“…… That's a problem, I didn't think of it before. The question raised by the crown did exist, and Hong Tao understood it instantly, but he couldn't help it.

In an agrarian society, the price of food is sometimes more important than the price of money, and if there is no currency, barter, if the price of grain is chaotic, it will all be chaotic.

"Adults don't say that the problems that can be solved with money are not problems, this time it doesn't seem to be very easy...... "If you don't say that the crown doesn't have the potential to be an official, being a commander is a bit high, and he dares to take the opportunity to make fun of his boss, which is a long life."

"Fart, what the official said is the truth, how can it be bad? Since there is no grain in the north, why not buy it from the grain-producing areas in the south, the living must not let the urine suffocate to death! Hong Tao will not admit that his crooked reasoning is wrong, and he will be stubborn.

"The loss of grain alone may be more than the amount purchased by adults, unless you can use the trough ship to transport it to Kaifeng first......" This time the crown was really not intimidated, he felt that he had finally caught the horse and missed it once. This person never admits his mistakes on big issues, and it is not easy to have a chance, he must die to death!

“…… You are the son of a maritime merchant, and you still count on trough ships to transport grain? In this way, you send someone to send a letter to your family, ask them what price they offer, lend your Wang family's fleet to adults and me for a few times, specially purchase grain from Liangzhejiang Road and load it on ships, and then transport it upstream along the Yellow River to Kaifeng. You have seen the power of the sextant, if the Wang family can help with this, the ability of the sextant will be taught by the official for free. But you can't learn, so let your family send a few smart and clever children to learn from this official for three or five years. ”

It is also considered that the crown is unlucky, why is it not good to mention the word boat, but it immediately reminded Hong Tao that he has a way! He had done it in the Southern Song Dynasty when the sea ship entered the inland river, and there was no problem at all, it was nothing more than a matter of speed and slowness.

No matter how slow it is, the transportation volume of sea ships with huge tonnage is much higher than that of tank ships, and they do not plan to support tens or millions of people, and a fleet of maritime merchants is basically enough to make one trip a year.

As for the cost of sea transportation and then land transportation, Hong Tao ignored it. With a horse-drawn carriage, transportation will be much faster and the loss will be reduced accordingly.

The cost is definitely higher than that of nearby procurement, but it is not absent from the vicinity. As I have mentioned many times before, problems that can be solved with money are not problems!

"That's true!" Don't look at the crown training is not effective, but when it comes to buying and selling, the reaction is much faster.

The idea of the horse can't really be said to be blind, the grain on Liangzhejiang Road is indeed cheaper than Kaifeng, even if the freight is added to Guanzhong, it is not expensive.

In the past, no one used sea ships to transport grain in large quantities, not because everyone was stupid and could not see the benefits, first, the policy did not allow it, and second, the price of transporting military grain was not very large.

But if the horse can be said to move the emperor to give special approval, and it is not bad for money, the Wang family will not lose much if he helps to transport it a few times. In exchange for navigation technology that can walk on the sea at a very small cost, it is not a loss.

“…… It seems that the price I offered is a bit high, how about changing it to ten or eight years? Seeing the expression of the crown, Hong Tao immediately realized that he was careless again.

"Three years, three years is the best! At that time, the affairs of Huangzhou will have a result, and it will be clear where the adults will go. If the DPRK can't tolerate it, it is better to go home with me. ”

Wang Guan is smarter than Hong Tao imagined, it is worth it He has been secretly observing the situation in Huangzhou for a long time, and he can't say that he is looking forward to Hong Tao's failure, and he is also ready to retreat in case of failure.

"Cheng, that's it!" Hong Tao agreed very happily, because what the crown said was very reasonable. If he can't do anything in Huangzhou for three years, the eldest brother really doesn't have so much patience. It is estimated that it will not take three years, and the city of the Xia people will be built.

Most of the supplies brought by the crown this time were food and rockets, both of which were used to save lives, which showed that Weiqiao Town was very worried about the safety of the horses. Fortunately, there is a second convoy, and the raw materials and coke that Hong Tao urgently needs can be transported in more than ten days.

I have to say that the importance of four-wheeled carriages, don't look at them are all carriages, only the bearings and suspension systems are different. Just such a small change, but it can greatly improve the capacity and transportation speed, and reduce the transportation loss.

