The big man has a living father

Chapter 127 (Big Chapter in One) Daddy, Daddy

On the street of Chang'an County.

Zhang Ou was locked in a prison van and sent to the second lieutenant's office.

Passersby were very curious. This was the first time they saw someone being sent to the Second Lieutenant's Office. Who was this person and what crime had he committed?
"Hey, brother, do you know why he was locked up?"

"Zhang Ou, the Marquis of Xuanping, is the great-great-grandson of Emperor Gaozu."

"What happened to this guy? What did he do to get arrested?"

The people around him thought about it and found it funny: "He poisoned the shit."

Others: “Pfft~”

"Is it illegal to poison shit?"

"Nonsense, dogs eat shit, so if you poison the shit, isn't that poisoning the dog? Wouldn't it be easy to get poisoned if you eat dog meat?"

Following this logic, those who found this matter funny are also a little angry.

But... this story was so funny that it spread quickly.

Many people came to watch the fun.

Huangfu Hua rode on his horse and whispered to Zhang Ou in the prisoner car: "Now it's fun, everyone is looking at you."

Zhang Ou tilted his head and said stubbornly: "Hmph, I am willing!"

Huangfu Hua shook his head and stopped talking.

The news spread.

It turned out that Zhang Ou also wanted to do the pizza business, so he regulated a store under his own industry and prepared to open a pizza chain.

However, the Fan family also runs a pizza chain.

There was actually no big fight between the two sides at the beginning.

It was not until Zhang Ou discovered that the Fan family had put up a sign that stated they were a century-old brand that he went to their house to ask for an explanation.

Well, you bastard, everyone has just learned how to make pizza with new skills, and you are hanging a sign of a century-old store?
But Fan Sheng Hakka also has something to say. Our ancestor Fan Kuai was a dog butcher. Who in the world doesn’t know that?
Although the Fan family did not continue the dog slaughtering business in Chang'an, the dog slaughtering business in their hometown of Pei County has been prosperous for many years.

The current Fan family has introduced dog-killing technology from Pei County, and they focus on transferring the company and then buying it back. Why can’t they use the banner of a century-old store?
So Zhang Ou criticized the Fan family that day, saying that how dare the Fan family, a poor family whose title had been stripped of its marquisate, fight with him, the Marquis of Xuanping?
The Fan family was not afraid either. They said that everyone is doing business now and what they compete on is capital, craftsmanship and reputation. So what if you are a Hou? Not to mention that you are a Hou, even if you are a monkey, it has nothing to do with the Fan family.

As soon as Zhang Ou was angry, he came up with a crooked idea.

Poison.

The specialty of Fan’s pizza is dog meat pizza, so Zhang Ou poisoned the dog.

How to poison a dog?
Poison the shit.

This was what Zhang Ou told Jingzhao Yin, and it was also the version that circulated throughout Chang'an.

Everyone was amused by this incident.

No matter how serious this matter is, no one can keep calm.

After taking Zhang Ou to the lieutenant's office and locking him up, Xiang Xu and Huangfu Hua were also stumped by this problem.

Xiang Xu thought for a moment and said, "Go to the Imperial College and ask someone who knows the law."

Huangfu Hua: "I know someone who definitely understands the law."

"I am familiar with Zhang Pin, the son of Imperial Censor Zhang Ou."

The Imperial Censors were supposed to understand criminal law, and Zhang Ou was the best among them. Even though his son Zhang Pin was not very capable, he knew more than others because it was a family tradition.

Xiang Xu: “Come and ask!”

……

After Zhang Pin finished his shift, he sat in the carriage and prepared to go to Chidao for a big meal.

There were many people on the road at that time, so the cars were moving slowly. A rickshaw driver in front had his car overturned and was being cleaned up, so the car stopped.

Zhang Pin heard the people around him discussing.

"This Zhang Ou actually poisoned the shit, it's too poisonous!"

Zhang Pin tilted his head in confusion.

what?
In Zhang Pin's impression, his father is not that kind of person.

The retainer beside Zhang Pin whispered: "Are they talking about the Lord?"

