Chapter 981: The Magnificent Power of Han (One Hundred and Five)

The campus of Jicheng Comprehensive University is about fifty miles away from Jicheng. It was renovated from a palace of the former royal family of the King of Yan. It is a garden-style building covering an area of ​​several thousand acres. There are Mountains and rivers have always been the place where the Yan royal family took refuge in the scorching summers. When Xun Xiu was ordered to build Jicheng Comprehensive University, he originally wanted to rebuild the school building, but Wang Wudi spread his hands and told the old man He didn't want money, but he wanted a life. He was so angry that Xun Xiu ran into the palace and complained to Gao Yuan. At that time, the financial situation of the Han Dynasty was extremely tight. Gao Yuan knew it very well. With a stroke of his pen, he designated this palace as a separate palace. It was given to the Ministry of Rites to serve as the campus of Jicheng Comprehensive University.

Xun Xiu greatly appreciated Gao Yuan's actions and wrote an article praising the King of Han for this move. With Xun Xiu's reputation in the academic world, this article naturally spread very quickly in the country. But the students praised him, and even the common people gave them thumbs up.

This king is really different.

For Gao Yuan, this is indeed nothing. The Jicheng Palace where he lives now has hundreds of rooms, and the people living there, in addition to him and his family, plus guards and servants, occupy a lot of space. Halfway through, the remaining half was all empty, and it basically became a paradise for mice. Gao Yuan really thought about whether these empty places could be used for other purposes, but he gave up because of the strong opposition from the council. As a result, the security of the palace will inevitably be under more pressure.

No matter how many houses there are, at night, he can only live in one room and sleep on one bed. Gao Yuan really doesn't pay much attention to these things.

Walking out of the gate of Jicheng Comprehensive University, the cool breeze inside was immediately replaced by the hot sunshine, and Gao Yuan had to rush to the next place to attend a grand ceremony.

The Chi Road running through most of the Han Dynasty from Jishi City to Jicheng, presided over by Guo Quan of the Ministry of Industry, has officially been completed. Today, the first passenger carriage will set foot on this Chi Road to Jishi City, and Gao Yuan will go there in person Ribbon cutting.

The completion of this Chi Road has shortened the two-month journey from Jishi City to Jicheng by half. Jishi City and Jicheng are now the two most important cities in the Han Kingdom. In Jishi City, not only do they gather It contributed to the military industry of the entire Han Kingdom and was the source of prosperous commerce for the Han Dynasty. Jicheng has now become the political center of the Han Kingdom. Connecting the two places was the top priority that Gao Yuan supervised after he ascended the throne.

The road from Jishi City to Liaoxi and then to Langya was originally connected. Guo Quan presided over the construction of the road from Langya to Tianhe. The Ministry of Industry paid for it and local people came from the city. It took a whole year. This avenue is finally completed. From now on, the various commodities transferred from Jishi City and the food from the Hetao will no longer be delayed due to bad weather. Even in the military, it also has great significance. The function is to mobilize troops along this galloping road. Taking the cavalry as an example, they can march with all their strength from Jishi City to Jicheng, and they can arrive there in half a month.

At the north gate of Jicheng, lanterns were decorated, gongs and drums were beating loudly, and a red carriage stopped at the door. Even the horse pulling the carriage had a big red silk flower tied on its head.

Seeing Gao Yuan's group of people speeding towards them from a distance, Guo Quan excitedly greeted them.

"I have met the king!" Guo Quan bent down deeply.

"Guo Shangshu, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you are getting thinner and thinner!" Gao Yuan helped Guo Quan up with both hands, looked at him carefully, and said with emotion: "You are not young anymore, you must learn to cherish yourself. , don’t have to do everything yourself, after so many years, the people you have brought out can already stand alone."

Guo Quan was the Minister of Industry of the Han Kingdom. Ten years ago, he was a slave of the Gongsun tribe of the Xiongnu in the grassland. After the Gongsun tribe surrendered to the Fufeng Army at that time, Guo Quan was promoted because of his experience in construction and presided over the construction of the Qing Dynasty. Shicheng was out of control. Several major counties and cities such as Dayan City and Hetao City in the Han Kingdom were built under his leadership, and the roads and water conservancy systems crisscrossed the area controlled by the original Eastern Expedition Army. , was built by him. It can be said that the current transportation and water conservancy of the Han Kingdom were built by this person.

"Guo Quan was originally a slave. He was greatly promoted by the king and held a high position. How dare he not do things attentively." Guo Quan bowed and said: "Quan also knows that the people below can stand alone, but he doesn't take a look in person. , I’m always a little worried.”

Gao Yuan laughed loudly, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You are my minister of the Ministry of Industry, not those foremen. What you should do more is to review the drawings and make plans in your yamen of the Ministry of Industry."

"Tsuen is self-aware. If it comes to specific construction, Tsuen has some experience for the King to refer to. But when it comes to overall planning, it is not Tsuen's strength. The professionals in the Ministry of Works are enough to do this well. I also ask Your Majesty's permission to allow Guo Quan to still run around various places and see if one day Guo Quan can no longer run, that will be the day when Guo Quan retires and goes home to take care of his old age."

"Retirement, that's not possible? You're still only over fifty, right? This north-south road is connected. Next, I have to build a thoroughfare that runs from east to west. It can't be done without you."

"A highway that runs from east to west?" Guo Quan asked in surprise.

"Yes, build a highway from the three counties of Liaodong across the entire Han Kingdom to Yuyang. Once this highway is completed, our Han Kingdom will have two trunk lines." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "How about it? , after hearing this news, you must not want to retire, right?"

