Chapter 312 Fix it! Fix it!

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 312 Fix it! Fix it!

Regarding water, no, lapis lazuli, Xia Yuan answered the question in detail, and he did not want to hide it.

Although he created this lapis lazuli for the simple and boring pursuit of making money, it was more about benefiting people's livelihood. He even wished that the whole world could use this lapis lazuli.

Not to mention the distance, we will first build a straight lapis lazuli road in the capital and surrounding areas, and then spread it out little by little.

"Building roads."

However, upon hearing this topic, Emperor Hongzhi began to ponder.

"Yes, apart from building houses, this lapis lazuli stone is most suitable for building roads. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you build houses or not, but roads must be built."

Zhu Houzhao also nodded beside him, "Yes, yes, this road must be built, it will be of great use."

"oh"

Emperor Hongzhi said "Oh" very long, looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Then Prince, please tell me, what is the use of building this road?"

Zhu Houzhao immediately became energetic. This question was not difficult for him at all. He opened his mouth and threw out the six-character mantra: "If you want to get rich, you must first build a road."

“If you want to get rich, build roads first?”

"Yes, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Father, have you ever heard of Qin Shihuang? This Qin Shihuang knew the importance of building roads. After unifying the world, he created Qin Zhidao. This Qin Zhidao was the road he built. Very soon

Being flat can save marching time."

"If our Ming Dynasty also uses this general stone to connect the whole world, from now on, no matter there is a mutiny or civil uprising in the country, there will be natural disasters.

In short, no matter what it is, the army and disaster relief teams can rush along the flat General Road, which greatly speeds up the speed, saves time, and saves food and grass."

Emperor Hongzhi's expression changed slightly, he put away the contempt in his heart, his expression became serious, and he began to listen carefully.

"And it is not only disaster relief but also military affairs. With convenient transportation, it can also greatly develop commerce. The more convenient the transportation, the more the circulation of goods in the world will be increased. The greater the circulation of goods, the more wealth, and the better the world will be."

If you have money, the treasury will also be richer."

After talking about it, it was not certain whether Zhu Houzhao understood it, but he did have a good memory and threw out all the words he had heard in the past few days.

Finally, he concluded: "So this road must be built, it will be of great use."

After hearing these words, Emperor Hongzhi nodded secretly in his heart. This road construction was a real way to govern the country and to plan the country.

His eyes rested on Zhu Houzhao for a moment, and looking at the expression of his spirit, he knew that this kid was imitating parrots again.

Immediately, Emperor Hongzhi's eyes turned around and fell on Xia Yuan,

"After hearing this, I know that building this road is really of great use to the country, but if this road is built, it will cost a lot of money, right?"

"I will not deceive Your Majesty. This road construction is indeed an extremely expensive matter. Even after investing in it, it is difficult to get back the money. It can be said to be a bargaining business."

"Not only is the investment huge, but the construction period is also very long. With all due respect, if you want to repair the roads in the entire Ming Dynasty, two capitals and 13 provinces, even if you only repair the official roads, it will probably take several years or even decades.

achievement."

At this point, Xia Yuan changed the topic, "But the cost of this cement is already countless times cheaper than those bluestone slabs. You only need to transport limestone and clay, smash them, and bake them in a kiln."

Moreover, the firing does not require wood, it uses coal and stone, the temperature is high, and you don’t even need to spend money to buy it. The only disadvantage is that it pollutes the environment."

"polluted environment?"

Xia Yuan hummed, "Your Majesty also saw the black smoke billowing in the sky above dozens of furnaces."

Not to mention the past, even standing in this position, standing in this sugar house, you can see that the sky over the kiln is full of black smoke, as if the old monster from Montenegro is coming.

But there is no other way. If you want to make this cement these days, you have to use coal to burn it. Not only can it reach the highest temperature, but the remaining coal ash can also be mixed into the cement. More importantly, it saves costs. Daming's

Briquettes can no longer be described as worthless. It should be said that they are free of money.

No one picked it up when it was thrown on the ground.

Charcoal is used for heating. No one uses coal. The smoke is too great and will kill people.

Limestone is transported to the mountains. There are several mountains in the West Mountain, and there is no shortage of clay.

After the cement is fired, the water, sand, and pebbles are all free of charge. It can be said that the only thing required is labor.

As for that kind of bluestone, you first have to go to the mountain to mine it. After it is mined, you have to use a chisel to cut it into a rectangle bit by bit, and then start transporting it.

And if you are not lucky, you have to choose winter, pour water on the ground, wait for the water to freeze, and then skate on the ice to get lucky.

Comparing the two, the cost-effectiveness of cement is simply outrageous.

In addition to the air pollution caused by kiln firing, PM2.5 will seriously exceed the standard.

Although there are such disadvantages.

but

"However, this road must be repaired." Xia Yuan's face was serious, and there was even a hint of fanaticism in his seriousness. He was as fanatical as a religious person who incited others to join the religion.

"Your Majesty, think about it, if one day all the roads in all states, prefectures and counties in the world will become cement roads, lapis lazuli roads, or general roads.

These roads are like the main arteries of the entire Ming Dynasty, and the capital is the heart. Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, the heart of the capital can move materials and generals through these arteries, using more efficient and convenient methods.

Arrive at any provincial capital or county quickly.

During this period, it can save countless time, save countless food and grass, and save countless costs. Even as long as the arteries are not destroyed and the heart is still there, there is no problem that cannot be solved."

"With roads, the army can move extremely quickly. Any problems in the various states and counties can be reported to the capital more quickly. Your Majesty can also know the trends of the world more quickly, and the court can control the place more effectively.

If a smooth road can be built directly to those Jisi areas, the imperial court can abandon the Jisi system and directly use Liuguan, so that the whole world will be under the control of Your Majesty!

This is comparable to, no, surpasses the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the Great Wall is a great achievement in the contemporary era and will benefit the future! By then, our Ming Dynasty will have ruled the Tang and Song Dynasties, and will be far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties! By then, your majesty will be remembered in the annals of history.

Along with Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Emperor Tang and Song Zu, he has been admired and praised by countless descendants for thousands of generations!"

The more Xia Yuan spoke, the more energetic he became, and his voice became louder and louder. Like a successful lecturer, an unprecedented piece of cake was drawn out.

Emperor Hongzhi was so overwhelmed by this piece of cake that he felt confused. If he could one day eat this piece of cake in his lifetime, if this could really happen,

Thinking of this, Zhu Youtang's eyes shone with a different look, "Ju Zheng is right, this road must be repaired! It must be repaired!"

Xia Yuan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, it must be repaired! It must be repaired!"

Zhu Houzhao was even more excited, "Build it! Build it! First build a road from the capital directly to Mobei!"
Chapter completed!