Infrastructure masters in the red building

When the eldest prince saw Jia Fang, Jia Fang was working at his desk in his office.And Shui Xian set up a bamboo recliner and lay down next to Jia Fang, saying that he was taking a nap, but in fact he chatted with Jia Fang casually.

It wasn't until the eldest prince came walking quickly that Shui Xian got up from the recliner, with a lazy look that had just had a nap and was bleary-eyed.

Although they are all nobles of the royal family, Jia Fang and the eldest prince agreed in private that all trivial etiquette will be exempted when they leave Beijing.So when the three of them met, there was no complicated scene of worshiping each other.

Only the eldest prince really didn't expect to meet Shui Xian here, his mind turned quickly, and he remembered that Jia Fang was attacked and disappeared after the prince's funeral, and he disappeared together with Shui Xian.

Now that these two people appeared in front of the First Prince without any shyness, it seemed that the relationship between the two was special and their affection was unusual.

The eldest prince understood something, and immediately spoke a little sourly: "With this God of Wealth by your side, what can happen to you?"

Everyone is the same brother, so how can Jia Fang get along with a prince who is famous for his financial management?

Jia Fang was a little proud: "That is!"

The eldest prince rolled his eyes at him, and said sullenly: "It's fortunate that I rushed back to see you in such a hurry."

At this time, Zheng Boyi, who was supported by Nan Yongqian and was thrown from the frame, also came to him. Both of them were Jia Fang's subordinates, and they respectfully greeted their master together.

The atmosphere in the room is not suitable for being too casual.Jia Fang immediately excused the ceremony from the two staff members, and the two sat down together.Jia Fang asked the eldest prince straightly: "Your Highness, may I ask you what happened to Taoyuan Village before?"

The eldest prince shook his head and said: "I can't tell. Maybe the news spread so outrageously that people didn't know what happened. In short, I was at Pingnan Daying, and I heard everything. Finally Outrageous, it means that a 'ladder' suddenly appeared in your Taoyuan village, leading to the fairyland."

"Ladder?!" Jia Fang and Shui Xian said at the same time, then looked at each other and smiled.

Presumably, the news that a safety hole in Taoyuan Village had collapsed was spread first, so people outside thought that "something happened" to Taoyuan Village.But in fact, this safety hole has become a passage leading to other places.

Jia Fang never deliberately concealed this news, and even put up a sign in the safe hole later, indicating that it was the road leading to the "small garden".

However, the fact that a passage appeared from the south to the north out of thin air is really unimaginable. It was passed on and changed, and finally it became an extra "ladder" in Taoyuan Village.

Jia Fang stood up and said, "I never planned to hide this matter from His Majesty. I wanted to write to invite you to come and take a look at it, but I was afraid that you would be busy. Since His Majesty is here today, I naturally want to invite you Let's go and see together."

The eldest prince stood up happily. He believed Jia Fang very much. After all, Jia Fang even told him such a secret thing as "shrinking the ground whip".He rushed over in such a hurry, in fact, he was more concerned and curious than worried.

Jia Fang summoned the eldest prince and Shui Xian, and even his own two staff members did not hide it, and the five of them went to the passage of "Taoyuan-Xiaoyuan" together.

Along the way, the eldest prince first asked about the "big guy" who was always spraying white steam on the track.After Jia Fang explained to him that the steel rails had been built and started to use the steam locomotive that could be driven by itself only by feeding coal and water, the eldest prince patted his thigh and regretted——

"I should have stopped and looked at the track and the 'big guy' first."

The eldest prince has long been interested in copper rails, but now that he heard about steam locomotives, he couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately clamored to see them.

But Jia Fang didn't let him go, and said: "Follow me to see more exciting things."

A group of people came to the tunnel, saw the sign with the words "Taoyuan Section", and also saw a huge metal object being transported out of the tunnel by the villagers.

The eldest prince has never seen such a thing before, but he was afraid of showing cowardice, so he didn't dare to ask in front of people, and after these people had transported the things away, he leaned next to Jia Fang and asked, "Sir, that thing...is it alchemy?" stove?"

Jia Fang was stunned for a moment, held back his laughter, and instead praised: "There is indeed a word 'furnace', but it's not a pill furnace, it's a boiler."

