Life is fragmented, like ants, after a long time, it is inevitable that people will feel powerless, feel that life is boring and numb, and the surroundings seem to have no color, and even life has become a dead ash. At this time, you need to recharge yourself, or go out on a trip, relax, or ask a few friends to cook tea and chat, or do something with the person who loves each other, look at her smile, listen to her soft words, and feel that you have the strength to continue to stride forward in this numb and busy life.

After going out for a day and playing tricks, Xia Hongsheng finally felt that he was alive again. Talking to Xu Hui and Li Liqing, and playing with those group of fox friends and dogs, I felt that this day was a good time.

Xia Hongsheng's spirit is very good, and after he comes back, he has devoted himself to the life of several runs.

The weather is getting cooler, and one thing should be prepared at this time.

So after Li Gang's lecture in the East Palace ended on this day, Xia Hongsheng said to Li Chengqian: "Chengqian, I want to build a road, will your father agree?" ”

"Build roads?" Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, scratched his head, and said, "This...... What roads are you going to build? From where to where? ”

"From Chang'an to Jingyang, of course!" Xia Hongsheng said to Li Chengqian: "Do you say that Your Majesty will let me build this road?" ”

Li Chengqian was very puzzled and asked: "Isn't the road from Chang'an to Jingyang good, why do you want to repair him?" ”

Xia Hongsheng shook his head: "If you want to get rich, build roads first." You don't understand. ”

"I still don't understand?" Li Chengqian smiled helplessly: "Then why do you want to ask me?" Just go and ask your father directly. ”

"Well, if your father doesn't agree. I'll just say it's your idea. Xia Hongsheng laughed a few times. said, "Are you going with me?" ”

Li Chengqian nodded helplessly. went out of the study with Xia Hongsheng and walked to the Li Zheng Hall. Empress Changsun had only given birth to Li Zhi for less than three months, so Li Shimin brought Song Shu to the Lizheng Hall for review during this time, and he was also able to accompany Empress Changsun.

The two came to the front of the Lizheng Palace, and the attendant outside the door went in to report, and with Li Shimin's consent, they went in to meet Li Shimin.

"Are you two going to finish your studies today?" Li Shimin didn't raise his head, still looking at the music in his hand. Asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's done." Xia Hongsheng bowed and replied, and Li Chengqian also replied.

Li Shimin nodded, then put down the music in his hand, and asked again: "Why, the two of you came to see me together, what is the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something I want to ask Your Majesty." Xia Hongsheng bowed and saluted, and said: "Weichen has contracted the project of rebuilding the two cities in the east and west from the Ministry of Industry, and is about to recruit people. Wechen thought. Since you recruit a people's husband, you can do more. Therefore, Weichen wants to build a road between Chang'an and Jingyang. Naturally, building roads and rebuilding the eastern and western cities are two different things and should not be confused. ”

Li Shimin looked at Xia Hongsheng, put the music in his hand back on the desk, and asked, "Let's hear it, why don't you mix it up?" ”

"Weichen just thought that he would have to recruit people to build roads anyway, so he just took advantage of recruiting people to build roads. What Wei Chen said is not to be mixed up, it means that Wei Chen is willing to pay for this road by himself, and does not want a copper coin from the imperial court, which is purely for the benefit of the people and giving back to the society...... Eh, in order to facilitate the people's exchanges, and repay His Majesty's grace in canonizing Jingyang! ”

Listening to Xia Hongsheng's words, Li Shimin sneered, turned his head and asked: "Cheng Qian, you are friends with Xia Qing, do you believe what he just said?" ”

"Back to my father, my son is not ...... Uh......" Li Chengqian was about to answer, but when he saw Xia Hongsheng giving him frequent glances, he made a threatening expression, paused, and reincarnated: "Erchen thinks it's better to listen to the reasons why Jingshi wants to build the road first, and then make a decision." ”

"You two are of the same mind." Li Shimin looked at the two of them making a mistake, leaned back, and said, "Okay, for the sake of Chengqian's face, tell me, what are you going to do?" ”

Xia Hongsheng bowed and bowed, and replied: "Your Majesty's fief for Weichen is in Jingyang, where the people are diligent and enthusiastic. Since Weichen was enshrined in Jingyang, he also hopes that the life of the people of Jingyang can be better and better. But Weichen is not a Jingyang County order, so if Weichen does some things directly, it is overstepping his authority, and it is not beautiful in the end. Therefore, Weichen hopes to be able to fund himself to build a road from Chang'an City to Jingyang. Not an ordinary road, but the kind of cement road that His Majesty had seen in the military academy. Jingyang is already close to Chang'an City, if there is a cement road in the middle, then from Chang'an to Jingyang, or from Jingyang to Chang'an, the time spent on the road will be greatly reduced. Usually starting in the morning, the ordinary horseback riding speed, and when you arrive in Jingyang from Chang'an, it is often in the afternoon. If the cement road is built, then from Chang'an to Jingyang, the ordinary speed only takes a few hours to arrive, if it is fast, it can be reached in an hour, or even less than an hour. ”

"Oh, it turns out that this road was built to facilitate Xia Qing's back and forth between Chang'an and Jingyang!" Li Shimin looked at Xia Hongsheng and said deliberately lightly.

