My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 839: Please, Lord Changan, stop wanting to build roads! What a sin! What a sin!
In the convoy at the rear, Han Cang had no time to think about those weird questions.

The data reported by each county flowed past Han Cang's eyes like water.

With just a glance and a few calculations, Han Cang had completed the calculation, verification, refinement and summary of the data of a county.

Picking up the pen and writing down the important data on another piece of paper, Han Cang sighed softly: "It's difficult!"

"This is just the account for most of the world."

"If my Great Qin can really unify the whole world as my master said, I am afraid I will die of exhaustion in this government office!"

Closing his eyes and gently rubbing the throbbing blood vessels at his temples, Han Cang called out, "Master Wang!"

"Send some hot soup."

Wang Yi's solemn and steady voice came into the carriage through the curtains: "We are on the move, and it is difficult to find hot soup."

"Please wait for a moment, Mr. Han. I will send someone to the Lantian workshop to ask them to prepare first."

Han Cang was slightly startled: "On the move?"

Opening his eyes, Han Cang looked at the carriage and the pile of memorials in front of him, with a flash of realization and nine parts of surprise in his eyes.

Yes, the king hurried to find Chang'an Jun because something big must have happened.

In order to avoid the king having to wait for me when asking about money and grain, I am following the king in a carriage to Lantian County.

But, how could I forget that I was on the move? !

Perhaps it is because the year is coming to an end and there are many government affairs to deal with, and I have devoted too much energy to handling government affairs and have no time to take care of other things.

But I think it’s because although there is vibration in the car now, it is very small compared to the vibration when driving in the past!
Han Cang's eyes suddenly became extremely serious, and he lifted the car curtain and looked at the ground.

Then Han Cang's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he ordered in a deep voice: "Stop the car!"

The driver hurriedly stopped the carriage and prepared to turn around to place the footstool.

However, before the driver got off the carriage, Han Cang had already jumped off.

Feeling the touch under his feet, Han Cang was surprised.

Han Cang stomped his feet hard, drew his sword, and stabbed the ground fiercely.

"Dang~~~"

When the tip of the sword collided with the ground, there was a sound of metal clashing!
Several pieces of debris collapsed from the ground, but when Han Cang looked at the sword with his hand, he found that the tip of his sword was also slightly curled!

Ignoring his aching right hand, Han Cang cried out, "How can it be so hard!"

Although Han Cang was not good at military affairs, as one of the Nine Ministers of the Qin Dynasty, the sword he carried was naturally far superior to the sophisticated swords used by ordinary soldiers.

Even if you use this sword to pierce the city wall, you can penetrate it a little bit, and the tip of the sword will basically not be damaged.

As a result, Han Cang just stabbed the ground with his sword, and the tip of the sword was curled!
This is just the road surface!

This is just the road!

It’s actually stronger than the city wall!
Han Cang looked at Wang Yi and asked solemnly, "Where did this road start to become like this?"

Before Wang Yi could speak, Li Si's words reached Han Cang's ears: "After crossing the middle section of Lantian County, it has become like this."

"I sent my subordinates to walk along this road and found that this road starts from the workshop area of ​​Lantian County and goes all the way to the ferry of Lantian County."

Han Cang was dumbfounded: "From the workshop area of ​​Lantian County all the way to the ferry crossing of Lantian County?!"

This is a journey of more than ten miles!
The road is more than ten miles long, and the entire road is made of such hard surface.

My Lord, is he crazy?

Li Si walked to Han Cang's side, looked at him with envy and said, "Chang'an Jun, you have great wealth! You are so generous!"

"He was able to build such a solid road on his own without asking for help from the imperial court."

"I just don't know what kind of stone Chang'an Jun used to make this road so hard."

"What kind of method did you use to make it so that I can't even see the connection between the stone slabs!"

Li Si never hesitated to admit his pursuit of power and wealth, and Li Si never denied his yearning to follow the bigwigs.

Now Li Si really envies Han Cang.

Ying Chengjiao was so wealthy that he could even build such a road on his own in a place that was not in Ying Chengjiao's core fiefdom.

As a subordinate of Ying Chengjiao, Han Cang must have received a lot of money from Ying Chengjiao!
Faced with Li Si's questions, Han Cang had more questions in his mind than Li Si.

Covering his forehead, Han Cang shook his head and said, "I heard that Chang'an Jun built a road in Lantian County, and I also heard others say that this road is unprecedented."

"Of course, the craftsmen in Chang'an Jun's mansion would not proactively inform me of their work, and I did not worry about it before, thinking that the Lord just built a road."

"I never thought that the road my lord would build would be like this!"

Li Si was slightly startled: "Han Shangqing also knows nothing about this road?"

Are you still a subject of Chang'an Jun?

Such a big thing, and you don’t know anything about it?
Han Cang said sadly: "If I had known this earlier, I would have advised Chang'an Jun to stop building the road even if it meant angering him!"

"I don't know how this road was built, but it must have cost a lot of money and required a lot of manpower!"

"With the money and manpower to build this road, it would be better to make it longer."

"The road should be firm, not hard. If it is too hard, it will break!"

"What's the point of making the road so hard?!"

"More importantly, what about Rut?"

"Where are the ruts?!"

"If there were no wheel tracks, the carriages and horses would surely move at will."

"It won't be long before this road is crushed and dented everywhere by the messy wheels, and it will no longer be usable!"

The more he talked, the more heartbroken Han Cang became.

After spending a huge amount of money, the result was just a road that would not last long. What a sin!

