"Chen Chu, aren't you planning to build the road, with this shovel, if the time is ripe in the next two or three years, I think the Longxi Avenue you mentioned earlier can be put on the agenda."

Li Er also planned to grit his teeth and promise Chen Chu.

In ancient times, it was not easy to build roads, especially according to Chen Chu's standards, he originally planned to consider Chen Chu's road construction suggestions within ten years, or simply let him do it himself.

But now he plans to fulfill his promise in advance, partly as a reward for Chen Chu's increasing contribution, and partly because the appearance of shovels will reduce the difficulty of construction.

The third is actually a kind of yang conspiracy, such a large-scale road construction, Chen Chu, you have to take some shovels out.

"Really? Does what you say work? ”

Chen Chu was a little surprised, Longxi Avenue could further enhance the Tang Dynasty's control over the western region, completely advance the influence of the Tang Dynasty to the west, and lay a good foundation for the complete conquest of the Western Regions in the future.

With the avenue, the level of transportation will be improved linearly, the flow of materials and people will be more convenient, and commerce, agriculture, education and even the military will be significantly changed, which is of great significance.

For a long time, all dynasties have not been able to completely pass through the Western Regions, not because of the distance, Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions took ten years, the ancients were never afraid of delaying time, the main problem is transportation.

The advance of dominance to the west means that the distance from the Tang Dynasty to the Western Regions will be shortened, and the control over it will be enhanced by geometric multiples in the future, which is a very simple reason.

"I can't be the master, anyway, I have to solve the Turkic problem first." Li Er said vaguely, of course, it is impossible to agree to it, otherwise it will be too fake, after all, he is just an ordinary official.

The eldest grandson Wuji said with a smile: "With the promotion of potatoes, there will be corn in the future, as long as Jieli is defeated, my Datang can settle down for the time being, and it is only a matter of time before the road is built." ”

Chen Chu nodded, his fantasy of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, smooth and spacious modern roads extend in all directions, and the reduction of transportation costs will greatly enhance population circulation and promote the development of all aspects.

To put it mildly, he will save a lot of time and suffer a lot less when he travels around.

In ancient times, it was rarer to cross provinces than to cross borders in later generations, and from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places to the Central Plains, they had to go through countless tribulations along the way, and the time was often several months, which can be seen from the imperial examination in ancient times.

It's okay to go to the provincial city for the township test, but for the capital city, you can easily waste more than half a year's time, and waste all the candidates' time on the road, which is not only tired, but also easy to get seriously ill.

Basically, I will try to fail the list once, and three years will be wasted, a small half will be wasted on the road, and more than half will not be on the hospital bed, which shows how great the impact of bad traffic is.

Chen Chu handed the shovel to Li Xiaogong, who was already eager to try, and the three of them dug the ground excitedly like a competition, and after a while, they dug a half-person-high pit.

Not only did they not spend much effort, but when they observed the tools in the firelight, they found that the tools were not worn out in the slightest, and it could be said that they had withstood their test.

After promising to take out a hundred shovels in a short time, Chen Chu was let go by a group of people, and after Chen Chu left, Li Er and the others did not rush back, and began to celebrate at the eldest grandson Wuji's house.

"Flashlights, shovels, food, and all kinds of medical supplies, hehe."

Li Er smiled sinisterly: "Lu Guogong and the others are already hungry and thirsty, the Turks are no longer in the grand prime, and Ashina is in pleasure again, everyone, it seems that the time for us to use soldiers is getting closer and closer!" ”

Qin Shubao was also ambitious at this time, he had been stubbornly ill before, and he had been injured countless times in the previous battles and dragged down his body, originally he felt that he might not last long, but he was cured by Chen Chu's magic medicine.

During this period of time, his physical condition has been getting better and better, and he himself is very careful, trying not to drink and binge, and he has felt as if he has returned to the youth of his twenties, and he can't help but be very eager to make contributions.

