The Ministry of Industry has been very busy recently.
With the money and the cement formula, the emperor finally set his sights on them, but he had to work hard to make some achievements.
His Majesty has made it clear that roads need to be built, so the focus will naturally be on that road.
After discussing with his subordinates, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry decided to circle that section of the road and not announce it until there is a result.
This is a decision made after careful consideration. The cement formula is too easy to crack, and they still don't know where His Majesty will use it in the end. To be safe, they will not let it go without a clear order from His Majesty. Stuff leaks out.
Yan Zheng, who is the main patron, only knows that he is building roads, but he doesn't know how the fenced-off area is built. The purpose is achieved, and he doesn't care much about such things.
After rushing for a period of time, the road was finally repaired. Standing in front of the smooth road, Minister of the Ministry of Industry sighed: "It is indeed much better than before."
The person in charge of the road repair was also a person from the Ministry of Industry. Seeing this, he came over and said, "My lord, this kind of road is not like the old ones. It can absorb rainwater. If it is going to be built on a large scale, there are still many issues to consider."
"I will write a letter to His Majesty, and I will never forget the great service you have made this time."
"Thank you, my lord." Fu Xin couldn't hide the joy in his eyes. He was originally an inconspicuous official of the Ministry of Industry. A chance to get ahead.
Minister of the Ministry of Industry patted him on the shoulder: "Work hard. Your Majesty attaches great importance to cement. Regarding the problem you just mentioned, you can think of a solution after you go back. His Majesty will come to see the results in person in two days. Can you grasp it?" This opportunity is up to you.”
Fu Xin kowtowed excitedly to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry: "Thank you for your support!"
He understood that this was an opportunity given to him by the Minister of Industry, otherwise, he could have simply mentioned what he had done, and the higher-ups only cared about the final result and would not notice him at all.
Time passed by, and soon it was the agreed day to leave the palace. This time, because they wanted to see the road paved by the Ministry of Industry first, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin didn't make any disguise, they just changed into ordinary clothes, and sat on the The carriage left the palace.
"Speaking of which, we have traveled this road quite a lot," Shen Yu lifted a corner of the car curtain and looked out, "Who would have thought that the most frequent time for me and His Majesty to go out of the palace is to go to the dark prison."
"Take Ayu to other places in the future." Shang Junlin sat on the carriage, his eyes were always on Shen Yu.
"I'm just talking casually," Shen Yu put down the curtain and sat back beside Shang Junlin, "Your Majesty, will this road be completely rebuilt by then?"
"If the Ministry of Industry goes well, not only here, I plan to repair the entire capital, not only the capital, but also the official roads in other places."
The carriage walked steadily, leaning on Shang Junlin's shoulder gloomily, "If Your Majesty wants to repair all the official roads in Dahuan, the horseshoes should also be improved. This kind of road is indeed very convenient, but if you walk too much, the horseshoes will be damaged."
Dahuan has horseshoes, and Shen Yu has read from that book that the concrete road has damaged the horseshoe much more than their current road.
"At that time, let the people from the Ministry of Industry study together." Shang Junlin is interested in the benefits brought by the road repair, as for the others, they can all be solved.
The carriage walked for a while and stopped.
The Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who had already received the news, came up with people and saluted together:
"See Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Shang Junlin got out of the car first, and then helped Shen Yu down: "No need to be too polite, just take me there."
"Yes." Minister of the Ministry of Industry stepped forward and led the two of them to the place surrounded by groups.
Shang Junlin looked at the baffle that was as tall as a person, and said with a smile: "What are you doing with these?"
"The minister was worried that someone who was not good-looking would interfere with it, so he simply surrounded this area."
Shen Yu glanced around curiously, there are special guards at every distance, it can be seen that the minister of the Ministry of Industry really cares about this place.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have asked someone to put up a notice at the fork in the road, and also arranged for a special person to guard the intersection, so that pedestrians will not be allowed to walk for nothing." Minister of the Ministry of Industry explained carefully.
"I saw it just now, you did a good job." Shang Junlin walked forward with one hand behind his back and another holding Su Yu.
Bypassing the clutter, a straight avenue came into view. The blue-gray road surface gave people a clean and smooth feeling. Shang Junlin had already seen the appearance of a cement road, and he was deeply shocked at this moment.
Unlike the piece of ground seen on Shen Yu's Zhuangzi, the one paved by the Ministry of Industry is a whole road, and the visual experience is completely different from before.
The people from the Ministry of Industry brought a small carriage, and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry walked to the side of the carriage and said, "Your Majesty, I have been tested by someone. For the same section of road, traveling with a carriage on the cement road will not only shorten the time, but also greatly reduce the time spent on the road." Bump."
"Would you like to try, Ah Yu?" Shang Junlin asked in a low voice, tilting his head.
Nodding gloomily.
The two got into the carriage, and the driver was replaced by someone brought by Shang Junlin. The carriage drove all the way without the bumpy feeling before.
The carriage slid around and returned the same way, Shang Junlin didn't say anything, but the expression on his face showed that he was very satisfied with this road.
"Your Majesty, I still have something to report." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry summoned a man who was waiting at the side. "This is the person who contributed the most to paving the road this time. His name is Fu Xin."
