I Built a Territory in Ancient Times

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60 Chapter 60

"If there is anything in the future, you only need to give an order, and the Red Robe Army will do everything in its power." Xie Yixiu promised.

Hearing what he said, Ming Yu's heart calmed down. With his words, it is not too much of a loss to be able to send the Red Robe Army.

"It's done, that's it." The two agreed, and they reached an agreement.

Next, Ming Yu has to plan the place where the horse farm will be built, which is a place with lush water and grass. In fact, Ming Yu has been paying attention to this for a long time. The biggest disadvantage of Liangzhou is that the water source is too scarce. The Qifeng River is already a relatively large river, but the terrain there is not very satisfactory.

"Since the horse farm is going to be built, does the lord have a good location for the horse farm?" Xie Yixiu asked with concern.

If Mingyu can really build Dayan's first horse farm, it will be a great thing for Dayan. At least the soldiers will not have to use infantry against the cavalry of the Yi people because of the lack of horses. And their red robe army also has the opportunity to expand its scale. At that time, they really don't have to be afraid of the barbarians attacking, soldiers will come to block, water will come to cover, and they will even launch a counterattack sooner or later to attack the royal court of the barbarians.

Ming Yu frowned, he was also troubled, "I had considered the east of Qifeng River Valley before, but the land is too small to be suitable for raising horses, and other places are too far from the water source, and the water and grass are not abundant, so naturally they cannot be raised. Ma. Now this king is helpless and unable to do anything."

Xie Yixiu pondered for a moment, and then suggested: "Have you seen the Changlan Mountain area?"

"Changlan Mountain?" Ming Yu thought about it carefully. He still had some images. When he first came to Liangcheng, he passed through Changlan Mountain, where Xie Yixiu's red robe army surrounded and wiped out the small group of foreign pirates who entered Liangzhou. And the first time he saw Xie Yixiu was there, General Xie in a red robe, overlooking the entire battlefield, where he was, the king on the entire battlefield. Up to now, that scene is still deeply in Ming Yu's mind.

"However, there is no water source near Changlan Mountain?" Ming Yu asked in confusion.

Xie Yixiu nodded, "Does your lord know? Qifeng River passes through Changlan Mountain, but it is blocked by Changlan Mountain."

Ming Yu was stunned, but he didn't notice this. He tugged at Xie Yixiu's sleeve, "Let's go, let's look at the topographic map." After speaking, he pulled the man and hurried away.

Here is the guard camp, the map of Liangzhou and the reduced scale terrain sand table.

Ming Yu couldn't understand the maps made by people today, so he came up with a sand table model, which is convenient and clear at a glance.

He is now sitting in front of the sand table, looking at the terrain around Changlan Mountain. Xie Yixiu is right. To the west of Changlan Mountain is a large area of ​​flat grassland, but the Qifeng River is to the east of Changlan Mountain. So Mingyu did not take this place into consideration.

It's a pity, Ming Yu looked at the terrain for a while, if it wasn't for Changlan Mountain, this plain and grassland would be the most suitable place to build a horse farm.

No matter how strong his ability is, it is impossible to remove Changlan Mountain. If it is to dig a canal, it is not realistic. In this world, the production capacity is backward, and no matter what you do, you can only rely on human shoulders to carry it. Unlike the future generations where Ming Yu once lived, it can be done easily with high-tech means such as mechanical explosives and medicine.

Xie Yixiu looked at Ming Yu's expression, pointed his finger to a place on the sand table not far from Changlan Mountain on Qifeng River, and said softly, "Can you think of a solution here?"

Ming Yu followed his fingers and found nothing special. He turned his head to look at Xie Yixiu for unknown reasons. His eyes were full of inquiries.

"My lord just came to Liangzhou not long ago, so I didn't know that this is the place. In previous years, when there was a flood, the Qifeng River would flood here. In more serious times, even the Qifeng River was diverted to Changlan Mountain. Yixi." Xie Yixiu breathed out what he knew.

It is precisely because the rising water recedes that the sediment is left behind, and a flat land is gradually formed. Therefore, the land west of Changlan Mountain is fertile, and even the grass is more lush than other places.

"What's going on?" Ming Yu was very pleasantly surprised, so as long as the water source problem is solved, there is a real hope that a horse farm can be built here.

Ming Yu leaned down and took a closer look at the place Xie Yixiu pointed. After looking at it like this, he finally found some clues. This should be a canyon opening. The terrain is much lower than other places. It would be better if the Qifeng River did not produce water. As long as the water produced, the mouth of the canyon could be submerged, and it would flow across the Changlan Mountain to the plain grassland.

