"Father, my Tang Dynasty is not short of money and food now!"

"During the nine years of the imperial grandfather's reign, the country was peaceful and the people were safe. Now the production of the Tang Dynasty has basically recovered. In the second year of Renshou, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, he issued an edict to the world to build Changpingcang. Today, the food in Changpingcang of the Tang Dynasty is relatively abundant. Although we have to face

If there is a major disaster next year, we can build water conservancy projects, which will be enough to prevent major disasters."

"Furthermore, I have read the accounts. A lot of these eight million are grains, which can fully support my needs for the construction of the Tang Dynasty. I suggest that the initial goal is to build a straight road of five million feet in the Tang Dynasty.

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He spoke with sonorous words.

What he said couldn't help but make Pei Juzu and Li Shimin tremble.

"Five, five million feet!"

Pei Juzu's voice stuttered a little.

But soon he seemed to think of something, and Pei Juzu looked at Li Ming.

After looking at Li Shimin again, he finally couldn't help but speak.

"Your Highness, do you know how far it is five million feet away? The location of Chang'an in South Vietnam is only about 400,000 feet. However, it took the First Emperor to use most of the people of the Qin Dynasty for more than 20 years to complete it."

Be careful with your words.

There is no way, his words are basically equivalent to saying that Li Ming cannot read.

But at this moment he really couldn't help it.

"I know, "Historical Records: The Chronicles of the First Emperor of Qin": "In the thirty-fifth year, in addition to the road, we traveled to Jiuyuan, arrived at Yunyang, cut mountains and cut valleys, and led directly to it.""

"But the time of the First Emperor was not the same as the Tang Dynasty today. The two are not the same. Moreover, the king's construction needs were not labor, but paid conscription, and it was carried out during the leisure time of the farm."

"And more importantly, it's not just a matter of urgency. The king's estimate is that it will take twenty years to completely penetrate the ten paths of the Tang Dynasty, and then it will take another twenty years, or even fifty years.

Complete the construction of this million-foot straight road."

Facing Pei Juzu's inquiry, Li Ming was not angry.

Instead, he slowly explained.

It will be impossible to connect the entire country in a short time in the future, let alone in this era.

So he formulated a twenty-year plan.

Within twenty years, the Ten Paths of the Tang Dynasty will be completely connected.

Although this is difficult, it is not a big problem.

After all, there was already a transportation system in Datang today, but now it is just expanded.

Twenty years is enough time.

The so-called five hundred long straight road cannot be built overnight. Twenty years will not be enough. If twenty years are not enough, then fifty years will probably be enough. (There is no extraordinary natural slowness at this time)

And listening to Li Ming's explanation, Pei Juzu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Li Ming was illiterate or was as eager for quick success and instant gain as Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, which would harm the entire Tang Dynasty.

Although Li Ming said that he would give money and recruit people for a fee, this would also consume the people's power. Once the loss is too much, the Tang Dynasty is likely to lead to the end of the Sui Dynasty.

Pei Juzu breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Shimin, on the other hand, pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"It takes fourteen and twenty years to build a straight road, but the method of constructing Qin's straight road has long been lost. I'm afraid it's not just a matter of money."

"Even among the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, there are only partial records, not complete records!"

There was a sigh in his voice, and there was also a look of regret in Li Shimin's expression.

There is no doubt about the benefits of Qin Zhidao.

In fact, all dynasties have wanted to build, and Han Wu had the idea, but the technology has obviously been lost, so that even if a thousand years have passed, no one in Qin Zhidao can reproduce it.

"Father, this is not a difficult task. I have obtained a complete method of constructing straight roads from ancient books."

Li Ming smiled and spoke, his expression very calm.

He naturally knows what the so-called Qin Zhidao is.

That's the ancient version of the railway.

In the "railway" during the Qin Dynasty, both the sleepers and rails were treated with anti-corrosion, and the "railway" was carefully designed. The direct distance between the sleepers was exactly one step of the horse, and it did not affect the horse's movement.

The rhythm of running on it. Such a clever design undoubtedly improves the speed of traffic to a great extent.

What's even more clever is that because there is a height difference between the sleepers and the ground, and the horse needs to remain stable when running, so as soon as the horse pulls the carriage onto the road, he can only choose to step on the sleepers every step of the way.

, there is no way to rest during the whole journey, there are only stations along the way, and the stations are laid out gently so that the horses can rest and replenish supplies.

There is almost no big difference from the railways of later generations. The only difference is that the railways do not run on trains, but on horse-drawn carriages.

Regarding this, he obtained relevant information during his previous check-in.

Of course, even without signing in to obtain this thing, he can still build it successfully.

After all, I have never eaten pigs in my previous life, and I have also seen pigs running away.

Building railways may have been troublesome in previous lives, but it may not have been that troublesome more than a thousand years ago.

Because what runs on the railway are not trains with hundreds or even thousands of tons, but carriages that hardly weigh more than a thousand kilograms, the power that the railway needs to carry is undoubtedly much smaller, and a lot of materials can be used.

It can even be built directly with stones and wood, such as the sleepers and rails of Daqin.

And listen to Li Ming's words.

Li Shimin couldn't help but stood up instantly, his eyes widened.

"Do you have a way to build Qin Zhidao?"

He spoke without a sound, and there was a look of surprise in his expression.

"Yes, Father!"

"Qin's straight road method is not difficult. Give me three months, and you can first go through the straight road from Chang'an to Wannian County."

Speak with certainty.

Li Ming's expression is confident.

The distance from Chang'an to Wannian is only about fifteen kilometers. In modern times, even a rural engineering team can only repair fifteen kilometers in two months. This is not a rush hour, otherwise it would be faster.

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And there is also the problem of terrain.

Nowadays, there is no such problem from Chang'an to Wannian County. There is already a spacious official road. As long as it is built along the official road, it will take two months, let alone three months, to completely connect Chang'an to Wannian County.

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"Three months?"

"Yes!"

"The Ministry of Household Affairs transferred one hundred thousand guans and one hundred thousand shi of grain to King Wei."

When Li Ming spoke, Li Shimin fell into deep thought and quickly nodded in agreement.

But since Chang'an is ten thousand years old, he naturally doesn't mind letting Li Ming try it.

If you can really get through it in three months, then you can naturally continue.

There is no doubt about the role of Qin Zhidao. Once it can really penetrate the entire Tang Dynasty, the country of the Tang Dynasty will be completely stable, the people will be more cohesive, and their luck will naturally improve. Even Li Shimin has to do this.
Chapter completed!