It's raining again. Chen Yue looked at the continuous drizzle outside the window, and her heart was full of emotions. A few months ago, he was still thinking about it day and night, looking forward to the day when nectar would drop from the sky and eliminate the drought. But now it is really raining, but it makes people anxious.
In winter, the weather is cold and there is continuous rain. Can the laborers who build roads outside bear it? What should I do if I get sick? On a rainy day, the road is slippery, and the construction site is bound to be muddy. Will it affect the progress of paving
With all kinds of thoughts circling in her chest, Chen Yue finally put on the scorpion and led the servants to the construction site.
Last year, Chen Yue got the news that Jizhou raised grain to build a road. After thinking hard for a long time, I finally made up my mind and covered a section of the official road for about ten miles. Because the project is not big and the food and grass needed are less than expected, Chen Yue thought it was a good deal. Unexpectedly, the grain was actually delivered, and when the construction began, the drought also began to appear.
This is a load of grain during a severe drought! Even if it is sold in the hometown, it is still a lot of money, not to mention the thousands of miles shipped to Jizhou
What's more, in the event of a drought, all projects will be shut down. If bandits are everywhere, it will also attract refugees to enter. How long did it take for Jizhou to settle down? Can it survive the 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 contracted the road with him regretted leaving. Although the human and material resources were lost, there was no loss after all. Leave early to save your money. Or bite the bullet and take a shot? For some reason, Chen Yue remembered the grand scene she saw when she first arrived in Jinyang, and she stayed in her head. This time, he was completely tied to Jizhou.
Every day, I have to go to the construction site to monitor the labor of the servants and calculate the food loss. He came from a small family and didn't have that much financial resources, so he really wanted to break a penny into eight pieces. Fortunately, the officials who built the road didn't make any bad moves, and also kept their original promise and didn't add more manpower to his construction site. Just a little bit, I insisted on repairing it.
The drought is worsening day by day, and every day you can hear how many refugees have entered the country and how many soldiers and bandits have appeared. Chen Yue only felt that she was stepping on a hanging wire and could fall into the abyss at any time. However, this shaky balance has never been broken. Rogues from Youzhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou are always wiped out as soon as they enter the country. The swarms of refugees are also being swallowed up by more complicated projects.
Just a mere Jizhou, is it so capable
Anxiety never subsided, but confidence was quietly born. Chen Yue found herself becoming more and more curious about this land. If we can really build a road and survive this disaster year, what will Jizhou look like
Suddenly, Chen Yue forgot her original plan. It seems that this road has become his 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 the spring ploughing next year. Seeing that the completion is imminent, don't let it go.
I hurried to the construction site, which was different from what I expected. Although it was cold and rainy, there were still many servants on the road. Most of them are wearing scorpions, pushing carts to move sand, and they are very busy. Others crowded outside the shack, all holding wooden bowls in their hands, lining up around the scented cauldron.
Is this the meat delivery from the county? Every ten days, the county magistrate of the county will come to the construction site to inspect, and at the same time bring some wild things, to beat the teeth of the road workers. This is a small favor and small favor, but the effect is amazing. With so many refugees, there is no one who is not grateful to Dade. With such a magistrate who loves the people, the county government is extremely stable. During the drought, not even a single civil uprising occurred.
As the undertaker of official roads outside the county, Chen Yue and Sun magistrate are also very familiar. It's just that it's less than ten days now, why did the county magistrate come to the construction site? Are you also afraid of rainy days
Secretly speculating in her heart, Chen Yue did not stop, and soon found the county magistrate surrounded by a bunch of officials. Seeing Chen Yue, Magistrate Sun smiled and said, "Chen Lang came just in time. I was thinking of sending someone to invite him."
Chen Yue was a little surprised: "But what happened? Is there not enough money and food?"
The magistrate Sun waved his hand: "Chen Lang, don't worry, the road has been built very well, and it will be completed in three days. Without the help of Chen Lang, how could the road be built so smoothly? I want to commend the virtuous people who donated. This official did not dare to neglect, and ordered people to engrave a stone. I came here today to erect a monument."
Tombstone? What monument? Chen Yue was half perturbed and half at a loss. She followed Magistrate Sun a few steps forward and came to the side of the road. I saw a short monument three feet high, standing beside the road.
Ten miles away, Hailing Chen Yue donated repairs. In the second year of Yuanqi, the prolonged drought hurt the people, and more than 1,200 people lived on this road.
It was just two sentences, plain and simple, but Chen Yue could no longer read the words that followed. He only felt a choked throat in his throat, his eyes were sore, and he was about to cry. What is the purpose of this journey? Just to make money. Although he practiced for half a year and was in constant fear every day, the meaning of this road in his heart was already different. But the road is the road after all. He never thought that the food used to build the road was actually to save those ragged servants who woke up early and turned to night.
Where are these people from? Not corvée, nor conscription, 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, allowing them to live in a house and have a meal of preserved fruit. This is the life of a living person.
He saved more than a thousand people, just by this way!
Half a year of hard work, and half a year of worries, all came to nothing at this moment. Chen Yue even felt that she had received the best reward. This monument will stay here forever as the road is smooth, and every passerby can see his achievements. And his name and surname will also be included in the county annals of this small county, and maybe after thousands of years, someone will be able to find traces. He is just a businessman, born with a small surname, what else can be more valuable than this
Seeing that Chen Yue was so excited that he could not help himself, the magistrate Sun said: "When this road is completed, within ten years, apart from the post station, only Chen Lang will be able to set up a store here. Choose one to buy, it is said that there will be a three-year monopoly."
What? ! Chen Yue looked up suddenly without wiping away her tears, regardless of her composure. Not to mention the right to open a store, just a three-year monopoly is a coveted huge profit. This is much richer than what I said before!
