Daqin started with offering immortal medicine

"Oh? My lord really has a solution!" Upon hearing that, everyone was overjoyed.

Fusu was also very happy, and hurriedly asked: "What is the way of the Taifu, please tell me quickly."

Li Yang said: "Build the canal!"

"Building a canal?"

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but startled, because Li Yang's method is indeed a good one, but... thinking of building a canal, the project will be huge.

Li Yang nodded: "That's right, if we can connect the Great River, the Yellow River, and even the entire Daqin north and south to form a huge water transportation hub, then the logistics and transportation dilemma can be completely solved."

Everyone nodded slightly, but they all became thoughtful.

Soon, Li Si said: "Mr. Zhen, if the canal you described is connected, it will indeed bring about earth-shaking changes in the transportation of goods between the north and the south of the Great Qin Dynasty. It's just... this project is very huge!"

Xiao He and the others also nodded.

Fu Su also said: "Yes, the Great Wall has already been built with all the power of the whole country. If this canal project, which is even bigger than the Great Wall, is built at this time, the people will suffer very much."

Li Si and the others also nodded, agreeing with Fusu's words.

In fact, Fusu is benevolent, and the first thing in his heart is the common people, which Li Yang is quite gratified.

but……

Regarding the canal project, Li Yang has a different view from them.

Li Yangdao: "The canal is a thousand-year-old project that will benefit thousands of years and generations. Naturally, it will not be completed overnight. It's just...we can't give up this great project that will benefit thousands of years just because of the difficulties in front of us. We can proceed step by step. , slowly repairing."

Everyone nodded slightly.

In fact, Li Yang also knew that building the canal would undoubtedly be a pain for the people of Daqin.

However, the canal is indeed a millennium plan for the Chinese nation.

The water transportation network built by Li Yang is actually almost the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal for later generations.

The entire canal runs through the five major water systems of the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River, the Yangtze River, and the Qiantang River. The canal has played a huge role in the economic and cultural development and exchanges between the north and south of China, especially in the development of the industrial and agricultural economy in the areas along the route.

This role is not only in ancient China, but continues to this day.

For example, in today's 21st century, even though the flow of logistics such as motor vehicles, trains, automobiles, and airplanes is so developed at such a high speed, the Grand Canal still plays an irreplaceable role in freight transportation.

In other words, the role of the Grand Canal is not temporary, but lasts for thousands of years. Even if this kind of project is a waste of money, it is worth undertaking for the Chinese nation.

In particular, in today's Qin Dynasty, there are no trains, no cars, and no planes, so this kind of inland water transportation network is very important for logistics and transportation.

In Li Yang's view, building a palace can be said to be a waste of money.

But the construction of the canal is a great project that will benefit the future, benefit the descendants of all generations, and even take off the economy of the entire Chinese nation. This cannot be described as a waste of money and people.

This is like, is it worth sacrificing hundreds of thousands of soldiers to drive out foreign enemies?It's the same reason.

For a nation, a country, it is inevitable to make some sacrifices on some matters of great significance to the nation.

Thinking of this, Li Yang added: "If His Majesty is here, I would actually propose to suspend the Great Wall project."

"Suspend the Great Wall project?" Everyone was slightly startled and greatly surprised.

"That's right." Li Yang nodded and said: "In the beginning, my Great Qin built the Great Wall with the power of the whole country, and its purpose was to use the Great Wall to defend against the nomads. The provinces of Mongolia, Liaoning, and Jilin, which have become the northern part of our Great Qin, are already the territory of our Great Qin, so the Great Wall will naturally lose its function. Moreover, building a city wall in your own country will make your own The territory is isolated from the Great Wall, which... looks like a wall, but for people in Mongolia, Liaoning, and Jilin provinces outside the Great Wall, it is a wall built in the hearts of the people, and the harm outweighs the benefit.”

Regarding this point, everyone nodded.

Li Sidao: "What Lord Zhen said is very true, but... His Majesty is not in Qin now, and the Great Wall... I can't wait to stop work without authorization."

