European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 204
After dealing with the minting template, Li Peijun held a roundtable meeting on a certain day and expressed his views on the traffic issues in the entire jurisdiction.

"I don't know if you have heard of 'All roads lead to Rome'. This is a famous Roman allusion." Looking at the participating nobles, Li Peijun did not rush to clarify the narrative at the beginning, but threw out a common saying first.

This sentence is no longer the literal meaning now, but it was still authentic in the Middle Ages. It came from the Visigoth king Alaric. According to historical records, he destroyed the precarious Western Roman Empire at that time. During the journey, his subordinates When asked which way he should take to invade Rome, Alaric said this famous saying.

Naturally, Li Peijun didn't have any thoughts about Rome, he just wanted to emphasize the perfection of the transportation network in ancient Rome. Under such backward production conditions at that time, no matter which avenue you set foot on, you could reach the city of Rome in the end. level of convenience.

Although it is not yet the age of steam under the industrial revolution, the early establishment of a tight transportation network is also of great benefit to the exchange of logistics and trade information.

Some nobles who were familiar with history nodded first, and then some others followed suit, no matter they knew it or not, for fear of making people laugh at them.

Seeing that the time is ripe, Li Peijun slowly introduced the plan: "I want to open up the main roads of each urban area as soon as possible, and the urban areas of Lisieux, Hafleur, Honfleur, Caen, and Montivelier The trails must be unimpeded, and the counties, towns and villages radiated by the subordinates must first fully cover the trails to ensure basic contact and communication.”

"Huh? In fact, the roads between the various cities have all been repaired some time ago. According to the Lord Lord's order, the corresponding strongholds that should be equipped with post stations have also been selected, and a small part has even been put into use long ago. I don't know what else the lord wants to add this time?"

Oulun is in charge of municipal engineering construction, and he is well aware of the road construction progress in the urban area, but even so, due to limited funds, only the main roads in the city have been specially paved, and the avenues between urban areas have only been filled with pits at most. It's just flat.

"Although the existing avenues have been reprocessed by hired workers, they will still be washed and muddy when it rains. I plan to extend the model of main roads to the construction between urban areas."

Li Peijun would also ask Socia about municipal issues in his spare time. From the other party, Li Peijun also learned that just repairing the original roads cannot solve the problem from the root cause, and the solution is to tear down and rebuild it once and for all.

Just like the construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, this kind of project that wastes people's money and money is generally a gold-swallowing beast whose crime lies in the present age and whose merits will last forever. The situation must be much easier. If you don't follow the progress, there won't be any major problems.

"I plan to use rammed earth to make the roadbed more solid, and add some lime to solidify the road surface. If possible, I can also lay some gravel, so that even if it is rainy, you don't have to worry about the horse's hoof getting stuck in the mud. .”

The new road construction mentioned by Li Peijun is actually a copy of the transportation network of the ancient Chinese unified dynasty, but Europe has not formed a strong central government since the fall of Rome. The center of gravity of the empire was also on the Asia Minor peninsula, and the natives on the Western European side were naturally left aside.

"Is this necessary? I think the existing roads are more than enough for the city's commerce and trade. Why not use the financial expenditure for other urgently needed places, such as port construction, handicraft support, or education output. , but paving the way will have little effect in a short period of time."

Paissant also talked about his doubts. If these roads are really going to be completely connected, it will take about 150 miles. In terms of expenditure, a large part must be allocated to support the project.

Li Peijun tapped his fingers on the table a few times, thought for a while and then added: "The road transportation network will be completed sooner or later, but there is no need to rush to work overtime. It is expected to be completed in batches within three to five years. This way the financial pressure will be much less.”

"If it doesn't work, let's plan to distribute public bonds for road construction. The power of the masses is huge. Only by participating together can we build Hafleur with unity." Li Peijun has already reserved his backing hands. With the continuous expansion of the country, the sources of income available are also increasing. The wool in the Tandridge area alone can earn a lot of money after processing.

A training officer in the outfield complained: "My lord, the blacksmith shop withheld our equipment, and the newly recruited standing army has not been able to put on armor for training. Can you solve this problem?"

"Yes, yes, the previously ordered batch of silver products was also told that the delivery was delayed. May I ask the lord, what happened here." Another puzzled sentence came from the seat of the merchant.

"Ahem... Be quiet. In fact, it's just a normal administrative transfer. It will return to normal at the beginning of next month. I didn't explain it properly to the craftsman. It's understandable that you two are directly confused. This time the plan The matter is of great importance, so it is difficult to disclose the specific content of the plan for the time being." Li Peijun clarified the whole story to those present, and brought the topic back to road construction.

"As for the avenues between urban areas, the eight-horse avenue is the best if conditions permit, and the four-horse avenue is the worst. The order of the project is to extend outward from the center of Hafleur, and the territory of Montivillier is included in the system. In the near future, this time, we will give you special care."

The eight-horse road mentioned by Li Peijun is similar to the eight-lane road mentioned now, except that the car is replaced by a Malay metaphor. In fact, the new means of transportation are inextricably related to horses, like train tracks. The width is also determined according to the distance between the horses.

After confirming the details, the road project has come to an end. In order to speed up the transmission of intelligence, Li Peijun added a next-level subsidiary station on top of the original one to help collect and control the overview of the entire territory. .

"How is the transformation of the aristocrats in Montivillier going?" Now that there are still a few days before the end of the first phase of the trial post, Li Peijun took the opportunity to ask the person in charge who was present.

Dukas, who was in charge of the reeducation through labor, nodded slightly and said, "Most of the people performed well, and some of them are talented, but they prefer another kind of thing compared to Harfleur's ideas."

With a joking tone, Dukas floated out a few words, "The charm of food."

(End of this chapter)