The governor of Yizhou wrote a document to Chang'an City, mentioning the road construction matter.

He first praised the cement road currently being built in Longxi, and then said that they also planned to build a road in Jinchang. These two roads gathered in one place. Not only did Yizhou have closer contacts with the Central Plains, but it also facilitated Yizhou officials to go to Beijing to file a lawsuit.

As the Izhou side thought, the Central Plains dynasty really wanted to strengthen their rule and management over the Izhou area. Now the Yiwu people themselves proposed to build this road. They contributed their own money and efforts. What else would they disagree with? His Majesty the Emperor was sure with a big stroke and wrote them a reply of praise.

The next day, the emperor mentioned this matter in the morning court again, encouraging officials from all over the country and major families to actively build roads.

However, the officials from the aristocratic family disagreed. It was not easy to build roads. Their families could not get taxes from the local people. If they paid for the roads themselves, they would work hard to build the roads, their pockets would be empty, and the family's strength would be weak. In the end, the advantage would be taken by the person on the dragon couch. I really think they were stupid?

Yizhou is located in that border area, how can the situation in their Central Plains be the same as that in Yizhou?

Although Yiwu has been included in the Tang Dynasty, it has only been more than ten years after all. In this era of inconvenient transportation and difficult communication, it has actually not changed much in just ten years.

Just like the people of Yizhou still call themselves Yiwu people, the Yiwu royal family is still their actual ruler. When the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, they were a state of the Tang Dynasty. Once the Tang Dynasty declined, they would become Yiwu again.

In history, the Central Plains dynasty also had a period of decline. At that time, they could not even maintain the Hexi Corridor, let alone places like Yiwu Gaochang.

So those Yiwu people obviously built roads for themselves. How is the situation in the Central Plains the same? The roads here must be paid for by the court and the court came forward to repair them.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon couch, looking at the old fried dough sticks below, all of whom were unmoved, and suddenly realized that the coffin board in Longxi was also a bit cute.

[Luo Coffin Board: Slaves are generally cute.]

In Changle County, after a period of exploration and practice, with the help of Luo Yi and some of the Changle people, the craftsmen who came from Yiwu quickly mastered the key points and tricks of laying wooden tracks.

But they still had to pave the track to Jinchang City as Luo Yong's original agreement with Governor Yiwu.

Jinchang City is not very far from Changle County. If you ride a horse, you can reach it in half a day, so this section of wooden track is not very long. It will start laying at the beginning of winter and it will be paved about the New Year.

There are two wooden tracks back and forth, and they are paved along the post road from Changle County to Jinchang City. This post road has been paved for a long period of time now, which also provides certain convenience for the paving process of wooden tracks.

However, the construction of this cement road has been somewhat stagnant recently. It is said that because the court was going to send troops to Xue Yantuo, he had some negligence in the road construction matters in Longxi.

"Fortunately, after hearing Sanlang's advice that day, he had not waited for the court to come forward to build this road, otherwise he really wouldn't know when he would go."

On this day, the governor of Yizhou came to Changle County to observe and inspect. After hearing about the slow construction of this cement road in Longxi recently, he sighed.

"When foreign enemies are in front of each other, they naturally have to put war first." Luo Yong said.

Marines and wars are not negligible at all, and logistics of food and supplies are also very important.

The two of them said a few more words, and went to the best food shop in the county for a meal. Then Luo Yong said that they would settle down and rest first, and then go with them to see the wooden track tomorrow.

However, the governor of Yizhou was very anxious. He said that it was a short two or three days trip from Yiwu to Changle County. It was nothing to him. While the sky was still bright, let's go and take a look.

So Luo Yong ordered a servant to drive a specially made track carriage and the governor of Yizhou and others to go to the wooden track outside the city.

The wheels of this carriage are specially made, and can be driven on both flat ground and on tracks.

When they arrived at the place, the officer drove the carriage to the track. The section on the upper and lower tracks of the car was designed ingeniously, from wide to narrow, from low to high, and was in a funnel-shaped shape. It was very easy for the car to go up and down tracks.

"Please get in the car." Luo Yong stood by the car door with a smile and raised his hand to signal.

"Sanlang, please, too." The governor of Yizhou also bowed to Luo Yong, and then took the lead in getting on the carriage.

During the process of getting on the bus, he looked at it and found that the carriage was no different from an ordinary carriage. It was just that the carriage was driving in front, with a pole standing obliquely, and he didn't know what it was for.

After the group all got on the carriage, the governor of Yizhou asked Luo Yong, and Luo Yong told him that it was a brake.

