Chapter 478 This Woman Is Reasonable
When Zhao Yulin and Fan Zhong arrived at Meng Gong's house, Old Meng immediately ordered some good wine and food to be served. He said with a laugh that he was sorry for not greeting his brother and hoped that they would forgive him.
Zhao Yulin smiled and asked Meng Gong to drink a glass as punishment, then he took his own drink and started to eat.
After Zhao Yulin explained his specific ideas, Lao Meng said to Fan Zhong, "Isn't his analysis correct?" He knew that Yulin had a way to make a big difference in the countryside.
Zhao Yulin immediately stopped him and said don't praise him. This matter cannot be praised. He is not that amazing. What if he fails to do it well? It will be a great loss for Meng Gong.
The three of them burst into laughter immediately, and they all thought that Zhao Yulin was very good at talking.
At this time, Aqian and Hulan walked in. Meng Gong immediately stood up and asked them to sit down. After a glass of wine, Fan Zhong said happily that the two ladies were extraordinary women who were as good as men and would become pillars of the country in time.
Meng Gong said with a smile that he still needed Mr. Fan to be his teacher and ask for his guidance.
Zhao Yulin understood that Meng Gong intended to ask A Qian to work like his woman, so he raised his glass to congratulate A Qian and Hu Lan for their joint efforts in the reform of Huaxi Village and their success.
He told Fan Zhong and Meng Gong that in order to quickly advance the reform of Huaxi Village, the investment money would be temporarily taken out by his Zhao family, and the salary increase subsidies for officials would still be handled by the Ministry of Personnel, as well as the transportation expenses. In this way, there was no need to discuss the expenses for the reform for the time being, and the two ladies could simply finalize the expenses directly.
Fan Zhong and Meng Gong thought it was feasible, but they felt that it would cost him a lot of money.
Zhao Yulin said that it was not him who was wasting money, Hulan had made a lot of money from building a street in Daojiang County, and it was just right to spend it first. Hulan happily agreed immediately and suggested that the Zhao family first mobilize 1 million strings of cash and deposit it in a bank in Xicheng District for special use.
Zhao Yulin was pleasantly surprised, thinking that this woman was sensible and knew that this matter was extraordinary and could not be handled casually. Even though it was her own money, she still followed the official procedures.
After having a good meal and a good drink, she and Hu Lan said goodbye and left.
Fan Zhong and Meng Gong continued to drink tea. The old man said with a convinced look on his face that Yulin brother had endless strategies in his mind. How did he think of using a village as a pilot?
Meng Gong exclaimed in admiration, "Yulin said it well. A village is the smallest administrative district in our New Song. If we can improve the villages one by one, we will still worry about whether the country can be governed well enough."
He told A Qian to follow Hu Lan and watch carefully, as there was endless knowledge to learn from the Third Young Master.
The three of them continued the conversation one after another.
When Zhao Yulin returned to the mansion, he saw Gao Jia and an official waiting there. He immediately introduced Hu Lan to him . Yang Jin laughed and said that Mr. Gao and the magistrate of Chengdu County had been waiting for a long time.
Zhao Yulin immediately reviewed the situation in Huaxi Village, saying that he acted arbitrarily without consulting Gao Jia or reporting to the county government. His self-blame made Gao Jia and the Chengdu County Magistrate ashamed. The Third Young Master wanted to do whatever he wanted, so why did he need to inform them?
Gao Jia believes that the third young master cares about the common people and uses Huaxi Village as a pilot for reform, so they, the Chengdu Prefecture, should do something about it. Huaxi Village belongs to Chengdu County, and the county magistrate should also contribute to this matter.
Many hands make light work. Zhao Yulin was of course happy to see everyone get involved. He asked Hu Lan to explain the situation first.
After Hu Lan introduced the current preparatory matters, he said: The Central Court will select deacons from various departments to participate, and Chengdu Prefecture and Chengdu County will also send a deacon to participate in coordination and communication. How about it?
Lao Gao and the county magistrate naturally had nothing to say, as this was arranged directly by Zhao Yulin.
He believed that after the movement in Huaxi Village, the people in the surrounding villages would inevitably have unusual movements, so he asked Gao Jia and the county magistrate to be prepared and do a good job of explaining and appeasing the people.
He said that at present our country is still mainly based on agriculture and depends on the weather for food. It is very important to increase the production of the fields and increase the income of the villagers.
Gao Jia and the county magistrate kept nodding their heads, telling him not to worry, and that the Chengdu government would guarantee to strongly support this matter.
After seeing the guests off, Hu Lan happily told him that Sister Zhidi had also given her a new printing press and two office workers, specifically for printing documents.
Zhao Yulin smiled and told her that it was important to summarize experience, but for the current information, the notice only needed to be sent to the Central Council, Taijiantang and a few ministers, and it would be enough to give a copy to Gao Gong of Chengdu Prefecture as well.
The little girl happily kissed him on the face.
In Huaxi Village outside the city, Old Zhang summoned the elders of the village to the Zhang family yard for a discussion. They had already seen them moving and heard that the court was going to build a house for them. More than a dozen families moved into the land temple to vacate the yard.
Old Zhang said proudly: "The Third Young Master wants this yard. The Third Young Master wants to be the chief security guard here and lead our Huaxi Village to make money and enjoy wealth."
The elders of the clan asked him in confusion: You have lost your home, so what is the point of enjoying wealth and glory?
