Chapter 149 Establishment of the Pollution Removal Bureau
Yang Zhishan said that was different, because they had set up a fixed organization. His father-in-law had said that Yibin was not short of money, and it should learn from Jiading and set up a sewage cleaning bureau to recruit fixed craftsmen to work for a salary.
This is his father-in-law supporting Chen Chen.
Haha, the old man has a sharp tongue but a soft heart, and he is still thinking about his precious daughter.
Yang Zhishan told him that General Manager Chen was going to build a street in Jiading, right at Sanjiangkou near the pier. He was going to build a 300-meter-long riverside street facing the Giant Buddha. It was going to be a big project from the start.
Zhao Yulin was busy suppressing a rebellion in Yibin, and had no idea what was happening in Jiazhou. He started real estate development instead of following the girl's lead.
This girl is very meticulous and must have calculated that the huge influx of refugees into Jiading would create a huge demand for housing and commerce.
Yang Zhishan saw that he was distracted and asked him what he was thinking about.
Let’s build a street in Yibin. You see, there is still a lot of vacant land on the dock. People in the city want to come out to do business.
Zhao Yulin immediately turned his thoughts back and said, "Repair it, repair it." However, a portion of the repaired shop space should be used to support those poor people with skills, so as to support them to become rich through hard work.
Yang Zhishan immediately smiled and said that as long as his brother agreed to start a street movement, he could say anything. It was still good for the people, so it was fine.
With a melancholy look on his face, he told Zhao Yulin that the Shenwei Army was going to open branches of Beggar's Chicken, Firewood Chicken and Dali Rice Noodles in Jiading. All retail stores had to open branches in Jiading. In the future, business in Yibin would definitely get worse.
It is inevitable for these stores to expand and open branches. In order to save travel expenses, some people will definitely not come to Yibin again. This is all normal.
Zhao Yulin explained to him that a place cannot just rely on the treasures of the past, because that would be living off the past. Now that Yibin has developed water transportation and a thriving shipbuilding industry, there is still a lot of room for development.
He said that after the official road to Rongde was built, the number of merchants coming to Yibin would increase significantly. Later, he would personally design a large carriage that would make people feel like they were riding in an official sedan chair, and it would definitely be a big hit.
When Yang Zhishan heard that he could also design new luxury cars and find new ways to make money for Yibin, he was overjoyed and marveled at the young man's ability.
In fact, these are all "odds and ends".
All you need to do is install a simple spring on the car as a shock absorber.
After drinking, Zhao Yulin went into the city to talk with his father. He had not had a good time with his old man since he returned to Yibin.
As soon as he walked into the yard, he saw a group of children chasing each other. When Ma Yuan saw him coming in, he immediately stopped and shouted with his hands behind his back, "Dad, Dad is back."
The children immediately surrounded him. Wu Jing, who was very small, squeezed in from behind and asked him to hold her, saying that she couldn't walk anymore.
Zhao Yulin happily picked him up and told him to go into the house because it was cold outside.
The children didn't care, they just followed him for a while and then went back to play. When Wu Jing saw his brothers running away, he wanted to follow them.
Hehe, this little guy just said that he couldn’t walk, he was pretending so well.
Zhao Yulin looked at the group of kids and shook his head, then walked into the yard to see his father. Only his eldest aunt, his second aunt, and his mother were at home, while the rest, including his eldest brother and his eldest sister-in-law, had gone to Jiading Prefecture to play.
He said if you want to go, just go. Jiading Prefecture is very big, and the Giant Buddha there is world-famous, the largest in the world, and is more than 70 meters high.
When Zhao Yulin saw the confused looks on the old man and the women, he realized that he had let the cat out of the bag again, and immediately picked up the teacup to drink tea.
The old man said that there is always someone better than you. He has been to see the Giant Buddha, so how does he know which one is the best in the world?
You really don't know your place.
Zhao Yulin didn't know how to explain it.
He slowed down his speech and said with certainty: I heard that the land under our feet is spherical and is called the Earth. That Buddha is indeed the largest stone Buddha on the Earth.
The old man did not refute him. Instead, he smiled and changed his tone, saying that he was still our great general and was indeed well-informed.
Her second mother probably felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, and said with a laugh that the mansion was now very lively, and that the third brother alone had several boys.
His mother was very happy to blame him for abandoning the baby and not coming back to visit.
Zhao Yulin reflected on his behavior with guilt, saying that he had not done well and that it was time for Ma Yuan to be enlightened. He came back just to send his child to the academy.
His father proudly said that he was still in charge and had sent the case to Master Zhang. The old man told him that he was now a high-ranking official and that he must be careful in what he said and did and do things in a down-to-earth manner.
Zhao Yulin answered honestly, remembering his father's teachings, and lied that he was busy with military duties and ran away.
As soon as he left the yard, his aunt was furious with his father. She said that it was rare for the third brother to come back, so why did he keep scolding him? He couldn't stay idle so he went to teach his grandchildren to write and recite poems.
A few old ladies laughed as they watched his father walk out, saying cheerfully that only the eldest sister dared to yell at the master...
Zhao Yulin crossed the river and returned to his home in Cuiping Mountain. Zhang Qi came in to report: General Cao and the brothers from the Third Column are about to come back.
Cao Youwen also wants to go back to Yibin to recuperate?
He felt strange.
When Cao Cao was full of confidence in the Northern Expedition, he dissuaded him, and the two of them had a quarrel over this.
Well, as long as you're back.
He took the intelligence sent by Zhang Qi and read it one by one.
Zhang Qi said that the prefect of Luzhou had already taken this year's tax silver and the rebel leaders of Renhuai Fort to Lin'an, and Captain Li Zong arranged eight vehicles and ships for protection.
