Chapter 395 The First Bucket of Gold
Zhao Guangchen was not convinced and said that his godmother was praising him, saying that he could recite the Diamond Sutra. He immediately broke away and stood still, clasping his hands together devoutly, closing his eyes and reciting, looking exactly like a little Tang Monk.
Zhao Yulin looked confused.
I thought to myself it’s all over, this child will probably have to eat vegetarian food, chant Buddhist scriptures and become a monk in the future.
Fairy Banban, what should we do?
Ma Ling'er saw him in a daze and asked what was wrong?
He pointed at Zhao Guangchen who was still chanting scriptures and said that the child was no longer a child. He told the headmistress that he should not go to Emei to practice martial arts and lay the foundation, but to send him to the school in Cuiping Mountain to receive enlightenment education.
Ma Linger said she knew, they just sent him back to study.
Zhao Yulin's mind was a little confused, so he went to the study to look through some documents.
Not long after, Wu Yuqi and Ma Linger came in and asked him: Daojiang County violated regulations by building a street, occupying a large amount of fertile land and illegally lending money to the owner in advance. The bank in Daojiang County has reported it to him, and my brother still wants to take over the land and help the owner of the street to repay the loan?
Zhao Yulin said he understood, and when he came back he arranged for his guards to go back and conduct a secret investigation.
Wu Yuqi smiled and said that she guessed that this was a smokescreen released by her brother in order to stabilize the suspect, and he had already sent special project personnel to Daojiang, and they would definitely be able to get to the bottom of the matter.
Zhao Yulin told them: It is not the best time to build the land, but it does not mean that it is not a good land. It must be unfair for the common people to spend money but not get the house, but they are willing to pay for it, which shows that they are optimistic about the great attraction of the Dujiangyan water conservancy heritage in Daojiang County. Let's take it over and continue to work on it.
Ma Ling'er said that he really has a heart of a bodhisattva, and he takes on all the troubles whenever there is one. But there are so many troubles in the world, how can he take on all of them?
Zhao Yulin smiled and asked her who said that she would take the blame? Let the government investigate thoroughly first, find out the corrupt criminals, confiscate their money, and maybe make some money.
He said that the land could really make money, and now it's just rotting there and no one is going to take it. Let's ask Hu Lan to take Zhu Fugui, Wu Jing and Chen Liu to give it a try. Maybe they can make their first pot of gold by doing so.
Ma Linger said to Wu Yuqi that brothers always have unique vision, and that’s right. If the girls want to do something, let them try.
Wu Yuqi said that the investment required is not a small amount, so are you so confident that you can let them do it?
Zhao Yulin said that Si Niang was currently unemployed and was helping with the housework at home, and Xiao Niang was also very smart. Let them lead the way, and it would definitely work.
Yuqi said that they were still discussing with Rongde's carriage bureau, and Chen Chen was also taking Hu Lan to Zhanjiang for public transportation.
He said that he was teaching Hulan to have a sense of the overall situation. Those major events involved the coordination of government and huge investment, which could not be completed in a day or two. Putting them aside for a while would allow the strategy to be more perfect.
Besides, Chen Chen is going to Xiangyang to work, and the Ministry of Industry will have to replace other directors. We can't move too fast, we have to wait until Mr. Qiu's announcement is issued before we can make specific plans.
Ma Linger asked with a smile: Brother, have you decided to take Hu Lan in?
They are all being cultivated carefully.
Zhao Yulin turned his face away from them and said, "What?" Children on the grasslands follow their parents to fight when they are twelve or thirteen years old. There is no harm in letting her lead Wu Jing and the others to do something.
Ma Linger laughed and said, "It's clear now. Brother wants Wu Jing and the others to come out and gain some experience as well."
Wu Yuqi looked at him with disdain and said, "You are just a big shot who is really good at making excuses."
But she was happy in her heart and pulled Ma Ling'er away.
In Cuiping Mountain of Yibin, Hulan has already received the news that they will go to Chengdu. Several kids are surrounding her happily, saying that this is their father's recognition of their ability and capacity to do things.
Hu Lan gave her a secret letter from Master Lu, saying that Si Niang would be traveling with them, and asked Si Niang to be their advisor.
Zhu Fugui said worriedly that things here had just begun. The carriage bureau in Jiuzhouba could be ignored, but Rongde’s carriage bureau had only taken one route and there were many things to do. What should they do?
Wu Jing said: Just leave Chen Liu behind to look after the shared carriage bureau in Jiuzhouba and contact Rongde about matters related to the land, houses, road reconstruction, and bridge repair and expansion. These will keep Rongde and the Yibin government busy for a while.
Wu Jing stared blankly and said, "Chen Liu, we still need to discuss with the coachmen how to make a new carriage, okay?"
Chen Liu reluctantly agreed, mumbling that he wanted to go to Chengdu together.
Wu Jing glared and said, "We are just going to buy a piece of land and will be back in a few days. What are you following us for?"
At this time, Zhao Yulin's mother came in, and several cute kids immediately surrounded her and called her Grandma, Grandma. Hu Lan also went up and called her Grandma, Grandma.
His mother kindly took Chen Liu's hand and said: "Let's take Liu Liu with us, let's go together, grandma and fifth grandma are here to guard us."
His mother felt sorry for Chen Liu because he lost his biological mother so early. She always felt that Chen Liu lacked maternal love and owed her a lot, so she hurried over as soon as she heard about their arguing.
The grandmother has spoken, what else is there to say?
