People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 256 Infrastructure and Making Money

This road crosses Jingyang, and you can go directly to the official road in Luoshui, saving you the time of detours on the old official road.

It will be faster to walk from the new road in Jingyang.

Li Shimin walked on this smooth road, and there were many pedestrians on this new road.

Fang Xuanling said as he walked, "The five-kilometer road was repaired from last autumn to the beginning of spring this year. It's quite fast."

Du Ruhui also walked all the way and said: "It is said that Li Zheng will build another five kilometers to connect several counties south of Chang'an into one."

The roads here are the same as the roads in Li Zheng's village, they are made of an inexplicable clay mixed with pebbles.

These small stones are a bit harsh to step on, but they are very flat and strong.

However, the quality of the road is somewhat different from that of Jingyang Village, and the mud used is probably different.

There are a lot of people walking on the road, and the wide road is more than ten meters wide.

Li Shimin walked and said, "Why did Li Zheng divide the good road into four parts."

Fang Xuanling explained: "I have learned a little bit about it. According to Jing Yang, the two wide roads in the middle are used for driving horses, and there is one road in each direction, and the two sides are for pedestrians."

Li Shimin unexpectedly discovered that there were still people patrolling this road.

Persuade pedestrians who have gone the wrong way to follow the normal direction.

Occasionally there are carriages and fast horses galloping on the road.

Li Shimin looked at the wide open road with an uncertain expression, as if he understood something, and asked Du Ruhui, "Keming, what do you think of this road?"

Du Ruhui replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this road is very orderly. In the past, pedestrians might not be able to avoid it. Now it seems that Li Zheng is splitting the road and separating the road for horses from the road for pedestrians."

"It is indeed a very useful idea to make the road smoother and more orderly. This road is troublesome to build, but it is also infinitely useful when you look closely."

"There are special roads for carriages and horses, and there are roads for pedestrians. They are separated by these trees. Walking here will be very practical." Fang Xuanling also said.

Li Shimin nodded incessantly, and Li Zheng even made guardrails on both sides of the road.

"It seems that Li Zheng spent a lot of money to build this road."

Du Ruhui nodded.

There are many people on this road who come to travel in spring.

The first impression of this road is very luxurious.

The dilapidated officialdom cannot be compared with it at all.

There are also rows of big trees planted on both sides of the road, like a kind of decoration.

Li Zheng also named the road and put up a sign. Where pedestrians walk, there is a sign called sidewalk.

The road in the middle is also called the road.

"The road? The road for riding a horse?" Li Shimin nodded appreciatively, "It's interesting."

You can see trash cans every time you walk, and the trash cans say don't litter.

There are also regular road sweepers.

Neat, clean, safe and comfortable, this is how Li Shimin feels when walking on this road.

Li Zheng is proficient in all kinds of crafts and can make such magical things as movable type printing and thick paper.

Even the road construction is ingenious, Li Shimin concluded, "It looks good and is easy to use."

In fact, the Zhuque Avenue in Chang'an also has such a division, but it is not so neat.

After walking for half an hour, I didn't feel tired.

Li Shimin was completely in the mindset of visiting.

I saw children on the side of the road watering the trees and potted plants on the road.

Li Shimin stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing?"

The two children, who seemed to be less than ten years old, were not afraid of life when they saw Li Shimin, "Water?"

"Who told you to water it?"

"It was the teacher who asked us to water the water. Today is our turn."

"Your teacher?" Li Shimin asked curiously.

"It's the county lord."

Li Shimin nodded understandingly, and asked again: "Why did he ask you to water it?"

"The teacher said that these trees must grow well and be planted alive."

Another child said: "The teacher also said that the soil in Chang'an is relatively soft and prone to water and soil erosion. Planting trees can fix the soil. If the soil is fixed, the roads will not be easily damaged."

"So it is."

"The teacher said that the official road is not good at all. Let the water and soil erode. It is a waste of repair. After a few years, it will be rebuilt."

Hearing the children's complaints, Li Shimin's smile froze on his face.

Fang Xuanling also avoided eyes and looked around.

Du Ruhui thought to himself, it is indeed so.

Every time the road is repaired, it will be washed away by the rain, and the newly repaired official road will become potholed again, especially the mountain road is prone to collapse.

The roots of trees hold the soil in place.

And the truth is very simple.

It is also a very common truth.

Going forward, the eyes suddenly open up, the road forks here, and there is an open land in front of you.

