In the three southeastern provinces, 20,000 miles of roads were built, 500 bridges were built, 100 wharves were placed, 3,000 shipbuilders were built, and 500,000 horses were raised......

A series of astronomical figures, in a month, basically spread throughout the entire southeast, at least the gentry and officials knew to everyone.

Some people are surprised, some people despise, the Great Wall is only 10,000 miles, and a mouth is 20,000 miles, it's just a cannon, nonsense!

However, when he saw that it was Tang Da Zhuangyuan who put forward this opinion, he shut up and even waited and saw if he could create a miracle.

lived up to expectations, Tang Yi continued to publish articles in the following half a month, and constantly put forward ideas, and after the officials and gentry everywhere saw it, their eyes lit up.

Tang Yi pointed out that the reason why the large-scale construction project will cost the people and money is mainly caused by the recruitment of people's husbands, unpaid labor, delaying the agricultural time, and causing the fields to be barren.

The construction of the road in the southeast will no longer force the conscription of people, but will instead recruit idle laborers, give them fair remuneration, use criminal captives, and encourage the people to participate voluntarily.

Road construction is not to cast a wide net, but to choose areas with developed economies and frequent business and trade exchanges. Taking Fujian as an example, the main thing is to widen and strengthen the official road connecting Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Xinghua and Fuzhou, and build a straight road between Anxi and Quanzhou, the main tea producing areas.

All roads are divided into four categories, the first type is called the official road, which connects the major cities, crosses the provinces, and is led by the governor and the governor's yamen, of which the government bears 70% of the burden and the people bear 30%.

The second type is called the big road, which mainly connects the county seats, and is built by the political envoy Yamen, who each bears half of the cost.

The third type is the township road, which, as the name suggests, is the road that connects the township and the county seat. This is a local squire businessman who came forward to take the lead, with the cooperation of the government, the gentry and the common people contributed seventy percent, and the government contributed thirty percent, and the cooperation was completed.

As for the fourth category, it is the straight road of the key economic zone. For example, between Anxi and Quanzhou, this is fully funded by the Municipal Department of Shipping.

Each type of road has different specifications, from width and slope to pavement material and subgrade depth, all with detailed data.

Tang Yi pointed out that the purpose of building roads is to prosper business and trade, facilitate the exchange of goods and goods between people, and transmit information. mobilize troops, and so on.

Therefore, the principle of who benefits pays is upheld, and the cost of road construction should be included in the tolls, and all new roads used must be paid for a period of 30 years, and the income obtained is used to pay for road repair and maintenance.

Among the four types of roads, the toll on the straight road goes to the city department, and the official road toll goes to the governor and the governor's yamen. The toll on the main road belongs to the political envoy and the prefect, and the township road is distributed by the prefect and the gentry according to the proportion of capital contribution.

As soon as I heard that there is a fee, there is a fee. Many people were interested, and when they studied it carefully, their blood was boiling and screaming.

Almost all of the road construction areas demarcated by Tang Yi are densely populated and economically prosperous. Where there is abundance, and almost everywhere there are transportation problems.

In fact, it is not surprising at all that even if the hukou in the southeast is not a black household, it is more than twice as large as that of the national government, and the population is large. There are many commodities produced, and there are many materials needed. Almost all the roads were left at the beginning of the country, and in recent years, the Ming Dynasty had financial difficulties and was unable to repair the roads.

Although the local squire has a heart, he has no strength.

As Tang Yi envisioned, the 20,000-mile road is bound to be full of business travelers and an endless stream. Not a road, but a flowing river of gold!

Tolls have to be earned, and wineries, tea shops, inns and hotels along the way are another income.

People say that Tang Yi has a bit of a stone into gold, and now it is true that after he decomposes it like this, the impossible task has become not only feasible, but also full of temptation. How many people are gearing up and eager to try.

Of course, such a big project is not something that Tang Yi can do by writing articles, the most important thing is the attitude of the governor Yamen. In order to win Hu Zongxian's support, Tang Yi personally rushed to Hangzhou.

handed over the post, almost no need to wait, Tang Yi went directly to the back garden, a huge lake pavilion appeared in front of him, Hu Zongxian was wearing wide and cool clothes, sitting majestically, and beside him stood the Hu Gongzi Hu Baiqi, the real cool breeze blew through the water, with the elegance of lotus flowers, the coolness of water vapor, blowing on the body, not to mention how comfortable.

"Hehe, Brother Merlin, you really know how to choose a place."

Hu Zongxian narrowed his eyes with a smile, "Okay, come here, you taste the watermelon you just killed." ”

It's different to become the governor of the southeast, you don't even say cutting watermelons, you say killing, it's domineering enough!

Tang Yi went to the pavilion, grabbed a piece of crisp and sandy watermelon, and pulled it out in the well water, it was really cool, and he gnawed a piece of watermelon, the heat was completely gone, and his whole body was comfortable.

Tang Yi casually put the watermelon peel next to him and said with a smile: "Brother Merlin, let's get straight to the point, I'm here to make a fortune, let's enjoy some silver." ”

"Okay, the watermelon is good, let's have another piece." Hu Zongxian looked at his son and instructed: "Go back and tell the kitchen, get a few more good dishes for your uncle, it's not easy to come from afar, I want to get drunk with him." ”

I'm missing a drink from you!

Tang Yi rolled his eyes and slapped the table suddenly, "Hu Ruzhen, don't be sloppy with me, five million taels of silver, you will come out if you don't come out, and you will come out if you don't come out!" ”

"How much!"

