Under Li Zexuan's and Cao Wendong's ingenious plan and Li Er's suppression, the price of cloth in Chang 'an City quickly returned to the previous price. Some shops' prices were even lower than before. As for the shopkeepers of these shops, it was unknown whether they had a guilty conscience or had found their conscience.
After the incident, the Supreme Court arrested more than 20 cloth merchants who had jointly manipulated the price of cloth. These people were not wronged at all. Because just the night before, they had made an appointment with each other and finalized the price of cloth for the next day at the same time, using this opportunity to make huge profits.
Hoarding and price-gouging were things that no one would care about in modern times. However, in ancient times, especially in times of peace and prosperity, the imperial court strictly controlled such things.
"Marquis, Young Master Yan sent someone to report that the cement road from Yunshan to the official road has been completed. He dismissed the construction team yesterday!"
A few days later, Pang Feiji came to Li Zexuan's residence in Chang 'an in the morning and told him this news.
Half of the construction team from the College had been dismissed, and the other half was busy repairing the cement road. Yan Shaoning was still the leader of the construction team. However, as the leader, besides supervising the construction, he was often caught by Mo Lingwei to be a "strong man".
Li Zexuan, who was inspecting the greenhouse in the courtyard, was stunned when he heard this. Then, he was overjoyed and said, "Oh? It's been completed so quickly? Ask Sanbao to prepare a horse. I want to see it! "
The cement road in Yunshan was a road that Li Zexuan had spent a lot of money to build for the Han Family Village and Mei Village. A total of more than 100,000 strings of coins were spent, and the construction team had reached more than 6,000 people. The total length of the road was more than 30 miles. It took nearly two months and a huge amount of manpower, material, and financial resources to finally be completed.
Perhaps many people would feel that it was not worth it, but Li Zexuan did not think so. In his vision, Yanhuang College would definitely become the top engineering school in the Tang Empire in the future, and it would also have a strong research ability. At the same time, the new workshop of the Wonderful Taste Pavilion, which was backed by the Plum Village, would become the representative of the Great Tang's advanced productive forces. The two of them combined to form a complete closed loop system of production, learning, and research. Cloud Mountain would gradually develop into the industrial center of the Great Tang.
As the industrial center of Great Tang, how could it not have a flat and wide cement road to increase the efficiency of transportation?
Riding on Big White, Li Zexuan led Pang Feiji on a mad dash. In the time it took for half an incense to burn, they had already arrived at the intersection of the cement road in Yun Mountain and the official road outside Chang 'an City. Looking at the wide and flat cement road in front of him, Li Zexuan was in a trance. For a moment, he felt as if he had traveled back in time to the modern society full of reinforced concrete.
Although the more developed the industry, the more serious the pollution would be, the industry could create a large number of high-tech products with added value. Even though Li Zexuan was doing very well in the Great Tang, had power, influence, and a beautiful wife, there were still times when he missed modern society. He missed his former family, and he missed modern mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices.
Without experiencing the days without mobile phones and computers, one would never understand how important these things were.
This was also the reason why Li Zexuan had been working so hard ever since he had traveled back in time. If he did not work hard, he would be bored to death!
"Marquis, Marquis?"
Seeing Li Zexuan in a daze while staring at the cement road, Pang Feiji was confused. He waited for a long while, and seeing that Li Zexuan still did not move, he called out.
Li Zexuan, whose thoughts were in a mess, heard the call and came back to his senses. He stroked the mane on Big White's neck and said to Pang Feiji, "Let's go! Let's experience this cement road and see how long it will take to reach Cloud Mountain! Hyah ~! "
This was the first cement road in Great Tang, but it would definitely not be the last!
Li Zexuan thought to himself.
"Yes, Marquis!"
"Hyah ~!"
Pang Feiji responded and hurriedly urged his horse to chase after Li Zexuan's back.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, planned to race on this road. Oh, no, it should be a horse race.
"Da da da da ~!"
On the quiet cement road in the mountains, only the "da da" sound of horse hooves could be heard, and the sound was very hurried. The horses galloped on the wide and flat cement road to their hearts' content. Due to the high speed, their hair and clothes were pulled straight by the wind. The carefree feeling brought about by galloping at such high speed made them feel heroic!
