Aunt Qi's heart trembled when she heard that. Not to mention that it was the county guard, they really couldn't do it. She just said that he was my sister's son-in-law, and he couldn't explain it: "You are really capable of doing it. That's not our family."
That rough boy didn’t hurt anyone, right? We can’t afford to pay for it.”
If Uncle Qi had no other choice, could he take action? If nothing else, he was the county guard, considered his superior officer. If someone commits a crime below, he will be blamed if word spreads.
He said depressedly: "What else should I do? Can I just let him toss around and watch him die? Can't I live up to my father's explanation? Isn't he allowed to have an explanation to my sister?"
Aunt Qi must say that just going to the pass like that is really trying to kill her. What kind of uncle did her brother-in-law choose?
Aunt Qi couldn't help but follow Uncle Qi: "Okay, don't worry. It's good that my niece's legs are not frightened. She is a scholar."
Uncle Qi's expression softened a lot when he mentioned this. To be honest, what Zhou Lan did today was quite embarrassing for him: "That's true."
Speaking of this, I'm still a bit proud. Although I'm not a man and I don't look like I'm doing anything, I'm still sensible. And I'm very courageous. With so many county guards coming and going, I'm the only one who dares to go forward alone and dare to break through the pass.
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Aunt Qi looked at Uncle Qi's attitude and was speechless for a while. So what do you mean? Forget it, you are upset, you are still proud. You are crazy.
Mr. Zhou Lantong was talking about the dilapidation of the pass and the difficulties faced by the border troops.
To put it bluntly, if you want stability here, you have to start from the overall environment. First, the place must be stable and free from harassment. And this starting point must start from the pass. You cannot fill it with lives. If you want to repair the pass, the project will be small.
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When the master and apprentice discussed this issue, the atmosphere was gloomy. Don't others know, don't the border troops know, don't the successive county guards know?
How could you not know, but if the pass has not been repaired, then there must be problems that cannot be solved. How Zhou Lan can solve it, he does not have more heads and arms than others. So the atmosphere is heavy.
Those are all unknown problems. It is known that repairing the pass will cost money, and Border County definitely does not have that much money.
Mr. Zhou walked around in the room, and finally said with uncertainty: "The court should allocate funds, and it should be able to allocate it."
The husband shook his head: "It's not that we didn't allocate money, it's just that we fought for years and built and destroyed buildings, which led to the current result."
Zhou Lan said with a dark face: "Then look for someone from the Ministry of Industry with a white-collar salary. There is no such talent. Why can't we be more solid?"
The Master looked at his disciple's official authority, what's the point of yelling at him? He sneered and said, "Look at Master Zhou's ability."
A strong pass and a city wall are so important. They are barriers and fortresses.
Thinking of the dilapidated city walls guarded by the border troops, which were piles of scattered stones, Zhou Lan said, "Sir, my uncle said that there are more sons of Qi Mansion here than are left. You know, the brothers-in-law of Qi Mansion
How many sons are there nowadays? Mr. and his disciples can’t even imagine how Uncle Qi felt when he said this and how he would face it.”
As he spoke, Mr. Zhou choked up and his eyes were red. "Even if there is some moisture in my uncle's words, it's still not enough. I'm afraid it's the same for everyone in the border counties. The population problem is not just that the border counties can't retain people." Master
What the two disciples didn't say was that in border counties, the casualty rate was high.
The husband didn't even speak. This was a tragic place. And their comfortable life was supported by these people.
Mr.: "I can't help you with anything else. I'm just going to write a letter to a friend and ask a suitable skilled craftsman to come over."
Being led by a disciple, even my husband wanted to scold the Ministry of Works, saying that he had little to do with the Ministry of Works. How could he still come here to build the city wall?
Zhou Lan immediately showed a smile: "Thank you sir."
Mr.: "But you have to know that repairing the pass is not a trivial matter. How will you get the money and materials? Also, will the border troops be willing to cooperate with you?"
Including labor, after all, not everyone can go to a place like the pass.
What the gentleman did not say is that the annual appropriations from the imperial court are probably coming down one level at a time, and not much will be left at the pass. This is one of the reasons why the pass has always been so dilapidated.
And what Zhou Lan wants to do may involve the interests of others. These people also need to have financial resources here. Any financial resources will be mine.
Zhou Lan understood what the gentleman was saying. After all, he had spent a few years in the Hanlin Academy. He had neither seen nor heard about it. ap.
Zhou Lanyi said without hesitation: "Since they can bring me, a servant who is related to the Qi family, to this place, I believe that the imperial court must have some thoughts about the border county and will not leave me alone and helpless."
The teacher said to himself, those are all your thoughts, the court is ever-changing: "I hope you are right."
Zhou Lan took a deep breath and gave himself courage: "My uncle said, no matter what, you can save me from death. We have Zhuangzi in Baoding. Chang Xi said that if we go back to our hometown to farm, we will live a richer life than others. Sir, at worst, the disciples will lead us
When you return to Baoding Mansion, we will become rich men."
The gentleman laughed. If you are a worthless person, do you want to be a rich man? Do you want to go back and be taken care of by your family? "Okay, sir, let me give you another guarantee. If the official is really lost, the worst is possible over there in Baoding Mansion.
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It is better than a disciple like this to let people spread the news later and rely on his family members to survive. The teacher is a disciple who cannot afford to lose.
Zhou Lan stood up, the wind was rustling and the water was cold, and he looked lonely and brave: "So what is there for me to be afraid of? This is all."
Chang Le came in, his voice louder than Zhou Lan's: "Wait another three years, and I will go back to take the first prize exam. You are no longer the master of the first prize, but the brother-in-law of the first prize. From now on, my niece will marry, and my nephew will marry a girl from the first prize's house."
Tong Langjun, you lost your official position because of this matter, and in my heart, you are the most worthy of respect."
Look, there is quite a lot of support. Mr. Zhou looked at his brother-in-law and said, "Please wait for me to do it."
Chang Le patted his chest: "This is the confidence I give you." You are serious.
The Master looked at the two disciples and said that although they were both prodigal and unmotivated, the Master looked at the two disciples and smiled.
He even put aside his own personal matters. Others yearned for the world to be filled with peaches and plums, but he had two disciples like this.
When Mr. Zhou got ten thousand taels of silver from his wife, he said again that two and a half disciples would be enough.
As for the eldest disciple relying on his wife for financial support, sir, it is really impossible for him to restore his dignity.
The eldest disciple kept running wildly on the road of humiliation, from asking the county governor's wife to stand up for him with force, to the county governor's wife supporting the border county with financial resources. The reputation of his eldest disciple as a pretty boy. Anyway, the border commander's son, riding in the county
Even if you chase from behind, you won't be able to catch up.