Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the game is to touch the Princess Changle

Facing Li Shimin's question, Su Chen smiled and said:

"I said before that since it is mutually beneficial and win-win for attracting investment, the investor will definitely benefit from it."

Li Shimin thought about it, but still didn't understand where the benefit came from. Li Shimin got up from the main seat and sat down next to Su Chen.

He looked at Su Chen sideways and asked, "Tell me, where does the benefit come from?"

"Of course the benefit comes from this repaired road." Su Chen answered directly.

Li Shimin frowned when he heard it, "You mean if you pass through this road in the future, you need to pay a fee?"

This won't work. Road construction is originally a good thing that benefits the country and the people. How can you charge money after the road is repaired?

"Your Majesty, there must be a fee, but it needs to be treated differently. For example, pedestrians who walk do not need to be charged. Those who travel by carriage need to pay a small toll, either two or five cents.

In addition, the main toll recipients are merchants. Think about how much it would cost to transport goods from Shanxi to Chang'an without this cement road?

This cost includes time cost and other expenses along the way.

But this cement road is different. If it takes several days to reach the destination before, it can be reached in one day by taking the cement road. Isn't it reasonable to pay some tolls?"

Su Chen did not continue to speak after saying this, letting them think about the reason themselves.

After a while, everyone gradually understood the purpose of the fee and thought that charging a fee seemed natural.

"Su kid, according to what you said, the ownership of this road is in the hands of the aristocratic family, and the toll will be collected by the aristocratic family?"

Changsun Wuji asked a key question, and Li Shimin also thought of this and immediately said:

"If this is true, I would rather not build this road for the time being, and the court will build it when the treasury has money in the future."

Su Chen smiled and shook his head, "No, this toll has a time limit, ten or fifteen years, after which the road belongs to the court. As for whether to continue to collect tolls, it will be decided by the court.

During this period, the toll and road maintenance belong to the investor, and taxes are also required."

Li Shimin nodded after listening. If this is true, he can still accept it, and it is also reasonable.

"Su kid, how to collect the toll? Everyone's starting point and end point are different. The fees collected should also be different."

After listening to Fang Xuanling's question, everyone nodded and thought it was a very practical question.

Su Chen smiled again and said, "This road runs from Chang'an to Taiyuan, passing through 16 counties, and each county has two entrance and exit toll stations.

The toll station also has a function, providing horses and merchants to rest and replenish food. This is also a source of income. The toll station is similar to an inn."

Li Shimin was tempted, but he didn't have enough money.

"Boy, why are there two entrances and exits, two toll stations?" Li Shimin was puzzled, and others didn't understand either.

Su Chen already knew that there was no rule for driving on the right in the Tang Dynasty. Su Chen directly found a piece of paper, drew a road, and separated it with a line in the middle.

"This road is more than 40 feet wide, and there will be a separation belt in the middle. You can use shorter wooden stakes to make a roadblock.

In the future, everyone must drive on the right side when traveling. This can greatly improve the traffic rate of the road and reduce collisions."

Everyone didn't react for a while, and Cheng Yaojin asked:

"If everyone walks on the right side, won't the other side of the road be empty?"

Su Chen smiled and looked at him, "Uncle Cheng, think about it carefully, will the other side be empty?"

"Hahaha, I understand, drive on the right, great!"

"Xuanling, after returning to the palace, immediately issue an order. In the future, whether it is pedestrians or carriages, they must drive on the right!" After Li Shimin figured out the benefits of driving on the right, he immediately gave the order.

"Minister, obey your order!" Fang Xuanling also understood.

"Zhijie, are you still confused?" Li Shimin saw that Cheng Yaojin still didn't understand, and asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I still don't understand it." Cheng Yaojin answered truthfully.

Li Shimin took the paper from Su Chen and wrote Chang'an on one end of the drawn road and Manor on the other end.

"Zhijie, look at this. When you walk from Chang'an to Manor, which side is on the right?"

Cheng Yaojin stood up and walked to Li Shimin, pointing to one side of the road, and Li Shimin pointed with a pen.

"Then when you walk from Manor to Chang'an, which side is on the right?" Li Shimin continued to ask.

Cheng Yaojin looked at the picture on the paper and stared.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, I understand." Cheng Yaojin touched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly.

Walking on the right is mainly for relative directions.

The reason why Cheng Yaojin didn't understand was because he only considered it from one direction.

LiShimin stood up and sat back on the main seat. "Boy, how do you plan to proceed with this?" Everyone listened to Su Chen's words for so long, but the key was that he didn't say how to do it specifically.

Su Chen thought about it. He had asked Changle to renovate the third floor of the restaurant a long time ago. He hoped that it would not be used.

"Your Majesty, I want to directly invite them to see this cement road, understand the advantages of this cement road, and explain the specific content of this investment attraction to them. I think they should be able to see the benefits.

If they are not willing to participate in the road construction, I will find a way to get some money, and the court will fund the construction of this road.

However, I personally am very reluctant to do so."

Li Shimin and others felt a little unexplained when they heard Su Chen's last sentence. They knew this kid and brought more than 20 million guan to the treasury in half a month.

But since Su Chen said he was unwilling to do this this time, there must be some adverse consequences.

Li Shimin gave up asking how to get the money.

"When do you plan to do it?"

Su Chen answered without thinking:

"Your Majesty, tomorrow. Also, Da Niu Chang Sun Chong and others have been busy in the manor. They are responsible for the road construction this time. Your Majesty must remember their contributions.

They will also be responsible for building roads and houses in the future. I have set up an engineering construction department for them, with eight people and four construction teams."

Li Shimin laughed after hearing this. Doesn't this kid know that the Tang Dynasty mainly rewards military merits?

"Don't worry, I will reward those guys according to their merits." Then Li Shimin said: "Why wait until tomorrow, not today?"

Su Chen said: "The sun is hot now, tomorrow, tomorrow is early!"

Li Shimin was angry after hearing Su Chen's reason:

"Asshole, how can you be so spoiled at such a young age? Let's go to Chang'an now to invite people from the aristocratic family to discuss important matters."

After speaking, he stood up and walked to Su Chen's side, trying to pull Su Chen up.

"Ah~Ah... Your Majesty, don't be anxious, don't be anxious! There are two things to be determined before this.

First, find out the movements of the victims. Building this road will definitely require the participation of many people. Excluding the elderly, the weak, women and scholars, at least 30% of the labor force can be used for road construction, eliminating the problem of insufficient manpower.

Second, cement factories and brick factories must be built along the way, which can greatly reduce the inconvenience of material transportation. At the same time, it will also facilitate the promotion and popularization of cement red bricks, isn't it wonderful!"

Su Chen smiled slightly and looked at Li Shimin.