"What? Is this still possible?"

As the saying goes, a slap cannot make a sound, a chopstick is easy to break, but a pair of chopsticks is difficult to break.

Everyone understands this principle, but it is difficult to actually put it into practice.

But after hearing his little brother's suggestion, he felt bright again.

"Mr. Mu, are domestic animals and locusts natural enemies?"

Changsun Wujia directly covered his mouth, feeling very incredible.

"Absolutely. These are small things. You are businessmen, but you don't know that if you want to be rich, you must first build roads."

"Otherwise, if the imperial court was willing to fund road construction, the Tang Dynasty would be many times richer than it is now."

The reason why he mentioned the locusts was because he was greedy, and he was also proposing a way for Lao Li to make money.

"Whether the Tang Dynasty was rich or not, what does it have to do with building roads?"

Li Er looked disgusted. Since ancient times, he had never heard of any emperor paying attention to road construction.

"It's a big deal. As businessmen, don't you understand the importance of reducing transportation time between the two places?"

Mu Jiuge stared, almost vomiting blood from such a question.

"It's just a few days difference. It doesn't matter much. It's not as serious as you said."

No matter how good the road is, if you drive on the road only for a few days, it won't have much impact at all.

As for the impact on Datang's economy, it is simply nonsense.

"For example, how long does it take to travel from Chang'an to Luoyang?"

Mu Jiuge had a headache. He didn't know how to explain it, so he could only use the stupidest method to point him out.

"If you work hard, more than a month will be enough!"

After careful estimation, Li Er came up with an approximate time.

"What if I say that after the road is repaired, the journey from Chang'an to Luoyang will not exceed ten days?"

On such broken roads now, a horse-drawn carriage can knock someone to death. If they don't die for a month, their skin will peel off.

"impossible!"

How dare this bastard say such words? It can't be true at all.

"Why is it impossible? Today's roads are rugged, potholes are difficult to navigate, and there are even robbers. Not only is there no safety, it also greatly reduces the speed of travel."

"You have also seen the cement road in my house. If all the current official roads are built into cement roads and the winding roads are straightened, the journey will no longer be delayed due to road problems, and the horses can do whatever they want.

Running will naturally greatly increase your speed, and you can definitely reach it within ten days."

Ten days is just a conservative number. He would never have thought that in future generations, this distance would be only a few hours.

"At the same time, such a road will not only boost the economy of the cities and villages on both sides, but also double the commercial development of Chang'an and Luoyang."

"Many commodities that cannot be transported may be transported here. Lao Li, do you think building roads will affect Datang's economy? Time is money."

A few simple words shocked Lao Li and his wife, which made Mu Jiuge very proud. After finishing speaking, he took a sip of wine.

"Yes, if the little brother's words can become reality, then X's business will definitely be bigger."

Li Er's eyes showed a little excitement. Under his leadership, the Tang Dynasty developed rapidly and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Naturally, no one would pay attention to his past.

"This is inevitable. Xiao Mo must be back soon. It's just a repair of the broken city wall. It's not a big project."

To this day, he still can't figure out why Xiao Mo would take such a bad job.

Not only can't you make more money, but you'll be wasting your life half to death.

The typical thing is something that is thankless.

"What did you say? Break the wall?"

When Li Er heard this comment, his eyes turned black. He really wanted to teach this bastard a lesson.

"Isn't it? The current city wall, except for the imperial city, which is built with huge stones, the rest of the city wall is made of rammed earth and stones. Isn't it broken?"

"During the wars of the past dynasties, rolling stones, bows and arrows, and collisions can easily break the city wall. Doesn't this explain the problem?"

Obviously his evaluation is very fair, why is this old guy so surprised.

If the project of building the city wall is contracted to him, he can guarantee it.

The city wall that you repaired yourself will not need maintenance for a hundred years.

The sword cannot hurt him at all.

"You are just making excuses. If we repair everything according to the specifications of the imperial city, how much money will it cost?"

Li Er was so angry that he really didn't know how valuable firewood and rice were.

This time, he only sent Cheng Chumo to repair the city wall, but he encountered strong opposition from the Manchu civil officials.

Fortunately, it didn't cost a lot of money, so I got the support of the ministers.

Otherwise, this maintenance application will inevitably be shelved again.

"Didn't I tell you this? You are illiterate. You must not be stubborn with me."

"A city wall with the size of the Imperial City must be a waste of time and money, but here, I'm afraid it can be built with only one percent of the cost, and it doesn't even require too much manpower."

Mu Jiuge looked at Lao Li with ridicule, he had no ability and liked to lose his temper.

If it weren't for their good relationship, Mu Jiuge wouldn't bother to explain to him.

"Puch!"

Hearing this kid say that his second brother was illiterate, Changsun Wugou covered his mouth and chuckled.

Compared with Mr. Mu, what they know is really limited and cannot compare with him.

But the word illiterate is a bit too shabby.

"Little brother, after returning home, I discussed with Duke Zhao about building the road. The court is not rich now, so it may be difficult to succeed in this matter."

Li Er was very excited about the benefits of building roads, but it would be very difficult for the court to spend money.

"That's what I said. Whether it can be done or not has nothing to do with me."

He was not in a hurry to accept the project, but simply made a suggestion.

"Xiaoting, let's have another plate of beef!"

Seeing that the plate was empty, Mu Jiuge hurriedly called out.

I even had some doubts as to where this little girl had gone today. She was always wandering around in front of me before eating.

"good!"

In another room, Sun Ting's heart was beating unsatisfactorily.

Your Majesty and the Queen actually went to the Young Master's home together. One can imagine the Young Master's status in their hearts.

It was really inconvenient for me to be here, and I didn't want to eavesdrop on their conversation, so I chose to hide.

"Mr. Mu, you... this is..."

When he saw Changsun Ting walking in with beef, Changsun Wujia's head even had a short circuit. He really didn't know why this little girl was here.

"Old Sun has something to deal with, so I'll send her here to stay for a few days."

After taking the beef, Mu Jiuge simply explained.

After all, Lao Li had already seen her when he came here last time.

"Hello, aunt, hello, uncle."
Chapter completed!