As a later generation, Li Chengqian has naturally seen that kind of muddy road.

Especially after the rain, the road conditions are really indescribable.

Of course, this is also related to the traffic flow and the bearing capacity of the road, but in any case, since the road has been decided, it is natural to avoid stepping on potholes as much as possible.

Moreover, this is still the official gallop, if there is an accident in the future, the army needs to go out, and it happens to catch up with the rainy time, which will affect the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty.

"What does Your Highness mean?" Ihara asked.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go and see the road you built first." ”

Since it was a field trip, Li Chengqian naturally did not come to make a show, although he did not know how to build roads, but in his previous life, he had seen others build a lot of roads.

Immediately, everyone walked towards the gallop road under construction again, and it was not far away.

There are quite a few people on the construction site who are busy, and at this time, almost all of them are carrying hoes and digging ditches on both sides of the road, the purpose of which is to widen the road.

"That's not going to work." Li Chengqian took a cursory look at the gallop road they were building, then shook his head and said, "If you come down like this, when the carriage runs over for a few days, and then encounters a few heavy rains, you won't be able to see this road." ”

"Wechen also understands this truth." "But everyone repairs it like this, so we can only repair it in the future." ”

That's the case, not only did they do it, but even Datang did it.

There's no way, this era is like this, and it's not Changming Street or Vermilion Bird Street, this is a galloping road, hundreds of thousands of miles at every turn, if you really want to build Changming Street or Vermilion Bird Street, the cost is definitely an astronomical amount.

Ihara continued, "And when it's the rainy season, people don't run around, and even if it's a business, they try to avoid the rainy season as much as possible. ”

In fact, he still wants to say that he didn't come here like this before?

But he didn't say it after all.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Since we have already started to build Chi Road, not to mention once and for all, but the purpose itself is for the convenience of the future."

And, who told you that this problem can't be solved? ”

"Your Highness has a solution?" Ihara was stunned.

If it can be solved, it will be a good thing.

Li Chengqian said: "In this way, you first let people determine the route, according to the plan, ten steps wide, pull up with ropes on both sides, mark well, and then dig the road surface, at least one foot deep." ”

"Dig up the pavement?" Yi Yuanxi was a little surprised, what kind of operation is this?

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Yes, dig up the road surface, then backfill the sand and gravel, and finally use fine soil to repair the joints.

The shoulders on both sides of the road should be deepened, two feet deep and half a step wide, well, the shoulders can be reinforced with cement.

If we have a lot of cement production in the future, it will be easier to renovate these gallops. ”

What he is doing is a long-term plan, although the current cement production can not keep up, but what about the future?

Moreover, the current wage is actually relatively cheapest, and after everyone has been relieved for two years, it will be difficult to build roads at such a low price.

As for serving in forced labor, Li Chengqian did not consider it.

Although this may seem like a great savings for the imperial court, it is not.

After all, it is people who do things, and if they are people, there will be mistakes.

In Li Chengqian's impression, he seems to remember that he didn't know which dynasty spent tens of thousands of yuan of money and grain every year in order to clean up the river and levy forced labor.

Moreover, it is very easy to cause the people at the bottom to stand against the imperial court.

In Li Chengqian's impression, whether it was the pre-Qin or the pre-Sui dynasty, in their demise, there was a clause of heavy conscription.

He didn't want to follow in his footsteps.

"But in that case, it's a big project." Yi Yuanxi heard Li Chengqian say this, thought about it, and although he also felt that Li Chengqian's method could be tried, he still shook his head, "If you build the gallop road according to what His Highness said, the manpower and material resources may be doubled, and maybe the construction period will be longer." ”

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Does Yi Shangshu think that my Ming royal court will be short of manpower?" Especially these two years. ”

As soon as he heard Li Chengqian say this, Yi Yuanxi immediately understood.

In the past two years, it has been difficult for the people of the Ming Dynasty to rely on grazing and farming to support their families, needless to say, there are not many places suitable for cultivation in this land.

Moreover, if they really want to reclaim arable land on a large scale, that is, to compete with cattle and sheep for pasture, these natives will never agree.

And Li Chengqian never thought of changing the living habits of these natives.

If he really wants to do this, then his Daming will be in jeopardy.

As for grazing, in a short period of one or two years, it is even more useless!

