Today's second update is delivered! "Toll roads? ”

The Yangzhou merchants present are all you look at me, I look at yours, and their faces are full of suspicion.

Zhang Zhun actually wants to build a road, "Or do you want to build a wide road, what is this going to do?" I've never heard of a road that can make money. The roads of the Ming Kingdom were built with money invested by the state, or by great benevolent people, people who wanted to do good deeds, took the initiative to donate money to build.

As for the roads that were repaired, "I have never heard of a toll charge." The road has to be paid" Is this still a person? Don't be scolded to death by others! If you don't donate money to build roads, it's just that "the roads that are repaired still have to be charged" is simply too inconsistent.

"Lord Governor advocates the construction of such a road, I don't know what purpose it is for?"

Lu Hanzhong asked tactfully.

"Lutong Caitong" Boss Lu should understand? ”

Zhang Zhun said meaningfully.

"Please also ask the Governor to make it clear."

Lu Hanzhong said hurriedly.

Other merchants are also staring at Zhang Zhun. Zhang Zhun made such a ridiculous suggestion, they wanted to see how Zhang Zhun justified himself. Road tolls, it's just incredible. Bridge tolls, and a bit of borrowing. There is no excuse for "road tolling"!

"I opened this road, I planted this tree, if you want to pass from here, leave the road to buy money. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. As long as you really invest money and build roads, you should get an income. ”

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

Lu Hanzhong and the others' eyes lit up slightly, as if they had captured a little bit of meaning. It's just that Zhang Zhun's precise meaning "They still haven't figured it out."

Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "I don't know what you think about the toll roads in Laizhou Mansion?" Has anyone ever visited it in person? ”

Lu Hanzhong and the others all shook their heads again and again. They are indeed unclear about the toll roads in Laizhou Prefecture. Yangzhou Mansion is too far away from Laizhou Prefecture. Besides, in the eyes of the merchants of Yangzhou Mansion, the backward and closed Laizhou Mansion "has no value at all."

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "Our current 6 transportation is much slower than the efficiency of waterways. The main reason is that our horse-drawn trucks are much heavier than boats. There are also more moving ones than ships. However, water transport is not accessible from every place. ”

After a slight pause, Zhang Zhun stood up and clapped his hands gently. Wang Shide brought a bunch of drawings and gave them to everyone present, and the drawings depicted the structure of a four-wheeled carriage. Everyone's drawings are the same.

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "This is the drawing of the four-wheeled carriage, according to the drawing, you can easily build the four-wheeled carriage." The volume of carriages transported by carriages is "several times that of ordinary carriages." As long as the road is repaired and the carriage is running, it is still very fast. The efficiency of 6 transport should be improved at least several times. As long as you actively promote the four-wheeled carriage and then set up a card to collect fees on the road, the money for the construction of the road will slowly come back. ”

Lu Hanzhong and the others all looked at each other, feeling very puzzled and very novel. How did Zhang Zhun come up with such an idea? Four-wheeled carriage? Charging by card on the road? Is this a legitimate thief?

Seeing everyone's expressions, Zhang Zhun smiled slightly in his heart and didn't say anything more.

The technology of horse-drawn carriages "is really not a secret. In ancient China, there were four-wheeled carriages, but because of road problems, wheeled carriages could not be popularized.

To popularize the technology of the four-wheeled carriage, "we have to rely on the efforts of the majority of businesses, to be precise, or to improve the quality of the road." With the concrete road, the carriage should be running fairly fast.

Compared with water transport, there are many more corners that can be extended by 6 routes. In fact, the cost of digging a canal is much higher than the cost of building a road. With cement, the quality of the road "can be greatly improved, and the load capacity and service life can be greatly enhanced." This "is the high highway of the Ming Dynasty."

"Whoever builds the road" benefits! ”

Zhang Zhun briefly ended his introduction.

"My lord, this...

Lu Hanzhong and the others all looked at each other.

Whoever builds the road will benefit, this is indeed true" However, they have to pay for the road construction themselves! Where do they still have the funds now? The money in their pockets was reversed by Shen Lingfei and almost all of them were snatched away.

