Qin Ming walked to the map and took a look, only to feel a headache.
This damn map looks like a ghost painting, no normal person can understand it!
Seemingly seeing the astonishment in Qin Ming's eyes, Li Shimin laughed loudly, patted Qin Ming on the shoulder and joked:
"My dear nephew, have you never seen such a detailed map?"
If Qin Ming had a mobile phone right now, he would have to open Gaode for Li Erdian and teach him a lesson.
Seeing Li Shimin's smug look, Qin Ming felt inexplicably sympathetic to Li Er.
[Look at how you look like you’ve never seen the world! Just this piece of junk, what’s there to show off! I'm embarrassed to tell you! 】
"This is indeed the first time that my nephew has seen such a...such a big map."
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, thought for a while and said to Wuyu:
"Tongueless."
"The old slave is here."
"Go quickly and summon the Prime Minister and the Minister of Industry, Duan Lun, to see me."
"promise."
After saying that, Wu Shi left the hall.
After a while,
Wu Yan led Fang Xuanling and Duan Lun into the Manlu Hall.
The two of them looked into the hall and couldn't help but be stunned.
Because at this time, Qin Ming and Li Shimin were squatting on the map very invisibly, pointing at the map, and one or two place names came out of their mouths from time to time.
There are two book desks placed next to them. Prince Li Chengqian and Yue King Li Tai are holding brushes in their hands, listening to Li Shimin's speech and recording something at the same time.
It turned out that not long after Wu Ji left, Prince Li Chengqian and King Li Tai of Yue went to Ganlu Hall to pay their respects to Li Er.
So the two of them were stayed by Li Er and served as meeting minutes takers.
At the same time, Li Er also had some small calculations in his mind. The prince and the king of Yue were not young now.
Although the two of them went to court every day, they did not really participate in the government affairs. He originally thought that after some time, he would arrange some specific affairs for the two of them and participate in the government affairs.
It had to be said that it was no coincidence that Qin Ming came to give him a big gift today.
He happened to be bumped into by the prince and the king of Yue who came to pay their respects.
So Li Shimin thought that if the prince could handle this matter well, it would undoubtedly strengthen the prince's position in the court, and at the same time, the people would also appreciate him.
Fang Xuanling and Duan Lun were stunned for a moment, then saluted into the hall and said:
"My name is Fang Xuanling, my name is Duan Lun. See your Majesty, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the King of Yue."
Li Er and Qin Ming, who were immersed in the discussion, came to their senses and stood up together.
Li Er said with a smile:
"No gift."
Fang Xuanling stood up, glanced at the map, and saw that it was a map from Gyeonggi Road to Henan Road.
[Now the courtiers are recommending this boy to serve as a recorder and join the army! Shouldn't we look at the map of Longyou Road at this time? 】
So he said suspiciously:
"I wonder if Your Majesty has summoned ministers here at such a late hour, but what's the important matter?"
Li Er smiled and nodded, and then he said to Qin Ming:
"You should discuss your plan to build Jing (Chang) Luo Cement Road and Jinglan Cement Road with the Prime Minister and Duan Shangshu."
Qin Ming bowed and responded:
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin nodded, and then said to the two brothers Li Chengqian:
"This is one of the most important events in Datang this year. You must keep records and participate in it when necessary."
Li Chengqian and Li Tai's eyes lit up when they heard this.
"Promise, I will make sure to record it well. Father, please rest assured."
Qin Ming bowed to Fang Xuanling and Duan Lun, and then began to tell his plan.
Except for Li Er, everyone in the hall just listened for a while and couldn't help but sigh.
Fang Xuanling [Wonderful! This method is simply wonderful! Can the roads still be repaired like this? If Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had known this method, he might not have made the world angry and the country was destroyed for a long time! 】
Duan Lun [Oh my God! What a talented man in Qin County! It turns out that building roads can still be done this way. Doesn’t this mean that as long as there is this method, then if the Ministry of Industry wants to build roads and bridges in the future, it will not have to worry about the Ministry of Household running out of money?
No, I can't take advantage of someone with such a talent. What's the future of joining the army as a bullshit clerk? Come to my Ministry of Industry! I am willing to support you with all my strength! 】
Li Chengqian [Brother Ming, how did you get such a brain? How could you come up with such a good idea? It seems that I still need to ask him for more advice! 】
Li Tai [Mother! I never expected that my future brother-in-law would not only be as good at poetry and prose as I am! In terms of strategy, he is on par with me! I don’t know what kind of books my brother-in-law usually reads. I have to borrow a few books from him when I have time! 】
After a while.
Qin Ming finally finished explaining the general idea.
Fang Xuanling stroked his long beard and said with a smile:
"Qin County man's method is not bad, but I have a question to ask."
Qin Ming smiled and said:
"Please tell me, Prime Minister."
Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and said:
"Since ancient times, the imperial court has collected labor to build roads and bridges, and whether it is an official road or a small road, it is free. If there is suddenly a fee for walking, I am a little worried that it will arouse public resentment."
Qin Ming smiled and said:
"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. It would be unreasonable to charge all the people, but if there is no fee at all, then no one will be willing to invest money to build roads."
"Besides, if the cement road is used a lot, it will inevitably be damaged. It may be necessary to repair some damaged sections every one or two years, which will require continued spending."
"So Ming Ming thought that the toll could only be charged to passing caravans, and ordinary people and officers and soldiers would not be charged any fees.
Moreover, the toll standards for each road must be approved by the court. At the same time, after the road is repaired, the court can also send people to conduct secret inspections. If there are families that charge excessive fees, the court can impose certain penalties. "
When Fang Xuanling heard that the charges were only for merchants, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
As for the fees, Fang Xuanling doesn't care, as long as he can accept the supervision of the court in the future.
Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and then said to Li Er:
"Your Majesty, I have no problem."
Li Er smiled and nodded, feeling ecstatic in his heart. After all, Fang Xuanling was now the head of the officials.
As long as he agrees with this matter, other ministers will have nothing to worry about!
At this time, Duan Lun on the side suddenly asked:
"Mr. Qin County, I wonder how much each mile of this cement road costs?"
Qin Ming thought for a moment after hearing this and said:
"The official road from Chang'an to Lantian is about 3 feet wide (one foot in the Tang Dynasty is 3 meters). If it is built according to this width, it will take about 500 strings to build one mile. The road from Chunmingmen of Chang'an City to Lantian County is about 100 miles. , so it will cost about 50,000 yuan to build the Jinglan cement road."
At this point, Duan Lun, Li Chengqian and Li Tai took a breath of cold air. Compared with the official roads built by the imperial court in the past, which cost 500 gu for one mile, this cement road is simply astronomical!
On the contrary, Fang Xuanling and Li Er, who had seen the cement road, felt that the price was a bit cheap.
After all, the cement road is much easier to walk than the official road.
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