After the twenty-five people left, Ao Chen said to the other officials: "There is something big to announce!"
"Our master will take His Majesty to visit Taoyuan County soon! So we have made the following arrangements!"
"Team 1! First go to the county to find some beautiful children and prepare to go out of the city to welcome His Majesty and the Master. The Master has already explained the details, and they are all on this piece of paper."
After speaking, Ao Chen handed the letter in his hand to the captain of the first team.
"Second, all officials in the county government are not allowed to mention the various departments in the county. We are a private department! We cannot let His Majesty know about it, so we always have a guardrail!"
"Third, and most importantly, from now on, all the latest glass products in Taoyuan County will disappear from the market! All mirrors in inns, brothels and other places will be replaced with the previous mottled glass mirrors."
"All indoor glass products are also allowed to be put away by the people and are not allowed to appear!"
"All buildings that have been replaced with glass windows will be demolished and replaced with window paper. If they cannot be demolished, smash them immediately! I told them that this is the master's order, and they will be compensated or tax reduced later."
"besides......"
"In short! All new and unique products in the county are not allowed to appear on the market! People are not allowed to talk about them!"
"In general, that's it, huh... who of you knows what toothpaste is?"
A group of officials below kept shaking their heads, indicating that they had not heard of it.
Suddenly someone hesitated and said: "I think I heard the master mention it... It should be tooth powder for brushing teeth... I can't remember clearly!"
Ao Chen nodded, that should be it.
Although the master usually speaks concisely and concisely, he can always say two words that others cannot understand.
This toothpaste is obviously meant to be used on teeth, so it should be tooth powder!
"Okay! From today on, all the people put away their tooth powder! You can use a salt brush or a dry brush. You just can't use tooth powder. The master said that his toothpaste cannot be seen by others! Do you understand!"
"understood!!"
.............
next day
The convoy from Beijing to Taoyuan County set off in great force.
Emperor Jing and Fang Zheng rode in one together, with the carriages of other officials behind them.
Emperor Jing smiled and said, "I still miss Taoyuan County some days when I haven't been there. I wonder if there is anything new in Taoyuan County now."
Fang Zheng said: "The county often writes to me. There is nothing new, but there are many new dishes. Your Majesty can try them."
"When we arrive in the county, we will spend the night repairing it. The next day, I will take your majesty to the fields to see the prosperous potatoes."
Emperor Jing let out a long sigh: "Fang Qing, if this prosperous potato is really what you said, then you will be the greatest contributor to our country. I hope everything will be as you said."
Fang Zheng smiled and said nothing.
If he were an ancient man, he probably wouldn't be able to believe that there are crops in the world that can produce thousands of kilograms per acre... After all, it sounds too dreamy, but this dream is about to come true!
The convoy moved forward slowly.
But this road was really difficult to walk, the carriage creaked and creaked, and many elderly ministers began to complain after walking only half way.
I have no choice but to slow down.
Fang Zhengyi wanted to find a chance to chat in the princess' carriage, but he was worried that the princess's small body might not be able to withstand such a journey.
However, Li Yuanzhao kept eyeing him, and he didn't dare to move.
The marching speed in ancient times depended on the slowest ox-cart or horse-drawn carriage. Long-term bumps also required rest, so a day's journey was only more than 40 kilometers at most.
The speed of pure mobile troops will be much faster. There is a saying among Xia Houyuan's army during the Three Kingdoms period: "Xia Houyuan, the commander of the Dian Army, has five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days." Converted into kilometers, this works out to 70 marches per day. kilometer.
Emperor Jing's convoy obviously cannot be faster than the march...
Starting early in the morning, the carriage was still traveling on gravel and dirt roads in the afternoon. Most of the veterans couldn't bear it anymore and leaned on the windows to spread fertilizer along the road.
Fortunately, I saw the asphalt road built in Taoyuan County in the second half of the journey.
The carriage began to pick up speed, and the horses became much more relaxed and could run with their hooves loose.
Although the asphalt road was particularly stunning in the eyes of the ancients, no one had the energy to pay attention to it anymore. They just wanted to slump in the carriage and rest for a while.
Finally, at sunset, the group arrived at Taoyuan County.
When they got off the bus, except for Emperor Jing and other people who had been to Taoyuan County, all the officials were shocked.
This is a fucking county! ?
Tall city walls, strict guards, and people gathered at the city gate, all well-dressed, and there were two rows of very festive children in their clothes.
Suddenly the eyes of the officials looking at Fang Zhengyi changed.
How fucking rich is this county? It can be done like this!
There is such a city hidden in a shabby place with no corners! No wonder His Majesty favors Fang Zhengyi very much, as if he were his own son.
What emperor wouldn't like such an achievement?
How did he do it? What a hell!
Emperor Jing was in a happy mood as soon as he got out of the car. Taoyuan County has both the prosperity of the city and natural scenery... If the roads were not so bad, he would have wished to come here more often.
"Your Majesty, please come into the city. The people of Taoyuan County are looking forward to seeing you day and night."
Emperor Jing chuckled and took the lead towards the city gate.
Children in both rows sang the song "Only Your Majesty is Good in the World".
The childish voice made Emperor Jing both curious and happy, and all the officials complained in their hearts.
Fang Zhengyi has really taken his licking to a new level, I can’t help but accept it...
Suddenly, another group of children appeared from behind the people at the city gate, jumping up to Emperor Jing's side with bouquets of flowers.
Then he threw himself on the ground and saluted, saying in a silly voice: "I have met His Majesty the Emperor."
Emperor Jing saw this and said: "Children, get up! Why are they all lying on the ground?"
After saying that, he picked up a fat boy who was the leader and patted the dirt on him.
The little fat boy blinked his big eyes and kissed Emperor Jing quickly.
Emperor Jing touched his face and giggled again.
"What's your name, kid?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Zhang Aiguo. I grew up hearing stories about you from the county magistrate. I heard you came today and I prepared a gift for you!"
The chubby boy's innocent look also aroused the love of all the officials, who all smiled when they saw this heartwarming scene.
"What kind of gift is it? Let me see it quickly!" Emperor Jing had seen countless treasures, and at this moment, anticipation rose in his heart.
Others always have a purpose when giving treasures, but what can such an old child have in mind?
The little boy took out a crumpled piece of paper from his arms, unfolded it and held it up to Emperor Jing.
Emperor Jing smiled when he saw it. There were some simple graffiti on it. Two stick figures were drawn in the middle, one big and one small. The smaller one held a stick in his hand. There was grass on the ground and a bunch of circles of unknown meaning. In the sky was the sun. ...
Emperor Jing asked curiously: "What does this mean?"
The little fat boy pointed with his chubby little finger, and one of them, the small stickman, said: "This is our county magistrate."
Then he pointed to the large stick figure and said, "This is Your Majesty."
"Then what does the circle below mean?"
"Your Majesty is surrounded by bad people. Our county magistrate will chop off their heads with a sword to protect your Majesty!"
The faces of all the officials suddenly turned green, and they all glared at Fang Zhengyi.
You take advantage of such a big kid! Just be a fucking human being!
Fang Zheng didn't care, and sneered in his heart. Every move was carefully designed by me, so just be upset!
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