Playing intrigue is worse than engaging in infrastructure

"Your Highness intends to let them teach students the technique of forging?" Lianti immediately understood what Song Qingyuan meant.

Song Qingyuan nodded.Since he wants to open a school, it is naturally impossible to only set up a carpentry major.

The school's majors are as complete as possible, but it's really not easy to find a skilled craftsman these days.Most of the blacksmiths on the market are of mediocre level, and some of them are not qualified to teach students.

Song Qingyuan had long been eyeing the workers who made Lian Ti weapons. When he went to the mine a few days ago, he felt that these people were highly skilled.

"Your Highness also knows that those people specialize in forging weapons. The soldiers and horses in Mobei all rely on those weapons. If the forging technology is passed on, has Your Highness ever considered the consequences?" Lian Ti stopped, turned to look at Song Qingyuan, "I know, but where do ordinary people get so much iron to make weapons? Even those Mobei who have the intention of disobedience should not be able to do it, right?"

Song Qingyuan didn't avoid his eyes, and raised his eyebrows when he met Shang Lianti's eyes.

He doesn't know the inside story of Mo Bei, but he knows Lian Ti.

With Lian Ti's character, it is impossible for him to be unprepared to face those arrogant tribes and allow them to threaten him.

Sure enough, the person opposite turned the whip in his hand noncommittally.

"As for Southern Zhou..."

Song Qingyuan continued: "In ten years, no matter how good their weapons are, they will not be the opponent of Mobei."

"Your Highness is so confident?" Lian Ti's tone was tinged with a smile, as if the person who pretended to be serious and tried to intimidate the other party just now was not himself.

"I'm not confident." Song Qingyuan glanced at him, "I believe in your strength, King Mobei."

Lian raised the corners of his mouth unconsciously, and purposely raised his face to educate Song Qingyuan: "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, Your Highness, please don't blindly believe that I am the king."

It makes sense.But it would be more convincing if the smile in his eyes was not so obvious.

Song Qingyuan nodded perfunctorily, and continued to ask: "Then can the king send someone over?"

Lian Ti readily agreed.But as for why he agreed...

It's hard to say.

"My king asks Mengdong to bring some people over. But they can't stay in the academy for too long." Lian Ti added.

The forging skills of the few people the other party ordered for him can be regarded as the top in Mobei, otherwise they would not have been sent to Julu Mountain.

Not only that, but the Mengdong that Lian mentioned was also in charge of the weapon production of the entire Julu Mountain.Among the weapons in his hand, some of them were forged by Meng Dong himself.

Song Qingyuan also made some unexpected moves.

However, the craftsmen trained by the school will also benefit Mobei in the future.He didn't say anything more, but thought about it and said: "We can let them take turns to teach, so as not to affect production as much as possible. As for Mengdong, let him instruct the students when they actually operate. He is not considered a great talent." Little use."

There is no reason to let the national champion guide you to run when you have just learned to walk.

However, if the other party is willing, they can also come to give a few lectures occasionally, which can be regarded as a visiting professor.

Song Qingyuan's arrangement was very reasonable. In the afternoon, Lian Ti ordered someone to send a message to Meng Dong, asking him to select a few skilled and good at leading apprentices from among the weapon forging craftsmen, and send them to Wang Ting in a few days.

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A few days later, the craftsman who forged the weapon did not arrive, but the cement produced by the other side was delivered.

It has to be said that the production efficiency of professional workshops is high.If this batch of cement is placed in the military camp, it will take at least half a month to produce it.

After getting the cement, Song Qingyuan began to work on water conservancy facilities and school construction projects.

This business can be regarded as one of Song Qingyuan's old businesses in his previous life.At least half of the existing projects in his later companies are related to architecture.

After all, his grandfather started his career from real estate, and Song Qingyuan naturally inherited this part of his talent.

He was very agile in drawing the blueprints, and he admired the few officials in charge of the construction who followed behind him.

