Chapter 515: Lushan's True Face
Hu Lan and A Qian both shook their heads vigorously and said with smiles on their faces that as long as they were allowed to start a shared carriage business, they believed that they would make life in Huaxi Village better and better.
Chen Chen said goodbye and left happily.
When they arrived at the Chengwen Road intersection, she asked everyone to get off the car and take another look.
Chen Chen pointed to Guanghua New Village across the street and said: When the Third Young Master chose the village, she had not yet returned to Chengdu. What a great place it is. Look at Guanghua New Village across the street. It is almost entirely made up of houses and has become a market town. Huaxi Village is hidden by the official road. It is really a paradise that no one can recognize.
She ordered the county magistrate to assign someone to repair all the coach stations and the carriage station at the door for her, so that the carriage bureau could be run beautifully.
How could the county magistrate dare to say no? He nodded and agreed like a chicken pecking at rice, and he also personally supervised the work.
Then everyone returned to the city.
Hu Lan and A Qian from Huaxi Village were delighted, and the little deacons around them were also all delighted, thinking that with the help of the prefect, things would be much faster and with half the effort.
Wu Jing said happily: This time we are going to Yibin to ask Grandpa Chen to build a new carriage. The shared carriages in the city have not been replaced for several years. They look tattered and some of the windows are broken.
She immediately pointed at Chen Liu and asked him to go to Yibin and make some good horse-drawn carriages to transport the goods.
Hu Lan had seen that the people of Huaxi were diligent and hardworking these days, and many of them could do carpentry work. When he heard Wu Jing instructing Chen Liu to return to Yibin to make a horse-drawn carriage, he immediately thought of opening a carriage-making workshop in Huaxi and inviting the masters from Yibin to come to Huaxi to make new carriages.
He immediately told Chen Liu that there were three things to do in Yibin: one was to go back and visit their grandparents on their behalf, the second was to make five new carriages, and the third was to invite a master to open a carriage shop. We were going to set up a large carriage repair workshop here.
Everything will be done.
Chen Liu had just arrived in Huaxi Village and was working very hard. He had not wanted to go back, but when he heard the instructions from young mother Hulan personally, he suddenly felt a great sense of responsibility and quickly stood up to ensure that he completed the task.
In the city, the Minister of Works, Mr. Qiu, was a little depressed.
In the morning, Meng Gong's concubine, Madam Qian, went to him to apply for the opening of a shared horse-drawn carriage connecting Huaxi Village, but was rejected by him. However, in the afternoon, the Chengdu Prefecture's special envoy for works immediately found him and asked the Chengdu Prefecture to open a shared horse-drawn carriage connecting Huaxi Village and only asked the carriage bureau to allow a transfer station.
He would definitely agree to this request since there was no financial relationship involved.
After court dismissal, he returned home and drank some wine, but he was full of worries.
His wife asked him: "My lord, what's wrong with you? You were fine when you left home this morning."
Mr. Qiu simply told Hu Lan that he was going to open a carriage bureau.
The lady immediately blamed him and said unhappily: My lord, you have handled this matter improperly. The Ministry of Works spends tens of millions of strings of silver every year, and I don't know how many hundreds of millions of strings are wasted. How much can a shared carriage three or five miles outside the west gate be worth?
Now, not only Madam Qian is dissatisfied, but Madam Hulan must also be dissatisfied with her master.
If Madam Hulan is not satisfied, then the Third Young Master is not satisfied. He is our great benefactor. Not to mention anything else, the gifts we receive during festivals far exceed the cost of those carriages.
Mr. Qiu's heart skipped a beat and his face became even uglier.
After a short rest , he said in a deep voice: What do women know? This is a state affair, and it involves the young master of the Zhao family. How can I do this casually?
His youngest son was placed in the Chengdu government office. Recently, seeing Chen Chenlei's popular style in the drama, he admired this superior very much.
He told his father: "Prefect Chen is daring and has recently suspended the jobs of three children of important officials in the court and told them to go back and reflect on their work. If they don't work hard, Master Chen will report them to the authorities. We dare not be careless at the moment. Some colleagues are busy with official business and cannot go home after dark."
Mrs. Qiu appreciated it very much and said happily that this is how it should be. If those on official business do their work wholeheartedly, the court and the country will be energized and the people's lives will be better.
The younger son said unhappily that he had applied to work in Huaxi Village, but now Huaxi doesn’t want him anymore and they don’t need anyone.
Mr. Qiu knew about this situation. He said that Huaxi was carrying out large-scale farmland adjustment. Once the adjustment and reconstruction of the fields were completed, everything would be fine. Who else would be needed?
The younger son said that he was going to go down at the beginning, but he missed the opportunity.
Mr. Qiu felt frustrated again. He glared at his son unhappily, picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp. Then he stood up and walked towards the study.
Madam Qiu rebuked her youngest son, blaming him for speaking at this time. Didn't he see that his father was in a bad mood? It was his father who stopped him from going. Everyone thought that the third young master was having fun for Madam Hulan.
The youngest son said with a little anger that people of their generation didn't think so. The Third Young Master was serious about everything he did. Take their favorite football for example. It was the Third Young Master who came up with the competitive methods. From the rules of the game to the costumes, even how to make shoes, the Third Young Master had thought of everything.
Mrs. Qiu looked at her youngest son with a smile as he spoke seriously and asked him: Oh, you like the Third Young Master so much, as if he is the god of young talents.
The youngest son stood up and said confidently: Anyway, the third young master has done a lot of new things for us, and he can always accomplish what he wants.
Then she bowed to her mother and walked away.
