With the Ba family as an example, the wealthy families in Xianyang also had to follow suit. They have pledged to donate their wealth to support the construction of the empire. The emperor's lavish banquet only cost hundreds of gold, but he obtained nearly 200,000 gold of goods from it, which solved part of the emperor's financial problems in building Chidao. This money was allocated as a special fund and allocated to Li Si to be in charge. He will use the funds to build twelve major gallop roads, connecting the entire vast empire with galloping roads that extend in all directions.

The construction of the gallop road is a huge and long project. In order to cater to the emperor's great achievements, Li Sichu was not in a hurry to build a gallop road, but conveyed the emperor's idea of building a gallop road to the counties of the world, transmitted the road drawings to the counties, and solicited various standards for the design of the gallop. Although he had already made up his mind and had a basic plan for construction, he deliberately created such a sensation so that all the people would know that the emperor was going to build a gallop road for Daqin! And he, Li Si, is the chief engineer who built the gallop road!

The Emperor did not object to Li Si's actions. Rather, they acquiesced to what he did. The construction of the main arterial roads within the empire was originally a matter of benefit, and such a promotion would help the common people to know the emperor's grace, and it was indeed very much in line with his thoughts. In this regard, Li Si has always been more accurate.

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Chen Sheng didn't know that the empire had already started a major project to shake the ancient and modern, and the edict from the empire was far away, and it had not yet reached Minzhong County, so it was not his turn to worry about this matter. But Chen Sheng is also preparing for a big project.

Almost at the same time as the construction of the salt works, Chen Sheng sent officials to the mountains to burn lime and continuously transport the lime back to Dongye. A number of pits were dug to ferment lime. A lot of people don't scratch their heads about it. But including Li Zuoche, when asked Chen Sheng why he made this move, he always smiled and did not answer. However, he found a lot of craftsmen and carved out a site by the river, and built a so-called fermentation tank out of stone, and built a simple workshop around it, which occupied a huge area. Fortunately, Dongye lacks everything, but there is a lot of wasteland. This is not a difficult thing for Chen Sheng, the county guard, a big deal.

After saying goodbye to Li Zuodao, after Chen Sheng dealt with some documents on the case, he changed into a regular uniform, put on a large hat unique to Minzhong County, called Lingzhuer and hurried to the workshop.

"Sir, are you here......" Seeing two horses galloping from afar, the overseer hurriedly came out of the hut. Greet Chen Sheng's car. The overseer was the patriarch of a nearby village, named Canglin, who was less than forty years old. He is short and strong, with a strong face, but his personality is very gentle. In response to Chen Sheng's call to change customs, Canglin merged the neighboring villages into the township, and became one of the three elders in the township, with some influence in the neighborhood. Chen Sheng built a workshop here and hired him as an overseer here. The laborers here are basically recruited from the townships of Canglin, and no one dares to be lazy with Canglin staring at them.

"Come and have a look. I'll just walk around. You're busy. Chen Sheng waved his hand, and after taking off the hat, he wiped the sweat on his face, looked up at the scorching sun above his head, and said: "It's been hot recently, in the summer, I want to make more herbal tea for everyone, the sun is too fierce at noon, don't let the villagers work." If you work in such a hot weather, you should pay more salary subsidies to everyone, and there will be no gaps. Chen Sheng said seriously to Canglin: "This must be written down, don't listen to it." ”

"Yes! Be. Cang Lin looked at Chen Sheng's serious face, and didn't dare to be sloppy. I was filled with emotion. What a good man! In the past, when the king of Minyue was arresting labor, he sent people to the village to pull people directly, and he needed to bring his own food and drinking water, and there was not even a drop of water on the construction site, which was like the workshop of the county guard! Labor includes meals and lodging, and also pays labor salaries, and when you are tired from work, you have brewed and dried herbal tea, and you can drink it with your belly open. The sun is fierce and you don't have to work! This is hard labor, this is being a young master!

It's not just Canglin who has such feelings, anyone who has seen Chen Sheng will embrace this county guard who was an enemy not long ago from the bottom of their hearts. The county guard dominates the life and death of the people, but there is no slightest. He was wearing the linen robe worn by most of the poor people in Fujian. Straw sandals are on his feet. When I came to the workshop, I smiled and talked to the workers from time to time. A kind look on his face. Behave very close to the people. Of course, in order to be able to integrate into the hearts of these grassroots Vietnamese people, his appearance was also carefully designed by Li Zuoche. In order to highlight the image of Chen Sheng and the people sharing happiness and suffering. This image Han Dongqing also reported to the emperor. Some people in the court scolded Chen Sheng for being pretentious, but some people praised Chen Sheng for sharing happiness and sorrow with the people, which was a manifestation of loving the people like a son. Warmly called on court officials to follow suit.

"This row of hair...... The fermentation tanks have been built, all of which are made of pebbles, three feet wide and two feet long. The water has been tested twice, and there is no water leakage and water seepage...... This pot...... The boiler was also built to steam the contents of one pool at a time. In addition, a lot of hemp poles and moso bamboo have also been prepared, and it only takes three to five days to start. Cang Lin explained the progress of various tasks all the way in front, while carefully observing Chen Sheng's expression. It's just that in the process of explaining, some words are still difficult for him to understand, and it is quite difficult to tell.

Chen Sheng nodded frequently. I'm very happy with the progress so far.

"How did the craftsman choose the place?" Chen Sheng asked again.

"More than 200 people have been found. All of them are experts in raising silkworms, spinning hemp, spinning kudzu and weaving. Cang Lin replied cautiously.

Chen Sheng smiled and nodded. But there was a little stiffness in the smile. These experts are still a novice level for the engineering process of producing paper, but it should be much easier to train and explore the papermaking process than ordinary people.

As a modern person, he is naturally no stranger to the four major inventions. Each of the four major inventions has the potential to bring about dramatic changes in society. Chen Sheng is well aware of its benefits, and naturally will not let go of these things that can cause great changes in society and obtain huge profits. As long as paper appeared, it would soon replace wooden tablets and expensive cloth, and it was convenient to write, which was conducive to the promotion of culture. Of course, something as simple as movable type printing can be fired as soon as the paper is created. This is much easier than papermaking.

Chen Sheng walked around the workshop with great ambition, wondering if he should strive to invent gunpowder. Although he was a medical student in his previous life. But I'm also a science student, and I still know the formula of black powder. However, as a county guard, he can't do everything, and he can at most take advantage of his spare time to provide an idea for the craftsmen he has summoned to do.