However, their wish to ride the horses back to Cloud Mountain did not come true, because … there were many naughty children playing with scooters on the road!
"Hehe ~! Come and chase after me! Whoever is in last place will be everyone's horse in a while! "
"Wah! Lil Rong, why did you bump into me! "
"Lil Rong, you cheated!"
"Shh ~!"
After turning two hills, Li Zexuan saw more than ten naughty children suddenly appear a few hundred feet ahead. They were chasing each other on scooters on the road. He hurriedly pulled the reins and ordered Big White to slow down. Pang Feiji, who was behind, saw this and hurriedly followed suit.
Fortunately, they reacted quickly. When they were still a few feet away from the last naughty child, the two of them finally slowed down.
"Da ~ da ~ da ~!"
Due to the large number of naughty children, in order to avoid bumping into people, Da Bai exhaled two breaths of white air. Under Li Zexuan's control, his four hooves began to "stroll leisurely" on the road.
"Feiji! Why are there so many naughty … children here? "
Li Zexuan frowned and asked. He almost blurted out the words "naughty children".
"Uh ~! Marquis, this, this subordinate heard two days ago that the children in Chang 'an City saw that the road here was very flat and started to play with scooters on the cement road. I just didn't expect there to be so many people! "
Pang Feiji scratched his head and said awkwardly.
In fact, there were already naughty children who started to play with scooters on the cement road more than ten days ago. However, at that time, they were all naughty children from Plum Village and the Han Village. After all, the pavilion closest to the water enjoyed the moonlight first! There was no need to doubt whether the villagers had the money to buy scooters for their children. The villagers from Plum Village and the Han Village were very rich now. It was not impossible for them to grit their teeth and buy scooters for their children.
Later, the naughty children from Chang 'an City also joined in. They realized that the road here was smoother than the bluestone road in the city and more suitable for scooters. Word of mouth spread, and more and more naughty children came to Yun Mountain to play with scooters. Because of this, the sales of scooters in Strange Taste Pavilion even reached a small peak.
Just like that, the first cement road in Tang Dynasty had now become the holy land for scooters in the eyes of the naughty children. Every one of them was having fun here.
Li Zexuan was speechless when he heard this. No matter what, he would never have thought that the road that he had spent a lot of money on had become a playground for naughty children. The world was really unpredictable!
When it came to ancient streets, many people might subconsciously think that ancient streets were all dirt roads and were full of potholes.
In fact, that was not the case.
In fact, the streets in Chang 'an City were not dirt roads with potholes. Instead, they were paved with bluestone slabs. Millions of people in the city walked on the streets all day long, and the bluestone slabs had been polished until they were quite smooth. In terms of smoothness, the cement road could not compare.
It was because of this that Li Zexuan had bought scooters back then. If the roads were full of potholes, why would he buy a scooter?
However, although the bluestone slabs were smooth, the joints between the bluestone slabs were not seamless. On this kind of road, the scooter would be bumpy, and it could easily cause a "car accident".
In comparison, the flat and wide cement road was like a God-given road for these naughty children who liked to play. There was nothing more suitable than a cement road!
"Let's go! Don't bump into these kids! "
Li Zexuan had wanted to race on the road, but he did not expect a group of naughty children to "race" on it. He could only sigh helplessly and gloomily.
"Yes, Marquis!"
Pang Feiji said embarrassedly.
The two of them slowed down and continued to walk towards the Cloud Mountain.
On the road ahead, they saw many naughty children again. The mountain road that used to be quiet and cold was now filled with the laughter of naughty children, and it was very lively.
Seeing this scene, Li Zexuan felt an inexplicable joy in his heart. Perhaps happiness was really contagious.
"Marquis, look at these kids. Their faces are all red from the cold, but they are still running around. It's as if it's the new year!"
After passing by the group of naughty children, Pang Feiji said happily.
Li Zexuan heard this and did not even turn his head. He said, "Aren't all kids like this? When you were at this age, if you could also come across something as fun as a scooter, you would definitely be similar to them! "
Pang Feiji was stunned. He then said, "Heh! Marquis is right. Kids nowadays are really living a good life. When I was young, where would I get these things? It's good enough that I can eat my fill! "
Li Zexuan laughed. "We can't be worse than the previous generation, right? The current Emperor is working hard to govern the country, and the civil and military officials are working hard. The Tang Empire will only get better and better! "
When he said the last sentence, his tone suddenly became incomparably firm!
