Du Qi changed the topic. "Mr. Liu, Ma Yuan and Huang Shi went to Fulu County. Is there any news?"
"Not yet!"
Liu Zhengxi shook his head.
Liu Zhengxi said, "Although the road from Jiuquan County to Fulu County is not far, the problem is that once you enter Fulu County, the situation will be chaotic. It will be difficult for news to travel. Therefore, it is normal that there is no news for now. Moreover, with Huang Shi and Ma Yuan's martial arts skills, they are quite good. Therefore, there is no need to worry about this. "
Du Qi said, "Alright, go and make the arrangements. This afternoon, we will gather all the officials in Jiuquan County and many citizens at the area where the model road is. Tell all the citizens that the main road in Jiuquan County is to be built like this. Although some areas with high mountains and steep ridges are not suitable for building and are difficult to build. But now, if we can build it in Jiuquan County, at least we can build it in all the places that can be built. "
"Yes!"
After Liu Zhengxi agreed, he turned around and left.
He had to make arrangements.
After Liu Zhengxi left, Du Qi's thoughts were scattered. He was indeed worried about Ma Yuan and Huang Shi. However, since the two of them had gone to Fulu County, Du Qi could not control Fulu County. He could only wait for the results.
Time passed slowly.
After Du Qi had lunch, he woke up from a nap. After reading for a while, Liu Zhengxi said, "Your Highness, everything is ready. We can leave the city and go to the model road next to the cement factory."
"Let's go!"
Du Qi nodded.
After leaving the house, he and Liu Zhengxi took a carriage and left the city. After leaving the city, they walked for about 15 minutes and arrived at the cement factory. Now, the cement factory was very long. Rows of houses had been built for the workers.
Inside the cement factory, despite the cold weather, people were still making cement.
After all, this was a large quantity of cement.
Moreover, the cement factory had recruited many local citizens of Jiuquan County. Many of the citizens worked in the factory. Although it was hard work, they were all happy to earn money to support their families.
At the location of the model road, there were already countless citizens surrounding it.
Many people were shocked when they saw this section of the road.
The road was too smooth.
Even the County Magistrate Ye Daosheng, the Deputy County Magistrate Yang Huaizhuang, and the rest of the County Yamen officials were shocked when they saw the one-mile model road. They stomped hard on the ground, but found that the ground was still very hard and was not affected at all.
On such a road, it would be very cheap for a carriage to travel.
"Ping Xi Wang has arrived!"
Just as the commoners were discussing, a shout was heard.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Du Qi walking over with Liu Zhengxi and Mordor.
Ye Daosheng hurried over.
Ye Daosheng admired Du Qi even more now. Previously, Liu Zhengxi had looked for him and told him about many policies that would benefit the people and business. Ye Daosheng had also implemented them one by one. Compared to a month ago, Jiuquan County now had a much larger population and was much more prosperous. Although Ye Daosheng had also done his best to do all these things, he knew that it could not have been done without Du Qi's arrangements and plans.
Ye Daosheng walked to Du Qi and saluted, "Your Highness, I'm Ye Daosheng."
The rest of the officials also saluted Du Qi one by one.
Du Qi nodded and walked to the center of the road with Ye Daosheng and the others. At this time, many citizens gathered on both sides of the road and on the hillside next to it.
They were all here to watch the fun.
And they all wanted to listen to Du Qi's teachings.
In just over a month, earth-shaking changes had taken place in Jiuquan County. The people were grateful for Du Qi's achievements and admired Du Qi very much. Because of Du Qi's teachings, earth-shaking changes had taken place in Jiuquan County, and today's scene could be seen. Now, in Jiuquan County, the people had things to do and could make money to support their families. This was what made the people excited.
Du Qi looked around, coughed softly, raised his hand, and said, "Silence!"
Gradually, everyone fell silent.
Numerous pairs of eyes gathered on Du Qi's body.
Du Qi said, "Folks, the reason why I gathered you here and asked you to take a look at this road is to let you know that in Jiuquan County, we will start to build such a road to make it easier for people to travel."
"Many of you are working in the cement factory."
"You all know the effect of cement."
"So you know that this road made of concrete is extremely hard."
"Once such a road is built, even if it thunders and snows, even if it rains, the road will not be affected, and it will not be able to travel south."
"So I want to build such a road."
Du Qi spoke with assurance, and his voice gradually rose. He said, "For the construction of the road in Jiuquan County, I will not enlist corvee labor, nor will I forcibly apportion anything."
"For the construction of this road, I will recruit people to work."
"All the people who come will be paid."
"I will not ask you to work unconditionally."
"Of course, now that the weather is getting colder, it is not easy to build roads, and the cement is not easy to harden. So now, the main thing is to excavate and build the roadbed. Once the roadbed is repaired, it will be easier to pour the concrete. "
Du Qi said, "You can go back and tell your families and the rest of the villagers to let them know. Next, the road in Jiuquan County will be built, and a large number of workers will be recruited. " "While the road is being built, you can make money to support your families. This is my intention." "This King hopes that while developing Jiuquan County, you can also rely on the old and the young."
