Hearing this, Xie Lingjiang nodded slightly and couldn't help but look sideways at his senior brother.
Although this Liu Ziwen is inferior to Bian, what he said does make some sense, but it still depends on the attitude of his senior brother.
"It's a good idea. The more you invest, the more you make. It makes sense."
Ouyang Rong nodded and agreed with these words.
Liu Ziwen couldn't help but smile, raised his wine glass, covered the glass and mouth with his long sleeves, and saluted Ouyang Rong, but the latter did not raise his glass and added leisurely:
"But no."
"Why not?" Liu Ziwen raised his hand in the air and paused.
"Master Liu may have made a mistake."
"Which sentence did Liu say wrong?"
"That's right, but it's wrong to put it on top of Zhiyi Canal."
Ouyang Rong stretched out a finger and waved it lightly:
"Zheyi Canal is first of all a water conservancy project, and then it is a construction project that generates money. Whether it makes money or not is not important. Whether it can control water is the most important thing. Mr. Liu should understand this first, and then think about whether to invest money when he goes back.
"
Liu Ziwen couldn't help but lean forward and spoke louder:
"There is no conflict between water control and making money. Investing money to widen the river is beneficial to both! If it is divided into two phases as the county magistrate said, the first phase may be shallow excavation, but in addition to increasing the amount of subsequent projects
Divided from Butterfly Creek with... Liu really couldn't figure out what use it could be used for?
"Is it possible to count on the Yunmengze flood to come and rely on its deep flood discharge to divert the flow?"
Ouyang Rong looked at his slightly excited face and said calmly: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
"No...no."
Liu Ziwen suddenly calmed down, took a deep breath in his heart, and forced a smile on his face:
"Liu just thinks that short-term flood control can rely on Dickong Gate, and there is no need to stage the Zhiyi Canal."
Ouyang Rong said calmly:
"Mr. Liu is a businessman. Of course he puts interests first and feels that it is unnecessary. However, I am the magistrate of Longcheng County and I will not make fun of the lives of the people in the county. If things go wrong and floods come again, I can have an extra safeguard.
It's the same thing, besides..."
"Besides what?"
"Besides, who knows if the Dickong Gate, which has collapsed many times, will fail again at a critical moment. I am very suspicious of this thing."
Halfway through, Ouyang Rong asked curiously: "You said it collapses once every four years. You are so sensible and regular. Is it Master Liu who did it?"
The room suddenly became quiet, and the atmosphere gradually solidified.
Mainly, no one expected the young county magistrate to ask such a straightforward question.
Good guy, if you have any doubts, can't you just hide them and ask the person involved directly? That's a cliche, right?
Xie Lingjiang, who had been listening quietly since just now, looked at Liu Ziwen immediately, not missing the slightest expression on his face.
However, it is a pity that Liu Ziwen's face remained as usual, only his eyes showed some doubts. He looked around and asked:
"What are you talking about, the magistrate? The bottles of wine that Liu ordered shouldn't be that intoxicating, right? You only drank three glasses and you're already talking drunk? Thank you, Miss, for bringing some food to the magistrate."
Ouyang Rong withdrew his eyes from the face of the young head of the Liu family, ignored him, and continued:
"Anyway, the plan for Zheyi Canal has been finalized. Mr. Liu wants to invest money to enter. Yes, I can arrange a place for you. But how to build the canal is a matter between me and the Longcheng County Government. Mr. Liu
Don't worry about this unnecessary worry, we don't have any salary to pay you.
"Master Liu, you'd better think carefully about whether you want to invest ten thousand dollars. Just like Shopkeeper Wang and Shopkeeper Ma, I will only give you this one chance tonight."
Liu Ziwen fell silent, took his hands off the table, leaned back in his chair, and looked at each other for a while with the young county magistrate.
He nodded and said softly: "Vote, the Liu family has voted, 10,000 yuan, and it will be delivered to the county government within this month."
Ouyang Rong seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Okay, Mr. Liu, please be happy. Congratulations on boarding this last train."
Liu Ziwen said calmly: "The county government has taken the money. Please ask the first phase of Zheyi Canal to make the river as wide as possible."
Ouyang Rong nodded: "Okay, but no matter how wide it is, the construction period will be completed within two months. At the end of the first phase, the water diversion can be initially opened. This cannot be changed."
