Not only Xie Fangbo and Xie Fangji were in disbelief, but the other person also dropped his teacup on the ground.
This person is none other than Xu Yue's father, Xu Hou.
The two families have been tied together through marriage.
Now the two families are building the same road and the same distance, so they invite the Xu family to discuss it together.
Although Xu Hou is related by marriage to the Xie family, he is not from this family after all.
While drinking tea, he rarely spoke. He mainly observed, watching more and speaking less.
At this time, when he heard that Qin Shihuang's Chidao was actually fifteen feet wide, if it were built according to this method, the two families would go bankrupt.
Although a literary family wants to save face, and sometimes even tries to make a fool of themselves by pretending to be fat, but we must also look at the actual situation.
But building it according to this method is obviously far beyond the affordability of the two families.
Xu Hou was about to pick up the tea cup from the ground, when a servant came to clean it up.
He felt a little embarrassed, it was so rude and rude.
Thinking of this, he suddenly had an idea, and he didn't care about being rude: "Dear in-laws, Qin Shi Huang is a tyrant, Qin Shi Huang is a tyrant."
He built it fifteen feet wide and wasted so much manpower and material resources. He is nothing but a tyrant.
"Yes, what this in-law said is so reasonable. Qin Shihuang is a tyrant." Xie Fangbo and Xie Fangji immediately came out of their gaffe, and Xie Fangbo said hurriedly.
Xie Fangji also reacted and hurriedly said loudly: "The world's tyranny began with Qin Shihuang. The reason why the Qin Dynasty only lasted fourteen years was because of its tyranny."
When Xu Hou heard that his two in-laws agreed with his statement, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "The Qin Dynasty was tyrannical, so it only lasted fourteen years; the Song Dynasty was merciful and lasted forever."
Those who enjoy the blessings of the Song Dynasty certainly hope that the Song Dynasty will last forever.
Xie Fangbai couldn't help but be stunned. Just now, Xie Fangbo had been praising Qin Shihuang incessantly, but now, he was actually scolding the tyrant.
Is this a child's face that changes at will?
Xie Fangbai can only be considered a half-scholar. He didn't even pass the exam.
Seeing Xie Fangbai's stunned look, Xie Fangbo felt that he had to explain.
"Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, brought great order to the world, eliminated wars, unified writing, unified coins, unified weights and measures, etc. These are his greatness. But he abused the power of the people and caused the people to rise up, which led to the Qin Dynasty The country is destroyed, so he is a tyrant again." Xie Fangbo patiently explained.
Xie Fangbai felt that the other party was avoiding Chidao's question, but it was difficult to speak directly.
He had no choice but to indirectly remind: "Excuse me, clan leader, how to build this Chidao?"
"Of course Qin Shihuang has greatness, otherwise he would not have become an emperor throughout the ages." Xie Fangbo praised Qin Shihuang again at this time, "But we cannot abuse material resources like Qin Shihuang did, and we should act within our capabilities."
Xie Fangji also followed Uncle Xie Fang's tone and nodded: "That's right, Qin Shihuang is the only emperor through the ages. How can Zhao Ping be the emperor?"
The two of them did not realize that while they were disdainful of Zhao Ping, they actually compared him with Qin Shihuang, the emperor of the ages.
Xie Fangbai cared about Chidao wholeheartedly and did not pay attention to the topic between the two about Qin Shihuang.
Although he didn't hear it, Xu Hou did.
After all, Xu Hou had won the imperial examination and was a scholar, so he felt that there was something vaguely wrong with his words.
But after all, Zhao Ping did not proclaim himself emperor, and he was a minister of the Song Dynasty. There seems to be nothing wrong with what he said.
After thinking about it, Xu Hou understood that the Xie family did not want to build Chidao according to Zhao Ping's method.
They felt that although Qin Shihuang's Chidao was good, it was too wasteful of material resources.
But what the two people meant when they said this was hard to understand.
"Excuse me, patriarch, how to build this Chidao?" Xie Fangbai felt confused. The two of them admitted that Qin Shihuang was great, and then said that he abused people's power.
Xie Fangbo thought for a while and felt that he should express it clearly to avoid misunderstanding: "Of course it should be built according to the Chidao of Qin Shihuang, but it cannot be a waste of material and people like Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang built fifteen feet, but building a five or four feet wide Can."
