After visiting the three farms, Marquis Jiang Yin rubbed his slightly bulging belly and sighed.
It had to be said that the food in the manor was really good. It was unknown where King Qi had gotten so many different dishes to eat every day.
These few days, Marquis Jiang Yin had been living like a king in the manor, eating until he was fat.
After leaving the court, his mood seemed to have improved a lot, and his body was also much healthier than before.
Zhu Rong knew that his father-in-law would pass away in about five or six years according to the original historical trajectory.
But since Marquis Jiangyin had become his father-in-law, and the Wu clan had also become one of his backers, he naturally would not let Marquis Jiangyin die so easily.
This place was far away from the royal court. He could eat well, drink well, sleep well, and be in a good mood. As long as he took care of himself, it would not be a problem for him to live a few more years.
As for the construction of King Qi's mansion, he already had a plan in mind. Now that the silver in his hands was flowing in, it would not be long before he would accumulate a lot of wealth.
He would take out a portion of it and let the old man build a house. There was no problem at all. He would earn while the old man spent. It was more than enough.
Moreover, it would not delay his construction of the road. In any case, he did not plan to bloom everywhere in Qi Land at the beginning. He would build Qingzhou first and make a show of it.
Before His Majesty's reply came, Zhu Xiong had already started building the road.
A large amount of asphalt was stored in the newly built workshop after being exchanged from the system.
The soldiers Zhu Rong exchanged from the system loaded the asphalt onto a truck and transported it out. Then, the people from Prince Qi's Mansion took over and finally transported it to the designated location to build the road.
All the tools were very simple and crude compared to the later generations, but the entire process of building a road was simplified and not that complicated. Especially since Zhu Rong had exchanged everything he needed from the system, and some materials could be bought directly from the market.
As for people, there was no lack of them.
He hired a large number of long-term and short-term workers to gather at the construction site, busy.
Both sides of the road under construction were blocked by wooden fences, and no one was allowed to pass through for the time being. Pedestrians could pass through carefully from both sides, and carriages could only take a detour.
Road construction was a major project in every dynasty, and it consumed a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources.
As long as it was a construction site, there would definitely be a large number of civilian workers gathered here.
To participate in such a large project, there were many mandatory requirements. Being recruited was equivalent to serving in the army. Most of the time, there was no salary or wages. It was just providing food and was considered voluntary labor.
However, this time was different. Everyone was participating in this large project in the name of long-term or short-term workers in the Qi Prince's residence. Other than having their meals every day, everyone was also paid!
This made the commoners feel even more positive about King Qi, and their reputation gradually increased.
In the eyes of some high-ranking officials and nobles, Zhu Rong was the prince who was chased out of the capital and was the least valued. Now, in the capital, in the upper-class circles, he had even become a joke.
He came to Qingzhou in a panic and did not even have a place to stay. He was still living in a broken manor.
A manor of this level, what kind of people usually lived in it? It was usually a place where only some wealthy landowners lived. How could it match the status of a prince?
This was also the reason why Tie Xuan didn't take Zhu Xiong seriously at the beginning.
But in the eyes of the common people, King Qi was the best prince!
No one cared about Crown Prince Zhu Biao or Prince of Yan Zhu Di, and they had never heard of them.
However, King Qi had only just arrived in Qi Land, and many of the commoners had already received a tangible favor.
King Qi's salt was extremely cost-effective, and it had forced the price of salt to drop.
King Qi had brought two types of high-yield crops to Qi, and many landowners had already received free seeds from King Qi. They didn't need to spend a single cent, and only needed to give 30% of the harvest to King Qi. It was said that the yield could reach 100 dans per mu!
Due to the tight schedule this year, ordinary farmers were not given any share. Only those with more land could get potatoes and sweet potatoes to grow grain. However, it was said that from next year onwards, as long as the people of Qi Land had land in their hands, they would be about to register and receive free potatoes and sweet potatoes from King Qi's residence.
These were all real benefits.
As for working as a temporary or long-term servant in the Qi King's estate, it was even more evident of King Qi's character.
Regardless of whether it was a long-term or short-term worker, they were provided with rice every day. This was dry rice, not porridge that could fool people.
Moreover, they could get a certain amount of stir-fried vegetables for each meal. It was so fragrant that even potatoes that he had never seen before were made into dishes.
Heavens, even many of the high officials and nobles had never tasted this dish before, but they were the ones who had tasted it first thanks to His Highness King Qi!
And what the commoners praised the most was that as long as they worked under King Qi, they would be able to get two salted vegetables every day. OMG, they were so salty that the salt particles could be seen with the naked eye!
Many employees could not eat so much themselves. They collected it and brought it home to replace salt!
This was equivalent to earning a huge sum of money on top of his salary!
Moreover, salt was not something that could be bought just because one wanted to.
Now, as long as he worked in King Qi's mansion, he would not have to worry about salt in the future!
On the construction site, the workers shouted and tamped the road. The sides of the road were lined with stones, which looked very neat.
Then, trucks of asphalt were transported over and poured on the ground.
The surrounding commoners were all discussing animatedly.
Bitumen was not a particularly rare item and was quickly recognized. However, it was the first time most of the people had seen so much asphalt.
Using asphalt to build roads was an eye-opener!
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