Tang Qi shook his head, "This is not a magic trick, it is a method, but you don't know it."

"Since I can turn mud into stone, I can probably understand what the sir means."

Liu Che calmed down and was shocked and gradually recovered from freedom.

"If there is a water transport place, we will use water transport."

"But if you cannot use water transportation, you will use the means of turning mud into stone to cast highways. Just sir, is this method so magical? What if you are in those rural villages?"

"The roads in these places are extremely narrow and the carriage can't get through."

"Then push all the silt and gravel on both sides."

Tang Qi explained: "First build it into a flat avenue, then lay it on cement and build it into a highway."

"Of course, what Your Majesty said is that it is necessary to build river channels and canals. However, with highways in front of it, the number of channels required will be greatly reduced."

Liu Che has always been a smart person.

Tang Qi has explained so clearly now.

He naturally had a good plan in his heart.

According to his idea, to open up the entire river channel of the Han Dynasty, it was a task that he could not accomplish in his life.

But now it is planned uniformly by Tang Qi.

Go hand in hand and bloom on both sides.

He found that Tang Qi's method was absolutely feasible and could achieve results in a short period of time.

First build a highway and cooperate with the waterway to greatly improve transportation efficiency and avoid any troubles from various external forces.

This method is amazing!

"Can the entire man be connected to the front line with this method?"

Wei Qing's eyes were a little red.

He vaguely felt that the great man was about to usher in a prosperous era.

What a feat this is to directly connect the entire country?

"sure."

Tang Qi nodded with certainty: "Of course, now it's just an idea. How is the specific implementation and how long it will take to complete it, we still have to observe it in the future."

"Then...how much does it cost to use the method of turning mud into stone to build a highway?"

This sentence was asked by Liu Che.

Although the great man was rich.

But the so-called wealth is also quite similar. If we look at the treasury, we can no longer afford much money.

I had previously said that I wanted to open up all the waterways of the Han Dynasty, but that was just a common problem for the emperor. I just said a bold statement as soon as I came up.

In fact, when you really want to start the operation, you must first consider the cost issue.

“…”

Tang Qi almost vomited blood.

I was so awesome just now.

Now, in the blink of an eye, I start selling miserably and poorly.

Is this your majesty really interesting?

"The consumption of cement is indeed very large."

"Even if it turns mud into stone, it's very big?"

"Turning mud into stone means making cement..."

Liu Che's face suddenly became bitter: "The treasury doesn't have much money at all."

"What about you just now and you have to build countless river channels?"

"Those are all done by manpower, and they don't cost much."

In Liu Che's opinion, the great man lacks everything, but he just does not lack manpower.

That's why he dared to start clamoring without saying a word.

But casting highways are different.

It's not just human resources, but also a huge amount of material resources. This is not a slogan that you dare to shout when you get angry.

Tang Qi naturally has to be more speechless as he is.

Fortunately, he was prepared.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to reveal the highway matters so early.

"I have a way to build highways without spending a penny."

"What method? Tell it out quickly."

Liu Che became excited when he heard this.

Wei Qing over there was also a look of surprise.

I didn't expect there was a way to not spend money.

This is a favorite of everyone.

Such major issues that concern national policies generally have to be discussed in the court.

If Tang Qi could have a way to get a job for free.

Then there is no need to discuss it. I believe that those officials will raise their hands to express their support without saying a word.

"Mr. Marquis, if you have such a solution, you can show it out quickly. Your Majesty and I can't wait."

"You should know what this method is."

Tang Qi did not point it out directly, but smiled mysteriously.

Liu Che and Wei Qing were stunned at the same time.

What's going on?

Still so mysterious?

Even, they all know?

Liu Che pondered for a while and suddenly said, "Mr. Tang, do you mean, a merchant?"

"Yes!"

When Tang Qi saw that Liu Che had already guessed, he couldn't help but look at him with appreciation: "What I mean is to let merchants come to build a highway for His Majesty for free."

"Who is the richest person in the world? It is undoubtedly a merchant."

"All merchants add up, and it's not a simple matter to build a highway?"

Tang Qi’s idea is actually very simple.

In the later years, a large amount of RMB was required to be used to build highways, but only a small part of this money was allocated by the government.

The other expenses are about 70% loaned by banks.

Of course, this is just a small number of cases.

In most cases, private enterprises directly contract.

They pay for a highway.

Highways are expensive, and an ordinary kilometer can often cost tens of millions or tens of millions.

If all this money is paid by the local area itself, who can pay it?

Even in the Western Han Dynasty, it was impossible to afford it.

"These merchants probably won't be willing?"

Wei Qing asked a key question: "The Marquis has already said that it costs a lot to build a highway, even our court cannot afford it, let alone those merchants."

"In such a situation, would they let them lose all their money to build a highway?"

"The whole world will probably be in chaos."

"I'm afraid, all merchants will call His Majesty a fool..."

When talking about the word "心可以", Wei Qing also glanced at Liu Che with a sneak peek.

Sure enough, Liu Che's face changed suddenly.

He has always wanted to be a wise ruler, how could he become a fool?

"Wei Qing's worries are not unreasonable. Even if the merchants pay, they have to control the cost, otherwise they will only have the opposite effect."

Liu Che worried, "Is there any more money-saving way? For example, turning mud into stone? Can you make some adjustments?"

"No."

Tang Qi shook his head directly.

The raw materials of cement are limestone, clay, iron ore, coal, etc.

Although the prices of these things are very cheap, they will be an astronomical figure if the quantity reaches a certain scale.
Chapter completed!