"Indeed, Qin Shihuang was a waste of manpower, material and people, so he was called a tyrant. I think it's four feet long. What do my in-laws think?" At this point, Xie Fangji turned his attention to Xu Hou.
Xu Hou thought for a while and nodded: "It makes sense. In this way, he neither falls into the cliché of Zhao Ping, who is a straight man, but also has the standard of Chidao."
Xie Fangbai finally understood that both the Xie family and the Xu family had people serving as husband-in-law in the court.
Zhao Ping was just the chief secretary of Chengdu Prefecture. They were not willing to succumb to Zhao Ping, so they still adopted Qin Shihuang's policy.
However, Qin Shihuang's Chidao family could not support it, so they attacked Qin Shihuang for abusing people's power, so they built a scaled-down version of Qin Shihuang's Chidao.
"In-laws, do you have any better ideas?" Xie Fangbo saw Xu Hou drinking tea and bowed his hands, "You might as well propose it."
"I have no objection. If Qin Shihuang has a good reputation as a wise man, he can avoid falling into the cliché." Xu Hou thought for a while and agreed with Xie's statement.
Xie Fangbai thought for a while, so as to avoid waste, he thought for a while: "This track is made of wood, does it need anti-corrosion treatment?"
Anti-corrosion treatment requires brushing a layer of tung oil on the wooden track to withstand wind and rain.
"Wooden rails are already expensive, and anti-corrosion is obviously a big expense." Xu Hou thought for a while and couldn't help but say.
Xie Fangji did not speak, but drank tea and seemed thoughtful.
Xie Fangbai didn't speak when he saw him, obviously he didn't express his thoughts directly.
Xie Fangbo also pondered for a while and said decisively: "Pave the track first, and if you think it is necessary, we can do anti-corrosion treatment in the long run."
Xie Fangbai looked at the three of them and nodded, knowing what they meant.
This is not a long-term plan. In fact, I just don’t want to do embalming.
From the inside, Xie Fangbai feels that from a long-term perspective, anti-corrosion should be done to ensure that the track does not rot.
However, although this can leave a good reputation, the cost is obviously too high.
Inside the Zui Chunfeng Teahouse, a private room.
There are nine people sitting here, a group of officials from Lingquan County, and the other one is Zheng Youcai, the shopkeeper who built Chidao this time.
Yang Zhen is the official who oversees the residence, Yinjia is the official who oversees the households, and Jia Li is the official who inspects the houses.
The Yamen originally had only six rooms, but Zhao Ping added miscellaneous rooms and trial rooms, and now it has eight rooms.
They negotiated with Zheng Youcai on behalf of all the officials and minor officials.
Although the Miscellaneous Room and the Inspection Room were developed later, the management of one was very complicated, including the small officials such as mountains and rivers, and the other was to supervise the other rooms, vaguely overriding the other six rooms.
Yu Qishi was originally the magistrate of the Zafang, but was later promoted to the mountain chief of the ninth-grade Zhaojiazhuang Academy, placing the Zafang above all the other houses.
After Yu Qishi started to upgrade, Yang Zhen passed the door and was upgraded from a review room to a miscellaneous room.
Yang Zhenren is related to Yang Zhen, the magistrate of Pi County, Chengdu Prefecture. The two are related, but they have been out of the fifth server.
The other party can ignore him or ignore him.
what to do? Yang Zhen found his father and hoped that his father would come forward.
Yang Zhen's father, Yang Chengnai, was a wealthy businessman, and he shamelessly gave Yang Zhen's father a heavy gift.
Yang Zhen's father and Yang Zhen's father, Yang Cheng, are still in the fifth server, and the two families still have contact with each other.
Yang Zhen's father accepted the heavy gift and told his son about Yang Zhen.
Yang Cheng gave Yang Zhen another heavy gift, and finally moved Yang Zhen and agreed to help him speak.
He recommended Yang Zhen to Xu Yue, and Yang Zhen became the magistrate of the miscellaneous room as he wished.
Of course, Yang Zhen's goal was not to use the Zafang, but to use the Zafang as a way to become a minor official.
Obviously, Yang Zhen also wants to follow the path Yu Qishi took.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen coughed, glanced at the other seven rooms, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the construction of Chidao has begun. But we have not started construction on this section. Shopkeeper Zheng is also here now. Do you have any questions about the construction of Chidao? If you have any ideas, you might as well put them forward.”
