No Regrets In Flourishing Tang

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The arrival of Li An completely changed the historical direction of the Great Tang dynasty. Originally, during this period, the Great Tang dynasty should gradually change from strong to decay, but Li An successfully changed this situation through a series of efforts, especially industrialization. The advancement of the Great Tang Dynasty has brought about a huge release of the productivity of the Great Tang Dynasty, and the Imperial Court’s finances have suddenly become much more generous.

With the gradual expansion of the railway network, the transportation conditions of various personnel and materials in Great Tang have been greatly improved, and the people’s living standards have been greatly improved.

In garrisons in remote areas, due to the timely delivery of materials, the cost of keeping troops is greatly reduced. Many delicious fruits in the south have become food that can be eaten by ordinary old people in the north. Of course, the old people in the south can also eat. Many seasonal crops in the Upper North.

Commodities in coastal areas and inland areas are exchanged more frequently, logistics costs are greatly reduced and logistics time is continuously shortened, so that the prices of originally distant commodities have been reduced several times, or even a dozen times.

Many products that could only be sold in the vicinity, at this time, can already be sold throughout the Great Tang, the price of the merchants is set low, but the profit is not reduced at all, but earn more, In the past, the high price was set, and the sales volume did not go up. At this time, with the great improvement in logistics, the transportation cost has been greatly reduced, and the pricing must naturally be reduced. Therefore, many ordinary 100 people can also afford it Goods.

In addition, the railway is the lifeblood of the Great Tang, and the train is an important asset of the Great Tang Imperial Court. If anyone dares to play the railway and the train, it is a crime of death. Therefore, you can save a lot of money by buying roads. At that time, I often encounter Jiangyang thieves and thieves or something, or leave the money to buy the road, or all the property is robbed. In short, it is very difficult to transport a shipment, it is simply nine deaths and still alive, if you do not increase the price I feel sorry for myself ten times.

However, as merchants gradually tasted the sweetness from railway transportation, they are increasingly inseparable from the railway, but there are so many railway lines, and they are all one line back and forth. It is not realistic to increase the transportation volume without limit. It can only be transported one by one. When the volume of goods is particularly large, it is inevitable that there will be a backlog of goods that cannot be sent out at the station.

It does n’t matter if the ordinary products are delayed for a few days, but if it is a fruit product with a very short shelf life, then the situation is more serious. Once the effort is delayed for a few days, it is likely that these fruits will rot and deteriorate. As a result, the loss of the merchant was very heavy.

However, if the Imperial Court completely prioritizes the transportation of fruits, the 10000-fruit shipment is too large and the duration is too long, which will seriously affect the transportation of other commodities, and the loss is also not small.

For this reason, the Imperial Court is also very embarrassed, and some businessmen are even more anxious. In this case, many businessmen have begun to learn to go through the door, bribing officials of the Imperial Court, maybe their goods can be sent first.

However, under normal circumstances, it is the wealthy class who can get accommodation. Ordinary small businessmen can only wait in line helplessly. Whether they can send the goods to their destination in time, it is entirely by luck, one is when the goods can The luck of getting on the bus is another question of whether or not the road is smooth.

Therefore, even if you take the railway, the businessmen still have a certain risk, but compared with the previous mountain road, this risk reduction is too much.

Because of the convenience of the railway, after the rise of the railway, it is already an inevitable choice for businessmen to take the railway. If they still take the previous mountain road, such businessmen must be eliminated by this era, and even the oldest ones can be Blank, unless the goods he sells are not allowed by Imperial Court, or he monopolizes this product.

It is precisely because the railway plays an important and irreplaceable role in business and national defense, therefore, Imperial Court attaches great importance to the railway and strictly controls this transportation facility in its own hands, thus obtaining a huge amount for the Imperial Court. Source of funding.

Among them, corruption is naturally inevitable. All the relevant Imperial Court posts on railway lines are all fat. However, China ’s official corruption problem is very serious, no matter what era it is in. So, it seems that it will always be difficult to find a solution.

