The Tianwei cannon will be tested at the end of the month. Ning Wen and Huai Liang and Diao Gui are busy without touching the ground. Not only do they need to prepare for the cannon experiment, but also the setting of the test site and the security work. After all, the leader No. 1 came to inspect, and even the flowers and plants should be trimmed. This is Ning Wen's unique idea and the latest feeling after talking to Li Zhi before. He must cheer up. If this continues, not only himself, but also his family will feel uncomfortable because of their own mood.

So Ning Wen sang with Erya Qinse that night. It was better to have fun and enjoy it alone. He raised his fingers and calculated the days. Yu'er could also lift the ban. No matter how Yu'er used her son as an excuse, Yu'er did not escape Ning Wen's clutches that night. It was not until the fourth update that family was exhausted and hugged each other.

When he woke up early in the morning, Ning Wen felt refreshed. God probably felt better now. He was very reckless and showed the sunshine that had not been seen for a long time, shining warmly on the snow-covered Chang'an City. The golden sunshine contrasted with the prosperity of Chang'an City. Ning Wen seemed to be a whole other world. He had not been in the mood to watch Chang'an in winter for a long time. It was quite spectacular.

Li Chengqian was discussing the road construction with officials from the Ministry of Industry and Revenue. Seeing Ning Wen coming as promised, he waved his hand and asked Ning Wen to find a place to sit down by himself. Then he handed Ning Wen a document. Ning Wen took it in his hand and looked at it. The paper should be from the Ning family's workshop, but it was from the workshop in the inner palace.

"Ning Shaojian, now the national treasury is weak, and it may not be able to support the huge expenses for road construction!"

This is the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue sent by the Ministry of Revenue to participate in the road construction. His surname is Niu and his name is Chong.

"Now that the Turkic war is in full swing, how can we find the resources to build roads? Besides, the official road of our Tang Dynasty is already smooth, so how can we find the saying of building roads? Now that the arrow is on the string, I don't know where to shoot. What should Ning Shaojian think?"

Shi Huai, who was about to be the chief supervisor, was about sixty years old and was quite dependent on his seniority. Ning Wen shook his head and bowed to Li Chengqian and said:

"This time, the road construction is just a transformation, and the human and financial resources are only one or two required to rebuild the official road. Second, Ning has a method. If it works, the national treasury resources will not be used."

Li Chengqian and Sun Tong, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, were all silent. They didn't know what Ning Wen had to do. To put it bluntly, Ning Wen's idea was the same as in later generations. Whoever paid for the road construction would be responsible for collecting the money. Ning Wen wanted to build this toll road, which could be regarded as a highway in the Tang Dynasty. Ning Wen didn't know if he could accept it. Anyway, the current situation of no money to build roads exists, and relying on requisition of civil servants to build roads may also stir up civil rebellion. Li Chengqian was also very clear about this, but he felt that it was not that serious. Now the Tang Dynasty is prosperous and the people are safe, and the requisition of more than 100,000 civil servants probably won't be able to cause chaos, so the previous requisition of 100,000 civil servants was arbitrary.

"Hmph, you don't spend money on road construction, it's just a fool. Could it be that your young master Ning will have tens of millions of heavenly soldiers and generals descending to earth, and they can be built in just one or three moments? Haha!"

Shi Huai, who was the chief supervisor, was very dissatisfied with Ning Wen's remarks. This man hated Ning Wen's weapon supervisor for stealing the limelight from the chief supervisor. Moreover, many of the capable supervisors were pried by Ning Wen, and at the same time, it also reduced the chance of the chief supervisor showing his face in front of Li Shimin. Therefore, Shi Huai spoke so harshly.

"Haha, I don't say that the strange powers are chaotic. Ning Shaojian has always been calm and probably has been prepared. Let's listen to it before making plans."

Sun Tong, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, smiled slightly and smoothed out Ning Wen. Of course, Sun Tong was also dissatisfied with Ning Wen. The gunpowder alone made Zhang Yun, the left assistant minister, quite angry. He was demoted by the administration after something happened before, and all these complaints were attributed to Ning Wen's wonderful ideas.

"What Mr. Sun said is very true. Ning has never believed in the sayings of gods and ghosts. Ning just planned to hand over the road construction to merchants. The merchants paid for the road construction. The court only needed to define the years to make the merchants profitable. The specific years were determined based on the toll."

