I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

It is 300 guan, not [-] million guan.

"That's not a lot." Li Shimin spit out this sentence subconsciously.

Three hundred guan is really not much.

Normally, when he rewarded ministers like Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, they all started with five hundred guan.

Yin Xuan knocked on the table, then shook his head: "150 zhang is just a little more distance. If you build from Chang'an to Luoyang? Then to Yangzhou?"

"More than 150 and 150 zhang?"

Li Shimin was slightly silent and nodded, but he didn't ask "Why build a cement road from Chang'an to Luoyang", such a childish, even mentally handicapped question.

Although he does not have the simple thinking of "If you want to get rich, build roads first".

But it is also clear that transportation has become more convenient, whether it is the imperial court's control over the place, or the exchange of information, or other things have significantly improved.

"The quantity is large, but the income is also high, which is barely within the acceptable range." Li Shimin thought about it and made a judgment in his heart.

Seeing his appearance, Yin Xuan smiled: "You didn't count the labor costs, did you?"

labor costs?
Li Shimin looked at Yin Xuan with some puzzlement, why should such a thing be counted.

Datang has corvee.

"Every time a land is repaired, corvees will be collected." Li Shimin said casually and nonchalantly, "A village of land can be repaired in ten days with the help of cement."

Datang's corvee is not very harsh.

In the early years of Zhenguan, every household, regardless of whether there were males or not—that is, those who were over 16 years old, had to choose one person to come out and participate in corvee service.Whether it is military service or forced service, it usually takes a short time, only ten days.

If the participation time is long, more than [-] days, there will be some compensation, for example, tens of pennies, a few feet of cloth and so on.

And if you really don't want to participate in corvee.

There are ways to avoid it. Paying three feet of cloth every day can exempt corvee, but ordinary families cannot afford it.

Labor is the least valuable thing.

Yin Xuan sighed: "The roads in the village can be like this, but what about the roads outside the village?"

"Building roads is of great benefit to the common people, and they will understand." Li Shimin still spoke casually.

Yin Xuan sneered: "That fellow Yang Guang thinks so too."

Li Shimin was stunned.

"Don't think about Yang Guang's actions, is the canal good or bad?" Yin Xuan knocked on the table and asked a question.

The little old men were a little silent.

If you don't consider Yang Guang's approach, if the canal is a natural thing, then there is no doubt that the canal is a good thing and beneficial to the future.

In later generations, there is even a very absurd saying.

What to say that Yang Guang is the real emperor through the ages, after all, the canal is still useful to future generations.

"Yang Guang told the common people, please feel wronged, this is a good thing, and future generations can use it, will the common people understand?" Yin Xuan glanced at Li Shimin, and continued, "This is in the repair Same on the road."

"Nowadays, people will hardly leave their villages for the rest of their lives. If you tell them to build roads for free, they are still in deep mountains and old forests. What difference does it make if you just change from rivers to roads?"

Li Shimin's face was sad, and his heart was also a little anxious.

Yin Xuan reminded him.

I am indeed a little overjoyed, but if I don't use corvees, how can I build roads?Building roads is not only beneficial to the country, but also a great achievement for him.

Seeing a fragrant and soft big white steamed bun in front of him, let alone opening his mouth, he couldn't do it even if he squeezed it with his hands.

"What good idea does the shopkeeper have?" Li Shimin couldn't hold back, and asked, "If you paid the wages, it would be a huge expense."

Labor costs are quite a lot. Even if one person is only paid one penny a day, including food, the savings will probably not be much less than cement.

Yin Xuan glanced at him: "It's useful to tell you, you're just a seventh-rank official, and I'm just a county man, and I don't intend to get involved in the affairs of the court."

"It's useless to say it. Can your words still interfere with those court officials?"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth, and almost spat out the sentence "really capable".

"Shopkeeper, just tell me." Fang Xuanling added, "I can make a memorial, and if I get picked, it will be an achievement."

Yin Xuan stared at him without speaking.

Fang Xuanling gritted her teeth, and raised a finger: "The store will bring me a catty of Jade Jingqiu, and I will treat you as a treat."

Yin Xuan still did not speak.

"One more catty."

Yin Xuan's expression relaxed a little.

"One more catty!" Fang Xuanling raised his third finger.

Yin Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Five catties in total!" Fang Xuanling spread all his fingers.

Yin Xuan opened his mouth, but made no sound.

Fang Xuanling spread out his other hand: "Ten catties, ten catties, okay."

Only then did Yin Xuan nodded in satisfaction, and beckoned Ji Wen to come over to collect the money. Naturally, Fang Xuanling didn't bring enough money, so he even asked Li Li for some, and made a contract of nine out of ten thirteen returns, and only ten catties of wine The money was scraped together.

"It's very simple. Why don't you take this money from passers-by?" After the money arrived, Yin Xuan smiled and said softly.

passer?
Tolls?
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and his eyes lit up.

Datang also has tolls, but they are all waterways. Why didn't he think of such a genius idea.

Yin Xuan continued: "Ordinary passers-by charge a penny for the meaning, like merchants' carriages and horses, they charge more tariffs."

"Especially like those Hu merchants, they don't know how much they will earn from selling colored glaze, and they charge more."

After speaking, Yin Xuan paused.

"And the imperial court can also do a road business."

Road business?

Li Shimin was a little puzzled, besides collecting tolls, how else can he do road business?
Yin Xuan drank the tea that Fang Xuanling brought over, and continued: "The imperial court domesticates horses, there will always be some idle horses, and there are all over the country and in every station."

"In this way, the purchase of public transportation is."

"The reason why it is difficult for people to travel far is that firstly, there is no need to travel far, and secondly, there is no way to travel far."

If you do not submit communication tools, it is difficult to guarantee security.

Even though Datang has a tendency to transform into a prosperous age.

But there were still many thieves and bandits in the late Sui Dynasty.

If you go out casually, for those thieves and bandits, it is a fat sheep that is actively fed into your mouth.It's okay to meet a thief, just pay some money, but if you meet a bandit, you will die.

"The imperial court buys carriages between the cities, guarded by soldiers and horses. Even if the price is a little more expensive, there will be many people who are willing to use these carriages, right?"

"A small amount makes a lot, and this is also an income."