Zhuge Liang returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and asked Jiang Wan to be called, "Gong Yan, I remember that Ma Di from Hanzhong once sent an official document about the construction of artificial roads from Nanzheng to Yanganguan and from Nanzheng to Juxian.

Stone Avenue.”

Jiang Wan nodded and said, "It is indeed true. It's just that the prime minister was on an expedition in the south at that time, and the government's treasury was short of money and food, so Xiang Changshi rejected Governor Ma's suggestion."

This incident is very impressive, not because Ma Su wanted to build a highway when the national treasury was tight.

It's not because Ma Di highly praised the spaciousness and smoothness of Shuangnan Avenue (Nanxiang to Nanzheng) in his official document, as well as its amazing transportation volume.

For example, artificial stone roads can be used by four-wheel vehicles, and one month's transportation can be equal to that of the previous three or four months.

It was because Ma Su included a plan in the official document.

This plan is the conclusion drawn by the civil engineering team of Nanxiang after a special inspection of the road section from Nanzheng to Yanganguan and Nanzheng to Juxian after Ma Di, the prefect of Hanzhong, made a request.

It lists the labor, materials, time, money and food required for each mile of road, and even highlights the construction requirements for special road sections.

It can be said that as long as you get this plan, all aspects of road construction will be clear at a glance.

This is a form that has never been seen before.

In the past, when the government built bridges and roads, it would recruit civilians to build some if they had some spare money today. If they ran out of food tomorrow, they would stop work, and then they would start building again when they remembered.

Moreover, the amount of money and food consumed basically depends on the moral integrity of the officials below.

If you are wise, use less.

If you have less moral integrity, use more.

As for those who have no sense of moral integrity... maybe they run out of money and food, and the road won't move at all.

Yang Hong scolded Li Yan and even resigned angrily because he couldn't bear to see Li Yan taking the opportunity to have his buildings overhauled and image projects carried out for him while he was building roads and embankments.

The plan produced by the Nanxiang Civil Engineering Team allowed the people of the Prime Minister's Mansion to see a new and unheard-of form: money and food are in place, the project starts, and how much food is given can be done as much as possible, without procrastination and waste.

What's more important is that there is no need to recruit civilian laborers or delay farming time.

Moreover, based on the experience of Shuangnan Avenue, as long as there are no artificial obstacles, the government can organize civilians to build the road although it will cost less money and food than directly handing it over to the Nanxiang Civil Engineering Team. After all, the civilians need to bring part of their own rations.

But the road built by the Nanxiang Civil Engineering Team not only has a short construction period, but also has high quality!

According to Ma Su's official documents, Shuangnan Avenue not only allows pedestrians to travel, it is also extremely convenient and greatly shortens the travel time between Nanxiang and Nanzheng.

Moreover, it can drive a kind of four-wheeled cart, which can carry two or three times more cargo than an ordinary carriage. This kind of four-wheeled cart is also a specialty of Nanxiang.

As the second student trained by the Prime Minister, Jiang Wan knew that the Prime Minister would use Hanzhong as the basis for the Northern Expedition in the near future.

If Hanzhong could have such a highway connecting Yang'an Pass, Nanzheng, and Ju County, and adding four-wheeled carts, it would bring great convenience to the Northern Expedition.

Not to mention that the government organized and the people could not build such a good road, and not to mention that it was delayed because of the farming season. Many projects will be left unfinished for one reason or another at the end, wasting money and food.

The Nanxiang Civil Engineering Team does not have these problems.

And after the money and food are in place, they must do their job well - if you have the money and food from the imperial court, do you dare not to work? It will not only be hot, but also your head will fall off.

So when Jiang Wan learned about the Nanxiang Civil Engineering Team, he was so impressed that he almost closed the case.

He had been to Nanxiang, Hanzhong, and that road left a deep impression on him - those crimson banners with the words "Have more children, raise more cattle and sheep" will never be forgotten by anyone who sees them.

Just the artificial stone road built in Nanxiang County is already amazing. How spectacular would it be if it were built directly to Nanzheng?

If it weren't for the fact that the Prime Minister was on the southern expedition, he would have wanted to go to Hanzhong again and see everything clearly with his own eyes.

Therefore, Ma Di is worthy of being a figure that the Prime Minister looks up to.

Although he sent this official document at that time, which seemed a bit disrespectful to state affairs, his real purpose was to let the prime minister understand the difference.

"Find that official document and show it to me."

I just heard Zhuge Liang's instructions.

Hanzhong was the advance base for the Northern Expedition. Ma Di was sent to Hanzhong, so he naturally had to prepare in advance for the Northern Expedition.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang had to personally read all the messages Ma Di sent back from Hanzhong.

Zhuge Liang has naturally read this plan.

