It has to be said that the engineering team that Li Shimin found was of high quality. Wang Zi'an simply stated some of his ideas, and the thatched cottage was built, and it was even better than Wang Zi'an imagined.
The thatched eaves are long and clean, well-proportioned, and uniquely interesting.
But Li Su just admired it briefly and withdrew his gaze. Today he didn't come to visit Sheng. He came to Wang Zi'an to question him - ahem, he asked Wang Zi'an to check his side.
Progressive.
Just when he was thinking about what to say, he looked back.
Hey--
Li Shimin and Wang Zi'an were there, arms around each other, smiling at each other.
My whole body suddenly felt numb...
Is this something I can see?
"Ahem——"
Li Su coughed twice, waited for Li Shimin and Wang Zi'an to retract their arms, and then walked over as if nothing had happened.
"Marquis of Chang'an, I have been running about the affairs in the south of the city for the past few days, and I am just waiting for you to start work. I don't know how your preparations are going..."
Prince An couldn't help but be startled, and immediately gave him a thumbs up and praised him sincerely.
"Amazing, he is indeed the current Zong Zhengqing. His efficiency in doing things is definitely first-rate..."
Even in Datang, it is not easy to get this matter done in a short time.
Li Su waved his hand cheerfully and said modestly.
"Everywhere is supported by His Majesty today..."
When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but straighten his back subconsciously, and glanced at Wang Zi'an slightly. He felt a little proud in his heart. It was not easy to get this brat to praise him.
"Qing Zong Zheng is too modest. The imperial court just issued a policy. As long as your majesty is not stupid, he will not support you. After all, you can renovate the city without paying a penny from the imperial court and just talk about it. He
It’s too late to have fun secretly, how could you not support it—it’s you who are really doing the work..."
Li Shimin:......
However, when I think back, it’s right. Not only do I not have to contribute any money, I can also make a lot of money from it.
Forget it, for the sake of money, don’t argue with him!
Hearing the words, Li Su couldn't help but cough a few times. He glanced at Li Shimin secretly and found that Li Shimin was holding a tea cup and drinking tea happily without taking it seriously at all. Then he couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
In my heart, I couldn't help but have a new understanding of Prince An's position in His Majesty's heart, and even my attitude towards Prince An had changed unconsciously.
"Marquis Chang'an, I don't know about your side..."
There was a hint of caution in his tone without realizing it.
This is really a big project. When thinking about the amount of money that will be spent, even a person like Li Su can't help but feel a little guilty. He is afraid that Wang Zi'an will regret it later and regret himself.
Wang Zi'an did not notice the change in Li Su's attitude, and waved his hand naturally, asking Li Su to sit down, and then pulled the scroll from the side.
"In the past few days, I have made a rendering of the reconstruction. You can see if it suits you first. If not, I will go back and modify it a little..."
As he spoke, he unfolded the renderings he had just drawn and laid them out on the stone table in front of him.
Li Shimin and Li Su:......
Looking at the blue bricks and blue tiles in front of me, which looks like a fairyland rendering, I can hardly imagine my eyes.
"Are you really prepared to cultivate like this?"
Li Shimin looked at Wang Zian uncertainly.
Wang Zi'an nodded naturally.
"That's natural. You get what you pay for. If you don't build it better, how can you sell it at a good price..."
Li Shimin and Li Su were startled when they heard this, and looked at each other uncertainly.
"What did you just say, sell for money? Didn't you say you would help the court rebuild the slums in the south of the city for free?"
Li Su's scalp felt a little numb and she started sweating immediately.
What a scam, if this matter turns into helping Wang Zi'an defraud the land in the south of the city for personal gain, the matter will be serious. Not to mention how His Majesty will deal with him, even Tumo Xingzi, both in the government and in the public, will bury himself.
Wang Zi'an spread his hands calmly.
"It's free, but I didn't say it's free for everyone..."
Li Su was a little confused by Wang Zi'an, but Li Shimin, who was familiar with Wang Zi'an's work style, suddenly felt something in his heart, and skillfully lifted the teapot and filled Wang Zi'an with a cup of tea.
"Tell me, do you have any good ideas..."
Wang Zi'an couldn't help but feel happy. He looked back at Li Shimin and smiled.
"Yes, yes, I'm much smarter, and we have a better understanding of each other -"
Li Shimin:......
I actually felt a little proud in my heart.
Wang Zi'an habitually teased Li Shimin, then looked at Li Shimin and Li Su and said seriously.
"The reconstruction of the south of the city is a policy of the imperial court to benefit the people. Naturally, it cannot be turned into a tool for private profit-making to plunder and squeeze the money of ordinary people. However, it may not necessarily be borne by me alone..."
Having said this, Wang Zian dipped his hand in water and simply sketched the layout of the entire southern part of the city on the stone table.
"You see, the reason why this place looks messy and crowded is not because of the lack of land, but because the layout is unreasonable and the space in many places is wasted. This time, we will coordinate and arrange the renovation in a unified way to save money.
