He originally wanted to vigorously promote the entire industrial chain and the development center of industrial city clusters with roads as the core through the construction of the Chang'an-Hangzhou road.
Seeing Fang Xuanling put forward his own ideas, Qin Huaidao couldn't help but praise him: "Mr. Fang is indeed an important weapon of the country. I never thought that he could put forward proposals that are infinitely close to my ideas. With Mr. Fang in the Ministry of State, I feel very at ease." ."
"That's right, according to what Mr. Fang said, I plan to form a new self-sufficient industry through road construction, and this industry does not require the use of a tael of silver from the treasury, the wealth of the treasury, the Ministry of War, river management, clan, disaster relief, etc. Flowers are flowers, Tang Jian, you don’t have to worry."
Qin Huaidao's words were like throwing a heavy bomb into the court again.
No need to use treasury funds?
How to fix this?
The ministers below were dumbfounded. Even Fang Xuanling, who had very close ideas to Qin Huaidao, had never thought of moving the money from the treasury. He was dumbfounded when he heard this.
Without using the treasury, what else is there besides robbing?
Seeing everyone's shocked faces and silence, Qin Huaidao smiled.
It is inevitable that these people do not understand his operations. In this dynasty, the ideas and methods are not that advanced.
He shouted to Jin Yiwei: "Chuan Jing Zang."
This man was a younger brother of Li Jingren. Ever since Li Jingren joined the military under Qin Huaidao, Li Jingzang had left all business matters to Li Jingzang and gradually accumulated a lot of wealth. This was the core of his industrial promotion.
After a while, a handsome young man walked towards the court with a spring breeze on his face.
"Li Jingzang, a common man, pays homage to His Majesty."
Seeing that he was about to kneel, Qin Huaidao quickly stopped him: "No need to kneel, I had already decreed before entering Chang'an that the kneeling ceremony should be abolished. All officials in the world will be treated equally by me, and they only need to bow or cross their hands to each other." "
Seeing this, Jing Zang replied: "No."
He hadn't seen Jing Zang for a long time, and he was very happy to see Jing Zang looking so good: "Jing Zang, how are the recent business affairs?"
Li Jingzang raised his hands and said: "Thanks to His Majesty's blessing, Zang conducts business in several areas of Gyeonggi Province, Douji Province, and Shannan Province. In addition to the exchange of goods, he also often sells products from the industrial city to various places. The sales volume Excellent, now I have earned 5,560,000 taels of silver, which can be used by Your Majesty."
"Okay." Qin Huaidao was even more delighted when he heard the news.
I have to say that these people in Li Xueyan's family are still smart.
All of these courtiers had expressions of disbelief on their faces. Jiangnan East Road had owed taxes and silver for several years, and had about six million taels of silver left over. This man had accumulated the financial resources to pay the taxes of the whole country just by relying on business. , should not be underestimated.
It's just that 5.56 million taels of silver are simply not enough for the length of the road your Majesty wants to build.
Qin Huaidao knew that these courtiers were puzzled again and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone, the three horizontal and three vertical strategies are not urgent. I want to build the road from Chang'an to Hangzhou first, build up the commercial and trade transportation first, and then use commerce to maintain the road, and gradually Realize the construction of roads across the country.”
Tang Jian, the Minister of Household Affairs, strode forward, saluted Qin Huaidao, and then said: "Your Majesty, I just calculated in my heart that if I only build one mile of road, it will cost one thousand taels of silver. This is still the case of requisitioning corvees. If According to what Your Majesty said, all manpower needs to be paid. I am afraid that the cost will be one thousand two hundred taels. The road from Chang'an to Hangzhou is nearly three thousand miles, and this is only half of the distance. This road alone will cost more than three million taels. Silver, what to do with the remaining roads?”
Qin Huaidao looked at the dedicated Minister of the Ministry of Revenue with a smile. Since he likes to calculate, he might as well do more calculations: "Tang Aiqing is right, but you have misunderstood one thing. According to the cost of one thousand two hundred taels, it is just an ordinary building."
It is a dirt road, and the road I built is a concrete road mixed with gravel, sand and cement. After this road is built, it will not only not be affected by rainy weather, but will also be free of vegetation and can be used for a long time."
"Sand and cement?" Of course Tang Jian knew what His Majesty was talking about. There was a cement road built by Qin Huai Dao in Hanzhong before. It was indeed much easier to use than the road built by ordinary post roads, but the cost would probably have to be expensive.
Take the next step.
The cost is three thousand taels!
From Chang'an to Hangzhou, the cost increased to nearly 10 million taels, which was one-eighth of the national treasury tax during the peak period of the entire Tang Dynasty!
"Your Majesty, if we build a cement road, the entire funding gap will be nearly half. I'm afraid the road will not be built." Tang Jian had a look of confusion on his face.
Qin Huaidao shook his head and said: "Tang Aiqing, you, the Minister of Household Affairs, are in charge of the world's money. You need to know how to make money. You have to see how I deal with the shortfall of only five million taels."
The Dahan Business Department has just been established, and it really needs merit and industry to fill it in. Currently, the only one with cement production capacity is the Industrial City, and he needs to advance at a faster speed.
"Jing Zang listens to the order. From today on, I will establish Dahan Transportation Construction Company in Dahan Division. You will be fully responsible for it. All your money will become the first start-up capital of Dahan Transportation Construction Company, which will serve as the core of the entire Beijing-Hangzhou road.
Do you have any objection?"
Entering the Dahan Business Department means that he is also a well-established person. Besides, he manages the money on behalf of Li Jingren. Li Jingren’s money is shared by the Li family and His Majesty. With such a good thing, it is too late for Li Jingzang to be happy. Where can he be?
objection?
He immediately bowed to Qin Huai and said: "The common people have no objection, but what is the company? What to say next, please make it clear to your majesty."
Qin Huaidao said: "Company is a word I saw in the pre-Qin Dynasty. It means shop or market. You can do related business through the company."
"Next, I order you to divide each section of the road into one hundred and sixteen places along the road. Choose a city nearby each place, solicit local merchants to bid, and participate in the construction of this section of road. The core
There are three points. First, the minerals used to make cement are sold to local merchants with ten-year operating rights to raise funds. The transportation construction company then invests in purchasing related ores mined by the merchants. Second, it recruits local people to participate in road construction work.
Pay more workers, and thirdly, set up checkpoints to charge fees after road construction, and charge a fixed low fee based on the length of each section of road to achieve road maintenance."
"Maintenance of roads with roads?" Upon hearing this word, the eyes of all the courtiers lit up. This is indeed an excellent way to build this road.
On behalf of the Ministry of State, he raised his own doubts.
"Your Majesty, the matter of road tolls is simply unheard of. The income of ordinary people like us is not high. If roads still need tolls, won't it make it more difficult for the people to survive?" Liu Yong raised his hand and spoke for the people of the world.
Seeing that Qin Huaidao was playing his role on behalf of the Ministry of State, he did not answer his questions first.