The Empress traveled through time and space, and she fought for supremacy in the troubled times

Chapter 118 Construction of Cement Road

On this day, the notice boards in various counties were crowded with people.

People were crowded together, pointing at the contents of the notice and whispering to each other.

"What this means is that we will have a way out in the future?"

"It seems so, but can this road really be done like this?"

Hearing this skeptical remark, the woman carrying the basket beside him glared at him fiercely and said, "My lord, you still doubt its truth. Of course it is true."

The person who said this scratched his head embarrassedly, "Auntie, I'm not suspicious at all, I'm just too surprised. According to the description above, this road is better than the bluestone road."

"That's because you don't have any knowledge."

"Aunt is right, there are many strange things in the world. Maybe it really exists."

An old man who came to the city to buy daily necessities looked at the notice and said, "If it really is that magical, then I can walk on rainy days without getting my shoes dirty."

"Yes, the road outside our village is difficult to walk on when it rains. Every step you take leaves a muddy mark."

This situation also occurred in other counties.

But Qingyun County is different, they are discussing other aspects.

Today's Qingyun County is changing with each passing day, from a remote and poor county with only about 3,000 people.

It has transformed into a prosperous county town with a population of 10,000.

The population continues to increase, and the county town continues to expand.

A lot of the previously wasteland and mountains in the surrounding area have been reclaimed by these people who came from all over the place.

As for the literacy rate, it is also the highest among these counties, reaching almost 90%.

At this time, they were also discussing the above content.

"Look, it says here that this cement can also be used to build houses. If you use this to build a house, it won't leak."

Nowadays, most people still live in mud houses or simple houses built of wood.

"Well, it's just right. We made some money earlier and are planning to renovate our house. So, let's give this brick house a try."

Hearing this, a fellow villager standing nearby patted him on the shoulder and said, "Oh, it looks like your family has made quite a bit of money, Wu Laoer."

"Well, what do you mean by making a lot of money? It's just that the harvests have been good over the past few years, and I've saved some money from the work I've done."

"Then please ask me to come and warm the room after you finish repairing it. If it's good, I'll repair it at my house too."

"I will definitely invite you when the time comes, don't worry."

During the pleasant conversation, a young peddler interrupted and said, "But will those merchants really be willing to build the road?"

This question made them hesitate. "I think so. We are not rich people, so we don't know what they are thinking."

Are merchants willing?

Of course I would love to.

At this time, Lin Mansion.

Lin Xuehai was pacing anxiously in the front hall, his steps quick and his expression tense.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Lin Zhiyang came in jogging from outside.

Seeing his second son coming back, Lin Jiahai immediately walked towards him quickly, "How is it?"

"We have already reported this to the government. The main street of Qingyun County and the section of road outside the city will be repaired by our Lin family."

"Okay, okay, then quickly start preparing to build this road."

"Yes, Dad."

Lin Xuehai is now over sixty years old, but he has been practicing the martial arts that Zhou Yifeng taught him, and he is still very strong.

After seeing his son busy with road construction, he put his hands behind his back, hummed a little tune, and walked leisurely towards his eldest son's yard.

When I reached the gate of the courtyard, I bumped into Lin Zhiyuan who was about to go out.

"Dad, why are you here? I was just looking for you. I've already written to the local officials to let them start repairing the local roads."

Today, the Lin family is worthy of the title of a wealthy and powerful family, with businesses in most counties.

As the family business continued to expand, Lin Xuehai's two sons also devoted themselves to following their father in business.

"I came here for this very purpose. Since Yuan'er has already done it, that's good."

Lin Zhiyuan nodded and said, "This time, we are one step ahead of those merchants."

"That's because we are the lord's maternal grandfather's family."

This time, before Dong Zhuoyuan issued this notice, he sent someone to talk to Lin Xuehai about this matter in a roundabout way.

It’s just to sell a good one. Anyway, we only know it an hour in advance.

After learning about this, the Lin family immediately made a decisive decision.

"Indeed, we benefited from Meimei's help."

the other side.

Nong Yue looked at the servant who came back and asked, "How is it?"

The servant gasped, "The main street was taken over by the Lin family, so I can only report the side streets."

Huaying was shocked when she heard this. "How is this possible? We reported it as soon as we saw the notice. How could the Lin family get there first?"

"Perhaps the Lin family had received the news in advance. After all, they are the lord's maternal family. Fortunately, they have made preparations for both scenarios."

Yuchang, who was standing beside her, crossed her arms and said, "The most urgent thing now is to send a message to those sisters."

"Yes, we have to hurry."

After that, the three of them went to the study and started writing letters.

As long as a rouge and powder shop does its job well, it will never lack customers.

Now their Ruyixuan business is naturally very good, and they have opened countless branches.

After getting the soap recipe from Tang Qiuwan, Nong Yue and the others made two kinds of soap to sell.

One that has nothing added and looks plain and unpretentious and is sold to ordinary people.

One method is to add seasonal floral scents, then carve patterns on the soap that match the scent, and finally make exquisite packaging and sell it to the rich.

Today, they make a fortune just from soap.

Although they were rich, they still lived in the courtyard bought by Yunzhi.

This is their first home.

Among the more than 30 sisters, some chose to go to other counties to work as managers.

But no matter how busy they are, they will come back to celebrate the New Year together.

After seeing this notice, many merchants from other counties chose to build roads.

Merchants who have built up such a fortune today are all not lacking in business acumen.

This is a profitable business.

For a time, many merchants joined the road construction team.

Merchants who are a step behind can only choose to build village roads.

In order to obtain the right to sell cement, those merchants worked hard to charge high prices so that people would come to them to build roads.

The result was that the people received much higher wages than usual, and even had bright smiles on their faces while working.

It took almost half a year to build cement roads in all places that were not too remote.

Some of those merchants got what they wanted and obtained the right to sell cement.

As for the sales rights, almost one to three merchants in every county have successfully obtained them.

Even if you don't get it, you will still have a good reputation.

The transportation channels in various places, both economically and in other aspects, have entered a period of rapid development.