Chapter 403: Yamen: Dont worry, Im going to start slapping you in the face!
These government officials had received the notice from above and carefully monitored every move of everyone in the prefecture. This showed that Mr. Wang did not like the prefect, and naturally they would not take him seriously.
The yamen servant felt unhappy, so he made up his mind to take a detour after leaving the city. He wanted to walk around the new city to open the eyes of these self-righteous frogs in the well.
Originally, to go to Wang Xuan's mansion, just walk along the main road, but halfway through, the yamen officer took a turn and went to the residential area. When he got here, the yamen officer deliberately slowed down to let these two bumpkins have a good look from the car window.
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really……
"Hey, what kind of house is this? Why is it so tall? It seems like there are many people living there?"
The new prefect Xu Yangqiu's exclamation came from the carriage. The government servant who drove the carriage laughed and said nothing, and then heard the master inside said: "I have never seen such a square and square building before. Could it be the mansion of some rich family? Master, hurry up."
Look, there are soldiers guarding the door, could it be a military camp?"
"It can't be a military camp. It's not like you don't know what a guard station looks like. Where can you have the money to do this?" Xu Yangqiu said with certainty, but then he doubted: "That's not right. It looks so big inside at first glance. It's so big."
How many people will live in such a large building? And the clothes don’t look like rich people, could they all be servants? But, how could a wealthy family need so many servants?"
"Stop!" The master knocked on the window in front and shouted. When the carriage stopped, the master and the prefect got out of the car and took a closer look. They couldn't help but ask the officer next to them: "Board leader, where is this place?
What is this building for, and why are there so many people?”
"Here, the two gentlemen came from a prosperous place like Jiangnan. I don't know that things in a small place like ours are normal." The Yamen servant looked at the two people with admiration, and gave him a compliment.
"This is where some people who work in the new city live. It is the cheapest brick and stone house. It is definitely not as good as the affluent Jiangnan. I heard that the people in Jiangnan live in pavilions and pavilions!"
"What, for the common people to live in?" Xu Yangqiu's jaw dropped when he heard this. He couldn't believe it. How could those poor mud-legged people who couldn't even put on their pants live in such a good masonry structure?
House!
He had also served as a local county magistrate, so he naturally knew what kind of houses the people should live in. They were basically dilapidated thatched houses.
But the people here actually live in brick and stone buildings?
You must know that the cost of masonry structures is very high, and even wealthy landowners cannot afford to build them.
When did ordinary people with mud legs become so rich!
"This is impossible, this... this... how much does this cost? How can those ordinary people afford to live there and have soldiers guarding them?" The master next to him almost jumped up. This was simply a joke. His own family was
I didn’t mention having the money to build a house with a pure masonry structure!
"e=(′o｀*))) Alas!" The yamen officer came directly as a "tactical queen", raised his big hand, and said nonchalantly: "It's all small money, just thirty or fifty taels of silver.
This is all built by Mr. Wang, and if they pay back some money every year, it will be repaid in ten or eight years."
"Thirty-fifty taels, a small amount of money!" Damn it, the master almost choked to death. Open your dog eyes and see, which poor family in the world can live in a house worth thirty-fifty taels of silver!
The new prefect was also confused. When did this Fujianese become so rich?
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. We are a small rural place. It can't be compared with the prosperous Jiangnan. It's just that, it can't keep up with the level of a small county town!" The yamen servant shook his head and said, looking like I
It's very ordinary, definitely not as good as your feeling. It's just that the corners of his mouth that can't be concealed and the contemptuous eyes directly betray him.
Hold!
The faces of the magistrate and the master suddenly turned red. This was a real slap in the face, and the slap was loud. When they said this, they were really not afraid that the yamen officer would hear it. That was the case. This was a must.
For sure, the two of them didn't think there would be any surprises at all.
Throughout the ages, it has been simply impossible for one person to build a city!
It can be said that the lower-level counties all think highly of Wang Xuan, but they are afraid that it will not sound good to Wang Xuan's ears, so they deliberately raised it to a higher level.
However, before entering the new city, the residential area outside was already so large that it really made the two of them feel ashamed.
The master glanced at Xu Yangqiu with the corner of his eye, and found that the flesh on the magistrate's face was trembling. A dignified fourth-grade official was actually ridiculed by a low-ranking official below. This is simply... wouldn't it spread out?
It's going to be a shame!
The master coughed twice and wanted to change the subject. Otherwise, he was afraid that the prefect would be angry to death. Just as he was about to say something, he saw the yamen officer raise his hand again, and the master's heart skipped a beat.
"It can't be done, it can't be done. It's just a small town. How can it be compared with the counties in the south of the Yangtze River." The yamen official specially played a long tune, then shook his head, waved his hand, and clucked his eyes, "At most, it's only one village.
