Regarding the road construction, Ma Feiyang is in the south this time, and has also heard a lot of things about this.

The south is not as good as the north. Because the north has always been the political and economic center of this country, various infrastructure construction is naturally relatively complete. In addition, wars often have to be fought on the northern border. Even in order to facilitate soldiers' marching and transportation of food and grass, road construction is a must.

Compared with the situation of many official roads in the north, there are many privately paved roads in the south. Most of these roads are not for free for people to walk, and usually have to pay tolls.

Ma Feiyang heard from his friends that those who charge tolls sometimes play robbers and robbers according to the situation. In this era of traffic jamming and inconvenient communication, he killed those people casually, and usually he was not worried about being found out by the government.

Although the official roads in the north also charge tolls, the government is collecting them at least. Even if you encounter a bad official, you can only collect more money and money. You rarely hear about killing people and robbing goods. Compared with the south, the public security in the north is much better.

So at this time, many northerners were afraid to go to remote areas in the south. At this time, there were still many primeval forests in the south, which were very miasma, and the locals were mostly xenophobic, and the social order was relatively chaotic. In such places, people from other places often could not be guaranteed.

However, from this trip to the south, Ma Feiyang still saw many business opportunities. After returning to Lishi County, he immediately heard about Chamengdao from his brother.

Chamcheng rice may just be planted in Lishi County to eat fresh food. If it is replaced in the south, it will definitely be a powerful tool for grain production. This kind of rice can be planted in dry land, is quite resistant to barrenness and has a relatively short growth cycle. It is the most suitable for some southern mountainous areas.

Ma Feiyang discussed this matter with his brother. Both brothers believed that if their Ma family could bring rice seeds that could be planted in dry land and planted for two seasons a year, they would definitely have a good relationship with the indigenous people in the south.

Speaking of which, it has been more than a day or two for their Ma family to expand the market, especially those places where ordinary merchants cannot reach, with the most profitable benefits.

I didn’t see the Zhao family in Shuozhou. After only a few decades of accumulation, both financial resources and local influence were more than their Ma family. Their operations in Chang'an City were not as good as those in the Ma family.

So this time Ma Feiyang came to Xipo Village, his real purpose was not cement. He was interested in the Chameng rice seeds at Luo Yong's family.

The source of this rice seed is also a mystery. Not long after Du Gou came to Xipo Village, Ma Silang heard about the rice in Chameng, so he started to inquire. However, after contacting them, he had no results.

Ma Silang speculated that these seeds of Du Gou were either flowing out of a tribe in the south or came from overseas. He heard that rice could be produced in the Kunlun area.

The Ma family wanted Luo Yong's rice seeds, but it was difficult to speak directly, so they decided to come to Xipo Village from Ma Feiyang to explore the wind direction. If Luo Yong did not value the seeds very much, they would buy them from him, or trade them on other conditions. On the contrary, if Luo Yong valued these seeds very much, then the Ma family would have to find another way.

The matter of Seed has not made any progress, but it involves road construction. Luo Yong even promised Ma Feiyang a pair of rubber-soled leather boots.

In fact, whether there are these boots or not, the Ma family will definitely help Luo Yong this time. This matter has to be handed over to Ma Feiyang's brother Ma Silang. At present, the local industries of the Ma family in Lishi County are basically managed by this person. Compared with Ma Feiyang, he is more able to speak with the rich merchants in the city.

This thing is simple to do. Ma Silang asked several wealthy merchants in the city to sit in a small restaurant, and told those people about the matter, and then someone immediately said:

"Building roads is a good thing to accumulate virtue and do good deeds. Although I am not talented, I am willing to do my best. Sanlang has done so many things for us in Lishi County. How can we still make things difficult for him when building roads? We will just make it together."

The other people agreed, and of course some people complained in their hearts that were all the beautiful words that were said by this old guy.

Building a road is a good thing to accumulate virtue, good deeds and reputation. It is common for them, local gentry and merchants to do it. Besides, this matter is related to Luo Sanlang. Who among the people here doesn’t want to sell Luo Sanlang well?

The next morning, these people brought money and carriages to Xipo Village with their own ox, horses and cars. The team was much bigger than yesterday. They all got the news later and decided to work with everyone.

When this group of people rushed to Xipo Village, they encountered many villagers building roads outside the village. The road set off from the cement factory and had already been built a little in front of the Xu family's guest house.

Two days ago, Luo Yongyu Ma Feiyang discussed and discussed the matter, and then said, after all, it was the village's business, and we can't wait for others to contribute money and efforts. Just in the past two days, everyone's crops in the fields were collected and the taxes were paid, so we started to work hard on road construction.

Tamura Masaru also thought it was the reason. He also said that even if someone was willing to raise funds and donate, the people in their villages would have to work hard. In the past two days, he would have to go to the previous villages and discuss with them that everyone would be responsible for the road construction. It would be great if someone could help pay for the cement. Everyone would have to do the road paving matters by themselves. There was no reason why they would sit at home, but they would have to pay for others to help build roads in several villages.

From Xipo Village to Lishi County, there are only 30 or 40 miles in total. Several villages are divided into one, which is indeed not too many. When this road is repaired, it will be much more convenient for villagers to travel.

In this era, many people only live in one village from birth to death. For farmers, land is the foundation for their survival in this world. They will never leave easily until they are desperate. Because the business is not developed enough, the household registration management is strict, and going out to work is rare.

For these people, if they had the opportunity to build the roads near their village better, everyone would naturally be willing to do so. If they could not afford to pay more money, it would not be a problem to put in some effort.