Zhang Pin shook his head: "How could it be my father? My father is a kind man."

The person outside the window said again: "He thought of poisoning the dog by poisoning the shit. He is a nobleman. He looks kind and honest. Ugh, he is despicable!"

Zhang Pin and the retainer exchanged a glance. The retainer said, "It feels like..."

Zhang Pin said firmly: "It is absolutely impossible that you are talking about my father. My father is not that kind of person."

The people discussing outside the window continued to chat: "Now he has been locked up in the Second Lieutenant's Office. I don't know what the sentence will be!"

Doorman: "He was...locked up!"

Zhang Pin: "Calm down, calm down."

Zhang Pin still didn't believe that it was his father.

At this time, a soldier came over on horseback and stood in front of the carriage: "Excuse me, are you Lord Zhang Pin Zhang?"

Zhang Pin's retainer lifted the door curtain, and Zhang Pin looked at the soldiers on horseback: "Who are you?"

The soldier bowed and said, "I am currently serving at the Second Lieutenant's Mansion. Lord Huangfu Hua, please come and visit me."

Zhang Pin and the retainer looked at each other.

I just heard people outside say that Zhang Ou was arrested and taken to the Second Lieutenant's Office. Now people from the Second Lieutenant's Office are here to find me. Could it be that...

The soldier added: "Lord Huangfu said that he and Lord Zhang are acquainted. Please help with this matter."

As early as when Huo Hai was writing "The Goddess of Luo River", Zhang Ou came to watch the fun that day and got to know the Four Righteous Men of Maoling and Huangfu Hua.

Later one day, Huangfu Hua went out to buy wine and met Zhang Pin. Zhang Pin invited Huangfu Hua to drink, and the two really got to know each other.

Later, Huangfu Hua wanted to go fishing one day, but he was too busy at work to go too far, so he took his fishing rod and went to a small pond between the back of the Prime Minister's Mansion and Changle Palace to satisfy his desire.

As a result, I met Zhang Pin who was slacking off.

So that day Huangfu Hua invited Zhang Pin to dinner again to repay him for the gift of wine.

After a while, the two sides became drinking buddies.

Hearing the soldiers say this, Zhang Pin finally couldn't hold back his anger: "Brother Huangfu, I used to think of him as a fishing buddy, but now it seems that he is a true friend! I didn't even know about such a big thing, and Brother Huangfu came to help me!"

The retainer said: "The most urgent thing is to go there quickly. Since Lord Huangfu has offered his help, there may be a turnaround. If there is no special plane, he would not do this favor."

Zhang Pin deeply agreed with this.

The carriage was too slow, so Zhang Pin untied one of the two horses and galloped away with the officials and soldiers from the government office.

"Brother, may I ask where the person is being held now..."

The soldier on the horse turned around and said, "Of course it's the prison cell. This cell has only held this one person!"

Zhang Pin: "Can you take me to the prison cell first, and then go see Brother Huangfu?"

The soldier thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

The Shaowei Mansion is indeed not very big, after all, it was remodeled later.

The prison cell of this government office used to be a relatively solid stone dwelling, but now one wall is covered with bars.

Fortunately, this place has not been used this winter. Such a simple cell would not have allowed the prisoners to freeze to death.

Now Zhang Ou is inside, shivering so much that he really can't stand it.

When Zhang Pin arrived at the cell, he saw that his 'old father', who had changed into a linen prisoner uniform, was becoming more hunched over and swaying constantly, as if he had aged ten years overnight. He could not hold on any longer.

Paji knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Dad! I am unfilial and came too late! I have made you suffer! I will find a way to save you right now!"

Zhang Ou, who was hiding from the wind with his back to the fence, was frightened by the roar.

When did I have such a big child? I only have one son, and he is only six years old!

Could it be that there were other prisoners in the next room? They lied to me that I was the only one staying in the private room, and they charged me more money. Tui, what a jerk!
Since it had nothing to do with him, Zhang Ou didn't even bother to look back.

Zhang Pin, who was outside, saw his old father trembling but not looking back, and he realized: the matter was too big and could not be solved.