Replacing the previous two-wheeled wood-axle box car, the first batch of 100 truckloads of goods may have used half the vehicles, twice as many livestock and personnel, and twice as slow.

"There is something I don't know if to ask or not......" The two of them chatted while walking, and soon entered the state office. At present, it is still the office location of various departments, and it is very lively with people coming and going.

Hong Tao didn't plan to build an additional mansion, at least not at the moment, he was quite used to this kind of scene of big guys huddled together to work, and he could be notified by shouting something, which was convenient and fast, but the crown didn't seem to be suitable for such a complicated scene.

"But do you think the official is too stingy and too harsh on his subordinates?" Hong Tao also thinks so, it is estimated that the ancient officials are not very suitable for this feeling that is very similar to the office building of later generations, even if it is an eight- or nine-grade sesame petty official will have his own office, maybe it is still a small courtyard.

“…… The last general just felt that there was a lack of people in Huangzhou City, and the adults would not ...... all the forbidden troops here" This time Hong Tao still guessed wrong, Wang Guan didn't pay attention to the difference in the office environment at all, but felt that he didn't see a few forbidden soldiers on the way, plus those dried corpses hanging outside the city, he couldn't help but start an association.

"You really look up to this official, do you think that these thousands of forbidden troops have been slaughtered by me?" Hong Tao had already walked into the backyard with one leg, and immediately stopped again when he heard the words. The idea of the crown was too advanced and too amazing.

"The last general will not dare to ...... It's just that there are so many soldiers in the city, but there is no forbidden army, so I can't help but be a little puzzled. As the colt turned his head, the crown felt a chill on his body, and he stuttered a little when he spoke.

"Don't worry, this official doesn't plan to kill for the time being. The forbidden army in the city is in the north of the city to atone for their sins, as a soldier does not step up training, thinking about how to make money and dividends all day long, it is not as good as running with water tiger wings, do you think I should spend money and food in vain to support them? ”

As soon as he mentioned the forbidden army in Huangzhou, Hong Tao was angry, and he thought that everything would be fine if he dealt with the officers who opposed him, but who would have thought that a simple exercise would almost blow up his lungs.

said that it was a drill, in fact, he wanted to touch the training level of the army, and he didn't dare to make too complicated formations, let alone follow the requirements of actual combat standards, in fact, Hong Tao himself didn't know what the actual combat standard was, he just let the forbidden army in the city each carry thirty pounds of dirt bags to a six-mile rapid march to cross the country, but the result was a big disappointment.

More than half of the soldiers are not as good as the Water Tiger Wing sailors who have only been trained for a few months in Weiqiao Town, how can this be a war. No matter how ingenious the formation and tactics are, they must be guaranteed by physical fitness, otherwise even if Zhuge Liang is pulled out of the soil, he will have to be blind.

Miao Kui didn't intercede for his colleagues this time, he really had no face to plead, and he couldn't find an excuse to say good things. But he took the initiative to ask for the training of these forbidden soldiers, and at the most time they had to exceed the average level of the Water Tiger Wing, and after three months, those who were not qualified were all sent to the box service.

Hong Tao did not completely reject Miao Kui's suggestion, but he did not adopt all of them. Training has to be trained, but the pattern needs to change. It's not that their physical fitness is not good, then find them a good way to practice physical fitness and build roads!

He felt that three months was too long, and he really didn't have time to wait. Instead of eating and drinking for nothing, it is better to integrate training into production, so that you can exercise your physical fitness and not waste food in vain.

Since returning from the Ancient Bone Dragon City, Hong Tao has never forgotten that road. The straight-line distance from Huangzhou City to the Ancient Bone Dragon City is about eighty miles, but many places in the mountainous area are detoured and around, and the actual distance is likely to double in the end.

In the absence of explosives, it would be very expensive and long to build a mountain road nearly 200 miles long by manpower, and it would have to be counted in years.

Hong Tao also couldn't wait so long, so he put the starting point of this official road to Nanzongbao. From here, the distance in a straight line is less than twenty miles, and the difficulty and time of construction will be much reduced. With the help of explosives and enough manpower, it is possible to complete the project before the winter.