The villagers of Xipo Village have been paving the road these two days, but are also worried that the city people will not pay the money.

With Luo Sanlang's financial resources, they may not be enough to support the paving of the entire road. Besides, they can't watch Luo Sanlang spend all his money to build roads for everyone. But if they have to pay for it themselves... it's too difficult for the country people to make a few money. It's okay to take a little bit. If it's too much, it's too distressing. Besides, it may not be possible for every household to get it out.

Now that we saw so many people coming in front of us, everyone was so happy, and they were all so enthusiastic.

Luo Yonggao happily invited these people to the Xu family's guesthouse, and gave them a lot of good dishes. From Lishi County to Xipo Village, he was about to be hungry, so everyone discussed the matter of raising funds to build roads while having dinner.

Luo Yong told them what he meant with Muramasa. Later, Tamura Masaki also rushed over and told everyone about the results of his discussion with other villages over the past few days.

Everyone is very grateful to someone for being willing to donate money to build roads. At that time, they will divide the road into several sections, and whoever pledges which section of the road, and then erect a merit monument on the side of the road.

"It's okay, as long as you can build the road, what's the point of those false names?" Everyone said that the merit monument is nothing important.

As a result, when the donation was pledged, both sections of the road from Lishi County and the sections of the road from Xipo Village were robbed crazy. If you have money but no identity, you can't even rob it. Why do you say that you have no name? If you don't have any hindrance, you're still rushing to pledge these two sections of the road?

After a while, the noisy and noise, when these people were full and drunk, they basically decided to pledge them.

From tomorrow, these people will arrange for porters to come to Xipo Village to carry cement, send it to the sections of the road they pledged to, and give it to the villagers there to pave the road. Some people still have the idea of ​​hiring the civil servants. Anyway, they still have no corvee service in the Shi County this year, and the autumn harvest has passed, so it is not difficult to hire some civil servants, and the wages are not high.

Since it is a section of road that I pledged to, it must be paved better. The road from Xipo Village, Lishi County Road is not only the locals, but also many foreign merchants every day. From time to time, some gentry children who are studying abroad come to visit. It is definitely a matter of being able to erect their own stone tablets.

In everyone's mind, Luo Sanlang is not an ordinary person, but it is very likely that he will be famous throughout the ages. Can the road leading to their village be an ordinary road? The more I think about it, the more I feel that this donation is right.

On this day, Ma Feiyang heard that Luo had made it with the rubber-soled leather boots he had promised him, so he happily rode his horse to Xipo Village to get the boots.

Two days ago, when Luo Yong invited someone to Xipo Village to make boots, he had already heard it. He was scratching his cat in his heart, but he still held back and didn't go to join in the fun. Now that he heard that the boots were ready, he went happily.

I was building a road recently. I was running and stopping from Lishi County to Xipo Village, which was much slower than usual. This road was not slow. If it continues at this speed, it might be completed before the snow falls.

Everyone also learns from Xipo Village, first repair half of the side, and temporarily keep walking on the other side, and wait until later to repair it. This will not block the road. Even as you run, you will encounter a group of villagers who are building roads. You often encounter some porters carrying loads on the road, and you will never be able to get faster.

As Ma Feiyang ran, he met a group of people erecting merit monuments in front of him. This merit monument was quite grand. Ma Feiyang rode his horse over and looked at it, which made his mouth twitch.

"Is this stone tablet carved by your village?" Ma Feiyang asked with a smile. According to the original agreement, the wealthy merchants in the city pledged these sections of the road, and then the stone tablet was paid by the nearby village to find someone to make.

"Originally, our village said that everyone would raise some money and find someone to carve a stone tablet, but Wu Langjun is really polite and understands that it is difficult for us to make money in the countryside, so he is unwilling to let us pay." The villagers said with gratitude.

"..." Ma Feiyang guessed that this merit monument could not be carved by the villagers. Look at the inscription on it, from the eighteen generations of ancestors to how eager his grandchildren are to be academic and motivated, filial and polite, and all the seven or eight grandchildren were praised.

And the life of Wu Langjun is enough to write a storybook. With so many words, a small stone tablet must not be able to hold it, so his family's merit tablet is very big. Judging from this, it is probably impossible to get it if it is seven or eight hundred pounds. It is really hard to get the two cows who pull the cart.

Ma Feiyang thought about it and went to the city again. Anyway, Luo Sanlang agreed to the rubber-soled leather boots early, and he couldn't escape there for a while. He had more important things to do now.

"Brother, the Wu family's merit monument is so impressive that it can match our family's two." As soon as he returned home, Ma Feiyang told his brother about this.

"Really?" Ma Silang didn't expect that those old guys were so embarrassed. He just paid for some cement and could make such a great memorial monument for himself.

"Of course, I saw it with my own eyes. The monument of his family's merit has been erected now." Ma Feiyang said.

"Well..." Ma Jiasiro pondered.

"Does our family also need to be bigger? Otherwise, other people's families will be big monuments of merit, and only our family is a small one. Seeing that they are so petty, they don't know, they will think that our family will pay less." Ma Feiyang said anxiously.

"Then you go and talk to the stone tablet. If there is not enough money and food, I will make up for it later." His brother ordered.

"Oh." Ma Feiyang agreed and was about to go happily. He was thinking in his heart that his monument of merit must be made into a grand manner.

"You find a few more people." Ma Si ordered.

"What are you doing?" Ma Jiu was puzzled.

"Build a pavilion where the stone tablet is erected. If it is severe cold and hot, people can also avoid the scorching sun, wind and rain." Ma Siyan said.
Chapter completed!