NIP Chapter 442 To get rich, build roads first, have fewer children and plant more trees
Chapter 442 To get rich, build roads first, have fewer children and plant more trees
"What plan? Why don't I know?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned again.
Li You asked with a speechless expression: "Father, does the emperor know how long it will take to reach Shunzhou managed by Tuli Khan from Chang'an?"
Although Li You asked this question suddenly, Li Shimin answered it in one gulp.
"Three thousand miles, according to the normal speed, if there is no delay on the road, it can be reached in a month."
Because of the war, Li Shimin actually has a good understanding of the geographical location of East Turkistan.
Although the Eastern Turks have been included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the homework done back then has not been forgotten.
However, Li You shook his head with a smile and said, "Father, what you are talking about is the old calendar from a few years ago."
"Nowadays, a brand-new cement-hardened road surface has been built on the grassland. Although the project has not yet been completed, it must be possible to save seven or eight days."
"If the new road is fully built, this time can be reduced by a few days."
"And all the new roads in the grassland support four-wheeled carriages."
Speaking of this, Li You also showed a complacent look on his face.
It can be said that the current road surface is the greatest result of the combination of modern technology and Datang's current situation.
If we only talk about the road surface, it must be the asphalt concrete road that is the most comfortable to drive on, but the current means of transportation are all horse-drawn carriages.
And this kind of hard road surface also wears a lot on the horseshoe.
To this end, Li You and many experts have developed a hardened soil road with cement as the roadbed.
This kind of dirt road not only maintains high strength, but also has good resilience, so that the horseshoe can be preserved to the greatest extent.
And because of the hard path of cement, this kind of dirt road will not have problems such as subsidence, and it can be used for a longer time.
At the same time, due to the hard road surface, the carriage is not restricted by the ruts and can turn more freely.
Therefore, Li You pushed a four-wheeled carriage on the grassland.
Compared with the two-wheeled carriages that are common today, this kind of four-wheeled carriage can not only transport more things at one time, but also is more stable and more comfortable to sit on.
"A carriage? Something impractical?"
If Li Shimin can understand the construction of roads, but for the four-wheeled carriage, Li Shimin has a big misunderstanding.
In his opinion, except for the special circumstances that have to be used as a last resort, that thing is simply a tasteless thing.
Li You naturally understood what Li Shimin was thinking, and said with a smile: "Father, my son said that you don't know much about the current situation."
"This kind of four-wheeled carriage has many advantages. If you don't believe it, we can go to Daming Palace to try it in a few days."
Li You's words today were a little too outrageous, and Li Shimin couldn't keep up for a while.
"Daming Palace? What does this four-wheeled carriage have to do with Daming Palace?"
"However, I heard that the first phase of the Daming Palace will be completed this year. A few days ago, I saw that Yan Liben and the Supreme Emperor were arranging the relocation."
Li You nodded and said: "Father knows well, in three months' time, it will be the relocation date that Grandpa Huang and Lord Yan have set. I guess they are still not ready, so they didn't tell you."
"This time Daming Palace is much larger than Taiji Palace, so we arranged a carriage for transportation in Xingong."
"This four-wheeled carriage is so good, only those who have ridden it will know."
"I heard that when Grandpa Huang sat down for the first time, he was so comfortable that he refused to get down."
"It's because he wanted to take a new car that Grandpa Huang asked Mr. Yan to work overtime to oversee the work. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't be able to move in after three months."
Li You's words successfully aroused Li Shimin's curiosity: "Since You'er said him so well, then I really have to try it."
"But what you said has nothing to do with not needing so many troops?"
Just after asking this question, Li Shimin regretted it.
He has discovered the great relationship in it.
Soldiers had less time to go to battle, which meant fewer frontier defenders.
For example, before, it took three days to travel from the border to the nearest state capital, and five days to travel from the state capital to other nearby state capitals.
In other words, in the past, it took about eight days from the time the border was attacked to the time when the enemy army besieged the state capital on the second circle, so the defenders at the border basically took three to five days to resist the enemy. Prepare, and in the nearest state capital, you need to prepare to resist the troops for about ten days.
Only in this way can the nearby and central reinforcements arrive in time.
Now this time is greatly shortened.
Maybe the border only needs to be defended for one day, and the reinforcements from the state capital can arrive. It only needs to be defended for three to five days, and the reinforcements from the nearby state capital can arrive.
In this way, if one party is in trouble, all parties will come to help, and in the case of rapid response, the defense force can indeed be greatly reduced.
Moreover, the time for the central army to reach the battlefield has also been greatly reduced.
Seeing that Li Shimin had already understood it, Li You stopped explaining, but said, "We still have a large number of spies in neighboring countries, and they can buy time for us to deploy our troops."
Li Shimin nodded in agreement, and then asked a little blankly: "Then, can I really do nothing about the population?"
Li You shook his head again and said, "Of course not."
"Although we can no longer force the population, the quality must be improved."
"The basic education of the people is really urgent!"
"Father, do you still remember the eradication of illiteracy that I said before? I think it is still very necessary."
Li Shimin nodded to show that he remembered, but he also asked with some puzzlement: "After Youer invented Pinyin, children in Datang's ability to read and write has greatly improved."
"Do we really need to educate those adults as well?"
"They have passed the best age for learning. Will we work hard to do this but without much achievement?"
"Look at how many years have passed and how many dynasties have passed. Isn't the kind of illiterate Yuer said is living a good life! They farm and work without any influence."
Listening to Li Shimin's words, Li You shook his head again.
Since I have already said so much to Li Shimin today, let's finish it all at once.
"Father, what you said is wrong, how do you know that their lives are not affected?"
"Father, you also know that I have a lot of workshops. Although the workers in these workshops are not many, the requirements are not low."
"In the future, there will definitely be more workshops of all kinds. At that time, they will all be short of people, people with a certain culture."
"But look at the current scholars, how many are willing to do these jobs!"
"And these workshops are important places. It is estimated that most of the workshop owners are unwilling to allow slaves to engage in important activities."
"In this way, the speed of building workshops will inevitably be greatly reduced, and the development speed of the entire Datang will also be greatly affected."