Chapter 797 The glass solved Ying Gao's urgent need!
The construction of the Chi Road is related to the Qin Dynasty's rule over Bashu and the Far South, and it is also related to the national economy and people's livelihood.
At this time, Ying Gao was also in trouble. He knew in his heart that it would not be easy, or even very difficult, to accomplish this task.
At least before there is a breakthrough in iron smelting technology, it would be too risky to rashly build embankments with cement mortar.
Without the cooperation of steel bars, cement and mortar alone cannot achieve the purpose of long-term solidity. If it cannot last for a long time and persists for more than ten years, this is inconsistent with Yinggao's original intention.
After all, Great Qin cannot build and maintain Chidao all the time. This would take too much time and waste too much energy for no reason. This would be a huge burden for the Great Qin court.
Although it cannot be solved once and for all, it can completely reduce the number of repairs. There is even a special organization responsible for this and a certain number of slaves to repair it.
It will not have a huge impact on the national power of Qin.
Da Qin needed to recuperate. In fact, since Ying Gao and Ying Zheng formulated a plan to increase the population, Da Qin began to introduce a large number of slaves. In addition to certain corvee labor, the people of the country were left to farm and do their own business.
This is also a kind of rest and recuperation.
After thinking about this, Ying Gao turned to Master Sima and said, "Send a letter to Xianyang and ask Shang Gongfang and the underground laboratory to what extent their breakthroughs in iron smelting technology have reached."
"This matter must be handled as quickly as possible, using falcons!"
"promise."
Nodding in agreement, Master Sima turned around and left. Ying Gao's eyes flickered. He knew in his heart that once there was a breakthrough in iron smelting technology, this would be an opportunity.
"Tie Ying goes and invites the general, sir, and Gongshu Qing to come over!"
"promise."
Watching Tie Ying leave, Ying Gao looked solemn, but he remembered clearly that there was a place in Bashu land with natural asphalt veins.
There is no toxicity in the natural asphalt veins, which is more suitable for the current use of Great Qin. Ying Gao is not a person who hides his personal interests, and he cannot hold the asphalt veins.
The wealth of the Jiannan Chamber of Commerce and the Peacock Chamber of Commerce is enough to make people jealous. Ying Gao knows this very well. If he were not the Young Master of Great Qin and almost the crown prince of Great Qin, some people would be jealous and take action.
"General Ying, there is news from Xianyang that the glass ordered by General Ying has been fired, but the proportions are not yet optimal and it cannot be as transparent as General Ying said."
Hearing this, Ying Gao felt happy. He knew that glass would be a big killer for the nobles.
The power of glass to make money is no less than that of Jian Nanchun.
With this thought in mind, Ying Gao ordered the visitor, "Order the laboratory to sell a batch of glassware according to the general's previous instructions through the channels of the Jiannan Chamber of Commerce and the Peacock Chamber of Commerce."
"Whether it is in Great Qin, the Shandong countries, or the Western Regions countries, we must sell and send more cavalry..."
"Similarly, let the elders reward the respectful ones, and then give the craftsmen half a month off. After half a month, let them continue their research and create transparent and fine glass."
"Don't sell it to outsiders first, wait until I return to Xianyang!"
"promise."
After nodding his head, the person from the mansion said that he had taken note of it, then turned and left. At this moment, it is self-evident that Ying Gao was happy. There was already a crisis in his finances.
His previous investment in Da Qin had put great pressure on the Jiannan Chamber of Commerce and the Peacock Chamber of Commerce, and this time there was Liangzhou and hundreds of thousands of troops.
For Ying Gao, this was even worse financially. For Ying Gao, Liangzhou's finances could only maintain the operation of Liangzhou's government offices.
At this moment, Liangzhou only had income from importing cattle and sheep to Da Qin, while the income from the Salt Lake basically went into the imperial treasury.
Regarding this, Ying Gao had no hope. He knew in his heart that even if he was Ying Zheng's son, once he got involved in salt and iron, he would compete with the court for profit and become enemies with Ying Zheng.
Nowadays, Liangzhou's fiscal revenue is basically subsidized by Ying Gao himself, and it has become the norm to make ends meet.
However, the emergence of glass will be an opportunity to completely improve the situation in this aspect and give Ying Gao a chance to breathe.
After all, the resources above Liangzhou, in addition to cattle and sheep, are salt lakes and iron ore veins. The real money is made from iron ore veins and salt lakes, but this is the lifeblood of the imperial court and Ying Gao cannot get involved.
"The emergence of glass has really solved my urgent need. However, Liangzhou's finances must be self-reliant. It would not be a problem if I had been providing subsidies."
At this moment, Ying Gao couldn't help but sigh.
He is not the imperial court, he is just a member of the imperial court. He cannot always use his things to subsidize the imperial court. So what if he is the prince of Qin? After all, even Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, has a private treasury separate from the national treasury.
The army under Ying Gao began to gradually integrate. They moved towards the direction of all military services, including not only cavalry, but also infantry, equipment troops, and logistics troops.
Except for the fact that Yinggao has no outlet to the sea and has not yet established a navy, they are basically already established. However, the daily consumption of this large army is an astronomical figure.
Moreover, all the weapons and armor of the army came from the Qin court, and neither the Shaofu nor Shang Gongfang took any money from them.
In the future, once the court's system matures, it will definitely charge fees. Even if it is left to right, it is an astronomical step. What's more, he is not left to right.
With thousands of thoughts, Ying Gao suppressed the thoughts in his heart one by one, and finally returned to the topic again.
Bitumen veins.
This is the problem that Ying Gao needs to solve now.
Paving the road with asphalt will not damage horses' hooves, not to mention that the three treasures of cavalry have already been popularized in Ying Gao's army.
Asphalt paving was the only way Ying Gao could think of to speed up the process, but it was not easy to complete the asphalt concrete paved road.
It is not only a problem of asphalt, but also a problem of gravel, but no matter what kind of problem it is, it is faster than the current method.
After much thought, Ying Gao made up his mind.
He knew in his heart that with the technology of this era, whether it was asphalt processing or gravel processing, there would definitely be poisoning or death, but any great project is accompanied by death.
What's more, Da Qin has no shortage of slaves. In this life, all Ying Gao needs is that the people of Da Qin are safe and sound.
"I will pay my respects to the young master!" After a while, Meng Tian, Fan Zeng and others came hand in hand, bowed solemnly to Ying Gao and said.
"General, sir, there is no need to be polite to Mr. Gongshu!" When Ying Gao saw Meng Tian and others arriving, he couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth and said, "You three will go ahead and take your seats!"