When Liu Yan heard the data listed by Zhang Yanjin, he was dumbfounded for a while. Although he has read a lot of poetry and books, he only knows that a bag of grain is about 760 catties. These [-] million kilograms... how many bags of grain are there?Master Liu is a little hard to imagine at this time.

"Your Majesty, don't listen to Zhang Yanjin's nonsense. If Mr. Liu can't transport it, Zhang Yanjin can do it? I haven't seen him go up to carry the cement himself, so why is he better than Mr. Liu?" At this time, Gao Shijie also Jumped out and said generously.

Zhang Yanjin had to pay attention to him at first, but now this guy is also coming up to find him.

"Master Gao, why are you impeaching me?" Zhang Yanjin asked with a cold face.

"Hmph!" Gao Shijie also snorted coldly, "Zhang Yanjin, what you said just now, you spend 22 taels of silver in 23 days, and you have to spend 1 taels of silver every day. How many people can have enough food and clothing with this [-] taels of silver?" Live a year? Just because you want to satisfy your own selfish desires, all the money was wasted! What should you do!"

"Hehe, 1 taels a day? Master Gao, how can you say such a thing?" Zhang Yanjin said disdainfully:

"It turns out to be Mr. Huang from the Ministry of Industry. Please tell Mr. Gao how much silver was consumed every day to rebuild the post road in Ningzhou last year?"

Huang Xiujun, who had been hiding in the corner, came out a little apprehensively at this time, and said tremblingly: "Return to the Holy Lord, to Mr. Zhang, Mr. Gao. Last year, the Ningzhou post road consumed an average of 20 taels of silver per day, which is equivalent to nearly every hour. 2 taels!"

As soon as this remark came out, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were stunned except for the household department and a few important officials.

At this time, Zhang Yanjin said again: "Your Majesty, although the Ningzhou post road has only been repaired for ten days, although it is not enough time for Gongfu Road, those who have been to Ningzhou will know that there is not even a single piece of Gongfu Road on that road. "

Then he glanced at the officials and continued: "The hundreds of officials in the court of my Great Wei Dynasty are all outstanding elites in the world, like Master Liu and Master Gao are also scholars who have read poetry and books, but there is just one thing, so learned. The people who do not know the value of firewood and rice, do not know the weight of jade, and will only immerse themselves in the Four Books and Five Classics all day long, talking about governing the country. I boldly suggest that Master Liu and Master Gao follow me to the construction site every month. Participate in labor, and open your eyes to see the world, don't close your eyes to rule the country anymore!"

What Zhang Yanjin said made Liu Yanshi and Gao Shijie speechless, their faces pale.

The emperor also said lightly at this time: "Hey, Zhang Aiqing, Liu Aiqing, Gao Aiqing, you are all for this country, don't argue today, but Zhang Aiqing's proposal just now is good, then I will let the two Aiqing suffer, it's okay Just go to the construction site and follow the instructions?"

"Chen... Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gao Shijie and Liu Yanshi's faces were pale, and they returned to their original places in embarrassment, and stopped talking.

At this time, Zhang Yanjin cupped his hands again and said, "Long live, today is the completion day of Gongfu Road. Just now I saw that all the officials questioned the role of the road, so I would like to invite the emperor and all colleagues to move to Gongfu Road together. The price of this road naturally has its advantages, please allow the emperor to grant it!"

The emperor was very looking forward to this journey early in the morning, just because Zhang Yanjin had described at the beginning that the emperor is very casual when going out of the palace these days, and at that moment, he promised: "Okay! If this is the case, then I announce that not only civil and military officials, but also all my officials All the princes and princesses, come with me to have a look, this is the first work of the postmaster!"

When all the officials heard about it, they kowtowed collectively.

"Emperor Shengming!"

"Pull the palace to caress the road!——"

"Showing the palace to caress the road——"

As the eunuchs sang, all the civil and military officials retreated to the Drum Tower and waited for the emperor!

