I Don’t Want To Be the Emperor

Chapter 47 If you want to get rich, build roads first

Of course, these people are also good at digging kilns and firing bricks.

They only wanted to get through this so-called "reform through labor period" that they had never heard of before, so that they could go home early.

 As for escaping, where can you run to?

When they were at the age where "good men are ambitious in all directions", their parents told them that they were neither civilian households, military households, nor craftsmen households, and they did not receive household allowances.

　　Without household posts, there would be no way to guide them. The world is so vast that there is no place for them to go.

　　They were born as Sanhe people, and died as Sanhe ghosts.

No matter whether he was aggressive or ruthless before, now that he is caught and even his family background has been found out by the palace guards, it is better to be honest.

 The most important thing is that you can have a full meal here!

 There is no need to run at all.

 Looking at their two palace guards, they were just decorations.

 “If you want to be rich, you still have to build roads,”

After Lin Yi came down from the river beach, he shook off the mud on his feet and said, "The road is blocked, people can't get in, and even good things can't get out.

 Then you will be poor all your life and never get over it. "

 “What the prince said is,”

Bian Jing smiled and said, "It's just that it costs a lot of money."

Lin Yi said without hesitation, “No matter what, you have to cultivate.

 Start building it in Baiyun City first, and slowly expand outward.

 You said that lime and clay work well together, so just use lime clay to pave the road. "

 This is the simplest method of making cement.

“Yes, Your Majesty, this method is wonderful, it can save a lot of money,”

Bian Jing nodded and said, "I just don't know where to start in the city?"

“Repair in the city?

 Are you crazy, or do you think I am crazy? "

Lin Yi was out of breath.

 “What does the prince mean?”

Bian Jing was naturally puzzled.

 “Of course we will start repairing it from my palace!”

Lin Yi said in a matter-of-fact tone.

The planning in the city is unreasonable, private buildings are everywhere and the streets are narrow and there is no point in repairing them. If they want to be widened, they will have to be demolished!

So the question is?

　Who will pay the demolition fee?

 Even if he had the money, he would not give it, let alone if he had no money.

Bian Jing said, "If the common people understand, then they can pass through the city from the prince's residence and then lead to the main road going north."

Lin Yi shook his head and sighed, "You still don't understand. Let the old city be abandoned. In the future, I will build a new city along the mansion."

Bian Jing thought for a while and nodded, "The prince's idea is excellent."

Lin Yi continued, “The newly built road bypasses the old city. In the future, anyone who is not a fool will build houses along the newly built road, and the new city will naturally gain popularity.

 Thank you, sir, I also have something to tell you. "

Xie Zan cupped his hands and said, "I have a humble duty. If you have anything to do, please feel free to give me your instructions."

Lin Yidao, "From now on, you and a few old gentlemen will discuss how to check the household registration and compile it into a book with a picture at the beginning.

　　Don't let the young people mix in, this king's little life is quite precious. "

Xie Zan and others were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other.

In the end, Xie Zan still handed over his hand and said, "As a humble official, I can divide one hundred households into one li, and the li is long, but only this household is posted."

Lin Yi said with a smile, "Each household is given a wooden sign with a special mark as identification. It doesn't matter whether other places recognize me or not. In Sanhe, as long as I recognize it, it's fine."

Xie praised, "Your Majesty is wise."

 He actually couldn't say anything against it.

Lin Yi continued, "Arrange for people to measure the acres of land, and make a public notice to prevent arbitrarily clearing wasteland, occupying fields, and building houses to prevent lawless people from occupying my private property.

 From now on, I will not recognize any property or house transactions that have not been carried out with the royal seal. "

 “Your Majesty, I’m afraid”

 Xie Zan and others were stunned.

 “What are you afraid of?

 Arouse public outrage? "

Lin Yi said indifferently, "You can measure the acres, but if you can't control the transaction, I won't blame you."

 Sanhe is sparsely populated and mostly farmed. He can't afford to make any plans for the land at present.

 He is just showing off his presence, letting people know who is the real Lord of Baiyun City, the King of Three Harmonies!

 “The prince is wise.”

　　Everybody said in unison.

Under Lin Yi's repeated urging, the craftsmen who built the palace and the palace worked day and night, and finally at the end of the month, a main room was built on a platform one foot high.

There are two wing rooms on the side whose walls are still being built.

The main house is empty, without any carvings or furnishings. The walls are painted with plaster and the floor is paved with slate.

 The most magnificent thing is the fence, a red wall made of rust mixed with other paints that encloses 600 acres of land.

 From the outside, it looks exactly like a relative of a royal family.

Lin Yi looked at the luxurious mahogany painted door again, dumbfounded.

 It is not inconsistent at all to describe it as "gold and jade on the outside, but ruined on the inside".

But it’s much better than living in the dilapidated house of the Commander-in-Chief of the Capital City!

The road extending out from the palace has been built for three miles, and many people from Baiyun City will go all the way to see what's new.

They often stepped on the cement before it was completely dry, leaving footprints everywhere. For this reason, Bian Jing had to send someone to look after it.

It was already the end of October when this road bypassed Baiyun City and passed through Baiyun Mountain.

 Sixteen large rooms have been built in Prince He's Mansion.

He took everyone in the palace and moved in directly. At the same time, he asked Bian Jing to rebuild the capital's envoy office, school, and the medical clinic he had promised to Hu Shilu.

 Eight old men cried with joy.

The weather is getting colder, and there is no news yet about Shen Chu, who led people to find the pirates.

Lin Yi would ask Shen Chu several times every day if he was back.

Mingyue comforted him, "My lord, don't worry, Commander Shen is a seventh-grade man. There are very few people in Sanhe who are his opponents."

Lin Yi smiled and said, "This means that there is still someone who can beat him even his parents don't know.

However, he shouldn't be so unlucky. "

 Ever since he moved into the new house, he felt refreshed.

 He tried his best to think the best about some things.

Stretched, got up and walked along the stone path to the backyard, where there were homing pigeons that Wang Qingbang helped him raise.

Considering the inconvenience of correspondence with Ankang in the future, he brought more than 30 carrier pigeons with him before coming to Sanhe. However, the journey was far away and he was not good at raising them. Seven or eight of them died.

 Finally, I didn’t expect that Wang Qingbang, the former Minister of Civil Affairs, was actually an expert at raising pigeons.

 After he took over, he raised the pigeons vigorously.

 “The common people kowtow to meet the prince.”

Wang Qingbang was about to kneel down as he spoke.

“We have been together for such a long time, and you have understood the king’s temperament, and you are still so polite.”

Lin Yi lifted him up and said with a smile, "It's really not necessary."

"The prince loves the common people, and the common people must not be ungrateful."

“Hey, are your eyes okay?”

Lin Yi was shocked when he saw that Wang Qingbang's shriveled left eye was red and swollen.

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Wang Qingbang smiled and said, "I asked Dr. Hu to look at me this morning and said it was an insect bite."

After he finished speaking, he blew a whistle, and the doves flew down from the sky, scrambling to land on his two open arms.

Lin Yi was dumbfounded.

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