756: C756 Expressway Start-up

C756 Expressway Start-up

So far, the Tiangong Empire had created a situation of a huge army, a government, and a great law. As the Imperial Household Department was originally one level lower than the military and political branches, the distribution of authority they had was far inferior to the military and political branches. Therefore, Imperial Household Department automatically left the range of the top three contending for power. He just needed to manage a few of the royal family's businesses well.

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the day before the Lantern Festival, Ye Tian held a joint meeting of all the departments in the Imperial Court. The topic of the meeting was to start the construction of the Jingjin Highway as soon as possible.

Although the original public road could still be used for Freight Truck and bus, the speed had decreased by quite a bit. This was completely inconsistent with Ye Tian's intention of connecting the Jingjin to the two places, high speed.

At the joint conference, Ji Yanwenn, who was the Minister of Taxation, spoke first, "This project costs a lot. According to my calculations, it would cost at least 400 million silver taels.

Duan Mulee continued, "Not only do you need a huge amount of silver, you will also need at least half a year."

Ye Tian glanced at Ji Yanwenn and Duan Mulee, then said: "It definitely won't work for half a year, the longest duration is one month. One month later, I want to see the Jingjin Expressway officially open."

Ji Yanwenn and Duan Mulee were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other, Duan Mulee then said: "Master, this is not child's play, Jingjin s are a thousand miles apart, according to the project plan you provided, that thing has six lanes each way, the amount of work is too much. "Besides, we need to build bridges in the river, and drill tunnels in the mountain. With our current level of engineering, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult.

Ye Tian raised his head, looked at Duan Mulee, and said, "If it's just an engineering team, it will take a long time. But if it's 10 engineering teams, 100 engineering teams, working from all over the country, it should be more than enough for one month."

"But?" Duan Mulee was about to open his mouth, but was quietly pulled by Ji Yanwenn.

Turning around and glancing at Ji Yanwenn, Duan Mulee immediately understood Ji Yanwenn's meaning.

What Duan Mulee wanted to say was that no matter how big the project was, as long as the number of people in the project team increased, the duration of the project would be shortened. However, the problem was that it was an engineering project, to be built by an engineering team, it was naturally a price. If ten engineering teams were to build it, the cost would increase tenfold, and a hundred engineering teams would naturally increase a hundredfold.

The increase in the number of engineering teams required a corresponding increase in investment silver.

However, Ji Yanwenn stopped Duan Mulee in private. Naturally, it was also because of Liu Tie's request to increase the engineering team. Since that was the case, he would just increase the amount of silver taels accordingly. There was no need to keep explaining it to the Minister of State.

At this time, Ji Yanwenn opened his mouth and said, "To finish the project within a month, it will take at least 100 projects. At the same time, the project team will need to start construction along the route and each of them will need to build up to 10 miles before they can connect to each other. As a result, the duration of the project will be greatly shortened. "

At this point, Ji Yanwenn paused for a moment, looked at Ye Tian, and then continued, "But 100 engineering teams in a pile, the cost of the project is only 400 million silver taels."

Knowing that Ji Yanwenn had finally hit the nail on the head, Ye Tian said carelessly: "How much investment should I increase?"

Ji Yanwenn stretched out two fingers and said: "At least 200 million silver taels have to be added in."

The moment this number was said, even Duan Mulee, who was beside him, could not stand it anymore. But Duan Mulee just snorted and didn't say anything.

In all honesty, this kind of project consumed the most silver taels. In fact, it was made of stone, wood, and equipment. The engineering team's salary might not be a small amount, but it was definitely not even half of the total investment.

Ye Tian sneered in his heart as he thought to himself, "This Ji Yanwenn has really gone all out. He actually dared to ask such an outrageous thing." Even if the engineering team increased by another hundred times, it would still not be able to increase the amount of investment so much. Did he really think that this newly appointed Minister only knew how to play?

Thinking about this, Ye Tian took a deep breath and said: "If you want the Jingjin Highway to be completed within a month, you need to invest 600 million silver taels in order to do so, is that true? "Master Ji?"

Ji Yanwenn nodded seriously and said, "Indeed."

Ye Tian said: "Alright, since the national treasury can only take out 200 million silver, then the remaining 400 million silver will be raised by the Imperial Household Department. But let me put it bluntly first, 600 million silver will be transferred to Ministry Of Industry Administration's account. Master Duan, if I don't see the Jingjin Highway officially open in a month, then you will have to ask."

Duan Mulee was stunned for a moment. He didn't know why Ye Tian would suddenly target him. However, after a brief moment of astonishment, Duan Mulee started to think quickly in his heart.

Based on Ye Tian's previous engineering blueprints, six hundred million silver taels should be enough to build three expressways like this.

Furthermore, as long as all 100 engineering teams could complete it, with Duan Mulee's experience, it would not even take 20 days to finish.

Thinking about this, Duan Mulee nodded seriously and said, "I will finish it as scheduled."

Seeing Duan Mulee agree, Ye Tian turned his head and looked at Ji Yanwenn, saying, "The total investment and the duration of the project were all suggested by you. You should also give a good impression."

