People are in the Tang Dynasty, creating a mythical dynasty

Too bad it can be worse than bark and grass roots.

In the case of food shortages, locusts are not a staple food.

It is hard to imagine how many locusts there are. This is undoubtedly a huge amount of food.

At this moment, the original food problem seems to have been resolved.

"Thank you, Father!"

Li Ming quickly thanked him.

"It's okay!"

Li Shimin waved his hand, and the mountain that was pressing on him was instantly lighter. After all, the biggest problem for him before was the food problem.

Although the food accumulation in the nine years of Wude was quite a lot, it was barely recovered, and he was still a little panicked in the face of the catastrophe. Now that the locusts have joined, at least a large part of the problem can be solved.

"By the way, how is your road repair?"

Seemingly thinking of something, Li Shimin asked casually.

One and a half months ago, Li Ming said that he would build a Qin Zhidao.

Although there is still one and a half months before the construction period, but at this time, food is no longer considered. After the locust problem, Li Shimin still thought of this straight road.

After all, everyone wants to restore the grand scene of the first emperor.

Zhidao is undoubtedly one of the reasons why as the first emperor, he was able to create great achievements for thousands of years.

"According to Huai Dao, what Chu Liang said, the work should have been almost finished yesterday!"

Listening to Li Shimin's question, Li Ming spoke with a smile.

As the chief designer, although he has been paying attention to locust plagues and locusts recently, he is still extremely concerned about the construction of roads.

He even went over to check it out himself a few days ago.

It has to be said that Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chuliang's abilities still have a few brushes.

In one and a half months, it was almost finished at that time, and it was just a matter of finishing.

Now that another four or five days have passed, I think it should have been completed.

"Oh?"

"So fast?"

Li Shimin didn't care too much about Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chuliang going to build the road. He just used the road to train them. What he cared about was that the road was repaired so quickly this time, in less than two months, to be precise. more than a month.

Three months is already a fast pace.

Let alone more than a month.

We must know that the construction of an official road in the past often took several years, even more than ten years.

Even the construction of a small official road leading to Wannian County will take more than half a year.

But now it's so fast.

It really surprised Li Shimin.

"It should be almost there."

"When Erchen went to check a few days ago, he had already reached the final finishing touch."

Li Ming nodded and answered.

"it is good!"

"Come on, I happen to be free today, go and have a look!"

Li Shimin greeted him, feeling impatient at this moment.

Chapter 70 The First Highway

Li Shimin is that kind of vigorous and resolute person.

Since you want to see it, let's go immediately.

Even though it was late in the evening, Li Ming and I still set off.

Go outside Chang'an.

Dressed lightly, there were only a dozen guards behind him.

In the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City was the national capital, and Jingzhaofu was set up to govern more than 20 counties near Chang'an City, and the seat of Jingzhaofu was located in Chang'an City.With Zhuque Avenue in Chang'an City as the boundary, Chang'an County is located in the west and Wannian County is located in the east.Chang'an County, Wannian County, and Jingzhao Mansion are all located in Chang'an City.

However, it is only a government unit, and it is not that Wannian County is in Chang'an.

The two left Chang'an City with their guards.

Soon arrived at the former official road.

Where the straight road is today.

And when he saw the extremely flat and spacious straight road, Li Shimin's eyes couldn't help being attracted instantly.

At this moment, he even dismounted directly.

The right foot stepped on the extremely solid concrete road.

"Father, this is improved by Qin Zhidao, and the laying of wood is too expensive, so I used cement to lay it. It is stronger than ordinary three-component soil, and it is also difficult for rain to wash away. affect its stability."

"This way, it can be easily done after more than ten years of use."

After speaking, Li Ming slowly explained his path.

Although this road does not exist within the steel bars.

But don't forget that this was more than 1000 years ago. There were no large trucks of several tons or tens of tons, and the carriages that passed were at most a thousand catties. The pressure on the road surface was not as great as that of later generations.

And even in later generations, in rural areas, in some counties, and even in most roads, there are not many steel bars added to cement roads.

Naturally, it is not necessary in this era.

And it will undoubtedly last longer.

And listening to Li Ming's words, Li Shimin's eyes flickered even more.