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Hearing the sound of "choke...", the prefect almost lost his breath and his body shook a few times. The master quickly stretched out his hand to support him, then turned back to glare at the yamen officer and started to scold him.
"I understand, I understand. Let's go now. It will be bad if you are late for a while. It will look like you are so rude." After saying that, the yamen officer turned around and got into the driving seat. He did not forget to turn around and say hello, "Mr. Magistrate."
,Get in the car!"
"Hoo~ho~ho~" Xu Yangqiu took a few deep breaths. He finally figured out that this yamen servant belonged to Wang Xuan, and he didn't take him seriously at all.
In other words, he had no respect for him at all. Just by looking at the attitude of this yamen servant, he knew what the other people in the yamen would be like.
Their background is strong enough, even if they lose their job as government servants, they are not afraid of not being able to find work.
Of course, he never thought about firing this yamen servant. Even if it were replaced by someone else, he would probably still be like this, unless... he could get Wang Xuan's approval.
Thinking that he would have to serve as an official in this kind of environment for more than three years in the future, he had a feeling that life would be worse than death. How could he live such a fucking life!
The yamen officer stopped teasing the magistrate, of course, not because he didn't dare, but because he was really afraid of wasting time, and if he made Mr. Wang wait too long, it would be bad for him.
Although this is just to make Mr. Wang angry, after all, he is the one who made the decision on his own. If Mr. Wang doesn't take such a thing seriously, then his flattery will be slapped on the horse's leg.
Moreover, this is also possible. After all, who are the people Mr. Wang is targeting? They are either the royal descendants of the Zhu family, the seven major aristocratic families in Fujian, or a small prefect. Even if they are allowed to 'commit suicide' tomorrow, they
It's not surprising to these people.
The yamen servant gave a hint to the man next to him, waved his whip and drove the carriage towards Wang Xuan's mansion.
As for that man, it was his duty to spread the news quickly. The higher-ups had notified him and wanted to know every move, every word and deed of the prefect.
The news was transmitted very quickly here, and the carriage was still far away, so Wang Xuan received the news.
With Wang Xuan's level and ambition, Xu Yangqiu would definitely not care about it. He just turned around and ordered, "Get the car ready. Let's go to the shipyard to see how the 2,000-ton ship is being built."
Yue Buqun, who was standing next to him, was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart. He should pay more attention to his words and deeds on weekdays. This master of ours is too big-minded!
I don’t know why the new prefect offended Mr. Wang. It wasn’t enough for him to be harmed by the yamen servant. He also had to take action himself.
He was originally here today to report on the results of the past two months, and it happened to be just in time for such an event.
In the past two months, there was definitely no way to finish sorting out the various Taoist classics. Even though Wang Xuan sent him a lot of help, he could still finish the basic and intermediate textbooks. After all, these things had already been compiled.
Yes, they just sorted it out and summarized it.
The printing factory has finished printing, and has recruited more than 100 readers and more than 500 apprentices. It only needs one more month of training. By then, the new Taoist temple will be almost completed and can start receiving believers directly.
The group of people went directly from the mansion to the shipyard. Not long after leaving here, the prefect's carriage arrived at the gate of the palace.
After getting off the car, Xu Yangqiu couldn't help but look up at the gate of Wang Xuan's mansion, and then he was stunned. The courtyard wall alone was two feet (six meters) high, and it was covered with ferocious spikes, although the thickness could not be clearly seen.
, However, if you look at the taller towers around and the soldiers patrolling back and forth on the wall, you can see that the thickness of the wall is absolutely amazing.
Looking at the gate, it does not look like the vermilion wooden gate of a wealthy family in the traditional sense, but an all-black, all-iron gate that reflects the metallic luster. Even an ordinary battering ram may not be able to break open this gate!
What is this? Just looking at this defense, it is even more exaggerated than the palace. After all, the walls of the palace are only one foot high.
I sighed secretly in my heart, damn, if you don't do anything bad, don't be afraid of ghosts calling the door, if you are so strict, you must have done too many things that are harmful to nature.
The greeting card had been handed in yesterday. Logically speaking, they should open the door to greet them when they arrived. However, the magistrate and the master stood at the door for half a cup of tea, and no one even greeted them. They were filled with anger.
Xu Yangqiu cursed Wang Xuan in his heart for being uneducated and not a son of a man!
The master did not expect that this would happen. He had accepted all the greetings yesterday, but today he was rejected. He did not dare to let the prefect wait any longer, so he hurriedly walked two steps to the steps.
"Click!" "Click!" Two times, the guard at the door drew his knife and stopped in front of the master. He was so frightened that he took three steps back and almost fell to the ground.
(Thank you, Young Master Kaige, for the reward! Today’s update, there is another chapter after 7 o’clock in the morning.)