To be honest, compared to the canal because the Sui Dynasty had helped Li Tai complete the construction work, all Li Tai needed was dredging and maintenance.
Relatively speaking, this is really not a difficult task. As long as the standardization is implemented and the taxes are collected, the Tianjin-kou system can basically be implemented smoothly.
But it is different to build roads, because no one has occupied the river, or even if some bandits occupy a certain section of the river, the court can send troops to clear the other side, and by the way, let the soldiers improve their experience and accelerate their growth
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If you change to the road, this trick will not work.
Because many lands have masters, it would be better to broaden them only based on the original road. With Wang Zhenru's long-standing experience in working, this is not a difficult task at all.
The real difficulty is Li Tai's proposal to establish a highway specially for cars and horses to run.
To be precise, Li Tai proposed to build this road in the form of building an overpass, so as to realize the diversion between freight vehicles and horses and pedestrians, thereby further increasing the speed of cargo flow.
The earth cement thing was made out due to accidents. Regardless of the principle, it can be supplied stably after a year of adjustment.
But because I don’t know the specific principles, it still becomes very difficult to further improve, and it is still at the level of soil cement.
However, this level of cement is definitely enough for road construction, especially the construction of winding mountain roads, which is even more precious.
Because the areas between China are often blocked by mountains and rivers, we have to take a detour.
Li Tai pointed out that the road to be built is either a viaduct or a winding mountain road.
Both of these are not technically difficult, at least for Datang, they have mastered the corresponding technology.
For example, as long as there is the level of Tianjin Bridge, it is not difficult to build a viaduct on the road.
As for the Panshan Highway, it is a representative of the quality and low price. Not to mention that there is a large section of Panshan Highway on Qinzhi Road in Shaanxi.
In fact, before the shield machine technology was completely mastered by China, the mainstream of China's infrastructure was a relatively convenient way to cross mountains and rivers, such as the winding highway.
But since I mastered the shield machine, all places across the country that need to circumference around the mountain roads have basically used the shield machine to create tunnels to realize new infrastructure.
Therefore, the winding mountain road is actually quite an ancient road invention, but it may not be completely eliminated even if it is used in modern times.
And is that what Li Tai dared to think about in the shield machine?!
Li Tai's steam engine can effectively exert the power of a horse. Li Tai is afraid that the corner of his mouth will laugh and exude water when he dreams.
Li Tai only hopes that the steam engine can follow Moore's Law at any time.
But the reality is that although I spend money on the steam engine every year, I still have no real results.
The most successful and effective invention of steam engines in agriculture is the steam mill, but in terms of cost, water conservancy is more convenient. Not to mention water conservancy, even a donkey costs much lower than a steam mill.
In short, continue to do a heavy job.
"Forced move!?" Wang Zhenru shook his head repeatedly when he heard Li Tai's suggestion.
"If we move back to peace, we may cause public grievances if we move forcibly. We are watching the road construction.
If there is public grievance or even human life is caused, it will be bad!"
"Who are these people who disagree?" Li Tai asked in deep breath when he heard Wang Zhenru's words.
Wang Zhenru said helplessly: "The road we are going to build is to go from Luoyang to Zhengzhou and pass through the northern foot of Songshan Mountain.
There are actually quite a lot of people in this kind of mountain forest, whether they fled to the mountain forest during the Sui Dynasty, or hermits like Du Biejia or Sun Shenxian!"
"There are still people who fled from the former Sui Dynasty in Songshan?" Li Tai was a little surprised when he heard Wang Zhenru's words. As for hermits, they were basically from aristocratic families and were handed over to the Zheng family in Xingyang to solve the problem.
"Sure!" Wang Zhenru looked at Li Tai as if he couldn't believe it at all, and explained,
"The people who escaped into the mountains generally do not escape alone, but several families escaped into the mountains together.
They usually cultivate a piece of land on the sunny slope and find ways to grow grain to make themselves survive.
It would be fine if it was not cultivated, but as long as it was cultivated, basically, except for going down the mountain to buy essentials such as salt, otherwise it would not go down the mountain!"
