The popularity of the telegraph machine lasted for a long time. Even a month later, the door of the telegraph office was still blocked.
It's nothing to the common people, they don't have to pass by it every day.
But it was hard for the ministers who were rushing to attend the morning court.
The location chosen by the newspaper office is the most prosperous area in the city, and it is also the only way for the ministers to pass by in the morning!
As a result, they will have to take a detour, which will be very troublesome!
When they arrived at the main hall, before Ying Zheng arrived, the ministers began to complain.
"We have to make an early morning pilgrimage at Mao o'clock, and we have to wait here as soon as Yin o'clock passes. Now that the road is blocked, we have to get up two quarters of an hour earlier. As a result, I don't even have time to have breakfast! When I get up, I have to change my clothes and make an early morning pilgrimage!"
"Who says it's not the case! Whatever business His Highness the Prince does, it's always booming! People are queuing up outside the telegraph office before dawn, and it's not too cold?"
"What! Why are they queuing up before dawn? They didn't go home at all and were waiting at the door of the telegraph office. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to get in line at all!"
"Tsk tsk...it's really terrifying!"
No one expected that just sending a message could become so popular.
When the train first opened, it was extremely popular and it was hard to get a ticket.
But after a month, the fever gradually subsided!
But this time, after a month, the popularity of the Telegraph Agency has no intention of fading. On the contrary, it is getting more and more popular!
"Your Highness, you have to think of a way. You can't let the people line up in the street all the time. It will be inconvenient for us to go to and from court!"
Seeing Ying Feiyu's arrival, veteran Feng Quji said with a sad face.
"Oh, Master Feng is making things difficult for me. I can't control where the people are waiting!"
Before entering the court, the young lady vaguely heard the conversation of the ministers, so she shrugged pretentiously.
"Furthermore, Feng Shangshu drives a steam car back and forth to the court, so even if it takes a slight detour, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Well...it's true, but it's just a pain to all my colleagues!"
Feng Quji turned his head and glanced at everyone, and everyone nodded in cooperation.
"There's nothing we can do about it. The roads in Xianyang City are only so wide, and I can't control the whereabouts of the people. Why don't Feng Shangshu fund it and widen the roads in the city?"
Ying Feiyu asked with a wicked smile.
"Ah? This...this...uh..."
As soon as he heard this, Feng Quji immediately fainted, hemming and hawing, and couldn't explain why for a long time.
Since joining the prince's business, he has indeed accumulated a lot of wealth, but he is definitely not willing to spend his own money to build roads!
"Your Majesty has arrived..."
Just when he was embarrassed and didn't know what to say, a sharp voice came.
Immediately afterwards, Ying Zheng appeared in everyone's sight with a big belly!
"My dear friends, what are you talking about?"
Ying Zheng was smiling and seemed to be in a good mood.
But the two big dark circles on his face look very abrupt!
"Pfft..."
Little Shota covered his mouth and snickered.
Ever since this old guy got the game console, he started playing it day and night and refused to give it back to the little shot.
At the same time, he was unwilling to pay such a high price and only agreed to give him two thousand gold coins a day.
Anyway, all it cost was some batteries, so Ying Feiyu agreed!
It is estimated that this old guy held the game console without sleeping a wink all night and played until morning!
"Your Majesty, you...what are you doing?"
When a censor saw Ying Zheng's appearance, he immediately showed a worried look.
"Ah! It doesn't matter. There were a lot of memorials yesterday. I looked at them for a while and fell asleep a little late!"
When changing clothes, Ying Zheng also looked in the mirror, and his look shocked him.
So as soon as the minister opened his mouth, he knew what he was referring to and had already thought of an excuse!
"Your Majesty must protect the dragon body!"
The uninformed ministers handed over their hands to ask for the memorial.
Several veterans also bowed their hands, but they snickered while bowing!
Your Majesty's face is full of fatigue. How could he have slept a little too late? Didn't you sleep at all?
"By the way, what were you guys talking about just now, so excited?"
In order to change the topic, Ying Zheng went back again.
If he heard correctly, it seemed that the old guy Feng Quji had suffered a defeat?
"Uh...it's nothing...!"
"Father, Feng Shangshu feels that the roads in Xianyang City are a bit narrow, and he wants to fund the reconstruction!"
However, just as Feng Quji waved his hand, he was interrupted by Ying Feiyu and pushed him up.
After saying that, I didn’t forget to raise my eyebrows at him!
"Oh? Feng Aiqing, is this the case?"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.
Several other veterans covered their mouths and snickered!
Feng Quji, this monkey spirit, wants to be a good guy and ask His Highness the Crown Prince to find a way to clear the way for people, so as not to block the road and affect the ministers going to court!
Now, just one word from His Highness the Crown Prince will cause the money in his pocket to suffer immediately!
"Uh...yes!"
There is no other way. We have already reached this point. If we don't agree, wouldn't we be letting His Majesty down?
But he was not a fool. As soon as he rolled his eyes, he immediately thought of a way to minimize the loss!
"Your Majesty, the telegraph office has provided a lot of conveniences to the people, so people are coming like a tide! But this has also affected the traffic in the city, so I am willing to fund the widening of the road near the telegraph office without affecting the people. While sending a telegram, it will not affect the normal travel of other people in the city!"
Feng Quji's words simply killed three birds with one stone.
First, he praised the telegraph office, and then declared that only the section of road near the telegraph office would be repaired to minimize the damage.
Finally, he said that this move was to facilitate the travel of other people in the city and gain a good reputation!
Even Ying Feiyu couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
"Haha! Okay! All of you, Aiqing, must learn from Feng Aiqing!"
Ying Zheng smiled and praised.
If everyone takes the initiative to build roads, the court can save a lot of money a year!
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will find someone to pull sand and gravel outside the city tomorrow!"
Being named and praised by Ying Zheng, Feng Quji felt a lot better. If he loses some money, just lose it. Who can let himself be such a bad mouth?
"Feng Shangshu, who still uses sand and gravel to build roads now? We have to use cement! That thing is durable and will not break for decades. Even if it rains, it will not be muddy. The road will be smooth and the carriage will run smoothly." You can get up much faster!"
At this moment, Ying Feiyu spoke calmly.
It has been more than a year or two since he invented cement. Before, the output was not high, and it was only used to renovate houses and repair city walls, and was rarely used to build roads.
Now the output is getting higher and higher, enough to build roads!
"Well, Feiyu is right, if you want to build it, build a cement road!"
Ying Zheng agreed very much.
"What? Concrete road?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Quji almost fainted from fright.
He is in charge of the Ministry of Industry and knows the prices of wood, bricks and cement best.
If we use cement to build this road, how much will it cost?
Although the street in front of the telegraph office is a secondary road, it is still six feet wide.
If it were widened further, it would probably reach 80 feet!
Even if you don’t count the labor, you still get tens of thousands of gold!
