Although the fire thunderbolts thrown by Mo Yu made a lot of noise, they were in a relatively remote location. Even if there was such a big noise, not many people paid attention.
Of course, even if someone notices the movement here, no one will think of weapons of mass destruction, they will only think that Gongzi Hao is 'destroying homes' again.
Because since Zhao Hao transformed Xianyang, the streets and alleys of Xianyang, in and outside the city, have been filled with the sound of "ding-ding-dong-dong" knocking every day.
People in Xianyang are used to this kind of construction noise.
On the other side, the First Emperor, who was temporarily ignorant of Zhao Hao's actions of demolishing his house, was listening to the news brought to him by Tang Sui with a look of shock.
"Is everything you said true?"
Ying Zheng took a deep breath, his eyes full of confusion.
Because from previous memorials, the impression the border gave him had always been that the closer he got to the border, the more deserted it became.
He is also well aware of the difficulties faced by the people on the border.
But from Tang Sui's words, it was a different story.
Outside Jiuyuan City, crops stretch as far as the eye can see, like a pastoral scene.
The closer we get to Jiuyuan City, the flow of people and vehicles increases instead of decreasing. When we get to the gate of the city, we are bustling with pedestrians.
There are also vendors shouting constantly on both sides of the road, selling all kinds of novelty products.
If he hadn't been sure that he was going in the right direction, Tang Sui would have suspected that he had returned to the capital of Xianyang.
"Return to your Majesty, I have seen it with my own eyes, and there is no lie!"
Tang Sui cupped his hands and said.
Ying Zheng smacked his lips, looked at Meng Yi beside him, frowned and said, "You and Meng Tian often communicate, do you know why?"
"Your Majesty, although I often correspond with my brother, I don't know the details. I only know that after the eldest son came to Jiuyuan, he seemed to be a different person. Even my brother couldn't figure it out. When I asked the eldest son, he said he belonged to Gongzi Hao. Opinion"
Meng Yi raised his hands and said with some embarrassment.
When Ying Zheng heard this, he thought for a moment, and then said in a cold voice: "I want to see what that traitor taught him. Send the order and speed up!"
"Here."
Meng Yi agreed and immediately rode away.
Soon, the convoy continued its journey.
Along the way, Ying Zheng lifted the car curtain from time to time to watch the Guizhou people on both sides of the driveway.
Although these Guizhou leaders kept a respectful distance from the team, they could not hide the smiles on their faces.
"Are these people all from Lao Qin?"
Ying Zheng was extremely surprised.
He had visited the land of the Six Kingdoms before, and most of the people from the Six Kingdoms were very depressed. Even if the motorcade passed by them, they would at most salute respectfully and show submission.
As for deep down, I am more or less dissatisfied.
After all, Qin had just unified the six countries, and the hearts of the six countries had not yet completely returned to Qin.
But not all the Guizhou people in Jiuyuan County are from Lao Qin. Why do they look so happy when they see their motorcade?
"I really didn't expect that Meng Tian and Fu Su would manage Jiuyuan County so well."
A long-lost smile appeared on Ying Zheng's face.
Zhao Gao glanced at him, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the eldest son and Young Master Hao have a close relationship. I think the changes in Jiuyuan County are related to Young Master Hao."
"Well, that kid likes to mess around. I don't know what's going on with Xianyang."
"How about I send someone back to find out more?"
Ying Zheng thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Forget it, let's finish the matter here first. With Feng Jie and the others in Xianyang, there won't be any big chaos!"
at the same time.
Fusu did not perform his duties as supervisor of the Jiuyuan Army today as usual. Anyway, Meng Tian had already tacitly allowed him to break the rules and shift his focus to steelmaking and rail construction.
Now, it will take a few days for the railway tracks to be completed, so he is not in a hurry.
Huang Zhonghou stared at the steelmaking, and he felt relieved.
Therefore, Fusu, who was free all of a sudden, took a rare nap.
Now he finally realized Zhao Hao's happiness of sleeping until he wakes up naturally.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Fusu got up from the bed, stretched out, and instantly became energized.
However, before he had finished washing, a palace attendant who was waiting on him hurriedly ran to him to report that Meng Tian was here.
When Meng Tian walked up to him, he casually asked, "General Meng, why are you here?"
"Eldest Young Master, Your Majesty has come to Jiuyuan, please come out of the city with me and greet him immediately!"
Meng Tian was excited and anxious, and kept urging Fusu.
"ah?"
Fusu obviously didn't react, wondering why his father suddenly came to Jiuyuan, and quickly said: "General Meng, has my father really come to Jiuyuan?"
"Really, let's go!"
"Oh, okay, okay"
Fusu reacted and quickly followed Meng Tian towards the city gate.
