From this day on, Li Dayin's life became even busier. In addition to continuing to take care of the practice ball competition, he also allocated part of his energy to the grand idea of "building a bridge across the river".
By the end of February, the amount of charity money deposited at the Beijing branch of Four Seasons Bank reached 100,000 taels, and the first step of the plan was launched.
In fact, Zhao Ran said that when to start, it does not depend on the accumulation of charity funds. It can start at any time, but Li Dayin is still worried.
It always makes him very uneasy to start spending money without seeing the future income, just relying on estimates. If something unexpected happens, he will spend a lot of money here, but the money will not keep up with him there.
What should I do if I get into trouble? Thinking about this kind of financial chain training situation, I can’t even sleep well.
If Zhao Ran hadn't thrown a credit limit certificate issued by Four Seasons Bank Jiangxi Head Office in front of him, he might have had to wait until his reserves exceeded 200,000 taels before he dared to start.
This certificate clearly states that the upper limit of loans that can be borrowed from the charity fund account at any time throughout the year is 500,000 taels, with an annual interest rate of 8%. This is a very low interest rate, which reflects Chunyang Pavilion’s unparalleled trust in the Xiuxianqiu Competition.
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Wang Zongyi accompanied Zhao Ran to the foot of Jubao Mountain to inspect the recovery situation of Guanjiao Village. There used to be more than 200 brick cellars here. Thanks to Wang Zongyi's efforts in recent months, half of the cellars have resumed production. Today is the day to open the cellars.
On that day, Lei Shan accompanied Zhao Ran and waited for a long time. When the trial-made green bricks came out of the cellar, he immediately brought two master craftsmen forward to inspect the quality. After checking, he nodded to Zhao Ran, so Zhao Ran made a decision on the spot and agreed with the cellar.
Long signed the package purchase document.
Wang Zongyi accompanied Zhao Ran to inspect another cellar factory less than a mile away. Three new brick cellars were built here. The same production quality made Lei Shan quite satisfied, but Zhao Ran noticed that the person who presided over these three brick cellars
The old craftsman of the brick cellar is the same person as the master craftsman of Guanjiao Village whom he saw when he came here a few days ago.
Zhao Ran had no intention of pursuing the fishery here, let alone who owned the kiln. He also handed over a contract document and asked Lei Shan to give the drawings and instructions of the wheel kiln method to the master craftsman.
division.
The master craftsman looked at it briefly and was amazed. Regardless of his superiority or inferiority, he stepped forward and asked Abbot Zhao where the drawings and instructions came from. He wanted to know which sage created it and which classic it was found in.
Zhao Ran looked up at the sky, seeming to be immersed in some kind of memory, and then sighed softly and told the great craftsman that this method came from a continent called Australia and Song Dynasty overseas, and was handed down by five hundred immortals.
Learning from this can help usher in the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty.
After hearing these words, Wang Zongyi, Lei Shan, Master Craftsman and others were filled with admiration, and they all looked up in memory.
From the end of February to the beginning of March, Zhao Ran continuously inspected five kilns and six coal mines, and Wang Zongyi accompanied him throughout the process. Such enthusiasm made even Zhao Ran feel a little embarrassed. He said several times that Wang Zongyi did not need to do anything.
Just send a confidant to accompany you.
But Wang Zongyi puffed his beard and glared, saying directly: "Abbot Zhao, who do you think I am? Abbot Zhao has worked tirelessly for the sake of the people of the capital. As a governor, I should do my best. Could it be that in this case?
In the eyes of Abbot Zhao, am I a pampered official who doesn’t understand the people’s livelihood? As long as I serve as an official, I should benefit the whole party. Don’t talk about sitting in the government office again!”
Zhao Ran had no choice but to try his best to appease him and kept apologizing: "Wang Fuyin, please stop being angry. It's Pindao's fault! Pindao apologizes to Wang Fuyin!" Then he added: "The production capacity is still not enough, brick cellars are like this, and so are coal mines.
in this way."
