Princess of the auxiliary country

On the opening day of the restaurant, early in the morning, many people from the capital came to the Hot Spring Villa.

Because some possible situations that may arise in the hot spring villa have been planned for a long time, Huo Junyao has a specially arranged parking place here even if there are many cars and horses coming from the capital.

It didn't seem crowded at all, and many people who came to the hot spring villa for the first time felt their eyes lit up when they saw such an arrangement.

Especially when I got off the carriage and looked at the clean and flat concrete floors around me, I felt very strange.

Some people who had already been here had the opportunity to show their faces, pointing out various novelties in the hot spring villa and introducing them to their companions.

There was no court meeting today, and because he knew that Huo Junyao's restaurant was opening today, Emperor Zhaowu started preparations yesterday.

No, he brought the queen directly with Huo Jingzhi and his son, Yongning Hou and his wife, and a little carrot head.

"Speaking of which, this is my first time coming here after the Hot Spring Villa was renovated. Not to mention that this girl has done a pretty good job in this place."

After coming down from the official road, we walked on a smooth and wide cement road, and the carriage was not bumpy at all, which made Emperor Zhaowu very satisfied with the cement road.

"Thank you, this cement road is a good thing. Let's see if it can be promoted nationwide?"

Hearing this, Huo Jingzhi shook his head and said, "Concrete roads are naturally good, but if you want to promote them nationwide, I'm afraid it won't work."

He has already seen cement and other things, and he is very optimistic about this thing.

There was a time when he wanted to write a letter to Emperor Zhaowu, but then he thought about it and realized that given the power of the Yu Dynasty, no matter how good this thing was, it might not be possible to promote it.

At least not yet.

Just kidding, how broad is a country? As far as the roads that their Yu Dynasty are using now, they are all left by the previous dynasty and the dynasties even further back, and they have long been in dire straits.

Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s talk about the capital city. Except for the road at the main entrance, the court will repair it for the sake of appearance. Several other places have not been repaired at all, especially the Wannian County side. It becomes muddy when it rains. Unbearable.

He had calculated before that just to repair the roads around the capital, if it was done with cement, it would cost at least more than 100,000 guan.

This is just the capital city. Although not all other places need to be repaired, it is definitely not a small project. The initial budget alone will cost at least six to seven million yuan.

How could the Yu Dynasty afford such a huge sum of money?
Although the Yu Dynasty's tax revenue has increased a lot in recent years, as soon as the money reaches the treasury, it will be immediately transferred to various ministries for transfer.

After all, there are so many places to spend money. Usually, if you have two to three million guan in the treasury, you are considered wealthy, but often you only have about a million guan left.

Moreover, these are emergency funds reserved by the Ministry of Revenue, which will not be used at ordinary times, especially when natural disasters are common. If you want to get money from the Ministry of Revenue, Chen Hua, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, will fight with you.

"Why not?"

Emperor Zhaowu frowned, and Queen Shen and others beside him also looked at Huo Jingzhi curiously.

This cement road is a good thing. If it is promoted, there will be many benefits, especially the court's march, supplies, and disaster relief will be much faster.

"I previously recorded demerits based on the market price of cement and the consumption required for a section of the road."

"Let's not talk about the distance, let's just talk about the capital. If all the roads are replaced with cement roads, it will cost hundreds of thousands of guan at least. To promote it nationwide, I'm afraid it won't be possible without 6 to 7 million guan. This is still the most basic of."

Upon hearing this number, Emperor Zhaowu and others were a little stunned, and Emperor Zhaowu even touched his nose in embarrassment.

Darling, six to seven million strings is really not something I can afford. "You actually want so much?"

Queen Shen was also surprised by this number.

"Is the price of cement very high?"

"The price is not high, it can even be said to be very cheap, but the quantity required is too large."

Then Huo Jingzhi explained what he knew.

"And, Your Majesty, do you think this cement road is hard?"

The two people who were named nodded repeatedly. In just a short while, many carriages passed by them, leaving almost no traces on the cement road.

"It's very hard, no less than a stone."

"Yes, Your Majesty, My Majesty, please take a look at the walls surrounding this hot spring villa."

At this sight, both of them were shocked. The color of the city wall was almost the same as the color of the cement road.

Emperor Zhaowu understood it immediately, and asked with gleaming eyes, "Can this cement be used to make city walls?"

"Yes, after this cement is mixed with water and plastically solidified, its hardness is the same as that of some stones. Moreover, it can be freely plasticized, which means that it can be shaped into any shape you want with a mold. "

"The texture is still very hard and long-lasting. The road under our feet has been completed for more than two years, and there has not been any major repairs in the process. Your Majesty, can you see how much damage this road has?"

A few people looked at it again, and there really wasn't much damage. You have to remember that this is still a road. There are people coming and going in the hot spring villa every day. It can last so long after being used so frequently.

If this is used to build a city wall, doesn't it mean that the durability will be longer?

After all, most of the city walls are there quietly. If there is no war, there will basically not be too many problems.

"So, now that the cement roads have been built, the walls of major cities, especially important border defense towns, also need to be built. Once they are built, I feel that they won't work without tens of millions of them."

At this time, several people were speechless. It is true that this thing is very useful, but the amount required is also very large.

"Having money is only one thing. Whether the production can keep up is another matter. Therefore, there is no need to rush this matter. If we want to fully promote it, I estimate that it will not be possible within ten years."

"It's all because we don't have money. I really want to knock down Fuso quickly."

Emperor Zhaowu sighed silently in his heart.

While talking, the group entered the Hot Spring Villa, passed through the tall city gate, and entered. Emperor Zhaowu and Queen Shen were shocked again at the first sight.

They walked through the gate of the commercial district, so they entered the commercial street, a cement road with water, wide and flat, with neat shops on both sides.

Most of the shops are on the second floor, and only some individual shops are on the third floor. The most eye-catching one is naturally the restaurant in Huo Junyao, which is five stories high and covers a very wide area.

The street side alone is fifty meters wide, and the door in the middle is twenty meters wide. It is still a five-story building.

This was built by Huo Junyao using the later concrete method, which is much stronger than wooden buildings.