……

As the horseshoes clattered along the straight and straight Gongfu Road, no one could not help but express their admiration from the bottom of their hearts.

"It's as if the carriage is parked in one place on this road, and it doesn't feel bumpy at all!"

"I have lived for more than sixty years, and I have never seen such a road. I can't imagine it! I can't imagine it!"

"If this kind of road is built to facilitate the Great Wei, wouldn't it be possible to make a thousand miles in one day?"

Hearing the admiration of the ministers, Zhang Yanjin accompanied the emperor, constantly introducing the planning of Gongfu Road to the emperor, as well as anecdotes about its construction.

"Zhang Yanjin, you did not disappoint me, but this road is extraordinary." The emperor looked at the endless road and said thoughtfully.

"Long live, this is just the beginning. In fact, building this first road in the capital does not have a greater effect than between the two cities. The reason why I chose to build it in the capital is to convince the officials to believe in the benefits of this road. .As I said at the beginning, with the continuous improvement of the road, whether it is travel, cargo transportation, or information transmission, it will be faster in the future, and the improved efficiency is beyond our imagination today!"

The emperor didn't say anything after hearing this.

However, Zhang Yanjin did not say one thing in his heart. With the construction of the road and the completion of the tax checkpoint on the road, the Post Road Division will gradually control the largest information network in the Wei Dynasty. Even Zhang Yanjin dare not imagine that it is so huge What kind of impact will the information network have on Great Wei? At that time, Zhang Yanjin will undoubtedly become the most powerful person in Great Wei Dynasty except for the emperor!

Thinking of this, Zhang Yanjin couldn't help but fight a cold war. Facing such a huge power, even he, who has always been indifferent, couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Zhang Yanjin has been thinking, if one day the postmaster is so powerful, what will the relationship between him and the emperor be like?As he has been in the court for a long time, especially this time when the cement was robbed, Zhang Yanjin can't see anything on the surface, but in fact he already has some scruples in his heart. If he wants to change this era, he can't just rely on the Sacred Heart. that power.

Just when Zhang Yanjin was lost in thought, a female voice suddenly came from beside her ear. .

"Father, I think this so-called road is nothing more than that!"

Zhang Yanjin was taken aback, and turned around to look, only to see a red figure, riding a maroon horse, galloping towards this side at high speed.

"It turned out to be Yuyang, don't talk nonsense, this road is already the best choice for transporting goods and sending messages on the march!",

"Huh!" Just a cold snort, the woman in red flew off the horse, with phoenix eyes and black eyebrows, a beautiful nose, and a slender neck that was held high like a white swan. Princess Yuyang, whom many lords of the Wei Dynasty miss!

Although Zhang Yanjin had never met Princess Yuyang, with his experience, he had guessed her identity when he heard Yuyang's first words.Seeing Yuyang coming forward at this time, he hurriedly saluted.

"My humble minister Zhang Yanjin has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Princess Yuyang threw the horsewhip to her attendants, and with a cold "hum", she walked up to the emperor and said, "Father, I want to sit in a sedan chair too!"

The emperor laughed loudly and said: "You can't sit in my sedan chair, the court is full of civil and military officials, so don't mess around."

"No, my son wants to sit in a sedan chair. If you don't let me sit, I will sit here today and won't leave!" Say it, Princess Yuyang said softly.

Although Zhang Yanjin shook Yuyang's face, she didn't take it seriously. It was recorded in history that Princess Yuyang was unruly and willful, so he was not surprised by this behavior.

"Okay, okay, come up, emperor, we still have to hurry!" The emperor had no choice but to let down the jade roller and help Princess Yuyang onto the sedan chair.

When everyone saw it, they gloated over Zhang Yanjin's misfortune. Look, Princess Yuyang is so favored. After marrying her, she has half a son-in-law, and the emperor still favors her even more.It's all right now, the man didn't marry, but provoked the next big enemy.

