The best is like water

Adjusting state territory is a big deal, involving many issues and many interests.

Fortunately, the Taiwei Mansion has made sufficient preparations. The draft written by Jia Xu and written by Chief Yang Fu himself is very detailed, and all the adjustments are noted, which is clear at a glance.

Although the congregation members had different opinions, they highly praised the draft.

The Taiwei Mansion has troubled, and Yang Fu's ability is also outstanding. The people of Liangzhou are indeed talented in military affairs, and there are many people in generations.

After repeated discussions, the world was finally divided into twenty-four states, several major states were divided, and small states were merged.

For example, Liangzhou was eventually divided into four prefectures, Jincheng, Longxi, Wudu, Hanyang and the eastern part of Wuwei was one prefecture, Anding, the northern part plus the Xihe River in Bingzhou was one prefecture, Wuwei, Zhangye, and Junji Mountain.

The desert south has a state of ranch, Jiuquan and Dunhuang.

The division of state boundaries mainly focuses on defense rather than economy, so the number of troops stationed in the local economy does not completely match the local economy, and the allocation of materials between different states is inevitable, which also needs to be coordinated from the court level. The person in charge is the Taiwei.

House.

Correspondingly, the number of troops stationed in each state is mainly based on military development and is not limited to the local population and economy.

In contrast, if there are many household registrations, there are not many garrisons in the hinterland of the Central Plains with good economy. The savings of materials are transported and supplied to the frontier have become issues that must be considered.

Under this premise, how to solve the transportation problem has become one of the focus of discussions.

The consumption of transporting grain for thousands of miles is extremely high. How to minimize transportation pressure while ensuring sufficient supply of garrison supplies is related to whether this plan can be implemented and maintained.

Someone proposed to dig a canal.

As of now, the cost of water transportation is undoubtedly the lowest.

But people soon expressed opposition. The cost of water transportation is low, but the cost of digging canals is high. Besides, many border areas have severe water shortage, so what canals canals are dug?

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately objected. Is it necessary to garrison troops in places without water? garrison troops do not need water?

Looking at the discussions of everyone, Liu Xie pondered silently.

He thought of a problem: water transportation is indeed low, so he asked Zhou Yu to go to northern Xinjiang to find a big river, but water transportation is heavily dependent on natural rivers and has too much limitation. Canals can certainly solve some problems, but the cost is too high and too long.

It's not true.

Besides, the canal can only solve the problem of river channels and cannot solve the problem of water sources.

Without sufficient water, the canal cannot be discussed.

The best way to achieve convenient transportation inland is railways, which is a long-distance transportation method that can overcome different terrain.

The rise of great powers is usually based on the construction of large-scale railways, and the railway mileage has even become one of the signs of national strength.

This is true for the United States and so is Tsarist Russia.

To realize the railway, there must be a steam engine.

Strictly speaking, the principle of the steam engine is not complicated and the processing requirements are not high. This thing was a pure industrial product from the beginning, and it has little to do with science, and does not require precise processing technology. Current technology and technology

It is completely possible.

As for how it will develop in the future, he is not worried.

Even the roughest steam engine has advantages that are incomparable to natural power such as human and animal power, which is enough to arouse more interest. As long as the cycle of input and output can be maintained, the iteration of technology will enter its due track, and finally

Bringing progress that is enough to change the times.

It’s like burying seeds in the right soil, watering them a little more, and the seeds will germinate and grow into towering trees.

Everything is natural.

After a meeting, Liu Xie put forward this conjecture.

He attributed the source of inspiration to an accidental discovery and gave a simple demonstration.

When the boiling steam lifted the closed lid of the pot, and even the strongest man could not hold it down, everyone looked at each other, and then they showed ecstasy and irresistible worship.

The emperor is the emperor, and he can always discover the true Tao from the most common things.

The secret of the Mileage Eye was discovered in the water droplets, which greatly broadened people's horizons. Now, the powerful power contained in steam was discovered from the pot of boiling water, providing infinite possibilities for the future.

If you really can find a car that doesn’t require a horse, just boil water and can keep going, what kind of scene will it be like? Even the most conservative person will be amazed by it.

Looking at everyone's surprise and discussion, and hearing the familiar "boiling water", Liu Xie couldn't help but sigh.

Sure enough, boiling water is the driving force for human technological progress.

Compared with the benefits that may be obtained from land transportation, the prospects for water transportation are brighter. The reason is also very simple. The ship can carry a large amount of coal. The larger the ship, the greater the profit of using a steam engine, which also solves the most headache at present.

The problem - the dilemma of power of the building ship.

The building ship is getting bigger and bigger, and it is no longer possible to control it with manpower alone, so it is urgently needed to have stronger power.

Huan Jie, who has been most concerned about shipbuilding recently, immediately realized the opportunity and took the initiative to suggest setting up a group, invest enough funds, carry out special development, and strive to achieve breakthroughs as soon as possible.

Liu Xie knew that Huan Jie was simply thinking that steam engines are not a clairvoyance. As long as you invest manpower and material resources, you can see actual benefits in a short time. But he did not object to this suggestion. On the contrary, he needed to deploy this from a higher level.

One thing.

The real technological explosion is never achieved by fighting alone, but by the power of the country.

The poor and white new China can produce two bombs and one satellite. How difficult is it to me to rub a steam engine?

Liu Xie adjusted the discussion direction at any time. First, he discussed how to form a team and complete this possible revolutionary technological innovation.

Most of the young and strong people here are those who agree with innovation. Even an old minister like Jia Xu, after hearing Liu Xie's idea, he praised the words "The best is like water", expressing his support and should be given priority.

If the problem of persuasion can be solved, it is really important to Liangzhou that can run for a long distance by just boiling water. After solving the traffic problem, the communication between Liangzhou and the hinterland has been smoother, and the regional belt

The barriers coming naturally weakened greatly.

After some discussion, three types of talents were included in the priority scope.

First, blacksmiths, building machines requires their skills.

Second, mechanical experts must design exquisite machines.

The third is the alchemist. How to convert the energy of boiling water into the power that drives the machine requires a lot of experiments and calculations, which is exactly what alchemists are best at.

The people in the martial arts lecturer are most touched by this point, and the emergence of gunpowder is the contribution of the alchemists.

Fire has been very clever, and now you can try it out to help both water and fire.

Some people are even imagining using gunpowder instead of coal and playing with explosive drive.

Of course they don’t know that although such an idea is crazy, it is not impossible to realize. And once it is realized, it is not just a matter of driving on the ground or on the water, but also a matter of going to heaven.

Looking at the ministers who were discussing enthusiastically, Liu Xie raised a hint of relief at the corner of his mouth.

This is the good man of the Han family.
Chapter completed!