I engaged in modernization in ancient times

Above the Golden Palace, Mo Shaoheng was impassioned.

"Now I am in Liangjing, the city is full of merchants, and it seems to be prosperous."

"But I recently discovered that the journey for businessmen to Liangjing is difficult and full of thorns."

"This has seriously hindered the development of my Liangjing, and hindered Liangjing from selling goods to other countries."

Baiguan listened more and more clearly to what Mo Shaoheng was talking about.

Sure enough, Mo Shaoheng said, "Following the years before last and last year, our Liangjing carried out the activities of a civilized Liangjing and a charming Liangjing. I hope that this year, our Liangjing will become a Liangjing with smooth traffic and extending in all directions."

Everyone couldn't help but gasped, Mo Shaoheng couldn't...

Mo Shaoheng continued, "So, I suggest that the roads leading to the various countries be repaired."

As soon as the voice fell, without waiting for the sage to react, the Golden Hall became lively.

Someone stood up and said, "This is not right. Only in Liangjing can we get better. We should move forward steadily. We don't have the manpower and financial resources to build roads."

Everyone couldn't help but nodded. Although the cost of building roads is not as high as that of building canals, the cost is still huge.

Mo Shaoheng said, "Everyone, the cost of building roads is indeed huge, but if Beiliang can offset this part of the cost with business, wouldn't it be a good thing to build roads?"

"You only saw the human and financial resources needed to build the road, but didn't calculate the benefits to my business growth in Beiliang."

Just as someone was about to speak, Mo Shaoheng said directly, "Besides, I discovered a new road-building material."

"Not only can it save costs, but it can also make my road in Beiliang the best road in the world."

Everyone: "..."

The best road in the world?

Isn't this tone a bit louder, even if they cool the capital city, the cobblestone road paved on Zouma Avenue, they dare not call it number one in the world.

This is still the main road in the city, let alone the road outside the city.

It is already very good to have a barely walkable dirt road.

There was a lot of discussion.

Mo Shaoheng said, "Sage, I have already built such a road outside the city. I wonder if it is possible to send officials to check whether it is true."

Everyone: "..."

The saint was also taken aback, he knew that Mo Shaoheng wanted to use the trade route to cover up the purpose of their march, but he was also taken aback when he said the best road in the world.

For such an important matter, perhaps others really thought it was for the convenience of doing business, but how could the sage underestimate it.

Said, "Let's go and see what the young master said is the best road in the world."

This can also get rid of the piles of papers about Mo Shaoheng and the Ministry of Industry.

The officials were stunned for a moment, but they didn't think too much, because they were also curious in their hearts, why Mo Shaoheng could say such nonsense.

Saints and officials travel.

The people of Liangjing found that such things are not unusual. How many times have the officials who were originally only above the Golden Palace traveled together?

When you come to the gate of the city, continue to walk forward.

It didn't get very far either.

From a distance, I saw a white thing in front of me.

Like a jade belt, and like a river embedded in the earth.

Everyone was taken aback.

But because there is still some distance, it is not very clear.

But they also knew that something seemed to have changed on the road outside Liangjing City.

Isn't this the section of road that the Ministry of Industry has blocked so hard recently?

Keep going.

The team in front has already let out a "hiss".

Even the saint's expression was strange.

He was just hoping that Mo Shaoheng could figure out a route that could barely be marched.

As a result... what is the road in front of me?

The white ground, never seen before, was as flat as the surface of a river.

Just like the jade inlaid on the ground, the sense of déjà vu cannot be described in words.

"This... is the road?"

The team was already in an uproar.

Even the sage couldn't help speeding up his pace, and only when he got to the front of the "jade belt" did he see the true face of the road.

It's too flat.

No wonder Mo Shaoheng said that the road he built was the best road in the world.

Just a flat, unrivaled.

You don't even need to try this kind of road, you know that there must be no bumps in the slightest.Of course, the road must be tried.

Saints first set foot on the road.

solid.

That kind of touch is amazing to the extreme.

Baiguan also stepped up behind the saint.

"Is this my way to Beiliang?"

In their memory, even the main road pipelines are full of potholes.

Running a horse-drawn carriage on it, I dare not run too fast, why?

If you run too fast, you will be able to fly people out if you pass through any pit.

But now this road, just the feeling, gives people a feeling of being unimpeded.

The saint didn't even hold back, and said directly, "Let the carriage come and try."

The carriage was driven, and the saint got into the carriage directly.

When the carriage rushed out, everyone couldn't help being stunned, because it was too fast.

But the saint on the carriage didn't feel any bumps at all, and the smooth feeling was indescribable.

After a while, the horse and carriage ran a little far away, and everyone realized this, and quickly escorted up.

