Capital Datang

"The two sides of this street are residential areas. If the railway passes through here, the train will rumble past. I am afraid that those of us who design the railway route will be scolded to death by them, so we still go around the commercial area next to it. Well, there is a lot of people flow there, and the train passing there is not only convenient for the people, but also can bring extra people flow to the commercial area and enhance the commercial activities there. In addition, it is not far from the residential area, so the residents here can take the train. Just a few extra steps!"

A young man wearing a rattan helmet and a blue official robe told the foreman beside him that he should be the official who planned the railway route in Shanghai, and from his words, we can also know that , this young official thought very carefully, even taking into account such trivial matters as whether to disturb the people when the train passed by in the future, which shows that the other party should be a very competent person.

"Hey, thank you, Mr. Li, for reminding me. I'm going to ask my subordinates to change the drawings, and I promise to do everything according to your old requirements!" The middle-aged foreman who was also wearing a helmet said with a smile, although the foreman's face was full of wind and frost. "Color", one can tell at a glance that he is a person who works outdoors all year round, and his face has more wrinkles than ordinary people, but his two small eyes are extremely bright, and at a glance, he can be known to be a shrewd guy.

Although the middle-aged foreman agreed very happily, but the young official knew him well, so in the end he confessed again uneasy: "Old Wu, the end of this road is the Shanghai Wharf, and along the way, it passes through Prince Wu's Mansion and City Hall. The "government" building, so this road is much more important than other railways, if you dare to cut corners like last time, I won't intercede for you again!"

I heard the young officials say so.Immediately let the middle-aged foreman put away his hippie smile, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Mr. Li. The last time I did something wrong, it was because my mother was dying. I had to do such stupid things. I thought I would never be able to do this business again, but I never thought that you would give me this opportunity regardless of the past, Li Tou, so I won’t do that kind of wrong thing again if I kill you!” Capital Datang 448

It turned out that this foreman named Lao Wu was a contracted construction company in Shanghai, specializing in Shanghai's railway construction. But last time his mother was seriously ill and needed a lot of money. There is no way to "force".Only then did he put his mind on the project funds, which resulted in insufficient project funds, so he had to cut corners and materials in the construction of the railway. As a result, he was reported and almost arrested and imprisoned. Fortunately, the young official interceded for him, which saved him from the crime , Just fined a sum of money to settle the matter.

The young official also nodded approvingly after hearing this, although the fifth person is a bit treacherous.But he was the most filial to his mother, and it was precisely because of this that he took a fancy to him, so he interceded for him, and gave him another chance.I believe that as long as Lao Wu still has some brains, he won't do that kind of cutting corners again.

After inspecting this section of the railway route, the young officials marked it on the drawing.To facilitate future revisions, and then together with the fifth.Go to the next section of the route.It's just that when the young official walked around, he limped.This made the people around see it, and couldn't help sighing a little. After all, such a young and promising young official is a lame man.

And although Lao Wu yelled 'Li Tou' one by one, it seemed that he didn't care about the other party's official status, but in fact, in Lao Wu's heart, he was still in awe of this young official. After all, he was not stupid, and he committed a crime before. It was a felony, but he was acquitted because of someone's words, which shows the energy of this young official.

Originally, the route map of the railway was determined by Shanghai officials, but the previous officials in charge planned the railway route for the first time, coupled with their reluctance to conduct on-the-spot investigations, the result was that the planned route did not conform to reality. Later, it was discovered by Wu Wang Li Ke , Immediately removed the officials in charge for investigation, and then promoted a group of hard-working officials, and the young officials next to the foreman Laowu were one of them, but because of time constraints, these officials had no time to plan all the routes. So in the end, only one general direction is grasped, and the specific route details are handed over to experienced contractors for planning. Of course, this also requires the supervision of officials.

After several years of construction, Shanghai City has entered the final stage, and the whole city is now on the right track. Except for some construction sites that are still dusty, other places are almost like a normal city.Moreover, although the city of Shanghai is only newly built, it has already revealed the demeanor of an inter-field city. There is an endless stream of ships passing through the port, and merchants from all fields like to park here and purchase the goods they need.

Now Shanghai has become the third largest port city on the coast of Datang, besides Dengzhou and Guangzhou, alongside Fuzhou, and its development is extremely fast. I believe it will surpass Fuzhou in a short time, and truly become a big port comparable to Dengzhou. .

Li Ke also saw this point, so he has been paying close attention to the construction of Shanghai City during this period of time. He hopes to complete the construction of Shanghai in the shortest time, and then he can fully develop Shanghai and strive for It can be compared with Li Yin's Dengzhou as soon as possible.However, once Li Ke is so fast-tracked, the people below can only hurry up, such as the construction of the railway, because the official dereliction of duty last time has been seriously delayed.

