Chapter 57: Building the Road

Xu Guangqi hugged Huang Aya's holy decree and cried so happily that he almost wanted to snatch the title of the world's first crying god with Meng Jiangnu. Zhu Cheng looked around, there was no Great Wall, there was a section of the city wall to defend the Huangzhuang Management Center, thanks to the time when the city wall was repaired, the workers did not cut corners, otherwise Mr. Xu would really cry and become famous.

Zhu Cheng didn't bother the crying god, and finally mixed up with the third product after half his life, how could he not let this unlucky ghost be excited. Zhu Cheng didn't bother Xu Guangqi, it didn't mean that others didn't bother him, and a string of inappropriate coughs sounded next to him.

Zhu Cheng saw that it was the eunuch who was coughing, and he had been waiting here for a long time. Xu Guangqi's crying performance, he was not interested in watching, but he couldn't go back empty-handed, especially when he came to such a rich place as Jingxi Huangzhuang.

Zhu Cheng comprehended, took out five silver coins and handed them over, and the eunuch's coughing stopped, and he quietly turned around and left.

"It's been fifteen years, fifteen years, and the court finally remembered me. I can finally make a big difference in what I've learned for the benefit of the people. Xu Guangqi said while crying.

Zhu Cheng unceremoniously smashed Xu Guangqi's illusions: "It's not that the court thinks of you, it's someone Zhu who thinks of you." ”

"Oh, what do you mean?"

Zhu Cheng told Xu Guangqi about what happened in the court yesterday.

"Then why did the emperor let me be this squire of the Ministry of Works?"

"The first is to ask you to supervise the construction of cement roads, and the second is to let you mix sand with the Donglin Party."

"Uh......"

Zhu Cheng saw that Xu Guangqi's face was uncertain, and then he remembered that Xu Guangqi was from Songjiang Mansion and belonged to Jiangnan, so could he also be from Donglin?

Xu Guangqi saw Zhu Cheng's suspicious look, and said with a smile: "Don't be suspicious of Zhu Gongzi, I have always advocated that gentlemen are not parties." Although the Donglin Party is powerful, it can't crush my Xu someone's waist. ”

"It's so good, Lord Xu just let it go, don't care about other people's parties, everything has me."

It is strange that such a twelve-year-old child's bold words made Xu Guangqi very relieved. The doer immediately talked to Zhu Cheng about the road construction: "Now is the disaster relief period, and the road should serve the disaster relief, so I built a road from Tongzhou to Shaanxi." Most of the grain transported north of the Yangtze River is transported by water, and it can reach Tongzhou very smoothly through the Guò Jinghang Grand Canal. The distance from Tongzhou to Shaanxi is closer than Jiangxi to Shaanxi. In addition, Shaanxi produces coal, and the coal can be transported to all parts of the country through the wharf of Guò Tongzhou, helping Shaanxi get rid of its economic difficulties. ”

"You are the squire of the Ministry of Works, you are in charge of this matter, and I will inform the emperor when I turn around." Zhu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "But there are two things to pay attention to, first, this official road was built by me and the emperor, it is a private road, and it needs to be charged, so you can't use the roadbed of the official road, and you have to start from scratch." However, it does not need to be specially designed, it can be parallel to the official road. Waist walls should be built on both sides, and green trees should be planted densely to prevent vehicles and horses from entering abnormally. Second, try to enclose the post station on the side of the road within the range of the road, and help the post station repair the house by the way. ”

Xu Guangqi was a little surprised, why did Zhu Cheng care so much about the post station that consumed the country's food and salary. But how could Zhu Cheng tell him that the culprit who destroyed the Ming Dynasty is now a big soldier at the post station, and his name is Li Hongji. If the post station is profitable, this Li Hongji will make a positive contribution to the upload and distribution of Daming information, and there is no idea to change his name to Li Zicheng and rebel.

"The two science madmen of the Children's Academy of Music, Sun Yuanhua and Wan Hu, you can take them all, and you can promote these two people if you have the opportunity. However, Sun Yuanhua and Wanhu can only be promoted in the Ministry of Industry, and must not be placed in other departments. ”

When Sun Yuanhua heard Zhu Cheng say this, he was a little unhappy, and said: "Zhu Gongzi, why can I only mix in the Ministry of Industry, and not be a local governor and a herdsman on behalf of the sky?" ”

Zhu Cheng said: "Who in the world can surpass Sun Chuyang in the art of cannon casting?" Every time you forge a cannon, you'll be able to destroy an extra batch of slaves. However, although the cannon you cast can make a great contribution to the elimination of Jiannu, you are an unsung hero, and the unsung hero is equally heroic. I believe that Sun Chuyang is not a person blinded by false names. ”

Chuyang is Sun Yuanhua's character, and Zhu Cheng called Sun Yuanhua's character, indicating that he respects him very much.