When they approached the city gate, a young general immediately rode over. While informing them about the situation of the Emperor's motorcade, he reminded them in a low voice: "General Meng, eldest son, the situation is unknown. Your Majesty seems to be very angry!"
"Um?"
When Meng Tian and Fu Su heard this, they couldn't help being slightly startled and looked at each other subconsciously.
This young general is a close confidant of Meng Yi, and Meng Tian naturally knows him. Now that Meng Yi sent him to deliver the message, it shows that this matter is a bit unusual.
The situation is unclear and His Majesty seems very angry.
Meng Tian and Fu Su looked away, slowed down, and thought carefully.
What happened, even Meng Yi, who was inseparable from the First Emperor, didn't know?
And this matter must be related to the two of them, otherwise the First Emperor would not have come so suddenly.
Although it had been rumored that the First Emperor would come to Jiuyuan before, but counting the days, he should be in Shangjun now. Now that the First Emperor suddenly came to Jiuyuan, something big must have happened, which made the First Emperor furious, and finally went straight to Jiuyuan to get angry at the two of them.
But thinking about it carefully, it seems that the two of them didn't do anything big, so how could they make the First Emperor angry?
Fusu couldn't figure it out for a while, and Meng Tian was the same.
They carefully reviewed everything that happened during this period, but they could not find anything that would anger the First Emperor.
Then they looked at each other again, giving both sides an expression of 'let's take it as it comes'.
If you don't understand, don't think about it. Anyway, you will see the First Emperor later, and then you can "order the food as ordered". Wouldn't it be wonderful?
I looked up and saw the East Patrol convoy parked not far away, stretching for more than ten miles.
Meng Tian and Fusu halted their horses a hundred meters away from Ying Zheng's carriage, and led all the officials from Jiuyuan County to Ying Zheng's carriage.
Zhao Gao stood at the front of Ying Zheng's carriage and looked at Fusu indifferently.
Fusu had been a little cautious in his heart, fearing that the Emperor would be angry again, but now that Zhao Gao saw him like this, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.
What exactly is going on?
On the other hand, Meng Yi, Feng Quji and other important court officials beside Ying Zheng's carriage looked at Fusu with eyes filled with enthusiasm.
Seeing Fusu focusing on them, he immediately showed a warm smile, as if Fusu had given them a big red envelope.
When did I become so popular? I do not know how? Fusu was puzzled.
But when he arrived in front of Ying Zheng's carriage, he did not dare to be rude at all. He quickly saluted Meng Tian towards Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, Meng Tian, Fu Su, pays homage to your Majesty!"
"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
The officials from Jiuyuan who followed Meng Tian echoed.
"Crunch!"
The door of Ying Zheng's carriage was opened by Zhao Gao.
Ying Zheng was seen wearing a gilt black robe and holding the Emperor's Sword. He stepped out of the carriage with a domineering look, looked around at the ministers, and said calmly and majestically: "Without courtesy, I will be free!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Although Ying Zheng was still angry, seeing his son salute him respectfully, he still felt warm in his heart and said in a calm tone: "He has become darker and thinner. The boy has finally grown up."
I have to say that Fusu's current appearance is very much like his appearance back then.
Wearing this military leather armor on Fusu, he looked majestic and steady, just like a young replica of him.
"Fusu, let me ask you, are you smelting steel?"
Ying Zheng cast his gaze on Fusu for a moment, but finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice.
"Back to my father, I am indeed building a furnace to make steel."
Fusu was stunned for a moment, and then answered truthfully. At the same time, he felt surprised. Did he offend his father by smelting steel?
But that's not the case. Da Qin currently focuses on bronze, and its control over iron is relatively relaxed.
For example, most of Da Qin's farm tools were made of iron.
Making steel by yourself does not use existing iron to make weapons, but digs iron ore to make rails. Why is your father angry?
Just when Fusu was confused, Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes at him and said, "What do you do by making steel? Do you know how powerful steel is?"
"Back to my father, I know how useful steel is, so I used it to build a track that can be transported quickly to transport steel back to Guanzhong."
As he spoke, Fusu saw that Ying Zheng's eyes were wrong, his voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he simply shut his mouth.
When Ying Zheng saw Fu Su shut up, he asked: "You mean, you make steel to build roads?
"Yes!"
“So how much steel do you need to build the road?”
"this."
Fusu looked hesitant.
At this time, he had come to his senses and felt that the reason for his father's anger might be related to his steel-making furnace.
Sure enough, there is no airtight wall in the world.
I originally wanted to hide the iron and steel matter from my father, but I didn't expect that my father still knew about it.
