readx;

In September of the sixth year of the Beacon Fire, the princess of the Principality of Beichen was born, named Chen Yangqi, called Princess Yangqi!

A month later, in Donglin City, the capital of Beichen Kingdom, a banquet was held. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo。。 This feast was organized by the royal family for the full moon of the princess, and millions of people in the city were favored, which is truly a miracle of the world.

Until the first month of the seventh year of the beacon fire, Xiao Chen spent a happy New Year with his relatives, and once again ushered in a more joyful event.

Over the course of several months, 30 million immigrants from the original six counties were mobilized to complete the three main gallop roads that had been pre-designated. The three main gallop roads are more than 2,500 miles long, which means that almost every 10,000 people have to build a one-mile-long and dozens of meters wide gallop roads in just a few months. The most important thing is that this gallop road not only requires the use of iron-reinforced concrete that has just appeared in Beichen Country, but also uses bluestone slabs ground from distant places to pave the way. After this series of procedures, the whole road construction immediately became difficult.

In a matter of months, the three main gallop tracks, plus a number of smaller roads, were completely completed. From now on, the road network of the six counties in Beichen will be officially completed. The dense county roads spread throughout the land of Beichen Kingdom. The three most conspicuous main galloping roads are the most important roads in the six counties. After the completion of the gallop in the land of the six counties, Xiao Chen began to consider the construction of the gallop in Jiangzhou and the places of Buni, Linhai, and Sanguan and the three counties.

These newly expanded territories are the weakest places in the control of the Beichen Kingdom. On a land larger than the land of the Six Counties, there are only a few million Han Chinese, and the local population of foreigners is as high as 15 million. Therefore, relocation is a must, and it must be done as soon as possible. At the same time, the construction of Chi Road is also certain, which will make the imperial court's control of these lands more thorough. But again, here, the construction of the Chi Road is several times greater than the construction of the land in the six counties, and the manpower and material resources consumed are several times greater.

There was originally a road network built by the Beichen Kingdom in the land of the Six Counties, and although it did not have the current strict regulations, they contributed a lot to the construction of the Chi Road. The iron and bluestone slabs needed to build the road were transported from these dense road networks. Without these road networks, there would be no current galloping road in Beichen Kingdom. But now Jiangzhou and other places do not have the dense road network of the six counties, and only the cities here have fairly good roads. Further down to the countryside, there are no qualified roads at all, all of them are dirt roads made by the local people themselves.

On a road like a mud road, Xiao Chen really didn't want to say anything. On that kind of road, Xiao Chen doubted that the carriage transporting iron and bluestone slabs could run normally. You must know that the weight of iron and bluestone slabs is not light at all, and if you pull a full car, there is also a weight of progress. Even many of the original roads in the land of the Six Counties could have been crushed by this kind of carriage. Now this kind of muddy road, Xiao Chen doesn't dare to compliment it at all!

Especially now that we are entering the coldest period of winter, work is still a trivial matter, but snow or something is a big problem. When it snows, the country roads are covered and the ground is so muddy that it is impossible for the road builders to carry out their work. Winter is followed by a rainy spring, and although spring is mostly a little drizzle, it can still cause some trouble for the land. After that, it was a rainstorm in the summer, and under that circumstances, Xiao Chen didn't dare to imagine how difficult the construction of the Chi Road could be.

However, it is not possible to build a gallop road now!

In the end, Xiao Chen thought hard about it for a whole night, and finally came up with a better solution. That is, the people were first moved to Jiangzhou and the three counties, and then the local county orders and county guards called on the people to carry out a major road repair plan. The roads between the various cities were to be repaired again, and the roads between the towns and villages had to be built in strict accordance with the existing road network in the Hokushin Kingdom. After completing the road network in Jiangzhou and other places, the people were organized to prepare materials for the construction of the road during the slack season. It is not until a large amount of materials have been collected that the construction of the gallop can begin.

