Chapter 930 Eastward Eastward

You Fu did not expect that Luo Chong called him back but did not arrange a task for him in advance.

This is impossible? ! Could it be that the leader was testing him? Wanted to see what choice he would make?

Thinking of this, he hesitated again. He originally planned to suggest to Luo Chong that he find a local official to do something, but now he did not dare to say it.

You Fu pondered for a while, and seeing that Luo Chong did not have any other statement, he asked tentatively.

"Chief, why don't you let me go out and explore the area around us, either to the east or the west." You Fu paused before explaining his thoughts.

"Now our Han tribe has occupied four areas in the north and south, from the northernmost camp of the survivors, to the eight counties of Hanyang in the middle, to the Tuohai County and the capital in the south, and the overseas island of Qiongzhou. This area of ​​thousands of miles from south to north is basically the limit of what we can reach.

But I think the east and west are still worth exploring. At present, our Han tribe basically has no shortage of anything. Food, vegetables, livestock, various minerals, etc. are enough for us to use for the time being, but if our tribe wants to continue to expand, then the only way to solve this problem is to absorb more people.

According to the current development of our tribe, we have no enemies, no wars, and more food than we can eat. We have even begun to make large reserves. Under such circumstances, our population will definitely grow very fast. Maybe in fifteen years, our population will double more than ten times, but this is... It still takes time.

According to my idea, since we were able to find a Jiang clan with a population of several thousand in the south-central part of the east bank of the Liuyang River, are there other tribes around the Jiang clan's original territory? If there are other tribes, can we contact them and eventually absorb those people in what way?

In addition, there is the west of our Hanyang County, such as the Rumeng Water Valley in the southwest of Matan County, where we used to hold gatherings between various tribes. Now we haven't been there for many years. Will there be new tribes coming there?

If not, can we go further and look for it? "

You Fu's suggestion made Luo Chong very excited. Yes, the development of the Han tribe has encountered a bottleneck. From south to north, all the places that can be occupied have been occupied. If they want to continue to expand outward, they have no extra population.

At this time, if they can quickly recruit a group of people for the Han tribe within a few years, it will definitely be very useful for the construction of the Han tribe.

But there is only one You Fu, so even if they really want him to continue exploring, they can only choose one direction.

So should they go east or west?

To the west, there are mountains with towering peaks and steep ridges. Although there are no extremely high mountains to the west of the Han tribe, there are many small hills. Some of them are only one or two hundred meters high, but they cover a very large area, just like the Fumaguan County to the west of the Han tribe, which is located in a canyon between two hills.

Further west is the Rumeng Water Valley, which is either green mountains or green waters. The environment is definitely good, and there may be many mineral deposits, but the population is really uncertain. Moreover,

in such a terrain, even if there are people, they must be tribes that live on hunting and gathering, because such an environment is too difficult to give birth to agricultural civilization.

All ancient human civilizations in the world were born on the plains of the big river basins. This is not without reason. Without big rivers and plains, how can we think of growing food?

Isn't the game in the mountains delicious?

In view of the above considerations, Luo Chong finally decided to explore to the east.

The east is bounded by the Liuyang River, and the large unknown area to the east to the coast.

Although Luo Chong had never been to this place, nor had he sent anyone to go there, he could speculate based on some previous discoveries.

That is, the unknown area in the east should be very vast.

Second, there are abundant lakes, rivers and other water veins there, from which it can be inferred that there are more plains than in the west.

Of course, this is just Luo Chong's speculation. If there are many mountains in the east, then the water veins may be blocked and cannot flow out, but looking at the annual rise of the river water, there is definitely an outlet there.

It is enough to know this. After all, since the east of the Liuyang River can give birth to large clan tribes like the Barbarian Tribe and the Youjiang Clan with thousands of people, there must be other tribes.

I remember that Jiang Xuan once said that they have neighbors near the Youjiang Clan. The tribe that can become neighbors with the Youjiang Clan is obviously not small in scale. If such a tribe can be absorbed by the Han Tribe, it will definitely be of great help to the growth of the Han Tribe.

