Chapter 44: Building Roads
Luo Zhen couldn't wait to implement the idea he had just heard, but was blocked by Zhao Yi. "Don't worry, it's not finished yet!" Thinking of the courier brother in his previous life, Zhao Yi smiled, thinking that it wouldn't be long before he could see these familiar figures.
"Whether it's a dart or a courier, I refer to them collectively as the transportation industry. The most important aspect of transportation is in two aspects, one is safety and the other is speed. This safety is reflected in the environment and people, and this speed is reflected in the road conditions and means of transportation. We need to strengthen several aspects, one is to train the dart master to deal with the enemy, the second is to collect information from the dart master, and the third is to improve the speed of the means of transport. Zhao Yi said several aspects that affect transportation.
In Luo Zhen's heart, at this time, he was not only grateful, but also a little admired, thinking that this four-year-old little prince was the old dart master who had been running the dart game for many years, and he was like a child of a few years old. The little prince analyzed the operation of the dart game very well, and he didn't seem to know anything. When he heard that he could send the dart master to Renyi Academy for skill training, and he would give priority to providing a batch of rune machines for the dart master to contact, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say. This can not only improve the skills of the dart master, but also make it much easier to inquire about information and contact business, and greatly improve the safety and speed of the transportation process!
The rapid circulation of goods will inevitably speed up the prosperity of Zhao State, and this is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people! Zhao Yi also proposed widening, smoothing, and hardening the roads between various cities and villages, "If you want to get rich, you must first build roads." "Not only does this bring great convenience to the transportation industry, but it is also easier for merchants to bring supplies over, and it is also easier for dart masters to escort supplies. More importantly, it is beneficial for the dart masters to spread the concept of express delivery. Zhao Yi plans to make rune cars, rune container cars can be used to transport a large number of materials, rune tricycles can transport small batches of packages between villages, and he can also make some rune cars, which is also much more convenient to travel.
At this time, Luo Zhen didn't know about the rune car, and when he heard the little prince mention that he wanted to build the road, he wanted to take over the matter of building the road. But Zhao Yi did not agree. Zhao Yi knew that the manpower and material resources required to build the road were quite huge, and it was not a little wider, nor was it paved with gravel to complete it.
Zhao Yi's eyes were fascinated, and since he talked about this, he also simply explained his ideas about the road: "What I want is to widen the road that now connects other towns to three zhang, and the main road connecting towns to villages to two zhang, and use another material mixed with sand and stones to pave it on it to harden it." ”
Knowing that Luo Zhen and his brother couldn't understand cement, Zhao Yi simply replaced it with a material. Anyway, I can let people start developing it right away, and the formula is not difficult, and I can provide it directly when I need it. Zhao Yi is a little regretful that he hasn't learned a few Dao techniques now, if he knows a spell called lava magic, when he breaks through to the four achievements of Qi training, he can seal it into a lava talisman and use it to pave the way. At this time, you can only use cement first, which is simple and popular.
"How can this tax be calculated? The empire has to collect taxes? How should this compensation be calculated? The people depend on the grain in the fields. Sure enough, he is worthy of being the person who wants to be the city lord, Zhao Ren, who has not spoken for a long time, immediately grabbed the key point and asked. When Luo Zhen heard this, he didn't dare to take it all in.
"As to whether the tax should be paid or not, and whether the compensation should be compensated or not, not only must be compensated, but also compensated according to the proportion of the increase in prices, at twice the annual output. "Zhao Yi knows the hardships of the people, since he took over a task in his previous life and understands the difficulties of the people, he has never accepted the task of assassinating the people.
Luo Zhen squinted his eyes, calculated in his heart, and exclaimed: "Little prince, not to mention the cost of road repair, if you want to complete the road belonging to Maple Leaf City according to your requirements, just compensation, it will cost nearly 500,000 taels of silver a year, how should this money come out?" Unconsciously, Luo Zhen actually used honorifics.
Zhao Ren saw his younger brother's eyes on him, and silently calculated the account before saying: "My father is the city lord of Maple Leaf City, and now that the investment conference has been successfully concluded, there will be a large amount of taxes in the account, and it is not impossible to use part of the tax investment, but it is also a big burden every year, and I am afraid it will have an impact on my father's political performance." ”
Zhao Yi became a little serious at this time, and said solemnly: "Brother, Uncle Luo, recently I studied Confucian culture with my master, and found that there is a very good saying, the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. The people are the cornerstone of the empire, and no matter what, they must be allowed to live well, and the burden of the city lord's mansion should be the focus! ”
Seeing that his brother and Luo Zhen were both taught, Zhao Yi did not hang their appetite, and put his ideas out one by one, his plan was that the city lord's mansion would pay for the first year, first of all, he had to appease the people, after the road was repaired, the number of merchants coming and going would increase, and he couldn't use it plainly, which could involve charging, and a certain fee could be charged whenever the goods reached a certain amount. In this way, it will not take much time to recover the money from taxes and compensation.
Zhao Ren didn't expect that when the road was built, the circulation of goods would be more frequent, coupled with the development of the dart bureau, it was now the express delivery industry. The checkpoints in various places are no longer deserted as before, and listening to my brother's analysis, I came back to my senses. He didn't feel much pressure on this matter of taxes and compensation.
Zhao Yi turned to Luo Zhen again: "Uncle Luo, as for this road repair, it should also be a matter of the City Lord's Mansion, but the empire has no relevant policies, so you can make such a big change, if you take the lead and call on the rich merchants in the city to donate, about 100,000 taels of silver is enough, one is to start the reputation of Yunda Express, and the other is to let other rich businessmen also have a sense of participation, all the rich businessmen who participate can choose a road to name it with their name." ”
"Wonderful, little prince, in this way, they must not break their heads and donate money inside, fame and fortune, fame and fortune, fame and fortune, fame in the front, profit in the back, there is such an opportunity to make a reputation, a fool will be reluctant to donate money, let alone 100,000 taels of silver, even if it is a million taels of silver, it is not a problem. Luo Zhen was very surprised, this little prince could even analyze the mentality of a businessman clearly.
Luo Zhen felt that the little prince let himself take the lead, which was completely supporting himself, if he repaired the main road leading to the outside of Maple Leaf City, wouldn't everyone in the future know that this road was called Luo Zhen Dao. In the past, it was not that no one paved roads and repaired bridges, but the naming rights of roads and bridges were in the city lord's mansion, and they needed to be reported to the academy in the empire for review. Now that the little prince has spoken, it is almost a sure thing, he knows that this little prince is deeply favored by Prince Zhao and the eldest prince, and he almost responds to his requests. This trip is too worth it, and he will gain fame and fortune in the near future, and he can't help but get excited.
After asking if there was anything else, Luo Zhen said goodbye and left, and he had to hurry up to deal with the affairs of the dart bureau, which would have to be called express delivery in the future. And this road repair thing must also be done quickly, in case the little prince forgets this matter one day, it will not be good, after all, he is still a child, isn't it?