Chang'an, Daming Palace, Zichen Palace.

Li Jing, the son of the Tang Dynasty, is listening to the minister's report on the work, what changes have been brought since the reform, the laying of the railway, and so on.

"When will the railroad be laid across the country? What about the progress of the laying of concrete roads? ”

Li Jing held the teacup in his left hand and the teacup lid in his right hand, and after asking, he tasted the tea carefully.

"Qi Qi Sage, the laying of the railway, it takes a lot of rails, the subway mines are stepping up mining, plus the time of ironmaking, the minister estimates that it will take more than ten years, or even longer."

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu saluted with his hands and told Li Jing the general situation.

Li Jing frowned slightly after hearing this, the current ironmaking technology is still too backward, which has greatly affected ironmaking, and it seems that an ironmaking plant will be opened.

Only by teaching workers the latest iron-making techniques can we improve the efficiency of iron-making and steel-making, and we can promote the construction of railways more quickly, so that in a few years, trains will be able to pass through the country.

Li Jing nodded, signaled to the Ministry of Industry Shangshu to continue, there should be no demand for iron on the cement road, and the laying speed should not be slower than the railway.

"Due to the different environments in different places, some of the terrain is dangerous, some are blocked by deep mountains, etc., and the laying of cement roads is not ideal."

"It is estimated that if you want to lay it well, it is not so simple, and it will not be a few decades, I am afraid it will ......."

Halfway through his speech, he stopped and did not continue.

Li Jing understood what he meant, it is not realistic to pave cement roads all over the country, such as in the mountains, if you want to pave cement roads, you must first open the road.

Even if the technology is as advanced as in later generations, it will take decades of construction to make most places have cement roads, and there are still many mountain villages without cement roads.

Not to mention the current level of science and technology of Datang, it cannot be compared with later generations at all, and can only focus on taking care of states, counties, and other places, so you can only take your time.

"There is no need to worry, cement roads and railways must be connected between states and counties to ensure that the roads in the states and counties are unimpeded, so that each state and county can be responsible for the road sections in their respective areas."

Li Jing put down the teacup and gave the latest indicators.

"Sage, I am afraid that this will delay the farming work, and will increase the time for the people to serve the conscription, which will definitely cause the people's resentment to boil."

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid ......"

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu said again.

"I'm just afraid that if I do this, will I become the second Emperor Yang of Sui? caused the Tang Dynasty to die in my hands. ”

Li Jing did not shy away from it, and directly said what the Ministry of Industry Shangshu thought in his heart.

The laying of railways and the construction of cement roads will be of great benefit to the future development of Datang.

It is an important mode of transportation for the benefit of the country and the people, and can improve the transportation of materials and personnel.

"Sage, the law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that conscription cannot exceed the specified period, and if you serve conscription for a long time, it will also delay farming, which is not good for the country, please think twice!"

He did not approve of this, because if no one went to cultivate, it would lead to poor crops, and there was a possibility that many places would not be able to harvest grain.

Without food, sooner or later it will lead to chaos in the world, and food abundance is the foundation of a stable society and people's hearts, and it is the foundation of the long-term peace and stability of the Tang Dynasty.

If a large number of people are recruited for the purpose of laying railways and cement roads, it will only cause complaints from the people, and this kind of behavior of putting the cart before the horse will only push Datang into the abyss.

"What's this, as long as you avoid the busy farming, from now on, all the people in Datang will be halved in the time of conscription."

"The rest of the time, the yamen in various places can spend money to hire the people of the Tang Dynasty to work, take care of their food, drink and Lazar, and if the road is far away, the government will be responsible for their accommodation."

"In this way, it will not be able to solve the problem, at least five cents a day, which can not only solve the people's grievances, but also increase the income of the people of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Jing set the tone and grasped the general direction, and the remaining details were further refined by the court officials.

In accordance with the instructions of the imperial court and the situation in various places, the local yamen made adjustments to make them suitable for the local methods.

"In order to prevent people from deceiving their superiors and subordinates and doing things that harm the Tang Dynasty and oppress the people of the Tang Dynasty, I decided to set up copper pools in various places and allow the wronged people to throw their crimes into the copper pool......

Li Jing instituted a new method of whistleblowing, commonly known as petitioning, and stipulated that local officials should not block anyone who wanted to go to Beijing to inform.

If anyone dares to do such a thing, they will be severely punished, and the three generations will not be hired, and the taxes will be paid more than others.

The imperial court also has to send inspectors to inspect the imperial history and go to the localities to inspect, which must be included in the performance evaluation of officials, and whether they can be promoted and improve their treatment depends on the officials' ability to do things.

"After you go back, you finalize the details, try your best to ensure that the interests of my people in the Tang Dynasty are not violated, and then, first write a copy of your plan to me!"

Li Jing looked at several ministers and said.

Several ministers nodded, and decided to convene an internal meeting when they went back, finalize this matter as soon as possible, and then, multiple yamen linked up in exchange for local plans.

"This year, on the Tibetan side, barley wine can be traded on time, and whether our porcelain, perfumes, etc., will be sold to the Tibetan nobles smoothly?"

After talking about road construction, let's talk about the issue of Tubo wine trading, as long as the Tubo people continue to complete the transaction with Datang, Tubo will only get stronger and stronger.

Sooner or later, one day, it will completely become the end of the strong crossbow; The arrow cannot pierce the reckless.

At that time, Tubo will not let the Tang Dynasty take control, if they dare to fight with the Tang Dynasty, they will all be besieged in Tubo and wait for death.

At that time, the Tubo people would either completely submit to the Tang Dynasty, or they would be divided between Zhangzhung and other small countries, and in the end, these small countries would still have to submit to the Tang Dynasty.

This is the final destination of Tubo, from the first time Tubo traded with Datang, it was destined that they had no way back.

"This year, as in previous years, Tubo is still trading barley wine with my Datang, and we will sell some luxury goods to Tubo at a high price."

Tobe Shangshu nodded in response.

This matter was handled by him and Honglu Siqing together, and after buying Tubo barley wine, he sold it to various places.

On the Tang side, they sold perfume and other items to the Tibetan nobles, the main thing was to make money from the nobles, and the price quietly increased a little every year.

In the past few years, Tubo has used all the grain to make wine, and it has long been shy in its pockets, and the people of Tubo are even more insatiable, and Tubo has not collapsed, mainly because the prestige of the Tubo royal family is still there.

However, relying on the prestige accumulated by the Tibetan royal family for thousands of years, how long can it last?

Sooner or later, it will be gone, and at that time, in order to survive, there will be no one but to take refuge in others.

At that moment, an insider came running in from outside.

Some people died, but not completely......