So, a large group of Huaixi nobles gathered at the residence of Duke Liang again, and discussed how to follow the ass of Su Wang Zhu Jian to drink soup!

But how could these guys' actions be hidden from Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes?

Whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Biao, even in the palace, they knew the actions of Lan Yu and others very well!

But Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of stopping them, but planned to wait and see!

In fact, if Lan Yu and other Huaixi nobles could really have an interest tie with the Fourteenth Old Man, or even bring them closer, that would be something Zhu Yuanzhang would be happy to see!

And Zhu Yuanzhang also believed that with the Fourteenth Old Man's means, it would be very easy to control Lan Yu and his gang! "Dad, do we really need to recruit hundreds of thousands of laborers to build the road?"

"800 wen per person per month is not a small amount, and it also requires a meal!".

Although Zhu Biao supported the road construction, he was shocked by the plan made by Zhu Yuanzhang. The main reason was that the amount was too large and too much silver was needed!

For example, for 100,000 laborers, 80,000 taels of silver would have to be paid out in monthly wages for 24 months!

That's 800,000 taels a year!

This is just the wages of the laborers!

In other words, the wages alone would cost more than one million taels a year, and this is still a conservative estimate! In addition, there are various expenses and other road construction costs, especially cement!

According to rough statistics, at least more than 3 million taels of silver a year, and that's just to build the road from Ganzhou to Yingtianfu!

"What's the big deal?"

"The cost of road construction is there!"

"What's the difference between 100,000 people building for one year and 10,000 people building for ten years?"

"We just want to finish the cement road as soon as possible, so that we can earn back the money spent on road construction as soon as possible!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled disapprovingly.

He thought that when he was ready to leave for Ganzhou, the cement road from Yingtian Prefecture to Ganzhou Prefecture should be almost completed even if it was not fully completed!

Of course, it was not just for the convenience of traveling! The early completion of the cement road is of great significance to economic development and transportation! The same is true for the military! So Zhu Yuanzhang did this after careful consideration!

Recruiting hundreds of thousands of civilians may seem to be very costly, but it shortens the construction period and is a more economical way!

On the contrary, if the road is built slowly, the manpower, material resources and financial resources will increase accordingly, and there is no guarantee that there will be any unexpected changes!

Zhu Biao was also stunned when he heard this, but after thinking carefully about the old man's words, he also reacted and felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong with this investment!

Otherwise, how can we say that old ginger is still spicy!

...

Ganzhou, Su Wangfu.

Zhu Li looked at the letter just sent by the court and smiled!The old man had written to him before, discussing the construction of cement roads, but Zhu Yu said that he could afford the northwest. If other areas wanted to build cement roads, they would have to pay for it themselves!

He thought the old man would think about it again and again, and it would take a long time to make a decision, but he didn't expect to get a reply so soon!

And the Ministry of Revenue actually allocated funds directly! Along with the old man's letter, there was also silver escorted by the Ministry of Revenue!

"It seems that the refined salt business, plus the salt merchant tax of the Ming Dynasty, has made the old man taste the sweetness! The treasury should not be short of money now!"

Zhu Yu thought about it and probably understood why the old man was so happy!

In fact, the biggest annual expenditure in the court's finances has always been the cost of building the Great Wall! The magnificent Great Wall of later generations is actually mostly the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty. During the nearly 300 years of Ming Dynasty, the construction of the Great Wall has basically never stopped! In fact, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, this is a complete waste!

He has many ways to clear the Mobei, so if he becomes the emperor, the Great Wall will never be built again!

If he has the time, he can raise more Jijun, which will be more useful than the Great Wall, and it doesn't cost so much money!

In terms of architecture, Ming Dynasty is indeed the most powerful country in the world at this time. For example, Yingtianfu, as the capital of Ming Dynasty, is as strong as a copper wall inside and outside! This is also due to Zhu Yuanzhang's strict requirements for craftsmen!

In terms of construction engineering, at least under the old man's eyes, no one dares to do anything small!

"Now, at least the road construction can continue!"

Zhu Li looked at the letter sent by Zhu Yuanzhang again, and his mood was very good! However, according to the number of civilians recruited by the old man, as well as the monthly wages and treatment, it seems that he is eager to repair the cement road as soon as possible! At least there will be no problems with the cement road between Ganzhou Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture!

If it is fast, it won't even take a year! In ten days, hundreds of thousands of civilians were summoned. Naturally, it is not hundreds of thousands of people who are building a section of cement road in the same place!

The cement road can be built in sections, connected end to end, and the speed is the fastest! A team of hundreds of thousands of people will naturally have a fast construction speed! If nothing goes wrong, it will be fully connected in more than half a year!

After all, it is paved on the basis of the original official road, and there is no overly complicated large project. There should not be many situations such as opening mountains and digging roads!

This also greatly accelerated the paving of cement roads!

In general, Zhu Yuanzhang was just copying Zhu Jian's Ganzhou model! For things like this, he couldn't figure out how to do it, so he just copied the homework! Don't you see that all the princes are copying this homework?

As arrogant as the fourth brother is, he is also copying!

But the fragrance is really fragrant, even if it is more fragrant thanEven if he doesn't go to Ganzhou, he can still let everyone taste the sweetness, which shows how terrible Old Fourteen is! In fact, this is inevitable!

It is mainly because Zhu Yu's series of reforms and policies have indeed greatly promoted the economy and people's livelihood! In ancient times, ordinary people basically had no source of income. If they wanted to survive, they still relied more on the one acre and three mu of land they planted!

It's okay if you have your own land at home. If you are a tenant farmer and meet a black-hearted boss, even if you have a bumper harvest all year round, whether you can eat enough will be a problem!

Unlike modern society, even if you haven't read books, you can still go to a restaurant to be a waiter, and go to a factory to screw screws. There are also many industries that provide food and accommodation. As long as you have healthy hands and feet and are willing to work hard, you will definitely not starve to death! But it's different in the Ming Dynasty!

For example, jobs that provide food and accommodation are only available in consumption places like restaurants! .

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