When Sun Yuanhua heard that Zhu Cheng admired his cannon-casting skills so much, he immediately said angrily: "In this way, then I will be the unsung hero and strive to cast high-quality cannons for the Ming army as soon as possible." ”

Wan Hu said: "I don't have the art of casting cannons, why should I stay in the Ministry of Engineering?" ”

Zhu Cheng rolled his eyes and said, "You are willing to let you go." I said earlier, you are the future chief of the air force of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that you will enter which army, accidentally, in which battle you will hang. When the time comes, who will I ask to compensate my Air Force commander-in-chief? However, you and Sun Yuanhua are good friends, after Sun Yuanhua is promoted, you must be psychologically unbalanced, it is better to let you go out now. But don't be complacent, when my air force comes out, no matter what department you are in or what position you hold, I will find you out as the chief of the air force. ”

Wan Hu smirked for a while, and suddenly took out a cylindrical thing from his arms and handed it to Zhu Cheng.

Zhu Cheng glanced at it and said happily: "Telescope." ”

As he spoke, Zhu Chengxi diligently picked up the telescope and looked at the distant scenery.

Wan Hu saw that Zhu Cheng was very skilled in adjusting the focal length, so he asked, "Lord Zhu has seen this kind of thing?" ”

"Nope."

"Then why are you so skilled?"

"I'm probably smart." Zhu Cheng brazenly boasted, "Lord Wan, you have to build ten telescopes to leave Huangzhuang." ”

"It's already done, I'll call someone to send it later."

Cui Chengxiu's movements were fast, he had already arrived in Shaanxi, and recruited some of the victims and sent them to Xu Guangqi's station.

Zhu Cheng was accompanying Xu Guangqi to discuss the construction of the road, and when he saw that the victims had arrived, he came out to greet them.

Seeing the appearance of the victims, Zhu Cheng couldn't help but sink in his heart. I saw that these victims were yellow-skinned and thin-skinned, and their eyes were blank, as if they had completely despaired of the future. It seems that the disaster situation in Shaanxi has been strictly beyond his imagination.

Zhu Cheng waved his hand, and the man took out a basket of steamed buns and a bucket of broth from the kitchen. Seeing that the food was in front, if it weren't for the Jinyi guards to maintain order, the victims would have rushed forward to grab food.

Zhu Cheng stood on the stool, no way, the sadness of the short man.

He asked aloud, "Do you want to eat?" ”

Of course, no matter how loud Zhu Cheng's voice was, he couldn't let all the thousands of victims hear his voice, but fortunately, he brought 25 megaphones from Huangzhuang, and those 25 Jinyi guards who were particularly loud and a little dead-eyed.

Seeing that the food was right in front of them, the victims were like being beaten with chicken blood, and their voices were much louder: "Think! ”

"Would you like to eat meat?"

"Yes!" The voice was a little louder, which almost scared Xu Guangqi.

"Then do a good job for the official, and the official will not treat you badly. Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, good mountains and rivers, full of heroes. Mizhi's mother-in-law, Suide's Han, is famous all over the world. Therefore, if the official wants to recruit workers, he will recruit men from Shaanxi. Don't think you're temporary workers, and after this winter, you're going home to dig the soil. The official wants to build the roads throughout the country, and you are the road workers of the official, and you can eat and drink spicy food with the official, of course, you can go home and dig the soil if you want, but you can only watch others eat and drink spicy food. If you marry a daughter-in-law, you can take her to the construction site in a few days to work together. It doesn't matter if you don't marry a daughter-in-law, you have been working for a few months, and you can pick a girl with your salary, and you don't want it if it's not rice fat. ”

Everyone burst into laughter.

Zhu Cheng continued: "When you first came to the official's command, you should have been invited to a meal of wine. But you've been hungry for too long, and you've eaten too much meat to take it from your stomach. Therefore, for these meals today and tomorrow, each person can only receive two steamed buns and a bowl of broth, and they can only eat the amount of food after tomorrow. By the way, the official eats three meals a day here, and each meal is dry. ”

Zhu Cheng jumped off the stool and asked the victims to line up to receive food. The victims originally thought that they would come to Zhu Cheng to do day work this time, and at most they would mix two meals and one down. I didn't expect that there was such good food, and there was still a salary to receive, and listening to Lord Zhu, the salary seemed to be quite a lot. The discipline of the victims improved suddenly, and there were no people in the queue.

Zhu Cheng instructed the victims to divide them into several parts after they finished eating, some were responsible for burning cement, some were responsible for quarrying and crushing stone, some were responsible for transportation, some were responsible for digging soil, some were responsible for raising livestock, and some were responsible for guarding the ...... Anyway, most of the craftsmen in Huangzhuang have learned to manage, and with them in charge, Zhu Cheng is a lot easier.

The paving of the road is on track. Cui Chengxiu sent several batches of victims, and Zhu Cheng accepted them all, which surprised him, and he came to see it in person, and the scene of the construction site was in full swing, and he couldn't help nodding secretly.

Two months later, a section of concrete road about 100 miles long has been repaired, and unexpectedly, the efficiency of the cement road is very good. Although it is only a short section, businessmen of all sizes are willing to spend money to walk on the cement road, because the official road is too bumpy. And for businessmen, time is money, the sooner you get to your destination, the sooner you make money, what is this travel fee.

Zhu Cheng specially escorted the toll received during this period to the capital, showing it to the Emperor of the Apocalypse and calming his heart. After all, with the emperor's money, he always worries that it will definitely not work.

When the road was repaired to Mizhi, he finally met that controversial figure in history.

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