The next day, the owner of the butcher shop selected a few catties of the best quality pork and came to the palace to ask to see Chu Ze, hoping that his street would also be included in the cement road reconstruction plan.

"Lord Chu, the little one is the owner of the butcher shop on the edge of the East Market, I have come to visit you, and I ask the prince to take care of you!" The butcher saluted respectfully.

"Oh? The butcher shop owner in East City? Chu Ze smiled and nodded, "Please say, is there anything wrong?" ”

"Report to the prince, I beg you to include the streets where several small traders in our East Market are located into the cement road reconstruction plan, which is still a dilapidated dirt road, which is really hindering our business." The butcher shop owner said sincerely.

"I see!" Chu Ze suddenly realized: "Now that the newly built cement road has convenient transportation, the business of your old street is not comparable, so I hope that a section of the cement road can also be built, right?" ”

"Exactly!" The owner of the butcher shop hurriedly nodded and said: "Since the opening of the new road in the west market, the passenger flow on our side has plummeted, and the business has deteriorated. ”

"Okay, I understand your difficulties." Chu Ze said with a smile: "Since it is for the sake of the people, I will send someone over to check the actual situation as soon as possible." If conditions permit, your streets will also be included in the new phase of the renovation plan, so that you can also enjoy the benefits of cement roads as soon as possible. ”

"Thank you so much for your insight!" The butcher shop owner knelt down excitedly and thanked him.

"Okay, I'm just doing my best to solve problems for the people." Chu Ze waved his hand kindly and said, "The support of the people is the driving force for me to continue to move forward, and your happiness is my greatest happiness." ”

"The prince is really a wise man!" The butcher shop owner sighed heartily.

"By the way, building new roads requires a certain amount of material support." Chu Ze said with a smile: "Your merchants in the East City, what about providing some materials for building roads?" ”

"No problem!" The butcher shop owner nodded hurriedly and said, "We vendors will definitely do our best to help build the road, and we can also do our part!" ”

"Excellent! With the joint participation of the people, the preparation for the construction of the new road will be smoother. Chu Ze smiled approvingly.

"I can't thank you enough for the prince's kindness!" The butcher shopkeeper thanked him again and left happily.

Seeing his departing back, Chu Ze felt a hint of relief in his heart.

Yes, I will try my best to solve the suffering of any small people, because their happiness is my happiness.

Building roads is just the beginning, and there is more to be done.

As long as you have good intentions, the people will support me!

One day, Chu Ze and Zhao Si walked on the newly built cement avenue, admiring the wide and smooth new road.

"Lord Wang, these cement pavements that you personally presided over have been basically completed, which has greatly improved the travel of the people." Zhao Si said with a smile: "Seeing the joy on the faces of the people, your wish has come true again!" ”

"Yes, the happiness of the people is my happiness." Chu Ze smiled and said, "The road conditions in some places can be further improved, and we can't stop there." ”

"Exactly!" Zhao Si nodded heavily and said, "Lord Wang, your foresight makes the future of Daming more hopeful!" ”

"Come, let's go around and see how the people react to the new way." Chu Ze greeted.

So the two strolled to the front of a noodle restaurant, only to see the owner enthusiastically soliciting customers at the door.

"Ouch, isn't this our Chu prince!" The owner of the noodle shop greeted him with a smile and said, "You came here to investigate the people's situation in person, you really took too much care!" ”

"Is the noodle restaurant business still successful?" Chu Ze asked with a smile.

"Thanks to the new road built by the prince, my business has skyrocketed recently, and customers come every day!" The boss said happily: "You know, in the past, my life in this dilapidated little shop was actually very difficult, and I barely survived by the little consumption of the surrounding residents. Now, with the spacious cement avenue, outsiders have also come in to consume, and business is booming! ”

"Haha, since business is booming, you have to offer more good noodles for the people to taste!" Chu Ze joked with a smile.

"Definitely, definitely! I have developed a few new signature noodles, so I will let you taste them first! The boss smiled.

"Very well, the people are rich, and I am glad." Chu Ze nodded, and asked again, "Do you have any other thoughts about this new path?" ”

"Hmm......" The noodle shop owner scratched his head, thought for a moment and said, "It would be perfect if the new road could continue to extend to more blocks." At present, there are still some remote areas where the transportation is not very convenient, I hope the prince can improve as soon as possible! ”

"You're right!" Chu Ze nodded approvingly: "The construction of new roads must be done step by step and step by step. In time, I'll be able to turn all the streets into concrete pavement! ”

"Haha, with the prince in charge, the future of our Ming Dynasty must be even better!" The boss applauded happily.

"Okay, you can also go about your business!" Chu Ze sent him away with a smile.

"Prince Chu take care!" The boss smiled and waved goodbye.

Seeing his back, Chu Ze smiled slightly.

The ideas of a small people also deserve to be listened to, because their voices are the motivation for me to continue to move forward.

Building these concrete roads is just the beginning, and there is still a lot of work to be done.

As long as I have good intentions, the support of the people will make me invincible!

The news of Chu Ze's promotion of cement pavement in Fengyang soon spread throughout the nearby prefectures and counties.

For a time, officials from all over the country came to Fengyang, hoping to learn from Chu Ze and learn how to build such an advanced road locally.

Early in the morning of this day, Du Cheng, the prefect of Taixing Mansion, came to Chu Ze Mansion and respectfully said to the door probe envoy: "The villain is on the order of Du Cheng, the prefect of Taixing Mansion, to visit the prince of Chu, and please convey it." ”

The probe hurriedly asked Du Cheng to wait for a while, and went in and replied.

After a while, Chu Ze greeted him with a smile.

"Oh? Isn't this Du Zhifu? Please come in, please come in. Chu Ze smiled and beckoned Du Cheng to sit in the reception room, poured hot tea for him personally, and asked with a smile: "The prefect is here, what are you doing?" ”

Du Cheng hurriedly got up and returned the salute and said, "Let the prince greet him in person, and I feel very sorry to go." This time, there is no other, just because I heard that the prince has recently vigorously promoted cement pavement in Fengyang, which is deeply loved by the people and has become famous. Therefore, I came to visit the prince to ask for advice on the system of cement and the method of laying, and I hope that the prince will give advice. ”

Chu Ze laughed when he heard this, and said kindly: "So that's the case!" Since Governor Du is sincere, it is not difficult for me to be for you. I'm going to give you the know-how of making cement, and you'll listen carefully. ”

After that, Chu Ze explained in detail the formula ratio of cement, the modulation method, and the skills of pavement construction. (End of chapter)