The Emperor of Qin gave six handsome men

Chapter 37: Calling for Road Construction

Qin Xingfu didn't know about the situation on the First Emperor's side. After Yilai released the news, many businessmen came to Xianyang City soon, and even big families sent people to inquire. They had discovered that whenever Qin Xingfu had an event, they could make a lot of money by following him. Some people came to his door and handed in visiting cards, hoping to participate in this event.

Yue Xin showed all the posts to Qin Xingfu, and Qin Xingfu said after reading them.

"Forget about them coming to see me alone. Let's have them go to the reformation meeting together the day after tomorrow! Write a message and tell us what's going on with the academy and the school.

"Well, sir, everything is normal inside, but there are always many people coming to the school, saying that they want their children to go to school, and there are often 'lost' children left at the school gate."

Yue Xin felt helpless. The adults were kind-hearted, but all the money in the mansion had been invested in the school, and there was not much money left in the account.

"Okay, I understand. My personal ability is limited. I will let those who didn't enroll this year go to the library to attend classes when they have time. There will be admission requirements for the next enrollment, and it won't be like this year. Let's do it this way for now. I still need to perfect some details of the renovation."

"Here!"

Yue Xin felt a headache when he saw the densely packed text in front of her.

Qin Xingfu felt a little tired. If she had known earlier, she would not have opened a school. Now that the door was opened, there are more and more things to do. The entire Qin Dynasty has a population of about 30 to 40 million, which is equivalent to the population of a province in modern times. But now the population is not concentrated, and it is difficult to popularize education. She has to think of a way to adjust the school.

Time passed quickly and the day of the reform meeting came. Yilai had already asked Jin Xianju to close for three days to prepare. He personally supervised all parties' issues and was waiting at the door early in the morning for the meeting.

"Brother Lu, how are you?"

"Brother Yi, I am the first one to arrive today. Please say nice things to me later!"

A square-faced, bearded man quickly saluted Yilai, and Yilai returned the salute.

"Brother Lu, if you have any questions, just speak directly. The princess doesn't like to beat around the bush. Someone, take the person to the seat. Brother Lu, I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. Please forgive me."

"Thank you, Brother Yi! You are busy!"

Yilai waved to the waiter to take people to their seats, and continued to greet the newcomers.

"Brother Ji, please come in!"

"Brother Yi, thank you for your hard work! I am familiar with the procedures here, you go ahead and do your work, I will do it myself."

"Okay, okay, Brother Ji, please do as you please."

The two of them were familiar with each other and didn't want to be too particular. Yilai continued to greet people, and Qin Xingfu arrived on time, and when he arrived, everyone was already there.

Lingjuan, Gaode and the others carried these things behind them, and they all carried a lot of things.

Yilai was drinking water, and when he saw him, he hurried forward to greet him.

"Princess, please come in."

"Drink some water, your throat is hoarse."

Seeing that he was sweating profusely, Qin Xingfu told him to drink some water quickly. Yilai quickly gulped down a few gulps of water.

"Princess, everyone is here."

"I feel more at ease with you doing the work. You take a rest first, and I'll take care of the rest."

After Qin Xingfu finished speaking, he walked straight into the conference room. Qin Xingfu asked Yilai to arrange the conference room into a fan shape, with a large piece of snow-white plaster board in the middle, fixed by several shelves.

The originally lively scene suddenly became quiet. Qin Xingfu walked to the seat of honor and bowed to everyone.

"You all have come from afar, thank you for your hard work. Many of you look familiar. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Qin Xingfu. I have called everyone here today to discuss with you the renovation plan for Xianyang City. This is my own idea. His Majesty was already fifty years old when he returned from his eastern tour. He had a rough life. He was displaced in his childhood, and faced internal and external troubles in his youth. He worked hard and tremblingly to complete the wishes of successive Qin kings and unify the six kingdoms. Now there are no more days of war. His Majesty's life has been too hard. He has considered too much for the Great Qin and the people of the world. His Majesty often told me that the people of the world are too miserable. He wants to protect everyone. He doesn't want any of the people of the Great Qin to be bullied by foreign races, so he built the Great Wall to prevent the Huns; he didn't want people to be deceived, so he killed some cheaters. However, these were used by some people with ulterior motives to slander His Majesty."

Qin Xingfu said this and sighed deeply.

"Your Majesty doesn't care about how ignorant the world is, but I do. If Your Majesty is really a cruel king, how can he care about the people? Right?"

