"You're not allowed to dig. If you dig through the river, you'll break the vein. We won't have a good life in the future. You can't dig …"
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan stood on the west bank of the Muddy River, watching the place where the Muddy River was supposed to be excavated stop, they could clearly hear the reason that the people who were obstructing the construction were shouting.
"I hate people who use such means for their own selfish interests. The saddest thing is that many people who don't understand things are incited to make trouble. Xiao Bao, who do you think doesn't want the river to be dug through the most?"
Wang Juan didn't need to ask anyone. Looking at the situation in front of her, she knew what was going on in her heart.
Zhang Xiaobao, who was standing beside Wang Juan, took out the fishing rod he brought and walked to a place where they could rest. He slowly put the fishing rod on and said, "The road is really difficult to walk on. It took half a month to come here from Jili Province. I didn't even get to meet Li Bai. Let's repair the road from Jili Province to here."
"You don't dare to meet Li Bai. You're afraid that the character in your heart will suddenly fall into the mortal world. Who will pay for the road repair?" Wang Juan said Zhang Xiaobao's thoughts. In fact, she was the same. Seeing that she was about to meet Li Bai, she suddenly felt that if Li Bai was too close to her, she would lose the cultural sustenance that she once had.
He hung the bait and swung the fishing rod. With a swoosh, the lead fell into the water with the fishing line. Then, he gently flicked the small bell on the rod. Zhang Xiaobao smacked his lips twice and felt that it was tasteless.
"According to the analysis in Li Zhi's letter, Li Bai's poems are not bad in the future. But now, I haven't seen what great abilities he has. It's better to miss him than to meet him. Xiaobei and the others will go to Jian 'an with Li Bai to be officials and see how he is.
As for the road repair, our Zhengzheng Construction Group will do it. We will greet all the caravans that travel between Xinluo and the Great Tang. They will pay a portion of the money and take up 30%. In the future, any caravan that passes under their banner will not be charged any fees, nor will they need to pay any maintenance fees.
In a while, I'll get someone to contact them to build a narrower road. It will cost a lot less money. If they think it's expensive, they can join forces and take 10% of the money. My initial estimate is that the road will cost 10 million strings of cash. As long as they pay 1 million, they can enjoy huge benefits in the future. "
Zhang Xiaobao said ten million strings of string of cash as though it was a thousand yuan. It was very easy.
Wang Juan was confused by her words.
"Now that the river is blocked, you want to build a road? Bored? It's not like you don't know the situation at home. Where are you going to find ten million strings of cash? In another ten years, maybe you won't continue to spend money and you'll be able to satisfy your current needs. "
"You and I know how much cash the family has. Others don't know. Our family has so many businesses. In the hearts of others, we are as rich as a country. If I shout that I use money to fill up the East Sea, there will be people who will believe me."
Zhang Xiaobao loaded another fishing rod and said to Wang Juan with a smile.
Wang Juan frowned and thought hard, but she could not figure out why Zhang Xiaobao would talk about the land route instead of solving the problem of the water route at the border.
Looking at the tributaries that flowed down from the mountain and gathered in the mud river, she asked, "What should we do about the matter in front of us?"
"Let's do it together. The Turks are going north, and Japan is going to follow them. Something has happened in Xinluo. I keep feeling that there's some connection between them. Is it because we haven't made a move for a long time that people think that we've changed from wolves to wolves? If we don't let them suffer a little, they'll really be able to overturn the sky."
As Zhang Xiaobao spoke, he saw that the fish did not take the bait for a long time. He took out a nest for small fish and opened it in front of him. Then, he took out two soy sauce pig kicks and gave one to Wang Juan. She held it and began to gnaw on it.
Wang Juan ate a few mouthfuls and spat out the bones into the nest. "Didn't you write a letter to the people of Jiangnan East Province not to let them participate in Japan? Are you going to change your mind? "
If you change, you'll be a good comrade. If you don't cooperate with them, you can sell the sea map to the Japanese. There are many things at sea, storms, reefs, whirlpools, and pirates. I hope that the Japanese brothers can find the continent of hope in their hearts safely. Amen. "
Zhang Xiaobao ate quickly, but he did not eat too cleanly. He ate a large piece of meat into his stomach and stuffed the bones that still had a lot of meat into the nest. He rubbed his hands on his body casually and said with a smile.
