Chapter 1238 This road, whether to repair or not to repair, what to do with me and other scumbags
Chapter 1238: What does this road have to do with us or not? (Please subscribe and vote)
The lamp was lit, and soon the servants appeared first, carrying basins of soup overflowing with delicious flavor.
Modan took a deep breath and stared blankly at the bowl of soup in front of him. He saw pieces of snake inside and what seemed to be a chicken foot.
Li Ke looked at these Huren leaders who took deep breaths frequently, touched his half-full belly, and felt a sense of accomplishment.
"This is called Dragon and Phoenix Soup. It is made by simmering snake and chicken together over low heat. It is the most nourishing. Let's have a bowl of soup first to appetize."
As a prince and a good brother of Brother Chu Bi, as the governor, he could not expose his greedy appearance of devouring delicious food in front of his subordinates.
I ate half full with Fang Jun first, and the rest of my belly was naturally used to show off my royal elegance at the snake banquet.
"I have lived for more than fifty years, but I didn't know that snake meat could be eaten like this."
"The taste is so delicious. I finally understand that our cooking in the past was a waste of ingredients."
"It smells so good... Whether it's this soup, this dish, or this cold snake skin, it makes me understand that snake skin can actually become a dish..."
Cheng Chubi smiled and looked at the group of Chang Ning Zhan foodies who started to wolf down their food in less than ten breaths of time.
Even Mo Dan, who seemed very reserved at first, now looked like he wanted to gnaw every bit of snake meat clean.
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In the city of Songzhou, Monza, the leader of Songzhou and the governor of Songzhou, is already in his fifties, but his figure is still very strong.
He can drink two kilograms of rice wine in one meal, and it is easy to cross mountains and ridges, and Songzhou is under his leadership and management.
This is the second largest force of the Tieshan Bulls only this time, and after the Tieshan Bulls were beheaded by the former Luzhou Governor Cheng Yaojin.
The remnants of the Tieshan tribe were also assigned to the Nengzhou tribe and the Shunzhou tribe.
Monza has become increasingly low-key, but due to his reputation among the tribes of the tribe, many tribes still regard him as their leader.
As for Nengzhou and Shunzhou, they have become the lackeys of the imperial court under the rewards and wooing of General Cheng.
Nowadays, only the neighboring Nazhou, Sazhou, Yanzhou and Gongzhou are still willing to advance and retreat together with Songzhou.
As for Si'e Prefecture, Fengzhou, Xue Prefecture, and Jue Prefecture, the leader of Xue Prefecture is Lushulu Neng.
It is said that Lu Neng is the most powerful hunter among the deer in Luzhou. He is not only young, but also very strong.
No matter what kind of ferocious beasts, snakes and insects they are, they are no match for him.
"Everyone, those Han people have a saying, those who come are not good. Previously, we all sent envoys to pay a visit to the newly appointed Governor of Luzhou."
"They also presented all kinds of precious tributes. Not long after this, the Grand Governor asked us to go to Luzhou in person."
"I sent people to Luzhou to inquire. It is said that the governor seems to be interested in building roads in Luzhou."
Hearing this, the leader of the Nazhou wolf's face darkened and he laughed coldly.
"Building roads? Haha...it looks like the person who came here is not a good person."
"We all work together to make a living in the mountains and forests all day long. Whether we repair this road or not, it has nothing to do with us."
"You can't say that. After all, if the road is built, our products can be easily transported to Luzhou to exchange for the things we need for our daily lives."
"What you are saying is wrong. We Zhi people are still walking as fast as flying in the mountains and fields. We are building roads. It is clearly those Han officials who want to control us."
"I think those officials in the imperial court are just trying to find excuses to make our states pay tribute and bleed."
Monza stroked his long gray beard and listened to the chatter of the leaders of the different breeds. He also felt a little uncontrollable in his heart.
After all, that Cheng Sanlang was the son of General Cheng who could stop the children in Luzhou from crying at night. With his father like that, could this kid still be a good person?
However, Monza sent people to Changning Prefecture to inquire about the news, but he was confused again, so he asked the leaders of the gangs who were close friends to come over to discuss.
"Everyone, please stop for a moment and listen to what I have to say."
"I heard he was there and spent money to buy a batch of mountain goods."
"It turned out that Mo Dan wanted to give it to him, but the other party was not happy and insisted on giving the money."
"In addition, I heard that when Mo Dan took him to see the Black Stone Valley near Changning Prefecture, he personally rescued a man who was bitten by a poisonous snake."
"I even sucked out the poison from his legs..."
I heard the news from Monza's old and hoarse voice.
The leaders of the Zou people who were still noisy at first fell silent and looked at Monza with disbelief.
"Isn't this impossible? Uncle Meng, could it be false news deliberately released by the Han people?"
"I sent my son. I not only asked the ordinary Changning people, but also Mo Kun who stayed in Changning."
"What is certain is that none of these things are false, unless, unless all the people in Changning have been bribed by Cheng Sanlang."
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"Uncle Meng, shall we go or not?"
"Go, what will happen if you don't go? If you don't go, it won't be easy for others to take advantage of you."
"Don't forget, those people in the west have always been at odds with us."
"If I don't go, I might leave something to say."
"But even if we go, we still have to come up with something. We can't let His Highness King Wu underestimate us."
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In Jingnan, Cheng Chubi was admiring the waterwheel that was being built. This thing will be one of the tools used to bake cement.
What Cheng Chubi knows about cement is that it is made by calcining limestone, clay and gypsum. It is best to crush it in the early stage.
Then calcining, then grinding again, it seems, probably, it should be such a process.
However, an official from the Ministry of Industry around Cheng Chubi told Cheng Chubi that there was a similar process for road construction in the Tang Dynasty.
It is to burn ordinary clay into mature soil, mix it with lime and then use it to supplement the official road. In this way, it will be difficult for grass to grow on the official road.
As for using Sanhe soil to build roads, that is impossible. After all, Sanhe soil is too troublesome to make and is not suitable for large-scale applications.
Especially when it comes to building roads, don't even think about it. Cheng Chubi is not disappointed with this either.
Anyway, since they officials from the Ministry of Industry have mastered the technology of burning raw soil into mature soil, they can just add a certain proportion of lime and a small amount of gypsum and burn it together.
As the saying goes, if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. It is necessary to install several waterwheels for crushing and grinding.
The officials from the Ministry of Works all looked at the high-spirited Cheng Sanlang silently and continued to communicate in low voices.