"There is no shortage of manpower." Yi Yuanxi nodded and said, "Now, as long as we let out the news to recruit people, it is estimated that it will not be long before we can recruit enough people." ”

Speaking of this, Yi Yuanxi said with some hesitation, "But in this way, isn't it too good for the people?" Weichen had also discussed with the household department and two servants before, and the reason why he only recruited so many people was also through precise calculations.

As long as they're not too lazy, it's okay to provide for their families.

Moreover, in this way, the pressure on the imperial court will not be too great. ”

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "That's not the case, since they are my people of the Ming Dynasty, why can't they be allowed to live a better life?"

You, are you always worried that the people will have other thoughts after they are full?

Is it true that the common people under your rule live a tight life, and your faces will be bright? ”

"......"

"Alright." Before Yi Yuanxi finished speaking, Li Chengqian waved his hand to interrupt his words and said, "This king knows what you think, doesn't he just think that many people will submit to me for a short time, so you have to be on guard?"

The mind is good, which the king recognizes.

But for a country, when politicians start to be wary of the people under their rule everywhere, don't you think it's a bad thing?

Since you have accepted them, you should accept them from the bottom of your heart and generously.

Don't do one thing in front of you and one thing behind your back, if you give someone a good one, you have to complain.

They have begun to show kindness, so that this grace will really fall into the hearts of others, and when others think of it, they will only be grateful and not complain.

If we want the people to treat each other with sincerity, then the first thing we have to do is to treat people with sincerity. ”

Li Chengqian is actually very clear about the thoughts of these guys, and he doesn't think that these guys are much wrong about this, from the starting point, these guys are still for Daming, but they are not selfish.

That's why he just said it in private.

When Yi Yuanxi heard this, he immediately bowed down and said, "Wechen is taught." ”

Although he didn't understand too much, he still understood something more or less, and vaguely felt that what Li Chengqian said made sense, after all, he had come from an ordinary person step by step to today.

Thinking about it from another perspective, when he was a common man, he didn't want the court to be so wary of himself.

Moreover, there is one thing that Li Chengqian said, which he quite agrees with, that is, to give grace, you have to be transparent, and if you can't go up or down, it's really like scratching your boots.

"This year's project of the Ministry of Industry, you might as well take a bigger step, you don't have to worry about the pressure of the court, the pressure of the court is naturally there, you don't need to worry about this."

"Wechen understood." Yi Yuanxi immediately bowed and said.

He already understood what Li Chengqian meant.

After chatting with Yi Yuanxi for a while about some plans of the Ministry of Industry this year, Li Chengqian also got up and left.

He didn't forget that in the afternoon he had to discuss the placement of various armies with the military headquarters.

On the way back, Wei Shuyu kept bowing his head and saying nothing, as if there were many things he couldn't understand.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "What questions do you have?" ”

He didn't just take Wei Shuyu with him to let him succeed Gao Chunxing, but also to take him with him to teach him personally.

After all, Wei Zheng sent his eldest son over, and he couldn't abolish this guy.

If that's the case, I'm too sorry for Wei Zheng's thoughts.

When Wei Shuyu heard this, he raised his head and said with a puzzled expression: "Brother, if everyone in the people supports their families by working, who will farm the land in the long run?" Who herds herds?

The ancients said that the people took food as the sky, if no one farmed the land and grazed, what was the use of accumulating more wealth? ”

In the final analysis, Wei Shuyu still received a serious Confucian education, and in his knowledge, agriculture is greater than industry and business.

Now the Ming Dynasty seems to be emphasizing industry and commerce over agriculture, which makes him a little confused.

This is also Li Chengqian's question, he said it so implicitly, if this is asked by another person, his answer will be much sharper.

"There is a specialization in the art industry." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "The current Ming Dynasty can't rely on agriculture and animal husbandry to be self-sufficient, so we have to find another way."

One thing you have to keep in mind is that whether it is agriculture, animal husbandry, industry, commerce, or even civil and military affairs, it is only a means of making a living, or a kind of occupation to make a living.

There is no distinction between high and low means or professions. ”

Li Chengqian did not rush to explain to him, but explained to him the connection, seeing that he was listening carefully, Li Chengqian continued, "As for whether the common people will abandon agriculture and animal husbandry because of work in the future, there is this possibility, it is not impossible, after all, when the profits they make from work are greater than those from agriculture and animal husbandry, they will naturally choose means with higher profits to make a living, and almost everyone is like this.

