Chapter 741: The money in the pocket suffers
The popularity of the telegraph machine has lasted for a long time. Even a month later, the door of the telegraph office is still blocked.
It's nothing to ordinary people, they don't have to pass by it every day.
But it was hard for the ministers who were rushing to attend the morning court.
The location chosen by the newspaper office is the most prosperous area in the city, and it is also the only way for ministers to make their morning pilgrimage!
As a result, they will have to take a detour, which will be very troublesome!
When they arrived at the main hall, before Ying Zheng arrived, the ministers began to complain.
"We have to make an early morning pilgrimage at 9 o'clock, and we have to wait here as soon as yin o'clock passes. Now that the road is blocked, we have to get up two quarters of an hour earlier. As a result, I don't even have time to have breakfast! When I get up, I have to change clothes and go to the morning of the morning!"
"Who says it's not the case? Whatever business your Highness the Prince does, it will be booming! People are queuing up outside the telegraph office before dawn, and it's not too cold?"
"What! Why did they queue up before dawn? They didn't go home at all and were waiting at the door of the telegraph office. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to get in line at all!"
"Tsk...it's really terrifying!"
No one expected that just sending a message could become so popular.
When the train first opened, it was extremely popular and it was hard to get a ticket.
But after a month, the fever gradually subsided!
But this time, after a month, the popularity of the telegraph agency has no intention of fading away, but on the contrary, it is getting more and more popular!
"Your Highness, you have to think of a way. You can't let the people line up in the street all the time. It will be inconvenient for us to go to and from court!"
Seeing Ying Feiyu's arrival, veteran Feng Quji said with a sad face.
"Hey, Feng Shangshu is making things difficult for me. I can't control where the people are waiting!"
Before entering the court, the young lady vaguely heard the conversation of the ministers, so she shrugged in a pretense of embarrassment.
"Furthermore, Feng Shangshu drives a steam car back and forth to and from the court. Even if it takes a slight detour, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Well...it's true, but it's just a pain to all my colleagues!"
Feng Quji turned his head and glanced at everyone, and everyone nodded in cooperation.
"There's nothing you can do about it. The roads in Xianyang City are only so wide, and I can't influence the whereabouts of the people. Why don't you let Feng Shangshu fund it and widen the roads in the city?"
Ying Feiyu asked with a wicked smile.
"Ah? This...this...uh..."
Upon hearing this, Feng Quji immediately fainted and hesitated for a long time, unable to explain why.
Since joining the prince's business, he has indeed saved a lot of money, but he is definitely not willing to spend his own money to build roads!
"Your Majesty has arrived..."
Just when he was embarrassed and didn't know what to say, a sharp voice came.
Immediately afterwards, Ying Zheng appeared in everyone's sight with a big belly!
"My dear friends, what are you talking about?"
Ying Zheng was smiling and seemed to be in a good mood.
But the two big dark circles on his face look very abrupt!
"Pfft..."
Xiao Zhengtai covered his mouth and snickered.
Ever since this old guy got the game console, he started playing it day and night and refused to give it back to the little shot.
At the same time, he was unwilling to pay such a high price and only agreed to give him two thousand gold coins a day.
Anyway, all it cost was some batteries, so Ying Feiyu agreed!
It is estimated that this old guy held the game console without a wink all night and played until morning!
"Your Majesty, you...what are you?"
When a censor saw Ying Zheng's appearance, he immediately showed a worried look.
"Ah! It doesn't matter. There were a lot of memorials yesterday. I looked at them for a while and fell asleep a little late!"
When changing clothes, Ying Zheng also looked in the mirror, and his look shocked him.
So as soon as the minister opened his mouth, he knew what he was referring to and had already thought of an excuse!
"Your Majesty must take good care of the dragon body!"
The uninformed ministers handed over their hands and asked to play.
Several old guys also bowed their hands, but they snickered while bowing!
Your Majesty's face is full of fatigue. How could he have slept a little late? Did he not sleep at all?
"By the way, what were you guys talking about just now, so excited?"
In order to change the topic, Ying Zheng went back again.
If he heard correctly, it seemed that the old guy Feng Quji was in trouble?
"Uh...it's nothing...!"
"Father, Feng Shangshu feels that the roads in Xianyang City are a bit narrow, and he wants to fund the reconstruction!"
However, just as Feng Quji waved his hand, he was interrupted by Ying Feiyu and pushed him up.
After saying that, I didn’t forget to raise my eyebrows at him!
"Oh? Feng Aiqing, is this the case?"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.
Several other veterans covered their mouths and snickered!
Feng Quji, this monkey spirit, wants to be a good person and asks His Highness the Crown Prince to find a way to clear the way for people, so as not to block the road and affect the ministers going to court!
Well, now, just one word from His Highness the Crown Prince will cause the money in his pocket to suffer immediately!
"Uh...yes!"
There is no other way. We have already reached this point. If we don't agree, wouldn't we be letting His Majesty down?
But he was not a fool. As soon as he rolled his eyes, he immediately thought of a way to minimize the loss!
"Your Majesty, the telegraph office has provided a lot of conveniences to the people, so people are coming like a tide! But this has also affected the traffic in the city, so I am willing to invest in widening the roads near the telegraph office without affecting the people.
While sending a telegram, it will not affect the normal travel of other people in the city!"
Feng Quji's words simply killed three birds with one stone.
First, he praised the telegraph office, and then declared that only the section of road near the telegraph office would be repaired to minimize the damage.
Finally, he said that this move was to facilitate the travel of other people in the city and gain a good reputation!
Even Ying Feiyu couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
"Haha! Okay! All of you dear friends must learn from Feng Aiqing!"
Ying Zheng smiled and praised.
If everyone takes the initiative to build roads, the court can save a lot of money a year!
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will find someone to pull sand and gravel outside the city tomorrow!"
Being named and praised by Ying Zheng, Feng Quji felt a lot better. If he lost some money, just lose it. Who would let himself be such a mean person?
"Feng Shangshu, who still uses sand and gravel to build roads now? They have to use cement! That thing is durable and will not break for decades. Even if it rains, it will not be muddy. The road will be smooth and the carriage will run smoothly.
You can get up much faster!"
At this moment, Ying Feiyu spoke calmly.
It has been more than a year or two since cement was invented by him. Before, the output was not high and it was only used to renovate houses and repair city walls, and was rarely used to build roads.
Now the output is getting higher and higher, enough to build roads!
"Well, Feiyu is right, if you want to build it, build a cement road!"
Ying Zheng agreed very much.
"What? Concrete road?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Quji almost fainted from fright.
He is in charge of the Ministry of Industry and knows the prices of wood, bricks and cement best.
If we use cement to build this road, how much will it cost?
Although the street in front of the telegraph office is a secondary road, it is still six feet wide.
If it were widened further, it would probably reach 80 feet!
Chapter completed!