A large number of grasslands and land have long been coveted by everyone, and at present, the Tang Dynasty is full of swords and soldiers, all of which are elite soldiers and strong generals who fought the world back then, and the countdown to the grassland is getting closer and closer.

Two days later, a carrier pigeon suddenly flew from each of Chen's Mansion and Du's Mansion in the early morning.

An Yijia told Chen Chu that Du Yan in Luoyang was seriously ill, and this person was still the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty and happened to be traveling in Luoyang.

The rest of the letter is a description of the Luoyang Badminton Tournament, which was held very successfully, and the badminton was extremely popular, both the peddlers and the upper class elites were extremely sought-after.

Originally, Chen Chu didn't take it seriously, he didn't even know who Du Yan was, so he naturally didn't bother to care about this.

However, soon after, Lao Du came to the door in person, and when he saw Chen Chu, he wiped his tears and wanted to kneel down.

This frightened Chen Chu, it was the lunch break, Chen Chu was resting in the room for a while and planned to go out to continue to deal with the craftsmen, but he didn't expect to encounter this.

Du Ruhui said sadly: "Chen Chu, don't you know, my uncle Du Yan is seriously ill in Luoyang, I'm afraid he won't last two days, don't talk about treating him now, it's too late to even rush to Luoyang to see his old man for the last time!" ”

Chen Chu reacted at this time, it turned out that the seriously ill person was not only the prime minister, but also Lao Du's relatives, I will go, this can't help but save it, everyone is asking for it.

Obviously, Du Ruhui learned about what happened to Qin Shubao and knew that Chen Chu had a miracle medicine here.

Chen Chu has been exchanging this physical strength potion all the time, of course, he sometimes forgets it, but he also has some in his hand.

This thing is good, the system didn't give him too perverted plug-ins, but it has this thing to help him protect his life and the lives of his relatives.

"I also have a medicine, the effect is not easy to say, but it is definitely more effective than most of the medicines that Datang can see at present, you can use carrier pigeons to bring it back to Luoyang, it is estimated that it will be in the hands of your uncle in a day or two."

Du Ruhan nodded hurriedly: "My uncle will definitely be able to survive until that time!" ”

He didn't expect Chen Chu to make his uncle Du Yan recover, but as long as he could live for an extra year and a half, Du Ruhui would be extremely content, not only could he take his uncle back to his hometown, but the other party would also have plenty of time to take care of the aftermath.

After sending away the grateful old Du, Chen Chu seized the time to take a nap.

Peiping Province, the Tooth Tent of the Turki Khan.

"Father Khan, it has been found out that the imperial court has given gifts to Jielina dog thieves for the third time, and there are a large number of precious items that are currently popular in Chang'an City."

He Luohu opened the tent and walked in, and said angrily to Shi Bo Bao, and no one could hear the dissatisfaction in his tone.

"What's there?" Ashnashi asked, this is the real name of the Turki Khan.

"Potatoes, clothes, etc., are all things that the nobles of Chang'an can't enjoy, and there are also things like rolling paper, which are said to be quite a lot, alas, I heard that the tribes over there are crazy with excitement."

Shi Bobi frowned and said, "What do you mean by this, we will also go and ask Your Majesty for it?" ”

He Luohu said excitedly: "Father Khan, he is a thief and an enemy of the Tang Dynasty!" There is still such treatment, but we are loyal courtiers of the Tang Dynasty, why can't there be better rewards? ”

"Not to mention that there are so many Shangjie Li, after all, my son also knows that this is Datang appeasing him, but it can't be without, right?"

"The potatoes, the rolling paper, and the clothes that are said to be a thin layer against the cold, all of which we have not enjoyed, father Khan, do you see?"

Shi Bobi smiled: "He Luohu, listening to you say this, it seems that you are not stupid, do other people have a say?" ”

"Xue Yantuo, Xi Ren and those people also want to go crazy, the news is everywhere, if we can't get the reward of the Tang Dynasty, where can we convince them, now the people of the Xue Yantuo tribe are talking about our pugs everywhere, wagging their tails but not getting a reward!"