If the old father doesn't look back, it means that his efforts as a son won't be in vain.

Yes, after doing such a ridiculous thing as poisoning shit and dogs, my old father, such a kind-hearted elder, has no face to see me.

Zhang Pin burst into tears: "Dad, I understand your thoughts. Although I have no ability, I must save you, even if I have to find His Majesty and give up my entire family property to atone for my sins!"

When Zhang Ou in prison heard this, he wondered who this prodigal son was.
How can a life be more important than money?

Can't you tell the difference between two hundred and fifty-eight thousand, right?
So he trembled and said, "Life is not as important as money. Go back and live a good life."

Zhang Pin raised his head and said, "Son will definitely save you!"

Zhang Ou whispered: "Why are you meddling in other people's business? Where did you come from, you fool?"

Soon Zhang Pin went to see Huangfu Hua.

The news that Zhang Pin cried loudly in the lieutenant's office because of his father was also spread by the soldiers on duty.

Soon many people in Chang'an City knew that Imperial Censor Zhang Ou was imprisoned in the Mansion of the Vice Lieutenant. His son Zhang Pin went to the Mansion of the Vice Lieutenant to plead for him, crying bitterly.

"No...wasn't the person arrested the Marquis of Xuanping, Zhang Ou?"

"What do you know? They must have passed the message wrong. Zhang Pin went to the lieutenant's office right after he got off duty. So many eyes saw it, how could it be false?"

Soon the news reached the palace.

Liu Che was leading his men to calculate the cost of attacking the Huns.

Originally, Fannian had no intention of fighting the Huns, and the preparations would take at least a year.

Because they had just defeated the Huns this year and accepted the surrendered generals, and also because of raising the surrendered Huns soldiers, tens of thousands of refugees were created.

But unexpectedly, the surrendered Hun soldiers not only did not spend any money this winter, but also helped to make a lot of money!

The same goes for these tens of thousands of refugees.

Not only did I not spend any money, I also made some money!
Can we continue to fight the Huns after the new year? We have no shortage of money or food, so is it necessary to rest for another year?

Therefore, Liu Che was leading people to calculate how much money would be needed if they fought the Huns again in the new year, where they would need to allocate food and fodder, and where they would need to prepare supplies.

When the news came, Liu Che was also stunned.

Looking at the people who were calculating, he asked, "Zhang Ou, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Ou raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, the calculation is almost done. Wait a little longer."

Liu Che: "I heard that... you were arrested and taken to the Xiaowei Mansion. Did your son go there to cry?"

Zhang Ou immediately knew what was going on and almost said: That was not me, it was Marquis Xuanping.

But Zhang Ou immediately realized that he shouldn't know about this, so he said: "This... Am I not here?!"

A group of civil and military officials who were having a headache calculating the budget all burst into laughter.

Liu Che also laughed: "Yes, I am also puzzled. It is said that many people witnessed Zhang Pin crying in the prison cell of the Vice Lieutenant's Office. He cried miserably. The story is very detailed and does not seem to be false."

Zhang Ou: Damn it... No, it's dad's idiot. This account is really useless. Fortunately, the small account was raised quickly and a pair of twins were born.

……

In the lieutenant's office, Huangfu Hua pulled Zhang Pin to sit down.

He poured wine and served the mutton: "Don't worry about eating the mutton. It's a reward from the General of Cavalry. It's not against the rules."

Zhang Pin stamped his feet: "How can I have the heart to eat or drink at this time!"

Huangfu Hua felt warm at the sight of him: What a good brother!
"Good brother!" Huangfu Hua patted his chest and said, "This is what the young master always says, your business is my business! How considerate!"

Zhang Pin sighed: Yes, Huangfu Hua is really a brother. He actually came to me first to talk about such a big thing.

"Brother, we are brothers. Once a brother, we are brothers for life!"

Huangfu Hua could no longer hold back: "Ten years ago, I secretly swore to myself that I would never believe in brothers again. I didn't expect that meeting Brother Zhang now would bring me back to the innocent days of my youth."

As he spoke, Huangfu Hua began to cry.

Zhang Pin saw that his brother was moved.

