Chengdu's vitality has been restored, and the two counties have also done a good job. They also built a galloping road that did not exist in the Song Dynasty.
Liang Shanqiu had already been picked, and they didn't know how long they could stay in Chengdu.
Qin Yulong looked at the broad road in front of him, looked at Yang Wu, and sighed, "Will this Chi Road still be built?"
"This subordinate doesn't know." Yang Wu shook his head. How can you, the chief officer, ask your subordinates?
Qin Yulong knew that he had lost his temper. After thinking about it, he said decisively: "I think this Chi Road still needs to be built."
"Of course it should be built, but it may be difficult. Qian Guanfu has very little money." Yang Wu reminded.
"Indeed, this road is basically supported by Ping'er." Qin Yulong sighed and said, "The government is poor, these are the sins of Hu people."
Yang Wu couldn't help but smile slightly. From Jintang County, Lingquan County to Chengdu Prefecture, almost everyone had received favors from Zhao Ping, big and small.
"Yang Wu said, this time the security team fought fiercely with the Hu people in Xi County. I heard that the security team suffered a lot of casualties." Yang Wu reminded, "The loss of money and material was also not small."
"That makes sense. Ping'er is also the chief secretary of Chengdu. Of course he should support it. If you have money, you will pay, and if you don't, you will recruit people." Qin Yulong said to Yang Wu: "This time, we will try to recruit more than 5,000 soldiers."
Qin Yulong discussed road construction and conscription with Yang Wu, but others in Chengdu focused on Liang Shanqiu.
A tea guest said: "Does Liang Shanqiu know how to make salt? It seems that he doesn't know how to make salt. I heard that he is still a nerd."
"Doesn't this Liang Shanqiu know that Jingyan is an official in Maicheng? He is indeed a nerd." Another tea guest nodded and said with deep feeling.
"How did Liang Shanqiu achieve his political achievements? He was not from Zhao Guan, but now he is better. Without Zhao Guan, what will he do?" The first tea guest took a sip of tea and said slowly.
Zhu Yuanwai is now extremely distressed. There are recent rumors in Chengdu targeting his son-in-law.
He was drinking tea at home and thinking hard.
After drinking tea, he kept tapping his fingers on the coffee table.
Although Chengdu people don’t like to listen to words, this is a fact.
Seeing Zhu Yuanwai's sad face, Zhu Zhou made another cup of drunken spring breeze for Zhu Yuanwai and himself, and sat next to him.
Hearing Yuanwai Zhu's worried words, Mrs. Zhu Zhou also fell into deep thought.
She thought for a while, nodded and said, "Indeed, Shan Qiu didn't do much in Lingquan County. Official Zhao almost took care of everything."
"This is obviously a trap, but the imperial court has already appointed him, and he must leave in half a month of Shanqiu." Zhu Yuanwai's eyebrows almost furrowed together.
Zhu Zhou thought for a while, then suddenly her eyes lit up and she said, "Don't Shanqiu have three subordinates? As long as the three subordinates are arranged well, things will not be difficult."
"Madam, you think simply. The three subordinates are just sharing responsibilities. If anything happens, the court will definitely blame Shan Qiu." Zhu Yuanwai shook his head and sighed.
At this point, Zhu Yuanwai paused again, as if talking to himself: "I heard that those two subordinates are relatives and friends of Jing Yan, and Yu Mo Yan is the uncle of the Yun family. Jing Yan and the Yun family are seriously at odds. , leaving Shanqiu in a dilemma."
Mrs. Zhu nodded. She picked up a cup of tea, touched her lips lightly and then put it down. She stopped talking.
Seeing Madam's appearance, Zhu Yuan took a sip of tea and said, "Madam, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."
"Guan Zhao doesn't take care of Shan Qiu all the time. He can only trouble him." Zhu Zhou hesitated for a few times and finally said it.
"I have also considered this idea," Zhu Yuanwai shook his head and said, "But why does Mr. Zhao keep helping Shan Qiu?"
The lady was stunned, covered her mouth and said, "Did the official really get it right?"
"Is there any other way out for Shan Qiu?" Zhu Yuanwai couldn't help but sigh, took a sip of tea, and looked at Mr. Zhu Zhou.
Unlike Zhu Yuanwai who was worried, Liang Shanqiu did not find any difficulty in this matter at all and took office directly.
Zhu Yuanwai saw Liang Shanqiu with a relaxed and happy face. Although he had been in the officialdom for half a year, he still looked like a nerd.
Seeing the bookish look on Liang Shanqiu's face, Gao Yuanwai shook his head, not knowing whether his daughter's choice was right or wrong.
Although it is already early winter in Jingyan's local workshop, the workshop is in full swing, and some people are even sweating.
The workshop was of course surrounded by walls to isolate it from the outside for the sake of confidentiality.
Seeing the excitement on everyone's faces, Tang Debing felt an unprecedented sense of accomplishment.
He sat on the coffee table drinking tea, watching the craftsmen making snow salt, and fell into deep thought.
Not only did he become the de facto shopkeeper of Jingyan Salt Factory, he was also the future patriarch of the Tang family.
At this time, Tang Dexin's face looked a little frightened. Seeing his cousin's face, he hesitated to speak.
Tang Deping couldn't help but frown, put the tea cup on the table, and asked: "Deposit (Tang Dexin), if you have anything to do, you might as well just tell me."
