Thinking about it, Yu Rentian couldn't bear it anymore, and hurriedly spoke.

"Your Highness, Tongzhou Zhangjiawan Wharf is at least fifty miles away from Wanping County.

Now that the spring ploughing is less than a month away, if such a long road is to be paved, at least thousands of laborers need to be recruited, and it will not be completed in a few months, so it will inevitably delay the spring ploughing. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di's brows furrowed slightly.

Although Yu Rentian is a little incompetent, he is not wrong.

Moreover, after the construction of this road is completed, it is already summer, the water volume of the Tonghui River is growing, and the water transportation is restored, and this road is not needed at all.

"Guo Qing, Zhu Qing, what are your best plans?"

Zhu Fu bowed his hand, "Your Highness, such a large-scale road paving has cost the people and money, and Weichen also feels that something is inappropriate." ”

Zhu Di bowed his head slightly and looked at Guo An again.

Guo An said: "Your Highness, Weichen thinks that the road should be repaired. If the road is not paved this year, this time next year, the Tonghui River will still not be able to walk on the boat, which will still affect the transportation.

Only by building roads can we never suffer in the future! ”

Moreover, it is not a good thing to keep the Caoyun terminal in the middle of Peiping Province.

In later generations, after Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, he disliked the Cao Yun cargo ships going in and out of Beiping Mansion, which was too noisy, and directly issued an order to put the Cao Yun Wharf in Tongzhou.

As for now, it is also very noisy, Guo An is in the Yanwang Mansion, and sometimes he feels noisy.

Hearing this, Yu Rentian, Zhao Jie, and Dang Fu became anxious.

"I don't know if Guo Changshi knows how much money it costs to build an ordinary road?

And if you build another road that is feasible in rainy and snowy weather, as Guo Changshi said, the cost of money will increase exponentially, and as for the requisition and transfer of labor, it will take tens of thousands. ”

Guo An asked with a puzzled face: "It's just a fifty-mile long road, why do you need to waste money and labor as Governor Yu said?" ”

Yu Rentian's face turned red, and he said indignantly: "How can Guo Changshi say that, since ancient times, building roads and bridges has been a matter of labor and people's livelihood. ”

Zhu Di waved his hand annoyingly, "Okay, you don't have to quarrel, this road must be repaired."

Cao Yun is related to the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people in Beiping Province, and must not rely on the Tonghui River. ”

"But Your Highness, to build such a long road, you need to be a political envoy. Moreover, the construction of this road not only required the cost of tens of thousands of taels of silver, but also required the requisition of thousands of laborers.

Now it's about to come to spring ploughing, and the paving of roads at this time has delayed spring ploughing, and the lower officials really can't afford it. ”

Yu Rentian looked embarrassed.

Zhu Di looked at Guo An.

Guo An smiled slowly and said, "What if this road is built by the Yan Wangfu?" ”

Zhu Di's face froze.

"What?"

Yu Rentian and Zhao Jie were full of surprises.

Immediately, without waiting for Zhu Di to speak, Yu Rentian hurriedly said: "If this road is built by the Yanwang Mansion, then the Beiping Mansion will give full support." ”

Zhu Di took a deep breath, but still didn't speak, staring at Guo An tightly, his eyelids twitching all the time.

Guo An didn't explain to Zhu Di, but asked directly: "I don't know how much support Governor Yu's support can be?" ”

"This ......"

Yu Rentian was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of sneers, "This matter is very important, and this official needs to discuss with the officials of the Beiping Mansion, and then report to the political envoy." ”

Guo An sneered and said, "What if the Yanwang Mansion needs to buy the piece of land around the Zhangjiawan Wharf in Tongzhou?" ”

"That piece of land at Zhangjiawan Wharf?"

Yu Rentian was stunned for a moment, and then his face was happy, "Please also rest assured that Guo Changshi can directly make the decision in this matter, and no matter how big the Yanwang Mansion needs, it can be sold to the Yanwang Mansion." ”

"What about the people near the Zhangjiawan wharf?" Guo An continued to ask.

Yu Rentian replied directly: "Guo Changshi rest assured, it's just hundreds of households, and the official directly asks the governor of Tongzhou to find another place for them, or directly compensates them for a household of more than ten acres of fertile land, and these people can't wait to move away." ”

"I see."

Guo Anxin has a bottom, and it seems that Zhangjiawan Wharf is not taken seriously by these officials.

"What about Guo Changshi?"

Yu Rentian looked at Guo An expectantly.

Guo An smiled slightly and said: "Governor Yu, this kind of major matter can only be admonished, if you want to let Yan Wangfu pave this road, you still need His Royal Highness Yan Wang to make a decision." ”

“……”

At this moment, Yu Rentian's heart wanted to scold his mother, Guo Thief was not a person.

However, he hurriedly turned his head and smiled at Zhu Di, "Please also ask His Royal Highness King Yan to forgive me, the official is confused." ”

Zhu Di glanced at Yu Rentian expressionlessly, and said, "Since Guo Qing intends to pave the road, this king will not object."

But the matter of the land at Zhangjiawan Wharf, you should find Tongzhou Zhizhou as soon as possible and do it for this king.

As soon as the title deed was in hand, we agreed to pave the road. ”

"Your Highness is wise!"

Yu Rentian was overjoyed and nodded again and again, "Please also rest assured that His Royal Highness King Yan will immediately summon the governor of Tongzhou after the official returns."

As long as Guo Changshi has a crush on any piece of land, Tongzhou Zhizhou will immediately be able to ...... with Guo Changshi Yan Wangfu signed the land deed. ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "You can discuss this matter with Guo Qing." ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Yu Rentian hurriedly responded.

Then, he turned around and bowed his hand slightly towards Guo An, "I don't know what else Guo Changshi wants?" ”

"Governor Yu is polite."