"By the way, this thing is not for our Taoyuan Village, but for the two Shengli New Villages under your command."

"For those two villages?" The eldest prince was even more puzzled, thinking that the two farming villages would just specialize in farming?Make all the sweet potato flour properly, so that he can eat two more bowls of hot and sour every day.

"Yes," Jia Fang said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. After we go to Xiaoyuan to see it, I will take you to the two villages of Shengli to see the changes there."

The eldest prince squinted at Jia Fang, and couldn't help being even more curious about "Little Garden".

A group of people enter the tunnel.

There is a registration post set up by the inspection team at the entrance of the tunnel.The inspectors on duty quickly saluted Jia Fang, but at the same time said: "Please register."

Jia Fang wrote down the names of the five of them in the register, and registered the reason for leaving the country as "visiting and studying".When the inspection team saw the words "Zhou Dewei", they couldn't help being awed, and saluted the eldest prince again.

Since the opening of the "Taoyuan-Xiaoyuan" tunnel, the control of population flow between the two sides has been relatively strict.All those who crossed the border to the other side were required to return on the same day.

The main reason for such strict management is that the area of ​​Shuixian is an important industrial area, and the people in Taoyuan Village will cause problems if they walk around there.

In addition, workers from "Xiaoyuan" came to Taoyuan Village before and wanted to "stay" quietly in Taoyuan Village. To put it bluntly, they felt that Taoyuan Village had better living conditions, envied them, and wanted to become "economic" immigrants.

However, Taoyuan Village has a very strict household registration and occupancy registration system, and it is extremely difficult for outsiders to stay quietly.Immediately after expressing the desire to "immigrate" over there, a working group came to understand the situation. After finding out the intention of the person concerned, he took him to observe the actual working and living conditions in Taoyuan Village from the sidelines.

To live in Taoyuanzhai, you also have to rely on your own labor, and money does not fall from the sky.So the person concerned quickly recognized the reality and obediently went back to Xiaoyuan to work.

When the First Prince came to see it, he really didn't realize how different this passage was, it was just an ordinary tunnel.The track in the tunnel, he had seen similar ones before.

But after walking two hundred steps and seeing that he was about to approach the exit at the other end of the tunnel, the eldest prince began to feel a little cold all over his body.

Jia Fang walked quickly to a kiosk at the exit of the tunnel, took out a stack of circulation coupons from his purse, and said, "Rent five cloaks."

The eldest prince and Nan Yongqian shook hands together.The eldest prince said casually: "The sixth...you don't need this."

Jia Fang changed his words: "Then... three pieces!"

In the end, the merchant who rented the cloak charged him for two pieces.Because Shui Xian didn't wear clothes worn by others, he always had a crane cloak in this small pavilion, which was kept by the shopkeeper.

Ever since, there were five people in the group, and three of them put on cloaks.Only the eldest prince and Nan Yongqian thought they were brave and strong, and didn't take the coolness around them seriously.

Once he left the tunnel, the eldest prince felt a chill rushing over his face.Nan Yongqian was beside him, he couldn't bear it anymore and sneezed.

"This is--"

Taoyuanzhai has already bloomed in spring, and the peach and apricots have already bloomed for a round.But the scene in front of me is that the willows are green and the peach blossoms are beginning to bloom, which is a scene of early spring.The eldest prince was stunned: Could it be that what he passed just now was the "ladder to heaven", from the warm south to the fairyland in the sky?

After thinking about Jia Fang's previous elusiveness, the eldest prince suddenly figured it out again - what is a "ladder to heaven", what is a fairyland, it is estimated that this is another "shrinking ground whip", which can lead from the south to the far north.

A gust of cold wind blows, the eldest prince: ah... a bit miscalculated, a bit cold!

Jia Fang saw through this man's intentions, and did not expose them. Instead of forcing them to add clothes, he quickened his pace and took a group of people to the smelting field first, thinking that it would definitely not be cold there.

