Molested Zulong at the beginning

Sister Zheng frowned slightly, thinking about the pros and cons.

But Bai Su couldn't help but glance at Fusu next to him, wondering if it was his illusion, he always felt that Fusu in front of him seemed to have become more beautiful.

I saw that her eyebrows were curved, her eyelashes were long, her mouth was rosy, her skin was tender and smooth, her skin was rosy, and her figure should be convex and upturned.

The youthfulness of a girl has receded, and there is a sense of femininity on her body, like a flower watered by sweet syrup and rain, and the whole person looks unparalleled in beauty.

Standing with Sister Zheng, it doesn't look like a mother and daughter at all, but more like a pair of sisters.

Bai Su couldn't help being slightly distracted while watching, and the scene of that night slowly emerged in his mind.

Looking at Bai Su's appearance, Fu Su recalled the same scene at the same time, a blush suddenly appeared on her fair and pretty face, and she glared at Bai Su with some embarrassment.

She bit her red lips lightly with her white teeth, and came to Sister Zheng, cupped her hands and said, "My lord, this new official path is completely superfluous and a waste of money."

Zheng Jie looked at Bai Su with her phoenix eyes: "How do you explain it?"

Bai Su came back to his senses, coughed lightly and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this official road is of great use, it is not unnecessary. In the past, this official road was for the people in the city. Whether it is the service life of the tamped pipes or the width at the beginning, they are all important." Very limited."

"As the Central Plains trades with other states, the scale of trade continues to expand. The number of caravans that come and go every day has increased by more than ten times compared to before. This ordinary dirt road has gradually become unbearable."

"It's raining heavily this day, and the ground has become soft. After a few laps of the carriage pulling the goods, the official road will soon be dented and damaged. The money spent on repairing it every day is endless."

"Building a high-quality official road now can not only be used for daily use, but also make the transportation in Xianyang more convenient. It can also show the might of my Great Xia to foreign missions and let them see the national strength of the Central Plains."

"This move can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

After listening to Bai Su's words, Sister Zheng couldn't help but nodded.

I have to say, these words touched her heart.

To solve once and for all, the problem that the official road is easily damaged, and to show the country's prestige to foreign countries by the way, is indeed beautiful.

After pondering for a moment, she said, "Okay, since you have a plan, then follow your own ideas and boldly go for it."

Fu Su's expression suddenly collapsed, and she bit her lip tightly.

Unexpectedly, Bai Su was so thoughtful, and in a few words, he persuaded her lord mother, which made the follow-up plan that she had prepared in her heart go to waste.

Bai Su looked at Fu Su who was staring at him firmly, and couldn't help smiling.

He was not surprised by this result.

After all, he and Sister Zheng have a friendship between Guan and Bao, and this trust is deeply rooted.

As long as he doesn't ask too much, sister Zheng usually supports his proposal.

Sister Zheng raised her slender jade hands, the black hair scattered between her brows, her phoenix eyes looked into the distance and said: "Bai Su, you said you want to make a long-lasting official road, but you don't know how to do it?"

Bai Su said with a smile: "Look, Your Majesty, the thing just arrived."

Everyone looked along the trend, and saw a cart of straw, the straw was pulled over and fell to the ground, looking from a distance, it was bright yellow.

There was a hint of doubt in Sister Zheng's phoenix eyes: "Why did you spread so much straw on the ground, this thing can't withstand the crush of the carriage."

Bai Su explained: "This straw is not used to pave the road, but to lay the foundation. It can prevent the soil from being too soft, absorb rainwater, and prevent the ground from collapsing and muddy."

"Many of the border gates in the land of Yanzhao are made of straw mixed with soil to make wall bricks. The border gates built with brick walls are very familiar and can be preserved after thousands of years of erosion."

"Using this method to repair the foundation can make the service life of the road longer..."

Sister Zheng pondered for a while, and after thinking about it carefully, she realized that it was true.

When she was traveling around the world, she went to the border. There are many frontier fortresses left over from the Spring and Autumn Period.

Although many of the wall bricks have become dilapidated after being eroded by wind and sand, exposing the straw inside, they still stand upright in the border area.

Hundreds of years have passed, and some of the functions of the frontier city walls are still preserved. It can be seen that this is indeed a good way.

Her phoenix eyes looked at Bai Su with great interest: "Sometimes I often think, you are only a leader of the weak crown, how do you know so much knowledge, the vast grasslands in the north, Baiyue in the south, and the Western Regions in the west, like There is nothing in the world that you don’t know about.”

