"Ms. sir, we have made arrangements. When father and the others arrive, they can enjoy the delicacies and pastries we have carefully prepared." Li Xiangcheng said.

Wang Ning'an thought for a while and said, "That's not enough. Bring over some of the products from all our workshops, such as dried meat, twice-cooked pork, etc., and by the way, a few barrels of beer too."

"Okay." Li Xiangcheng turned around and went to make arrangements.

Wang Ning'an followed the beer brewing method he had seen in his previous life. After several experiments, he finally succeeded in brewing beer. However, due to limited conditions, not much was brewed.

This time brewing beer made him interested in brewing, so he planned to brew different types of alcohol.

Different grains and fruits are used to brew different wines, but the only thing that Wang Ning'an regrets is that he did not make wine.

Because there were no grapes, no one in Guanzhong grew wine, which gave him the idea of ​​sending troops to the Western Regions.

I am afraid that only Wang Ning'an in the world would have the idea of ​​sending troops to the Western Regions because of a few grapes.

Not long after, Li Xiangcheng came to Wang Ning'an again.

Before she could speak, Wang Ning'an took the lead and said, "Are you all ready?"

"alright."

"Well, let Yinqiao send someone to squat outside Zhuangzi. If anyone suspicious comes to Zhuangzi, they will come back and report."

Li Xiangcheng asked curiously: "Why don't we go to greet Father and the others?"

Wang Ning'an smiled and said: "Because I suggested that they go on patrol incognito. They can dress up as businessmen, farmers, even beggars, or scholars."

If you want to see the true face of our Zhuangzi, don't come as an emperor or an official. Talk to the farmers more, and even help them with their work, so that everyone can feel the same way and know how good my Zhuangzi is.

This was what Wang Ning'an said before leaving the palace, and was highly recognized by Li Er and the ministers. Finally, Li Er told Wang Ning'an that there was no need to make any more arrangements, and they would come by themselves.

…

On Zhuque Street, Li Er led a group of senior officials from Prince Qin's Palace to slowly leave the city.

"Sir, it's more than ten miles to get to the princess's village, why don't we take a carriage." Li Sheng asked.

Li Er nodded and said: "That's fine. It's more than ten miles away. It's been too hard for everyone."

Changsun Wuji and others all raised their hands to Li Er and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

Cheng Yaojin and other generals asked to ride horses. They were not used to riding in carriages, so they felt more comfortable riding horses.

In the end, everyone turned to horseback riding. They were all veterans of the Qin Palace and helped Li Er fight in all directions. No one was a master of horsemanship.

The people rode horses and galloped all the way.

Halfway through, they saw a group of common people building a road. This road was right next to the official road. To be precise, it was a road that merged with the official road.

"Your Majesty, they are the villagers of Princess Zhuangzi." Wei Zheng explained immediately.

Li Er nodded and said: "Dismount and go have a look."

Everyone followed Li Er and got off their horses and came to the dealers.

Li Sheng asked: "Brother, what are you doing?"

Of course, the questioning was left to bodyguard Li Shengliao.

The banker who was questioned immediately raised his hands and said: "Sir, we are building roads."

Li Er frowned and said: "Building roads? Don't lie to us. Just black powder like you can build roads with some water?"

Banker turns around

He said to the other farmers: "You continue to build the road, and I and the uncles will explain carefully what a cement road is."

"Go ahead and tell those country bumpkins who have never seen the world, let them know the advantages of cement roads." said a farmer.

"Haha..." Everyone else laughed.

"What are you talking about? How dare you laugh at us, let's see if I don't skin you." Cheng Yaofu was furious.

"Shut up and get out of here." Li Er stopped him in time, otherwise this group of villagers would inevitably suffer a physical and physical punishment.

Then Li Er immediately said: "Don't be nervous, everyone. My subordinate is a mean-mouthed man. I will deal with him severely when I return."

While speaking, he did not forget to give Cheng Yaojin a fierce look, which made Cheng Yaojin hide behind him.

The bankers who were about to get angry at first snorted coldly when they heard Li Er's explanation, then went to work and ignored him.

The leader of the banker said: "Looking at how many people are wearing such luxurious clothes and there are so many people, they must be going to the commercial street at the foot of the Western Mountain to check out business opportunities."

Everyone laughed awkwardly.

Li Er asked curiously: "Why do you ask this?"

The banker didn't answer but asked: "My surname is Tian, ​​and my name is Tian Xiaozi. May I ask what I call this uncle?"

Li Er was stunned for a moment, then immediately said with a smile: "Just call me Mr. Li."

"Okay, Mr. Li, I'm not satisfied with what you said. Ever since my prince-in-law said he wanted to build a commercial street, there has been an endless stream of businessmen coming to our village. Just now, more than a dozen businessmen have walked over, and including you, there have been a lot of businessmen coming to our village today.

Five waves of merchants came."

