I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

Chapter 221 [1 More] 221

Huo Guang looked at the document sent by the governor of Dunhuang, then at Liu Tan, took a deep breath and asked, "What did you tell Lu Xuan?"

In fact, he wants to ask when did you write to Lu Xuan?

But, it's not easy to ask, he can't control the private life of the king of the north.

If Lu Xuan hadn't attached himself to the big man, he could still stop it, just like stopping Liu Tan from wanting to contact Captain Zuo.

But now... for no reason.

Liu Tan said: "I just thanked him. After all, he helped me out. It's not good to say nothing."

Well, thanking Lu Xuan for opening the door to the new world for him is also a thank you, so I won't mention this, what if Huo Tiantian gets into trouble?

Huo Guang said with a cold face: "The person is given to His Highness, His Highness can go and get it by himself."

It is impossible for so many people to be escorted directly to Yumen Pass. At any rate, there are nearly a thousand people. The guards of Yumen Pass and the Dunhuang county guard are almost scared to death!

He directly stopped the person at Yumen Pass, and quickly wrote to Wangdu asking how to deal with it.

Liu Tan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay!"

Liu Tan turned around and told Miao Rui: "Pack up your things, let's go."

After he finished speaking, he saw Huo Guang blocking the door, and he couldn't help asking cautiously: "Then what... is there anything else?"

Huo Guang's voice was cold: "As far as I know, little Kunmi is not at Yumen Pass at this moment, and His Highness also couldn't see him in the past."

Liu Tan turned around in his mind several times before he realized that Huo Guang was dissatisfied that he was going to pick up someone.

He couldn't hold back and whispered, "Didn't you let me go?"

Huo Guang endured it and said in a low voice: "Does His Highness need to go in person just to receive the prisoners?"

Liu Tan is as good as he is: "I let Li Buyan and Wei Buyi go."

Huo Guang asked back: "Then how many more will you bring back?"

Liu Tan: ...

After being bullied by the chain, Liu Tan's voice was even lower: "Then...then you can just send someone there, anyway, these people are not for me to use."

Only then was Huo Guang satisfied, turned around and left Liu Tan's study, and after walking a distance, he suddenly asked Bi Gao who had sent him out, "Do you think His Highness is pampering me too much?"

Bi Gao was stunned for a moment: "This... how could the Prime Minister think so? Your Highness is always talking about the Prime Minister's recent work, and he doesn't want to cause trouble for the Prime Minister."

Huo Guang's heart softened, he took a long breath and said nothing.

It's really strange for him to ask such a question suddenly. In the past, he has always behaved in a law-abiding manner, cautious in his words and deeds, and he has almost never been in the aggressive state just now.

His Royal Highness is indeed very annoying sometimes, but the problem is that his father is more annoying than him, and Huo Guang has never been so outspoken.

It can only show that after coming to the northern border country, he has gradually become less cautious.

The caution in the past was for the Huo family as well as for himself. Liu Che is not a person who is easy to serve, and his thoughts are generally incomprehensible to ordinary people, so it is best to be honest and obedient.

What Liu Tan said, his train of thought is incomprehensible to ordinary people, but he has almost never attacked his own people.

Huo Guang felt that it was precisely because of this that he dared to be so presumptuous just now.

But... the country can only assist the princes and kings, and Liu Tan's indulgence to him suddenly made him a little uneasy.

Thinking of this, Huo Guang had to remind himself to be careful.

So from that day on, Liu Tan found that Huo Guang's behavior seemed to be back to when they first met, a ruthless working machine.

Liu Tan was a little disturbed by him, thinking that he was still angry, and after holding it for two days, he finally couldn't help asking: "Mr. Huo, you are the Prime Minister of the country. If you feel something is wrong, you can tell me directly. Do you want to?" Really angry, I told Li Buyi to send him back."

Huo Guang looked up at Liu Tan, thinking that you are really different from your father.

He said helplessly: "Your Highness, you want to stand up. If the minister can refute His Highness at any time, where does His Highness' prestige come from?"

Huo Guang kept his eyes down when he said this, as if he didn't dare to look at Liu Tan.

Liu Tan simply lay down on the desk, looked up at Huo Guang, forced him to look at him and said, "I don't need to beat and scold my courtiers to gain my prestige."

Huo Guang said lightly, "But don't be too conniving."

If he has no respect for Liu Tan, then everyone may follow suit in the future.

Liu Tan felt that he had a little understanding of Huo Guang's meaning, and thought that it was fine for others, but didn't you know what you were like?

Those who dare to challenge you are either deposed or on the way to be deposed. Of course, princes and kings will not be deposed, but I can't bear it if you pick someone up.

Liu Tan very bluntly said: "I know this matter in my mind, what should you do, how should you do it, and the prime minister of the country must also be majestic. By the way, I remember that the foundation pit has been dug, right?"