As one of the people in charge of railway construction, the young official with a disabled leg also understands the importance of the railway, so he worked overtime during this period, and today he came to survey the route himself.At noon, he didn't bother to find a place to eat. He just ate a few mouthfuls of dry food with the fifth child, and then continued to survey the route.

It wasn't until night fell that the survey work could no longer continue, the young official bid farewell to Lao Wu, then stopped a carriage and returned to his residence in the center of the city.Originally, there was only King Wu’s Mansion in the center of the city, but a new house was built next to King Wu’s Mansion last year. The two huge mansions were built side by side, and the specifications were also yiyàng. The only person in Shanghai who can stand side by side with Li Kexiang is the one who was exiled from Chang’an. Li Chengqian.

The young official with a disabled leg is Li Chengqian. He returned to his mansion after a busy day, but was told by the housekeeper that his wife Su Shi and son Li Xiang were invited to Wu Wangfu by his third brother Li Ke, saying that there was a distinguished guest. When he arrives, let the housekeeper inform him that if he comes back, he can go directly to Wu Wangfu.

When Li Chengqian heard the steward's words, he felt angry. With his status as the abolished prince, most people would probably avoid it. Why did Li Ke ask him to go to the mansion to welcome the guests today?Could it be...

Li Chengqian, who was established as the prince since he was a child, is not an idiot. He quickly guessed who was coming, and he was very happy at the moment. He hurriedly asked someone to help him take a bath and change clothes. robe, so he was already sweating all over his body, so he had to wash it up, besides, he couldn't wear an official robe to the banquet, could he?

After taking a comfortable bath and changing into casual clothes, Li Chengqian hurried through a corner door on the west side of the mansion.Because there is only one wall between his mansion and Li Ke's mansion, in order to facilitate the communication between the two families, a corner door was opened on the wall.Originally, Li Chengqian had been demoted to a common man, so he couldn't live in a mansion of this size, but as his younger brother, Li Ke couldn't let Li Chengqian live in a worse condition than himself, so he purposely built this mansion with the same specifications as the king's mansion. , although this is a bit against the rules, but this is Shanghai, and Li Chengqian's special status, no one will care about such things when they are full.

The stewards of Li Ke's mansion had been waiting for Li Chengqian for a long time, and when they saw him enter the mansion, they immediately led him to the main hall.But before Li Chengqian walked into the hall, he heard laughter and laughter inside, one of the voices was very familiar to him, it was his sixth younger brother Li Yin.

Li Chengqian entered the main hall, and when he saw Li Min who was chatting happily with Li Ke, he immediately laughed loudly: "Sixth brother, why do you come to Shanghai when you are so busy?"

I saw that the people in the hall were divided into three groups. Among them, Li Yin and Li Ke were sitting together talking, and my wife was sitting with Li Yin and Li Ke's wives, and the concubines of the three were also sitting together. Now, Yingying and Yanyan are chatting happily, as for the third group of people, they are a group of children, their son Li Xiang and Li Yin's daughter are all playing and making trouble together, and there is a lot of laughter in the hall. Most of them were sent by these children.

When Li Yin saw Li Chengqian coming in, he also stood up with a smile and said, "Brother, we'll just wait. My little brother's stomach is almost flattened by hunger. You'll have to punish yourself for three cups later!" Li Ke's wife, Yang Shi, also stood up and saluted Li Chengqian. After all, he was the elder brother, so when they were sister-in-laws, they would naturally salute when they saw him.

Li Chengqian asked his wife, Mrs. Su, to help Wen Xin and Mrs. Yang up on his behalf, and then he walked up to Li Min and said, "Of course there is no problem with drinking, but I have been running all day, and I didn't even eat much at noon, so Third brother, hurry up and get someone to put down the banquet, let us three brothers get drunk!" Capital Datang 448

"Brother is right, the three of us haven't had a drink together for a long time, and we must not return home without getting drunk!" Li Ke also said with a big smile, and at the same time ordered the prepared banquet to be served.

Since Li Chengqian came in, Li Yin has been observing the expression of the other party, and found that Li Chengqian's face only has the joy of brothers reunion, but he is no longer decadent when he saw him in Dengzhou. Now he feels quite comforted in his heart. If the emperor's father in Chang'an knew that Li Chengqian had untied his knot, he would definitely be happier.

In fact, Li Yin arrived at Shanghai Port at noon, and also met his third brother Li Ke. Hei was much thinner than before, but when he was in good spirits, he finally let go of his heart.For Li Yin, whether in public or private, Li Chengqian can't die now! (To be continued.)