Wang Dalu couldn't help but say: "Lord Dudu", where did the funds for road construction come from? ”

Zhang Zhun said casually: "It's up to you to figure out your own way." ”

Wang Dalu wanted to speak and stopped.

They figure it out for themselves, "what way?"

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "If you feel embarrassed, I have a way." ”

Wang Dalu hurriedly said: "Please also ask Lord Governor for guidance." ”

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "It's very simple, joint-stock system. You don't release some of the money" to involve as many people as possible. ”

Wang Dalu and the others looked at each other again, and stopped talking.

The so-called "share money" is actually the ancient joint-stock system. When it comes to the joint-stock system, they are actually no strangers. In the Ming Dynasty, the "scope of application of share money" was already very extensive, and as long as it was a business, "basically understood the meaning of share money." Some high-ranking officials don't pay their own money, and they also get some share of the money, which is the reason for the shares.

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "The Juntian Order will soon be implemented in Yangzhou Mansion, and at that time, there should be a lot of people's funds, and there will be no way out." It is obviously not a good thing for their silver to be left to rust in the earth. If you don't hurry, you'll lose it. ”

The interest of Lu Hanzhong and others "still can't be mentioned." Juntian Ling is indeed a big killer, which can cut a lot of funds out of the field and form a certain amount of liquidity. The problem is that people don't have to put money into building roads.

The initial investment in road construction is very large, but the income in the later stage is very long. According to Zhang Zhun's description, there is no decades of "don't want to return to the basics!" The so-called "building bridges and repairing roads, rotten corpses", killing people and setting fire to the gold belt, is talking about this situation.

Zhang Zhun continued: "Everyone has set several profitable routes, and I will help you raise funds for the lottery first." ”

Wang Dalu and the others were speechless again.

It's a nose ticket again.

Alas, all with rotten tricks. The Ming Dynasty had a lottery for a long time" was later strictly banned by Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang hates gamblers the most, "hates people who don't work hard, and is worried that gathering too many gamblers will cause chaos, so for the lottery line, it is in the form of a death order to prohibit the later emperor from opening his mouth." Therefore, the later outgoing emperors, even if they were really short of money. Don't dare to do the lottery.

In fact, the lottery is a trick that looks beautiful, "It seems that it is indeed possible to raise a large amount of money in a short period of time." But "the premise is that in the case of national stability and economic prosperity," you can barely use one or two, but now there is a shortage of soldiers, everyone will carry the silver firmly in their pockets, and it will not be easy to take it out to use, and there will definitely not be many people willing to take out the silver to buy lottery tickets.

Zhang Zhun saw everyone's faces, "I understood that my proposal was not welcomed, so he said slowly: "What? People are not interested in building roads? ”

Those present were silent.

Zhang Zhun is asking them to work hardest, "Their mood, of course, is not good." It is clear that the profit from building roads will not be very large, and it is "even" possible to lose money. After all, no one has ever tried the matter of road tolls.

However, now is also the time for Zhang Zhun to test them, although they are a little resistant, they dare not show it publicly. Since they were unwilling and did not dare to resist, they had no choice but to adopt non-violent and non-cooperative means to remain silent.

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly, picked up a teacup, took a sip of tea gently, and then said eloquently: "I ask everyone, "How did Zheng Zhilong get rich?" ”

Lu Hanzhong said affirmatively: "Monopoly of maritime trade. ”

Zhang Zhun said with interest: "How did he monopolize it?" ”

Lu Hanzhong said without thinking: "Rely on his fleet!" ”

Zhang Zhun shook his head lightly and said meaningfully: "Don't you realize that there is some intrinsic connection between this and road tolls? ”

Lu Hanzhong said with a blank face: "Please also ask Lord Governor for guidance." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded, "In fact, none of you are aware that Zheng Zhilong's monopoly is the route, that is, the road on the sea. Sailing on the sea, like walking, "has a fixed course, and if you deviate from the course, you will be in danger." ”

"Zheng Zhilong's fleet controls these routes. Other merchant ships "want to go through these routes" and have to get Zheng Zhilong's permission. How did you get permission from Zheng Zhilong? Of course, it took the initiative to pay tribute. I believe that everyone present knows that in order to obtain the right to trade at sea from Zheng Zhilong's hands, each ship must pay at least 5,000 to 20,000 taels of silver per year. These filial honors are actually the costs of these routes. ”

Lu Hanzhong seemed to sense something, and said without saying anything, "What does Lord Governor mean, the route ......?"

