In addition to the people around him, Lin Fu also trusted Lin Mengde.
In addition to being members of the Dongyang Township Party and the Lin clan, more importantly, they have been getting along for several months, helping each other in Jiangning, and building more trust and dependence on each other.
Except for the fine armor that had been secretly hidden before being sent to Changshan Island and the kidnapping of Fan Zhimei and the coercion of the Fan family to redeem Xiaoman's life, in the private room, Lin Fu described almost everything that had happened in the past few days in detail.
Lin Mengde heard that Lin Fu did not hide the conditions that Gu Wuchen and Wang Xueshan had secretly negotiated from Lin Mengde.
"My dear, on New Year's Eve, after I heard about the Dongshi market, I went to Jiyunju to look for you. You didn't come back at that time. I heard Miss Liu's general remarks. I just thought that with Gu Wuchen's support, I should be able to establish a prestige. I'll get up the next day.
I rushed to Tuzhou early to collect a batch of goods, but I didn't expect to miss such a wonderful event." Lin Mengde smacked his lips in surprise and said, "It seems that the obstacle to inviting the township party to jointly build the river mouth has been cleared.
You don’t even need Jiyun Society to build it, but you are willing to let Zhao Qinmin take care of it?"
"Most of the Dongyang Township Party members have families and businesses. It is natural for the township parties to help each other, but how many of them would lose all their families to accompany them? On the contrary, like Zhao Qinmin, who has no one to rely on, Gu Wuchen is even more
I am willing to use it. I will set up my own business in Jiangning and be satisfied with Jiyun Society." Lin Fu said with a smile.
At that time, the ruling and opposition parties were fighting against each other, and the factions were fiercely fighting each other. Without enough interests, it was difficult to rope others into the boat with determination. Gu Wuchen had no available people, so it was natural to use Zhao Qinmin.
Lin Mengde also grinned. He didn't believe that Lin Fu was really satisfied. But as a man who knows how to advance and retreat, Lin Fu still had to rely on Gu Wuchen's power in Jiangning.
Although Lin Fu promised Gu Wuchen to let Zhao Qinmin take charge of the invitation to the Dongyang Township Party to build the Hekou, Zhao Qinmin also had a huge inconvenience, that is, Zhao Qinmin did not dare to leave the Hekou for fear of sending someone to assassinate Wang Xueshan, so he still needed someone
Running outside to make contacts. After all, Lin Jingzhong’s qualifications are too young, and people in the Dongyang Township Party do not have high expectations. Lin Mengde has been working in Jiangning on behalf of the Lin family for many years. He is also very enthusiastic about township party affairs and is highly respected by the Dongyang Township Party.
Chen/Yuanliang, Zhang Yubo and others also have a close relationship. In Lin Fu's opinion, no one is more suitable for this candidate than Lin Meng.
"Although the geographical conditions of the river mouth are good, it is isolated outside the city and the water is open to the sky. It is difficult for the hundreds of guards on the prison island to give people a sense of security," Lin Fu and Lin Mengde said, "We must
To dispel everyone's worries, Uncle Meng De will go to all the troubles to persuade people... Now that we have soldiers and horses, I will start selecting people to build the military guards of Jiyun Society in the past two days. There are a number of flying oars at the Longjiang Shipyard.
The car and boat have an iron-clad bow with a bronze corner striker. In addition to oars, there are eight pedal wheels on both sides. It travels on the water as fast as a galloping horse. It knocked over a black boat from the waist. It is really a good thing.
.This was customized by Jiangning Shuiying. The first batch has been delivered to Jiangning Shuiying, but when Uncle Qin Cheng saw that he was leaving Jiangning, he naturally refused to let go of the silver bag. Seeing that Longjiang Shipyard could not get the money, naturally
I don't want to send bait to my door again, but I have the boat in my hand, and I don't dare to sell it to others privately. However, I can get the approval from the Inspectorate on Prison Island and I can buy it. If something happens at the mouth of the river in the future, Prison Island soldiers can fly.
Rushing for help, you can also intercept bandits on the water..."
"After Li Zhuo arrives in Jiangning, I'm afraid he will reorganize his armaments..." Lin Mengde said.
"Well, Li Zhuo is indeed far from being compared to people like Uncle Qin Cheng," Lin Fu nodded, "but here are all arrogant soldiers and extravagant generals, and the factions in the army are also complicated. It is difficult for Li Zhuo to rectify his armaments.
, the key is to have money. However, the holes in all aspects will definitely become tighter because of Li Zhuo's arrival. It will be even harder to get anything good from the Longjiang Shipyard or the Ordnance Bureau in the future. This will
We can still get more than four thousand taels of silver from the fine. Originally we only planned to buy two flying paddle boats, but I decided to buy two more because I was afraid that there would be no shop like this after passing this village..."
