Han Dao world

Zhuge Liang sent Zhuge Jun to bring so many gifts, and there was no intention to deceive others. I am afraid that it was not only to remind him, but also to remind Xuzhou people.

If there is no accident, someone will soon come to visit and inquire about the news.

With Zhuge Liang's personality, this should be the emperor's order, at least a tacit approval.

"There is one more thing." Zhuge Jun said: "Queen Fu had a difficult labor. Although she saved her life, the prince died. However, the emperor promised that if Empress Fu could not conceive within five years, the emperor would choose another woman from Fu's family. Enter the palace."

After thinking about it for a while, Zhuge Jin understood the meaning behind the news.

The emperor's attitude is very firm, no one can shake Empress Fu's position, not Ruying people, Guanzhong people, and Liangzhou people.

In order to balance the strength of Ruying people, Guanzhong people, and Liangzhou people, the emperor is likely to select some Xuzhou people to become officials, especially Langya people.

For the Langya people, this is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity that cannot be missed.

"I understand."

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Huayin.

Liu Xie boarded the high platform in Daobei, looking at the frozen Yellow River on the north side, he was filled with emotion.

Four years ago, he stood here, turned the tide, defeated Li Jue and Guo Si who were chasing him, and changed the fate of "myself" as well as the fate of China.

Although there is a long way to go, he is confident that he is on the right path, even smoother than he expected.

There are many reasons, but one of them is very critical, at least he thinks it is very critical.

Scholars in this era really believe that the kingly way can be realized, and they firmly believe that as the leaders of the four peoples, they have such responsibilities and obligations.

Although when morality and interests conflict, most people will choose interests.However, when basic interests such as life and death are guaranteed, many people still choose morality and even make some sacrifices.

This is much better than those pseudo-elites in later generations who only care about rights and do not pay attention to responsibilities and obligations.

After all, the blood of young people still needs to be warmer.

After they were destroyed by the Wei and Jin Dynasties, they were not so passionate.

"Your Majesty!" A delicate voice came from behind.

Liu Xie turned his head and saw a girl standing a dozen steps away, looking at him with some embarrassment.She has a delicate appearance and a slender figure. She is wearing a uniform of the martial arts hall. She looks familiar, but she can't remember who it is.

"Is something wrong?"

The girl bowed slightly. "Chen Zhen Mi, I want to ask His Majesty something."

Liu Xie was stunned.No wonder it looked familiar, it turned out to be Zhen Mi.

"I haven't seen you for a few months, and you've grown taller again. I can't even recognize you." Liu Xie waved his hand, signaling Zhen Mi to come closer. "Are you still teaching martial arts? Why didn't you go to Tongwenguan Bookstore to work? I remember you did it in Wenxiu Bookstore before, and Mrs. Tang even praised you."

"The lecture hall will also build a bookstore in the future." Zhen Mi was a little disappointed at first, but when Liu Xie talked about her past in Wenxiu Bookstore, she became happy again. "I'm not interested in the classics of the Western Regions. It's more fun to make ordnance in the martial arts hall. Your Majesty, I thought of a way to build a bridge on the river. The model can also be used, but Huang Dajiang said no, he couldn't build a real bridge, and refused. Allocate money for trial production. Your Majesty, should I continue to try?"

Liu Xie thought for a moment. "What kind of river are you talking about?"

Zhen Mi stretched out her hand and pointed to the Yellow River in the distance. "Of course it's this river. Didn't Your Majesty say that if you can build a bridge over the river, you can be a Marquis of a thousand households? I want to be a Marquis."

Chapter 803 Thunder and Rain

Liu Xie couldn't help laughing, but then became a little proud.

It is not a small achievement for a woman to have the opportunity to confidently express her desire to be a marquis, and to enter the palace with craftsman skills such as bridge building instead of her own beauty.

If he hadn't advocated equality between men and women, such a thing would never have happened.

"Tell me about it in detail." Liu Xie said, "If it's really feasible, and Master Huang doesn't pay, I'll ask the Shaofu to help you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhen Mi was overjoyed, and took out a roll of blueprints from the leather pouch at her waist. "Please look, Your Majesty, this is a sketch I drew..."

Liu Xie and Zhen Mi stood side by side, and they knew the result with just one glance.

Zhen Mi's plan is theoretically feasible, but not technically feasible.

She doesn't have that kind of construction technology, and she doesn't have that kind of engineering materials.

The idea is good, the implementation is too difficult, if not impossible.

