ebookland Chapter 187 Huge project, the official was shocked
Chapter 187 Huge project, the official was shocked
"Then according to your idea, how should this waterway be built?"
Based on Brother Zheng's understanding of Ying Yu, since he opened his mouth, he must have already thought of corresponding measures in his heart.
"Father, my son's suggestion is that we build directly from here to here."
Ying Yu took out the Daqin map, landed his finger on Luoyang, the prefecture city of Hanchuan County, and then slid all the way down until Kuaiji County near the sea.
Ying Zheng's gaze followed Ying Yu's fingers, and he gasped suddenly.
The biggest difference between the southern part of Daqin and the northern part is the dense water network.
Many people in southern counties live by water.
And as early as hundreds of years ago, King Wu Fucha spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build a canal that was more than [-] miles long.
It is precisely because of the help of this canal that Wu was able to go north to dominate the Central Plains.
Daqin also opened a similar spiritual canal and benefited a lot from it.
But these are all minor repairs and repairs based on the water conditions.
However, the route Ying Yu pointed out was to go all the way from Hanchuan County to Kuaiji County.
The distance between the two counties is at least a thousand miles. If you want to get through, the manpower and material resources required will be astronomical.
Even the First Emperor Yingzheng couldn't help being amazed.
However, from the perspective of Ying Zheng, it is natural to see how much benefit the canal will bring if it is opened up.
Among other things, once Hanchuan can reach Kuaiji along the waterway, the whole north and south of Qin Dynasty will be connected with each other.
Where the canal passes, it will definitely become the most prosperous place in Daqin's economy.
And around the canal, countless fertile fields will also be added.
Transportation will also be significantly improved.
Thinking of all these benefits, Ying Zheng was immediately moved.
After pondering for a long time, Ying Zheng took a deep breath, and then waved his hand:
"This canal, I, Daqin, built it."
Brother Zheng said it aggressively, but his tone changed in the next second.
"Yu'er, the cost required to build such a huge project must be an astronomical figure, and the treasury may not be able to support it. Can you think of a way?"
Brother Zheng is also helpless.
Although laborers can use people from the Maurya Dynasty or the Great Yuezhi.
But the building materials needed for this, as well as the food for these workers, are all a lot of expenses.
In desperation, he could only look at Ying Yu resentfully.
Who made this kid rich?
Well, everyone is cheating their fathers, but when it comes to Brother Zheng, they are cheating their sons.
"Father, since my son-in-law has brought it up, there is naturally a solution, so don't worry about money."
"really?"
Ying Yu nodded: "Father, don't worry, isn't it just to build a canal, and I can build it without spending any money."
Seeing the smiling Ying Yu, Brother Zheng froze.
Did this kid drink too much?
Otherwise, how could such a dream come out.
How can I dare to say that I don’t spend money to build a grand canal that is thousands of miles long.
We must know that in the Zheng Kingdom back then, the construction of a canal of more than three hundred miles caused Lao Qin to be injured, and he took a long time to recuperate before he recovered.
Although Daqin is unified now and is countless times more powerful than it was then, but to complete such a large project, it needs to be united and use countless resources.
But now, Ying Yu dared to say that such a huge project could be built without spending a penny.
Isn't this a dream?
Seeing brother Zheng's expression of looking at a fool, Ying Yu had no choice but to explain.
"Father, don't forget, the merchants of our Daqin are a force that cannot be ignored."
You must know that in later generations, such large projects will not be funded by the state, but by banks.
Although there is no bank in Daqin now, private merchants have a lot of deposits.
Just one cement auction filled Daqin's treasury.
You must know that there were no more than a hundred merchants who participated in the photo shoot last time.
Daqin is so big, how many rich merchants are there?
It is not easy to come up with the money to build a Grand Canal.
The canal that Ying Yu wants to build looks huge, but the actual cost is not that much.
After all, he planned to use people from the Maurya Dynasty as coolies.
In this way, the cost will become very low.
As for the alien race, no matter how hard he oppressed him, he would not feel bad.
Don't worry about causing unrest.
If they don't obey, they will all be killed, and at worst, they will be arrested.
The world is so big and there are so many people.
Besides, such a large project cannot be completed in one step, and must be built in stages.
In this way, the initial investment is actually not as large as imagined.
With Ying Yu's current status in the hearts of merchants, as long as he speaks, merchants who are willing to invest can line up outside Xianyang City from here.
Among other things, those wealthy people who auctioned off the cement workshop will definitely support it.
For such a large project, they would like to open a few more.
After all, the bigger the project, the more cement they will use, and the more benefits they will get.
Although he intends to be an empty-handed white wolf, Ying Yu also intends to let these merchants see the benefits.
His plan is to wait for the Grand Canal to be built, allowing investors to travel by water, while collecting tolls and so on.
Driven by interests, I believe that as soon as the news comes out, merchants will inevitably flock to it.
As Ying Yu slowly arrived, the change on Brother Zheng's face was also very exciting.
It never occurred to him that such a big project could be played like this.
Unbelievable, incredible!
But after thinking about it carefully, Brother Zheng understood the key point.
To put it bluntly, the only one who can accomplish this is his good eldest son Ying Yu.
Because only he among the merchants has such appeal.
All merchants know that as long as they follow His Highness the Crown Prince, it is tantamount to embracing a cash cow.
It's hard not to make money.
At this moment, Ying Zheng couldn't help admiring Ying Yu's foresight.
Who would have thought that the originally humble merchants would become the main force in the construction of Daqin.
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In the early morning of the next day, there will be a court meeting at the Qilin Hall!
All the officials looked at the grand canal construction plan in their hands, and they were all shocked.
Such a huge project, they dare not even think about it.
From Luoyang to Kuaiji, the distance is more than a thousand miles.
Moreover, all the tributaries of the rivers and rivers they pass through must be connected. The magnitude of the project is beyond their imagination.
"His Royal Highness, will the Da Yue Clan really attack the Maurya Dynasty and arrest labor for us?"
Feng Quji asked with a frown.
According to his experience, such a huge project needs at least 10 people just to start the construction.
Moreover, in this plan, both sides started construction at the same time and went hand in hand.
In this way, the manpower required in the early stage is at least 30.
In the middle and late stages, it may even reach a million people.
What is the population of Da Yuezhi?
Let them capture millions of laborers from the Maurya Dynasty, in Feng Quji's view, this is simply talking on paper.
It is completely in the Arabian Nights.