What was the problem with the Sui Dynasty? In later generations, Li Yuanji had seen this problem, but he did not understand it in depth.

After becoming the emperor, Li Yuanji read a lot of information to inquire, and then gave a relatively reliable and convincing statement according to his own feelings.

The fall of the Sui Dynasty is actually traceable, and it can be said that this sign has appeared in the time of Emperor Wen of Sui.

The two emperors of the Sui Dynasty liked to engage in engineering, and in the words of later generations, these two were the infrastructure madmen of ancient China.

They know the benefits of infrastructure, and they know that if an empire wants to be strong, infrastructure is inevitable.

But the Qin Dynasty, which had the same fate as the Sui Dynasty, was not the same cause at all.

The Qin Dynasty died in tyranny, and to put it more directly, the Qin Dynasty died in the destruction of the Six Kingdoms, which is inevitable, in fact, whether it was the Qin Dynasty that destroyed the Six Kingdoms or not, the unified country could not last long.

See the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, almost all of these can find similarities, or you can imagine that after World War II, Germany unified the world, then with the size and population of Germany, it is difficult to completely control the whole world, then after a period of time, there will inevitably be riots, coupled with the tyranny of those in power, and the result is like this.

The situation of the Sui Dynasty is that the Northern and Southern Dynasties have just ended, and the difference is that at this time, the people no longer have any concept of their respective countries in their hearts, that is, they have psychologically recognized that they are the same country.

Coupled with the perennial war, the people also hope that a strong force can be unified, and then live and work in peace and contentment.

In this way, the Sui Dynasty appeared, the country was unified, and at the beginning, it was indeed peaceful and contentment, and it was also recuperated.

But these two emperors are not fuel-efficient lamps, but it is undeniable that Yang Jian is indeed a good emperor.

When he came to power, there were 4.62 million households in the country, and by the time Yang Guang came to power, there were nearly 9 million households, an increase of nearly half, what does it mean in this era? Nature speaks for itself.

In addition, the three provinces and six ministries system, the abolition of the nine-product Zhongzheng system, the establishment of the imperial examination system, the order of each state to select and send three people to the imperial examination, qualified people hired, promulgated the "Kaihuang Law", that is, the predecessor of the "Tang Law", Tang Law is a lot of copy of the "Kaihuang Law", and then continued to add a lot of content, but up to now, the "Tang Law" in the decree, still about half of the provisions in the "Kaihuang Law" are exactly the same.

The "Kaihuang Law" abolished capital punishments such as the division of the corpses of the five horses and the palace punishment, and only retained the two kinds of beheading and hanging, which was the biggest change to the law.

Of course, Yang Jian in his later years naturally had mediocre behaviors, such as issuing decrees, abandoning the market if he stole more than one penny, three people stealing a melon, and died immediately after the incident, etc., which caused great resentment among the people.

After Yang Guang came to power, he deposed these decrees, so that the people could truly recuperate.

But the good times didn't last long, Yang Guangcai was a real infrastructure maniac, canals and other projects were launched one after another, without considering whether the current ability could start construction of so many projects at the same time, and the law that was deposed before not only appeared again at this time, but even more severe than before.

On the other hand, Yang Guang is a person who can only listen to good words, but not bad words.

Whoever dares to admonish him, he will dare to kill whom, on the contrary, even if there is a mess outside the palace, you say by his side Your Majesty Shengming, under the leadership of Your Majesty, the country and the people are safe, the treasury is full, and the people are happy and healthy.

But then again, in addition to personality and other aspects, Yang Guang is still very visionary and talented, but he only sees long-term benefits, but fails to see the immediate problems.

This is the lesson of the fall of the Sui Dynasty summarized by Li Yuanji, although now the number of Wei Zheng admonitions is getting less and less, but Li Yuanji has always reminded himself that no matter what the court wants to do, the first thing to consider is always the people.

If the people can accept it, and it is good for the people, then it can be done, and if the people cannot accept it, or think that it is not beneficial, and the people will be harmed, then the matter should be postponed.

Although some of Li Yuanji's practices seem crazy, if you look closely, you can see a trace of reason.

I will never do what I can't do, and I won't make it difficult for others.

In addition to the period of labor stipulated by the decree, the imperial court has to pay money, which can be paid directly or used to exempt the family from taxes for the year.

In addition, Li Yuanji did not often recruit labor, so now as long as the imperial court issues a conscription for labor, there is no need to worry about this matter at all, and the people themselves will find the yamen to inquire about labor.

Because in the current shortage of jobs, labor is also a way to earn money, although there is no salary for a month, but the people still have no complaints, and their enthusiasm for work is also growing.