When he arrived at the smelting field, the eldest prince was completely shocked by the grand regulations of the industrial era, just like when Jia Fang went there for the first time.He saw the crimson molten steel flowing out of the huge crucible, and the splashing sparks were as gorgeous as fireworks during the New Year's festival.At this moment, the eldest prince didn't care whether he was cold or hot, he opened his mouth slightly, unable to utter a word, turned to look at Jia Fang.

Jia Fang winked and looked at Shui Xian beside him.

The eldest prince immediately showed an expression of envy and hatred again.

Then Shui Xian and Jia Fang took the eldest prince and two staff members to see his inventory.

At this time, Shuixian's smelting and forging plant was much larger than when Jia Fang first came, and the types of products produced were much more than before.I saw all kinds of steel rails, steel bars and thin steel plates piled up in the warehouse.

Jia Fang pointed out: this one can be used to quickly lay tracks; that one can be used in cement concrete to ensure that it will not collapse for decades.

As for those thin steel plates, before he could tell the First Prince how to use them, he had already come to his senses: "Can this steel plate be rolled into steel helmets and armor?"

Shui Xian nodded silently.

He waved his hand, and shopkeeper Ren ordered someone to bring out a set of prefabricated steel helmets and armor.This set of steel helmets and armor uses the stamping process, using a steam engine to drive the stamping hammer, punching the steel into the mold and pressing it into shape.

It took a lot of trouble to make this first set, but it will be much faster in the future.

Seeing such a set, the eldest prince's eyes almost fell out.He held this light but strong protective gear in his hand, stretched out his hand to touch it again and again, couldn't help but sigh for a moment, then closed his eyes again, wondering if he was thinking of his comrades who were broken off on the battlefield in the past, if With these strong and light protective gear, wouldn't he die for the country early...

Nan Yongqian was on the side, also with a serious expression, his mouth was tightly pursed, and he refused to say a word.

Everyone was silent for a long time, and then the First Prince asked:

"How much is this set?"

Shui Xian replied: "It depends on how many pieces His Highness wants. The more you want, the cheaper each piece will be."

"What if this king wants to build such armor for the [-] officers and soldiers of the Pingnan Camp?"

"About 20 taels!" Shui Xian smiled, "Money won't be a big problem, the biggest problem is when will the eldest prince want these things."

Jia was relieved to know that Shuixian had long wanted the eldest prince to become Xiaoyuan's "big client".

As for the track, the First Prince was very enthusiastic in the first place.After all, having used the army for many years, the eldest prince is well aware of the arduous transportation of food and supplies.Now that he is ordered to rectify the Pingnan camp, and Jia Fang is appointed as the governor of Pingnan, the two of them will join forces, and it won't take long for the ten southern states to turn upside down and take on a new look.

As for the weapons and equipment in the southern region, that must be... what bandits and southern barbarians are we afraid of in the future?The southern border is still guarded like an iron bucket?

And Shui Xian said "money will not be a big problem", that is, he will not get stuck with the eldest prince in terms of money, and will provide him with urgent things in time.

Unexpectedly, the eldest prince frowned when he heard Shui Xian say this, nodded his head and said: "I understand, money is not the problem, the problem is time..."

The first prince and Shui Xian talked like a charade, but Jia Fang vaguely figured out some meaning——

The eldest prince was used to leading soldiers in the northwest, and he was the most powerful general, but the emperor issued a decree, asking him to bring only two hundred riders to the south to rectify the Pingnan Camp.Could it be that there will be some accident in the south, and is there any connection between the accident and the assassination of the crown prince in Beijing and the inexplicable appearance of firearms?

Seeing this, Shui Xian and Jia Fang exchanged a look.Jia Fang immediately canceled the plan to invite the eldest prince to stay in the small garden for a night to experience life in the northern industrial park, but invited him back, and several people gathered together for a secret talk.

Seeing that there was no one else except Shui Xian and the two staff members, the eldest prince said, "Forget it, although this is my guess, it has something to do with you all..."

"Based on my inference, King Nan'an may want to rebel."

The King of Nan'an is the strange prince who has trouble with the princess.He "countered the rebellion" in the south for many years, and he did not return to Beijing for a long time.He is also one of the four kings and eight princes, so the eldest prince said that this matter has something to do with everyone.

