From Propulsion City To Multiverse

November 24, 3rd year of the new calendar.

The newly liberated area was officially divided into six states, namely:

Jianghan Prefecture with the Jianghan Plain as its core;

Nanyang Prefecture with Nanyang Basin as its core;

Dongting Prefecture with Dongting Lake Plain as its core;

Huainan Prefecture was established on the east side of the Dabie Mountain, north of the Yangtze River, south of the Huaihe River, and west of the Grand Canal;

Poyang Prefecture was established with the Ganjiang River Valley Plain and Poyang Lake (formerly Pengli Lake) plain as the core;

With Qi County, Jibei County, and Lu County as the core, Qilu Prefecture was established.

Up to now, the Human Revolutionary Federation has a total of 14 states, and its branches are Jiangdong Prefecture, Southeast Prefecture, Liuqiu Prefecture, Lingnan Prefecture, Guangnan Prefecture, Xuzhou, Luzon Prefecture, Jiaodong Prefecture, Jianghan Prefecture, Dongting Prefecture, Poyang Prefecture, Nanyang Prefecture, Huainan Prefecture, Qilu Prefecture.

The core of this large area is the southeast coast and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Before expansion, the population was 6.27 million.

In the newly developed Luzon State, there are about 40,000 to 60,000 aborigines, but nearly 20,000 immigrants have been sent there.

The highlight is the six prefectures acquired in the Jiangnan Campaign and the Yellow River Campaign, of which Qilu Prefecture has the largest population, with a total of 430,000 households and 2.83 million people.

Then there are 320,000 households in Jianghan Prefecture, 1.94 million people; 300,000 households in Nanyang Prefecture, 1.88 million people; 240,000 households in Dongting Prefecture, 1.13 million people; 10,000 households, 660,000 people.

The reason why Huainan has a smaller population than Poyang is mainly due to Du Fuwei's rogue style, coupled with the tossing back and forth between the rebel army and the Sui army, and there are still some areas that have not been occupied.

If it was Huainan at its peak, it would have a population of at least two million.

This expansion has increased the population by about 9.35 million, bringing the total population to 15.62 million.

However, it is still not the entire population of the Central Plains. The most populous areas in the Central Plains are actually three areas: the North China Plain, the Huaihe Plain and the Guanzhong Plain.

According to Black Yiwei's information, the population of Li Tang's controlled area is about 7.5 million to 9 million people, especially the Bashu area, which has not received serious military disasters, and the population is relatively intact.

However, the population data on Li Tangming's face is only about 4 million. The reason is self-evident. There are too many hidden populations in various places.

The Zhuxia Alliance's control area has a population of about 15 million to 18 million.

Plus Liang Shidu and Liu Wuzhou's hundreds of thousands of people.

The total population of the Central Plains is still about 37 million to 42 million.

How much is more, before the war is over, there is no way to accurately count, but this time, the sudden attack of the Human Revolutionary League made it too late for many aristocratic families in Jiangnan and Qilu to escape, and they were directly taken over by the Human Revolutionary League.

However, it is difficult for these aristocratic families to be completely eliminated, because they like the three caves of cunning rabbits. For example, the Zhuge family in the late Eastern Han Dynasty made bets on the three families of Soochow, Shuhan, and Cao Wei. This is the foundation of an aristocratic family.

Betting long is the only way to ensure the longevity of the family.

That's how those thousand-year-old families came from.

If it wasn't for Huang Chao at the end of Tang Dynasty who came to these aristocratic families with a Hundred Flowers Killer, these guys could still be domineering for hundreds of years.

And now they are also facing a huge crisis, that is, the People's Revolutionary League who doesn't play by the rules of the game. Zheng Sen doesn't have a good face towards these aristocratic families.

His experience in the Kingdom of Flowers and the Tianlong people on the Red Earth Continent made him hate the aristocratic families very much, a group of scum who lie on the common people and suck blood.

Vigorous census work has been carried out in various new states.

...

On the pier of Jiangling City.

woo woo woo...

Hearing this voice, many laborers who were recruited to the terminal company were no longer surprised.

A steamboat pulled several smaller wooden sailboats, and slowly moored at the pier.

Since Jiangling City is a newly controlled city, there is no such thing as a steam crane, and it can only be carried by manpower.

This has provided a lot of jobs for many unemployed vagrants.

With more than 3 million tons of rice in hand, plus the seized grain, the NRP has the confidence to carry out various major projects.

As a result, a large number of public projects were launched like mushrooms after a spring rain, and a large number of work-for-relief projects were launched. Such crazy engineering projects were unimaginable for the feudal rulers.

These projects include The Dredging Project of the Middle and Lower Yangtze River Channel, The Dredging Project of the Xiangjiang River, The Dredging Project of the Ganjiang River, The Dredging Project of the Han River, Wharf Project along the River, Pearl River-Xijiang-Xiangjiang Canal Project, New City Plan , New Countryside Plan...

The other is to stop the dirty fields in the Jianghan Plain, Dongting Lake Plain, and Poyang Lake Plain, that is, to reclaim land from lakes.