The magistrate Sun had a smile on his face, his long sleeves tucked away, and he respectfully saluted Chen Yue: "Thanks to Mr. Chen, the county was safe during the disaster years. This official would also like to thank Mr. Chen."
These are his words from the bottom of his heart. Did the road building save only the refugees? actually not. Many of the things the servants wore, carried in their hands, and used in the house were purchased from the villagers. The circulation of these items has also provided the villagers with excess money and food, so that they can live safely in the disaster year. In the year of the catastrophe, there was no civil disorder. How dazzling is such a record on the resume! And this is all from Chen Yue who took the road. If he walks halfway, can he survive it? Probably not.
Therefore, this prayer is sincere.
Chen Yue is white, how have you ever seen a county magistrate salute him? He quickly bowed his head. However, during this prayer, he suddenly remembered a sentence he had learned in a book in his early years.
"If there is a boon to the people and the benefit of the people, how? It can be called benevolence?" "What is benevolence? It must be holy!"
He did not understand the answer between Zigong and Zhongni back then. Today, however, only one way has saved thousands of people. Jizhou has hundreds of roads and tens of thousands of laborers, what kind of feat? In a year of catastrophe, is it a true saint to be able to relieve all people? !
Maybe coming to Jizhou by yourself is the most correct choice in this life. His family, his relatives, should also move here. If you can settle down next to the official road built by this family, it will be the best!
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After the thunderstorm that day, Jinyang experienced heavy rain for three consecutive days. The long-dry land has been thoroughly nourished, and the incense of Huai'en Temple has become very strong.
However, some people still did not choose to enter the temple to worship Buddha. Sitting in the narrow official residence, Xie Kun reclined on the couch, leisurely teasing the infant child.
"Brother, you have come to carry Shang'er out again. Aren't you afraid that A-sister-in-law will blame?" When she walked into the house, seeing this scene, Xie Sa teased with a smile.
"I just played a song, and Shang'er is still dancing to greet me!" Xie Kun smiled proudly. This is the youngest son he added last year, named Xie Shang. This child is smart and charming, and he is very talented at the age of one, and he is deeply loved by Xie Kun.
Xie Sa couldn't help laughing: "Jinyang is happy with the rain, and everyone else hastily went to the temple to worship, and you are the only one who hides at home."
"It's not taking a break." Xie Kun pinched his son's face again, "If everyone went to Huai'en Temple, Mr. Liang would probably be displeased."
With just one sentence, Xie Sa heard the overtones. Everyone knows that Liang Gong believes in Buddhism, but many people in Jinyang's official circles also know that Liang Gong is more focused on Confucianism. You can believe in Buddhism, you can practice Taoism, but as an official, you must have political achievements. And as long as he is competent for his position, he never cares what he believes in.
Because of this, Xie Kun followed his past hobbies, continued to study Huang Lao Taoism, and invited people to chat in his spare time. There was no intention to change his faith in Buddhism at all. But whether it was learning the Tao or talking clearly, it was completely different from when he was under Wang Yan. Hobbies are hobbies, and managing politics is the job.
After two years of grinding and scouting in Leping Country, and after another severe drought, he was finally promoted to Jinyang Ling, and he will be able to take office when the spring of next year begins. This is not something that Leping Nei Shi can compare to. Ge Hong, who served as Jinyang Ling, is now the prefect of Wei County. When the territory under Liang Gong's subordinates is larger, he will be promoted if it is not good.
This Jinyang order is really an unrequited dispatch!
It was precisely because of this unexpected move that Xie Kun acted more cautiously.
Knowing his brother's temperament well, Xie Sa sighed, "It's a pity that Yuzhou and Yanzhou have changed their prefects. There were people who said that Xi Zhizhong and Ge Taishou could be promoted to prefects."
The original Biejia Sun Li has become the prefect of Jizhou, Xi Jian and Ge Hong are such confidants, and provocation is a matter of time. Unexpectedly, the court moved quickly and replaced the governor quickly. It made the great contribution to the eradication of Shi Le to become a marriage. If you do this, some people will naturally feel injustice.
Xie Kun didn't care at all: "Liang Gong does not fight, he has his own reasons. As long as the rain falls, who cares about the mere governor?"
This is a bit frivolous, but in one sentence. When Huai'en Temple opened its hall to ask for rain, the rain poured down. Even the emperor of Yangzhou, can he do it? Only this rain changed people's hearts.
Inspector history is no longer important.
"Brother..." Xie Sa was a little speechless when he heard his elder brother speak so bluntly.
"You should think about yourself, Xianxian Academy is not a place to stay for a long time." Xie Kun suddenly changed his words, "either learn Wen Taizhen, or learn ancestor Fu Chen. Only being an official is the foundation."
Wen Qiao has now entered the provincial governor's house and became Xi Jian's deputy. The age of the two was similar to that of Xie Sa, but they were both highly influential and enviable.
In Bingzhou, raising hope is not easy, and being an official is just right.
Xie Sa was startled, and immediately nodded solemnly. He is also a son of the Xie family and should shoulder the responsibility.
Seeing his brother nod his head, Xie Kun smiled slightly, stopped talking about these serious matters, and started teasing his son again. Xie Sa shook his head and smiled bitterly, and leaned forward.
Outside the window, the sound of the rain gradually faded into the wind.
The author has something to say: Xie Shang is the elder brother of Xie An and one of the founders of the rise of the Xie family.
Tian Yuqing: The three stages of the development of the Xie clan in the Eastern Jin Dynasty were represented by three figures: Xie Kun, Xie Shang, and Xie An. Xie Kun became a famous scholar of metaphysics, Xie Shang gained the strength of Fangzhen, and Xie An made many achievements both inside and outside.