My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 851 A miracle that can only be dreamed of with the help of gods, demons and ghosts! The foundation of the county!

Zhao Cheng forced himself to calm down and asked instead, "May I ask, Your Majesty, is it necessary to chisel through the mountains and fill up the valleys on this road?"

If the method of chiseling mountains and filling up valleys is adopted for road construction, it would be like the original Qin Straight Road in history, where mountains are cut through and valleys are filled, and the people's strength is spared to build a road that is as straight as possible, thus shortening the distance to the maximum extent.

But thinking of the manpower required to open up the mountains and fill up the valleys from Xianyang City to Helu City, Ying Zheng waved his hand without hesitation and said, "Just build according to the terrain."

Zhao Cheng calculated carefully in his mind and said as he calculated: "The shortest road from Xianyang City to Helu City is still more than 3,500 miles away."

"But today, the route from Xianyang City to Helu City is all the territory of our Great Qin. Our Great Qin does not need to follow the old route. I roughly estimated that the total distance can be reduced to about 2,800 miles."

"Chang'an Jun used the labor of 500 men to pave 30 meters of cement road in one day. After the road is paved, it will take several more men to maintain it for half a month."

"If we use Chang'an Jun's strategy today to pave a road of 2,800 miles, we will need to mobilize 340,000 people!"

"And considering the manpower required to level the hills, fill the valleys, and build bridges to avoid floods..."

A large amount of data was quickly processed by Zhao Cheng's brain, and finally a number that surprised Zhao Cheng was obtained: "500,000 manpower!"

"Without considering the materials, this road can be built with only 500,000 men!"

Ying Chengjiao added: "I will make some extra calculations and calculate the amount of cement needed to build this road according to the theory of three thousand miles."

"Based on the current cement production capacity of the Lam Tin Workshop, 600,000 people would be needed."

"But if you really want to build roads with cement, I can spend some time improving the cement furnace, refining the production process, and then choose a place with appropriate water flow to build a large water mill. The manpower used should be able to be reduced to about 300,000."

"Once I have mastered the art of steelmaking, I am confident that I can reduce the number of manpower required to around 150,000!"

“As for the manpower required for transportation, it needs to be determined based on the distance between the cement workshop and the road section being built.”

"The Lantian County workshop is close to the Ba River. Going upstream to Chang'an Township, you can enter the Wei River and flow into Guanzhong. As long as the road is not far from the river, the manpower required will not be too much."

Zhao Cheng understood, and then even he himself could not believe it and said, "If so, I have the confidence to build this road with 1.2 million people!"

"And if we were to build this road using the same method that the Great Qin currently uses to build highways, I would need to mobilize at least 13 million people!"

Compared with the road construction speed and manpower of the current Qin Dynasty.

The speed with which the cement road was built and the manpower used was simply a miracle!
A miracle that can only be dreamed of with the help of immortals, gods, demons and ghosts!

A miracle that Zhao Cheng couldn't fully believe even if the facts were laid out before him!
Ying Zheng's eyes were particularly bright, and he said softly with a slightly hurried breath: "One million and two hundred thousand manpower?"

"Only 1.2 million manpower?!"

The so-called 1.2 million manpower only refers to 1.2 million people per month.

If the road had not been built using corvée labor but with prisoners working non-stop all year round, the Qin Dynasty would only need 100,000 corvée laborers to complete the road within a year!
Is this a big deal for Daqin?

Wei Liao said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if the roads from Xianyang City to Helu City can be as smooth as the road from Lantian Workshop to Lantian Ferry, and if there are posthouses along the way like the highway, our elite troops of the Great Qin can reach Helu City in just over 60 days!"

Ying Chengjiao shook his head and said, "What the national commander said is too conservative."

"This cement road will not only make it easier for soldiers to walk, but also make it easier for baggage to move."

"The speed at which a young man can push a Changan car on a cement road and the distance it can travel every day are incomparable to the speed of a road."

"I believe that once a cement road runs through Xianyang City and Helu City, an ordinary general leading ordinary soldiers should be able to reach Helu City in about 45 days."

"If a general leads a group of elite soldiers, we can capture Helu City within forty days!"

Ying Zheng's breathing became more and more rapid, and he asked in a fiery voice: "Brother, is it true?"

Ying Chengjiao said solemnly: "It is true!"

"I know what you are worried about."

"When this cement road is completed, if there is really a riot in Helu City, my younger brother will be there within forty days!"

Wei Liao also nodded slowly and said, "What Chang'an Jun said makes sense."

"Chang'an Jun has more experience in long-distance marches, and his thoughts and considerations are indeed more appropriate than mine!"

When it comes to long-distance marches, no one in the world today is qualified to be compared with Ying Chengjiao.

When it comes to understanding of cement roads, no one in the world today is qualified to be compared with Ying Chengjiao.

The data given by Ying Chengjiao certainly surprised Wei Liao, but after Wei Liao thought about it carefully, he found that what Ying Chengjiao said was not impossible to achieve!
Ying Zheng turned to look at Lu Buwei and asked with a smile: "With the power of our Great Qin, is it difficult to recruit 1.2 million people?"

After Lu Buwei was silent for a few breaths, he sighed softly: "This is really a piece of cake."

Ying Zheng's smile became more obvious: "Can you make the local unrest uncontrollable within 45 days?"

