"What about the 180 towns and cities? What are you going to do? I plan to build town-level cities according to the specifications of two kilometers in length and four square kilometers." Xu Boju asked.

A county in the Han Dynasty was divided into twenty towns, which was of unified specifications. The difference was the size of the area and the population, which was the difference between going to the countryside or going to the countryside.

In other words, the area under the jurisdiction of a township in the Han Dynasty is about 140 square kilometers to 215 square kilometers. If it were placed on the earth, especially first-tier cities, it would have caught up with the area of ​​one area, and even larger than the area of ​​many areas.

However, the population of the Han Dynasty is small now, and the population of the county town is only about 15,000. In fact, there must be many people in the county town, which may even account for one third or even half of the population of the entire county. If it goes to each town on average, it will be less than 10,000 people.

This is too little. Fortunately, the Han Dynasty is currently actively contacting more slave merchants. I believe that the population will soon increase. As long as the newcomers are managed well and they become the new force of the Han Dynasty, they will definitely gradually enrich these towns.

Xu Boju directly built a city with a side length of two kilometers, which is also a precaution.

"This, the king, will the city of four square kilometers be too big? This is a bit wasteful. I think it's enough to build it according to the smallest specifications." Li Tianyang advised.

"Li Shangshu is thinking about the present, but I have to consider the future. Wenren Shangshu is actively connecting with slave merchants from a series of countries. At present, these merchants are also gradually bringing their slaves to our great Han Kingdom. In the future, the population of our great Han Kingdom will definitely skyrocket, and it will be necessary at that time." Xu Boju explained.

"Besides, these 180 towns and cities are not built at one time, so I don't have the ability to do so. I think it can be divided into six phases, each phase of thirty cities, one phase of half a year, and a total of 3 years will be built in these 180 cities." Xu Boju said.

More advanced cities can not only enhance the happiness of the people of the Han Dynasty, but also bring the fortune of the Han Dynasty with all benefits and no harm. It also represents crazy infrastructure and can drive social resources to move forward, but all it needs is money. At present, the Han Dynasty is not short of these.

"Mr. I don't object, but I have a suggestion that if all these cities are rebuilt, then there is no need to keep some of the old cities in the past. I suggest that those cities be demolished and the materials removed are used for the construction of new cities, which can also save a lot of expenses." Zhang Tianchen really thought of the way to save money.

"Yes, just do what the Master said." Xu Boju didn't refute his face. This was indeed for the sake of the Han Dynasty and it was indeed feasible.

"Then this matter was led by the Master of the Pavilion and worked together with the six ministries. These projects were outsourced like roads. This is a feast for me to deliver to those families. If such a large piece of fat is given to them, I believe that it can also make up for the losses they gave to their land and gave up their private soldiers."

"The king of the country is wise, and those aristocratic families will definitely be grateful to the king." Li Tianyang said.

If a city with a side length of two kilometers is built according to the drawings given by Xu Boju, it will be much higher than the current city construction cost in this world. However, it is still within Xu Boju's tolerance range, and the cost required is about 4 million taels of silver.

There are 180 cities, which is about 720 million taels of silver and about 6,000 low-grade Yuan stones. It is nothing to Xu Boju, and it also uses many raw materials from other cities, which makes the cost even less.

However, if contracting to major families, it is definitely necessary to make money from others. It needs to increase by 20% to 30% on this basis, and the total cost is about 7,500 yuan for low-grade Yuanshi.

The larger the city, the higher the construction cost. The county-level city has a side length of four kilometers and an area of ​​sixteen square kilometers, which is four times larger than that of township-level cities. However, since the required offensive and defensive systems and other necessary needs to be upgraded, the cost is more than four times.

The construction cost of a city with a side length of kilometers is about 18 million taels of silver, and the contracted to the aristocratic family is about 22 million taels of silver. Two new counties are about 44 million taels of silver.

There are four cities that need to be renovated. Now Chang'an City and Daxing City do not need to spend any more money. The renovation fee for each city is about 3 million taels of silver, and the four cities are 12 million taels of silver. This is the contract price. It is easier to have the experience of Chang'an City.

There is also the construction of the new capital Chang'an City. This largest city in the Han Dynasty has a large scale, a large structure, a luxury, offensive and defensive system, drainage system, functional buildings, and a new palace. The cost is unimaginable.

Xu Boju had the Shaofu people secretly calculate that it would take about 350 million taels of silver. As the capital, safety is the top priority, so not everyone can do it. It is done by the family behind the senior management and is led by the royal family.

Especially the palace, the Shaofu Joins the Ministry of Works and Equipment Department, to ensure that.

The completion of all cities requires about 1.3 to 1.4 billion taels of silver, accounting for one-third of the total income of the Han Dynasty last year. Although the Han Dynasty made a lot of money, there were more places to spend money.

In fact, if it were not for Xu Boju's 310,000 low-grade Yuanshi, the Han Dynasty would have gone bankrupt long ago. The previous procurement of cultivation resources and military equipment alone could not be supported by the finances of the Han Dynasty.

The Yuan stones that Xu Boju took out were loaned to the treasury at a low interest rate and would be repaid slowly in the future, but there is no limit on this time.

These are the results of Xu Boju's insistence. The distinction between public and private affairs is very important to the Han Dynasty, otherwise there will be hidden dangers.

It is still a bit difficult to rely on the country for such a large-scale investment, but with Xu Boju's support, it is no problem. The key is that money is not enough. The Han Dynasty does not have so many labor to support it. What's more, in addition to cities, roads, water conservancy construction, etc., all require money and people.

"The funds for city construction are temporarily gone from me, and I will not leave the Ministry of Revenue. I will use taxes in the future." Xu Boju's words made the two of them twitch.

Now Xu Boju is the creditor of the entire Han Dynasty. This is really a world-class news.

"Yes, the king."

"You go down and start preparing first. My Han Kingdom may enter the principle of rapid development in the next few years. You are busy." Xu Boju said with emotion.

He didn't want to follow the war route. He fought all the way. No matter how strong he was, he was like a tower piled up with sand. When the strong wind blew, he needed to lay the strongest foundation for the Han Dynasty.

Only in this way can we have the opportunity to challenge the authority of Chen State in the future. Why is Chen State not afraid of the vassal states below? Even if Chen State has five first-class upper countries, even if the five upper countries are united, they are not against Chen State. This is the confidence of Chen State.
Chapter completed!