Fu Xin never expected that Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry would introduce himself directly in front of His Majesty, and saluted tremblingly: "The villain has met His Majesty and Your Majesty."
"Fu Xin, right? You did a great job this time, thank you!" The final result was better than expected, and Shang Jun was overjoyed.
Fu letter: "Little man, thank you for your grace."
Shang Junlin: "In the future, you will also be responsible for the roads in other places. If there is anything missing, just tell the minister of the Ministry of Industry."
Fu Xin: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
It was unexpected for Fu Xin to be directly entrusted with such an important task. He felt a little uneasy when he was excited. He is just an ordinary person who can no longer be ordinary. Can he really fulfill His Majesty's expectations
"Your Majesty, the villain has one more thing to say," Fu Xin thought of the business, and quickly said, "It's about the problem of stagnant water. This kind of new road surface can't absorb the rainwater that falls to the ground. It is necessary to re-plan the water accumulation problem in the capital.”
Shen Yu didn't expect that someone had already realized this, and asked with interest: "Since you brought it up, is there any good way to solve this problem?"
"Returning to your lord, the villain does have some ideas, but whether it can be implemented or not will only be known after a test." Fu Xin replied.
"If this matter is entrusted to you, are you confident to do it well?" Shen Yu liked Fu Xin's rigorous attitude.
"The villain can't guarantee it, but the villain will definitely try his best to do his best." Fu Xin replied loudly.
"Very good. I have some small suggestions here. I can give you a reference when the time comes. You can discuss with the people from the Ministry of Industry how to do it."
"There is also the matter of the horseshoe," Shang Junlin added, "You should have also discovered that this kind of road wears the horseshoe more seriously."
The people in the Ministry of Industry noticed, but because the horse didn't run back and forth much, they didn't take it seriously, and they got serious when they saw His Majesty bring it up.
"It's my negligence, I will let people start to study it." Minister of the Ministry of Industry bowed his head.
"The use of cement is far more than that. You can expand your imagination to see if there are other places where it can be used."
"yes."
After explaining the matter here, Shang Junlin left with gloom.
"Your Majesty is not as scary as you imagined." Someone in the crowd whispered.
"Your Majesty is not a scourge, of course it is not terrible." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry cast a sidelong glance at the speaker, and said inwardly, you did not see His Majesty's appearance when Your Majesty was away, and you are completely different from today.
"Your Majesty is also different from the rumors. Your majesty is very suitable for His Majesty, and your Majesty knows a lot. He has considered everything we haven't considered. It's not like the rumors..."
"Speak carefully," the minister of the Ministry of Industry frowned and interrupted the discussion below, "Don't discuss this matter indiscriminately, let's all go to work."
Although the discussion was interrupted, the images of Sullen and Shang Junlin had changed in this person's eyes. They hadn't seen it before, and they could only recognize it from other people's mouths. Only now did they know that the rumors and the facts were different. how big.
Sitting in the carriage, Shen Yu recalled the events of the previous life. In the previous life, Shen Qingran also took out the cement, but it was firmly controlled by the King of Yue, and it brought him huge profits. It was not really used to benefit the people.
Shen Qingran knew a lot of things, there was also Shen Yue in the palace, these two people came from the same place, maybe they could find out more things that would benefit Da Huan's development.
"What is Ah Yu thinking?" Seeing that Shen Yu had been silent since getting into the carriage, Shang Junlin pinched the soft flesh on his face.
He was used to the depression from time to time, and his thoughts came back, and he said, "I'm thinking about Shen Qingran."
"That concubine brother of yours? What's on his mind?" Shang Junlin didn't have a good impression of Shen Qingran.
Shen Yu was silent for a while, and said, "Actually, I know about cement, and it has something to do with Shen Qingran. Does your Majesty know what he said in the letter he wrote to the King of Yue last time?"
Although he didn't know why Shen Yu suddenly asked about this, Shang Junlin still replied: "I have nothing to do with his letter? The letter was put away by the King of Yue. If Ayu wants to know, I can let the people of Yinlongwei go. Check it out."
"Your Majesty, after returning to the palace, I want to meet Shen Yue."
"If you want to see her, just let her come to Yuzhang Palace to meet you. What happened today? From just now to now, I have been out of my mind."
"Thinking of something," Shen Yu shook his head, throwing his chaotic thoughts to the back of his mind, "Your Majesty, are we almost there?"
Shen Yu didn't want to say that Shang Junlin would not force him, "Yes, it will be there soon."
Jiang Huaiqing was moving his books to the yard to bask in the sun, when he saw a carriage approaching in the distance, he shouted into the house, "Brother Chengyu, do you have any friends coming today?"
"No," He Chengyu's voice came from the room, "What's wrong?"
"There's a carriage coming this way," Jiang Huaiqing scratched his cheek, "Shouldn't they come to see us?"
As soon as the words fell, the carriage began to slow down, and finally stopped at the gate of the small courtyard.
"Who is it? No one said that I'm coming today," Jiang Huaiqing asked with question marks on his forehead, "Brother Chengyu, come and see if you know him..."
Seeing two familiar figures getting off the carriage and walking towards this side, Jiang Huaiqing opened his eyes wide, and the rest of the words stuck in his throat.
Why did His Majesty and Your Majesty come here without saying hello? ! !