"Aren't you bored? I'm going to go out and take you to see you. Maybe I'll be in a better mood." Liu Bei said with a smile, then handed the whip to the groom beside him, and followed him onto the carriage, "Go to Xitun, don't stay in the middle."

"This is considered to be leaving the post without permission." The carriage shook slightly, and then moved smoothly, and the speed became faster and faster. Chen Xi sat on the soft chair, looked at Liu Bei, rolled his eyes and said.

"Understanding the people's sentiments is also the duty of the three public. Compared to being arrogant in the Zhengyuan, field investigations have more meanings. After all, I am not you, and I can tell the autumn with just one leaf." Liu Bei said with a smile, and did not feel bad because of Chen Xi's words.

"I just think General Xu is very embarrassed when you run away like this," Chen Xi shook his head and said, "What a good thing we have to take into account General Xu's senses."

"No need. Zhongkang has already gone back on vacation. I used to take Zhongkang with me when I went out, but unfortunately Zhongkang was too easy to be exposed." Liu Bei said resentfully. Xu Chu's body shape was destined to be his own recognition. The people may not know Liu Bei, but if they grow up to be a cruel person like Xu Chu as a guard, they must be a noble person.

"It seems that Gong Xuande has a lot of time to go out to play!" Chen Xi crossed his hands with an angry expression. He has worked hard during this period, but Liu Bei actually went out to play.

"The higher the position, the further away from the people. Perhaps this is not a problem for those who come from a wealthy family, but I was once one of these all living beings. I also made a wish to make a feast for them, and I also vowed that this intention was not easy. If I just left that, I would not be me." Liu Bei's face was extremely calm, but that kind of demeanor made Chen Xi sigh.

Maybe Liu Bei is indeed changing, but some of his original intentions have not changed. Even now, he is still practicing his beliefs.

"Well, that's right, this is what Duke Xuande has always been." Chen Xi nodded, not denying this. What impressed Chen Xi the most was that whether it was failure or success, whether it was down or out, or proud Liu Bei had always known what he was doing.

"Let's go and take you to see." Liu Bei said with a smile. Chen Xi's most convinced Liu Bei was not his talent and ability, but Chen Xi's ambition that has not changed over the years and the behavior of practicing his ambitions. Liu Bei always believed that this was the nature of himself and Chen Xi. They were both such people, and their goals were far away. I don't know whether they could achieve it, but they were always moving forward.

The carriage quickly passed through the construction site outside Chang'an City. Because the weather was still quite cold, even if the construction had started, it was mainly based on the construction of civil framework structures, and the roads were only about leveling the land and laying roadbeds. After all, the current concrete technology is really not up to standard.

Although cement firing technology has spread, new attempts have been made in various places, higher-level cement firing formulas have also emerged, and concrete used at lower temperatures has also not reached the standard that can be used at this level.

However, according to Chen Xi's estimate, there are original formulas and demands, and sooner or later, someone will create concrete or additives that can adapt to low temperatures. However, the Han Dynasty officials will not make too much investment in this regard, as long as it is enough.

"Chang'an is still in full swing." Chen Xi smiled and said, looking at the scene of his rapid retreat outside the car window.

"It's not just about being in full swing. In other eras, it will inevitably be a representative of the people's hard work and not sympathizing with the people's strength. But you are not only not wasteful of the people's wealth, but the people also signed up enthusiastically. I have to say that it has completely refreshed my understanding of the people's strength." Liu Bei also looked at the working people outside the window with a look of emotion.

"They wish to start work in winter, and even after this year, they proposed to adjust the corvee service to May before, they are now the kind that takes the initiative to work, not money." Chen Xi rolled his eyes and said, "To a certain extent, they are just doing corvee service now."

"..." Liu Bei fell into silence. He remembered that those who dared to let the people perform labor service in the middle of winter would be beaten to death. There seemed to be few such capable guys in history.

"Are they really doing corvee service?" Liu Bei suddenly asked.

"Yes, I didn't exempt part of the corvee service last year, but I found that our situation actually couldn't completely exempt this thing." Chen Xi said casually as he looked out the window.

In fact, Chen Xi’s current social structure is that he can be exempted from corvee service, converted into official employment, and even established a business staff to prepare some people to do these miscellaneous tasks. After all, corvee service is not long in itself. If he is a professional, he is not too expensive to be responsible for the whole year.