From the surprise on the saint's face, we can see how good this road is.

After the saint came down, the other ministers couldn't wait to get on the carriage to experience it.

It is probably the first time that I feel like a "roller coaster".

It's also that this road is not too long, it's just for display, otherwise they don't know how far they will run.

Mo Shaoheng said, "What do you all think of this road? If all the roads in Beiliang become like this, I am afraid that the transportation time that originally took one month will be shortened to ten days."

With less resistance on the road, the carriage will run naturally and easily, and will not be as strenuous as before. The inertia alone can save the horse countless times.

"There is a cloud in the books of the sages, traveling to the North Sea and twilight."

"Although it won't be so exaggerated, it will greatly shorten the commuting time between my cities in Beiliang."

Everyone: "..."

Mo Shaoheng really dare to say that all the roads in Beiliang will become like this?

This road is good, but they also know that this is an extravagant hope.

But in his heart he was involuntarily excited.

Just thinking about that scene makes people feel excited.

In such Beiliang, countless Mercedes-Benz caravans are walking on the best road in the world, what a picture it will be.

Mo Shaoheng continued, "In the future, Beiliang will extend in all directions, and all roads will lead to Liangjing. My lords, do you still think such roads are not worth repairing?"

Everyone: "..."

Mo Shaoheng started to be sensational again.

Even the saint couldn't help Mo Shaoheng every time he was sensational.

To be honest, it's like having the constant temptation of the devil ahead.

Just like now, even though reason tells them that there are many difficulties, they just can't help but be moved by what Mo Shaoheng described, and even want to realize it desperately.

Mo Shaoheng said, "As you can see, this is what I have achieved during this period of time with the Ministry of Industry and my students."

There was a complete silence at the scene.

In fact, no matter whether what Mo Shaoheng said can be realized or not, the scriptures to impeach him will not work anymore.

Even if it was a romantic fantasy, Mo Shaoheng showed them a great fantasy, right?

Imagining may not be good, but if there is no imagining, there is no goal to move forward.

Someone was about to speak, and Mo Shaoheng knew what they were going to say.

Said, "As for the manpower and cost of road construction."

"Everyone, let me take a look."

Go to a pile of prepared sand.

The sand is now piled up into a "mountain" shape, and a "concave" shape is dug in the middle, surrounded by water, stirring gray dust.

Mo Shaoheng pointed to the gray dust and said, "This is the main material for road construction. I call it cement."

Everyone couldn't help being stunned, wait, is this sand a material for road construction?

Not right.

The white road was hard and solid, they tried it themselves, even the carriages could run smoothly on it, without even stirring up a trace of dust.

In other words, without even peeling, how could this road be made of sand?

It is said that the accumulated sand forms a tower, but that tower will collapse in one blow.

This is obviously unreasonable.

Now that all the officials are present, and there are many discussions, it is actually quite difficult for Mo Shaoheng to pass on his ideas to everyone.

He greeted the students who followed.

A group of students have already picked up their notebooks with smiles and went to explain to the adults.

"This is cement, it's amazing."

"Can harden in air, or harden in water, and can cement sand, stone, etc. together."

One is cemented together, and people may not be able to understand it, but if you point to the cement road, you will probably know what cementing means.

"Isn't it amazing? It's especially suitable for road construction."

"This is a combination of physics and chemistry, and the knowledge in it is extremely profound. Our teacher said that this is practical science and knowledge. We must learn this practical science as much as possible in the future so that we can develop rapidly in Beiliang."

Everyone: "..."

To be honest, they still couldn't believe it.

Mo Shaoheng said, "The key to cement is limestone. Apart from that, there are sediment everywhere."

"So, all we need is to transport limestone, and no longer need to carry and beat stones."

"However, moving stones and breaking them are the biggest difficulties in road construction."

Everyone couldn't help being surprised.

In other words, Mo Shaoheng solved the problem of materials in road construction.

In this way, the required manpower and financial resources are greatly reduced.

Mo Shaoheng said, "I have been to a lot of mines recently. These mines in Beiliang, let alone other ores, are rich in limestone."

Who said that the barren hills are useless, it's just that they haven't found a suitable way to use them.

"I also sent people to mines in various places to inquire about the news, and there are also many limestone outputs."

"That is to say, the material can be solved nearby."

"It's not impossible for my Liangjing to be connected by such a road in all directions."

Someone said, "But even so, mining ore, ore grinding into powder, digging sand, and building roads will still consume a lot of labor."

The cost has been reduced. To be honest, this is an unimaginable benefit, but Beiliang is poor. Even after the cost is reduced, the construction conditions are not available.

Mo Shaoheng smiled, "Actually, the autumn harvest is almost over now, which means that the common people are free."

