northernbook Chapter 325 He is an official after all
Chapter 325 He is an official after all
General Qu looked at his biological daughter again, and felt warm in his heart when he saw her looking at Xie Yingfeng with pride and tenderness.
After talking for less than half an hour, a man dressed like a clerk came in and handed Xie Yingfeng a booklet.
"Sir, the costs and revenues have been calculated. Please take a look." He handed the booklet to Xie Yingfeng, then bowed and left.
Xie Yingfeng opened the booklet and looked at it carefully, and the expression on his face suddenly froze.
"Hey, what's with that expression on your face? What happened?" Qu Wanning couldn't help but asked anxiously when she saw his expression.
Wei Ling raised his hand to take the booklet, flipped through it quickly, and then smiled, "He is happy!" Wei Ling raised the booklet in his hand, "This time, the hard work of Madam and Lord Xie has not been in vain. After this auction, both the Black Tiger Army and the government office have made back their initial investment! Not only that, but there is also a surplus! We can do more things in the future!"
"Really?" Qu Wanning, the lady from a wealthy family, was the first to jump up. She walked over and took Su Jixiang's hand, tears welling up in her eyes. "I knew you were the best! Your method is definitely profitable! The most important thing is that we can move on to the next step of our plan!"
Seeing her so excited, everyone present also felt a little excited.
"What's the next plan?" General Qu asked puzzledly, "What else are you going to do?"
"You all know about the business market." Qu Wanning said with a smile, "Our Jixiang wants to widen a river directly from Mangcheng to Songshui River! The Marquis and Xie Yingfeng also agreed with this idea, but they just didn't have money. Now we have money! We can finally do this!"
"What?" General Qu couldn't help but stand up when he heard it.
As a general, he was familiar with the terrain around Mangcheng.
There are two big rivers in the north and south of Mangcheng, the Songshui River in the south and the Heishui River in the north. Although people and horses can pass on the rivers and waters of Mangcheng in winter, once they thaw in spring, these two rivers become the main arteries and natural barriers for transporting goods and blocking the Turks from moving south!
There is an inland river connecting Mangcheng and Songshui River, so there is no shortage of water in Mangcheng. However, because of the existence of the inland river, floods will occur every spring or early winter when the river is half frozen. It is very simple to completely solve this problem. Just widen the river artificially so that the ice will no longer push and oppress the river. However, Mangcheng has not been able to afford to widen the inland river for so many years, so every year at this time, the inland river has to be rescued against ice floods! It consumes too much manpower and material resources.
"Not only do we need to widen the river channel, but we also need to add a gate directly at this location. This will allow us to regulate the flow rate of the river and at the same time ensure that there will never be a threat of water shortage in Mangcheng." Su Jixiang took out a map and spread it out for everyone to see. "I have calculated that the project is not that big. After the river is widened, we can dig an artificial lake here for water storage. This artificial lake can solve the drought disaster in Mangcheng. The river water will enter Mangcheng through the east gate, and the dock will be placed in the east of the city. Our Mangcheng is only ten miles away from the Songshui River. As long as we have money, with our current manpower, we can dig the river and the artificial lake together, and complete the project within two years. Once the river is widened, we can have a dock in Mangcheng directly connected to the Songshui River, so that we can form an inland shipping network with the six cities and counties on both sides of the Songshui River from east to west in the north! There are vacant lands on both sides of the Songshui River, which originally belonged to our Mangcheng. They can be used as shipbuilding workshops. Our Black Tiger Army may also be stationed here for training, and we may even train our own navy."
After hearing what Su Jixiang said, General Qu frowned.
He raised his eyes and looked at Su Jixiang who was smiling, as if what she had just said was just the most ordinary family talk, but what General Qu saw was a paper full of plans!
Everyone knows that the Prince of Chenliu has stationed troops in the south of the Yangtze River. Although he has submitted to the Emperor Longchang, his loyalty is definitely not dead. The Black Tiger Army originated in the north, and most people in the north are not good at water. If they are transferred to the south of the Yangtze River by the Emperor Longchang in some circumstances in the future and face the navy of the Prince of Chenliu, wouldn’t it be obvious that they are going to die as cannon fodder? But if the Black Tiger Army trains its own navy, the situation will be different!
Moreover, even if Wei Ling really becomes a local tyrant in the future, and can even compete with the capital, then this navy will be one of the swords that will make the Black Tiger Army invincible. It is always good to have many skills!
There is a tributary of Songshui River that flows directly northward into Shangjiang River, and Shangjiang River has a tributary that flows into Huaihe River, which is a tributary of Yangtze River. Chenliu Prince relied on the Yangtze River to confront the imperial court. So if this waterway is really opened, it will not only facilitate the trade between Mangcheng and the surrounding cities and counties, but also allow the Black Tiger Army to go south directly by boat. How far south it goes depends on how far south it ends. The capital is in the south, and Chenliu Prince is even further south!
General Qu's heart was in turmoil, as if Su Jixiang's few words just now were already planning a big chess game!
"In a few days, the ice and snow on the snow-capped mountains will melt, and the river will start to become noisy!" After Wei Ling finished speaking, he looked at Xie Yingfeng meaningfully.
Xie Yingfeng coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said with a smile, "That's right, it's time for us to take action to solve the ice disaster that has plagued Mang City for more than ten years!"
If the proposal to widen the river channel had simply been put forward, Cui Yushan would have been eager to write a letter to the court to complain. However, when the ice disaster came, it would be a different matter if he dug a river channel and an artificial lake in the name of disaster relief.
Moreover, the land that Xie Yingfeng had designated for Cui Yushan as the foundry was exactly where the flood would hit...
Xie Yingfeng looked at Wei Ling and gave him a look that said "you are a bad guy", but Wei Ling just smiled without comment.
General Qu then slapped his head and wondered why the auction was arranged at this time. It turned out that they were waiting here!
Cui Yushan received the news right after the auction ended. After all, he was an official in Mangcheng, but he didn't even know about such a big thing as a land auction!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Without waiting to go back and tell his wife about this matter, he took his men directly to the Mangcheng prefectural government to ask Xie Yingfeng for an explanation!