Su Luosheng breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Mo Family had spent a lot of money, it was a great benefit to Chang 'an County.
Chang 'an was the capital and had high requirements for roads. Mo Jiazi had renovated the entire road. When the Ministry of Works came to inspect it in the future, it would naturally be rated as superior. As the county magistrate, he would share the honor and disgrace.
However, as soon as Su Luosheng returned to the county yamen, he saw the supervisor hurriedly running over and saying, "County Magistrate, it's not good. After the Mohist family dug the road, they actually used straw to pave the road."
"How can it be used to pave the road with straw?" Su Luosheng was shocked.
In this era, there was no concept of tofu dregs. However, Su Luosheng could imagine that using straw to pave the road would cause it to soften. It was worse than tofu dregs.
When Su Luosheng rushed to the south of the city, he saw Meton instructing people to pave a thin layer of straw.
Facing the criticism of the people in Chang 'an, Meton was at ease and continued to pave the road.
"Marquis Merton, what is the meaning of this? The most important part of a road is its foundation. How can you pave it with straw?" Su Luosheng said with a pale face.
"Don't worry, County Magistrate. This is the School of Mohism's method of laying the foundation flat with stalks. The purpose of laying the foundation with stalks is to prevent the soft soil from collapsing. After laying the foundation with stalks, the road's carrying capacity will be doubled," Moton explained.
"Are you sure? If the road is ruined, both of us will be in trouble! "Su Luosheng said with a gloomy face.
He raised his head and looked at the people around him. There were many spies among them. What happened on the official road must have been spread to the ears of the officials.
Meton said confidently, "Don't worry, County Magistrate. This is related to the reputation of the Mo Family. I won't joke about it."
When Su Luosheng thought about how Mo Jiazi would contract this road every year in the future, he realized that the Mo Family would not cheat him. He was slightly relieved. He looked at Meton and smiled bitterly. "It is indeed difficult for ordinary people to understand Marquis Merton's way of doing things. However, if you do this in the future, please inform the people of Chang 'an in advance to avoid panic."
"Yes, County Magistrate," Meton said absent-mindedly. As for whether Mo Jiazi listened or not, only God knew.
Su Luosheng sighed in his heart. It was impossible to work with Mo Jiazi without a strong heart. He could only secretly instruct the supervisor to report to him immediately if Meton acted strangely in the future.
Not long after Su Luosheng left, Qin Huaiyu and the other two rushed over.
Seeing the stalks on the ground, they could not help but secretly click their tongues. They knew that it was impossible for Mo Jiazi to not make any noise when he did something.
"Brother Mo, why do you have to do this? No matter how good your road is this year, after a year of crushing, it will be full of holes." Qin Huaiyu shook his head and said.
Meton shook his head and said proudly, "That is because they have not seen the road of the Mo Family."
"Brother Mo, do you have other tricks up your sleeve?" Cheng Chumo asked curiously.
Meton smiled inexplicably as he saw the carriages coming out of the South City Gate. He said, "This is just the beginning."
Under the puzzled gaze of the three people, carriages of lime were pulled out of Chang 'an City and scattered on the newly plowed road.
Then, waterwheels filled with water were sprinkled on the lime. When the water met the white lime, it quickly bubbled and emitted a lot of white smoke.
In a short time, the Mo Family Village bought all the lime in Chang 'an City. Smoke rose from the official road in the South City, covering more than 50 miles.
"County Magistrate, Mo Jiazi bought all the lime in Chang 'an City and scattered it on the road."
Chang 'an City Government.
Su Luosheng listened to the supervisor's report with a blank face.
"Oh!" Su Luosheng answered woodenly and immediately bowed his head to continue his work.
The supervisor said anxiously, "County Magistrate, don't you care? The official road has always been covered in yellow dust. If you add lime, won't the sky be filled with white dust?"
No matter how sturdy the dirt road was, it would still be crushed into tiny yellow dust under the wear and tear of the wheels. Once the wind blew, the entire official road would be covered in yellow dust.
Now, Mo Jiazi had scattered lime. When the supervisor thought of the people walking on the official road in the South City on windy days with their bodies covered in white dust, he could not help but shiver.
Su Luosheng patted the supervisor's shoulder calmly and said, "Mo Jiazi has always been bold and unconstrained. If you could guess his thoughts, you would have been promoted to a high official."
Under the supervisor's admiring expression, Su Luosheng turned and walked to the side room. His face suddenly turned pale. Now that Mo Jiazi had plowed all the official roads, what else could he do? Who would be willing to take over?
No matter what Mo Jiazi had done, he could only grit his teeth and accept it. Now, the only thing he could do was to believe in Mo Jiazi. He believed that Mo Jiazi could create another miracle and build an official road that everyone was satisfied with.
The Ministry of Works!
"Minister, Mo Jiazi's road building is extremely arrogant. Should the Ministry of Works step in and reprimand him?"
The Junior Supervisor was so angry that he organized the entire process of the road building in the Mo Family Village and presented it to the Minister of Works, Duan Lun.
Road building was the Ministry of Works' mission. How could the Ministry of Works not know that Mo Jiazi had caused such a huge commotion on the official road in the South City?
"That's right! Mo Jiazi is young and ignorant. How could he know how difficult it is to build a road? According to Mo Jiazi's personality, if he messes around and delays the construction, we will also be implicated. "
Many officials from the Ministry of Works chimed in.
Duan Lun looked through all the steps of the road building in Mo Jiazi's style and his expression grew more and more grave. After a long time, he passed the document in his hand to an official from the Ministry of Works.
"This is the Mo Family's road building method compiled by the Junior Supervisor. Everyone, come and discuss it. See if it is a reckless act and announce if we should interfere." Duan Lun gathered the officials and said.
The world could not understand Meton's actions, but the Minister of Works, Duan Lun, did not think so. The Mo Family Village had created miracles time and time again. Many people who doubted Mo Jiazi's actions had been slapped in the face. Duan Lun did not want to follow in his footsteps.
The Assistant Minister of Works took a look and frowned. "The official road in the South City is indeed badly damaged. I have checked it before and it is indeed unusable. Mo Jiazi has less manpower, but he has more oxen and horses. Furthermore, his craftsmanship is advanced. He plows first and presses later. Not only does this bring out the strengths of the Mo Family, it also greatly reduces the working time."
"Can the Ministry of Works use this method to build roads in the future?" Duan Lun asked.
The Assistant Minister of Works shook his head. "This method seems too fast, but it is extremely costly. The oxen and horses required are not a small number."
Right now, the Ministry of Works was using corvee labor to pave the official roads. The corvee labor was free, and the soil was free. The budget was not high at all, so why should they spend so much money to pave the roads?
The Junior Supervisor sneered. "The official road in the South City was damaged by the Mo Family Village. It is only right for the Mo Family Village to spend so much money. Even if there is nothing wrong with plowing the road, what about using straw to pave the road? Have you heard of this before? "
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