Chapter 386 Tolls
"How to verify?" Li Si asked again.
Qin An said: "There is no equipment verification, it can only be verified through practice. If the preliminary calculation is correct, then he can use it for one day and one night, or even ten days and ten nights without any problem."
If it doesn't work, it will malfunction or even explode at any time. So this experiment needs someone to take the risk. "
"Leave it to me to arrange the experiments." Ying Zheng said, "You just need to tell me when it can be done."
Qin An said: "I need to refine the oil into diesel or gasoline first."
"How long will that take?"
"I don't know. This is within the scope of chemistry. I am a science major, so I need to experiment."
"Okay, I will arrange the oil matters. You can just experiment. As long as it succeeds, anything is possible." Ying Zheng said.
Qin An said: "Thank you father-in-law."
"I should thank you. As long as we make a new cultivator, people from all over the country will thank you."
"In fact, I don't need to invent it. In two and a half years, I can help Shilibaxiang buy a few integrated farming and harvesting machines.
But my father-in-law wants to use this as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the court.
Speaking of this, my father-in-law used the two grenades I gave you. Did he show the combat power of the Mo Dao soldiers and the special forces? Qin An asked.
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "No, this is my trump card. I won't expose it if I can. But if the court doesn't give me face, I will never give them face."
"Have they come back this time?" Qin An asked.
"That's not true." Ying Zheng said, "Let them stay for a while now. If the court doesn't give me face, I can use them.
This time the court gave us a lot of problems and wanted me to help them solve them. We don't know much about them, so we came to the village to ask you for advice, and then we will go back to resume our duties in a few days. "
"What's the problem?" Qin An asked.
Ying Zheng looked at Meng Yi and others and asked, "Which of you will ask first?"
"Old Feng, let's ask first." Meng Yi said.
Feng Quji nodded. He was not humble and said: "Then let me ask first, the imperial court wants to use cement roads in the entire ten miles and eight villages. Do you think it is feasible, sir?"
"Of course it's feasible. Nowadays, the outside world basically uses cement roads. It's a good thing that the court has such an idea. In this way, in two and a half years, everyone will not be at a loss when they go outside and be unable to adapt for a while. ." Qin An replied.
"But the imperial court does not have enough money and food to recruit too many people to build roads." Feng Quji said.
Qin An suddenly frowned and said, "Of course it won't work if I don't give you money."
"Then what can you do to solve this problem?" Feng Quji asked.
"It's very simple. If the country doesn't have money, it invites investment." Qin An said, "I read a book where a county magistrate came to a poor county.
The county town is in need of money and food, and even those who work as errands are hungry and full.
In such a county, the newly arrived county magistrate directly carried out drastic reforms, starting with attracting investment. Let businessmen come to your county.
But this county is so impoverished that no one can even poop, so what’s so attractive about it? "
"Sir, please don't hold back, just tell me directly." Feng Quji said anxiously.
Qin An smiled and said: "Okay, listen to me and explain in detail. The first thing is to build roads, but there is no money to build roads, so the county magistrate gathered businessmen in the city and posted notices in the neighboring counties.
The notice stated that a certain county was going to build a road, so it attracted businessmen from all over the country to take on the responsibility of building the road.
After a road is built, the merchants who financed it will have the right to collect tolls for thirty years. "
"Right to charge?" Ying Zheng asked, "What does this mean?"
Qin An smiled and said: "It's just a toll. People or carriages need to pay if they want to take this road."
"What? You have to pay to walk?" Meng Wu shouted, "I have never heard of such a ridiculous thing. This weight loss is a money grab."
"Lao Meng, don't be so excited." Qin An said.
Meng Yi also immediately asked Meng Wu to sit down: "The village chief is here, don't be presumptuous."
Although Meng Wu sat down, he was still dissatisfied.
Qin An glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "I know everyone is very confused. Before I explain, I would like to ask, who is better and who is worse compared to the cement road and your previous road?"
"The cement road is tens of thousands of times better. The road used to be full of potholes, and even the best carriage was shaking. But on the cement road, even the worst carriage is stable and very comfortable." Feng Quji said.
Qin An nodded and asked again: "What's the speed of the cement? How long did you originally have to walk to the same place, and how long does it take now?"
Meng Yi said: "I have calculated this. It originally took three or four hours, but now it only takes one hour. The speed has been reduced by more than half."
Qin An nodded and said: "That's right. Just imagine that you are a businessman, taking a cart full of goods to sell in the county. It originally took three days to go, but now it only takes one day.
Which path do you choose to take? "
"Of course it's a cement road." Feng Quji said.
"In this case, I now set up a checkpoint in the middle of the cement road. Pedestrians who want to cross the road only need to pay one penny. On the road, it costs three to ten pennies. For caravans, there are more.
Are you willing to pay to cross this road? "Qin An asked again.
"Oh, by the way, the toll for this road is documented by the government, which means it is approved by the government." Qin An added.
At this time, everyone was silent.
Ying Zheng said: "If the government agrees, I believe everyone will be willing to pay."
Meng Yi said: "The village chief is right, I am willing to pay the toll. Considering the original distance and consumption, I am still willing to pay such a small toll."
Feng Quji said: "It's true, pedestrians and carriages cost more than ten cents a day.
And for businessmen, the sooner they reach their destination, the more they may earn. "
"Yes." Qin An said, "For businessmen, time is money, and they will not save these ten cents.
You can think about it, once the road toll is collected, how much can be collected in a day? The county magistrate attracted countless businessmen just by doing this.
Cement was needed to build cement roads. The county magistrate immediately prepared a piece of land near the county seat for businessmen to bid on. After winning the land, they could build a cement workshop.
As a result, the county will have an extra income from land sales.
Then use the proceeds from the sale to buy food. This grain was the worst grain and was adulterated with sand.
Immediately afterwards, he helped the people, using this kind of food to help the people. "
"Asshole, that county magistrate is just looking for death." Meng Wu jumped up again and even used food mixed with sand to feed the people. This simply did not treat the people as human beings.
Some people died, but not completely...
