On the official road from Fengyang City to Luoding City, Lin Feng was building the road with the cement factory workers under the scorching sun.

"Director, please have a bowl of tea and rest for a while. Let us do the road construction work." Li Da poured a bowl of tea for Lin Feng.

Lin Feng took the tea, raised his head and drank it all, "No, I just want to exercise my body. Brother Gong, how about you teach me martial arts when you have free time?"

"No problem, as long as you have time, I can teach you at any time, but my martial arts are all used to kill people. Brother Lin is a sage in this world. Are you sure you want to practice?"

"Haha! I haven't practiced martial arts that can't kill people yet! I'll practice for a while to strengthen my physique, and then you can teach me martial arts."

Although the martial arts in this world cannot fly up and down walls, it is very practical. If you learn it well, it will not be a problem to fight one against ten.

Lin Feng liked martial arts very much before time travel. Now that he has such a good opportunity to learn, he will naturally not give up. Moreover, having martial arts can not only protect himself, but also strengthen his body.

At this moment, a luxurious carriage came from the direction of Fengyang City, accompanied by cavalry from the Royal Forest Army. It was obviously a high-ranking official traveling. The people who were building the road immediately got out of the way, but unexpectedly the carriage stopped in front of them.

Sun He got off the carriage, looked at the group of dirt-covered people in front of him with disgust, and quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief.

"Which one of you is in charge here? Quickly take our family to see the Marquis of Jiangling."

"My lord, our Lord is right there."

A migrant worker pointed with his finger, and Sun He immediately recognized Lin Feng who was building the road, so he walked over quickly, "Jiangling Marquis, why are you building the road yourself in this hot day? Your Majesty has a decree and an order. You will come into the palace with our family immediately."

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Manager Sun, please wait a moment while I go change my clothes."

"Marquis Jiangling, hurry up, His Majesty is still waiting to see you!"

"understood."

After half an hour.

Wende Hall.

"My lord, I'd like to meet your Majesty! I've met the three pavilion elders!"

"No need to be polite, Marquis Jiangling, please take your seat quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Lin Feng sat down, Academician Meng Xianli poured him a cup of tea.

"Thank you, Mr. Meng."

Lin Feng was not polite, picked up the tea cup and drank it all.

"Lin Feng, I am so anxious to ask Sun Ban to find you because I want to ask you about the four-wheeled carriage. Have you really solved the turning problem of the four-wheeled carriage?"

Lin Feng immediately stood up and cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, that's right."

"Hahaha……"

"Okay, okay! The three pavilion elders and I are very curious. It has been more than 1000 years since the birth of the carriage, and no one has been able to solve the turning problem of the four-wheeled carriage. Please tell us in detail, Marquis Jiangling!"

"I would also like to ask your Majesty to give me pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I will first draw a simple structure of the four-wheeled carriage, and then explain it to Your Majesty and the three elders."

"Sun Ban, bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone to Marquis Jiangling."

"Old slave obeys!"

Soon, Sun He placed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in front of Lin Feng. Lin Feng picked up the brush and started drawing seriously on the paper...

A quarter of an hour later.

A simple and clear structural diagram of a four-wheeled carriage appeared on the paper. Lin Feng pointed at the drawing and slowly introduced: "Your Majesty, this thing is the steering mechanism that makes the wheels turn. We can easily achieve it by just turning the turntable. The vehicle swerved.”

"This steering mechanism is very precise and easy to wear, so it must be cast with iron. In order for the vehicle to carry more cargo, the axles and bearings should also be cast with iron."

"The working principle of this referral agency is like this..."

Next, Lin Feng explained the working principle of the referral agency to the four people in detail.

After some explanation, Huangfu Gongcheng and the three pavilion elders nodded in unison.

"Lin Feng, according to you, wouldn't the construction of this four-wheeled carriage require a lot of iron?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right!"

"I plan to build a factory to produce four-wheeled carriages in Lijiazhuang. The key parts will be made of iron and other parts will be made of wood. The four-wheeled carriages produced in this way will not only be durable, but also can greatly increase the cargo carrying capacity."

Huangfu Gongcheng was very excited, "Okay! This factory must be established as soon as possible. You don't have to worry about the iron. I will let the Salt and Iron Department fully support you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Lin Feng, construction of the cement road from Lijiazhuang to Fengyang City has begun. How long will it take to complete?"

"Your Majesty, the cement plant is in urgent need of manpower. If there are enough manpower, it should be completed in two months."

Huangfu Gongcheng nodded thoughtfully, "The cement road is of great importance and must be repaired as soon as possible. You don't have to worry about manpower. I will ask the Ministry of Industry to send people to support you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Lin Feng, if I ask you to build a cement road from Fengyang City to Liangyan City, the main city of Liangzhou, how much money will it cost? Of course, you don't have to worry about manpower."

As soon as Huangfu said this, General Cheng Wuwei's eyes began to shine. Meng Xianli and Dai Qian also looked at Lin Feng. It was obvious that they had discussed this matter before.

Huangfu Gongcheng's intention behind this move was very clear to Lin Feng. It was just to ensure the security of Dayan's border.

"Your Majesty, I have roughly estimated that the current cost of building this mile of cement road is 1 taels of silver. Fengyang City is more than 600 miles away from Liangyan City."

Sixteen million taels of silver.

OMG! Why is it so expensive?

After Lin Feng finished speaking, Huangfu Gongcheng and the three pavilion elders suddenly took a breath of cold air.

"Your Majesty, the production of this cement is very complex and requires a lot of manpower and material resources. I am working hard to improve the production process and reduce production costs as much as possible."

Lin Feng's explanation was obviously unconvincing. Dai Qian, the imperial censor, was the first to speak: "Jiangling Marquis, the total tax revenue of Dayan for one year is only over 5000 million taels of silver. One mile of your cement road costs 1. Ten thousand taels, I, Dayan, can’t afford to build such an expensive road!”

"Marquis Jiangling, I want to ask you, when you were developing cement, didn't you consider the cost of the cement road? The people of my banquet now only have enough food and clothing to avoid forced labor. How can they afford such an expensive cement road?" Build it?" University Scholar Meng Xian said politely.

"Lin Feng, the concerns of the two pavilion elders are not unreasonable. Our country's treasury tax revenue is already tight, and the people's lives are not rich. The cost of building this cement road is so high, I think we should stop it first!" General Cheng Wuwei said.

"Your Majesty, building cement roads is such a waste of money and people. I sincerely request your Majesty to order an order to stop the construction immediately." The three cabinet ministers stood up and saluted in unison, with a very firm attitude.

Building cement roads is the most critical step for Lin Feng to transform Dayan. He will not give up no matter what. Lin Feng had anticipated the reactions of the three pavilion elders before he spoke, and he had already thought of a countermeasure.

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