"Long live Ping Xi Wang!"
In the crowd, the common people shouted again.
The common people had incomparable respect for Du Qi, because Du Qi really thought about them and wanted them to make money. Because with money, they would not have to worry about food and clothing.
"Long live Ping Xi Wang!"
"Long live Ping Xi Wang!"
…
The common people in the crowd shouted.
Their voices became louder and louder, echoing in the air. At this moment, everyone was incomparably excited, because for the common people of Jiuquan County, they could make money.
In fact, the common people had no idea about the road construction.
They did not think that the road construction would have any benefits.
The common people's most direct feeling was that they had made money.
Du Qi waited for a while, waiting for all the common people to quiet down. Then he continued, "This King will not say any superfluous nonsense on such a cold day. Now, those who have changed back can go back. Pay attention to the government's notice at any time. Once the government plans it, they will recruit the common people to work. "
"All right, let's disperse."
Du Qi ordered.
Following Du Qi's order, the common people saluted Du Qi and then left one by one.
Not long after, there were only a few common people left, as well as Ye Daosheng, Yang Huaizhuang, and other officials. Du Qi looked at Ye Daosheng and nodded, "County Magistrate Ye, your administration has been very good during this period."
Hearing this, Ye Daosheng's spirit was lifted and he said, "Your Highness is overpraising me. This humble official has not done enough. This humble official will do his best."
After a pause, Ye Daosheng continued, "Your Highness, this humble official has some ideas about the road construction."
Du Qi said, "There's no harm in saying it."
"Yes!"
Ye Daosheng was excited inwardly.
He now had only one principle, which was to help Du Qi do things and assist Du Qi to do things well. As long as things were done well, he did not have to worry about not being able to enter Du Qi's eyes.
Ye Daosheng did not hesitate and said directly, "The road construction is a great thing for Jiuquan County. Once the roads are completed, it will be of great help to the entire Jiuquan County. Therefore, the Jiuquan County Government cannot sit by and do nothing. "
Du Qi was patient and did not urge him.
Du Qi understood Ye Daosheng's thoughts.
He wanted to make a contribution.
Du Qi did not object to this point, because Ye Daosheng wanted to make a contribution. Because Ye Daosheng wanted to make progress, he had the motivation to do things. If Ye Daosheng did nothing, he would have lost his motivation, which was not good for Jiuquan County.
Ye Daosheng continued, "The first thing I want to say is that the road construction will definitely involve the provision of lunch for many people at the construction site when they are working. Because Your Highness will pay for the work this time, I'm afraid you will also provide lunch for them. "
Du Qi said, "Of course."
Du Qi himself had enough economic foundation.
Therefore, he was willing to provide a certain amount of food allowance and let the people have lunch at the construction site. It could not be very sumptuous, but at least it could let the people not go hungry. That was enough.
Ye Daosheng said, "Your Highness, the county government is willing to provide lunch for all the people. Because we took down the Jiang Family and confiscated a lot of money and food, it is not a problem to provide a meal for the people. Especially now that the business in Jiuquan County has developed and many businessmen have gathered. Although the tax has been reduced, in fact, there are more businessmen, so the tax collected has increased. Therefore, the county government is willing to take care of this. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Good, good. Since you have taken the initiative to do this, then the lunch for the workers will be arranged by you."
Ye Daosheng said, "I will not disappoint Your Highness."
After a pause, Ye Daosheng continued, "The second thing is to build the roadbed, which will definitely require a lot of materials. This is to take care of the materials and the distribution of many people. The county government can also take care of this and reduce the trouble of the Prince's Mansion. "
Du Qi shook his head and said, "This is not necessary, because the road construction team is transferred from Chang 'an. There are people in charge and people in charge."
"Yes!"
Ye Daosheng agreed again.
Immediately, Ye Daosheng continued, "The third thing is that winter is coming. Because there are still many people gathering in Jiuquan County, but Jiuquan County can't settle them down in a short time. Therefore, my idea is to let the Jiuquan County government take the lead to set up porridge shelters for disaster relief, so that the people who wandered here can avoid poverty and at least survive this winter. When spring comes next year, they can live in Jiuquan County and become the people of Jiuquan County. "
Du Qi said, "This is a matter of the Jiuquan County government. It is also a good thing. Do as you see fit."
Ye Daosheng said, "Yes, Your Highness."
Du Qi picked up the teacup and took a sip of the hot tea. Ye Daosheng left sensibly.
Du Qi looked at Ye Daosheng's back with a look of approval in his eyes. However, Ye Daosheng was right. Everything depended on the specific implementation. Du Qi only needed to wait and see.
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