Chapter 652: Shouchun's Transportation System
The city of Shouchun is full of traffic, and pedestrians come and go like a tide. Unlike other places in the Central Plains, the atmosphere of war is almost impossible to feel here. Although this city belonged to the pseudo-dragon Yuan art a year ago, there was no trace of the past at this time.
In a trance, Guo Jia and Cao Hong were placed in a world without war, where everything was full of order.
There were no soldiers patrolling, only men in uniforms standing symbolically in the middle of the street, clearing the congestion. Although it looks like there are a lot of pedestrians, there is no congestion.
This is unimaginable in Xuchang.
Therefore, the two of them stopped to watch, even if they stared at those officials for a long time, they still did not have the slightest impatient look. Not only that, but I kept smacking my tongue in my heart, why didn't I think of such a simple method?
It turns out that there are so many doorways on the road.
Draw one line after another, and then divide the riding path for horseback riding, and the path for pedestrians. Effectively isolate riders and pedestrians on the road, making them appear orderly.
Then he made a walking rule and drew a line in the center of the road, half to the left and half to the right.
Once the rules are in place, the congestion problem can be solved by maintaining a small number of officials. These lines alone are enough to fill yourself up.
As the military advisor of the Chongzhou Demon Clan, he knows a truth. The larger the city, the higher the level of governance required. Some things that can't be thought of will pop up one by one, which will cause headaches.
But Shou Chuncheng's approach is like a beacon, guiding himself in a direction. It seems that this matter is not related to those big things. However, as a military advisor, he knows the huge meaning hidden in this.
In the event of an emergency, the cavalry of Shouchun City can gallop through the riding path to ensure the smooth flow of information. Although Xudu is crowded, it can also set aside a dedicated street to reach the state pastor's house. It looks exactly the same, but if you think about it, you can see that there are essentially different differences.
First of all, Shouchun only uses the riding path, and there are pedestrians riding horses on this riding path, which means that the road is smooth. It can be used by both military and civilian people, and can save time for the vast majority of people.
Not so in Xu Du.
Although a special street has been set aside, it is inevitable that there will be people in Xudu who are in a hurry, and the streets cannot be kept smooth all the time. Once there is an emergency, the soldiers can only shout at the pedestrians to get out of the way, and there will be a difference in time.
Of course, the lord can also send troops to garrison the special street, but this will greatly increase the cost. And this street leads to the governor's house, which means that he will pass through the downtown area. It's a great waste of money where every inch of land is at a premium.
Similarly, if there is an emergency and troops need to be mobilized immediately, and there are pedestrians on the street, Shouchun's speed will be faster than Xu Du. The reason is that there are so-called traffic rules here, a city saves a little time, two, three, or even dozens, seemingly inconspicuous things, as long as they come together, they can form a huge force.
In other words, relying on this system, by extension, the speed of the gathering of soldiers under the command of the Demon Emperor will exceed that of the vast majority of state pastors.
Guo Jia and Cao Hong subconsciously glanced at each other, and gasped at the same time. If it were someone else, such details would be overlooked. But as a military advisor and a general of one of the forces, he will definitely not take it lightly.
The footsteps slowly moved forward, and after crossing the intersection, you saw one trail after another. These roads extend in all directions and link almost all the dwellings. On the left and right sides are a dazzling array of shops, and there is no distinction between south, east, west, and northwest markets, and these shops are actually nested together with the residents and the places where they live.
Almost every few steps, you can see the shop with the door wide open, and the items inside.
The atmosphere of prosperity rushed to the face.
If the avenues give people the feeling of solemn majesty and power, then these sheep intestine paths give people the atmosphere of prosperity. Why did Shouchun go against the norm and change the wide, straight streets into narrow lanes? What kind of meaning does this contain?
"Did you hear that? Yesterday, there were robbers from Xuzhou who wanted to rob shops, but were subdued by the shopkeepers, men and pedestrians of several shops. Now they are all escorted to the Yamen."
"What you listen to is Lao Huang Li, this person was sentenced to three years in prison by Shou Chunling, and it is said that he will be imprisoned for three years and undergo labor reform. Thankfully, I didn't grab too much, otherwise it wouldn't have been three years."
"I also heard that people from other states wanted to snatch children, and they were also sent to the yamen by the shopkeepers of those shops."
"The world has changed, what kind of shop is this, it's completely a servant"
Pedestrians talked.
Guo Jia couldn't help but gasp, and the image of the businessman in his impression suddenly blurred.
Before he could speak, Cao Hong said in disbelief.
"You guys aren't talking big, what's the profit of the shop in managing these things?"
"How unprofitable?"
The sudden sound made the pedestrians around him stop at the same time, and their eyes looked at Cao Hong almost at the same time.
Cao Hong said fearlessly.
"Robbing all the merchants around the shop and rushing up with their buddies, this is too exaggerated, it's not about yourself, who wants to meddle in such a thing in this troubled world? And since someone snatched the child, the merchants had no reason to do it."
"You two should be out-of-towners."
A man standing outside the shop on the left shouted.
Guo Jia looked in the direction where the voice came from, and saw that he was dressed as a man, so he nodded.
"We have just come from another state, and the streets of Shouchun used to be a few wide straight roads. Why did it all become today's sheep intestine trail? And shouldn't all of these shops be in the surrounding markets, why are they everywhere? ”
"This is the state pastor's grace"
The man dressed as a man shouted.
The crowd of pedestrians looked similar.
"Most of the wide streets were demolished and replaced with lanes where two or three people could walk side by side, and concessionaires opened shops. First, all places are connected, and all roads can return home. Second, if you have some free time, you can take your wife and children to stroll around it, and you can easily buy what you want to buy."
"So you don't have to go back and forth, and you can find time to go to the market."
"As for the businessman taking the initiative to arrest the robbers and recapture the children, it was because of his own interests"
The guy talked eloquently.
Guo Jia fell into a confused look, what does this matter have to do with the benefits of businessmen? However, that sentence can save time for the people, but it cannot be refuted. But in this way, it is not a contradiction in itself.
Merchants are scattered and difficult to manage, once there are thieves to rob, how to ensure their own goods?
So why is the image of Shouchun businessmen completely different? One doubt after another surfaced in his heart, and Guo Jia fell into deep thought.