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    The weather is getting hotter, but after the Luoyang court lost Gao Jiong and He Ruobi, it became more and more convenient for Yi Feng to operate.  ¡Ì¨N?Yi Feng did not need to go through the imperial court for many matters. He directly discussed with his officials in the East Palace, and then directly promulgated the imperial edict from the Hanlin Academy, just notifying the three provinces.  With the arrival of the governors of each province and the continuous adjustment of state officials, the Beiya Imperial Guards were stationed in various important places, and all government orders were carried out very smoothly.  The summer harvest work in various places is in good order. Yi Feng specially sent an order to all provinces, states and counties, asking them to increase the summer grain harvest work this year. The most important thing is that after the summer grain harvest, the government should do a good job in collecting grain and collect the newly harvested grain.  At the same time, Yifeng has asked provinces to build granaries and store grain in places with convenient transportation to facilitate transshipment or on-site storage.  Taiyuan Cang is planned to be built in Hedong, Youzhou Cang is planned to be built in Hebei, and Liyangcang is planned to be built on the north bank of the Yellow River. Hanjiacang, Heyangcang, Huiluocang, and Luokou Cang are planned to be built in Henan, Kaifengcang is planned to be built in Songzhou, and Qizhou Licang is planned to be built in Shandong.  There are nine large warehouses in the city with a minimum grain storage of more than 1 million shi. Among them, there are four warehouses around Luoyang City: Hanjia, Heyang, Luokou and Huiluo. It is planned to store up to 50 million shi of grain, making it the largest in the country.  Grain storage and transshipment center.  ¡°Construction has started on all nine warehouses, mainly using underground storage technology. By digging a cellar and sealing it underground, it can be sealed and stored for up to nine years.¡± Fan Zigai, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Marquis of Jian¡¯an, reported to Yifeng.  According to his report, these warehouses are not above-ground warehouses but underground warehouses. They use storage technology. The construction sequence of the warehouses is to first dig a six-foot-long outer diameter, four-foot inner diameter, and one-foot wide warehouse on the ground.  A circular foundation trench with a depth of one foot and half a foot is constructed, and then the foundation trench is tamped to form a solid warehouse entrance.  Then dig a hole about three and a half feet deep inside the rammed warehouse entrance.  It is a cylinder-shaped warehouse with a mouth slightly larger than the bottom, and the outer foundation tank is like a protective cover.  Make the inner warehouse more solid.  In addition, the storage technology of layer separation is also adopted for the grain in the warehouse.  In general, this kind of underground storage, which is far more time-consuming and labor-intensive than above-ground warehouses, has the ultimate goal of low-temperature sealed storage. Ordinary grain can only be stored on the ground for about three years. However, with this underground storage technology, it can  The maximum preservation period is nine years.  "After nine years of storage, can the food still be eaten?" Yi Feng asked.  Normally, food becomes stale after one year.  Grain merchants collect new grain every year to replace old grain, and the grain in the warehouse that is more than two years old is even used directly as livestock feed.  Nine years is too long.  Is that edible?  "Yes, as long as it is sealed well and does not open, it can be eaten within nine years." According to the underground warehouses designed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, each granary can store eight thousand shi of grain.  The minimum design of the nine granaries has 150 underground cellars. As the largest granary in the design, Luokou Cang is planned to build 3,000-hole cellars, which can store up to 24 million stone of grain.  Ambitious.  Such a huge granary.  Therefore, the Ministry of Industry proposed to build a warehouse city, build city walls and gates, station heavy troops, and build a supporting grain transport terminal at the mouth of the river.  Build carriage tracks, etc.  Making it the largest grain base and transshipment base in Luoyang, the capital city.  The purpose of establishing Jiudacang City is to transport grain from various parts of Kanto through various granaries.  And store it so that the court can manage and utilize these grains more rationally.  Achieve better overall coordination and mobilization.  "Three thousand cellars, wouldn't it be too much? In addition, if a large and important granary like Luokou Cang is built outside Luoyang City, will there be any hidden dangers?" Yi Feng remembered that in history, Yang Guang later built the Eastern Capital.  , dug canals, and then built many granaries along the canals and in Luoyang. The Xingluo Granary in Luokou was the Three Thousand Cellars proposed by Fan Zigai. However, such a huge granary was finally built outside Luoyang City, resulting in  It was captured by Li Mi.  Li Mi first captured Liyang Cang to recruit troops, and then captured Luokou Cang. His power immediately increased and he became the leader of the anti-king alliance in Guandong, and the Luoyang defenders were unable to leave the city.  There were many soldiers and horses in Luoyang, but because the granary was outside the city, they had to go out to fight to grab grain. They lost their defensive advantage and were defeated by Li Mi one after another.  "Three Thousand Cellars is the largest storage plan. This is a long-term plan, but it will not be built at one time, but will be divided into multiple phases. As for building it in Luokou, that is because Luokou is right by the Yellow River and is convenient for transportation.  