The others nodded, thinking it made sense. After the unification of the six kingdoms, they indeed rarely worried about encountering war. After the unification of writing, weights and measures, things became much more convenient. Moreover, Qin laws were strict, so as long as they behaved themselves, they could earn more and more money.

"So, I propose that everyone contribute money and effort to rebuild Xianyang City as a gift to His Majesty on his fiftieth birthday. Don't worry, as long as you participate, I will give you corresponding rewards, so that you can stand firm in your own field for at least ten years."

Qin Xingfu said this and waved to Lingjuan and the others to display the planning drawings and distribute the information to the corresponding people.

"I wonder if you have ever seen the road near my house? Has anyone been there?"

Some people were well-educated but could not understand the information, but when they heard Qin Xingfu speaking, they all nodded in agreement.

"The road near the princess's mansion is so beautiful, clean and tidy, and the houses are all very beautiful. I want to live there."

"That's right. Although some of the houses over there don't look big, their layouts are very clever and every detail is well thought out."

Everyone was talking at once. Some people who had never been there were very excited. The noises were getting louder and louder, and it looked like a vegetable market. Qin Xingfu quickly raised his hand to signal for silence.

"For those who haven't seen it, you can go and watch it after the meeting. Now let me tell you my thoughts."

Qin Xingfu took out his mobile phone and started projecting. When everyone saw the image appear on the wall, which had been snow-white just now, they were so scared that they quickly knelt down.

"This is not a magic trick, it's just a projection technique. Everyone, please stand up and take a look at the Xianyang City in this picture first."

Then people looked up at the gypsum board, and Qin Xingfu explained it on the side.

"This is Xianyang City now. This is the situation of the street in front of the door. The whole street is relatively fine on sunny days. When it rains, the whole street is full of mud and water, as well as animal feces. It is really dirty and messy. Secondly, we need to plan these small vendors so that they can be concentrated together to avoid chaos. We also need to clean up drainage, designated garbage disposal points, and other issues..."

Qin Xingfu was talking blah blah and showing some sorted pictures, while everyone else looked confused. Looking at the before and after pictures, many people who originally thought that the current environment was pretty good began to dislike it. They just didn't know what to do about it. They were a little confused, but occasionally they could understand that Qin Xingfu needed wood, stone, etc.

Qin Xingfu looked at everyone's expressions as she spoke and knew that they didn't understand. She had tried to use the simplest words possible. After she finished the general explanation, everyone felt dizzy and wanted to ask questions, but didn't know where to start. For a moment, everyone was speechless.

Yilai quickly tried to smooth things over and said,.

"I'm sure you all have heard it, but you just haven't reacted yet. Princess, have a sip of tea first, so that everyone can think about it and communicate first. If you have any questions, feel free to ask questions."

Qin Xingfu understood Yilai's good intentions, so he put away his things and went to another room to drink water and eat. As soon as Qin Xingfu left, the merchants gathered in groups of three or four and began to communicate.

"What does this mean? Are we asked to repair the entire Xianyang City? How much will that cost?"

"That's not what you mean. I think she wants to use us to make some kind of transformation, and then all the credit will be hers."

"It's really abominable. Do you think we are all fools?"

"I think it's okay, didn't those who bought the porcelain get their photos published later? I think Princess Huiyuan wants to test us to see our attitude. If it's really like what she said, just by participating in the restoration, we can get a recipe to make money for at least ten years, then it's actually a good deal."

"I've seen the street at the princess's mansion. If the whole Xianyang city were to become like that, I'd still be willing."

One person agreed, and the others who were still hesitating also nodded, thinking about the benefits. Although they were not quite sure what to do, they all had an inexplicable sense of trust when they thought of Qin Xingfu.

Qin Xingfu ate something in the room, thinking that they couldn't imagine it just by talking, so he decided to find a street to demonstrate. Since the people next door to them lived close to them, they were influenced by them and were more particular about cleanliness.

"God, go to the street next to us and ask them. Tell them that we are going to repair the road for them for free. All we need is their cooperation. Ask them if they are willing to do so."

"Of course they do. Some of them even learn from us."

Since Gao De moved to his new home, he feels uncomfortable going to other places. He doesn't want to go to many fun places anymore. He still feels more comfortable at home.

"Go and ask around. Make sure every household agrees. If anyone objects, we'll look for someone new. Finally, remember to sign the consent form for the renovation and have everyone put their fingerprints on it."

