"Then congratulations, Your Highness. Now that you have received the approval of the King, you only need to ask the Emperor for permission to marry, and the wedding will be completed soon."
Lin Yue also expressed her sincere blessings.
Although she has a cold personality, she also recognizes Princess Ruyue.
"Ruyue has been traveling with us for over half a year. Let her spend more time with King Bingjian.
We have more important things to do and there is no time to rest.
The emperor has issued an order, asking me to be responsible for building a highway leading to the border.
It has to be done quickly!"
Li Ye knew that the enemy country couldn't wait to invade again.
As long as the new road can be built, troops can be sent quickly to provide support.
And the front-line troops can also get sufficient supplies.
At least you can be invincible.
Even if we drag it out, we can still bring down the enemy country.
When the weather turned cold, the enemy could not get enough food and had no choice but to retreat.
Just relying on the cold winter can consume a lot of the enemy's strength.
"Building roads is not difficult. We have built many of them before!" Lin Yue did not feel much pressure.
All you have to do is level the ground, lay a layer of lime on it and compact it, then lay large fired bricks on top, and you're done.
As long as there are enough people, roads can be built very quickly.
Li Ye smiled and didn't say much.
If he had become a thorn in the eyes of the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, they would definitely make moves in secret and would never let him repair the road smoothly.
There is no point in thinking about these things now, we can just deal with them as the time comes.
Sure enough, Li Ye’s guess was absolutely correct.
After the court session, the Crown Prince and the Third Prince gathered together, and they also summoned dozens of trusted ministers around them.
Discuss together how to deal with Li Ye.
A minister said: "Your Highnesses do not need to worry at all.
Building a road of nearly 2,000 kilometers is not something that can be done overnight, not to mention the huge cost.
Even if the prince is very rich, I am afraid he cannot afford it."
"Don't underestimate him! Many things that seem difficult to do in our eyes are accomplished easily by him.
We must never let him repair the road.
Despite having made so many contributions, he did not want any reward.
I suspect he has greater ambitions!"
The prince said with a serious expression.
"That's right. He has made such a great contribution but he doesn't want it. It only proves that he wants to make a breakthrough and fight for the throne. We must not let him succeed." The third prince frowned and also praised.
"Isn't this easy? Road construction first requires people, and secondly, money.
Millions of taels of silver are not so easy to raise.
As long as we don't allow anyone to give him money, this road will not be built.
Even if he can raise the shadow, as long as we interfere.
Still, no one dared to work with him."
An official had a wicked smile on his face, and at the same time he was extremely flattering to the two princes.
"That's absolutely right! All of you should pay close attention and watch carefully.
Do whatever it takes to stop the road construction."
"Please rest assured, Your Highnesses. If the Emperor asks us to build a road, we may not be able to do it, but we will definitely have no problem preventing him from building the road."
When the officials present heard this, they all smiled in approval.
The prince sneered repeatedly: "This time I will make him lose face in front of the court."
When Li Ye returned home, he didn't even bother to eat or rest.
Immediately call all the shopkeepers over.
Tell them that a road to the border needs to be built and ask them to prepare immediately.
Summon some people from Nanqianduo.
They had repaired the road once before and their technique was very proficient.
In addition to the disaster, there are no fields to farm and many people are idle.
The most important thing is that these people trust me very much, so it is easier to arrange work.
It is convenient to keep the technology of firing bricks firmly in one's own hands.
Once the money is in place, we can build a few more brick kilns and carry out construction in sections, which will greatly improve efficiency.
The shopkeepers all have experience and are very skilled at this kind of thing.
After listening to the arrangements, we immediately started preparing manpower.
Only then did Li Ye eat and rest.
When Wang Nangongyou returned home, Princess Ruyue was already waiting there.
Seeing his father coming back, he happily ran to greet him.
Hugging Nangong You's arm enthusiastically.
"Father, you're back! I've missed you so much in the past six months!"
If outsiders saw Princess Ruyue's appearance, they would definitely drop their eyes to the ground.
Princess Ruyue, the most beautiful woman in the capital, actually behaves like a little girl.
Although Nangong You had a loving expression on her face, she didn't give him any face at all. "Since you missed me, why didn't you come back earlier? You've been living out there for over half a year. I think you've been completely bewitched by the prince. When you were with him, you completely forgot about your father."
"That's impossible! I'm so busy with disaster relief that I don't have time to come back.
My father has no idea how pitiful the victims there are.
We're trying our best to ensure the people have enough to eat." Princess Ruyue's cheeks flushed, and she blushed shyly, refusing to acknowledge Nangong You's teasing.
"Father, you must be hungry after being in court for so long. Let's eat quickly!
I personally prepared two dishes for you, let me show you my cooking skills."
Princess Ruyue quickly changed the subject.
"Oh! I've learned a new dish. I'm going to try it out!"
Nangong You was indeed attracted. After all, it was a dish made by his daughter herself, which was more precious than any delicacies.
The two of them sat together in the yard for a while. Princess Ruyue handed over the chopsticks and poured another glass of wine.
He said excitedly, "Father, try it and see if it suits your taste."
Nangong Youdu tasted them all, nodded with satisfaction, and praised: "Not bad, these dishes are even better than those made by the emperor's imperial chef."
"Then you should eat more!" Princess Ruyue kept picking up food for him.
Nangong You also enjoyed the warmth of family happiness for a long time.
Eat the food with big mouthfuls.
After eating and drinking, Nangong You said, "The emperor has given Li Ye a job to build a road.
Li Ye needs to raise a lot of money, so I plan to mortgage this garden and give him all the money."
"Sure! Once the road is built, we can open it and make money.
This is a really good opportunity to make money.”
Princess Ruyue was not surprised at all and immediately nodded in agreement.
Nangong You looked at his daughter in surprise: "You are willing to do this?"
"Of course, our house can be mortgaged for a lot of money!
If we invest all the money in road construction, we will definitely make a lot of money.
By then, Father will be able to afford more expenses."
Princess Ruyue said seriously.
"How do you know you can definitely make money?"
“Many such roads have been built in Nanchang, and many people use them.
The amount of money earned is increasing every day.
It’s definitely a sure win!”
Princess Ruyue explained.
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