Building roads?
Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Xi, and Zhu Yuanzhang all looked over.
A total of four pairs of eyes looked at Chu Ze.
It's like looking at a psychopath.
Zhu Xi was the first to speak: "Are you kidding?"
Zhu Di followed closely: "The roads are all good now, why should we suddenly build any roads?"
Zhu Biao also disagreed: "This suggestion is indeed a bit sudden. Roads across the country are allocated special funds and personnel to maintain them every year. It is really unnecessary to suddenly propose road repairs now."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Biao'er is right."
When it comes to building roads, Zhu Yuanzhang feels that it is indeed not necessary.
Zhu Yuanzhang could not guarantee other roads, but he could guarantee that the official roads would be maintained every year and there would never be any problems.
Suddenly allocating a sum of money will not only increase the burden on the treasury, but also increase the corvee of the people.
It's not necessary.
It’s no wonder that Zhu Yuanzhang and others were opposed.
But since Chu Ze said so, he naturally had his own plans.
He said: "In our time, there was a saying that 'if you want to get rich, you must first build roads', because only when transportation is convenient, development will be faster. Our horse-drawn carriages are fast enough now, right?" At least they are faster than before. , is there anything else that needs to be urgently done?
"But there are faster ones."
"You're talking about a car, right?" Zhu Biao thought of what Chu Ze had said to him before, and this was the first thing he thought of.
Zhu Xi and Zhu Di looked at each other and looked at Zhu Biao.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "What kind of car? Aren't they all carriages?" At most, some carriages are faster.
Are there other cars?
Chu Ze said: "Yes, it is a car. It is not the carriage we see now, but a more advanced and mechanized car. Of course, we can't even think about the fully mechanized car like I said, because we We can't build it with the current level of technology. But we can learn from it and build a faster car that meets current social conditions. In this way, the journey that should have taken three days may only take two days, a little faster , it might only take one day.”
Whether traveling or transporting things, the efficiency will be greatly accelerated.
Don't they want such a good thing?
The eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and others suddenly lit up.
They looked at each other quickly and saw yearning in each other's eyes.
"Can you really shorten the time so much?" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait.
If it's like what Chu Ze said, then wherever he wants to go in the future, it will be much faster.
Maybe I am still in Yingtian today and can arrive in Shanxi tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow, you can return to Yingtian.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt very happy just thinking about it.
Chu Ze nodded: "Sure."
"But the premise is that the road must be built first. If you want the car to be fast, in addition to the car itself, the road surface must be smooth. This can reduce the wear and tear of the vehicle and increase the speed of the car."
After Chu Ze finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent.
He was not thinking whether to agree to Chu Ze's proposal, but thinking whether the money was enough.
Roads all over the country have been built, which is not a small sum of money.
And now is the time to use troops.
It can be said that money is wasted like water.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao have to carefully consider every big expenditure.
After careful calculation, the two of them frowned and came to the conclusion - no money.
"We are about to use troops against the Japanese. The two places are separated by a vast sea. Whether it is ships, food or weapons, we need money to support it. Although we can support the war with war, the initial expenditure cannot be reduced, and even Set aside some money for emergencies.”
After Zhu Biao quickly checked in his mind, he continued: "Although the remaining money can be enough for daily expenses, it is definitely not enough to build roads."
The principle of building roads is similar to starting a war.
Once construction starts, every day is money.
Any day you stop, all your money will be lost.
In short, lack of money.
Chu Ze: "..."
No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang had to let him attack the Luo family before. It seemed that he was really short of money.
But this road must be repaired sooner or later.
Where can I get the money?
Chu Ze started to have trouble.
Before he could think about it carefully, Zhu Yuanzhang had already made a decision for him.
"Now we can build roads later. Chu Ze, that car you just mentioned..." Zhu Yuanzhang kept hinting with gestures, "What does it look like?"
"Yes, I also want to see what the car you mentioned that travels thousands of miles a day looks like." Zhu Ming sat up straight and looked at Chu Ze expectantly.
Facing four pairs of eyes, Chu Ze... Chu Ze had to continue to show off his soul painting skills.
Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang and the others are used to it. They dislike it, but they can still understand it.
It’s just that this car looks a little too strange.
The wheels are so big and the body is so low.
What are the four holes above for? Can this cart move without a horse?
A lot of questions popped up one after another.
Chu Zeyi answered: "Of course it can go, because the power of this car is not horses, but oil."
"Oil?" Zhu Di turned his head and looked at the oil lamp placed in the corner.
Chu Ze: "It's not that oil, but something called petroleum that is hidden deep in the ground and is extracted from it." It's not the tallow oil or vegetable oil used to burn in oil lamps.
Seeing the confused faces of Zhu Yuanzhang and others, Chu Ze calmly took a sip of tea.
This is something that doesn't exist now, and naturally they don't know it either.
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, and then asked the key question: "Since there is no oil, how will the car start?"
Others reacted immediately.
"Yes, Chu Ze, didn't you say that this car needs oil to move, but we don't have oil."
"Can it be replaced with something else?"
Zhu Xi and Zhu Di put forward their opinions one after another.
Zhu Yuanzhang was more direct.
He waved his hand in a domineering tone: "Chu Ze, tell me, where is the oil? Our Ming Dynasty is very powerful, and now we have guns. Not to mention sweeping the entire world, but conquering most places is no problem, right? You say, As long as you point to a place, we will hit and grab all the oil there. If there is oil, won't the car be able to move?"
He is worthy of being an emperor, he is domineering.
Chu Ze wanted to give him a thumbs up.
But this, Chu Ze really didn’t dare to point out.
He knows where there is oil. Firstly, it is far away. Secondly, they do not have the mining technology. Finally, even if it is mined, it will be a huge trouble to transport it back.
So Chu Ze shook his head without hesitation and said bluntly: "I can't say it. You can't get it even if I say it. If you have to do it, it will only waste manpower, material and financial resources. In short, no matter how you calculate it, it will be difficult." It's a thankless thing. Instead of doing this kind of thing, let's find another way."
(End of chapter)
