Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 229 What kind of new city to build, direct sponsorship (third update)
He Jinzhao nodded: "How much time, manpower, and material resources do you estimate will be needed to build a city that can accommodate ten thousand people?"

Regarding He Jinzhao's problem, the old craftsman was not sure, so he could only let the builders come out and figure it out.

Although this group of craftsmen had heard of Liu Zongmin's big cake, none of them had seen it. Just listening to Shangguan's words, they had long been numb to the matter of being deceived.

So he didn't show much gratitude to He Jinzhao, nor did he yearn for a better life.

There are many kinds of craftsmen, which can be divided into the following categories according to the production department.

Construction: including the construction of inner mansions, city walls, temples, etc.

Weapons: Make all kinds of weapons, armor, military uniforms, etc.

Weaving: mainly serves the royal family.

Firing: firing of charcoal, bricks and lime.

Kiln governance: ceramics, coin casting, metallurgy, etc.

shipbuilding.

Instrument use: It is also mainly to meet the needs of the royal family.

In this group of craftsmen, except for those who do not have weaving and utensils, most of the rest are included.

The craftsman who built it said based on past experience:

"If Your Majesty does not care about manpower and material resources, and expropriates all the people in Hequ County, tens of thousands plus the tens of thousands who will follow after His Majesty He.

It may take at least two or three years to complete the construction of the city defense and various houses in the city. "

Seeing that He Jinzhao began to frown, the old craftsman further explained that Nanjing took more than 30 years to build, and Fengyang also took six years to complete.

Still in peacetime, the imperial court allocated various materials.

Now Shanxi and Shaanxi are in turmoil, and even the Mongols are not stopping. Where can we buy so many materials?
Especially in Hequ County, most of them are military households, and most of the rest are merchants, and there is not much population at all.

He Jinzhao has nothing to do with Hequ, a poor place with a sparse population.

Under the exploitation of the top and bottom of Ming Dynasty, many people went outside the Great Wall to beg for a living.

After all, when the Mongols came, the local officials and gentry had to exploit them and pay taxes to the court.

In addition, Zhao Quan, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, led Alta to invade the Ming Dynasty several times, especially in the Shanxi area of ​​Datong, and called on the young and strong in the Great Wall to follow him to Mongolia to have a good time.

More and more people entered Mongolia, and they also built many earth castles.

Then attract more Han people to join them.

Even though Zhao Quan was later sold by I Da, he only gave nine heads of the White Lotus Sect to Daming in exchange for his own grandson, and swallowed up many of the population controlled by the White Lotus Sect in Mongolia.

In today's Hohhot, there are more than a dozen or two Han people over 10,000.

It was no longer under the control of Bu Shitu, the fourth-generation Shunyi king of Alda's grandson, but under the control of Bo'er Jijin Lindan Batu.

This person is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, who succeeded to the throne at the age of 13, and his title is "Hutuktuhan" (meaning "the sweat of longevity", translated as Huduntuhan by Ming people).

He and Nurhachi had a bad relationship because Lin Danhan wanted to unify Mongolia and revive the prestige of Yuan Dynasty.

As a result, Nurhachi kept poaching his corners.

As an excellent matchmaking mechanism in the Liaodong region, whoever is poorer can fight better!

Li Chengliang, the general soldier of Liaodong, has been the head of the Mongols and Jurchens in Liaodong.

Naturally, Nurhachi followed Li Chengliang and killed the Mongols, who fled in embarrassment.

Nurhachi rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, pulling and beating the left-wing Mongols.

After Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, he became more insidious and cunning, causing Lin Danhan to betray his relatives on the left wing, and most importantly, Huang Taiji's soldiers were at their peak.

Lin Danhan, as the Great Khan of Mongolia, is known as the man who controls 40 strings, just like He Jinzhao, who is known as the head coach of the 80 uprising army in Shaanxi, they are all bluffing.

He couldn't beat Huang Taiji at all, so he had to give up the Mongolian left wing, come to the right wing, and expel Alda's grandson.

Sure enough, the right-wing Mongolian aristocrats rely on the mutual market as a middleman, and they eat a lot of food. Everyone can make money while lying down. Why do they have to work hard with the poor?

Therefore, the combat power declined extremely quickly, just like the Eight Banners also deteriorated extremely quickly after entering the customs.

Then Lin Dan Khan pacified the Mongolian right wing like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves.

After He Jinchao occupied Hequ, if he wanted to trade with the Mongols, he would have to contact Lin Danhan, who also likes to brag.

Both Nurha Chi Huang Taiji can poach the corner of your Lin Danhan, why can't I?

He Jinzhao listened to the old craftsman's explanation, added the information he collected, and asked:
"Do you have any acquaintances in Guihua City (Hohhot)?"

"What does your Majesty ask this for?"

"I solicited sponsors all the way, robbed a lot of money, and recruited a large number of craftsmen and young men to work for me.

You can pass on one or two news to the outside world, the population of Hequ County is too small. "

Several craftsmen looked at each other in blank dismay. To be honest, they also wanted to go to Mongolia to seek a living, but they were either old or sick, and they were afraid they would die on the way.

Therefore, under their persuasion, the apprentice and son encouraged him to leave.

After all, the Mongols don't know how to do handicrafts, and craftsmen are quite popular with them.

It's just that some people are not used to drinking milk or other diets, and they are prone to die there.

A few craftsmen didn't answer, but if they asked again, they didn't know.

He Jinzhao didn't bother to press them, so he called his guards to follow the craftsmen, called all the craftsmen together, and announced his next arrangement.

"Captain, these old guys are not very honest." Gao Yigong clenched his fist slightly: "Do you need me to interrogate one or two?"

As a jailer, he is completely within the scope of his business regarding the matter of extorting confessions by torture, and he is guaranteed to let him take the initiative to recall everything he knows.

"No need. I will work hard for us in the future. If I get benefits, I will work hard. If someone breaks the rules, my brother-in-law will also formulate measures to punish the craftsmen."

"Is the captain thinking about building the city again?"

He Jinzhao took a few steps, then shook his head and said, "How can we have three years to build a city?"

He wanted to use cement, but he couldn't remember the specific ingredients, so he could only explore step by step.

"Why do we build a city?" Gao Yigong looked at the map of Hequ and said:

"The captain is too kind. We only need to set aside some places in the city to meet the housing problem of more than [-] people."

He Jinzhao stopped, thought for a while, and said with a smile:

"It's the fact that I've fallen into the lower realm. There's no such thing as a perfect way to get the best of both worlds. I'll do as you say."

"Hey, captain, it's not that I'm cruel, it's that I've been walking around the city these days and found many empty houses, which are also in disrepair.

I asked several dental firms to dig out all the house books, and by the way, I also rescued some people who were trafficked, and put the people of these dental firms in prison by the way. "

"Well, we're going to confiscate the houses of some corrupt officials and ask a few wealthy businessmen to sponsor some of our houses.

As for the need to let the common people move their residences, give more money, and register by the way, I plan to build another military fort outside the city. "

"Captain, don't worry, this matter is on my shoulders, and I will never let the family members of the soldiers who came thousands of miles away sleep on the street."

"Okay." He Jinzhao nodded: "How is the land investigation going?"

(End of this chapter)