After speaking, Yang Zhen turned his attention to Zheng Youcai.
Yang Zhen is about in his early thirties, and Zheng Youcai is about the same age as him.
No one knew that Zheng Youcai was Yang Zhen's distant cousin.
"The little man is here, listening to the opinions of all the officials." This man bowed his hands to everyone and sang a big promise.
The other seven rooms just returned the favor lightly, no one spoke, and they just drank boring tea afterwards.
The scene was a bit dull, after all, this road is quite difficult.
In fact, these petty officials were not very interested in building Chidao, but they were persuaded by Yang Zhen.
Yu Qishi's progress in the miscellaneous room is because he has great popularity like Zhao Ping.
And Yang Zhen has nothing to do with Zhao Ping, so it is obviously not possible to follow Zhao Ping's path.
But Yang Zhen was unwilling to give in and looked for opportunities everywhere.
He felt that God was taking care of him, but the new magistrate actually engaged in Chi Dao.
This Chi Road is a road for all people to accumulate good deeds. If he participates in its construction, it will bring hope for him to become an official.
But he knew that he alone could not participate in the construction of Chidao, and all the houses had to be brought in.
These officials were not very interested in participating in Chidao precisely because they were brought in by Yang Zhen.
Seeing that no one spoke, Yang Zhen thought for a while and decided to take the lead.
He took a sip of tea and spoke from the cup in his hand: "Everyone, I heard that the Xie family and the Xu family have built it according to Qin Shihuang's Chidao method. We might as well build it according to their method."
"Yang Dianshi, the Xie family and the Xu family have a great business and are not afraid of wind and rain. But we are a small family and cannot withstand setbacks." A Gongfang pian named Qin Xian complained bitterly.
He is the official of the workshop and knows that the cost of building Chidao is not small.
Your Yang Zhen family is a wealthy businessman. If you have money, you can withstand the hardships, but we can't.
Of course, this is just Qin Xian's idea, but he cannot say this out loud.
In fact, not only Qin Xian has this idea, but no one here except Yang Zhen has this idea.
Another person named Jiang Mingli Fang Dianli shook his head with a wry smile on his face: "Yang Dianli, last time we managed to get together a golden rat, and now we have donated money to accumulate good deeds. It has already been wiped out, and there is still money there. Do something like Qin Shihuang."
"It won't work this way, that won't work either. We see that other sections of the road are already under construction, why don't we just build it?" Yang Zhen felt that he was almost becoming a patient in a hurry, but this group of officials were also slow.
Although Yang Zhen was dying of anxiety, he was not the county magistrate, so he obviously couldn't give them orders, so he had to negotiate slowly.
Jia Li is about fifty years old, with a lot of wrinkles on his forehead and a small amount of gray hair. He is the oldest among them.
He took a sip of tea and slowly put down the cup, looking calm and relaxed.
He glanced at the people present and said in a deep voice: "I feel that if Chidao is to be built, it should be built like the one from the county seat to Taoyuan Town. Although Qin Shihuang's Chidao is famous, it will have a great impact when it encounters wind and rain, and There’s no fairy road that’s smooth yet.”
Hearing that he was openly against her, Yang Zhen was so angry that his chest heaved.
In Yang Zhen's opinion, Chi Dao should follow the Xu family and the Xie family.
No matter how smooth your Zhao Ping's career path is, but it runs counter to the family paths of the two father-in-laws at that time, it is obviously not in the right direction.
Not to mention, the current county magistrate’s surname is Xu instead of Zhao.
"Only Zhaojiazhuang has mastered the construction method of fairy cement road." But he couldn't explain this clearly, so he coughed, "But we are not familiar with Zhaojiazhuang, how can we build it?"
"This is easy to handle. The county magistrate and the chief registrar are all familiar with Zhaojiazhuang. We may contact them through them." Jia Li explained the idea that he had already considered.
Except for Yang Zhen and Zheng Youcai, everyone else's eyes lit up.
Seeing that something was wrong, Yang Zhen rolled his eyes and said, "Don't be deceived by him. This fairy cement tunnel is more expensive."
The other people, who were originally excited, suddenly became discouraged when they heard these words.
