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057: City-wide infrastructure

By the river, Old Man Yu and several men of the same age were stirring cement. The densely packed people around him were holding first-class items, cleaning up weeds and debris on the river bank, etc.

Old Man Yu is an ordinary ordinary person in Shengjing. He gave birth to two sons and one daughter. His daughter has long been married and his two sons have become married. Now he has three grandchildren and two granddaughters. The family is crowded in a low and dilapidated thatched hut. It is difficult for him to even turn around while eating.

But now I have hope. I think of getting a new house, not to mention the size, at least I don’t have to worry about rain in summer and air in winter.

If it were their family to lose all their flesh and blood, it would be difficult to build a house. This place is no better than the village outside, and Shengjing is a place where every inch of land is valuable.

Now they are doing the work of repairing the river bank. The original river bank was muddy, and if they stand a little closer, they may accidentally fall into it.

Nowadays, young people have piled up the river bank with stones, then applied it with cement, and reinforced a long guardrail on the bank. As long as there are not many people and people, stand next to enjoy the scenery, you will never have to worry about falling into the river.

And there is a tree pit every few meters, and two rows of ornamental peach trees will be planted along the river.

At this time, an old man with white beard directed a few young men to carry a peach tree seedling in. After watering and irrigation, blue bricks were set up next to him. Two men with quick hands and feet took tools and applied the cement to the mix. It was clean and refreshing, and it looked comfortable.

"Old Man Yu, have you seen that glass?" someone asked.

Old Man Yu shook his head, "I haven't seen you, I've only heard from my neighbors, how about it?"

"My son is working in the glass factory. When he went home, he said that the glass was light-transmitting. He held it in front of him and could see the people opposite him clearly. He said that the glass is cheap and it would be better to be a window in the future. Do you think that the new house that the court exchanged for us in the future? Will the glass be used as a window?"

"Really?" asked another old man who was with cement and was shocked, "How cheap?"

"Anyway, we ordinary people can definitely afford it. My son said that only three or four copper plates can be found in a square foot."

"So cheap?" The old men who gathered together were all surprised.

You should know that as long as you don’t want to smash it, it can last a long time, and the lighting is so good, so it’s so comfortable to live in such a house.

Older people like to bask in the sun, but the light in the room is dim and you can't even get it. With this window, you can get it by sitting at home.

No matter how you look at it, it's too cheap.

Although their whole family can only earn twenty or thirty dollars a year, they can't resist their curiosity about new things.

As we chatted, we saw some people not far away running towards them, with excitement and even anxious expressions on their faces.

Old Man Yu looked around, "What's going on?"

Then, Old Man Yu's eldest grandson saw his grandfather and pulled him forward, "Grandpa, go and see, the cement road is dry, and some people say it looks flat, it is white, like a jade belt."

When several other old men heard this, they carried tools and followed the crowd to the side and trotted to the side.

When I arrived at the place, I saw that there were three layers inside and three layers inside and three layers inside, and the surroundings were talking, and people could hear people screaming and laughing inside.

The cement road less than 100 meters away from the river has been dry, from the original blue-black to the current white, and it is solid and flat on it, making people feel extremely down-to-earth.

This white road is like a jade belt in their eyes, and there are several lines on the road surface.

Under the "hard work" of his grandson, Old Man Yu finally squeezed forward, and when he saw this road, he was shocked.

He squatted down and raised his hand to caress the cement road. His eyes suddenly turned red and tears fell.

Not for anything else, just feeling excited.

Although the road was not built by them, the cement was stirred by them. This sense of accomplishment suddenly aroused all his emotions and could not be suppressed.

On both sides of the road, the peach tree saplings that had just been planted were a little depressed. This was not a problem. After two days of the root system came alive, it began to flourish. A guardrail was also built by the river, which was as high as the waist of adults. Children were playing here, so there was no need to worry about them falling down.

When the peach trees grow and the spring breeze blows, the road will become prosperous and prosperous, and the petals will fall, which will inevitably be extremely beautiful.

The soldiers of the Jingzhao Prefecture supervised the work here, and they were not allowed to punish the people. After all, they were free laborers, and they just supervised some individuals and could not be lazy. Otherwise, if they did more and less, they would get a house at that time. This is not the case.

The head of the government soldier stood up at this time and raised his hand to calm the people on the scene. He cleared his throat and said loudly: "Everyone has seen it. This is the road that the imperial court ordered us to build. It is clean and flat. There is no need to worry about the bumps and bumps when it rains or snows."

The common people were kneeling on the ground at this time, shouting, "Long live Your Majesty."

"Friends, there is a line on both sides of the road. When everyone goes on a journey, they will walk on both sides, and the middle is where the carriages pass." The little leader led a team of soldiers to demonstrate to the people. "The sidewalks on both sides are, as the name suggests, which is where people walk, and the middle is where the carriages pass. Everyone can understand the meaning. If you want to pass through, be at this location..."

The little leader walked to the crossing road and stepped on two, "When you want to cross the cement road, look for such a crossing line. Of course, when you go back and forth, you have to think about whether there are carriages on both sides."

There are many teams like them in Shengjing, all sent by Jingzhao Prefecture to popularize highway knowledge for the people.

Only when you walk, you have to walk right. After all, there are still dangers when walking back and forth, and the rules should be set up as soon as possible.

At this time, Old Man Yu was helped by his grandson to a chair by the river and placed it between the guardrail and the peach tree. When he came to enjoy the scenery, he sat here when he was tired.

The riverside was also very lively in the past, but it was full of weeds and muddy.

Now that I look at it again, it feels like I have changed my world, which makes these ordinary people feel as if they are in a dream and are unwilling to wake up.

After seeing enough fun, the people were very enthusiastic at this time and they all returned to their positions with tools to continue working.

This is only a short section of the location. When all the Linhe Road is built, it will be even more like a road to ascend to immortality, and they can't wait to get up one after another.

As noon approached, a wife came to deliver food in every household, and Old Man Yu's wife also came with two young granddaughters.

"Old man, are you hungry?"

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But for the childhood sweetheart Liu Ye.

My wish—
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