Chapter 102

For example.

If a merchant's goods want to be sold from Chang'an to Yangzhou City, if they go by land, even if they travel day and night, it will take a considerable amount of time to rest on the road.

Also need to feed horses, manpower, cargo preservation, etc.

When encountering bad road conditions, it is estimated that it will be delayed for ten days or half a month.

Waterway is different!

Only need a large ship, and you can use the water current to go down the road!

No need for horse supply, no need for many people, only a few people to drive the ship.

Even if you sleep every day, the journey will not be delayed in the slightest...

It is time-saving, labor-saving, and economical and convenient.

It is simply twice the result with half the effort!

Especially when transporting a large amount of goods, the role of water transportation is particularly obvious!

For example, if there is a disaster in some places, a large amount of money and grain is needed for disaster relief.

How to transport millions of money and grain?

Waterway is naturally the first choice!

This way of using river channels to transport goods is also called water transport!

Water transport is the top priority in any dynasty!

If the river channel is blocked, even money and grain cannot be transported.

Why is Jiangnan called the money bag?

Besides the fact that people there know how to do business, the numerous water canals are also an important factor! Every river channel has countless ships coming and going, and the transportation and turnover of goods are extremely frequent. Because of this, the economy has become extremely active.

One can imagine.

How important water transport is!

If Great Qin can have a similar Grand Canal, it will have an immeasurable impact on economic development!

"Your Majesty, this subordinate has just seen it."

"Although our Great Qin terrain is complex and most places are uneven, we can just use this terrain to introduce water sources into some lower places to form a wide river."

"Then this river flows from the plateau into Tuyuhun, and then enters the Hexi Corridor through Tuyuhun."

Shen Kuo gestured at the panoramic view and introduced his plan in detail.

The Tubo Plateau lacks everything, but it does not lack water sources!

The altitude here is extremely high, and the snow-capped mountains do not melt all year round.

Whether it is the Great Tang in the east, Siam in the south, or the Harsha Empire in the southwest, the sources of the mother rivers of these countries are all on the Tubo Plateau!

Wanting to find water sources that can irrigate the river channel is naturally easy.

"Shen Kuo, are you sure?"

Qin Mu asked with a serious look.

"About eighty percent sure!"

Shen Kuo nodded without hesitation.

"Good!"

"Since that is the case, then this matter is entirely entrusted to you."

"You can use all the resources of Great Qin; whether it is craftsmen, manpower, or equipment, as long as you think it is useful, just use it!"

"I will also have Liu Liu Bowen lead capable officials to assist you; you must complete the construction of this Grand Canal!"

Doing it as soon as he says it, Qin Mu no longer hesitates and directly orders the construction of the Grand Canal!

Unimaginable.

What it will look Wu Li Ke for the fate of the entire Tubo Plateau and the Western Regions states after this Grand Canal is built.

What is even more unimaginable is Li Er's expression.

If he knew that Qin Mu had built a Grand Canal on the plateau, I don't know what his reaction would be?

What Great Tang can have, Great Qin can have too!

For a time.

Great Qin was busy again.

After Liu Liu Bowen received the order, he didn't say a word, directly led a group of capable officials under him, followed Shen Kuo and several hundred researchers from the Academy, and surveyed the plateau terrain together, preparing to find a feasible river channel.

Zhang Zhang Juzheng is in charge of overall arrangements in the court.

Whether it is craftsmen or the resources needed to build the Grand Canal, Zhang Zhang Juzheng is doing his best to turn them around.

But the Grand Canal is a huge project after all, requiring the strength of the whole country to build together.

Not to mention spending money Wu Li Ke water, the resources within Great Qin have also begun to gradually be unable to support it.

The Tubo Plateau was already resource-poor, and it was only because of Qin Mu's long-term management that the national treasury gradually became abundant.

Unexpectedly, just the construction of the Grand Canal alone had emptied the Great Qin national treasury.

Looking at the memorials flying in Wu Li Ke snowflakes every day, Qin Mu also felt quite pressured.

"It seems building the Grand Canal is truly no easy task. If not for the immense national strength of the Great Sui back then, Emperor Yang of Sui probably wouldn't have been able to build such a magnificent Grand Canal, right?" Qin Mu said to himself with a wry smile as he casually flipped through a report on a memorial.

"Indeed! But this concubine believes that no matter how difficult the task, it will surely be resolved with ease when faced by my husband."

A graceful figure walked in slowly and quietly placed a cup of warm tea before Qin Mu.

"You've come?"

Qin Mu took the teacup, looked up, and smiled.

In recent days, Li Li Xueyan seemed Wu Li Ke a changed person; she was no longer cold and aloof.

She took meticulous care of Qin Mu's daily life, even personally overseeing minor matters Wu Li Ke his meals.

Seeing such sincere treatment, Qin Mu naturally took it to heart, and his guard against Li Li Xueyan gradually softened significantly.

Their relationship was entering a wonderful phase, much Wu Li Ke a pair of celestial lovers.

"Husband, how is the construction of the Grand Canal coming along?"

Li Li Xueyan walked naturally behind Qin Mu and gently massaged his shoulders.

The pressure was neither too light nor too heavy, just right.

Feeling the waves of comfort from his shoulders, Qin Mu felt his body and mind relax. He closed his eyes to rest and said, "The current project is proceeding quite smoothly. With Shen Kuo leading top experts from the Academy of Sciences Wu Li Ke Xu Xu Guangqi and Jia Jia Sixie, along with the all-out assistance of a group of engineering talents, the site selection for the river channel has already been determined. Furthermore, the first phase of the project has officially been implemented."

"Isn't that great? What did you mean earlier when you said it wasn't that simple?"

Li Li Xueyan was also quite concerned about this matter.

As Qin Mu's Princess, she naturally hoped to help him as much as she could.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou was Li Li Xueyan's goal to strive toward.

When Li Li Xueyan heard that Qin Mu intended to build a Grand Canal in the Great Qin, she was also taken aback.

This was no simple project!

The former Emperor Yang of Sui had built the Grand Canal, leading to an empty treasury, and it was even regarded by the world as the direct cause of the Great Sui's downfall!

However, everyone knew.

The Grand Canal was a great project that would benefit thousands of generations!

That Qin Mu possessed such courage and ideals naturally made Li Li Xueyan feel immensely gratified.

Her husband was the greatest hero in the world.

Any woman would feel incredibly happy in her heart.

Precisely because of this.

Li Li Xueyan had secretly made up her mind that she must help her husband, Qin Mu, successfully build the Grand Canal.

Only then would she not live up to the title of his Princess!

Besides this.

Li Li Xueyan had another small, hidden concern!

That was the fear that Qin Mu might be tempted by other women.

Especially after the appearance of the Queen of Jingjue, Li Li Xueyan felt even more restless.

Qin Mu was simply too outstanding.

So outstanding that no woman could remain calm and composed in front of him.

To put it bluntly.