When the decree of the State Council was issued, the construction of the Great Wall was immediately stopped. The Ministry of Industry also immediately sent people to accept and settle.

Although according to the original bidding contract, the Qin government is breaking the contract by stopping the project halfway, but so what? Capable ...... You're going to hit me!

As the saying goes, the people don't fight with officials, not to mention that those contractors have made a lot of money, and they are counting on the household department to settle the final payment for them.

However, although the Great Wall project was stopped halfway, Li Yang did not miss a penny from the businessman.

According to the progress of the project, the project payment was paid according to the contract.

At the same time, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the two ministries and commissions once again launched the bidding for the canal project.

As for the bidding method to contract the project, the Great Wall project has already had experience before, so the household department and the Ministry of Industry do not need too much guidance from Li Yang, and they have been carried out with ease.

And those businessmen who had contracted the Great Wall project before also knew that this kind of national project was the most profitable project in Daqin today, so they also actively participated in it, and there were countless merchants in the Qin State who signed up.

The entire canal project is divided into three phases, the first phase is to directly communicate the traffic of Weishui, the Yellow River and the Huai River; the second phase is the communication between the Huai River and the Yangtze River; The third phase is the communication between the Qiantang River and the Yangtze River, as well as the communication between the sea and inland rivers.

In this way, the entire five major water systems of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, the Huai River, the Qiantang River and the Haihe River form a confluence and communication between the inland water transport network and the seawater.

Once such a water transportation network is completed, the goods in Guanzhong can be transported directly to the south and the docks by the sea. And the south, or international goods, can also go directly to all parts of Guanzhong through such an interactive and well-established water transportation network.

The first phase of the canal project, like the Great Wall project, was divided into dozens of bidding sections, which were tendered one by one.

The transportation project is a major national event, and naturally everything cannot be decided by Li Yang alone. For example, the price of this bidding has to be brought to the DPRK and China for everyone to discuss together.

On this day, the Qilin Palace.

Hundreds of officials gathered, and Li Si of the National Council presented a number of plans in the hall one by one, such as dividing the canal into three phases and using bidding to implement them.

Li Si's depiction is naturally very comprehensive, so that everyone even seems to see the beautiful scene of the five major river systems of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, the Huai River, the Qiantang River, and the Haihe River.

This is even more Fusu can't help but be full of expectations and yearnings for this.

It's just that although the scene of the canal is very beautiful, in the eyes of Dong Fei and other ministers, they feel that this is just a flower in the mirror, which is unrealistic.

The five major water systems are connected, how easy is it to talk about it?

How much manpower does this require? How much material resources? How much financial resources? How many years does it take to achieve this? Can Da Qin have this ability to do it?

Clearly, most ministers are less optimistic.

Fusu was very happy, and asked with a smile: "When is this three-phase project expected to be completed?" ”

He Zhang came out of the list and replied: "The Ministry of Industry has roughly calculated, as long as the manpower is sufficient, it can be achieved in ten years!" ”

"What? Ten...... Decade! ”

As soon as these words came out, hundreds of officials were in an uproar.

They were surprised not that it was too long, but that it was too short.

Ten years to connect the five major water networks is simply whimsical.

Dong Fei was the first to disbelieve it, and questioned: "He Shangshu, your Ministry of Industry actually thinks that it will only take ten years for the five major water systems to be opened?" Are you sure you're not kidding? ”

Everyone nodded, extremely skeptical.

He Zhang smiled: "The Daqin Canal Project is divided into three phases, each phase is planned to take three years, and it is expected to be completed in nine years. Of course, this can only be done if human, material and financial resources are guaranteed. ”

Dong Peng smiled coldly and asked again: "Then how many years can I hold on to the financial, material and human resources that Daqin has now?" ”

"This ......" He Zhang couldn't answer for a while.

Ji Kai, who was in charge of the household department, replied: "As long as we ensure that farming is correct, our Daqin's financial, material, or human resources will be endless, and it will persist for thousands of years." ”

The sentence "this ......" can choke Dong Fei.

Because the other meaning of Ji Kai's sentence refers to the fact that Great Qin has been thousands of years old. Can you say that Great Qin can't hold out for thousands of years? Isn't this looking for death!

At this time, Fusu waved his hand, not wanting to hear them arguing about this matter, and said: "My Great Qin treasury is indeed not abundant, and the bidding price of this canal project must be well controlled." ”

Li Yang said: "The eldest son can rest assured, the minister can guarantee that the bid price of the canal project will not be higher than the price of the Great Wall project." ”

“……”

Everyone froze when they heard this.

It will not be higher than the price of the Great Wall project...... Are you really not bragging?

Suddenly, the officials were disdainful.

Not only did the officials not believe this, but even Fusu was stunned, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

The canal project, the enormity of its work, is by no means comparable to that of the Great Wall.

Moreover, the Great Wall is only to build a wall, and the canal is to open mountains and move stones, and its project is huge and difficult, and it is unimaginable!

But Li Yang said...... The bid price of the canal project will not exceed the price of the Great Wall project, which ...... It sounds like a joke.

"What's that, Taifu just said...... Will the bid price of the canal project be higher than the price of the Great Wall project? Fusu hurriedly asked.

Li Yang nodded: "Yes." ”

"Gah!"

Fusu's jaw dropped.

This time, I really heard me right.

At this time, Dong Peng couldn't help but sneer: "Presumably, the canal project in the mouth of the king of Zhen Guo is talking about the price of the first phase, right?" ”

Everyone nodded their heads again and again, and suddenly realized.

Yes, the canal project is divided into three phases, and if the first phase of the project is concerned, the price will not exceed the price of the Great Wall project, which is quite in line with this.

However......

Just when everyone thought they had figured out the reason, they heard Li Yang say: "Doctor Dong, you are wrong, what Benjun said is not the first phase of the project, but the entire canal project." ”

"What? The whole canal works! ”

At this moment, everyone was really in an uproar.

Dong Fei said: "How can this be done, the canal project is more than twice as difficult as the Great Wall project, and the merchant will not agree to the bidding at a price not exceeding the Great Wall project." ”

"Yes, the merchant is the most shrewd, how could he suffer such a big loss!" Everyone shook their heads, thinking that Li Yang's horror was really crazy.

Otherwise, he would not have said such brainless words.

Li Yang smiled: "You don't believe it? ”

Dong Peng shook his head: "Xiaguan really can't imagine that the canal project can be implemented at such a low price." ”

Everyone also nodded: "What Dr. Dong said is very true, it's not that I don't believe in the monarch of Zhenguo, the price is too low, I'm afraid it can't be realized." ”

Li Yang smiled: "Since this is the case, it just so happens that tomorrow is the bidding conference, what if Benjun does it?" ”

Dong said: "If the final bid price of the canal project does not exceed the Great Wall project, Dong will not only not raise any objections to the canal project, but will also fully support the canal project in the future." ”

Everyone also said in unison: "We are waiting for the same." ”

"Good!" Li Yang was overjoyed and immediately applauded.

At the same time, Fusu was a little worried, Taifu...... Can it really be done?