Jiang Hongzhang seemed to have heard some displeasure in Zhao Jin's words. Jiang Hongzhang knew that he was going too far. After all, King Xuan served in the Ministry of War and did not care about the affairs of the Ministry of Works.
He quickly explained: "I ask for your forgiveness, Your Majesty, because the issue of river dredging in Hedong County has been solved and the results have been quite good, so I want to ask about some details so that this method can be applied to other major rivers."
When Jiang Hongzhang mentioned this matter, he frowned, and the word "Chuan" was already wrinkled between his eyebrows.
"I know that I have disturbed the prince. In fact, there are many big rivers in Zhao country, and there are even more floods every year. If we can find a solution."
"Not only can this save a lot of money for disaster relief to the national treasury, but the people can also live and work in peace and contentment without having to lose their homes or even their lives due to floods."
Zhao Jin relaxed his brows and said, "Since this matter concerns the people and is of great importance, and I can help, I will naturally not shirk it. Lord Jiang can just say so."
"Your Majesty, my Majesty, I would like to thank you on behalf of the people!" Jiang Hongzhang looked happy, bent his back, and immediately bowed to Zhao Jin.
Zhao Jin stood up and said, "Master Jiang, there is no need to be so polite. Get up quickly!"
Jiang Hongzhang breathed a sigh of relief, stood up straight, and went straight to the point without saying anything more, "Now all the main roads in Zhao State have been repaired with cement. This cement is really a good thing!"
"Now even if it rains, the road will not become muddy or even the wheels will get stuck in potholes!"
"Moreover, the bumps when the carriage is traveling are much less, let alone the speed."
The more Jiang Hongzhang talked about it, the more excited he became. When he first used cement to build roads, he was a little hesitant, but now, he wishes he could just replace all the roads in the country with cement.
Zhao Jin nodded slightly, he naturally understood the beauty of cement.
He said nothing and continued to wait for Jiang Hongzhang to speak.
"This cement, Xianguan remembers that Yunzhou County used cement to build city walls. Xianguan tried it, but there is still something he doesn't understand..."
Jiang Hongzhang asked many questions about cement and dredging rivers, and Zhao Jin patiently answered them one by one.
When talking about some modern vocabulary or things that Jiang Hongzhang found difficult to understand, Zhao Jin also drew drawings to explain to Jiang Hongzhang.
This conversation lasted for more than half an hour. Jiang Hongzhang's face was glowing red, and he even had some unfinished thoughts.
However, he also knew that he had disturbed Zhao Jin for a lot of time, so he hurriedly asked one last thing.
"Your Majesty, I want to replace all the roads in the country with cement roads, but this will consume a lot of money for the national treasury. I wonder if your Majesty has any way for me to collect enough money?"
Ever since Jiang Hongzhang came up with this idea, he could not take it back.
But he also knew the current situation of the Ministry of Revenue, and it was impossible to allocate money to repair roads in a short period of time.
Originally, Jiang Hongzhang planned to take up the matter later, but the cement road was of great use. If it could be repaired as early as possible, it would bring greater benefits.
Jiang Hongzhang thought of the last time Zhao Jin raised a large amount of food and grass when everyone thought it was impossible, so he moved to ask Zhao Jin what he was thinking.
"Since a lot of money is spent on road construction, why not just collect tolls from passers-by?"
"Ah?" Jiang Hongzhang was stunned for a moment, wondering: "My lord, this may cause dissatisfaction among the people."
However, you will be charged for taking this road, which may cause public resentment.
Since ancient times, where has the principle of charging money for walking?
Zhao Jin smiled and said, "Master Jiang, don't worry, this kind of situation will not happen."
"You only need to collect tolls on official roads and some main roads. These roads are generally only used when going to other cities."
"But ordinary people have not traveled far for several years, how many times can they take the official road?"
"Most of the people who come and go on this official road are dignitaries or businessmen. The price is set lower. These people don't care about so few or a dozen copper coins."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Hongzhang asked hesitantly: "But if you only charge a few or a dozen copper coins, how much money can you make?"
"Sir, (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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Don’t underestimate this money.”
After Zhao Jin pondered for a moment, he said, "Master Jiang, you can give it a try and collect a toll of two cents per person for every ten kilometers."
Hearing this number, Jiang Hongzhang couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, but he also remembered that Zhao Jin had indeed easily raised such a large amount of money before.
Gritting his teeth, Jiang Hongzhang cupped his hands towards Zhao Jin and said, "Okay, I will go back and present some information to His Majesty."
As soon as Jiang Hongzhang presented the offer, Zhao Qian quickly agreed.
After they started collecting tolls, within just three days, the amount of money handed over was staggering!
Jiang Hongzhang was overjoyed and glad that he had listened to King Xuan's words.
More than half a month later.
The Minister of the Ministry of War was already old and handed Zhao Qian a plan to go home to rest and retire.
Zhao Qian has already agreed, and now everyone in the court is staring at the position of Minister of War.
"Your Majesty, I believe that Mr. Chen has made great contributions and has been in the Ministry of War for a long time. He is also qualified enough to be qualified for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War."
Many courtiers came out to agree.
The third prince stood in front and said nothing, but there was unconcealable joy in the corners of his eyes and brows.
Mr. Chen, whom everyone recommended, is the Third Prince's man, and should now be the King of Thailand's man.
Zhao Qian remained silent.
The King of Thailand is not the only one who is eyeing the position of Minister of War.
Since Zhao Xingyu was killed and Zhao Xingzhi's right hand was destroyed, although many courtiers turned to Zhao Xingzhi, many others started to wait and see.
Some better parties have become active one after another.
The situation in the court became even more chaotic.
Soon, several officials spoke out against Mr. Chen's appointment as Minister of War.
Everyone was quarreling with each other, and the quarrel soon broke out in the court, which was noisier than the downtown area.
"Your Majesty," Gong Jie stood up with frowning eyebrows, "I believe that the post of Minister of the Ministry of War is vacant and should be filled by the Minister of the Ministry of War."
"In terms of familiarity with the affairs of the Ministry of War, I think the Minister of War is more familiar with it."
There are currently two Ministers of War, one is from the third prince and the other is Zhao Jin.
Zhao Xingzhi's eyes flickered and he glanced at another courtier. The other courtier understood and stood up.
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Gong said is reasonable. I think that Zhang Shilang is suitable for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War."
"Although Minister Zhang was promoted to Minister of War not as early as King Xuan, he has been in the Ministry of War longer."
Chapter 479: Who will win? This chapter has been completed!
