Chapter 516 New Three Counties (recommended to read it tomorrow at noon)
The magnetite on the floating island of the salt lake not only produces iron, but also contains a large amount of silver, lead, saltpeter, sodium and many other associated metal mines. This is not only an important source of materials for weapons and tools of the Han tribe, but also one of the main production areas of currency raw materials of the Han tribe. In terms of the importance of resources, there is no other place in the entire Han tribe.
From this place, walk east for four days and you can reach the northern part of the Babaoshan Copper Mine Area. The terrain in this area is also flat, with a large lake in the east, Baoshan in the south, forests in the west, and grasslands in the north.
The small plains by the lake are rich in water and grass, and various rare and exotic animals often appear, such as the pocket horse that Luo Chong had seen before, which was about the same size as the Corgi, and the blue horse antelope, horned deer and giant turtles that he had caught before, and the giant beavers that were about the same size as Erha, and the Yuan cranes and ancient giant geese that were more than two meters tall. There are also countless other water birds and fish.
The large size of the organisms means that they have enough food. Of course, when they are full, there will be more food for humans.
Logically speaking, there should be tribes living in such a good place. However, two days later, when Luo Chong brought Dashu and Yunzhi to this place, they did not find any signs of human habitation. There were some hunters, but no permanent residents.
"Yunzhi, what do you think of building a new county here? Just move those tribes living on the island in the middle of the lake here. These tribes are used to growing rice and collecting bird eggs, hunting water birds and fresh fish. This place is close to the swamp lake. Even if you move here, you can go fishing and hunting in the swamp in the future, and you should be more adaptable in living habits.
As for those tribes along the shore of the swamp, they are just living near the water after all, and they can't be said to be really inseparable from water. They also make a living by planting and hunting and gathering, so there is no need for them to stay by the lake.
I plan to move this part of the people westward, to the two banks of the upper reaches of the Ruyang River, which are also close to the water and can meet their living needs. What do you think of this?"
Luo Chong asked the two people beside him while standing on a small mound. Not far away, four mammoths were also playing and eating grass by the water.
Yun Zhi's eyes lit up when he saw this place. Regardless of its strategic significance in terms of geography, he liked this living environment very much. Luo Chong said he wanted to relocate the population of more than 20 islands in the middle of the lake, which naturally included the Ling tribe. This was related to the future lives of the tribesmen, so how could Yun Zhi not be cautious? But he still couldn't find any fault.
"Chief, let's go here. I don't know about other tribes, but the people of our Ling tribe are definitely willing to live here." Yun Zhi immediately expressed his opinion.
"This location is indeed suitable for settling the tribes in the big swamp. If it weren't for this place, but they were moved to the highland grasslands in the northwest, and asked to leave the water to learn to ride horses and herd sheep, there would definitely be trouble.
And although this place is separated from Liuyang County by a treasure mountain, it just happens to enclose the copper mine of Baoshan within the sphere of influence of our Han tribe. In this way, the two counties can jointly defend and develop the mine, which will be more helpful for many of our future matters.
In addition, from the perspective of transportation, it is very convenient to go to Liuyang County by water from this place. Although it is not easy to get to Hanyang and Ruyang, it is only three or four days away from Sitong County at most. As long as the road is repaired, there will be no problem in transporting materials in the future. If you think this road is difficult to travel, you can also contact Fumaguan from the grassland direction. If you ride
a horse, you can arrive in one day at most." Dashu has been the governor of a county for nearly two years. Under Luo Chong's guidance, he can analyze many management matters very well. Dashu basically guessed many of Luo Chong's plans for choosing a site here.
As he analyzed, Luo Chong and Yun Zhi beside him nodded frequently. Luo Chong affirmed Da Shu's analysis, and Yun Zhi just learned that the leader had so many considerations in choosing the location of the new county.
On the other hand, Yun Zhi had a new understanding of Da Shu. Yun Zhi and Da Shu had met and talked several times before, but they had never known each other as deeply as today.
In Yun Zhi's eyes, he could be a county governor like Da Shu and manage tens of thousands of people with the help of many advanced production and living methods of the Han tribe. That's why he boasted to Luo Chong for a county governor position, but now it seems that this county governor is not so easy to be.
