"Uncle Shi, do you think Tao Zili can make a big victory?" Listening to Su Dongpo's words, Wu Haogu's rise is also a little up.

Of course he thinks about meritorious service, if he can go around the northwest and come back to add a Yao County, what's the bad? If he can still make a false name for being a good soldier in war, he will be the only one who will be responsible for Yanyun in the future.

That's the biggest thing!

"Tao Zili can be used by Zhang Ji, how can there be no means? It's just that he is bold and gambling, and a little less steady. If he was born in the early Tang Dynasty and met that Heavenly Khan, he might have achieved a false name. Su Zhe said, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "It's just a military affair in this dynasty, so as to be steady." If you are greedy for merit, you will make a big mistake sooner or later...... So Da Lang, you must remember to leave in time, don't be provoked by Tao Zili's words, and think about Lao Shizi's immortality. ”

"What Uncle Shi said, the younger generation must keep it in mind...... If you can conquer one or two prefectures and counties, the younger generation will find an excuse to return to Beijing. ”

Conquer one or two states and counties? It's easy to say! Su Zhexin said: Wu Haogu and Na Tao Jiefu may be able to become irreversible friends - because both of them love to brag so much!

The Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia fought for many years, and there was only one Xixia Prefecture that was successfully captured, that is, Lanzhou, which was captured by Li Xian during the Battle of the Five Roads in the Xia War during the reign of Shenzong. Now that Wu Haogu opened his mouth to attack the first and second prefecture counties, did he really think that the cities of Western Xia were so easy to fight?

At this time, Wu Haogu calculated in his heart that the states and counties on the banks of the Wuding River that belonged to Western Xia included Yinzhou, Shizhou, Xiazhou, Youzhou, Longzhou, Hongzhou, and Yanzhou. It is said that it is a state, but it is actually similar to the county seat of the Great Song Dynasty, and the city wall is not strong, so it must not be compared with Jiehe Shang City. Don't be too black-hearted yourself, just stop after knocking out two states. When the time comes, let Jiehe Shang City walk the rumors that the Liao soldiers are pressing the border, and he will be able to justifiably return to the Jiehe with the two elites.

Su Dongpo spoke again at this time, "Da Lang, do you have a way for the 3,000 houses?" ”

"There it is." Wu Haogu nodded, "Expand Kaifeng Mansion City, demolish the west wall, and then extend the north and south city walls four miles to the west, and then build a new west wall to include Qionglin Palace." That's enough land to build a house......"

The walls of Kaifeng Mansion are not regular square, and they are long from north to south and short from east to west. The length of the western wall is about fifteen miles. That is, about seven and a half kilometers, after expanding four miles to the west, the area in the city of Kaifeng Mansion suddenly increased by fifteen square kilometers. Half of them were to be used by Zhao Ji to build Qionglin Palace, Biyong Palace and various official offices, as well as officials and nobles. The remaining seven and a half square kilometres are used for residential and commercial areas. According to the density of 10,000 people per square kilometer, at least 75,000 people can be resettled, and a little more than 80,000 people is not a big problem. Converted into "Shikumen" and "Tube Building" residences, it is about 20,000 units. Take out half of it and distribute it to the "house slave soldiers" as prizes, and the other half can be sold for at least 50 million yuan!

"After expanding four miles to the west, the population of Kaifeng Mansion will have to increase a lot, right?" Su Zhe immediately thought of the food problem of the people of Kaifeng Mansion, "Can the food be supplied?" ”

In fact, the main reason for the high housing prices in Kaifeng Mansion is the problem of eating. Because the Central Plains region was very prosperous during the Northern Song Dynasty, a series of large cities with a population of hundreds of thousands or even a million and hundreds of thousands appeared in Kaifeng, Luoyang, Daming, Yingtian, etc., as well as medium-sized cities with a population of more than 100,000 such as Zhengzhou, Chenliu, Yingchang, and Xuzhou. As a result, the urban population in the Central Plains was too large, exceeding the carrying capacity of the surrounding rural areas, and grain had to be transported from the southeast six roads.

The limited transshipment capacity of the canal and waterway also limited the development of large cities in the Central Plains, especially Kaifeng Province. Therefore, Kaifeng Mansion has only been expanded once in the past 100 years. If the expansion plan proposed by Wu Haogu is implemented, it will be the second expansion of Kaifeng Fucheng in the Northern Song Dynasty.

"Grain can be transported south through the Yellow River to the Bianhe River for supply." Wu Hao Ancient Road, "After this westward expansion, the population of Kaifeng Mansion can increase by up to 100,000. According to the calculation that one person consumes three and a half meters of noodles a year, it needs to increase 350,000 stones. Not a problem. ”

350,000 or 500,000 stone is not a problem, but if the population of Kaifeng Mansion is increased by two million or more, the additional food supply required is several million stones! This is a puzzle that there is simply no way to solve!

Therefore, the geographical location of Kaifeng Prefecture actually became a bottleneck that restricted the development of capitalism in the Northern Song Dynasty.

"But after all, the transportation of grain from the north to the south is subject to the Liao State." Su Zhe Zhengse said, "Now there are rumors that the grain you transported from the north was not purchased from the southeast, but from the Liao country. ”

"Never!" Wu Haogu hurriedly denied it.

But he also knows that paper can't contain fire! Now that the scale of Liao's grain transportation to the south is so large, how can it be concealed all the time? And whether the Jiehe City Bosi bought grain from the Southeast Sixth Road, didn't it be found out at the first check?

That's not hundreds of thousands of stones, but nearly two million stones!

