At the south gate of Qingcheng, a convoy slowly drove out. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info fluttering in the wind is a lilac flag, on which are written the three big characters of 'Xianlutang'.

Under it, Tan Yuan was full of smiles, accompanied by a middle-aged man in light purple clothes.

Tan Yuan rode a horse, half a step behind, and was talking to the man humbly, "Gantang Master, Guogong originally wanted to come to greet him personally, but there were many affairs, and he really couldn't leave, so he repeatedly explained to the contemptible people to apologize to the hall master, please forgive the hall master." ”

The master of the gantang said with a smile: "The young man of Yunguo is ambitious, and he is in a high position. A little person like me, how dare Lao Guogong come to greet him. In the eyes of Guogong, it may not matter whether Xianlutang has it or not, but it is not easy to refuse. The words were full of dissatisfaction.

Tan Yuan said with a smile: "It's heavy, it's serious." There is no disrespect for the Duke of the Kingdom. I taste that my dragon country looks forward to Xianlutang, like a long drought looking forward to Ganlin. When the master of the hall comes, the prince will be overjoyed and welcomed. My Dragon Kingdom (Yun Fan stubbornly set the name of the country as the Dragon Kingdom) inherits the light of immortals, and the whole country is the same as Mo Xian. ”

Hearing the praise of the source, the hall master who called Gan Chao turned a little pale, "The affairs of the country are complicated, doesn't Miss Li take on one or two responsibilities for the country?" ”

There are few people in the Dragon Kingdom, and the two immortals ignore mundane affairs, except for Yun Fan, they can handle the words. Gan Chao means that Yun Fan does not come to greet him, and Li Yan should also come forward. Tan Yuan said: "Master Xie Gan understands. You know that my Dragon Country is sparsely populated, and those who can support the scene are even more talkative. Recently, the founding ceremonies of the countries of Dongzhou have been held, and the only one who can be qualified to congratulate on behalf of the Guogong is Miss Li, the sister of the Guogong. Therefore, Miss Li set off early to rush to various countries, otherwise she would have traveled thousands of miles and missed the time, wouldn't it be arrogant and disrespectful to my Dragon Country again. ”

Gan Chao expressed his understanding, "It's also a difficulty that there are few people and few people." Although the sparrow is small, it also needs to have all five organs. Domestic and foreign affairs, military affairs, and repair affairs are also indispensable. No matter how small the Dragon Kingdom is, Xianlu Hall also belongs to the upper hall. After the establishment of the church, he is willing to share a little for the state in the affairs of the cultivators. ”

Tan Yuan disdains it in his heart, just because you also want to meddle in the internal affairs of the dragon, if it weren't for the inconvenience of removing the slave control device on the slave's neck, the grandfather would not agree to set up the Xianlu Hall in the dragon country at all. However, his face was not revealed, "The master of the hall has worked tirelessly, and the prince of the country will be happy." ”

If you can't talk about the source of this matter, it is impossible for Gan Chao to hold on to the topic, and turn to one thing that he has been paying attention to, "This road is full of cars coming and going, and there is an endless stream of people, people like flowing water, and goods like wheels." The Dragon Kingdom is only established, there are only more than a thousand people, and the ceremony has not been held, is there so much business? ”

Tan Yuan smiled proudly, "Hehe, the hall master doesn't know." Grandpa Guo built a large number of buildings, and the materials needed were huge, especially building materials. ”

"Building materials?"

"Building materials. The name given by the Guogong is the material needed for construction. If you look at the vehicles along this road, most of them are transporting steel bars. ”

"Rebar?"

"Hehe, it is also the name taken by the Guogong, which is to stretch the steel into a hemp rod shape. The iron and steel production of Longguo was scarce, and Guogong ordered a large number of this thing from the Yunjia Commercial Bank. I heard that several iron farms of the Yun family have suspended all business to the outside world and focus on producing the things that my grandfather needs. ”

"So much? Where is it used? ”

"Build roads and build houses."

"It's barely conceivable to build a house instead of bamboo, but it's too detailed. As for building roads, what is the use of them? "Ganchao is puzzled.

Tan Yuan's face was full of admiration, "Guogong is a scholar and a man, and he is very comparable." When the meeting arrives at the mussels, the master of the hall can see it clearly. ”

Gan Chao was very curious, and couldn't help but speed up.

The wide main road runs left and right, and the traffic is smooth and not congested due to the large number of cars. It is said that this is also the proposal of Yun Guogong. For this famous and uninhibited young man who shocked Dongzhou, Gan Chao couldn't help but have a little more expectation.

Conferring Yun Fan as a duke, Xian Lu Tang actually did not have any good intentions, because he was afraid that Yun Fan would return to the Yun family. Furthermore, can the land of Longdanjin become a country? I don't know how many people are waiting to see the joke.

