Chapter 176: Stratagem
People have no foresight, there must be near-term worries, Li Ke in history will be unjustly killed by the eldest grandson Wuji, or the price is sympathetic and regrettable, but now that he has become the emperor, it is difficult to say what his personality will become.
The world says that a woman's heart is the most unpredictable, and even said the most poisonous woman's heart, and none of the people who prevented Wu Zetian from becoming the queen in history escaped Wu Zetian's revenge.
The eldest grandson Wuji was the emperor's uncle, but because he did not support Wu Zetian as the queen, he finally ended up in disgrace and committed suicide in humiliation.
If Jin Wushuang is allowed to embark on the road of rise that Wu Zetian has walked in history, it is conceivable that Li Zhonghua will definitely not be able to escape the revenge of this woman.
Therefore, Li Zhonghua must not let Jin Wushuang have a chance to rise, if he can't prevent Jin Wushuang from ascending to the throne, then at least he can't sit still, and he must make plans early.
However, this matter is not in a hurry, you can wait and see slowly, and hope that the new emperor Li Ke will not do anything that disappoints him too much.
The cement road from Chang'an to Luoyang, which lasted nearly four years, was finally repaired, the fully enclosed mode, the two sides of the road are drainage ditches, and there are protective fences, every twenty miles of the road, there is a place for passengers to eat, rest and stay, similar to the highway service area of later generations
In this era, transportation basically relied on horses to pull carts, and when the carts were loaded with goods, the speed of the carriages was not fast, and it looked like they would travel less than 20 miles in an hour.
If it were a convoy of horses, it would be slower, no faster than a human walk.
There is also one of the biggest highlights of this cement road, that is, there will be guards from the China Security Bureau on the road, patrolling from time to time, and there is a maximum guarantee of safety, and even the money for inviting the dart bureau to transport goods is saved.
According to the conclusion of the test, using the same horse-drawn carriage to pull goods, from Chang'an to Luoyang, taking the newly built cement road, is two days faster than the time of taking the official road.
But a solo horse is certainly not included, after all, this is incomparable.
This cement road, in fact, is more convenient, and some merchants transport goods and materials. For pedestrians and individuals on horseback, the role is not very obvious.
The charge for each carriage is the same, which is still not cheap for the common people, but for the businessmen, it will feel very cost-effective.
The emperor was present in person, and the opening ceremony was very successful, and many caravans from Chang'an to Luoyang chose to take the newly built cement road.
In the eyes of businessmen, time is money. Arriving at the destination two days in advance, they can earn a lot more consistent money, and take out the consistent money for travel expenses, which is really cost-effective, and they will not feel distressed at all.
And it's not just the time gap, if you put it in the usual time, take the old road before, bumpy and uneven. The wear and tear on the carriage is also very serious.
Changing to a cement road, the road is unimpeded, very flat, and the loss of the carriage will be reduced a lot, so this consistent money can be said to be really cost-effective.
The section of the road from Chang'an to Luoyang can be said to be the busiest road in the entire Datang, and there are not 10,000 horse-drawn carriages transporting goods and materials back and forth every day, but 8,000.
The population of more than one million people in Chang'an, food and clothing, are basically transported to Luoyang for transit, and then transported to Chang'an City.
Ten days later, the average daily income from Chang'an to Luoyang exceeded 6,000 yuan.
If you count the various service areas along the way, the meal expenses and accommodation fees earned when receiving merchants are a lot of income.
When this data was presented to all investors, everyone felt very excited, and they were glad that they had invested a lot of money because of their blind trust in Li Zhonghua.
Many businesses have begun to do everything possible to apply for the construction of a toll cement road.
Of course, the imperial court is happy to see it, anyway, after the cement road is built, it will only be beneficial to the imperial court, and there will be no harm, which will not only facilitate the exchange between the two cities, but also facilitate the rapid development of the economy, and the imperial court can also collect a lot of taxes.
When the imperial court and government used the cement road, of course, they had the privilege and did not need to pay tolls.
All of a sudden, the construction of concrete roads between several major cities began almost at the same time.
As a result, the production of cement has become in short supply, the price has risen a lot, the demand for migrant workers has also increased, and the price of labor has also risen.
Although Jin Wushuang met Emperor Li Ke, Li Ke still didn't give her a definite time to pick her up and re-enter the palace, just asked her to wait patiently, he needed to find a suitable reason, and he also needed a proper opportunity to take her back to the palace.
Empress Yang heard about the emperor and had a private meeting with Jin Cairen, who was a monk and a nun, in the Ganye Temple, and couldn't help but feel even more disappointed in Li Ke.
"The queen mother, the golden talent in the Ganye Temple, don't be afraid, this one in the palace is the queen's henchman." The chief eunuch in Empress Yang's palace reminded.
"Of course this palace understands, but His Majesty refuses to come to this palace to stay here now, this palace is really helpless!" Empress Yang said with a sad face.
"Your Majesty doesn't want to come, the queen mother can find a way to lure him over, such as ......!"
"Like what? Have you thought of a good way to tell Hongu soon? As if grasping a life-saving straw, Empress Yang said eagerly.
"The miscellaneous family did think of a solution, but it was just ......." The chief eunuch said, showing a look of embarrassment, and stopped talking.
"But it's okay to say it, this palace doesn't blame you."
"Please be angry with the queen mother, the miscellaneous family thinks so, since Your Majesty does not hesitate to meet Jin Cairen privately in the temple, the queen mother might as well simply fulfill Your Majesty, and secretly send someone to take Jin Cairen back to the palace, stay by the side of the queen mother, and use her to deal with the Xiao Guifei in the palace.
As for Jin Cairen, she is much easier to deal with than Xiao Guifei, she is a woman from Silla and a woman of the former emperor, Your Majesty will definitely have some scruples, so even if Jin Cairen enters the palace and is favored by the emperor, she cannot threaten the status of the queen's mother. ”
The chief eunuch said the method he thought of, and helped Empress Yang analyze the pros and cons.
After listening to this, Empress Yang did not make a decision immediately, she thought about it carefully, and felt that this method seemed to be feasible, she couldn't fight a Xiao Guifei, could she not fight, a Jin Cai who had no support.
It's just that this matter is very important, and she has to discuss it with her mother's family before she can make a final decision.
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