The carriage slowly moved forward on the wide and solid cement-paved avenue. Qin Feng opened the window and admired the beautiful scenery outside a little greedily. Snowflakes were falling scattered between the world. It seemed that in a few days, heavy snow would come as scheduled. In the fields, green winter wheat had already emerged. The heavy snow fell, which was equivalent to covering them with a thick layer of cotton wool so that they could safely survive this cold winter. From time to time, you can see track cars under construction one by one. This is the main track line from Yuejing to Yongping County. In winter, it has also entered the peak season for construction. The labor costs in the Ming Dynasty have become increasingly expensive. Only in the slack season in the winter will there be a lot of idle labor. The labor costs at this time will also drop a lot. Therefore, when winter comes, it is always the time when all kinds of major projects in the Ming Dynasty are working hard.

After returning to Yongping County from the poor western land, Qin Feng felt that he had entered a normal world. The poverty in the western land was still shocking, and it was like two worlds compared to the Ming Dynasty. This also strengthened Qin Feng's determination to build this Grand Canal. Only by connecting the rivers and roads and closely connecting the western land with the local land can the appearance there fundamentally change.

The people are rich and stable, which is Qin Feng's unswerving creed.

"Your Majesty, the design of the track trunk line of Yongping County is really a problem. I think Cheng Weigao must have made a lot of money here!" Eunuch Le said a little unhappy.

"Oh, why do you say that?" Qin Feng asked curiously.

"I have also walked other places. All the track trunks are along the ready-made avenues, which not only saves survey costs, but also saves a lot of roadbed costs. Unlike Yongping County, which is like the winding lines, it rarely uses the existing foundation." Eunuch Le was a little angry.

"I have a different view on this." Qin Feng shook his head: "This may be what makes Cheng Weigao unique."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Eunuch Le was puzzled.

"It's very simple. Look at the road we are taking, isn't it great?" Qin Feng asked.

"Of course it's excellent. The floor is completely paved with cement, not only straight but also wide."

"That's right. The people along this avenue have made great progress with this avenue. If a rail car is built here, it will be just a icing on the cake. However, the design of Yongping County has just bypassed this route and took places where there are no avenues. This is equivalent to giving other places the opportunity for rapid development." Qin Feng said with a smile: "Cheng Weigao still has some ideas. With this alone, many border officials are not as good as him. Most border officials are thinking about how to save costs and then use the saved money to do other things. Cheng Weigao thought about how to use this to lay a solid foundation for future development. This is the difference."

Eunuch Le was stunned for a moment and sighed: "I heard someone say something before, but I didn't agree with it. Now it seems that this is true."

"What's the matter?"

"That person told me that whenever a corrupt official has outstanding personal abilities, even far exceeding ordinary officials." Eunuch Le said justice.

Qin Feng was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "You are not wrong. Just imagine that no matter which dynasty or the other, you hate corruption. There will always be a series of systems to check and balance and monitor. But throughout the ages, how have corrupt officials been banned? If corrupt officials don't have a few tricks, how can they succeed?"

"Just like Cheng Weigao?"

"Cheng Weigao is not a corrupt official in the true sense, this person has a bottom line." Qin Feng shook his head: "This is also the reason why I don't want to go into it. So I transferred him from Yongping County and removed the foundation on which the Cheng clan members depended for survival, and everything will naturally return to the right track. By the way, did Chai Ziming leave safely?"

Eunuch Le nodded: "Cheng Weigao did not start silence. This person is afraid that he will be about to arrive in Chu. Our people have been paying attention to him. After he settles, he will pay attention to him for a while."

"If Cheng Weigao really takes action, my evaluation of him will be a little lower." Qin Feng said lightly.

"Since I haven't started on the way, it seems that Cheng Weigao is truly nostalgic, or he has full trust in Chai Ziming." Eunuch Le said justice.

"That's it. Leave the follow-up matters to Chen Ye. He will do the things calmly." Qin Feng nodded.

"If you forget about it, it's really cheap. Cheng Weigao will escape unstoppable, and you can be promoted to a jazz in the future!" Eunuch Le's tone was full of unfairness.

"Don't be so sour. Everything has to start from the overall situation. Do you think Jin Jingnan really knows nothing about what happened in Yongping County?" Qin Feng disagreed.

