Traveling through the millennium: creating a prosperous dynasty with you

"Didn't you mention building a power supply? That would require a lot of work from a lot of departments, wouldn't it? Do they still have time to learn other things?"

"I told you, it was intercepted by the Emperor's uncle."

"what for?"

"My uncle is just like my father. He is also interested in unconventional things. He is very interested in building power sources, biogas tanks, fluorescent lamps, etc., so I want to let him take charge of this matter."

"The ministers are unwilling to do so."

"Yes, I think they are not afraid of being busy now, but they are afraid of being surpassed. There are so many people missing in the court, and they all want to make more achievements and find a better place."

"It's human nature and understandable. This way we don't have to mobilize people. There are so many things that need to be done. Since they all want to do it, let's assign them to do it. Three months later, they can also take the exam together. It's not a bad idea to give the excellent ones a good official position!"

"This is a great idea. I'll have someone tell my father about this. He's having a headache over this. He's not even in the mood to watch TV dramas!"

"Hahahaha, is it that exaggerated? There are plenty of things to do. We can arrange for as many people as possible. There's nothing to worry about."

"Zhenzhen, it's great to have you!"

"Of course, that's good to know."

An Chen couldn't help but kiss his wife, and then said, "If the road construction is handed over to the second son again, I'm afraid those ministers will make trouble again."

Xu Zhen frowned slightly, "Then let's keep it secret from them for now. When the road is repaired, they won't have anything to say."

"Haha, you still have a way. I'm afraid they will all know about it after the second brother works for a day." An Chen said with a smile.

"Let the people from Guishamen come together and mainly take charge of the engineering work."

"That's fine. Then you can say that it was done by the Guisha Sect. They won't dare to say anything when they know it's your man! By the way, have you found a place for a suburban school? Do you have any new ideas?"

"Well, I want to make use of the forest next to it. I want to build a farm there and let students grow their own vegetables and fruits and raise some animals and poultry. Not only can they experience farming and breeding, but they can also learn professional methods." Xu Zhen expressed his idea.

"This is a good idea." An Chen nodded in agreement.

As they were talking excitedly, the housekeeper came over and said that King Shuo was waiting for them in the living room!

An Chen: "Prepare lunch, let Lao Er go to the dining hall and wait, we will be there soon."

After the butler took the order and left, An Chen and Xu Zhen packed up and prepared to go to the dining hall.

An Chen looked at Xu Zhen, who was still in her camouflage uniform and hadn't had time to change out, and said, "Zhen Zhen, you look beautiful like this. Everyone knows that you always wear this when you go out. If you feel comfortable wearing this, then keep it that way from now on."

"Well, the clothes here are too long, and they don't look good or fit. I really can't get used to them, and they're too troublesome with my long hair. My short hair and camouflage uniform are more comfortable."

What they didn't expect was that the goddess' influence was invincible. First, the younger children asked their families to make short tops and long pants for them, and then young ladies and young men followed suit. Although the fabrics were different, wearing such clothes was really convenient for doing things.

The sleeves won't be stained with ink because they are too long, and the clothes won't be caught because of the long skirt...

People like it even more because it makes their work much more convenient.

An Shuo arrived at the dining room almost at the same time as the other two people, and the three of them talked while eating.

"Brother, has the cement really been produced? I left my booming restaurant business behind and rushed back overnight. You can't lie to me!"

“The first road is almost finished.”

"You've been out for over a month. Didn't you go to deal with the private soldiers? Why are you repairing the road again?"

Wanchen briefly gave them a brief account of what had happened in that month, and Anshuo was full of admiration.

"It's better to follow the Emperor's sister-in-law. There are surprises everywhere! But I'm also very busy this month."

"Oh, then do you still want the sales rights for this cement?"

"Yes, yes, yes, of course. But you promised me, you can't go back on your word!"

"Of course not, I just have some other ideas, I wonder if you are interested?"

"Brother, please stop keeping us in suspense."

"You've been doing business outside for many years. What's the most annoying thing?"

"Needless to say? Of course it's the road. Riding a horse faster makes you tired; riding a carriage is more comfortable, but it's too bumpy if you speed up a little! If you change to a motorcycle, you will be thrown off if you go a little faster."

“Now that you have the right to sell cement, what are you going to do?”

