Royal road

Chapter 339

It is raining again.Looking at the continuous drizzle outside the window, Chen Yue felt various feelings in her heart.A few months ago, he was still thinking about it day and night, hoping that one day the nectar would fall from the sky and the drought would be relieved.But now it's really raining, but it makes people anxious.

It's cold in winter and it rains continuously, can the laborers who are building roads outside be able to bear it?What should I do if I get sick?The road is slippery in rainy days, and the construction site must be muddy everywhere. Will it affect the progress of paving?

All kinds of thoughts circled in his chest, and finally Chen Yue put on his coir raincoat and led the servants to the construction site.

Last year, Chen Yue learned of the news that Jizhou was raising grain to build roads.After thinking hard for a long time, I finally made up my mind and chartered a section of official road about ten miles away.Because the project was not big and the food and grass needed were less than expected, Chen Yue thought he had made a good deal.Unexpectedly, when the food was actually brought in and the construction started, the drought also began to appear.

This is a boat of grain during a severe drought!Even if it is sold in the hometown, it is a lot of money, let alone transported thousands of miles to Jizhou?

More importantly, in the event of a drought, projects everywhere will be shut down.If there are bandits and disasters, it will also attract refugees to enter the country.How long did it take for Jizhou to settle down?Can you survive the severe drought under such circumstances?

Although the local government has always said that the road needs to be repaired and will not give up halfway, most of the merchants who chartered the road with him regretted leaving.Although manpower and material resources were lost, there was no loss after all.It is to leave as soon as possible to save capital.Or grit your teeth and give up your money and give it a go?For some reason, Chen Yue remembered the magnificent scenery she saw when she first arrived in Jinyang, and she got so excited that she stayed there.Now, he can be completely tied to Jizhou.

Every day, I have to go to the construction site to monitor the work of the servants and calculate the food loss.He was born in a small family, and he didn't have that much financial resources, so he really wanted to break a penny into eight petals.Fortunately, the officials who built the road did not use any bad tricks, and kept their original promise, and did not add any more manpower to his construction site.Just a little bit, I started to repair it.

The drought is getting worse day by day, and every day you can hear how many refugees have entered the country and how many soldiers and bandits have come and gone.Chen Yue only felt that she was stepping on a hanging thread and might fall into the abyss at any time.However, this precarious balance has never been broken.The rogues from Youzhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou were always wiped out as soon as they entered the country.The swarms of refugees are also being absorbed by more complex projects.

Is Jizhou so capable?

Anxiety has never subsided, but confidence has also been quietly born.Chen Yue found herself becoming more and more curious about this land.If the road can be built and survived this disaster year, what will Jizhou look like?

At some point, Chen Yue forgot her original plan.It seems that this road has become his basic lifeline.For more than half a year, it was like this every day, until the winter rain came.

Rain is good, but the road being built is much more important than spring plowing next year.Seeing that the completion is imminent, don't make any troubles.

I hurried to the construction site, which was different from what I expected. Although it was cold and rainy, there were still many laborers on the way.Most of them are wearing coir raincoats, pushing carts and moving sand, very busy.There are also some around the shed, everyone holds a wooden bowl in their hands, and queues around the big pot with fragrance.

Is this the meat from the county?Every ten days, the county magistrate Sun will come to the construction site to inspect, and at the same time bring some wild animals to beat the teeth for the road builders.This is a small favor, but the effect is amazing.There are so many refugees, there is no one who is not grateful to Dade.With such a county magistrate who loves the people, the county government of this county is also extremely stable.During the severe drought, not even a civil uprising occurred.

As the undertaker of the official road outside the county, Chen Yue is also very familiar with magistrate Sun.It's just that it's not even ten days old yet, why did the county magistrate come to the construction site?Are you also afraid that the rain will change?

Guessing secretly in her heart, Chen Yue did not stop, and soon found the county magistrate surrounded by a bunch of officials.Seeing Chen Yue, County Magistrate Sun said with a smile: "Chen Lang came just in time, and I was just about to invite someone to invite him."

Chen Yue was a little surprised: "But what happened? Is there not enough money and food?"

