Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 200 Six Hundred Miles

When Zhu Yuan was talking to Li Gui and others, Lao Zhu was also summoning his courtiers.

It's in a 'meeting room' that just opened up today.

It was ordered yesterday that because it is required to be practical, luxurious carvings are not allowed. A slightly tall mahogany royal table and a conference table with a width of five feet and a length of more than ten feet were completed this morning, with a blackboard and chalk attached.

This was already enabled in Mingzhou.

For example, chalk, I remember that it is probably made of plaster, and some craftsmen tried to make it soon, but Zhu Yuan didn't use it himself.

Ok……

I remember that there used to be dust-free chalk and the like, which would not affect health, but now... who knows?

Therefore, Zhu Yuan actually advocates the entity 'PPT'.

Use cardboard to write what you want to talk about in advance, and hang it up when the time comes, which is much more efficient than writing on the spot.

Still healthy.

This is off topic.

At the moment, Lao Zhu was sitting behind the imperial case, which was three inches higher than the conference table, and was listening to Zhang Wen, the commander-in-chief who ran back and forth from Jinling to Linhao in less than [-] days, to report on the matter.

Sitting at the conference table was General Secretary Shan Anren.

The strange conference room made Shan Anren very uncomfortable, feeling that he should hold something in his hand.

Standing in front of the blackboard, Zhang Wen also felt weird, but he didn't have time to think about it. During this period of time, he was so busy that he didn't even touch the ground, because a certain young Pingzhang, who was now a candidate for the county king, Zhang Wen first ran to Taiping Mansion was investigating the Taiping Iron Mine, and after returning with samples, he was sent to Linhao without stopping.

If it's just a simple round trip, a journey of three hundred miles, in fact, five or six days will do.

What Zhang Wen wanted to do was to test the feasibility of building the Jianghuai Canal between Linhao and Taiping. In addition, he also needed to check the coal mines near Linhao. This was far from being as simple as riding a horse back and forth.

At the moment, there was a map hanging on the blackboard, the one drawn with the new cartography method of the Surveying and Mapping Department. Zhang Wen pointed out while explaining: "...I went north from Jinling, stayed in Chuzhou for five days, and then set off. I arrived in Linhao on the seventh day. After investigating the coal mines west of Linhao, I did not return from the original road, but went west to Shuohuai, arrived at the mouth of the East Fei River in Shouchun, and then went south by boat to the canal built by Cao Cao. Unfortunately, many of them were abandoned, so we had to go along the way. Traveling by land, it reaches the Nanfei River, crosses Luzhou, reaches Chaohu Lake, enters the river along the Ruxu River, finally arrives at Taiping, and then arrives at Jinling."

Having said that, Zhang Wen, who kept pointing, felt that something was missing in his hands. After he finished speaking about his experience, he returned to the direction of Chuzhou: "My lord, with my investigation, if you want to dig a three hundred-mile canal to connect From Linhao to Taiping, it may not be feasible. Like this Chuzhou, surrounded by Sanggen Mountain, Langya Mountain, and Huangfu Mountain, it stretches into a stretch. Although the terrain is not very high, it stretches between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River, forming a watershed."

Lao Zhu was a little disappointed after hearing this, but he was not in a hurry. He raised his hand and pointed to the west: "You just said, what about the canal built by Cao Cao?"

Zhang Wen nodded: "I checked the historical data. When Cao Cao attacked Wu, he went down from Henan to the Huai River along the Guo River, and then turned to the East Fei River. In order to transport troops and food, a canal was built between the southeast Fei River. Local people call it the Cao Cao River. This river made Luzhou an important place, and there were many wars afterwards, such as the "Battle of Feishui" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was not until the Grand Canal was opened in Sui Yang that the Cao Cao waterway was gradually abandoned. According to the calculations of ministers and others, this waterway From Shouchun in the north to Taiping in the south, the total length may be about [-] miles, but it only needs to be re-dredged for about [-] miles so Caocao River."

Zhang Wen didn't stop here, and pointed to a point where the Cao Cao River is: "My lord, there is another place called Jiangjun Ridge. The terrain is relatively high. If there is a dry season, the two rivers in the southeast and southeast will not be able to supply water, and the flow may be cut off." The minister also has a solution at his discretion, or dig deep, or build a reservoir."

