Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 172 Prefect Cheng Wanli

Chai Lin said: "Uncle, what we just said about dredging the canal is actually very simple. Why do I say that? I have a basis. The biggest boat running in the canal is just a black-covered cargo ship. It is more than ten feet long, but the draft It’s very shallow, one foot deep in the middle of the canal is enough, and one person deep in the side is enough.”

The middle-aged man said: "Stop, stop, water transportation is very convenient in Dongping Prefecture. It doesn't matter whether the canal is repaired or not. Let's talk about the dock just now. You said there can really be a market there? Don't worry about the water in Liangshan. Wang Lun."

Chailin put down his chopsticks and said, "This is still a fake. It is a proper super market. Once it is built, it will definitely be the largest wholesale market on Shandong Road. The tea, porcelain, and grain going north will be traded here. The fur, fur, Clothes and dried meat are also traded from here. As for Shuibo Liangshan, it’s just a small business, they live their lives, and we do our business.”

"If I really give you this piece of land, how long will it take you to build it?" asked the middle-aged man.

Chai Lin said: "If this land is mine, it will take at most one and a half years. In one and a half years, it will definitely be built into a market covering an area of ​​[-] mu."

"Young man, look at your handsome appearance, with your brocade hat and sable fur, I'm afraid you are not an ordinary person." The master next to the middle-aged man said.

Chai Lin said: "Chai Lin is the owner of Chaijiazhuang in Xia Cangzhou."

The middle-aged man was surprised, and he paused for a while and said, "I really didn't expect that you are the owner of Chaijiazhuang. The popular soap, four-wheeled carriages, and hand-pressed wells in Dongping City are all produced in your village, right? "

"It was born in my village. I haven't asked the names of the two uncles yet." Chailin asked.

The middle-aged man stroked his beard and said, "This mansion is Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Mansion. This is my master, Master Wen."

Chai Lin hurriedly got up and bowed his hands in salute, saying: "It turns out that Mr. Cheng is in front of you, really rude, rude."

Cheng Wanli didn't take it seriously, and said: "Master Chai doesn't need to be courteous. I just talked to Mr. Chai with a lot of knowledge, and Chai's financial resources are deep. I will give you this thousand acres of wasteland. I hope you don't let me Officer disappointed."

"Here, what the magistrate said is true?" Chai Lin couldn't believe it.

Master Wen was very angry and said: "Master Cheng, who is he, how could he play a joke on you, a brat."

Chai Lin said: "Okay, after the next year I will send the shopkeeper to discuss how to develop, and I have to come up with a charter."

Cheng Wanli said: "Cheng, who sits in a town, should consider the local people. Is there any other way for the owner of Chai Zhuang to let the people live a good life as much as possible."

Chai Lin said: "Of course there are many ways, but first of all, the adults must manage the people who work below them well. It will be very serious to eat and get cards, and the people will suffer untold hardships. Then we should clean up the rich and powerful families in Yurou Township to reduce the exploitation of the people. .The last thing is to encourage farmers and merchants, farming and weaving, and the people will naturally be rich."

Cheng Wanli sighed and said, "I have already discovered the problem you mentioned. Over the past few days, my master and I have investigated and investigated secretly, and found that the situation is very serious. You also saw it just now, there is a poppi on the dock who is so bold."

Chai Lin said with a smile: "Poppi is not so bold, he is so bold only when he has the support behind him."

Just as he was talking, a large group of people came downstairs to hear the sound.

I don't know when dozens of yamen servants came downstairs, all of them with big arms and round waists, holding water and fire sticks. Presumably, these should be Master Cheng's guards.

The people who came were a group of military men, about 50 to [-] people, all of them disheveled, with knives and guns.

The leader was in his thirties, wearing a helmet and leather armor, and seemed to be an official.

"Dong Tixia, that group of people came to this restaurant for dinner." A rogue said to the leader.

The so-called Dong Tixia clasped his fists and said to the yamen guard downstairs: "It turned out to be Zhang Dutou. Someone maliciously committed an attack on the pier just now and injured more than a dozen people. We need to go in and arrest them."

Zhang Dutou smiled and said: "So it's Dong Tihat. Tihat was joking. The magistrate is entertaining distinguished guests in the building. Why does Dong Tihat want to go in and have a drink?"

