Mohist Tang

“The Great Tang has ten roads, paved with brick roads, connected like rice paddies.” Everyone could not help being sucked in a breath of cold air. I have to say that the scene depicted by Mo Dun is really Too tempting.

“Mo Dun, do you know what you are talking about?” Qin Qiong heart startled shouted, and quickly turned to Li Shimin and pleaded with him: “His Imperial Majesty, Mo Dun was young and ignorant, and his speechlessness. Please also Your Majesty forgive me.”

Li Shimin coldly smiled and said: “I would like to hear these unobstructed words.”

Mo Dun looked unconvinced. Anxiously said: “If before that, building brick roads was indeed a waste of money, but now, horseshoes have spread throughout Great Tang, and there is no longer fear of horseshoe wear. The four-wheeled Carriage has a large load capacity, and ordinary rammed earth official roads can no longer be used. Its okay to carry a sunny day. When it comes to rainy weather, its definitely impossible to move a single step. The time to build a brick road is ripe.”

Li Shimin said with a sneer: “Is it OK? Understand that the rammed earth official road has restricted the sale of the four-wheeled Carriage of Mohist Village. You strongly encourage the Imperial Court to build the road. Your biggest selfish intention is to sell the four-wheeled Carriage of Mohist Village.”

Entire Court Civil and military also looked at Mo Dun with scrutiny eyes. It is conceivable that once Great Tang builds the brick road through ten roads, the sales of the four-wheeled Carriage of Mohist Village will surely increase tenfold, becoming the biggest beneficiary.

Mo Dun did not shy away from nodded and said: “Mohist Village will indeed benefit from the four rounds of carriage. However, this small official believes that compared to the benefits of the Imperial Court, the benefits of Mohist Village can be described as Its one hair from nine oxen.”

Li Shimin moved in his heart and said: “Then tell me about the benefits of the Imperial Court.”

“First, once the brick road is built It is completed, not easy to damage, once and for all, and the people’s servitude is reduced. Isn’t it a policy of arrogance with the Imperial Court.” Mo Dun said.

Fang Xuanling couldn’t help but be nodded. Every year, the servitude and road construction are all big. If the brick road is laid, it will be worry-free within ten years after the completion of the road, and the people’s labor will naturally be greatly reduced.

“Secondly, the brick roads are repaired, materials are circulated between the roads, and business travel is endless. The Imperial Court taxes will definitely rise.”

Wei Zheng coldly snorted and said:” Great Tang is based on agriculture, so how much commercial tax does it have?”

Mo Dun didnt agree with him, but he didnt refute it: “Commercial tax is a trivial matter, and the real role In terms of material circulation, the minister heard that Guanzhong has always been short of grain, and it is usually necessary to transport grain from outside the pass. Once the brick road is completed, the cost of grain transportation will be greatly reduced. This small official guarantees that the price of grain in Guanzhong and the land of fish and rice such as Suwu will not be much more expensive.”

Mo Duns move suddenly touched the hearts of the ministers. There was a serious shortage of food in Guanzhong. The cost of transporting grain from outside the Guanzhong area every year was astronomical. Starting with Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, once there was a shortage of food in Guanzhong area, Emperor Imperial Capital would bring the court to Luoyang for food, and then Great Tang moved to Luoyang, which is not without the reason. Apart from other places, the Guanzhong area definitely needs such a brick road urgently.

Mo Dun continued: “This small official believes that Great Tang needs to build brick roads for three reasons. Great Tang has a vast area. Take Lingnan Road as an example. The journey is far away. It only takes more than a month for documents to and from the Imperial Court. You can get there. If there is a brick road from Ch_ng’n to Lingnan, you can reach it in ten days at most. It will take you five days and night. The control ability of the Imperial Court will definitely double.

Any brick road The paved place is the eternal land of Great Tang.” Mo Dun said in a loud voice. Throw the biggest Trump Card.

Li Shimin’s breathing couldn’t help but hesitated. Facing the emperor, everything is empty. Only the country of his own house is the most important thing. It is conceivable that once the brick road is built and the border is unstable, the Imperial Court must be able to get news in the shortest time and mobilize soldiers and horses to quell the rebellion as quickly as possible.

Similarly, once a foreign enemy invades, the Imperial Court can also form an effective counterattack in the shortest time, and the odds of winning are greatly increased.