Li An is not too concerned about the corruption of the officials of Great Tang, because as long as the cake is made large enough, it will not have much impact even if some worms are raised, and, if necessary, some excessive worms can be picked out Copy family crimes, and then obtain sufficient wealth for the Great Tang Imperial Court.

Corruption in Imperial Court is a major hazard in Imperial Court, but as long as there is enough food in the family, there is some corruption that is not too serious. At least, it will be covered up by the glorious prosperity, and raising these corrupt elements is like raising them. Pigs, as long as these pigs are fat, they will sooner or later cause the Owner to watch. If the Owner is hungry, he will choose a few fat pigs to kill, and then continue to wait for the other lean pigs to become fat pigs, and then Then slaughter. In short, fat pigs will no longer count, and they will not be the opponents of pig farmers. A smart pig, the smartest way to protect itself, is not to be too greedy, the more you eat, the faster you die .

Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a saying that people are afraid of being famous for pigs and being strong. This is the summary of previous experience and is absolute truth.

Of course, these are not my own responsibilities. Li An ’s personal energy is very limited. I must put all of my energy into Research & Development ’s advanced equipment. As for the headaches of the officialdom, I leave it to others. Play it! Li An will not go to this muddy water.

Gibraltar ’s stronghold defense and Harbor ’s business plan have long been completed, and even several more important sites have begun construction.

Li An first paid a serious visit and affirmed the efforts of his subordinates. Then, he put forward some suggestions for improvement, mainly based on the design blueprint of his subordinates. Make Gibraltar’s defense capabilities more powerful.

After taking a rest for 2 days, Li An led the huge Great Tang fleet and left Gibraltar Harbor, preparing to return to Great Tang all the way back to his home.

Before leaving, Li An left the 500 Great Tang soldiers stationed in Gibraltar. Their garrison period is 3 years at most, and at least one year. There will be other soldiers to replace them, in addition to 500 soldiers. In addition, there are about 200 officials and technical personnel and the others. In the whole of Gibraltar, Li An has 700 people left. Although the number is not very large, it is enough, they will shoulder the responsibility of defending the Great Tang Sea. The most important task at the western end of the Silk Road.

After the fleet set off, the voyage was fairly smooth. The ten-day voyage did not encounter a rainstorm. It seems that the sea conditions in the Mediterranean are still good, and there are not many bad weathers.

After docking in Harbor in northern Egypt, Li An and all the soldiers in his ministry all left the ships and returned them to Ottoman, and then rushed directly to the north of the Red Sea.

When passing by the Egyptian capital along the way, Li An has not forgotten to visit the pyramid, and by the way, visited Old Friend Ottoman, and then left after a full day, returning to Great Tang as soon as possible is what Li An wants to do.

After another difficult journey, Li An entire group finally arrived at Harbor on the northern shore of the Red Sea. This is the northernmost point of the Red Sea and the southern starting point of the Great Tang Canal.

The small town here is the Great Tang Canal City. After just one or two months of development, the population of the town has more than doubled, and the construction of Harbor is continuing. The original Harbor has been expanded several times. Moor more ships.

Because Imperial Court attaches great importance to the Grand Canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, a large number of various equipments have been gradually mobilized from the local area and along the way, and many of these equipments have been transported to Canal City and kept here, ready to be officially opened at any time. Dig the Grand Canal.

Before the excavation of the Grand Canal, the five bridges that cross the Grand Canal must be built first, which can reduce a lot of engineering work, and the bridge will be stronger.

Of course, while building the bridge, this section of the canal was dug out.

“Minister Li, Imperial Court attaches great importance to the Great Tang Canal project, and has mobilized a large number of people and machines from the local area. Now, the 5 canal bridges have been started at the same time. It is estimated that all the canals can be completed in half a year. According to the current machine and manpower, it is estimated that it will take at least 5-6 years. This is still based on everything is going well. If we can add more manpower and machines, the completion can be faster. “

Under the staff of Canal City, see Li An came to inspect and replied.