Old Zhang said, "Little guy, the third young master is going to build us a new house that is twice as big as this one. He has occupied this yard, so he wants to build a house bigger than this one for us to live in. The third young master has agreed, so he will definitely keep his word and do it."
Of course these people believe that the Third Young Master can do it. The Third Young Master is a leader-level figure, and his wife is the current leader. The whole world belongs to his family, so he can definitely do it.
But why should the Third Young Master build a house for them?
He has been gone for a few days. Does he really want to come and lead us peasants to make money?
Is it possible that the Third Young Master is just kidding people?
Ordinary people believe what they see and what they hear. They take off their shoes only when they see water. How can Old Zhang easily convince them with just a few words?
Tie Niu felt a little uncomfortable listening to Old Zhang. He said in a muffled voice: "Sir Du Bao, we are moving out as you said. If the Third Young Master doesn't build a street and a house for us, your crystal tea can will be ours."
Haha, although Tie Niu looks silly, he is smart at heart and has long been eyeing the glass tea can given by Zhao Yulin to Old Zhang.
Old Zhang felt uneasy when he heard everyone whispering about him.
Yes, the Third Young Master has been gone for five days and there has been no news. Will this plan fall through?
Maybe it was really as they said, the Third Young Master's concubine was bored, and he was having fun by making fun of us farmers to please her.
Old Zhang was nervous, but he kept a calm face and said with a smile, "What is there to be afraid of? The third young master is one of the most important officials in the dynasty. How could he lie to me? That tea can is definitely mine."
Seeing that they had no clue, everyone dispersed after mumbling a few words.
Old Zhang was unhappy when he saw that nothing was discussed. He raised his finger and poked Tie Niu's head, blaming him for making trouble. The third young master asked us to talk to everyone, but what did we say?
Tie Niu pretended to be in pain and cried out.
At Zhao Yulin's house, Zhao Feiyan came home after a busy day. She sat down and asked Zhao Yulin to massage her shoulders and neck, saying that he and Hu Lan had a great time playing together and he should comfort her.
Zhao Yulin was speechless and went up to serve carefully.
Feiyan told him that Mr. Ding invited him to have tea at Taijian Hall tomorrow.
Zhao Yulin felt that it was a bit like an official in later times being caught by the Party Committee and invited to have tea and talk. He asked carefully: What did the old man say?
Feiyan said: "Old man, what else is there? I haven't seen you for a long time, so you're just missing me." Then she started to grumble, saying that Zhao Yulin was only concerned with being happy with his concubine and was only concerned with pleasing her.
At this time, Hu Lan quietly came to Zhao Yulin and motioned him to make way, and continued to massage Feiyan on his behalf.
Zhao Feiyan was enjoying it with her eyes closed. Although she felt something had changed, she didn't care. When she opened her eyes again, she saw Zhao Yulin sitting next to her, and someone was still massaging her shoulders gently. She turned around and saw that it was Hu Lan behind her. She immediately smiled and pulled her over to sit with him and said: She asked the boys to help, why did it change to girls?
Hulan said with a wicked smile that it was her younger sister who was doing the hard work, and it would be better to ask her younger brother to help her in her room at night. Zhao Feiyan stood up in shame and pretended to hit Hulan, but she immediately dodged and ran away. She was still laughing and cursing: "You little girl, you didn't behave well after getting the advantage. You've been following your younger brother for only a few days and you've already become a bad person."
Zhao Yulin asked her with a smile why she brought this up, it was really like a fire in the city gate that affected everyone in the pond. He asked her what was wrong?
I said dryly, "No, your kingdom is peaceful and prosperous, how could I be unhappy?"
She said: There is news from Jiankang Prefecture: the four armies of the Shenwei Army, including Guo Jing's army, Yang Jia's army, Jianghai's army, and the Nanhai fleet of the navy, are advancing simultaneously into Liangzhe, and Lin'an Prefecture has been occupied by General Guo Jing.
Haha, our hero Guo is so awesome. He ran faster than anyone else this time, Zhao Yulin secretly admired him in his heart.
Feiyan continued to tell him: The grassland royal court has sent another delegation, and they are about to reach Yangzhou.
Yangzhou? It means we have already reached Hanzhong.
These Mongolian envoys took the Chencang Road this year and the Ziwu Road next year. It was obviously not for convenience, but to inquire about the road conditions in Shu.
Zhao Yulin felt that there was a big problem, so he had to plan routes for these foreign envoys, asking them to walk on a fixed path and not giving them the opportunity to get information.
Especially the Mongolian envoys, he felt that the grassland king's southward expedition was not dead, and he never forgot to come south to rob. It was too dangerous to shuttle back and forth like this, and see the road clearly.
Feiyan told him that she didn't want to deal with the envoys from the grassland royal court, they were so annoying. This time they came to talk about her father.
Zhao Yulin told her not to be afraid, because it was the Grassland Empire that took the initiative to cause trouble. They came to our New Song as a guest, and we were at home. We had the initiative in our hands, so what was there to be afraid of? No matter what they wanted, it still depended on whether our king agreed or not.
Zhao Feiyan despised him and said disdainfully, "How much power does the king have? It's all decided by the ministers after consultation."
Zhao Yulin chuckled and said: In the end, it still needs the king's approval to make it happen.
Hu Lan came over and said with a smile that she would be going to Huaxi Village with the official envoys tomorrow. Did the king have any other instructions?
Zhao Feiyan said angrily: My brother is following her around, so what else is there for me to do? Just serve him and make him happy every night.
