"Alright, Guanyin maid, let's go.”
Outside Xiaoqin Village, Zhangsun Wugou stared blankly at the two figures, one big and one small. After they disappeared into the forest, his eyes reddened again.
"Second brother, you promised me that I would visit Si Zi often.”Zhangsun Wugou said with teary eyes.
Li Er nodded solemnly." I will not go back on my word. Let's go back to Chang 'an first and discuss this matter again."”
Zhangsun Wugou nodded.
Li Junxian led the horse over and the two boarded the carriage.
He headed back to Chang 'an.
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Chang 'an, Imperial City.
Li Junxian continued to drive the carriage without rest, but even at this speed, it was already afternoon by the time they returned to Chang 'an.
This time, in order to avoid any complications, they took the official road and traveled a little further.
Li Junxian was also injured. Although he was no longer injured after Li Fei's treatment, Li Er still showed a token of concern.
She told him to go back and rest early, and not forget to get the medicine according to the prescription.
Li Er then sent Zhangsun Wugou back to the Dew Hall.
After another round of comforting, Zhangsun Wugou's mood improved significantly.
Then, Li Er went to the royal study alone.
"Go and tell Zhangsun Wuji to come to the royal study to see zhen.”
Li Er's voice came from the royal study. The guard at the door hurriedly received the order and ran to the Duke of Zhao's residence to report.
Not long after, Zhangsun Wuji rushed over.
After entering and bowing, Zhangsun Wuji stood at the side.""Your Majesty, when will you summon me?"
The sun was about to set at this time, and it was almost time for dinner. His Majesty had personally sent someone to summon him. What was so urgent?
"Ancestors, if we want to build a road, how much manpower and resources do we need?”
Li Er did not intend to hide it and asked directly.
Road construction?
Zhangsun Wuji was confused.
Shouldn't he ask the Minister of Works about this matter?
Why was he looking for him, the Minister of Personnel Affairs?
Not understanding what Li Er's question meant, Zhangsun Wuji said,""Your Majesty, I don't know much about road construction, but it also depends on the terrain. If it's flat, it's easier, but if the mountain road is rugged or the terrain is uneven, it'll be troublesome.”
Li Er waved his hand and rolled his eyes in his heart.
Who doesn't know about this?
However, it was also because he did not make his words clear. Li Er recalled for a moment and said,"On this trip, I passed by a mountain village called Little Qin Village. The people in that area are simple and honest, and there are specialties in the village. I plan to build a road to make it more convenient for the people in the village to travel.”
What?
Zhangsun Wuji was stunned.
Village?
A specialty?
Building a road just to make it more convenient for the villagers?
This was a little too ridiculous!
Now, even some of the smaller cities had dirt roads formed after a long time. How could they have so much manpower and resources to build roads for a village?
And it was a small mountain village?
The difficulty would definitely be greater.
"Your Majesty, how far is that Little Qin Village from Chang 'an? Where would this road lead to and how long would it take?”Zhangsun Wuji asked Li Er.
Since he was called over to talk alone, Zhangsun Wuji naturally knew what the Emperor meant.
He needed someone to support him!
" Well, it's only half a day's journey from Chang 'an. If you want to build a road, you can directly build a road from the village to the official road. The length of the road can be about twenty to thirty miles.”
Li Erzai thought about it carefully and said with a serious expression.
Twenty to thirty miles?
Zhangsun Wuji heaved a sigh of relief.
That was fine. As long as it was not directly built to Chang 'an, it was still feasible.
"Then, why don't we call the Minister of Works over and ask him?”Zhangsun Wuji asked.
"Alright, call the Minister of Works over to see Zhen.”Li Er nodded.
Not long after, Minister of Works Duan Lun arrived.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw Li Er and Zhangsun Wuji and hurriedly bowed.
"Duan Lun, have you been busy recently?" Li Er asked with a smile.
Seeing the smile on Li Er's face, Duan Lun's heart skipped a beat. He knew something was up and quickly said,""I'm not in a hurry. Your Majesty, did you call me over because you have something to instruct me?”
Zhangsun Wuji repeated what Li Er had said to Duan Lun.
Duan Lun's expression turned serious.""Your Majesty, this subject knows about the road construction, but this subject still needs to personally inspect the location of this Little Qin Village.”
"From what Lord Zhangsun said, that Little Qin Village should be in a remote location. If there are stones nearby that can be used, the difficulty might be lower.”
" But the other thing is manpower. The Ministry of Works doesn't have many people now. This…this…"
Duan Lun felt a little awkward.
"The Ministry of Works doesn't have enough manpower?"
Li Er frowned and snorted."Among the six departments, your Ministry of Works has the most people. Now that I want to build a road, your Ministry of Works has no people?”
How preposterous!
Duan Lun's face twitched and he quickly bowed.""Your Majesty, I can't make a decision on this matter…In a few days, it will be the day when Tubo will send Tang envoys to exchange.”
" His Majesty ordered the palace to be repaired. All of you have borrowed a lot of manpower and have been busy these few days…"
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