When the First Prince spoke, Nan Yongqian and Zheng Boyi didn't respond, they must have already known about it.It is also possible that this conclusion was reached after discussions between Jia Fang's two aides and the First Prince.

"That's why His Royal Highness is anxious to order protective gear for the Pingnan camp to strengthen its military equipment?" Shui Xian asked.

The eldest prince nodded.

If the king of Nan'an really rebelled, then his determination will be different from the last time when he was troubled by bandits.So the First Prince is a worry.

"But if we increase our armaments now, will we scare the enemy and let the opponent attack earlier?" Jia Fang also asked.

At this time, Nan Yongqian and Zheng Boyi nodded together. It can be seen that what Jia Fang was worried about was exactly what they were worried about—the first prince had not taken over the Pingnan camp for a long time, and the soldiers under him were according to the standards of the first prince , They are still a bunch of scum.

At this time, Shui Xian lightly clapped his hands: "Thanks to God's divine way, 'Xiaoyuan' and 'Taoyuan' are connected into one place."

Jia Fang and Shui Xian were in the same mind, and immediately said: "Yes, it could be like this. All the armaments are completed by Ziheng's people. And those of us in the south, just build roads in strategic locations in these southern states. Lay the track."

"From the outside, we didn't do anything. We just continued to do what we were doing without attracting attention."

"If the king of Nan'an has no objection, the road and track will be built to facilitate the people and revitalize the economy in the south; if there is any accident, this road and track will be able to transport soldiers, equipment, food and grass in the fastest time. the place to go."

Hearing Jia Fang's words, the first prince was suddenly enlightened, and said happily, "Why didn't I think of that earlier."

But in fact, the eldest prince only came to the "Xiaoyuan" for the first time today, unlike Jia Fang and Shui Xian, they knew the situation of Taoyuan Village and Xiaoyuan by heart.So he couldn't get around this corner for a while, not because he was not resourceful, but because he hadn't accepted the concept. The two places that were not related at all on the map were now connected and connected together.

However, these two places are separate, with completely different industrial structures, and the villagers and workers living there are completely different.To keep them separate, in fact, they can be completely separated.

Zheng Boyi asked: "Is it necessary to cut off the communication between the two sides, so as to avoid people discovering the preparations that 'Xiao Yuan' is making?"

Jia Fang disagreed. He shook his head and said, "No, we won't be able to explain the source of the orbit. Moreover, the two sides are already in contact, and they benefit each other. If they suddenly cut off the connection, that would really make people suspicious."

"I think 'Xiaoyuan' is fully capable of covering up their production of armaments. Ziheng, don't you think so?"

Shui Xian was leaning lazily on the back of the chair at this time, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if to say: It seems that Zi Fang understands his ability very well.

Jia Fang thought about it again, and said: "Mr. Zheng, the people in Dicuiting should not be idle during your absence. They should be able to play a big role in the future. You just Come back, let's go to rest for a while, and arrange work at Dicui Pavilion tomorrow."

"It's a good thing if people from King Nan'an are interested in our side. We can let them know what we want them to know, can't we?"

With a few words, Jia Fang helped everyone make a decision.

The eldest prince rubbed his hands, sighed and said: "Lao Liu, it seems that in this southern territory, I still really...don't accept you!"

Jia Fang: Let me smile modestly.

Unexpectedly, his elder brother was extremely energetic, he rushed all the way to Taoyuan Village, and went to look around the small garden "thousands of miles away", but he still couldn't rest, so he pushed the table and stood up, saying: " Come on, take me to see that 'big guy'."

Jia Fang was dragged by the eldest prince's arm, turned his head in a hurry, just in time to see Shui Xian lowered his eyes, and seemed to be nodding slightly - that seemed to mean: go, that person should have something to say to you alone explain.

Sure enough, the eldest prince and Jia Fang went to the "Taoyuan-Wuyuan" station side by side, and talked with Jia Fang in a low voice along the way.

"Did you report to Jingzhong about the discovery of this passage?" the eldest prince asked Jia Fang.

Jia Fang nodded and said: "I reported it, but I didn't give it to His Highness the Third Highness, but sent it directly to the Li Palace in the suburbs of Beijing."