But just as it was impossible to build a fort in Nanzhong to strengthen control over Nanzhong, money and food were the biggest constraint, so Zhuge Liang agreed with Xiang Lang at first and temporarily suppressed the official document.

Now that Zhuge Liang suddenly took the initiative to bring up old matters, Jiang Wan was a little surprised.

After Jiang Wan took the official document as promised, he saw the smile on the corner of the Prime Minister's mouth and asked one more question, "The Prime Minister seems to be in a good mood?"

Zhuge Liang spread out the plan and smiled when he heard the words, "It is good to hear the words of wise men and know the way to make a country rich."

Jiang Wan was quite surprised when he heard this.

When can the title of sage be applied to Feng Langjun?

When Zhuge Liang said this, he remembered the four sentences Feng Yong said, and his mind became more excited. He couldn't help but read: "Establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations. How can we have peace?"

Those with such a big heart are truly sages!"

"This...is this what Feng Langjun said?"

Jiang Wan chuckled, feeling his mind and body shaken, and he suddenly felt like he was looking up at the mountain.

"This is how his disciples abide by the instructions." Zhuge Liang sighed, "Those who can establish this instruction are better than me! They should be regarded as sages."

"So that's it." The more Jiang Wan studied these four sentences carefully, the more he admired him and couldn't help but also said, "He should indeed be regarded as a sage..."

Just thinking about Feng Langjun, he always felt a little strange in his heart.

"Prime Minister, the treasury is short of money and food, so don't you agree with Xiang Changshi's opinion and not build those two roads for the time being?"

Jiang Wan saw Zhuge Liang begin to look at the plan carefully, and from time to time he would use his fingers to cross the data on it, and his eyes would flash from time to time.

After following the Prime Minister for so long, he knew that this was a sign that the Prime Minister was beginning to be tempted.

"What if we can raise money and food?"

Zhuge Liang said quietly.

"How to raise money?"

Jiang Wan was surprised again.

"Gongyan will know for himself in the future." Zhuge Liang shook his head, but he gave up and pointed at the plan above, "Gongyan, tell me, if only one of these two roads can be built, which one will you choose?"

Recalling that the Prime Minister had just met Feng Langjun, Jiang Wan couldn't help but secretly thought, does Feng Langjun really have any way to raise money and food?

When the prime minister heard this question again, he calmed down and said, "Yan thinks that we should first build the line from Nanzheng to Juxian."

"Why?"

"There is an official road from Yang'anguan to Nanzheng. Although it is not easy to walk, it is only compared with Shuangnan Avenue. It is not a problem for two cars to merge. But from Nanzheng to Juxian, it is more difficult than Shuangnan Avenue.

The official road is somewhat difficult to navigate, and cars can only barely pass it."

"Now the wool from Liangzhou needs to be transported to Hanzhong via Ju County. The Prime Minister will also take this road when he goes out to Qishan for the Northern Expedition. If this road can be repaired first, a lot of trouble can be saved."

Jiang Wan analyzed.

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, "That's right."

"It's just that this way will cost more money and food."

Jiang Wan reminded the prime minister.

"It doesn't matter." Zhuge Liang shook his head, "That guy will definitely be willing to pay the money."

Is it really Feng Langjun?

Why did he pay for this money?

Thinking of this, Jiang Wan glanced at the smiling Prime Minister and felt a little pitiful for Feng Yong: Feng Langjun, it's not easy either.

"One more thing."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, then his eyes fell on the table data in the plan, "I want to re-calculate the population and household registration of the Han Dynasty, Gong Yan, what do you think?"

"Prime Minister, calculating population and household registration also requires money and food."

"It doesn't matter. A big man can still afford this money."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "Since the beginning of the first year of Jianxing, the Quyuan plow and the Eight-Niu plow have been built one after another. Dujiangyan and Hanzhong have been reclaimed. The number of people registered in the Han Dynasty has increased a lot."

"Now that Nanzhong has been pacified, and nearly 20,000 households have been moved to Shuzhong, it is time to reorganize the household registration, so that we can have a good idea, so as not to be hidden by those big families in the future.

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Jiang Wan listened, nodded and said, "The Prime Minister has made up his mind, then Wan will make arrangements."

Two flowers...

Bah, no.

There are two flowers in bloom, one on each side.

Li Feng and Wang You on the other side followed the Prime Minister's order and rushed to Fengzhuang outside the city.

After entering Zhuangzi, I had not yet reached the front door of Feng Mansion, but I saw that the roads in the village were flat, chickens and dogs were hearing each other, and there was even the faint sound of reading.

One of the two families is rich and extravagant, and the other is a local wealthy family. Naturally, there are many Zhuangzi.
To be continued...