golden scales

Liao Xing, who participated in politics in Zhejiang, had no contact with the Metropolitan Procuratorate.It's just that after the police's influence among the people expanded, a large number of cases were first discovered by the police, so there was also a government connection with the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The arrest of Wu Yi's younger brother was a secret, and he didn't know it beforehand, but since the Metropolitan Procuratorate allowed him to release him on bail, it meant that the nature had been settled internally, so he might as well sell a favor to facilitate future work.

"Actually, it's not a big deal. The people from the national tax department got a copy of the account books from somewhere, and I heard that there were some knights in the rivers and lakes who helped, making it look like a drama. But from this book, it is enough to put a few squires The boss sent him to Liaodong to spend his old age." Liao Xing explained: "They initially let my younger brother become a shareholder because they had the idea of ​​leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade, but they haven't had time to follow your path. Already the first step to the door."

Knowing that the mad dog in the Metropolitan Procuratorate was not targeting his own family, Wu Yi was reassured, thinking about his grievances, and regardless of his face, he couldn't help crying: "Brother Long, what do you think this official has to look forward to? No matter how big it is, you have to be so worried."

"Brother Wu," Liao Xing's expression turned serious, "That's wrong!"

Wu Yi was scolded by Liao Xing, so he quickly calmed down and said: "Yes, it is the foolish brother Meng Lang who speaks out of his mouth." He paused and said: "Now it is seen in the "Bulletin" that officials are often assigned to Liaodong. It is really like walking on thin ice. Better I'm afraid it's all being dragged down by the family. My younger brother is spoiled and spoiled, and if he doesn't study well, it's hard to guarantee that one day it won't cause a catastrophe."

Liao Xing was deeply convinced of this, and said: "It's true, there are many unworthy sons in the younger brother's family, fortunately, the family ancestor is a sensible person, so they don't dare to be presumptuous."

"Oh? Can you teach me?" Wu Yi hurriedly learned.

"Hehe. Just kidding, how dare you call him a teacher?" Liao Xing said with a smile: "The family ancestors are nothing more than three methods. Anyone whose family's children are too careless to be educated will buy a piece of land in Liaodong and move him there to become an independent family. Citizenship. In fact, it is the same as distribution. Even if you commit a serious crime, your family will not be affected."

Wu Yi shook his head slightly: "This is where old Ling Gong's mighty virtue lies, but it is not acceptable in my family."

If my mother knew that I was sending my younger brother to Liaodong, wouldn't the world be turned upside down?

Liao Xing said again: "Wait again, I will be sent to join the army." He said: "I heard that the implementation of the "Military Service Law" will be expanded to the nine provinces next year, and it is inevitable to pass through the whole country. There is a world in the army. .It is also a place to train people, and it can bring benefits to the family. It is really a good idea.”

"My brother is getting old, and he can't bear hardships..." Wu Yi shook his head again and again.

Liao Xing thought to himself: You and I can join the army at our age, let alone your brother, how old is he?The key is not to suffer.

"The last method is not just punishment." Liao Xing said: "Some children don't do their jobs properly. In fact, there is no difference in essence, it's just that there are fewer opportunities to do things."

For example, he is a living example.

"You simply contribute some money so that my younger brother can make a living, maybe you can make some money." Liao Xing said.

Although Wu Yi is young, he can be considered a "traditional" person. Hearing this, he thought for a while and said, "That's okay. I'm just afraid that he will use my name to bully the market."

"Now you are being targeted by the mad dogs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, what are you afraid of?" Liao Xing said disapprovingly: "The income and expenditure accounts of the family are clearly recorded, and the family property that should be declared is clearly declared. .”

The methods used by the Metropolitan Procuratorate to remove officials are nothing more than "fishing" and "unknown sources of huge wealth."

In a patriarchal society like Ming Dynasty, it is absolutely normal for a family to earn some money from relatives who are officials, and they naturally know how to be filial during the New Year and holidays.If he earns thousands of taels of silver, but pays very little for filial piety, no one will lose face.This is how the Metropolitan Procuratorate started, often able to detect a large number of "corrupt officials".

Wu Yi knew very well that his younger brother would definitely name him in Zhejiang.But he really didn't take any money from his younger brother, so the Metropolitan Procuratorate couldn't catch him.

"Also, hide your posts better, just don't post them indiscriminately." Liao Xing reminded again: "How miserable is the prefect in Shanxi? The disciples took his posts out, and inexplicably accused him of interfering with Yousi. Fortunately, the emperor His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is merciful. He took special care of Dali Temple and then relegated Haixi as an official."

Because the magistrate was also from the servants of the Eastern Palace, it was widely spread in the small circle, and Wu Yi and Liao Xing had a good personal relationship, so they also knew about it.He nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, and said: "I have already sent all the mortals in the yamen in the writing province to take my private posts, and they will all be sent to officials for the crime of 'faking a famous assassin'."

"Be careful, be careful." Liao Xing said repeatedly.

Ever since he knew that famous assassins could cause trouble, Liao Xing even changed his personal seal, and he refused to give his own seal to others.

After the two expressed their helplessness to the mad dogs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Liao Xing said, "I came to see Xiongtai today because of official matters."

