The distance from Lantian County to Chang'an is not far. If you start in the morning, even if the road is slower, you can reach the place in the afternoon.
There are pedestrians on the road and boats carrying passengers on the water. Specialties from the mountains of Lantian County need to be transported to Chang'an for sale.
When we went with the current, we happened to be transported by boat. When we came back, we also spent some money to take a boat, which saved us the trouble of walking.
It is not cost-effective to carry a load from the county to Chang'an. I will leave in the morning and arrive in the evening. I will be so tired that my whole body aches. I have to eat some pancakes at noon.
Carry a load to the river, spend a few pennies, and float down the Ba River. Arrive before noon and save a meal.
If you go against the current at night, you will get home before dark, or you can walk back with an empty load, which is fast.
If someone goes shopping empty-handed, he will be reluctant to part with the few pennies. He will take a dry cake with some pickles in the cake and head to Chang'an before dawn.
After a journey of sixty miles, it was only noon when we arrived at the place. We ate what we had brought and bought some things to see if it would sink. If it did, we would take a boat. If it didn’t, we would continue walking back.
Zhu Wentian saw someone hurriedly pass by the team, obviously trying to walk on their feet.
The people in the team also use their feet to walk. They have to be responsible for safety on the ground. Others take the car and take turns walking down.
Zhu Biao took a look at the telescope: "The road is good and flat. I think I have been paying attention to Lantian County since before, and the general construction of the road from Chang'an to Lantian County.
By now, people have become accustomed to walking this road. The stars are brighter at night, they get up early, and they walk back and forth once a day.
Second brother, if you only want to pull a small amount of goods and people, the iron-clad wooden track is fine. The small train used by the children in the village can pull a lot of people at a time, and the speed is very fast. "
Zhu Ming, who was also using a telescope to look at the people in his fiefdom, was suddenly startled and turned his head to take a closer look.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin only has the road from Chang'an to Lantian? Why not use a steam engine ship instead of laying a track?"
Look around. There are basically rivers all around Chang'an. You can go back and forth by boat.
His Highness wants to build a road to Lantian County, and then use the mountain road behind to transport things to Luonan and take Luoshui River.
Or do goods coming from other places take that route instead of going through other passes? "
The head of the village guessed what Zhu Xi was thinking. He wanted to open a good road to the outside for his fiefdom, instead of having to wait for water in the Yellow River to take the water route.
Zhu Xi nodded vigorously: "That's right! Is this mountain okay?"
"Your Highness, can't we build along the mountain? There is a gap in the mountain, about 340 feet, and it is fine for the people to walk on their own. Transporting a large amount of goods can exhaust people to death.
If you go along the mountain, you can reach the head of Luoshui. Choose a good location there, and you can lay tracks on the road to the past.
Use a boat to transport the goods to the end of Ba River in Lantian County, then transfer to a small train and go around a long way. "
The headmaster helped me find a way not to carry the goods over the mountains, as the drop was too high.
"Then the road was not built in vain?" Zhu Xi felt that the road that had been built for two and a half days was a waste.
"At least until the other road is built, this road is the best road. We worked hard for two and a half days, and the people benefited.
And if you want to build an iron-clad wooden track that goes around the past, how many people can your highness send?
It takes about eighty miles, including blasting mountains, laying roadbed, and strengthening the train.
What's more, the train is not the kind of toy in the village. It needs to be bigger, and it can pull three to five hundred people at a time. "
The village chief didn't think that building the mountain road was in vain, at least the people would be able to walk before other roads were built.
Otherwise, if you can't get out, people in Lantian County can only go around and around very far. From Qianyou Pass, you can go around for hundreds of miles.
Or many people are walking together on the mountain road, and everyone encourages each other to climb slowly on the same road they took before.
People from Luonan County cannot enter, so they have to go around or find a path through the valley. It is very dangerous and easy to fall. They may also be bitten by venomous snakes or eaten by wild beasts.
"Ah?" Zhu Xi heard the distance and raised his eyebrows: "How long is the Rouge River?"
"Thirty miles." Zhu Biao gave the answer.
"Are there many places that need to be blown up?" Zhu Xi asked again.
"It's not as good as the Rouge River. All the way along that river is full of rocks. We're going around the road to build it, and we have to blow it up like that. We might as well go over the mountain!" the village chief replied.
Zhu Xi scratched his head: "We are not short of wood, right? It is wrapped with iron, and iron can support it, right? When we come back, the Qin Palace will not be repaired yet."
Allocate manpower to build roads for us. That palace can be built slowly, give us a place to live, and other palaces can be built little by little.
This is the case with the palaces in the imperial city. You can't do anything without saying anything. We can just live in the big tent first.
Once the roads are built, the people in our fiefdom can continuously exchange goods with the outside world.
Many local products no longer need to rot in the mountains. Give us steam engines and ships, and we can become rich even if we sell coal.
There are also petroleum candles. It is more convenient for everyone to use candles than oil lamps. We can also allow people to make various sauces. There are many local beans..."
Zhu Ping muttered and calculated how many resources the fiefdom had to use, how to find jobs for the people to make money, and how to transport goods from outside to increase the people's non-staple food.
The soap technology could not be used in the fiefdom, so I took the oil to my father to change it, and when I got it back, the people would be clean and less likely to get sick.
Zhu Wentian listened with a smile. At this moment, Zhu Ping looked like an official who wanted to build a good local economy and truly serve the people.
Because he does not need to be greedy, the land taxes and taxes in the fiefdom are his, and he can seize the power of the fiefdom officials.
He develops as he says. Others don't dare to follow the rules. He is more skillful than officials.
As he spoke, Zhu Xi slapped his thigh: "That's it. After we come back, we will come out again and make special arrangements. We are old and can do good things."
After speaking, he looked at his brother: "Brother, resources must be given to us first. Just treat this place as a pilot project. If it succeeds, we will switch to other places."
"Okay! Give it to my second brother." Zhu Biao nodded and agreed. He really wanted to see how well the steam engine ship and train could cooperate.
Given some resources, the other part must be used on the Yangtze River. The Daming Navy is currently doing well and can support it. The main problem is shipbuilding.
As the team moved forward, from time to time they met people who were tired from walking in front of them. They invited them to get on the bus and took them with them to Chang'an.
Some women carry their children on their backs. In order to save a few pennies, and there is no one at home to take care of the children, they can only take them with them.
Children are dirty and not cute at all, but if they wipe their faces and apply some skin care rouge, their appearance will immediately change.
The sun slowly turned to the sky, and the team kept going. There were still ten miles left to Chang'an, so we had to rest somewhere.
The magistrate of Xi'an Prefecture and others hurried over and followed the team back.
Before the third quarter of the day, everyone finally arrived at the place where the unfinished palace was located in the city, and pitched tents here.
The craftsmen who were working did not eat either. They were supposed to eat, but someone said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Qin came to cook again and add more dishes.
The original dish is too shabby, adding another dish will give people a good feeling.
(End of chapter)
