I'm a marquis in Datang

I feel that Du Qi is quite pitiful.

The moment this thought arises, the next moment, it has already been suppressed.

Li Yuan regained his composure.

Li Yuan went straight to Du Qi's side, stood still, looked around at the people around, and asked, "Is everyone here?"

"Report to my father, everyone has arrived."

Li Jiancheng stood up and answered.

He glanced over and landed on Du Qi, with a cold look in his eyes.Deep in the eyes, there is even more hatred.Only

It was Li Jiancheng who hid this emotion well.

Li Yuan ordered: "Since everyone is here, let's go and see a section of the road that Du Qi has repaired. You all come to see it, and comment on it by the way."

"Yes!"

Everyone answered in unison.

"set off!"

Li Yuan gave an order and led Du Qi to the front.

Because it was not far away, only half a quarter of an hour away, the group of people proceeded on foot.Li Yuan walked and talked with

When Du Qi spoke, he didn't realize that time had passed, and he had already reached the starting point of the first journey in a blink of an eye.

On the side of the road, there are special people guarding to prevent people from making trouble.

Du Qi and Li Yuan walked straight forward together.As soon as we got out of the dirt road, we entered the concrete road. The concrete road was two feet wide, and the thickness could be seen from the side, which was about four inches thick.This kind of road is poured piece by piece, and then spliced ​​together, it is stable across the ground.

All the courtiers have already stepped on the concrete road made of cement.

Step on it, and the road will not be affected at all.

Li Yuan rubbed the soles of his feet a few times, and even asked Xiao Li to fetch a sword, and stabbed it on the ground a few times with the tip of the sword.

, did not see any wear and tear on the road.

Li Yuan was shocked immediately.

The road surface is so hard.

When Li Yuan was shocked, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Xiao Yu, Pei Ji, Chen Shuda and other civil and military officials in the court, all tried the way, all of them exclaimed, and they were even more amazed.

This path is simply unprecedented.

The pavement of the road is extremely hard and is not affected by wind, sand, rain and snow.Especially the pavement of the road has neat scratches, and the soles of the feet step on it without slipping at all.

"Your Majesty, this thing is really powerful."

Pei Ji came to Li Yuan's side. He stroked the beard under his chin and praised: "After this road is built, the speed of traveling from Chang'an Road to Lantian County can save at least half of the time according to the estimation of the veteran."

"Of course, for ordinary people, if they are not in a hurry, it will not have much impact, but it is more comfortable to walk."

"For marching and fighting, especially for transporting materials, such a road is extremely cheap. When horses are pulling supplies and running, because the road is flat, it is effortless."

"According to the roads in the past, even if the roads are well built, many places will inevitably have potholes, which are always inappropriate."

Pei Ji did not hesitate to praise.

When he looked at Du Qi, he was full of approval.

Chen Shuda stroked the beard under his chin, and echoed: "Your Majesty, I don't know how much this road will cost. The old minister can be sure that if such a road runs through the main roads of counties and counties in the world, His Majesty's control over various places will also be strengthened. Once There are things that can be reached in the shortest time through such a road."

The rest of the people spoke in praise.

Anyone can see that such a path is excellent.

When everyone praised him, Li Jiancheng stood aside, but his face was a little indifferent.There is more in the depths of those eyes

anger.Because he and Du Qi are enemies, the more Du Qi gets in the limelight, the more unhappy Li Jiancheng becomes. He can't see Du Qi being good.

Li Jiancheng did not speak.

Just watch quietly.

Amidst the compliments from the crowd, Li Yuan looked at Du Qi and asked, "Erlang, this road has been built very well. It is very good to have reached the present stage in such a short period of time. What I want to ask is, is this road from Chang'an to In Lantian County, are all road sections the same?"

Du Qi said: "Your Majesty, there is absolutely no problem if I dare to guarantee my personality. The roads in each section are the same as the roads in this area."

"Good, good, good!"

Li Yuan nodded one after another, his face was full of joy.

This is a good thing.

Li Yuan said seriously: "Erlang, what is the cost of this road? If I want to build such a road on the main roads of counties and counties across the country, do you think it can be widely promoted?"

Du Qidao: "Your Majesty, it is possible to promote it, but it may be difficult to promote it on a large scale. Moreover, if it is to enlist corvee to do things, it may cause a huge burden on the people."

"The best way is to outsource the project with money from the imperial court, and hand it over to professional people. If

Therefore, it is only a waste of money. "

"At the same time, it can also allow the people to have something to do, so as not to increase the burden on the people."

Du Qi said seriously: "Building roads is originally a good thing, but a good thing must be done well, otherwise it will easily become a disaster."

Chapter 534 Double-edged sword

Double-edged sword

Pei Ji immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with Du Erlang's words. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was built by the previous dynasty. Too much corvee was collected, resulting in the death of countless people on the canal construction. The same is true for road construction, we must be cautious."

Li Yuan said: "I know."

In his heart, he agreed with the road construction, because it was a good thing, and it was beneficial to the development of Datang.

The measures taken should be cautious.

Li Jiancheng wished that Du Qi's project would be shelved, but he didn't go up to speak, and stood obediently, as if he was a perfect air man, as if he didn't exist.

Li Yuandao: "Erlang, I want to build roads, what do you think is a good way?"

He wants to have the best of both worlds.