Seeing Chen Dao so excited, Su Qian felt relieved and asked as if he had thought of something.
"Chen Dao, I have something to ask you. I don't know about you."
Chen Dao nodded, took Su Qian'an's words and said, "Sir, if you have any questions, it's okay to ask. Don't worry. My life was saved by you. If I know anything, I will tell you."
Since Chen Dao had said so, Su Qi'an said directly without any worries, "Your father, Chen Guogong is a high-ranking official in Kyoto after all. He has a high position. Even if so-called military contraband is discovered, or malicious acquisition of shops, etc., these things will not matter to Kyoto." Which powerful person is clean?"
"And as far as I know, your father has the Fourth Prince's back. It's not that easy to bring him down."
"With such a deep foundation, it's easy to eradicate it, but..."
"Sir, do you mean that my father has become an abandoned son? Or is it the consensus reached by all the powerful people in Kyoto?"
Su Qian's eyes flashed. He wasn't sure, but judging from what he knew.
This Duke of Chen was probably the victim of the fight between the two princes in Kyoto.
The fight between the second and fourth princes was basically known to the powerful people in Kyoto, and they even secretly took sides in private.
For example, there are four princes behind Chen Guogong. As long as you investigate carefully, it is not a secret.
The most powerful people in the court were the four first-rank dukes, namely Chu, Zheng, Zhao, and Chen.
Except for the Prime Minister and the Duke of Chu, who was loyal to Su Xuanyong and never took sides, and because of his age, he was about to retire from office, so there was little value in wooing him.
On the contrary, the three first-rank men ranked at the back are the key targets.
Duke Zheng supported the second prince, while Duke Zhao and Chen supported the fourth prince.
From the advantage point of view, it was obvious that the fourth prince Su Tai had the advantage, but it was Chen Guogong who pushed him to the end and the Chen family was eradicated.
Logically speaking, as the fourth prince, Su Tai should try his best to protect Chen Guogong, but in the final trial, the fourth prince did not even say anything to stop him.
It is directly implied that Chen Guogong will fight to the end, and the Chen family will have their entire family confiscated and be exiled to Jiaozhou.
This is very abnormal. For the fourth prince to do this, it is likely that he and the second prince Su Zhe have reached an agreement.
This agreement is currently unknown to Su Qi'an, but it is probably related to the transfer of personnel.
The benefits behind being able to make the Fourth Prince abandon a first-class Duke like Chen Guogong are definitely huge.
Although Su Qi'an had speculations about this matter, to be honest, there was nothing he could do. The struggle for imperial power, especially the struggle for the heir apparent among the princes, was extremely dangerous.
If you are not careful, you may lose everything like Chen Guogong. For Su Qi'an, this matter is not something he can get involved in at the moment. Staying away from Kyoto is the best thing Su Qi'an did.
It is estimated that there will be major personnel changes in Kyoto soon.
Su Qian looked at Chen Dao and opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Chen Dao.
"Sir, I know your good intentions, but after going through so much, I can't say that my heart is as solid as a rock, but I have also seen a lot. Power, glory and wealth are just fleeting clouds. At any time, because of the above sentence, it may be fleeting. It’s gone."
"The only thing I want to think about now is to be able to reunite with my family, stay with my husband and work for him, and the rest is no longer important."
Looking at Chen Dao who was so transparent, Su Qian nodded, "Well, since you have such thoughts, I won't say anything more. Let's go. I will get rid of the guilt on you. When you come to Tucheng, then Just live well."
"Thank you sir, I will never forget it."
As he said this, he was about to kneel down again, but this time Su Qi'an stopped him with quick hands and eyes.
"Okay, there aren't that many rules in Tucheng, so I just happened to come with me to see some of the talents we have recruited."
Chen Dao nodded and followed Su Qian'an out of the house, heading towards where Lei Jiangtou lived.
Along the way, Chen Dao's eyes were attracted to the roads and houses along the way.
Because of his previous status as a prisoner, he was controlled by Song Biao's men as soon as he stepped into the territory of Tucheng.
An opportunity to learn about Tucheng.
Chen Dao knew that there were three cities in Tucheng County. The place where they were staying now was Qi'an City.
I heard that it used to be a place where a small priest lived, but since it was owned by Su Qi'an and renamed, Qi'an City has developed vigorously.
The potholed mud roads have long been filled with stones, and some main roads are paved with stone bricks, which look very smooth at first glance.
Countless masons are busy on other roads filled with stones, and the thatched houses on the streets are being demolished one after another and converted into bamboo houses.
Of course, not all houses are bamboo houses. In better locations in Qi'an City, there are several stone houses that have been built with stone bricks and decorated with some wood carvings, making them look very quiet.
Although it cannot be compared with counties and cities in other states, in some aspects, it is almost the same as ordinary counties.
And the most important thing is that good stone houses like this are not for dignitaries and powerful families to live in, but are specially ordered by Su Qi'an to be prepared for the common people who have made great contributions to the construction of Qi'an City.
Not only in Qi'an City, but in the entire Tucheng County, as long as they contribute to the construction of Tucheng County, they will divide the houses for living according to various indicators.
