Chapter 643 Granted Marriage
Wang Yue looked at Cheng Shaoshang's eagerness to give it a try. He knew what she wanted to do without even thinking. This little girl remembered the money-making ability of a wealthy man like him and saw how pitiful the people of Hua County were. , I just want him to find a way to help Hua County rebuild his home and leave a way to make money for Hua County.
Wang Yue thought for a while and felt that it was nothing. While he was thinking about what to do, he took Cheng Shaoshang a few steps outside and then whispered, "You know that I am the general who leads the army. If I invest in the reconstruction of Hua County, , is tantamount to buying people's hearts, what will happen to you?"
Cheng Shaoshang was stunned for a while, and then she realized that she was reckless. She looked at the room full of injured people and the mess in the city, and she became entangled. He asked, "What should we do? I think the houses of many large families are fine, but the houses of poor people are basically destroyed. You have many ideas, what should you do?" Wang Yue saw that Cheng Shaoshang was so trusting
. She was also very happy in her heart. He had been prepared for a long time and said with a smile, "Now your third uncle is the biggest in Hua County. It is the right way for you to let him come forward." Cheng Shaoshang was stunned for a moment, and then she
thought His useless third uncle was the new county magistrate of Hua County, so he said excitedly, "If you don't tell me, I've forgotten. I'll go find my third uncle right away." After
Cheng Shaoshang finished speaking, he turned around and ran away. When he arrived at the government office, he didn't even wait for Wang Yue to finish his words.
Wang Yue looked at Cheng Shaoshang's back and was speechless. This girl was really impatient.
You must know that today's officials are all from aristocratic families, and few children from poor families are released. It’s not that we don’t want children from poor families to serve as officials in other places, it’s just because not only are unruly people born out of poor mountains and rivers, but also because the local forces at that time were deeply entangled. If you were from a poor family without a foundation, you might not have taken office yet, and you would either be killed along the way, or you would become a local The marionette of power.
The most famous example is Tang Seng's father. He still had some wealth and brought some guards. Even so, he was killed by gangsters. Then the gangsters became an official for him and took his wife. This official Still working as a doctor for more than ten years.
You know, that was during the Zhenguan period of Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty, and something like this happened. The current era is similar to the early Eastern Han Dynasty. Not to mention the gangsters, the local families and local armed forces in this era are very powerful. You are a If you don't manage well, you can be killed and replaced by someone else as an official.
I digress. What Wang Yue wants to say is that although County Magistrate Cheng is an official from a small family, he has very little private property. Because of this, he himself is not short of money, and he was very honest when he was an official. There is really not much money in the treasury, so it is impossible to rebuild Hua County.
The rich ones are those from wealthy families, and we must find a way to get some money from them in order to complete the reconstruction of Hua County.
Sure enough, when Wang Yue came to the county government office in a hurry and followed the direction of Cheng Shaoshang to find the third uncle of the Cheng family, he heard Cheng Shaoshang asked in surprise, "What did you say? Now in the library The money is only enough to buy 30 carts of wood and 40 carts of sand?"
Uncle Cheng nodded and said helplessly, "There is no money left. If those big families hadn't given some medicinal materials in order to gain some fame, the wounded No one has money to buy medicine."
Cheng Shaoshang was very discouraged when she heard this. She didn't expect that Hua County and the county government were so poor. She was complaining about those big households who didn't get any money when she suddenly rolled her eyes and thought of Wang Yue. , she said quickly, "Uncle Third, write a letter of commendation and stamp it with the official seal to the businessmen who contributed money. There are always people who are willing to pay." After hearing what Cheng Shaoshang said, Third Uncle Cheng quickly waved his hand and said, "
I It's not difficult to write a letter of commendation, but it's absolutely impossible to get an official title. It's simply ridiculous."
Cheng Shaoshang finally thought of a feasible solution. How could he give up? He quickly said to Uncle Cheng, "Third uncle, don't be anxious. Listen to me tell you first. Although we can't use it for profit, we can lure it with fame. Who doesn't want a good reputation in this world? You can choose some nice words to write, such as being kind and caring, If you are diligent in serving people, a role model for the people, and a family of great benefactors, as long as you donate more than three hundred guan, we will give you a plaque. The plaque only costs a few guan, but it can encourage businessmen to spend money to rebuild Hua County. What a deal."
Uncle Cheng felt that this method was too philistine, and was about to shake his head in rejection. Suddenly something occurred to him, and he suddenly looked up at his niece and asked doubtfully, "Who did you learn this kind of attention from?" Cheng Shaoshang thought
. His uncle was praising him, so he rolled his eyes at Third Uncle and said proudly, "Do you need someone to teach you such a calculating trick? Children can understand such a simple truth, how can a few coins be exchanged for hundreds of coins. Three Uncle, you are not so stingy that you are reluctant to spend even a few bucks, are you?"
