"Isn't this the rule of our ancestors?"

"The rules of our ancestors are not unchangeable. And the 'harem can't interfere in politics' article is aimed at ambitious women, I believe you, you are not that kind of person. Huang Furui said in an affectionate and trusting tone.

In the previous life, Huang Furui also used such words in such a tone to make Lan Xiaoyu come up with ideas. But the result? He is still jealous of Lan Xiaoyu's ability and insight in his heart, right? will let the women of the harem grind Lan Xiaoyu.

"This ......," Lan Xiaoyou looked embarrassed.

"Zitong, help me!" Huang Fu Rui stared at Lan Xiaoyu affectionately.

Lan Xiaoyou seemed to be moved by Huang Furui's affection, and nodded with a red face: "Then let the concubine think about it." ”

"Okay, okay, you think about it quickly." As he spoke, he instructed the others, "Shut up for me, and don't disturb the queen's thoughts." ”

The eunuchs and palace maids all relaxed their hands and feet, even their breathing was light, and they didn't dare to breathe, for fear of disturbing Lan Xiaoyou.

Lan Xiaoyou hung his head, as if he was thinking about a solution, but in fact he was just in a daze. As for the solution, I have already thought of it in my previous life.

After a while, Lan Xiaoyou raised his head and said to Huang Furui: "Your Majesty, the concubines have come up with three ways to solve the problem of north-south freight transportation in the short and long term. ”

Huang Furui was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Zitong, what is the short-term solution?" What is the long-term solution? ”

Lan Xiaoyou said: "The most urgent problem facing us now is to quickly transport the grain from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital, since the official road is not good, let's use the sea route." ”

"By sea?" Huang Fu Rui thought that Lan Xiaoyou had come up with some good method, but when he heard the word sea route, he couldn't help but be disappointed, "The sea is too risky, and Daqing Country does not have a ship strong enough to sail in the sea." ”

Lan Xiaoyou said: "You don't need to go to the sea, just sail along the coastline, and the shore is only more than 100 meters away, so the risk should not be great." ”

Hearing this, Huang Fu Rui thought about it carefully: "If you just sail by the coast, it is indeed feasible. ”

Huang Furui couldn't help but be happy: "Okay, just do it, so that the problem of cargo transportation can be solved." Azusa Tong deserves to be Azusa Boy! ”

Lan Xiaoyou said: "This is only a short-term solution to the rise in grain prices in the capital, if it needs to develop into a long period, the emperor also needs to convene craftsmen to make ships that can really sail in the sea and withstand wind and waves." ”

Huang Furui nodded vigorously: "I will arrange someone to deal with it tomorrow morning." ”

Lan Xiaoyou continued: "In addition to this method, there are two long-term solutions, but both of them are quite costly. ”

Huang Furui asked: "What is the method?" Zitong don't sell Guanzi, tell me too. ”

Lan Xiaoyou tugged at the corners of his mouth and said, "This first method is to build another official road, and if there is a problem with one of the official roads in the future, it can also be transported by the other official road." There will be no situation where the goods are blocked in the middle of the road today. ”

Huang Furui shook his head: "Zitong doesn't know the difficulty of building this road, just moving stones is a big project, it's not easy to repair, it's not easy to repair." ”

Lan Xiaoyou said: "Your Majesty, the concubine has a way to build roads without stones. ”

"Really? What recipe? Huang Furui was pleasantly surprised, but he knew how useful and profitable the recipes Lan Xiaoyou came up with, such as the recipes for preventing smallpox and the recipes for making glass.

"The concubine once read in a book a material recipe, called cement, which uses limestone and clay as the main raw materials, and can be made through a series of processes such as crushing, grinding, and mixing. When using, as long as you add water to mix, you can use it, and when the water dries up, the cement solidifies, and its hardness is not weaker than that of stones, which is most suitable for building roads and dams. ”

Huang Furui imagined the application of cement in people's livelihood with Lan Xiaoyou's words, and was very moved, and hurriedly said: "Zitong, do you remember this recipe clearly?" ”

Lan Xiaoyou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, Concubine Fang Zichen remembers it very clearly, so I'll write it down and give it to you." ”

Hearing Lan Xiaoyou's words, Xinghong immediately took a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone and put it in front of Lan Xiaoyou.

"I personally sharpen the ink for Zitong." Huang Furui said and walked over to Lan Xiaoyou's side.

The two palace maids stepped forward and helped Huang Furui roll up his sleeves and tie them with silk. Huang Furui picked up the ink and grinded it regularly.

Lan Xiaoyou wrote about the recipe of modern farmhouse homemade cement, which is not as strong as modern industrial cement, but it was very suitable in ancient times.

There are several methods of homemade cement that are suitable for the use of the Daqing Dynasty, and Lan Xiaoyu wrote them all down and filled three large pieces of paper. Huang Fu Rui couldn't understand the cement recipe, but there was no shortage of professionals in the Daqing Dynasty, and Huang Fu Rui waited until the ink dried, and then carefully put the recipe away and put it into his sleeve.

"Tomorrow, I will hand it over to the people from the Ministry of Industry to study, so that they can hurry up and study it as soon as possible."

After speaking, he asked Lan Xiaoyou: "Zitong, what is the second long-term solution you said?" ”

Lan Xiaoyou said: "This method is even more huge and troublesome than the amount of work to build official roads. It is to let people dig an artificial canal to connect the five major water systems in the north and south, so that ships can travel north and south from the inland rivers, which is safer than sea transportation and saves time and manpower more than taking the official road. Since then, the north-south connection, including the economy, can be greatly improved in any aspect. ”

Just like the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in her first world, it played a huge role in the economic and cultural development and exchanges between the north and south regions of that world, especially the development of the industrial and agricultural economy along the route. It is a real north-south transportation artery, with prosperous commercial transportation, dozens of commercial towns on both sides of the canal, and its contribution to the ancient economy is immeasurable.

Huang Furui thought more than Lan Xiaoyou, and as soon as Lan Xiaoyou said, he thought of the benefits of digging the canal, not only in terms of freight and economy, but also in terms of politics. With the canal, it was more able to consolidate the rule of the imperial court over the south, it was easier for the imperial court to reach the Jiangnan region under the orders of the imperial court, and the canal could also promote the integration of northern and southern cultures.

If the canal is successfully dug successfully, this is a great merit that benefits the present and the future! And he, the emperor who ordered the canal to be dug, will definitely go down in history and become a rare generation of Ming monarchs in history.

Thinking of this, Huang Furui was so excited that his whole body trembled. But—

Huang Furui frowned and sighed: "Although the idea is good, as Zitong said, it takes a lot of manpower and money to dig the canal. It's okay to talk about money, with your second brother here, I don't have to worry about my private treasury and treasury, only this manpower ......"