Da Qin: Destroyed the Xiongnu at the beginning

Above the court, the civil and military officials carefully looked over the draft of the Grand Canal submitted by Fusu, and all of them gasped.

Isn't this plan too grand?

The distance from Luoyang to Kuaiji is more than thousands of miles, and there are countless tributaries of rivers in the middle. To connect them all, the amount of work required is completely beyond the imagination of the courtiers.

Even according to the lowest estimate, it would take millions of people and years of hard work to build it.

"Your Highness, can this Donghu really capture so many people from the Maurya Dynasty? Nestern frowned.

Based on his experience, such a large project would require hundreds of thousands of people just to start the project.

If you want to speed up the process, it is best for both sides to go hand in hand. The manpower required directly exceeds one million.

With so many people, even if there is civil strife in the Mauryan Dynasty, they will unite and deal with Donghu, right? No matter how many Donghu people die, Nei Shiteng won't feel bad, but if they can't catch enough strong men, they will have to hire the people of Qin. This Expenditure, the treasury is really powerless

"Don't worry, the people of the Maurya Dynasty have always been experts in civil wars and outsiders in external wars. They have been beaten to pieces by the Yuezhi before. Tuoba Su is no worse than the Yuezhi king, and there is no problem in capturing hundreds of thousands of strong men. Fusu said with a smile and waved his hand.

The entire history of Ah San is a strange process.

Any stronger foreign enemy can conquer the entire Ah San. In fact, the so-called ancient civilized country will not even be the real one later. There are few records of the history of Asan.

And until the later generations before Fusu traveled through, the languages of the various areas of Asan were not common. How could they be able to work together to communicate with the outside world?

I'm afraid the other tribes just wanted the Donghu people to be more ruthless. ?

And with their little fighting power, even if they unite, they don’t have many war horses, let alone the steep Great Wall defense line on the border of Daqin, so there is no way they can fight with the Donghu people.

"That minister was relieved, but I would like to remind His Highness that the current treasury does not have the money to buy people from the Donghu people. Neishiteng said with a wry smile.

Even if Dong Hu is now the eagle dog of Da Qin, the price of this coolie will definitely not be too high, but unfortunately, Da Qin is short of money now!

"Don't worry, I have a clever plan."

Fusu smiled and waved his hand.

The glass workshop over Gongshu Yue has already produced the first batch of finished products. Although there are still some flaws, they are much better than today's colored glaze.

Just take out one , coupled with a eloquent person, can fool the Donghu people into a daze, and it is definitely not a problem to replace them with hundreds or thousands of coolies.

And the cost of Daqin itself is almost negligible.

"Your Highness, although this Grand Canal is good, according to Your Highness's plan, the investment must be very high. I am afraid that the tolls will have to be very high to recover the cost. Will the merchants passing by be willing to pay?"

Li Si raised a new question.

Other officials also nodded one after another.

Although the merchants' benevolent actions during this heavy snow disaster really impressed the government and the public, but that was a special situation.

It is normal. In commercial trade, it is still the instinct of businessmen to pursue profit. If the toll is too high, even if the Grand Canal is repaired, few people will have reason to leave.

By then, the Grand Canal will not be of much significance.

And if the toll is too low , If so, who knows when the investment cost will be recovered?

At that time, the businessmen who invested previously will definitely have objections, and the court's credibility will also be damaged.

"Li Xiang still didn't know enough about business."

Fusu said with a smile:"Take the most common and low-grade tea cakes in Chang'an City as an example. In the place of origin, the value is only a few hundred yuan per catty. In Chang'an City, it costs more than a thousand, or even two. Thousands of dollars!"

"But on the prairie, even 10,000 yuan is so much that the Donghu people are rushing to get it."

"The reason is very simple. In Donghu, tea cakes are not produced at all, and they need tea to remove oil and relieve greasiness. They can only buy it from me, a Daqin merchant, at a high price."

"That is to say, rare things are valuable."

"After the Grand Canal is built, many extremely precious Kuaiji specialties that could not be delivered to Chang'an City will become popular in Chang'an City, and the premium will be enough for merchants to make a lot of money."

"Similarly, specialties from Guanzhong can also gain value when transported to Kuaiji, which is close to the sea."

"The profits from this back and forth are extremely huge?"

"In this case, Li Xiang, if you were a businessman, would you give up the Grand Canal, which is faster and smoother and allows you to go back and forth several times a year, but the toll is more expensive?"

"This toll is not worth mentioning compared with the time cost they save!"

"And you all have overlooked one thing"

"That is, trade between the two sides is not strong now, mainly due to road restrictions."

"Once the Grand Canal is opened, commercial exchanges will inevitably flourish. The money spent on building ports, terminals, restaurants and tea shops, as well as the increase in fertile land will be enough to make the local people rich."

"The tax revenue of the court will also increase a lot."

"Therefore, the investment in this Grand Canal can be recovered much faster than you think."

"And this toll does not need to be set so high at all!"

The officials suddenly fell into deep thought one by one.

"Hey guys, do you have any other questions?"

After a long time, Ying Zheng was the first to come to his senses, glanced at the courtiers with a smile and said

"Your Highness, such a huge exploration work is probably a bit strenuous with the current manpower of the Imperial Household and the Young Master General!"

Nei Shiteng said with a smile.

Such a good project is in front of him. If it is delayed due to problems with Nei Shi Mansion, he himself will not let him go.

"The internal history is not worried. The prince is planning to publish this matter in the next issue of the newspaper, so that public losers, Mohists and other interested schools can join in the exploration and construction work. Those who perform well will be given generous rewards. , don’t be afraid that they won’t do their best!"

Fusu looked at Ying Zheng with a smile.

"Emperor Father has granted you the power to supervise the country. You can make your own decisions on such matters."

Ying Zheng smiled and waved his hand.

He is a person who knows rewards and punishments. As long as the Grand Canal can be completed as soon as possible, a reward is nothing.

The courtiers suddenly became full of longing.

Even Ying Zheng was no exception.

As long as the thought of After the Grand Canal was built, it would be possible to travel downstream to Kuaiji, thousands of miles away. Ying Zheng was filled with infinite expectations. He had even begun to conceive whether, after the Grand Canal was built, it would continue to extend to the north. Get up.

Through the canals, the entire Qin Dynasty will be condensed into one!

He hopes and must see this day with his own eyes.