Cheng Zhi glanced at his niece, he didn't expect to be so smart, and he didn't know what his brother and sister-in-law would think if they knew about it. He looked at it Due to Cheng Shaoshang's persistence, he also knew that this was actually not bad. At most, he would have some flaws on his back. Thinking of this, he sighed and said, "I promise you." Seeing that Uncle Cheng agreed, Cheng Shaoshang was also afraid of long nights and many dreams
. He quickly sat down and started to grind the ink. While grinding the inkstone, he said, "Let's write now."
Cheng Zhi didn't expect that his niece was so anxious and didn't give him a chance to think about it carefully, so he asked in surprise, "Now?"
How could Cheng Shaoshang let Cheng Zhi waste time? She said anxiously, "We can all wait, but the people of Hua County can't wait. Can I not be anxious? "
Wang Yue saw that Cheng Zhi was really about to write, and at this time he hurriedly said, "Shao Shang, if these people who get plaques for nothing but money do anything evil in the future, your uncle will By those censors. "
Cheng Zhi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Wang Yue's words to be so straightforward. His hand that was holding the pen stopped. He only thought that this was not a good thing and would be ridiculed by his colleagues. He didn't expect those who would get plaques in the future. What to do if someone is evil.
If this is the case, his official position may have really come to an end. It is not that he is nostalgic for his official position, but because his eldest brother Cheng Shi narrowly survived on the battlefield for the Cheng family, and his second brother took care of the family. After so many years, he was able to study in White Deer Academy safely. If his career was damaged in this way, he would have no shame in seeing his two brothers again.
Cheng Shaoshang was also stunned. She was more simple-minded and didn't think so much. After a while, she couldn't think of a good way, so she said dissatisfiedly, "General Wang, what do you think we should do? Let you go out." Money, you said it was taboo and asked my third uncle to write a plaque, and you said it would affect his career!"
Wang Yue looked at the somewhat angry Cheng Shaoshang, who even changed his title to make him feel alienated, and quickly comforted him and said, "This is simple. I will later ask my subordinates to transport a huge stone from the mountain, polish one side and place it at the city gate. Cheng County Cheng will issue a document and engrave the name and donation amount on the stone according to the amount of money paid. In this way It's enough to show off to those who want a name."
Cheng Zhi's eyes lit up after hearing Wang Yue's words. He clapped his hands and exclaimed, "General Wang's plan is very clever. It not only fulfills the name that the big businessman wants, but also keeps me out of the relationship. , After all, I just let people record the major events in Hua County truthfully, and no one can say anything."
Seeing what her uncle said, Cheng Shaoshang nodded in understanding. In fact, she felt that it was different from her. There is no difference between the methods, but I don’t know why my uncle admires him so much.
Moreover, if the big stone is left out in the wind and sun, the writing on it may disappear after a few years, and the deeds of those who contributed money will no longer be visible. Is this really good?
After most of the residents in the city were temporarily resettled, the funeral arrangements for County Magistrate Cheng also began to be arranged. After a few days of rest, when the burial was being prepared, the imperial edict was sent to Hua County.
The imperial edict states that Cheng Shicheng, the magistrate of Hua County, was awarded the title of second-class Guannei Marquis because of his great righteousness and benevolence to the people.
Seeing such a reward, the people were all envious. They all thought of the merits of the old county magistrate, and their eyes became red with tears. It is true that good officials can only be met by luck.
It was Ling Buyi who came to announce the imperial edict. Wang Yue waited for him to finish reading the imperial edict, and then he hurriedly approached and asked, "When will my decree of marriage be issued?" Ling Buyi twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking of Wang
Yue I thought the emperor would not be able to take credit for the contribution he made this time, so he nodded and said, "Probably in the past few days?"
When Wang Yue saw what Ling Buyi said, he thought he had some inside information, so he felt relieved. He had other things to think about, and he immediately asked his question, "Then why did you read the imperial edict yourself? I don't believe you came to see me."
Ling Buyi didn't hide it, he looked around and asked in a deep voice, "Can you hand over the Fan Chang you caught to me?"
Wang Yue was stunned for a moment. , he immediately understood what Ling Buyi said, that this was handed over to him, not taken away. He thought this guy was going to do something secretive, so he nodded and said loudly, "Oh, that one Fan Chang caught At that time, he was seriously injured by me and it is really difficult to treat him. He happened to die yesterday. If you want his body, you can indeed take it away."