Zhang Yanjin didn't take it seriously, he really couldn't bear this tough princess.

Finally, the emperor started to move again. At this time, he heard the voice of Princess Yuyang from the jade roller: "That Zhang Yanjin, this princess asked you, you said that this road is very good, but in my princess's opinion, But it’s just blah blah blah.”

Hearing this, Zhang Yanjin's heart sank. Didn't Princess Yuyang come here specially to find fault?

"Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense, Zhang Yanjin is the most capable minister that my father values ​​most!" The Emperor said the same thing after hearing Princess Yuyang's words.

"Humph! Father, I think you trust him too much. I want to ask him today. This road looks smooth and solid, but in my Great Wei Dynasty, horses were generally used as vehicles. Horses waited for the road. Walking up, it will be painful within a few days, how can you travel thousands of miles a day like you said?"

Zhang Yanjin was taken aback by Princess Yuyang's question. She never expected that she could ask such a professional question.

The emperor fell into deep thought after hearing Princess Yuyang's questioning.

This is undoubtedly a very acute question.

"Hehe, the princess asked very well."

"Good question. I think it's a very bad question for you! If you can answer it today, forget it. If you can't answer it, I will ask Father to punish you for deceiving the emperor!"

Zhang Yanjin's heart sank. Princess Yuyang's problem was undoubtedly much more clever than the impeachment of Gao Shijie and Liu Yan. If the road was repaired, but there were fatal flaws, it would indeed be a big mistake.

However, Zhang Yanjin's nervousness was not because he couldn't answer, but because he felt that Princess Yuyang was targeting him so shrewdly. He smiled wryly, it seemed that he had really provoked an enemy.

"Zhang Yanjin, I also want to know what you think." At this time, the emperor also became interested in this question, but because Zhang Yanjin had never disappointed him, he didn't think that Zhang Yanjin would not consider this question .

Of course Zhang Yanjin has considered this issue!

"My Majesty, in fact, regarding this issue, I still have some follow-up small items to prevent horses from wearing out their hooves quickly. First, I will explain the problem of Your Royal Highness from the role of the road."

Zhang Yanjin talked eloquently: "First of all, although the road is called a road, the main function is not to allow horses to walk, but to let horse-drawn carts run, because the most important thing to transport goods is to rely on horse-drawn carts instead of horses. I don’t think the princess knows about the matter, but the main method of communication I have now is the carrier pigeon, which is dozens of times faster than riding a horse, so it is obviously rarely used to gallop a horse on the road.”

"Seldom used? Rarely used means that it will be used. If the princess is riding on the road and the horse is injured halfway, wouldn't the princess have to walk the rest of the way?"

"Hehe, what the princess said makes sense, but she still neglected a little bit. From now on, there will be checkpoints at every other section of the road, not only to collect road taxes, but also to sell some necessary items on the road, such as horses, water, etc. And some carriage accessories. So the princess’s worries are superfluous. In addition, remind the princess that the road tax will be very expensive in the early stage. If there is nothing wrong, it’s better not to take it casually. Tax less!"

"You...you are presumptuous! You still dare to collect money from this princess?"

"Hehe, the prince crosses the road and pays the same tax as the common people!"

Zhang Yanjin said indifferently, she is not going to be polite to this princess now.

"Okay, Yuyang, Zhang Yanjin has already given you the answer, so don't embarrass him anymore, Zhang Yanjin and you too, Yuyang has lived in the palace for a long time and has less knowledge, so don't be as knowledgeable as him."

The emperor knew Zhang Yanjin's temper, if he became stubborn, he would not even give him face, let alone his daughter.

However, Princess Yuyang is also a person who does not give face to the emperor.

"Father, Mr. Zhang has been talking for a long time, but he didn't get to the point at all. If the horse is injured, change the horse? It's hard to find a good horse. Just because he repaired this road, let the horse worship and be damaged? Isn't that a waste of money? Money? Taxes are also collected, and people who are stupid will go to your broken road."

