Through Xiaoyao, Xu Mu sent a letter to Shangguan Shu.
As for the talents selected by Shangguan Shu, the list has not yet been submitted to Shuzhou. Xu Mu estimated that it wouldn't be long.
Fortunately, this ten thousand year old second among the heroes is not a small-minded person.
"Si Hu, follow me out."
It has been more than two months since the construction of an official road between Shuzhou and Muyunzhou, and the progress seems to be not going well.
"Si Hu?"
"Brother Mu, can you not go?" Si Hu ran over and asked, "Or else, can you take Sun Gou'er with you?"
Sun Xun, who was nearby, raised his head cursingly.
"What? Wasn't it your favorite place before?"
Si Hu began to become coy and vague.
"Brother Mu, my wife said that there are things to do tonight."
Xu Mu thought for a while, opened his eyes wide, and looked at Si Hu strangely.
Sun Xun also guessed something, found an excuse, and hurried out of the palace. In just one morning, the news that "Brother Tiger knows how to drive piles" spread throughout the city in an instant.
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"Sun Gou'er bullied me too much!" Si Hu cried while riding on the horse, "If Sun Gou'er has the courage, challenge me to a duel!"
Xu Mu sighed.
Not to mention Sun Xun, there are a few people in the world who dare to challenge you.
"Si Hu, this is normal. When Luan Yu has an heir and gives birth to a little Si Hu, you will be the father."
"Brother Mu, I already have a great eldest son, Meng Huo. If there are more children, I will have to share the buns."
"Shut up! I'll slap you again."
I thought Si Hu had changed his gender, but good guy, after going around half a circle, he still circled back to the steamed buns.
Si Hu shrank his neck and began to think to himself again.
Xu Mu was a little speechless. He took a pack of oil paper from his bag and threw it into Si Hu's hand.
"I knew you liked it, so I asked Sun Xun to prepare it in advance."
What Xu Mu didn't expect was that Si Hu, who was originally protecting the food, did not tear open the oil paper in a hurry, but carefully put it into his arms.
"Si Hu, why don't you eat?"
"Brother Mu, I'll keep my wife to eat."
Just this sentence made Xu Mu's face filled with unconcealable relief. It seems that marrying Si Hu is really a good thing.
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About three days later, we followed the official road and passed Bananguan before arriving at Nanzhong County in southern Sichuan. Since the government order had already been issued, Dou Tong followed Xu Mu's request and mobilized more than 30,000 civilians to lay official roads along the Anling Mountains.
At first glance, it looks like an official road. But Xu Mu understood that this official road was a lifeline for the two states. In the future, whether it is transporting grain and grass or even sending soldiers from the two states to rush to help, they will all play a vital role.
In the future, when cotton is planted in Muyun Prefecture, this official road will also be needed to send the cotton back to Shu Prefecture.
Of course, safety is the top priority. When laying the official road, many fortifications will be built along the way. If one day... Muyunzhou falls, these fortifications will become the front line to resist the enemy.
"Lord." Dou Tong came over hurriedly when he heard that Xu Mu had arrived in southern Shu.
"Dou Tong, how about paving the road?"
Strictly speaking, this official path is not only about political affairs, but also about military affairs.
"The mountain road is rugged, and the rammed earth method is not feasible. We can only follow the original mountain road, dig out the mountain steps, and then follow the master's method, burn loess and red bricks, and lay them all the way."
There is nothing wrong with Dou Tong's method. Not to mention ancient times, even in later generations, such a steep mountain road is still a very difficult problem.
But this official mountain road cannot be paved, so the only way to travel between Shuzhou and Muyunzhou is by water. Unfortunately, water transportation is time-consuming and laborious. For example, if the grain ship is transported by land, it only takes two or three trips. As for the water route, it takes almost ten trips.
This is also the reason why Xu Mu is obsessed with paving the way for officialdom. "If you want to get rich, build roads first." This saying is not unreasonable.
"Dou Tong, can you pave the path to Xian?"
Xiandao, also called tomb passage, or tunnel. It is difficult to pave mountain roads, so it would be a great thing if a tunnel could be built.
It's a pity that Dou Tong shook his head and said, "My lord, I have been in southern Shu for a long time, and I have found a way to reach Wangshan Mountain. If there is a place that can lead to Xian Road, I should have discovered it long ago."
It was true that Dou Tong could fight, but for some reason, Xu Mu always felt that the general in front of him seemed a bit unreliable in political affairs.
Of course, I'm not blaming Dou Tong. The entire Shuzhou...is mostly filled with such reckless men. When fighting, he is as fierce as a tiger descending from the mountain, but when it comes to political affairs, he is cautious, like a rabbit looking forward and backward.
"Dou Tong, the mountain road is paved as usual. However, I will go into the mountain to take a look tomorrow."
No matter whether the mountain road is passable or not, even if there is a tunnel in the future, there must still be a clear path.
"My lord, Dou Tong is not doing well in his work, please punish him."
"Don't say this, you have merit and demerit." Xu Mu hurriedly comforted. Dou Tong is already very good, but he is too demanding and is no different from the mediocre Lord.
"Haha, how can Brother Dou know how to build roads!" Si Hu was nearby, laughing happily.
Dou Tong turned his head, unwilling to be outdone.
"Brother Tiger, I've heard about it in southern Sichuan. Brother Tiger can drive piles——"
Si Hu looked horrified and hurriedly covered Dou Tong's mouth.
Xu Mu's mouth twitched, and he couldn't understand why this iron-clad and fierce brother became so pretentious.
"Si Hu, if you don't let go, Dou Tong will be choked to death by you."
Si Hu panicked and let go.
Dou Tong jumped up and scolded his mother for a long time. He looked at Si Hu and finally did not dare to say "if he has the guts to challenge her".
"Si Hu, go to bed early and follow me into the mountains tomorrow."
"Okay, Brother Mu, I'll go to sleep as soon as I get back to my room. Don't call me."
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Xu Mu, who couldn't sleep, suddenly thought of Li Dawan's wolfberry soup. The bed was too hard, so he had to get up and walk outside the house, intending to enjoy the night breeze.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out, he saw the sneaky Si Hu running out of the house with his head covered.
He was startled.
"Okay, Brother Mu, I'll go to sleep as soon as I get back to my room. Don't call me."
My idiot brother's mood is getting weirder and weirder.
Without shouting, Xu Mu leaned against the bamboo pole in silence, blowing the night wind. Only after waiting for an hour, Si Hu hugged a lot of flowers and plants and ran excitedly towards the house in the night like a dancing gorilla.
"Brother Tiger." Xu Mu shouted helplessly.
Si Hu, who was dancing, screamed strangely and ran over nervously.
"Where have you been? If you go to pluck someone else's medicine field, I'll beat you up."
Si Hu blushed and hurriedly hid the flowers and plants behind his back.
"What's behind you?"
"Brother Mu, this is what I use for my shit."
"You wipe it and bring it back?"
Si Hu stretched out his hand with difficulty, and this time, Xu Mu saw a handful of rotten flowers and grass in Si Hu's hand.
"Brother Tiger, what's going on?"
Si Hu initially hesitated and didn't answer, but after Xu Mu pressed him several times, he spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito.
"I, my wife said... she likes the wild flowers in southern Sichuan. I'll pick them back for her."
Xu Mu was silent for a moment.
He remembered the two white rabbit candies he had brought to his favorite classmate when he was ten years old. At that time, he stood in front of his little classmate and told her that there was something delicious to eat. When he opened his hands, he acted like a tiger, coquettishly.
"Si Hu, you are miserable, you have fallen in love!" Xu Mu laughed, turned around and entered the house.
