"I heard that due to the construction period of the project, another 10,000 gold was spent recently." Zhang Yumeng said with a smile on his face as his lips dripped.

Yang Gan's face suddenly darkened. Shui Hu and Shi Huacai were just two pigs. Seeing that the construction period was about to expire, they even asked him for money. Thinking of loading up cartloads of coins, Yang Gan's heart ached. In twitching.

"Project? What kind of project is it?" Wang Xiawen asked curiously.

He was very relieved about this son. He didn't even have any arrangements for his spy here. After all, he didn't let him down. Zhao'er had never thought or shown any intention of disobeying him.

Zhang Yumeng said with a smile, "Since more than half a year ago, we have been digging westward on the tributary of the Chuanyun River in Yuntong County to develop a canal to connect the main channel of the Chuanyun River."

"Pfft~~~"

Qu Xiuwen spurted it out and immediately wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve. He was dumbfounded.

As the governor of Li Neishi, he had to build such a large project as the canal. On the one hand, money was on the one hand, and on the other hand, there was astronomical amounts of food. He had no idea that there was such a huge expenditure on food.

Building a canal is not a small matter, it is a big deal for any vassal state, King Xia Wen said hurriedly.

"What on earth is going on? It's such a big deal, but there's no news from the outside?"

Yang Gan wiped his mouth and said, "Lao Xia, you don't know this. For the sake of your good relationship with Tian Zong, I will tell you."

"I wonder how much you know about freight transportation, Lao Xia?"

"Freight? Of course you know. This time I brought two hundred carriages." King Xia Wen was not an idiot. He wanted to hide it from his son, so he naturally had to do some homework.

Yang Qian counted his fingers and said, "There are more than two hundred cars. Have you calculated the fodder consumed by the horses every day? There are also the wages of the guards. With so many people and so many days of food and fodder, it has increased a lot of costs."

"If some unimportant goods are transported by river, only a few ships will be needed to transport the goods. In the future travel market, as long as there are people at the dock for a long time, handling the goods."

"I made a rough calculation and found that although river transportation is slower than land transportation, the cost of river transportation is only half of that of land transportation."

King Xia Wen couldn't help but widen his eyes. After swallowing the delicious food, he asked in disbelief, "Can you really save money so much?"

"Ang, I have made detailed calculations. It's just that this canal is not long, only a little over a hundred miles. After all, if it is built in other counties, it's hard for me to meddle in it rashly, right?"

It was originally well built and went very smoothly. Who knew that when the canal connected to the main stream of Chuanyun River, the opening collapsed, which almost caused a disaster. Now I took the money and bought a lot of stones and the like to repair the opening. , and also reinforced.

"Then why do you feel uncomfortable at night? Once the canal is opened, it's not an exaggeration to make a fortune every day."

As King Xia Wen spoke, he began to think in his heart. He is a king, and he often looks at this issue from a national level. In other words, the Chuanyun River is actually not that big, but if some rivers can be connected, it will be useful for transporting goods. It is very convenient and can effectively save costs.

However, given the current situation, there are still more important things waiting for you to do.

Yang Qian said helplessly, "It cost 100,000 gold to build the canal, another 100,000 gold to build the dock and road in Wanghai County, and 50,000 gold to compensate for the tide. To build a straight road from Yuntong County to Goguryeo, 100,000 gold was spent." , plus hundreds of thousands of slaves.”

"This is a huge amount of food and money. The manpower and material resources are almost used to the extreme. The money alone costs hundreds of thousands of gold. Oh, how can I feel good?"

King Xia Wen and his entourage have already grown up their mouths. This is still a county guard, this is still a county, and the money and food they spend is not much worse than that of Chaoxian.

Although Chaoxian paid a lot of taxes every year, only eighteen of the thirty-six counties were accounted for, and one was under the name of Yang Qian.

In other words, there are only seventeen counties where the emperor can collect taxes. There are still many places controlled by feudal lords and clans, and the king is not that easy to do.

Although the county also pays taxes, overall it is not very much.

Seeing Yang Gan spending money lavishly, King Xia Wen's eyes turned red and he swallowed his saliva. He wanted to spend money like this, but the situation didn't allow it.

"Then why are you so wasteful? If you use this money and food to expand the army, you can have more than 100,000 fully armed elite soldiers." King Xia Wen was heartbroken. If he had given himself three years.

Not to mention cutting off vassals, he can make the seven major kingdoms kneel before him and sing about conquest.

Yang Gan said disdainfully, "That's superficial. That's why I am a county guard and you are just a businessman. Because our structure is different, and yours is too small."

"Pfft~~~"

"Puff~~~"

Immediately, Ji Xi and Meng Heng sprayed wine and moved to the side without revealing anything. The situation seemed to have gotten out of control. If it continued like this, they didn't know whether Yang Gan would die or not.

But if you are angered, you will definitely die very rhythmically.