Zhang Yanjin chuckled and said, "I don't know if Your Royal Highness knows that I have made some harnesses?"

"What harness?" Yu Yang's crisp voice came from Yu Zhan.

"It's the saddle and stirrup that the princess was riding on just now."

"What does that have to do with the present problem?"

Zhang Yanjin said calmly: "It doesn't matter much, but there is also something called a horseshoe, because it was only used in mass production in the military before. This thing is like a person's shoes, which can best protect the horseshoe. Running on the road, you can walk like flying! Princess, your horse is not..."

After Zhang Yanjin finished speaking, Princess Yuyang suddenly lost her voice and remained silent for a long time, Zhang Yanjin was waiting for her to reply.

At this time, Emperor Sheng Yuan suddenly said: "Okay, don't talk about Zhang Yanjin, let's talk about the horse's hoof falling."

When Zhang Yanjin heard this, he burst into cold sweat. This Princess Yuyang was digging a hole for him. The horseshoe is a military item, and it has not been released to the public. Ma Lu...he is advocating the release of the horseshoe.

The emperor did not express his position... He...

In fact, why did she say so much, the horse's hooves are different and worn out on ordinary roads?Zhang Yanjin became vigilant towards this Princess Yuyang.

Emperor Sheng Yuan glared at Princess Yuyang, and Princess Yuyang called softly, "Father."

Emperor Sheng Yuan really loved this daughter in his heart, and he really couldn't blame her for being wronged by the divorce.However, Emperor Sheng Yuan knew that the horseshoe would not be kept secret for long, but Beizheng's victory was considered to have played its greatest role. He also knew that although it was not made public, many people in the Great Wei and Grassland actually used it. Things still really have to be used by the people by default.

Huang Jia finally arrived in front of the first floor of the sky. At this time, there were a lot of flowers in front of the first floor of the sky. A small fountain in front of the door sprinkled crystal water droplets high into the sky, attracting a large number of onlookers for a while.

"Zhang Yanjin, what happened ahead, why are there so many people gathered?" the emperor suddenly asked.

"Back to the emperor, there is a newly opened restaurant in front of it. I feel that the environment here is very good, so I chose to hold the ribbon-cutting ceremony here."

"Oh? Restaurant?" The emperor was obviously very interested. Regarding Zhang Yanjin's strange word "ribbon-cutting", since there were quite a few of them before, he also expressed good reception.

"Let's cut the ribbon first, I'm going to visit this restaurant when I'm done."

……

The civil and military forces of the family dynasty gathered on the wide road. The emperor stood at the front and said loudly: "My dear friends, everyone has seen this road today. If you have something to say, you can warn Zhang Shilang."

All the officials whispered to each other for a while, at this time, Chu Chigong came out, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, this road looks good to walk on, but I don't know how durable it is?"

Hearing what Chu Chigong said, Zhang Yanjin smiled inwardly, it seems that Zhao Guogong is going to show his hand again!

The emperor had heard Zhang Yanjin's words in his heart for a long time, and Chu Chigong probably knew that he was building a stone ladder for Zhang Yanjin.

But the emperor only heard that although he has confidence in Zhang Yanjin, he still has to see it with his own eyes to be completely relieved. He also pretended not to know and said: "Mr. Zhao, everyone feels very solid along this road. ask?"

"Hey!" Chu Chigong said with a cooperating smile: "Your Majesty, this road has to be walked for years and years, and it is exposed to wind and sun all year round. If you walk it once, it will be strong?"

"Then according to your words, how can it be considered strong?" the emperor said.

"It's very simple. I, Lao Chu, don't believe in anyone. I just believe in my pair of Wujin Town Mountain Hammers, and let Lao Chu hit it a few times. If the road is still intact, he will be considered strong!"