Now Yunmengze in the Jianghan Plain is still there. Instead of spending money to return farmland to the lake in the future, it is better to prohibit the reclamation of the lake now. Otherwise, with the filling of Yunmengze, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River will lose a natural adjustment core.

Qin Mo, who is in charge of Jianghan Prefecture, not only wants to ban the reclamation of the lake, but also deepen the depth of some lake areas, pump the sediment from these areas, and raise some areas, so that Yunmengze can become a big lake again.

The ability to resist floods can also be enhanced by artificially raising the plain along the river.

At the same time, in order to protect these lakes, taking advantage of the fact that there are not too many people, the Human Revolutionary Union quickly established a large-scale nature reserve and stipulated a reasonable fishing and hunting period.

In fact, China had a very strict regular hunting system during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, and it would not allow random deforestation and mass hunting.

The Human Revolutionary Union is just re-returning this system.

The Human Revolutionary Union, which is destined to enter the industrial age, needs to set up a large number of nature reserves as buffers and natural purifiers for industrial pollution.

...

On the simple wharf in Jiangling City, laborers are engaged in moving various materials according to their respective positions.

The terminal management company does not arrange laborers to move things in a rush, but arranges corresponding laborers according to the things that need to be moved.

For example, when transporting glass and ceramic products, you need to handle them with care; when transporting coal, throw them directly and roughly; when transporting food, you need to avoid getting wet.

The supplies of this ship are mainly various iron tools and consumables.

The boat behind is cement and linen.

Song Shidao, Shang Xiuxun and others who came to the passenger area of ​​the wharf are waiting for the passenger ship.

Due to the advent of wireless telegraphy, the Human Revolutionary Union has now established a radio communication system covering all states.

It is not only used for military and government affairs, but also used for remote deposit and withdrawal of banks, synchronization of news and newspapers, weather forecast, transportation and material allocation.

For example, the shipping company has installed wireless telegraphs on the transport fleet, passenger ships and various ports, and has a special transport information processing office.

It is convenient to deploy ships, emergency rescue and so on.

However, if Song Shidao and others want to take a boat to Liyang, they only need to inquire about the flights in the past few days at the local port passenger terminal, and they can arrange the time accordingly, without having to wait and try their luck at the pier as a whole.

Half an hour later, a 150-seat passenger ship transformed from a three-masted cement ship appeared at the berth of the passenger terminal in the port.

The ship has three floors, the seats are designed to be relatively spacious, and there are also some sleeping berths, equipped with toilets, small restaurants, infirmary, and guard room.

The captain was a sailor who retired from the navy because of an injury. This man had short, clean hair, and his eyes were very bright. There was a silver medal pinned to the chest of his clothes.

On the medal is the flag of the Human Revolutionary League and the words Southeast State, which shows that he participated in the battle of Southeast State.

The ticket teller who was going up and down the escalator was holding an iron bell, and while ringing the bell, he shouted:

Jiangling port is here, passengers who want to disembark, remember to check your luggage...

A sparse crowd of twenty or so passengers came out of the cabin one after another. Most of these people were government officials of the Human Revolutionary League, and some of them were returning home to visit relatives.

As for tourists and the like, all places have only been ruled by the RPRU for a few years now. In many newly controlled areas, even the bandits have not been completely cleaned up, and the people don't have much savings.

Song Shidao carried the big and small bags, took Shang Xiuxun and others, and boarded the passenger ship. Fortunately, he grew up by the river, so Shang Xiuxun did not suffer from seasickness.

She sat on the seat and opened the curtains casually. Outside the glass window of the wooden frame was the mighty water of the Yangtze River.

The boat tickets purchased by the two of them also included sleeper berths, which were reserved for long-distance customers. If they traveled from Jiangling to Liyang after all, they would need to sail thousands of kilometers.

In the case of smooth wind and smooth water, the speed of the flat-bottomed sailboat on the inland river is only 8 to 9 knots, and it cannot sail at night (this is only limited to the inland waterway), and the whole journey takes about 7 days.

So sleeping berths are very necessary.

Song Shidao put the luggage into the luggage locker and fixed it, then locked it.

Xiu Xun, what do you want to drink? There are hot lemon tea, ginger tea and mulled wine on board.

Shang Xiuxun is not interested in ginger tea, but is very interested in lemon tea and wine. After all, she has no intention of treating herself badly in terms of food:

Then... mulled wine... no.

Song Shidao smiled and shook his head: Mulll wine! I'll just order a cup of hot lemon tea, and I'll give you a taste when the time comes.

Um!

Inside the small dining room in the cabin.

The cook on board skillfully poured a bottle of mulled wine, which was boiled with red wine, cinnamon, orange peel and rock sugar, a small bottle of about 150ml.

Hot lemon tea is boiled with dried lemon slices and brown sugar.

At the end of November in the south of the Yangtze River, the temperature is about 15-20 degrees Celsius, which is slightly lower on the river.