Liu Ziwen nodded slowly and stared at him unblinkingly: "Your Excellency, the county magistrate has done a great job. You are right to the point."
"It's all thanks to Mr. Liu's promotion." After a pause, Ouyang Rong reminded with a smile:
"But remember to fulfill your promise. If you give the craftsmen, money and materials to Di Gong Gate, the county government will arrange for young people to build the gate. I will bring the scribes to personally supervise this matter. Di Gong Gate must be built as soon as possible.
It’s better to be faster than the first phase of Zheyi Canal.”
"Okay." Liu Ziwen hasn't taken his eyes off someone since he just woke up:
"Don't worry, the ones sent will be top-notch craftsmen with superb skills. They have repaired it many times and the drawings are preserved. Naturally, they will be very fast."
“So best.”
Ouyang Rong nodded and couldn't help but glance at Liu Ziwen opposite him. Perhaps it was his misunderstanding, but he found that the young head of the Liu family had become very talkative.
Liu Ziwen smiled modestly and asked:
"My Lord County Magistrate, do you think Mr. Liu is sincere enough today?"
Ouyang Rong nodded, "Well, that's quite unexpected."
"Then the county magistrate, can you grant me one more small request?"
"Master Liu has quite a few requests, and they don't look small at all... But you can talk about them first."
Liu Ziwen said sincerely:
"It's like this. Our Liu family is not short of money or people now, but we are short of reputation. The craftsmen of the Liu family are naturally top-notch in skills, but their reputation is not enough. Liu wants to ask the county magistrate for a small favor.
But this matter is also good for the county magistrate.
"When the construction of Digong Gate is completed, can we hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to make it more lively and invite some prominent people from the county and state to come over?
"The county magistrate personally supervised the construction and will definitely come to take the lead in cutting the ribbon. Needless to say, we will see if we can invite some adults from Jiangzhou City to come and cut the ribbon to watch the ceremony some other time. After all, Di Gong Gate is located at the key point of Yunmengze upstream.
Due to its location, it will bear the brunt of every rising water. Once this gate is built, it will benefit the entire Jiangzhou."
He said seriously: "This will not only help our Liu family earn some face, but also add luster to the county magistrate's political achievements. What do you think, sir?"
"is that so……"
Ouyang Rong thoughtfully observed Liu Ziwen's face. After a moment, he nodded slightly without agreeing:
"It's not impossible. I'll go back and ask. On the day the Di Gong Gate is delivered, it's okay to hold a ribbon-cutting meeting, but I'm not sure whether we can invite the superior officials from the state. After all, I and those adults
Not very familiar either.”
Liu Ziwen raised his lips:
"The county magistrate is so humble. When he took office last time, he dispatched troops from Jiangzhou Zhechong Mansion to audit the accounts. Who doesn't know that your Excellency has a close relationship with Mr. Shen, the supervisor in the state?"
Ouyang Rong shook his head, "It's just business."
The matter and conditions have been discussed. Both of them are smart people and there is nothing else to say.
After a while, Ouyang Rong put down his wine glass and led Xie Lingjiang to stand up and say goodbye.
After drinking three glasses of wine, the food on his table was not touched at all.
But before leaving, as if to show his sincerity, Liu Ziwen said to Xie Lingjiang:
"Thank you, Miss. I have offended you so much before. You can take that cheap maid back and do whatever you want with her. All the procedures have been completed."
Xie Lingjiang ignored him and followed his senior brother away without looking back.
The banquet dispersed.
In the empty box, only Liu Ziwen was sitting at the table, Liu Zilin was kneeling with his head and hands down, and the lame servant stood silently behind Liu Ziwen.
There was silence.
Until a certain moment, the footsteps on the other side of the stairs disappeared.
"Don't give it a last chance."
Liu Ziwen suddenly smiled and turned to sigh at the lame servant, but his face looked more like gnashing of teeth: "You are really looking for death."
Liu Zilin, who had been silent, raised his head, his eyes red and choked with sobs: "Brother, we are so useless today."
Liu Ziwen turned to him and asked: "Why don't I obey a man who is about to die? Third brother, after all... the dead are the most important."
Liu Zilin was stunned, and asked cautiously and hoarsely: "So you want... to behead?"