It is another one of the two big court meetings in January. This time the main content of the big court meeting is the upcoming spring planting and the official examination that will be held tomorrow.
Man Bao didn't intervene in the two important matters, she was quietly looking sideways at Magistrate Guo.
Magistrate Guo raised his eyelids to look at her, thinking she was looking at Magistrate Tang, so he kindly poked Magistrate Tang hard for her.
County magistrate Tang was stunned by the poke, and turned back to stare at him calmly, while magistrate Guo motioned him to look at Zhou Man indifferently.
Magistrate Tang looked at Zhou Man.
Man Bao looked at them in bewilderment, completely unaware of what they were up to.
Magistrate Tang took a look, and immediately turned his head to stare at Magistrate Guo.
Magistrate Guo: ...
At the end of the court meeting, County Magistrate Tang rubbed his waist on purpose and got up, and said with a half-smile to County Magistrate Guo: "Magistrate Guo is strong enough."
Magistrate Guo looked at Zhou Man, he wondered what she meant by that look.
Man Bao coughed lightly, and squeezed his smiling face forward, "Magistrate Guo, are you free at noon, I have been taking care of you for so many years, may I treat you to Qingfenglou for tea?"
Tang County Magistrate at the side said quietly: "In all these years, I have never seen you invite me to Qingfenglou for tea."
Man Bao hesitated for a moment and then said: "Then senior also go together?"
Magistrate Tang looked at her fixedly, and after a long while snorted, "No."
After that, he turned and left.
Magistrate Guo was very curious about what Zhou Man wanted from him.
"Introduce County Magistrate Xun to me?" Magistrate Guo's eyes widened in surprise. Do he and the magistrate of the next county still need Zhou Man's introduction
Man Bao smiled and told them what they wanted to build the road.
The county magistrate Guo understood instantly, and after a moment of contemplation, he said: "Our Wannian County has always had a large number of laborers. The sudden increase of a section of road may be due to the people's opinions."
He said: "After all, people from Wannian County seldom go to Yongzhou. Whether it is repaired or not, it doesn't change much for us, and it is not far away from the existing official road."
Man Bao opened his mouth wide. He didn't expect that County Magistrate Guo would object. Building roads is a good thing.
"Magistrate Guo, do you know how much the vegetables in Wannian County cost, and how much the vegetables in Liyang County cost?" Man Bao said, "Not to mention road construction, but more farmers from other places in the future. The by-products have benefited countless people.”
Guo County Magistrate smiled slightly, "Master Zhou is right, but the goods from Liyang can't come in. What they consume is the local goods in my Wannian County. Liyang wants to make money from Wannian County. Shouldn’t they be the ones paying to build this road?”
"Liyang County has already been in charge of a section of the road," Man Bao paused at this point, feeling vaguely wrong, so he changed the subject and said, "How about this, since County Magistrate Guo has this intention, why don't you have an interview with County Magistrate Xun. "
County magistrate Guo raised his eyebrows, a little disappointed that Zhou Man had reacted.
But road construction is indeed feasible, it's just a matter of how many things happen to me.
So County Magistrate Guo nodded and decided to use another person to deal with it.
Man Bao breathed a sigh of relief, and poured tea for County Magistrate Guo, "County Guo, please drink tea."
It's rare to have a full week of treats, so County Magistrate Guo naturally had a good taste of this tea.
Man Bao went back to the palace with a whimper, and ran to find Bai Shan when it was time to go to the yamen, humming: "They are all old monsters, they all want to dig a hole to bury me."
Bai Shan heard her say it again, and said with a smile: "The service order is a major event, and if you can issue it less, you should naturally issue it less. This road can connect your fief, Liyang County, Huangzhuang and Xincheng. The matter is important. You think It is fair for each person to go a long way, but they must be willing."
He said: "Magistrate Guo has the upper hand in this matter, so he naturally wants to get more benefits. It is right for you not to participate. Anyway, no one dares to expand the section of road claimed by you and Princess Mingda for you. Part of it is for the two counties to wrestle with themselves."
Man Baozi noticed the magistrate Guo's plan to bargain when he was in the middle, and he had a great plan to convince her to persuade the county magistrate Xun after convincing her, so he withdrew urgently.
She is not a magistrate after all, so she should not get involved too much in such matters.
Local affairs are too troublesome, she feels that things in the hospital and the Tai Medical Office are far less satisfactory.
Although Bai Shan has been an official for a short time, he has come into contact with people no less than Zhou Man.
She has been standing at the top, and she has made up her mind about the matters in the Imperial Medical Office and the Imperial Hospital. She wrote the booklet to face important ministers like the emperor and Wei Zhi. They discussed big things, and they didn't know that the people below were going to discuss them. What is more trivial.
It is so detailed that a table and chair to be purchased by the Imperial Medical Department should be purchased with money, or should it be transferred from other departments.
Bai Shan smiled at her and said, "Don't worry about them for now, our section of the road has already been ordered to serve, you are the lord after all, why don't you take the time to visit the village and find out if they have any difficulties."
Man Bao immediately nodded and said: "Okay, I'll go after leaving the Yamen tomorrow, let's walk the path quickly, and we'll be there soon."
Regardless of whether County Magistrate Guo agrees to build that section of road, anyway, the three sections of road originally planned by the three of them have already started construction.
Taking advantage of the lack of farming season, County Magistrate Xun seized the time and notified the chiefs of all the villages to go to the county for a meeting that day.
According to the Dajin Order, each household has to send out a man to serve for 20 days every year, plus two days in leap years.
Generally, it is not a fatal event, such as the river embankment is about to be destroyed. A knowledgeable county magistrate will deliberately stagger the busy farming season, and basically serve in the slack season.
It's not the time for busy farming, so the magistrate of Xun County issued an order. Although the people below are a little dissatisfied, they will still prepare.
The part of the road that belongs to Zhouman is naturally used by the servants in Zhouman Shiyi, and Zhou Man has to be responsible for the expenses of the servants.
Man Bao handed over the matter to Zhou Wulang and Zhou Lizhong.
It was the first time for Wu Wulang and Zhou Lizhong to take such a job, but Wu Wulang had served in the military, so he probably knew what it was like.
Therefore, the food and vegetables were prepared early in the morning, and some pork was also bought for the woman who invited to cook, and she watched her every day to cheer for others.
When Man Bao and Bai Shan came on horseback, everyone was still working, and next to him, Wu Lang was standing in front of a big pot turning vegetables, waving his hands.
Seeing Man Bao approaching, he immediately handed the spatula in his hand to a woman, and ran up, "Man Bao, why are you here?"
Man Bao got down from his horse, looked at Fifth Brother, and said in surprise, "Fifth Brother, why are you like this?"
He's disheveled, and a lot darker. Didn't she just see him last night
Is it because the lights are dim at night, so you can't see black and white
Wu Wulang grinned and said, "I just moved a few baskets of mud with them, and it's like this. You see, a lot of it came out in three days."
Man Bao came over and saw that the road had been widened a lot, allowing two carriages to drive side by side, more than twice as wide as before, where even a carriage was stumbling.