Lü Buwei shook his head slightly and said, "Even if the local county magistrate is incompetent, as long as the local county magistrate does not take the initiative to surrender to the enemy, the rebel army can only capture a dozen county towns at most, and will not be able to fight against our Great Qin's elite troops at all."

"And if it was a conspiracy, the Qin Dynasty should have been warned in advance and sent troops early, and would not have given the rebels so much time."

Ying Zheng could no longer conceal his smile: "If the local rebels knew that we are the Great Qin, Chang'an Jun can lead our Great Qin elite troops to kill us within forty days."

"Thieves, do you dare to cause unrest?!" Lü Buwei looked at Ying Chengjiao with a complicated expression: "There will still be thieves who dare to cause unrest, but they will definitely not be many."

"If Lord Chang'an is willing to obey the king's orders one day, he will not go to war without orders."

"Your Majesty, you can also order Chang'an Jun to lead his personal soldiers to stay in Daliang City and attack the entire Guandong within 20 days!"

"In this way, the number of thieves who dare to cause unrest will be very small!"

If Ying Zheng sits in Xianyang City and guards the Guanxi area, and Ying Chengjiao sits in Daliang City and guards the Guandong area, and the world builds cement roads with Xianyang City and Daliang City as the center, the two brothers Ying Chengjiao and Ying Zheng will be enough to suppress the entire Qin Dynasty!
As soon as the flag of a fallen country was raised and a descendant of the fallen royal family was nominated as the rebel king, Ying Chengjiao, who had personally razed the country to the ground, came over with his army to destroy the whole world.

Who dares to cause trouble? !

Anyone with a bit of common sense would understand that this move is not about reviving the country, but purely seeking death!

Lü Buwei was filled with emotion, but Ying Chengjiao pointed at himself, looked at him with round eyes and said, "I have never disobeyed the king's orders!"

"How dare the Prime Minister frame me!"

Unfortunately, no one paid any attention to Ying Chengjiao.

Ying Zheng faced Lü Buwei and asked in an oppressive voice: "Prime Minister, do you still insist on your advice today?"

This time, Lu Buwei really didn't want to answer.

In Lu Buwei's view, the feudal system is definitely the best choice for Qin to control its border areas!

But how did Lu Buwei refute Ying Zheng?
The emergence of cement roads has made it possible for Ying Zheng to realize his idea of ​​using Xianyang to stabilize the border!

Ying Chengjiao's military strength and his fiefdom in Daliang City allowed him to take charge of the entire Guandong region on his own and help Ying Zheng identify and fill in the gaps!

After being silent for more than ten breaths, Lü Buwei finally sighed with regret, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I withdraw my advice today."

None of the ministers knew what Lu Buwei had advised today.

They only saw Ying Zheng laughing without any concealment: "Good! Good! Very good!"

"Chang'an Jun has made a great contribution by making the Prime Minister withdraw his advice!"

"The Prime Minister has nothing to worry about here, and I have nothing to worry about here either!"

Unconsciously taking two steps forward, Ying Zheng looked at the cement road that had not yet solidified in front of him and the bright morning sun shining on the cement road, feeling filled with emotion.

It is unknown how long Lu Buwei, Wang Wan and other ministers had been advising him on the disputes over fiefdoms and counties.

Ying Zheng himself had been entangled in disputes over fiefdoms and counties for several years.

Today, although Ying Chengjiao did not make any remonstrance, he provided Ying Zheng with the key to solving this dilemma from another perspective.

This place is not only the starting point of Changlan Avenue, but also the starting point for Ying Zheng to govern the world from Xianyang and fully implement the county system!
Turning suddenly, Ying Zheng shouted in a deep voice: "Order!"

As soon as Ying Zheng said a word, Ying Chengjiao, regardless of Ying Zheng's lofty mood, kicked Zhang Han in front of Ying Zheng.

Zhang Han:!!!
Zhang Han never expected that Ying Chengjiao, whom he trusted quite a lot, would suddenly kick him.

While staggering, Zhang Han almost knelt in front of Ying Zheng.

When Zhang Han looked back in panic, he saw Ying Chengjiao pointing at him and saying seriously, "Brother, I recommend Doctor Zhang to build a cement road for our Great Qin!"

Zhang Han said repeatedly: "I have been disrespectful, I hope the king will forgive me!"

"I am also responsible for building blast furnaces, supervising papermaking workshops, and many other important tasks. I really cannot..."

Ying Chengjiao took two steps forward, patted Zhang Han on the shoulder, and said seriously: "I believe in you!"

"I have always believed that Doctor Zhang is quite capable in military strategy."

"Mobilizing hundreds of thousands of people to build cement roads is the best training for Doctor Zhang!"

"When Doctor Zhang succeeds, I will recommend him as a general!"

"I believe that Doctor Zhang will live up to my expectations, right?"

Looking down at Ying Chengjiao, Zhang Han's eyes were a little dazed.

Chang'an Jun actually trusts me so much, values ​​me, has high hopes for me, and even arranges experience for me!
How fortunate I am!

Zhang Han was dazed and said, "I will not disappoint Lord Chang'an!"

Ying Chengjiao nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Ying Zheng expectantly and said, "Brother, I recommend Doctor Zhang to take on the responsibility of building the road again!"

Seeing Ying Chengjiao's anxious and expectant look, Ying Zheng said with a smile: "Brother, you have no intention of handing this position over to me."

"The task of building cement roads is certainly arduous, but the art of calcining cement is something only my brother can handle!"

Ying Chengjiao: Eh???
(End of this chapter)