At this time, Xiao Hei was inspecting New Taipei Town on behalf of the royal family.

Guan Hao accompanied the whole process, and now the auspicious has officially gained a firm foothold.

The trend of the times is auspicious.

The foundation of New Taipei Town is better than that of Hudong New District, with the Dalong Plain to the north and the wealthy Crystal Collar to the west, and the people live a little more nourished.

One-third of the goods exported by auspicious have been transported north by land.

The import and transportation of raw materials, land transportation also occupies half of the country.

This is an intentional move by the Government Council to boost the economy of the two towns at the foot of the eastern mountain and narrow the gap between the rich and the poor with the towns in the south.

The first-class highway connecting Hudong New Area and Dalong Plain has long been completed, and the Ministry of Communications has named it National Highway 105.

Jixiang Lianghe Avenue occupies the title of 101 and 102, Hunan Avenue is 103 National Highway, Dongshan Pass to Hudong New District is 104 National Highway, and it is naturally 105 National Highway to this.

National Highway 105 is very spacious, dividing New Taipei Town into two from the middle.

Relatively wide spaces have been reserved on both sides of the national highway, and there are bus stops, long-distance bus station service areas, and various service facilities currently under construction.

"You also know the purpose of my visit, the second year of Zhongzhou is coming, and the day of going to sea is not far away, this is a great opportunity. ”

Xiao Hei and Guan Hao walked on the sidewalk next to the national highway, and from time to time they passed a phoenix bicycle by their side, attracting everyone's attention.

The bicycle is auspicious, but it is a luxury.

"I know that since nearly half of the import and export goods have been separated by land, I have understood. ”

Guan Hao is a little thin, and his skin is darker than before, but his figure is well-defined and in good spirits.

Xiao Hei understands that this is a manifestation of letting go of his mind and doing things in a down-to-earth manner.

"I now understand why His Majesty insisted on spending so much money to build such an extravagant avenue. ”

"I feel the same way. Hei smiled.

"Mr. Black, Your Majesty's chess game has begun, although I don't know chess, but I also understand the truth that there is no useless son on the chessboard, you can tell me what to do. ”

Guan Hao is not exaggerating to say this.

Xiao Hei is the big steward of Xiangyuan, the manager of Wang's assets, and the person by the king's side.

If this is placed in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it is almost equivalent to the status of the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch.

Therefore, Xiao Hei has the right to ask Guan Hao to do things.

"I don't dare to say it, I'm just helping His Majesty take care of some trivial matters, and I don't have an official position. ”

After a pause, Xiao Hei continued, "You see, this carriage is so frequent, in the past half a day, there is not a single cart empty, which shows the prosperity of land transportation." With the development of auspiciousness, the import and export trade will be bigger and bigger, and the towns along the way will benefit more and more. ”

Guan Hao looked at the endless stream of vehicles on the avenue and nodded in agreement.

"We will go to sea next year, and sea trade is destined to be popular. Some people have doubts about whether the external situation is unclear and whether they are friends or foes is still unknown, and second, whether commodities can complement each other and whether profit margins are sufficient. ”

Most of these worries come from merchants, and the great nobles and the like do not consider them, they only believe in force.

According to the travelogue, there are new continents on both sides of the Star Continent.

Where there is land, there are people, and if there are people, there is demand, so everyone is not worried about not being able to find a trade partner.

"I never doubted it, and you know it, I used to be a coolie, running from dock to warehouse all day long for a bite to eat. By chance, he entered Yongsheng, and now he is loved by His Majesty to have the current Xiao Hei, some people say that it is luck, and it is not right. ”

Xiao Hei's deeds have long been spread all over the streets and alleys by storytellers, and Guan Hao naturally knows about it.

"In the past, no matter how much luck I had, I was afraid that I would not be able to go today. There are so many lucky people like me, this is all brought by His Majesty, without Your Majesty, there would be nothing today. ”

No one will refute this, Wang Xuan's emphasis on Xiao Hei goes beyond common sense.

"Your Majesty is wise, he said that if you can open the sea, then you will be able to do it. Guan Hao answered, he was completely convinced of Wang Xuan.

"Yes, so you New Taipei Town have a heavy burden. Once the navy discovers a continent suitable for trade, our starry merchants, nobles, and major royal families will probably go crazy. This avenue is probably several times busier than it is today. ”

It's inevitable, and no one has any doubts.

"Your Majesty is now planning the Starshine Continent Artery Project, referred to as the North-South Corridor Project. ”

At this time, Xiao Hei said his true intention.

The North-South Corridor Project is Wang Xuan's whim, which aims to connect the north-south land transportation, strengthen the speed of material flow, and improve transportation efficiency.

After the opening of sea trade, mainland materials will gather auspiciously.

That's the real return of all rivers to the sea.

You must know that for every commodity exported, auspiciousness has to collect a tax of five percent.

The faster the flow of materials, the more auspicious you earn.

Of course, with the North-South Corridor, the speed of troop transportation will also be much faster.

"The project is divided into three phases, the first stage is to start from New Taipei and build a first-class road through the Dalong Plain, the Wangdu Circle to the northern border of Liuling. Then, using this avenue as a starting point, several avenues were built to the west to the North Star Yao River. The second stage is to start from the six northern collars and build an expressway that runs through the entire territory of Huyue. The third stage is to include the Western Zhou Dynasty and realize the north-south connection of the Xingyao Continent. ”

This is a super project, and Guan Hao was shocked by Wang Xuan's "whimsy".

The key is that can the three kingdoms of Great Xia and Western Zhou agree?

Great Xia relied on the mountains on both sides of the North Star Yao River to withstand Hu Yue's million iron horses, if land transportation was opened, how could Great Xia still be safe?