The canal can be repaired in 5-6 years, which is already a very fast speed. After all, the Western powers of later generations spent eleven years to complete the construction of the canal, and the Great Tang can compare They are twice as fast, and this speed is very enviable.

Of course, the premise of being able to complete the task so quickly is that everything can be developed according to the scheduled progress. If various unexpected conditions occur halfway through, the queen will delay this time. When can it be completely repaired, no one can be sure. .

It is said that the Western companies encountered too many technical, political, and financial problems in the process of excavating the canal. Therefore, the excavation took only 2 years and cost more than twice the original budget. If all goes well, it is estimated that it will not take so long.

If Great Tang does not want to repeat the mistakes of later Western countries, he must be more fully prepared. Technical problems may be encountered frequently, but this problem is the easiest to overcome, and political problems are not enough to worry about. Great Tang already owns the Sinai Peninsula and is fully capable of avoiding this problem.

As for funding issues, as long as there is a real shortage, Li An will definitely find a way to persuade the Imperial Court and let the Imperial Court find a way to allocate funds, which is not feasible. You can also borrow some funds from neighboring countries, and you can even ask the merchants around you for future The concessionary means allow them to support the Great Tang construction team and provide sufficient funding for the construction team.

In short, Li An has sufficient preparations, in order to better build the Great Tang Canal, I have long thought about various situations, and backed up multiple emergency plans. Once these difficulties are encountered, the officials left will follow Li An ’s Tips and tricks to operate to solve the difficulties encountered.

Although the length of the Great Tang Canal is several hundred miles, compared with the Grand Canal built by the Sui Dynasty, there are some big witch sees little witch, and the construction of the Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty is not very long, in the absence of machinery at all It just took 100 years to complete the construction of the Grand Canal. This is simply a miracle in the history of human civilization. In comparison, the Great Tang Canal, which is only 6% in length, is very small.

However, the Grand Canal excavated by the Sui dynasty was supplied by inland water carriers. The width and depth of the canal must be relatively low. The Great Tang Canal is to communicate the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, in terms of draft and width, it is natural to be higher, but even so, the amount of engineering is not as good as that of the Sui Dynasty canal.

The reason why the Sui Dynasty’s Grand Canal was built so quickly is because the Emperor Sui Yang was so happy that he has mobilized 5,000,000 labors to build the canal. This has caused such a rapid speed, that is, as long as humans and With sufficient material resources, huge projects can be completed in a short time.

This is because large projects can be subdivided into many areas. The more people involved, the more areas that can be allocated, and the more manpower there is in each area. As a result, no matter how big the project is, there is nothing to be afraid of. The speed can naturally increase many times.

The countries around the Great Tang Canal have not enough human resources. Therefore, it is not realistic to mobilize a few 1000000 manpower, but it is not a problem to mobilize 2 300,000 manpower. The entire Li An and the leaders on the two sides All have been negotiated. Altik ’s 2 labors have been added to the construction of the bridge. Ottoman ’s labor force has reached more than half. The remaining manpower is still on the way. In short, since he has agreed to Li An If you do n’t speak, it ’s countless. The manpower, combined with the technical talents transferred from the Great Tang dynasty, is sufficient.

In addition, the construction of the Great Tang Canal was supported by a large number of machines, and the working efficiency of the machine was unmatched by humans, and the gap was not generally large, so as long as everything went smoothly, Li An had enough reasons to believe that Great Tang The canal can be completed within 5-6 years. If the locals of Great Tang can allocate more machines and technical personnel to come to help, the completion time will naturally be shorter.

“Yes, you did a good job. When this official returns to Beijing, you must find a way to convince Imperial Court to allocate more machines and talents to you. You can do it well.”

Li An started to encourage these builders.