Chapter 169: Connectivity
With Chu Zihou's love, Shen Xizhen was full of courage and more confident to face the unknown future.
She knew that she was not alone now, because no matter how great the difficulties were, there was still one who would fight by her side to the end.
In the morning, she entered the palace with a happy mood.
As soon as Emperor Guangzhao saw her, he said, "Guang'anhou, I have good news for you." ”
Seeing Emperor Guangzhao's radiant appearance, Shen Xizhen's already good mood would be even better, and she hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, what good news?" ”
"The monarch of the world sent me a letter last night, saying that he would come to pay a friendly visit when you and the king of Qingping got married, and by the way, attend your wedding." Emperor Guangzhao said with a smile, happy for the role played by Shen Xizhen's friendly visit to the world back then.
"That's great! I wonder who they sent? Shen Xizhen asked with a smile, gently putting the guqin down, and then sitting down upright across from him.
"Send the crown prince Ye Zhiqiu and twenty envoys to come with him. Ye Zhiqiu, you should be no stranger, right? I remember the last time you said that when you were in the world, he also gave gifts to you and King Qingping. ”
"No stranger, no stranger, we have a good relationship." Shen Xizhen said busily.
"Then it seems that he came mainly for your friendship this time, and it is estimated that you will have to take some time to receive him at that time." Emperor Guangzhao said with a smile, and his mood was getting better and better.
"No problem." Shen Xizhen also smiled. At the same time, Ye Zhiqiu's gentle appearance and the affectionate gaze when he looked at her flashed in her mind.
She sighed softly inwardly.
I don't know if Ye Zhiqiu has found the person she likes, she hopes he can find it. The last time she visited the world, he gave a couple of jade carvings to her and Chu Zihou. She also wanted to give him a big gift when he came this time, but what should she give? She thought about it for a while but didn't come up with it, so she decided to discuss it with Chu Zihou before calculating it.
"It is better for them to come when you are married. At least you can see the excitement. Emperor Guangzhao said happily after drinking a few sips of ginseng tea.
His complexion looked much better than it had been a few days ago.
Shen Xizhen was secretly happy for Emperor Guangzhao's recovery.
"Guang'anhou, it's time for you to perform qigong for me." Emperor Guangzhao said with a smile.
In the past few days, it is thanks to Shen Xizhen that he has been able to perform qigong treatment methods on him to make his condition and complexion improve quickly, so he is like he is fascinated by this therapy, and he hopes to be massaged by her every day.
"Okay." Shen Xizhen wanted to say, "You look very good, can you be exempted from qigong?" "After all, qigong treatment is to contact the other party's body through clothes, and she will soon marry Chu Zihou, and the emperor will be her father-in-law at that time. She always felt that this was not good.
Therefore, she decided to show her opinion: "Your Majesty, your complexion has improved in the past few days, and you can do without qigong therapy." ”
"Absolutely. I still don't think my body is fully recovered, so let's see if I can stop in a few days. Emperor Guangzhao said exaggeratedly.
Shen Xizhen didn't want to say anything more.
After Shen Xizhen's qigong massage, Emperor Guangzhao's complexion became more ruddy than before. He leaned lazily on the dragon chair, looked at Shen Xizhen and said, "From tomorrow onwards, you don't have to massage for my qigong." ”
Shen Xizhen was overjoyed. Busy said, "Okay." ”
"But even if you become my daughter-in-law later. The role of the Imperial Military Advisor will remain the same. Emperor Guangzhao said.
"The courtier understands that the courtier has a plan to present to you." Shen Xizhen said as he took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket.
"Your Majesty, now that the country of Qiu and the country of Mao have been owned by our Xi country, the land area has more than doubled, and there are more cultural blends and conflicts, in order to strengthen the integration, the courtiers have built a road on the border of the original country of Qiu and the country of Mao, so that they can closely connect the major cities of the Xi country. At the same time, the main roads in major cities have also doubled. set up a special carriage avenue and sidewalk..."
Emperor Guangzhao raised his eyebrows.
Before that, the road was not divided into carriage avenues and sidewalks, is it necessary to distinguish them?
"It's okay to widen the road, but is it necessary to separate the carriage avenue from the sidewalk?" Emperor Guangzhao asked.
"It is very necessary, Your Majesty, most of the people who take the carriage are in a hurry to travel or transport important things, not as leisurely as pedestrians, if they can open up a special avenue for them, they can be reached in two days after they originally had to walk for three days, so that the efficiency of work will be much faster, which is equivalent to saving time and cost. We may not feel much use at first, but after a year it will become more effective. ”
Seeing that Emperor Guangzhao was still hesitating, Xi Zhen continued: "Now, the sidewalks are blocked on the main roads of our major cities from time to time, and the reason is that the carriages and people are crowded together, and there is no one to dredge it, sometimes a block is an hour, which is a great delay in time. ”
After her analysis, Emperor Guangzhao felt that it was the same, so he nodded and said, "It makes sense." ”
"This is a plan and engineering drawing written by a courtier, please take a look at the emperor." With that, she handed him the folded piece of paper.
Emperor Guangzhao opened it and looked at it, but his eyes widened. Because Shen Xizhen not only drew the construction drawings of each city's main roads, but also marked the width of the ground to be expanded in each section of the road, and the places where bridges need to be built and underground tunnels need to be opened.
Emperor Guangzhao couldn't help but take a big breath.
Such a complete layout shows her understanding and grasp of the overall situation, and the advance of her consciousness also amazed Emperor Guangzhao. If we do this way, every district in Xi will not be backward and closed, but due to the complex terrain of some mountainous areas, it is not so easy to fully implement it.
"Your Majesty, it will take three to five years to implement in the marginal areas, so you don't have to worry too much. Now our main goal is the main road of the city, and this should ideally be completed within a year. ”
Emperor Guangzhao nodded approvingly.
"When these main roads are built, our livestock and horse industry and horse-drawn carriage industry will also flourish, and then it can also promote the development of transportation and tourism." Shen Xizhen added.
Emperor Guangzhao clapped his hands and applauded.
"Guang'anhou, I can't help but want to reward you again." Emperor Guangzhao said with a smile on his face.
"The courtiers don't ask for a heavy reward this time, the emperor, because the dowry and dowry given by the emperor to the courtiers are luxurious enough. The courtiers were content. Xi Zhen said busily.
Anyway, she doesn't want to make a profit now, she just wants to leave a good impression in the hearts of the people of Xi Kingdom, because it will be useful for her next plan. (To be continued......)