Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

The so-called land record book was made by Xiao Zirong alone. He didn't know the name of the other book that the court recorded these things, so he simply named it himself.

This booklet records the arable land area of ​​Taoyuan City from the beginning to the present, while the household registration book records the population of Taoyuan City, including the number of men and women in very detailed records.

Although Taoyuan City was built in a short period of time, because Xiao Zirong intentionally asked people to record these things from the beginning, there are still quite a few booklets.

Especially the land book, because they grow two crops of rice here, so they are updated twice a year, two books a year, and six books after three years.

The household registration that records the population is also updated twice a year, once every six months.

This will record the foreign population and the local increase in population.

Well, the so-called local increase is the birth of babies and toddlers.

But... from the beginning of the construction of Taoyuan City to the present, every time the population increases, the population is introduced from the outside, infants?nonexistent.

—At first they were all little ladies, where did the children come from?

Later, it was because of the influx of refugees—some men, but the little ladies in Taoyuan City were hurt by men, no one wanted to get married, and it was not easy to live in peace with those men.

Xiao Xuan's attention was immediately attracted, Xiao Zirong took the opportunity to ask someone to help him take off the prosthetic limb, and then prepared to measure the data of Xiao Xuan's leg himself.

Xiao Xuan grabbed him and said, "Let the servants do those things."

Xiao Zirong originally wanted to say that he would make a prosthetic limb himself so that no one else would know the data, but Xiao Xuan seemed to know what he wanted to say, shaking his head and said: "Don't be so careful."

It's just some data about the legs, so what if I got it?

Seeing that he really didn't care, Xiao Zirong got up and sat beside Xiao Xuan, ready to explain some data to him.

Xiao Xuan looked at it seriously, and didn't care about it because of the small population in Taoyuan City. When he saw the land book, before Xiao Zirong could say anything, he keenly compared the data of the past few years, and finally concluded that - A conclusion - his nephew is really not exaggerating.

This is very surprising, Xiao Xuan asked: "The effect of that plow is so good?"

Xiao Zirong thought about it seriously and said: "It should not only be the problem of the plow, but also my improved irrigation facilities."

This day, Xiao Xuan didn't go out but learned a lot about Taoyuan City.

Especially when he saw the concept of the water system around the city, he was very surprised and said: "I saw the moat outside when I came here, and I thought it was there before."

After all, this place used to be the land of the Wen clan, and it's not surprising that there are some fortifications.

Xiao Zirong smiled and said: "Taoyuan City has been expanded by a little bit on the basis of the original ruins. If there was a moat in the first place, it may not be enough."

In order for Xiao Xuan to see the current situation of Taoyuan City more intuitively, Xiao Zirong directly moved over the sand table made for Xiao Xuexing.

Xiao Xuan was really surprised when he saw the sand table: "How is this done? It's so realistic?"

Xiao Zirong smiled and said: "It's not difficult to do this, the difficulty lies in knowing the surrounding terrain very clearly."

The mountains and rivers on his sand table are all scaled down, not the kind of random sketches.

When Xiao Xuan had seen such a sand table, it was very novel for a while, pointing to the surrounding landscape and asking.

Xiao Zirong introduced him to the surrounding geography, and Xiao Xuan slowly realized that the technical content of this sand table is indeed not very high, and the most difficult point is actually creativity.

It's amazing to be able to think of it like this.

After figuring out the surrounding situation, Xiao Xuan was very interested in the water system extending in all directions above.

Pointing to the canal next to a tributary of the Yangtze River, he asked, "Did you dig this?"

Xiao Zirong nodded: "Yes, Taoyuan Canal, this is the starting point of Taoyuan City's water system network. Without this, it would not be so easy to build a water system network, and the mountain stream cannot supply such a large amount of water."

Xiao Xuan didn't ask any more questions after getting a preliminary understanding, and simply said: "Go and see tomorrow."

Xiao Zirong asked: "Shouldn't you go for a stroll in the city tomorrow?"

The original itinerary was indeed like this, Xiao Zirong also reported it before, and Xiao Xuan naturally agreed, but now he is more concerned about this water system network.

He didn't know if Taoyuan City could be imitated in other places, but he just thought that if Taoyuan City could do it back then, why not other places?

Not only that, he also called other ministers who were resting to let them know about the water system network of Xia Taoyuan City.

The ministers of Qi State are fighting among themselves, but they are still very concerned about the people's livelihood.

After all, strictly speaking, the richer the common people are, the richer they can be.

However, after seeing the sand table, Shangshu Ling Chaihe's first reaction was: "Is this the plan made by King Xuancheng?"

Xiao Zirong shook his head: "The above things all exist in reality."

"Impossible." Xiao Yandi's reaction was just this, not to fight against Xiao Zirong, but because he pinched his finger - counting, Taoyuan City has not exceeded four years so far, so - a large water system network has almost reached In the farmland, how is it possible?

