Mohist Tang

“wastrel?” The ministers figured this out and couldn’t help but shook their heads and laughed. Mo Dun, the youngster, was smarter than anyone else.

After Mo Dun’s gag, Li Shimin and numerous officials understood in their hearts that Mo Dun used blue bricks to pave the road, which seemed to be a wasterel behavior. But in fact, the money spent by the Mohist Family is not that many. Wastrel said that it is simply nonsense.

It can even be said that where wastrel is this, and who has his abacus savvy, it is simply pay a small price for big rewards in return.

“Little catfish!” Li Shimin felt coldly snorted in his heart. Mo Dun, the youngster is very slippery, how could it leave such a big weak spot?

However, after the officials laughed and scolded, they found that as the cost of paving continued to decrease, laying brick roads in Great Tang seemed impossible.

It’s just two million pennies of money, it’s still like a heavy mountain, which discourages everyone.

Mo Dun’s thoughts changed, and he immediately understood the considerations of the ministers, and said: “In fact, Your Majesty does not need to lay an official road in Great Tang immediately. You can imitate the tax sharing system and use one place as a pilot. This small official I think that Chang’an City to Luoyang official road is the best choice.”

Chang’an City and Luoyang are the richest cities in Great Tang, with endless business travel every day, and Chang’an Most of the food needed by an City is also transported from Luoyang. If a brick road can be built between Chang’an City and Luoyang, the effect will be immediate.

Ministry of People High Official Dai Zhou frowns saying: “There are eight hundred miles between Ch_ng’n in Luoyang. At least 320,000 pennies are needed. Even if the price of red bricks is cheap, what about lime? I heard that when the Mohist Family built the Chengnan Official Road, they bought the entire Chang’an City lime. I’m afraid this is an expense.”

Mo Dun shook his head and said, “Master Dai It’s true, but the Great Tang corvee has just ended, the official roads of Great Tang have been repaired and compacted, so there is no need to plow again, use lime to solidify, and you can directly lay bricks. This way, not only can you save money, It must be completed in the shortest time.”

The tamped soil is not inferior to the soil mixed with lime. According to later records, Qin Chi Road used rammed earth technology to pave the road. The remains of Qin Chi Road after 2000 years are still the same. It only grows grass, not trees, which shows the practicality of rammed earth.

Li Shimin couldn’t help but feel proud, but now the Great Tang is about to expedite. It is just time for money, and 320,000 cans cannot be used easily.

Of course, if Your Majesty thinks its too expensive, the Imperial Court will come forward and exchange this red brick secret technique and the brick factory for a certain amount of bricks. In this way, the Great Tang Ten The brick road may not be enough, but it is probably more than enough to raise bricks from Chang’an City to Luoyang. Mo Dun gave an idea.

Use the red brick secret technique to exchange bricks. This is Mo Duns original plan, but the red brick secret technique is in the hands of Mo Dun, which can cost up to 50 li official road bricks. If the Imperial Court comes forward, red The value of brick secret skills will definitely double.

Li Shimin’s heart moved and his breathing stagnated, but he shook his head firmly and said: “This red brick secret technique is a thing that benefits the country and the people. How can the Imperial Court use it for profit.”

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“His Imperial Majesty is wise!” Numerous officials suddenly shouted in unison.

Mo Dun looked at Li Shimin in surprise, but didn’t expect Li Shimin to resist such a temptation.

Mo Dun thought for a while and then said: “In fact, there is another way that the Imperial Court can build a brick road from Chang’an City to Luoyang without paying a share.”

“Oh! Tell me about it?” Li Shimin suddenly became interested.

Mo Dun said: The money in the Imperial Court cannot be used easily, but the private sector has a lot of idle funds. If His Imperial Majesty subcontracts the brick road from Chang’an City to Luoyang City, the private To raise funds for construction, the Imperial Court does not need to pay a share, just allow it, and collect tolls for five years. After five years, the private sector will make a profit, and the Imperial Court will get a brick road.”

” .” Numerous officials were suddenly frowned.

Li Shimin shook his head and denied: “The construction of official roads has always been an imperial court’s business. How can it be borrowed from merchants.”

