"Your Majesty, this matter is not so easy!"

After I had said this, I began to give Your Majesty a detailed account of the amount of manpower and materials that had been expended in building the city.

As a result, even His Majesty the Emperor was surprised by the number of these people~ Anyway, weren't these people recruited by the imperial court? Why doesn't even His Majesty the Emperor know how many people are used here? This has taken up the two years of conscription quota in the imperial court! Originally, so many places for conscription were enough to build a large section of official roads with the technology of this era, or to build a checkpoint......

When His Majesty the Emperor learned that this consumption was so great, he actually told me to stop the construction of the new city...... I think I'm going a little too far! Especially talking too much about the number of people and the amount of steel consumed, it scared His Majesty the Emperor! Think about it, steel in this era is a strategic resource! You can't consume it indiscriminately. Even His Majesty the Emperor could not accept the use of important strategic materials as materials for 'building houses' and the laying of a strange steel 'gallop' on top of my condition. Especially now that the war with Tibet is brewing...... It seems that His Majesty the Emperor has not yet received the latest battle report, saying that after Tubo was beaten badly by the vanguard army of the Tang Dynasty, he sent an envoy to intercede......

So I hastened to report the main role of the industrial city, especially the expected future production of steel and the production of new cloth. Only then did His Majesty the Emperor be appeased, so that he would not directly order me to stop building the new city.

To be honest, I don't want to build a new city anymore, it's a bit of a burden for me! But now Crescent City can no longer be restored to its original state. Otherwise, if you drive all the people here out, one of them will be able to stir up a civil uprising if you don't get it right.

So it's still necessary to build another city, preferably the last one that I will preside over the construction of, and it will not be the kind that others want to snatch away. Oh yes! The location has to be close to here. After all, there is a large open-pit coal mine nearby, and it is a famous coal production treasure in later generations. So I know very well that the coal reserves here are enough for an industrial city to consume, even if the current mining technology is very backward and the new technology has not been successfully researched......

However, His Majesty the Emperor was still skeptical of my words. So I could only take out some pure cotton white cloth from the mall, and then specially gathered a few students from the academy to come over, plus a few carpenters, to demonstrate in front of the emperor how to make this new cloth......

It's the kind of demonstration that goes through! After all, the loom loom made by the academy was not brought over. So I had to ask the craftsman to make a ready-made one according to the drawings. Fortunately, the structure of this loom is only based on the long-standing silk loom, and the structure is very simple. So the carpenter who was hired quickly made it out of a pile of wood.

Of course, this loom was only the first version of the design that was transformed by the academy, and the subsequent looms have been completely transformed into complex looms. Or a large loom powered by a steam engine. But it's a hassle to make, with a lot of parts and a lot of bulk. It is not suitable to be presented to His Majesty the Emperor now.

That's why we used the simplest manual all-wood version of the loom and let the students operate it on the spot. This extremely tough cotton cloth is woven from cotton threads to weave this extremely tough cotton cloth...... The only regret is that there is no cotton grown now. So this cotton is made from a whole bag of cotton wool that I took out from the medicine counter in the mall. It's a bit extravagant, but it's a visual demonstration of the benefits of this new fabric to His Majesty the Emperor.

These include low prices and large quantities of production, as well as toughness and absorbency as well as thermal performance. I even made a padded jacket out of the students' ready-made cotton cloth and cotton.

When the emperor saw this kind of cotton jacket with excellent thermal performance, especially when he learned that the material of this cotton was a plant that had been used as an ornamental flower in the royal garden, he was a little surprised...... So I took the opportunity to report back on what I wanted to do to promote cotton farming. Now with His Majesty's full support. He said that he asked me to fold the last book to the court for discussion, and promised that it would be promoted along with other foods such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.

It's just that the new smelting technology has not yet been studied by the academy. So I can't demonstrate either. It was only after estimating the future steel production that His Majesty's consent was obtained. Anyway, I reported to half of the original academy's estimated output, and as a result, this half of the output also shocked His Majesty the Emperor again. I even have to make a military order......

In any case, this conversation with His Majesty the Emperor ended perfectly. Not only did I receive a satisfactory answer, but I even received a promise from His Majesty the Emperor that if I did accomplish my goal, I would give my lord a further ...... It sounded great, but I never felt the benefits of my title. So I agreed with a look of honor and disgrace. So when I really felt the benefits of the knighthood later, I regretted why I didn't brag about it more now, otherwise His Majesty the Emperor would definitely promise a higher title......

On the spot, His Majesty the Emperor wrote a handwritten edict to me, agreeing that the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court would continue to support all kinds of materials for the construction of the city, and also allowed me to set off now to choose the construction site of the new city.

So I now directly take this edict and wait for the people from the Ministry of Industry to come and hand over to me, and then I can take the officials of the Ministry of Industry to choose the site and build the city again. Moreover, the edict also clearly stated that after the construction of the city, no one would ask for the new city to change its use...... I should have asked for such an edict sooner. Then I didn't have to work hard and time-consuming to build two reinforced concrete cities, and they were both forcibly requisitioned for other uses...... Although Crescent City was just an accident, I really thought it would be nice to turn it into a playground......

Before leaving, His Majesty suddenly said something to me, which made me wonder for a long time what it meant.

"Li Hei, you have to remember that you don't have to worry too much about many mortal things. A lot~ Hmm! They all have their own life trajectories. You don't need to destroy it! ”

With that, the emperor left the room. But I don't understand what that means, and what exactly does 'they' mean in it? When am I going to destroy something? Could it be that you are talking about Tibet? But~ I have nothing to do with there!