"Qin Dianli, you are a workshop and you know the cost more clearly. May I ask how much the Immortal Cement Avenue costs?" Jia Li bowed his hand to Qin Xian, wanting to know more clearly.
Yang Zhen looked at Jia Li coldly and bowed his hand: "Qin Dianli, the Xie family and the Xu family also chose Qin Shi Huang Chi Dao, may I ask how much it will cost?"
Qin Xian was drinking tea and was shocked when he heard the two people asking questions.
Although they were both asking about the cost, Yang Zhen and Jia Li obviously had different methods.
Jia Li is obviously much more natural and less aggressive.
But Yang Zhen was obviously different. Although he was asking questions, he first brought out the families of the two husbands in the dynasty, trying to overwhelm each other through the two husbands.
"The cost is very complicated, let me calculate it." Qin Xian put down the tea cup and drank tea, returning the gift while thinking.
This is really difficult to answer. The Immortal Cement Avenue was built by a little saint. Although the cost is unknown, it is definitely better than Qin Shihuang's Chidao.
Although it has been more than a thousand years since Qin Shihuang Chidao was built, he did not expect that its construction method would be picked up by the two Xianggong families of the current dynasty.
It would be great if I were a royal censor and dared to tell the truth, but I am a code official, not even an official.
Thinking of this, he rolled his eyes, bowed to Yang Zhen and Jia Li, and shook his head: "Yang Dianshi, Jia Dianshi, I have never been exposed to these two roads, and I really don't know the cost."
When he said this, it was obvious that neither party wanted to offend. Even though he said it, it was actually the same as saying nothing.
Jia Li was a little disappointed, but he knew that was all Qin Xian could say.
Yang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. He actually had no idea about the cost just now, so he had to use the Xie family and the Xu family as a shield.
"Everyone, since we don't know the cost, but the Xie family and the Yang family have already adopted it, we should adopt this method." Yang Zhen glanced at each one, apparently forcing everyone present to express their stance.
Jia Li thought for a while, then bowed his hands to Yang Zhen: "I don't insist on using fairy cement to build, since Yang Dianshi is determined to use Qin Shihuang's method. I have something to do at home, so I will withdraw now."
"You, how could you do this? Don't you know that this Chi Road is the Wanmin Road that Xu Zhi County requested to build?" Seeing that the situation was wrong, Yang Zhen immediately carried Xu Yue out again, obviously hoping to use Xu Yue to overwhelm the opponent. , let the other party retreat when faced with difficulties.
Jia Li bowed his hands again and said: "We have different paths and we don't agree with each other. In this case, I have no choice but to withdraw. Everyone, I will withdraw and take my leave now."
After saying that, he gave a group salute to everyone present, then waved his sleeves and walked away.
"Jia Dianli, this Chidao is to be built by Xuzhi County. Do you want to go against Mr. Xu?" Yang Zhen's face was ashen. He did not expect Jia Li to be so disrespectful and carry Xu Yue out to threaten him.
Jia Li stood still and bowed to everyone present: "Yang Dianli's tone was too harsh. Why are you going against Mr. Xu? Haven't you already donated money to accumulate good deeds?"
He must stop and say this, otherwise Yang Zhen will be left with nothing to talk about.
Yang Zhen's face was ashen, but he still had to comfort the people present, otherwise all the officials would have left, and he would be the only one performing a one-man show.
"Everyone, this is the Chidao that Xu Zhixian has personally grasped. It is a good deed that benefits thousands of people. We cannot follow Jia Dianli like that. You must know that the magistrate of Lingquan County is Mr. Xu, not him Jia Li." Yang Zhen glanced at the people present, and all his words were threats.
Several other officials looked at each other. They were not official officials of the imperial court. Their future and destiny were in the hands of the county magistrate.
Several officials looked at each other, nodded, and saluted Yang Zhen together: "Of course we must build Chidao and do good things to accumulate good deeds."
Yang Zhen returned the favor, his livid face relaxed, and he revealed a smile.
But he felt that someone below made him unhappy again, because someone asked about Chi Dao again.
This person is none other than Qin Xian, the official of the workshop.
With a grimace on his face, he said to Yang Zhen: "Yang Dianli, our family is not as wealthy as yours, and we are about to find out. Please Yang Dianli think of a way."