Moreover, in the future, you will find that the income from working will only get higher and higher, with the rise of various industries, the demand for workers is increasing, and the convenience of employment will take the initiative to improve the treatment of workers. ”

"If it goes on like this, won't there be even more people engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry?" Wei Shuyu frowned and said, "But no one is engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, what do the common people eat?" ”

"Who says no one is engaged in farming and animal husbandry?" Li Chengqian patted the little guy on the head and said, "Once there are fewer people engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, another situation will definitely appear." ”

"What's the situation?" Wei Shuyu asked.

"Prices for agricultural and animal husbandry products are rising." Li Chengqian said, "If there are fewer people engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, then the prices of agricultural and animal husbandry products will naturally rise accordingly, so that naturally there will be shrewd people who will discover the business opportunities, which may be businessmen, or they may be the farmers and herdsmen of the past, in short, some people will discover the business opportunities."

And at this time, they will naturally choose the means with the greatest benefits to make a living.

It's a complete chain, and that's the market.

What the market needs, they will do.

As for what we want to do, all we have to do is to stabilize the market and let it run healthily. ”

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian said with a smile, "Don't worry, no matter what time it is, you won't be missing your kid's food." ”

When Wei Shuyu heard this, he didn't seem to understand, so he immediately recorded the things that Li Chengqian said that he hadn't eaten thoroughly in his small notebook, and after he went back, he planned to think about it again.

Seeing him like this, Li Chengqian didn't bother him, closed his eyes slightly and pretended to sleep.

When they returned to Daming Palace, Yi Yuanfeng and the two servants had been waiting for a long time.

"As for the resettlement of the various armies, you have come up with a charter." In the Hall of Talents, Li Chengqian asked softly.

Those who are here today are all his absolute cronies.

In addition to the two servants, there are only Yi Yuanfeng, Zhao Yan, Pu Lu Boqi, Wan Qipu and other old men of the Ming military.

"Your Highness." Pu Xi said even when he said, "Now if you really want to say that the most troublesome thing is actually only the Douhe Army and the servant army that incorporated Murong Fuyun, and the rest of the army can be placed anywhere, just these two armies, there are many people, and the time to submit to my Ming Dynasty is not long, but it is not easy to settle." ”

Li Chengqian nodded, indeed, these two armies are the most difficult to arrange.

"The opinion of the Ministry of War is that neither army can return to its old place." As he spoke, Yi Yuanfeng took out a book of music from his sleeve and said, "This is a decision made by the military department and the two servants after discussion, and I would like to ask Your Highness to take a look." ”

Wei Shuyu immediately took the chapter and handed it to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian opened it, nodded, and said: "It's also properly arranged, the Douhe Army guards the sandbar and the source of the river, the servant army guards the Douhe County and Deyang, and the Western Army goes north to guard the West Sea, and the resentful army does not move, consolidating Chishui."

It's hard work. ”

It can be seen that the military department, Qibi He Li and Pu Xiruo have moved their minds in this matter.

The river army has no popular foundation in Shazhou and Heyuan, and there are two counties guarding it, so it is difficult to toss too much movement, and the same is true for the servant army, plus the two armies are divided into two, and the strength has greatly decreased a lot.

The most interesting thing is that this really divides the two armies.

The place where they were stationed was a county away from each other, and the Western Army and the Resentment Army could keep an eye on these two armies separately.

It's not that Li Chengqian doesn't trust them, there is no way, the army is different from the common people, Li Chengqian can not guard against the common people, but if he is not on guard against these troops, Li Chengqian is not so arrogant.

As for whether Chishuiyuan's defensive strength will be lacking, hehe, Li Chengqian is really not worried, don't forget, there is also a young army in Sun Moon Mountain that is being trained by the new generation of war gods.

"Change the name of the Servant Army." Li Chengqian said, "In the final analysis, they used to be proud soldiers and fierce generals under Murong Fuyun, and they have been shouting from the servants and servants, which may make them resentful." ”

"Please also give your name to Your Highness." Ihara said.

Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "The name of this king will not be given, you go and ask them yourself, after all, it is their own name, or they have to be satisfied with themselves." ”

He's just a name, and he really doesn't want to do this kind of thing anymore.

"Your Highness." After Li Chengqian finished speaking, Qi Bi He Li immediately gave up his hand and said, "Weichen still has one more matter." ”

"Huh?"

(End of chapter)