Thinking of this, Luo Chong finally made up his mind and said, "In this case, then you should continue to explore eastward, from the east of Yunmengze in Weishan County, or the east of Dongxin County, or from the original position of Youjiang family to the east, or search from the north of Tang tribe."

Luo Chong took a sip of tea and continued, "Although you proposed to continue to explore outside, and I agreed, but let's make it clear that your main task this time is to explore first, and I will assign you more people.

What sergeants, photographers, and cameras must be brought. I didn't say that you didn't have them before, but now you have to bring them. This is a powerful tool for reconnaissance. If you encounter something or something you are not sure about after you go out, take a photo and send it back to me. Maybe I can recognize something.

In addition , the search mission after you go out this time is still the same as before, but the focus needs to be changed.

The first thing is to explore the water and land transportation. If we want to develop there in the future, which road can be used for walking, which river can be used for sailing, and which place is suitable for people to live. You must record all these basic things.

Then there are the animals, plants and mineral samples that you have never seen before. If you can collect some samples, you should collect some samples and bring them back. If you can't collect them, you should also take photos of them, and then write down the characteristics and features in detail. When you come back in the future, you must bring these photos back. "

While Luo Chong was telling You Fu about the precautions after the trip, he watched this guy holding a pen and paper and writing down some of the key points that Luo Chong said.

This attitude is very good and serious. Luo Chong likes You Fu's attitude towards work.

You Fu listened carefully, because this time was really different from the previous time. When they went out to explore, how could they have thought that there would be such a magical thing as a camera in the world?

After You Fu finished writing down the key points, he heard Luo Chong speak again.

"By the way, let me add one more thing I forgot to say just now. When you go out this time, don't rush to bring back people or tribes. You can bring more grain seeds, and then scatter a handful of them wherever you go. If there are tribes in the local area, you can also give them gifts."

"Why is that?" You Fu stopped writing notes and looked at Luo Chong.

Luo Chong raised a smile and explained, "This is called sowing civilization.

"You may not find many large tribes this time, and you may not be interested in small tribes with dozens or hundreds of people, but these small tribes do not mean that they have no development potential and value. Instead of trying hard to bring these people back, it is better to spread our farming technology. As long as they are willing to learn, there will be tribes that can grow up, and it will not be too late for us to go there and harvest them. "

You Fu understood it immediately. Since it is sowing, there must be a time to harvest. The leader thinks that the development of the Han tribe is too slow, so he wants to spread out some seeds in advance, and let them develop to a certain scale, and then let the Han tribe absorb them.

This is indeed a good idea, and no matter whether it is Luo Chong or You Fu, neither of them has thought about whether the seeds will grow too big in the future, so big that they can fight against the Han tribe head-on, because that is simply impossible. The seeds are growing, but the farmer with a sickle in the Han tribe is also getting stronger. No matter how well the seeds grow in the future, they are just crops sown by the Han tribe, and they still have to be harvested.

The two chatted about this issue for a while. At noon, Luo Chong asked You Fu to stay at his home for a meal. When You Fu said goodbye after lunch, Luo Chong suggested to him.

"Don't be in a hurry to leave so soon. You haven't been back for a long time. This time, walk around the eight counties of Hanyang and take a look. Many things are no longer the same as when you left.

There are other places you don’t have to go, but you must go and see the railway construction site in Xingang County, meet that big guy, and talk more with Lin Fei and Dali about future development, then you will know what to do this time. "

"Yes! You Fu will remember the leader's teachings." You Fu nodded solemnly, then bowed to Luo Chong and said goodbye, and then left Luo Chong's yard.

After seeing the railway and chatting with Dali, he will know what Luo Chong said to the county governors in the study on the New Year's Day, and he will also know what kind of people he should bring when he goes out for exploration and reconnaissance this time. Maybe this time, Dali and others will give You Fu a few talents to explore the railway terrain and put them in his exploration team.

