"If you want to get rich, you must first build roads, have more children, and have more trees." Li Chen said.

"What do you do with a variety of trees, this forest farm full of mountains and fields, my Daqin is inexhaustible and inexhaustible." The First Emperor was a little puzzled and argued.

It is indeed not very appropriate to have a variety of trees, with the current low productivity of Great Qin. The rate of consumption of wood may not be as fast as the growth rate of wild trees, and artificial tree planting is indeed unnecessary.

"If you want to be rich, build more roads, have more children, and study more."

Li Chen said this changed proverb.

After many years of war to unify the Six Kingdoms, the First Emperor deeply realized the importance of logistics. A cart of grain and grass was transported from the rear to the front line, and after the carts and horses on the road were removed, half a cart was to be taken.

Since the first emperor ascended the throne, he ordered the world to start actively paving Qin Chi Road. With Xianyang as the center, there are 9 galloping roads built.

Oriental Avenue, from Xianyang to Guguan, along the Yellow River through Shandong Dingtao, Linzi to Chengshanjiao.

Northwest Avenue, from Xianyang to Lintao, Gansu.

Qinchu Avenue, from Xianyang through Shaanxi Wuguan, Henan Nanyang to Hubei Jiangling.

Sichuan-Shaanxi Avenue, from Xianyang to Bashu, etc.

Jiangnan New Road, Nantong Shuguang, southwest to Guangxi Guilin.

The Northern Avenue roughly runs eastward along the Great Wall from Jiuyuan (now Baotou) to Jieshi in Hebei, and connects with it from Yunyang (now Chunhua, Shaanxi) to Jiuyuan with a straight road of more than 900 kilometers and so on.

Qin Chi Road is in a flat place, the road is 50 steps wide (about 69 meters today), a tree is planted every three zhang (about 7 meters today), the two sides of the road are rammed with metal cones to build a thick one, and the middle of the road is the part dedicated to the emperor's patrol car. It can be said that this is the earliest official "national highway" in Chinese history.

"The Qin Chi Road built by His Majesty is more for the purpose of being able to quickly transfer troops and allocate grain and grass in the event of war. This Qin Zhidao is good, but it is useless for people's livelihood. Li Chen said.

"Every inch of this gallop has to be made of loess dripping with glutinous rice juice, and then hit with an iron hammer to make it solid. In order to prevent grass from growing on the ground, quicklime and other materials should be mixed in. Such a cost, if it is used for people's livelihood, it will cost the power of Daqin to pour the country, and it will not be successful. The First Emperor said.

"It is better to do this, Your Majesty will contract me to build roads throughout the country. Instead of letting His Majesty pay a penny from the treasury, I still have to pay five to your Majesty every year with the money I earn from the highways. ”

"The minister planned to build a road based on the Chi Road, connecting the roads of the major cities to the Chi Road. These roads are called national highways, and they are the roads for the rise of our Great Qin power. ”

The latter planned to connect the city with the village, so that grain, grass, vegetables and other items could be quickly imported from the village to the city. This kind of road will be slightly narrower than the national highway, and the minister calls it a village pass. ”

"The smooth flow of the road will greatly reduce the wear and tear of goods on the way. Originally, it took us more than a month to transport a truckload of grain from Xianyang to Hetao, but now it may only take more than ten days. In the long run, the price of goods in circulation will decrease. The reduction of prices will promote the increase of domestic demand, so that the people will be rich and the country will be strong, and the money will eventually flow into the hands of His Majesty. Li Chen explained.

"When such roads are completed, I will requisition these roads and send troops to attack the Roman Empire, the Sabbath Empire, the Greek Empire, and the Persian Empire that you mentioned, and it will be much faster." The First Emperor muttered to himself.

"You don't believe it when you say it on your lips, but your body is honest." Li Chen thought to himself.

It has to be said that the first emperor was very possessive. Of course, he is also a truly eloquent emperor, who just said that he did not believe in the theory of the earth, but now he has plans to invade the Roman Empire.

"Aiqing, it's better for us to set a small goal, such as beating him down first." The First Emperor said domineeringly.

"Big brother, could it be that you are also dressed, you are ......" Li Chen heard this familiar snack in his previous life, and looked at the first emperor with some suspicion.

"What's wrong Aiqing, my goal is too small."

The First Emperor looked at the surprised Li Chen and asked.

"Not small, not small." Li Chen hurriedly came back to his senses and said.

"It's just such a big project, even if it is the strength of the whole country, I'm afraid it will be difficult, if Aiqing's method is feasible, I will hand over this matter to Aiqing." The First Emperor said.

"The minister plans to set up the Daqin Highway and Transportation Administration to prepare for road construction. The project will be tendered by local businessmen and wealthy households, and the winning merchants will prepare for the bidding section at their own expense, and the materials and labor required for road construction will be prepared. Even the Great Qin Treasury could not afford such a huge project, but it was a trivial matter to subcontract it to merchants in various places. Li Chen said, pausing.

Merchant has always been the lowest profession in Great Qin, and although he is rich, he is looked down upon. For the imperial court, merchants were even more like leeks. When needed, cut a stubble and take what you want.

"This is very good, and I have decreed that each of these merchants will contract a certain part of the road." The First Emperor said domineeringly.

"Your Majesty, this is not right. As the saying goes, twisted melons are not sweet, and this thing is better for them to be willing. Li Chen said.

"I don't care if he's sweet or not, just starve." The First Emperor said.

"I ......" Li Chen was really speechless.

The status of merchants in Daqin is really low, even if it is the richest family in Daqin, let alone His Majesty the First Emperor, even any nobleman can take it at will.

In the history of the previous life, even the Ba family, the richest family in Great Qin, was at the mercy of the first emperor. The Ba family is relied on

The Danxue industry made a fortune, that is, mining and refining Dansha, and it controls the unique mining and refining technology in its hands.

The Ba family first monopolized the business of dansha mining and accumulated countless assets. Then involving all walks of life in Daqin, the entire Xianyang two-third out of ten shops are owned by the Ba family. His family wealth is about 800 million taels of silver, and 5.8 million taels of red gold, and after Ba Qing took charge of the family business, he even had thousands of servants, tens of thousands of dependents, and more than 2,000 private bodyguards, relying on strong financial resources to ensure the safety of one party.

But even such a big family, under the threat of the first emperor, sacrificed nearly 1,000 tons of mercury. Forcing businessmen to pay without compensation seems to be a symbol of the world.

"The minister plans to set up a service area every 100 miles for merchants to stay, rest, and feed mules and horses. All merchants who win the bid will receive the right to operate the service station for 10 years. The Daqin Highway and Transportation Administration is the manager, charging 20% of the annual management fee, and the winning bidder is responsible for the daily operation of the operator. ”

"In addition, there are toll booths on each road near the entrance to the city. It is set up by the General Administration of Highway and Transportation of Daqin. Tolls were levied for caravans, while tolls were waived for ordinary people. Li Chen said.