That is a must. Not to mention the huge amount of tax and silver involved, those rebel leaders will be the targets of robbery by the remaining rebels, so their safety must be guaranteed.
Intelligence showed that the Mongolian army had divided into three groups and marched southwards to the Central Plains to avenge the Northern Expedition of the Song army. However, Lin'an did not seem to be ready yet, and all localities were still asking the government for soldiers and money.
The Mongolian army continued to put pressure on Gongchang Prefecture, and Wang Shi was likely ;
However, there was no news in the intelligence that the Mongolian army was gathering troops to attack Guanzhong. Zhao Yulin found it a bit strange. What happened to the Mongolian army? Did they admit that the Shenwei Army occupied Guanzhong?
He looked up at Zhang Qi and asked, "What about Guanzhong? Is there no news?"
Zhang Qi said that his sisters-in-law were there and everything was fine.
After Cao Youwen left Guanzhong and led the Eastern Expedition Army to Luoyang, the Chang'an Administration Office was leaderless and all policy measures were issued by Fengxiang Prefecture.
Those officials were happy to drink and listen to operas every day to amuse themselves.
He asked about the Mongolian army. Was there no unusual movement?
Zhang Qi said no, there were only some scattered reports that Hubili was selecting grassland men to train a strong force, but there was no sign of attacking Guanzhong.
Zhao Yulin sent a message to Guanzhong to be careful, as the Mongolian army was accustomed to coming down to rob in the autumn, so they must not be careless.
He told Zhang Qi that the 3rd and 4th garrison columns were newly established, and Li Yunqing would take away some backbone members as candidates for the Zheduoshan garrison column. Several deputy column leaders were candidates for promotion, and Shunfeng Department had to investigate and verify the situation.
Zhang Qi told him that Uncle Lu had already given instructions and they were doing it.
He asked Zhang Qi to consider going to Zhejiang and Sichuan to assist Qu Zhengxiang in developing the guerrilla forces in the Central Plains. The area was enemy-occupied by the Mongolian army and was much more dangerous, requiring reinforcement.
Zhang Qi immediately agreed and said that he could go anywhere as long as the young master gave the order.
Zhao Yulin reminded him to be careful and that the guerrillas should not be controlled too strictly. As long as they were determined to fight the Mongols, they were our own people. If he needed any equipment, he could go to Master Chen Xian. He also handed Zhang Qi a set of guerrilla operating methods.
Zhang Qi took it, bowed to him solemnly, filled the cup with tea and went out.
The next day, Cao Youwen and his brothers and the generals of the Third Column arrived. Zhao Yulin was overjoyed and invited them to eat firewood chicken at Jiangbei Wharf.
When Lao Cao heard that the rebellion in Renhuai Fort had been completely quelled, the worry on his face disappeared, and he praised his firearms highly. A group of people got drunk in high spirits.
Zhao Yulin went back and fell asleep. When he woke up, he found Du Baiyue guarding him. He asked where Li Chuan was.
Du Baiyue said that he was the one who asked Li Chuan to leave, and he wanted to take care of the third young master personally.
Zhao Yulin took the tea bowl offered by Baiyue and took a sip of tea, then asked him if he had anything to say. He said he could say whatever he wanted, as they were all brothers.
Baiyue stepped back two steps, knelt down and saluted him, saying that he was wrong for not listening to him, which led to the destruction of the three columns.
Zhao Yulin immediately put down his tea bowl and helped him up, blaming him for breaking the rules and saying that kneeling was not allowed and would not be allowed to happen again in the future.
He said that no one is perfect and it is not a bad thing to have this experience.
Baiyue held his head in pain, saying that it was all his fault. The Third Column suffered huge losses, and all the column leaders were gone except him. None of the leaders of the corps and battalions were intact.
Zhao Yulin listened with tears in his eyes. He leaned back in his chair and rested for a while before saying that he wanted to rebuild the Third Column and asked him to list the names of brothers who could take on the responsibility.
He asked Du Baiyue and Lao Cao to lead the brothers to Xinshi Town for recuperation first. These brothers had all crawled out of mountains of swords and seas of blood, and none of them was without scars on their bodies.
The temperature in Xinshi is higher and there are natural hot springs, which is suitable for recuperation, so let them stay there for a while.
The next day, Zhao Yulin sent Lao Cao and the others away and was about to go to Jiading to see Chen Chen, but he saw a Dali official ship coming up the Jinsha River, and Duan Xiaolin was waving at him from a distance at the bow.
Li Chuan shouted from the side: It’s the son-in-law of the Duan family, the fourth young lady and the others are back.
When the ship docked, Zhao Sihan immediately got off the boat and threw herself into Zhao Yulin's arms and sobbed. He gently stroked Sihan's back and whispered to her that it was all over and not to worry, everything would be fine.
He took Zhao Sihan and said to Duan Xiaolin: It's noon now, let's go eat beggar's chicken, and then send them to Jiangbei. The group came to the bamboo forest on the Jinsha River and sat down at the beggar's chicken restaurant, and the dishes were soon served.
After three rounds of drinks, Duan Xiaolin carefully told him that all the Dali soldiers had retreated and had sent envoys to Lin'an.
Zhao Yulin knew the purpose of his visit and spoke before he could say anything else.
Tell him to arrange for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Shimenzhai, resume shipping on the Jinsha River, and allow the captured Dali soldiers to come and go freely.
As for the rest, we are just waiting for the imperial edict.
Duan Xiaolin did not expect that he would agree to withdraw troops and repatriate prisoners so readily and easily, and even open trade immediately. This was far beyond his imagination.
He immediately raised his glass to toast his third uncle Zhao Yulin.
Zhao Yulin didn't bother to waste time with him and just sent them across the river.
