The construction of the new lord's palace was faster than people imagined, and when the construction team was being set up, businessmen and ordinary people took the initiative to clean up the debris in the construction area and made very careful preparations before construction.

The east family sent a rare plant, the west family brought a piece of exquisite jade, the north family presented a historic stone bench, and the south family picked up a load of mutton that still had residual warmth......

There are also those 'good deeds' people, according to the deployment of the Ministry of Construction, organize everyone to give a hand to the engineers. I move the block, you hand the bucket of water, everyone you fight me, the lively scene is very harmonious. Some of the elders even sang folk songs, which gradually evolved into a song contest of several 'forces', only caring about the pitch and not out of tune.

The Lord's Mansion occupies a larger area than the Government Council, and to the west is Wang Xuan's mansion, which extends to Fenghu.

In the middle are four single-family villas with separate small courtyards, which are reserved for the Wang family's daughter.

There are also four villas on the east side, which Wang Xuan reserved for the second prince's family.

In addition, there are two guardhouses and a warehouse. The remaining land was converted into green areas, gardens and vegetable patches.

Wang Xuan seems to have a soft spot for growing vegetables, and the southwest corner is set aside as a vegetable plot, maybe he is not planting vegetables, but life.

After the infrastructure construction project was handed over to the Ministry of Construction, the Jixiang Consulate decided to speed up the pace of construction, open up the southern estuary, and connect it with the sea.

The medium-sized warships produced by the Navy Shipyard can only cruise in Xingyao Lake and the North Xingyao River, and cannot sail to the sea through the South Xingyao River, so they are very concerned about the inverted 'V' natural harbor in the south.

After completing the construction of the port and wharf, the first and second bureaus of Jijian took a week's rest. A week later, Zhang Zifang, who took over the first bureau, and Lu Fang, who took over the second bureau, were summoned by Zhao Sheng of the Government Council, accompanied by four other ministers of state and Minister of Construction Zheng San.

"Sit down. Zhao Sheng motioned for the two to sit down.

"I have brought you here today for the purpose of building a road. Zhao Sheng got straight to the point, some dry old hands held the teacups, and stared at the two, "Although the speed of development of my leader is relatively fast, most of the people who continue to pour in are concentrated in the northern region, and they cannot bring the expected dividends to Jixiang." The reason for this is that the population is unevenly distributed, the north is saturated, but the south is still scarce, so the Government Council decided to build Hexi Avenue and Hedong Avenue to the south of the sea. ”

At first, Zhang Zifang and Lu Fang were very excited when they heard that it was to build a road, after all, with a new job, everyone's income would be much higher. But when I heard that the Lianghe Avenue was being repaired to the southern estuary, it suddenly calmed down as if it had been poured cold water, and the two tacitly glanced at each other, and after confirming the eyes, Lu Fang spoke: "Prime Minister, members of the committee, if you build directly to the estuary, you will have to pass through the wild land and the primeval jungle, and I am afraid that the loss of personnel will ......."

Lu Fang's meaning is obvious, Wang Xuan said that he would never exchange the lives of the people for auspicious development, and now the prime minister proposed to build roads in dangerous areas, which seems to be different from the original Lord's statement, so there is this question.

This is also where Zhao Sheng is difficult, since the victory of Dongshan Pass, Wang Xuan has rarely bothered about internal affairs, and has devoted himself to studying the pattern of Great Xia, wanting to take the opportunity to make some benefits.

Although it does not ask about internal affairs, it does not mean that it is left alone, and there is an essential difference between the two.

Although Wang Xuan's vision is no longer limited to the auspicious place, this is his home, his roots, and the place of his dreams after all, and any major decision will involve his nerves.

Therefore, Zhao Sheng is very cautious, hoping that the two leaders of the first and second games can support him on this issue, and only in this way can he be sure to persuade Wang Xuan.

"Jixiang will not exchange the lives of the people for development, this is an iron law, and the Government Council will not know its mistakes and make mistakes. However, there were nearly 2,000 Chiyan prisoners of war in the first and second bureaus of Jijian, who were supposed to be substitutes for the crime, and they had to serve three years of hard labor, and it was inevitable to go south to build roads. ”

"What do you mean ......"

That's what you think it means. ”

Zhao Sheng didn't hide it, which made Lu Fang, who was questioning, a little embarrassed.

Although Zhang Zifang took Liu Liu's class and became the director of the Jijian First Bureau, his qualifications were much worse than Lu Fang's, and there was no room to speak at this time.

"I'm just worried that the loss of people is too big and I can't explain it to the military department. Lu Fang expressed the worry in his heart.

Although the fate of prisoners of war is decided by the government department after they are transferred to the territory, prisoners of war are, after all, trophies of war are trophies of the military, and if there is any major loss, it must be reported to the military. Once the military admits death like a tendon and runs counter to the Government Council, it will be a big deal. If Wang Xuan is alarmed because of this, it will be called a loss of face and a hundred deaths.

Zhang Yun said: "I will come to the door of the military department to say, as long as the two of you resist the pressure, the government affairs yuan will be your strong backing." ”

That being said, the duo still has concerns.

The First and Second Bureaus of Jijian both have military backgrounds, and the Government Affairs Yuan has skipped the military and directly assigned them tasks, and there is already a suspicion of overstepping their authority, and now the content of the resolution is also suspected of violating the law of development set by the Lord, how can they have the courage to be the master? Now is the critical moment for the Lord to make a decision and then move, and if anyone at this time is uncomfortable with him, it is purely an old birthday star hanging, and he is suspected of having a long life.