Li Shimin was short of breath, apparently his heart was extremely excited. It is conceivable that once the Great Tang brick road runs rampant, the Imperial Court’s control of all places will surely be like fingers, and Great Tang’s Country will surely be 30% stable. .

When Wei Zheng saw this, he suddenly stood up and shouted: “Your Majesty, think twice. Have you forgotten the lessons learned from the Grand Canal?”

“The Grand Canal!” Li Shimin’s eyes immediately Restore a trace and soberness and calm.

In the previous dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty recruited millions of people to build the Grand Canal, and finally directly shaken the Sui Dynasty Country.

Wei Zheng pointed to Mo Dun angrily shouted: “The Sui Sui Dynasty abused the power of the people, so that the Second King died. Mo Dun, you unexpectedly misrepresented His Imperial Majesty and deceived His Imperial Majesty to go back to the road of Sui Yang Emperor.”

Entire Court civil and military also immediately looked at Mo Dun with bad eyes. Great Tang built brick roads in various roads, and its Engineering Project was not much smaller than the opening of the Grand Canal.

Qin Qiong and the others also looked at Mo Dun with worried eyes.

Mo Dun laughed heartily, moved towards the only archway of the ministers: “This small official also sighed at the Grand Canal when he was building a road. I wrote a poem and wrote a poem. Please appreciate it. “

If the three of Qin Huaiyu were here, they would definitely lament, and Mohist Family Son would start poems again if they didn’t agree with each other.

At this moment, the Minister of Entire Court civil and military showed a look of expectation, Mo Dun, nothing else, just the poems that circulated, which are in ten-thousand does not have one. Entire Court ministers are mostly poets, and naturally want to see the good poems of Mohist Family Son.

“Thousands of dragon boats and green silks will be transported to Yangzhou and will not be returned.

It should be Tianjiao Kaibianshui, a thousand li or so land without mountains.

The end of the Sui Dynasty is this river, and it has been thousands of miles away to Lai Tongbo.

If the Anhydrous Palace is a dragon boat, there is not much merit in Gong Yu.”

Mo Dun 1 After reading the first poem, Entire Court civil and military suddenly sighed in his heart. Mohist Family Son is indeed brimming over with talent. It is the river that died of the Sui Dynasty, and it has become a famous sentence for thousands of miles. Mo Dun This verse points out the reason for the death of the Sui Dynasty, and it can be regarded as the rectification of the Grand Canal.

“Since the opening of the Grand Canal, dozens of cities on both sides of the strait have benefited from this. Every day countless southern rice is transported to the north by boat, and how many people survived. Although Emperor Yang of Sui was tyrannical, A certain Mohist can assert , The achievements of the Grand Canal, even after a thousand years, will definitely benefit China. Mo Dun said flatly.

“This small official can say unceremoniously that a brick road is enough to cover half a canal.” Mo Dun said unceremoniously, considering the carrying capacity of the brick road and regardless of weather conditions Characteristics, its transportation volume is not much inferior to that of the Grand Canal.

The role of the Grand Canal can be said. Without Mo Dun, Imperial Court officials also know that a Grand Canal creates countless numbers for Great Tang every year. To maximize the profits, and let Great Tang create a few more brick roads comparable to the Grand Canal out of thin air, the benefits can be described as great.

Mo Dun continued: “Furthermore, the Sui Yang Emperor’s Grand Canal caused civilians to leave their homes and even serve for more than a few years. The brick road is not the case, not to mention that its construction is less difficult than the Grand Canal. The people dont need to leave their homes. They only need to enlist the people along the official road. After Mo Dun finished, the numerous officials felt nodded. Compared with the Grand Canal, building a brick road is indeed a risk. Smaller, and the benefits are substantial.

In fact, it is not just Li Shimin. Many numerous officials have been moved. The military is even more impatient.

Wei Zheng coldly snorted and said: “The official road of Mohist Village 50 li cost a total of 23,000 tongs! Great Tang’s ten paths are connected and there is more than ten thousand li, which is nearly four hundred 600,000 tongs. , Where did the Imperial Court come up with so much money.”

“Four hundred,600,000 pens!”

As soon as Wei Zheng said this, everyone immediately took a breath .

At this moment, the Tang Dynasty has just been established, and it has accepted the mess of the former Sui Dynasty. Li Shimin and the others had a dim complexion, the brick road seemed good and the risk was low, but just buying a brick was enough to discourage people.

Mo Dun went up with a shy expression: “Mo has another skill…”