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492 Cars and Roads (Part 2)

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    492 Cars and Roads (Part 2)

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    "Dong Weng, just by looking at such a road, you can see that these short-haired people have great ambitions."

    The staff master next to him has also been staring at the inscription. Scholars always have similar thoughts, and the master actually came to the same conclusion as Shi Kefa.  And his Dong Weng was speechless - Shi Kefa's loyalty to the Ming Empire was unparalleled. If under other circumstances, he learned that there was such a group of people, their actions would threaten the future of the Ming Dynasty. It would definitely be  Do whatever it takes to pounce and take a bite.  But at this moment, besides being nervous, there was also a hint of excitement in his subconscious

    ——Will the path opened by Short Hair also point out the future direction for Ming Dynasty?

    Shi Kefa stood there and pondered for a long time. Wang Shitou had already paid the fee and passed the customs. He couldn't bear it after waiting for a long time, so he asked the attendant to come over to urge him. The group of people hurriedly got in the car and continued on their way.

    Before leaving, Shi Kefa glanced at the end of the inscription on the stone tablet. The last paragraph was the reason for the toll - the cost of this road project was too high. Although Qionghai Trading Company had advanced funds in advance, it could not fully bear it after all.  And after the main road project is completed, money will continue to be invested in subsequent road maintenance, greening management, and the addition of various auxiliary facilities such as drainage ditches and street trees, so it will be put into use as a toll road.  The proceeds are used to pay for daily maintenance personnel and to repay the advance loan borrowed to build the road year by year.

    The charging rules are also clearly written above: only vehicles are charged, and pedestrians are free.  Trucks are charged according to their weight, and the last one is that the charging period is limited to twenty years.

    After reading this inscription, Shi Kefa didn’t think it was so dazzling when he saw the three words “toll station” again.  It makes sense when you think about it - the whole road is so clean, with trees on both sides, and the green turf on the middle bridleway is always lush. It is obviously impossible to do it without arranging special personnel for management, but if a group of people are specially arranged  People who do this kind of thing must protect their lives. Where will the money and food come from to support them?  I think no matter how rich the short-haired government is, it is impossible to keep losing money like this.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Although the inscription did not specify the cost, Shi Kefa, a Ming Dynasty Confucian scholar who had no knowledge of engineering and economics, could guess that it must be an astronomical figure.  The short-haired trading company was willing to lend such a large amount of money at one time to build roads. It was extremely difficult to get the money back twenty years later. To say that they gave it away completely for nothing, even Shi Kefa, who had nothing to do with it,  Passers-by also find it unrealistic.

    "But then he thought that it would be a good idea to borrow money to build roads and repay the money with fees. If Ming Dynasty could do this But the thought only passed by for a moment.  Not to mention that it is impossible for any wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty to be willing to lend a sum of money for decades.  Even if the money was indeed borrowed, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to use it to build roads - so many disaster victims needed relief every year, so much back pay had to be repaid, and there were still large tracts of lost land outside the customs waiting to be recoveredcompared to just a mere  There are too many things that are important to a path.

    Butif there really is such a high-grade highway in the interior of the Ming Dynasty, what a huge impact it will have on the government - it is also about the same distance, if the road in front of us is not built in the remote and desolate Hainan Island, but  It is between the capital and Tianjin Guards. The water transportation that has always caused headaches for the imperial court will be completely changed to sea water transportation soon, and no longer need to suffer from food shortage.

    Or if it is moved between the capital and Dezhou, the price of food in the capital in spring and summer every year will drop by at least 30 to 40 percent.  And if the two capitals and thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty can be connected by this kind of road

    Shi Kefa shook his head vigorously, feeling that he might be delusional - even short-haired people don't have this ability, at least not now.

    "Unless they win the world"

    The future Grand Bachelor of Nanming Dongge and the last governor of the four towns of the Ming Dynasty suddenly muttered this sentence, but he immediately covered his mouth in panic and looked around - fortunately no one noticed him  gaffe.  The little attendant was chatting animatedly with Wang Shitou, and the always meticulous staff member next to him had his eyebrows furrowed, not knowing what he was thinking about.

    "What are you thinking about?"

    In order to avoid being spotted, Shi Kefa simply asked the question first. The staff member was stunned for a moment, and then he raised his hand and said:

    "Dong Weng, the student is just thinking: Why did the leader of Nakun write the title of 'Reconstruction of the Western Highway'? Was there a road similar to this before? It's impossible even if you think about it.  ah."

    Shi Kefa was startled and thoughtWithout thinking, he responded:

    "Of course it's impossibleThis is absolutely impossible"

    The two of them thought about it for a while, and they couldn't figure out why the commander-in-chief Ying Rongwei wrote this.  The master suggested that since Mr. Ying just greeted you this morning, he would not refuse you thousands of miles away, so why not just go and ask?  Looking at the diction habits of these short-haired people, most of them are straightforward, and there may be unexpected gains.