Flying paddle boats are small and medium-sized warships that can carry 16 sailors and 30 soldiers. Because the hull is specially reinforced, the ship is covered with iron and has a bumper, it is much more expensive to build than a civilian ship with a similar load capacity.
But one ship only costs 400 taels of silver, which is far inferior to the three-masted thousand-stone ship. After replenishing the manpower on Prison Island, there are only more than 180 soldiers. Even if Lin Fu wants to buy a few more of these ships,
A light and fast warship, but there is no better excuse.
"..." Lin Mengde nodded and said, "In these years in Jiangning, I have secretly saved thousands of taels of silver. I originally wanted to transfer it to Jiyun Society privately, but now I haven't thought about other things, so I just
First, go directly to the mouth of the river to build a few shops, which can be regarded as setting an example for the township party. It’s hard for the people in the tribe to say anything if they know..."
"Okay," Lin Fu nodded and said yes. Jiyun Club was founded by him when he broke away from the Lin family and set up his own business in Jiangning. Even if everyone in the Lin family was reluctant, they had nothing to do. After all, Lin Mengde was the manager of the Lin family in Jiangning.
Besides, he was warned not to gang up in Jiyun Society privately. Although Lin Mengde did not take this warning too seriously, he could not blatantly occupy silver shares in Jiyun Society. At this time, Hekou invited people in the name of Gu Wuchen
The township party was jointly established, and Lin Mengde invested the money he saved privately to build some shops for rent. The Lin family knew it and had nothing to do.
Lin Mengde didn't know how long the head of the family, Lin Tingxun, could stay in bed. He was afraid that after Lin Tingxun returned to the West, it would be difficult for the Seventh Lady to continue to be in power, and it would be difficult for anyone else to allow him to continue to manage affairs in Jiangning. Lin Mengde was in his prime, even if he was not given
If the Lin family continues to work as stewards in Jiangning, how can they be willing to go back to the forest to retire?
In order to leave before the city gate closed, Lin Fu hosted a banquet for the Dongyang Township Party in the guild hall. He held the banquet just before the sun set. During the banquet, he told everyone about the situation of the river mouth and invited the Dongyang Township Party in Jiangning to raise funds to jointly build the city.
Hekou Terrace. Although many people are worried, this matter is still nominally called by Gu Wuchen. The Dongyang Township Party in Jiangning is following Gu Wuchen's immediate expectations. They usually just wish they didn't have much connection. At this time, they didn't respond at all.
Afraid of not being able to answer my questions in the future, some thirty or forty people responded on the spot and decided to go to the river mouth to have a look in the next two days.
Lin Fu and Zhao Qinmin hurried out of the city before the city gate closed and rode their horses. The moonlight fell on the official road of Donghua Gate, and the surroundings seemed to be immersed in water, transparent and clear.
After the city gate closed, there were suddenly fewer pedestrians on the official road, but there were also business travelers who, like Lin Fu and others, took the time to get out of the city, and the traffic was rutted.
In the past few days, a road has been built from the official road of Donghua Gate to the mouth of the river. However, this kind of road cannot be soaked in water. A crisp spring rain, and a few loaded oxen and carriages run over it.
It will become muddy and sloppy, and the soil will need to be laid with gravel or pebbles and drainage ditches built to make it a durable road for carriages and horses.
Lin Fuxin stood up and looked at the scenery under the moonlight with great interest; Zhao Qinmin was like a frightened bird, his hair stood up when he saw pedestrians approaching, and it was inconvenient to urge Lin Fu on his way. He only hoped that Zhou Pu and the four guard soldiers could
Be more alert.
In this badly trampled field, some farmers and tenants were plowing and replanting, and there were also some people in shabby clothes squatting at the head of the field.
Lin Fu got off his horse and walked to the fields. Only then did he see these farmers squatting at the head of the field, looking at the trampled farmland with sad faces. Lin Fu asked an old farmer: "Dare you ask me, old man, Moling County
Didn’t everyone lose money on their young crops? If we don’t rush to replant before Grain Rain, why are we all squatting in the fields worrying?”
"The field belongs to the family, so of course the money from the young crops is taken from it; the field does not belong to the family, the money from the young crops was given to the rent collector, and the landowner took it away, saying that this is the money that the landowner and the rent collector deserve - this land is obviously
We are tenant farmers, but the money master doesn't understand this!" The old farmer's face was as wrinkled as an old tree, and his face was filled with sadness. "I heard that there was a notice posted at the mouth of the river that land must be acquired to build a road.
.The rent collection office also spoke on behalf of the landowners. It is natural for the government to collect land and build roads, but the rent that should be paid everywhere must not be less than a grain of rice..."