Ling Busu twitched the corner of his mouth, he just wanted Fan Chang to interrogate him in his hands. , Unexpectedly, Wang Yue was so decisive, which made him see that Wang Yue was sincerely helping him investigate the old cases in Gucheng. Thinking of Wang Yue's life experience, he looked at Wang Yue for a while, then raised his hand and said solemnly, "Thank you!"
Wang Yue didn't know what Ling Busuo was thinking, but he certainly knew the meaning of Ling Busuo's thank you. On the Gucheng case, the two of them had officially reached a consensus.
After Ling Buyi took Fan Chang away, probably after County Magistrate Cheng was buried, Hua County began to rebuild immediately, and renovations began outside the medical center. Cheng Shaoshang was responsible for this according to the agreement with Wang Yue. She deliberately wanted Wang Yue to see her ability and give Wang Yue some snacks. After all, they had an agreement.
Wang Yue had no need to shirk the blame. He acted very quickly after getting the handwritten letter from Cheng Zhi. According to his instructions, several adobe brick kilns were built in one day, and red bricks and green tiles continued to be fired the next day. Okay, we transported it to a piece of land near the county government office and quickly built some houses to provide for those whose houses were damaged.
After those people happily moved to the new house, Wang Yue demolished all the houses on the four main roads in the city that had been burned down due to the ravages of the bandits. After widening the main cross roads, he built shops on both sides. .
Because I got the news that after the construction of the main road, bricks and tiles will be fired and supplied to all those who need to repair their houses. With the example of those model houses, the residents of the county are very envious, and they are more motivated to work. , no matter what the motivation is, everyone unites as one and the progress speeds up a lot.
Cheng Shaoshang has been helping out at the medical hut with her servants during this period. After she completes the renovation of the medical hut, she plans to find Wang Yuedese.
But when she came to the main road and looked at the wide main street and the beautiful houses on both sides, she felt very surprised. Is this still the failed county?
After taking the maid around for a while, Cheng Shaoshang was convinced by Wang Yue, and she no longer wanted to be jealous. You must know that the structures of the newly built houses in the city designed by Wang Yue were very reasonable, which made her a good choice. The little girl who has been secretly studying in the countryside for a long time can't find anything wrong with her, and she even wants to become a teacher.
But thinking that the marriage was about to be granted, she put her mind on it. In Cheng Shaoshang's opinion, after the marriage, wouldn't Wang Yue's be hers?
Cheng Shaoshang walked around and felt proud to have such a son-in-law in the future. Looking at the newly built houses, he could understand everything else, but he didn't know what the use of the two rows of houses built by Wang Yue was.
Along the way to the county government office, I saw Wang Yue. Cheng Shaoshang didn't look like a lady at all. After saying hello, he asked like a curious baby, "Wang Yue, you built two rows on the main road. What is the house used for?"
Cheng Zhi was actually very suspicious. He didn't understand what Wang Yue had done. Seeing that Cheng Shaoshang didn't know, he also asked, "I don't understand either. General Wang, can you tell me?"
Wang Yue smiled mysteriously, and then said proudly, "Originally, the owners on both sides of the road had houses in good areas of the county government. The houses on both sides of the main road were considered the property of the county government. You can take the houses Renting it to businessmen can also be considered as the income of your county government. If there is a natural disaster or man-made disaster, there will be enough money to provide disaster relief. Of course, it is not necessary to deal with natural disasters and man-made disasters. It is also good to provide some benefits to the people during the holidays."
Cheng Zhi was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood the intention. You must know that there are so many people on the main road, and Hua County is an important transportation road. Businessmen must be willing to rent it for business. Since then, Hua County has a steady flow of people. With a fixed financial source, he will have less stress in the future. And if there is any situation, he will have money to solve the problem, which is simply wonderful.
Cheng Shaoshang did not expect that Wang Yue would consider her third uncle so much and work for the welfare of the people. She felt even happier and her eyes almost overflowed with joy.
Within two days, something happened that made Cheng Shaoshang even more happy. It turned out that Ling Buyi had taken advantage of Wang Yue again and said good things to Wang Yue when he got back. The emperor thought that after delaying Wang Yue for so long, the queen's face had already been lost. He couldn't stand it any longer, so he reluctantly agreed to marry her.
It's not that Emperor Wen wanted to embarrass Wang Yue. In fact, no one dared to go to Ling Buyi to urge the marriage for him. Wang Yue was not willing to do so at first. Emperor Wen's hints overtly and secretly were useless. If he hadn't caught Wang Yue this time, He wanted to give him a chance to get married, but he still couldn't do anything.
It's just that now that Wang Yue has made great achievements again, the emperor has to consider the issue of reward. If he still delays the marriage at this time, the courtiers who are watching will have objections and can only do it reluctantly. will.
(End of chapter)