Wang Juan curled her lips and stopped eating. She tore off the meat and wrapped it in oil paper. The bones were given to Zhang Xiaobao to nest the fish. She rubbed her hands on Zhang Xiaobao's clothes and said, "After being with a person like you for a long time, it's hard to find that little bit of kindness in my heart."
"Thank you for the compliment. I'll fish more in a while. I'll fry them for you as a snack at night. Someone, get someone in charge of foreign affairs here."
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head happily and went down to the river. He called out, and someone immediately did as he ordered.
*****
As a wholesale and retail merchant, Li Dong's life had not been good recently.
There were more and more ships coming to and from Tang Empire to Xinluo. A large number of goods were unloaded and turned into money. The low price made many people who used to buy goods from his shop run to the dock to buy. In recent months, his profits had been getting smaller and smaller. If this continued, it would not be long before his family's business could not continue.
Fortunately, after he took charge of the shop, he specially studied the goods shipped from Tang Empire. He chose goods that the Tang Empire people felt were not profitable and would not be transported. He bought them from Tang Empire and transported them to Xinluo by land. The shop also opened a new branch.
As it was far from the sea and the Tang Empire ships did not transport such goods, his life became much better.
He was looking forward to making a lot of money, but who knew that Tang Empire wanted to connect the Mud River. Once it was connected, ships would come over. Now that the price of a few goods had been raised by him, people with intentions would definitely notice.
A few days ago, someone from the imperial family came over to discuss. In order to prevent Tang Empire from successfully clearing the river, he stood in front and found people to use all kinds of excuses to obstruct.
Although it was a temporary success, when he heard that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan from Jili Province were coming, he did not know if they would kill him. They were people who could do anything.
He regretted that the imperial family was afraid back then. Why did he foolishly agree?
No, he had to find a few more colleagues. When trouble came, everyone would face it together.
With this thought, Li Dong rubbed his sore eyes, got up, and walked out of the room. He called out to a servant who walked past him. "Tell the steward to write a few invitations and send them to the vegetable workshop, the Distant Mountain Chamber of Commerce, and the horse gang. Tomorrow, there will be a banquet at Changfeng Pavilion."
The servant left in a hurry. Not long after, he came back to report, "Master, the steward knows. Someone came outside saying that he's the steward of Zhengzheng Construction and wants to see you."
"Zhengzheng Construction?" Li Dong felt that the name was familiar, but he could not remember what it was.
The servant reminded him respectfully, "Master, it's the business between Zhang Xiaobao and Wang family that you often told us about. They specialize in all kinds of construction work. Most of the money they earn is used to build the school of Tang Empire. They are unyielding. They once said that no matter what disaster it is, even if the sky falls and the earth sinks, the school will be the last to be destroyed."
After the servant mentioned it, Li Dong matched the things that had happened a while ago with what he was hearing now.
"Oh, it's this. A few days ago, there was an earthquake in a place near the sea in Dengzhou of Henan Province. I heard that many houses were knocked down and washed away. The two-story school in the village stood alone. The crack in the ground passed through the middle of the building, but the building did not fall down. The seawater flooded the lower floor, and the children ran to the upper floor to avoid it.
Why are they here? Did the Tonghe River alarm them? Tell them that I'm not here and let the second steward receive them. If they are not looking for trouble, I'll take a detour from the back door and just came back. "
It was not the first time that the servant had done such a thing. He agreed and trotted to arrange it.
Watching the servant leave, Li Dong began to recall the things that had happened in Dengzhou. He murmured, "Zhengzheng Construction is rich. I heard that the crack in the middle of the school is four feet wide. If it were other small houses, they would have fallen in directly. But the upper floor of the school is still connected. It is said that steel bars as thick as a child's arm can be seen in the crack.
Did they come here to repair the bridge? If so, it will be troublesome. If Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan do it personally, I don't know if they can hold on. "
It did not take long for the second steward, who was in contact with the foreign affairs of Zhengzheng Construction Group, to send a message.
"Master, the second steward said that the man is not here to repair the bridge, but to repair the road. He said that he wants to give you a fortune and asked you to choose a good place to start the construction."
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