"Of course not. When Guo Quan heard this, he became excited all over!" Guo Quan said excitedly: "It's just that, Your Majesty, the construction difficulty and money spent on building this avenue will probably be several times that of This is the north-south trunk line. After all, the basic conditions of the three counties in Liaodong are too poor."

"It doesn't matter, this run is just a sketch in my mind. The specific plan will have to wait for people from the Ministry of Works to test it and make a budget before it can be put on the agenda. I'm afraid it will take two or three years. Work hard, my Lord Guo, don’t run around anymore. Leave those water conservancy projects in various counties to the people below. You must fully trust their abilities. These projects have current experience to learn from. What can go wrong? In the past two or three years, you will focus your main energy on the testing and planning of this East-West Shinkansen."

"I obey the king's order!" Guo Quan nodded repeatedly, "If I can see the completion of this East-West Shinkansen in my lifetime, I will die in peace."

"Don't say these unlucky words on your big day." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "A few days ago, your wife went to the palace to see Jing'er and complained to Jing'er that she couldn't see you for how many days in a year? She is younger than you. After several rounds, you don’t want to ignore others.”

"This stinky bitch actually said this in front of my wife!" Guo Quan suddenly became angry, and his temper got worse.

Looking at Guo Quan with an angry look on his face, Gao Yuan couldn't laugh or cry, "My Guo Shangshu, please stop pretending in front of me. Who doesn't know that you have always loved your little daughter-in-law very much? I heard that at home, she asked you to If you go east, you don’t dare to go west; if I ask you to sit down, you don’t dare to stand up.”

Guo Quan's face showed embarrassment, "That's not because she gave birth to a son for me and continued the incense of my Guo family. Some minor matters at home are left to her. But when it comes to official matters, she has to dare to do anything." Ya, I will never be polite."

Gao Yuan looked at Guo Quan and was very happy. Guo Quan was already over forty when he joined the Fufeng Army. At that time, he was a slave, so how could he find a wife? Later, when he became an official, he became bigger and bigger, but he also became more and more unlucky. The busier he became, the more grateful he became and worked hard without even thinking of solving his personal problems. Later, Gao Yuan couldn't stand it anymore and entrusted Wu Kai to be a matchmaker. He told his current wife, Guo Quan, that although she was older, she was a high-ranking official. She was deeply trusted by Gao Yuan, but the said daughter-in-law was the daughter of a wealthy family in western Liaoning. When she married Guo Quan, she was less than twenty years old. When she mentioned this family relationship, Guo Quan was shocked and felt quite sad. Despite his doubts, it was Wu Kai's persuasion that convinced him to marry this daughter-in-law. The next year, he gave Guo Quan a son. Originally an old man and a young wife, Guo Quan felt a little guilty. After having a son, a woman becomes more courageous. Gao Yuan According to the information obtained from the Supervisory Yuan, the grape trellis in the Minister of Industry's home often falls down.

On the city wall, the sound of the trumpet sounded melodiously, followed by the sound of gongs and drums of celebration. Guo Quan raised his head and looked at the sky and said: "Your Majesty, the auspicious time is coming soon. Please invite me, Your Majesty." Move on to the ribbon cutting."

"Okay, I love doing this!" Gao Yuan followed Guo Quan towards the carriage with a smile.

Next to the carriage stood a dozen passengers carrying packages. They were the first passengers of this carriage. They were all small businessmen traveling between the two places. They originally only bought tickets for this carriage to Jishi City. , but they never expected that after winning a big lottery, this car turned out to be the first passenger carriage after the two places were connected. Naturally, they did not know that they could appear here. Each of their information was closely monitored by the Supervisory Yuan. After checking and confirming that everything was safe, they were allowed to appear in front of Gao Yuan.

"See the Governor!" When the dozen or so passengers saw Gao Yuan coming, they all knelt down on the ground. As soon as they heard their names, Gao Yuan knew that these were old people from Jishi City, and only those old people would still be here today. Call him the governor.

"Get up, get up, you are guests today!" Gao Yuan laughed, "You are all old people from Jishi City, right?"

Several more courageous businessmen responded and told Gao Yuan about their business and why they came to Jicheng this time. Gao Yuan was not bothered and answered with a smile until Guo Yuan came. Tsuen urged him on the side and then said with a smile: "Everyone, please get in the car. The car will leave soon."

In front of the carriage, two guards held a piece of red silk and blocked the front of the carriage. The driver was a retired disabled cavalryman who had lost a leg. When he saw Gao Yuan approaching, he had already jumped down from the carriage and walked toward him. Gao Yuan performed a military salute.

"Wang Erhu, the commander of the third post on the left wing of the Chima Battalion of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, has met the commander-in-chief!"

"You're a veteran!" Gao Yuan patted him on the shoulder, "How are you doing? Are you still living a good life?"

"It's going well, I'm having a great time!" Wang Erhu's face flushed with excitement, "Although the villain lost a leg, when he retired, the army gave him a generous pension. Now I use this pension to invest in Sihai Trading's shares. , the annual dividends are enough to support the family's life. The villain is good at riding. Although he has no legs and can't ride a horse, he can drive the cart quickly and well. The car dealer hired the villain to drive the cart, and he is paid two silver per month. Two, although it’s a bit harder, the income is really good.”

"Okay, I feel relieved that you are doing well!" Gao Yuan nodded happily, "Today you are driving the first carriage, so you have to use your expertise to deliver these guests to their destination safely and quickly! "

"Yes!" Wang Erhu replied neatly. (To be continued)