So he picked up the glass and said, "Brother, let's drink this glass of wine!"

The two of them had a few drinks.

Huangfu Huacai and Zhang Pin put their arms around each other's shoulders and said, "Tell me, how do you define the matter of poisoning a dog by putting poison in its feces? This matter can be either a big deal or a small one."

Zhang Pin was also dizzy after drinking a few cups. He shook his head and said, "Everything can be big or small. If this matter is handed over to Zhang Tang, the court judge, it will be at least a death sentence."

The goal is not to poison dogs with feces, the goal is to use poisonous dogs to poison people.

To be precise, Zhang Ou wanted to use poisoning to destroy the Fan family's business. This was his purpose.

Poisoning shit is the means.

When Huangfu Hua heard that the court wanted him to sentence him to death, he shook his head hastily: "You can't sentence him to death! No, no!"

Marquis Xuanping Zhang Ou is the only descendant of Empress Lü's family. The fact that this family was able to escape was something that had been agreed upon between the ministers and Emperor Wen sixty years ago. Now, after sixty years, they have turned against each other?
Can not.

Zhang Pin was also suddenly awakened and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, you can't sentence him to death. You have to make this matter as minor as possible, Brother Huangfu!!!"

Huangfu Hua smiled slightly, thinking that his brother was very sensible and understood things immediately.

How can this matter be judged as a big one? It must be judged as a small one.

Zhang Pin: "In theory, poisoning someone to death is not only a capital crime, but also a serious crime that will lead to the confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan. The entire clan will be implicated, but...was there anyone poisoned to death in this case?"

Zhang Pin is familiar with the laws, but his eloquence is far from good.

If it were Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang, they would never say anything about poisoning, confiscating property and exterminating the clan. They would just not mention it and only talk about the poisoning of animals.

Huangfu Hua shook his head: "No one died. The poison was discovered right after it was applied."

Zhang Pin: "Then it's not a capital crime. After all, it hasn't happened yet. It's just poisoning the dog?"

Huangfu Hua: "The smell of the medicine is so strong that even dogs won't eat it..."

Zhang Pin took a deep breath and said, "Dad, you say I'm stupid every day. You can't even poison someone, and yet you got yourself involved."

Zhang Pin: "Then it is so obvious that he poisoned someone. Is it possible that his purpose was not to poison someone, but to make people discover that he poisoned someone so that he could go to jail?"

Huangfu Hua pinched his chin. Eh, is this possible?

But why did he do this? Isn't this a mental problem?
Could it be that there really is another purpose behind the poisoning?
Huangfu Hua began to think about this matter again. Huangfu Hua and Xiang Xu had previously analyzed that this matter might be someone's intention to deliberately stir up conflicts between the new merchants and the old aristocrats.

But poisoning shit seemed too weird, so I ruled out this possibility.

Now after this analysis, this possibility has been brought to the table again.

Huangfu Hua: "Then what else is possible?"

Zhang Pin: "Is it possible... that he just wants to stay in prison?"

Huangfu Hua: "...How is that possible?"

Zhang Pin: "It's hard to say. I heard that many people become confused when they get older and their brains can no longer make decisions."

Huangfu Hua pinched his chin. He was in his early forties. It was a stretch to say that he was old...

It seems that this matter is difficult to determine in a short period of time, and it needs to be investigated thoroughly to see what Zhang Ou himself thinks.

As for the public opinion in Chang'an City... Huangfu Hua thought: "Brother Zhang, I want to borrow your mouth to use it."

Zhang Pin was suspicious.

Huangfu Hua: "I want to borrow the crime you convicted me of in this case and your Zhang family's reputation in criminal law to spread this verdict and test the opinions of the people in Chang'an City."

Zhang Pin took a deep breath and said, "Use whatever you want!"

It’s already this time, what reputation does it matter? If things aren’t handled well, what reputation will the Zhang family have?
Huangfu Hua bowed, finding it difficult to express his gratitude.

Zhang Ou is lending his family's reputation to this, what else can I say?
Zhang Pin also burst into tears and stretched out his hand: "Good brother."

