There were all kinds of houses in the county. Some were made of wood, some were made of bamboo, and some were made of mud with thatch.
The streets were also very narrow. Not to mention compared to Chang 'an, it was even worse than an ordinary village. The main road could only accommodate two carriages side by side. The people who came later were worried that if someone happened to be walking on the road, where would the person hide?
"My county has decided to build a four-lane road within a year and ensure that the road is sturdy, regardless of rain or drought …"
"County Magistrate Wang, you don't have to say anymore. There are houses by the roadside. If the road is to be built, the houses will be demolished. If we want to build, we should build the road leading to the outside first. The county will deal with it first. When the days are better in the future, the people will naturally choose a spacious place to build their houses. "
Xiao Bei was too embarrassed to tell Wang Chang directly that he had no authority to build the road. He was about to leave the position of county magistrate and Gongsun Moyu would take over his position.
Wang Chang lowered his head and did not say anything. Gongsun Moyu asked, "Where are you going to rest?"
"Find a spacious place and set up our tents. I can see that you don't have a good place to settle us down. Where is the spacious place in the county?"
"If you want to talk about spacious, it's naturally outside the city. If it's inside the city, there's a place for the school." Gongsun Moyu thought for a while and gave a place, the school.
Xiao Bei waved his hand, "Let's go to the school."
The large group of people and horses started to move towards the school. The nine children kept frowning. There was a sewage ditch by the roadside, just in front of the houses or shops. It was originally covered with wooden planks or stones, but because of the lack of maintenance, many of the ditches were exposed.
They could clearly see the black mud in the ditch and some white things that were soaking in it. As there was no rain for the past two days, the things in the ditch could not be flushed out. They were piled up there to ferment and grow mold, causing flies to fly around constantly.
There were also unknown fungi growing around the wooden houses. There were all kinds of grass on the mud houses. It seemed that the owner was not in the mood to care.
A maid wanted to run to the road in front to help with the incense, but was stopped by Xiao Bei and others. She said that she was not that precious. Although the smell was not good, it was real.
In fact, the little ones were worried that once they used the incense, they would distance themselves from the locals. The smell was bad, but it was not easy to get back the people's hearts. Not to mention that it was just a sewage ditch, even if it was a dung soup, when the local people entered, he and the others would have to follow. Moreover, they would have to be the kind of people who would chat and laugh and never leave each other's side.
Zhang Fang tugged on Gongsun Moyu's sleeves, and when Gongsun Moyu turned his head, she said, "The only thing that's lacking is the hygiene. My house is very clean now, no one pees and pees everywhere. Two large latrines were built at home. Not only was the village clean, but there was also a lot of fertilizer. My family is in the mountains of Wing Prefecture. It's a big stronghold. My father told me about it. "
Only then did Gongsun Moyu remember that the little ones were not all from Sanshui County. There were also people from other tribes. They were even more independent than the Wenshan tribe. Normal officials could not control them, for example, An Yi, who was also beside him.
"The main reason is that the medical conditions are not good enough. There are only two doctors who have just graduated and a few apprentices sent by the imperial court from the medical academy. The medicinal herbs they brought with them have been used up. Now they are using soup medicine.
Speaking of which, it's not easy for people to enter the medical academy now. They need to learn two systems. They need to know how to use the stethoscope. Once the stethoscope is broken, they need to immediately take the arm's pulse. When the medicine from the pharmaceutical factory is used up, they need to write down the herbal prescription. "
Gongsun Moyu explained the current situation. It was not that they did not want to do a good job in medical hygiene, but that there were not enough doctors.
Zhang Fang was obviously not satisfied with this answer, "You are shirking your responsibility. I don't care if it's easy for doctors or not. That's their problem. Although it's two systems, it's actually one. If you insist on opposing them, of course it's two systems. Without doctors, without medical staff, what does it have to do with hygiene? Wenshan has many minerals, gypsum and lime, which can be used for sterilization. Is it difficult to build a large latrine? "
"Yes, I didn't consider it thoroughly." Gongsun Moyu nodded and admitted. He did not explain that he had been busy helping the locals become rich. Jian Jia's people did not need to explain. If you dare to say that you were negligent, then you were not capable enough. The little ancestors of the Zhang Family and Wang Family also did not consider the difficulty of the process. They only needed to know the result.
It was not that they were unreasonable, but they were used to overcoming any difficulties. When did their brothers and sisters complain?
At this moment, Gongsun Moyu's heart was full of piety and awe. He decided that after he became the county magistrate, he would consider the problems in the county more comprehensively and in more detail. He did not want to weaken Jian Jia's reputation.
They walked all the way to the front of the county yamen. The place seemed to be much more spacious. The yamen's door was pushed back more than ten meters. Although the bluestone in front of the door was also damaged, it was still flat.
However, there were no stone lions in the yamen, nor were there any drums for the people to play. The left and right doors were no longer painted. A few small wild bees had settled down in the holes of the doors. There was obviously a big green insect on the stairs that was slowly being dragged by ants to their home.
They continued to walk forward and finally saw a two-story house. It was a restaurant. The sign hanging in front of the door was fluttering in the wind. A man dressed as a waiter got a small stool and sat at the door, holding his chin and curiously looking at the team. When he saw the rice seedling flag fluttering together with the sign above the team, he stood up immediately, his eyes shining. His legs were trembling, he did not know whether to walk forward or hide in the house.