As the days passed, by the end of April in the first year of Da Ming, all the counties of the Han tribe from south to north had completed the first quarter of grain. After harvesting, drying, and storing, the second season's crops have also been planted again.

In the first batch of renovated paddy fields in the six counties of Qiongzhou Island, immigrants from all over the country have taught the local people how to sow and transplant rice seedlings.

Unlike the usual corn planting, rice planting is indeed hard work, especially the transplanting process. Standing in the mud soup, bending over for several days, it is really tiring.

But they have also seen rice. Rice has a high yield, and more importantly, it is more palatable than corn. It is suitable for adults and children. For this reason alone, the local people are willing to learn.

Han Bu If the people in such a developed place can endure such hardship, why can't the islanders here?

With the guidance and leadership of immigrants from all over the country, the rice planting project went very smoothly. After the rice was transplanted and safely passed the green period, the local people found a problem again.

It is really troublesome to plant rice, because it is sowing, germination, and then transplanting. However, after the seedlings are transplanted, basically no operation is required. In

the subsequent growth stage, even weeding is necessary . There is no need to plant grass, because you only need to store more water in the fields, and the weeds will drown themselves. If you raise some frogs, loaches and fish in the rice fields, you can not only increase additional wealth, but also prevent and control pests.

Frogs can catch pests in rice fields, which is equivalent to biological control. Fish and loaches can also eat insects and even fallen rice flowers, and the feces they produce can be used to fertilize the fields, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

However, given the current situation of the Han tribe, it is impossible to popularize such an ecological mixed breeding model. At most, it can be tested in experimental fields.

Luo Chong Sitting in the study at home, looking at the first quarter production plan summaries and reports sent back from various places, I am quite satisfied. The situation in various places is very good, especially in the six counties of Qiongzhou. As long as the local people accept the change, it will be fine.

When the former bamboo island is covered with rice, they will no longer remember the bamboo island ruled by the Xin tribe, but will only remember that it is the Qiongzhou Island of the Han tribe.

At the end of April, another good news came from Weishan County, that is, the good news of the new Wei Line Railway.

The total length of the new Wei Line Railway is three times the round trip. 127 kilometers, the first phase of the northern line has been completed and opened to traffic, that is, from Xingang County to Gongye County, then through Qianzhou, Qiming, and Yize, and finally to Weishan County City Wharf. It

is no longer a problem to pull things from Xingang County to Weishan County Wharf, but it is not very convenient to go back. The front of the train and the body of the train must be separated, and a turning platform must be built to drive the front of the train up, and then the front of the train must be pushed by manpower to turn around, and then it must be returned to the track, and then it must go around the secondary line to return to the main line, and finally the front of the train must be hung at the original rear of the train, so that it can be completed. It can turn around once and then return along the same route.

Of course, although this operation is a bit troublesome, it is very practical for this small train that is only half a person's height. Moreover, if there is only one train running on this railway each time, then the northern line being built now is enough to meet the transportation needs.

However, this is impossible. Which railway in the world has only one single line? If there are no two lines for round trip, then there will always be only one train running on this road. Wouldn't this castrate the train capacity that should have played a greater role?

However, when Luo Chong learned of this news, He immediately conveyed the message to all parties, asking Dongxin County to ship a few ships of coal blocks, and the coking plant on the lake island to bring a few ships of coke. In addition, he asked She Xin of Liuyang County to send people to take the already equipped Xiaofeiyu to the Weishan County dock.

Luo Chong planned to use the northern line of the new Wei line to do an experiment first. If a small train was used to pull a full truck of steel bars and cement from Xingang County, and then transported it to the Weishan County dock for unloading, and then loaded coal and coke from Weishan County back, how long would it take for a round trip, and how much the carrying capacity could be increased compared to the previous horse-drawn carriages.

I am so tired today∪ω∪

(End of this chapter)