How difficult was it to attack and annihilate each other in a single day? Set the chain link, take pity on the people, and treat them as the heavens.
The night with turbulent undercurrents passed by as the first ray of sunlight reflected the red clouds.
Feng Changgong and Zhang Xiaobao's plan was put into motion at the same time.
All the yamen runners in Xin Cai County were mobilized, and notices were posted at the most eye-catching places in the county.
Wang Douye, who was preparing to go to the five mu of soybean fields early to take a look, carried a wooden bucket in one hand and a hoe on the other and set off. After walking for a li, he was about to turn a corner when he suddenly saw a lot of people on the main road. Out of curiosity, he went over.
After squeezing left and right, he finally saw the situation inside. There was a sign here, and a piece of yellow paper was pasted on it. There were words on the paper, written one after another. It looked very beautiful. As for what was written, he didn't know.
"What's the matter?" Wang Douye didn't understand, so he asked the people around him.
"Isn't it written here? This county is about to become an upper county. The yamen found a Taoist priest and told him that we shouldn't move the land in the next three months to avoid provoking the Lord of the Earth. The number of ferries in the Rushui River will be reduced by half to avoid provoking the Water Dragon King. It also said that we shouldn't move or migrate, especially to the southwest. "
Before the person Wang Douze asked could say anything, someone on the other side told him. In fact, this person wasn't literate. He just stood there waiting for others to ask.
Wang Douye was worried. "My family's land is in the southwest. Can't I go and take care of it? I haven't seen the beans for a few days, so I need to water them. "
"Then go secretly. Don't let the Lord of the Earth know." The person who answered him gave him an idea.
Wang Douye deeply agreed and thanked him. While no one was paying attention, he walked quietly to his family's soybean fields, nagging, "I only water and weed, I don't move the land. Don't be angry, Lord of the Earth."
It was indeed convenient to do things with administrative power. It only took a day for everyone in Xin Cai County to know about this matter. The number of people who went out decreased, and those who wanted to move stopped. Those who wanted to find time to develop wastelands did not dare to move. The number of boats that used to rely on ferrying on the river decreased by half, and they took turns to do so.
Pedestrians on both sides of the river had to wait even longer before they could cross the river. Merchants who were transporting goods had no choice but to wait by the river. Even the business of the various shops in the county was affected.
The gentry of the county complained to himself, but did not forget to ask for charms to be put up everywhere to ward off misfortune.
Seeing that the plan was effective, Feng Changgong generously added a meat dish for the servants in his family. He also set up a banquet in the back courtyard and invited the registrar and the county magistrate to drink.
While drinking, he asked the two of them, "What do you think of this official's plan?"
"Brilliant, really brilliant. It is said that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are more intelligent than others. Today I know that they are still far inferior to you, sir." The registrar's eyes were also blurred, but he did not forget to praise the county magistrate.
The county magistrate did not want to be left behind. He held up the wine bottle, "Once you make a brilliant plan, who in the world dares to disobey?"
"Haha, hahaha, hahahaha." Feng Changgong was very happy to be praised. He drank a cup of wine with the county magistrate. He narrowed his eyes and said proudly, "You two still need to learn more. This official's plan is not an ordinary plan. It is a chain plan. In two days, I will show you how powerful it is."
"Chain plan, it is actually a chain plan. I really didn't see it. I admire you." The registrar's face was full of admiration as he helped the county magistrate fill the wine bottle.
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"Damn Feng Changgong. In order to deal with us, he dares to use the plan of disturbing the people. He is doomed. Fight is fight, but he uses the method of harming the interests of the people to attack the opponent. What kind of official is this? Even if you don't kill him, I will kill him."
Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao were sitting by the window on the second floor of the restaurant. They were drinking a big bowl of wine when they heard the content of the announcement. They said angrily, not caring whether the people at the table next to them were listening or not.
"So he is blaming us? If we didn't come, he wouldn't use this plan. Well, it is a chain plan. No wonder there is a Ru River in the county that can enter the Huai River and the Jiang River. The lives of the local people are not better. He used all his skills in this aspect. We have to deal with him. But don't kill him. Just give him his official position and let him be an ordinary person. "
Zhang Xiaobao drank a big mouthful of wine while speaking and burped. He opened the window and felt the warmth of the sun. He opened his mouth and signaled Wang Juan to feed him a bean.
Wang Juan was very considerate. She scooped half of the bean with a spoon and poured it into Zhang Xiaobao's mouth. "I am too lazy to wait for others to serve me. Tell me, how did it become a chain plan?"
"It is too salty and not delicious. I will cook it for you with preserved vegetables when we get home. Speaking of this, Zhang Jiuling should thank us. If we didn't ask him to search in the mountains and in the wild, there would be no preserved vegetables to eat. Chain plan? The next step of course is to find a Taoist and then spread more vigorously that there is a disaster in the southwest.
If it were me, I would do the same thing to stop the tourists from passing by Xincai County and going to Baoxin County. I think he would be able to think of this and wouldn't be too stupid. Then, I would use the final plan, which is to spread rumors in the counties around Baoxin County and isolate Baoxin County. It's a very vicious move. "
Zhang Xiaobao forced himself to swallow the salty bean and drank another mouthful of wine. When he felt better, he explained to Wang Juan.
