Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm - Chapter 931 - 931 931 How about Paving a Road for Me_1
Chapter 931: Chapter 931 How about Paving a Road for Me?_1 Chapter 931: Chapter 931 How about Paving a Road for Me?_1 From now on, he would no longer pursue the Tong Family’s responsibility for the lost treasure. The so-called intentions of rebellion were also to be bought and forgotten. Moreover, in consideration of an old friend, he would grant Tong Sanlang a sinecure, allowing the Tong Family to share the splendor and prosperity of this great land.
After reading the content of this agreement, Qiao Xiaomai, Tong Sanlang, and Tong Tiehu were all somewhat stupefied.
To refurbish all the official roads of Daqi within ten years?
Qiao Xiaomai cautiously asked, “Grand Emperor, what exactly do you mean by refurbishing them properly?”
“The official roads, all to be paved with bluestone. If you want wealth, build roads first; if the nation wants to be prosperous and strong, these roads must be refurbished,” Yang Wenxiao explained.
Liuli had told him about the importance of roads. Once the roads were well constructed, Daqi’s soldiers could quickly reach all corners of the country and control the entire nation.
Moreover, with smooth roads, both trade and visiting relatives would become much more convenient.
Especially for trade, not only could tolls be collected, but it could also facilitate the movement of goods. The more goods were transported, the higher the merchants’ activity would be, and the Royal family could collect more commercial taxes.
Strengthening the grip on Daqi, increasing taxes, and facilitating travel; there were many benefits to building roads.
The official roads of Daqi were currently quite spacious, and every year, forced labor was conscripted for maintenance, but dirt roads were prone to damage, full of potholes, and incredibly bumpy for carriages, not to mention slow.
Therefore, he wanted to build a smooth road that wouldn’t require maintenance every year.
At the moment, the only solution he could think of was bluestone.
Bluestone roads were smooth and durable; once built, they would be very convenient.
However, paving roads with bluestone was a grand project that would consume countless amounts of money. Therefore, this idea had always remained just a thought in his mind, unable to be implemented.
Now that Qiao Xiaomai, this god of wealth, had descended to the world and fortunately married into the Tong Family, he would entrust this grand project to Qiao Xiaomai.
To pave all the official roads of Daqi with bluestone, Qiao Xiaomai would definitely have to extract silver from the Aristocratic Families and wealthy merchants. If these people were impoverished, and the roads improved, Qiao Xiaomai would also have helped him weaken the power of the Aristocratic Families.
Furthermore, her research on kilns could be considered a contribution on par with the introduction of sweet potatoes.
In the future, the people of Daqi would not die of hunger or cold. So, even though the cost of road building couldn’t compare to the value of that batch of treasures, it was settled.
Qiao Xiaomai had done enough for Daqi.
In consideration of Liuli, this matter would be written off.
With the roads improved and the power of the Aristocratic Families diminished, generating revenue for the National Treasury, and so many other benefits in sight, even if the Tong Family was hiding treasures and plotting rebellion, the Yang Family could easily suppress it with a mere gesture.
This arrangement would bring peace of mind to both the Tong Family and himself.
It was just a question of whether Qiao Xiaomai was currently willing.
Thinking this, Yang Wenxiao’s gaze shifted to Qiao Xiaomai’s face, unwilling to miss any subtle expression.
Qiao Xiaomai “…”
She couldn’t help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, finding her throat dry, “Grand Emperor, how much silver do you reckon it would take if the roads are to be properly built…”
“Daqi has a total of twenty-seven prefectures. Between the prefectures and the Capital City, between prefectures, and between prefectures and their subordinate County Towns—constructing this series of official roads would probably cost upwards of ten billion taels of silver,” he said.
Ten billion taels!
The weight of these four words made Qiao Xiaomai sway for a moment, her legs giving out, her body about to fall.
Tong Sanlang quickly reached out to hold her, “Xiaomai!”
Seeing this, Yang Wenxiao clicked his tongue, “Do you know the value of that batch of treasures? At least a hundred billion or more.”
Now, letting you spend just over ten billion taels on road construction is truly a preferential offer given in consideration of Liuli.
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