Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

The pass is an area of ​​rolling hills.

Or, it would be more accurate to call this place hills.

The cold wind blew from the pass and hit the car body, making a whistling sound.

On the hills on both sides, there were fires everywhere, like a sky full of stars.

Liu Tichun stood behind Zhu Youjian and whispered:

"Your Majesty, every place that is lit by fire is a fortress."

Zhu Youjian nodded.

These forts are dotted around the pass.

Although it can't be seen clearly in the dark, just looking at the number of fortresses, you can tell that this is another important military location that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

"What is the average cost of each of these forts?"

Liu Tichun scratched his head.

He doesn't know about this...

Song Yingsheng sat opposite the emperor.

Seeing Liu Tichun at a loss, he smiled and helped Liu Tichun out:

“Your Majesty, when we built the fortress, we always used local materials.

All it costs is labor and food.

This area of ​​the pass is dominated by yellowish-brown semi-weathered fossils.

Mining is not difficult.

Therefore, on average, counting from the time when the foundation was dug, after deducting the participation of soldiers, each fort was equivalent to about 90 kilograms of grain and about [-] migrant workers.

According to today's food prices, each fort costs two or five cents in silver. "

Zhu Youjian nodded and asked:

"How many fortresses have been built here at the pass?"

Song Yingsheng continued:

"Your Majesty, if we only ask about the pass section, there are more than a thousand fortresses in the twenty-mile long passage."

Zhu Youjian thought about it slightly:

"In other words, there are 50 fortresses per mile. If averaged to the left and right sides...

There are 25 fortresses in one mile..."

Zhu Youjian raised his eyebrows:

"The density is a bit too high!"

Song Yingxing smiled:

"Your Majesty, the account cannot be settled like this!"

He helped his brother explain:

“The pass is nearly 20 miles wide, and to defend it, we need to deploy more depth.

Therefore, in fact, the density of the fortress is still somewhat insufficient. "

Zhu Youjian nodded.

"Two of the Qing family, layout planning is the Qing family's expertise.

You two just go ahead and do it. All I can give you are support at all costs. "

Song Yingxing casually drew a sketch on the table.

This sketch is like the index finger and thumb forming a circle.

Then he pointed to his index finger and thumb and said:

“Your Majesty, these two places are where the mountains are located.

Although Nanyang is also a land of four fortresses, the mountain range in the east is too thin after all.

Therefore, if you want to rely on setting up a defensive line here, you can only use these mountains as much as possible. "

“I plan to build more than [-] permanent fortresses here.

I have made calculations. If there are so many fortresses, it will be enough to make the eastern defense of Nanyang Basin impregnable! "

Zhu Youjian smiled.

"The two ministers have also seen that in the country's difficult times, only large-scale infrastructure construction can make people's livelihood stable."

Zhu Youjian stood up and looked out the window in the dark night:

“The natural disaster has not passed. Last autumn, Mianyang Prefecture suffered widespread floods.

Especially in Jinling County, there is almost no harvest. "

"I have to allocate thirty ships of food to provide disaster relief."

As soon as Zhu Youjian said these words, Wang Zheng and Bi Maokang, who had just eaten and were walking over, also frowned.

Zhu Youjian lit a cigarette, then threw the cigarette case on the table and motioned for several people to take it.

"My dear friends, China has encountered one of the greatest disasters in history.

The continuous disasters that lasted for nearly 20 years have brought the decline of our Ming Dynasty to the extreme.

If I hadn’t jumped out of the capital..."

Zhu Youjian sighed.

Liu Tichun shrank his neck and stood aside, not daring to make a sound.

Zhu Youjian sighed:

"I have no choice but to make this move and let Zuo Liangyu grab it!

Feed my people with food from abroad. "

"Food is a matter of great importance to people's livelihood. Only by allowing people to eat can we restore people's livelihood."

Zhu Youjian sighed.

A natural disaster!

Although the large-scale disasters have long passed, the successive small-scale disasters have not stopped.

It even lasted for more than ten years.

In the next few years, disasters in the Huguang area will continue.

Moreover, subsequent disasters will alternate between floods and droughts.

Food will become the most key to maintaining rule.

Only by ensuring this can we implement large-scale infrastructure construction...

On the train, Zhu Youjian's cigarette butt flickered.

……

When Zhu Youjian arrived at Ye County, it was already dawn.

Shen Zhanran, Huang Nilu, and Yao Cheng had already brought their subordinates to greet him outside the city.

"I will see you, Your Majesty!

See the Queen of Yi'an, see the Queen!

See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness King Ding! "

Zhu Youjian smiled:

"Get up!"

When everyone stood up, Zhu Youjian looked around and saw that the two former scholars, Shen Zhanran and Huang Nilu, had weathered faces.

Their faces were blown red by the cold wind.

The originally thin scholar became three points taller.

Zhu Youjian looked at the two people for a while and said with a smile:

"The two Qings' families have become dark and strong."

Shen Zhanran and Huang Nilu laughed and said in unison:

"They are all serving His Majesty. It is the duty of ministers."

Zhu Youjian looked at Yao Cheng.

The young general responsible for the defense of the pass has grown up.

There is a cheerful military air in every move he makes.

"Yao Cheng, how is it? Can you still get used to it?"

Yao Cheng laughed:

"Your Majesty, I was a little uncomfortable at first, but after seeing the refugees, all the discomfort disappeared.

No matter how difficult the life is, it is much better than those refugees who suffer from hunger and cold. "

"At the very least, I have clothes to wear and food to eat."

Zhu Youjian nodded and patted Yao Cheng on the shoulder. He strode forward.

Ye County is no better than Nanyang.

Although the refugees in Nanyang have not yet recovered, they are countless times better off than the refugees here in Ye County.

The refugees here are not so much ordinary people as they are barely breathing...

The hungry face is not pretty!

Zhu Youjian didn't want everyone in the harem to see it.

"Go, go to the county government office!"

Zhu Youjian was going to settle the palace people first.

Shen Zhanran and others hurriedly said:

"Please, Your Majesty!"

……

After settling everyone in the harem, Zhu Youjian rushed to the refugee camp in Ye County.

This camp in Ye County is much smaller than the refugee base camp in Nanyang.

After Zhu Youjian stepped into the camp, the refugees were very happy, but they could only stand up with crutches.

Almost all the people have black shells on their faces.

In fact, the faces and hands of the new people entering the camp were obviously swollen.

At a glance, it seemed that he had entered a terrifying hell.

……

Ye County Houya.

Queen Zhou sat next to Queen Zhang, tilted her head and said:

"Good sister, why doesn't Your Majesty take us with you?"