But Li Qiyuan, the head of the household department who was in charge of the money bag and knew that the treasury was empty, quit, he frowned, and he didn't look at Zhu Youzhen: "Although the cement road can benefit the people and provide great convenience to pedestrians and merchants, the minister thinks that the road should not be built at this time, for three reasons: first, from Jingshi to Shanhaiguan, the whole journey is more than 700 miles, and the cement road is fully repaired, and the Ming treasury is not enough; Second, the cement road is convenient for the Ming Dynasty to transport military supplies, and it is also suitable for the cavalry of Jiannu, once the three customs are lost, the cavalry of Jiannu will double the road, and you can approach the Beijing division in two or three days; 3. Between Jingshi and Shanhaiguan, there are many mountains and rivers, and it is extremely difficult to build roads. ”

Don't blame Li Qiyuan for opposing it, the six departments of the Ming Dynasty are each responsible for their own responsibilities. The war is in charge of the military department, and the engineering department is responsible for repairing bridges and roads, and every activity needs money, which requires the household department to make full use of the money bags of the Ming Dynasty.

"Haha, what does the fifth brother think?" Zhu Youxiao played a haha and kicked the ball to Zhu Youzhen, because Zhu Youzhen proposed to repair this road.

"Master Li has a point." Since the royal brother kicked the ball over, he had to take it.

Zhu Youzhen believes that Li Qiyuan's consideration is not for personal gain, and the expenditure of building such a long road at one time is inevitably heart-wrenching, and the advantages of the cement road have not yet been fully recognized.

"This king believes that Lord Li's reason is out of a public heart for the country and the people, but the biggest threat that the Ming Dynasty is facing now cannot be ignored." Zhu Youzhen first led the target to the Liaodong War, and now the Liaodong War is unfavorable, and no one dares to take care of it in a big way, otherwise, you will wait to lose your head.

"Liaodong Jiannu has set the capital Shengjing, that is, Shenyang of the Ming Dynasty, and Liaoxi has been under the direct threat of Jiannu. The goal of Jiannu is self-evident, once the Shanhai Pass is lost, the cavalry of Jiannu will go straight to the Beijing Division, and the Ming Dynasty is not to lose land and hurt people, but to destroy the country and destroy the species. Therefore, this king does not agree with Lord Li's opinion. First, the construction of the cement road from Beijing to Shanhaiguan is indeed very costly, but the cement road is convenient for merchants to pass, property turnover, reduce the turnover cycle, expand the volume of trade, the Ming Dynasty can increase taxes, and hundreds of miles of cement road, if you want to repair it, it is not a day's work, and the household department does not need a one-time payment, and it should not bring too much pressure to the treasury if you repair a section to pay a section; Second, the cement road can only guarantee the supply of the Ming army, but it is useless to Jiannu, the cavalry of Jiannu makes a living by plundering, there is no supply at all, what is the use of cement roads? Third, the Ming Dynasty's use of troops in the north was not a shortage of troops, but a bottleneck in the supply of military materials. In a word, the war between the Ming Dynasty and the northern nomads was not fought military, but material supply. In the past, Chengzu went on an expedition to Mongolia, with less than 300,000 soldiers, but 1 million people transported grain and grass materials, so he surrendered to the Mongolian tribes. Now Jiannu threatens Shanhaiguan, once the supply of grain and grass is not available, the Great Wall will be difficult to protect. Between Jingshi and Shanhaiguan, there are high mountains and bad water barriers, inconvenient transportation, increase the difficulty of transporting grain and grass in the Ming army, once encountering rainy days, the road is muddy and difficult to walk, who can guarantee the timely supply of grain and grass? If the war is unfavorable because of food and grass reasons, who can take responsibility for the military department? "Unconsciously, Zhu Youzhen pulled several Shangshu from the Ministry of War to his side." The construction of cement avenues can reduce curves and shorten the road distance, which can not only reduce the time of material transportation, but also reduce the cost of material transportation. ”

"You're just selling cement and trying to build up a fortune for yourself." Li Qiyuan was so angry that he actually used his life attack.

"This king has been favored by the emperor's brother, and you are the king of faith. There is a splendid Xinwang Mansion to live in, a group of servants and maids to serve, a stable income of thousands of acres of fertile land, no old people to support, no wives and children to raise, and no relatives and friends to support, what is the use of asking for a lot of money? The king has made a promise to the royal brother that the cement factory will pay taxes according to the standard of 15 taxes on farmland. The cement factory makes money, and the Daming household department will also have an income. Lord Li, you say, is this king purely for his own wealth? Zhu Youzhen's momentum obviously overwhelmed Li Qiyuan, plus the income of the cement factory, part of which had to pay taxes, which can be regarded as kidnapping several other Shangshu of the household department.

