Li Si's statement caught the ministers by surprise. As we all know, road trimming is a very difficult task. It took several years for the military headquarters to initially finalize the basic line after several investigations. After investigation and deduction, it will take at least three to five years to build together. In particular, the emperor's eastern tour of the Oriental Avenue is a long way, according to estimates, it will take at least three or five years to complete, and what is Li Si's ability to reach the sky, dare to boast of Haikou, dare to say that half a year to repair this galloping road?

A playful smile appeared on the emperor's face and asked, "Which gallop road to build?" "Although the emperor is so happy, his mind is abnormally clear. Since he succeeded to the throne, he began to build his own mausoleum, and used countless laborers, but the construction is still a half-hung project, according to this progress, I am afraid that it will take ten or eight years to complete the construction. And the galloping project is far more difficult than the construction of the imperial mausoleum, how can it be completed within half a year, is Li Si's brain flooded? The dilapidated construction that was built in a hurry was not what he wanted!

"Oriental Avenue!" Li Si responded: "Your Majesty, please be careful with your ministers." If it is built according to the normal plan, the construction of the Oriental Avenue will take three to five years to complete; However, a few days ago, the minister received a report from the counties in the construction of the road, found an ingenious method, if this method is used to build the road, the construction period may be shortened. Lees cleared his throat.

The emperor groaned, waved the eunuch next to him, took a few plan drawings reported by Li Si, and said, "Which county submitted?" "The emperor has every opportunity, although the plan to repair the gallop road is important, but it is not urgent enough for him to deal with it immediately, so he has not read the drawings that have been reported, so he does not know the content of these plans.

Li Si took a breath and said, "Your Majesty, this plan is submitted by Chen Sheng, the county guard of Minzhong County. ”

When these words fell, everyone's eyes were focused on Li Si. As we all know, Minzhong County has not been very peaceful recently, and it is said that Li Shenmai, the son of Lord Li Si, committed murder with the intention of murdering the county guard Chen Sheng. Li Shen did not do this strictly enough, plus the forces in the court are complicated, there are many ears and eyes, and it is impossible for no one to know about doing such a thing. Everyone knows about the matter, but the evidence is insufficient, and it can't constitute evidence for the imperial historians to impeach Li Shen.

Because of this matter, Li Si is also very passive in the court, and he has not dared to talk in the court for a long time, and he has been a man with his tail between his legs.

Hearing Li Si's words, many treacherous and slippery old ministers secretly said: "What an old fox!" ”

The emperor and courtiers all knew that Li Si did not treat Chen Sheng of Minzhong County very well for various reasons. According to the normal situation, if he didn't directly eliminate the plan submitted by Chen Sheng, it would already be considered good, and recommending this kind of thing to the emperor was even more unimaginable for Lord Li Si, who was not very big.

Li Si's plan to recommend Minzhong County again is to release a signal, saying that he has no prejudice against Chen Sheng, and there is a vague intention to show goodwill, and what he does will inevitably be conveyed to Chen Sheng's ears, and when Chen Sheng hears the news in the future, even if he doesn't appreciate it, he won't embarrass Li Shen too much. Of course, the most important thing is to establish one's image in front of the emperor.

The eunuch unfolded the mulberry paper, and the carefully fired ink charcoal emitted a faint fragrance. The emperor sniffed lightly, his spirit was shocked, and he said with a smile: "The paper produced in Minzhong County is light and easy to write, and I like it very much; Unexpectedly, the ink charcoal burned out is also unique, with a light fragrance and elegance. Prime Minister Kui, let Shaofu draw up a strip Chen, Fujian pays tribute every year to 1,000 catties of mulberry paper, 2,000 catties of ink carbon, and replaces other tributes. ”

Kui Lin hurriedly kowtowed and said yes. The lords and ministers of the court are all big consumers of luxury goods in Xianyang City, of course, they know that the Ling family has opened a paper mill in Minzhong County, and the paper produced is smooth and natural, and I don't know how many times better than the hard and heavy bamboo slips. For a while, I don't know how many people sought after. Nowadays, even the emperor praises the paper and ink in Fujian, so that the products of Fujian, which are already in demand and easy to sell, are even more difficult to buy.

The Emperor's mind soon returned to the galloping road repair. Seeing that the emperor looked down at the content recorded on the mulberry paper, Li Si hurriedly asked the eunuchs to bring the map, pointed to the picture on the map and said to the ministers: "The plan divides the Oriental Avenue into seven parts, and recruits people from all over the country at the same time, and carries out construction in accordance with the unified prescribed plan, with about 30,000 construction personnel in each part, according to the divided counties, each county only needs to transfer 5,000 laborers, in addition, the biggest feature is to transfer part of the garrison of the imperial court without war to join, which can reduce the collection of conscription, secondly, it can exercise the physical fitness of soldiers; Specific construction, OK

The contract was carried out by the merchants, and the imperial court paid for the project, stipulating the quality and completion date ......"

The emperor flipped through the contents of the mulberry paper while listening to Li Si's explanation. I have to say that although Li Siwei is not very popular, he is a first-class good player in government affairs. Almost all of the things he has reviewed are unforgettable.

Li Si said for half an hour, and then he finished explaining all the content. Of course, this is just the idea of the Oriental Avenue, which is in dire need of renovation at the moment. However, the construction of an Oriental Avenue alone involves many and complex aspects. Those ministers who are not familiar with engineering mathematics are already confused after listening to some of them. However, the emperor listened carefully, and finally put down the file and listened carefully to Li Si's explanation. After all, he is not a professional, and some of the content is not as thorough as Li Si, how to say that Li Si has also been with Zheng Guoxiu for a few years, and he is a semi-professional.

There are three gist points in Li Si's words, the first project is constructed in sections, and it can be contracted to businessmen. Second, if there is a shortage of funds, they can borrow money from the merchants, and when the track is completed, they will be repaid with the tariffs levied, and a certain percentage of the interest; Third, the role of rail, both military and civilian use, the distribution of income of rail, and so on.

Li Si finished his words in one go. There was silence in the huge council chamber.

I don't know how much discussion there was about the maintenance of the galloping road. But I have never discussed in such detail how this Chi Dao is cultivated and what the effect will be after it is cultivated. Most people believe that this is just a military means for the imperial court to control all parts of the empire. No one thought that this could actually be a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people.

But, such a good thing, will anyone agree with it?

When Zuo Prime Minister Wang Juan heard this, he slapped the desk fiercely and said angrily: "This is a big mistake!" After standing up tremblingly, Wang Juan said: "The way of the emperor is only to do great righteousness, how can you say that the benefits of businessmen are good?" ”