Dong Tixia was very embarrassed. In fact, he was a soldier with dozens of Xiang troops, and he was far away from the prefect of the fourth rank.

"No, no, since that's the case, then I'll look elsewhere, Zhang Dutou, let's talk later." He said and led a group of soldiers away.

Cheng Wanli could see clearly that he was also deeply helpless and hard-won. He was originally a Confucian student with no ambition to serve the country, so he didn't have many ways to deal with these forces.

Chai Lin said: "The mantis arm cannot stop the rut. As long as Mr. Cheng is willing to move forward, no one can stop the pace of Dongping Mansion's development. A few hooligans can't make a difference."

Cheng Wanli nodded: "It makes sense. I am very pleased. The owner of Chai Zhuang is young and promising. It's a pity. If your surname is not Chai, you will definitely make achievements in your career."

Chai Lin's own situation is clear to everyone, anyone can be an official, but Chai Lin is not good at it, so he immediately shook his hand and said, "I'm not interested in official career, I just want to earn more money. Don't worry, my lord, I will send someone to Come over to develop and build the market, and strive to build it as soon as possible to benefit the people.”

"Okay, then it's settled. This is my official name card. When the owner of Chai Zhuang asks the shopkeeper to bring the name card in the next year, Master Wen will naturally receive it." Cheng Wanli said.

Chai Lin took the name card, got up to say goodbye, and said, "Master Cheng, I'll take my leave when I have something to do."

Cheng Wanli said: "Well, I offended Poppi just now to save my official, I'm afraid they won't let it go."

"It's okay, the two of us will go back to the inn to get our things and leave."

Chai Lin and Chai Meng bid farewell to Cheng Wanli and went downstairs. Master Wen upstairs smiled and said, "My lord, I think you are very satisfied with Chai Lin."

Cheng Wanli nodded and said: "This person is very good, there is nothing to say about his appearance and talent."

"But this Chailin is very cunning. Just now he deliberately provoked the general to get a piece of land for nothing. But this land is useless, so it's okay to give it to him." Master Wen said.

Cheng Wanli shook his head and sighed: "Being an official is difficult, and being an official who works for the people is even more difficult. The carriages made in Chaijiazhuang are rare in the world. I asked many craftsmen, but they all said that they couldn't make them. Obviously there are capable people in Chaijiazhuang. And the hand-pressed well is even more ingenious in design, and the price is not high. Widespread promotion is very beneficial to the people's drought resistance, so why don't we promote it as long as it is beneficial to the people."

Master Wen thinks it is true. Indeed, it is already very powerful for a village to make such a good thing. This cannot be done by one or two people, it needs a group of people.

Besides, Chai Lin and Chai Meng went down to the Wanghu Tower without any delay. They went back to the inn to get their luggage, checked out the room and left the inn to go northeast. This is the way to Dezhou.

The two of them did not take the main road, but entered the small road, which was deserted, with boundless reed wetlands on both sides, and dry reed flowers fluttering in the wind.

The two walked unhappily, and felt that there were people following up far behind.

Chai Lin said: "Mengzi, look at how beautiful this reed pond is. Kill someone and throw it into the water, and they will all live."

"I think that's what they think. I don't know how many people came."

"It doesn't matter how many people there are, fight if you can, run if you can't, and find a suitable place to meet the enemy."

Not far away, there happened to be a big willow tree by the side of the road ahead. This willow tree is probably hundreds of years old. Several people hugged each other. The two stood there with their backs against the big tree and waited. After a while, the four of them caught up. These four people are all dressed in black and are of medium build, capable and capable. They hold Yanling swords, and their styles are completely different from the lazy style of Poppi.

Chai Lin smiled and said, "I said brothers, what are you doing, you are in such a hurry?"

The four of them were unsmiling, and drew out the sword in their hands. The leader sneered and said: "If you offend someone you shouldn't, today is your day of death. Here is a beautiful place, just on the way."

Chai Lin shook his hand and two flying knives were thrown. He didn't expect it to be so sudden when he said this, so he dodged one knife, and the second knife was stuck in his chest.

　It will be delivered at three o'clock, asking for a monthly ticket and a recommended ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)