Zhao Yulin was drinking tea and chatting with Li Quan's son Li Tan at the moment. How had he known that this boy spoke so highly of him?
The Central Council in Chengdu appointed Li Tan as the garrison commander of Shandong Road. After he had initially reorganized the army, he went to Shangqiu to meet Zhao Yulin.
After listening to Li Tan's report on the situation of the Shandong Army, he said: The Shandong Army has a large number of people, but its combat effectiveness is low. A large part of them are temporarily captured and forcibly conscripted. Such soldiers are not focused on killing the enemy. When a war breaks out, they will become targets for killing. They need to be trained.
Li Tan listened carefully and nodded continuously.
He continued: General Li is guarding Shandong. According to the court regulations, he should have 20,000 soldiers, but we in the New Song Dynasty are pragmatic and do not make a one-size-fits-all approach. The tigers and wolves of the grassland empire are on the other side of the river. We must gather all the warriors who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the country and train them into a powerful and invincible new army.
He told Li Tan to go back and strictly discipline the army according to the standards of the Shenwei Army and the Garrison Army, not to force anyone to join, and to streamline those who were willing to go home to farm and were not suitable for serving in the army.
He said: "In our new Song, everyone is equal. All soldiers returning home will be given resettlement fees to ensure that no one is left behind. After the reorganization, the Shandong Army will send more than 30% of its deputy generals to the main force to serve and learn, so as to quickly familiarize themselves with the new combat concepts of our Shenwei Army."
Li Tan was very happy to hear Zhao Yulin's heart-to-heart talk. He stood up, made a clumsy military salute, and then said goodbye and left.
Wu Yuqi came in and had tea with him, and said with a smile, "Brother has gained another 100,000 soldiers. Congratulations, Brother Yulin. Congratulations, Brother Yulin."
He took a sip of tea and said with a laugh, "That's not a lot. The team still needs training. Didn't you see that Li Tan doesn't even know how to salute?"
Yuqi said that Xingyun was quite good at training soldiers, and within half a year he would be able to train a roaring and invincible new army.
Zhao Yulin had no doubt about Yang Xingyun's ability. This man had been conducting large-scale military training since Zhejiang and Sichuan. Now, a small half of the Shenwei Army came from his subordinates, which was very good.
Yuqi said that Shandong was in difficulty, so Feiyan ordered the transfer of 8 million strings of new currency to Shandong at one time, and Zhou Ping transported another 300,000 shi of grain from Liangzhe. The people managed to get by.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said that the money and grain were all there, the key was to use them well and distribute them well. The Shunfeng Division must supervise closely. Most of the officials in Shandong have not been replaced, and corruption is very likely to occur. This requires our Shunfeng Department to supervise and investigate.
Yuqi nodded and told him that Gang Leader Jian had come to Kaifeng. She also handed Shandong to Gang Leader Jian to manage. With the supervision of the Beggars' Sect disciples, the bad guys would have nowhere to hide.
Zhao Yulin looked at the sunny day outside the window and said that there might be a war in the northwest, so we must speed up our efforts.
Wu Yuqi asked disdainfully: "What are you afraid of? We already have 50,000 troops stationed on the banks of the Yellow River. General Zhou's navy defeated the Mongolian navy in Laizhou Bay, forcing Zhang Rou to flee in panic. If we want to blockade Bohai now, it will only take a word from Commander Zhao. We have nothing to fear."
Oh my! Zhao Yulin smiled when he saw Wu Yuqi’s relaxed and complacent look.
He said: This is also due to the fact that we attached great importance to the naval construction in the past. If we had not spent money to preserve the sea ships left over from the Song Dynasty, how could we have such a powerful navy now?
Yuqi smiled and said in a tone that both men and women could understand: That's only possible with our brother.
Zhao Yulin spat the tea he had just taken in his mouth onto the ground with a puff. He glared at the woman beside him, as if asking why she thought of that.
The woman laughed happily.
On Taohua Island off the coast of Liangzhe Road, Old Dongxie and Old Beggar were lying on the side of a small pier, drinking tea and appreciating the sea view.
The old beggar was seriously wounded by an arrow during the attack on Hangzhou City and nearly lost his life. Now he has fully recovered. The two ancient warriors drank the top-grade West Lake Longjing tea sent by the female gang leader and enjoyed the rolling waves on the coast.
The old beggar sighed that his life was worth it, in exchange for that boy Yulin sending craftsmen and so many fresh materials to renovate Peach Blossom Island like a paradise on earth. From now on, he will stay on the island and will not leave.
The old East Evil shot two cold swords from his eyes straight at the old beggar, and then smiled and said that if he hadn't blocked an arrow for me, I would have thrown him into the sea to feed the turtles. I don't owe anyone anything. If you like it, stay here. We can enjoy the sea view together, and fishing for turtles is also a fun thing.
The old beggar immediately burst into a hearty laugh.
At ease, the old East Evil said to the old beggar: Let's disband the Beggars' Sect.
The old beggar's body shook violently, he sat up straight and asked what the old East Evil meant. If he wanted to disband the Beggars' Sect, he had to find his daughter.
The old East Evil said calmly that the country is at peace, so who would be willing to be a beggar?
He had recently gone off the island twice. Business in Liangzhe was gradually recovering, and the number of beggars among the pedestrians on the streets had obviously decreased a lot.
Shunfengsi appointed Jian Er as the general manager of Kaifeng Prefecture and also took charge of Shandong Shunfengchu. What does this mean?
There are no gangs allowed in the Shenwei Army. Doesn’t that old beggar know that?