Zhang Zhun waved his hand, and Wang Shide was behind him, unfolding a large map. Zhang Zhun stretched out his hand and pointed to the area between Linqing and Jinan Mansion, and said slowly: "Everyone knows that after the goods from the south arrive in Linqing, they will be transferred to Jinan, and then distributed to various states and counties. From Linqing to Jinan, "it is about 300 miles, and the general carriage pulls goods" has to go for at least three days, not to mention the fatigue and fatigue, "it takes a lot of time" to delay the business opportunities. ”

"Whoever builds a wide cement road between Linqing and Jinan, which can pass through four-wheeled carriages, will arrive in Jinan from Linqing in just one day." I think most of the carriages will choose this path. It's easy and time-saving. According to the calculation of one tael of silver charged for each carriage, as long as one hundred wagons pass by in a day, "one hundred taels of silver will come in, and at the end of a year, it will be more than 30,000 taels of silver." ”

, maybe "everyone thinks that this little bit of income" is not enough for a fraction. However, you should see that this toll road has a term of at least 50 years. 30,000 taels a year, "10 years is 300,000 taels, and 50 years is 2.5 million taels, which is enough to return to the capital." What's more, "between Linqing and Jinan, is there really only a hundred carriages passing every day?" Of course not. If the number of carriages increases, the profit is multiplied. ”

After a slight pause, Zhang Zhun said slowly: "I dare not say" how high the profit of road tolls is. However, I can be sure that over time, this will definitely be a lucrative business. If you believe me, you have to get ahead of others and seize the most profitable paths. If you fall behind, you will have to find some remote places to build roads. ”

Regarding his own words, "Zhang Zhun is definitely proven by practice. Because, in the magical land of China, in the 21st century, "toll roads have surpassed the real estate and financial industries and become the most profitable industry." You can't go wrong with investing in this one.

In terms of personal feelings, "Zhang Zhun is against any road tolls. But as he became the commander of the Tiger Army, as he ruled more and more land and population, he began to realize the importance of the road. Roads are so important for a country and a nation. In short, without fast roads "it is impossible to control the whole country."

In the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan raised troops in Fanyang, and the news reached Chang'an, six days later. Cavalry communications, the requirements for the road are not high, but the "movement of the army" is more demanding on the road. In particular, it is a tragedy that the logistics transportation of the army "does not have enough spacious fast roads"!

In the past, the state power often had weak control over remote areas" There is always a saying that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, but in fact, "a large part of the reason" is because of the road. It seems that the current road of the Ming Kingdom "takes a carriage "from Guangzhou in Lingnan" to Beijing, it will take at least three or a month. Why? The road is too difficult to walk.

For the Tiger Army, what is needed is a well-connected transportation network, preferably a wide straight cement road. Through the cement road, the Tiger Ben army can be quickly mobilized at any time, and logistics and transportation can also quickly keep up. This is very important for the campaign.

The completion of high highways can also effectively reduce the number of troops. As long as these roads are completed, the movement of large units of the Tiger Ben Army can be carried out through high highways, and the range of control that each unit can control will be greatly increased

When it comes to the strategic level, it must be forced. Just like the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the military role is very large, "even if you lose money, you have to do it." Only when a network of high-speed roads is established "can the country be better controlled."

To build so many high-speed highways, "it is obviously not possible to rely on the strength of the Tiger Army alone, and it is necessary to use private funds." And in order to make the private boat funds move, it is necessary to let others get benefits. That's for sure. There is no benefit, "Who wants to build roads for your tiger army?" Isn't this a waste of work?