Part of the ground comes..."
Li Su nodded thoughtfully. Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he slapped his thigh.
"You mean, use the extra land to build houses and sell them to others..."
But as soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but feel discouraged again.
"Most of the people living in the south of the city are poor and lowly wage earners, traffickers and lackeys. Even if some luxury houses are built, no one may be willing to pay a high price to buy them - even here by the Qujiang Pool, they may not be able to sell for a good price.
…”
Wang Zi'an couldn't help but laugh.
"Then, why don't you just wait and see..."
Li Shimin saw that this guy was showing off again, and he knew that this guy must be hiding some evil ideas, so he didn't bother to watch this guy continue to show off, so he stood up quickly.
"Then we'll see. I'll go back and prepare my manpower, waiting to hear your orders from the Marquis of Chang'an..."
After saying that, he took Li Su away without even having a meal for the first time.
This surprised Wang Zi'an.
However, since both Li Shimin and Li Su came to the door in person, he did not continue to wait. Now he sent people to the south of the city to distribute leaflets and hire people to clean up the river pollution.
At this time, the weather is getting warmer and not particularly hot, so it is a good time to clean up the river pollution.
Today's Marquis of Chang'an is a resounding golden sign in Chang'an.
He said he didn't know that Chang'an Marquis Mansion was a house of good deeds and was famous for being generous to the people. Therefore, as soon as the leaflets were released, people gathered in large numbers that afternoon. Gu Zhong, the old butler, was used to this kind of scene.
Thousands of people were recruited that day.
Early the next morning, a vigorous operation to clean up the river pollution began.
At the same time, on the side of Qujiang Pool, the ground was cleared, road sections were repaired, and some dilapidated houses were demolished. A large amount of masonry and wood began to be transported to Qujiang Pool from outside.
I heard that Wang Zi'an wanted to do good deeds and carry out large-scale reconstruction of the entire slum area in the south of the city.
The Hejian County Prince's Mansion, Su Guogong's Mansion, Ji Guogong's Mansion, Zheng Guogong's Mansion, Yue Kingdom's Mansion, Liang Guogong's Mansion, Cai Guogong's Mansion, and Wuwei General Niu Jinda's Mansion mobilized craftsmen who repaired the complex buildings in the mansion almost on the same day.
Prepare your own provisions and go to support.
Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and Fang Xuanling even kicked out their sons.
"Master, my father said, let me work hard with you, let me go east but not west, let me beat the dog but not the chicken..."
Fang Yiai was very excited and was gearing up, as if she wanted to follow Wang Zi'an into a big fight. Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Chumo also nodded after them.
"Yes, yes, yes, if anything happens, just give your orders. If anyone disobeys, old--ahem, if anyone disobeys, I will break their legs..."
Wang Zi’an:……
Seeing the three scourges in front of him, Wang Zi'an hesitated several times and finally became embarrassed and drove the three people away.
After all, people are here to help.
But what can you do to help...
"Forget it, just follow me. If you have nothing to do, come here and walk around a few times to prevent some young people from coming to cause trouble..."
Upon hearing the task assigned by Wang Zi'an, the three of them immediately became energetic and beat their chests.
"Sister - Master, don't worry, with the three of us here, no one in Chang'an City dares to come and cause trouble!"
The fact that the Marquis of Chang'an wanted to spend his own money to dredge the river and renovate the dilapidated houses in the south of the city had already been widely circulated and became a hot topic in Chang'an City.
When a few people did this, the commotion became even bigger.
Li Gang, who was drinking tea at Kong Yingda's house, put down the teacup in his hand thoughtfully.
"How about we also send people to support us?"
Kong Yingda nodded.
"Since that kid Zi'an has this intention, he wants to relieve His Majesty's worries and do good things for the people. Naturally, we elders can't just sit back and watch..."
After saying that, he immediately turned around and gave instructions.
"Go, organize all the craftsmen who can be used in the house, and follow them to start..."
The old housekeeper bowed to accept the order and was about to go down to make arrangements. Kong Yingda hesitated for a moment and finally spoke.
"Inform Ling'er and ask her to lead the team to be a helper..."
"promise!"
The old housekeeper lowered his head and went down to make arrangements. Li Gang glanced at him in surprise.
"You finally figured it out?"
When Kong Yingda heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head.
"Is there anything else that I can't figure out? With Ling'er's attitude now, if I just focus on my old face anymore, that girl will probably be ruined..."
"You--"
When Li Gang heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head slightly, with a rare serious look in his cloudy old eyes.
"Zhongda, what else do you have to hesitate? Which one is shameless, His Majesty or that old man Cheng Yaojin? But in the end, he still rushed to send his daughter over? Those two are
Princess. Moreover, as far as I know, Your Majesty has already thought of marrying Princess Yuzhang to Zian. If you hesitate again..."
When Kong Yingda heard this, he couldn't help but feel shocked, and looked up at Li Gang in disbelief.