Nowadays, almost every household of the people in the city has a house to live in. Su Qi'an is not bragging about this, but Chen Dao has witnessed it with his own eyes.
Along the way, Chen Dao met many people, including Liang people and even indigenous people. They all had their own work tasks. It was indeed rare for people from the two ethnic groups to live in peace.
Although they were a little tired, each of their faces was filled with happy smiles.
This scene was something Chen Dao had never seen before. Let alone him, even if he looked at other states, there was no county where the people's quality of life was as high as the people in Tucheng County.
Looking along the way, the streets are clean and every piece of land is fully utilized. According to the different areas, it is divided into residential areas, farming areas, shop areas, and living workshop areas such as textiles and forging.
These areas may seem a little immature, but at least they have taken shape. As long as you give them time, they will definitely develop well.
Today, Tucheng County is basically self-sufficient in producing daily necessities.
If you don't have clothes, you'll open a textile factory and build it yourself. If you don't have farm tools, you'll make them yourself. If the land for farming is not enough, Su Qian will personally lead people to reclaim the wilderness.
In short, if you do it yourself, you will have enough food and clothing. In Tucheng, Su Qi'an strongly encourages self-reliance. If you perform well, you will be rewarded with money.
Qi'an City now gives people a prosperous scene. As long as they meet Su Qi'an on the road, everyone will say hello sincerely.
There was no kneeling, no fear, that smile, besides respect, was also happy.
"I didn't expect that there would be such a place in the Great Liang land. It's not an exaggeration to say it's a paradise."
Chen Dao sighed, his face full of envy.
The more he experienced ups and downs like his, thousands of miles of travel along the way, and various human relationships, then suddenly came to such a place that resembled a paradise, how could Chen Dao not be excited.
At the same time, he became more and more determined in one goal: no matter what, he would not embarrass Su Qi'an. .
Soon, the two came to the place where Mr. Lei lived. At this time, Mr. Lei had already changed into clean clothes, but his hair was still disheveled. In front of him was a modified two-wheeled wooden cart.
Su Qian'an ordered that as long as Lei Jiangtou wants anything, he should try his best to satisfy it.
Lei Jiantou is indeed obsessed with construction. The first thing he wants is a two-wheeled wooden cart. Now he has been observing it for half an hour, mumbling something wonderful and repeating it.
When Su Qi'an arrived, this time Lei Jiangtou did not stand aside indifferently. Instead, he grabbed Su Qi'an and asked quickly.
"Did you modify this two-wheeled wooden cart?"
Su Qian nodded, and Lei Jiangtou laughed loudly and said three hellos in a row.
Then he said, "Little doll, I know what you mean, don't worry, old man, I won't leave here, I will stay, and I will develop and transform new agricultural and industrial tools for you.
Even participating in the road area planning of the entire county in Tucheng, but I have a request, old man. "
"Mr. Lei, please speak."
"Little doll, if you can modify this wooden car, you must have your own design drawings. I think you must have more than one. The old man has no other intention. He just wants to see your design inspiration and return it to you after reading it."
Su Qi'an did not refuse, and Carpenter Lei's guess was indeed correct. Su Qi'an did have more than one drawing for renovating industrial and agricultural tools, and even water conservancy projects.
But it was rather sloppy and even a little unreasonable. After all, Su Qi'an was not a professional cartographer.
His ability to design drawings was mostly learned from the many skilled craftsmen he brought with him.
These drawings are not secret, they are just random drawings by Su Qi'an. It will take a long time to finalize the specific parameters and details if they are really to be implemented.
Let Lei Jiantou take a look, it won't be a big deal.
After a while, under Su Qian's instructions, a small box was brought in by a subordinate. The box was opened, and it was filled with a large number of sketches.
I don't know, I thought it was a child drawing randomly. These seemingly scrawled drawings made the leader Lei's eyes suddenly shine.
He commented while flipping through, "Hmm, it's interesting. So it can still be like this? Sure enough, you are an amateur, and the parameters are wrong. If you had done this, it would have collapsed a long time ago."
"Oh, I understand. If you get through it from here, it will be done. No wonder I failed many times. It turns out that is the case."
Lei Jiangtou was murmuring, and Su Qi'an's expression changed. I really didn't know if he was praising himself or scolding himself.
But judging from Lei Jiangtou's performance, Su Qian can probably understand why this person offended people in Kyoto.
For someone with his venomous tongue, who doesn't look at other people's faces or care about other people's emotions, it's a good thing that he can survive until now.
Lei Jiangtou's murmuring continued for about a quarter of an hour without even looking at Su Qi'an. He was obviously obsessed.
Then he said, "Little doll, I'm going to the R&D department you mentioned, old man, to discuss something with you. Lend me these drawings for a few days and give me a position in the R&D department. I'll go there later. If there's nothing else, It’s okay, so don’t disturb me.”
Su Qi'an couldn't laugh or cry when he was kicked out by Lei Jiangtou, but he didn't say much. He was a talented person. It was normal to have an eccentric personality.
As long as this person can go, everything else is a trivial matter. Su Qian said hello to the surrounding soldiers and left.
