After Zhao Jun said this, many ministers in the court began to complain.
They had never seen cement and didn't know what it was used for.
Besides, it's just used to pave the road, which doesn't sound like it would be of much use.
Everyone's excitement died down as they realized that this was not a profitable business.
Ying Zheng listened expressionlessly.
Although he had never seen the specific style of cement, Zhao Jun could say so.
Ying Zheng was willing to believe her.
He paused for a moment and glanced up at the people below.
Zhao Jun stood there calmly, seeming to be very confident.
"Alright, Zhao Qing is in charge of the Internal Affairs Office. I have seen the profits made in the past six months. She has created wealth for the Qin Dynasty, so I will not be stingy."
"You can go ahead and pave the way. The funds can be directly paid from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Since Ying Zheng had made the final decision, the people below naturally had nothing to say.
After Zhao Jun finished saying what he wanted to say, he quietly stepped aside.
The morning court ended quickly, but she was very busy afterwards.
After Zhao Jun discussed with Juzi, he paid a sum of money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs specifically for the renovation of the roads in the entire Xianyang city.
The overall road conditions in Xianyang are pretty good, and several main roads are all paved with stone slabs.
There is no problem walking normally, but when it rains, a lot of mud will still be brought out.
There are also many small paths that are not very presentable, basically they are all dirt or gravel.
She had mostly traveled by horse carriage before, but this time she had to walk on a small road in Xianyang in order to pave the road, which was indeed very inconvenient.
After determining the level road surface and purchasing the raw materials.
The Xianyang road renovation project has started in full swing.
Zhao Jun, the Mo family and Liang Shaofu kept shuttling back and forth in Xianyang City.
The road reconstruction in Xianyang was only the first step. She asked Liang Shaofu to come over in order to pave local roads from Xianyang to various places in the future.
The people of Xianyang City have been feeling something strange lately.
Many of the roads they usually walked on were cordoned off by government officials, who said they were leveling the road and temporarily suspended their use.
Many people did not understand why, and occasionally they would go to the construction site to watch secretly.
Sometimes you see them pouring some gray stuff and sprinkling water on it.
It was not until the first section of the road was paved and the garrison was evacuated that they walked back onto the road and everyone realized what had changed.
"How did you do that? How can it be so flat?"
"Yeah, yeah, and if you accidentally get some water on it, it'll dry up quickly. So when it rains, it'll be much easier to walk around."
“It’s just amazing.”
"I heard that this road was built by Lord Zhao and his men."
"Master Zhao, who is it?"
"You don't even know this. Lady Zhao is the first female official in our Qin State. She can speak to the king."
"And you know the papermaking workshop, it was built by this gentleman."
"I see. This lady is truly amazing. How could she have thought of all this? She's incredibly clever."
For a moment, everyone in Xianyang City ran to that road to watch.
There was endless praise for the road and Zhao Jun.
A lot of people gather around the newly built road every day, and everyone wants to try what it feels like to walk on such a road surface.
But soon, they no longer went to that road.
Because many small roads in Xianyang City have begun to be paved with cement.
The cement road in front of the papermaking workshop was one of the first roads to be paved.
After all, people come and go here every day.
Some merchants who came from other places to purchase were shocked by the smooth and flat road surface at the gate.
The streets lined with commercial shops were Zhao Jun's second priority for paving.
People who come here every day to shop, eat or play have noticed the changes here.
Mo Jia and Liang Shaofu were working very quickly, and the roads throughout Xianyang were being paved in an orderly manner.
Zhao Jun has now withdrawn from the main working team and only occasionally inspects the progress of the paving.
"Sir, you are now very famous in Xianyang."
Qingliu and Zhao Jun talked about the recent rumors on the street with smiles on their faces.
"Sir, this move is beneficial to the country and the people. You are truly wise."
Fusu has always been by her side. After watching her daily work, he was filled with admiration and never stopped praising her.
"Okay, I know I'm pretty good, so you don't have to praise me all the time. It puts a lot of pressure on me."
She held the form in her hand and spoke jokingly.
"The paving of the Xianyang road is almost finished. I saw the data provided by Tu Kang, and it didn't cost much."
"The workshop can earn back this amount of money in three days."
Zhao Jun handed the paper to Qingliu.
Qingliu had a good idea of how much money the workshop earned every day. When he saw the expenditure figure, he couldn't help but nod.
"Indeed, that's all."
Qingliu felt a little bit overwhelmed that he could actually say such words. It was no wonder, mainly because the workshop was so profitable.
The day before the first road was paved and officially opened, Zhao Jun brought Ying Zheng to see it secretly.
Lord Zhao did not have wooden floors laid in the palace, mainly because the palace was built so well that almost all the palaces had wooden floors paved with high-quality wood.
It looked very exquisite and there was no room for modification, so Zhao Jun did not destroy it.
So when the first road was paved, she naturally took Ying Zheng to take a look.
This is a main road, very close to the palace gate. Ying Zheng only came out in the evening and did not bring many people with him.
When he walked on the cement road himself, he had a deep feeling about what Zhao Jun had said before.
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