Chapter 912 Peachy Gossip
Feng An owned the land of eight states at that time, and both himself and his son were governors, but the Feng family was not limited to the eight states of Feng An, his elder brother Feng Xuan also controlled several states, and the Xian family, who was married to the Feng family for generations, also controlled the eight states. In several states, the Fengxian Group together controlled a small half of the eastern Lingnan area.
In the Zhenguan Dynasty, the court pacified the north and began to turn its attention to the south, so Qin Lang came to Lingnan, where he set up Hezhou and County.
This demolition and merger is exactly the different responses of the imperial court to the Lingnan policy.
Guangzhou is already big enough, but Qin Lang still wants to swallow up the three states to the east. The land he swallowed is even as big as the current Guangzhou.
"The imperial court's control over Guangzhou is unprecedented, so I plan to merge the three prefectures traditionally controlled by Gao and Deng into Guangzhou first, which will help us strengthen our control over the entire Lingnan East."
Moreover, after these three prefectures came in, Guangdong was really split by the Guangzhou government. To the east was the two prefectures of Xunchao, which had been a relatively independent sector since the Southern Dynasties, while to the west was the mountain along the clouds. Zhuzhou, and the area along the Wuling Mountains in the north.
A Xijiang River divides the west, north and south into two parts. In this way, the entire East of Lingnan Road is dominated by Guangzhou Prefecture, and the rest of the area is divided into three small parts.
"After the three prefectures of Xin, Gang, and Duan are merged into Guangzhou, I also plan to vigorously expand the Dalingling commercial road, open up the navigation waterway of the Beijiang River, and connect Ganzhou to the north of Dalingling, so that the Beijiang River can be connected with the Ganjiang River, so that our south of the Lingnan We no longer only rely on the Lingqu waterway between Hunan and Guangxi. We want to rise in Lingnan. Walking on one leg is not fast and unstable. While continuing to strengthen maritime shipping, we must also open up trade routes on the Beijiang and Ganjiang. If possible, I also want to see if I can find a suitable route between Zhenshui and Zhangshui, excavate a canal channel, connect the two rivers, and open up a Ganzhen canal, so that the goods from Guangzhou can go directly northward and enter Hongzhou, Hongzhou, and Hongzhou through the Ganjiang River. If Jiangzhou reaches the Yangtze River and connects Jing and Yi in the upper reaches, and Yang and Run in the lower reaches, if this plan is completed, not only will Guangzhou take off again, but the whole of Lingnan will also take off!"
Yuan Bamboo Forest went south through the Hunan-Guangxi Corridor, and crossed Lingqu to the south. This is the only important land commercial road between the Central Plains and Lingnan.
Daying Ridge, also known as Meiling Ridge, is the boundary ridge between Guangzhou and Ganzhou, and the highest peak of the Five Ridges.
Although commercial roads have been built since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the roads are dangerous and difficult to navigate, and have basically been abandoned. Most of the business travel goods go through the Hunan-Guangxi channel, or go directly by sea.
"Dayuling is the most of the five mountains. Can canals be built? Even if a land commercial road is built, it will be very difficult, right?"
"Of course it is possible." Qin Lang is very confident, because although the Dayuling Road opened by the Qin and Han Dynasties is almost abandoned, in history, Zhang Jiuling, the prime minister who was born in the south of the Five Ridges during the Tang Dynasty, opened the Dayuling Commercial Road under the order of the Xuanzong Dynasty and established Meiguan, the original road was called Xiaomeiling Road, and the opened road was called Dameiling Road. Although the road was hard to build, after the opening of this route, there were endless business opportunities until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and even sleeping in the open Outside, it is very lively.
The biggest feature of this route is that water transportation is convenient, and almost all of them are water routes. The land route is only a short section of Meiling. Compared with the Hunan-Guangxi Passage, it actually has many advantages.
Xianggui Road, after crossing the ridge, goes all the way to Changsha and Wuhan along the Xiangjiang River, and Dayuling Road, passes through the Ganjiang River and directly enters Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River, and then goes downstream to Yangzhou.
Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the economic center of gravity of the Central Plains has been moving eastward, and it is no longer the situation in the Qin and Han Dynasties. Yangzhou, Hangzhou and other places have become the wealthiest tax centers of the empire, and Guangzhou Jiaozhou has also become the center of maritime trade. The shorter the distance, the more convenient it is to connect the two places.
The water route has many advantages that the land route cannot match, whether it is transportation capacity or comfort, it is stronger. Although Guangzhou also has sea routes leading to Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Dengzhou and other places, sea transportation also has some shortcomings.
Not to mention, if the Dayingling Road is completed, Guangdong and Jiangxi in the south of the Lingnan and North of the Lingnan will be connected, and the Belt and Road will be possible if the commercial roads are opened.
Yuan Zhulin is also a straightforward person. Hearing what Qin Lang said, he patted his chest and said, "I don't understand road repairs. I'm just a rough guy who leads soldiers, but as long as San Lang wants to repair it, I will definitely repair it." Cooperate fully, and then I will dig the mountain and pave the stones myself!"
"That's not necessary. In fact, rebuilding Dayuling Road is not a big project, at most it will not exceed a hundred miles. Planting trees on both sides of the stone slabs, and building post stations and shops along the way will not take too much manpower and material resources, besides, we in Guangzhou are not short of money now!"
Yuan Zhulin smiled, "That's true. Just one town of Foshan has made Guangzhou rich. It's really not short of money."
As long as you have money, it will be easy to do things. After all, directly recruiting people to work, or even recruiting materials to build roads, may cause many people to dissatisfy or even protest. Road, but I am afraid it will usher in unanimous praise.