Anyway, I didn't understand this for a long time.

After receiving the edict from His Majesty the Emperor and getting a satisfactory reply, I was completely relieved, and then went to find Yuan Fang's girl. Actually, I want to ask this girl to see if this well-informed catcher will know what the emperor meant by what he gave me.

It's just that when I found Yuan Fang, I found that she had already returned to the yamen to rest. Looks like this girl knows how to be tired!

After returning to the Yamen, I found that all my maids had returned here to rest, including Xiaoling. Anyway, they've been crazy lately! Except for Dacao, who has been staying at the Yamen Gate and refuses to go out, the others have played all kinds of entertainment facilities in the entire Crescent City. And I also found out that they actually bought ten whole truckloads of all kinds of goods.

That's ten cars! It's the first time I've heard that they're so good at spending money. It seems that no matter what the women of that era, they all have the talent to work hard! When they saw me return, they told me to put them in their hut. It's the wooden houses that used to be placed for them in the warehouse.

It's just that they forgot that these houses were moved elsewhere by me? The warehouse has long been short of space, so the small cabins they have worked so hard to arrange are also put on Xiaoyu's territory that they can't enter.

But after I explained, these people actually said that they knew about it, but the wooden house was still there, wasn't it? So as long as they put the 'treasures' they bought into all kinds of houses, as for whether the house can enter, then there will definitely be a chance to enter the wooden house again in the future, and if it is really not possible, you can take the wooden house out and put it in your own home in Lantian County!

Anyway, I didn't even think about it that much. It can only be said that the minds of these little girls are still very lively and smart.

However, this reminds me that after I go back and wait for the matter in front of me to be resolved, can I transfer the wooden houses arranged by the maids and girlfriends from Xiaoyu's territory and place them in a vacant land. Or in my new future home, a large open space is fenced off. Then take them out in the order of the original wooden house! If you do that, at least these maids and my girlfriends won't hold grudges against me anymore!

This time, I took them from Chang'an City to Crescent City, when they found that their carefully arranged cabins had been emptied. Those girlfriends almost didn't run away on the spot! If it weren't for the fact that Mandarin Duck and Yang Waigai worked together to appease them, and made it clear that these houses were not gone, but because of lack of space, they were temporarily transferred to 'Bai Yujing' for temporary storage, and they could be brought out in the future when they had the opportunity, they could barely appease the people of these girlfriend groups. But because of this, I feel the resentment towards me, even if I stay in the outside world, I can clearly feel it!

Even the award and Xiao Lizhi have a grudge against me......

"Alas! Let's go back and build our new manor! Anyway, the most needed power plant has also been studied! At least ~ I can enjoy the modern life of the future generations on a small scale! "I secretly decided that when the affairs of the new city were finished, I would concentrate on building my own estate.

Now there is reinforced concrete, and after the power plant. Then my new estate can be fully installed with the design of the future generations. However, it is still necessary to consider the issue of location. Originally, it was intended to be built next to the academy. But that clearing was already occupied by Zhuangzi, where the new craftsmen lived. And to build his home there, it seems that it is too far away from a prosperous area like Chang'an City. Before products such as gasoline are studied, the factor of inconvenience must also be considered. It's too remote to live inconvenient for other people in my own family. I don't want to live on the goods of the mall as supplies all the time. After all, the value required for goods in the mall is too expensive.

But in Lantian County, it has long been occupied by all kinds of nobles! In addition to his family's original house, there is also a smaller outer house. It was still a small courtyard that I bought for temporary residence after my house was destroyed by the little fat prince. Both yards are very small combined!

Moreover, the land there is really expensive and difficult to buy.

"Alas! That's a problem, too! Or, beg Cheng's family for help? Forget it, it's your own business, let's choose another place, it's a big deal to spend more money to buy a land! "I decided to wait for the opportunity to go to the Ya Store in Chang'an City to inquire, there is someone there who is specifically responsible for the purchase of this kind of land. Now that I think about it, I'm not short of money again, this kind of thing can be solved with money! Anyway, the income from the restaurant is enough!

After thinking about this, I decided not to think about it anymore and wait until the matter in front of me is done!

After first letting the maids help save all the messy goods bought by the maids into Xiaoyu's territory, I was surprised to find that these girls really bought everything! Not only are all kinds of jewelry fabrics plus all kinds of small toys and toys, but there are also people who have bought a complete set of furniture~ Mandarin also told me that this is a complete set of furniture that can be used as a dowry to marry out! Could it be that some of my maids want to get married? That's the math! Except for Xiaoling, the age of the other girls has long reached the age of marriage in this era. It's just that their identities haven't been resolved yet. It's not that I'm reluctant to let them 'release' them into ordinary people. It's just that I originally planned to arrange a better identity for each of these maids. After all, they have been with me for a long time, and after the things of the commercial street, the two maids of big flowers and small flowers have been popular. When the time comes, just change them to civilian status. And Dacao, this girl, originally wanted her to be 'gilded' in the academy and mix up the identity of a 'female gentleman'. It turned out that she preferred to stay at home, and the jobs I instructed her, including things like being a director and a teacher, were done as tasks I had posted. When I brought her here and wanted her to relax, I realized that her biggest expectation was to stay by my side, and then~ it was enough! I don't want to break away from my current status, and I don't want other arrangements...... I don't even know how to describe this girl.

Xiaoling's identity can't change randomly. After all, she still has a hidden identity, and now she also belongs to the identity of a 'room girl', so she can't marry anymore.

Therefore, there are only two girls left, big trees and small trees!