"In addition, there is another way to get more wealth, but the initial investment is quite high, it depends on whether the prince is willing or not."

He Qiuqiang endured the small emotions in his heart and said to Zhu Di again.

Zhu Di was a little confused by He Qiu, it is very powerful for ordinary people to have such a method of gathering wealth as the salt drying method, but you He Qiu is perfume, fried chicken, etc., and blast furnace steelmaking, as well as drying salt and freezing salt, and now you are still telling me, you still have a way to gather wealth?

You He Qiu are not immortals, who are immortals? This He Qiu should also be a great god of wealth!

Zhu Di simply asked: "How many methods do you have, let's talk about them together." ”

He Qiu put down the teacup in his hand, touched his head and said, "I don't know, I can't remember clearly, when I think of one, I'll tell you one." ”

was quite a bit of a scoundrel, and then asked in a general way: "Do you remember how long did we walk from Beiping to the capital?" ”

Zhu Di was a little puzzled, why is he asking this now?

However, he also knew that this was probably related to the method of gathering wealth that He Qiu said, so he replied seriously: "I walked the fastest on the way back, almost more than a month, and it might be faster if I took the canal." ”

He Qiu said: "What if it is from Beiping to Cangxian County, Hebei Province, as I am talking about? ”

Zhu Di hesitated in his heart, he hadn't walked this road either, and considered his tone: "What's the matter, it will take ten days and a half months, right?" ”

He Qiu nodded and didn't comment, "You see that we travel, we generally have horses and cars, and we are much faster than ordinary people, but we still have to spend so much time on the road." One can imagine how difficult it is for ordinary people and people in business. ”

"If the prince can repair all the roads within the Yanwang Domain, not to mention anything else, there will be a lot more merchants coming and going, and Beiping will naturally be more prosperous than it is now."

"It will be much more convenient to build the road to Cangxian and transfer the salt from the salt field to Beiping in the future, and it can even make Beiping the largest market for salt trading."

"If the main road between the capital and Beiping can be repaired, it will be able to make the circulation of goods between the north and the south faster, and receive more commercial taxes, and it will be much more convenient to transport troops and grain in the future."

When Zhu Di heard this, he was excited at first, then calmed down again, and said with a wry smile: "What Mr. said is too simple, if you want to build a road, don't say anything else, and make a big conscription, it is enough for hundreds of officials to write a book to attack me." Moreover, the road in the Yanwang Domain, and the road to Cangxian are okay, so I gritted my teeth and did it. ”

"But in Beijing and Beiping, it's not so easy. First of all, I have to read the book to my father, even if my father agrees, I have to discuss it with the household department and the Ministry of Industry, there are too many complicated things in it. ”

He Qiu nodded and said, "Theoretically, that's true. But we can't just see the difficulties and stop doing them, right? is so afraid of difficulties, why does the prince want to go against the trend? ”

Zhu Di was shocked when he heard this, and let out a long breath, "What Mr. said is reasonable, but the benefits of building roads are really not big enough, and I can't see enough benefits, as a vassal king, it is difficult for me to promote it." ”

Yao Guangxiao drank tea on the side and said: "What King Yan said is reasonable, but what He Qiu said before should be vigorously promoted by the prince to repair the truth between Beiping and the capital." In case there is a disharmony in this matter, the prince raises troops to the south, which is a great benefit. ”

He Qiu sweated in his heart, this Yao Guangxiao also wanted to rebel too much, and at this time, he thought of the role of these roads when he waved his army south.

Zhu Di was silent for a long time before he said: "This road repair has always been easier said than done. ”

"If you want to make the road strong and durable, you can't do it unless you stir-fry the soil and salt alkali together, as Qin Zhidao did, and then tamp the soil. Otherwise, the roads will be destroyed in a few years if the grass grows and it rains heavily, unless manpower and material resources are invested in repairing them every year. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Di couldn't help but shake his head, "But in this way, if this road is repaired, not to mention making money, it will increase the burden on the people along the road, and it will become a big burden on the imperial court. ”

"What's more, you also said that my father wants to destroy the Northern Yuan, and at this time, spending a lot of money to build roads, I don't think I can convince my father."