The next day, the group happily headed straight to Chengdu.
The female gang leader arrived early in the reception room of the Central Court in Chengdu. She was wearing riding boots and a tie, looking heroic and much younger.
The gang leader was amazed at the dazzling large glazed floor and the carved crystal glass windows, and he examined them carefully and meticulously.
In less than a moment, footsteps were heard outside. The female gang leader immediately returned to her seat, followed by Cao Youwen, Li Zhongmian and the Minister of Personnel Fan Zhong who came in. The hall immediately became silent.
After Fan Zhong led everyone to greet each other one by one, the maid brought up the Longjing tea. Cao Youwen laughed and asked them to try it. The tribute tea customized by the small court in Lin'an has been delivered to us.
Several people immediately started laughing, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became much more relaxed.
Then, Fan Zhong and Li Gong gave the female gang leader a pre-appointment admonition talk. The two of them gave a long and earnest instruction, which made Lao Cao's scalp numb. But when he saw the female gang leader still sitting there upright, listening very seriously, smiling and nodding from time to time, he was a little amazed at her patience and determination.
Everyone said that the female gang leader was moody and had a bad temper, but after meeting her in person today, I feel that they were all wrong. Mr. Li was very strict in his training, but she always had a smile on her face.
It was Lao Cao's turn to speak. He did a 180-degree turn and praised the female leader beautifully, commending her for leading the Beggars' Sect members to help the Shenwei Army capture Xiangyang and for her great contributions in helping the Shunfeng Division to gather military intelligence.
He also praised her for her decisiveness and courage in acting in Xiangyang, and for the great improvement in the governance of Xiangyang, and said she was a heroine of our New Song Dynasty.
The female gang leader enjoyed what she heard very much. She was very happy and kept smiling as she responded to Lao Cao very modestly.
Then, Lao Cao said that both the gang leader and General Guo should be transferred to Jinghu South Road. One reason was that Jinghu South Road had just surrendered to the New Song Dynasty and the situation was complicated, so they needed loyal and courageous capable officials to do the job. Another reason was that he hoped that the couple could take care of each other, take care of their health, and contribute to the country for a long time.
The general point is that we hope they will be bold in doing it.
Wrong, it is up to him as the king to take responsibility.
These words made her feel much better. The female gang leader felt as if she had been ironed by a warm iron. It was a hundred times better than the lecture from the two old men just now.
She immediately stood up and clasped her fists to Lord Cao to express her stance that she would do her best to heal Jinghu South Road.
Lao Cao was in great joy and asked Shunzhidi to fetch a can of Qingcheng tea as a farewell gift to the female leader.
The female gang leader returned to the inn happily and ordered: Let's go back.
After leaving the south gate and boarding the official ship, the headmistress asked her what was wrong and what good news made her so happy.
The female gang leader's face immediately changed, and she said angrily, "What are you talking about? Didn't you see those old bull noses are teaching me a lesson?" Humph.
The head woman was surprised. She was smiling just now, but she didn't know that her mother was being scolded.
Before she could come to her senses, the female gang leader had already put on a smiling face.
She danced with joy and said with a smile that the king praised her, praised her for the great contributions of the Beggars' Sect, praised her for being a heroine, and arranged for her to go to Jinghu South Road to punish those who were disobedient there on behalf of the court.
If you dare to do anything rash, I will beat you into a cripple with a stick.
The head lady then realized that she, the Little East Evil, had been deceived by her mother.
Her mother is very happy, so how could she be upset?
In the Central Court, Lord Li was unhappy and was still drinking tea with Lao Cao.
He said: We are trying to control the female leader's temper, but the king has completely eliminated it with just a few words. If the female leader does something against the law in Jinghu in the future, will the king really stop her?
The Song Dynasty was a typical era that valued civil officials over military officials. In order to secure their throne, the emperors of the previous dynasty killed meritorious military generals, which had formed a fixed mindset among the officials in the court.
The appearance of Zhao Yulin changed this development trajectory, but it did not mean that these civil officials had nothing in their hearts. Li Zhongmian and Fan Zhong originally wanted to take the opportunity to strike down the overly powerful military generals, but they did not expect to be smashed to pieces by Lao Cao.
They have forgotten that Lao Cao was born a military general, and now as the ruler of the New Song Dynasty, he must speak for those who practice martial arts.
In the afternoon, the Central Government discussed the national public transportation and street construction restrictions, which turned out to be not that simple.
The Ministry of Industry has drawn up a public transportation strategy that is government-run and privately funded.
It was basically according to what Zhao Yulin said, that the government provided land, built houses, renovated roads and bridges, and helped maintain public security management, and the people raised money to buy cars, hire people, and establish a management mechanism for operation.
After everyone spoke, Zhao Yulin asked for two more items to be added: The first was that when raising funds for the establishment of the Carriage Bureau, it must be announced at the government office, allowing all citizens who are willing to invest to participate.
Secondly, the pricing of fees must involve the participation of the people in discussions and be filed with the government.
These two points are very important. He believes that most people will act in a pragmatic manner. However, it cannot be ruled out that some people will monopolize public transportation in a certain area and raise prices exorbitantly to harm the people in order to make money. This would go against the original purpose of developing this item.
Hua Yue from the Censorate raised an objection. He received impeachment from officials, who believed that the Carriage Bureau was a private business making money, so why should the government provide land for free?
Places where conditions permit will also provide houses for use as platforms. Isn't this a form of corruption at the expense of the public interest for personal gain?
