521 Digging a Canal 2
Feng Wuyao looked at the road map they drew.
Two hundred miles away from Yuzhou, there is a river called Xiajiang.
This river has sufficient water resources all year round, and once it encounters rainy weather, it will cause floods.
If the water from Xia River can be introduced into Yuzhou, it will definitely be a contribution of eternity!
But this route is indeed too long.
And you have to bypass a mountain on the way, so the project volume will be even greater.
"I have received the will of my father and can start construction. The court can send people here, but I will not pay for food."
The main reason is that Yangcheng is the most serious drought, so the court did not take the Yuzhou incident seriously at all.
"This canal brings us to the branches of Yuzhou City and then unify the Fanhe River in Fancheng. In this way, the Fancheng problem can also be solved."
"It's a pity that the project is too large and it may not be completed next year."
"Let's think of another way."
Feng Wuyao knew that Qin Zicheng was worried about money and food.
After all, such a large project, if the court does not pay money and food, it means that everyone has to be sent from Yuzhou.
The emperor made a clear statement that he could temporarily exempt Yuzhou from taxes for three years, but this was really not enough.
The tax exemption mentioned by the emperor means that the prefect of Yuzhou does not have to pay taxes to the court, and it is not that the local people do not have to pay taxes.
Of course, even with the severe drought, don’t expect the people to pay any taxes.
"Master, do you think this is true? The ditches we want to dig must pass through these villages. They will benefit the most at that time. I just looked at it and found that there are six villages that must pass through. Let's let these six villages be responsible for this section outside their village. The specific arrangement of labor will be decided by the local pavilion chief or county magistrate."
The places where these six villages pass by are at least ten miles apart, which is OK.
"Also, after the canal enters Yuzhou, we plan to divide it into three branches and then summarize it. So, we will follow the above methods of the villages through which these branches in Yuzhou City pass. What do you think?"
Qin Zicheng's eyes lit up, "This method is very wonderful!"
"Some villages are a little far away from the ground, so we can send troops to assist. In this way, military-civilian cooperation can speed up our canal digging speed."
Qin Zicheng nodded frequently, obviously very satisfied with this arrangement.
"In this way, let the people serve in Yao in batches first, and make it clear that they are not allowed to use money to redeem this time. Anyone with two dynasties in the family must pay one dynasty. Three dynasties must pay two dynasties. We can provide two chews a day and issue a notice to let them know that there will be rice soup every day."
"Master, it's the hot summer now. If you start serving Yao at this time, it's probably inappropriate."
"Then let them be responsible for the people in Yuzhou City first. Let everyone do it together. It will probably be soon. When August is cold, we will start digging the canal."
“Yes, Master.”
Related matters were implemented one by one, and officials at all levels below were busy.
It's really because this is a major event that concerns people's livelihood.
Moreover, because the leader above is a pragmatic person like the Fourth Prince, the officials below dare not cheat and cheat.
What's more, Qin Zicheng also sent a large number of soldiers to cooperate.
In this way, even if you want to make a fraud, it is impossible.
The people are very motivated.
Chapter completed!