Daqin: I was overheard by Zulong

Chapter 299 Straight Road Controversy
Zhao Yi was ecstatic on one side, and on the other side, in Xun's mansion, Xun Zheng was admonishing the housekeeper while smoking a cigarette.

"I know what you're thinking. Isn't it just a piece of land? If the prince wants it, just take it. No matter what's under that piece of land, we can't reveal any intentions before the relationship between us and the prince is broken. come out."

Xun Zheng said solemnly: "What's more, I have already investigated the situation of that land. It is just a waste land that can't even grow crops. The crown prince just took it to build a large workshop for himself."

"Since the prince shows his sincerity and wants to take that piece of land, if we don't give it to him, wouldn't it be a ruin for the Patriarch?"

The housekeeper couldn't help but nodded in agreement. Xun Miaoke, who was standing at the door and did not dare to approach Xun Zheng, heard a strange look on his face.

In fact, she has never understood why the Xun family wanted to fight against the prince, but now that Xun Zheng has agreed to cooperate with Zhao Yi, her reason for approaching Zhao Yi in the future is established.

Xun Miaoke was even happier thinking that she would be able to escape her family's destiny in the future and not repeat the mistakes of other legitimate daughters in the family.

At the same time, Meng Tian was reporting to Ying Zheng in the imperial palace and the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the official roads from the central Guan to the border are all in disrepair for a long time, and the official roads in many regions have been damaged to varying degrees."

"The last general implores Your Majesty to rebuild the official road immediately, otherwise once the army moves to the border town, it will be affected."

Hearing this, Wang Ben also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, what General Meng said is indeed urgent. When we attacked the remnants of the Huns, when our army's food and grass went to Jiuyuan, it was delayed for several days because of the damage to the official road, which led to the shortage of food and grass on the front line. .”

"If the official road is not repaired, I'm afraid that if it is used abroad in the future, it may cause great chaos."

Ying Zheng frowned. To put it bluntly, the official way was not just for people to leave, but mainly for military preparations.

Whether the officialdom is good or not, sometimes even determines the outcome of a war. Ying Zheng did not hesitate, and immediately asked: "General Na Meng and General Wang, do you have any good suggestions?"

Meng Tian clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, since the only enemies of our Great Qin are the Yuezhi people on the grassland, I will implore Your Majesty to build a straight road from Xianyang to Jiuyuan for the purpose of transporting soldiers."

Hearing Meng Tian's words, Wang Ben didn't dare to speak anymore, Ying Zheng was expressionless and noncommittal, but before he could speak, Li Si and Feng Quji couldn't bear it, and left the shift one after another.

"General Meng, do you know how much manpower, material and financial resources it will cost to build a straight road from Xianyang to Jiuyuan?"

"From Xianyang to Jiuyuan, more than 1000 miles, at least a million civilians will be dispatched, and no less than 10 soldiers will be guarded along the way. With so many people eating horse chews, how much do you think it will cost and how long it will take to build such a road? straight?"

Li Si and Feng Quji's questioning made Meng Tian's face darken immediately, "You two prime ministers, I won't talk about the role of straightness. Take a look at the current official way, can you still leave?"

"Your Majesty, once the straight road is successfully repaired, it will not only contribute to the expansion of our Great Qin's territory, but also benefit future generations. Such a great thing that kills two birds with one stone, we can't just look at the immediate gains and losses!"

Hearing Meng Tian's words, Li Si sneered, "General Meng, you said it lightly, but have you ever figured out how much this straight road will cost to repair? Do you know that the treasury is out of money now? "

"What? Impossible!" Meng Tian suddenly jumped up when he heard the words, "Before we conquered Donghu and Jizi North Korea, the treasuries of the two countries were moved back to us. How could the treasury have no money?"

Zhi Li Nei Shi heard the words, shook his head and smiled wryly: "General Meng, you are the one who leads the army outside. Have you forgotten how big the Qin Dynasty is today?"

"You need money for the Northwest frontier defense. The Yellow River is flooded, and you need money for repairs every year. You just fought a battle with the Huns. Isn't this money? Are you really the treasury that you can only get in and out of?"

"In addition, after every battle, the compensation for the dead soldiers, the resettlement of the wounded soldiers, the rewards for the meritorious officials, and the replacement of weapons are all free of money."

"It's just about military affairs and civil affairs. As long as there is a disaster, the treasury will pay for it, as well as the salaries of the officials in the world. General Meng, don't you think that the treasury is inexhaustible and inexhaustible?" Bar?"

Meng Tian is a military general, he is good at killing enemies on the battlefield, and playing tricks with civil servants, even out of ten he is no match for Zhili Neishi.

Not to mention that Feng Quji, Li Si and others were staring at him like a tiger killing his father and enemy.

But in the eyes of military generals like Meng Tian, ​​the straight way must be repaired, even if it is not done now, the official way must be cultivated, but the civil servants think that it is time to recuperate, no matter whether the official way is straight, there is no need to repair it, and the money should be saved for future use. somewhere else.

So the two sides didn't agree with each other, and they quarreled in front of Ying Zheng, who was suddenly upset by the quarrel.

But no matter whether it is a civil official or a military general, what he said makes sense, so Ying Zheng himself also has a headache and doesn't know what choice to make.

[Uh, Nima is so annoying, the old thing is really irrelevant, why did you call me here?Did you hear them quarreling? 】

[What's the fuss about this?Civil servants obviously don't have any strategic vision at all. The benefits of straight roads are obvious at a glance. Roads always need to be repaired. Why don't they do it once and for all? 】

[In my opinion, it is not only necessary to build straight roads from Xianyang to Jiuyuan, but also straight roads from Xianyang to Shu, and to Lingnan and Liaodong. Don't understand? 】

Zhao Yi's heartfelt words were heard by Ying Zheng, but His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor couldn't laugh or cry.

Why doesn't he want to build those roads? Once these roads are really built, they will definitely help the promotion of Xianyang's government orders to a certain extent, and then there will be a real unification in the true sense!
But the problem is that there is only one straight road from Xianyang to Jiuyuan, and the treasury today may not be able to afford it, let alone so many straight roads that Zhao Yi said.

The national treasury has no money. If it really needs to be repaired, it is difficult for Ying Zheng to open his internal treasury, but that is not enough!
[Aside from crying about being poor, civil servants, can they still do some personnel work?They are all scholars, isn't it easy to make money? 】

[Nowadays there are so many people in Daqin, there must be a lot of rich people, let the common people and those rich and powerful families deposit their money in the bank run by the government, for the sake of profit, or not. 】

[When the reputation of the bank reaches a certain level, the money in the bank can be directly used for national infrastructure. 】

[In addition, banks can also engage in lending business, so as to form a new financial system that integrates storage and lending. At that time, do we still need to worry about not having enough money to spend? 】

(End of this chapter)