But Chen Xi later found that the corvee service was very useful when mobilizing. This thing was equivalent to compulsory. As long as it was not crazy, everyone got used to it, so Chen Xi did not have the idea of ​​completely exempting corvee service - I can exempt it, and I don’t even need you this year, but occasionally when I lack manpower, it’s good to draw hundreds of thousands of people to work!

"This is now in labor service, will there really be no turmoil?" Liu Bei looked out the window and frowned and asked. He really didn't know that the people outside were doing labor service. He thought that these people were here to make money. After all, Chen Xi has always been you who came to work and the official payment was paid.

"What's the turmoil?" Chen Xi rolled his eyes and lay on the car window and looked out, "If you drive them away and don't let them do labor service, they will scold you."

"What's the reason?" Liu Bei asked the question mark on his head. He didn't care about this group of people recently. He just asked those working people to give a soybean cake as a New Year gift after three days of working. That's right, Chen Xi's inventory, and then he didn't care. After all, this has been done for more than a year, and even the engineer has not changed. Just continue last year's policy.

"Reason?" Chen Xi glanced at Liu Bei, "Enjoy the corvee service as soon as possible, and then make money. It's winter now, and there's not much work done in a day, and the supervisors can't cause trouble. Moreover, the day is short, and the construction site manages food and hot tea. Complete corvee service early. When summer is long and the piece-based salary is done, work hard and do the work of the two days a day now."

Liu Bei was stunned. It was the first time he knew that there was such an operation.

"Winter and summer working hours are different. The daily minimum standard for winter corvee labor is at least half less than that in summer." Chen Xi said very cautiously, "Besides, the tea in winter is much more expensive than the dandelions in summer, so you know."

Liu Bei said he was shocked. There was also such an operation. This was simply a simple way to take advantage of the country. Who said that the people have no brains? It is related to the details of their lives. These people all have brains and are very skilled.

"I haven't thought about what you said at all." Liu Bei said that Chen Xi didn't go out much, so why do he know all about these things about Liba people? Even if he is a dream of a god and a man, he can't tell everything.

"So I'm relatively more powerful," Chen Xi said proudly. "In fact, drinking hot tea in winter is mainly because I can't use up the hot water from the bathhouse that I have made. It can save some trouble when it comes to providing it together. There is anthracite just north of Chang'an. Anthracite is used as the charcoal fire for the winter stove, and smoke is used to burn the boiler. Speaking of which, the super-large ceramic boiler has taken a lot of energy."

Chen Xi used to think that the boiler was made of iron, but the Han Dynasty really couldn't play with it, and there were some problems with the sealing, so he burned a pottery. Needless to mention the pottery process of the people in the Central Plains, it has always been the strongest in the world.

However, it was a big thing to make, so I gave up the sealing in the end. However, after one step was in place, the thing was erected next to the bathhouse, and the people who burned the stove did not turn off the fire all year round, and were mainly used to provide hot water in winter.

"Coal Mine." Liu Bei thought about it. He remembered that there was an open-pit mine in the north. In the Xitun where he often went, someone went there to pick up coal balls and burn it. However, by the way, this was an official coal mine. Liu Bei said he didn't know at all.

"Yes, other things may be lacking. This thing is enough. There are a lot of coal mines in Yongzhou and Bingzhou, and there are also many open-air ones, which are cheap." Chen Xi said with a smile.

In the past, when wood was burning in winter, it was inevitable that there were trees everywhere. Although the Han Dynasty was full of trees at this time, Chen Xi still had to consider the problem of being bald.

So Chen Xi started a coal mine and also sold things like honeycomb coal and coal stoves, which were of good quality and low price, and squeezed all the firewood sellers to death. However, before he squeezed them to death, Chen Xi incorporated these people. Now those who used to sell firewood in various villages, towns, and villages have been incorporated into coal sellers, and the mines are generous to take the goods first and then pay.

Anyway, a few hundred kilograms of coal are only a few hundred cents, and Chen Xi almost does nothing. Who makes the open-pit coal mine belong to the country? Just pick up money on the spot.

"I heard that if the people go to pick up coal, they don't care at the mine, right?" Liu Bei asked curiously. The place in Xitun is widely circulated.

"Why don't you ignore my orders and let the people run into the mine to pick up coal." Chen Xi asked with a depressed look on his face. "My order to the mine is that if the coal balls picked up by ordinary people will be handed over two-thirds of the ones, and if the others are taken away, who will change the orders randomly?"

"..." Liu Bei blinked his eyes. Isn't this a waste of money? But then Liu Bei remembered a question, "Why is he carrying a cage?"
Chapter completed!