Song Qingyuan didn't let the soldiers participate in the construction of the fortification this time.Firstly, winter was coming to an end, and the soldiers gradually resumed their normal training, and Song Qingyuan could no longer waste their time.

Secondly, he also wanted to create more jobs for the people in Mobei.

This will not only allow the people of the royal court to have a way out to make a living, but also attract the rest of the tribes near the royal court, and gradually strengthen Lian Ti's control over each tribe.

However, in order to unify the various tribes in the hands of Lian Ti, these alone are definitely not enough.

Song Qingyuan didn't imagine this matter to be so simple, of course his plan was more than that.

He wants to see how long those tribal leaders can last.

The precipitation in Wangting is clearly divided into dry season and rainy season, and the water level of the river is naturally not so stable.If a canal is directly built to divert water, it is inevitable that the amount of water will not be well controlled and the farmland will be washed away.

Song Qingyuan planned to build a reservoir first to prevent floods, regulate water flow, divert water from the river into the reservoir, and then build canals to irrigate the farmland according to the terrain.

This undoubtedly increased the amount of work, but for the long-term development of Mobei, he still decided on this plan without hesitation.

The people in Mobei are well aware of the importance of being familiar with the geographical environment because they have been migrating all year round.Therefore, the topographic map of Mobei has also developed very advanced.

With a map, there is no need for Song Qingyuan to travel around to investigate the terrain.Just staying in the palace, he can arrange the water conservancy system.

Where a dam needs to be built, where a waterwheel needs to be built... Song Qingyuan can basically determine with a glance at the map.

He is responsible for the overall situation, and the specific projects are handed over to the officials in charge of fortification construction.

The water conservancy system needs to be completed before the spring plowing, but fortunately Song Qingyuan has the ability to make money.

The soap business in winter made a lot of money, and he also made some money from Lian Ti.These funds are sufficient to support the accelerated completion of the project.

Less construction time means more human input.Song Qingyuan has always been generous to the people, and this time he will attract young people from nearby tribes to work, so the treatment is even more generous.

As soon as the people in Wang Ting heard about this treatment, they immediately asked their men to sign up.

Not only that, but many people sent letters to their relatives who were making a living outside, asking them to come back and work as soon as possible.

With so many people working outside the city, it is natural that someone needs to cook and boil water every day.Most women can do these things. Those women who have elders to take care of them go to the construction site in a hurry, and can earn a lot of money after a busy day.

At the gate of the city, there is an endless stream of shopkeepers who go to work or sell goods with their burdens every day.For a time, the entire royal court became lively.

After the reservoir was built, the people were even more joyful.After all, someone said that these projects were built to irrigate the farmland.

Although most of them do not rely on farming for a living, having good land means that they can also produce food.

After that, not only will they no longer have to go to Nanzhou every year to buy a large amount of grain, but the price of grain will also drop a bit. How can they be unhappy?

Therefore, when it came time to build the canal, not only the recruited workers, but also many nearby people came to help with tools.The project that would have taken more than a month was shortened by one-third.

On the day when the canal was opened, the common people ran to watch, even Song Qingyuan and Lian Ti were called to watch the ceremony.

The time to release the water is specially divined.When the time is up, the water rushes out with an order, and soon fills up the staggered canals.

The people on both sides cheered loudly, and the officials beside Song Qingyuan were all smiling.

Song Qingyuan knew that according to the procedure, he would receive another wave of compliments.Although he knew that everyone had good intentions, he still felt a little overwhelmed occasionally.

His temperament is mostly cold and rational, and he has not been too close to the people around him since he was a child.

This kind of character and living environment made him able to deal with those flattery and compliments with ease.But once you meet the sincere and eager emotions of others, you often lack corresponding coping methods.

In other words, he is not used to the sincerity of others.

As if seeing through the helplessness deep in Song Qingyuan's heart, Lian Ti suddenly touched his shoulder and said in a low voice, "Do you want to go out for a walk?"

Song Qingyuan was a little surprised, and signaled him to pay attention to the current situation with his eyes, and then whispered: "Now?"

