Magistrate Yuan nodded, "What General Li said is that you and Mrs. De Rui are both people trusted by His Majesty. This report is also because the matter is of great importance and we cannot make decisions without authorization."

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Master Yuan said that we should each write a note and report it to His Majesty, waiting for His Majesty's instructions."

Magistrate Yuan and Li Yuanqing sent people to investigate the spies respectively to prove whether Larmore's words were true or false.

In addition, they each wrote a note and rushed six hundred miles away to the capital.

In the evening, when Li Yuanqing came back, Liu Pan'er and several children looked nervous, waiting for the results of today's investigation.

When Li Yuanqing saw this, he laughed and said, "Why are you so nervous? Your mother and I are not afraid of slanted shadows. It will be fine."

Hearing this, Li Rong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. It's good that my mother is fine. My mother is such a good person and has benefited so many people."

Li Nan and Li Xiaobao also knew that now was not the time for them to talk, so they stayed calm and did not cause trouble to their parents.

Li Dabao thought for a while, "Father, mother, how about we go back to the capital?"

Liu Pan'er shook his head and smiled, "Don't worry, even if we return to the capital, we still have to wait for His Majesty's order. We cannot act rashly."

Li Yuanqing took it seriously, "The matter is not as serious as you think. Don't worry, your mother and I can protect you no matter what time."

As more and more investigations were conducted, Li Yuanqing and Magistrate Yuan got more and more information and paid more and more attention to it.

Liu Paner continued to arrange for people to continue to manage the sugar beet fields, as well as the wheat and corn grown on the gravel fields. These are the top priorities this year.

On the contrary, although Liu Pan'er also renovated the mulberry trees and silkworms, the main industries of Mulberry City, most of them were handed over to others and did not go to see them.

Anyway, the villagers who raise silkworms are more experienced than her, and they are also more experienced than her in planting mulberry trees.

The reclaimed wasteland was not idle. It was past the farming season, so Liu Paner got some watermelon seedlings suitable for planting in this climate to grow watermelons.

The growth period of these melons is very short, and they can be harvested in three months.

By then, dry Sangcheng will be able to have delicious watermelons with lots of moisture.

The anxiety in Sangcheng was in sharp contrast to the calmness in the capital.

Emperor Zhou Ping received the package from Li Dabao, which contained an improved cement formula that could prevent drying and cracking and increase the hardness.

Emperor Ping of Zhou was very happy and immediately ordered people to start firing.

Li Dabao was still young, so it was impossible for Emperor Zhou Ping to leave this matter to Li Dabao. It wasn't that he didn't trust Li Dabao, but that Li Dabao was too capable and could make other things, so he couldn't waste Li Dabao's time.

Time passed quickly, and in less than ten days, six trucks of cement were made.

Emperor Ping of Zhou sent people to mix sand and gravel, and began to pave the compacted road according to the method provided by Li Dabao.

Six trucks of cement seemed like a lot, but when it came time to use it, it felt like it was too little.

With the addition of mud and sand, a road about one foot wide and fifteen feet long was built.

Cover the road surface and wait until the road surface dries, then remove the covering to reveal a smooth road surface.

Extremely hard and waterproof

Emperor Zhou Ping came to visit every day after going to court.

In order to facilitate observation, he specially laid it in the palace.

Now that it's finished, I brought the ministers here to have a look today after the next court session.

Gu Shao had seen it before at Li's house, but it had cracks on it.

The current cement floor is smooth and has no cracks.

It seems that Li Dabao succeeded.

This guy is truly a talent.

Emperor Zhou Ping pointed to the road and asked very arrogantly: "Everyone, what do you think of these roads?"

Everyone was confused, but they had never seen such a smooth road. After going up there, they felt it with their feet.

The Minister of Household Affairs was surprised, "Your Majesty, this road is different from the usual road. It is as hard as stone, but Wei Chen feels that it is not stone or bluestone."

The Minister of Rites had walked from beginning to end when he saw a bucket beside him. He poured a ladle of water on it and found that although there was water on the road, it was not muddy.

Not only that, as the sun shines, the road surface dries out in a short time.

"Your Majesty, if our roads throughout the Zhou Dynasty were built like this, the carriages would be faster, and we wouldn't have to worry about rainy days."

The first-grade censor is usually responsible for supervising the whole country, from the imperial court to the common people, middle-level officials and merchants, who are all the targets of their impeachment inspections.

Considering that floods often occur, even if there is no fraud, the dams still need to be repaired every year to withstand floods.

If this thing is used to build a dam, will it be stronger and more durable?

"Your Majesty, I kindly ask you to use these materials to repair the embankment and see if it is strong and durable?" Master Cai, the first-rank imperial censor, asked respectfully.

In addition, other ministers asked and gave advice.

Emperor Zhou Ping laughed and said: "This kind of thing is called cement. The road paved with mixed mud, sand and gravel can also be used to build embankments."

Everyone got the exact answer from His Majesty and asked for it one after another. Whoever comes out first will get the credit.

Emperor Zhou Ping nodded, "Okay, after we expand production, we will first build a cement road from the capital to Tongzhou Wharf."

If you take a boat or a carriage from the south, you will first arrive at Tongzhou, and then rush from Tongzhou to the capital.

This road is the busiest.

Now it is most suitable for road construction.

The process of building roads is also quite interesting.

A road is split into two sides. One side is built first. The other side is an old road that can still be used for walking, and then the other side is built.

Not only will this not delay the journey, but it will also take the opportunity to widen the road, killing two birds with one stone.

After testing, Emperor Zhou Ping began to order mass production.

Soon after, road construction began.

This road has attracted the attention of many people.

Emperor Zhou Ping gave Li Dabao many rewards and sent them directly to Sangcheng.

Before the rewards here arrived, Emperor Zhou Ping received a tip from the secret guard, which made Emperor Zhou Ping feel a little panicked.

That's a hundred thousand troops from the north.

Although Li Yuanqing said before that some people were eating up their wages, they have now begun to gradually fill in the number of people, and it is estimated that they will soon reach a real army of 100,000.

If Li Yuanqing colludes with Beirong, not only will the north be in danger, but even the capital will be threatened.

But Emperor Zhou Ping soon calmed down.

He has all the information about Li Yuanqing in his hand, which can prove that Li Yuanqing has no relationship with Beirong.

In addition, Li Yuanqing has made great achievements in battle, and his great achievements are all real and there is nothing false.

Emperor Zhou Ping thought about it carefully and found that he had great trust in Li Yuanqing from beginning to end and rewarded him generously.

Not only that, he never neglected Li Yuanqing and Li Yuanqing's family.

The life experience of Drev Liu Pan'er is indeed a bit complicated.
Chapter completed!