I'm going to open up the Grand Canal, I wonder what you think? ”

Hearing Luo Chen's words, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government once again caused an uproar, and the matter of opening the Grand Canal has long been rumored, but due to the emptiness of the treasury, it has not been realized, but I didn't expect it to be brought up again!

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhang Zhao's eyes, no wonder His Majesty asked him if the silver taels in the south of the Yangtze River were in the warehouse, but the matter of opening up the canal could be perfected day and night!

Besides, such a huge project, let alone 1,000 taels of silver, even if it is 3,000 taels, it may not be able to cover the bottom!

A hint of surprise flashed in Su Xun's eyes, he was silent for a long time, and said softly: "I don't know what Your Majesty's plan is?" ”

Luo Chen said leisurely: "You know, now I have a north-south trend in Great Xia, but at this moment, the territory of Donglai has been annexed and more than doubled, and now we also control the waterway of Donglai!"

"It only takes three days to travel from my Great Xia Valley to the East China Sea by water, which can be said to be hundreds of miles a day, as long as the Grand Canal is opened, my Great Xia will be able to connect all the east, west, north and south!"

"The north connects the Tianhe River, the south to the prairie, so that not only can promote north-south trade, strengthen regional economic circulation, the most important thing is that the waterway can be vertical and horizontal, after the future is opened, once there are changes in various places, our army can travel by waterway, if it is downstream can be the speed of the soldiers, save resources and physical strength, but also prevent the fatigue of boats and cars, the most important thing is that the north is short of water, the south has more water, once the waterway is opened, it can effectively prevent drought and flood disasters!"

"It can be said that the merit is in the present and the benefit is in the future!"

Luo Chen's eyes were full of essence, in the previous life, Emperor Yang of Sui exchanged the Great Sui Guozuo for a Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which can be said to have had a profound impact on later generations!

When it comes to Emperor Yang of Sui, I have to say that this is the most miserable emperor who has been hacked, what a tyrant through the ages, extravagant and promiscuous, and some of them are all settled!

But as everyone knows, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did have more merits than faults in history, he was not only gifted since he was a child, with high literary achievements, but also humble and self-denial, diligent and self-disciplined, and he was also outstanding in politics and military as an adult!

In the final analysis, Yang Guang was conceited, too anxious, relying on the trillion assets left by his father, he was casually hoked, and finally played himself to death!

As soon as he ascended the throne, he built a lot of buildings, dug canals, built roads, built the Great Wall, built palaces, and so on......

Although he made a lot of big moves as soon as he ascended the throne, the background of the times is different, and the background is also different!

To put it thoroughly, the situation in the Central Plains is relatively stable, and Luo Chen has full confidence!

In advance, when Emperor Xia was on the throne, he already had this idea, but unfortunately, the situation inside and outside the court has been grim, so he can only suppress this idea temporarily!

"Your Majesty, although our treasury now has tens of millions of silver, we still need to build three courtyards and one museum, which is a huge amount of money, and there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers to support...... Therefore, the opening of the Grand Canal is probably ......"

Zhang Zhao was the first to stand up and analyze the treasury situation!

Su Xun was about to speak, but there was a pause, Jiang Shang arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the opening of the Grand Canal is a great matter, and more importantly, it is a huge cost to money, manpower, material and financial resources are indispensable, and now our treasury is not full, the productivity of the north has not yet recovered, and the disaster in the south has arisen again!" ”

"Why don't you wait for three or five years, wait for the treasury to be full, revitalize the eastern border, unite Donglai, and gather national strength for construction?"

Luo Chen shook his head with a smile and said softly: "I already have a plan in my heart about this matter!" ”

"Now that I am peaceful in all directions of Daxia, as for the opening of the canal, it can be handed over to the army, it is from this moment that the whole country begins to build infrastructure, whether it is the army, the local government, or the imperial court must fully support the infrastructure!"

"From the three courtyards and one museum, to the Grand Canal, all rivers, including some buildings to be built later, must go all out!"

"As for the matter of the silver two, the household department is temporarily in charge of the Xiaoyao Commercial Bank!"

"I will issue the exclusive treasury bonds of the Grand Canal from the bank for a period of five years, with an amount of 10 million taels of silver, and the interest rate will be set by itself!"

Hearing Luo Chen's words, the entire court hall was completely boiling!

"Your Majesty, by all means!"

The first one to stand up and stop it turned out to be Zhao Shi'an, the old guy!

"Oh?" Luo Chen raised his eyebrows and asked softly, "Why not?" ”

"Your Majesty, although we have taken Donglai now, the situation in Donglai is not stable, and the borders of all parties also need to be heavily guarded, where are the soldiers going to dig the river!"

"I hope Your Majesty thinks twice!"

Qin Guogong also said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it is really inappropriate for the soldiers of the three armies to protect the country and the country, and it is really inappropriate to let them dig canals, and I am afraid that they will lose their combat effectiveness if they are not trained!" ”

Luo Chen smiled faintly and said softly: "I said, I have my own arrangements!" ”

"Now on the Donglai side, I want to set up the Donglai Protectorate, which is guarded by the Great Xia Iron Cavalry and the Long Xiang Army!"

"And Xiaolongwei and the Northern Army are still stationed in Yuyouguan and Tianlong City, as for the opening of the canal, there are 300,000 troops of tigers, tigers, tigers, and tigers, and 300,000 troops starting from various places, training in the morning, and opening up the canal in the afternoon, how can it be inappropriate?"

"In the event of a war, the three armies can be mobilized at any time, and only craftsmen need to be recruited from all over the country at that time!"

"I wonder what you think?"

Several princes were speechless for a moment, His Majesty can be said to have considered all aspects of everything!

It's just that......

Let the officers and men of the three armies dig a ditch?

Su Xun also bowed his head slightly and said: "Now that I have so many troops in Great Xia, there is no war, if they are allowed to be idle, it will indeed be a loss to the officers and soldiers of the three armies!" ”

Luo Chen smiled and said, "The next thing I want to say is related to this matter!" ”

Hearing Luo Chen's words, all the ministers of civil and military affairs were curious, could it be that His Majesty wants to disarm?

Even Jiang Shang was a little frightened, if he wanted to disarm, he couldn't do it at this time!

You know, now that the new emperor has just ascended the throne, he has attacked a group of generals, how can his soldiers be convinced?

Moreover, several princes are all heroes of Great Xia, is it possible that His Majesty wants to exclude dissidents?

Zhao Shi'an's face also changed, and then he shook his head with a wry smile, he knew that His Majesty was not that kind of person!

Luo Chen took the expressions below into his eyes, and there was a golden finger of mind reading, so he naturally knew what they were thinking, and said with a light smile: "I want to disarm, but ......"

Hearing that Luo Chen was halfway through his words, the faces of all the generals changed, Su Xun hurriedly stood up, knelt on the ground with a plop, and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, don't do it!" ”

"Now that I am surrounded by strong enemies in Great Xia, I must not be disarmed!"

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(End of chapter)