"Who is Jin Yizheng, if he really knows about Cheng Weigao, would he pretend not to know?" Eunuch Le said in surprise.

Qin Feng patted Eunuch Le on the shoulder: "You really underestimate Jin Jingnan. He is the next candidate for the prime minister I like. It's such a fool, so how can you be qualified to be the prime minister of a country? If you carefully study the people Jin Jingnan has taken over the years, you will find that all his actions are consistent with the development strategy of the Ming Dynasty. Although his methods are fierce, he is really not a straight person! I dare say that in his study, there must be a table with the information about Cheng Weigao, but when we return to Yuejing, these information will definitely be punished by him."

Eunuch Le blinked his eyes a few times and finally nodded: "The old slave understands."

"There are not many things in this world, especially when being an official, governing the government, expanding and conquering the world, all of which are in a blur. If you really want to go to extremes, it will be a bad thing." Qin Feng said quietly: "When I left, Cheng Weigao had already stated that the Cheng clan members would donate five million taels of silver to build the track car from Yongping to Hulao. This line is expected to be completed in three years. By then, the main line from across the capital to Yongping County must have been mature, and it can be connected with the main line. The construction of the canal has probably been completed. From then on, the western land is truly closely linked to this track."

"In this way, the rule of the Ming Dynasty on the western region will become more unbreakable. Because with canals and rail cars, the western region will no longer be a remote area that is out of reach for the court."

"You're right, this world will become smaller due to the vigorous development of transportation!" Qin Feng said with a smile. "Look, it will take many days for us to return to Yuejing from Yongping County, but after the rail car is successfully built, the time will be shortened to one-third. By that time, the population will be faster and wealth will naturally flow faster, and the Ming Dynasty will become richer. Think about Cenzhou, even if we are quick to rush, it will take more than a month to go there. However, the canal is built, go up the river, and then transfer to the rail car. At most, it will take more than ten days to transport the production of Cenzhou to Yuejing for sale. Legong, when it comes to Cenzhou, I can remember their Cenzhou melons and sand dates, which really leave a fragrance!"

Eunuch Le deeply understood this. When they set out to Cenzhou, the weather was so hot that it was terrible, but when they came back, God began to snow. In a blink of an eye, they left Yuejing City for three months.

Looking at Qin Feng's excited look as if the wanderer was returning home immediately, Eunuch Le squeezed the teeth and said carefully: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the Empress will be unhappy this time?"

"Why are you unhappy? A small separation is better than a newlywed, you don't understand." Qin Feng disagreed.

Eunuch Le couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He was a eunuch, and Qin Feng said this to him, so it was naturally difficult to respond.

"Your Majesty, those women from Chu, especially the daughter of the Xie family, are preparing to let you enter the palace. As soon as you opened the golden mouth of the Hulao Palace, you gave him a marriage to Murong Hai's son. I'm afraid that the Empress will be very unhappy, and the Xie family will be unhappy."

Qin Feng smiled, "Where is Xi'er? Only she knows the only thing she is happy about. Even if she is really unhappy, I have a way to make her happy. As for the Xie family, haha, is Murong Yuan not worthy of his daughter? This kid has done a good job in Chu. In just a short time, he has been from a county magistrate to a government chief. It has only been a year. His son is my personal soldiers. He has just been released to command the army, and he has a bright future. How dare the Xie family dislike them?"

"That's right, but the Xie family came to the royal family, and the empress also promised so much at the beginning." Eunuch Le said with a wry smile.

"Is the Emperor's Family easy to be a relative?" Qin Feng sneered, "If the Xie family can turn this corner, assist Murong Yuan, the potential stock, and help him do things well in Chu, the future may not be bad. If you really have any ideas because of this, hehe, the national law is ruthless."

Eunuch Le let out a long sigh, knowing that Your Majesty is using the Xie family as a devil. He first gave the daughter of Xie out, and the rest must understand that the emperor's intentions will never change. I'm afraid that in the emperor's eyes, Xie's past was useful before, but now the Ming Dynasty has firmly controlled the land of Chu. Xie's weight is greatly insufficient compared to Murong Hai, Murong Yuan and his son.
Chapter completed!