"In other words, there is no problem with manpower at all."

"The problem is that the court doesn't have enough money to recruit workers."

This is slightly embarrassing.

Mo Shaoheng continued, "Although it is said that our cement road was built for the commercial development of Beiliang, our cement road can't be built in vain. The imperial court also spent a lot of money, right?"

Everyone was taken aback, what do you mean?This road was originally built for people to walk, so it was tantamount to repairing in vain.

Mo Shaoheng said, "We have saved a lot of transportation time for the caravan, and the caravan can also transport several times the previous goods each time."

"We saved them costs and made them more profitable."

"Then, it shouldn't be too much for us to charge a little bit of toll for the cement road?"

Is it too much?Even in modern times, tolls are charged, not to mention the ancient times when there were more taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

Besides, the caravans that the concrete road charges are mainly aimed at must be charged according to the number of carriages passing through, and these fees can also be used for the maintenance of the cement road.

On the contrary, it doesn't have much impact on the local people. As long as they don't take the carriage, the toll will not be collected from them. Instead, they still enjoy the benefits of this good road.

Of course, those who can afford a carriage should not mind such a small fee, it is indeed convenient for them, isn't it?

Mo Shaoheng has already begun to settle the accounts for the officials and saints: "Although the tolls are not collected much, and they are used to maintain the roads, but in the long run, maybe they can make some money, but this time is a little longer A little, but our main purpose is not to make money through this."

It is to activate business and collect commercial tax. The big head is here, and all countries will collect commercial tax when doing business, and it is not low, even in modern times. It is just changed the name, what import tax, consumption tax wait.

Everyone: "..."

In other words, not only will they not spend money on building this road, but they can also make a little money, promote business, and increase the income of the court?

Although it sounds a little ridiculous, but Mo Shaoheng is right.

If it is really carried out according to what Mo Shaoheng said, it seems that...

What's the matter with this sudden boiling feeling in my heart?

In fact, Mo Shaoheng also knew that it was impossible to start building concrete roads all over Beiliang.

Just like what Mo Shaoheng said, even if tolls are collected, it will take a very long time to get back some of the capital.

Therefore, the court's initial investment will not be small.

It's just the future.

The reason why Mo Shaoheng said at the beginning that cement roads are being built in the whole of Beiliang is just a way of saying that advance is retreat.

Mo Shaoheng almost mobilized the emotions of the people around him, "My lords, why don't we use the previous method, let's first organize one or two roads and repair them, and try it out first?"

This will also save the court from having to pay astronomical amounts in one go.

Everyone: "..."

Now they are familiar with Mo Shaoheng's pilot method, such as compulsory education, which starts from Liangjing, and after seeing the effect, it will be promoted to other wealthy cities, and then cover other places.

The advantage of this method is that even if the administration is wrong, the loss can be minimized.

There was a lot of discussion.

Officials who specialize in accounting have gathered together and quickly calculated.

Officials who specialize in managing operations are already deliberating on how to operate.

The imperial court is actually like a large team performing their duties?

Mo Shaoheng was actually not worried about its feasibility at all.

Because saints need such a road to transport troops, not only now, but also in the future, if there is any war, with such a road, support can be provided in a timely manner. This is very important to Beiliang.

For example, in the lost Xunzhou, one of the most important reasons is that the news was not sent back to Liangjing in time due to the difficult road, and troops were not sent to support it in time.

If the support is quick, it will not be so easy for Nanli to seize Xunzhou.

Of course, they are now using commercial purposes to cover up military purposes. After all, such a road has not been repaired yet. What kind of impact will it have on Beiliang? Not to mention other countries, even Beiliang itself is feeling the stones. river.

A few days later, after the calculations of all the court officials, the sage finally struck the board, and the court first took out the money to try to build a cement road.

This is thanks to the abundance of harvests in Beiliang this year compared to previous years, and the fact that the court is now doing business and has seen some profits one after another. This has given them some confidence, and no courtiers have come out to say that it is a waste of money.

Of course, it was also because Mo Shaoheng showed the cement road in front of them, so naturally no one could resist such a good thing.

As for which route to build, how to plan?

Mo Shaoheng smiled, and the sage would naturally guide the officials to make a decision. Even if it was different from what was expected, the sage would come over abruptly. After all, the real purpose of this first concrete road is to quickly transport troops to the border of Beiliang , the route cannot be wrong.

Of course, in order to deceive people, there are some false tricks.

For example, this road is supposed to lead to Liangjing, so it will be repaired from both ends to the middle, and the roads outside Liangjing will also be repaired into cement roads.

Another reason is that if the road is built under the nose, it is easy to see the effect, but it is too far away, and it is more or less blind to feel the elephant based on the notification documents.