Tang Dexin hesitated again and again, and finally bowed his hands and said: "Pingzhi (Tang Deping's nickname), it seems that the snow salt content in the salt mine is getting less and less now. I wonder if it is my misunderstanding."
If this happened, Tang Debing broke out in a cold sweat.
They came to a large pot and looked carefully.
But it is still difficult to see this. He called it a large pile of salt mines and asked the craftsmen to boil it.
At night, Tang Deping hugged his concubine, but there was no affection at all. All the things in his mind were about Xue Yan.
The next day, Tang Deping had just finished breakfast and came to the salt workshop.
He looked at Tang Dexin with red eyes and asked: "Deposit, what's the result?"
Although Tang Deping spoke extremely calmly, he still trembled a little.
"This time it seems to be the same as before." Tang Dexin said with a sigh of relief.
Tang Deping finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face and said, "Fortunately, nothing happened."
Tang Dexin rubbed his forehead and said to himself: "Did I see it wrong?"
"Pingzhi, I'm still worried." Tang Dexin thought for a while and couldn't help but say.
"Isn't there no problem? Why are you still worried?" Tang Deping looked relaxed at this time, and his words were full of ridicule.
"Tianzhi, yesterday's one was just an exception. I want to try all these salt mines." Tang Dexin thought for a while and said, "Only in this way can I feel completely at ease."
Tang Deping thought for a while and finally agreed.
That night, Tang Deping's heart knot was untied, and he and his concubine had a complete heart-to-heart battle.
Tang Deping was still sleeping in bed the next day. He was too tired last night.
This time he slept very well. In his dream, there were mountains of snow and salt, which made the tribesmen smile from ear to ear.
"Bang bang, bang bang" seemed like someone was knocking on the door, which made Tang Deping very impatient and said: "Really, don't you want people to sleep?"
After saying that, he yawned, hugged his concubine wholeheartedly and continued to sleep.
"Bang bang, bang bang", this time the sound became louder and louder.
"What's the matter? You really don't want people to sleep?" Tang Deping had no choice but to get up.
When he opened the door and saw that it was Tang Dexin, he finally remembered something.
There was a bad feeling in his heart, but after seeing yesterday's results, there should be no problem.
"Deposit, thank you for your hard work, how was the result today?" He asked while making tea for Tang Dexin.
Tang Dexin's eyes were still red, obviously he didn't get a good rest last night.
Tang Dexin rubbed his eyes, yawned, took another sip of tea, and finally became more awake.
Tang Dexin said with some messy hair on his face: "The situation is not good."
"Why isn't it good?" Tang Deping suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.
Tang Dexin took another sip of tea and said: "The salt content of 60% is not much different from before, and the remaining 40% is 20% less, 30% less, or even 50% less than before."
Tang Deping suddenly stood up from his seat, his knees hit the coffee table, and the coffee table turned over.
Bang bang, bang bang, all the tea cups on the coffee table rolled to the ground, and the tea kept spreading everywhere.
"Does this situation exist in the entire salt mine?" Tang Deping asked with a trembling voice.
Tang Dexin shook his head and sat on the chair holding his head in pain: "I don't know this yet. I have to try the entire salt mine."
"Okay, I'll accompany you." Tang Deping didn't care about his concubine or washing his face, so he pulled Tang Dexin and left.
However, he never expected that Tang Dexin had stopped moving and he noticed the sound of snoring.
Tang Dexin had not rested for almost two days. At this time, he could no longer hold back his sleepiness and fell asleep on the chair.
Tang Dexin settled down and fell asleep, but Tang Deping did not feel sleepy. He rearranged the coffee table and continued drinking tea.
A few days later, amidst Tang Deping's anxiety, Tang Dexin finally measured the rough content of the salt mine.
"About 40% of the salt content in this salt mine is lower than the average, which means the salt mine is gradually drying up." Tang Dexin said with red eyes to Tang Deping who also had red eyes.
Seeing some strange looks from the craftsmen around him, Tang Deping hurriedly pulled Tang Dexin into his apartment.
"This matter must not be spread outside, deposit." After Tang Deping made tea for Tang Dexin, he walked around the coffee table a few times and looked at Tang Dexin sitting in the chair and said in a deep voice.
Tang Dexin took a sip of tea and asked blankly: "Pingzhi, this is a fact, why can't it be spread to others?"
Tang Deping walked around the coffee table a few more times, pondered for a while, and said decisively: "This will cause Jingyan craftsman to panic. Not only will people be panicked, but it will also be very easy to get into trouble."
"Pingzhi, I'm in charge of technology. I don't know much about other things." Tang Dexin took another sip of coffee, pondered for a while, looked up at Tang Deping and said, "Pingzhi, you can make an idea about this matter."
"Fortunately, the craftsmen don't know about it for the time being, otherwise it would have a big impact." Tang Deping gathered around the coffee table, took a few sips from the tea cup, and then looked at the craftsmen outside the window.
"It's more comfortable to be a craftsman. As long as you complete the day's work, you can receive three copper coins every month." Tang Deping looked at the craftsmen who were working enthusiastically and said with envy, "How can brothers like you and me still have to worry and consider How to support these two thousand craftsmen."
Tang Dexin also stood up at this time, looking at the excited craftsman in Xuan Chuang, with a wry smile on his face.
