Feng Qi also wants to transport Lingnan fruits to other places to sell, so as to increase the per capita income of Lingnan fruit farmers.

With the opening of fruit sales channels, it can also drive the overall economic development of Lingnan, and the commercial tax will also be raised, and Lingnan's economy will also grow by leaps and bounds.

When you have money, you can do more things and live a more comfortable life.

If you want this, the premise is to sell the products of Lingnan outside Lingnan.

But the current problem is that the road between Lingnan and the Central Plains is far away, and there are mountains and forests to block it, so the traffic is really not very convenient, and the coastal areas are better and can take the waterway.

But in the mountainous areas, it is too difficult to transport their own products.

If it is transported to the coastal area first, and then by water, it will also increase the transportation cost, and the gain still outweighs the loss!

He heard that Chang'an has a means of transportation that does not use animal power, and if it can be used in Lingnan, it may be able to solve the transportation problem, and as long as the transportation problem is solved, it is not difficult for Lingnan to develop.

Feng Qi said a lot, and Li Jing understood that Feng Qi was taking the train.

In fact, even if Feng Qi doesn't say it, railways and trains will have to be arranged for Lingnan sooner or later, this is just a matter of time, and they must be arranged according to the situation.

Priority should be given to the areas where it is most needed, for example, at the borders, and it is necessary to give priority to railways and steam trains for transportation, and if there is a problem at the border, it is possible to transport large armies and grain and grass to the border in the shortest possible time.

The second is to arrange for some large cities, economically developed cities, and some backward places to be arranged last, and the state treasury has limited financial resources, so it can only be arranged in this way.

"What Aiqing said is reasonable, if Lingnan wants to get rich, it should transport its rich products in exchange for greater wealth!"

Li Jing nodded in agreement with Feng Qi's statement, and also understood what Feng Qi wanted, Guangzhou here can rely on waterways to transport products, even overseas.

To build a railway for Guangzhou, Li Jing arranged it in the first sequence, but arranged it in the last sequence.

Although the railway cannot be arranged first, Lingnan can be arranged to be the first to build a cement road, so that the products from the mountains can be transported to the coast and the cost of transportation can be reduced.

Moreover, the Maritime Silk Road can also drive the economic development of Lingnan, and Li Jing intends to build Guangzhou into a first-tier city!

It just so happened that he had more advanced ship design drawings and nautical charts in his hands, so he could avoid many dangers in the ocean and cross the ocean to the other side of the ocean to do business.

You can even take the opportunity to step on the spot in advance to prepare for in-depth and friendly exchanges in the future, prepare for the spread of Han culture in the future, and create a world peace circle.

"The minister heard that Chang'an has a means of transportation that does not use animal power, and the minister hopes that the imperial court can give priority to Lingnan, and the county governments of Lingnan are willing to pay for the construction."

"The benefits generated by the use of steam trains belong to the Lingnan states."

Feng Qi tried his best to develop Lingnan, and in order to make Lingnan open to the railway, he was willing to pay out of his own pocket, and the imperial court only needed to produce technology.

However, the benefits obtained in the process of using the train should belong to Lingnan, after all, the states of Lingnan have paid out of their own pockets, and since the money is spent on the railway, it is natural to earn it back from the train transportation.

Feng Qi's proposal reminded him that if the imperial court and the local government cooperated to jointly lay the railway, wouldn't the treasury save a lot of money.

As for the transportation and maintenance of trains, it is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Railways, and all the benefits are handed over to the Ministry of Households.

If you cooperate with the local government, you can save a lot by sharing it with the local government, and it also indicates that the benefits will be shared equally with the local government.

"The matter of train transportation will not be considered for the time being, and the border and major cities are the first consideration of the imperial court!"

Feng Qi's eyes were a little gloomy after hearing this, there is no railway transportation, how can Lingnan still develop, many places are still poor and white, even if the government of Lingnan Prefecture and County wants to change the phenomenon of poverty, there is nothing they can do!

"Aiqing doesn't have to be discouraged, there is no endless road, although the railway does not have it, we can think of other ways to solve the problem of transportation."

"Doesn't Guangzhou have a port? It is completely possible to rely on the port to sell the products of Lingnan by water, and even sell them abroad, and the water transportation is no worse than the land transportation. ”

Li Jing comforted Feng Qi, and at the same time planned to open a shipyard in Guangzhou to build large merchant ships and transport Lingnan's products to the rest of the world.

Feng Qi shook his head after hearing this, the emperor didn't know the situation in Lingnan to say such a thing, wouldn't he know about water transportation?

But it is good to transport by water, but it can only solve the problem of coastal areas and mountainous areas.

If it can't be solved, the mountain and forest areas will still be a wild land, and it will still be a poor mountain and bad water, which will also lead to the polarization of Lingnan!

