Night fell.
The whole city of Chang 'an was lit up with neon lights! The city was ablaze with lights.
Although there was a curfew in Chang 'an, there were many rich families. Therefore, every night in the market, every family would light up their lights.
On the South City Gate, two guards stood on the South City Tower of Chang 'an City. As far as the eye could see, the city seemed to be covered with a layer of blurred light. It was a unique scenery. This was the only entertainment for the guards of the city gate every night. If they were late, they would only have a long night of suffering.
"What's that?" Suddenly, one of the guards pointed behind him and asked in surprise.
The other guard suddenly turned around and looked at the official road in the south of the city. On the dark official road, a torch was particularly dazzling.
Then, one after another, the torches were lit up. The light was like a long dragon, endless and several miles long.
The two guards were shocked as if they were facing a formidable enemy. This was Chang 'an. If something went wrong, they would definitely have to bear the consequences.
"Don't panic. This is the Mo Family's village. They are working overnight to build the road. They have already reported to me." A voice came from behind them.
"General!" The two guards saw the man and immediately bowed.
This man was officially the new general of the South City Gate. He agreed to the request of the Mo Family's village without hesitation. After all, the previous general of the South City Gate was still eating sand on the Great Wall. He didn't want to follow the example of the previous general.
Moreover, the road in the Mo Family's village was built outside Chang 'an. In order to avoid arousing suspicion, the road was not one mile away from Chang' an.
"The Mo Family's village is building the road? Isn't the road in the South City Gate finished? "The two guards often took turns to be on duty at the South City Gate, so they naturally knew the progress of the road construction in the Mo Family's village.
The entire official road in the south of the city had been flat and could be said to be the best road in the world. How could such a road need to be repaired?
The general of the South City Gate smiled bitterly and said, "Who knows? Maybe the officials of the Ministry of Works came to check. Some roads need to be repaired! After all, it's almost the inspection date of the Ministry of Works. It's normal for the Mo Family's village to work overnight. "
The two guards nodded in realization. Looking at the long line of torches in the distance, they couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It was already very extravagant for ordinary people to light up their houses, but the Mo Family Village actually had torches for miles, which were specially used to build roads. No wonder it was the richest village in the southern part of the city.
The flickering torches shone on Xu Jie and Meton's faces, giving off a different kind of red glow.
"Young Master, we really have to do this!" Xu Jie couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice.
Meton nodded solemnly. "Let's begin!"
Following Meton's command, carriages after carriages drove out from the darkness. Very quickly, a group of Mo Jiazi brothers came out from the carriages and laid out the bricks one by one on the road.
The road was paved with green bricks. If anyone knew that the Mo Family Village was doing this, they would definitely be shocked.
Nowadays, green bricks were a luxury, and only the rich could afford to use them. Most of the houses built by ordinary people were made of green bricks at the bottom and thatched houses made of mud at the top. The new houses in the Mo Family Village were all made of bricks and tiles, which had long been envied by the surrounding villages.
When the shortcomings of the four-wheeled carriages were exposed, Meton knew that the only way to solve it was to imitate the hardened roads of the later generations.
The brick road was the lowest level of hardened roads in the later generations, but it was appalling in the Tang dynasty. If Meton were to pave the road during the day, many people would definitely stop him. So Meton had to pave the road at night to achieve the established reality.
When people knew the benefits of the brick road, everything would be settled.
"Are the green bricks ready?" Meton asked.
Xu Jie took a deep breath and said, "Young master, the bricks from more than ten kilns around Chang 'an have all been bought. Finally, the quantity you need has been gathered."
Fortunately, there were many rich families in Chang 'an, and there were many kilns in the villages. Xu Jie had placed a huge order more than twenty days in advance, otherwise, Xu Jie would not have been able to gather so many bricks in such a short time.
"The He Family Village is also among them!" Under the light of the fire, Meton smiled slightly.
Xu Jie nodded and said, "According to young master's order, all the bricks in the He Family Village have been bought."
Meton ordered, "Then let them bring it here at night!"
When the entire He Family Village moved out and pulled all the black bricks of the nail device to the official road in the south of the city, they were all stunned.
"You actually used green bricks to pave the road!" Mr. He was so angry that he trembled!
Meton nodded and said, "Why not?"
"It's a waste of natural resources!" Mr. He said sadly.
In his mind, green bricks were used to build houses and walls. Even if the He Family Village had baked bricks for many years, the village only had some broken bricks to pave the road. He had never thought of using intact bricks to pave the road.
Meton snorted and said, "Why not use bricks to pave the road? Isn't the Vermilion Bird Avenue paved with bricks? Besides, how can the Mo Family Village spend so much time on this road?"
The Vermilion Bird Avenue, which was located in the central axis, was paved with bricks. There were drainage ditches and trees on both sides of the road. When Meton saw the Vermilion Bird Avenue, he was determined to build a brick road in the Mo Family Village.
But at that time, the Mo Family Village had just started, so Meton could only give up the idea temporarily.
When the villages in the south of the city collectively forced the Mo Family Village to abdicate, Meton seized the opportunity and gave himself an excuse to build the road.
"You deliberately accepted the task of building the road!" Mr. He said bitterly.
Only now did he understand why Moton had agreed so readily, and even made a military order to continue contracting this road in the future.
People were afraid that Meton would go back on his word. So it seemed that Mo Jiazi was afraid that they would go back on their word.
He was complacently showing off that his village had finally built the road in the south of the city. But he didn't expect that he fell into the trap of the Mo Family Village.
Meton smiled under the light of the fire. It was self-evident.
Xu Jie snorted and said, "Mr. He is here to sell bricks today. As for how we use them, it's our own business. If the He Family Village doesn't want to sell, there are many kilns in Chang 'an that are willing to sell to the Mo Family Village. You know, the price of the Mo Family Village is not low!"
Mr. He's face was gloomy. More than ten villages forced the Mo Family Village to abdicate, but they fell into the trap of the Mo Family Village. They didn't suffer any loss, and the annual corvee labor in the future could be easily solved.
Among all the villages, the other villages were the bad guys, while the He Family Village was the only one who profited from selling bricks. No matter how he looked at it, the He Family Village was cooperating with the Mo Family Village. In this way, the He Family Village would offend all the other villages.
"Of course we will!" Mr. He thought for less than three breaths and made the decision immediately.
With the super big order from the Mo Family Village, the He Family Village had to accept it even if they knew it was poisonous. After all, there were so many people in the He Family Village who made a living by selling bricks. If he lost such a big order, he couldn't be the owner anymore.
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