King Xia Wen was not without a temper. He was so familiar with Yang Qian that he didn't say he was angry or angry. He was just familiar with others in front of his ministers and son. How could he lose face?

He said angrily, "Come on, come on, you have a big plan, but tell me, what is the use of building roads and canals? It's nothing more than a businessman's business."

Seeing how angry King Xia Wen was, Yang Gan stretched out his hand to scratch his back. Qin Xiangru immediately came over, knelt behind Yang Gan, and scratched him carefully.

Perhaps seeing the king's anger, Qu Xiuwen hurriedly came to his aid, "Yes, sir, you should tell me about it, we are also very curious."

Yang Gan said proudly, "I can tell you everything you know, but I can't tell you about military secrets."

"I would like to hear the details~~~!" Qu Xiuwen glanced at King Xia Wen and immediately agreed.

Yang Gan laughed and said, "Once the canal is built, it will not only allow goods to be transported by water, but also military rations and troops. The most important thing is that if one day the counties and cities near the Chuanyun River are connected, it will be easier for the emperor to collect taxes." "

"That's it?"

"Of course not. Once the canal is built, it will be able to wash away the fertility of the main stream of the Chuanyun River and bring a huge amount of water flow. Once the river is 100%, it will turn Yuntong into a land of abundance and add tens of thousands of hectares of fertile farmland."

"Tens of thousands of hectares..." Qu Xiuwen was stunned, and then his face turned red, and he finally suppressed his violent heart.

It's incredible, it's incredible, this is what happened.

King Xia Wen was also confused. What was the concept of tens of thousands of hectares? This was a project that could elevate the entire Xia Kingdom by two levels.

"Then why do you want to build a straight road? By the way, how long is the straight road?"

Yang Qian said, "It is thousands of miles long. It is built from Yuntong to the door of Goguryeo. It will be convenient for me to use troops against Goguryeo. Once it is mine, it will be easy to connect it."

"As for why the dock was built, I can't tell you that for now. Of course, Yuntong County built a road to Wanghai County because there is delicious food."

King Xia Wen was shocked. He was a king, and he understood the huge benefits and benefits in this.

Yang Gan smiled mysteriously and patted Qin Xiangru's little hand, "Bring up the oysters."

"Yes, sir."

Under Qin Xiangru's arrangement, basins of oysters were brought to the table by the servants.

Everyone is constantly squealing and arrogant. Just for the sake of food, they put Wanghai County under their control and spent money, food, and manpower to build roads. It is really a waste of money.

Yang Qian picked up the knife from the counter and inserted it into the slit of the oyster. When he turned it, the rough shell was opened, revealing a mixture of juice and sea water.

With his mouth facing the oyster shell, he raised his head and sucked in a little. Suddenly, the plump oyster meat went directly into Yang Gan's mouth. Even though he had been eating oysters every day, he couldn't help but show a satisfied smile.

"Everyone, give it a try. This food is very delicious and good for the body, especially men. If you feel that you are not up to your ability, then eat more oysters."

Yang Gan gave King Xia Wen and others a look that you all know, and immediately the men quickly imitated Yang Gan's eating habits.

But when the oyster shells were opened, they hesitated. There are also oysters that are eaten raw these days, but the problems are handled very well. Unlike this thing, when it is still soaked in water, a salty fishy smell comes out.

Seeing a few people not moving their chopsticks, Yang Qian urged, "Eat quickly, trust me, eat it in one bite, hurry up."

Several people looked at each other, but before they could make any move, Manyin imitated Yang Gan's gesture and opened the oyster, sucked it into her mouth, chewed it, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Okay, it's delicious. Why is there something so delicious?"

A foxy little face looked at the rough oyster shell in his hand in disbelief. This thing didn't look delicious at all.

If there is one, there are two. Before anyone could react, Manyin had already started to open the second and third ones.

King Xia Wen frowned, mainly because this thing was too ugly, and looked at Ji Xi and Meng Heng with a cold look in his eyes.

The two people quickly opened the oysters and swallowed them into their mouths. Suddenly, they felt that their souls were about to float out, and they covered their cheeks in intoxication.

After waking up with a start, he quickly swept away the oysters on the table. At this moment, King Xia Wen finally felt relieved and started to eat happily.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's soft and chewy in the mouth. After chewing it, it turns out to be extremely delicious. It doesn't look like anything in the world."

After tasting the first oyster, the entire fifth floor suddenly fell into silence, with only the sounds of prying open oyster shells, sucking and chewing.

In a short time, all the oysters on the fifth floor were wiped out.

"Huh~~~"

King Xia Wen breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of wine and said.

"What the hell is this? It's so delicious."

"Yes, sir, why are there only twenty of them? They are not enough to eat."

"Sir, do you still have this thing?" Manyin also asked for the first time, the hope on her face could not be hidden.
Chapter completed!