Mingde Gate is the main gate of Chang'an City. After leaving the city gate, there is a broad avenue of more than 100 steps leading into the distance.

Today, the cement road from Chang'an to Liangzhou will be built from here.

It was still dark when the Nanshan construction workers came here.

Those who carry gravel, those who carry sand, those who carry water, those who carry cement, those who level the ground

On this construction site alone, there are thousands of people working on it at the same time.

Of course, although the road of more than 100 steps is very wide, it will not be able to be used if thousands of people are crowded here at the same time.

So in fact, the construction site is divided into miles and miles, and those who are really at the gate of Mingde are thousands of people.

"Second brother, does His Highness the King of Chu really agree to build such a long cement road?"

Two brothers, Yan Liben and Yan Lide, left the city early in the morning to check on the situation.

As the two people who knew the most about construction technology in the Tang Dynasty, neither Li Shimin nor Li Kuan came to them for the construction of the cement road this time.

However, as Minister of Works and General Master Craftsman, they are still very concerned about this huge project.

"Thousands of people are already working here. I heard that more than 10,000 people went to Liangzhou yesterday. It seems that His Highness the King of Chu is serious."

Yan Liben has interacted with Li Kuan quite a lot in the past two years and has a very clear understanding of his character.

Although many people in Chang'an City doubted that Nanshan Construction would eventually be unable to build this road, Yan Liben had a different view.

"First the Daming Palace, and then the road from Chang'an to Liangzhou. I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is also planning to build cement roads from Chang'an to Luoyang, as well as to Dengzhou and Taiyuan. If this is really completed, what will it mean to the Tang Dynasty?

It’s too significant.”

As the Minister of Industry, Yan Lide naturally knows more about the importance of road construction than the average person.

"Let's see what happens later. As long as the road from Chang'an City to Liangzhou can be successful, the rest won't be a problem."

"Yes. Some people in the court are impeaching His Highness the King of Chu for condoning the misdeeds of the Liangzhou slave-catching team. In my opinion, as long as it is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, what does it matter if the methods are excessive?"

Although this path was not Yan Lide's major, it was completed during his tenure after all. Speaking of which, his name should also be in the history books, right?

The Nanshan Construction Engineering Company of the Prince of Chu was responsible for building the cement road from Chang'an City to Liangzhou, and the court did not pay a penny.

This news soon became the headline news in Chang'an City.

Yang Benman felt that he felt better.

More than 5,000 kilograms of tea cakes were sold for only more than 1,000 guan, which was a total loss. This directly caused the Yang family to suffer a lot and lost all the money they had earned for several years.

Originally Yang Benman was very worried about this matter.

However, when he heard that Prince Chu's Mansion fell into a huge pit as soon as he turned around, he felt inexplicably better.

"Yang Dong, do you think that the King of Chu might have done so with great fanfare at first, but in the end he just built a section of cement road near Chang'an City and left the rest alone?"

Yang Benman was drinking ginger tea made from his own tea cakes and reading the new tea book he just bought from Xinhua Bookstore.

"Alang, theoretically, this possibility cannot be ruled out, but the momentum for the construction of this cement road has become so strong. Even if His Highness the King of Chu wants to stop, it is probably not something he can do."

"That's right. If he dares to give up halfway, I will impeach him to death!"

Yang Benman thought of his more than 5,000 kilograms of tea cakes, and his heart began to hurt again.

The most uncomfortable thing is that in the end, no one wanted his tea cake except Wang Fugui.

Only meat can be cut!

Or cut off the meat and feed it to the enemy!

Yang Benman felt that he was so distressed that he couldn't breathe!

Inside Diandude, Chen Jin and Liu Fei rarely meet again in Chang'an City.

In the past two years, their business focus has slowly shifted to Dengzhou. Throughout the year, they spend more time in Dengzhou than in Chang'an City.

"Brother Chen, if the cement road from Chang'an City to Liangzhou can be built, your silk business will have great potential."

Liu Fei and Chen Jin have known each other for many years, and they know each other well.

Although Chen Jin also has some other businesses in Dengzhou, his main business has always been silk. After all, his hometown is in Suzhou, and silk is the ancestral business of the Chen family.

"Not only is the silk business promising, I think everything that is lacking on the grassland will usher in new opportunities. The cement road is extremely smooth. Whether you are riding a horse or driving a carriage, the speed is at least twice as fast as usual. If you are driving on a rainy day,

Compared to muddy weather, it’s countless times faster.”

Liu Fei naturally had a good eye, and he immediately saw the opportunities contained in this road.

In fact, in Chang'an City, those who are looking forward to this cement road the most are the businessmen from the east and west cities.

"Indeed, the most important thing is that with this cement road, not only is it faster, but more goods can be transported by horse-drawn carriages, which means the loss on the road is also reduced."

Chen Jin seemed to see a road filled with golden light, leading to Liangzhou.

Liu Fei: "Yes, in a few days, I plan to go to Liangzhou. I will buy a shop there first and explore the road."

Chen Jin: "That's what I have in mind, why don't we just go together?"

The eldest grandson's family.

Changsun Wuji was giving Changsun Chong routine training.

"Chong'er, do you know why your father sent people to buy land in the suburbs of Chang'an City during this period?"

Changsun Wuji was generally quite satisfied with his son, but compared with when he was young, he was still far behind.

What a pity!

"Aye, I was just about to ask this question. Those lands are very remote, and they are not fertile farmland. There seems to be no use in buying them back. They have taken up tens of thousands of dollars for no reason."

"To be honest, I don't know what the use of being a father is." Changsun Wuji sighed, feeling worried that his IQ was not enough, "But, I still arranged for someone to buy it."

"Why? I heard that the stores in my house have not been operating very well in the past few years. Although they are not losing money, they are not making much money."

Although Changsun Chong's business acumen was average, as the future head of the Changsun family, Changsun Wuji still arranged for him to learn everything.

"Because the Chu Palace wants a lot of wasteland on the outskirts of Chang'an City!"

"ah?"

Changsun Chong thought he heard wrongly.

"Aye, what does the purchase of land by Prince Chu's Mansion have to do with our family?"

Changsun Wuji couldn't help but sigh when he saw that his son still hadn't understood his intention.

If he were half as smart as Li Kuan, no, half as smart as that, he wouldn't have to be so tired all day long.

"Because in the city of Chang'an, no one has made money better than Li Kuan in the past few years. Anyone who follows his footsteps will make money!"
Chapter completed!