The cement plant's tax payment will be the first industrial and commercial tax in Daming. There is only one road, and the income of the cement factory is long-term, as long as the factory has a zài, the tax revenue will be endless. Now that the treasury of the Ming Dynasty is empty, if there is too much dispute over this matter, maybe the emperor will bring up the issue of collecting commercial taxes again, which will not be a good thing for Li Qiyuan, who relies on Jiangnan industry and commerce for his livelihood, and the Donglin Party behind him.

Now is not the period when the Donglin Party is the dominant party, and the eunuch party headed by Wei Zhongxian has already encircled the Qing faction and may launch a fatal blow to the Donglin Party at any time.

"But now it's the busy season for farming, where can Zhuangding build roads?" Li Qiyuan was not willing to give up, but he did not receive support, and even the Donglin Party did not support him. Because they are not facing their political enemies now, but the emperor and King Xin, since they are not the public enemies of the Donglin Party, that is your own business, Li Qiyuan, and other Shangshu do not dare to raise objections, even if they can ignore the young King Xin, but they can't ignore the emperor, from his opening remarks, fools can see the emperor's support for road construction.

This is just a matter of a little silver, not a matter of principle, and he can't go on the line, if the emperor can't even make decisions about such a trivial matter, in case he gets mad and the Qiangang is arbitrary, there is nothing others can do.

Since everyone is not opposed, why bother yourself? Therefore, although Li Qiyuan continued to oppose it along the original line of thought, he found a reason that he thought was untenable.

Zhu Youzhen also saw that Li Qiyuan was no longer opposed to building the road, he just needed a step, otherwise he would not be able to face his colleagues. The ministers of the Ming Dynasty still cared more about their reputation, and once their reputation was lost, they would be collectively despised by Shilin, and the future of politics would basically be over. "Then according to Lord Li, how to solve the problem of strong men?"

Zhu Youzhen in this world, although he is still underage, but he has the memory of two lives, such a scene can still be handled, although Zhu Youzhen already has an idea, but he kicked the ball back to Li Qiyuan, that is, I hope that at the moment when road construction is the general trend, Li Qiyuan can also do his part for road construction, so that he can really support road construction, and will not make stumbling blocks in the process of future fund allocation.

"Can you get soldiers involved in building roads?" Li Qiyuan closed his eyes and thought for a while, and finally came up with a brilliant idea.

"Master Li's idea is really brilliant." Zhu Youzhen's purpose is to build roads, and since the overall situation has been decided, there is nothing wrong with giving Li Qiyuan a top hat. But this high hat must be sent naturally, otherwise the effect will be counterproductive. "Lord Li, according to this king, Lord Li's idea has the effect of killing three birds with one stone. First, the soldiers' organization and discipline are good, which is conducive to management; Second, people have a special feeling for the places they have lived in or contributed to, and these soldiers who participated in road construction will love Jingshi, Shanhaiguan, and Daming more in the future; Third, the soldiers were originally supported by the imperial court, and let the soldiers build roads, so they simply saved their remuneration. Master Li, I don't know if there is any omission in this king's analysis? ”

What I thought of, others thought of, and what I didn't think of, others thought of it. Li Qiyuan only nodded mechanically, he is usually very conceited, in front of this underage prince, he only has reverence, and it is really the unfathomable power of the royal sky, over time, Zhu Youzhen is more mature, what a terrible person he is!

Not only Li Qiyuan, but Li Chunye, who usually admires Zhu Youzhen, feels a fire of excitement in his body, it seems that his judgment and choice are not wrong, Zhu Youzhen is a person worthy of follow.

Even Wang Shaohui, Xue Sanxing, Huang Liji and others, who usually don't have much intersection with Zhu Youzhen, also cast appreciative glances at Zhu Youzhen, Xinwang is still so young, how did he think so far-reaching?

Cui Chengxiu was also secretly looking at Zhu Youzhen, it seemed that the previous contempt for him was a big mistake, and he had to reposition Zhu Youzhen.

In the end, Zhu Youxiao made a decision in a voice of approval, and transferred the soldiers of the four brave battalions in the fifth military camp to build the road, and the Ministry of Engineering organized personnel to measure and map to determine the route. This is the first official cement road built by the Ming Dynasty, which is called the first avenue.