However, this position was obtained by his own ability, and it is impossible to give it up. Can't do it? Then just learn more and see more. He is not stupid to begin with. With a new source of knowledge, are you still afraid that he can't learn it?
The three of them determined the terrain of the new county, and then went back together. The next day, Luo Chong sent a letter to Hanyang County, asking them to escort 300 slaves whose big toes had been cut off to help build the new county. At the same time, they also wanted to recruit some craftsmen who were willing to migrate from Hanyang County and Liuyang County, and give them generous treatment so that they could work with peace of mind.
In the north of the three existing counties of the entire Han tribe, this narrow grassland area was basically divided into three counties by Luo Chong.
The new county, which is closest to the northwest, is mainly responsible for the development of animal husbandry. The terrain there is higher and the water source is not sufficient. If you want to plant, you can only try sorghum and wheat. In view of these circumstances, Luo Chong named this new county Muye County appropriately.
Another place is on both sides of the upper reaches of Ruyang River. This county is not governed across the river, but the settlements on both sides of the river are unified into one county for management.
Since this county has a monopoly on both sides of the river, it has convenient water resources and is suitable for reclaiming a large amount of farmland along the river. At the same time, the farmland here not only has to feed itself, but also has to bear the problem of supplementing the food shortage in the two places of "Muye" and "Mining Area".
The main purpose of setting up a county here is to build a rear base to serve the mines, so the name of this county was set by Luo Chong as "Xingang" County.
Further east is the coast of the Daze we just saw. There is no need to say more about the terrain here. If it is named according to the geographical features, it is a bit inappropriate to call it Linze County, because there is already a Linze Township in Liuyang County. Besides, these two places are not in the same county, and the same name is not very good.
Since the geographical features are not suitable, let's start from the starting point of setting up the county. The main purpose of setting up this county is actually to strategically defend the northern defense line of the Babaoshan Mining Area, so in the end, the name of this county was set by Luo Chong as "Weishan County".
In this way, the territory of the entire Han tribe seemed to have moved hundreds of kilometers northward. The three old counties in the south corresponded to the three new counties in the north, and they were parallel in latitude and basically consistent in longitude.
Above them were the three counties of "Muye", "Xingang" and "Weishan"; below them were the three old counties of "Hanyang", "Ruyang" and "Liuyang", which relied on each other and protected each other.
The establishment of the three new counties accelerated the pace of the Han tribe's expansion, but taking big steps always leads to problems, because every time a new county is built, the burden on the old counties will increase.
To build a new city, the first thing needed is a lot of food, because a newly built city cannot produce any food, but so many people have to work every day, and all their food must be supplied by the old county.
Secondly, we need craftsmen from all walks of life, as well as a large number of new tools and agricultural implements, as well as livestock and vehicles.
Food is easier to deal with. Since the implementation of private ownership this year, a lot of agricultural taxes have been collected in various places. Although they have been temporarily supported to several newly built counties, there are still some left.
Moreover, after the city walls and temporary shanty houses were built, the newly built counties began to reclaim farmland with all their strength. After all, food cannot always be supplied by other counties, otherwise the Han tribe will not be able to afford it.
Now it is the end of April, and several newly built counties have already planted corn, and some places have even grown tender seedlings. In this way, for these newly built counties, it will only take two or three months to achieve food self-sufficiency, allowing the old counties to get rid of these burdens, and transport the collected grain taxes to the north to start supporting the construction of the three northern counties.
However, due to the temporary situation of no grain to transfer, Luo Chong did not do anything grandiose. It was obviously unrealistic to use the power of Hanyang and Liuyang counties to support the construction of four counties at the same time.
Therefore, Luo Chong made a phased goal. The first phase is to build Weishan County, which is the county in the north of Liuyang County that is only close to the swamp. Let Yunzhi and Ling tribes take the lead and migrate more than 20 tribes on the islands in the middle of the lake.
As for other tribes along the coast, don't move for the time being. Rashly absorbing all these people will only form a major burden on the Han tribe. The purpose of absorbing population is to strengthen the strength. If the strength does not increase but decreases, it is better not to absorb.