This plan is undoubtedly the best, and it is now the first month, and when 30 million people have completely settled down in Jiangzhou and other places, it should not be yet February, so that they will be able to catch up with the first season of grain sowing in the seventh year of the beacon fire. When the time comes, when the land is owned and the grain is planted in the land, all the people will settle down and start building roads. If Xiao Chen had to start work at this time, it would definitely not be a good thing for Beichen Kingdom.

The cold weather doesn't need much, and the construction in winter is already troublesome, not to mention that there is not even a good road in Jiangzhou and other places, and the probability of dangerous accidents is too great. In addition, as ordinary people in China, the most important thing that cannot be forgotten is the time to sow seeds in the field. That time is more important to the people than many days, after all, it is related to the life of the family in the coming year. Therefore, now the construction is delayed, and it is certain that the spring ploughing will be delayed, and it may even delay the autumn ploughing, which is absolutely unacceptable to the people.

No matter how good the road is repaired, it is also the country that eats the lion's share, and the people don't need to take such a good road, it is enough to have a rural land. It's still important to eat, and last year there was almost a famine in Beichen, which made many people feel bottomless, and they are counting on planting food a little earlier in spring this year. As long as the spring ploughing is not delayed, I believe everyone can have a full meal this year.

The next day, the decree began to be communicated to the migrants who had gathered in various places. Within two days, all the relocated people received this decree, and all the people immediately moved to Jiangzhou and other places. After the end of spring ploughing, select strong people to build the Dongjiang, Zhongjiang and Yunjiang rivers. At the same time, all slaves and Han children in Jiangzhou and other places who could be mobilized were mobilized to build roads between cities, towns, and villages. In the shortest possible time, we will strive to turn the road network in Jiangzhou and other places into a road network in the six counties.

All the people were very happy, and they were worried about spring ploughing. Because the previous decree was that all the emigrants were on the way to build galloping roads while moving. In this case, when the Sanjiang Chi Road is completed, the spring ploughing will have already passed. Maybe the autumn ploughing will be delayed, so that the common people will once again rely on the state rations to survive. This is not the result that the common people want, because relying on the relief of the state, everyone has no bottom in their hearts.

Now that the decree has been changed, you can look for a place to live first, and then start building roads after spring ploughing.

In less than a month, 30 million Han people lived in Jiangzhou and other places. Coupled with the original people, 40 million Han people, it is enough for the Beichen Kingdom to temporarily firmly grasp Jiangzhou and other newly expanded places. Then, in a few days, everyone completed the spring plowing task. This was followed by a period of complete road repair, when more than 12 million able-bodied men and some women gathered together to start building the roads in their respective settlements. And the 15 million slaves who originally lived here, men, women and children, were all concentrated. There are those who cut wood, those who dig stones, and those who grind stone slabs, and the entire Jiangzhou and the three counties have been mobilized, setting off a new wave of construction frenzy.

Putting these aside for the time being, the construction of the Sanjiang Chi Road may last for a long time. After all, Jiangzhou and other places not only need to build the Sanjiang Chi Road, but also build a dense road network, which is not a simple matter.

Longfeng Road, Fengzhong Road and Longyun Road, three galloping roads that have just been completed for less than two months. Immediately after the New Year, the first income was ushered in. Countless merchants drove their trucks through various checkpoints. After paying the tolls, I embarked on these three important national roads.

In less than three days, long caravans could be seen everywhere on the three galloping roads. Countless wagons sped along the road, and many merchants had happy smiles on their faces. This gallop is well built, and the trucks can speed up as much as they want on the gallop road, and there is no need to worry about some potholes that will break the hooves of the mules and horses pulling the carts. Moreover, it can accommodate sixteen carriages at the same time, which completely makes everyone feel less crowded before. Of course, this is only when you are lucky, and when you are unlucky, it is tragic.