Thinking about it, there is going to be a cement road outside Liangjing City, and I am somewhat excited.

The matter of road construction was completely handed over to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, which could be regarded as Mo Shaoheng's compensation for being in charge of the Ministry of Industry for such a long period of time.

The Minister of the Ministry of Works is now as if he had been beaten with chicken blood. If there is anyone who supports Mo Shaoheng's road construction the most, besides the saint, it is probably the Minister of the Ministry of Works.

What a credit to his Ministry of Industry.

The recruitment of workers in Liangjing City has started again, and the wealth of the people actually depends on having things to do and making money.

Spending money from the imperial court to the people is equivalent to hiding wealth from the people, and only such a country looks rich.When this matter was settled, Mo Shaoheng was rewarded again.

But this time there was no promotion, but some newly reclaimed land was rewarded.

One is because Mo Shaoheng's promotion was too fast, and the other is that the cement road has just started to be repaired, and the final result has not yet been seen.

Zhao Jingcheng and the others were also rewarded with arable land, perhaps only one or two pieces of arable land, but the meaning of the purchase was completely different from that of the purchase, which was rewarded by the imperial court for their merits.

After the cement road is repaired, there will be other rewards.

Before you know it, winter is almost here.

A group of students, what they like most now is eating a bag of stewed chicken feet and stewed duck feet.

Even Zhao Yuning, who never ate offal before, now eats it vigorously.

There was no way, it was too much fun, and he was surrounded by a group of foodies who encouraged him, so he fell into the trap by accident.

"Now the chickens and ducks we sell in Dongshi, with chicken feet, duck feet and necks, are much more expensive."

Mo Shaoheng also smiled. This kind of snack is so popular that the chickens and ducks bought by the common people have fewer parts.

"The claws that I didn't like the most in the past have become popular now. Our shop has to marinate a lot every day, otherwise it won't be enough to sell, and it will be the New Year. People buy more chickens and ducks, and we can supply them every day. Lots of claws."

Mo Shaoheng thought for a while, and said, "I almost forgot, but we can actually do a big business."

A group of students were taken aback.

Mo Shaoheng smiled and said, "Now we kill so many chickens and ducks every day, the quantity has already increased."

"Let them clean up the chicken and duck feathers from the slaughter of chickens and ducks."

It just so happens that winter is coming.

And chicken soft duck down is a good thing.

The most used ones should be chicken and duck down jackets.

Down jackets made of chicken down, duck down and goose down are very expensive in modern times compared with ordinary down jackets.

The advantage of them is that they look light, but they are very warm.

Of course, chickens and ducks are farmed, so this business can be regarded as a partnership.

A group of students: "What is a down jacket?"

Mo Shaoheng smiled, "You will know when the time comes."

Mo Shaoheng started to act.

But the first thing to come out is not down jackets, because it is more troublesome to process chicken down and duck down, and it has to be sterilized to remove protein and cutin.

First of all, there are two things that come out.

First, the shuttlecock.

This little toy is simple, but the fun in it is immeasurable.

Now, the little peddler has new toys besides soap bubbles and spinning tops.

For ordinary children, the biggest fun in Liangjing is Battle of the Three Streets. They can only watch one of them. Although they are too happy to watch, it is also good to have some small ways to participate in it.

As soon as the shuttlecock came out, a group of small shopkeepers went crazy, covering their faces and kicking.

The happy laughter is too festive.

And after the little shopkeepers play, the cool kids will naturally follow suit.

Liangjing City, no matter how you look at it, is a city full of warmth and happiness. The sense of the picture is very visually shocking, especially for the elderly who have experienced a lot of suffering. Now they can see such a scene, and the wrinkles on their faces are smiling. Not from ear to ear.

Second, feather pillows and throw pillows.

Because after such a long time, the installation and penetration rate of Liangjing's kang and fire stools has been very good, and pillows have become a particularly fashionable item.

Mo Shaoheng's shop has been collecting the silk embroidered by the embroiderer for a long time, and it is used to make pillows. It is very beautiful, and it is a very good decoration when placed on the fire stool that looks like a sofa.

In this way, it can also benefit the embroiderer.

In the past, pillows were filled with other fabrics, but now they are replaced with chicken down, which is a different feeling.

The same is true for the pillows. It must be the first time I have seen such a crispy pillow.

Zhao Jingcheng and others were already hugging the pillow, squeezing vigorously with their eyes wide open.

The mind is smooth, and the source of happiness can always be found anytime, anywhere.

Not long after winter, down jackets were also made out.

Mo Shaoheng was going to let Zhao Jingcheng and others wear it on the street first, to test the reaction of the people.