In order to accumulate merit, Zhao Ran also worked hard. As soon as he returned to Junshan, he started making preparations in a hurry. He rode an old donkey, led Jin Jiu, Guan Er, Lu Jin and others, and surveyed all the way towards Guyang County.
Jin Jiu had already planned this route last year, and this is what Zhao Ran values about him - he is willing to take the initiative to do things and share responsibilities. This is a subordinate that any superior person likes.
Pointing to a village in the mountains ahead, Jin Jiu said: "This is right here. This family's surname is Qu. Their ancestors were the governors of Anhui and they were also powerful in our county. The mountain forest next to them belongs to their family. If we don't start from the foot of the mountain,
To open the road, we have to take a detour to the east, which is an extra twenty miles. I asked the adults at home last year, and they said it would be best to wait until you come back to discuss it."
Even Jinxian Lieutenant did not dare to act rashly, which shows that this family has a deep foundation.
Everyone continued to move forward, riding horses for two hours. Jin Jiu stopped by a river and said: "A wooden bridge will be built here, and I have already discovered the place where the bridge will be built. As for the route, I plan to go around the fields.
But no matter what, if you want to open the road to the river, you need to occupy at least two acres of land in the field. This is actually the difficult part to solve. These are all high-quality paddy fields, and people will definitely disagree."
Zhao Ran asked: "What is the background of this family?"
Jin Jiudao: "Our Liu Gaogong family in Wujiyuan..."
Zhao Ran: "..."
After a day of wandering like this, when he returned to Junshan Temple, it was already dark, and Zhao Ran ordered to burn the lamp to fight at night. Jin Jiu took out the map of Guyang County that he had copied from the county last year, and the few of them lay down on the table to discuss it seriously.
Counting from the wooden bridge on the Chongma River to the official road in the county next to Qujiazhuang, the total length is nearly fifty miles. Among them, more than ten miles of land on Junshan on the north bank of the Chongma River have been repaired, and there are still more
Forty miles.
Most of these forty miles are barren mountains and ridges registered by the county government. Zhao Ran has already reached an agreement with County Magistrate Kong, so there is no problem. There are still three or four places where detours can be made, although five more roads need to be built.
Six miles away, but it can save a lot of trouble.
So the biggest problem is the Qu family and the family of Liu Zhiguang, a high-ranking figure in Wujiyuan. If the road is not opened from their land, the entire project will cost an extra thirty miles.
The length is almost doubled, so the significance of opening a path is not very significant.
Generally speaking, solving such problems is nothing more than a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, it is forced down from above, requiring support and cooperation in all route planning, otherwise severe penalties are imposed; on the other hand, it is contacted privately and directly takes money.
The same principle applies to future generations.
With the background of these two families, it is impossible to expect the county to issue an official document - even if the official document is issued, they will ignore you, and forced expropriation violates the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
So Zhao Ran quickly made up his mind to throw money at it. He was short of many things now, but he was not short of money!
Now both sides acted at the same time. Jin Jiu went to talk to the Qu family to see what conditions they would offer. As for Liu Gaogong, he had no choice but to take action on his own.
Lao Donkey was familiar with the ways and hurried to Wuji Courtyard happily. Zhao Ran felt that Lao Donkey's speed seemed to be much faster than before. Zhao Ran was very pleased, which showed that Lao Donkey's cultivation had increased. As for
Zhao Ran has never understood how Laolv cultivates. Maybe he does it while sleeping, who knows?
In less than half a day, the old donkey arrived at the foot of Wuji Mountain. Zhao Ran patted the old donkey's butt and let it play around. He followed the mountain path and climbed up the steps. When he arrived at the mountain gate, he looked at the familiar heavy cornices.
Lou, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. After all, it's been almost three years since I came here, right?
The fireman layman on duty at the gatehouse was a new face that Zhao Ran had never seen before. He must have been recruited by Fangtang who patrolled the mountain and guarded the courtyard in the past two years. Zhao Ran was not wearing his own Taoist robe from the Huayun Pavilion. The Taoist robe was from the Taoist temple.
The equipment of the Taoist priest is really too cool. I am just looking for someone to do some small things, so there is no need to be so solemn.
When the layman Huo Gong saw a young Taoist priest coming to his door, he thought he was here to place an order. Before he came up to ask, Zhao Ran said directly: "Don't bother me, my name is Zhao Zhiran of Junshan Temple."
After hearing this, the fireman had a very wonderful expression on his face, and he stood there at a loss for a moment. A companion happened to come out behind him, but he was an acquaintance. A martial artist who had worked under Zhao Ran in the past, he bowed quickly when he saw Zhao Ran.
Shen said: "Ah... Taoist Master Zhao... Hello, old man..."
Zhao Ran also smiled at him and nodded, raised his feet to step over the threshold, and stepped in.
The one in front asked: "This is Zhao Zhiran...Master Zhao Xian? The one from Junshan?"
The one at the back smacked his tongue: "That's the one, back then... tsk tsk, that was amazing!"
So, at the gate of Wujiyuan, another story about an old man teaching newcomers how to work hard began to be staged.
Zhao Ran walked through the front yard and went straight to the backyard. He saw the door of Gao Gong's room was open. When he looked inside, he happened to see Liu Zhiguang inside.
"Senior Brother Liu, how are you always?"
Liu Zhiguang was reading a document when he suddenly saw someone pushing the door in. When he raised his eyes, he immediately jumped out from behind the table: "Oh, there are few visitors! Junior Brother Zhao... I heard that Junior Brother Zhao has entered the pavilion.
Xiuxian, should I call myself Master Zhao from now on? Come, come, come, sit, sit, sit."
Zhao Ran said politely: "What kind of immortal master is not an immortal master? It's true that I entered the pavilion to practice, but in front of Senior Brother Liu, I am still the junior fellow who studied scriptures back then. If Senior Brother calls him an 'immortal master', that would be too much."
It’s too late.”
After a pause, he said again: "Besides, I am still a blessing from the Junshan Temple of Wujiyuan!"
Liu Zhiguang was happy and hurriedly poured tea for Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran accepted it calmly.
While drinking tea, the two chatted about their aftermath.
Zhao Ran's side was quite simple. Everyone in the Wuji Academy knew about his establishment of a temple in Junshan. However, he couldn't disclose the fact that he went to Xia State to be a hidden stake, so he pretended that he went to Baima Mountain. This was also
The information that can be verified in Yuhuang Pavilion was finished before the cup of tea was finished.
After talking about his own affairs, Zhao Ran asked Liu Zhiguang, but Liu Zhiguang sighed.
After Dong Zhikun became the supervisor of the Wuji Academy, he put the three capitals aside and never convened the three capitals for discussion. He mainly relied on Chen Zhizhong and Jiang Zhiheng to handle the affairs of the academy. Among them, Chen Zhizhong was transferred from dianzao to the position of duty secretary and
Jiang Zhiheng, a higher-ranking Zhike, was directly promoted from the head of the Fangtang to the Fangzhu - that is, Zhao Ran's previous supervisor.
In fact, many things can be decided openly and openly in the Sandu meeting, but I don't know what Dong Zhikun thinks. Almost all the cats are in their own prison rooms, relying on these two people to secretly hold small meetings, making it sneaky.
As a result, the three capitals who could have participated in the deliberations of the three capitals, as well as the high-ranking official Liu Zhiguang and the patrol officer Zhang Zhihuan, were excluded from the core power circle of Wujiyuan.
Of course Liu Zhiguang was full of complaints about this.
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