When Wang Zongyi asked what happened again, Zhao Ran pulled him to the Lion Rock where he pointed out the country with Li Dayin last time, pointed at the river, and boldly shouted the same words: "I have a dream..."
Wang Zongyi did not say "you are crazy" like Li Dayin. Ordinary people have much stronger confidence in monks than the monks themselves. What he was concerned about was how much money Zhao Ran could spend on such a large project.
So, Zhao Ran once again took out the Four Seasons Bank credit card that he carried with him, and Wang Zongyi was stunned by the annual credit limit of 500,000 taels marked on it.
In the evening, when Zhao Ran was explaining the concept of budget preparation to Li Dayin who came to reconcile the accounts in his study, a guest came to report that Lu Zhiyu, the Supervisor of Shangyuan County, and Liang Yougao, the county magistrate, were visiting together. Zhao Ran informed Li Dayin
Li Dayin didn't even raise his head. He waved his hand to indicate that you were busy with your work, and then continued to immerse himself in the table drawn by Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran came to the living room to greet him. Lu Zhiyu was from Lizhou. He had interacted with the tribesmen a lot and had developed the habit of being direct. When they met, he said: "County Magistrate Liang said he wanted to visit the abbot, but he was afraid of being presumptuous, so he took me."
Come. I have been taking good care of him these days, and I think Liang County is a nice person, so we come together to disturb the abbot."
Zhao Ran responded enthusiastically: "Lao Lu's friends are my friends, Zhao Zhiran. I thank County Magistrate Liang for taking care of Lao Lu. I must continue to support Shangyuan County Taoist Academy in the future!"
Liang Yougao said hurriedly: "It should be, it should be."
After a few words of greetings, it was Lu Zhiyu who broke the topic and explained Liang Yougao's thoughts. It turned out that the county magistrate was extremely well-informed. At this time, he had heard that the newly appointed abbot of Xuantan Palace, Zhao Zhiran, had a grand plan. The name of this plan was "I
Have a dream”.
Magistrate Liang felt that he had an unshirkable responsibility for whether Abbot Zhao's dream could be realized smoothly, so he came here at night to find out what happened so that he could contribute.
Zhao Ran was deeply grateful for this. If everyone adds firewood and the flames are high, a single person will definitely not be able to accomplish great things, so he was so excited that he dragged Lu Zhiyu and Liang Yougao to the Lion Rock all night.
Fortunately, the capital is really the most prosperous place in the world. Even if it is dark and late at night, the lights on the riverside are still dense and you can see clearly. In Zhao Ran's lyrical sigh about his dream, Liang Yougao repeatedly confirmed "This is it" several times.
Is it the location?”
, "Are we going to Pukou City?" "How far is it from the sandbank to the west?" "How many miles is it from Qili Beach to the north?" and then hand in hand down the mountain.
Zhao Ran's dream of building a bridge is a core secret. Not many people know about it. On the contrary, it is about the renovation of streets and drainage. With the extensive coverage of "Inside and Outside the Imperial City", the entire capital has known about it. This project has been going on since
It attracted a lot of applause, especially when it was revealed many times in the journal that public latrines would be set up on every street, and it was even more warmly welcomed by the people. To be honest, the days when feces can be seen everywhere on the streets are really terrible.
, the common people have strong expectations for the clean and tidy life described in the journals.
In mid-March, with the first batch of green bricks coming out of the cellar, with the commissioning of several wheel cellars, and with the first payment of eight hundred taels of silver, the street and drainage renovation project in the capital was officially launched. I heard that
After this incident, the Ministry of Revenue, under the approval of Shangshu Gan, specially allocated one thousand taels of silver to Yingtian Mansion, which made Wang Zongyi extremely happy.
The first street Zhao Ran wants to renovate is Xuantanfang Street where Xuantan Palace is located. This street will also become a project demonstration street. Three hundred craftsmen and laborers recruited will complete this street in three days.
The reconstruction of the 210-foot-long street includes removing broken bricks and rubble, leveling the exposed ground, laying new bricks and stones, and repairing drainage ditches. In three days, two public huts will be built at the east and west ends.