After Zhang Wen finished speaking, Lao Zhu, who was holding a pencil in his hand, glanced at the coal samples on the case that were so bright that oil could be squeezed out, and then looked up at the map on the blackboard.

Six hundred miles is twice as long as the expected three hundred miles, but it is acceptable.

How can everything go well in the world?
In private, Lao Zhu even thought about going down from Linhao along the Huai River, passing through the Grand Canal to the Yangtze River, and then going north to Taiping.

Rough measurement, less talk about the journey of thousands of miles.

But it is also a way.

These six hundred miles... The problem is that since Shouchun, the distance from Linhao is only a hundred miles away from the upper reaches of the Huaihe River.

Even if you don't talk about this, the coal mine...

Thinking of this, Lao Zhu glanced at the coal samples on the table again, motioned for Zhang to ask, "Tell me about the coal mine."

Zhang Wen flicked on the map, followed by other pointers, and said: "At present, most of the mines opened by the imperial court are to the east of Yugeng Mountain, fifty miles away from Shouchun, but the Huaihe River has a "ji" bend in the north of Shouchun, fifty miles away. Only then can we reach the Dongfei River, and if we want to facilitate water transportation, we can open another [-] miles of waterways here to go through."

Lao Zhu pondered again.

That's true... the location is also biased towards the west.

Seeing that Lao Zhu was silent, Zhang Wen hesitated a little, and took the initiative to speak: "My lord, if you want to supply coal for the Taiping Iron Mine, I have another plan."

Old Zhu raised his head: "You said?"

Zhang Wen slid his finger down and pointed to the waters of the Yangtze River: "Ancestors, the upper reaches of the river, Jiangxi, Huguang and other provinces all have coal deposits, such as Huangzhou and other places, the coal mines are quite close to the riverside, although the distance is far beyond Linhao, if they are mined and go down the river, On the contrary, it is more convenient.”

This is also a way.

Lao Zhu was about to nod his head when he suddenly thought of something: "This... you need a boat to transport coal?"

Zhang Wen nodded.

Old Zhu said with a smile: "It's easy to go down the river. The ship unloads the coal and then wants to go back. It's a journey of thousands of miles, but it's time-consuming and labor-intensive."

Zhang Wen was stunned.

Originally, it was brewing, and I thought that I could present a good plan to His Majesty the Emperor and get some rewards.

did not expect……

did not expect!
This... came really fast, it's not easy to go back!

Thinking quickly, Zhang asked: "Ancestor, maybe... maybe we can cut down the giant trees in the upstream and build more simple boats. When we reach the downstream, we can get both coal and wood."

Lao Zhu shook his head and nodded again: "Your method may be useful in the short term. The Taiping Iron Mine needs to be started immediately, and coal is urgently needed. In the long run, the Linhao Coal Mine is still needed. As I said, coal in Huainan The reserves are tens of billions of tons. Furthermore, the method of logging is not feasible. Yuaner also said something about ecological protection. If you cut down the forest in the upper reaches, the Yangtze River will flood in the future, which will be worse than the Yellow River. This is a disaster. And descendants."

The Yangtze River is flooded...

Harm to future generations?

Zhang Wen didn't know what ecological protection was, but he stopped immediately. Although he served as General Si Shaoqing, he was a standard Confucian disciple.

If the history book writes down a certain month in a certain year, because of my own suggestions... I am afraid that I will be scolded for thousands of years.

Can't take it.

Old Zhu saw Zhang Wen, who was still talking eloquently before, choked for a while, grinned, and said, "You have been working hard these days, I remember. Things should be taken slowly, don't worry. The Jianghuai Canal It should be included in the first "Three-Year Plan", and it doesn't have to be done overnight. The method of transporting coal from the upper reaches of the river can be started immediately, but we can't cut down trees indiscriminately, let's use our existing boats, and go slower. "

Zhang Wen nodded in agreement.

Old Zhu thought for a while, and continued: "Since that's the case, Yuan'er mentions Daming Iron and Steel Group... Well, I can't give you this for a while, it's too big, let's first... establish a Taiping Iron Ore Company, heh, I also Knowing how to name it, grade rank... a billion-ton mine, according to your grade four, you will be a manager."

Zhang Wen understood that the same four grades of authenticity had different meanings when they were associated with a certain young man Pingzhang.

To put it simply, this is a 'manager', and it is easier to be promoted.

So he quickly bowed down and bowed down: "I will definitely live up to the Lord's great trust."

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