Three days later, the imperial envoy sent by the capital finally arrived.
Yang Fan and Xiao Niangpi went to the entrance of Changqing Bridge to greet him.
One hundred people from the Three Hundred Regiment formed a formation and were used as a guard of honor. The rest maintained law and order in the town and guarded the prisoners.
The imperial envoy's team came from the capital and wanted to cross the canal. There is a Changqing Bridge on the canal. After crossing the bridge, the river bank here is a dock for cargo transfer. After walking two miles along a dirt road, they arrived at the town of Yangliuqing.
Tu Shanyue had to make arrangements to receive the imperial edict. Yang Fanshi didn't understand it at all. Tu Shanyue took out Dongchang's stall badge and went directly to the biggest official in the town, the inspector.
Inspection Xu almost died of fright. There were shootings in the town two days ago, and the patrol station of the Inspection Department was nowhere to be seen.
Today the stall owner from Dongchang came to see him, thinking he had committed something.
I was relieved when I understood what Tu Shanyue meant.
In order to receive the imperial edict, it was a good thing to renovate the town inside and outside. He quickly said that it would be up to him to organize the people.
Yang Fan, Tu Shanyue, and Inspector Xu discussed the relevant matters and organized the officials and civilians in the town to come out to prepare for the reception, and then began to build the road.
The road from the town to the pier is in disrepair and is very difficult to walk. We can't let the imperial mission get their feet covered in mud.
Yang Fan and Tu Shanyue discussed it and decided to practice it to give the imperial mission a good impression. The preparations were well done. This was also an attitude of respecting the emperor, the nine thousand years old, and the ministers.
From ancient times to the present, all details must be properly arranged when receiving leaders, because this is often the source of the leader's first impression of you.
Yang Fan sent out regiments and workers, as well as subordinates of the local inspector two days in advance, to start repairs on the two-mile official road from the town to the dock. The main tasks were to fill in the potholes on the road, fill in the ruts, and dig drainage ditches on both sides.
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After the land was leveled, we began to pave the road with loess. We spread steamed yellow clay layer by layer on the ground, sprinkled with water, and then used oxen to pull stone rollers to smooth the road.
Yang Fan didn't understand why the loess should be steamed. Xu Inspector explained that there are insect eggs in the loess. If it is used directly, the insects will dig holes and destroy the roadbed when they hatch. As long as the loess is steamed and crushed, it will not regenerate.
Insects, although it is troublesome at the moment, the road is also solid, and it will not be a big problem for a hundred years.
So he requisitioned all the large pots and steamers in the town to steam the loess, and Yang Fan promised to give each family fifteen pure copper coins as a reward.
The people were very happy, and they couldn't find anything about making three cents of silver in two days.
In fact, even if they were not paid, they would still have to cooperate with the government's assignment, not to mention that Mr. Yang was building roads for them by accepting the imperial edict.
This is a rare good thing!
It has been more than 200 years since Tianjin was founded. Countless officials have come to Yangliuqing Town. These officials either passed through the town or came here to transfer supplies. The common people drove their cars, worked as porters, and ran the hall for them.
What the common people hear and see the officials talking about is which house has beautiful girls who can take care of people. What does Shangguan mean by what he said two days ago? How to deal with other officials, how to get them down, and how to deal with them.
Get it yourself.
These officials do nothing but think about people all day long. They think about their colleagues one by one. After thinking about one person thoroughly, they think about the next one.
After thinking it all over, he started to do mischief.
As the old saying goes, kindness does not lead to military affairs, justice does not lead to financial management, laziness does not lead to scholarship, kindness does not lead to officialdom.
I have never heard of officials from the Ming Dynasty taking the initiative to think about the local area and come to a place to benefit one place. They said they would do something for the people. For example, the road here needs to be built, and the river embankment there needs to be strengthened. In addition to changing flowers,
Money, nothing makes people happy.
When the master gets off the sedan chair, he has to accept the money to get off the sedan chair. If he can’t find any reason, he just accepts the money.
"When asking for money from people, they all have their own names: when someone comes to ask for money, it's called 'meeting money'; when it's a festival, it's called 'chasing money'; when it's a birthday, it's called 'birthday money'; when someone's in charge of things, it's called 'routine money'; when it's a greeting, it's called 'favor money'
', the sentence is "paid money", and the argument is "official money".
This time Master Yang led troops to exterminate the gangsters left by Chen Jiarong, which had relieved the unbearable scourge that had been harassing the people these days. What made them even more relieved was that the Chen family, which had oppressed them for hundreds of years, was also imprisoned by Master Yang.
, the people were all happy, so they just set off firecrackers.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Yang would also build roads for everyone.
He was willing to go to work and was paid three cents a day in pure copper coins. It was really a blessing from heaven.
Yang Fan thought that since the road was to be built, he might as well build it properly.
Two miles out of the town, this stretch of road reaches Changqing Bridge on the edge of the canal.
This is the transportation channel between the town and the wharf, and local people rely heavily on this road to transport supplies.
With proper repairs, this town will be able to be used for many years, which can be regarded as leaving some benefits to the people.
Under Yang Fan's command, the road was built into a curved gravel road. This way, rain will naturally flow to the newly dug drainage ditches on both sides, and the gravel road will not trap the wheels of the carriage. It is a better choice.
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It was the first time that Xiao Niangpi saw that roads could be built like this. She couldn't help but ask Yang Fan, is this kind of road reliable? Don't let the people here be fooled just because you want to do a face-saving project just because you want to accept the imperial edict. After all, our group will soon
To leave, they would have to walk this road for hundreds of years.
Yang Fan patted his chest and assured that this kind of gravel road is definitely better than the dirt road. The people here will naturally feel it after using it. If it is not too far from Zunhua, some coal ash and steel slag will be transported to pave the road.
It's so good, it's guaranteed not to break for a hundred years.
As for the main street in the town, it is paved with bluestones. It has been used for hundreds of years and has been worn out and has become bumpy. Xiaoniangpi actually wants to repair it. The city's roads are the city's first business card. The imperial envoys can get off their horses and sedan chairs.
The very neat stone road makes a good first impression.
However, once I calculated the costs, I found that the cost was too high, and it was too late to purchase slates for re-laying.
Yang Fan took a look and realized that Xiao Niangpi was really not the material to be a profiteer. She was tangled up in such a trivial matter.
"This is a very simple matter. It doesn't cost anything. You just need to lift up the stone slabs, turn them over and lay them again."
"Hey, it seems so!" Xiao Niangpi exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you so smart with such a big head!"
The little girl was so excited that she hugged Yang Fan's head with her two tender hands and shook it hard a few times.
Three days later, the entire town of Yangliuqing took on a new look, with brand-new bluestone streets and red lanterns hanging at the door of every shop. From the town to Changqing Bridge is a clean and tidy gravel road, and the golden road surface is very beautiful.
Yang Fan and Tu Shanyue were waiting at the bridge in formal official uniforms.
"Master Yang, you are about to be promoted, what do you think?" the young lady said with a narrow smile.
