Chapter 423
Chapter 423
"Thanks to Fusu you, I, Daqin, have today's prosperous scene!"
On the way back, Ying Zheng was still intoxicated by the scene of the people cheering just now, and said with a happy face.
Great Qin wants to live forever, and this people's will is the foundation of the fundamentals.
As long as the people live and work in peace and contentment, even if a small number of people have different intentions, they will not make a big move at all, and they will be directly destroyed by the unity of the people.
The people's heartfelt support is undoubtedly the greatest achievement for the First Emperor.
Although it is a bit of a bad scenery, the minister has to remind that as soon as this subsidy policy comes out, the treasury is afraid that it will be tight again. "
And not only the farmers, but also many of the original cattle and coachmen, I am afraid that they will also rush to buy steam tractors for transporting goods, increasing the burden on the imperial court. "
Nesteng, who was on the side, smiled bitterly and said.
"It doesn't matter, Prince Ben has long said that only when money flows can it exert the strongest effect. "
"The promotion of steam tractors will improve the agricultural efficiency of Daqin by a grade, which is a strong guarantee for the prosperity of Daqin's farmers, and it is worth spending a little more. "
"Moreover, the reason why steam tractors are sold at low prices is very important is to strengthen the enthusiasm of the people of Daqin to immigrate to the new area. "
"Before this, although the imperial court gave many preferential conditions for relocating new territories, such as higher land ceilings, more agricultural subsidies, etc., it was still unattractive to the majority of the people. "
"The reason is very simple, a family's ability is limited, without the help of a steam tractor, even if there is more land, it is useless to cultivate it, and even for being abandoned for too long. "
"After having a steam tractor, you can move several or dozens of families together, choose a flat and fertile area, directly contract thousands of acres or even 10,000 acres of fertile land, and implement large-scale mechanized farming, which brings enough income to make the people tempted." "
"And the steam tractor can also be used as a means of transportation, allowing farmers to reach more remote areas to pioneer. "
"Even if someone uses a steam engine to run freight, it also drives the circulation of Daqin's trade, and the imperial court can eventually gradually recover the subsidy expenditure through commercial taxes, but it is only a matter of time. "
"And we can also take this opportunity to greatly improve the industrial production capacity of our Daqin, so that Daqin's steam engine manufacturing industry can truly develop. "
"In addition to the need for a very high technical foundation and the need to abide by strict confidentiality measures, the biggest reason why these factories could not be developed before was that the investment was too high, the market size was too small, and there were too few people who could afford steam cars. "
"Therefore, not only the farmers who buy it, but also the large merchants who are willing to invest in steam tractors, we must also implement corresponding subsidies to encourage them to expand production. "
"Although the investment figure will be relatively large, as long as all are successful, Daqin will truly enter the era of mechanization. "
"At most, it is just to issue a part of the bonds again, and according to the current credibility of the imperial court and the prospects of the steam engine, there is no worry that no one will subscribe to it. "
Fusu smiled and waved his hand.
"What His Royal Highness said is very much, now the economic development of my Daqin has reached a bottleneck, the growth of foreign trade is getting slower and slower, and if you want to break through again, in addition to strengthening infrastructure and increasing logistics capacity, it is necessary to make the people further rich, so as to have stronger purchasing power and stimulate trade growth through domestic demand. "
Xiao He opened his mouth and agreed.
"Don't forget, the Mediterranean region is now plagued by locust plagues, and then the war between Rome and Carthage intensified, and a large number of laborers were recruited, and this year's harvest will certainly not be much stronger. "
"At that time, their only choice is to continue to buy grain with my Daqin, and the profit from this is enough to recover most of these subsidy inputs. "
Chen Ping also said with a smile.
Li Si and the others nodded one after another.
Last year's grain trade was very profitable, but it left a very deep impression on them, and the windfall profits were not even inferior to arms exports.
And even if the Romans and Carthaginians found it wrong, there could be no other choice.
The reason is very simple, in the whole world, except for Daqin, which has sufficient food, the rest of the regions are not enough to eat, how can they have a surplus share to sell to these two countries.
As for being hungry, it's even more unlikely.
Once the land is full of hunger, there are already a lot of problems in Rome and Carthage, and there will be ghosts if there is no chaos.
Unconsciously, grain has become an important means for Great Qin to control the world.
"Farmers are the foundation of my Great Qin, and only when the farmers are rich can the prosperity of Great Qin be truly realized!"
Wasn't Nei Shiqing still complaining that the Xianluo Railway had not been opened for a long time, and that the items from all over the country could not arrive in Xianyang City in time?"
"This steam tractor can also be improved by running freight. "
After Ying Zheng finished speaking, he directly turned his head to look at Fusu and said: "By the way, Fusu, how is the progress of the Xianluo Railway, and when will it be opened?"
"At present, the tunnel excavation has been basically completed and is entering the final construction. "
"The reason why the progress is slower than expected is mainly because after the funds are abundant, the second phase of the double line that was originally planned was directly added to the construction. "
"Otherwise, if there is only one single line, it will be a bit difficult to meet the demand for passenger transport, let alone freight demand. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
Fusu opened his mouth and introduced.
The difference between double line and single line is not only a difference in quantity, but a real qualitative change.
If there is only a single line, the opposite train needs to be strictly planned, and in many cases, it is necessary to enter the buffer zone to give way, otherwise it will hit directly.
The advantage of the double line is that there is only one running direction on a single track, the pressure on traffic management will be greatly reduced, and the number of trains that can run at the same time will also be greatly increased.
If you want to open passenger and freight at the same time, you must have both lines connected. []
Moreover, compared with passenger transport, the current Daqin actually has a higher demand for railway freight.
The emergence of the freight railway will truly solve the obstacle of Qinling natural hazards to Guanzhong traffic, truly connect Xianyang City with the Central Plains, and follow the Grand Canal to the south of the Yangtze River into the sea.
This is far from the expansion of the canals that need to be pulled by the slender man in the Sanmenxia area.
And even in later generations, freight was the main source of railway revenue, and passenger trains were in a state of loss most of the time.
The smile on Ying Zheng's face suddenly became thicker.
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