Li Yuanji was afraid of pulling eggs, like the Sui Dynasty, so he wasn't sure whether he should build the railway this year, he knew that this money was not enough to repair it, and this year's budget did not have this plan.

"Your Majesty, the minister has calculated before, and I feel that the problem should not be big, it mainly depends on how long Your Majesty plans to complete this section of railway? According to the budget of the limit speed, Luozhou to Donghai County, about 1,300 miles, if the construction starts at the same time, the previous labor will still be recruited, and then some people will be recruited in various places, it will take about two to three years to complete, it is estimated that about 200,000 people can be employed, and in terms of labor costs, about 210,000 yuan and 900 yuan a year will be about the same, plus other expenses, if the construction starts at the same time, by the end of the year, the imperial court must come up with at least 400,000 yuan, and the entire railway construction is completed. It takes about three million pieces.

This cost will not be reduced much for a while and a half, but if it is built in sections, such as only building from Luozhou to Xingyang, it will take 20,000 or 30,000 people, and if it is faster, it will be opened to traffic in the first half of next year, and the imperial court can basically complete it with 60,000 or 70,000 yuan in its hands.

Moreover, the minister asked the Huangfu Shangshu, this year's imperial court's tax revenue has increased very much, according to the calculation of the Huangfu Shangshu, it is expected that the available funds next year will be about three to five times that of this year. "Now that he has come to give his opinion, Ma Zhou naturally has all the preparations, and he has understood everything he should know.

Similarly, Ma Zhou also knew that Li Yuanji's biggest concern was money, so he focused on learning about the affairs of the household department.

The route of the railway has long been planned, and if it is determined that it will be built now, it is only necessary to order the conscription of laborers, and then prepare the materials to start work directly.

So it's not that difficult.

"Can it be opened to traffic in less than half a year?" Li Yuanji was stunned, the railway of more than two hundred miles is not long, but he was surprised that it could be opened to traffic in half a year.

And the account calculated by Ma Zhou is naturally an internal account, and the court needs real money.

At this time, unlike in later generations, it was clear that it was something from one's own family, but it was still purchased from other people's homes, or from one's own family at the market price.

At this time, the whole world belongs to the emperor, he can have whatever he wants, if Li Yuanji is willing, he can even build this railway without a penny, but in this case, he will step into the back of the Sui Dynasty.

But even so, Li Yuanji can do a lot, he doesn't need to pay for resources or anything, just take it casually, and only need to pay the salary.

As far as the people are concerned, as long as you can make money, you are building railways across the country at the same time, and they also raise their hands to support it.

The opposition is only because the Sui Dynasty let them work, and they don't give money, and if they don't give money, they don't care about eating, they don't care about eating, they can't be lazy, and if they are lazy, they will be punished.

And now the imperial court not only pays wages, but also manages food, where can such a good thing be found? If someone is dissatisfied, it is estimated that he doesn't have to wait for the court to do it, and his co-workers will kill him directly.

This special meow is smashing the rice bowl?

"It was naturally difficult before, but now it's not a big problem. The Railway Department of the Academy of Sciences and the Railway Department have cooperated to develop a new equipment to replace the most time-consuming and labor-intensive rammed earth work in the past, and now it is only necessary to manually dig, sprinkle lime, and then fill the soil, and the equipment can quickly compact these.

Moreover, in accordance with His Majesty's request, the Railway Department has developed a new method of laying rails, that is, to install the rails on the sleepers on land, and transport them directly to the place where they need to be laid by train, and through the equipment, relying on manpower, they can be laid directly in place, according to the Railway Division, if it goes well, a distance of ten miles can be laid in one day. Ma Zhou reported, and it was even difficult to hide the excitement in his heart.

And in private, there are many ministers who are lamenting the ability of industry, in the past, who would dare to imagine that there will be today? Who would dare to imagine that it only takes one day to get from Chang'an to Luozhou?

What was unthinkable before, has now become a reality.

Although some of the innermost insistence cannot be changed, at least on the outside, some of the insistence on the periphery of the heart has changed.

Li Yuanji sighed, he knew what Ma Zhou said, the road roller, this equipment that does not need to use hydraulic devices, the other one is simpler, directly fixed with a mold on land, the rails are installed on the sleepers, and a length of dozens of meters can be laid at a time, and then the craftsman directly welds and forges, with a simple link, the train can pass to the front to continue to lay, and then the craftsman continues to reinforce and polish in the back.

Both of these methods were proposed by Li Yuanji, because as a member of the brick-moving army, Li Yuanji worked on the railway construction site for a year in his later life, so he knew how the railway was built and how the equipment was used.

"Let the Ministry of Industry and Households, as well as your Ministry of Development, come up with a concrete plan, and I will decide on it at the next cabinet meeting!" Li Yuanji thought for a moment and commanded.