The second is the training of craftsmen and students. Craftsmen are easy to say. Let the existing craftsmen recruit more apprentices. First, they can help with the work, and second, they can also let them learn technology.
As for the problem of students, children must be taught, but that is the future of the Han tribe, and temporary difficulties must be solved at the same time. Therefore, Luo Chong ordered in each county to recruit a group of adults as students according to the last selection mode, mainly the original tribal leaders, witch candidates, hunting captains, and gathering captains. Other smart people can also be recommended.
These adult students will undergo a 12-month emergency training. When the spring of next year comes, they will be sent to various places to serve as officials. Those who are capable can be county magistrates and county lieutenants, while those who are incapable can be small clerks who can do writing and calculations.
Many of these people were recommended by Yun Zhi, and their sources are from dozens of tribes on the islands in the middle of the lake.
The reason for such selection is mainly because it is more advantageous for local people to manage local people, especially Weishan County, which is close to the big lake. Their population is accustomed to the life of fishing and hunting. If a group of landlubbers are really mobilized, they will not understand the lifestyle of local residents well enough and it will be easy to cause trouble.
At the same time, the training content of this group of people is different from the previous period. The previous period was really zero-based teaching, but now the conditions are different.
The courses for new students are divided into cultural courses and practical courses. In addition to learning cultural courses such as reading, writing and arithmetic every day, they also have to participate in practical courses with various labor themes.
In the early days, the main work was labor. They swept the streets in the city, went to the fields outside the city, participated in engineering construction with the civilians in service, received simple military training in the barracks, and learned skills in the workshops. They were not required to become master craftsmen, but they had to have a sufficient understanding of each type of work, otherwise how could they manage things in the future.
This process would last for more than half a year, with each project lasting at least one month. After half a year, the content of the practical courses would allow the students to practice in the surrounding county offices as interns to adapt to the content of the work first, so that they would not know nothing when they took office.
As for the teaching staff, the remaining fifty or sixty students from the previous period were used. Although these people were not selected to be officials, they were still qualified to be cultural teachers. They only needed to teach the new students to learn to write and count. The other practical courses were naturally taught by special people, so these teachers did not need to worry about it.
It didn't matter if there were no textbooks or teaching materials. For the time being, the notes of the outstanding students in the previous period and the teaching plans compiled by Luo Chong at that time were used.
A series of conscriptions, dispatches, appointments and tasks were issued by the leader Luo Chong to various places, and the increasingly large machine of the Han tribe began to operate clumsily but vigorously.
Although it looks like a toddler, each of its departments is learning and adapting quickly. During this period, loopholes and various problems are inevitable, but Luo Chong, the leader, is like a repairman. Wherever there is a problem, he will go to repair it.
At the same time, Luo Chong is also taking this opportunity to gradually complete his two new books, one "Han Li" and one "Han Law".
The former is to unify clothing and folk festivals, etiquette, weddings and funerals, and different specifications for these things for various titles. The book mainly emphasizes the treatment of titles, so that the people know the importance of titles and strengthen the concept of hierarchy. Now is not the time to pursue freedom and equality, because they are used to being managed. If they are really allowed to do whatever they want, the people will be confused and at a loss.
The latter is the Han tribe law code that Luo Chong gradually improved after constantly discovering problems. This is a very slow process, because a person's energy is limited, Luo Chong can't be all-round at once, so it is often after a new problem arises that a new law is specially made for this matter.
However, this is not a good way to go. After discovering the drawbacks of this model, Luo Chong quickly issued an order to the officials in power in various places to solicit articles, asking them to make suggestions for the improvement of the law, and also write down their own ideas and reasons.
The Han tribe gradually grew up in this constantly improving system and rules, but at this time in the south, there was also a group of people there. After several months and inquiring from many parties, they finally asked the direction of the Han tribe.
"Hey, my friend, where is your tribe going? I heard that there is a Han tribe in the north. Life there is very good. Not only does everyone have clothes to wear, but they can also eat every meal. I wonder if you have heard of it?"
The new merchant elder of the Xin tribe, Niu Wei, led a group of people and asked a group of tribes that were migrating northward.
[I posted a picture of the coin in the chapter description of Chapter 459. If you are interested, you can go and have a look O(∩_∩)O]
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