"Brake?" As an indigenous native born in the seventh century AD, the governor of Island did not know what brakes were.

"The wooden-rail carriage is too fast and cannot stop by just pulling the horse, so we did the brakes." Luo Yong said, signaling the officers in front of him to set off, and then said to everyone in the car: "You can tell by looking at it."

As soon as Luo Yi finished speaking, the horse in front ran away. The person in the car felt that his body was slightly tilted back, and then he felt nothing again.

Luo Yong opened the window at this time, and they saw the scenery outside the window pass by quickly. When they were sitting in the car, they couldn't feel the bumps. The weather was cold in winter, but these people didn't bother at all. They looked very fresh inside and outside the car.

Not long after, Luo Yong said to them: "Time is still short, and now only this section has been repaired. There is no wooden track in front. The officer is about to brake. If you feel new, you might as well go to the front and take a look."

So the people leaned over to look at the driver in front of him, and saw him shouting and his hands were also very skillful. While squeezing the horse, he pushed the wooden pole beside his seat, and slowly, the fast-moving carriage stopped very smoothly and quietly fixed on the wooden track. The horse in front stepped on its hooves in small steps, but it did not move the carriage at all.

"Is this the brake?" The governor of Yizhou felt that this thing was so easy to use.

On weekdays, when the old and young people at home get on and off the carriage, they always ask a special person to lead the horse, for fear that the livestock will be disturbed, so they will run again. If they press such brakes on the carriages in their home, they will feel much more at ease to get on and off the carriages.

There is also this wooden track, which is great. The carriage is so fast and stable on it! The speed is not much slower than riding a horse, but the comfort is more than a hundred times higher!

This deal was too worthwhile! Luo Sanlang seemed to be out of money, so he provided such good technology with no money to him in order to make the journey from Changle County to Jinchang City.

Speaking of which, Changle County is really deserted, with few decent big trees, and the price of wood is quite expensive. To be honest, it will cost them a lot of money to lay this piece of wood track.

However, after the wooden track from Changle County to Yiwu is laid, the merchants here will definitely go to Yiwu continuously. Sooner or later, the money spent today will be earned back.

Several people got out of the car and let out the wind, and then they took the car back.

On the way back, they did not open the window again. Several people sat in the car and talked. After a while, they arrived outside Changle County again.

"Quick! It's really too fast!" These Yiwu officials exclaimed.

In the next two or three days, these people were extremely easy to talk to.

Luo Yong said that catching a car on wooden tracks is a bit different from catching a car on flat ground. He asked them to arrange a few people to go to Changle County to learn driving before the road is completed. They agreed without saying a word, and then signed an order with Heng and ordered a batch of wooden track carriages.

On the way back, the governor of Yizhou and others were mostly happy, except for a thin old man.

"Why is Luo Sanlang so enthusiastic about the road construction in Yizhou? Don't you worry about his plan?" When he was resting on the road, the man told the governor of Yizhou.

"This road is also very beneficial to them, Changle County." The governor of Yizhou waved his hand and said indifferently.

"He is the position of county magistrate, but in just a few years, how can he be the same as you and me?" the old man said again.

"What about your opinion?" asked him.

"It must be that I have made some plans for my state of Yi." The old man said confidently.

"Then Lishi Luosanlang is not a sinister and vicious person. Even if he has any intentions for my Izhou, what's important? Isn't the things he intends to be the bargaining chip for my Izhou to negotiate with him?" said the governor of Yizhou.

"You really don't need to be too careful about Luo Yong." The others on the side also spoke at this time.

"Those merchants who come and go all say that Luo Sanlang is of good character."

"No matter in Lishi, Chang'an, or in Changle County, I have never heard of him harming others."

"Even people like this can't believe me, I, Yiwu, just keep the door closed and live a life, and even come out to deal with people."

"This is reasonable."

"I don't know which benefit he likes Yiwu, so he won't just be for food, right?"

"I'll know then."

“…”

Luo Yong did not expect that these Yiwu had already had this speculation behind his back, and he was still thinking that he could buy some cheap coal from Yizhou in the future.

But no matter what, Luo Yong is willing to see the trust of these Yiwu in him.

It is the fifteenth year of Zhenguan now, and Luo Yong is only twenty-two years old now. His life has just begun and there is still a long way to go in the future.

At this stage, it should be a season for him to sow properly, not a harvest.

One noon after seeing off these Yiwu people, Luo Yong was sitting in a small hall in front of the county government to read the account book. Qiao Junlin came back from outside and said to him: "Ding Chaoyi is here again in the county today. Have you heard of it?"

"Never." It was almost time for lunch, Luo closed the account book and replied.