“The Imperial Court can issue road bonds With interest, five years later, after the Imperial Court has increased tolls and made profits, the high interest rate can be returned to the private funds. In this way, the Imperial Court can build brick roads and the private sector can also benefit. Mo Dun came up with A compromise method.

“Bond?” Li Shimin questioned.

Mo Dun recounted the theory of bonds: In this way, the Imperial Court can raise enough funds for construction. There is no need to move the State Treasury. In the future, only the tolls will be collected and the private The essence and interest are enough.”

Li Shimin’s heart moved. In this way, the Imperial Court can live up to its face and can carry out large-scale construction, one move, two gains.

Wei Zheng was suddenly angry and shouted: “The minister objected, charging pedestrians to tolls. What is the difference between this behavior and robbery by bandits.”

“This mountain is Wokai I planted this tree. If you want to cross this road, you will stay to buy money. Cheng Yaojin winked his eyebrows and read aloud. He couldn’t help but recall his prosperous years when he fell into the grass.

Numerous officials also looked at this rammer helplessly for a while, and the experience of falling into the grass and being a bandit. The guy who is not ashamed but proud, can’t find a second one in Great Tang.

“The difference is big!” Mo Dun shook his head. “The bandits are blocking roads and robbing. The brick roads are built for the country and the people. But the truth is the same. The Imperial Court cost a huge price. Build brick roads, open mountains, plant trees, buy bricks, and maintain them. How can you just invest and ignore reports?

Note that although brick roads are hard, they are not impervious to damage. Does the Imperial Court spend a few thousand thousand times every ten years? To rebuild the road, such a bottomless pit may not be able to support it even if Great Tang is rich in the world.

This small official believes that if brick roads are built in the future, tolls will be collected on the brick roads, and the roads will be maintained once. Building roads, one hundred years without worries.”

“One time building, one hundred years without worries!” Li Shimin suddenly eyes shined, a few hundred thousand can only be used for ten years, the natural loss is big, but once it is allocated For a hundred years, it seems extremely cost-effective.

Wei Zheng suddenly asked: “Do you plan to collect tolls for the construction of Chengnan Official Road in Mohist Village.”

Mo Dun shook his head and said: “youngster thinks too, but Youngster thinks it is the most reasonable to levy a penny from Baili, but the Chengnan official road is only 50 li, which is really unacceptable.”

numerous officials are all human beings, knowing that Mohist Village has rich wealth and only Chengnan officials The road is trifling 50 li, which is not worthy of tolls, but the Imperial Court is different. If brick roads are built, more than ten thousand li, it is estimated that there is only one way to collect tolls.

“Roads are owned by the public, and people have always been allowed to walk for free. Isn’t it a huge public grievance to levy tolls rashly?” Wei Zheng still objected.

Mo Dun said: “The youngster is here to settle an account for the adults. If every one hundred miles of Imperial Court is levied as a toll, eight hundred miles is eight cents. Building a brick road can help Chang’ The time between an City and Luoyang City has been more than doubled, and the Horse Carriage it saves consumes more than eight cents, plus the time saved, you will be able to make more money. Everyone has a scale in their hearts. , Whether its beneficial or not, how can you not know.”

After Mo Duns calculations, lets not say anything else, if the official road from Chang’an City to Luoyang is to be paved with bricks, there is no need for Imperial. Court spends a penny, and after five years, paying off the bonds will be able to get a brick road in vain.

Wei Zheng also settled the accounts, and then gave up. Although he bluntly persuades and argues, he can afford to put it down.

Mohist Family Sons skill to pay a small price for big rewards in return is simply incredible. “Numerous officials lamented, they prepared the Red Gloves White Wolf before, and used the red brick secret technique to pay the bill, then turned around and repeated the trick to pay a small price for big rewards in return for the Imperial Court, and set up a brick road of eight hundred miles.

Li Shimin and numerous officials suddenly felt awe-inspiring, and they all looked at Mo Dun with inexplicable eyes.

Mo Dun quickly showed a shy and shy smile when they saw it. The young man is not deceived.