The official road in Zhejiang was originally much better than that in the north.Because there are many wealthy people in Zhejiang, and building bridges and roads is a traditional good thing, it must be done.However, because of the need for combat, the north now has a large number of laborers to build standard roads, which has compared Jiangnan to the bottom over the years.

"Brother Xian is also concerned about this matter?" Wu Yilue said with a headache: "Nowadays, the cost of road construction is increasing, and it is really stretched."

"My little brother is concerned about the official materials." Liao Xing said.

In terms of road hardening work, rammed earth roads were mainly used at first, which is much stronger than mud roads.With the abundance of manpower and financial resources, the gravel road is finally on the agenda, and it is much better than the rammed earth road in terms of drainage performance.Of course, the north is still in the dry season of the Little Ice Age, so it doesn't care about drainage.

As the coal-smelting industry spread, the remaining tar found buyers—it could be used to make ink, popularize metal movable type printing, reduce the cost of books, and speed up the typesetting of documents.The dross left after filtering the tar was initially discarded, but it was soon discovered that the surface formed by discarding this residue was a better road surface than gravel roads.

This is asphalt.

There are two types of them.One is Qinqing, which uses petroleum residue produced in Yan'an Prefecture. It has low toxicity and good efficacy, but the output is low and the price is high, so it can only be used in Shaanxi.

The other is common black coal, which can be found in many places and has sufficient output, but it is highly toxic. Shanxi, where asphalt was first used to pave roads, had many black poison patients.Moreover, Meiqing also has the problem that the weather is hot and easy to soften, and the weather is easy to crack. The roads below the county town can still be used, but no one dares to use it on the official road.

Wu Yi had long thought about repairing the roads in the south of the Yangtze River, but because of the conditions, he had no energy and could only watch the hard roads being rammed out little by little, and they still needed to be repaired from time to time.

"My younger brother has a family relative. When he was in Shandong, he discovered that the road was made by mixing coal green, cement, and gravel, and then rolling it over with stones. It is less toxic in summer, and it is not easy to crack in winter. The cost is lower than all other roads. Using cement will save a lot," Liao Xing said.Cement roads are the best, but they are also the most expensive, and they are prone to cracks due to thermal expansion and contraction, so someone has to repair them, which is another expense.

Wu Yi secretly said: This is the job your family envisioned for your children, so there is no need to be afraid of investigation.

"He wants to sell this method to the Yamen?" Wu Yi asked.

Liao Xing shook his head and said, "He wants to contract labor."

The chief envoy will pay the money, and the road construction team will contract the project, and submit it for acceptance on time and with quality.This kind of government-private transaction had already appeared in the dredging of canals in the Ming Dynasty, and it was a matter of course that it was transplanted to the construction of official roads.

Wu Yi thought for a while, and said: "Quality cannot be ignored, in case the crown prince comes to Zhejiang again..."

"Don't worry, this new road is much better than asphalt paving." Liao Xing said, "I personally asked about this matter, otherwise I wouldn't dare to come to you."

"Jiangnan's materials are expensive, can he really make money?" Wu Yi was even more puzzled.

The cost of road construction in the south of the Yangtze River is higher than that in the north. In addition to the high cost of labor, materials are also the most important thing.There is no coal, iron and stone in the south of the Yangtze River, so these have to be bought and shipped from the north.The water network in Zhejiang is even more dense, and the construction of bridges must be taken into account while building roads, which adds a lot of expenses.

"He has a way." Liao Xing smiled mysteriously.

"You and I, brothers with different surnames, how do you cover up like this? Quickly tell me that I know." Wu Yi urged.

"Okay," Liao Xing took a long breath, "Actually, it doesn't matter if it's broken. He bought coal from Taiwan and made coke himself. The ink can be sold to bookstores, and the asphalt is just used to pave the road."

"Where's the gravel?"

"There are always rocks and rocks. The most expensive thing is manpower, so he doesn't plan to use manpower."

"What is that? Water grinder?" Wu Yiqi asked.

Zhejiang has a lot of water, but there are not many rivers that can be used for the hydraulic industry.

"Steam engine." Liao Xing revealed the answer mysteriously.

Wu Yi had seen a steam engine before, and it was the big thing used to fetch water for Canzhuang in Si Town.

"That thing can break rocks?" Wu Yi was quite surprised.

Liao Xing nodded: "Except for coal, it's much better than manpower. My Daming only has seven machines in total, but he is the only one that can crush rocks."

"There's something wrong..." Wu Yi felt something was wrong, tapped his forehead lightly, and suddenly remembered, and said, "His Highness sent the steam engine to Zhejiang, and said not to let it out... Where are your relatives?" Made it?"

The principle of the steam engine is very simple, the emphasis is on craftsmanship, followed by creativity.Zhu Cihong is not sure about the degree of leadership in craftsmanship, so he has to keep it secret in terms of creativity.However, there is no airtight wall. Since there are prototypes for use outside, they will always be favored by interested people.

Such as Liao Shi.

"He made it himself." Liao Xing said indifferently, "We've all seen that machine before. It's nothing more than a big stove for boiling water. What's so special about it?"

"Your family relatives are from the technical college?" Wu Yi asked tentatively?

"Of course not." Liao Xing denied it.

Wu Yi was relieved.

——He is from Jingshi University.

Liao Xing added something in his heart.

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