Hearing this, Wei Zheng frowned.
According to Li Yun's words, could he rely on this road to make the people of the south rich in a short period of time?
No matter how he thought about it, this was impossible!
So he asked," What does this mean?”
"Old Wei, the reason is very simple. It's because I gave them money!”Li Yun smiled and said,
"I plan to sub-contract this road according to the states and counties it passes through!”
"Each state and county will hire people from the local area to be responsible for the construction.”
After he finished speaking, Wei Zheng and Li Er looked at each other.
They even paid for repairing the roads?
Li Yun must be stupid!
"Do you know that if you inform the various prefectures and counties about the construction of the road, as long as the materials are prepared, the governors of the prefectures and counties will call for labor to start?”Wei Zheng could not help but ask.
According to the laws of the Great Tang, projects like building roads and building houses for the Emperor were all considered labor.
The people of the Great Tang had to meet a certain standard of service every year, so it was not difficult to build this road with free labor.
For example, in order to show their virtue, the local aristocratic families often built roads.
They would pay for the materials and the officials would allocate the manpower.
With the cooperation of the two, a path was completed.
His Majesty Li Er had thought that Li Yun would also take this path. For this reason, he had specially instructed the various prefectures and counties to cooperate well.
But who would have thought that Li Yun had never considered it at all!
" Of course I know," Li Yun nodded." But I don't plan to do that!"”
"How long would it take to recruit labor?”
"I will only stay in Yuhang for a few months at most!”
"If I couldn't walk on a flat road when I set off, and if I still couldn't walk on a flat road when I came back, then what's the point of me repairing this road?”
"Isn't it better to spend a little money and repair it faster?”
Li Yun knew very well that Li Er had only reduced the labor of the people in the south last year.
If they really followed Wei Zheng's method, a group of people would cultivate for more than ten days and run away, and then they would start to gather the next group. Why wouldn't they struggle for a year and a half?
He could not afford to wait!
After he finished speaking, Wei Zheng suddenly understood why His Majesty always called him a little bastard!
Just to save some time and spend a lot of money!
Even all the silkpants in Chang 'an City couldn't reach this level!
"Then this money of yours isn't enough even if you calculate it like this?”Second Emperor Li frowned.
He was not as surprised as Wei Zheng.
After all, they had been in contact for a long time and knew that Li Yun's style of doing things could not be followed by common sense.
"Even if you take out all your assets, plus the money you scammed from His Majesty, you won't have much left after buying the stone slabs!”
"Are you going to build a rammed earth road? That won't satisfy your requirement of a flat and bumpy road.”
"I don't use stone slabs, nor do I build rammed earth roads.”Li Yun said," I've researched a new material. It's almost as strong as the stone pavement, but the cost is less than one percent!”
"Is that true?" Second Emperor Li was shocked!
"Of course, I'll bring you guys to take a look later!”Li Yun said casually.
What he was talking about was burning cement with soil!
Limestone and clay were ground into powder and then burned into grog.
He used the grog and the slag left after ironmaking to grind together, and finally mixed it with water to pour it, and it was done!
For this, he had been busy for a while and spent a lot of effort to obtain the final formula.
Although it couldn't be compared to modern cement, it wasn't an exaggeration to say that it was as strong as ancient stone pavement!
Most importantly, it was cheap!
In this day and age, limestone could be found all over the mountains, so it was easy to mine it!
Not to mention the slag used for smelting iron, the various smelting workshops would casually throw it into the wilderness!
"In this way, won't the money be insufficient?”Li Yun smiled and said," I'll only spend a few million. The majority of the money will be paid by Li Er!”
When Second Emperor Li heard this, he temporarily put aside his anger at him.
His mind was now filled with the magical material that Li Yun had mentioned!
If he had this kind of material, wouldn't he be able to repair all the roads in the country at a very low cost?
Most importantly, if they could cultivate to the border, wouldn't the loss of grain and fodder be greatly reduced when they fought outside?
Thinking of this, Second Emperor Li could no longer sit still.
"How about we go and take a look now?"
"Now?" Li Yun said," Then let's go."
After saying that, he brought the two of them to the cement workshop in Li Village.
After looking at it for a while, Emperor Li Er figured out the production process of this thing.
Indeed, as Li Yun said, the cost was quite low.
"Is this thing really as strong as you say?”Li Er asked.
" Of course," Li Yun said." After pouring water, it will solidify when it is dry.”
After saying that, she showed him a piece of the finished product for testing.
When Second Emperor Li held this thing, his hands trembled uncontrollably!
Its sturdiness was similar to that of a stone slab, but it far surpassed that of rammed earth!