Zhao Sheng can also understand the concerns of the two, since Wang Xuan succeeded to the throne two years ago, human life has been bigger than the sky. Although it was the Red Flame who died, it was a prisoner of war, a prisoner who worked for auspiciousness, and this practice was indeed harmful. But what if we don't? If we want to develop, we must expand the space to the south, and someone must sacrifice for this.

"The development of the territory has been carried out in accordance with the original plan formulated by the Lord, and at present, Jixiang City and its surroundings in Hexi, and Jianye Town in Hedong are all gathering areas for outsiders. More and more outsiders are pouring into the territory, which has gradually disrupted our production order, and in the long run, it will hinder the development rhythm of auspiciousness, and even drag down auspiciousness. However, it is unrealistic to prevent outsiders from entering the auspicious situation, and finally looking forward to the current situation, how can they waste food because of choking? After all, auspiciousness is going to develop to the south, and there will eventually be people who die because of this, why can't it be the Red Flame people? Moreover, once the two avenues are opened, the auspicious north and south can take care of each other, and they can also obtain excellent ports to go to sea, so that they support and complement each other, and the demographic dividend will naturally be reflected. For the sake of the great plan of development and for the sake of thousands of people, we believe that this decision is appropriate and necessary, and if so, let me bear it alone. ”

Zhao Sheng said word by word, his speed of speech was steady, and their eyes kept switching between the two.

The last sentence obviously touched the two of them, and their eyes were a little soft. Zhao Sheng's image and reputation have always been well-known, and he was able to make such a determination, which was obviously well thought out.

Seeing this, Zhao Xiaoshan put the teacup on the conference table in front of him, and made a sound of bells, attracting the eyes of the two pensive, and then said: "The Ministry of Health has achieved some results in response to the sudden diseases caused by mosquito bites, and a large number of medical personnel will accompany them, and the corresponding medicinal materials will also be continuously delivered to the front line." ”

At this time, Zhao Sheng also continued: "You can directly tell the truth to those prisoners of war, the day of Lu Xiutong is the day they are free." ”

"That's it, and ask the Government Council to take care of the logistics for us, and we'll fight this time. In the end, Lu Fang was still moved by a group of bigwigs, so the north-south connection incident that has been criticized by others was settled in just one day, and the efficiency was amazing.

Then everyone in the Government Council went to their respective jobs, and Zhao Sheng came to Wang Xuan's office alone.

After listening to Zhao Sheng's calm and orderly description, Wang Xuan fell into silence, in his opinion, Chiyan was an auspicious trophy, but it had not yet been actually controlled, if it weren't for the auspicious and powerful combat power that was terrifying, Chiyan would have been carved up at this time.

It is not known whether it is worth it if a large number of prisoners of war were killed as a result of the road construction, which would have a negative impact on the future reign of Chiyan.

"It's better to be slow, but to do your best to save their lives, and maybe in a year and a half, they will be our people." ”

When Zhao Sheng heard this, he was startled, and then his eyes filled with fanatical color, and he nodded before turning around and leaving.

The Government Council is in full swing to prepare materials, and the Propaganda Department has started the recruitment of workers for the North-South Connectivity Project, and a large number of outsiders are pouring into the Employment Guidance Office every day. Although they were told that the south was wild, there were many mosquitoes and beasts, and there was not much guarantee for their personal safety, but there were still people who were willing to risk their lives for that opportunity.

Liu Quan, who was in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture, also recruited more than 100 hunters, supplemented by a regular army of 100 people, to open the way for the engineering team, act as an advance team, clear the road for the construction, drive away the beasts, and lay a good environmental foundation.

Furui Wood Products Factory donated the inventory of the prefabricated houses to the construction team to build simple houses. Supplies were being transported south by water, and makeshift hospitals were built in every construction site, ready to treat the wounded.

Seeing that the workers were so well prepared, the worry in their eyes was greatly relieved, and their morale was high for a while, and they all said that they would strive for the early completion of the project.

Lu Fang and Zhang Zifang took the opportunity to gather dozens of leaders among the Red Flame captives and tell them all the truth.

"The reason is that it is all over the place, you have the possibility of dying, and we have made all the preparations that can be made for this, the so-called plan is in the heavens, and the result can only be arranged by the will of heaven. According to the construction period, the completion of the two avenues can take up to one year, and you risk your life in exchange for the opportunity to be released two years early, and it is fair to judge whether it is worth it or not. Lu Fang said solemnly, "This is not to ask for your opinions, it is just a simple report, I hope you can set a good example, and striving for early completion is the last word." ”

The leaders were also a little embarrassed at this time, and the lives of nearly 2,000 people were not child's play. But then again, if you can get through this year safely, you will be free two years earlier, and this trade does not seem to be a loss.

At this time, Lu Fang added: "After the completion of the project, if there are people who voluntarily stay in Jixiang to make a living, Director Zhang and I are willing to guarantee them and let them settle in Jixiangling." ”

"Is that really the case?" At this time, the leaders were a little uneasy, they had seen too many auspicious and incredible things in the past two months, from buildings and systems, to human feelings and accidents, all of which were full of charming charm, even if they were ordinary people without privileges, life would be delicious.

"My mascot is well-known for his promises, if you question it, I can make a note with Director Zhang. Lu Fang said proudly.

"Don't dare, so we did it. ”

"Yes, it's done!"