Speaking of this drought, Qin Feng was helpless.

"We have no choice but to do anything about God's affairs. But since we cannot solve the current dilemma, we must focus on the future. What plans do you have for the future?"

Hearing Qin Feng say this, a strange look flashed in Yue Kaishan's eyes. It seemed that if there was a riot in Cenzhou, the emperor would not be afraid of killing. At present, reinforcements from various places in Yingzhou are only a few days away from here. Even if chaos breaks out, Cenzhou County only needs to support it for a few days before it can come.

However, Yue Kaishan was really unwilling to happen. Cenzhou did not lose a serious population. Now there are less than 200,000 people in the entire prefecture and county. The area is still very wide. Insufficient population is a major problem he faces. After all, this problem is still the sequelae brought about by the Ming Dynasty when he ruled the Qin State. If we kill it again, Cenzhou will be no one in the future.

"Your Majesty, after I came to Cenzhou, I have read the Cenzhou Cenzhou Cenzhou Cenzhou in detail." Yue Kaishan sorted out his thoughts and said: "The drought in Cenzhou does not occur occasionally. In the past ten years, it will be encountered once every three years. It is just that this time is particularly powerful. Water shortage is a problem that has existed in Cenzhou since ancient times. Therefore, the construction of a canal this time was not an idea that emerged temporarily because of this drought, but a result of careful consideration. Only in this way can we solve the problem of Cenzhou in one fell swoop."

Qin Feng nodded slightly and signaled Yue Kaishan to continue speaking.

"Although Cenzhou is short of water, it is not a place where there is nothing." Yue Kaishan was a little excited: "The western part of Cenzhou is close to the desert, and the natural conditions are indeed relatively harsh, but when we go east, the natural conditions will change greatly. I even think it can be described as fertility. As long as there is water, everything will change. Your Majesty, I dare to issue a military order in front of you and build this canal. At most five years, I can build Cenzhou into the western Jiangnan for Your Majesty, so that there is no shortage of rice and flour here and the fragrance of fruits and vegetables."

"You are confident!" Qin Feng said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, if you dominate the country and serve as the herdsmen, if you don't even have this confidence, it's better to retire and return home early, so as not to miss the place, the people, and finally you will miss yourself." Yue Kaishan said proudly.

"Well said. Some officials do not seek to be ineffective, but seek to be ineffective. How can such a mentality benefit the people? Such officials are also the target of our next step in the Ming Dynasty. Non-effort is a failure." Qin Feng knocked on the table and said.

Yue Kaishan did not argue with the court's policies, but continued: "Your Majesty, even in the western part of Cenzhou, there is not nothing." When he said this, he suddenly stood up and ran to a corner of the yard where the melons were winding and green. Yue Kaishan scattered among the green leaves for a while, and actually picked a green watermelon from it, holding the top of the ground in both hands, and put it on the table like offering treasures." Your Majesty, the western part of Cenzhou is close to the desert, but it produces two things, one of which is this Cenzhou melon. One is a land-based person and the other is a treasure. This is really true. This Cenzhou melon, because of the soil and the relationship between the Rizhao here, is completely incomparable to the one growing in other places in the Ming Dynasty."

Ma Baozi stood aside and heard Yue Kaishan say so delicious. He couldn't help but come up, stood up like a knife, drew a few times on the melon, and pulled it with a squeak. A good melon immediately divided into eight neat petals, red flesh and black fruit grains appeared in front of everyone, and a sweet fragrance spread out in the yard.

Qin Feng smiled and picked up a piece, "Come on, try it, see if our Yue County Magistrate is so bragging about how much?"

The soil is sweet and the aftertaste is very long. Qin Feng savored it carefully and nodded with satisfaction. Yue Kaishan did not brag. Then he looked at the horse leopard, eight western cubes, but he wiped out six pieces by himself. He finished it all in a flash, and looked at the melon field with a lack of satisfaction.

"It's a pity that the drought this year is too severe, and the melons in Cenzhou are basically out of stock. Because of the deep well in my small courtyard, they can still ensure their maturity." Yue Kaishan sighed. "This melon is not only delicious, but also looks better. If these things can be sold to the Ming Dynasty, they will definitely be worth a hundred times the price."

Qin Feng shook his head and said, "The fruits and melons are not easy to preserve, and the journey is too far."

"So I said I wanted to build a canal. In this way, we can transport the specialties here to Yongjun, Hulao and other places through water. When this canal is completed, I think the Ming railcars will inevitably lead to these places, and then enter the Ming land through the railcars will inevitably bring rich income to Cenzhou."

Speaking of this, Yue Kaishan went to pick another melon and put it on the table.

Qin Feng raised the Cenzhou melon, which was about half smaller than ordinary watermelon, and put it in front of him and watched it carefully. It was crystal clear and clear. It was not only delicious, but also beautiful. It looked very good.

"If you print some words on it, the selling price will be higher." He smiled and said with a smile.