At this time, Fusu said: "Before my father left, I said that the affairs of the court towards China are all decided by the Taifu and the State Council. As long as the Taifu and the ministers of the State Council think that the Great Wall does not need to be built, then the construction can be stopped naturally. Gu believes that the emperor will not blame him."

"This..." Li Si obviously didn't have the courage.

Xiao He smiled, and said: "I think what the eldest son said is not unreasonable. Your Majesty is a wise king. Since the function of the Great Wall to defend against foreign enemies has been lost, it is obviously not advisable to continue to spend money and people to build the Great Wall. I believe His Majesty will agree. It was suggested by Lord Zhen."

"Then tomorrow we will discuss with Feng and Meng at the state affairs meeting to hear their opinions?" Li Si said.

Li Yang nodded: "Yes."

Fu Su smiled and said, "If Feng Jie and Meng Yi also agree to temporarily suspend the Great Wall project, then the workers of the Great Wall can be sent to build the canal, which is very good! In this way, there is no need to recruit civilian laborers. "

Li Yang smiled, and said: "Your eldest son loves the people, I admire you very much. However, the canal is related to the Great Qin, and even the Chinese nation's millennium plan. Naturally, the more workers the better, the faster the progress. The better. With a single waterway, logistics and transportation can take off once, which is of great significance.”

Li Yang does not expect to be able to open up all five major water transport networks in a short period of time, but as long as one water transport network is opened first, it will be of great significance to the logistics and transportation of Daqin.

For example, if the Yellow River and Yangtze River waterway networks are connected, there will be a main waterway between the north and the south.

Then, go to open up several other canals, and finally form a grand canal network of five major inland water systems, which is simply not too awesome.

When Fusu heard this, he became worried again: "Teacher, didn't you say to cultivate slowly?"

Li Yang smiled and said: "Slow, because the water transport network of the entire inland water system will not be completed in three to five years, but the main water transport network between the north and the south must be completed quickly. For example, we first connect the Yellow River and the Great River, so that The goods between the north and the south can be unimpeded."

"And... More importantly, if Daqin wants to become stronger, more prosperous, and richer, it must develop handicrafts and commerce. However, logistics and transportation are not smooth, and commodity transportation is difficult. How can this economy develop?"

Li Yang told about Daqin's current predicament and his vision for the future, which caused Fusu and the others to fall into deep thought again.

After a while, Fusu said: "The Taifu has long eyes, and I can't be alone."

Li Si and the others also nodded. Apparently they didn't think that Daqin would develop commerce, economy, logistics and transportation were very important, and they could even be said to be the most basic foundation for economic development.

Li Yang smiled: "If you want to get rich, build roads first. This road is not only land, but also water."

"If you want to get rich, build roads first? Haha, what Lord Zhen said is a wise saying." Li Si laughed and couldn't help but cheer.

However, in order to prevent Fusu from worrying that building the canal would cost people and money.Li Yang still added: "Actually, building the canal is not necessarily a waste of money. In my opinion, it can instead be an important means to promote the development of social production and improve people's living standards."

"Oh?" Everyone was taken aback, curious.

Li Si hurriedly said, "What does Zhen Guojun say?"

3Chapter 17 major infrastructure

Li Yang smiled, but did not directly answer Li Si's question, but instead asked: "Daqin's food production has tripled now, so as long as there are no major natural disasters in the future, will there be no worries about food and clothing?"

Everyone nodded, and Ji Xie said: "The improvement of plow tools not only speeds up the farming efficiency, but also expands the area of ​​new crops in the future. The food problem is indeed no problem."

Li Yang said again: "The food problem has been solved, should our Daqin develop the economy in the next step and make our Daqin prosperous and strong?"

Everyone nodded again, expressing that they were right.

"Teacher, Gu is a little dizzy. You want to develop the economy, but build the canal with the power of the whole country. This... Gu sounds contradictory. The canal project is huge, and it is unimaginable whether it is financial resources, material resources, or manpower. In this way, it is not easy to bear the power of the whole country, and it becomes even more difficult to develop the economy at the same time." Fusu became more and more confused the more he listened, and couldn't help saying.