Chapter 727 Preparation

As soon as they heard about the highway, everyone immediately became excited. They were really curious about what the highway that was not afraid of being washed away by rain looked like.

As soon as she saw everyone's expectant eyes, she knew what they were thinking. Qin Chuchu didn't hesitate any longer and raised her hand to point in the direction of the distant mountains.

"I wonder if any of you have seen that black mine over there in the distant mountains, the one that emits a foul smell."

Following the direction of her finger, everyone looked outside. After thinking for a moment, Feng Qi spoke first.

"Princess, are you talking about the one closest to Black Earth Mountain? The rocks there are pitch black."

As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of Black Earth Mountain, where he had been before when his master asked him to follow the princess.

I took a special look at it. It was black and didn't look like stone. It was sticky and had a bad smell.

I accidentally rubbed it on my hand and it took me several days to wash it off.

I've always felt that the way the princess looked at those things was not right, but now I understand what's going on. After all, they are treasures.

"Yeah." Qin Chuchu looked at Feng Qi and nodded.

He distributed the drawings in his hand to everyone.

"That's asphalt, the main raw material used in road construction. The specific process is drawn on the blueprint..."

As Qin Chuchu spoke, she explained to everyone what was drawn on the drawing.

When laying the foundation, what size stones are needed, how many types are needed, and what tools are needed.

How to screen, how to compact the road surface, how to mix asphalt, and how to pave the road.

He explained it in detail, which amazed everyone again.

I didn't expect that the road could be built in this way. If what the princess said is true, then once this highway is built, it will never be washed away again, and it will truly become a permanent prison.

Seeing that everyone understood her explanation, Qin Chuchu looked at everyone again.

"We also need to green the square in our Happy Home, and plant some low trees.

But the trees on our training ground and on both sides of the road need high-tech ones, which can not only extend the life of the road, but also... "

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by General Cheng beside her.

"Training ground?"

General Cheng looked at Princess Chen in disbelief, then glanced at the people sitting next to him.

Like him, they all had an expression of disbelief on their faces. You know, raising a private army is a big taboo for the emperor.

You can be accused of treason at any time.

“………………” Qin Chuchu was stunned.

Just as she was about to speak, she received the man's gaze and suddenly realized something, and quickly changed her words.

"Oh, that's right. The training ground I mentioned is actually a fitness center. You all know that the environment here is special.

There is always the possibility of foreign enemies invading. The prince and I have discussed this and after this place is built, we will arrange for everyone to have daily fixed training to strengthen their physical fitness.

In case the imperial army cannot arrive in time when foreign enemies invade, we will be able to protect ourselves.

Several adults have also seen that there are so many people here, and they think we need to build a large fitness center so that the elderly and children can participate and achieve national fitness."

As soon as she finished speaking, the adults all looked relieved.

"So that's how it is." General Cheng and the others nodded.

It seems that they were overthinking it. What Princess Chen said made sense. They were guarding the border here, and across the border was the ambitious Chuxiong Kingdom.

Although it is peaceful now, there is no guarantee that nothing will happen in the future. After all, there were constant wars in the early years, and it has only been peaceful in the past two years.

If a war breaks out, even if the imperial court sends troops, it will be like sending water from afar to quench thirst.

But if the people have the ability to protect themselves, it would be different.

I have to admire the strategy of Prince Chen and Princess Chen. They know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace, which is truly rare.

Lord Zhao and Grand Tutor Sun also nodded in agreement. Prince Chen and Princess Chen were indeed thoughtful.

Seeing that the adults believed it, Qin Chuchu sighed secretly and glanced at the man next to her.

I almost said baldness.

“………………”Han Muchen curled the corners of his lips slightly.

It was funny to see Chuchu's relieved look on her face.

In fact, there is no need to be so nervous. The adults in front of me are all my father's confidants, and they have a close relationship with me.

Even if this matter were to be told to others, I think they would pretend not to hear it.

But it’s better not to say it explicitly, so as to avoid being taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives.

In the following period, it was very lively. After all, this thing was new and everyone asked questions and discussed it non-stop.

When Aunt Liu called everyone to have lunch, they reluctantly walked out of the house, each of them with excitement on their face, as if they had obtained some great treasure.

Even Dean Su was dragged to the restaurant by Master Sun for dinner.

"Uncle Liu, have you figured out the headcount?"

Qin Chuchu put the food into her mouth while looking at the housekeeper Liu next to her.

I've been busy now and just got back. I guess the number of people has been counted.

"My princess, we've already counted the number of people who are able to work, and there are approximately 400,000 people, both men and women."

"Well, the prince and I will assign specific tasks when we have time."

Qin Chuchu nodded. She didn't expect there were so many people. She thought they were almost ready to use. She seemed to remember something and turned to look at Butler Liu again.

"By the way, Uncle Liu, do you know where I can find some good trees around here? They don't need to be too tall."

She opened her mouth and waited for the man to feed her, while looking at Butler Liu.

Now that the highway construction is about to begin, we have to quickly decide on the sapling issue.

And I have to supervise this matter myself, especially the square of Happy Home, I have to choose some places with beautiful scenery.

Butler Liu thought for a while and pointed in the direction of the south.

"There's a Wanbao Mountain on the south side of Qingzhou Prefecture. It's quite old and has many varieties of trees. Princess, you can go there and choose some."

Wanbao Mountain has been there for hundreds of years, and there are countless varieties of trees in it. I think the princess can find what she wants.

"Oh, fine then. Let's go there this afternoon." Qin Chuchu was delighted.

I suddenly became interested in the Wanbao Mountain mentioned by Butler Liu.

It’s a good opportunity to choose the tree species now while I’m not busy, so I don’t have to go there myself later.

After saying that, he looked at Feng Yi at the front table.

"Go to the market this afternoon and order the tools we need so we don't get delayed when we start work in two days."

Today's projects are large in scale and require many things, especially the large stone rollers for compacting the road surface, which have to be made in advance.

"Yes, I'll go there in a moment." Feng nodded.

After the meal, everyone discussed for a while before going about their own business.

Qin Chuchu's nap was over and she was ready to take people to Wanbao Mountain to select saplings.

After a simple tidying up, he walked out of the yard with April. When he saw the wanderer in front of him, he opened his mouth in surprise.

"Your Majesty, is this person carrying too many?"