"What? You don't want to talk anymore?" Fang Yun suddenly looked at the officials with a gloomy face.
The officials were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they dared not look directly at Fang Yun.
"Prefect Yan, please tell me what you have to say," Fang Yun said.
Yan Xiao had been an official for many years, so he naturally knew that saying the wrong thing at this time would be equivalent to standing on the wrong side. If he agreed with Fang Yun, it would be equivalent to betraying his colleagues in Baling City. If he opposed Fang Yun, he would not be able to go far in his official career in the future.
"I am stupid and don't know what to say..." Yan Xiao said vaguely.
"Why do you dare to use your life and future as collateral, but just don't dare to live near the workshop like the common people?" After Fang Yun finished speaking, he looked at the officials for a long time, turned around and left with deep disappointment.
"You have never walked among the people, so you will never know how disappointed we are in you." Fang Yun said, disappearing into the night.
The officials present looked at each other, but no one dared to speak.
After a long silence, Yan Xiao said, "How should this matter be handled?"
Dong Wencong sighed and said, "It is easy to satisfy the Zhao Company, but it is difficult to satisfy the people, and it is even more difficult to satisfy Fang Xusheng."
"This matter... must be resolved eventually."
"I think we should just put an end to it. Since these people object, let them continue to live their lives buying expensive paper."
"This kind of angry behavior worked before today, but now the Governor has learned about it. If we continue to do this, aren't you afraid that he will give us all a 'poor' rating? Once we are rated as poor, we will be demoted at the least and held accountable at the worst."
"Fang Xusheng, he wouldn't be so serious."
"Others dare not say, and he really can't say for sure. Of course, even if he does this, it is to temper us, and he will definitely let us recover in the future."
"Oh... it's a headache."
"The problem is that the Governor-General insisted that the officials of Xiangzhou were primarily responsible. As for the doubts of the people, the safety of the workshop, and the Qingjiang Company that secretly instigated the incident, they were not important to him."
"Yes, he is the governor. He is one level higher than the governor. We have no right to defend ourselves."
"Alas, I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse to meet a governor who only cares about the people."
"Forget it, let's stop here today and discuss it tomorrow."
The officials left one after another.
On the second day, a piece of news exploded in Baling City like a huge firecracker that echoed thousands of miles away, and then spread throughout the Shengyuan Continent at a rapid speed, becoming a hot topic on the discussion board.
Fang Yun wanted to rebuild the Governor's Palace within three miles of the papermaking workshop.
Fang Yun's yard was filled with officials from Baling City, including not only Jing officials but also some Qing officials. However, most of the Qing officials came to watch the fun.
There was a large lounge chair in the yard. Fang Yun lay there facing the sun with his eyes squinted.
The officials surrounded Fang Yun.
"Stay away from me and don't block my sunshine." Fang Yun said.
"Sir, please take back your order!"
"Governor, please think twice. You are the governor, you can't be so angry."
"We need to think about this matter carefully, carefully!"
Many officials were extremely anxious, but Fang Yun ignored them.
Dong Wencong and Fang Shouye stood helplessly not far away, talking in low voices.
Fang Shouye said: "Can't we stop the construction of the new Governor's Mansion?"
"He directly issued a document from the Governor-General, ordering the Xiangzhou Engineering Bureau to relocate the site for construction. How dare the people in the Engineering Bureau disobey?"
"Is there no other way?" Fang Shouye's brows were twisted into a rope.
"If there is a way, why would I come here? Alas, no wonder his enemies are afraid of him. Even our friends are helpless against him."
"If he wasn't like this, he wouldn't be worthy of being a virtual saint." Fang Shouye looked at Fang Yun helplessly.
Dong Wencong suddenly used his talent to secretly transmit a message: "By the way, Fang Xusheng borrowed a group of people from me this morning. They are all from the Criminal Department. They are all old Jingguo people that I and the Criminal Department Chief Jia He trust. They are not from Xiangzhou."
"What a coincidence? He also borrowed 500 soldiers from me, and these soldiers are all from Jiangzhou. Let's put it this way, even if Fang Yun doesn't have an official seal, once he and I have a conflict, those little bastards will only listen to him and not me. I think he has something big to do."
"I roughly guessed what he was going to do." Dong Wencong said.
Fang Shouye was stunned for a moment, thought carefully, and soon he showed a look of sudden realization.
Dong Wencong said, "I'll leave here first and see what's going on in the North Workshop Area." Then he left.
In the North Workshop area, thousands of people came to surround the papermaking workshop as usual, just like yesterday. But soon, everyone learned that Fang Yun wanted to build the Governor's Office near the papermaking workshop.
At the same time, the magistrate of Baling City came here in person and tried to persuade them earnestly, saying that the reason Fang Xusheng built the Governor's Mansion nearby was because he had been here incognito, in order to dispel the people's doubts.
Fang Yunwen's reputation was at its peak, and coupled with the sincere attitude of these officials, the people were all moved by Fang Yun.
"Damn it, no matter what the officials in Xiangzhou say, I won't believe a word they say. But Fang Xusheng is different! If nothing else, I will respect Fang Xusheng just because he dared to build the Governor's Mansion nearby! Folks of Da'ao Village, if you regard me, Liu Sanzi, as a person, then listen to me and go back to the village! Let's put it this way, since Fang Xusheng knew about it and solved it himself, then this matter is not a big deal!"
"Yes! Look at Fang Xusheng, he didn't say a word and directly moved the Governor's Mansion here, which tells us that this papermaking workshop is fine! Unlike those shitty officials, who are paid by the Dajing Kingdom and supported by us, they can't even solve the problem of the workshop! To put it bluntly, even if something goes wrong in the workshop in the future, I won't blame Fang Xusheng, because he is a real man who shares the joys and sorrows with us people!"
"This is what a parent official looks like. This is what it means to love the people like one's own children! Compared to him, those people in Xiangzhou are nothing like officials. They are simply a bunch of monsters who eat people without leaving any bones!"
"Hehe, I see, the officials of Xiangzhou are dumbfounded. It's fine if there is no problem with the papermaking workshop, but if there is a problem, it means harming Fang Xusheng. Even if Fang Xusheng can forgive them, can the Queen Mother forgive them? Even if the Queen Mother can forgive them, can the Holy Court forgive them? Even if the Holy Court can forgive them, I can't forgive those dog officials!"
"Right! If anything happens to Fang Xusheng, we won't just go to the streets, we'll go to their houses and tear them down! We'll dig up their ancestral graves!"
"Since Fang Xusheng has come forward, we have to give him this honor! Let's go back to town!"
"Walk… "
Many people seemed to not care at all about the problems that might arise in the papermaking workshop and just turned around and left.
Suddenly, someone shouted, "Fellow villagers, don't leave! Maybe Fang Xusheng and the officials of Baling City are colluding to deceive us! Fang Xusheng is the governor, and he is also an official. Officials protect each other. Is it possible for officials to give up their own future for the sake of the people? Dear friends, listen to me...ah..."
The man was halfway through his words when Liu Sanzi hit him on the head with a stone, knocking him unconscious.
Liu Sanzi spat at the man and said, "I told you that anyone who regards me, Liu Sanzi, as a person should go home. Do you look down on me? Who else?"
No one objected anymore.
"Let's go!" Thousands of people scattered and left, their steps extremely relaxed.
Not far away, there was a carriage parked.
Dong Wencong looked at the people through the curtains, sighed heavily, and his expression was extremely complicated.
.