Before Ning Wen finished speaking, Shi Huai interrupted:

"Haha, how come the sayings of how to build roads and make money from ancient times to the present? Ning Shaojian is also a person who is familiar with the classics, history, and collections of books. Why is he aroused a businessman and humiliated his politeness? Shi Mou did not slaughter and sat with you again. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, forgive me for being rude and the minister will leave."

Shi Huai waved his sleeves and left. Ning Wen was speechless for a moment. Sun Tong also stood up and bowed to Li Chengqian. Then he turned around and said to Ning Wen with a serious look on his face:

"Ning Shaojian, Sun believes that Ning Shaojian's intention is to plan for our Tang Dynasty, but this toll is a huge joke. Sun is not talented and thinks that this toll is like a robbery of the rich. He doesn't want to do anything, so Sun said goodbye."

Sun Tong also left, leaving Ning Wen and Li Chengqian with no words. Ning Wen scratched his hair, not knowing what to say,

"Your Highness, Ning really doesn't know what to do about this matter. Your Highness, do you think Ning's move is inappropriate?"

Li Chengqian sighed and shook his head and said:

"Oh, I have never heard of the tolls. I wonder where the young minister Ning came from. Could it be that the Nanyang warlock is the words of the Nanyang warlock?"

"This is not. It's just that Ning felt that there was no need to use the treasury resources to build roads like this. Secondly, those merchants would feel that the court attaches importance to them. Besides, the new road is a high-level road, which is much faster than the ordinary official road, and the speed of running horses alone is reduced. This has also reduced the world on the road. If there are any urgent matters, the new road will definitely come faster than the ordinary official road. It is understandable to give some money."

Ning Wen didn't know what to say, and said whatever he thought of, and the road construction matter was temporarily put on hold. Li Chengqian also planned to report to Li Shimin. Anyway, it was just an idea, so Li Shimin probably wouldn't blame him.

Since the road construction matter was temporarily put on hold, Li Chengqian asked Ning Wen to concentrate on preparing for the experimental work of the Tianwei Cannon, and agreed that Li Chengqian's own acceptance must be passed before Li Shimin inspected.

So Ning Wen was busy preparing for the job to take over. The entire weapon supervision was in action. In a few days, the broken walls were cleaned, so that Li Shimin could not see the dust all over the ground. Then he asked someone to find flowers and plants to dress up the weapon supervision. In short, Ning Wen wanted Li Shimin to feel that this place was different.

Soon Li Shimin issued an edict. He did not plan to conduct experiments with great fanfare, but led a group of trusted ministers to come over with light trucks, preferably not to disturb anyone. As for the personnel, there were ministers who could be named, and of course Li Chengqian. As for Li Zhi, Ning Wen planned to let Zhinu go to the door first. It would be easy to talk about when he met Li Shimin. Anyway, they were all his sons, so they could trust him.

The experiment will be conducted tomorrow morning. Ning Wen did not mess with Yu'er Erya. He was lying alone on the free chair in the study and was thinking about what else was not ready. Although it was a lightweight car, the emperor came after all. The relevant people also had to check the ancestors for three generations, and then the related diet and other food. Ning Wen estimated that there would be eunuchs responsible for this matter at that time, but the weapon surveillance still had to be prepared. As for artillery, Master Zhou checked it with injuries and gave Ning Wen a guarantee that at least the projectiles could be fired tomorrow. As for whether it was accurate, it depends on which craftsman was operating at that time. Originally, Master Zhou was responsible for this launch, but now there was nothing he could do. He could only catch a slightly more skilled craftsman to be responsible for the launch.

I don't know when I fell asleep. Ning Wen woke up early in the morning. Seeing that his body was covered with thick quilts, his wife came in last night. Ning Wen felt very warm. He pushed open the door of the study and a cold wind blew in his face. Ning Wen shivered. The sky was hazy. It seemed that today was a good weather. He did not disturb the wife and children in the inner courtyard. He asked the servants to prepare breakfast. After taking a few bites, he asked the three dogs to prepare horses. The so-called mules and horses were pulled out for a walk. He worked hard for almost a year and was waiting for today's experiment. Ning Wen couldn't help feeling a stirring feeling in his heart. It seemed that his concentration could not reach that stable state as Mount Tai.
Chapter completed!