In just three days, there were more than 320 traffic jams on the three lanes, and on average, there were more than 30 traffic jams per day. What kind of concept is this, even Xiao Chen was shocked when he first got the news. Among the more than 300 traffic jams, there are 70 or 80 traffic jams that last as long as four or five hours! In addition to traffic jams, there were several traffic accidents, but fortunately, although the speed of the carriage was fast, the stability was good. As long as the coachman's skills are better, it won't be too serious. As a result, no one died, and the most serious ones were minor injuries. However, there are always some quarrels.

As soon as he summed it up, Xiao Chen could be regarded as discovering why this situation occurred.

Originally, there was no left and right traffic lines on the gallop, which meant that the entire gallop could meet sixteen carriages in one direction at any time. At that time, Xiao Chen was amused. Fortunately, there are laws of the People's Republic of China that can be used for reference, so not only did a long yellow line appear in the center of Chidao, but the imperial court also issued a lot of laws about Chidao. Although there are half fewer lanes driving in one direction, all merchants are seeing the effect.

In the next month, traffic jams and traffic accidents have dropped by 80 percent. It is believed that in the near future, the traffic jams and accidents on the road will be reduced by more than 90 percent, and there will never be the same situation that occurred in the first three days of the first month.

In the same month, the newly established Ministry of Communications of Beichen submitted the toll received this month to the Ministry of Households. Nine hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver, that's right! That's right, it's 980,000 taels of silver. When the two prime ministers of the imperial court saw this data, they were frightened on the spot. It is completely unimaginable that just a gallop road has earned 980,000 taels of silver within a month of its opening to traffic, which is only a month's time. In a year, that's more than 10 million taels! What kind of concept is this, it is nearly 200,000 taels of silver more than the field tax in the first quarter of last year.

In fact, it is possible to have such great benefits thanks to the good business foundation of Beichen Kingdom. Most of the people who come to do business through Chidao are in Beichen and the surrounding countries. No matter how far away the merchants of the country are, they will go directly to the sea, where will they still walk the road. And those businessmen who walk the road can complete a transaction in just three or two days. In this case, there is no problem for a businessman to complete the first business within a month. This is still required to run far, and it is not a big problem to trade more than a dozen businesses if you are close.

And the road fee for Chidao is one or two silver for a carriage, and the hundreds of thousands of merchants in China are only hundreds of thousands of businessmen on Chidao. What about the rest, the rest are on the sea route. After all, there is no road fee for the road to the sea, and you can also get the escort of your own sailors. Although it took a long time, it had to be at least more than 100,000 taels of business after a trip. Although the runner of the gallop road can make a profit of thousands of taels of silver at a time, the runner with the gallop is completely four or five times faster than before, or even ten times faster. As soon as this trading volume comes up, the benefits will immediately come up. And how much is the road fee, and the goods of 10,000 taels are at most more than a dozen taels of road fees. But 10,000 taels can become 30,000 taels or 40,000 taels, damn, it's a lot of money.

Moreover, don't doubt the commercial strength of Beichen Kingdom. At present, the basic commodities in Beichen have long been filled with the domestic market, and the only ones that can still be sold are some special products, clothing and some supplies. You must know that Beichen has already started export trade a few years ago. As a modern person, of course, it will only be exported after the domestic demand is satisfied.

Of course, the domestic economy has not deteriorated. Xiao Chen is very concerned about the domestic commercial economy, after all, no matter how good your exports are, the domestic commercial economy will not work, and sooner or later it will be over. Because, if you export to other countries, then other countries will definitely come to you to export goods. In this way, you will not be able to digest the influx of goods from foreign countries in one go, and the country's economy will be considered finished.

It is in this situation, under the impact of foreign commodities, that Beichen's domestic commodities are constantly updated, and the domestic commercial order has been maintained. As a result, soon after the emergence of high-speed roads such as Chidao, the long-established commercial capacity exploded. However, it is estimated that in a few months, this freshness will decline, and the income from the road toll is expected to stabilize completely.

...