Huo Guang was suddenly alert: "Indeed, what do you think, Your Highness?"

Liu Tan said: "It's nothing, just confirm the arrangement of the sewage pipes again, and it must be done according to the drawing."

Huo Guang actually didn't really want to discuss this, it's really difficult to be elegant, but he still had no choice but to respond: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I've already ordered it, Your Highness doesn't need to be too concerned about this."

Liu Tanxin said that this is the most important thing, don't you care about waiting for it to become the second Chang'an City in the future?

He still wanted to say something, but suddenly saw the door of the study opened, but he couldn't see any figure, he couldn't help but asked vigilantly, "Who is it?"

No one answered, just when Miao Rui was about to go to have a look, Huo Guang turned around and saw a black and white ball clumsily walking in, he couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth: "It's rolling."

Liu Tan tilted his body to take a look, and after seeing him, Gun Gun trotted over and nestled into his arms very familiarly.

Liu Tan let out a long sigh as he hugged this solid meat dumpling: "Go away, you can't do this in the future, I won't be able to hug you when you grow up."

However, Gun Gun, who had found a comfortable position, expressed that he would not listen, and even reached out for a hug.

Liu Tan had no choice but to continue discussing with Huo Guang while holding it.

Huo Guang's tolerance for Gun Gun has risen sharply now, after all, compared with a certain little Kunmi, Gun Gun is much cuter.

But Xiao Kunmi's contribution to Shuofang City is indeed real. After the arrival of these 1000 people, the construction progress of the entire city suddenly accelerated a lot, and the underground drainage system required by Liu Tan was also arranged.

However, limited by the current level of science and technology, only the main urban area, or the rich area, can really realize underground sewage discharge. Although the poor area is also laid, the pipeline network is not so developed.

Liu Tan originally wanted to lay everything, but in the end he was convinced by the reality. Huo Guang's reason is simple: "A large part of underground sewage needs water, and those people can't afford that much water."

First of all, although there is no water fee, the corresponding fetching of water has to be done by oneself. The water consumption is huge and no one can pump so much water every day while maintaining their livelihood.

In the end, Liu Tan had no choice but to give up with regret, but he still saved the design.

Sewage pipes can be added temporarily, if necessary in the future.

With the construction of the city, the steel bars are also being tested little by little.

In fact, Liu Tan prefers to call the steel bar the current steel bar, because after testing it, it is actually quite different from the steel bar he knows.

In this process, some people have proposed to use bamboo, which is flexible and can also play a supporting role. In fact, many buildings in Chang'an use bamboo and wood as bones.

Liu Tan almost died laughing when he heard this proposal: The place with the most bamboo in the whole northern border country is probably the panda garden in his home, and it is not sure how long these bamboos can live. Shipping here, the freight is much more expensive than using steel bars!

After all, he has iron ore in his hands!Even if there is no iron ore and it is impossible to use bronze as the bone, he can't use bamboo and wood. Using bronze is equivalent to burning money, using bamboo and wood is more expensive than burning money, and it also wastes a lot of time.

The craftsman who proposed to use bamboo and wood left in despair. After all, he came from Chang'an and was used to this kind of thinking.

Although the strength of the steel bars here is not strong enough for Liu Tan, it is actually very good when used. The first thing to use this kind of steel bars is the underground pipes. Because of the load-bearing relationship, Liu Tan is worried that the cement pipes alone may not be able to support much. It took a long time, so Huo Guang was urged not to save money in this area, but to test the strength of the steel bars first.

Huo Guang was so entangled by him that he couldn't help it, so he agreed.

It should be said that when there are enough people, the construction speed is really fast. At least by the end of April, the foundations of the city have been laid, the pipelines have been laid, and the construction of the above-ground buildings has even begun. Basically it's easy.

Because there is no need to worry about the facilities in the square for the time being, the main building is the Prime Minister's Mansion, which is the office of the Northern Kingdom's court, and then the residences of the officials.

Then there is paving the road. At this time, Huo Guang realized the benefits of Liu Tan's layout, because he didn't need to bother to design roads anymore.

By the beginning of May, the entire city had begun to take shape, and it had been several months since the Huns invaded, and most of the people had come out of their psychological shadows, especially after seeing the cement-paved roads and the erected walls. , are full of hope for the future.

Anyway, now the new Shuofang City finally has the aura of a royal capital.

Just when Liu Tan was elated and began to think about what tricks he would make of the few workshops he bought, a message came from far away Chang'an: the emperor felt that the surrendered city was still a little far away from the Huns Khanate, so he appointed Zhao Po Nu threw more than [-] men for General Junji, and marched more than [-] miles northwest of Shuofang to Junji Mountain to join the Xiongnu Zuoduwei.

The smile on Liu Tan's face gradually disappeared.