Of course, the loan can also be repaid in advance.

But, what does that sentence mean? Why should you pay back the money you borrowed based on your ability?

You can borrow as much as you can.

Zhou Jinyong was also surprised, but after careful consideration, what Zhang Haogu said seemed to make sense. With so much expenditure being made by the imperial court, it was really impossible to allocate funds from the central government for the time being.

Loan, then take a loan!

As long as there is enough money, as long as Henan's economy develops and the money is repaid, it will be more than enough.

A province still has to pay back more than 50 billion?

Borrowing is a bet on future development.

Can the future development of newly conquered areas be poor?

It must not be bad!

Take a look at Shandong, and then take a look at the capital.

No money, there is no such problem as lack of money.

As soon as Zhou Jinyong left.

Zhang Haogu began to discuss the steam pump problem with Zhu Youxiao again.

How to expand the use of water pumps, how to expand the scope of use of water pumps, and how to transform steam engines so that they can be used for weaving, the most important issue is the railway.

Zhang Haogu really couldn't wait to ask Zhu Youxiao to build the train quickly, but he also knew that this was unlikely.

Zhang Haogu was extremely surprised to be able to produce a pumping level in such a short period of time. It was not easy to expect him to produce a train in such a short period of time.

Zuo Guangdou came again to report on this year's water conservancy project. Although he was extremely difficult to deal with Zhang Haogu, Zuo Guangdou still needed Zhang Haogu if he wanted to do a good job in this water conservancy project.

In the past two years or so, Zuo Guangdou has built four reservoirs in the Jingshi area. One is the Miyun Reservoir. At the beginning of the construction of the reservoir, in order to ensure construction and flood control, 65 villages in the reservoir area were relocated in two batches. The highest water level was

The area reaches 188 square kilometers, the water surface is 137,000 acres, and the water depth is 40 to 60 meters. The main rivers entering the reservoir are Baihe River and Chaohe River.

In addition, there are Guanting Reservoir, Huairou Reservoir, and Haizi Reservoir. Basically, the four major reservoirs in the Jingshi area have been built, and the largest one is Miyun Reservoir.

Naturally, the quality is still not as good as that of later generations, and don't expect the reservoir to generate electricity, but it still has the functions of flood control, water storage for irrigation, water supply, and fish farming.

This still needs to be thanked for the use of gunpowder, cement, and steel bars.

With luck, it may last seventy or eighty years.

As for 70 or 80 years from now, the technology will definitely have been further improved by that time, and we will have to maintain it at that time.

In order to build these four major reservoirs, Zuo Guangdou was also busy. He mobilized a total of 200,000 manpower, and used countless cement and steel. In one year,

He directly burned 100 billion of the Ming Dynasty's treasure banknotes.

Cement plants and steel plants were also devalued. However, in order to ensure quality, Zhang Haogu still forcibly merged these plants. He only let the officials take charge and established an extremely strict bottom-up supervision mechanism.

In the past two years, it has directly cultivated a large number of technical celebrities for Ming Dynasty, and it has also given countless refugees a bite to eat.

These two years actually not only tested Ming's financial capabilities, but also food.

At least 80% of these 200,000 people are unemployed. They are not engaged in agricultural production, but they need to consume a lot of food. You can give Ming Dynasty treasure money, but can this Ming Dynasty treasure money buy food?

, this is also a test.

Why did the Great Yuan Dynasty end its career? Isn’t it because of the construction of the Yellow River?

And the scale of the projects being carried out in the capital now, and the people it has mobilized, are not much inferior to those of the original construction of the Yellow River.

Zhang Haogu established the Daming Architecture Bureau specifically for this purpose.

The children of workers are given preferential treatment in education. In addition, working hours are strictly regulated and some recreational activities are provided for them.

Enrich the spiritual life of workers.

This can be completed within two years.

However, the construction of the four major reservoirs can basically ensure that the capital can survive a drought.

"Oh, Mr. Zuo's move is really beneficial to the future!"

Zhang Haogu looked at Zuo Guangdou with a smile. There was still a water conservancy map in front of him and Zhu Youxiao. Zuo Guangdou pointed to several areas and said angrily: "It's all supported by Yuan Fu!"

Seeing Zhang Haogu's displeasure, Zuo Guangdou had to admit that for things to go so smoothly, he still had to rely on Zhang Haogu's support.

The second is the construction of Zhang Haogu’s farm.

The 65 villages in the reservoir area are not just relocated. If you say you have moved to other places, you will be given land to compensate you, and people have to believe you. If there are gentry, they will inevitably ask for exorbitant prices, and pay back the money when you land.

However, after Zhang Haogu had tormented this group of gentry, he moved as he pleased and built new farms. As long as the compensation was in place, they would have no complaints.

"In this way, there will be no worries about water use in the capital area! Zhang Haogu sighed: "Only I, the Ming Dynasty, can accomplish such a large project!"

Zuo Guangdou also showed a bit of pride in his eyes. These reservoirs were built by him with a lot of thought and energy from the beginning. No matter what, they will be written down in the history books for thousands of years.

It can be regarded as leaving a name in the history!

However, the task is still far from complete.

The entire capital still needs a further water network. In the future, it should at least facilitate water supply in the capital area. Irrigation is convenient. It is not easy to have so many extra workers. You can't finish building the reservoir and just scatter it in one fell swoop.

Will they disband on the spot?

This group of people has become skilled workers.

As for the left deputy governor, please stop doing it. Don’t always think about trolling people. Think carefully about what else you can contribute to the Ming Dynasty. Technical talents should learn from Xu Guangqi honestly. If there is nothing wrong, don’t do it.

Get involved in politics.

Zuo Guangdou himself is also conflicted now. He can't stand some of Zhang Haogu's behaviors.

I think this person killed innocent people indiscriminately and harmed the peace of heaven and earth.

However, from another perspective, without Zhang Haogu's killing skills and killing so many gentry, such a large project would have been absolutely unthinkable.

Zuo Guangdou felt quite conflicted.

Without Zhang Haogu, it would be impossible for him to leave such great achievements, let alone leave a name in history.

Emotionally, he felt that Zhang Haogu was wrong, but rationally, he felt that Zhang Haogu did the right thing.

Conflicted and entangled!

Then, Zuo Guangdou found that he had inexplicably become the commander of the Ming Dynasty Water Conservancy Department. From then on, he began to look at the whole country, in addition to the capital, there were also Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi.

Take charge of national water affairs.
Chapter completed!