But he didn't say anything, he just listened quietly to what Zhen Mi said.

Because he knows that even if this plan is not possible for the time being, proposing this plan is a huge achievement in itself, and the process of verifying this plan can accumulate valuable experience.

Any great achievement cannot be achieved overnight, it is all tried step by step.

The process is sometimes more valuable than the result.

Seeing that Liu Xie was listening seriously, Zhen Mi spoke more fluently and naturally, her face was full of confidence, and her already delicate face looked more youthful and full of vitality.

Liu Xie involuntarily took a second look.

Zhen Mi was so immersed in her own world that she didn't even realize that Liu Xie's mind was no longer on the blueprint in her hands.

After finishing speaking, Zhen Mi turned to Liu Xie, and met Liu Xie's eyes.

"Your Majesty?" Zhen Mi looked puzzled, feeling that the emperor's expression was not quite right.

Liu Xie came back to his senses, his old face blushed, and he said quickly: "Your plan is very innovative and worth a try."

"Really?" Zhen Mi became excited, and immediately forgot the doubts just now.

"Of course. But if such a big bridge is to be built, it will probably cost a lot of money, right?"

"Hmm..." Zhen Mi tilted her head and thought about the picture. "I made a rough estimate, and it's estimated to cost 1000 million yuan."

"Ten million yuan is not a small amount. How much does a thousand households earn in a year? If something goes wrong, it can't be used after it is built, and the loss will be huge."

"Uh..." Zhen Mi looked at Liu Xie in surprise, her eyes widened, and she said, "Your Majesty, this...is not the same thing. The money for building the bridge and the income of a thousand households..."

Liu Xie waved his hand. "It's really not the same thing, so we have to be more cautious. Otherwise, the court spent 1000 million and sealed the Marquis of Thousand Households, but in the end the bridge can't be used. Wouldn't it be a big loss?"

Zhen Mi's eyes dimmed, she bit her plump lips lightly with neat white teeth, and said, "Then what if I raise money to build the bridge myself, and it can be used?"

Liu Xie froze for a moment, then laughed.He waved his hands and turned his head to look into the distance.

Rich people are stubborn when they talk, and they would rather spend tens of millions of dollars to build bridges than earn a thousand households.

For the Zhen family in Zhongshan, it is easy to get a thousand pieces of gold, but it is even more difficult for a thousand households.

It's a good deal.

"You made a mistake. It's not that the court is reluctant to spend money, but that it can't use the money like this. I know that your Zhen family in Zhongshan has money. If you are willing to pay for the bridge, the court will not refuse, or even ask for it. But building a bridge of this scale is much more difficult than you think, so you have to be careful. After all, even if it is your family’s money, it can’t be thrown into the water.”

Zhen Mi came to her senses a little bit.

"Your Majesty... also think that this idea of ​​the minister is not good?"

"No, I think it's feasible. At least it's worth a try." Liu Xie said, "Just be cautious and don't be in a hurry. I don't know how to build bridges, but I know a little about governing a country. Why don't you use it as a metaphor. Are you interested?" Do you listen?"

"Of course." Zhen Mi blurted out, and then said: "It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to listen to His Majesty's discourse."

Liu Xie was taken aback. "Is that an exaggeration?"

Zhen Mi nodded repeatedly, with a smile in her eyes, blushing.

Liu Xie shook his head with a smile, and didn't entangle Zhen Mi about this issue any more.

He knows that he has the reputation of a saint now, and he is quite popular, especially among young people.

He outlined his concerns.

In fact, whether it is governing the country or building bridges, the principles are similar, and the scale effect cannot be escaped.

Different scales bring different levels of difficulty, and that difficulty can be exponential.

There seems to be only an order of magnitude difference between governing a county with 10 people and governing a county with [-] people, but the difference in governance capacity is more than one order of magnitude.

Let alone governing a large country with tens of millions of people.

This is one of the reasons why the theory of governing the country in the Spring and Autumn Period cannot be implemented today.

A larger scale will inevitably bring more problems.To solve these problems, it is impossible to return to the past when the country was a small country with few people.Only by calming down, solving the technical gap between them, and keeping trying, can it be possible to achieve the final goal.

The same goes for building bridges.

Building a bridge with a span of 20 meters is not the same technical difficulty as building a bridge with a span of [-] meters.Building a bridge with a span of [-] meters may be completely impossible under the current technical conditions, and it is definitely not enough to enlarge the model.