Especially the local people in the south and north of the Lingnan Mountains are probably more welcome.
Dredge the Beijiang River, improve navigation capacity, and plan to build a Meiguan commercial road over Dayuling, which can also promote the development of the least affluent northern mountainous area in Guangzhou, and at the same time allow the ores in the northern Dayuling area to go south more easily , not to mention that after the opening of the commercial road, Guangzhou, a big port in the south of the Lingnan, will have a smoother flow of goods.
The Guangzhou Association can also use the opportunity of road construction to strengthen its control over the northern region and further weaken the influence of those local tyrants and slangs. It is certainly worth the effort to kill birds with one stone.
"It's not difficult to build the road, but in order to avoid people's opposition and destruction, I plan to ask Zhen Haijun to take action first, set up a new post road along the line of Dayuling, build a post station, and at the same time set up towns and beacon castles along the line, and send troops to guard .”
Yuan Zhulin understood the meaning of the words at once, and sent soldiers and horses first, and then repaired the road, just in case. If someone really wants to oppose destruction, then there will be soldiers and horses, and they can come directly to force it.
"Can General Yuan complete the mission?"
The two chatted for a while, and Yuan Zhulin got up to leave.
"Knowing that Sanlang's family members are staying in the capital, and there is no one around to serve me, I decided to choose a few young maidservants on my own. Don't dislike me for my lack of vision, Sanlang, just use them first."
"You!"
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When the lights came on, the city of Guangzhou was also bustling, without being affected by the night at all.
Qin Lang likes the night, and he likes the lights even more. He likes the lights under the night.
So he has always advocated not to implement a curfew, which makes people feel cold and dark.
Only when there is no curfew is there freedom and excitement, especially the nightlife brought by the night market, which makes the day more complete.
After a hard day's work, visiting the night market is also very relaxing, not to mention that the night market can also give many people the opportunity to make money.
As a trading port and a city of industry and commerce, Guangzhou has too many vendors. It is also an important transit station in Lingnan. Many people going south and north often pass through Guangzhou, which makes Guangzhou more vibrant.
Qin Lang called Niu Jianhu, Admiral of Nanyang Navy, Yuan Zhulin, envoy of Zhennan Army, and Jia Wuben, envoy of Cantonese Road Transshipment, and several others. They changed into casual clothes and went shopping in the night market in Guangzhou.
First, I chose a bustling but high-end restaurant, ordered a table of special dishes, and walked around the street after eating, then went to a teahouse.
I ordered a pot of good tea, and then listened to the storyteller's passionate storytelling.
The storyteller first talked about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which drew applause from countless people, and then went on to tell the story of Hui Pingman, but it was adapted from the story of Qin Lang's conquest of the Nanman. There are many embellishments in it, especially Also added a lot of romantic scandal stories.
For example, the saintess of the Guangming Sect came out out of thin air, and after the assassination of Qin Lang failed, there was actually another story with Qin Lang.
Another example is how the queen of Linyi and Qin Lang unexpectedly met at sea, and how the son of King Xicuan, King Cuangui, gave Qin Lang his barbarian female warrior wife. In addition, there are many interesting gossip stories. The guests here listened with gusto.
"Can I sue him for defamation?" Qin Lang drank tea, smiled and asked Niu Jianhu who was making fun of him.
Jia Wuben chuckled, "Young man, the firepower is strong. It's not a big deal to go out. It's not about robbing the wives and daughters of the people. It's a good story if you love me. It shows that you have the ability to please women."
Someone even asked, "Why didn't you see the wife of King Cuanui by your side? Where did you hide it? Since you brought them here, why hide them and bring them to live with you in the backyard of the mansion in an open and honest manner? It’s not Yunnan anymore, don’t worry so much!”
"If I said that I have nothing to do with Mrs. Ah Cha, the wife of King Cuangui, you wouldn't believe me, would you?"
"C'mon, they are all men, who would believe it? Even Mrs. Ah Cha is so affectionate. How dare you say you are innocent? Bah!"
Lao Jia couldn't stand it anymore, "Sanlang, man, it's normal to be flirtatious and lustful, but you have to take responsibility, and a man can't do without responsibility. If you dare to do it, you have to dare to admit it. People who abandon their husbands and children will elope with you. , if you don’t say give a name or something, you can’t even dare to admit it, it’s too embarrassing.”
Qin Lang could only smile, this matter is unclear, Ah Cha is staying in Taiping City for the time being, and she will wait there for his son to pick him up, as for the next step is to stay in Taiping City or go to Chang'an, that's up to him. Qin Lang is up to her to choose, and she hasn't made a decision yet.
Anyway, in Taiping City, Ah Cha was indeed staying there as Qin Lang's concubine. This is a well-known fact, so even if Qin Lang denies it now, others don't believe it.
"This Guangzhou is really lively!" Qin Lang laughed.
Jia Wuben was holding a teacup, "I heard that Sanlang wrote a poem when he ate lychees before, saying that he would eat three hundred lychees every day, and he would never hesitate to grow up to be a Lingnan native? Indeed, I want to grow up to be a Lingnan native now, preferably I’m dying in Lingnan. In this season, Chang’an is already bleakly cold, but here we can still enjoy the cool sea breeze in single clothes. It’s said that Lingnan is a smoky place. Those people have never been to Lingnan. This Lingnan is clearly a paradise!"
"Wrapping a hundred thousand guan, ride a crane down to Guangzhou, come, drink tea!"
"Drink tea!"
(end of this chapter)