"But won't they be out of touch with society in this way? When they came down, they were willing to guard one acre of three-part land on the mountain without seeing the development of the town?" Li Tai said incomprehension as Wang Zhenru said.
Wang Zhenru couldn't help but think of the small villages on the mountain that he and Fan Yuefeng saw when they went to draw, and said helplessly: "There is no tax on the mountain, and no one plans their fields, so they live a relatively peaceful life!"
"The harsh government is more powerful than the tiger..." Li Tai didn't know that he was not a complaint, but he understood the mentality of those people on the mountain.
It's very simple, just seeking stability.
Although they have reclaimed the fields, these fields are all thin fields. Even if the rich families want to seize them, they will seize the rich fields by the water. Who can appreciate these acres on the mountains?
You should know that even the landlords will calculate the cost, and these Yamadas basically don’t take a look at them.
It is impossible for four or five people to cross mountains and rivers when collecting rent. As a result, a village only collected one stone of rice, which was not enough food for these people!
So there are also people in the town who know that many people flee to the mountains, so most of them turn a blind eye.
Of course, by the end of the dynasty, these places were most likely to change from villagers to bandits, and it was relatively difficult to clean up.
"The King of Wei also asks to be careful. Now that the sages rule the world, the sea is clear and the river is peaceful, where does the harsh government come from than the tiger!" Wang Zhen Confucian and Taoist.
To be honest, Wang Zhenru really doesn't understand. King Wei is obviously from the royal family and is smart.
But this mouth also suffered a lot, so why do you still make people so frightened when you say it!
Li Tai waved his hand and said, "It is precisely such a closed society that will definitely have population problems as time develops.
The biggest possibility is that the lack of a daughter-in-law will breed women's business and become a stubborn disease in Henan!"
Li Tai sighed, pressed his temple and said, "So you have to force them down the mountain!"
When Wang Zhenru heard Li Tai's words, he looked at Li Tai with great doubt.
Because Wang Zhenru knew that he could instinctively think that for King Wei, everyone wanted to be included in his production system.
Don’t say that you just want to stay quiet. As long as the King of Wei sees you, the King of Wei wants to arrange a job for you and let you continue to work gratefully for the rest of your life.
"This is very difficult!" Wang Zhenru said very seriously to Li Tai: "These people who are forced into the mountains may not not want to return to the city, but the problem is that it is really difficult for them to return to the town."
Some people target Rome, while others live in Rome.
For these people living on the mountain, the most painful thing is that even if they themselves know that if they go down the mountain, they may not be able to survive in the townships.
Because even if you sell yourself as a slave in this era, no one can accept it.
Those who make a name for themselves after going down the mountain, get promoted and make money are fairy tales, but more importantly, they work hard in other places for a few years, from having nothing to being in debt, they can only escape home, and finally guard a few acres of fields on the hillside
Living a life.
Although life is poor, at least I am full. Then these small villages are passed down and become more closed and ignorant.
"So, to get these people down from the mountain, we must first build a village under the mountain!" Li Tai took a deep breath and made such a decision.
"Let's build a village?" Hearing Li Tai's words, Wang Zhenru couldn't help but feel a little confused at this time.
Wang Zhenru said to Li Tai, "Why are you serious, King Wei?
You should know that it is not only the section from Luoyang to Xingyang, but also other sections.
If we all want to build a village, how many villages will need to be built!?”
"No matter how many villages need to be built, as long as the entire project can be implemented, no matter how many villages are, they need to be built!"
Li Tai took a deep breath and said, "And I know more clearly that everyone is watching the road from Luoyang to Xingyang.
In this process, not only the technology used will become the benchmark, but policies will also become the benchmark.
Because of this, we need to build a village, a village that can accommodate these people on the mountain!”
Hearing Li Tai's insistence, Wang Zhenru shut up.
After all, Wang Zhenru knew that he was just an executor. Since Li Tai had made a decision, it would be enough to implement the decision made by Li Tai.
You don’t need to think too much about it, because from the time you met King Wei to the present, the policies made by King Wei have been correct!
"First of all, we need to give these villages a precise positioning!" Li Tai said,
"We can't build a village and throw people in and ignore anything, as this will kill people!"