Gao De nodded and went out.

Qin Xingfu finished eating and walked out of the room. Some people were guarding outside.

"Princess, we are willing to work with you. When do you think we should start? Where should we start? What do you need us to do? Just give us your instructions."

Qin Xingfu was a little surprised. She didn't expect them to be so easy to talk to, so she smiled and said.

"Okay, everyone who is willing can go to Yilai and sign up. I will inform you in three days. Don't worry, I will keep my word. The wealth you accumulate in ten years will surpass the efforts of several generations of yours. If His Majesty is happy, maybe your status will be further elevated."

It is true that businessmen value profit, but they also want to pursue status and identity. When they heard that their status and position could be improved, they were all excited.

Qin Xingfu nodded to Yilai, and Yilai stood up and spoke.

"Everyone line up, come one by one, register here, and then sign."

Qin Xingfu saw that Yilai was a little overwhelmed, so he said to Lingjuan and Shishu.

"You all go and help, and answer some questions at the same time. If you can't solve any, call them over and I'll handle them."

Lingjuan and Shishu nodded and joined the registration queue. Qin Xingfu drank tea on the side, waiting for people to come and ask questions. No one came for a long time and she almost fell asleep while waiting.

At this time Gao Dexing rushed over and said.

"Sir, it's done. I just went over there and said something. Everyone agreed and asked when we would start. They couldn't wait."

Qin Xingfu felt that this was too smooth. In modern times, one would have to go through a lot of trouble, and would have to use intimidation and inducement to get someone to agree. As expected, the ancient people were really simple. Now that the land is vast and the population is sparse, people are not that obsessed with land.

"I originally thought it would be three days later, but it looks like we can start tomorrow. Let's have everyone pack up their belongings first and start work tomorrow."

"Here!"

Gao De rushed out again. Qin Xingfu took the registered people to a field investigation. They first went to the next street that was to be renovated, and then to the street in front of Qin Xingfu's home.

After making this comparison, everyone wanted to start work, but it was getting late, so they had to go back.

The next morning, when Qin Xingfu arrived, all kinds of materials had already been prepared. Qin Xingfu had written to Meng Tian before and had sent a lot of cement.

So Qin Xingfu directed different craftsmen to start working together. First, they filled the road surface, then asked people to bring gravel and use tools to tamp the road surface. Drainage was also designed. Qin Xingfu also left channels for tap water and electrical wires, so that there would be no need to dig up in the future if needed.

The First Emperor was not there at all, and the people in Xianyang city were most concerned about what Qin Xingfu was doing. When they heard that she was bringing merchants to build roads for everyone, they all went to watch the fun. They said they were visiting relatives, but in fact they were lying on the wall to watch the road being built. Some even took the initiative to help, bringing food and drinks, and lending a hand when they saw others were tired.

It was originally planned to repair a street in ten days, but people wanted to use the new road as soon as possible, so they worked day and night and completed it in less than three days.

Qin Xingfu felt the enthusiastic mood of the people. When working with them, she didn't quite understand the process at first and she needed to give instructions and coordinate. Now they all cooperated very well.

The road was built free of charge, and every household contributed people and grain. The whole city of Xianyang was very lively, but there were always some people with bad intentions.

One day, when Qin Xingfu was still repairing the road with others, someone approached her from behind and showed a knife. Lingjuan happened to come to deliver food and shouted when he saw the person.

"Sir, be careful behind you, someone wants to kill you!"

When Qin Xingfu turned around, she saw a man with a fierce look on his face stabbing at her with a knife. She quickly took a few steps back. Everyone else was stunned for a moment, then they all rushed forward to hit the killer with sticks, stones, sand, etc.

"This man wants to kill the princess, kill him."

"Hurry, I have a knife!"

A butcher ran over with a knife. Qin Xingfu wanted to catch the culprit behind the incident, but was more worried about hurting innocent people, so he quickly stopped him.

"Get out of the way, I'll do it."

Qin Xingfu pushed through the crowd, kicked the knife out of the killer's hand, then threw him to the ground over his shoulder, pinned the killer with his legs, and quickly cut the killer's jaw with his hands. He took out the poison hidden in his back teeth and discovered that the man's tongue had been cut off. Qin Xingfu frowned when he saw it.

"Princess, I have a rope here."

The butcher took out the rope for tying pigs, and Qin Xingfu tied the man up, then began to search the killer's body to see if there was any information that could prove his identity.

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