Moreover, there was a territorial dispute between the Western Zhou and Hu Yue, and the two sides were on guard against each other, and as the weaker party, the Western Zhou would not agree.

Xiao Hei seemed to see through Guan Hao's thoughts, "Although the knife is a murder weapon, it can both kill and save people, the key depends on who uses it." ”

Guan Hao realized.

"Next year will be a year of auspicious and qualitative changes, and His Majesty requires New Taipei, as a border town, to do three things well. ”

Blackie showed the paperwork with the seal of the King and the Cabinet of the Council, an executive order that followed the usual process.

The order first required New Taipei to do a good job in infrastructure construction.

The top priority is the construction plan on both sides of National Highway 105, which the expert group has already directed in the Hudong New Area, and then will move to New Taipei.

The second is to vigorously grasp public order.

It is said that the poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people, although New Taipei is much richer than before, but who would be afraid of having more money?

For the sake of profit, there are not a few people who do not hesitate to take risks.

Wang Xuan didn't want to lose his share in this matter, if he wanted to make money, he would come openly, he really couldn't look down on the three indiscriminate methods, he had the mind and time, and he had already laid down in bed and counted the gold coins to play.

The last item is to make every effort to develop pillar industries and create a business card with urban characteristics.

The pillar industry of New Taipei is silkworm breeding, which was Wang Xuanzhi's idea.

Relying on Dongshan, New Taipei has planted mulberry trees in a large area with the help of existing conditions, and large-scale mulberry silkworm breeding can be carried out in the spring of next year.

Wang Xuan's meaning is to let New Taipei focus on this industry, and not to be ambitious.

Once the sea trade is on the right track, the temptation facing New Taipei will be beyond imagination.

At that time, New Taipei may be like a monkey coming down the mountain, trying to catch everything, but in the end it is empty-handed.

This is what Wang Xuan does not want to see.

"Your Majesty said that ten thousand birds are better in the forest than one bird in hand. ”

"This, a bird in hand?...... I see!"

At the beginning of October, Wang Xuan officially announced the 'North-South Corridor' plan.

Representatives of Daxia and Hu Yue gathered at Jixiang Business Hotel, Wang Xuan's private property.

Zhao Shengrui's representative is the chief strategist Gao Jin, and Hu Yue's representative is the princess who is familiar with Feng Qiangzhi, and the Western Zhou has not been notified yet.

"That's the plan, you may be concerned about the security of the border, and I've made a record of that, please see. ”

Wang Xuan handed over the solution, and everyone studied it carefully.

The solution is simple, build a city directly at the border.

This is not the point, the focus is on auspicious technology, at the land junction of the border between Bactria and Huyue, to build a reinforced concrete city.

The auspicious level of architecture is recognized by the world, but if you don't believe it, look at the high-rise buildings, look at the Dongshan Pass and the Xingyao Lake embankment that have been baptized by the war, they are still standing there intact.

The terrain of the border between Bactria and Huyue is complex, mostly blocked by high mountains, rarely visited by pedestrians, and mostly communicated through the Xingyao River.

If you want to build a land road, you can only start construction along the foot of the mountain by the river, and the terrain in other places is complicated, and the construction is very difficult.

In this way, the newly built border towns will inevitably show a trend of being unable to open up for a long time.

"It's like the Dongshan Pass a few years ago, it's absolutely safe. Wang Xuan put the finishing touch.

"We have no opinion. ”

The beautiful female voice is crisp and clear, pleasant to the ear, and it is Hu Yue's princess who speaks.

Hu Yue will definitely agree, this is the confidence of the strong.

"We have several concerns that we would like to ask His Majesty King Jixiang. "It's Gao Jin who speaks.

"Please. ”

"The first is how to ensure the quality, the second is how to set the customs clearance conditions, and the third is how to only garrison our troops. ”

These three questions, or requirements, are very reasonable, at least Wang Xuan thinks so.

How powerful Hu Yue's cavalry is, Wang Xuan has never seen it, and he doesn't want to see it at present.

Being able to keep them out of the Great Xia Kingdom is also a good thing for Ji Xiang.

If Hu Yue Tieqi stepped into Great Xia, after seeing the gentle water towns in the south, he would never be willing to entrench in a corner, and would definitely go south.

And the auspiciousness of the rich oil in the south will give them the illusion that it is not unattainable as if they are working hard.

Once this idea is generated, it will never linger again.

There are only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves, so Wang Xuan doesn't want to make extraneous branches, the grassland is very good, and he wants to run a horse if he has the opportunity.

This is also what Wang Xuan said to Gao Jin, and Gao Jin believed it.

In order to enhance Zhao Shengrui's self-confidence, Wang Xuan sold the retired old army gun to Daxia at a 'low price'.

Of course, Hu Yueren will not be told about this deal.

A thousand words are not as good as this one.

After several rounds of negotiations, the three parties finally reached the first phase of the agreement.

On the written terms of the agreement, Great Xia had the upper hand.

As compensation, Jixiang will sell thousands of exquisite hundred refining knives to Hu Yue every year.

Gao Jin was naturally opposed, but with the courage provided by dozens of army guns, he finally agreed.

In November of the first year of the Central Continent calendar, the three kingdoms of Jixiang, Daxia and Huyue signed the agreement on the 'North-South Corridor'.

Jixiang has provided technology to assist the two countries in the construction of first-class highways and border passes.

Both countries pay for this: manpower, materials and technology.

The money is not a decimal, but fortunately, it is paid in batches, which both countries can afford.

Moreover, the sea trade is imminent, otherwise it is really possible to empty their treasury.

As soon as the news was announced, the entire continent was boiling, and it seemed that the sea trade, which was far away from him, was really coming.

Whether it will attract jackals, lose his wife and soldiers, or communicate with each other and obtain endless benefits and wealth, we can only wait and see.