I'm a useless prince, so what if I know a little bit of chemistry?

Guangling City is located at the intersection of major transportation routes in the south of the Yangtze River.

Looking at the map, one can even feel that Guangling City is the center. Many important roads radiate from Guangling City and lead to various parts of the country.

As the largest merchant family in the world, the Shen family is located in Guangling City.

Moreover, this Guangling City was built by the Shen family themselves.

Everyone in the city, regardless of gender, age or status, is a member of the Shen family, and outsiders all stay in inns.

As long as you come to Guangling City, no matter who you are, you can eat and stay in the inn for three days for free. This is also a feature of Guangling City.

Therefore, there are many people coming and going in Guangling City, most of whom come to Guangling City to do business.

Of course, there were also some people who really had no way to make a living and then came to Guangling City to seek shelter.

The Shen family has a lenient attitude towards this kind of people. No matter who they are, anyone who comes to the Shen family for help will get some help.

This is very different from some unkind and wealthy businessmen. In the words of the head of the Shen family, it is to accumulate good karma after death.

Lin Fan and his companions arrived outside Guangling City. Looking at the tall and prosperous Guangling City, they were quite moved.

The city walls of Guangling City are quite high, much higher than ordinary city walls. The roads leading to Guangling City are also well-connected and even much wider than ordinary official roads.

In fact, at its widest point, it could accommodate more than ten carriages running side by side.

"Oh, this is much more prosperous than the capital." Walking on the wide avenue, Chu Hu couldn't help but sigh.

"If the official roads in Daliang were this wide and smooth, it would be much more convenient to march and fight. The marching speed would at least double."

Zhang Guangzhi stroked his goatee and saw such a broad road, which immediately reminded him of military matters.

"How much money does it cost to build a road like this?" Compared with the previous two, Xiang Long was extremely uneasy.

“If we have the corresponding materials, it is not difficult to build such a highway, or even a road that is flatter and harder than this one. It may even save time and effort than when this road was originally built.” Lin Fan said with a smile.

Looking at the flat and wide road in front of him, the first thing Lin Fan thought of was the cement road in later generations.

For Lin Fan, making cement is not difficult as long as there is the corresponding ore.

He didn't even need to try too many times to get it right.

"The material that the Marquis mentioned is, could it be bluestone slabs for paving the road? In that case, it would indeed save a lot of time, but the cost would be too high. In my opinion, it is not very realistic." Xiang Long said with a smile.

After spending a long time with Lin Fan, they discovered that the Marquis was not a stern-faced prince who cared about his own prestige, but was easy-going and relaxed, and could treat any of them as a brother.

Therefore, Chu Hu and others would joke with Lin Fan from time to time.

Chu Hu chuckled and said, "In my opinion, the method that Lord Hou mentioned can only be found in heaven. How can it be possible in the human world? What do you think, Taoist Zhang?"

Zhang Guangzhi smiled and neither answered nor denied.

Because Zhang Guangzhi saw a hint of confidence in Lin Fan's face.

Whenever Lin Fan shows this expression, what he says is almost certain.

Seeing that Zhang Guangzhi ignored him, Chu Hu felt that he had gotten nothing. He looked at Qin Shian, who was holding Lin Fan's horse, and asked, "Brother Shian, don't you agree?"

But Qin Shian ignored Chu Hu, who was so angry that he fumed and glared, but he could do nothing about it.

As they chatted and laughed, they had already arrived at the gate of Guangling City.

The city gates are wide open.

The city tunnel is like a lion with its mouth wide open. It looks so majestic that it makes people feel scared.

"You are from Daliang, right? Is this the prince? I am Shen Fu, the butler of the Shen family, and I have come here to greet you distinguished guests."

A middle-aged man walked out of the city cave. He was dressed very simply, but he gave people a sense of sophistication.

Moreover, this person is very tactful and it is hard to dislike him.

"Shen Fu, right? Why doesn't your family's head come out in person?"

Before Lin Fan opened his mouth, Zhang Guangzhi spoke first.

"Oh, my master fell ill a few days ago and only recovered recently. The doctor instructed that he should not be exposed to the wind for the next few days." Shen Fu smiled and explained softly.

This person speaks slowly and always has a smiling face, making it difficult to tell what he is really thinking.

"Oh? You're sick? I wonder what disease you have?" Zhang Guangzhi attacked again, speaking in a sarcastic tone.

Lin Fan naturally didn't believe Shen Fu's words.

After Zhang Guangzhi finished speaking, Lin Fan clearly saw Shen Fu's eyes flicker for a moment. If he hadn't been observing closely, he would not have been able to notice such a subtle change.

Seeing this, Lin Fan understood about 70% of the situation in his mind, and said to Zhang Guangzhi: "Guangzhi, why are you talking to Butler Shen like this? We are new here, and we still need your care."

Lin Fan smoothed things over.

Shen Fu couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Could it be that this useless prince of Daliang was so easy to talk to?

"Hey, you let my brother stand at the city gate all the time? My brother is not hungry, but I am!"

Qin Shian shouted in a muffled voice.

After he finished shouting, he said to Lin Fan, "Brother, I'm hungry and need to eat."

Shen Fu slapped his forehead and said regretfully, "Oh, I'm so sorry, I forgot to take you guys to your accommodation! Please, come this way!"

Shen Fu led Lin Fan and a few others into the city gate and headed north.

The layout of the city is similar to other places, except that there are no hawkers hawking their wares on the streets.

Most of the shops are open, and anyone who wants to buy something must do so inside the store.

Moreover, Lin Fan took a rough look and found that these shops were filled with all kinds of things. Almost all the shops in Guangling City that Lin Fan had seen in this world had them.

There were even graceful women in the store, telling customers some stories.

It was quite similar to the commercial street that Lin Fan had seen in his previous life.

As for the differences, this is only the ancient version.

Lin Fan even had some doubts. Could it be that there were people in the Shen family who traveled from the future?

After walking through several streets, Shen Fu brought Lin Fan and others to the gate of a house.

This house is quite large, enough to accommodate the more than 200 people brought by Lin Fan.

"Everyone, it's getting late today, so you can rest inside. Someone will come to pick you up tomorrow and take you to the Shen family to discuss the specific matters."

Shen Fu opened the gate of the house and spoke to Lin Fan and the others.

"The kitchen and stables are well stocked. If you have any other requests, please let me know. I won't bother you any more. Goodbye."

After saying that, Shen Fu left.

Zhang Guangzhi approached Lin Fan and whispered, "My Lord, I think this person is very slick and cunning. I think he is quite cunning. We need to be more careful."

Lin Fan nodded and said, "I'm afraid no one in the Shen family is simple. We just arrived and they sent a smiling tiger to test our bottom line."