"Vicious, really vicious. But no matter how vicious it is, it can't be compared to you. How can this be called a plan? We have tricked the people and let them see our methods. You still dare to talk about Zhang Jiuling. Before we came, Grandpa Zhang told me not to keep the preserved vegetables cooking method at home and spread it around. The place where the preserved vegetables are planted actually only ate preserved vegetables as rice. The people who go out to sea use preserved vegetables to wrap rice balls and fish. They even asked me why I collected so much preserved vegetables. "
"What else can it be used for? The most classic part of preserved vegetables is, of course, braised pork. But Zhang Jiuling doesn't organize the raising of pigs there, so it's useless to leave it there. Most of it is shipped to Shuzhou and let our Tong 'an Royal Prince publicize it when the pigs are released this year.
One is that the people can taste more, and the other is that it can provide more dishes for the local restaurants. Shuzhou is an upper province and has a good economic foundation. In addition, there is our half advanced bridge. Yes, half of it. Who can put wooden planks on the bridge? With such an environment, they can have more income.
Li Xun doesn't spend much of his own money. Since he is willing to use it to do things for the people, let him earn it. We only want 10% of the profit. Isn't that good? I realize that I have become more and more kind recently. I am like a saint. This time, I will help Li Xun with the things we are going to do in Xin Cai County. "
Zhang Xiaobao already had a plan in mind. When he was going to do it in Shuzhou, he would let the people of Between the Clouds and the Water follow suit and let them accept preserved vegetables. This would give the people of Lingnan Circuit another way to improve their lives.
If it were someone else who heard Zhang Xiaobao's words, they might be moved. Wang Juan put her mouth close to the wine bowl. "You are lying. Who would believe you? 10% is 10%, but it is an independent settlement. You are selling preserved vegetables to them. You actually signed a 20-year acquisition and processing contract with the local people there.
Also, once preserved vegetables become popular in and around the capital, our inland river transport team will have something to do. Don't always put gold on your face in front of me. You are helping Li Xun get business? If I didn't hear your plan, I wouldn't have known that you were thinking so far ahead. "
"Isn't it to avenge you? Who told him to treat your kindness as malice? I just added fuel to the fire and sped up the process."
Wang Juan was very satisfied with Zhang Xiaobao's answer. She put some meat beside the fish gills into Zhang Xiaobao's mouth with her chopsticks and said, "If only all men were like you."
"Then it will be troublesome. Won't they be bullied to death by women? Of course, if all women are as capable as you, then it will be reasonable. Otherwise, it will depend on who can get more resources to survive. "
"If you want to blame someone, blame it on you men. The rise of women's status is because capable men seduce them to show off. I don't want to eat anymore. Pack it up. When we go back, you can cook it and taste it. It will be a pity to throw it away."
Wang Juan was very satisfied with many things today, especially Zhang Xiaobao who stood up for her and schemed against others. However, she was not satisfied with the food in the restaurant.
When the people at the table next to them heard the young lady say pack it up, they immediately took out the food boxes they carried with them. There were clean empty plates inside, and they folded a few dishes and put them away.
They had formed a habit. As long as the young lady and young master went out to eat, no matter what the price was, they would never throw away the leftovers. Even if there was only a vegetable bun left, they would take it back to eat.
However, no one dared to laugh at the young master and young lady for being stingy and poor. Who would dare to laugh at the children of the Zhang Family and Wang Family of Sanshui County for being poor?
When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan left the restaurant with their people, a storyteller also came to the restaurant. However, today, the storyteller was not telling a story. Instead, he was talking about a serious matter.
"There is a bridge in the south and a road in the north. The nine bends of the Yellow River are intertwined, and the surging Yangtze River is accompanied by the waves. Today, listen to me. Everyone, listen to me. Today, I will not be telling a story. I will only talk about that Shuzhou's Wangjiang connects the two shores.
The storyteller was a storyteller. Even if he was not a storyteller, his mouth was still so smooth. The diners were still attracted to him.
Someone brought a pot of tea to the storyteller and sat in front of him, waiting for him to speak.
"Last time, it said … last time, it said to stop for a while. This time, one side is lively while the other side is cold. Don't forget each other at any corner of the world. It said that when Commandery Prince Tong 'an and Commandery Prince Li saw that the spring plowing in Shuzhou was over, they suddenly thought of their playmates, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who were still officials in Baoxin County.
This Zhang Xiaobao was once the economic commander in Jiannan Dao. He was able to do whatever he wanted. Someone asked, 'Who is Wang Juan?' Don't be in a hurry. Listen to me in detail. It said that there was a murder case at the Wangjiang Embankment. The mastermind behind it was Tubo. The logistics of Yizhou were all mobilized.
In fact, this is not what I am going to talk about today. It said that Commandery Prince Tong 'an thought of the two of them and came to see them. Therefore, he picked up his brush and wrote a letter. When he wrote back, he found out that there was a Xincai County beside Baoxin County. Out of kindness, Commandery Prince Li wanted to do something for the people in Xincai County. The situation is like this … "
The storyteller felt very awkward. What he wanted to say could have been said in a few sentences, but he was not satisfied and insisted on adding in a lot of things. The 'listeners' did not care whether or not they added anything else, as long as there was something to listen to. All of them listened attentively to the storyteller's' vernacular '.
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