Holding two bottles of warm drinks, Song Shidao returned to his seat.

Give.

Looking at the dark red liquid in the emerald green glass bottle, Shang Xiuxun pulled out the cork, took a sip, and then she said in surprise:

How is the taste of this wine different from that of the Western Regions? It tastes even better.

Song Shidao said with a smile: This is cheap wine from Tianmu Mountain Winery. It costs only 600 crystal coins for a large barrel, but it is indeed better than wine from the Western Regions.

Tianmu Mountain? Tianmu Mountain in Jiangdong? Where are there grapes? Shang Xiuxun looked puzzled.

If you are talking about grapes from the Western Regions, there are indeed no grapes in Tianmu Mountain; but Tianmu Mountain has many native Chinese grapes, and these wines are made from local grapes. Of course, these wines are actually by-products.

Shang Xiuxun couldn't help but took another sip: By-product? Such a good wine is actually a by-product?

Song Shidao explained: Winemaking is to extract tartar, which is the core raw material for refining tartar. Our wine has advantages in cost, transportation and craftsmanship, so it is naturally better than wine from the Western Regions.

Spitting tartar? Is that the kind of poison that can cure potbellies?

Song Shidao nodded: That is the medicine. Although it is poison, it is at least a hope for the sick.

Give me the lemon tea. Shang Xiuxun was greedy for lemon tea again.

After taking a sip, I found that the tea was a bit sour, but neutralized by the brown sugar, it had a different taste.

Before they knew it, the two chatted for more than half an hour.

And the passengers who should arrive on the ship, or the passengers who just caught up, are almost all there, and the captain gives the order to set off.

Because it is an inland river, it is much more stable than the sea.

Song Shidao, who has been to Liuqiu, can see that he has experienced the waves of the ocean. Even a roaring class with a displacement of nearly 2,000 tons, facing the wind and waves of the Pacific Ocean, is still like a small leaf in the waves.

noon.

The transport ship passed by the sand pumping fleet.

Song Shidao bought lunch for Shang Xiuxun, which was a typical set lunch.

Shang Xiuxun, who opened the enamel lunch box, didn't expect too much at first, but now he felt a little pleasantly surprised: It's so rich, sir, you won't let the kitchen be turned on?

How is it possible? The meals in the restaurant on the passenger ship are all fixed. You will know if you take the ship a few more times.

It's just that it's really rich. It's only 30 crystal coins. Ordinary people here can eat it, right?

The reason why Shang Xiuxun said this is because she asked many clan members who work in the ranch company, and their salary is about 3,500 to 6,000 crystal coins per month.

And the lunch she had in hand was three dishes and one soup, including pan-fried whale luncheon meat, fried lotus root, boiled spinach, lotus root and duck bone soup, and white rice.

Did you know? The alliance has a total of 4.31 million tons of grain in stock this year. Song Shidao suddenly saw Shang Xiuxun's face covered, and immediately understood that she didn't know the unit of ton, and then switched to the unit of stone:

4.31 million tons of grain, equivalent to 80 million shi of grain.

grunt! Shang Xiuxun's eyes widened: How is it possible? Didn't you say that you would not collect land taxes? How could there be so much grain? Could it be that they were captured by powerful people?

Song Shidao explained: It is true that more than one million tons of food was seized by Hao Qiang, but the remaining food was actually bought by the alliance from farmers.

Although Shang Xiuxun had run the Pegasus Ranch, she really didn't know much about farming. She only knew that farmers often didn't have enough to eat:

Bought it back? Do farmers really have so much food?

Yes, farmers have 10 hectares of land, and the southern states can crop twice a year, or even three times a year. Now, if there is chemical fertilizer in Linyi rice, the yield per mu can reach more than 170 kilograms, which is about 3 shi per mu. a little more.

Shang Xiuxun did the math and found that 10 mu of land can harvest 60-90 stones a year, which made her a little bit overwhelmed.

Song Shidao saw her doubts: Are you very confused, why farmers often have so much harvest in their farmland every year, but they often don't have enough to eat?

Well, that's very strange.

Because you didn't count the court's regular taxes and exorbitant miscellaneous taxes, and the landlord's rent.

Shang Xiuxun was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that these two issues were indeed very important, so she remained silent. Before, she had some sympathy for those powerful landlords, but now her mood became complicated.

The few people I admire the most in my life are my father, and the governor and other elders. It is they who let me understand that the world can run like this, and there is no need for merchants and landlords.

Shang Xiuxun looked at the man in front of him, and compared with the first time they met, he became a little different:

You've changed a lot.

Song Shidao said impassionedly: Everyone is subject to change. The truth made me understand the nature of this world. For the millions of people in this land, they can live comfortably and read wisely. I am fighting for this.

Seeing his high-spirited appearance, Shang Xiuxun actually became a little envious. The belief in fighting for lofty ideals is such a rare harvest.

many people are alive,

But like a walking dead;

many people are alive,

But like a marionette;

many people are alive,

But like flies and leeches.

There are too few people who truly have conscience, ideals, and abilities.