Zhen Mi is very smart, and she has a lot of practical experience in the bookstore and martial arts lecture hall, but she has not encountered a problem of this scale, so it is inevitable that she will think things simply.

In contrast, Huang Chengyan and Huang Yueying's father and daughter have much richer experience, and they can tell at a glance that Zhen Mi's plan is impossible to realize.

Liu Xie agreed with their views, but did not agree with their approach.

He felt that it was better to let Zhen Mi try it step by step than to directly reject it.

Zhen Mi was very smart and quickly understood what Liu Xie meant.

"I understand His Majesty's worry a little bit." Zhen Mi rolled up the blueprint. "I should build a slightly larger bridge first, and then build a bigger one, instead of directly building a bridge that can cross the river."

"clever."

Zhen Mi was a little embarrassed to be praised so bluntly by Liu Xie.

"It's His Majesty who has built a strategic plan, and I'm just inferring it." She thought for a while, and then said: "No wonder His Majesty likes to climb high. It turns out that climbing high can not only see far, but also make people wise."

"You can't just climb high and look far, you have to be down-to-earth, and overcome one difficulty after another, otherwise it will be just talking about it." Liu Xie said with a smile: "You should know, I don't like to sit and talk about things."

Zhen Mi thought about it. "Your Majesty knows that His Majesty prefers to practice the Way. Forgive me for taking the liberty to ask if Your Majesty went to Jizhou to live in Jizhou, practice kingly ways, and set an example for Shandong people?"

Liu Xie was taken aback for a moment, then firmly nodded. "Yes." He pondered for a moment, then said again: "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Zhen Mi rolled her eyes, a red cloud appeared on her face. "Your Majesty wants to practice the kingly way in Jizhou, so I can't ask for it. It's just that I heard that the king ruled the world, and I should give it both kindness and power. I only saw His Majesty's thunderous anger, but did not see His Majesty's rain and dew. I am afraid that the people of Jizhou will have something to do." Misunderstand."

Chapter 804 Team Building

Liu Xie couldn't help but sighed.

As smart as Zhen Mi, she couldn't avoid it, so she seized the opportunity to intercede for the people of Jizhou.

Discussing the bridge construction plan is just an excuse, at least not the whole purpose.

Although a little disappointed, Liu Xie did not get angry.

It's hard to be offended by a beautiful young girl who is full of life.He is not a person with moral and cleanliness, and he cannot tolerate a little selfishness in his courtiers.

In this age of local values, who has the opportunity to speak for the people in his hometown, who would be wise and not say a word.

That may not be unselfish, but really selfish.

Of course, he didn't intend to let Zhen Mi get what he wanted easily, and he could still hold on to this bottom line.

Liu Xie pondered for a moment. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Of course." Zhen Mi blurted out, then felt a little rash, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please inquire."

"You said thunder and rain just now, so I want to ask, did the thunder come first or the rain?"

"Uh..." Zhen Mi understood in seconds, blinked her eyes, and seeing that Liu Xie was not angry, she said with a grin, "Sometimes there will be a few drops of rain before the thunder."

"Then how many talented women I have cultivated for Jizhou, do they count as those few drops of rain?"

Zhen Mi immediately twitched. "Your Majesty, I... I can't be considered a talented woman, but someone like Master Cai and Master Huang is a talented woman."

She was considered conceited in the past. She has been with Huang Yueying for so long, and she knows that the possibility of her surpassing Huang Yuexiang is very slim.

"They have their advantages, and you have yours, so don't belittle yourself."

"Then..." Zhen Mi blinked and mustered up her courage. "I dare to ask Your Majesty, what is your advantage?"

"Your advantage is operating."

Zhen Mi was thoughtful. "Your Majesty means that I should build bridges like running a bookstore?"

Liu Xie nodded.

Zhen Mi is indeed ice-snow-smart, she knows everything.

Don't look at her devoting a lot of effort to building bridges, but she is for the sake of becoming a marquis, not because she has much interest in building bridges, nor does she have much talent in this area.On the road of technology, there is a high probability that she will not be able to reach Huang Yueying's level.

But she is good at management, which Huang Yueying can't compare to.When she was in Hedong Bookstore, Mrs. Tang was very optimistic about her, but unfortunately she refused to stay in Hedong and went to Chang'an.

In Chang'an, she quickly seized the opportunity and became a member of Huang Yueying's team preparing to build a lecture hall.

Compared with specific technical research, she is better at managing, running business, and managing her own life.

It's a talent.