Guo An returned the salute slightly, "As long as there are 500 acres of fields around Zhangjiawan Wharf, the farmland will not be occupied as much as possible."

Most of these are wasteland, and presumably the price will not be high.

As for the relocation of the people around Zhangjiawan, there must be a guarantee, and the people must not be treated badly......

In addition, if there are people who don't want to relocate, we can also negotiate with those people, and after the road is paved, they will continue to stay in Zhangjiawan......"

"Please also rest assured that Guo Changshi ......"

Yu Rentian nodded again and again.

As long as Yanwangfu is responsible for paving roads, Mo said that if he buys 500 acres of land around Zhangjiawan, even if it is a free gift, Yu Rentian can convince Tongzhou Zhizhou.

……

Out of King Yan's mansion, Yu Rentian's face was full of joy, he thought that he would be severely reprimanded by King Yan.

Unexpectedly, in the end, it turned out to be Yanwangfu to pave the road from Beiping City to Tongzhou.

Zhao Jie and Dang Fu were still a little surprised.

"Governor Yu, Xia Guan once heard that although Guo Changshi was only a weak crown year, he had never made a loss-making transaction.

He was so fond of Zhangjiawan that he did not hesitate to persuade King Yan to build a road from Beiping to Zhangjiawan Wharf in Tongzhou.

No matter how the lower officials look at it, they all feel that something is wrong with this matter! ”

Yu Rentian sneered, not caring.

"Okay, okay, after all, Beiping Mansion is the fief of His Royal Highness King Yan. Since His Royal Highness King Yan has paid for the construction of roads, and there is no need for my Beiping Mansion Yamen to pay for it, why am I still so worried about these parents and officials?

As for the purchase of 500 acres of land in Zhangjiawan? This matter is also purchased by the Yan Wangfu, even if something happens, it provokes the inspection of the imperial history, no matter how dissatisfied the princes of the court and His Majesty are, they will only blame His Royal Highness the Yan Wang, and it will not fall on our heads, so why should we bother with this idleness? ”

"Moreover, no matter what, even if His Royal Highness King Yan will not rebuild it, just a simple repair, it is also the political achievement of the officials of our Beiping Mansion, and we should support it!"

Zhao Jie and Dang Fu were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly smiled, "It's extreme, it's extreme." ”

"Xia Guan heard that Yan Wangfu made a lot of money in the cold winter last year. Just selling glass, I made at least more than 300,000 taels of silver.

There are also vegetables, woollen clothing, cotton cloth, and sea fish......

At least 500,000 taels of silver...... A fifty-mile-long road is really a drop in the bucket for Yanwangfu! ”

"Shhh...... No wonder that Guo Changshi said that he wanted to pave the road, and His Royal Highness King Yan even agreed......"

"That Guo Changshi is really the God of Wealth of the Yan Palace!"

"Okay, be careful, be cautious ......"

……

At the same time.

In the Yanwang Mansion, as Yu Rentian and the others left, Zhu Di couldn't hold back anymore and stared at Guo An tightly.

"Guo Qing, do you know how much money it takes to pave such a long stretch of road? And how much labor is needed?

Also, Zhangjiawan is fifty miles away from Beiping Mansion, although in the dry period of the Tonghui River, many cargo ships will dock at Zhangjiawan Wharf, but that place is extremely remote, what is the value? ”

Guo An smiled lightly, "Your Highness forgives your sins, and I don't know how much money is needed to pave such a road."

However, Weichen estimated that it would not be less than 30,000 taels of silver.

As for the purchase of the 500 acres of land at Zhangjiawan Wharf, if His Royal Highness thinks it is expensive, he can buy it by himself. ”

Zhu Di changed the topic and asked directly: "So, you are trying your best to pave such a road, in fact, the main purpose is the hundreds of acres of land at Zhangjiagang Wharf?" ”

Guo An's eyes widened directly, "What did Your Highness treat Weichen as?" Wechen really wants to pave such a smooth road. ”

Zhu Di didn't speak, but continued to stare at Guo An.

Under the pressure of Zhu Di's eyes, Guo An was defeated after all, and said obediently: "Your Highness, in fact, according to the development of Beiping Mansion, Haizi Wharf alone is far from satisfying Caoyun, and Tonghuihe cannot satisfy Caoyun.

Even now, there are often boats congesting the Tonghui River.

Therefore, in the future, there will inevitably be many cargo ships docked at the Zhangjiawan wharf, which is the closest to Beiping Province.

Now, there are often cargo ships that cannot enter Beiping Mansion because of the curfew in Beiping Mansion, and can only dock at Zhangjiawan Wharf.

However, the road between Zhangjiawan Wharf and Beiping Mansion is too poor, and many merchants are reluctant to transport goods from this road.

If this road is paved with cement roads, wide and smooth, many cargo ships will not want to squeeze into Beiping Province, but choose to unload in Zhangjiawan.

Moreover, these merchants who came from afar were tired all the way, and they still had money in their hands.

If you build more restaurants, taverns, teahouses, inns, large bathhouses, and street food on the Zhangjiawan Wharf...... There are also dozens of spacious warehouses.

In this way, these merchants must be happy to rest and stay on the Zhangjiawan wharf.

As for the shops built by His Highness, if there is no one in the house to operate them, they can also be leased out, which is a big profit.

Perhaps, relying on the inns and bathhouses at Zhangjiawan Wharf, you can earn back the money for paving roads.

Even, if all the cargo ships to and from Beiping Mansion will dock at Zhangjiawan Wharf, then Zhangjiawan Wharf will inevitably be as lively as Haizi Wharf in Beiping City.

And the street that His Highness has built next to the Zhanghewan Wharf will be as prosperous as Gulou Street......"

……

(End of chapter)