Bai Su rubbed his nose and said, "Why, the reason is very simple, it's because... I am a high-quality human male."

Chapter 230 Your Majesty is Unfathomable

"Human high-quality male..."

Sister Zheng couldn't help raising her eyelids, and gave Bai Su a weird look: "What is that?"

Bai Su said with a smile: "To put it simply, it is a kind of person who is full of confidence in his own talent."

Sister Zheng was a little curious: "Then according to you, what is a high-quality woman?"

Bai Su rubbed his chin, pondered for a long time: "Three words to make a man, spend 18 for her, she is an emotional lecturer who is proficient in human nature."

Sister Zheng couldn't help laughing and said, "This is all a mess."

Just when the two were joking, Liu Ji came over with a group of people.

"I have seen His Majesty..."

She bowed to Sister Zheng, with big peach blossom eyes, she looked at the graceful and luxurious Sister Zheng dressed in a dragon robe, full of yearning, she couldn't help sighing in her heart, a big girl should be like this.

Sister Zheng turned around and glanced at Liu Ji, her slender eyebrows slightly frowned: "Who are you?"

I don't know if it's an illusion, but when she faced the woman in front of her, she felt inexplicably agitated, and had an urge to get rid of it and hurry up.

Bai Su explained: "Your Majesty, her name is Liu Ji, she was born in Pei County like Xiao He, and now she is working in the Shaofu, she can be regarded as my right-hand man."

Sister Zheng nodded when she heard this.

She took a few glances at Liu Ji, and there was curiosity in her phoenix eyes: "So it's you. I remember that when the rice yielded a thousand catties per mu, the method of ripening and fertilizing came from you."

There was a smile on Liu Ji's face, and he said with a smile: "Your Majesty is too famous, it's all thanks to Lord Bai, I'm just doing my duty."

Seeing her looking at him, Bai Su couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"

Liu Jizhu opened his lips slightly, and said, "The bricks are almost ready, but they're here."

Bai Su nodded: "Okay, after the straw is mixed with the soil and the ground is compacted, we can start construction."

"This kind of compacted ground will be stronger and more durable. It is indeed a good way, wait..."

Sister Zheng was stunned: "What do you need bricks for when you want to make bricks?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Bai Su scratched his cheek, and said in a natural tone: "What to do, of course it is used to pave the way."

For a moment, the air suddenly became quiet.

Don't talk about Sister Zheng, everyone around looked at Bai Su like a madman.

After all, in this era, blue bricks have always been a symbol of luxury, and they are only used in important city defenses and when building mansions.

As for the construction of official roads, just tamp the ground and use expensive blue bricks to pave the road. This prodigal son is not so defeated.

You know, the treatment of paving the road with bricks is only available in Xianyang Palace.

Even the ministers in the court just used blue bricks to pave a path in the mansion, but Bai Su wanted to use bricks to build the project, it was like throwing a lot of copper coins into a bottomless pit.

It took a long time for Sister Zheng to come back to her senses: "Bai Su, you are serious. You really want to use these bricks to build official roads..."

Although she didn't finish her words, the meaning was already obvious. Even she couldn't afford such a huge expense.

Bai Su smiled and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The bricks used by my ministers are red bricks, not green bricks. The cost is only one-fifth of the green bricks, and the production is convenient. It will not cause much burden on the imperial court's finances."

As he spoke, he asked Liu Ji to take out a burnt red brick from the bullock cart beside him and put it together with the blue brick.

Knocking made a "bang bang" sound, obviously the hardness was not much worse than that of green bricks.

Seeing this scene, Sister Zheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief while lamenting the magic of this thing, and immediately asked: "It's so good, if it's only one-fifth, then it's not unacceptable to the court, I don't know How long do you plan to repair this time?"

Hu Yan also looked over curiously, blinking his strange eyes.

Bai Su stroked his chin and said, "I'm going to build it three thousand miles first."

"Three...Three thousand miles, are you crazy!!!"

"How much will it cost? Even if you sell your entire Daliang-made mansion, you won't be able to spend so much money."

"That... that, seems to be paid by the imperial household department."

Sister Zheng's eyelids also twitched: "Is three...three thousand miles a little too much?"

Bai Su shook his head slightly: "This is essential. The Protectorate of Beiting and the Protectorate of the Western Regions are too far away from Xianyang. The round trip alone will take more than half a month."

"If you want to transport materials to the front line, most of the food, grass, and supplies are wasted on the road. If there is a direct official road, the speed of transportation will be greatly improved, and the huge logistical pressure on the imperial court will be relieved."