Pang Feiji nodded vigorously. "Marquis is right! I, Old Pang, had a hard life back then, but the next generation must not continue to have such a hard life. The soldiers of the Tang Empire fought with their blood to give their descendants a prosperous world. If anyone dares to destroy the peace now, I, Old Pang, will be the first to rush over and chop off his dog head! "
"Haha! Well said! If anyone dares to make things difficult for us, we will make them suffer! "
Li Zexuan laughed.
When Li Zexuan and the others appointed him as the Marquis of Yong 'an, Li Zexuan understood the responsibility on his shoulders. Yong' an, Yong 'an, he wanted to ensure the Tang Empire's eternal peace!
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"Shaoning! Haha, not bad, not bad! You can multitask now, and you can even bring forward the cement road's construction by a few days. Impressive! "
When he arrived at Yanhuang College, Li Zexuan saw Yan Shaoning who was beaming with happiness. That's right, he was beaming with happiness.
Compared to the last time, Yan Shaoning's face was ruddy and full of smiles. Even an idiot could tell that this guy was very happy!
"Heh! Could it be that something shameful happened between this guy and Mo Lingwei during this period of time? "
Li Zexuan thought to himself.
He couldn't be blamed for having unhealthy thoughts. It was just that Yan Shaoning's expression today was too … Love was written all over his face! Furthermore, he had talked to Mo Lingwei last time and imparted to her a love theory of "if you love him, you must train him well". Under such circumstances, it was hard for Li Zexuan not to think about it.
"What … What multitask? Xiaoxuan, you're too mean! I've been supervising people to help you build the road these days! "
Yan Shaoning immediately retorted like a cat whose tail was stepped on after hearing Li Zexuan's words.
Li Zexuan said, "Heh, I'm praising you! Why are you in such a hurry to explain? "
Yan Shaoning didn't fall for it. He rolled his eyes and said, "Xiaoxuan, don't try to trick me. How can I not know that? Also, you didn't come here today just to be sarcastic, did you? "
Li Zexuan restrained his smile and said in all seriousness, "I came here today especially to thank you, Shaoning. You've contributed a lot to Yanhuang College and the cement road from Yunshan to Chang 'an! How about it? Are you interested in working at the college? "
In the end, Li Zexuan changed the topic and revealed his true thoughts.
If it was half a month ago, Yan Shaoning, who had been ravaged by Mo Lingwei, would definitely refuse without hesitation. But now …
"Cough! Xiaoxuan, it's not about whether I'm willing or not. It's just that I don't know much about your engineering and Confucianism. How can I work at Yanhuang College? "
Yan Shaoning rolled his eyes and coughed dryly.
The expected rejection didn't happen. Instead, he got this sentence. Li Zexuan was stunned at first, then he understood. It seemed that Yan Shaoning, a straight man, was finally subdued by Mo Lingwei and fell under Mo Lingwei's pomegranate skirt!
"Haha! Shaoning, what you said isn't a problem. Although you don't know much about engineering and Confucianism, you have a lot of engineering experience! Engineering is the study of engineering, and there are many similarities. Shaoning, you can be the teacher in charge of student experiments in the college. You can participate in the college's daily teaching after you're fully familiar with engineering! "
Li Zexuan took advantage of the situation and followed Yan Shaoning's words.
Yan Shaoning hesitated for a while and nodded, "Cough! I think that's fine! Then I'll stay at the college from now on! "
Li Zexuan glanced at Yan Shaoning and pretended to ask casually, "Oh right, where's your family's Ink Girl?"
"Wei 'er, she … Damn! Xiaoxuan, don't talk nonsense. When did she become part of our family? "
Yan Shaoning was about to answer subconsciously, but he suddenly realized something and scolded Li Zexuan angrily.
However, only he himself knew how much of his anger was genuine and how much of it was fake!
"Haha! It was a slip of the tongue! Don't mind it, Shaoning! "
Li Zexuan blinked his eyes and cast a look that everyone understood as he said wretchedly.
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