Xiao Zirong smiled: "Whether it can be done or not, I'll find out if I go and see it tomorrow."

Everyone—seeing his confident appearance, he knew that the matter should be true.

They didn't get along for a long time, but they also understood to some extent that the king of Xuancheng either didn't say anything, but he seldom boasted when he spoke.

—I couldn't help but wonder for a while, how...how did I do it?

Xiao Yan and Chai He looked at each other. The two of them, a prime minister and a minister, were in charge of nearly all the projects in the whole country, and they were clear about the land and water systems.

There are also how many people are enlisted for corvee every year, and how many things they can do.

Among other things, the water system in Taoyuan City required all the corvees from the entire southern Yanzhou to come and help, so it could be completed in such a short period of time.

After all, as long as you don't meet a tyrant or you are in troubled times, corvée has a fixed time, except for that fixed time, you still have to let the common people go out to farm.

-For a while, everyone was attracted by this piece of water system network.

—Xiao Xuexing next to him remembered his feelings when he first found out, and then looked at Xiao Xuan, well, from the emperor to the prime minister to the minister, he looked even more surprised than he was at the beginning, His Royal Highness the Regent felt balanced.

Xiao Xuan wished he could go to see it that afternoon, but was persuaded by Xiao Zirong, who said that he should be able to make the prosthesis the next day.

When I made the first one before, because it was the first time to do it, I also made a lot of experimental products, and let some people with disabilities in Taoyuan City try it out, and adjusted it a little bit to the current state. The raw materials are natural. I also prepared a lot.

Now it is easy to assemble those raw materials according to the new data.

Helpless, Xiao Xuan was thinking about this matter all the time, Xiao Zirong thought it over and over again and simply brought him up the city wall.

The city wall of Taoyuan City is the tallest existence in the whole city. It can be seen from a distance... Although there are mountains blocking it, it is still possible to overlook the city, and you can also watch the sunrise and sunset.

There will not be a sea of ​​clouds like Huangshan in this mountain, but occasionally there will be some fog in winter, especially when it is getting dark.

Xiao Zirong directly asked someone to lift Xiao Xuan up the city wall, but he originally wanted to let Xiao Xuan go sightseeing on the city wall, but he didn't expect Xiao Xuan to go straight to the arrow towers on both sides after climbing the city wall.

In the process of going to the archery tower, the crossbow hidden behind the battlements appeared in front of people.

Xiao Xuan was very surprised: "You have prepared so many crossbows here?"

Xiao Zirong patted the crossbow and said: "At the beginning, it was all because of this that we were able to drive away the Wei army. Those on the city wall can only be fired by a single arrow, and the arrow towers on both sides can fire five arrows at a time."

The general was obviously very interested in the crossbow. After looking at it carefully for a while, he hesitated and said, "How do I feel..."

"Huh?" Xiao Xuan looked at the general: "What did Ai Qing see?"

The general's face was a little confused: "Why do I feel that this step crossbow is made more exquisitely than the ones in the armory?"

If it was before, many people might subconsciously not believe it after hearing his statement.

But now, they have learned to be smart, even if they don't believe it, they will not easily refute it.

After all, Taoyuan City is a place where even glass can be made. In terms of handicrafts, there should be relatively top craftsmen.

After the general took a closer look at the crossbow, the expression on his face became even more strange, he touched his chin and said repeatedly: "It's strange."

General Beizheng, who had befriended him, poked him with an elbow and asked, "Don't just mutter there alone, what did you find?"

The general said directly: "You don't know how to look for yourself? Take a closer look, this is interesting, wait for me to see the crossbow over there."

Next, it seemed to be the performance place of the great general. He went back and forth between the two crossbows, and after walking three or four times, he asked, "Did you see anything?"

General Beizheng hesitated: "This... feels different from ours?"

"Don't say it's not the same as ours, it's not the same as his own."

After the general finished speaking, he raised his head to look at Xiao Zirong, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please help me explain my doubts."

Xiao Zirong raised his chin slightly and said, "General, please speak."

The general said: "I have just observed carefully for a while and found that the arrow paths of these stepping crossbows seem to be thicker than ordinary crossbows. This is also different from the stepping crossbows on the archery tower. I guess... the ones used in Taoyuan City. Are crossbow bolts different from ordinary crossbow bolts?"

Xiao Zirong was a little surprised: "The general's eyes are as bright as a torch."

As expected of a professional, you can see the difference at a glance.

Xiao Zirong explained: "The crossbows on the city wall are made of bursting arrows specially made by Taoyuan City."

Xiao Xuan turned his head and asked, "Explosive Arrow? What kind of arrow is that?"

Xiao Zirong said: "I won't explain this, just let my uncle watch it."

He turned his head and ordered: "Go get some bursting arrows."