Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 146
"What does this have to do with this king?"

Zhu Di was full of impatience. He knew this kind of thieves too well. Seeing that many acres of land and money and food had been brought into his palace this time, he got jealousy.

"Your Highness, even if the officials now organize the people in the city to dredge and clean the ditches.

But the bottom of the ditch was already full of potholes, and within a few days, sewage accumulated again.

And using cement to pave the ditches can be done once and for all, and the ditches in the city don't have to be so filthy every year in winter and spring. "

In the past few days, under the persecution of those superiors above him, Yu Rentian no longer wanted any face.

Therefore, seeing Zhu Di being so stingy, he couldn't help but get angry, and immediately started to play badly.

"Your Highness, although the official is the magistrate of Beiping Prefecture, Beiping Prefecture is your feudal state.

If the ditches are not dredged and paved once, every year there will be cases of common people getting sick due to blocked ditches, and the government will have to dredge the ditches every year.

In case there is a major epidemic caused by the sewage in the ditch..."

Zhu Di said: "That is to say, these officials are all vegetarians, and none of you can escape the responsibility."

Yu Rentian said helplessly, "Your Highness, the officials and others are at most guilty of incompetence, but by that time, Your Highness's Prince Yan's Mansion will be covered by the epidemic..."

"You thief officer is dangerous to this king?"

Zhu Di's face darkened.

"I don't dare to be an official, I just want to do my duty!"

Yu Rentian quickly expressed panic.

The corners of Zhu Di's mouth twitched, and he gave his mother a hob.

"We need to discuss this matter with all the subordinates of Prince Yan's Mansion."

Yu Rentian hurriedly got up and saluted, "Your Highness is kind, I'm not in a hurry, so I'll wait here for news from His Highness."

"..."

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, wanting to get angry, but everything this Yu Rentian showed was for the sake of Beiping Mansion, he really didn't want people to throw him out.

Thinking about it, he told Ma He who was on the side: "Go and call Zhu Changshi and Guo Changshi!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Ma He responded and walked out quickly.

In less than a while.

Guo An and Zhu Fu walked in.

"My minister sees Your Highness!"

"The two lovers are free of courtesy."

After Guo An and Zhu Fu sat down, Zhu Di told about Yu Rentian.

After listening, Zhu Fu's eyes lit up, and he felt that this matter was feasible.

As for Guo An, he looked at Yu Rentian who was standing aside with a serious face.

"Prefect Yu wants King Yan's Mansion to supply cement, and Beiping Mansion to dredge and build all the ditches in the city?"

"Exactly!"

Yu Rentian was full of anticipation.

"Although the road paved by Guo Changshi outside the city with cement has not yet been completed, I have personally checked it out, and the cement is really a miracle of construction.

If cement is applied in the cleaned ditch, the inside of the ditch will be extremely smooth, and there will be no more sewage pools. "

Guo An asked directly: "Then how much money is the Beiping government willing to pay to buy the cement in Yanwang's mansion?"

"Buying cement...this..."

Yu Rentian's expression froze immediately.

Guo An asked in astonishment, "Could it be that the prefect Yu doesn't want to pay?"

Yu Rentian said with a sneer, "Guo Changshi doesn't know, the Beiping government office doesn't have much money.

In the past, even the repairs of school buildings and roads were still donated by those gentry, village sages, or merchants.

But now, more than half of the squires in the entire Beiping Mansion were hacked to death.

As for those merchants..."

"Prefect Yu, according to what I know, the sages and gentry in the past donated at most dozens of taels of silver, but they were received by the government, praised wildly, and even erected a monument for them.

And those merchants, even if they donated hundreds of taels of silver, or even thousands of taels of silver, at most they could only leave a good impression on the officials. "

Guo An laughed slowly, "So, the government doesn't need the symbolic donations from those gentry."

Yu Rentian opened his mouth and wanted to defend himself.

Guo An also said: "Prefect Yu may not know that when the cement was being developed, the lower officials led a group of artisans to develop it for several months.

But now, to calcine cement, dozens of craftsmen need to calcine continuously day and night.

But even so, the cement produced by the cement workshop in the mansion is still too little.

Originally, according to Xiaguan's plan, he planned to build two more workshops with cement. In addition, Xiaguan also bought [-] mu of land in Zhangjiawan, Tongzhou, and planned to build it with cement.

However, there is too little cement stock, so we have no choice but to delay..."

"How could this be?"

Yu Rentian's face became anxious, "If the cement workshop is short of people or raw materials, please tell me, Your Highness, or Guo Changshi.

The Beiping government government will try its best to help solve it. "

"Thank you, Prefect Yu, for your kindness."

Guo An said sincerely: "It's just that calcination of cement is more difficult, and a large number of literate craftsmen are needed. The whole government of Beiping government can't help much with this matter."

"A large number of literate craftsmen?"

Yu Rentian was taken aback, if that was the case, he really couldn't be of much help.

There are not many scholars and children in Peiping Prefecture, so how can there be literate craftsmen?

As for Zhu Di and Zhu Fu, their eyelids twitched when they heard this.

Yu Rentian didn't know, but how could they not know?

The cement in the cement workshop is so piled up that it can hardly be put down, and even many craftsmen spend one day of calcination and one day of rest!
However, the two did not speak.

Yu Rentian sighed slowly, and asked, "I don't know what it takes for the Yamen of Beiping Prefecture, so that Guo Changshi is willing to take out some cement?"