"Sign up, how do you print up?" Yue Kaishan asked in confusion.

"Simple." Qin Feng said: "The simplest thing is to use a piece of paper, write words such as Fulu and Shouxi on the paper, cut them open, and then wrap the paper on it, because the intensity of sunlight is different. After the melon is ripe, these words will naturally be printed. Think about it, will such things be more valuable if they are transported to the Ming Dynasty?"

Yue Kaishan stared at the melon in front of him, and after a while, he nodded repeatedly and praised: "Your Majesty is really a wonderful idea, which is admirable."

"You just said that there are two treasures, what is the other one?"

"There is another one, sand dates." Yue Kaishan said: "It is also produced in western Cenzhou. It is not only delicious, but also a good medicinal material. Although the western region is not as fertile as the eastern Cenzhou, these two things are enough to help them get rid of poverty. What I am thinking about now is how to solve the problems of water shortage and transportation capacity in Cenzhou."

Qin Feng pondered for a moment and said, "What you said about building a canal is not feasible, but now there are two problems. The first is a financial problem. This is a huge project. The cost required is a terrifying number. It is not just money, but also people's strength issues. It involves coordination issues in multiple prefectures and counties along the way. You, the family of Cenzhou, cannot carry out it alone."

"It is precisely because of this that I wrote a letter to ask the court to preside over this major project." Yue Kaishan said.

"The development plan for the next few years formulated by the Political Affairs Hall is to focus on supporting Chu. You also know that Chu was originally rich, but under our deliberate attacks over the past few years, the economy there plummeted. However, with a little support, Chu could restore a certain amount of strength in a very short time and start feeding back to the court. Do you understand this?"

"I naturally understand." Yue Kaishan was a little depressed.

"So in the past two years, the court has been unable to make large-scale investments in the west." Qin Feng knocked on the table, "I understand your desire to develop the local economy, but the court must consider the overall situation. The battle for hegemony with Qi may break out tomorrow in a long time, so we have to seize the day. The Zhengshi Hall must bring the strength of the Ming Dynasty to a new level in the shortest time. In the western region, if the investment is large and the effect is slow, it will inevitably be ranked backwards. In fact, the Zhengshi Hall has only one requirement for prefectures and counties like you in recent years, which is stability."

"Your Majesty, it's hard to be rich! In this way, the gap between the western region and other places will become increasingly greater, and the loss of personnel will become more and more serious. Water flows to the lower places and people walk to the higher places. What do I use to convince them to stay in Cenzhou? When the court turns back to govern the western region, I am afraid that the western region will be deserted and crowded long ago."

Qin Feng was silent for a while: "What I just said is just the first question, and there is also the second question, the human resources issue. You have only more than 200,000 residents in Cenzhou. How do you carry out such a large process that covers the whole province? Where did the manpower come from?"

Yue Kaishan took a deep breath. He naturally considered the issues that Qin Feng mentioned. In fact, from a country, the national policy formulated by the Political Affairs Hall was fine, and it was also the most beneficial to the Ming Dynasty at the moment. But now, as the county magistrate of Cenzhou, he naturally had to seek benefits for Cenzhou. How to find opportunities in the gaps without changing the general direction of the court is the issue he has been considering since he arrived in Cenzhou.

"Your Majesty, I actually have some ideas about the issue of funds." He said word by word." He also wanted to ask Your Majesty to correct me."

"Tell me, look."

"Only looking at the overall funds, the amount is naturally huge and hopeless, but it will not be so terrifying to divide it into several stages. Now, what we need is just a start-up capital." Yue Kaishan said: "In specific matters, specific analysis, I know that there is no such thing as corvee in the Ming Dynasty. It is all purchased by the imperial court, but in Cenzhou, it can be a different matter. We can use labor instead of relief and mobilize the people here to do it themselves. This year, Cenzhou is a foregone conclusion. We will rely on the court to provide relief next year. Instead of letting the people enjoy these reliefs for free, it is better to let them exchange it with all their strength. In other words, we only need to use a part of the food to exchange for countless labor."

"This is one of them. Secondly, Cenzhou is scarce. In fact, this problem is not only Cenzhou, Yingzhou and other places. I would like to ask Your Majesty to issue an order that those who are not guilty in prisons such as the Ming Dynasty and Chu, who are not guilty, can all be sent to our places for tutoring and labor camps. In this way, only a small amount of funds can be exchanged for countless labor."

"Set up!" Qin Feng became interested.

"In addition, I have been inspired by the development of rail vehicles by the Railway Administration. Since rail vehicles can introduce private capital, why can't we introduce private capital in this canal?"

"This is inappropriate." Qin Feng shook his head and said, "The rail car is introducing private capital, but they are only allowed to build branch lines. They are never allowed to interfere in the main line, because this is a fee. If you introduce private capital on this canal, then you will only charge the canal to set up a card. What does that look like?"
Chapter completed!