Chapter 547

"I heard that many people came to Yan'an Fort today. Cloth merchants in Ganzhou came. You see, there are cars and horses on the road, and Qinghe County is probably not so busy..." Wang Jianbei sat in the carriage, looked at the crowd on the road, sighed, and then turned his head and looked at Yan Liqiang. "This Yan'an Fort connects the official road. I think it is also a newly built road, Spacious enough! "

"It's really new. The original road has been built for decades. It's a little narrow. It's muddy and inconvenient in rainy days. So I asked someone to repair the road again by taking advantage of the opportunity of the construction of Yan'an Fort!" Yan Liqiang replied.

Today, the wool mill officially opened. There was an opening ceremony. Wang Jianbei, who had long heard that the Yan family could turn waste wool into treasure and spin cloth, would not ignore the major events in Pingxi county. Instead, he had sent someone to tell Yan Liqiang that he wanted to come and see it today. Since the sheriff appreciated it, Yan Liqiang certainly wanted it, so early in the morning, Yan Liqiang personally went to the wharf of Qinghe County to meet Wang Jianbei, and then took a carriage with Wang Jianbei.

Wang Jianbei was greeted by the county magistrate of Qinghe County and several local officials. Although the county magistrate was the parent official of a county, he was not qualified to take the same car with Wang Jianbei and could only sit in the carriage behind him.

"This is a good thing and should be done by local gentry. You see, once this road is repaired, it will be convenient not only for Yan'an fort, but also for several villages and towns along the way!"

"There is a saying that if you want to be rich, build roads first. I don't know if adults have heard of it!" Yan Li responded with a strong smile and naturally said a slogan he often saw in the countryside in his previous life, "this road is open, the transportation is convenient, the good merchants can travel easily, the things outside can be transported in, the things inside can be transported out, the goods and money can be exchanged, and the people can travel easily, so the life of the local people can get better slowly!"

"Yes, it's true that if you want to be rich, you should build roads first. The reason why our great Han Empire is rich on the silver mainland is also due to the great investment of the Empire in official affairs. Two hundred years ago, Zhu Zichang, a famous minister, put forward an ambitious plan to upgrade all the official affairs of the Great Han Empire into direct roads that can connect all States and counties in 40 years, Unfortunately, this plan cost a lot of money and many people disagreed. In the end, only some straight roads were built in Gyeonggi and other places. After Zhu Zichang went, the plan also stopped. Although Zhu Zichang's straight road planning was not completed, today the Han Empire dominates the silver mainland and is rich, But it also benefited from the fact that the officials of the whole Han Empire could connect the States! "

It was the first time Yan Liqiang heard that the Prime Minister of the Han Empire proposed to build a straight road 200 years ago. The straight road, built on the basis of the official road, should be more advanced than the official road. Moreover, as soon as he heard the name, Yan Liqiang thought of the highway. People of this era have such an eye, which really makes Yan Liqiang admire.

"Building a straight road is indeed a huge project and consumes a lot of money. However, if one day the way of grid things can go further, it may turn the wish of Zhu Zichang, the famous Prime Minister of the Han Empire, into a reality!" Yan Liqiang said calmly that the steam engine has been built, but it has not been popularized on a large scale. When the steam engine is popularized in the Han Empire in the future, the productivity will be raised to a higher level, the steel production will be increased, and it will not be difficult to build vehicles such as trains, especially trains, The effect is greater than the straight road.

"Yes, now there are two water lighter mills in Pingxi city. I've seen that water lighter. It's really a good thing. It saves time and effort!" Wang Jianbei nodded gently and looked out the window at the green farmland on the roadside. All the green farmland is planted with wheat. Now it is April. The wheat in the farmland has reached the time of heading and blooming. The breeze blows and the wheat waves roll in the farmland. Even sitting in the car, it seems that you can smell the unique intoxicating field atmosphere of wheat blooming in heaven and earth, This breath seemed to make the Sheriff of Pingxi county think of something. His eyes suddenly became deep and some beat, "is the dream about Shatu people you had with me last time... True?"

After the last trip to the sheriff's house, Yan Liqiang thought that Wang Jianbei was no longer interested in this topic. Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to mention it at this time. He was a little surprised. "If I don't do anything, maybe it may be true. For me, truth and falsehood are not important. I just want a clear conscience. Why do adults suddenly want to ask this?"

"In fact, I've been thinking about what you said to me these days. As the saying goes, listen to what you say and watch what you do. I find that you've started to store food now. It can be seen how bad your judgment of the future is. How can I turn a blind eye to it!" Wang Jianbei sighed and said that in recent days, the whole Pingxi county and Ganzhou were attracted by the news that Yan Liqiang made cloth with wool. Even countless people chased Yan Liqiang's tail and began to buy wool everywhere, enclosure and prepare to make a profit with Yan Liqiang. However, as the guard of Pingxi County, he knew that Yan Liqiang's eyes had already turned to grain, Tairuifeng grain bank, the largest grain merchant in Pingxi County, has quietly begun to buy grain and build granaries all over Ganzhou, and has accumulated a large amount in Pingxi County, lujiazhuang and Yan'an fort.