Lin Fu was originally afraid that part of the compensation given to the tenant villagers would be deducted and put into his own pocket, so he specially discussed it with Chen Yuanliang and Zhang Yubo. Anyway, he couldn't lose much money, and he was not afraid that Wang Xueshan would not acknowledge the account, so he went to Lili the next day.
A notice was posted outside the wall asking farmers who had losses in their fields to go directly to the river mouth to receive compensation for the young crops. It was clearly explained at that time that the money for land expropriation was given to the landowners, and the young crops money given to farmers or tenants was considered compensation for plowing and replanting, and the land tax was
I also thought that the disaster was avoided, and the rent collection office was not allowed to interfere. Unexpectedly, it was right under my nose, and others could reach out as they wanted without any scruples.
Lin Fu remembered that this matter was handled by one of Chen Yuanliang's secretaries, the Moling County Household Secretary's Office, and Zhao Qinmin. After all, there were many things at that time that it was inconvenient for Zhao Qinmin to directly participate.
Even if Zhao Qinmin didn't know about it, Lin Fu couldn't guarantee that Chen/Yuanliang didn't know about it. He could only pretend not to know about it. Lin Fu didn't say anything. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. He asked Zhou Pu to take out all the copper coins he had.
He came out and distributed it to the old farmer and several farmers in the field, and said: "The old man and some elder brothers will inform the tenants here that a carriage road will be built from the river mouth to Donghuamen official road. As long as the tenants who have losses in the fields go,
Helper, give three liters of rice for one meal a day..."
"Seriously, this little brother doesn't know how to coax people?" The old farmer stared at Lin Fu and asked. Lin Fu came to the city for private matters. Not only him, but also the four guard soldiers changed into civilian clothes. Naturally, the villagers did not recognize him.
Lin Fu smiled and said: "You go to the mouth of the river tomorrow and ask. If I say nothing, it will only make your trip in vain..."
"Master Lin is the jailer of Jiangdao Prison, and he is in charge of the road construction. What do you noisy and ignorant people have to deceive?" Zhao Qinmin scolded from the side, but he thought these people talked too much.
"I'm offended. I didn't know it was an adult." The old farmer hurriedly kowtowed to Lin Fu. "It's not because I don't know how to show appreciation to an adult. I doubt adults. Three liters of rice for a meal. Last year, I didn't have this kind of money. This year, people from the north are flocking to me."
I’ve been here a lot, and the price has dropped to two liters of brown rice a day, but I don’t even care about rice..."
Although most of the refugees were blocked from crossing the river on the north bank, there were still quite a few refugees who crossed the river secretly in the name of visiting relatives and friends or directly, which caused the labor price on the south bank to drop and the price of rice to rise.
Lin Fu helped the old farmer up from the field. Without saying anything, he got on the horse and said to Zhao Qinmin: "I think Mr. Zhao is in a hurry to go back, so why not take advantage of the moonlight to gallop on horseback? It will be a rare pleasure..."
He also told Zhou Pu and the others, "Be careful not to let Mr. Zhao fall off his horse." Just under the moonlight, he whipped his horse and galloped towards the mouth of the river.
Zhao Qinmin had never ridden a fast horse, and he had to follow Lin Fu to whip the horse in the moonlight. If he fell down at night, he would even cry. Although he was guarded by Zhou Pu and others, Zhao Qinmin did not get off the horse.
I fell down and returned to the fence, but my buttocks were sore from the bump, and I could vaguely feel that the tender flesh between them had been scratched by the ten miles of running.
"It's such a pleasure." When he reached the fence, Lin Fu turned over and got off his horse. He let out a long voice and said to Zhao Qinmin, "Mr. Zhao has worked hard all day. Go back and rest early."
Separating from Zhao Qinmin, he handed the horses to the guards and led them to the shed. Zhou Pu glanced at Zhao Qinmin's back and said, "Zhao Qinmin is not a good bird. I don't know what benefits he can get!" He did!
I knew that Lin Fu was riding a fast horse at night to give Zhao Qinmin some trouble.
"... He didn't dare to be greedy for money when he first came here, nor was he eager to be greedy for money, but that doesn't stop him from giving benefits to others. He is a smart man." Lin Fu shook his head and sighed. Zhao Qinmin was Wang Xueshan's staff, how could he
Maybe he had too many expectations for him? Lin Fu placed Zhao Qinmin and his family in the mouth of the river instead of moving to a safer prison island just to be on guard against him. Zhao Qinmin could know many things, and he was afraid that Gu Wuchen would reuse them.
He couldn't hide these things from him. Even in his dealings with Changshan Island, Zhao Qinmin couldn't find any clues.