- Emperor Gao for ten years, the crown prince supervised the country, and repaired the Zheng State Canal.

The prince wanted to prepare 200,000 stone bricks for Chang'an to be paved at the bottom of the Zhengguo Canal, but hundreds of officials tried to stop it. The prince refuted it angrily, and said to hundreds of officials: The canal will not be repaired for a day, and Chang'an will not be built for a day······

One hundred and ten years later, in Ma Qian's "Historical Records" of Taishi Company, Liu Ying's actions today were recorded as a well-known allusion to later generations: if the canal is not successful, it will not be built.

As the harlequin who said to Liu Ying that 'Chang'an is more important than Zheng Guoqu' in this allusion, Yang Chengyan at this time was sitting on Prime Minister Xiao He's ox cart, his expression full of anxiety.

Although it was a cow-drawn car, he was the prime minister of the dynasty in the end, and Xiao He's car was not too shabby.

- At least big enough!

In the carriage, which is about one zhang and five feet wide and more than two zhang long, Xiao He, Zhang Cang, and Yang Chengyan are sitting on their knees, and they are not too crowded.

The ox cart slowly drove on Artemisia Street north of Weiyang Palace, and the three people in the car had different expressions.

Prime Minister Xiao He obviously hasn't been able to get out of his previous self-shame and feelings for Liu Ying's words, his eyes are still faintly red, and he can't stop sighing.

Zhang Cang's face was thoughtful, as if he had something to say, but he felt that it was out of place and it was inconvenient to speak.

As for Yang Chengyan, his face was full of panic, and he couldn't stop looking at Xiao He, as if he wanted Xiao He to say something.

I don't know how long the silence lasted in the carriage.

It wasn't until the ox cart creaked and drove near Beique that this strange silence was accompanied by Xiao He's leisurely sigh and quietly disappeared into the carriage.

"Hearing the words of the family today, the old man ······"

"Alas······"

"It's really an empowerment······"

With a sigh full of gloom, Xiao He laughed self-deprecatingly and shook his head slightly.

"I thought that the family was not as good as the weak crown in the previous year, so it must be long in ambition and neglected to be pragmatic."

"But I never thought that the old man was blind, and he lived in the air, and he couldn't even understand such a simple reason······"

As he spoke, Xiao He couldn't help but sigh again.

"Water can carry a boat, or it can overturn a boat~"

"Huh?"

As if asking himself, and as if asking someone, Xiao He looked at Zhang Cang and Yang Chengyan in front of him with a slight smile.

Hearing this, Zhang Cang only put aside his thoughts for the time being, and nodded slightly in agreement.

"Yes."

"In the past, contemptible people only mistakenly thought that the family was better than leniency and shorter than planning."

"But today, I really saw the young and old people in the family, and the blood was strong······"

As he spoke, Zhang Cang couldn't help but let out a sigh, his eyes were full of appreciation, expectation, surprise, and doubt.

Regarding the sighs of Xiao He and Yang Chengyan, Yang Chengyan seemed to be deaf.

Seeing Xiao He speak, Yang Chengyan wanted to speak for a while, and finally bowed his hand a little anxiously.

"Xianggong."

"What is the family's plan for today's events?"

"Shaofu has 200,000 stone bricks today, if it is used to build Chang'an, it should be ten miles of city wall!"

"It is necessary to know that the four walls of Chang'an are no more than 60 miles; If you get 100,000 stone bricks, you can build half of the wall! ”

Slightly confused, Yang Cheng Yanzhi frowned even more.

"And Zheng Guoqu, even if the uncut stone is pressed to the bottom, it is not much different from the stone bricks."

"Why do you insist on preparing to build the stone bricks of Chang'an to pave the bottom of Zhengguo Canal?"

Seeing that Yang Chengyan was still unable to extricate himself from the dead end of 'why do you have to use stone bricks', Xiao He couldn't help but look sideways at Zhang Cang, and then the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Shaofu Yangcheng ······"

"Ugh."

