honest, I want to go back and be the sheriff, and I can't slack off anymore, otherwise I'm afraid I'm going to lose my official title.

Those who are used to doing nothing and listening to music every day naturally don't want to work, but they feel that what will happen in the next battle with Wuhuan, what if the king of the north is defeated?

If they are defeated, His Majesty will be angry no matter how much he loves him, and they will naturally have room to move.

Well, take advantage of this year's time to get through the relationship in Beijing first, and ask for help when the time comes.

They didn't believe that the King of the North had no political opponents in Chang'an!

Liu Tan knew more or less what these people thought, but he really didn't have time to take care of them, let them go for now, and after Liaodong County brought them back, and even beat Wuhuan honestly, he would naturally have time to deal with them.

All the county guards were driven back by him, but the governor of Liaoxi County was left behind.

The governor of Liaoxi County has always been relatively silent, and he usually doesn't say anything unless he asks questions with Liu Tan.

After arriving in Liaoxi County, Liu Tan found that there were no people living no matter how many miles he traveled, he couldn't help being a little surprised: "Where is the population of Liaoxi County?"

The sheriff of Liaoxi County rarely felt a little guilty: "Most people are around the county town, and some are by the sea."

Since farming cannot maintain food and clothing, it can only go to sea to fish.

Perhaps because the circulation of aquatic products in Dahan was not particularly abundant, the imperial court did not stipulate fishery tax.

Of course, each region will collect fishery tax according to its own situation. The sheriff of Liaoxi County is more kind. Although Liaoxi County is very poor, he feels shameful when he goes to Wangcheng to report on his work every year, but he never collects taxes.

That's why many people choose to be fishermen. Although being a fisherman is hard work, the whole family may survive if they pay less taxes.

Liu Tan didn't speak after hearing this. He already knew that Liaoxi County guarded the sea but was short of salt to eat.

It is basically the same as the beginning of the northern border country, there are few trees here.

Because planting trees is also taxed, um, fishing is not taxed, but trees are taxed, Liu Tan reckons that the first thing he will do here is to change the tax policy.

The county town of Liaoxi County is actually not that good, and the sheriff's mansion is even more dilapidated. The sheriff of Liaoxi County is a little cramped, but he also has a little calm: "Your Highness, I have already vacated the rich households in the city, and please move your highness. drive."

Well, the county guard's mansion is not as good as the rich man's house, and Liu Tan is no stranger to this kind of thing.

He waved his hand and said: "No, this place is very good. When I first arrived in Shuofang County, it was a little dilapidated than this place. Later, it was worse when the Huns plundered it. The conditions were much worse than this."

After hearing this, the governor of Liaoxi County couldn't help feeling more fond of Liu Tan. He deeply felt that it was reasonable for His Highness to stand out among so many princes and princes, at least he was down-to-earth enough.

Down-to-earth means that he understands people's livelihood, so it is not surprising that he can govern a country well.

And Liu Tan... In fact, if he could, he would certainly like to live in a place with better conditions, but the problem is that the wealthy households in these small places always have some weird ideas.

Liu Tan was worried that when he just moved in, there would be two more women in the room later, and he would really be speechless by then.

These things may not be considered a crisis to him, who in Chang'an City does not know that he has a deep love for King Wusun?

But it is also very troublesome. At that time, we will have to be distracted to deal with rich households and people who spread rumors.

After Liu talked about Liaoxi County, the people were a little panicked. They have never been to this small place, even the officials above the county guard, and the angels have never seen it. When did they see the frame of the princes and kings?

All of a sudden, everyone was thinking about what this highness will do when he comes here?

But after waiting for several days, there was no movement. Everyone still lived as usual, and the princes and kings did not harm the people or even robbed the people's daughters. stay.

Back then, Liu Dan did a lot of things like bullying men and women, so the legend of him spread throughout the country of Yan.

After Liu talked about Liaoxi County, the first thing he did was to choose a place and then make a plan.

Well, he won't come in person to choose the place, let the sheriff of Liaoxi County choose it.

He was worried that he would choose a mine again. Although it is not a bad thing, but now he is busy with many affairs, he is really not in the mood to engage in mining. When Liaodong County gets it back and Wuhuan is honest, he can develop it with peace of mind. Yan country economy.

The sheriff of Liaoxi County didn't know the reason, and he was rather sincere and fearful. He deeply felt that His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory valued him, and the person who was not very good at talking stuttered when he got excited: "Much... much ...Thank you, Your Highness... Your Highness values ​​it."

Liu Tan: ...

Forget it, just be happy.

Although letting the governor of Liaoxi County choose, in fact Liu Tan still gave some guidance: "The main function of this newly built city is to give the army a place to stay. Now that the weather in Yan Country has turned cold, even if They will not launch large-scale wars by hand. At most, they will test each other's strength. We can't let the army live in tents outside in the winter, but after the war is over, the army will go back wherever it came from. The new city of Liaoxi County."

The governor of Liaoxi County was even more excited after hearing this. Liu Tan directly took out the blueprint of Shuofang City when designing the city and started to modify it from above.

A county city is definitely not comparable to a king, and because of the need to station a large army, many places have to be revised.

Among them is the setting of the Lifang. Liu Tan thought about it. The house can be built according to the shape of the Lifang, but the walls of the Lifang should not be built first, otherwise it will be very troublesome to communicate with each other.

The rest of the planning is basically the same, as long as the business can meet the basic requirements of these soldiers.

Anyway, everything is kept simple, and it happens that a new Sheriff's Mansion is also being built so that he can move there when the time comes.

When the conditions are not enough, I will endure it. Now that the conditions are available, why not change?

The governor of Liaoxi County estimated the area of ​​the entire city, and instantly felt a little unbelievable—the size of this city is twice the size of the current county city, which he never dared to imagine before.

And the blueprint of the new city made him feel excited just looking at it, so he directly applied for a copy with Liu Tan, treated it like a baby, and hugged it at night when he slept.

Liu Tan couldn't laugh or cry when he found out, he interrupted the excited governor of Liaoxi County and said, "Don't think so much, let's recruit people to build the city first."

After hearing this, the sheriff of Liaoxi County returned to the world from the sky in an instant, and said with a look of embarrassment: "This...but... this year's corvee has already been served."

The sheriff of Liaoxi County is also a principled person. Although he is poor, he never treats the people harshly, nor does he want to punish corvees indiscriminately.

Liu Tan looked at him strangely after hearing this: "Did you know nothing about the northern border country before? Anything other than the stipulated corvee is not called expropriation, it is called recruitment and employment."

The governor of Liaoxi County said in his heart: Isn't it just a change of a nice name?What's the difference?

But the King of the North said directly as if he knew what he was thinking: "We hire for money."

The ears of the sheriff of Liaoxi County immediately perked up. He was very sensitive to the word money, so he couldn't help asking in a low voice, "Then this money..."

"Go to the treasury."

The sheriff of Liaoxi County immediately turned pale: "Hall...Your Highness, the treasury...the treasury has no money."

Liu Tan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Is this king still short of money?"

Lack of money?Go to the beach to get some salt, is it reasonable to be short of money while guarding the sea?