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    "There are residential areas on both sides of this street. If the railway passes here, the trains will rumble by. I'm afraid those of us who designed the railway route will be scolded by them, so we should go around the business district next to it.  Well, the flow of people there is relatively high, and the train passing there is not only convenient for the people, but also brings additional flow of people to the commercial area and enhances the commercial activities there. In addition, it is not far from this residential area, so residents here can also take the train.  Just take a few more steps!¡±

    A young man wearing a rattan helmet and a blue official robe ordered to the foreman beside him. Judging from his appearance, he should be an official planning railway routes in Shanghai. From his words, we can also know that this young man  The official considered it very carefully, even taking into account such trivial matters as whether it would disturb people when the train passed by in the future, which shows that the other party should be a very competent person.

    "Hehe, thanks for reminding Li Tou, I will ask my men to change the drawings and make sure everything is done according to your old requirements!" The middle-aged foreman, who was also wearing a helmet, said with a smile, although this foreman's face was full of wind and frost.  He has a beautiful complexion, and you can tell at a glance that he is someone who works outdoors all year round. He also has more wrinkles on his face than the average person, but his two small eyes are extremely bright, and you can tell at a glance that he is an extremely shrewd guy.

    Although the middle-aged foreman agreed happily, the young official was familiar with the other party's character, so he finally confessed again uneasily: "Lao Wu, the end of this road is the Shanghai Wharf, and it also passes Prince Wu's Mansion and City Hall along the way.  Government building, so this road is much more important than other railways. If you dare to cut corners like last time, I will never intercede on your behalf again!"

    I heard the young official say this.  The middle-aged foreman immediately put away his playful smile and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Li Tou. The last time I did something wrong, it was because my mother was critically ill. I had no choice but to do such a stupid thing. I originally thought that  I can¡¯t do this job anymore. I didn¡¯t expect you, Li Tou, to give me this opportunity regardless of past grudges, so I won¡¯t do that kind of wrong thing again even if I beat him to death!¡±

    It turned out that the foreman named Lao Wu was a contractor in Shanghai, specializing in Shanghai's railway construction. However, last time his mother was seriously ill and needed a large sum of money, which happened to be too much for Lao Wu. Finally,  I can't help it.  Only then did he set his sights on the project funds. As a result, the project funds were insufficient, so he had to cut corners and materials during the construction of the railway. As a result, he was reported and almost arrested and imprisoned. Fortunately, the young official interceded for him, and he was absolved of the crime.  , just fined a sum of money.

    The young official nodded approvingly after hearing this, although Lao Wu was a bit cunning.  But he was extremely filial to his mother, and it was precisely because of this that he took a liking to him, so he interceded for him and gave him another chance.  I believe that as long as Lao Wu still has some brains, he will never do that kind of cutting corners again.

    After inspecting this section of the railway route, the young officials marked it on the drawing.  To facilitate future modifications, and then go with Lao Wu.  Head to the next section of the route.  But when the young official walked around, he limped.  This made the people around see it and couldn't help but sigh. After all, such a young and promising young official was lame.

    Although Lao Wu kept shouting "Li Tou" and didn't seem to care about the other party's official status, in fact, in Lao Wu's heart, he was still in awe of this young official. After all, he was not stupid, and he had committed crimes before.  It was a serious crime, but he was acquitted because of just one word. This shows the energy of this young official.

    Originally, the railway route map was determined by Shanghai officials, but the previous officials in charge were planning the railway route for the first time, and they were unwilling to conduct on-site inspections. As a result, the planned route was not in line with reality. It was later discovered by Wu Wang Li Ke.  , immediately dismissed the officials in charge for investigation, and then promoted a group of hard-working officials, and the young officials next to the foreman Lao Wu were one of them. However, due to time constraints, these officials did not have time to plan out all the routes.  Therefore, in the end, only a general direction is grasped, and the specific route details are left to experienced contractors for planning. Of course, this also requires official supervision.

    After several years of construction, Shanghai City has entered the final stage. The entire city is now on the right track. Except for some construction sites that are still dusty, the rest of the city is almost like a normal city.  Moreover, although Shanghai City is only just built, it has already shown the style of an inter-farm city. There is a constant flow of ships coming and going at the port, and merchants from all fields like to park here and purchase the goods they need.

    Now Shanghai has become the third largest port city along the coast of Datang, besides Dengzhou and Guangzhou, alongside Fuzhou. Moreover, it is developing extremely fast. I believe it will not take long before it can surpass Fuzhou and truly become a major port on par with Dengzhou.  .

    Li Ke also saw the above point, so he paid close attention to the construction of Shanghai City during this period. He hoped to complete the construction of Shanghai City in the shortest possible time.?After the construction is completed, he can then go all out to develop Shanghai and strive to be on par with Li Min's Dengzhou as soon as possible.  However, as soon as Li Ke tightened his grip, the people below him could only tighten their grip. For example, the construction of the railway had been seriously delayed because of the official's malfeasance last time.