Huangfu Hua and Zhang Pin squeezed their hands and bumped their chests: "For a lifetime!"

……

After returning home, Zhang Pin mobilized all the servants in the house to spread the news.

"Zhang Ou's crime is punishable by death, but at most he will be sentenced to imprisonment or exile."

'He may not be thinking straight, he deliberately poisoned to cause trouble, poisoning was not the purpose, it was just a means to attract attention.'

'The Imperial Censor's family tradition of criminal law is that he was taught by Xunzi, and he guarantees the decision of this case.'

Soon, everyone in Chang'an knew about this matter.

"The Imperial Censor is a good man, and he has come out to act as a guarantor. What can I say?"

"Poisoning to attract attention, is this the performance art that the Second Young Master mentioned?"

"Everyone admits that there's something wrong with his brain. Maybe he has dementia. What else can we do?"

"I just don't know what the Fan family, who were poisoned, will say."

"Another noble is going to be stripped of his title. It seems that money is still effective and will not be stripped. If you commit a serious crime, you can't escape it. If you commit a minor crime, you can use money to pay for it. It's a waste to use the title to pay for the crime! It's better to make more money."

"Will the family of the Imperial Censor really guarantee this?"

"You don't know? His son Zhang Pin, nephew Zhang Zhi, and brother Zhang Shuo have all come out and admitted it. I just saw Zhang Zhi eating stir-fried bacon over there, and he was still talking about this."

"What is stir-fried bacon? What is stir-fried meat?"

"You don't even know about stir-fried dishes? It's very popular at the mine now. It's said that His Majesty and Mr. Huo like to eat it. Everyone is scrambling to try it. Wow, it's a delicacy!"

This is how Chang'an is. Once any news is released, people will start talking about it.

If it is hot news and someone fanns the flames, it will spread everywhere in a short time.

In the past, news delivery was slower, with a limit of three to five hours.

In Chang'an today, rickshaw drivers and horsemen are everywhere, and it only takes half an hour for any news to spread throughout Chang'an.

It was already late at night when we finished calculating the budget.

Zhang Ou supported his old waist and got into the carriage.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhang Ou felt the comfort of the carriage: "This Huo Hai, some things are quite good. The carriage is a good thing, and the sofa is also a good thing."

But some things are not things anymore.

Zhang Ou, who always looks kind outside, now has cold eyes and sneers.

The reason why he chose Marquis Xuanping, who had the same name and surname as himself, to take the lead was because Zhang Ou knew a secret of Marquis Xuanping.

Moreover, it was not Zhang Ou who threatened personally, but he asked Kong Anguo to do it.

Kong Anguo did not do it himself, but asked Lu Bushu to do it.

Lu Bushu asked a Confucian scholar to threaten him indirectly.

After going through the whole process, Zhang Ou had three layers of insurance in his hand.

The Confucian scholar who went to threaten Zhang Ou, Marquis of Xuanping, had a weak spot that was controlled by Lu Bushu, who also held the opportunity for the Confucian scholar to serve as an official in the court.

Therefore, if this matter goes wrong, the Confucian scholar himself will know that the clue will be broken at his own neck.

Zhang Ou spent so much effort and let Marquis Xuanping do this because he wanted to pull all the old nobles onto his carriage.

What Kong Anguo wants is to be the captain and leader of this vehicle.

What Lu Bushu wanted was to defeat Huo Hai and become the leader of Gongyang School.

Everyone takes what they need.

Zhang Ou closed his eyes and rested: "Is there anything going on in Chang'an today?"

There was a little girl squatting in the corner of the carriage. This girl would always accompany Zhang Ou to the court.

Other guests would report important matters to her and ask her to report them to Zhang Ou.

So the little girl told what happened today.

At first, Zhang Ou was very satisfied with what he heard.

Finally, Zhang Ou opened his eyes.

"Ok?"

Zhang Pin acted as a guarantor to test the attitude of the people in Chang'an?

Zhang Ou took a deep breath and wondered what was going on and what was wrong.

I had just started to work on this matter, and it was solved by someone named Huo?
And the method is to use Zhang Pin to block the gun?