As a local parent official, Wang Jianbei pays special attention to the flow of grain, an important material to stabilize people's livelihood. Tairuifeng's grain purchase in Pingxi county is very careful, and almost does not cause too much fluctuation in grain prices. The reason why Wang Jianbei noticed tairuifeng's action is the news from the assassin's office. Tairuifeng purchased far more grain in other counties of Ganzhou this year, This attracted the attention of the staff Secretary of the county magistrate's office, and then spread the news to the county magistrate's office of Pingxi county. Wang Jianbei asked people to check, and found that the big shopkeepers of Lujia and tairuifeng in Huanglong county were in laws. One of Master Lu's daughters was tairuifeng's big and little milk, and Yan Liqiang provided a lot of money behind the scenes through the Lujia, In cooperation with tairuifeng, tairuifeng began to store grain.

If others were to store grain, Yan Liqiang had told him that bloody and terrible dream before, and Wang Jianbei couldn't help beating drums in his heart. Except for a few places suffering from natural disasters, food is not scarce in peacetime and prosperity, and there is no need to hoard a large amount of food. Only when the world is chaotic, will someone hoard a large amount of food, and the preciousness of food can be reflected. At the time of prosperity, it is not a problem to buy a few carts of grain with one or two gold. When there is war and chaos, one or two gold may only buy a few steamed buns. Yan Liqiang's face was calm without any panic. He frankly looked into Wang Jianbei's eyes. "Pingxi county is just an official place for adults and a point in their official career. After a period of time, after leaving Pingxi County, adults can be Sheriff wherever they go. They may even continue to rise in the future, but for me, Pingxi county is the place where I was born and raised. The mountains and rivers here and the villagers here are connected with my blood and can't give up. I will never allow anyone to turn this place into a dead area. Since I have the ability now, whether the dream I told adults will appear at the end of the year or not, I will prepare for the worst in advance and wait until after the autumn harvest this year, Tairuifeng's efforts to buy grain will increase next year, and will continue to increase the next year. Even if all the money to buy grain is gone, I don't care. I can afford to pay... "Even if I don't agree, you have to be prepared to deal with the Shatu people, don't you?" Wang Jianbei asked, staring into Yan Liqiang's eyes“ Has the final say of the sand people in Ping Xi City, but if the sand people leave Ping Xi City, what's wrong with it? " If I am willing to help you drive away the Shatu people in Pingxi City, how can I clean up the mess left in the Shatu people gathering area in Pingxi city? Now the prefect's office of Pingxi county does not have much balance after deducting various expenses from taxes every year. It can't take so much money to clean up that mess! " Wang Jianbei suddenly asked“ If your excellency can drive away the Shatu people in Pingxi City, I am willing to buy the mess in the Shatu people gathering area in Pingxi city with 2 million liang of silver! " Yan Liqiang said firmly“ Two million liang? " Wang Jianbei immediately asked“ Two million Liang! " Yan Li nodded“ Well, deal. I'll give you the mess of the Shatu people in Pingxi city! A smile suddenly appeared on Wang Jianbei's face, and he said attentively, "it doesn't matter if you don't have so much silver at the moment. I'll tell the assassin that you can mortgage the future income of the salt farm!"“ Sir, can I go back? " Yan Liqiang rubbed his nose and looked at his palm. His face was strange. "How do I feel that those Shatu people in hepingxi city seem to have been told by your excellency? I paid for them. Those Shatu people in the city were packaged and sold to me by your excellency for tens of taels of silver each, ... wait... Did the assassin come up with this idea... "Cough... Cough... The Shatu people are really a big trouble for me!" Wang Jianbei's old face flushed slightly. "I just talked about your idea with the assassin..." Yan Liqiang stared at Wang Jianbei for a while and suddenly said, "I heard that the magistrate of Qinghe County will retire because of his age in a few months. How about I recommend a new magistrate for adults?" Wang Jianbei was stunned, "just one?"“ Two, the county magistrate of Qinghe County and the county lieutenant of Huanglong County patrolling and arresting yamen! " The two men in the carriage looked at each other for a few seconds, then raised their palms together and patted each other... Deal“ I want to ask, who is the magistrate of Qinghe County you want to recommend? " Wang Jianbei, the county magistrate of Huanglong County, doesn't bother to ask. He must be from the Lu family. He's just curious about the candidate of Qinghe County Magistrate to be elected by Yan Liqiang. Even if Yan Liqiang pushes his father out, to tell the truth, Wang Jianbei is not surprised. If Yan Liqiang wants two county magistrate positions, to tell the truth, Wang Jianbei may hesitate and be unhappy, but a county magistrate plus a county magistrate, But it was just within his acceptable range, which was regarded as a nod to the deal and a comfort to Yan Liqiang“ Don't worry, my Lord, that man's qualifications and prestige won't embarrass me! " This novel has been translated by www.novelhall.com and if you are reading this somewhere, they have stopped our translation