After leaving Lankao, Zhang Lingyang's second stop arrived in Jinan, Shandong.

The last time Zhang Lingyang came to Shandong, it was five or six years ago.

Zhang Lingyang remembers very well that the last time he came, the faces of the people of Shandong were mostly vegetables. And this time, although the people are still thin, the dishes on their faces have disappeared, and although the clothes are still coarse linen, there are no patches on the whole body.

After resting in the palace for one night, Zhang Lingyang changed into civilian clothes and walked out of Jinan City with the three princes.

Came to a village aimlessly, and saw that there were no young men in Zhuangzi, Zhang Lingyang saw an old man, so he stepped forward and asked: "Uncle, why don't you see the young men in your village?" What are they all doing? ”

The old man smiled and said, "Isn't this the government going to build a road?" Now in the slack season, the boys have gone to the construction site to repair the road. ”

"Build roads?" Zhang Lingyang said, "How much salary do you pay a day?" ”

The old man said: "Give twenty copper coins a day, and the management will control it." And I heard that the food on the construction site is very good, and there is meat soup once every three days. ”

"Then aren't you worried that the government will not pay you wages?"

"How can this be?" The old man said, "Emperor Shengming, when he passed by our Shandong a few years ago, he killed all the corrupt officials and corrupt officials in our Shandong.

The wages on the construction site are paid every month, and last month my husband brought back 500 copper plates. ”

Seeing that the old man said this, Zhang Lingyang nodded and continued to ask: "I see that you have also promoted winter wheat here, how is the annual harvest now?" Is there enough to eat? ”

The old man said: "In the past, the crops were ripe once a year, where was there enough to eat?" Even if it is a good year, it is just a waste of food and clothing. Now, after the promotion of winter wheat, we have two crops a year, and in addition to the taxes paid to the government, there is still a lot of surplus every year.

Just the day before yesterday, our family sold 300 catties of grain. ”

Seeing the old man say this, Zhang Lingyang was very satisfied, and after a few words of greeting with the old man, he hurriedly left the Zhuangzi.

"Father, where are we going now?" After leaving Zhuangzi, the crown prince Zhao Hao stepped forward and asked.

"Didn't you say that a road was being built around here? Let's go there and have a look! With that, Zhang Lingyang walked towards the construction site under the guidance of Xiaofuzi.

There was a lively scene on the construction site, and before Zhang Lingyang got close, he heard the sound of the people's horn from a distance.

When I got closer, I saw that the people were shirtless and doing their work in full swing, and there was no lazy and slippery person.

"Go, call the officials who are in charge here!" Zhang Lingyang commanded Xiaofuzi, and walked towards the construction site with the three princes.

"Father, there is a lot of dust here, you better stay away, if you have anything to ask, just do it for your sons." Zhao Hao saw that Zhang Lingyang wanted to get close to the dusty construction site, and hurriedly dissuaded.

"How old are you, and what can you ask?" Zhang Lingyang ignored Zhao Hao's persuasion and strode over directly.

Seeing that Zhao Hao and the three of them also followed, Zhang Lingyang frowned and said, "You just stay outside, you don't have to follow." ”

After speaking, Zhang Lingyang no longer paid attention to Zhao Hao and the others, and walked over directly.

The construction site is full of sand, cement and other things, but whenever someone passes by, a cloud of dust will be raised, and the dust will naturally be more serious due to the people coming and going.

Covering his mouth and nose with his sleeves, Zhang Lingyang walked into the construction site and saw that the people were all working with masks, so he nodded with satisfaction.

Zhang Lingyang was about to take a turn around when he saw Xiao Fuzi already trotting over with the official in charge of supervising the construction site.

"Let's go out and talk!" Exempting the courtesy of officials, Zhang Lingyang walked out of the construction site with him.

Coming to a relatively secluded place, Zhang Lingyang asked: "I saw that the people here worked very hard, and I didn't see anyone who was stealing and cheating, what is going on?" ”

The official replied: "All the men in Shandong are very down-to-earth and capable, and the emperor is sage, and the life of the people has become better and better in recent years." So as soon as they heard that this road was built by the order of the prince, they all spared no effort. ”

Zhang Lingyang nodded silently, and asked again: "What about the people's food and accommodation here?" I see that there is a lot of dust on this construction site, could it be that they eat and live on the construction site every day? ”

"It's over there!" The official pointed in one direction and said, "The place where they eat and live is more than a mile away from here, and the dust can't affect it." ”

"Take me to see it!"

Saying that, Zhang Lingyang went to the place where the people lived and ate under the guidance of the officials.

When I came to the place, the man was killing pigs, and the table next to it was full of cabbage and vermicelli.

The official explained: "The people work very hard, and the progress of the work is far beyond the plan. So Weichen made his own opinion, every three days, to improve their lives. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang nodded with satisfaction, and went to the people's residence under the guidance of the official to take a look.

Although the accommodation is very simple, it is rare that it is very clean inside.

The official explained: "With so many people eating and living together, there will be an outbreak of disease in the south, so Weichen set a charter, but if his personal hygiene is not tidy, he will be fined two cents, so this time, the people pay attention to their personal hygiene one by one." ”

"Very good!" Zhang Lingyang nodded with satisfaction, but secretly signaled to Han Xiao, the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

Han Xiao understood, hurriedly left here, and came back in less than half a pillar of incense.

In Zhang Lingyang's ear, Han Xiao said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen has already asked the people on the construction site, and what this official said is true. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang nodded with satisfaction.

At noon, Zhang Lingyang did not go back to the palace to eat, but directly dined with the people here on the construction site.

Stewed vermicelli with pork and cabbage, plus two big white steamed buns, Zhang Lingyang ate two large bowls, and his stomach was a little swollen after eating directly.

Zhang Lingyang hadn't eaten so many meals for a long time, mainly because he couldn't help but have a big appetite when he looked at the people here gobbling up one by one.

Different from Zhang Lingyang, Zhao Hao, Zhao Han, and Zhao Xu were holding a big bowl of pork and cabbage stewed vermicelli, and looked down at the oil flowers in the bowl, you look at me, I look at you, and they don't dare to put down their chopsticks.

Zhang Lingyang saw it and asked, "Why don't you eat such a fragrant meal?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hao and the three of them looked at each other and smiled bitterly, Zhao Hao took the lead in moving his chopsticks and pulling them up in his mouth.

Originally, Zhao Hao thought that such a meal was difficult to eat, but he didn't want the food to be eaten, but Zhao Hao actually felt the fragrance that the food in the palace did not have, so he began to eat it in a big gulp.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Lingyang, who was secretly paying attention to the side, shook his head and chuckled......