Xia Hongsheng shook his head and said, "Yes, building a cement road between Chang'an and Jingyang can indeed make Weichen much more convenient." However, the purpose of Weichen to build this cement road is to make Jingyang and the people of Jingyang more prosperous. ”

"Oh? Then I'm going to hear it. Li Shimin smiled and said, "How can Xia Qing make the people of Jingyang County and Jingyang rich just by building a road. ”

Li Chengqian interjected and said: "Father, after finishing his studies, Xiahou said that he wanted to build the road, and the son asked why, and Xiahou said a word, saying yes: If you want to get rich, you must first build the road." But I don't know what it means. ”

"If you want to get rich, build roads first?" Li Shimin groaned again, and then looked up at Xia Hongsheng again: "Xia Qing, what does this sentence mean?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, if you want to get rich, build roads first. This sentence here is about the relationship between transportation and wealth. Xia Hongsheng explained to Li Shimin and Li Chengqian: "The most obvious example is Yangzhou. Your Majesty still remembers what Yangzhou looked like before the Grand Canal was built? Since the completion of the Grand Canal, Yangzhou has become a transportation hub connecting the north and the south. The transportation of a place determines the degree to which local resources are converted into wealth. With good transportation conditions, a place will have more communication with the outside world, whether it is people or things. Local resources can be quickly transported to other places through good transportation conditions and transformed into wealth. Take Yangzhou as an example, after the completion of the Grand Canal, if the goods in the south of the Yangtze River want to be sold to the north, they must first go to Yangzhou, and then board the ship to the north. Yangzhou has become a place for the distribution of goods from all over the south of the Yangtze River, with a large flow of people, these people have to eat and stay, which makes the business of the local people better, and Yangzhou is naturally prosperous. Like Chang'an, Luoyang, Jinyang, Yangzhou and so on, which of these prosperous places is not because there are roads that can be accessed from all directions? Weichen gave His Majesty an analogy, just like Jingyang and Weinan, both of which are the places of Gyeonggi near Chang'an. The distance between the two and Chang'an is also close. Now if both places are rich in coal mines, and now that winter is coming, Weichen wants to buy coal to make honeycomb coal, and he has to choose one from Jingyang and Weinan to buy coal. If it were Your Majesty, where would you choose to buy it from? ”

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "If it is me, I will naturally buy it from Jingyang." ”

"But why?" Xia Hongsheng asked.

"The official road of Jingyang, which is smooth and accessible, and the official road of Weinan must cross a mountain range in the middle, so Jingyang is chosen." Li Shimin said.

Xia Hongsheng nodded, and said: "Now if the official road in Jingyang remains unchanged, and the official road in Weinan has been built into a cement road." What will Your Majesty choose? ”

Li Shimin's eyes lit up and said, "Xia Qing means ......"

"If you build a road, you will have a developed transportation network, and the conditions of the cement road are much better than the current official roads. After the road is repaired, it can greatly shorten the time of cargo transportation, the road can have more affordability, support large-scale transactions, and can also increase the local communication with the outside world, let the outside world know what good things are in the local area, and attract more attention from the outside world. Xia Hongsheng nodded and explained to Li Shimin: "So Weichen wants to build a cement road from Chang'an to Jingyang to make it more convenient from Chang'an to Jingyang." Jingyang scenery is magnificent, the specialty is abundant, with the cement road, Jingyang's things can be more convenient to be sent to Chang'an to sell, Chang'an people can also go to Jingyang more quickly and conveniently to play, so that the people of Jingyang have more opportunities to obtain wealth, and the people will be rich. When the people are rich, Jingyang will naturally be rich. In fact, not only Jingyang, Wechen hopes that the cement road funded by Wechen himself is just the beginning, Wechen hopes that one day all the roads in Datang will become cement roads, extending in all directions! ”

Li Shimin was stunned, as if imagining that all the roads in Datang had become concrete roads.

After thinking for a while, Li Shimin raised his head and said to Xia Hongsheng: "Okay, I will agree to Xia Qing's request." Let Xia Qing fund the construction of this cement road from Chang'an to Jingyang. I will also pay attention to see if what Xia Hongsheng said is right. (To be continued.) )