After all, if three thousand cellars are filled, it will be a huge reserve of 24 million stones of grain. The transportation and storage of such a large amount of grain are extremely huge. Moreover, there are already plans to build Hanjiacang and Hanjiacang in Luoyang City.  Building five hundred warehouses can store four million stones of grain, which is enough for the military and civilians of Dongdu. As for the safety of Luokou warehouse, we have also considered it, so we proposed to build a warehouse city and station heavy troops for protection, so safety will not be a problem.  "Fan Zigai has obviously considered these issues that Yi Feng is worried about.  "Well, in terms of construction, we must be careful not to forcibly recruit civilians. We have to change our thinking and pay to recruit civilians for construction." Yi Feng explained.  Fan Zigai was a little surprised. He had never heard that the imperial court did not directly requisition civilian workers for construction projects., but they have to recruit workers and pay them back.  "Actually, it doesn't cost much. The new industrial and commercial tax law was recently introduced. We can collect a lot of industrial and commercial taxes from this aspect. We can use this revenue to pay for the project, which is enough to pay for it. And the people are exempted from this labor service.  People who voluntarily work on construction sites can also make money. The people will be happy and will support our court. You can win the hearts of the people by spending a little money. Isn¡¯t this worth it? " "This is all because His Highness is kind and caring for the people. Otherwise, even if the court is  No matter how rich you are, no one would do this." Fan Zigai quickly praised, although he didn't agree with this approach in his heart.  But since the crown prince drew the money from the new revenue from industrial and commercial taxes, he naturally had nothing to say.  After all, after the implementation of the new industrial and commercial tax law, the Ministry of Civil Affairs did collect a lot more money, but the tax system of the new industrial and commercial tax law is extremely advanced. It is not the kind of random apportionment and increase, but a very reasonable design that pulls out the most wool.  But I heard the least amount of sheep braying, and I don¡¯t know how the prince came up with it.  But the fiscal revenue has increased significantly, and now the Ministry of Household Affairs' pockets are full, and it is indeed not short of this little money.  Yi Feng thought for a moment and then said, "It is a good thing to build nine major granaries. This is a long-term consideration. But I have another suggestion, which is to build Changping granaries in various states and counties. We also need to build Changping granaries to regulate food prices. We  Everyone knows that whenever grain is harvested, that is when grain merchants go out to suppress grain prices. As a result, the more abundant the grain harvest is, the lower the grain price will be and the more difficult it will be for the people.  In this situation, the court must do something. It must increase the layout of Changpingcang and set up a reasonable minimum grain purchase price in all states and counties. When the price of grain in the market crosses this warning line, the court will follow the original plan.  When the market price is higher than the highest price, the government will open the Changping warehouse and sell the grain to the people at a fair price according to the highest price set by the government.  It can also prevent the grain from harming the people, calm the grain market, and stabilize people's hearts. "This is a benevolent policy that has already existed in our government, but it is limited in number. This is a great thing."  "The Ministry of Civil Affairs must allocate a special fund from the finance to use it for the annual purchase of grain at a low price, and use the special fund exclusively. Special personnel must be assigned to manage it. In addition, the governor must be reviewed back and forth to prevent benevolent governance from becoming a source of corruption and wealth for some people.  ." "Wei Chen, please remember." Yi Feng watched Fan Zigai carefully take out a pencil and record it in a small notebook.  He nodded appreciatively, this kind of custom from Huaihuang is very good.  Very pragmatic, as officials should be.  "There is one more thing you should remember. Regarding the establishment of charity warehouses in various places, the government should take the initiative to contact the wealthy landlords and wealthy households in various places to establish charity warehouses. In normal years, families donate food to prepare for disasters. The charity warehouses are specially created by this dynasty.  , was established in the fifth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, but the original point of the imperial court giving out one stone of wheat and millet to each family every autumn still needs to be improved. Although the charity warehouse is for preparing for shortages, I think it should be based on the concept of mutual help.  Different levels of wealth will donate different grains to the warehouse. For example, each family will donate grain according to the amount of land they produce. One liter of grain will be donated per mu. Those with more land will donate more, and those with less land will donate less. This makes the charity warehouse a kind of guarantee.  Instead of being a burden, donating one liter of grain per acre and ten shi per 100 acres seems to be more than the original donation of 5 shi per household, but now few people still have 100 acres of farmland, and Yi Feng specifically stated,  The donation of one liter per acre of land is only the amount of grain fields, excluding mulberry fields and hemp fields.  The biggest change was that donations were made on a per-family basis instead of on a per-acre basis, so that those with land would naturally donate more.  "Your Highness, this charity warehouse is used to prepare grain to prevent disasters and famines, and to make up for debts in good years. In normal times, grains are donated and stored, and in times of famine, the warehouse is opened and distributed equally to the people in the charity warehouse. If we donate grain on an acre basis now, then we will release grain after disasters.  I am afraid that the rich households with more land will be dissatisfied if the grain is distributed equally. "Yi Feng does not care, "It seems that the rich households will suffer some losses, but since we are a rich household, we must also help our neighbors.  , it is said that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. One liter of charity grain per mu is not much. Even if the grain yield is two stones per mu, this liter of charity grain is less than one percent of the output. What do they have?  Reluctant? You know, if there is a famine and the government fails to transfer food and rescue, then the people will be hungry and have nothing to eat, and the extremely hungry people are the most likely to do it.  The purpose is to rob large households and seize their food. Even if the food is gone, they may not even be able to save their lives. Therefore, the charity warehouse is actually a protection for the wealthy landlords. " "His Highness said it clearly, and it is indeed so.  But I¡¯m afraid those rich people don¡¯t understand.¡± ¡°They can¡¯t understand, right? It doesn¡¯t matter. Don¡¯t they understand that the Yicang is a folk behavior for local people to help each other to prepare for disasters?  The government must also actively participate. The government can issue an order and make it mandatory to donate one liter of grain per acre. Others who are willing to donate more can do so.?Voluntary, but not lower than official standards.  In addition, the government also has to send special personnel to supervise and manage charity warehouses. They cannot allow these donated grains to be corrupted by some people. They must ensure that these grains can be used to provide disaster relief and comfort the people in years of famine.  " Only when you have food in your hands, you don't panic. " For the imperial court, the importance of food is unparalleled, even more important than real money and silver. Food is stability and people's hearts. " At this time, Li Mi came in and said, "Your Highness, Pei  The general asked for an audience.  " Fan Zigai stood up quickly and said, "I'm leaving.  "Yi Feng stood up and saw him off, "What we just talked about will be implemented soon. I'll tell you the truth. Then I will ask the censor Liu Xingben to send the censor from the censor station to inspect. If you implement it, you will come out.  If there is a problem, improper employment, etc., he will be impeached.  " "I will do my best.  " After sending Fan Zigai away, Yi Feng turned to Li Mi and said, "Please come in, General Pei.  " A moment later, Pei Zeng came in. The Military Intelligence Department he commanded was now officially affiliated with the Oversight Council, and its name was changed to the Military Intelligence Department. Yi Feng did not regard Pei Zuo, who was the original envoy of the Tiger Alliance, as an outsider and did not follow him.  He was polite and pointed directly at the couch, "Uncle Pei, please sit down.  " There was no hint of recklessness in Pei Zeng. He respectfully followed the rules before sitting down. "Congratulations, Your Highness, the Southern Expeditionary Army has swept through Huainan. All states have surrendered in anticipation of the wind and surrendered to Kaicheng. There is no  Resistance.  Today, south of the Huaihe River, north of the Yangtze River, and east of the Dabie Mountains, the ten states of Yang, Chu, Chu, He, Hao, Lu, Shou, Guang, Shen, and Shu have all been recovered by the imperial court.  " "Well, the Southern Expedition went very smoothly indeed.  "Yi Feng was not too excited. All this was expected. Yang Guang's biggest mistake was to advance the entire army westward. He thought he could successfully enter Guanzhong, and then send his troops to attack Hedong. Who would have expected?  Well, now that he failed to enter the customs, his home base was raided. After all, it was not a war between two countries, but a battle for the throne within the royal family. Therefore, the local officials and soldiers in Huainan states and counties were not determined.  Determination to resist. No matter who wins, the world is still under the Sui Dynasty, and they are still the subjects of the Sui Dynasty. When the wind goes smoothly and the Southern Expeditionary Army arrives with great momentum, Huainan, which is already empty, really has no one.  Resist resolutely. "Uncle Pei came here, you must not be talking about this, right?  "Yi Feng asked with a smile. The news of the recovery of Huainan had already been delivered with Gao Jiong's seal. Yi Feng had already decided to establish Huainan Province immediately at the East Palace meeting earlier, and asked his subordinates to recommend officials from the third division of Huainan Province, as well as  We are going to send people to Huainan to assess the current officials to decide on the next personnel adjustments. "Could it be the military situation in Liaodong?  " "It's Longyou's military situation. Yang Su and Shi Wansui had just fought a battle. Shi Wansui lost nearly 20,000 horses and had already withdrawn to Huizhou.  "Yi Feng smiled and said, "Yang Su is indeed amazing. How much damage did he suffer?  " "Yang Su's damage is no more than a thousand, which is insignificant, and he beats Shi Wansui completely.  " As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mi came in again, "Your Highness, General Liu Ying of the Secret Service Department asked to see him, saying that he had important information to report.  ¡± ps: I have a cold and a headache, so I can only do two updates today. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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