"Such a good thing, of course it is sold in various places."

"Have you ever thought about why people would buy something that no one else has ever seen?"

"Paving roads, building houses, building city walls... these are good things that can be used everywhere, so why don't they buy them?"

"You say it's good because you know how to use it. How can others buy it if they don't know it?"

"Brother, stop keeping me in suspense. What do you want to say?"

"What are you most afraid of when doing business? Didn't you just say it yourself? Why don't you remember what cement is used for?"

"Oh, I see! Big brother is talking about building roads!"

"You're not that stupid, but you're very busy now and you probably can't spare any time. Have you repaired the road? You know that repairing the road is very time-consuming."

"Come on, brother, I have plenty of time, I really do!"

Xu Zhen was eating while listening to the two brothers talking back and forth, which was extremely funny. He had originally planned to give the road repair job to the second brother, but An Chen deliberately kept him in suspense and teased him.

Seeing that the food was getting cold, the two of them were busy talking, Xu Zhen couldn't help but remind them: "Eat first, we'll talk later."

The two of them looked at each other, lowered their heads, and quickly ate.

After dinner, the three of them went to the study.

An Shuo had been thinking about the road construction, and as soon as he entered the study, he asked anxiously: "Brother, just leave the road construction to me. I guarantee that it will be completed properly. I have the distribution rights for cement, don't I? It's most appropriate for me to build the road!"

"It's good, but building a cement road is not like the roads we have now, which rely solely on manual labor."

"Brother, what do you mean? Don't we need human labor? Then what will we use? You won't ask me to pour cement on the road myself, will you?"

"You're overthinking it. If that's the case, how long will it take for us to walk on the newly repaired cement road? We mean to use construction vehicles."

"Construction vehicle? What construction vehicle? What is that? It was provided by Huang's sister-in-law, right? Fine, as long as it's given by Huang's sister-in-law, it must be a good thing, I want all of it."

"You're quite arrogant. Do you have enough people?"

"That's a problem. I've never been involved in road construction before, and I don't have anyone who's experienced in this field. Don't worry, big brother. I'll go find someone with experience right away."

"No need to bother you. All the construction vehicles will be operated by the Guishamen people. You will be responsible for coordinating with local government officials and recruiting workers to repair the roads."

"That's feasible. I've heard a lot of rumors about the Guisha Sect recently. They are all very excited. I also heard that they all carry notebooks and pens with them and study anytime and anywhere. I heard that his pen is very special and can be used to write without ink. Is that something that belongs to the Emperor's sister-in-law?"

"You don't have to worry about this. You will have the opportunity to do it in the future. You should first think about where the large amount of money needed to build the road and buy cement will come from?"

"That's right. Building a road costs a lot of money. No way, brother, you are setting a trap for me. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Would you have said earlier that your money was enough?"

"Business has been good recently, and we've cleared out a lot of inventory from the past few years. I think it would be OK if we use all that money to repair the road."

"An Chen, stop teasing him. I'm not kidding. That requires a lot of money. The business in your shop also needs funds to operate normally. How can you put all of it on the road?"

"What good ideas does the Emperor have?"

"Let's build the road together! You will be responsible for the cement and the wages and meals of the road workers. Let the people from the Ghost Killing Sect arrange it themselves, and you don't have to pay for their wages. All construction vehicles basically rely on oil, I will provide them with it, and you don't have to pay for it. What do you think?"

"It is still the righteousness of the Empress's sister-in-law. I think this arrangement is very good."

"The treatment of both parties is different. Will there be any disagreement? You'd better discuss this issue with my people. It's best to reach a consensus. Let me tell you first, they all do heavy physical work, so the food will not be bad."

"Okay, don't worry, I've discussed this with the Sect Master in advance. I'll find a few cooks to cook for you. Or you can just let them eat together and pay me for the food."

"Yes. But you have to be prepared. Building roads requires a huge investment."

"I don't understand one thing. Road construction is the government's responsibility, so why don't you let the national treasury pay for it?"

"I didn't say that the court shouldn't pay. It's just that you know the current situation of the court. Most of the officials are implicated in the case of the third brother. Who is willing to do anything? You are the second prince, the prince Shuo. Can't you also represent the court to repair the road?"

