Chapter 545: Express Delivery
The little emperor was happy, but Xiao Linzi knew that being an emperor was not easy, so he donated 30,000 yuan right away, and then asked his prime ministers and generals for money, and even imitated Duan Xiaolin's standard statement.
After some bargaining, they finally raised 500,000 strings of cash and asked the Prince of Zhennan to preside over the disaster relief.
Because he knew that his son had a kind heart and would definitely not embezzle the disaster relief funds.
After returning, Duan Xiaolin told Zhao Sihan that he was going to provide disaster relief.
Zhao Sihan told him that Duan Yu was no longer a child, and she wanted to send the child to Chengdu to see the world and learn how to make a living with Wu Jing and the others.
Duan Xiaolin looked at Duan Yu lovingly and said, "Go ahead. There is Caotang Academy in Chengdu. It is said that the first requirement for selecting scholars in the new Song Dynasty is to study in the academy for three years. Our Xiaoyu has studied in Cuiping Mountain for two years, and will go to Caotang to study. He will definitely be a great talent in the future."
Zhao Sihan is very smart and knows that Duan Xiaolin is determined to return to New Song.
She said happily: I will personally send Duan Yu to Xinshi to hand him over to his third brother. The third brother will definitely love our Xiaoyu as much as he loves Wu Jing.
Duan Xiaolin could no longer care about these things. The guards outside the house called him again, asking the King of Zhennan to set off. He said goodbye to his family and children and set off on the journey eastward to provide disaster relief.
At this time, Zhao Yulin had returned to Cuiping Mountain and was chatting with Lu Youpeng.
Master Lu told him that he had decided to retire and take a rest as he was old. He had been chatting very well with Chen Yun these days and planned to spend the rest of his life with these old men.
Zhao Yulin has seen the official document sent from Chengdu. Master Lu is quitting his job and recommends Wu Yuqi to take over Xuzhou. He also upgrades all the villages on the border to counties.
He asked: Master, you are in your prime, why do you have to quit your job so early?
Master Lu said with emotion that he had done everything and was very satisfied. When he was carrying heavy bags on the dock in Yibin, he just wanted to have a full meal. He never thought that he could become a governor of Xuzhou.
Now that I am no longer an official, I will still keep an eye on Cuiping Mountain for the young master. I must take good care of my body and see the day when the New Song Dynasty recovers the lost territories and revives the Han and Tang dynasties.
Zhao Yulin knew that he was determined to leave and did not try to keep him. He told him that Xinshi was going to be built into a prefecture and there would be a lot of things to do there. The climate there was pleasant and suitable for retirement, so the master could kill two birds with one stone and go to Xinshi to guard it.
Lao Lu laughed and said that this was exactly what he meant. He would invite Mr. Chen to go to Xinshi to supervise the construction of Xinshi Prefecture, and then ask Chen Xian to get some of the things he wanted to help the people there live a good life.
The next day, Master Lu accompanied Wu Yuqi to the government office to complete the handover, and left for Xinshi with Chen Yun.
Many more streets were added to Cuiping Mountain, and the city was constantly expanding. Zhao Yulin could not see the end of the city from the top of the city. He was busy all morning and asked Liangchen to move a lounge chair and sit under the flower corridor to bask in the sun.
He had just fallen asleep when he heard some chattering in the yard. He opened his eyes and sat up, and a group of children had come up and surrounded him.
He saw Gao Yutian standing far behind him and asked: What's the matter? Is there anything you want to say?
Zhao Guangshun who was standing in front of him said: Brother Yutian is older than us. Daddy should send him to Caotang Academy in Chengdu to study. He can become a great official in the future.
Zhao Yulin laughed when he heard this, and then he remembered that he had not yet given proper instructions to the kids he brought back.
He called Gao Yutian in and asked him if this was what he meant.
Gao Yutian immediately said: He wanted to go to Qingchengshan Military Camp to study, and in the future he would go to the battlefield to kill the enemy like his father.
Hao Zhongliang stepped forward and said that he wanted to go to the military camp to serve as a soldier.
Zhao Yulin said that he was still young and had just returned from the border, so he didn't know how big the gap was between the courses here and his studies. He would first study in Cuiping Mountain for half a year and then go to Chengdu in the second half of the year.
The two kids immediately lost interest.
He stood up and pulled the two kids to his side and said, "Haste makes waste. Uncle Zhao won't lie to you. If Uncle Zhao is not at home in the second half of the year, ask Yuqi's mother to make arrangements."
The two kids finally perked up.
Zhao Guangshun went up to him and held him and said: Daddy, please give us some pocket money. We have spent all the New Year's money grandma gave us. The delicious food we saw these two days was bought for us by brother Yutian with his travel expenses.
He said, "Oh!" and said, "Children are not allowed to spend money recklessly." He asked everyone to go to Jiangbei to pick up their mother Yuqi, and go to the pier to eat some firewood chicken. How about that?
The children were very happy to hear that they were going to Jiangbei for fun. Zhao Guangshun shouted that it would be more fun to go to Jiuzhouba, as she hadn't been to Jiuzhouba for a long time.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile: Then let's go to Jiuzhouba to have some fun. Liangchen, give Yutian fifty strings of coins, and ask Brother Yutian to pay for anything you want to buy.
The children were so happy, jumping up and down and pulling him towards the door.
Seeing that it was still early, Zhao Yulin ordered the official boat to sail upstream along the Jinsha River. After getting on his big official boat, the kids were overjoyed. They jumped up and down with great joy, making the stairs thudding loudly.
He called Lu Huacai's two children and Gao Yutian and others to come forward, pointed at the Jinsha River and said: This big river is called Jinsha River, and the sand in the river is mixed with gold.
