The situation in several provinces in the central part of the country is relatively good, and Liu Yong does not need to inspect them one by one. Ordered the convoy to take a shortcut back to Cheonan Mansion.

But the ancient roads were relatively urine, and there were almost no easy ones to follow. Even the official roads are full of potholes. This is different from when Liu Yong went to Meizhou City from Tian'an Mansion.

At that time, local yamen at all levels knew that the emperor was going to travel, and they repaired the road that the emperor was going to take early. So the roads are all very smooth.

And now the road has revealed its original hideous face.

Although Dahua's official path may be the best in history, it is still not good. The wind, the rain and mud, and the years of war have already changed the road beyond recognition.

If you want to get rich, build roads first, have fewer children, and grow more trees. This is the truth that Liu Yong understands. The next step is to call on the whole country to build roads, which will also speed up the flow of goods.

It is not enough to produce commodities, but to circulate them throughout the country and even in the world, so as to increase the economic vitality of the country. With vitality, the income of the state treasury will be increased, and the imperial court will take out money to supplement the people and do a good job in the security system to improve the living standards of the people.

At this time, as an ancient era, an era when war was king, economic problems were not so complicated. Naturally, it is easier to operate by professionals.

Due to the problem of the road, Liu Yong's return journey was not smooth, because of the bumps, Ouyang Lanlan, Zhang Xixi, Ma Miaozhen, and several others vomited.

Liu Yong had to order the convoy to move slowly, and had to stop when it encountered the state capital.

But it's okay, by the way, to inform these state capitals, and immediately start building roads. But the road should not be built haphazardly, and those who must know how to plan, concentrate resources, and use their strength to the edge.

These governors, governors, and county magistrates immediately organized the construction of roads. Liu Yong's norm for them was based on their own province, and there must be a high-level official road called the official road between each state capital. There is a secondary level between the state capital and the county government called the provincial road, and the rest of the road to the countryside is called the village road.

As for the standard of the road, the official road must be of high standard, and it is best to pave the stone road. This is an idea of Liu Yong, who knows that this will increase the amount of money needed to build roads, but if the whole country really builds a paved official road with stone slabs, by that time, the time from Tian'an Mansion to Meizhou City will be shortened by at least one-third.

That greatly improves the efficiency of logistics. This was an innovation in ancient times. However, there is also a big problem with the use of slate, one stone is not easy to transport, and the other is difficult to construct.

Liu Yong wanted to be able to asphalt again. He remembers what he had learned when he was studying chemistry, but it was only a passing one. He studied liberal arts, and he really didn't understand these things. It is only known that asphalt is the resin that spills out after burning with cypress trees.

Regarding the stone road, the governor and senior officials still have some objections. Of course, it is the same as Liu Yong's concern.

In the end, Liu Yong asked them to design the official road first, and as for what materials to use, he would wait until he returned to the capital Tian'an Mansion to make a decision.

At this time, Liu Yong already had the idea of studying asphalt roads in his heart. Muskets and artillery can be studied, and asphalt roads can definitely be studied. He had that faith.

In the end, he had to be a little hasty about building the road. When he walked to Xinglong Mansion in Tay Giang Province, he had to immediately issue an edict to the provinces he passed through to stop the construction as soon as possible. For the time being, we will work on the design first, and as for what roads to build, we will have to wait for the edict issued by the imperial court.

This is not far from Tian'an Mansion, and Xinglong Mansion is also a big city, so Lin Qingrou and others will inevitably have to visit it again.

Liu Yong, on the other hand, is concerned about the local economy and people's livelihood. The situation here is not too good. Liu Yong is not surprised. The idea in his heart is that in five years, the whole Huahan will be different.

At that time, he wants to visit this great river and mountain. Look at your own big deals. When he thinks about this, he is full of pride. It would be better to settle the Tatar problem in the north in these five years. This is a top priority for national security.

Liu Yong knew that the security environment around Huahan at this time was very bad.

Some of the smaller countries in the surrounding area had been occupied by the Tatars and became vassals of the Tatars. For example, the Liyue Kingdom in the southwest, as well as the Western Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom in the west, all had Tatar troops stationed.

The southeast of Huahan faces the sea, and in fact it is surrounded by Tatars on three sides, and the security environment is not optimistic. Once the Tatar ordered his vassal states to unite against Huahan, he would be embattled.

However, Liu Yong could not engage in diplomacy with those countries. These Vassals of the Tatars did not dare either. When the Huahan Dynasty was first built, those vassal states did not dare to rashly change their national policy. Otherwise, there will be a danger of annihilation.

Now the only way is to be able to prepare for a full-scale war.

Thinking of this, Liu Yong could only smile bitterly.

But he thinks that he is a small grass in the cracks of a stone, with a strong vitality. The so-called wildfires are inexhaustible, and the spring breeze blows and grows.

Five days later, his convoy returned to Cheonan.

Prime Minister Chen An led all the ministers to greet him at Xichang Gate.

The convoy slowly drove into Tian'an City and was welcomed by the people.

Ouyang Lanlan, Yun'er, Zhang Xixi and others were even more excited. Although their hometown is Meizhou City, this is their home. For more than three months, they missed the life in the palace a little.

Entering the palace, Liu Yong's more than 40 Jieyu beauties came to pay homage to the emperor. Five of them are already pot-bellied. When Liu Yong learned about it, he immediately sent a decree to upgrade the palace.

In ancient times, the mother was more expensive than the son, and this Liu Yong couldn't change it, so he could only do it.

In the evening, Liu Yong summoned the five pregnant girls together and met them in person. Of course, Lin Qingrou, the queen mother, was also present, and they were all pregnant with dragon fetuses. Don't be lazy.

Lin Qingrou is the master of the harem, so she naturally cares about their lives. Let them protect the fetus with peace of mind and give birth to the dragon child safely, even if it is a great achievement.

These five girls are naturally very happy, although they are also comfortable to be a beauty in this palace, Jieyu or something, but they have been promoted to a level and become concubines. It's natural to be happy.

These five people returned to the emperor's newly given palace, although you can't compare it with the palace of the queen concubine and Concubine Ning, but it is also very good. After all, there is a more intimate space. And the emperor can also come here to pamper them in person. It also has a small home feeling.

It's also a very heartwarming thing to think about.

The five of them wrote to their parents about the good news, and the parents rejoiced with them. If the daughter has a prince, then their status as parents will also be improved.