After touring and taking a dip in the hot springs, the family had a feast in Huaqing Pool that only gold-level people could enjoy, and then happily went home in a carriage.
This time, grandma no longer said Luo Zhang was fooling around, but kept praising Luo Zhang for having ideas.
Luo Zhang also told his grandma about his plan, and naturally got her support. Such a fief was indeed as Luo Zhang said, and he would not change it for a bigger and better fief.
This is a better place than those princes' fiefdoms, and it is definitely a good place that can be passed down. When talking about this to Luo Zhang, grandma also prayed to heaven for the blessings of her ancestors, which made Luo Zhang dumbfounded.
When everyone got home, they all told Luo Zhang that they would go to the hot springs next time, and Luo Zhang agreed.
At night, Luo Zhang lay on the bed with his hands behind his head, thinking about Huaqing Pool and how to push it out.
The best way is to invite Your Majesty to go there. In that case, it will be difficult for Huaqing Pool to become famous. But once you call His Majesty, it will be difficult to operate the place according to the model he wants. Who knows whether Li Shimin will take that place as soon as he is happy? The place is designated as a royal place. How can others go there? How dare they go there and compete with His Majesty for a bathing place? Don't even think about living!
It wouldn't work if he didn't invite your Majesty to come. If he found out, he would be angry with himself, so he had to think of a way to invite your Majesty to come and dispel his idea at the same time.
Just like that, Luo Zhang fell asleep thinking about it. He couldn't help it. Luo Bao was still sleeping these days. Mei Niang took it to bed every day, which made Luo Zhang unable to do some exercise at night. He could only wake up early in the morning. Go to sleep.
Early the next morning, Luo Zhang hurried home after attending the morning court, called Wu Shaobin, changed into casual clothes, disguised himself, and headed out of Chang'an City.
He thought about it for a long time last night and finally came up with a good way. This way can definitely get the best of both worlds.
When Luo Zhang arrived at Huaqing Pool, Du Jin was confused, wondering why Luo Zhang came here again today.
Luo Zhang did not go around in circles with Du Jin, but said directly: "How big is my fiefdom outside the wall now?"
Du Jin didn't understand what Luo Zhang meant, but he still replied truthfully: "Huaqing Pond covers an area of one hundred acres. Outside the wall, there are almost seventy or eighty acres. Do you have any instructions?"
"Seventy or eighty acres? That's enough. In this case, you find me a group of masons, carpenters, and gardeners. I want to build a house around a wall. I also need to plant trees and flowers around it. I'll draw the drawings later. Here you go, let the masons and carpenters build it according to my drawings, and the gardeners will plant flowers, plants and trees around the house I build." Luo Zhang warned.
"Ah, this..."
"Sir, the master craftsman has seen before that this place is not suitable for building houses, nor is it suitable for planting flowers, plants and trees. This is a bit embarrassing for you." Du Jin said with a wry smile.
"Since I said this, there is a way. What the master craftsman looked at before was when the hot springs were not built. Now we only need to guide the hot spring water to the surroundings to make the surrounding water sources rich. You can bring me more soil and spread it on Around here, do you think we can still build houses and plant flowers, plants and trees here?" Luo Zhang explained.
Du Jin thought for a while and couldn't help but nodded. The reason why it is difficult to build houses and plant flowers and trees here is because it is full of stones and there is no water. But now that there are hot springs, water is no longer a problem. Then building a house, Planting flowers, plants and trees is no longer a problem. The worst thing is to transport more soil. The soil is not valuable. If you hire more people to transport it, you can transport a lot in two days.
"Do you think it's okay now?"
"Yes, in this way, as long as the surrounding area is filled with soil, it can become a land with lush water and grass. Building a house and planting flowers, trees and flowers is no longer a problem!" Du Jin nodded in approval.
Luo Zhang didn't say any more, but picked up the brush on the table and started writing and drawing again.