Hao Jingmei asked him: Why are you called Ma Hujiang?
He said: Maybe there is a big Ma Lake above it, so people call this section of the river Ma Hu River.
As the sun sets, the sunlight shines on the river, creating golden ripples. The river view with the water and sky blending into one is very dreamy.
Zhao Yulin was in a very good mood and took the children ashore. Wu Yuqi was already waiting for them at the door of Chaihuoji. The children ran over and kept calling Yuqi "Mom". Wu Yuqi's face was so happy that it was broken with laughter.
After dinner, we went to Jiuzhouba for fun. Zhao Yulin and Wu Yuqi walked behind and saw the children in groups of three or five going into this store and coming out of that store, enjoying the food so much.
He told Yuqi: The child is growing up, so you still need to give him some pocket money. Now it is not like when we first went to Cuiping Mountain when we had nothing. Life is much better now. Children from wealthy families must have pocket money.
Yuqi said that not giving pocket money was a rule set by her mother-in-law, and she had to go to her mother-in-law to change it.
Zhao Yulin said that Yuqi was the master of Xuzhou, and it was time for her to talk to her mother-in-law. The woman agreed with a smile, saying that he always gave her difficult problems to solve.
He took Yuqi's hand and called the children to go home, go home.
A large group of children immediately came running over, vying to get on the shared carriage to go out of the city.
When they got home, Yuqi asked him: Are you leaving now?
Zhao Yulin said there are a lot of things going on in Chengdu.
Wu Yuqi personally helped them take a bath. The couple used up half of the bucket of water in the bathroom before going to rest .
At dawn, Zhao Yulin set off in the thin morning mist.
After daybreak, the children sat together to eat. Gao Yutian saw the Lu brothers and sisters sitting next to Wu Yuqi and asked, "Where is Uncle Zhao?"
Wu Yuqi said with a smile: Their Uncle Zhao has gone out on business.
Zhao Guangshun suddenly burst into tears, saying that her father was a liar and had run away again, and had not given her any pocket money, wuwu, wuwu.
Wu Yuqi immediately went over to hug her and comforted her, telling her: Daddy said that from now on all the older children who go to school will have pocket money.
The little girl immediately stopped crying and asked her in confusion: Really: Yuqi’s mother doesn’t lie.
Wu Yuqi still smiled and said: When did a mother lie? Really, there are more older children, but we have to cross the river and tell grandma.
Zhao Guangshun immediately straightened his chest and said: Of course it's possible, grandma said she didn't give it to me because daddy didn't allow it.
Wu Yuqi looked at the table full of children and smiled from ear to ear, and told them to eat quickly because it was time to go to school. She watched the children go out to school one by one, and then walked towards the office at the city gate.
There were a lot of things to do . As Cuiping Mountain was separated from the city by a big river, Zhao Yulin asked her to make an agreement with her subordinates to do her work in the prefecture for one day and manage affairs in Cuiping Mountain for one day, thus saving herself the trouble of crossing the river back and forth every day.
As soon as I arrived at the city gate, I saw a group of adults in official uniforms coming up from the dock.
The shopkeeper Xiaoju who went out to greet her had very sharp eyes and immediately realized that it was from Jiading, so he hurriedly accompanied Yuqi to meet her.
It turned out that the prefect of Jiading, Yang Jicheng, had arrived.
Wu Yuqi said with a smile: "Sir, why don't you make this trip? Just come and ask for help if you have anything to say."
Prefect Yang said in panic: How dare I? Madam Wu has worked hard for the country and is respected by you all. She is a role model for us. I am visiting you today because I have a request for Xuzhou.
Shopkeeper Xiaoju immediately invited everyone to the office to talk with a smile.
In the past, Cuiping Mountain was set up according to the scale of a town, and the office was very simple. Now the town area has expanded several times, and the number of people in charge has increased a lot, so it has long been overcrowded.
The prefect expressed his praises one after another, believing that the court was completely right in promoting the state to a prefecture. Just based on the size of the city of Cuiping Mountain, it could be called a prefecture.
Wu Yuqi shook her head, smiled and thanked the prefect for the compliment, and asked him what he needed to discuss.
The prefect hesitated for a moment and said: Xuzhou was suddenly promoted to a prefecture. In the future, financial transfers will be directly connected to Chengdu, and Jiading Prefecture will lose the financial regulation of Xuzhou.
Last year, Jiading Prefecture decided to build several major water conservancy projects to improve people's livelihood, and the financial surplus of Xuzhou was included in the overall operation and overall arrangement. Now, I would like to ask Madam for your help.
The two envoys of Jiading's transportation and water transport both nodded continuously.
It turned out that these high-ranking officials were anxious. Xuzhou was the state that contributed the most to Jiading's finances. After it was suddenly upgraded to a prefecture, it was on an equal footing with Jiading. In the future, money would definitely not flow through their accounts, and the silver that they had spent in the past would be greatly reduced.
Wu Yuqi understood immediately and asked him how big the gap was?
The prefect had calculated in his mind twelve times on the way here, and told her right away that he was short of one million strings of cash.
Wu Yuqi had just taken over Xuzhou and was not clear about the specific situation, so she would not easily agree. She said, "Don't worry, let's go across the river to the government office to discuss. If Xuzhou can come up with it, we will never let you go back empty-handed. And next year, this section will be included in the financial operation of Xuzhou, and Jiading should also take the initiative to adjust accordingly."
The prefect didn't expect Wu Yuqi to agree so readily and agree to support Jiading the same way next year. The girl was so happy that she immediately stood up and was about to cross the river.
Seeing that the guests were so anxious, as if it was a matter of urgency, Wu Yuqi did not waste any time and accompanied them straight down the pier to Jiangbei...
