mtl008 Chapter 331: Grand View at the Gate
Chapter 331: Grand View at the Gate
Huh? No commercial area? Too hasty...
Shen Yu glanced at Wu Zhong with resentment, "Sir, you are not kind. I said before that the workshop would be built in the commercial district, but you didn't mention this matter!"
Wu Zhong knew that the princess was not blaming him, she was just simply... complaining?
So he smiled and replied, "Zhuocheng doesn't have such a large-scale workshop group. Naturally, wherever the princess wants to live, that's the industrial zone."
"That's right!" Wu Chen and others behind him echoed, all with a teasing smile.
You are right, sir. When the princess proposed the location of the workshop, she hoped that there would be a water source and that it should be far away from residential areas but not too remote. She also wanted to build employee dormitories, community living areas, factory areas, canteens, schools, etc. It would also be best if cotton mills and sugar factories were next to farmland to facilitate centralized management. In addition, roads should be built in each workshop to at least ensure the rapid passage of horse-drawn carriages.
The map of their Zhuocheng is a rectangle covering a vast area. From left to right, there are seven counties side by side, namely Dong County, Nan County, Xi County, Bei County, Rong County, Lan County, and Ning County.
Among them, Bei County has the largest area and is located in the center. The main city of Zhuocheng is here.
The princess completely entrusted the selection of the site for the workshop to Zhang Hao, so after everyone's discussion, the new industrial zone was built in Xi County on the left. This was an old district with mostly civilians and a relatively messy village planning. It was not a pity to reclaim the land and rebuild it. The most important thing was that all aspects met the princess's requirements.
"...You win!" After hearing the explanation, Shen Yu was too tired to complain.
Seeing the two interacting so naturally, King Zhuo just watched them talk with a smile, with no intention of interrupting at all. This scene brought a great shock to the people below.
The common people have not yet come to their senses because this is the first time they have been taken seriously.
The powerful and influential were shocked at Mr. Wu's closeness and King Zhuo's connivance.
You have to know that Mr. Wu is the man of the previous generation of King Zhuo. Even the old prince may not be able to order him around as easily as the princess. Anyone who has met him will know that Mr. Wu is not an approachable person. Even when talking to the city lord, he is in a businesslike manner.
Although they didn't know much about Prince Zhuo, how could a dignified royal noble be willing to retreat behind his own princess and act as if she had the final say?
No matter how good the relationship between the old prince and the old princess was, Zhuocheng was actually managed by the old princess. However, the old princess seldom appeared in public. She only supported the peace and prosperity of Zhuocheng behind the scenes. Therefore, she was praised by the people for her virtue.
In the minds of the people of Zhuocheng, for hundreds of years, the princess has been the secret pillar of Zhuocheng, and the prince is the one who is in charge on the surface. But now it seems that this tradition will be broken?
Among the many pairs of eyes below, Gao Chang's expression was the most complicated. He saw that the rebellious son who was expelled from the family by him was actually standing among the confidants of the palace?
It must be said that this was actually a complete misunderstanding. Gao Yong had not decided where to go, and the princess did not drive him away. Everyone in the palace was used to giving him a share of everything, so he followed everyone to Youcheng in a daze, and then returned all the way to Zhuocheng.
These days, he has been playing with Wu Su, Shen San, Shen Si and other people of the same age, and even eating and living with them. Naturally, he has become one of their confidants. Shen Yu doesn't think there is anything wrong with it, so others will think there is no problem either.
Lu Yingxing looked down and saw that Shen Yu's eyes were a little dark. He knew that she was tired. She was now a double body, so he immediately sent people away, "Thank you all for coming to welcome us today. Three days later, we will hold a banquet in the palace to entertain everyone. Let's go!"
After saying that, he really hugged Shen Yu and went in. The ladies standing at the bottom of the stairs looked at each other, and saw the same confusion in each other's eyes: Prince Zhuo seemed to have not even glanced at us just now, right?
Now that he knew what these people were planning, Lu Yingxing certainly couldn't let his wife be unhappy. He wanted to coax her with a few words as usual, but when he saw the familiar courtyard gate in front of him, he suddenly stopped and remained silent for a long time.
The scene before my eyes overlapped with the red gate in my memory.
It seemed that as long as he pushed open the door, a young woman would be sitting in the yard waiting for him to finish school. She would ask him if he was hungry. Occasionally, she would take out the cakes she made. Although her cakes were far inferior to those of the cook, he would always finish them...
She would ask him if he had finished his homework today? Although she knew it was just a question, after all, she herself didn't like going to school...
Suddenly, someone pinched his fingertips hard, and the voice in his ear seemed to come from far away, familiar and reassuring, "Won't you take me in to have a look?"
Hearing the voice, Lu Yingxing lowered his head mechanically, and seeing the woman in his arms smiling, his stiff body finally relaxed a little.
When he looked back, he found that the stone lions on both sides of the gate had become shorter, and the maple tree on the right with his height carved on it had become bigger. Oh, it turned out that he had been away from home for a long, long time.
The father once asked him if he wanted to move to the main courtyard, but the lady said she wanted to live in the place where he lived in his childhood. The prince's courtyard was also the second largest building complex in the palace, so the lady said there was no need to bother.
Lu Yingxing took a deep breath, holding Shen Yu's left hand, and stretched out his right hand to push open the obviously renovated door. With a "clang" sound, a huge snow wolf shadow wall appeared in front of him. This was the animal he admired most in his childhood, an absolute strong man in the snow-capped mountains.
They walked slowly forward, their backs lengthening in the setting sun. Behind them were only Guyu and Wuliu, as well as dozens of servants serving in the courtyard.
Walking around the screen wall, it seems as if you have traveled through a crack in time, and what comes into view is a slightly desolate courtyard. Although the green plants are still lush, the house lacks the nourishment of human life. Among the flourishing greenery, there is also an indescribable emptiness, just like the desolation after the prosperity has faded.
Lu Ying walked forward and gently stroked the stone table and chair that his mother loved to sit on.
Every corner of the yard seemed to carry memories, but they were all mischievous pasts. He missed his boyhood here, but every time he looked up, the past scenes would be evoked, but it was a pity that the person in the memory was already out of reach.
The soft, pale golden sunlight gently brushed across Lu Yingxing's shoulders, as if someone was using nature's hand to give him a silent hug.
Hiding the loss in his heart, his eyes inadvertently fell on the person beside him who was as silent as water.
She smiled at him in the soft glow of the sunset, her eyes seemed to hold a thousand words. An indescribable emotion surged in Lu Yingxing's heart, and he wanted to say something, but the words that came to his lips dissipated into the air, so he chose to remain silent.
Unexpectedly, when I returned here again, the sunshine was still warm, and the people standing in the yard still loved him the same.
This is enough.