I'm not a genius in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 242 Highway

Chapter 230 Eighth Expressway

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But everyone is not too worried about this.

Bianzhou City is not Chang'an City, there is not so much competition for interests, these people have long formed a relatively tight community of interests, especially after Bushi took office, this situation has become more stable.If you want to let everyone compare each other and take advantage of it, you won't be able to play...

Seeing that it was almost time for people to arrive, Li Ke and Li Jing looked at each other, put down the teacup in their hands, stood up, scanned the local tyrants in the hall calmly, and spoke indifferently.

"This king came here this time to provide everyone with a chance to make a fortune—"

"A Chance to Get Rich..."

This was too different from the psychological expectation, and the Bianzhou tyrant who had already prepared all kinds of evasive rhetoric almost got bored back in one breath.Many people choked on the tea and coughed into pieces.Bu Liang raised his head in surprise, looked at Li Ke with a calm face, not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, and cupped his hands cautiously.

"In such a famine year, everyone is not well-off, and it is not easy to survive. I am afraid it will be difficult to spend too much capital. I am worried that they will not know the importance and live up to His Highness's kindness—"

When Bu Liang said this, everyone immediately realized and responded one by one.Don't worry about improving your eyesight, as long as we have no money to pay, it's right.

Li Ke glanced at him indifferently, then sat down slowly, holding the tea bowl carelessly, flicking the green onion tea foam floating on it, and opening his mouth indifferently.

"I don't know whether it's serious or not, and it's up to me to live up to my good intentions. However, since ancient times, there has never been a problem of forcing others to make a fortune. This king is just grateful for everyone's warm hospitality to me, and I just want to give something back—if everyone If you are interested, Xiao Wang will talk about it, if you don’t want to listen to Xiao Wang’s nagging, then forget it, Xiao Wang has no reason to be a villain..."

This - must want to hear!
It's one thing not to be fooled, but it's another thing to want to listen to His Highness the King of Shu. Everyone still had this kind of wink, and there was another frenzy of flattery in the hall.

"This king would like to propose to the imperial court that together with everyone here, we will jointly build a highway connecting Bianzhou, Luoyang and Chang'an. Toll stations will be set up along the way, and a certain fee will be charged for all caravans passing by. You and the imperial court will share according to the amount of contribution..."

As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar.

Joint funding, construction of roads, and collection of tolls are unprecedented in ancient times.This move has no intention of collecting taxes jointly by the court and the people. Doing so is tantamount to binding personal interests with the court. The gains and losses of the benefits are not as simple as the annual dividends.When Li Ke made this suggestion, many people were immediately moved.

"I don't know what a highway is, Your Highness. How much does it cost to build a road? After it is completed, how much will we charge for tolls, and how many years will we be able to collect?"

Immediately, a middle-aged man with a slightly fat body and a small belly stood up and asked.Li Ke couldn't help but glanced at him. I'm afraid this person is not simple. These few questions all asked the key points.

"Who are you?"

"Cao Min Qian Kuan is the treasurer of Bianzhou Commercial Bank..."

Qian Kuan looked respectful, Li Ke nodded, motioned him to sit down, then glanced around and spoke.

"The so-called expressway is a road that can pass at high speed. Ordinary carriages and horses can travel hundreds of miles a day. From here, they can reach Luoyang on the same day. It not only allows six carriages to go side by side, but also the road is smooth after rain and snow. It is muddy, once it is completed, it will surely become the first traffic artery along with Bianzhou, Luoyang and Chang'an..."

As soon as this remark came out, the atmosphere in the hall immediately became cold. Such a so-called expressway is simply unrealistic. Let alone other things, the cost will go to the sea. Affordable, can the cost be recovered in the year of the monkey?I thought that the king of Shu had a good reputation and was reliable, but who knew he was also a master who didn't eat minced meat.On the other hand, Qian Kuan didn't show anything, instead he asked thoughtfully.

"If that's the case, the cost may not be low. It's hard to do it with just us people, right?"

"This king has a new material, not only is it cheap to make, but also the roads built with it are incomparable. The axe and axe are hard to hurt. There is no dust in dry weather, and there is no mud in rainy and snowy days. It can ensure that the road is unimpeded all year round."

Li Ke stood up and said lightly.

"Therefore, the overall cost will never be higher than the usual road, and may even be slightly lower..."

There was an uproar in the living room again. If it wasn't for the original Duke sitting next to him, and Li Ke's identity as the prince, he might have been beaten out as a liar long ago.

Can there be such a road in this world?

If true?

Once it is completed, Bianzhou will probably become a converging place connecting Shandong, Henan and Huainan, and become the most important transportation hub of the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop, and become the second Luoyang-like existence!

These things, everyone can't sit still, if there is such a road, even if tolls are not allowed, everyone will benefit endlessly!

"At that time, we plan to charge tolls for 30 years according to the amount of goods, [-] tax and [-] tax, and anyone who participates in the construction will be exempted from tax..."

When the hall gradually quieted down, Li Ke added lightly.

Although the charges are a bit low, the traffic is too high. Many of you are elites in the business world, and soon realized the huge benefits and business opportunities involved.The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became heated, which was completely beyond Bu Liang's expectations, but the situation was no longer under his control.

"Later, I will arrange manpower to make preliminary investment pledges outside the city. Those who are willing to participate can sign up at my resident outside the city. I will submit them to His Majesty one by one in the form of a report. However, due to road construction , need to hire a large number of people, and the food of these people needs to be solved by everyone involved. After all, there are countless grains and grasses on this king's fief, but it is quite inconvenient to transport them all the way..."

"It's what it should be, it's what it should be, Your Highness, but please rest assured, leave these trivial matters to the little ones!"

This is to go straight to heaven!

Many people expressed their determination on the spot, and it was no longer the time to start crying poor.Li Ke pretended not to know, smiled and encouraged him, and then stood up calmly.

"Since that's the case, I won't stay any longer. Now that there are disaster victims everywhere outside the city, and the affairs are complicated, I can't leave for too long. If you want to, go and make your own money."

Bu Liang and the others hurriedly stood up to persuade them to stay, and wanted to prepare a luncheon, but were politely declined by Li Ke and Li Jing.Everyone had no choice but to send them out of the gate. Seeing Li Ke put the saddle on the horse and was about to leave, they suddenly remembered something, reined in the horse's reins, and turned their heads.

"This king suddenly remembered something, and I want to ask everyone to do a little favor..."

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