In this way, what Xie Yixiu said, it is not impossible to think of a solution in this place. Ming Yu wrapped his arms around his arms and held his chin in one hand as if thinking.

Xie Yixiu didn't bother, just stood aside to watch him frown and think hard. When Ming Yu was thinking about the question, he lowered his eyebrows and pursed his lips, only immersed in his own world.

Before, when Ming Yu discussed with him the strategy of encircling and suppressing bandits, he often saw Ming Yu's appearance, and the light of that person made people unable to look away.

After a long time, Ming Yu's brows gradually stretched, and he snapped his fingers lightly, and said excitedly: "Yes, maybe we can really divert this section of Qifeng River, as long as the river can flow from the west of Changlan Mountain, Nourish this pasture, then it is most suitable for this place to become the largest horse breeding place in Liangzhou.”

Ming Yu's soaring attitude made Xie Yixiu soar with his mood. Ming Yu always has the charm of his unique style, which infects the people around him and around him.

Xie Yixiu's eyes softened, "That's good."

Ming Yu groaned, and wailed, "Ah, ah! But this is another big project, and it will cost a lot of money. This king is short of money!"

He has never been worried about money before, but now he feels more and more that silver is useless, and he has to spend money wherever he goes. No, it is true that the goods brought back from the Western Regions can be realized as soon as possible.

As soon as he looked up, he saw Xie Yixiu who was caught off guard and didn't have time to look away. He was only slightly taken aback, and said with a smile: "General Xie, I heard that General Xie is rich! How about it, do you have any? Interested in investing a little together, a small investment now, a big return in the future!"

As a general, he only needs to lead troops to fight. Wherever he needs to participate in the race, with the prince Ming Yu, he still has to avoid suspicion. So, Xie Yixiu shook his head and refused directly, "I don't have any wealth, so how can you say that you are rich? Your lord, did you hear it wrong?"

Ming Yu pouted in disbelief, a man's mouth is a liar, Xie Yixiu has already plundered the past benefits from his own side, so why is he still pretending to be poor? However, he also knew the reason of avoiding suspicion in the officialdom, so he was just joking, and he did not necessarily want to join him.

After making a few more jokes, Ming Yu just gave up, and his mind fell on the matter in front of him.

Of course, diverting water and changing the river course is not a trivial matter that can be accomplished overnight, and it is still too early to say anything.

The most important thing is to get the money in place first, and take your time with the rest. If you don't have money, don't think about anything.

After returning, Ming Yu summoned Bua Tan overnight. Now he can only count on the batch of goods that Bu A Tan brought back. If it can be realized as soon as possible, he won't have to worry so much.

Although Bua Tan was drunk yesterday, he had sobered up a long time ago. Seeing that it was getting late, he thought that the prince would wait for two days before summoning him, but unexpectedly he was so anxious to summon him overnight.

After washing up for a while, Bua Tan went to the palace. Ming Yu had been waiting for a long time. At this time, he couldn't be polite and asked directly, "How much did you bring back from your trip to the Western Regions this time?"

Bua Tan was prepared for Ming Yu's questioning. He took out a booklet from his arms and handed it to Ming Yu with both hands. "This time the list of goods is all recorded in this booklet, please take a look at it."

Ming Yu took it over and turned it over. There were more than ten pages of small print on mosquitoes and flies, all of which were classified into categories to clearly record the goods.

"My lord, the harvest this time was far more than that. Almost half of the goods were exchanged for horses." Bua Tan said truthfully.

Ming Yu nodded, surprised at the astonishing returns from foreign trade. When Bua Tan left, he only had more than a dozen trucks and swallows of items, but when he returned, there were more than three or five times more. When these western goods were sold, the profits would snowball.

Although Ming Yu had already predicted this before, but when he really saw it and took it in his hand, it still made Ming Yu feel a little unreal.

No wonder, since ancient times, they have paid great attention to foreign commerce and trade, and there are even foreign trade taxes that are no less than the local taxes. There were once merchants who risked their lives to smuggle goods, which was driven by huge interests.

This also makes Ming Yu firmly confident to build Liangcheng into a foreign trade distribution center. In this way, Liangcheng can feed the entire Liangzhou just by collecting taxes from the merchants.

Ming Yu nodded, looking at the spices in the booklet, gem agate, fur blankets and all kinds of Western treasures full of characteristics, Ming Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. , his stables depended on these things.

"You have done a good job." Ming Yu praised, "Doing things with this king, this king will not treat you badly, and when the time is right in the future, this king will play the court to show his merit for you."

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