"Brother Tian, ​​do you know what they are going to do?" Li Er asked with a smile.

Tian Xiaozi said: "Of course they are doing business, oh, no, the prince-in-law said they are here to inspect and see if there is any place for investment.

Mr. Li, you may not imagine that in the past in Zhuangzi, we farmers worked at sunrise and rested at sunset every day.

But things are different now. The prince-in-law has arranged for a hundred people to inspect the farmland and the newly built cement roads every day. The other people are either building roads or introducing commercial streets and our village."

"What's the difference?" Li Er asked puzzledly.

It’s not like working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

Tian Xiaozi said with a smile: "That was before, but now it is more lively at night. In order to attract other people, the prince-in-law built a Mongolian Academy in our Zhuangzi, attracting many people to study here.

At the same time, it attracted many businessmen. Now our Zhuangzi is more lively than ordinary towns, with many vendors coming here to do business.

Especially at night, there is a curfew in Chang'an City, but there is no curfew in our Zhuangzi. You can stay busy until dawn at night.

The Chinese New Year is only three days away, and the Prince Consort even held a New Year event, and the scene was decorated with excitement.

The only pity is that our house is in dilapidated condition, which ruins such a good atmosphere."

Having said this, Tian Xiaozi couldn't help but sigh, why can't he build a more beautiful and bigger house when he builds it?

Li Er was confused when he heard this, and said: "Brother Tian, ​​can you make it clearer? And this cement road, it is such a soft thing, if you step on it, it will definitely sink in, so can it still be considered a road?

"

"Haha... what Mr. Li saw is that the cement is still very wet. After it dries, you will be able to see a different cement road. Walking on it, there will be no official signs at all.

It feels like a dirt road with lots of potholes.

As for why the merchants came, to be honest, I don’t know. I only know that it has brought wealth to Zhuangzi and made our lives better." Tian Xiaozi said.

Li Er nodded. He really shouldn't ask the farmers about some businessmen. In addition to farming, they would use some brute force.

"Thank you, little brother. I won't disturb your work." Li Er said very politely.

Tian Xiaozi was very satisfied with Li Er's attitude and liked Li Er very much, so he kindly reminded him: "Master Li, you'd better go to Zhuangzi quickly. Don't delay in the middle, otherwise it will be difficult for you to make money."

"Thank you." Li Er said with a smile.

Then he called everyone and started running forward. After walking for a while, the cement road built by the development villagers was covered with a layer of black cloth.

Seeing this, Wei Zheng said with a gloomy face: "Luxury, too luxurious. Many people are thinking about what to wear for the winter. The prince-in-law actually used such good cloth to pave the road. Your Majesty, I want to impeach the prince-in-law."

Li Er's face didn't look good. This was such a waste.

Cheng Yaojin said unhappily: "I'm talking about Wei Zheng, why do you always impeach? Didn't you see this when you came last time?

And how do you know that the prince-in-law has no purpose in putting the cloth here? Maybe the prince-in-law just wants to prevent the concrete road from being stepped on and dusty, or even to prevent the leaves from falling and affecting the beauty."

"You are simply unreasonable." Wei Zheng's face was gloomy and he wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood.

The road is for people to walk on. Put a layer of cloth on the road to prevent others from stepping on it and prevent dust. You old man Cheng, can you come up with a better excuse?

Changsun Wuji said: "Wei Zheng, calm down and bite the gold. If you want to speak for your consort, you have to find a good excuse. Things like dust prevention have also come out. Do you think it is possible?"

Cheng Yaojin snorted coldly, turned his head and ignored them.

Li Erdao: "Li Sheng, go and put away those black cloths. I want to ask the consort in person why it is so wasteful."

"yes."

After Li Sheng dismounted, he walked straight to the cement road and reached out to pull the black cloth.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

A questioning voice stopped Li Sheng from moving.

Three strong men with sticks came over. They looked at Li Er and the others with bad expressions, especially Li Sheng who was about to tear the black cloth.

"What are you doing? You can't move this cloth." A strong man came to Li Sheng and asked him loudly.

When had Li Sheng been questioned so loudly by a commoner? He wanted to beat the person in front of him so hard that he would know who he was talking to.

But Li Er was here, so he could only lower his body and asked, "Is there anything I can't touch? Why don't you make some clothes for me if this black cloth is left here to be wasted?"

"What do you know? These black cloths are used to protect the cement road until the cement road is completely dry."

Li Er and others jumped off their mounts one after another and came to the three strong men.

Fang Xuanling asked: "Brother, we are all businessmen from Chang'an, so we are very confused about the black cloth on the road. We just wanted to study it."

The strong man nodded and said: "At first sight, it's normal to be curious. I don't blame you. We were also curious at first, but after hearing the prince-in-law's explanation, we were no longer curious. Instead, we thought it made sense. All of us raised our hands in agreement.
Chapter completed!