Yu Rentian was also a bit messed up, anyway, Beiping Mansion belonged to King Yan, and he was just a magistrate.

In a few years, he will be transferred and leave.

At that time, King Yan and these few can do whatever they want.

Seeing Yu Rentian's attitude, Guo An was taken aback, and said helplessly, "Cement is also extremely precious to the Yan Palace.

And there are at least a hundred ditches in Beiping Mansion, so if Prince Yan's Mansion is to produce so much cement, if Zhifu Yu wants to take it away for nothing, it will be impossible.

I don't know what price Yu Zhifu has thought about paying? "

Yu Rentian asked curiously, "I wonder what price Guo Changshi wants me to pay?"

"..."

Guo An began to hate this kind of bad officials.

"Yan Wang's mansion produces cement, since you can't get money, you need some fame."

Yu Rentian nodded slightly, "It's natural."

Guo An said again: "In addition, Yu Rentian needs to owe a favor to Prince Yan's Mansion. In the future, Prince Yan's Mansion will do business, or it will be convenient for Yu Zhifu, please remember this incident!"

"This……"

Yu Rentian's eyes widened, and he owed Prince Yan's mansion a favor?
Guo Andao: "Please rest assured that Prefect Yu may not be able to use this favor during his lifetime.

Even if it happens, it is absolutely legal and will not embarrass Zhifu Yu. "

"His Royal Highness King Yan..."

Yu Rentian looked at Zhu Di with some hesitation.

It is also a great temptation for any official to have a good relationship with a Ming Dynasty and a prince.

But why should he owe King Yan a favor?
"Guo Qing's intention is the king's intention!"

Zhu Di said directly.

"That's it, the next officer agrees."

Yu Rentian could only respond helplessly.

After Yu Rentian left, Zhu Di and Zhu Fu looked at Guo An.

"Guo Qing, why do you want the favor of that little magistrate?"

"Your Highness, some people may not be able to do anything, but if they get in the way, things will always go wrong.

From the perspective of the humble minister, Yu Rentian already has some intentions of showing off, and if he wants to get more benefits from him, it will definitely not work, and it is not necessary to ask for personal favors.

Yu Rentian, who still has the idea of ​​governing the people in his heart, is not a treacherous person, so he will always be able to get promoted in the future.

Maybe it will come in handy one day..."

"good!"

……

Soon, truckloads of cement and sand were pulled into Beiping Fucheng from outside the city, mixed for a long time in the hands of a group of craftsmen and young adults, and then wiped in the ditch.

at the same time.

His Royal Highness King Yan's benevolent act of taking out the extremely precious cement in the mansion to repair the ditches also began to spread in the city of Beiping.

The common people naturally sang praises to Zhu Di.

As for those gentlemen who gritted their teeth and hated Zhu Di very much, they had to pinch their noses and say something against their will.

In this way, in the midst of busy work, the ditches in Beipingfu City were covered with cement, and at the same time, some solid planks or some large bluestones were covered on those ditches.

The air in the entire Beiping Mansion was quite fragrant.

In addition, the road from Beiping Fucheng to Tongzhou City has gradually become a straight and flat concrete road.

Coincidentally, less than a few days after the paving of the cement avenue was completed, spring plowing began again in Beiping Mansion.

At this time of year, the entire Beiping Mansion is calm and calm, and no one dares to make a fuss at this time.

After spring plowing, Guo An began to hire a group of young men to build the Zhangjiawan Wharf. At the same time, he built two cement courtyards near the iron smelting plant in Shangzhuang Village, ready to be used as workshops.

And it will take at least a month, or even two months, to build these.

Taking advantage of this time, Guo An asked Zhu Di for leave again.

Zhu Di directly granted Guo An a one-month vacation.

At the same time, Zhu Liang was also sent to escort Guo An back to Guo Village in Shunde Prefecture with a team of palace guards.

Some people returned to Guo Village in a mighty manner.

After resting for two days, Guo An became completely busy.

Ready to greet you.

No matter when, the welcome is the most important procedure of the wedding.

Early in the morning, Guo An was woken up, and before he fully woke up, he was surrounded by a group of old women.

Then, let these old women be at the mercy of them.

Especially on his face, Guo An felt like he had put a layer of putty on himself.

After that, they brought dozens of carts of betrothal gifts and a mile-long welcoming team, beating gongs and drums all the way.

When they arrived at the gate of the Liu Mansion, they answered a few questions and then threw some happy money.

Successfully entered the Liu Mansion and met the old father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Then put the bride on the big sedan chair, and then return to Guocun with drums and gongs.

Set up a big table!
Worshiping to heaven and earth, performing acacia ceremony, entering the bridal chamber...

At the end of the day, Guo An felt like he was about to collapse.

As the door of the new house was slowly closed, Guo An and the flushed Liu Baiwei drank the wine.

"Husband!"

"lady……"

Seeing that Guo An was about to blow out the candle lamps, Liu Baiwei hurriedly stopped him.

"What else is there, sister?" Guo An was a little puzzled.

At this moment, Liu Baiwei was too shy to look at Guo An, so she didn't notice the change of Guo An's address, and just took out a beautiful picture album from under the big red pillow.

Guo An's eyes widened.

"Husband~"

Liu Baiwei glared at Guo An angrily, only then did Guo An come back to his senses, and hastily smiled embarrassingly.

"Husband, they all said that when we are in the bridal chamber, we need to watch this album together!"

"Yeah!"

Guo An nodded again and again, "We like reading picture books the most..."

……

(End of this chapter)