After a while, Luo Zhang drew two pictures. One picture showed a house. The house had three floors, all made of stones. Luo Zhang drew the analysis of each floor separately. He came out, for fear that the masons and carpenters would not understand that there would be no problem if he built according to his drawings. The other drawing was a bird's-eye view of what the houses in the entire fief would look like after they were built.
In this picture, Huaqing Pond is in the center. With Huaqing Pond as the center and radiating around, there are neatly arranged houses built with stones. Outside the house, there is a wall surrounding the house. Each house is surrounded by a wall. The houses are about twenty meters apart and look very regular. In addition to the houses, there are also roads that run through the entire fiefdom and connect them all together. No matter where you want to go, there are roads for horses. , the horse-drawn carriage travels without going halfway and has to get down. Every road leads to the door of a house. In other words, when you come out of your house, you are on the road.
Big trees are growing vigorously on both sides of the road, surrounded by flowers and plants, and a stream surrounds the outermost periphery. The scenery is very beautiful. Even if you are not riding a horse, walking on the road is a beautiful picture.
Living here, you can go to Huaqing Hot Spring to soak in hot springs whenever you want. After soaking, you can go back and stay one night before leaving. You don't have to travel hard back to Chang'an City.
If you want to eat, you can ask Huaqingchi to deliver it to your home. You don’t have to worry about not having anything to eat when you live here.
Of course, you have to prepare your own maids and servants at home. After all, you can rest assured that your own people will use them, and you will not worry about unclean hands and feet.
After Luo Zhang finished explaining by pointing to the two pictures he had drawn, Du Jin's mouth never closed, and his eyes were rounded, looking at Luo Zhang like a monster.
He really wanted to see what was in Luo Zhang's head. He could even draw such a construction plan. I'm afraid even a master craftsman couldn't draw it. It was so beautiful. It was really beautiful. Luo Zhang painted and built what a happy thing it would be to live here!
Luo Zhang did not speak, but waited for Du Jin to finish digesting it. After all, what he said and what he painted were too advanced. They were completely based on the plans of later generations of villa communities. If Du Jin could not be surprised, then there was something wrong with him. .
It took a full quarter of an hour for Du Jin to come back to his senses.
Seeing that Du Jin had come to his senses, Luo Zhang continued: "How about it? Can it be built according to what I said and drawn?"
"Yes, it is possible, but can this house really be built with stone? You must know that this is a three-story house. Even if it is supported by logs, it may collapse, right?" Du Jin expressed his doubts.
"You don't understand this. Haven't you seen the picture I drew? Don't worry about it. Just show this to the master craftsman and he will understand. You are not a master craftsman. You just need to recruit people for me. The more people you have, the more The better, I want to build it as soon as possible. The earlier I finish it, the earlier I can promote Huaqing Pool, and then you will be able to gain both fame and fortune!" Luo Zhang explained.
Du Jin thought about it. After all, he was not a great craftsman, so how could he know how to build a house? Du Jin was very concerned about what Luo Zhang said later. As Luo Zhang said, if this place is built well, it will indeed attract many people to come here. Will Huaqingchi's business still be bad? He can indeed gain both fame and fortune by then.
Having made up his mind, Du Jin decided to use all his previous connections to recruit people and build the place as soon as possible.
After discussing with Du Jin, Luo Zhang went back to Chang'an City with Wu Shaobin without staying here any longer.
He still has to go to work in the Shipyard Department. Those old guys have thought of a lot of ways to build ships these days. He has to go over and discuss with these old guys. After all, every difficulty overcome is worth celebrating. This is a big place. Tang, building large sea ships is not easy.
When Luo Zhang returned home after finishing his work in the shipyard department, night had fallen, but his grandmothers were waiting for him to come back for dinner. This made Luo Zhang both touched and distressed. He told his grandmother several times that if he came back late, There is no need to wait for him, but it is useless to say it. Grandma is a traditional person. According to her, Luo Zhang is now the head of the Luo family. How can he use chopsticks if the head of the family is not back.
Luo Zhang could only accept this silently. It is not easy to change a person's old ideas. The road is long and arduous.
