Daming: Hanging out in Beiping as the magistrate. Chapter 138: Your Highness, let’s build roadsLatest website:Thinking about it, Yu Rentian couldn’t bear it anymore and said quickly.
"Your Highness, Tongzhou Zhangjiawan Pier is at least fifty miles away from Wanping County.
Spring plowing is now less than a month away. If you want to build such a long road, you will need to recruit at least thousands of laborers, and it will not be completed even if it takes several months. This will inevitably delay spring plowing."
Hearing this, Zhu Di frowned slightly.
Although Yu Rentian is a little incompetent, what he said is not wrong.
Moreover, after the construction of this road was completed, summer had already entered, the water volume of Tonghui River had increased, and water transportation had resumed, so this road was no longer needed.
"Guo Qing, Zhu Qing, what good ideas do you have?"
Zhu Fu bowed his hands and saluted, "Your Highness, paving roads on such a large scale will waste people and money, and even the humble ministers feel there is something wrong."
Zhu Di nodded slightly and looked at Guo An again.
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, I think the road should be built. If the road is not paved this year, water transportation will still be unavailable on the Tonghui River at this time next year, and water transportation will still be affected.
Only by building roads can we avoid future troubles forever!"
Moreover, it is not a good thing to place the water transport terminal in the center of Beiping Mansion.
In later generations, after Zhu Zhanji came to power, he disliked the noisy water cargo ships coming in and out of Beiping Prefecture, so he directly issued an order to move Beiping Prefecture's water transport terminal to Tongzhou.
As for now, it is also very noisy. Guo An sometimes feels noisy in Prince Yan's Mansion.
After hearing this, Yu Rentian, Zhao Jie, and Dang Fu became anxious.
"I wonder if Guo Changshi knows how much money it costs to build an ordinary road?
And if we build another road that is feasible in rainy and snowy weather as Guo Changshi said, the money spent will increase exponentially. As for the recruitment of labor, it will cost tens of thousands."
Guo An looked puzzled and asked: "It's just a fifty-mile road, why does it need to waste people and money as much as Magistrate Yu said?"
Yu Rentian's face turned red and he said angrily: "How can Guo Changshi say that? Since ancient times, building roads and bridges has been a matter of laboring for people and making money."
Zhu Di waved his hand in annoyance, "Okay, you don't have to argue, this road must be repaired.
Water transportation is related to the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people in Beiping Prefecture and must not rely on the Tonghui River."
"But Your Highness, building such a long road requires reporting to the Chief Envoy. Moreover, building this road will not only cost tens of thousands of taels of silver, but also require the recruitment of thousands of laborers.
Now that spring plowing is coming soon, paving roads at this time has delayed spring plowing, and the official can't afford it."
Yu Rentian looked embarrassed.
Zhu Di looked at Guo An.
Guo An smiled slowly and said, "What if this road was built by Prince Yan's Mansion?"
Zhu Di's face condensed.
"What?"
Yu Rentian and Zhao Jie were full of surprises.
Immediately, before Zhu Di could speak, Yu Rentian hurriedly said: "If this road is built by the Prince of Yan's Mansion, then the Beiping Mansion will give full support to it."
Zhu Di took a deep breath, but still didn't speak. He stared at Guo An closely, his eyelids kept twitching.
Guo An did not explain to Zhu Di, but directly asked: "I wonder how much support Magistrate Yu can have?"
"This..."
Yu Rentian was stunned for a moment, and then he said with a sneer on his face, "This matter is of great importance. I need to discuss it with the officials of the Peking Government before reporting it to the Chief Envoy."
Guo An sneered and said, "What if Prince Yan's Mansion needs to purchase the land around Zhangjiawan Pier in Tongzhou?"
"That area of Zhangjiawan Pier?"
Yu Rentian was startled for a moment, but then he looked happy and said, "Please rest assured, Guo Changshi, I can directly make the decision on this matter. I can sell it to Prince Yan's Palace no matter how much space it needs."
"What should the people near Zhangjiawan Pier do?" Guo An continued to ask.
Yu Rentian replied directly: "Don't worry, Guo Changshi, there are only a few hundred households of common people. I will directly ask the magistrate of Tongzhou to find a place for them, or directly compensate them with more than ten acres of fertile land for one household, and these common people will
Can’t wait to move.”
"That's it."
Guo An was reassured. It seemed that Zhangjiawan Pier was not taken seriously by these officials.
"What about Guo Changshi?"
Yu Rentian looked at Guo An expectantly.
Guo An smiled slightly and said: "Prefect Yu, I can only advise you on such a major matter. If you want Prince Yan's Palace to pave this road, His Highness Prince Yan still needs to make a decision."
"..."
At this moment, Yu Rentian wanted to scold his mother, saying that Guo is not a human being.
However, he quickly turned his head and looked at Zhu Di with an apologetic smile, "Please forgive me, Your Highness, King Yan. I am confused."
Zhu Di glanced at Yu Rentian expressionlessly and said: "Since Guo Qing intends to pave the road, I will not object.
But regarding the land at Zhangjiawan Wharf, you should ask the magistrate of Tongzhou to handle it for me as soon as possible.
As soon as the land deed is obtained, we will agree to pave the road."
"Your Highness is wise!"
Yu Rentian was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, "Please rest assured, His Highness King Yan. After the official returns, he will immediately summon the magistrate of Tongzhou.
As long as Guo Changshi sets his sights on any piece of land, the Tongzhou magistrate can immediately sign the land deed with Guo Changshi...Yan Prince's Mansion."
"Hmm!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "You can discuss this with Guo Qing."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Yu Rentian responded quickly.
Then, he turned around and slightly cupped his hands towards Guo An, "I wonder what else Guo Changshi wants?"