Wang Zhenru was relieved when he heard Li Tai's words.
No matter what, although the King of Wei is often very chaotic, every policy is taken into account the lives of the people and even survival.
It is also true that he is quite motivated to work under the King of Wei, because King of Wei is a king who truly cares about the people.
Li Taike didn't know what Wang Zhenru was thinking, and even if he knew, he would probably blush.
Because it is very simple, Li Tai's positioning is not how these people live, but how the people in this village should work...
For Li Tai, since you have been discovered by yourself, don’t escape and work for me!
So Lee Tae is kind, but not much.
Li Tai told Wang Zhenru and Taoism: "These places are located on relatively good transportation hubs in various regions.
Everyone can try it soon.】
Didn’t Fan Yuefeng give us the best transportation point? Most of those places are in wasteland and need to be built from scratch.
We just built some fences there to block the beasts, and then built some houses for the people to live in. It shouldn’t be difficult!"
"No problem!" Wang Zhenru nodded when he heard Li Tai's words and said, "But it is impossible for the village to be built to stuff the people in. How should they survive?"
"Indeed, survival is a big problem. I hope this kind of village can be built into a large village that can accommodate 3,000 to 5,000 people!" Li Tai murmured: "If they can't even survive, it's meaningless."
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"It's not easy?" Wang Zhenru shook his head and said, "Although those places are indeed in relatively good transportation locations.
However, because it is far away from the water source, or the local land is not suitable for large-scale cultivation, it is all wasteland.
If we only build a small inn, it would be easier to say. If we want to build a big village like this, we will not survive so many people!"
"The water source is easy to solve. Each company has dug a large snow storage pool and helped them build a relatively simple filtration system.
Store the winter snow and wait for it to melt when needed, and it will become water!" Li Tai said thinking,
"In addition, Fan Yuefeng can try to find out if there is groundwater. If there is groundwater, each company drills a well. It is enough to come!"
"Why is the land not suitable for cultivation?!" Wang Zhenru asked again when he heard Li Tai's words.
"Whether the land is suitable for cultivation or not, it is necessary for professionals from the agricultural institution to come and inspect it before making a decision.
If wheat is not suitable, then grow sorghum. If sorghum is not suitable, then grow millet. There are always suitable grains and cereals.
Even if there is not, it would be even better to plant medicinal materials on a large scale here.
As long as the local land can be used, it should not be difficult to prevent the people from going hungry."
Li Tai said here and continued:
"The water source and food problem has been solved, and what remains is the development positioning problem of the entire city.
At the beginning, this city must have worked with you professional corvee workers, paying a day's labor to calculate your salary, so that these local people will not starve to death, and let them familiarize themselves in unfamiliar environments to survive.
At the same time, the corvee team was passed to help these people living in the mountains integrate into the entire society.
At the same time, you can also arrange basic living facilities such as medical halls, agricultural clubs, elementary schools, bathhouses, etc.
With the existence of this local residents, I don’t need to worry. As you construction teams leave, the entire village will be forced to relocate, and even your own supporting facilities will be relocated.
That makes me feel really sad when I move!"
"In fact, why don't the supporting facilities you mentioned stay in the local area? I see that people from other regions will occasionally be attracted to you. I think that only those who come soon will become villages!" Wang Zhenru couldn't help but say.
"I can't afford it!" Li Tai shook his head and said,
“Many of these infrastructures are equipped with full-time populations, and there is no sufficient population base to support supporting facilities.
Forget it, be careful, each village has a population of at least 4,000 people.
In other words, when you pull people down from the mountain, it is best to do a statistics first, so don’t let the village we built be too vacant, otherwise the supporting facilities will not survive, which is also a very troublesome thing!”
"King of Wei, then I'll go down and deal with this matter!" Wang Zhenru said to Li Tai.
"Bring Wei Xu with you!" Li Tai looked at Wang Zhenru and Tao, "You come and be a good person, let the evil person do it with the bad person!"
"Uh..." Wang Zhenru nodded seriously when he heard Li Tai's words, "Thank you for your size!"