"During the war, nearly half of the cost can be saved, and the caravans that come and go on weekdays will transport more goods. At that time, Xianyang's tax revenue will also increase every year."

"As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first. Whether it is for strategic considerations or for the treasury, a stable official road that runs from north to south and connects Guanzhong is essential."

"Besides, I have already done the calculations. To build these three thousand miles of official roads, if you add them up, you only need about 80 guan."

Fusu bit her thumbnail, her fingers trembled violently, 80 guan, this is not a small amount, you must know that in many places, the tax revenue for a whole year is less than one-third of this amount. .

Sister Zheng embraced her hands and lifted her round chest, her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, lost in thought.

80 strings doesn't look small, but the strategic value it brings cannot be measured by a sum of money.

For example, although the Protectorate of the Western Regions has now been established, and there are [-] to [-] troops stationed in the Western Regions, but because it is too far away from the Central Plains, once something happens, it will be a month before Xianyang receives the news.

At that time, maybe the Western Regions Protectorate had been completely annihilated.

It is difficult to conquer this land, but it is often a matter of overnight if it is lost, and it will be very difficult to regain it.

In comparison, 80 guan is nothing at all.

After Zheng Jie pondered for a long time, her phoenix eyes looked at Bai Su: "Since you want to build a brick road, it should not be as simple as the three thousand miles."

Bai Su looked stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile on his face: "As expected of your Majesty, you can see it right at a glance. The territory of Great Xia is so huge, how can it be possible for a mere three thousand miles? I intend to formulate this goal as a policy for several generations. .”

"First connect the north and the south, consider the strategic value, and then connect Song, Qi, Wei and other places to facilitate the transportation efficiency of grain, salt and other materials, reduce the cost of this transportation, and make the price cheaper."

"Afterwards, gradually throughout the Central Plains, make the prefecture and county system completely stable as a cornerstone."

"If it is said that wherever the arrow passes, it is the truth, then the place where the road is smooth is the place where the government can truly control it stably."

"Otherwise, it would be difficult for the imperial court's influence to touch remote areas."

Sister Zheng thought about Bai Su's words carefully, and found that it was really what Bai Su said, that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads.

There is no clear road, and this territory seems to be on the map of Daxia, but it is difficult for the imperial court to mobilize troops and collect taxes on it.

Many places are controlled by local clan forces and gentry tyrants. The imperial court can only beat them so that they dare not make trouble, but they cannot effectively rule the local area.

It can be said that the scope of the imperial court's control is often limited to the dispatch of troops and horses, within a month or two of the journey, no matter how far away it is.

After all, when the opponent sees you calling, he expresses his cowardice and surrenders, and when you withdraw your troops back, he immediately pulls up the flag to rebel.

Moreover, there may be heavy rain, cold, disease, and other unexpected risks on the way. It is impossible for the court to spend every day following a group of loose forces.

If the time for dispatching soldiers and horses can be greatly reduced, then the young people everywhere will naturally not dare to be so presumptuous.

Whether it is the military, or the local county magistrate collecting taxes and food, it will be much more convenient.

Thinking of this, Sister Zheng came back to her senses, and looked at Bai Su with her phoenix eyes: "As the saying goes, some skilled chess players can often take one step and watch three moves, but you are fine, I let you receive missions from various countries, and you But I saw a hundred years later."

"With such a long-term vision, you are worthy of being the number one talented person in the Central Plains. You are really unfathomable."

Bai Su met Sister Zheng's gaze, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "Your Majesty is too famous, and this humble minister is just picking on people's teeth. How can you compare with Your Majesty? Your Majesty is unfathomable, and this minister is beyond reach..."

"You thief..."

Sister Zheng's graceful and luxurious face was flushed with blush, and her phoenix eyes glared at him in embarrassment.

Hu Yan blinked his strange eyes suspiciously, wondering why his mother was so angry suddenly.

On the other hand, Fu Su looked at Hu Tan with pitying eyes, and couldn't help shaking his head slightly.

What a stupid sister.

Chapter 230 Seven

With Sister Zheng's nod, the efficiency of this project is naturally much faster.

The imperial court specially sent people to build several brick kilns for firing red bricks, and specially posted notices, indicating that a large number of laborers came to build them.

In less than a month, the official road in Xianyang City has begun to take shape.

Some caravans who came from other places couldn't help being surprised after seeing this scene.

At the same time, there was light rain in the sky.

Sister Zheng was wearing a black dress, and was accompanied by plainclothes guards, standing at the intersection of the street.