This is not a good thing for the governance of Lingnan, and the result of polarization is to lead to regional disputes between Lingnan people, and finally it may even lead to the situation of Lingnan people fighting.

This will greatly affect the law and order in Lingnan and increase the hidden danger of law and order in Lingnan.

Li Jing is now thinking about how to build cement roads to make transportation convenient in remote mountainous areas, so that all the products in the mountainous areas can be transported to the coastal areas.

The premise of building roads is for convenience, convenient transportation is a necessary condition for getting rich, and it can also drive the prosperity of other industries, and the roads are smooth, so that some places that cannot be transported out, or where transportation is difficult, can be transported smoothly.

"Does Feng Aiqing have any concerns?"

Li Jing saw that Feng Qi's face was not very good-looking, thinking that the other party had some concerns in his heart, he felt that there was no need to worry about these, in the face of absolute strength, any difficulties could be easily overcome.

After the highway is opened, Lingnan will usher in earth-shaking changes, and Guangzhou will become a first-tier city and a big city that everyone yearns for.

"The saint doesn't know that the Lingnan region is mountainous, and the products in many places cannot be transported, and even if they can be transported, the cost is too high, and it is basically a loss-making transaction......

Feng Qi told the general situation of Lingnan and explained to Li Jing, hoping that Li Jing could understand the difficulties of Lingnan, many places are because of the high cost of transportation, even if they can get it out of the mountains, they will lose all their money!

In this case, there is no need to transport to the coast, just imagine, it is difficult to transport it from the place of origin, and how to rely on water transportation.

Unless the boat can go directly to the mountains, it is useless to say more, the cost cannot be reduced, and everything is in vain.

Feng Qi wanted to rely on railways to transport and reduce transportation costs in mountainous areas.

It's just that he didn't expect that the emperor would refuse his proposal, and it seems that Lingnan is destined to not develop.

"What if there is another way to transport materials from the mountainous areas and reduce costs, and then sell Lingnan's products to major cities and even the world through waterway transportation?"

Li Jing looked at Feng Qi, and the corners of his mouth outlined a curvature.

Feng Qi was taken aback!

How is this possible? How can there be a good thing in the world that can reduce transportation costs in addition to trains, but after thinking about it, the emperor can even make a steam train artifact, and it is not impossible for a whole similar artifact to come out.

Feng Qi's surprise was already expected by Li Jing!

"I plan to use the fired cement to build a cement road......

Li Jing gave Feng Qikop the benefits of the cement highway, and in the future, the maintenance of the highway will be handed over to the local government, and all businessmen who pass through the highway must pay a toll.

Tolls are charged uniformly, so as not to arbitrarily increase the price of tolls in some places, which not only cannot bring benefits, but may also lead to businessmen not doing it.

Specifically, how to set the toll standard and how to collect the toll will be decided by a collective meeting of the Lingnan prefectures after the highway is built.

Why only charge merchants, Datang has always implemented a policy of valuing agriculture and suppressing business, and has always been tolerant of the people who cultivate the land, and relatively strict in its treatment of merchants.

Although businessmen can drive business development, if they are not controlled, it is very likely that there will be chaos, and even shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.

The more Feng Qi listened, the happier he became, and the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter, if what the emperor said was true, Lingnan would be able to make a fortune just around the corner!

However, although the road is good, if you still need to rely on animal power to pull the cart, the cost reduction is limited, and the cost in remote areas is still very high.

"Saint, I don't know what to use to pull the cart?"

Feng Qi asked.

"Of course, it is pulled by steam cars, which not only increases the speed, but also saves the food consumption on the road, and at the same time increases the number of goods delivered."

Since it is planned to build roads, how can we still use primitive modes of transportation, and of course, we must use more efficient steam cars to greatly reduce transportation costs.

Feng Qi was overjoyed when he heard this, if he could really save a lot of costs every year as the emperor said, and sell all the products of Lingnan to all over the world through water transportation, in exchange for countless wealth!

"However, I have one more thing to tell you, which is about shipbuilding!"

"Shipbuilding? What ship did the saint want to build? ”

Feng Qi asked.

There are large and small ships stopped in the port of Guangzhou, what do you want, why bother to build new ships, it is simply a waste of money, and it is better to use that money elsewhere.

Li Jing took out a drawing of a big ship from his cuff and asked Ximen Yang to hand it to Feng Qi.

Feng Qi took the drawings from Ximenyang's hand, and was deeply attracted at a glance, the scale of this ship is even larger than the current one, and the most important thing is that the sailing speed is faster than the current big ships.

The premise is that the detailed annotations on the drawings are true, and Feng Qi roughly calculates that if it is made according to the drawings, this new big ship can carry more goods.

The profit from a round trip is at least twice that of the current big ship, and it may even be more.

This is undoubtedly a wonderful artifact for relying on the Maritime Silk Road to develop the economy!