County Magistrate Sun waved his hand: "Don't worry, Chen Lang, the road has been repaired very well, and it will be completed in three days. Without Chen Lang's help, how could the road be built so smoothly? The governor's office just issued an order a few days ago, I want to commend the virtuous people who donated. I dare not neglect, and ordered someone to carve a stone to make a determination. I came here today to erect a monument."

Monument?What monument?Chen Yue was half apprehensive, half dazed, followed County Magistrate Sun a few steps, and came to the side of the road.I saw a short stele three feet high standing beside the road.

Ten miles away, Hailing Chen Yue donated and repaired it.In the second year of Yuanqi, a long drought hurt the people, and more than [-] people lived on this road.

Two short sentences, plain and unpretentious, but Chen Yue could no longer read the words that followed.He only felt a lump in his throat, his eyes were sour, and he was on the verge of tears.What is the purpose of following this journey?It's just to make money.Although he practiced for more than half a year and was worried every day, the meaning of this road in his heart has long been different.But a road is a road after all. He never thought that the food used to build roads actually saved those ragged laborers who worked from dawn to dusk.

Where are these people from?It's not corvee, it's not conscription, it's just refugees.It is the people who have lost their homes, have no land to grow, and are displaced.And he gave these refugees the opportunity to work, let them have a house to shelter, and a meal of preserved fruit.This is the life of a living person.

He saved more than 1000 people just by this road!

Half a year of hard work, half a year of worry, at this moment, all of them vanished.Chen Yue even felt that she had already received the best reward.This stele will remain here forever as the road becomes unimpeded, and every passer-by can see his achievements.And his name and surname will also be included in the county annals of this small county, maybe after thousands of years, someone will be able to find his trace.He is just a merchant with a small family name, what could be more valuable than this?

Seeing that Chen Yue was so excited that he couldn't control himself, County Magistrate Sun said: "When this road is completed, within ten years, except for the post station, only Chen Lang can set up a shop here. The governor's mansion also has a few goods. Chen Lang can Choose one to buy, it is said that there will be a three-year monopoly.”

What? !Regardless of the gaffe, Chen Yue looked up abruptly without even wiping away tears.Not to mention the right to open a mansion store, just a three-year monopoly is a coveted huge profit.This is much richer than what I said before!

County Magistrate Sun has already suppressed his smile, pulled back his long sleeves, and bowed respectfully to Chen Yue: "Thanks to Chen Lang, the county was safe and sound during the catastrophe. I also want to thank Chen Lang."

This is what he said from the bottom of his heart.Does building roads save only refugees?actually not.Many of the things that the servants wear, carry, and use in the house are bought from the villagers.The circulation of these items also provided the villagers with extra money and food, so that they could live safely in the disaster year.In the year of the catastrophe, there was no civil unrest, such a record on the resume, how dazzling!And this all came from Chen Yue who took over the road.If he walks halfway, can he survive?I'm afraid not necessarily.

Therefore, this prayer is sincere and sincere.

Chen Yue is white, how can he ever see the head of a county salute him?Hurry up and say goodbye.However, during this visit, he suddenly remembered a sentence he had learned in a book in his early years.

"If there is a way to benefit the people by giving to the people, how about it? Can it be called benevolence?" "What is benevolence? It must also be holy!"

He couldn't understand Zigong's conversation with Zhongni back then.Today, however, only one road has saved thousands of people.What kind of feat is the work of tens of thousands of laborers on hundreds of roads in Jizhou?Is it the act of a real saint to save the people in the year of catastrophe? !

Maybe being able to come to Jizhou by myself is the most correct choice in this life.His family, his kin, should move here too.It would be the best if it could be settled next to the official road built by the family!

■

After the thunder that day, Jinyang experienced heavy rain for three consecutive days.The land that had been dry for a long time was completely moistened, which also made the incense of Huai'en Temple very strong.

However, some people still did not choose to worship Buddha in the temple.Sitting in the narrow mansion, Xie Kun reclined on the couch, leisurely teasing the infant.

