"Industrial park!" Su Luosheng's eyes lit up. He was getting more and more excited as he savored the words.
In this way, they could set up an industrial park to accommodate such merchants. Not only could they sell land to them, but they could also make proper arrangements for these merchants. After all, although these industries were harmful, Chang 'an City had a great demand for them, so they couldn't do without these merchants.
Meton continued, "With the industrial park, you can raise enough money to build roads and solve the hidden dangers of Chang 'an City. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"
Su Luosheng was suddenly full of ambition and said, "In this way, do the merchants in the east and west have any objections?"
Most of the merchants who could open shops in the east and west of Chang 'an City had a strong background. If they met a tough opponent, they would be in trouble.
Meton sneered and said, "This is for the safety of the entire Chang 'an City. So what if a few people are dissatisfied? Besides, these merchants may not lose out in this matter! "
"Marquis Merton, please teach me!" Su Luosheng asked respectfully.
"Obviously, the land price in Chang 'an City is high while the land price in the industrial park is low. Once the merchants in the east and west exchange their land prices with the industrial park, not only will they be able to get a few times bigger factories, but they will also be able to save a lot of money," Meton said.
"Of course, there will be dissatisfaction. After all, the industrial park is not as comfortable as Chang 'an City. If you can reduce some taxes for the merchants who move to the industrial park, leave a team of constables in the industrial park to ensure their safety, and open a special bus route between Chang' an City and the industrial park, you will be able to carry out this matter smoothly." Meton's few words enlightened Su Luosheng instantly.
"Good!" Su Luosheng was so excited that his face turned red.
In this way, he would be able to account for all aspects and more importantly, he would be able to get his own political achievements.
Compared to the money he would get from selling land, the tax exemption and the constables opening the bus route would be a drop in the bucket.
"Marquis Merton seems to have a good impression of merchants!" Su Luosheng pointed out.
Meton paused for a moment and then said without hesitation, "The Mo Family advocates love with impartiality and non-aggression. As long as the people of the Tang dynasty abide by the law, the Mo Family will treat them equally."
"Marquis Merton's words are reasonable. As long as it's a citizen of the Tang dynasty, I and other officials naturally have to be considerate!" Su Luosheng laughed and tactfully avoided the topic.
"It's a blessing for the people of Chang 'an to have Lord Su," Merton said.
Although Su Luosheng could not break away from the bureaucratic imprint of this era, he was able to be flexible. In order to pursue political achievements, he was willing to make some changes, which was very rare.
"In the future, this official will report to His Majesty that Marquis Merton is willing to help with the road construction." Su Luosheng laughed.
For Su Luosheng, the most important thing was that he could make a profit. Once he succeeded, the Chang 'an County Government would have a lot of wealth and could do a lot of things.
"Of course. But since you can build a brick road to the industrial park, I wonder if you can also pave the roads in Chang 'an with brick roads. Chang 'an City is the capital of the empire. How can the roads outside the city be paved with bricks while the roads inside the capital are paved with dirt? If all the streets in Chang' an City are paved with brick roads, I believe that the County Magistrate will definitely leave a deep stroke in the Chang 'an County Annals. "Moton's lips curled into a smile as he recommended a common municipal image project to Su Luosheng.
"Pave all the streets with brick roads!" Su Luosheng said in shock.
Meton nodded and said, "Chang 'an is the capital. It represents the image of the Tang dynasty and can be a model for all the cities in the world. At the same time, it will prevent people from thinking that the County Magistrate favors merchants and is unfair. If you use the merchants' money to pave the roads for the people of Chang 'an, no one will have anything to say."
Su Luosheng sucked in a breath of cold air. Meton's words were reasonable. But in this way, the Chang 'an County Government would have to spend a lot of money.
"Marquis Merton has painted a big pie for me!" Su Luosheng smiled bitterly.
Currently, there were 12 horizontal streets and nine vertical streets in Chang 'an. Except for Vermilion Bird Avenue, only a few streets were paved with bluestone. The rest were dirt roads. If they were all paved with brick roads, the cost would be astronomical. Of course, if this was successful, Su Luosheng's political achievements would go up another level.
Meton smiled and said, "Chang 'an is the capital. Naturally, it has to be a model for all the cities in the world."
He was not worried that Su Luosheng would not take the bait. Chang 'an and Luoyang were competitors. If Su Luosheng was a step slower, Luoyang, who had more financial resources, would definitely take the lead. In order to suppress Luoyang, Su Luosheng would not let go of such a wonderful idea.
"Moreover, the money you earned from selling the land in the industrial park is not enough to build a brick road. You can use it to build brick roads in the city. Isn't it the best of both worlds?" Merton said. Although it would cost a lot of money to build brick roads, it was not Su Luosheng's own money. It was earned from selling land. He believed that Su Luosheng would make a wise choice.
Su Luosheng did not hesitate for long and nodded in agreement with Meton's suggestion. If he could build all the official roads in Chang 'an into brick roads, he would definitely receive more praise than public carriages. The public carriages were not for the nobles and officials, but how could they not walk on brick roads?
Meton sighed in his heart. He did not know whether it was right for him to take the lead in the Tang dynasty to start selling land in the county government. However, if he wanted to change the status of merchants, he had to let the government spend more money and rely on business taxes. It was not only Chang 'an that needed to build brick roads, but also all the cities could not resist the temptation of hardened roads. The imperial court was high and mighty, but it was the local officials with real power who really decided the status of merchants.
Drain the pond to catch fish, and a small stream to flow. In the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty, Meton still believed in Li Shimin's vision and ability.
Su Luosheng suddenly found that the brick road he had to build was several times the size of the official road built by Mo Jiazi. He could not help but feel guilty. A month ago, when more than ten villages in the south of the city jointly sued the Mo's Village, Su Luosheng secretly added fuel to the fire.
Now, the wheel of fortune had turned. It was his turn to build roads continuously.
"This can't be Mo Jiazi's trick!" Su Luosheng's heart trembled. When he thought of Mo Jiazi's suggestion that he could not tempt for no reason, he became more suspicious.
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