Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 9 Septic Tank

In the next few days, the matter of Yang Guang changing his name and taking over the supervision of the construction of Daxing City became very popular, and the whole court was talking about it.

The prince's party has always been strongly opposed to the construction of Daxing City. Now that the supervision of the construction has fallen to Yang Guang, the opposition is even more intense. On the one hand, they are looking forward to seeing Yang Guang's jokes, but on the other hand, they are afraid that Yang Guang will take this matter seriously. Once things were done, they spared no effort to create gangs in the court to oppose the Daxing City project.

When Yang Jian was about to have dinner today, he went to see Queen Dugu to vent his anger.

"Gao Jun also spoke for the prince's party today. Is he, the prime minister, my prime minister or the prince's prime minister?"

Queen Dugu knew that Yang Jian was in a bad mood, and it was rare to see him so angry.

What makes him angry is not that the ministers are against Daxing City. This kind of argument has not been heard in the court for a day or two, but that his prime minister Gao Jiong has clearly stood up and opposed it with the prince's party today.

Gao Jiong has been following Yang Jian since he was the Prime Minister of the Later Zhou Dynasty. He is his right-hand man and has always been his solid supporter. Today's obvious opposition makes him feel that these people are forming a clique.

Queen Dugu comforted her and said, "Your Majesty, Gao Jun came to see my concubine yesterday."

"Oh? Why?"

"Your Majesty, you have handed over the important task of Daxing City to the King of Jin. There will naturally be some criticism in the court. The Prime Minister Gao Jiong has done an excellent job and thinks of everything for the Sui Dynasty. But Your Majesty, Gao Jiong's daughter is the prince's side after all. Concubine, he is neutral because he understands that he must do things for His Majesty, but in the end he is also afraid that His Majesty has other thoughts."

Yang Jian frowned slightly: "So what I'm talking about today is that this old boy Gao Jiao did it for me to see. This old guy..."

"Your Majesty, it is human nature. When the new dynasty is established, people's hearts are unstable. Don't blame too much."

"I understand. Does Gao Jiong have other daughters?"

Queen Dugu shook her head.

"When will the princess of Xiliang come to Beijing?"

"Probably just two days."

"Okay, I can rest assured that you are thinking about these things. I'll have a chat with Gao Jiao over there."

"Your Majesty, why are you leaving in such a hurry? It's getting late, so just stay and have dinner. Your Majesty will be told to have dinner in my palace and go to bed."

Yang Jian said seriously: "Queen, I am busy with official duties today and have many things to deal with."

"Your Majesty has not rested here in this palace for five days."

"I'm busy, I'm really busy. Amo also said that he would add underground pipelines to Daxing City. This would cost at least [-]% more. I don't know how Yu Wenkai did it, but he really accepted his suggestion. He also said that the underground pipelines in Daxing City can last for hundreds of years, I have to go and take a look."

"Your Majesty, you are always busy. You have to take a good rest when it's time to rest. It's too late now. Yu Wenkai and Amo can't enter the palace overnight. Your Highness, please rest."

Yang Jian could no longer refuse. Is this a break?
But as an emperor, it is reasonable to work day and night.

……

"Flush."

In the palace of Prince Jin, following Yang Guang's order, Wang Yi at the other end of the room pulled the rope, and the water that had been prepared flowed through the water channel and rushed to the other end.

Yu Wenkai said with some surprise: "Is this the new way of matching the sewage pipes that His Highness said before? In this way, all the dirt can be flushed directly into the sewage pipes!"

"Not only that, these things can be gathered in one place, and the collection of night incense can be done at a fixed time to avoid making it dirty." The reason why Yu Wenkai was surprised was that as a planner, he was better than anyone else. Knowing the importance of sewage discharge to the entire city, Yang Guang also considered waste utilization.

Pavilions, palaces, markets, and palaces are the face of this city, but the more people live here, the more filth will be produced. People have thought of many ways, but Neither can handle this matter well.