"Brother, you came to take Shang'er out again. Aren't you afraid that sister-in-law will blame you?" After entering the room and seeing this scene, Xie Po teased with a smile.

"I played a piece just now, and Shang'er is still dancing to welcome me!" Xie Kun smiled triumphantly.This is his youngest son, named Xie Shang.This son is quick-witted and pleasant, showing agility when he is only one year old, which is deeply loved by Xie Kun.

Xie Po couldn't help laughing: "Jinyang is happy to have rain, and everyone else is rushing to the temple to worship, and only you will sneak away and hide at home."

"This is not sneaking around." Xie Kun pinched his son's face again, "If everyone goes to Huai'en Temple, Duke Liang may not like it."

With just one sentence, Xie Po heard the implication.Everyone knows that Liang Gong believes in Buddhism, but many people in Jinyang official circles know that Liang Gong actually places more emphasis on Confucianism.You can believe in Buddhism and practice Taoism, but to be an official, you must have political achievements.And as long as he is qualified for his position, he never cares what he believes.

It is precisely because of this that Xie Kun followed his previous hobbies, continued to study Huang-Lao Taoism, and would invite people to chat in his spare time.There is no intention of coming together to convert to Buddhism.But whether it is learning the Tao or talking, it is completely different from when he was under Wang Yan.Hobbies belong to hobbies, and managing government affairs is my job.

After two years of research in Leping Country and another severe drought, he was finally promoted to Jinyang Commander, and he will be able to take office in the spring of next year.This is not comparable to Leping's internal history.Ge Hong, who was in charge of Jinyang, is now the prefect of Weijun.When Liang Gong's subordinates have a bigger territory, they may even be promoted.

This order of Jinyang is really the dispatch that one could only wish for!

It was precisely because of this unexpected promotion that Xie Kun became more cautious in his actions.

Knowing his brother's temperament well, Xie Po sighed: "It's a pity that Yuzhou and Yanzhou have new governors. Some people said that Xi Zhizhong and Ge Taishou can be promoted to governors."

Bie Jia Sun Li at the beginning has become the prefect of Jizhou, confidantes like Xi Jian and Ge Hong, and it will be a matter of time to provoke him.Unexpectedly, the imperial court acted quickly and replaced the governor quickly.This made the greatest contribution to the extermination of Shi Le become a marriage for others.Such behavior, naturally some people will complain.

Xie Kun didn't care at all: "Mr. Liang has his own reasons for not fighting. As long as the rain falls, who cares about mere governors?"

This is a bit frivolous, but to the point.Huai'en Temple opened the hall to pray for rain, and it rained heavily. Even the emperor of Yangzhou, can he do it?Just this rain changed people's hearts.

The governor is no longer important.

"Brother..." Xie Po was a little speechless when he heard his elder brother speak so freely.

"You should think about yourself, Qiuxianyuan is not a place to stay for a long time." Xie Kun suddenly changed the subject, "Either learn from Wen Taizhen, or learn from ancestor Fu Chen. Only being an official is the fundamental."

Wen Qiao has now entered the governor's office and has become Xi Jian's deputy, and Zu Taizhi has joined the army as a division worker, taking important positions in the sixth division.The age of the two is similar to that of Xie Po, but they are both high and powerful, which is enviable.

In Bingzhou, it's not easy to raise one's expectations, and being an official is the right thing to do.

Xie Po was taken aback, and immediately nodded solemnly.He is also a descendant of the Xie family, so he should shoulder the responsibility.

Seeing his younger brother nodding his head, Xie Kun smiled slightly, stopped talking about these serious matters, and started teasing his son again.Xie Po shook his head and smiled wryly, and also leaned forward.

Outside the window, the sound of the rain gradually faded into the wind.

The author has something to say: Xie Shang is Xie An's elder brother and one of the founders of the rise of the Xie family.

Tian Yuqing: The three stages of the development of the Xie family in Chen Jun in the Eastern Jin Dynasty were represented by three figures: Xie Kun, Xie Shang, and Xie An.Xie Kun has become a celebrity in metaphysics, Xie Shang has gained the strength of Fangzhen, and Xie An has repeatedly made internal and external achievements.