As the emperor on horseback, when he saw the road, especially the moment he stepped on the water road, he felt how useful such a road was to the military and to the Tang Dynasty.

"How much does this road cost?"

Li Shimin asked abruptly.

"Father, the consumption is mainly due to the remuneration given to the people and food consumption. Among them, the remuneration is 2000 yuan per person per day, and there are more than [-] people who work stably, a total of [-] guan. Because some locust powder was added in the later stage, the food consumption probably About two hundred stone."

Li Ming thought about it for a while, and then answered.

He is still very familiar with data.

"[-] guan, a bit too much!"

Frowning slightly, Li Shimin spoke.

In his mind, he already had a panoramic view.

But this kind of consumption also made him concentrate.

A road to Wannian County needs [-] roads, so it doesn't take millions, or even tens of millions of roads to get from Chang'an to the border.

This is simply not what Datang can bear at this time.

Although the income of Datang treasury has increased a lot this year.

But most of the income is only from auctions, not taxes.

This kind of income is doomed to be impossible for a long time.

And with Datang's fiscal revenue of only 500 million yuan, supporting road construction is simply a joke.

"Father, this is not much, and this is only because of the initial construction, and the next construction, such a road can be completed within a month with 2000 people, and the cost should not exceed [-]. Father, if the government is allowed to build it, so It is impossible to complete the road without [-] guan, and even if labor is used, the consumption of food and grass will definitely exceed thousands of stones."

"You can use labor labor, laboring the people and wasting money. Once labor labor is used on a large scale, at the time of Emperor Yang...."

Li Ming shook his head and spoke seriously.

Thirty thousand guan, in his opinion, is indeed not much.

Although, even if it is reduced to ten cash, or even no money is given, the common people will do it, such as conscripting labor.

But labor is something that is still vivid in the Qin, Sui and Sui dynasties.

It is better not to use labor labor lightly unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Furthermore, father, you can charge fees for this road."

As he opened his mouth, Li Ming's mouth curved slightly, and his words turned around.

"Fee?"

Li Shimin, who had already recognized Li Ming's words, couldn't help being taken aback by Li Ming's change.

I can't even help but feel a little dazed.

Subconsciously looking at the road in front of him, he couldn't react for a while.

After all, there is a fee, how can this be charged.

How can it be possible to charge.

You have to charge fees, and the common people don't have to follow your path.

It seems that Li Shimin's doubts can be seen.

Li Ming explained slowly.

"Father, what my son said about the charges is not the fees of the common people, but the fees of the merchants, the fees of the rich."

"Such a smooth and smooth road, is it much more convenient for horse-drawn carriages to drive? Shouldn't they spend some money for this convenience?"

"My son, I don't think it's too much to charge a penny for a straight road with a distance of [-] zhang. Now this straight road is about [-] zhang in total, and the fee is [-] or [-] yuan. I believe many people will not mind paying this money. Of course, if you really don't Yes, there is still an original trail next to it, but it is a little bumpy."

The voice was long, like a demon whispering at this moment.

After thinking about it, Li Ming finally came up with this devilish plan.

the reason is simple.

In ancient times, if you really engaged in free road construction, the finances simply couldn't stand it.

Let alone ancient times, even in modern times, highways are charged.

Without considering the situation of labor, it is simply unbearable to not charge fees.

In order for the infrastructure to continue, it is inevitable to collect money.

Of course, this so-called collection of money, he only intends to collect the carriage.

One is that you can’t collect it at all when civilians pass by. It’s a big deal for people to change places and directions.

The second is that once the fees are collected from civilians, it is likely to turn into bad governance.

If it is not done well, the tyranny will be as fierce as a tiger.

Horse-drawn carriages can undoubtedly solve this problem.

In this era, whether you rent a carriage or own a carriage, you are rich.

It makes perfect sense to charge some of these people.

And they did experience better treatment.

Compared with the potholed road, the straight road is not only smooth but also not muddy, so it is only natural to pay for it.

Moreover, his fees are not high, and the fee charged for one kilometer is only about one penny. Such a small fee is not much for these people.

Although, according to the fair situation, weight needs to be added.

But Li Ming thought about it and gave up.

After all, in ancient times, once things were complicated, it was easy for people to take advantage of them.

It might as well be simpler.

Charged by the number of carriages.