Even if Yun Fan later defrauded the entire Qinglong Mountain from the Zan family, no one was optimistic.

This time, Xianlutang was adjusted in time, and under the main hall, Xianlutang was set up in various countries. Under it, there is a branch church.

There was a dispute over whether Long Danjin set up Xianlu Hall to go to the hall. Many people think that it is completely unnecessary, there are few people in the ridge, the taxes are meager, and most of them cannot make ends meet. And it is impossible to set up a branch hall under it, so is it still called an upper church?

But if there is no church, it is not in line with a country. No matter how small it is, it is a country, can it be built without a church? That is not symmetrical with the other vassal states, and it is estimated that the arrogant Yun Fan will kick them out.

Xianlutang has a lot of scruples about Yun Fan, and he never wants Yun Fan to be outside of Xianlutang's control.

finally agreed to set up a church, and it was difficult to give birth to who would be the head of the hall. The hall master is at the same level as the Nine Great Exercises, and the spirit priest needs to be a high-level cultivator. A high-level spiritual priest is not a high-ranking authority, why should he come to this barren mountain and wilderness to suffer.

The kingdom is vast and the principality is rich, and the fourteen lords of the hall are competing with each faction. The hall master of the Dragon Kingdom was abandoned and no one cared about.

Niyun Palace was originally willing to send people, but the other eight families thought that the history was here, for fear of favoritism.

In the end, it was the Tianyi Sword Sect that took over this chicken rib and sent Gan Chao to serve as the hall master.

Before I reached the mussel, I saw smoke and dust billowing from a distance. Closer, the clearing in front of the hill was littered with newly built houses, and there was a crowd of people scurrying like ants. This is a deserted and remote place, and it is a huge market entirely. What I saw and heard was very different from what I expected.

Gan Chao asked in surprise: "This is the city built by the Dragon Kingdom?" How can there be so many people? ”

Tan Yuan replied: "No, this place still belongs to the southern country, and only within that city wall belongs to the dragon country." As for the people, the businessmen are profit-seeking, and there is money to be made here, so there are more people to attract. The state government built a large number of people, and on the one hand, he recruited a large number of slaves with high salaries, and on the other hand, he bought a large number of slaves, and the slaves were also paid for their work. The more money is distributed, the consumption is indispensable, restaurants, restaurants, brothels, pharmacies, tailor shops, etc., came into being, and slowly became like this.

In a few days, the Zan family will prepare to set up an official office here to maintain order and collect taxes. In the future, this place may surpass Qingcheng and become a big city shared by two countries, with the south of the wall belonging to the dragon country and the north of the wall belonging to the south. ”

Gan Chao pointed to the endless smoke on the side of the mountain, "What is that for, no matter how many people there are, it is impossible to have so much smoke for cooking, right?" ”

Tan Yuan explained: "It was the cement kiln of Qinglong Cement Company. ”

Gan Chao felt that there were two big heads on one head, and he couldn't hear the words clearly, but he didn't understand the meaning, "Wait, I don't understand what you said." The word 'Qinglong' is easy to say, what does 'cement company' mean, and what is the word 'cement kiln'? ”

Tan Yuan said with a grin: "Cement is a powder, which is said to be made of stone, clay, and gypsum. Anyway, it's just how to burn and match and get out of it.

It is rumored that it is a family surnamed Jiang in Longdanjin, five or six years ago, under the guidance of Yun Guogong, who was a teenager at the time, after several experiments, it was finally done.

At that time, Long Danjin repaired the city, all relying on this thing.

This time, when Guogong came back, it seems that he has made another allocation in terms of material selection and technology, and now the cement burned is better than before. I don't know much about the specifics.

As for the 'company', Guogong's explanation is that the company is co-owned, the company is the function and management, and the company is a commercial bank with more than one owner.

This cement is also one of the building materials mentioned by the principality, and it costs a lot to repair the city and pave the road.

Jiangjia Qinglong Cement Company has opened a large number of cement kilns here for on-site production. ”

Gan Chao seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and followed the convoy into the city. The city is ten zhang high and six zhang wide, and it is full of huge stones. The gaps between the boulders, filled with gray mud. When you touch it, it's as hard as a stone, and that's what it's called cement.

From the city wall to the foot of the mountain, there are still more than two miles. Originally, it was supposed to be bounded by the foot of the mountain, and Zan Cheng privately allowed Tan Yuan to move two miles to repair the city. This narrow strip of land is two miles wide, with no end in sight, and there is not a single house, but it is full of workshops where countless people are busy.

Gan Chao asked again: "These are the men and slaves that the state prince called?" ”

"Exactly."

"I don't see a house, so where do they live?"

"Look back."