孽 孽!
Hearing Han Cang's cry of sorrow, even the eloquent Li Si didn't know how to help Ying Chengjiao smooth things over, so he could only say sincerely: "Chang'an Jun has never done anything wrong."

"I think Chang'an Jun must have his own ideas!"

Han Cang also has the most basic trust in Ying Chengjiao.

But Han Cang was not sure that there were no villains around Ying Chengjiao, so he deceived Ying Chengjiao.

After stamping his foot on the ground again, Han Cang dragged his numb legs and climbed onto the carriage, shouting in a shrill voice: "Hurry!"

"Hurry up and find Chang'an Jun!"

Li Si looked around the smooth road again, shook his head, and got on the carriage, saying in a deep voice: "Follow!"

The Qin emperor and his ministers had different ideas, but when it came to actions, they all increased their speed and unexpectedly maintained the overall rhythm of the convoy.

Before dusk, the convoy finally arrived at the workshop area of ​​Lantian County.

Stepping out of the car, Lu Buwei looked at the adjacent houses and towering furnaces in front of him with a complicated look.

This place was once Lu Buwei's fief and also the place where Lu Buwei lived before he returned to the court.

Lu Buwei was stationed here for a long time and personally planned the Lantian jade speculation case, making the Lantian jade mine the main source of income for Lantian County.

So Lu Buwei knew very well that just a year ago this place was just a desolate riverside.

But now, there is a group of workshops here that can accommodate thousands of craftsmen working together!
The same fiefdom took completely different trajectories in the hands of two princes.

Half a step ahead of Lu Buwei, Ying Zheng was also looking ahead, but his gaze was not on the workshop group, but at the columns of ink-black smoke!
Being far away, Ying Zheng was able to see the whole picture.

Even at the end of the road, Ying Zheng was shocked!

After a few breaths, Ying Zheng sighed and said, "No wonder my brother is so favored by heaven and earth."

"This is what sacrifice is!"

Compared with the dozens of smoke columns rising into the sky, even the La Festival of the Qin Dynasty was nothing more than children's play!

Han Cang had no intention of sighing with Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei.

As soon as the carriage came to a stop, Han Cang jumped off and asked the tough guy guarding the gate of the workshop area loudly: "Where is the master?!"

The fierce man bowed and replied: "The master is now in the blast furnace area."

Glancing at Ying Zheng again, the fierce man said in a deep voice: "I will report this to the head of the family!"

Ying Zheng came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "No need to report."

"Just take me to see my brother."

The fierce man's previous words were just polite, and when he heard Ying Zheng say this, he immediately extended his right hand and said, "Your Majesty, please!"

Under the guidance of the brave man, the emperor and his ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty all stepped into the workshop.

What comes to your face is the endless sound of forging and the heat wave that makes it difficult to breathe!
As everyone went deeper into the workshop area, the atmosphere quickly became more intense.

Even though it was already autumn, it still only took a short while to make the Qin emperor and his ministers sweat.

After walking a few dozen steps, the fierce man pushed open a courtyard door.

The first thing that catches your eye is a blast furnace about four zhang (9.24 meters) high.

Under the blast furnace, dozens of people wearing plain linen clothes, white five-layer silk masks, and their hair wrapped in black cloth gathered together, pointing at the molten iron flowing out of the blast furnace. Dozens of people were busy around with various tools in their hands.

Each of them had a very strong physique, and their exposed skin was covered with black dust, making it impossible to see their faces.

Lu Buwei knew that Ying Chengjiao must be in this courtyard, but Lu Buwei couldn't recognize who Ying Chengjiao was.

However, Ying Zheng habitually walked towards the man with the dirtiest and dustiest clothes, and called out in a gentle voice, "Brother!"

Ying Chengjiao turned around following the sound, his eyes looking particularly bright and lively against his dark skin, and then he smiled and shouted happily, "Big Brother!"

The group of black-faced warriors around Ying Chengjiao were very nervous and hurriedly bowed and shouted, "Greetings, Great King!"

Ying Zheng smiled and nodded at the craftsman: "No need to be polite."

Then Ying Zheng walked up to Ying Chengjiao, looked at Ying Chengjiao's dirty appearance, and sighed in his heart.

Holding his sleeves, Ying Zheng used the sleeves of his robe to wipe away the black smoke around Ying Chengjiao's eyes, and said in a gentle voice full of heartache: "My brother, you have suffered."

Ying Chengjiao said cheerfully: "It's OK, this is all normal."

Ying Zheng felt even more grief-stricken.

He is clearly one of the most honorable people in the Qin Dynasty. He has made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty and owns many fiefs. He deserves to enjoy wealth and glory.

But now he is covered in dust and dressed like a commoner, but he still has a smile on his face, as if he is used to such a situation!

Without my knowledge, I wonder how much effort and price my brother has paid for offering sacrifices to the gods!
Ying Zheng reprimanded in a deep voice: "You are still just a child!"

"Don't always shoulder everything on your own shoulders without even telling your brother."

"No matter what difficulties we face, we can overcome them together!"

Ying Chengjiao spread his hands and said, "When have I ever been polite to you, big brother?"

"It's just this matter. Big brother really can't help."

Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "But at least, you can stand shoulder to shoulder with me and face difficulties together!"

Perhaps I really can't help.

But I cannot let my brother suffer for the country while I know nothing about it!
Ying Chengjiao looked at Ying Zheng with some confusion.

But seeing Ying Zheng's firm attitude, Ying Chengjiao still spoke with a little hesitation: "Okay~"

Ying Zheng smiled, waved his sleeves, and asked in a gentle voice: "What do we need to do next?"

"Brother, go with the king's brother!"

(End of this chapter)