Li Gang nodded seriously.
"If my predictions are correct, after the renovation of the old city is completed, it may be the time for Princess Yuzhang and Zian to get married..."
Hearing this, Kong Yingda couldn't help but take a deep breath and nodded slowly.
"Thank you, I understand-"
Kong Ling'er's arrival was beyond Wang Zi'an's expectation. Looking at the girl whom he hadn't seen for a while and who had obviously become a bit thinner, he stepped forward to greet her in surprise and held her hands.
"Miss Ling'er, long time no see!"
"Young Master Wang, long time no see. How are you?"
Kong Ling'er gathered her clothes and returned the gift, looking at Wang Zi'an playfully with a pair of big bright eyes. The sparkles were flowing, and her eyes were full of surprise that could not be concealed. Wang Zi'an was also very happy.
Kong Ling'er's girl Zhong Lingyu is beautiful, smart and handsome, and reveals an intellectual beauty that is different from this era.
This kind of beauty is completely different from Changle's grace and nobility, Ying'er's dignified charm, or Su Su's coolness and beauty. It is a bookish atmosphere soaked in books.
Every time he saw her, he couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. If Lao Li hadn't interfered with her, he might not have been able to marry the girl Ling'er first.
Both of them are outstanding people, and just by standing there, they naturally attract the attention of people around them.
When Wang Zi'an turned around, he found that Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang and Fang Yiai were hiding aside, peering in this direction, and immediately laughed and cursed angrily.
"You three have a lot of free time, right? If nothing happens, get down here and clean up the river..."
The three people suddenly shrank their necks, turned around and ran away.
Cheng Chumo was squeezing his goods, and while running, he turned his head and winked at Wang Zi'an.
"Don't worry, brother-in-law, I am loyal and will never go back to complain to sister Ying'er..."
Wang Zi’an:……
Being disturbed by this trouble, Wang Zian couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and he couldn't continue chatting with Miss Kong Ling'er. Fortunately, today was really busy, and the visit of the Kong family seemed to have opened up another magical...
button.
Li Gang, Zhang Ruosu, Yu Zhining, Yan Shigu...
On the Imperial College side, anyone who had some connection with Wang Zi'an had some craftsmen from his family sent over.
It doesn’t matter how many people there are, it’s all about face.
The constant arrival of people diluted the slight embarrassment between the two caused by Cheng Chumo's troubles. Wang Zi'an received the reception in person, while Kong Ling'er was beside him and took the initiative to take on the overall arrangement work, which made Wang Zi'an very happy.
It's a relief.
Although he has the knowledge of later generations and can come up with some ideas, if he is really asked to do some specific things by himself, he is often a little stretched and a little timid.
The arrival of Kong Ling'er really solved his big problem.
…
"I heard that the Marquis of Chang'an wants to transform the south of the city on his own..."
An exquisite tea house.
Zheng Yu methodically poured Cui Hong a cup of tea.
Cui Hong seemed to have heard a joke, a faint sarcastic look flashed in his eyes.
"When the sky is crazy, it rains, and when people are crazy, disasters happen. They are just trying to gain fame and fame, and they really think they can do whatever they want with a few dirty dollars in their hands. I really don't know how high the sky is. Just wait, and you will suffer the consequences..."
Zheng Yu also smiled and nodded.
If you want to use the power of one family to transform the slums in Chang'an City, regardless of whether you can do it or not, even if you can do it, aren't you afraid that a big tree will attract the wind?
What would His Majesty think today, and what would the dignitaries of the Manchu Dynasty think?
In fact, their thoughts are not unusual. In later generations, a man named Shen Wansan helped a certain emperor build the Nanjing City Wall because he was too arrogant, which brought disaster to himself.
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard slight footsteps coming from outside.
The footsteps came to the door of the room and stopped suddenly. Through the curtain, I asked softly for permission.
"Master, there is new news..."
Zheng Yu nodded slightly, his voice was calm, and there was no hint of emotion or anger.
"explain--"
"Master, just now, the Kong family has sent many craftsmen from the family to support the Marquis of Chang'an. It is said that the leader of the team is Kong Ling'er, the direct granddaughter of the Kong family..."
When Zheng Yu heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong, a group of warriors who only knew how to dance with spears and sticks, joined in the fun and were not in danger. They even had servants shooting on the left and right, and Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui came to support them.
As prime ministers and assistants, the two of them would naturally not show off their friendship casually because of their personal friendship with Wang Zi'an. Anyone with a discerning eye would know that there must be His Majesty's intention in this.
But Kong Yingda's attitude forced them to take it seriously.
Although Kong Yingda was only forbidden to drink in the Imperial Academy, as a direct descendant of Confucius and a leading figure in Confucian classics, he can be said to be the most noble person in the Tang Dynasty today.
"This old man..."
Cui Hong couldn't help but frown slightly and cursed in a low voice.
Because of this little incident, the atmosphere of the two drinking tea was completely ruined.