Now, even if Zhang Ou is willing to give up the reputation of the Imperial Censor's family tradition of criminal law, can he give up the reputation of Zhang Pin?
If possible, should Zhang Pin retire?

If his son Zhang Pin retired, what was Zhang Ou busy with?
This Huo Hai...

Zhang Ou moved back and disappeared in the faint firelight from the furnace.

It only left a dark shadow in the little girl's eyes.

Zhang Ou is a little doubtful now.

Why did Huo Hai choose Zhang Pin as the way out? Did he know that it was me who did it?

How can it be?

If he knew... then what else in Chang'an City did he not know? How could we fight?
Or did he just have some special feeling that something was wrong, so he found this way to break the impasse?

Or maybe it was just luck, and it was just an accident that he found Zhang Pin. He could actually find anyone, but it just happened that his family had a reputation for criminal law?
Zhang Ou was thinking about this matter all the way.

When they got home, everyone in Zhang Ou's family was stunned.

Ah? Wasn't the old man arrested and taken to the lieutenant's office?

"Sir, have you let him out?"

Zhang Ou was puzzled: "Huh?"

Housekeeper: "The eldest master said that you were imprisoned in the lieutenant's mansion!"

Zhang Ou: ???
Zhang Ou immediately realized something and ran to find Zhang Pin.

Zhang Pin was also stunned when he saw Zhang Ou, and then he was ecstatic: "Shouldn't he be exiled at least? He was actually released? How much effort did Brother Huangfu put in?!!!"

Zhang Ou was furious: "Rebellious son!"

"Tell me everything you did today!"

Zhang Pin cried with joy. His father still thought that I spent a lot of money to save him: "It cost nothing. It cost nothing to save you!"

Zhang Ou: "What did you do?"

Zhang Pin recounted what happened today: "I learned that you, father, had been arrested... When I arrived at the prison, I saw that you had your back to me... I told Huangfu Hua..."

Zhang Ou interrupted: "What was his original statement? What did he say? What did you say?"

Zhang Pin gave another description.

After listening to this, Zhang Ou began to think and analyze.

Finally, I came to a conclusion that this was intentional! This Huangfu Hua deliberately led Zhang Pin to mistakenly believe that I was arrested, causing Zhang Pin to panic and then be tricked!
If it was intentional, then it couldn't be just luck.

In other words, either Huo Hai knew everything about Chang'an.

Or, Huo Hai has the instincts of a fox, and any hunter who approaches it will be detected.

"Little Fox!"

……

Huangfu Hua was guarding the prison, while Xiang Xu took Zhang Zuo back to the marquis's mansion.

There was no other way. I originally wanted to send Zhang Zuo back to Marquis Xuanping’s Mansion, but the problem was what if something happened to Zhang Zuo?
This time, Zhang Ou may be stripped of his title, but the Xuanping Marquis Mansion is not just owned by Zhang Zuo alone, but also includes the lineage of the former Nangong Marquis of the Zhang family?

What if the Nangong clan killed Zhang Zuo's child in order to make money?
Xiang Xu was not sure whether the Zhang family was friendly and respectful to each other. After all, most of the murders nowadays were caused by disputes over family property.

So, Xiang Xu brought Zhang Zuo back to the Huo Mansion.

When Xiang Xu took Zhang Zuo to report, Huo Hai was talking with Luo Xiahong and Zhuang Xiongpi in the yard while eating roast beef.

Zhuang Xiongpi never thought that he would be transferred to Chang'an and actually be able to eat beef! What an honor!

He was also excited and looked like he was willing to die for Huo Hai.

But when he heard Huo Hai and Luo Xiahong discussing the diversion of the Han River, Zhuang Xiongpi simply shut up.

Is this something that human power can do?
Zhuang Xiongpi summarized and reported the well and canal method, and was very familiar with water conservancy dredging.

However, after the Wudu earthquake and landslide, an entire mountain range collapsed and pressed down the Han River. Is this something that can be changed by human power?
In the past, Emperor Gaozu used the Han River to transport food and supplies from Shu to Guanzhong to achieve the unification. Who doesn't know the importance of the Han River in transportation?
But the Wudu earthquake decades ago completely changed everything.