The county magistrate, Wang Chang, had a good relationship with this restaurant. He introduced, "Yishan Pavilion is the best restaurant in the county. The home-brewed local wine has the best taste. It is soft but not greasy, spicy but not spicy. It has a lingering aftertaste. Even if you drink too much, your head will not hurt."
"Alright, stop bragging. I have never heard of anyone who drank too much not having a headache. They can drink too much because of alcohol. How can one's head not hurt when there is alcohol?" Xiao Bei did not stop and continued to walk forward.
"Alcohol is purer than other wines." Wang Chang explained.
"Is medical alcohol pure or not? Other than distilled water, there is only alcohol. Drink it and see if your head hurts. The best house in the county is actually a restaurant. Tell me, you are the county magistrate. "Xiao Bei did not continue to talk to Wang Chang. Instead, he expressed his dissatisfaction to Gongsun Moyu.
Gongsun Moyu paused for a moment, "No, the best restaurant is this restaurant. The best house is definitely not this."
"Then I will see which house is the best." Xiao Bei began to consider whether he should replace Gongsun Moyu and get a few people from the Academy to help build Wenshan.
After walking slowly for nearly half an hour, Xiao Bei finally suppressed the idea of replacing Gongsun Moyu when he saw the scenery in front of him.
He saw six three-story buildings made of a mixture of mud bricks, bamboo, and wood. The distance between each building was at least thirty meters. At the very front, there was a beautiful bamboo fence. The fence at the entrance was relatively high, and there were two thick and long logs standing there. Together, the logs supported a horizontal board with the words "Wenshan School" written in large letters.
The first half of the couplet on the right read, 'The wind whistles through the four seasons, chilling people to the bone'. The second half of the couplet on the left read, 'The sound of books will purify and warm the hearts of people for eternity'.
Xiao Bei and the others narrowed their eyes and smiled.
Just as Gongsun Moyu said, the place was big enough. At a glance, the field in front was about 400 meters long and 200 meters wide. There were seesaws, slides, swings, and everything else. Children as small as wearing open-crotch pants and as big as 1.5 meters tall were running around and playing.
The most important thing was that all the children were wearing the same cloth and the same color. It was obvious that they were all custom-made.
Wenshan County was poor. One could tell by looking at the road and the clothes the locals wore. It was amazing that such a poor place had such a beautiful school.
Especially when it was impossible to build a school in a day. It would take at least half a year. However, it was winter a year ago. How could a mud brick house be built in winter? This meant that Gongsun Moyu started building the school not long after he arrived. The problem was, where did the money come from?
"Not bad, not bad. We will borrow the school field first. When we leave, we will give you a borrowing fee." Xiao Bei decided to rest in the school.
"No need, no need." The registrar, who had not had a chance to speak, finally spoke up.
Xiao Bei glared at him with his watery eyes. "Who doesn't need it? Do you think I am compensating you? You have such a thick face. You are using the children's benefits to curry favor with your superior, right? Remember, we adults must not violate the children's benefits. Even animals know how to protect their calves, let alone humans. "
"I know my mistake, I know my mistake." The registrar, who had just had a chance to speak, repeatedly agreed. However, he cursed in his heart. Aren't you also a child? Why are you pretending to be an adult?
Xiao Yuan suggested, "Don't give the money. What if it is misappropriated?"
"If he dares, I will take his life. You are right. Giving the money and going out to buy it, it is a waste of effort. The weather is getting warmer. Send a few carts of silk to make clothes to cool down. Then send a thousand boxes of various canned food, as well as oil, seasonings, refined salt. Our family's Kun Bu in Jili Province is seaweed. Also, send a thousand catties of dry goods.
Let me tell you, if any unrelated person dares to touch the things given to the children, don't blame me for not warning you. I will chop you up. I will personally use a guillotine. If anyone doesn't believe me, try it. See if I dare. "
Xiao Bei glared at him. His cute eyes swept back and forth. Whoever he looked at lowered their heads. No one was willing to try. What was there to be afraid of? His sister would kill people with a smile and write with human blood.
After saying that, Xiao Bei suddenly thought of a very important matter. She asked Gongsun Moyu, "If you don't use the resources behind you, where will you get the money to build the school?"
"Gambling." Gongsun Moyu answered with a single word. He organized his words and said, "I gamble with the literati and businessmen in Yizhou. We gamble on poems, couplets, calligraphy, painting, charades, and so on. "
"And you win?" Xiao Bei thought this was fun.
Gongsun Moyu nodded. "I gamble based on the people. I don't look for those who are really capable. I only look for those whose families are rich and powerful. I bet with those who think that they have studied under a great scholar. To them, gambling is a great knowledge, but to us, who graduated from Jianjia, it is just a basic skill.
Every time I win, the gap is not big. Earning money is really fast. If not for the fact that I still have things to do in the county, I really want to stay in Yizhou and play with them every day. "
"That's great. The nine of us have decided to find time to go to Yizhou and gamble. We have to go back and ask our brothers and sisters if they have any tricks. It will be embarrassing if we lose. Gongsun Moyu, how much money did you get from gambling? Just enough to build the school? "
Xiao Bei found an interesting way to make money.
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