He Qiu smiled slyly: "It's just one step at a time, and I have a recipe that doesn't have to ram the earth back and forth when building roads, and it can also make roads strong and durable." ”

He Qiu nodded yes, "Put it in my study, I'll let He Neng go and bring it over." ”

Zhu Di was a little excited, and wanted to get it in person, but was stopped by He Qiu and Yao Guangxiao.

Soon, He Neng took the pile of paper that He Qiu had said, and it copied the cement recipe from the fifties and sixties.

He Qiu showed it to Zhu Di, and when he looked at it, he said: "The thing I am talking about is called cement, and the raw materials for preparation are limestone, kaolin, plus shells and some slag.

Through a furnace like a blast furnace, the stone is first burned into powder, and then mixed with kaolin, gypsum, etc., and the details are all in this manuscript. ”

Speaking of this, He Qiu still had some regrets: "The difficulty of preparing this thing is not too high, and the cost should not be as high as in the past to build roads." It's just that the strength of this cement is not enough, and it can only be used to build roads and houses, not to build embankments. ”

In fact, He Qiu knew very well in his heart that it was not that the cement formula in the fifties and sixties of the last century was not strong enough, but that he did not trust the craftsmanship level of Daming.

Just this kind of handicraft workshop to get out of the cement, used to repair the road to the good, Daming also has no particularly heavy carriages and horses, as long as pay attention to maintenance, it should be no big deal.

But if it is really used to build the levee, I am afraid that when the flood comes, the levee will be destroyed.

Zhu Di didn't care much about this, "Being able to use this cement to build roads has already reduced a lot of costs for road repairs, and I'm already very satisfied." ”

He Qiu just shook his head when he heard this, "I haven't finished my words yet, this cement preparation process will produce a lot of waste, which can be used to make Sanhe soil."

The preparation of this triple soil will be a little more troublesome than cement, time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it must be strong and durable when used to build city walls and embankments, and it is much better than cement.

The method of its preparation is also attached to the back of this manuscript, and the prince should be able to find it when he sees the back. ”

Zhu Di was overjoyed, and praised again and again: "Good, good, good." Mr. Yu Sheji really has a great job. ”

He Qiu didn't care, but spoke to Zhu Di seriously: "Your Highness, you must know a truth, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads, only when the roads are opened, wealth will slowly appear."

And think about it, if all the states and counties in the Ming Dynasty, no matter how remote they are, are connected by good roads, and the army is within reach, what place would dare to rebel? ”

When He Qiu said this, he suddenly found that his words were a little inappropriate, the Yan King in front of him had plans to rebel, didn't this poke at people's hearts.

couldn't help but stop talking, Zhu Di didn't care about this, he knew very well in his heart that these things were a great contribution to his Zhu family's Jiangshan Sheji, and they were good things that could stabilize his rule, so naturally he wouldn't care about these small sections.

The three of them discussed together for a while, and they talked happily, seeing that the sun was about to set, Zhu Di planned to leave.

It's just that Zhu Di has reaped so many benefits from He Qiu this time, and he is also a little embarrassed in his heart, holding He Qiu's hand all the time, making He Qiu so embarrassed, and finally has to say, "If you have a chance in the future, you can reward me well." ”

After Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao left, He Qiu returned to the study and sighed again, what he said to Zhu Di in the end was a lie, they all said that the merit was high, and the merit was difficult to appreciate.

If Zhu Di is really the same as in history, Fengtian Jingjing is difficult and ascends to the throne, not to mention his contributions, there is no problem in comparing himself to Xiao He in the early Han Dynasty.

With such a great credit, it's good that Zhu Di doesn't suspect him, I'm afraid that the day Zhu Di ascends the throne will be when he runs away.