"Is it possible that the boundary river will be cut off by the Liao State?" Su Zhe asked, "Now the relationship with Liao is already a little tense. If the Wuding River War resumes, it cannot be ruled out that the Liao State will use the cutting off of the boundary river as a threat. ”

"No, it won't." Wu Haogu shook his head, "The Jiehe River is also the channel for grain from the Liao Kingdom Tokyo Road to Yanjing, if it is cut off, Yanjing City will be short of grain." ”

"You don't have to think about it for so long now, let's think about the present...... The house must be built, not only the elite of the two straights want a house to live in, but also the big and small officials in Beijing also want a house, and there are many relatives and nobles who have land in Xicheng, which can be doubled. Therefore, the westward expansion of Kaifeng Mansion is a joy for everyone."

Su Dongpo spoke, picked up the teacup without any expression, took a sip of cloud tea, and said, "But such a big thing is indispensable to compete for profit." Da Lang, who do you think is more appropriate to be in charge of the construction of Xicheng? ”

The construction of Xicheng has actually begun a long time ago! From the very beginning, the Qionglin Palace Repair Office was operating with the goal of building a new urban area. While repairing the Qionglin Palace, it also requisitioned land and hoarded land under various names. And "insiders" such as Gonghe Bank, Pan Lou, Panjia Gold and Silver Silk Shop, Cai You, Li Jie, Gao Yu, Su Dalang and so on are also trying their best to acquire land in the west of the city.

Wu Haogu nodded when he heard this: "Teacher, the expansion of Kaifeng Mansion is naturally indispensable to the participation of the government office, so the position of Quan Fa to send Kaifeng Mansion is very crucial." The students wanted to recommend Shi Taishou from Cangzhou to preside over Kaifeng Mansion.

In addition, the Qionglin Palace Repair Institute has been responsible for the construction for the past two years, and has also built the red wall of the Qionglin Palace, which can be responsible for the construction of the West City. ”

Su Dongpo nodded lightly, Shi Guozhong is a native of Sichuan, and he listened to classes under Su Xuemen in his early years, and he can be regarded as a disciple of the second Su sect. And the qualifications are old enough, let him be a power to send Kaifeng Mansion, maybe he can make the official family look at it, and he can mix with a deputy prime minister - there are too many examples of going straight to the head of the Kaifeng Mansion from the power to the Kaifeng Mansion.

"And what about the Boundary River City Boss?" Su Dongpo asked again, "Who will watch for you?" ”

"The students want Millet to go to the city." Wu Haogu said, "The city will be able to make a great contribution in the New Year, and it is also the credit for opening up the territory." It was given to Mi Yuanhui and Su Zhongnan, so that they could also be ranked as courtiers as soon as possible. ”

Su Zhe was surprised, "The city division can also open up territory?" ”

"Overseas frontier," Wu Haogu smiled, "to be able to take the three islands in the southeast sea, the fleet has been sent out to occupy them with the criminals on Salmon Island." If we talk about the amount of land and the convenience of transportation, these large islands in the sea are much stronger than the land of the uncertain river. ”

Su Zhe looked stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked: "You won't provoke at sea again, right?" ”

Wu Haogu said with a smile: "We are the strongest in the Great Song Dynasty in the Southeast Sea, and the rest are insignificant, even if we start a war, we will win." ”

Su Zhe frowned, how could he not perceive that today's official family was bent on establishing meritorious deeds? Cai Jing advocated that the war in the northwest was to cater to the wishes of the Lord. And the city division presided over by Wu Haogu wanted to be opportunistic and occupy a territory in the southeast sea...... His second son, Su Shi, followed to speculate again, and he was really a bit close to ink.

Su Dongpo actually supports the opening up of the sea territory, and he has to show some political achievements when he sits in this position. The Su family has never supported the war in the northwest, so they can only find opportunities in the southeast. Even if the islands are useless, it's always nice to look at the map.

"In that case, it's better to let Guo'er intervene." Su Dongpo said, "He has gone to sea with his old husband and lived in Danzhou for a few years, so he is not afraid of the wind and waves at sea and the long distance." ”

Su Guo won the Jinshi at the beginning of this year, but his ranking was not high, he was a fellow Jinshi, and he was still holding the election. According to the practice of the Song Dynasty, Tongjinshi must first test for three years before he is born, and he does not participate in the survey, that is, he cannot be promoted after three years of delay. And Su Dongpo also knows that his body is not as good as day by day, and it is difficult to say whether he can survive three years. At that time, several of his sons had to go home to be filial sons, and Su had to delay for another three years...... If you come out to be an official again, you will be a person who runs four! At such an old age, he is still a person selected from the ninth grade, how pitiful?

So as a good father, Su Dongpo really wants to arrange for his sons while he is still alive and has the power.

Now Su Dongpo's eldest son Su Mai is mixing well, he is a Jinshi of Yuanfeng for four years, and he is now an old minister of the two dynasties, and he is the son of the prime minister. So he has been promoted to a courtier and has become a governor.

Needless to say, the second son Su Yu, the Jinshi of the Zhezong Dynasty is now a storyteller in the Chongzheng Palace, and he mixes with Zhao Ji all day long, and the relationship seems to be very good.

The only thing that made Su Dongpo a little sad was this youngest son who was delayed by himself.

Wu Haogu said: "Then let my uncle go to the city to recruit business, and the fleet sent to occupy the island is all under the name of Zhaoshang." When those sinners of Salmon Island have a firm foothold on the island, let the uncle go to the island, which can be regarded as appeasement, and how can they be overmoved. ”