Gan Chao turned around and found that the lower end of the city wall, along the city wall, was a dense and endless cave door, round above and below. "That's empty, can it be occupied? The whole wall is empty, can it be safe? Will it be overwhelming? ”

Tan Yuan replied with a smile: "No." The walls are 20 meters wide and only 4 meters deep, and the curved roof and walls of the house are all made of reinforced concrete, which is load-bearing and stable. ”

Gan Chao pointed to the working crowd, "How can I see slaves mixed with civilians, how can I drive them like this?" ”

"Hehe, not only civilians, but also many warriors. No need to drive, work by the piece, more work and more rewards. The wages of slaves are no different from ordinary people, except that their freedom is slightly restricted, and slaves here are no different from ordinary people. You see, slaves are more motivated than ordinary people. Grandpa promised that good performance and hard work will shorten the term of service. ”

Gan Chao felt very weird, he didn't want free labor, he had to pay, and said with a dry smile: "Hey, hey, Yun Guogong is often ingenious and incomprehensible." ”

Tan Yuan said: "Guogong's explanation is that if you want horses to run, you have to raise them well. Paying and not paying, efficiency and quality are very different. ”

Gan Chao was undeniable, his heart was full of money, and he was panicked.

Continuing on, it is a straight and spacious uphill road. There was another strange path beside the main road, and at the bottom were horizontal logs several feet long, orderly and neatly arranged. Above are two I-shaped iron objects fixed to the beam, parallel to each other, extending endlessly.

Gan Chao was embarrassed to ask, as if he didn't know anything, but he couldn't help it, "What is this?" ”

"You'll find out in a minute." Tan Yuan glanced back, "It's here." ”

Gan Chao and his entourage all turned their heads to look, and the horses slipped down the mountain, dragging a behemoth, and came down the path. The team approached and saw behind them a large multi-wheeled flatbed. On the flatbed is a huge gray object, shaped like a huge thick wooden plank, fifty meters long, one or two meters thick, with a number of round holes at both ends, which should be the kind of reinforced concrete products that are being said. "This, this is really big enough, not to mention the wrestlers, even the spirits can't afford it."

Tan Yuan understood what Gan Chao meant, and didn't wait for him to ask, "This is used to build roads." The terrain in the mountains is undulating and uneven. The grandfather ordered the construction of an elevated road, standing in the air, spacious and straight. We can see it when we get to the front. ”

The gentle slope went straight up for more than ten miles, and came to the top of a low mountain. The entire summit of the mountain has been flattened, and according to Tan Yuan, this is a transit station.

From the top of the mountain, it was originally a descending slope, and then the narrow mountain road was drilled into the high mountains, twisting and winding, and going up the mountain.

Now in front of me is a long dragon flying in the air, supported by a huge pillar underneath. The slope is barely noticeable, and the curvature is minimal, all the way into the valley ahead.

Gan Chao and his attachés were shocked, is this a human doing? "You, you said that this road was built all the way to Long Danjin?"

Tan Yuan's pride was overflowing, "It's still a little bit close." From here, it has only been more than 100 miles. From Long Danjin to this direction, it was also repaired for more than a hundred miles, that is to say, only half of it was repaired. It will take almost half a year, and the whole line from Longdanjin to Mussel can be connected. According to the grandfather, it will be 400 miles of mountain road, and it can be reached in one day. ”

"How is it possible, how is it possible?" Gan Chao muttered to himself, "Building a spacious avenue of four hundred miles on flat land will not be completed in a year." ”

Tan Yuan smiled and asked Gan Chao to continue his journey, "Let's go, you can walk a section of this volley avenue first." The unrepaired part in the middle has to take the old mountain road. As for the question of time, that's what my grandfather said about efficiency. When you get to the road, you'll be clear. ”

Walking on the volley road, I can't help but be frightened, but fortunately, there are strong cement guardrails on both sides of the road. Otherwise, if the horse is startled and jumps from here, it is estimated that the monks and below will be crushed.

Crossing the canyon and skirting the cliffs, the elevated road continues all the way forward. Whenever they go to the side of the mountain, they dig a large piece of flat land on the mountain, and build a house, which is said to be a rest station. Walking along the main road, the strange road parallel to it, Tan Yuan said that it was a track road, and from time to time there were horse teams pulling the huge object, easily overtaking them and rushing forward. If you look closely, you can see that the road under your feet is all made up of that thing.

After walking more than a hundred miles, there was a rest stop. Tan Yuan saw that it was getting late, so he asked Gan Chao to wait here for the night and leave the next day. But tomorrow we will have to walk the mountain path. "Construction is going on not far ahead, so the hall owner can put the carriage and horses here, walk to the front to watch, and when he comes back, hot water and meals will be ready."

Gan Chao and his entourage all abandoned their horses and walked on foot, and walked forward with Tan Yuan with great interest. No one wants to see how the road was built and how quickly it was built.