    As one of the people in charge of railway construction, the young official with a disabled leg also understands the importance of railways, so he has been working overtime during this period. Today he even came to survey the route in person.  At noon, he didn't bother to find a place to eat. He just took a few mouthfuls of dry food with Lao Wu, and then continued to survey the route.

    Until night fell and the survey work could no longer be carried out, the young official said goodbye to Lao Wu, then stopped a carriage and returned to his residence in the center of the city.  Originally, there was only Prince Wu's Mansion in the center of the city, but last year a new mansion was built next to Prince Wu's Mansion. The two huge mansions were built side by side, and the specifications were the same. The only person in Shanghai who could be compared with Li Kexiang was naturally demoted from Chang'an.  Li Chengqian.

    The young official with a disabled leg was none other than Li Chengqian. He returned to his mansion after a busy day, but was told by the housekeeper that his wife Su and son Li Xiang had been invited to Prince Wu's Mansion by his third brother Li Ke, saying that there was a distinguished guest.  When he arrives, ask the housekeeper to inform him that if he comes back, he can just go directly to Prince Wu's Mansion.

    Li Chengqian felt strange when he heard what the housekeeper said. With his status as the deposed prince, most people would probably avoid him. Why did Li Ke ask him to go to the house to greet the guests today?  Could it be

    Li Chengqian, who has been established as the prince since he was a child, is not an idiot. He quickly guessed who was coming. He was very happy at the moment and hurriedly asked someone to help him take a bath and change clothes. After all, the dog days of summer had not passed yet, and he had to wear official clothes this day.  He had to wear a robe, so he was already covered in stinking sweat, so he naturally needed to freshen up. Besides, he couldn't go to the banquet wearing an official robe, right?

    After taking a comfortable bath and changing into casual clothes, Li Chengqian hurriedly passed through a corner door on the west side of the mansion.  Because his mansion was only separated from Li Ke's mansion by a wall, in order to facilitate the communication between the two families, a corner door was opened in the wall.  Originally, Li Chengqian had been demoted to a commoner and could not live in a mansion with such specifications. However, as his younger brother, Li Ke could not let Li Chengqian live in worse conditions than himself, so he specially built this mansion with the same specifications as the royal palace.  , although this is somewhat illegal, but this is Shanghai, and with Li Chengqian's special status, no one will be too full to care about this kind of thing.

    The steward of Li Ke's mansion had been waiting for Li Chengqian for a long time. As soon as he saw him entering the mansion, he immediately led him to the main hall.  Before Li Chengqian could reach the palace, he heard cheers and laughter inside. One of the voices was very familiar to him. It was his sixth brother Li Min.

    When Li Chengqian entered the main hall and saw Li Min chatting happily with Li Kezheng, he immediately laughed loudly and said, "Sixth brother, how come you, a busy man, have time to come to Shanghai?"

    I saw that the people in the palace were divided into three groups. Among them, Li Min and Li Ke were sitting together and talking. Their wives were also sitting with Li Min and Li Ke's wives. In addition, several concubines of the three of them were also sitting together.  Now, Yingying and Yanyan are chatting happily, while the third group of people is a group of children. His son Li Xiang and Li Min's daughter are all playing and making trouble together, and there is quite a lot of laughter in the hall.  Most of it comes from these children.

    When Li Min saw Li Chengqian coming in, he immediately stood up with a smile and said, "Brother, let's just wait. Now I'm almost hungry. You'll have to punish yourself with three drinks in a while!" In addition, Wen Xin and  Li Ke's wife Yang also stood up and saluted Li Chengqian. After all, he was the eldest brother. When they saw their elder brother, they naturally had to salute.

    Li Chengqian asked his wife Su to help Wen Xin and Yang up for him, and then walked to Li Min and said: "Of course there is no problem with the fine wine, but I have been running all day and didn't even eat much at noon, so  Third brother, you¡¯d better hurry up and put down the banquet so that we three brothers can have a good drunken time!¡±

    "Brother is absolutely right. We three brothers haven't had a drink together for a long time. We must not come home until we are drunk today!" Li Ke also said with a smile, and at the same time ordered someone to put the prepared banquet on the table.

    Li Min had been observing Li Chengqian's expression since he came in, and found that Li Chengqian's face was only filled with the joy of brothers getting together, but there was no longer the decadence that he had when he saw him in Dengzhou. He felt quite comforted at the moment, and he must have been there.  The emperor of Chang'an would definitely be even happier if he knew that Li Chengqian had solved the knot in his heart.

    In fact, Li Min arrived at Shanghai Port at noon, and also met his third brother Li Ke. Even after asking about Li Chengqian's situation, the two of them went to the place where Li Chengqian was surveying to secretly observe. As a result, Li Min discovered that although Li Chengqian  He was much thinner than before, but his energy was in excellent condition, and he finally felt relieved.  For Li Min, whether in public or private life, Li Chengqian cannot die yet!
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