    But after thinking about it, Shi Kefa decided to forget it. After all, he was not familiar with them.  Besides, it's not a big deal, maybe it's just a clerical error.  Rather than wondering about the inscription, Shi Kefa was more concerned about how much money he paid for the car.  He asked Xiao Shitou, and the number the latter reported to him surprised him slightly:

    "Only a dozen copper coins? That's not expensive."

    When Little Shitou heard this, he shouted:

    "Sir, how far have we just traveled? Besides, we are light vehicles that carry people. We don't make money from freight. We just pay a fixed fee. Those large trucks with cargo pay more. And there are more than 100 toll stations along the way.  One, they are charged according to the road section. We took the road from the villa in the middle, but we had to pay according to the entire road. We were already at a big loss - the short-haired rules are the worst, you think we are in Ming Dynasty.  When will the road be tolled?"

    Shi Kefa couldn't help but laugh - he had been in contact with Xiao Shitou for so long, and this was the first time he heard the word "We Da Ming" from his mouth.  I often hear about "our Qiongzhou" At this time, I think of the Ming Dynasty.

    “In that case, if the place someone wants to go happens to be on the same road as the starting point, doesn’t it mean they don’t have to pay?”

    After listening to Wang Shitou’s words, Shi Kefa thought of many loopholes in charging fees. Xiao Shitou let out a laugh:

    "Yes, but not many people have such good luck."

    "Then if someone arrives at a place where a fee is about to be charged and goes around it, can't he also avoid the fee?"

    The master next to him suddenly said with great interest, but Xiao Shitou shook his head:

    "How is it possible? Didn't you see that the station just now was by the river? But the bridge can still be swam across The other stations were also chosen at important points, either at the entrance of the bridge or at the pass. Pedestrians can probably go around it, but cars can't stop.  There’s no way around it. If you can do it, you don’t have to pay, so why bother going around.”

    "What about forcing your way in? Rush over."

    The little attendant next to him clenched his fists and shouted, as if he was worried about the world being in chaos, but Wang Shitou looked at him with some contempt:

    "This idea is a no-brainer - these toll stations also double as checkpoints and outposts. Even though they are loose now, they are peaceful. If someone commits a crime somewhere, or there is an invasion by a foreign enemy, there will be an attack soon.  The sentries came out to inspect the vehicles. Those soldiers all used firecrackers. No matter how fast the carriages and horses ran, they couldn't move faster than the projectiles of firecrackers."

    When he said this, Wang Shitou suddenly nodded:

    “Think about it, there is at least one benefit to the existence of these toll stations.”

    "ah?"

    "No one is cutting trails on the road anymore, because the shorthair has done the work directly. Anyone who dares to compete with the shorthair government for business will definitely not end well, hehe"

    Listening to Xiao Shitou's angry words, Shi Kefa and his master both smiled bitterly - they were really born in the midst of blessings and do not know their blessings.  Speaking of fees, this child was probably so young when he came that he had already forgotten: In fact, there were many military towns in the Ming Dynasty that blocked the official roads and set up roadblocks, so it was purely free of charge.  If anyone could really build such a road, the money collected would probably be ten times more than what is paid here.

    …………

    As we get closer to Fucheng, there are more and more vehicles on the road.  Their speed may be fast or slow, but they move in an orderly manner and the road is always smooth.

    Shi Kefa and others had already heard Mr. Shorthair explain to them the traffic rules of "walking on the right" during class, and they just thought it was quite new at the time.  Only when you see the application of traffic rules in practice can you understand how important this rule is - pedestrians walk on the far right, that is, on the outside; and then there are vehicles like them at normal speed, which are specially  An inner lane is vacated for four-horse express and overtaking In the middle, after a road covered with flat grass, there is a lane coming from the opposite side, which also follows the same rules, clear and uncluttered.

    Of course, this is also related to the fact that managers with armbands and small red flags can often be seen along the way. All drivers must obey the instructions of those managers.  The little follower once curiously asked what would happen if he didn't listen to the instructions to raise the little red flag. Wang Shitou pointed to a set of data composed of heavenly stems, earthly branches and numbers painted on the back of each car:

    "Have you seen this? It's calledEvery car has a different license plate. Without it, it cannot be on the road.  If someone disobeys orders and rushes in, or bumps into someone, or causes other trouble.  People can find the owner of the car based on the license plate, and he will be fined and sent to a coal mine for labor reform"

    "Ah? That person's stroller can't go on the road without this brand?"

    The little follower didn’t believe it. Shi Kefa and others also thought it was a bit incredible. Wang Shitou smiled and shook his head:

    "Of course not. This is mainly to restrict those large cars that can hit people. Generally, small cars that rely on human power to push and pull cannot go fast at all, so of course there is no need to get a license plate." {Piaotian Literature www.piaotia.com thanks all book friends for their support,  Your support is our greatest motivation}
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