Luo Yong had heard about Nading Chao's discussion before. He was an official sent by the court to supervise the road construction, and was mainly responsible for the section from Jiuquan to Dunhuang.

A group of officials in Changle County fought with him several times because of the arrangement of corvee. He heard that many military generals were produced by his ancestors, and even his ancestors participated in the Han Emperor Wu of Han sent troops to conquer the Huns and made great contributions to the Han Empire's occupation of Longxi. Their family had a different feeling for the land of Longxi. Therefore, this time the saint said that he wanted someone to come to Longxi to supervise the road construction, so he volunteered to come and supervise the worker.

His official position was a court official, and he was a prosecutor of literary officials. In other words, if there is no specific position, he would have no rights. He would go wherever the emperor assigned him, and his status was quite embarrassing.

Tang Jian’s Guanglu official was also a literary official, but his rank was much higher than Ding Chaoyi, and his family was more prosperous. Ding Chaoyi’s family is indeed a bit down now.

"This time he came to donate." Qiao Junlin put a few books on the table, picked up the teacup and poured two sips of tea.

"Oh?" Luo Yong put down the account book: "Then you go and have a look with me."

The two of them immediately went out. Although there was less snow in the winter in Longxi, they were also very cold, especially on windy days. When they arrived at the shop where Ding Chaoyi was, they both felt cold.

Luo Yong entered the room and saw that the hall was empty and there were only a few people. He immediately told the store owner:

"I heard that Ding Chao talks today to come to pay donations, but no one was there. Go and shouted them all over. In this cold day, there is no business to do."

Seeing that County Magistrate Luo said this, the store had to go out and call for someone.

Luo Yong and Ding Chao An sat with the other people. First, they exchanged a few greetings, and then casually found a topic to talk about it. Although Luo Yong was not very good at socializing in the past, he was also a man of two lives. In addition, the people in Changle County gave him face. When he came, the atmosphere in the room immediately became warm.

Ding Chaoyi is a typical scholar with a thin and tight skin. Although his family is a bit devastated, he is still a noble family. Today, he is really a dilemma.

A few days ago, he also paid donations in Jiuquan and Jinchang and other places, but they were not very smooth. I thought that Changle County should not be too good, but he didn't explain to himself if he didn't walk through these places. The cement road that was halfway through was just staying there day and day. It's the winter slack season. If construction is not started at this time, until the beginning of next spring, the people will farm and grazing, where will they go to find the people?

Soon, many people came in from this shop one after another. When they saw Luo Yongju, they smiled and greeted him.

"Why did you hear that Ding Chao asked for donations to the county? None of you came?" Luo Yong asked them with a smile.

"Hey, if the road construction is such a big deal, the court will not come with money, what can we do?" One of the shopkeepers said to Luo Yong.

"Then what else can I do? I'll pay for it." Luo Yong said with a smile: "If you have money, you can pay for it more, and if you don't have money, you can't do it. It's not the only way to publish a 30-5-month quota. It's not the only wish of our Changle people."

"How much do you pay for the county magistrate?" someone asked Luo Yong.

Luo Yong bowed to Nading Chaogong and said, "The white stacked cloth produced in our county has just been shipped to Chang'an City for sale, and the money has not yet reached my hands. In this county, there is no money now."

He paused at this point and said again: "But I personally have some. If you need it, you can condemn others to move at any time."

Ding Chaoyi bowed and thanked Luo Yong. When the merchants and shops in the hall saw that Luo Yong said this, they all untied their own wallets and donated some of them.

Changle County has been very lively for more than a year. Since the opening of this needle shop, merchants nearby have often come and gone. How could these merchants in the city not make money? Even if they can't donate a large amount, it's okay to donate a little.

Ding Chao was quite happy when he got the money. Although it was not enough to build many roads, it was always the heart of the local people and he felt the support from others.

After coming out of this food shop, he returned to the guesthouse where he stayed. Because he was short of money and didn't live in a large guesthouse, he chose a cheap and affordable place. After returning, he told his entourage that they would drive the carriage and move something to the county government office, so that the county magistrate would collect whatever he gave him, without any further words.

As a result, about two or three quarters of an hour later, the two followers actually brought a full cart of money from the county government.

The entourage said to him: "There are better there, at least four or five cars there. The magistrate of Luo County said that in the future, we will build roads in Changle County. If there is not enough money, we will come to tell him."

After hearing this, Ding Chaoyi hurriedly put on his shoes and got off the kang, and went to the county government. When he saw Luo Yong, he bowed to him and said, "Today I have been generous, and Ding will never forget it."
Chapter completed!