If people want to live, they must eat, drink and poop. If they eat and drink, they must also poop. Otherwise, sooner or later the ground will be filled with filth.

Origen is indeed an important fertilizer, but there is no place around Daxing City to consume the sewage produced by such a massive population. We still have to find a way to discharge it directly into the river.

The reason why Yang Guang told Yang Jian that he would lay sewage pipes underground in Daxing City from the very beginning was because he imagined that this huge city would be dragged down by this in the future, just like Europe in the Middle Ages, where Ori was everywhere.

Without a good sewage system, no matter how prosperous Daxing City is built, it will look like the wide skirts of middle-world European ladies. It looks good on the outside but sloppy on the inside.

The thing Yang Guang is building now is not a flush toilet, it is just a simple flush, but when combined with the sewage system, it can be much faster and cleaner than the current method.

Only then did Yu Wenkai realize that Yang Guang was not a person who only talked big words and painted big cakes. He thought of specific points, subtle points, and things that these nobles didn't even care about.

The aristocrats and wealthy men don't care about these things at all, because their servants will handle it for them, but ordinary people in this era have to deal with sewage every day.

"Just fill the water tank with water and flush it. This device doesn't cost much. As long as it is promoted, Daxing City can be freed from the nuisance of sewage. Your Highness, you have done a great thing that benefits the country and the people." Yuwen Kai was so excited that he almost jumped up.

"It's just a small matter. This is why I say we must increase the budget to lay sewage pipes."

"Your Highness is far-sighted, Your Highness is far-sighted!"

Yu Wenkai only felt that he had met someone who really understood urban construction. No matter what dignitaries he met before, they always only cared about how grand and elegant the house was, and no one cared about the lining of the house.

Originally, he was worried that Yang Guang, a teenage boy, would come to supervise the construction of Daxing City. In order to find something to do for his son, the emperor did not expect Yang Guang to be of any help. As long as he did not cause trouble, it would be fine. I want to meet my soulmate.

Yang Guang said to Yu Wenkai, "Has the sand table been built?"

"Okay, Prince Jin, please go to the front hall and take a look."

In the past few days, in addition to ordering people to make flush toilets, Yang Guang also asked Yu Wenkai to find someone to make a model sandbox of Daxing City. More than a dozen carpenters worked day and night to make it.

When we come to the middle hall, there is a sand table inside. We can see a more three-dimensional view of the imperial city and the East and West markets. There are 109 squares. Due to the rush period, only 109 of the 20 squares have been made so far. The others have to be completed. Add slowly, but enough for presentation.

Moreover, the craftsmen of this era are indeed very skilled in craftsmanship. Even if they are working in a hurry, they will do their best. After all, if they do not do well, they will ruin the brand, work for the royal family, and even lose their heads accidentally. No one dares to take it lightly.

Yang Guang looked at the sand table with great satisfaction. If we want to sell a house, we must make a good sales sand table. Only then will we have room to play.

As for why we are so anxious to make it happen, it’s because the day after tomorrow is Yang Lihua’s birthday.

Who is Yang Lihua?Yang Jian's eldest daughter, the empress dowager of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, is only 20 years old now. Due to the affairs of the Sui Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the relationship between Yang Lihua and Yang Jian was relatively tense, but her relationship with Yang Guang has been good since childhood.

Yang Jian and his wife tolerated Yang Lihua in everything. Without Yang Lihua, it would not be so easy for Yang Jian to get the upper hand.

From the time when the empress dowager of the previous dynasty became the princess of this dynasty, she was the only one throughout the ages. If we talk about the most powerful women in the capital, besides Empress Dugu, she is Yang Lihua.

The day after tomorrow is Yang Lihua's birthday, and guests must be invited. It is not an easy task to invite all these distinguished guests. Yang Guang must take this opportunity to sell the property.

(End of this chapter)