"Good and upright man······"

Secretly sighed again, Xiao He raised his head playfully and looked at Zhang Cang, who also couldn't help laughing.

"The confusion of Shaofu, is it better to let the Marquis of Beiping solve it?"

Hearing Xiao He's invitation, Zhang Cang couldn't help but smile and nodded, and immediately turned sideways and bowed his hand to Yangcheng Yanwei.

"The family wants to use 200,000 stone bricks from Shaofu to pave the first five miles of Zhengguo Canal, as Shaofu said: this move seems to be in vain."

"However, this move of the family, those who want to ask for it, I am afraid that it is not all the land of Zheng Guoqu?"

As he spoke, Zhang Cang did not forget to turn his head with kindness on his face, and looked at Xiao He with deep meaning.

Seeing Xiao He also smiled and nodded, he followed Zhang Cang's words.

"200,000 stone bricks, used to build Chang'an, can get half of the four walls; However, it was paved in the Zhengguo Canal, but it only had to be five miles upstream of the canal for 100 miles. ”

"However, the family can say the good policy of 'pressing the soil with stones', and you should know that you can also consolidate the soil of Zheng Guoqu with ordinary uncut stones."

"But even so, the family still insists on using stone bricks, Shaofu thinks, why?"

Hearing Xiao He's words, Yang Chengyan only frowned tighter, pondered for a while, and finally shook his head.

Seeing this, Xiao He couldn't help but smile again, glanced at Zhang Cang sideways, and said with a cryptic tone: "The desire of the family is not to lay stone bricks on Zheng Guoqu." ”

"It is to prepare for the construction of stone bricks in Chang'an, and lay them in the Zhengguo Canal."

After saying that, Xiao He smiled at Yang Chengyan again.

"So, Shaofu may understand?"

As soon as Xiao He's words fell, Zhang Cang on the side seemed to be afraid that Yang Chengyan would not understand, so he pretended to muttered to himself and added: "Zheng Guoqu's whole protection requires 60,000 laborers." ”

"Today, there are 30,000 official slaves in the Shaofu, and there are no more than 4,000 private slaves from hundreds of officials, courtiers, and meritorious marquises."

"The remaining 26,000 ······"

After a long sound, Zhang Cang glanced at Yang Chengyan beside him with a slight accompaniment.

"The remaining 26,000 are probably from the heart of the Shaofu, and 200,000 stone bricks for Chang'an are prepared······"

Hearing this, Yang Chengyan thought for a while, and finally shook his head with a puzzled face.

"The contemptible military craftsman was born, what Xiao Xiang and the Marquis of Beiping said, the contemptible people really can't understand it."

"And no matter what it is used for, stone bricks, will they still be stone bricks?"

"Could it be that within this stone brick, tens of thousands of troops can still pop up?"

As soon as Yang Chengyan said this, Xiao He and Zhang Cang were both stunned, and they couldn't help laughing.

"Although Shaofu's words are a little rough, but if you think about it carefully, it is also quite reasonable?"

Zhang Cang's kind ridicule provoked Xiao He to nod with a smile.

"Well, that's true."

"In the stone bricks, tens of thousands of troops can really pop out!"

Zhang Cang and Xiao He said a word, I said a word, and the laughter in the carriage was a higher point in a moment.

After talking and laughing, Zhang Cang finally looked at Xiao He slightly, and when he saw Xiao He nodding with a light smile, he turned a little straight and looked at Yang Chengyan beside him.

"Shaofu doesn't know at this time, but it doesn't matter."

"However, at this moment, the Shaofu or the subordinate government should be rushed to record the slaves offered by the courtiers and officials, and the nobles and nobles, and then bring the book into the palace and see the family in person."

Hearing this, Xiao He only smiled and shook his head, then turned sideways and looked out of the car window.

Today's Liu Ying clearly made Xiao He feel extremely unfamiliar, and when he thought about it, he felt a little familiar inexplicably.

"Seek practical benefits, but also do not forget to take into account the ······ of fame"

"Huh······"

With a meaningful smile, Xiao He finally turned around and slowly closed his eyes.

"It's like ······"