Lian Ti nodded and pointed his eyes to the distance, "There is a place in front where you can see the entire canal from a high place, and few people would go there on weekdays, do you want to go there, Your Highness?"

Hearing this, Song Qingyuan struggled for a while.

He knew in his heart that he shouldn't leave now.But somehow, he still nodded, followed Lian Ti, and quietly left the crowd.

The place mentioned by Lian Ti was really deserted and very clean.The reason is also very simple.

Because it is Lian Ti's private domain, even if someone wants to go, they can't pass the guard.

Standing on the mountainside, you can see the situation below clearly.

The dug canals are like ribbons, enclosing the farmland.The people on both sides have also become a little bit bigger.

There were obviously noisy crowds below, but it was exceptionally quiet here.

It was as if there was a barrier that surrounded the person who had been busy for several months, and gave him a place to sneak in and hide.

"Your Highness doesn't seem to like excitement?" Lian Ti leaned on the tree trunk and said casually as if chatting.

"No." Song Qingyuan relaxed visibly.

He thought for a while before he said, "Maybe I'm not used to such a scene yet."

"It's considered dislike." Lian Ti glanced at Song Qingyuan.

Song Qingyuan did not deny it.

Lian Ti got up with the strength of his waist and stood a little closer to Song Qingyuan.He looked at the crowd below with half-closed eyes, and asked suspiciously: "Since your Highness doesn't like it, why don't you leave?"

His doubts were too straightforward, but Song Qingyuan didn't know how to answer for a while.

He sometimes felt that even mentioning this person was too cool, as if he was not bound by anything, he was not like a lord of a country, but more like a free knight.

"As the king and I, we should have been there just now." Song Qingyuan replied helplessly.

But his tone was not convincing.

Lian mentioned "tsk" and said, "I think you Central Plains people are too troublesome, so there are so many things you should or shouldn't do. If His Highness is needed when building the canal, His Highness should naturally be there. But If you are not here at this time, it will not have any impact."

Song Qingyuan didn't speak, and listened to the question and answered by himself: "It's just that those people want to say a few auspicious words to His Highness. His Highness doesn't want to listen to it, there's nothing wrong with it."

Song Qingyuan wanted to refute, but found that he couldn't find the right words.

He originally wanted to say that he should not let down the good intentions of the people, but the fact is—gratitude from the heart does not require forced acceptance.

Feeling that he was about to be persuaded by Lian Ti's fallacious reasoning, Song Qingyuan pursed his lips unnaturally.

Lian Ti had been observing Song Qingyuan just now, and from his current expression, he knew that the other party had listened to his words.

He immediately continued following what he said just now: "Your Highness stretched himself too tight, try to relax and do what you want to do instead of pursuing perfection."

Lian Ti tilted his head to look at Song Qingyuan.

When Song Qingyuan turned around, the two happened to meet each other's eyes.He even smiled and said "Huh?", and his posture and movements were extremely relaxed.

He had to admit that he wanted to leave in his heart just now, otherwise he wouldn't have asked the phrase "now?"

But he used to be Xiao Song, who was trusted by countless people, and now he is the third prince of Yanyun, who bears the expectations of countless people. His ego is integrated with these identities, and he has long been unable to distinguish what he "should do" and what he should do. It's what he "wants to do".

Maybe what Lian Ti said was right, it was time for him to do something according to his own will.

Song Qingyuan patted the tree trunk, his eyes wandered aimlessly, and finally landed on Lian Ti.

He said, "Then can I go back to rest now?"

Lian Ti turned his head and laughed, as if he was laughing at why he was so ambitious, then nodded and said with a smile: "Of course, I will send His Highness back now."

The author says:

The work log of an official present who did not want to be named:

When I was passing the water today, I was so excited that when I turned around, I found that His Highness had disappeared.I was just about to look around, only to find that the king who had been staying next to His Highness had disappeared.

I heard that elopement is more popular in the Central Plains, that is, two people run away together.Maybe the King and His Highness thought it was too boring to watch the canal flow. After all, they are people who have seen the world, so they eloped together...

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