There are more people here, as if they are playing.

There are quite a few vendors on both sides of the road. Li Shimin looked at the bustle and said, "I didn't expect Li Zheng to set up shops here. I think this is the reason for the reduction of Chang'an commercial tax."

Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and nodded.

"I really didn't expect Li Zheng to have such a mind." Li Shimin looked at the crowd here and said with emotion: "Only by relying on these merchants, Jingyang can earn three thousand guan in one month's business tax."

Fang Xuanling said: "There is really nothing to say about Li Zheng's ability to make money."

Walking up, Li Shimin asked a vendor who bought naan bread, "My old man, why did you sell naan bread on the side of the road, isn't it easy to sell in Chang'an?"

The old man selling naan bread said with a smile: "You are a nobleman at first glance. How do you nobles know the life of us hawkers."

Li Shimin asked curiously, "How do you say that?"

The old man smiled and said, "It's really good to sell cakes in Chang'an, but the stalls are too expensive, and the rent of the shop is very expensive."

Li Shimin looked at the entrance of the lively Jingyang village, "This should be the boundary of Jingyang. If you set up a stall here, Li Zheng won't charge you?"

The old man smiled, "The county lord is a good man. The Jingyang county lord doesn't charge us rent money, as long as [-]% of our business income is used as rent."

"[-]% of the business income?" Li Shimin thought to himself thinking about the profit.

The old brother said again: "We do business here based on our ability. If your business is good, you will pay more. If your business is not good, the county will not take more money from us. Besides, we can sell it here at a lower price, and customers will pay more." a little more."

After listening to what the old man said, Li Shimin bought a piece of naan bread and listened to him talking about coming back next time.

Li Shimin came to the next booth, which was a booth selling books, and there were quite a lot of books on the booth.

Impressively saw the Legend of the White Snake and Dream of the Red Chamber.

Li Shimin asked, "How much is your book?"

"Ten cents a book, which one does this nobleman like?" The bookseller said with a smile: "Recently, the story book "The Tale of the White Snake" is selling very well. Would this nobleman want to read it?"

Li Shimin had read The Legend of the White Snake a long time ago, but he heard the price of the book and asked, "I remember that such a book in Chang'an costs fifteen yuan a copy."

The bookseller said with a smile, "Chang'an shops are expensive, but here they are cheap, and they can be sold at a lower price, so that there will be more customers."

"Don't you want to earn more?" Li Shimin asked, "Why is it so cheap?"

The bookseller scratched his head, and when he saw another customer coming up from behind, he said, "Your nobleman, do you want to buy it or not?"

Li Shimin saw a book on the shelf and asked, "What book is that?"

"The book is called Brain Teasers."

"Can you turn your brains?" Li Shimin almost jumped up on the spot.

Fang Xuanling also subconsciously supported her head.

"The nobleman will understand after reading it." The bookseller smiled, and the smile was a little smug.

Li Shimin paid the money and said to Fang Xuanling while reading the book, "Xuanling, I'm asking you."

"Please, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin asked in a low voice while reading the book: "A cow, its head is facing west, where is its tail facing?"

"Facing east!" Fang Xuanling replied immediately.

Li Shimin said: "It's wrong, it's facing down."

Fang Xuanling: "..."

Du Ruhui covered his stomach and laughed for a long time, "It's not facing down."

Li Shimin looked at it for a while and said: "A pig, when can its tongue and tail touch together."

"Hiss, this..." Du Ruhui gasped and asked, "Is this possible?"

"Yes." Li Shimin nodded very seriously.

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling were silent.

Li Shimin said again: "What is the strongest lock afraid of?"

"Raging fire." Du Ruhui replied.

"Wrong." Li Shimin denied.

Fang Xuanling added: "It is said to be the hardest lock, real gold is not afraid of fire."

Du Ruhui beat his chest and stamped his feet, "Why is there such a strange question?"

Li Shimin handed the book in his hand to Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

After looking at it for a long time, Fang and Du sighed: "Wonderful, there are so many interesting topics in this world. No wonder it is called a brain teaser. I really can't understand these topics in a normal way, but I suddenly understand them in another way." .”

Li Shimin looked at this large open space.

Counting carefully, there are more than 50 shops in total, scattered and orderly.

From buying cloth to snacks, books, straw sandals, wood...

It seems that everything is available here, what is available in Chang'an is available here.