"Yes, I went to see my father. He has confiscated so many government offices and has enough silver for the time being. The emperor's sister-in-law is really smart. Unlike my elder brother, he just sets traps for me to jump into. It's such a big project, and he wants me to pay for it alone. Humph, wishful thinking!"

"I didn't say I wouldn't let you look for the emperor father. Zhenzhen can think of it, so who can tell you not to think of it?"

……

After deciding on the general plan, Xu Zhen proposed to separate the driveway from the sidewalk and plant some flowers or trees in the middle, which would not only block the sun when it is hot, but also be sold when the trees grow up. This proposal was unanimously approved by everyone, who thought it was a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

An Shuo couldn't hold back his excitement and went straight to the palace to see the emperor. Being filial, he didn't forget to bring gifts. He first went to see his mother and brought a stack of photos for the queen, all of which were interesting moments or beautiful scenery he encountered on the road.

The Queen saw that he was worried and didn't try to keep him. This made An Shuo feel a little strange. In the past, every time he came, his mother would try to keep him and was reluctant to let him go. But today's attempt to keep him seemed a bit perfunctory.

"Mother, what were you doing before I came here?"

"Nothing, I'm just watching TV!"

"Oh, what TV show?"

"I said it's nothing, but you still have things to do, right? Go quickly and don't delay anything."

Something was wrong. He felt something was very wrong!

"I'm fine, mother. What on earth are you doing that you're hiding it from me? Am I not your favorite son?"

The queen had no choice but to take him into the back hall. The scene on the screen was the Jigong she had just watched. Since her son said it was okay, she simply took out the remote control and continued playing.

"This is a gift Zhenzhen just gave me. Let's watch it together for a while, and you can also take advantage of it."

"What is this? It's similar to that monitor."

"This is a projector. There are many TV series in it. I just finished watching Journey to the West two days ago. I just found a new drama. It's so funny. If you have nothing to do, watch it together."

"I'd better go find my father first. After I finish my business, I'll go find my sister-in-law to ask for an emperor."

"You are busy outside all day, how can you have time to read these? These are for me to kill time, you are not allowed to ask for them, you are young and should focus on doing business. You should also know about the affairs of the court, you should learn from your elder brother and sister-in-law, and share more of the burden for your father."

"My son knows what my mother taught me."

"Go ahead and do your business first. Your elder brother and sister-in-law know what's going on, and they won't need you to ask for it when you can see it. We two work hard every day, so don't bother them all the time."

"Yes, I will retire."

In the imperial study, before An Shuo even entered the door, he heard his father's hearty laughter. It had been several years since he heard such laughter.

Defu was about to go in to report, but was stopped by Anshuo. The emperor was watching a TV series at the time and didn't do anything, so Defu let him go in by himself.

Seeing the things in front of him again, the emotions that he had just suppressed surged again. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and told himself that what the queen mother said was right, what the queen mother said was right, and now was the time for him to work hard. He couldn't play around, he couldn't play around!

He walked over and called softly, "Father!"

No one answered.

He said a little louder, "Father Emperor"

Still no one answered.

He had no choice but to walk over and gently pull his father's sleeve. The emperor was startled by the sudden appearance of the person and wanted to reprimand him, but when he saw that it was his second son, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He softened his tone and asked, "When did Shuoer come back? Is there anything you need from your father?"

"Father, it was the Empress's sister-in-law who asked me to come find you."

When the emperor heard that it was Xu Zhen who asked him to come, he guessed that it must be an important matter, so he turned off the projector.

He returned to his desk, sat down and asked, "Shuo'er, please sit down and talk. What's the matter?"

An Shuo gave a brief account of the road construction they had discussed, and the emperor nodded and praised it repeatedly.

"Father, I know there is no one in the court who can do this now. I am willing to share your worries and personally lead people to repair the road."

"Okay, Shuo'er, just take care of the arrangements. Father will issue an order to notify the local authorities to assist you."

"Thank you, Father. However, building a road requires a large amount of funds. Please approve the funds for this project for me."

"The treasury's silver hasn't even warmed up yet, and your uncle has already taken a lot of the money to build a power source. Only two days later, you came to ask me for money again."

"Isn't the Emperor's uncle in charge of the Imperial Clan House? What does he need so much money for? What power supply do he need?"