Chapter 799 (2/2)

The man seemed to be waiting for him on the way, and to meet the emperor with him.

It is difficult to distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and his purpose is not clear.

The magistrate decided to wait and see.

Emperor Wende knocked on the table, ”Li Aiqing's words are not unreasonable. Road building is not a trivial matter. At the beginning, the construction of the cement road from the capital to Hedong was time-consuming, laborious and costly. There were many twists and turns. The construction period was extended for nearly two years, and the whole road was not completed. Setting up toll stations is not so smooth. The toll collected is not as much as expected. ”

The magistrate was in a hurry and said, ”Your Majesty, the cement road from the capital to Hedong is actually very busy. The toll charged is far greater than the amount handed in below. The reason why the toll is less and less is because of the prevalence of ink. Toll station personnel are almost controlled by various related households, and various problems arise.

Looking at the cement road from Beijing to Luozhou, each toll station checks accounts regularly, transfers personnel regularly, inspects regularly, refuses all related households, or arranges related households in other places, plus various system precautions, so the cement road from Beijing to Luozhou can develop healthily and make a lot of profits every year. ”

Emperor Wende frowned.

Mr. Li echoed: ”I've heard of some of the situations mentioned by the family leader. It is said that in the capital city and Hedong, including the government along the way, many relatives arrange their children who are not good at home at toll stations. It is normal for corruption to breed.As for the cement road from Beijing to Luozhou, due to the implementation of commercial management, all systems are designed to prevent the occurrence of ink corruption. On the contrary, the better and better, the people below have no chance to stretch out their hands even if they are thieves. ”

Emperor Wende looked at the two ministers, ”the two Ai Qing mean that the court system is not as good as a commercial firm.”

Lord Li said frankly, ”Your Majesty misunderstood me. Weichen means that since the purpose of building cement road is to make money, it should be managed in the way of making money. The people below have turned the toll station into a Yamen. It will be sooner or later to lose money. ”

Wendedi said, ”yes, I don't know.”.

He looked at the young master's family order again, ”if you want to build the cement road from the capital to the northwest, have you ever calculated the amount of money and food you need? How to make a profit? ”

The home order of the Shao Fu carefully said: ”Your Majesty, I have carefully considered this issue. The old minister suggested that Sihai should pay for the construction of the cement road from the capital to the northwest, and allow them the management rights ranging from 30 to 40 years, in which the imperial court will take a share.

In this way, we can not only save money and grain, but also get a cement road without a penny from the imperial court. Secondly, with the management means of all over the world, the income generated by this road may exceed that of the cement road from Beijing to Hedong. ”

Mr. Li added, ”let Sihai pay to build a cement road from northwest to silver ore vein. In this way, the imperial court can successfully mine silver ore and transport silver ore to the capital

However, the commander of the Shaofu family said, ”the four seas will not do anything that is not good. By repairing the cement road from the capital to the northwest, Sihai can get the right to operate and collect tolls. The cement road from the northwest to the ore vein can't get anything from all over the world. ”

”Then try to give them something.” Said Mr. Li, unconcerned.

Wende gave a light cough.

Mr. Li and the family order of Shaofu shut their mouths and waited for emperor Wende to come down.

Wende Di asked, ”listen to me, the two Aiqing agreed to let Sihai pay for road construction?”

”Thirty to forty years of management rights, in exchange for a cement road, I think it is worth it.”

”The imperial court can also occupy a part of the shares and make profits together.”

Mr. Li agreed with the young master's family order, and they all agreed to build roads from all over the world.

Vander tapped on the table and looked left and right.

The young master's order is also secretly looking at Mr. Li.

It's weird!

Mr. Li seems to be helping him on purpose!

Is it his illusion?

”My Lord, please step back. I want to talk to Li Aiqing alone. ”

The young master's commander was stunned. He came back to his senses and quickly bowed down.

The hall is quiet.

Emperor Wende asked bluntly, ”what is Aiqing's idea about letting Sihai preside over the construction of the cement road from the capital to the northwest?”

Lord Li said in a loud voice: ”Your Majesty, the court needs this road. According to Wei Chen's understanding, the official road from the capital to the Northwest has been run down by vehicles and horses carrying grain and grass equipment all the year round. When the war starts, this road will seriously hinder the transportation of grain and grass.

Since Sihai wants to build roads, let them do it. In this way, the transportation of grain and grass can save at least 10 days. Ten days is enough to decide the battle.

Obviously, Sihai is better at business than the imperial court. The cement road from the capital to Hedong is a case in point. The imperial court can share the toll dividend with the official ownership. You don't have to pay for it, you can have a cement road, and you can enjoy the dividend. Why not

Emperor Wende nodded repeatedly and built cement roads, which was not a bad thing for the imperial court.

He said with a loud voice: ”if you want to build roads, you can't only build the official road from the capital to the northwest, but also need to build a cement official road from the capital to Hexi. If Beirong goes south, northwest and Hexi, it may become a battlefield. ”

”Your Majesty is far sighted and far sighted, and I am far behind. I'll let my parents talk about it

Wende di er said, ”Ai Qing and your family make it clear that I ask you. The inside information does not need to be disclosed.”

”I understand. After Wei Chen went down, he went to find a family to make it clear. Only when they don't know what benefits to promise to Sihai, they will agree to build two concrete roads at the same time. ”

Emperor Wende snorted coldly, ”the imperial court promised the management right of the four seas for 40 years, and what other benefits would it bring. If you are someone else, you don't want to get involved in official roads, let alone set up toll booths and rest stations on official roads. ”