When they came to a winery, there was a sign in front of the winery, with the five characters Chengjia Brewery written impressively.

I just came here for a drink when I was tired from walking.

The servant who picked up the guests came forward to greet them warmly, "Three guests, do you want to buy wine or eat?"

"Have a pot of wine, three vegetarian dishes and a pot of mutton," Fang Xuanling said.

The servant asked again: "May I ask if the three guests came here on horseback?"

"What does that have to do with riding a horse?"

The boy pointed apologetically at a large wooden sign behind him.

Looking at the words on the wooden sign, Li Shimin was dumbfounded.

Fang Xuanling also looked suspicious.

Du Ruhui read it directly, "You don't get on the horse when you drink, and you don't drink when you get on the horse."

The servant said: "Don't be offended, the three guests, this is our rule here."

"Rules? This is the first time this old man has seen such strange rules." Li Shimin was obviously a little unhappy.

Fang Xuanling hurriedly said to the servant: "We came here on foot, going to the bar."

The boy nodded and went to make arrangements.

Fang Xuanling looked around and said to Li Shimin: "Unexpectedly, Li Zheng managed this place very well."

Du Ruhui also nodded, "This road is also uniquely built."

Li Shimin said in a low voice: "You don't get on the horse when you drink, and you don't drink when you get on the horse. This must be the rule set by Li Zheng."

Knowing that Li Shimin was a little unhappy, Fang Xuanling also said: "It would be great if the official way is also practiced in the future."

Li Shimin took a sip of the drink from the servant.

Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "If it's really like this, how much will it cost to build the road?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Nowadays there are so many frontier guards, and the government needs to spend money everywhere, I'm afraid..."

Li Shimin: Ton, ton, ton...

After taking a sip of wine, Li Shimin burped.

The boy's food was also served, Li Shimin asked: "My old man asks you, how much rent do you pay Li Zheng a month?"

The boy thought for a while and said, "Our shopkeeper said three thousand coins a month."

"That's a lot."

"It's quite a lot, but we earn [-] guan a month." The servant had a smile on his face, "It's because we, Mr. Cheng and the Marquis of Jingyang County, are brothers and gave this position, otherwise we might not even have a position." Can’t take it down, this lot is in high demand.”

"Ten thousand per month." Du Ruhui sighed.

"It's not bad, there are only so many restaurants in Chang'an in a month." Fang Xuanling said.

Drank wine and filled my stomach.

Li Shimin and Fang Du left here.

I found that there are even ice sellers here.

There are also peppers and vegetables.

And buy cotton clothes.

They even sell pork.

And eggs...

Seeing this, Li Shimin gasped, feeling that Li Zheng built this road and sold all his things.

Li Shimin thought to himself, Li Zheng is definitely making money, this kid won't do business at a loss.

Gritting his teeth secretly, Li Shimin thought about it.

This Li Zheng kept talking about building roads, so he was waiting here.

He knows that his roads are well repaired, and as long as people pass by, there will be business, and he can sell the things in his village by himself.

There is no need to pass through other people's hands, let alone sell it in Chang'an.

The land is his.

People are also his.

The goods are also his.

As long as there are people walking on this road and people passing by, there will be a steady stream of business.

But this road is still repaired so well!
He was thinking that the official road had been in disrepair for a long time, so he took this opportunity to build a road by himself to do business for him.

It's all about making money for him.

Li Shimin said to Fang and Du, "What level do you say Li Zheng's business methods have reached?"

Fang Xuanling sighed and said: "Li Zheng spent a lot of money building roads. Many people think that Li Zheng's road building is just road building. Ordinary people think that roads are just roads. But in Li Zheng's hands, road building is an opportunity to do business. .”

"With a long-term perspective, people only see before the road is built. What Li Zheng sees is after the road is built. I don't know one more road. It can drive so many businesses that no one else can match."

Du Ruhui is also emotional, "I just counted, there are 670 shops here, and there are many small stalls along the way. In addition to the merchants coming from Chang'an, most of the shops here are the shops opened by the villagers of Jingyang. If Li Zhengxiu spent 20 guan Calculated with the [-] tax of the Tang Dynasty, all the merchants on this road earn [-] guan a month, and Li Zheng draws [-]% to [-] guan a month."

Fang Xuanling said again: "This account is not calculated in this way. There are also things from Li Zheng's own village, and the cost of some things may be lower."

(End of this chapter)