Chapter 511: Piece together the truth (three shifts)

"The old man lost!"
Gu Jiu decided to give Cheng Enbo Zhu a face and agreed to meet him.
And set the meeting place in the public house of Dahuashu Market outside the South City Gate.
This meeting place was inexplicably full of irony.
Then Gu Jiu didn't expect that Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci would admit that he had lost as soon as they met. Gu Jiu was caught off guard.
Gu Jiu took a deep breath and calmed down.
"Uncle can bend and stretch, and the younger generation admire him."
"This should be changed to the old man. The old lady admires such a big battle and such a big family business at a young age. The old lady is old and can't compare to your young people."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Uncle, don't be joking. This fame that the younger generation has tossed so hard is not as good as the little finger of Zhu's family. It's not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."
"No, it's not the same. The Zhu family is the accumulation of several generations, and all they do are ready-made businesses. On the other hand, everything the lady does is to create a new atmosphere and do things that no one has done before. You are a well-deserved pioneer By."
Cheng Enbo is not stingy with words, and only hates that his words are too shallow, and he can't praise Gu Jiu deeply.
Huh!
Gu Jiu laughed out loud.
"The two of us don't talk to each other anymore, it sounds a bit awkward."
Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci pondered the word each other, and immediately realized that the word was used really well. In one word, simple and clear.
He rarely laughed.
Gu Jiu put hot water into his teacup
"Uncle wants to see me, not just to admit defeat."
Cheng Enbo held the teacup and hesitated several times.
Gu Jiu was not in a hurry, nor did he urge the other party.
She has time today, it doesn't matter if she wastes an hour or two.
The tea smells far away, but the tea is already cold.
Drinking cold tea in your mouth is not as comfortable as hot tea.
"Uncle, the junior will give you a cup of tea."
"No need to."
Cheng Enbo came back to his senses, "The old man confessed to his defeat when seeing his wife, and then wanted to say something."
"Uncle please say."
Cheng Enbo pondered his words and said, "The Zhu family is in business, and has no ambitions other than to make more money. The old man only hopes that the whole family will go well and have food."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "My uncle is serious."
"No! This is the truth from the old man."
Gu Jiu understood clearly, "Uncle's meaning, I understand. Uncle rest assured, this lady has always been in business, and never involves business matters into other areas. Unless someone forces this lady to have to. Do it."
Just like last year, the battle with Zhu's family can be resolved by business and commercial means.
However, Zhu Jia Tuo Da, and relied on the first emperor's little uncle, playing the drama of entering the palace to complain.
That being the case, Gu Jiu naturally didn't mind playing with the Zhu family. In the end, Zhu's family was almost never played to death.
Now that Emperor Wende succeeds to the throne, the advantages of the Zhu family are gone.
Cheng En Bo Zhuci made his position clear at this time. The Zhu family only wanted to be a businessman and would never interfere with matters other than the businessman.
Gu Jiu readily agreed.
Of course, if the Zhu family can't stand loneliness one day, Gu Jiu won't mind teaching the Zhu family a lesson.
Cheng En Bo Zhu Ci looked at Gu Jiu deeply, "Can Madam ensure that I am in business?"
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows, "Uncle, if you don't believe me, you can refuse to cooperate with me. The funds needed for road construction have been collected. It is not necessary to supply your Zhu family's food and grass."
Cheng Enbo Zhuci breathed a sigh of relief, "The old man believes his wife for the first time. I hope that the wife will not deceive the old man."
"This should be my wife's words. I hope my uncle will do what he says, and don't be a turbulent villain."
"The old man is so old that he can't be a villain, he can only be an old man."
"That's great."
Gu Jiu personally sent Cheng En Bo Zhu Ci out of the public house, watching him get in the carriage and leave.
The big locust tree market is very lively. Compared with last year, it is more than ten times more lively.
Cheng En Bo Zhuci looked at the market through the window of the car, and sighed from the carriage.
"Unfortunately, the Zhu family failed to grasp this wave of luck. Fortunately, the road from Beijing to Luozhou was finally caught by the Zhu family."
This year, the Zhu family missed a lot.
Cheng En Bo Zhu Ci has been sighing and regretting.
Hope this time the decision is correct.
The Zhu family needs to seize this golden cement road. Whether children and grandchildren can continue to live a wealthy life depends entirely on this road.
...
At the beginning of July, auspicious days are seen.
Construction of the concrete road from Beijing to Luozhou has officially started.
Divide into ten engineering teams, start construction at both ends at the same time, build roads in sections.
The soil cement is easy to burn.
In order to save various costs, the engineering team directly selects suitable places for burning cement to build kilns along the way. And a large number of locals are hired to work in cement plants or to work in engineering teams.
The salary is not high, but for the farmers along the way, two meals a day are full, meat is also eaten, plus wages ranging from ten to thirty cents, this is already a good job that you can't find with a lantern. .
Therefore, after experiencing the initial cold reception, the engineering team from behind went all the way and was warmly received by local farmers.
