"Building roads?" Before the governor's words were finished, a local councillor stood up and asked.

"Yes. Road repairs are good for everyone. After the roads are built, the speed of goods passing will increase. So that everyone's goods can be traded in time, which is good for everyone." The governor said.

"This road construction is a bit unrealistic." A gorgeously dressed congressman stood up. He was a member of the aristocracy of Qi State. Because there are a lot of property, plus a pair of aristocratic factions, he was reluctantly elected as a councillor. However, everyone was dissatisfied with him, because the councillors came from farmers, ranchers, or merchants, all of whom were civilians. And he is a nobleman. Naturally, there is a big gap, and such a gap is difficult to eliminate.

"Why not realistic?" the governor asked.

"Think about it. How big is our state. It's bigger than the two Qi countries combined. The fiscal and tax revenue of Qi country in one year also exceeds our state. Ten thousand gold. We only have enough ten thousand gold. Qi. The country is so small, there are roads everywhere that have not been repaired. Our state is bigger than Qi, and the tax revenue is small. It is unrealistic to build roads. Because our roads must be half repaired and we will be broken. Why? "The noble congressman waved and walked and said.

"Because our money is gone." The noble congressman said.

"Therefore, we have little money. The place is large and not suitable for road construction. Road construction is not good. It is better to get more water conservancy projects. These are great. Farms also need water, and everyone needs water for their lives. I think we should build water conservancy projects. "The noble congressman said.

"That's right." Some farmer councillors said at this time. Because Wangzhou is at the junction of the Western Regions and the Hexi Corridor, and to the south is the entire Qilian Mountains. Because of its geographic location, there is a shortage of water here, but there are a lot of farms here. So farms and pastures need water. And this aristocratic congressman has a lot of land in his hands. Therefore, repairing water conservancy is beneficial to him. Someone suggested before that the water source of the Qilian Mountains should be built into a water channel and drained to the fields. In this way, the water shortage situation in certain months can be improved. Increasing food production is absolutely no problem.

"No. There is enough grain. If you continue to produce it, the grain will be worthless. It will be worthless. The farm can no longer grow." A businessman stood up and objected.

"Everyone knows that Qin's Guanzhong also produces grain, and we also produce grain here. Everyone knows how much grain is piled up on various farms. When these grains are squeezed, the price of grain cannot rise. Loss-making business. Not only food, but also those horses, cattle and sheep. Qin is not short of these things. The things we produce here are almost overwhelming the minority of the surrounding tribes. These things cannot be eliminated. No more. It's no use. You can't do this anymore," said the merchant.

"That said. You don't eat food. You don't eat meat." The nobleman asked dissatisfiedly.

"Eat. But there are too many of these things. I think it's better to build roads. With roads, these things can be shipped out and sold for money. When everyone has money, they have more other things to use." The businessman said .

"That's right." Some merchant councilors and some farmers, and rancher councillors nodded one after another.

"Be quiet, everyone. I have thought about building roads. The benefits of road building are many. We can start trading here in Wangzhou, and the goods in the customs can be shipped to us for sale. After we receive the goods, we will sell them. For that tribe, I don’t know how many good things there are in those tribes. Slaves, minerals, and medicinal materials. These things are very expensive when they are shipped to Guanzhong and sold to the Central Plains. The profit market we do is very expensive. Big one," the governor said.

"En." The lawmakers agreed with the governor.

"We have no objection to road construction, but we need to know what kind of roads we can build for ten thousand gold. Highways, at most, we can build roads to the foot of Qilian Mountains. The roads on this mountain are not easy to build, and roads need people. This The cost of human beings is very high. Slaves are used, but slaves can’t. And all kinds of materials need too much, they need to be transported from the customs. It is very difficult to build roads." A man with the appearance of an official stood up and said.

"Yes. Road construction is not easy, and revenue has just increased. Although road construction has many advantages. But road construction is also difficult. If these are invisible, it will be very detrimental to us." A member of the Diet said To.

"En. I know all these difficulties. And they are real. However, if we face these difficulties, we will retreat. I am afraid that we will find it difficult to develop in Kingsland." The governor said at this time.

After hearing such remarks, the various congressmen began to discuss with each other. Everyone's view is that road construction is good, but the difficulties must be seen. Moreover, the state government has just had some money for the cost of road construction, which makes a lot of people worried.

"These merchant ships will become more and more." Shang Wen said while looking at a docked merchant ship.

"En. I heard. Tian Heng gave a deadly order to levy a very low tax on these merchant ships. Moreover, there is no tax on the cultivated land, and only a small tax on the fertile land. It seems, your talk Very useful." Mo Li said to Shang Wen.

"En. It's not that I'm useful, it's that they are willing to run this Qi country." Shang Wen said.

"If they can all be the same as Qin State. They can manage Qi State well. Qin State does not need to be unified." Shang Wen said.

"Why do you say that?" Mo Li asked.

"Taxes are the same as taxes. People's lives will be much better. People's lives will be better. Naturally they don't want to fight. Wars will not be fought. However, the development of different countries is uneven. Such imbalances will occur. There are many contradictions. For example, Qin is developing fast. South Korea is developing moderately, but Qi is developing slowly. And Wei. Although high taxes can increase national power in a short period of time, in the long run, people’s enthusiasm is received. A big setback. The end result of people's hard work is still not getting enough to eat or dress warmly. If taxes are added, these people will not be able to survive." Shangwen said.

"Now that Qi country can know this, it is already very good. If you go to Chu country to see, you will know what kind of chaos the situation will become." Shang Wen said.

"Listen to you. Do you want to visit Chu Country?" Mo Li asked.

"Yes. Go to Chu Country. I want to know the situation of Chu Country." Shang Wen said.

"Chu is a big country after all. This big country has not exerted its strength. I want to see it." Shang Wen said.