A long section of the Han River was buried!

In ancient times, the route of the Han River was exactly the same as that of the Milky Way. Since "Han" means Milky Way, there was the Han River. Later, the Han Dynasty used it as its source and unified the world.

However, after the Wudu earthquake, the Han River was buried by landslides and could not flow north, so it changed its route and flowed south!

So the Han River merged into the Jialing River!

Therefore, water transportation between Shu and Chang'an was blocked and transportation costs doubled.

When Liu Bang attacked Xianyang, one hundred dan of rice left Chengdu and sixty dan arrived at the army.

Even in the later period when he was fighting Xiang Yu, he used logistics to drag the arrogant and undefeated King of Chu to death.

Although the Han River also flows into the Yangtze River, its first half flows to the north. One can first travel along the Han River and then enter the water system in Guanzhong, which is a transshipment.

Zhuge Liang, who later copied this marching trajectory at this location, was overwhelmed! Of the 20 dan of grain that left Chengdu, only one dan could reach the north of Qishan!
You have to know that it was only because Zhuge Liang invented the wheelbarrow, which was later used as the modern rickshaw in Hanzhong and Shuzhong areas, that the transport efficiency could be increased to 5%. If it weren't for Zhuge Liang, the transport efficiency would not even be 1%.

From this time on, the path to success for Shujun and Hanzhong, the golden entrepreneurial partners of Qin and Han, was cut off.

That’s not all, cargo transportation is more critical.

First of all, Shudu is rich in resources and is the starting point of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road.

However, Chang'an is rich in resources and is the starting point of the Silk Road.

If the transportation between Chang'an and Chengdu is connected, the entire economic artery will be opened up.

Furthermore, if the Three Kingdoms period reappears, maybe the Prime Minister can rely on the Han River to deal with the Wei Kingdom?
Luoyanghong was an astronomer and geographer, and a native of Langzhong, so he was very familiar with the Jialing River.

If not him, who else can I talk to?
But the problem is... Luo Xiahong can't do anything about it.

Luo Xiahong went to see the river course changed by the Wudu earthquake.

That thing cannot be solved by human power.

All the males in Shu were conscripted to do the digging, and they would dig for a hundred years to see if it could be made accessible.

If this can be done, it would be better to use these corvée laborers to dig an easy-to-dig canal, which would require less than one percent of the work.

Even if it was one percent of the canal work, that would be ridiculously high.

Luo Xiahong: "My suggestion is to build a railway."

“This is the most reliable.”

Huo Hai was speechless: "This is a bit strenuous..."

Not realistic in the short term.

Zhuang Xiongpi, who was standing next to him, was very curious. What kind of road is a railway? A road made of iron? Seriously, has Chang'an developed to this point?

Xiang Xu stepped forward and said, "Sir, Zhang Ou has been taken to the prison cell of the lieutenant's office. Huangfu Hua is guarding him. I will arrange for someone to replace Huangfu Hua later."

Huo Hai looked at the child Xiang Xu was holding and asked, "Who is this child?"

Zhang Zuo: "I am Zhang Zuo, your whole family should sit together!"

Xiang Xu rolled his eyes. You're changing the lyrics, right?
When Huo Hai heard the words "the whole family will be punished together", his face fell: "How was it sentenced?"

Xiang Xu: "The temporary decision is to imprison or exile."

Huo Hai: "Change the sentence to killing the whole family."

Xiang Xu: "...Sir, should you be more cautious? This family has a special status!"

Huo Hai sighed. Huo Hai also knew that this family had a special identity, but it was not so special that he needed to be afraid of them. However, if he killed them directly, it would be a bit troublesome.

"Let me think about what to do and see if the Fan family will come knocking on our door."

Zhang Zuo: "If you dare to sentence my whole family, I will let the dogs bite you!"

Huo Hai took a look and ignored the kid. He turned to look at Luo Xiahong and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Tomorrow is the day when the second issue of Science News is released, and it is also the day when the calendar is released. You should pay more attention to it."

(End of this chapter)