"That's right, our family is running out of steam. Please ask Yang Dianli to think of a way." As Qin Xian spoke, several other officials also followed suit.
Qin Xian is the official of the workshop, so of course he knows the cost better than anyone else.
In order to please the new magistrate, they, a group of hard-working officials, pooled their money together to create a golden rat.
They thought they had passed the test, but they didn't expect that Xuzhi County would ask them to donate their salary for his political achievements.
After two searches in Xuzhi County, although these officials were not in trouble, they were not much better.
Now it's time to take advantage of Jia Li's departure to force Yang Zhen to express his stance.
You are not my sons, why should I donate my family property to you? Yang Zhen thought angrily.
But he couldn't say this. He rolled his eyes, thought for a while and said: "Qin Shihuang's method of building Chidao must be implemented, but it does not need tracks."
"Yang Dianli is so righteous, thank you so much." Several officials were overjoyed and finally no longer had to worry about their family income.
If the track is not built, maybe this road can still make money.
Thinking of this, several officials bowed to each other and congratulated each other.
Yang Zhen smiled on his face but bowed his hands to each other.
In another private room, Qian Duoduo and his men were sitting.
He drank tea leisurely while waiting for the accounting results.
He felt that he was very lucky to have met his classmate Xu Yue.
His family was rich and he had always been very generous to Xu Yue and often entertained him.
Xu Yue was not very interested in eating and drinking, but he really liked going to brothels.
There was a red card in the brothel called Chunxiang, which he paid for without hesitation.
Now seeing the construction of Chidao in Lingquan County, Qian Duoduo feels that his opportunity has come.
This is a road to accumulate good deeds for all people, but it will be recorded in history.
Building roads not only made him famous, but also provided him with abundant oil and water, so he found Xu Yue with a lot of money.
Xu Yue also gave Wuli Chidao mileage to this classmate who had always been very friendly.
Of course, as a classmate of Xu Yue, he naturally followed the methods of the Xu family and the Xie family when building.
As the son of a businessman, of course he has to be careful with his calculations and let the cashier settle the accounts for him.
The accounting fee is about fifty, and he looks shrewd.
After ten days of calculation, he was shocked and said: "I'm telling you, if you want to lay track along Chi Road, you will have to make a loss."
"How much will we lose?" Qian Duoduo's face changed drastically and he asked hurriedly.
Qian Cheng looked at the account book and sighed: "It is estimated that we will lose thousands of dollars."
"How could this happen? I thought I would make money, but I didn't expect that I would actually lose money." Qian Duoduo didn't believe it at all, frowning and asked: "Uncle, have you done the accounting?"
Qian Cheng looked at the account book twice and still smiled bitterly: "Young official, this old man has made many calculations and there are no errors."
"That's not right. The Xu family and the Xie family did the same thing. Why didn't they lose money?" Qian Duoduo raised his chin and looked at the account book with doubts in his eyes.
Seeing Qian Duoduo's suspicious eyes, Qian Cheng became anxious and put down his account book.
He bowed his hands and said to Qian Duoduo: "Young official, how can we compare with the Xu family and the Xie family? The prices of their wood and red sandstone soil are completely different from ours. The prices are at least half cheaper."
"How could this happen?" Qian Duoduo looked at Qian Cheng with bright eyes, hoping to get the answer with his confused eyes.
Qian Cheng bowed his hand again and hurriedly explained: "Young officials, the Qian family can't compare with these two families at all. They have a way. They can find a transshipment envoy to batch the documents and get extremely low prices in the name of imperial merchants."
"What should I do? Now that I have taken over this job, am I going to continue to lose money like this?" Qian Duoduo slammed his fist under the coffee table. The tea cup fell down with a bang, and the hot tea flowed into his hands, as if he didn't feel anything.
The accountant didn't dare to raise his head and look at all this, because he was really afraid that Qian Duoduo would blame him.
At this time, a servant ran in excitedly and reported loudly: "I'm reporting to the officials, a group of magistrates in Lingquan County built the road without installing tracks."
"That's very good. Since there is a precedent, we can just follow the example." Qian Duoduo couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this.
Around January again, a surprising news came from Lingquan County.
Jia Li was dismissed from his post by Xu Yue, the county magistrate, because he opposed the construction of Wanmin Road, which was a good and virtuous road.