In fact, Jia Fang didn't have the consciousness to report "Xiangrui" when he discovered it.He had discussed it with Shui Xian before he realized that he should inform Duke Rong Jia Daishan of this matter.Jia Daishan had his own channels, and sent the news to the palace after several rounds.

He originally thought that the First Prince would question the "procedural justice" of this matter, but the First Prince didn't mean to blame him at all, instead he breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good!"

Jia Fang: ...What's the matter?

"I always vaguely feel that the second child died for no apparent reason, and the third child has not been found out. This matter is full of weirdness. In Beijing, it is better not to report everything."

Jia Fang: Same as I thought.

But that's not all, he seemed to be full of doubts about the third prince from the voice of the eldest prince.

The prince was assassinated, he and Shui Xian were attacked, the firearms that appeared inexplicably, it is said that the king of Nan'an who is about to turn against him... is it really related to the third prince?

But it's no wonder, after all, after the death of the crown prince, the third prince has direct vested interests.The First Prince's suspicion was not without reason.

"The second child is gone. Among us brothers, there is no difference between the first son and the concubine. It stands to reason that everyone has the hope of occupying that chair. But I think that either you or the fourth child are both suitable for me. The old man Three no-"

The First Prince suddenly said something.

Jia Fang immediately stretched out his hand and shook: "I can't, I can't, I won't!"

He is a down-to-earth person who builds roads and builds houses. Pushing him to that position really put him on fire.

The corner of the eldest prince's mouth turned downward immediately, forming an "unhappy" expression.He was very depressed, but it was obvious that he had nothing to do with Jia Fang—this kind of thing, everyone has his own ambitions, and he can't do it by force.If it was the eldest prince himself, wouldn't he be unwilling to interfere?

So the First Prince put his hands behind his back, raised his head, looked around Taoyuan Village for a while, and saw Shui Xian standing in front of Jiayin Hall from a distance.

Shui Xian's figure is very recognizable, with moon white clothes, he looks like I want to ride the wind to go home, so it's sure to be him.

The eldest prince recognized Shui Xian, turned his face and saw Jia Fang beside him was also looking at that side intently, suddenly thought of joking, couldn't help but said narrowly: "Lao Liu, when will you get married?"

Jia Fang: "Huh?"

The eldest prince smiled and said: "The Rongguo Mansion has not been ashamed to help you out until now, maybe the father didn't remember it for a while, should I remind you?"

Jia Fang is close to reaching the crown, if it wasn't for his strange background, in an ordinary family, he would have already talked about marriage - that's definitely what he doesn't want.

The eldest prince made his own decisions, he resisted the pressure and married a slave girl, in exchange for a happy marriage and harmonious husband and wife.And he also saw early in the morning that Jia Fang and Shui Xian were very close, and now he said this, but there was a smirk in his eyes, obviously wanting to see Jia Fang panicked and begging for mercy.

Unexpectedly, Jia Fang immediately gave him a hearty smile, stretched out his hand, and gestured a Taoist kneading formula.

This is too simple - thanks to the big brother Jia Jing for his inspiration.

"Brother, no, I have already started cultivating Taoism, and I don't want to get married." Jia Fang explained to the eldest prince with a smile.

In the distance, Shui Xian seemed to sense something vaguely, and turned his head to look in Jia Fang's direction.He already loved Taoist attire, and at this time he was also wearing a Taoist bun and a light-colored robe.In the evening breeze in Taoyuan Village, Shui Xian's figure fluttered like a fairy——Jia Anxin thought to himself: This reason is really good, he doesn't want to get close to others in his life, he is half destined to practice Taoism and half destined to be a king .

The eldest prince was blocked by Jia Fang and couldn't utter a single word. With his eyes wide open, he sighed for a long time, then patted his forehead and said, "Hurry up, take me to see the 'big guy', I can't wait."

The author has something to say: The second update is here, see you tomorrow.

Bow to thank the passers-by outside the wall, Cha Xi, alone, Shen Shui Juanxun for voting for the overlord, thank Sky Fish, Mengsheng mlife, Xiangjie, Lantai Shisan, Xiao Lizi, Wu Shixian for the nutrient solution irrigated by Wenwen , thank you all, I will continue to work hard!