When all the officials heard this, they were all dumbfounded.Who doesn't know Chu Chigong's pair of mountain hammers?A pair of Wujin hammers weighed more than [-] jin, plus Zhao Guogong's arm strength, even granite might not be able to withstand it!

"No!" At this time, the more controversial admonishing doctor Zhou Su suddenly stood up and said: "This road is for walking, not for hammering. It cost hundreds of thousands of silver to build. How can it be because Zhao Guogong suspected it for a while?" Just use this method to test?"

Zhou Su obviously still felt sorry for the 20 taels of silver.

Zhang Yanjin was listening, feeling a little thumping in her heart. What Chu Chigong said was a bit exaggerated. Even if the concrete road is strong, there is a limit. If the hammer goes down, Zhang Yanjin is not sure that something bad will happen.Zhang Yanjin knew very well that these famous generals were really powerful. Chu Chigong heard that the blade of a weapon weighed only a hundred catties, and that brute force...

At this time, Duke Rui said with a sullen face: "Your Majesty, I think Mr. Zhao is right. We are gratified that the road has been built, but the quality of the road has yet to be tested!"

Duke Rui Guo has always been prudent in court, but when he spoke at this time, all the officials were silent.

Zhang Yanjin was totally unwilling, but as a road builder, he couldn't stop him anyway.

At this moment, the emperor gave Rui Guogong a hard look, and said: "Since Rui Guogong also agrees with Zhao Guogong's opinion, then please Zhao Guogong take action!"

No one thought that things would turn out like this. Judging by the emperor's expression now, if Zhao Guogong's hammer goes down, the road will be fine. Blockbuster.

But at this time Chu Chigong didn't realize it, and Rui Guogong's eyes were also erratic.

"Zhao Guogong Zijin Town Mountain Hammer, please!" Eunuch Xu said, and soon two guards walked up to Chu Chigong carrying two big hammers.

At this time, I saw Chu Chigong standing upright with a long body, and his old figure instantly became extremely tall and straight. When he stretched out his hand, he had already grasped the huge double hammers in his hand.

"open!"

A shout of anger shook the long street.

"Peng!"

A loud bang!

The loud noise shook the sky, the faces of the officials changed, and even the horses pulling the cart neighed in shock. Eunuch Xu stood in front of the emperor and called softly, "Guard!"

However, the emperor's face was indifferent, and he waved his hands and said: "In the past, Zhao Guogong and I rushed to kill among thousands of troops, such scenes are not in the way."

In this way, the guards who surrounded him retreated back.

But at this time, someone among the officials suddenly shouted: "The road is broken!"

"The road is broken!"

At this moment of great joy, this voice spread like a plague among the officials. Except for a very few guys with ulterior motives, no one would like to see the road broken at this time. Although the road was built by Zhang Yanjin, if it really What happened, the emperor was furious, and he was not the only one who was implicated!

But the facts were right in front of his eyes, Chu Chigong went down with a hammer, and looked at the road again, he was still reduced to powder!

All the faces of the officials were pale.But the emperor's expression was extremely gloomy.

"Mr. Zhao! What a good deed you have done!" The emperor's voice was low, but his aura was like thunder, approaching Mr. Zhao Chu Chigong!

"Your Majesty, Duke Zhao is not guilty!" At this moment, it was Duke Rui Yiyi who walked out and kowtowed.

Ruiguo has a high position and authority, and has worked under the emperor for decades, so he has an extremely accurate grasp of gaffes.He knew that standing up and speaking at this time would be disgusted by the emperor after all.It doesn't matter if the road is broken, it's just repaired.At most, Zhang Yanjin received two harsh words, but what was terrible was the anger of the emperor.

What his father-in-law Rui had to do was to arouse the anger of the emperor, and then pass the anger on to Zhang Yanjin.

Sure enough, Duke Rui just said a word, and there was a commotion among the officials again.

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