Seeing that he was a little excited, Li Yun patted his shoulder and said," Old Li, you're not thinking of something good again, are you?"”
"You can't earn money from this!"
Unlike stone slabs, cement had no other use other than building roads and houses.
It was not enough to rely on this to earn money!
" I know that," Li Er said after calming himself down." It's just that I'm a little shocked to suddenly see such a magical thing."”
"I can see that the materials used to make this thing can all be obtained locally. You almost don't need to spend money.”
"How high are you going to pay me?”
"Seven hundred thousand strings of strings of strings from His Majesty isn't enough?”
Hearing this, Wei Zheng also turned to look at Li Yun.
It was normal for them to have this question.
According to the general market situation in the Great Tang, not only did Li Yun not need to spend any more money on the road, he even had a surplus!
However, they did not know that Li Yun was not an ordinary person!
As a transmigrator who had thoughts and pursuits, he was a person who had no choice.
Since he wanted to build infrastructure in the Great Tang, he had to be different!
Most importantly, he had been a little bored with farming recently, so he decided!
It would add another eternal mystery to future historians!
He planned to implement a 996 work and rest system for the people who were recruited to build the road!
They worked for 10 hours a day and rested for one day every seven days!
And three meals a day!
How could this not cost money?
After a rough calculation, Li Yun would have to spend nearly three million strings of money to fulfill his evil interests!
However, in his words, money was not the most important thing. Happiness was!
Drink up!
......
"500 coins per month." Li Yun said.
"500 coins?" Wei Zheng frowned and said," That doesn't cost ten million strings.”
" Yes," Li Yun said with a smile." The laborers who work for me only work 12 hours a day and rest once every seven days.”
"That's why I need to hire more people.”
Wei Zheng was shocked by his words." Why?”
"Because I'm a little bored."
Li Yun was too lazy to explain and said with a smile.
After hearing his answer, Wei Zheng's lips trembled and he did not speak again.
What else could he say?
Was he spending money to play because he was bored?
Wei Zheng glanced at Emperor Li Er and saw that the latter's face had turned green again!
......
An hour later.
The few of them returned to the residence.
"Old Li, you know that your daughters are going south with me, right?”Li Yun asked.
" I've already agreed." Li Er nodded." I came back for this."”
"I'm prepared to have my captain of guards protect you along the way.”
After hearing his answer, Li Yun had a headache.
It was impossible for him not to know what Lizhi was thinking.
However, this young lady was only in her teens. This put him in a dilemma!
Although this was normal in ancient times, as a promising young man who had gone through nine years of compulsory education, Li Yun really couldn't bear to do it!
Just as he was in a dilemma, Second Emperor Li said,
"Actually, I have a presumptuous request for you.”
"To be honest, I still have a good-for-nothing eldest son. I want him to learn from you for a period of time.”
"You want to go south with me too?" Li Yun asked in surprise.
"If possible, it would be best.”Li Er nodded.
Hearing his words, Li Yun felt helpless!
How did she become the nanny of the Old Li family after going to Yuhang to plant a farm?
"I see that you, Old Li, are also from a rich family. Can't you just find a famous teacher for your eldest son? Why do you want to learn from me?”Li Yun said.
" Sigh." Li Er suddenly sighed and said," To be honest, my eldest son's teacher has changed a lot, and all of them are great scholars, but he has never improved in his studies!”
"It's useless no matter how you scold me!"
"I was just thinking that if I stayed by your side for a while, I might be able to understand.”
Li Yun patted him on the shoulder and said," Old Li, I think you're too eager for your son to become a successful person!”
"Have you ever thought that perhaps your eldest son's lack of progress in his studies is not because he's stupid, but because he's under too much pressure?”
"What do you mean?" Li Er asked.
" Let me give you an example," Li Yun said." Do you know Li Er's eldest son?”
Before he could finish, Wei Zheng, who was drinking tea, almost choked to death!
"Are you talking about the current Crown Prince?"
" Exactly." Li Yun nodded and said," Him, just like your eldest son!”
When Wei Zheng heard this, he was a little frightened. How did Li Yun know about the Crown Prince?
Hence, he hurriedly said,
"What do you mean?"
"The current Crown Prince is famous for his intelligence. At a young age, he is already very knowledgeable.”
"What's even rarer is a passionate love for the people.”
"The people are spreading the word that the Crown Prince will definitely be a good Emperor in the future!”
After he finished speaking, Li Yun said disdainfully,
"That's all fake news spread by Li Er!”
"A good emperor?"
"He can't be the emperor. In less than ten years, he will be beheaded for rebellion!”
Bang!
Bang!
When Second Emperor Li and Wei Zheng heard this, their hands trembled at the same time. The teacups fell to the ground and shattered!
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