The peasants in the village have heard the latest news from the merchants a long time ago, and they know that the engineering team is well paid.
As long as the engineering team recruits people, the recruitment booth is always full of people.
This road not only brought job opportunities to farmers along the way, but also increased their income.
More importantly, this road opened up the horizons of the peasants.
Someone who dared to dare to fight, through a path, knew that the outside world was big and big. There are many opportunities outside.
If you are willing to leave your family, you can roll up your luggage and follow the engineering team all the way south.
In the future, the cement road will be repaired, and the toll station will still need to recruit people. Priority is given to recruiting engineering team personnel.
Look at the world.
This world is not just a few nearby villages, a world with a radius of twenty miles.
With this road, look for opportunities to go to the county town and go to the county town. Go to the next county to see.
Don't have never been out of the small village in your hometown for a lifetime, and don't be trapped within a radius of twenty li all your life. Those people come and go. Listening to the outdated news, I will never have enough to eat a meal, and I will end my whole life in a muddle.
Life is so long and the world is so big, even if you are working hard, you should go where there are more opportunities to do hard work.
This road burns some people's hearts.
They followed the engineering team all the way.
Some people took their wages, rolled up their bedding, and went directly to the city. More courageous, came straight to the capital.
As the engineering team said, even if it is hard work, it should be sold where there are more opportunities.
This road will change the destiny of how many people, whether it will change the Great Zhou Jiangshan community, whether it will change the court policy, no one knows.
Anyway, take advantage of the hot weather, hurry up and build roads.
When the ground freezes in winter, you have to stop work and rest.
...
"Madam, Duke Zhou is here again."
In the palace, in the eastern courtyard, Xiao Cui pouted, a little unhappy.
Every time Grandpa Zhou came here, he played the autumn breeze, which is too much!
Gu Jiu suddenly laughed when thinking of the distress note that the lady of the house sweeping and swiping into her hand.
"Invite someone in. I happen to have something to ask him."
Zhou Miao strode up and walked into the small study like an uncle.
"I haven't seen Madam for a long time, Madam looks so good. Our family is finally relieved."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows and laughed, "Father-in-law, please sit down. What brings you here today."
"Naturally it is the southeast wind." Zhou Miao laughed and joked, looking very unreliable.
However, after several years of contact, Gu Jiu felt that Zhou Miao was unreliable on the surface, but he was still very stable in handling things.
Gu Jiu smiled, "Should this madam congratulate Grandpa Zhou, or not?"
If you can go out of the palace, it means you're all right. The matter of the queen mother did not involve him.
Zhou Miao lay down on the table, "Our family came here today, and I would like to thank my wife for her help. If it weren't for the madam for providing ideas, I'm afraid that our family's head would not be able to keep it."
Gu Jiu smiled and asked, "How are you going to thank this lady?"
Zhou Miao looked like a grandfather, "Whatever Madam wants, just speak."
This tone seemed to be a windfall.
Gu Jiu smiled, "I don't want gold or silver, I just need to know the truth."
Apparently, the palace had issued a seal, and there was no word about the truth. Even Queen Pei couldn't find any exact news.
Queen Pei in turn told them not to inquire about this matter. Violators are severely punished.
Zhou Miao frowned, "Madam's request is really difficult for a strong man."
Gu Jiu looked at him with a faint smile, "My father-in-law said before that I want to speak up. Now it seems, but I just opened my mouth. I'm afraid you don't know the truth."
"Who said that our family doesn't know. Our family personally led some people to block the turtle grandson. Can we not know the truth?" Zhou Miao looked triumphant.
Gu Jiu snorted, "So what if you know. Do you dare to tell this lady the truth?"
Zhou Miao scratched his head, "Madam, it's better to point something else. You want to know the truth, it's really hard for a strong man."
Gu Jiu waved his hand and everyone backed out, at least ten steps away from the small study.
"I ask you to answer, you only need to answer yes or no, that's it. Is it okay?"
Zhou Miao thought for a while and asked, "Madam really wants to know the truth? I'm not afraid of danger."
"I am naturally not afraid. Are you afraid?"
Zhou Miao laughed, "Naturally our family is not afraid. Ask the lady."
Gu Jiu laughed, "What about the queen dowager, is the food restrained?"
Zhou Miao shook his head, "No."
"food allergy?"
"Yes!"
"Bean allergy?"
"No."
"Vegetable allergy?"
"No."
"Fruit allergy?"
"No."
"Hexian allergy?"
"Yes"
Relying on this question and answer, Gu Jiu finally pieced together a truth.
Empress Dowager Xiao Hexian is allergic to shrimp, to be precise.
Someone grinds the shrimp into powder and puts it in the broth.
The fresh aroma of the mushroom soup masks the taste of shrimp.
At the banquet that night, the Queen Mother Xiao was in a good mood and drank a bowl of mushroom soup.
Fortunately, the amount is small, and Empress Dowager Xiao's allergies are not serious. But when the Queen Mother Xiao was greedy and drank two more bowls, she was afraid that her life would be lost.
As for the poisoners, it is completely an industrial chain.