The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1062 To be rich, build roads first

"Ding Shiliu, take people to search the backyard of the government office and ask the government officials to cooperate. If anyone does not cooperate, you don't need to be polite."

Gu Chengyu glanced at the yamen servant and warned him.

This person is the leader of the yamen servants, as long as this person is frightened, those little yamen servants below will naturally obey his orders.

"Yes, my lord!" Ding Shiliu's eyes lit up, this search for evidence is a good job!
As long as it's not too much, if you take a little bit or two, adults won't bother.

The merchants and the three officials in the house all looked ashen, and the two were fighting with each other, undecided in surprise.

Seeing that Li Taihang was taken away, patriarch Xia knew that he came here for nothing today.So he got up to take his leave.

What happened here, he has to go back and send a letter to Mr. Shoufu as soon as possible, so that Mr. Shoufu can think about it and transfer Mr. Gu back to the capital as soon as possible.

As for Min Feng, Patriarch Xia didn't intend to ask.He was originally dissatisfied with Min Feng's occupation of the Xia family's resources, but now that Min Feng is in a cocoon, he will not go into this muddy water.

Mr. Shou Fu should worry about Min Feng committing crimes. He is not an official of the imperial court and has no right to intervene in this matter.

Besides, it is useless for him to plead for Min Feng, Gu Chengyu will sell his face?

"Mr. Gu, I never thought that Mr. Li would make such a big mistake. It's really a shame. But right now, Mr. Rong has something important to do, so I ask you to resign first. I will be the host another day, and I will do my best as a landlord. It must be rewarded!"

Gu Chengyu raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Patriarch Xia, why do you want to leave as soon as I come? I and Patriarch Xia hit it off right away. I just wanted to have a drink with Patriarch Xia, but Patriarch Xia offered to leave. This is impossible!"

Patriarch Xia frowned, did Gu Chengyu still plan to ask them to donate money?

Li Taihang was arrested, and he still wanted to use Li Taihang's territory to coerce everyone to donate money?

The merchants present had already left their seats, but Gu Chengyu refused Patriarch Xia's thoroughness, so they had no choice but to stop thinking about leaving as soon as possible.

Just sitting like this, but my heart is terrified.He was afraid that Gu Chengyu would find their fault, and wished to suck them to the bone, not even giving them a copper coin.

"Master Gu is serious. The old man also saw that Mr. Gu was busy with official duties, so he offered to leave. Mr. Gu has a great reputation, and I have admired him for a long time. It is very lucky to meet the real person today!"

Patriarch Xia had no choice but to sit down again, blurted out a few words on the spot, and glanced at the restless people in the hall at the same time.

"Patriarch Xia is over-reputed. In fact, I came here today not all because of Mrs. Li's bribery. Originally, I wanted to find an auspicious day to entertain you all, but it was better to hit the sun, so I simply borrowed Master Li's treasured land. "

Patriarch Xia knew that there would be no money today, so he might not be able to get out of this side hall.

This Gu Chengyu made it clear that he was here to ask for money. They are rich and prosperous in the south of the Yangtze River, and those court officials were already very jealous.

If the decentralized officials can go to Jiangnan to serve, it must be a good job.

Take the post of magistrate as an example, that is, those officials who are not too greedy, once the three-year term ends, not to mention one hundred thousand snowflake silver, five or sixty thousand taels, that is nothing to worry about.

As the main family of the chief assistant, it is really unreasonable for them not to donate money, but patriarch Xia did not intend to let Gu Chengyu get the money so easily.

Earlier, there was news from Yingnan Mansion that Xia Hongji had donated a full 5 taels of silver.

As soon as he heard the news, he almost ran to Hangtian Mansion and scolded Xia Hongji for being a pig's brain.

This is 5 taels!Although their Xia family has a big business, they can't help being so extravagant!
But no matter what, since they agreed, they would not be able to lose face if they went back on their word.

After all, Xia Hongji was a branch of the Xia family, and those who were sent to Hangtian Mansion to manage the business represented their Xia family.

A pair of men and horses strode out of the gate of the capital city and galloped along the official road. The ten large boxes wrapped in iron sheets in the middle of the team were very eye-catching.

"Qingquan!" A deep male voice sounded from inside the carriage, and a man in black immediately rode to the carriage.

He lowered his head and asked in a deep voice, "My lord, what are your orders?"

"Call the head of this escort agency!"

"Yes!" Qingquan replied, and drove his horse forward.

The man in the carriage closed his eyes and leaned against the back wall of the carriage, Gu Chengyu!Last time I made you cheap, this time I have to make up for it no matter what.

This time he kept a close eye on Gu Chengyu, he didn't believe it would not benefit him.The corner of the man's mouth turned upward, and he couldn't help looking forward to this trip to the south of the Yangtze River.

"My lord, the money donated by the merchants this time has been calculated, and the total is 21 taels!" Ming Mo handed the account book to Gu Chengyu, asking Gu Chengyu to have a look.

Gu Chengyu nodded, took the account book, glanced at it roughly, and then threw the account book on the desk.

Ming Mo is doing business, he is at ease.There is only entry, no expenditure, and there is no way to falsify this account.

Although the river embankment in Yingnan Mansion is still in place and there is no need to reinforce it for the time being, Gu Chengyu has other plans.

Yingnan Prefecture is on the upper reaches of the Tianya River, and there are especially many tributaries that flow into it.Gu Chengyu intends to cut off part of the tributary and divert it to reduce the burden on the downstream embankment.

Moreover, Yingnan Prefecture was one of the major tea-producing areas in the Dayan Dynasty, and there were countless merchants coming and going.In such a prosperous area, it is indeed very difficult to rely on the Tianya River to communicate.

Because Jiangnan is still the granary of the Dayan Dynasty, and the silk and porcelain in Jiangnan are also very famous.

Not to mention Sunan Prefecture, which is close to Yingnan Prefecture, has several large and small salt farms.One can imagine how rich Jiangnan is.

Gu Chengyu clicked his tongue twice, no wonder those officials who have been sent down have sharpened their heads and wanted to go to Jiangnan.

In such a wealthy place, let alone three years, even one year can earn a lot of money.

It's a pity that the imperial court has not fully utilized the advantages of Jiangnan and other places in recent years, resulting in an empty treasury of the imperial court, and merchants have not received much benefit.

Although it is adjacent to the Tianya River, merchants usually travel by water, but the merchants in the north are very inconvenient.

Gu Chengyu's idea is to rebuild the official road from the north to Jiangnan, which will be more conducive to the economic development of Jiangnan.

In fact, the reason is very simple, if there is no investment, where will the income come from?If you want to get rich, build roads first. This is an eternal truth.

Of course, this is not a small sum, it might cost several million taels, but how can the imperial court get several million taels now?

Therefore, Gu Chengyu's plan is to repair part of it first, and then to repair it when there is a chance.

Anyway, those disaster victims have to settle down, and doing nothing every day will easily cause troubles, so it is better to arrange the labor of those young and middle-aged people to build roads.

Relief with work has always been a good way to solve the problem of how to resettle the victims. The victims can not only fill their stomachs, but also get some money.

Taking money to buy food, the old and weak women and children in the family will not be hungry.

(End of this chapter)