"On the left is Cangwu, and on the right is the extreme west. Danshui goes to the south, and Ziyuan goes to the north. It ends with Bachan, going in and out of Jingwei; Fenghao scrawls, and the remaining snakes run in it. It flows into the diversion of eight rivers.

, contrary to each other."

This gorgeous text is a description of the Eight Rivers surrounding Chang'an.

The seven rivers all flow into the Wei River, and finally the Wei River flows into the Yellow River.

(Note: Due to changes in waterways in later generations, part of the flow of the Eight Rivers no longer directly meets the Wei River.)

Therefore, Guanzhong is roughly centered on the Weishui River and is divided into northern and southern parts.

Now that I've finished reading the south side, isn't there a north side?

The Eight Rivers surround Chang'an, bringing abundant water sources around Chang'an and also bringing great convenience to farming.

But heading north after crossing the Wei River, the topography gradually becomes different from that south of the Wei River.

Before the opening of the Zhengguo Canal, there were a large number of marshlands and a considerable amount of saline-alkali land between the Jingshui River and Luoshui River north of the Wei River, and water conservancy was inconvenient.

These reasons make it difficult to effectively utilize the large amounts of wasteland north of the Wei River.

After the Zhengguo Canal, which runs from east to west and connects Jingshui and Luoshui, was opened.

With the Weishui River, Jingshui River, Luoshui River and Zhengguo Canal as the main arteries, and the large and small water flows north of the Weishui River as capillaries, a spider web-shaped water conservancy irrigation system has been formed.

This project, which required hundreds of thousands of manpower and took more than ten years to complete, added more than one million acres of arable land to Guanzhong.

On this basis, the Former Han Dynasty continued to tinker with things to further expand the cultivable area, laying a solid foundation for the prosperity of the Early Han Dynasty.

It is a pity that since the Later Han Dynasty established its capital in Luoyang, it paid far less attention to Guanzhong than the former Han Dynasty.

In addition, in the late Han Dynasty, the Qiang and Hu rebellions in Liangzhou lasted for more than a hundred years, and even spread to Guanzhong during this period. The water conservancy that was originally a great success has gradually been abandoned.

Although Cao Cao had pacified Guanzhong for more than 20 years, he did not have much manpower and material resources to restore production in Guanzhong.

In other words, Sima Yi had only reclaimed part of the cultivated land in the past few years, but it was only near Chang'an and did not even cross the Wei River.

"This canal must be repaired again!"

A few days later, Feng Junhou stood in front of a large puddle, looking at the grass growing around him, and couldn't help but said with some worry.

The large puddle in front of me is more like a pond than a puddle.

There are a total of seven such ponds along the Zhengguo Canal. These are specially dug reservoirs to buffer the water flow of the canal and to store water on daily basis.

Although the reservoir in front of us looks very big, it can be clearly seen that the water inlet and outlet have been silted up a lot, and there is also collapse around the pool.

All this shows that this water conservancy project is declining due to lack of care for a long time.

"How to fix it? This is no small matter."

General Guan had a knack for killing enemies in battle, but when it came to dealing with such matters, the only thing she could think of was to replace the knife in her hand with a hoe.

"The former Qin Dynasty spent more than ten years and consumed countless manpower and material resources. I am afraid that the Han Dynasty did not have the ability at this time."

Feng Junhou was confident:

"It's not excavation, it's just re-construction. It won't take much effort. It just depends on whether you are willing to put in the effort."

As he spoke, he sighed a little, "Guanzhong now includes the barbarians, and I'm afraid the number is less than a million, but I don't dare to do it like the former Qin did. So I can only take my time."

Secretary Zhang glanced at Feng Junhou and suddenly said: "The Imperial Village also wants a share."

"What?"

"The fields that can be cultivated in Guanzhong now are probably all in Weinan, right?"

Secretary Zhang gestured to the south, "This is close to the north, and you can often see Hu people. How can anyone come to cultivate the land?"

"So do you want the Xinghan Association to take care of this matter again? Then you can do whatever you want, and race and enclose the land. No one will care about it until it is exhausted."

Feng Junhou made a sound, "When did Xinghanhui ever do horse racing and encirclement of land?"

"We didn't interfere in Juyan County, right? Aren't they all distributed to the people?"

"Tonozawa..."

Feng Junhou sneered:

"Duyeze is a gathering place for Qiang and Hu. You let the people go and see if anyone dares to go? Prosperous Han will worry about the country. Is it wrong?"

"Besides," Feng Junhou pointed to the surroundings, "If you walk a hundred or so steps now, the weeds will block you."

"In this situation, in this place, if you don't give me some benefits, who is willing to do it? You can't let the horse run away without letting the horse eat grass, right?"

Secretary Zhang stretched out three fingers: "Thirty-seven points."

The evil-hearted woman turned her elbows outward!

I just said a few days ago that she knows how to think about herself!

Feng Junhou said with a dark face: "There is a herb in Nanzhong called Panax notoginseng. It is a top-quality blood-tonifying herb. Do you plan to use Xinghan Hui as Panax notoginseng to restore blood to the court?"

"After Guanzhong, the capital will be located!" Secretary Zhang pouted, "The imperial court must keep some land in its hands, otherwise how can it allocate land to the people?"

"During the Pre-Han Dynasty, the population in Guanzhong increased, and the imperial court had to transport grain from all directions. Even Longyou had to send people to open up wasteland."

Feng Junhou said "tsk" again.

That was at least two generations away.

Two generations later, if the imperial court still relies on the small amount of land in Guanzhong to make a living, it will be a regression of society, and it is not necessary for the imperial court to do so.

"Fifty-five."

"No, just Sanqi."

No matter how clever Zhang Xiaosi is, he cannot escape the limitations of the times.

Her dedication to the land made her, who represented the imperial court at this time, refuse to give in.

"Alang, please listen to my advice, let me help you handle this matter. The Xinghan Association is in the border county, and it can be enclosed in any way."

"The imperial court will only be happy to see success, but this is Guanzhong, where the future capital will be, and things should not be compared to those in border counties."

Feng Junhou looked unhappy:

"First it was Nanzhong, then Liangzhou. After all, the Xinghan Society did a lot of practical things, right? Why did they always drive us to the border counties?"

"Then are we going to be placed next to Jiuyuan again this time, or to Pingcheng in Bingzhou (that is, Datong in later generations)?"

Zhang Xiaosi covered his mouth and smiled:

"What a great grazing land. How great would it be to open a pasture there? I don't believe you don't want it."

Feng Junhou glanced sideways at the fox who had stolen the hen:

"Sanqi is fine, but we have agreed that the land in Jiuyuan and Pingcheng will be allowed to be enclosed by us, and the court will not take it back with any excuse in the future."

Seeing Feng Junhou so cheerful, Zhang Xiaosi felt a little unsure.

She looked at the big pond, then at Feng Junhou, who looked leisurely and contented, and emphasized with some worry:

"It's about repairing the entire Zhengguo Canal, not just this section."

"Don't worry, I'm talking about the entire Zheng Guoqu."

Zhang Xiaosi's heart suddenly "thumped".

not good!

I fell into King Feng Gui’s trick!

Zhang Xiaosi's face changed slightly as he thought of the rumor of a certain far-sighted plan.

Although I don’t know what else can be done in Jiuyuan and Heping City besides opening up pastures to collect wool.

But after sleeping with Feng Junhou for so many years, Zhang Xiaosi instinctively felt that something was wrong.
Chapter completed!