According to Li Er's plan, the Panyu area originally needed at least one or two years, maybe two or three years of preparation before it could start: from building roads, to establishing ports, to shipyards, and then obviously to have military camps. The shipyards
Craftsmen also have to have a place to live and build...
The whole thing adds up to an unknown amount of money, and this is not the biggest consumption - the biggest consumption is because the road problem is difficult to deal with, and the court has to allocate resources to it, which will consume a lot of money.
But what Datang is doing now is almost two different things. The first is "industrial upgrading" as Li Sheng said, which means to cultivate more talents who can make things...or to put it another way, it is to make farming more and more popular in the future.
The more developed the country, the younger people who cannot find anything to do are organizing themselves to do something serious.
The other time is overseas interest management. In a sense, it serves the previous goal. Of course... it is also served by the previous goal, which is complementary. But no matter which strategic goal it is, it is a proper ambition for hegemony.
The level requires a long-term operation, and the resources that need to be consumed... naturally have to be carefully calculated. No matter how many advantages Datang has gained now, whether it is a wealthy country or a prosperous people, it is useless in strategic games. In the blink of an eye,
It will decay quickly.
After all, the world is still based on farming... Although Li Er has not yet clearly understood the concepts of "agricultural society" and "industrial society", he has begun to measure the proportion and weight of farming and industry...
After accounting, Li Er, as the king, naturally knew that the state was not easy to use. Although Datang benefited from the Hangzhou Industrial Zone, Datang received a lot of dividends from its first-hand shipbuilding industry shares, as well as steelmaking, papermaking... and other industries, all of which were annual income.
.but……
In the past, these were the development achievements of the Tang Dynasty, which were good things and good things. However, once the game with Rome started in an all-round way, it would be different, and the consumption would suddenly increase. After all...there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the world.
Since the meaning of the word "tianxia" has gradually expanded to what it is today, there is no doubt that... the result of this great game will also permanently determine the future destiny of the Tang Dynasty, no, the entire Chinese world, and even
Including the fate of most of the Mobei Hu people.
Once the game fails, the Chinese people and the Romans have different cultures and races, and sooner or later they will be slaughtered. On the contrary, if you win...
Li Er estimated that he would not do anything to kill everyone, but he was also sure that the Romans would never have a chance to make a comeback - and it was impossible for the Romans not to consider this, and since the Romans would definitely consider it
, then...in the game with the Tang Dynasty, the Romans must spare no effort and do their best.
Then Datang must complete all the details. No matter where it is, whether it is offense or defense, there must be no omissions. And this will consume a huge amount of resources.
Therefore, a second base will be opened in the direction of the South China Sea... because this second naval base has extremely high strategic value - after all, the navy's response speed and intervention speed in various overseas places will be greatly improved, but compared to the northwest military town
The priority of the army is not that high. After all, if the maritime strategy fails, Datang can still take the lead. At least the enemy's ships can't reach the coast, but if the land war is unfavorable, it will be really troublesome.
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So of course the treasury's money will not be able to take care of Panyu... No matter how you look at it, Datang's overseas management will be very difficult. Although the automobile project can become Datang's surprise and victory
Hands down, that thing can't be made in a day or two, let alone... not to mention that there is not even one of this legendary car in the Tang Dynasty. By the time this thing is actually built, the situation will no longer be known.
What's going on? What's more... doesn't it cost money to build such a powerful thing?
Youdao only knew how expensive firewood and rice were when he was in charge, and now Li Er knew how expensive firewood and rice were. However, when he turned around, not only did he not think about how to solve the problem of road construction money... he didn't even think about it.
, because it had only been a month or two, and it was obvious that it was impossible for him to think about it so early. As a result, Li Sheng had already done it directly...
This feeling is so exciting, so refreshing.
Li Er had a smile on his face, and the conversation with Empress Changsun became more and more interesting. However, he became worried in his heart. Li Er seemed to be famous enough for his great achievements, but the political matter was still complicated. Arrangements would be made in the future.
It is indeed not easy...
But it’s not a big problem when I think about it. If I really want to say it’s not easy, I’m afraid it has to be a matter of South China Sea management... After all, in the South China Sea, we must first start with Panyu, but Panyu has just started to raise money and food. This aspect can be regarded as
It has been settled, but how to build the road next, how to build it... and most importantly, how to use the "legendary port" in this Yu area, this is also a problem, there are thousands of things... It is still a small matter, by then
I'm afraid it's another huge expenditure, and the key progress is probably still slow...
Li Er felt secretly uneasy, but now that the first major problem had been solved, he felt a lot calmer, and turned to thinking about the topography of the South China Sea.
However...this thought left some blanks in my mind.
after all……
The land of China's understanding of the surrounding environment is still too limited. Most places are like this, let alone saying that they are from the Guanlong area.
…
But while Li Er was secretly feeling worried, on the other side of the world, Li Sheng was still in the Panyu area...
Although it has only been more than a month, although there is no steam train in Panyu, there is in nearby Lingnan. As for the parts other than transportation...
Although the music box can be made smaller - in fact, according to Li Sheng's design ability, making it the size of a fist or even the size of a walnut is not a problem - because in any case, it is not a really complicated thing in nature...
But after thinking about his life experience in the Tang Dynasty, Li Sheng decided to deliberately make it bigger, because there is an aesthetic in agricultural society, that is, no matter what, the bigger the better...it will naturally be more popular when sold.
Okay. Although I don’t know if this buff is effective, but as I expected, I gathered a group of craftsmen from the Panyu area, especially jewelry craftsmen, and quickly came up with a prototype... The parts are not complicated, and the production is not complicated.
It's complicated, and the only thing that's really difficult is the clockwork reed.
but……
When Li Sheng suffered from the lack of springs, it took a long time to replace the springs with reeds. And the sword craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty really had the skills to produce qualified reeds...
So the whole thing is basically equivalent to no difficulty, and it is put into mass production at the speed of light. The rest will naturally fall into place...