Hu Zongxian was so frightened that he hurriedly reached out to cover Tang Yi's mouth, "My little ancestor, if someone Hu has so much silver, you strangle me!" ”

"Humph!" Tang Yi smiled contemptuously, "Brother Merlin, don't use dogs to cross the river, I know exactly how much money you have." Not to mention anything else, just the four surnames were killed, and the land property that fell into your hands was no less than 500,000 mu, according to the market price estimate, at least 800 to 10 million taels, these money were all scavenged from the people of Fujian and Zhejiang, as well as the gentry in the southeast, and half of it was taken out to repair the road for me, which is logical. ”

Before coming, Tang Yi had already done his homework, the four surnames were killed, where did their family property go? In addition to the gold and silver on the surface, a total of four or five million were handed over to the state treasury and handed over to Jiajing, what was more valuable was the fleet they had accumulated, shops, and as many as one million acres of fields.

Many of these things were swallowed up by other families, and Yang Bo also made a lot of money.

It's just that they can't compare to Hu Zongxian's near the water, as far as Tang Yi knows, there are more than 20 Hu Zongxian's fellow Hui businessmen, who have swallowed more than half of their family property, amounting to tens of millions of silver. The rules of the rivers and lakes, half of the meeting, Tang Yi felt that he was not too much at all, he was so conscientious that he could wear a red scarf.

But the green tendons in Hu Zongxian's head jumped up, and he roared angrily: "Tang Xingzhi, why don't you grab it!" There are some fields and workshops that are good, but if they want to be turned into silver, they have to be sold, so who do you want me to sell to? How can I come up with five million taels? ”

Hu Zongxian's foaming star sprayed Tang Yi's face, and Tang Yi was also angry, "Then how much do you say you can come up with?" ”

Hu Zongxian gestured his palm, and Tang Yi's face suddenly darkened.

"What is 500,000 taels enough?"

Hu Zongxian didn't squeak, and Hu Baiqi said boldly: "Lord Tang, you will be wrong, it's 50,000 taels!" ”

Send the food away!

Tang Yi was so angry that he fainted, "Hu Ruzhen, don't go too far, I don't build the road for myself, the road is open, it will be easy to transfer troops, and it can also reduce the garrisons in various places, leaving the military salary." In a word, can you help or not? ”

Hu Zongxian sighed, "Okay, I want to use this money to train the troops, within three years, increase 100,000 elite soldiers, 2,000 warships, three years of strong soldiers, and then fight to the death with the Japanese Invaders, sweep the southeast, pacify the sea frontier, the eternal feat, and succeed in the first war!" ”

Hu Zongxian's face flushed excitedly, and he said with a little guilt: "Okay, it's really powerless, I'm afraid I can't help you." ”

He oppressed people with the great cause of resisting Japanese people, Tang Yi was choked and speechless, and felt that something was wrong.

"Brother Merlin, you don't pay for it, so why are you publishing my article in the name of the Governor's Palace, what do you mean?"

Hu Zongxian smiled innocently, "It's not interesting, I just think that Xingzhi's article is well written and his ideas are good." ”

"Good idea, why don't you pay for it?"

"Am I not out of money!" Hu Zongxian spread his hands together, and he owed more beatings.

Tang Yi read something else from his smug smile.

"Good for you, Hu Ruzhen! Deliberately publish my article, and don't pay for it, you are going up the room and withdrawing the ladder, you want to see me laugh, you are too inauthentic! ”

This time it was Tang Yi's turn to spray Hu Zongxian's face, Governor Hu deserved to be the first frontier, much better than Tang Yi's demeanor, quite a bit of a spit on his face.

"Okay, when it comes to the words, I'm not welcome, what's going on with your road construction plan, don't think I don't know."

Tang Yi chuckled in his heart, this guy can see it? He didn't admit it, and said fiercely: "For the country and the people, have a clear conscience!" ”

"It's strange to believe you!" Hu Zongxian rolled his eyes and sneered: "You treat me as a fool, build roads on a large scale, and go up with the yamen, it is clear that you are giving benefits to those gentry." To put it mildly, I gave you five million taels, not to mention that two million taels will fall into the hands of the yamen and gentry everywhere. You made it clear that the rain and dew were evenly wet, and you bought through the southeast to let the big guys support your plan to open the sea, am I right or not? ”

is worthy of Hu Zongxian, who suddenly poked Tang Yi's sore spot.

He sneered: "Although the property of the four surnames is ill-gotten gains, but under the guise of building roads, it will return to the hands of the family, and I will be the first to refuse." Good steel is used on the blade of the knife, and it is the best choice to put it in my hand and use it to fight the Japanese invaders. ”

Not to mention, Tang Yi was asked, he couldn't help lowering his head, but he raised it decisively in the next second.

"I was almost fooled by you, can you use all this money to fight against the Japanese? How many of them have to be dotted up and down, how many of them have to be coveted by layers of ink, and the silver used to fight against the Japanese is not even half of it, so it is better to leave it to me to build roads! ”

These two people are really unkind, exposing each other's old secrets, arguing so red-faced, you slap the table and I stomp my feet, don't let each other go, and two anxious-eyed bulls.

In the end, Hu Zongxian simply played a scoundrel, hugged his arms, and said contemptuously: "Brother Xing, I won't give the silver anyway, if you have the ability, you can drive me down from the position of governor!" ”

Rao is Tang Yi is full of wisdom, but in the face of Hu Zongxian's iron rooster, there is no rut at all. (To be continued.) )