However, even if the father knew that he was making steel, there would be no need to be so angry, right? Before he entered the city, he questioned himself in front of all the ministers.
"If you go from Jiuyuan County to Shang County, you won't need much steel."
"What about from Jiuyuan County to Xianyang?"
"This must be used a lot!"
"Ah!"
Ying Zheng suddenly smiled: "How much more is needed? Since you can make steel and have discovered a new iron ore vein, why don't you report it to the court?"
After saying that, he immediately stopped smiling and shouted loudly in front of all the ministers: "The imperial court is now going to improve its armaments, don't you know?!"
"Father, forgive me, I really didn't know."
Fusu looked at Ying Zheng innocently and thought to himself that the imperial court wanted to use steel to improve armaments. How could he know it? No one told him.
But when Ying Zheng heard Fusu's words, he was so angry that he was speechless for a moment.
It was Zhao Hao who made the steel, and it was Zhao Hao who proposed the imperial court's improvement of armaments. Since Zhao Hao handed over the steel refining process to Fusu, it stands to reason that Fusu had no reason not to know about it.
But judging from Fusu's expression, it seemed that he really didn't know.
Ying Zheng didn't have time to delve into what was going on. He had already said it anyway, so he might as well grab it directly, so he shouted sternly: "Immediately transport all the steel refined here back to Xianyang and use it to make armaments first!"
"Father, no!"
When Fusu heard that Ying Zheng was interested in steel, he felt as if his baby had been robbed, and he mustered up the courage to 'protect the baby' and said:
"Father, the steel smelted here is not enough for our sons and ministers. Where is the excess steel to be sent back to Xianyang? Besides, the road has not been repaired, and we can't transport much by manpower."
Ying Zheng didn't care about Fusu's "protecting the calf". There was no room for Fusu to disagree with what he decided.
Moreover, in front of so many ministers, Fusu was not allowed to contradict him.
But just as Fusu finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, raised his hand and said:
"Wait a minute, you said you don't have enough. How much steel do you need to build that road?"
"This and this"
Fusu hesitated for a while, looked up at Mengtian, and then hesitantly stretched out five fingers.
"Fifty thousand pounds? You bastard!"
"No, it's not fifty thousand, it's half a million."
"What!?"
When Ying Zheng heard the 50,000 yuan, his heart ached. Such good materials were actually used to pave the road, and 50,000 kilograms were used to pave the road.
But when he heard the weight of five hundred thousand kilograms, his whole body was trembling. He pointed at Fusu, then suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist, and was about to strike Fusu with one strike.
"Your Majesty, no!"
Meng Yi had sharp eyesight and quick hands, so he stopped Ying Zheng with his voice.
"Father, please calm down. Brother Hao said that if you want to get rich, you must build roads first, and your sons and daughters will build railways. This is also for the long-term interests of the Qin Dynasty!"
Fusu was also frightened when he saw the First Emperor drawing his sword to cut him, and he quickly knelt down to defend himself.
Meng Tian, who was silent on the side, stood up the next moment and held his hand towards Ying Zheng;
"Your Majesty is aware that the eldest son came to Jiuyuan and did many things that benefited the people, not just steel!"
"Weird!"
Ying Zheng frowned: "Why has no one ever mentioned the things he did to me?"
"Back to my father, it was my son who did not allow General Meng to report to my father, because I."
"Shut up!"
Ying Zheng got angry when he heard Fusu's words. He threw away the Emperor's Sword in his hand, grabbed the riding whip in Zhao Gao's hand, and threw it directly at Fusu.
Fusu knelt on the ground, unable to even hide.
Of course, he didn't want to hide and let the riding whip hit him.
Anyway, I have armor on my body, so it won't hurt if I get hit.
If Ying Zheng had drawn his sword and struck at him, and Meng Yi had not spoken out to stop him, his armor might have cracked and blood would have splattered on the spot.
"Get out of here!"
"Thank you, Father"
Fusu quickly got up from the ground, not caring about the dust on his body, and stepped aside.
"snort!"
Ying Zheng snorted coldly, without even looking at him. He turned to Li Si, who was watching the show, and said, "Li Si, arrange a convoy to enter the city immediately. I want to go to the city to have a look!"
"Here."
Li Si promised, turned around and left.
When Fusu heard that Ying Zheng was going to the city to see him, he secretly broke the news.
If the father saw millions of steel piled in the square, wouldn't what he just concealed be exposed?
With great anxiety in his heart, Fusu once again set his sights on Meng Tian.
Meng Tian had a bitter look on his face and wanted to help Fu Su, but the First Emperor's eyes never strayed from him. Even if he wanted to help, he was unable to help. He could only give Fu Su a look: Be strong.
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