Knowing that Ye Tian wanted to make him bear the joint and several responsibility, Ji Yanwenn said, "If he is not completed on time, this official shall bear the joint and several responsibility with Lord Duan."

Ye Tian then looked at Trade Minister Hu Fuzhen and continued, "After the project is completed, you will be responsible for collecting and verifying the passage fees of the Freight Truck and bus. You are also someone closely related to this project.

Hu Fuzhen did not expect Ye Tian to implicate him as well. However, from the beginning, this matter was accepted by the three of them together at Ye Tian's place.2

Nodding his head, Hu Fuzhen also said: "Since the duration of the project is not over, I will also take responsibility."

Seeing that the three of them had made up their minds, Ye Tian glanced at the letter and then said: "Other people, do they have any other opinions?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Ye Tian slammed the table and said: "Dismissed."

The Minister and his Assistant Minister came out of the Council Chamber. Minister Chen Zhongxiu frowned and came to Ji Yanwenn's side. He gently tugged on Ji Yanwenn's sleeve and whispered: "I'm afraid today's matter is not that simple."

In all honesty, Ji Yanwenn had a feeling that what happened today was like Ye Tian digging a hole for him to jump into.

But after thinking about it, Ji Yanwenn felt that it was nothing.

No matter how you looked at it, it did not seem like a trap. If Ye Tian wanted him to handle some difficult financial case, or investigate whose account it was, it could be a trap. However, what happened today was just that there was an extra 400 million silver in Imperial Household Department, it was just that Wu Tie's flesh was a little bit painful, and it had nothing to do with Ji Yanwenn. He, Ji Yanwenn, was only responsible for how to spend the money. He was only responsible for how to spend the money.

Thinking about this, Ji Yanwenn looked at Chen Zhongxiu and frowned, "Where's the complexity?" Why don't you tell me about it? "

Chen Zhongxiu couldn't actually say anything, he could only instinctively feel it. Looking at Ji Yanwenn, Chen Zhongxiu asked, "Within a month, will you be able to complete it?"

Ji Yanwenn said, "According to previous experience, a hundred engineering teams will only be responsible for the length of 10 miles per project team. It's not even going to take a month, at most 20 days."

Chen Zhongxiu suddenly said meaningfully, "No one will obstruct the construction, right?"

Ji Yanwenn's face changed when he heard these words. It was only at this moment that he truly smelt the scent of a conspiracy. In the joint conference just now, he, Duan Mulee, and Hu Fuzhen had signed a military order. If he really couldn't finish his work, the penalty would be a small matter, and he would probably face the punishment of being fired from his post.

If Ye Tian really dug such a pit and secretly arranged for people to obstruct every possible way during the construction, then he might really be unable to finish the job within a month.

Thinking about this, Ji Yanwenn said in panic, "No, no, I have to get Lord Duan and Lord Hu to verify this."

With that, Ji Yanwenn lifted his leg and walked away quickly.

Chen Zhongxiu added after him: "This project can only be completed as soon as possible. It must not be delayed. "Not to mention a hundred engineering teams, but even Lord Ji has earned a thousand engineering teams."

Ji Yanwenn was stunned once again and was enlightened. Then he turned around and bowed to Chen Zhongxiu, saying, "Thank you for your reminder, Sir Chen."

In the afternoon of the same day, four hundred million silver was transferred from the Royal Central Bank to the Ministry of Tax Administration under Denean's arrangements. And according to the payment in advance for the first phase of the project, Ministry of Tax Administration had transferred another thousand taels of silver to the account of the Ministry Of Industry Administration.

After Duan Mulee received the money, the first thing he did was to deduct 1 million taels of silver from Ji Yanwenn. As for the other 9 million taels of silver, they started to enter the substantive project payment process.

After discussing further with Hu Fuzhen about the deduction of one million silver taels, the three of them decided on how to split it.

However, at the same time that the project officially started, Dark Holy Temple which had first become the investigation agency directly under the Empire's Ministry of Justice had also dispatched their corresponding personnel, beginning to spy on Ji Yanwenn, Duan Mulee, and Hu Fuzhen from the shadows.

After the Judicial Institution was established, Chu Yu had practically never recruited anyone from the Internal Affairs Bureau or Military Court. In the entire Imperial Court, Chu Yu was the only person in name. In the dark, Chu Yu had only drawn a portion of Yeh Hsing's forces. At the same time, Yeh Hsing was also the true enforcer of the imperial court.

For this, Chu Yu gave Yeh Hsing a nickname, the executioner. This wasn't execution, but punishment. The meaning of execution was to enforce the law.

As long as the evidence was conclusive, Yeh Hsing could capture any officer below the second rank of the Empire at any time. As for the first rank minister of the imperial court, after Chu Yu had sent a report to Eldest Imperial Princess Chu Yue, Chu Yue could order him to be apprehended.

Starting from the second day, the more famous engineering teams around Shangjing City and Shangjing City began to move into these two prefectures with the largest Tiangong Empire.

After a short period of time, the construction of the Jingjin Superhighway officially began.

As many as one hundred and fifty engineering teams moved along the routes indicated on the blueprints and started working at the same time in each of the major cities along the way.

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