The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Wan Lianxing said, "Then I might as well go out for a walk up the mountain. How about we go out for a walk after lunch?"

Wan Lianxing has been dealing with too much official business these days and is feeling depressed, so he wants to go out for a walk.

Huang Chenming said, "I have no objection. I'm afraid that Captain Sha and County Magistrate Yan will come to your house to discuss matters with you."

Wan Lianxing said: "I just sent them away, how can they still come?"

Huang Chenming said: "I will come!"

Wan Lianxing said, "We'll leave after lunch. If they come, let them wait."

"it is good."

What Huang Chenming could not understand the most was Wan Lianxing's style of doing things. Even when faced with urgent matters, he was never anxious.

Before lunchtime, those people came back. Wan Lianxing's eyes drooped. "Didn't they go out to choose a place? How come they're back so soon?"

Sha Guanghan said, "Didn't you tell us to come back and report once we've chosen a place? We've chosen a place."

Wan Lianxing said: "Then there is no need for everyone to come back and report. Why not just send someone to say a word?"

Sha Guanghan said: "Such a big thing, can't we explain it clearly when we come back? We have just found several suitable places."

He quickly opened the map and said, "My Lord, this is the map of the city, and this is the map of the entire Fengying."

Wan Lianxing said: "Why are you going out when you have a map? Why don't you just look at the map?" Wan Lianxing felt confused when he saw these people, as if they were ghosts.

Sha Guanghan said, "My Lord, we have selected a few places, please take a look."

These places are all surrounding Fengying City.

There is another one in the city.

Wan Lianxing directly rejected this place in the city.

Sha Guanghan said, "My Lord, I think this place in the city is good. If there is a sugar factory, our city will have more people."

Wan Lianxing said: "There will be more and more people in Fengying City in the future. There is no need to put the sugar factory here. I will requisition this place."

Sha Guanghan said, "My Lord, you can requisition it, but what do you want to do?"

Wan Lianxing said, "Store some food for my family."

When Sha Guanghan heard about food, his eyes lit up: "My Lord, please lend me some food first. My soldiers are starving."

Wan Lianxing said, "I have already submitted the memorial. Please wait a little longer. Maybe the court will allocate money to you in a few days."

Sha Guanghan said, "My Lord, if the court wanted to give me military pay, they would have allocated it to me long ago. Why do you have to do this?"

Wan Lianxing said: "Don't blame the court when your own people are starving."

Sha Guanghan said, "My Lord, there is no tax to be collected here. Even if a knife is placed on the people's heads, they still cannot pay the tax. It's not that I, Sha Guanghan, am incompetent. I am a commander of a county. It is my duty to defend my country and guard the border. I can't oppress the people and force them into a dead end."

Wan Lianxing said, "If the new governor here was not me, would you still force him to submit a petition asking for money and food?"

Sha Guanghan said, "If the Marquis is like Yan Qilian, poor and alone, I naturally cannot be so thick-skinned as to ask for help again and again. I have no choice. How can soldiers fight without food? If the superiors don't give money and the subordinates don't pay taxes, my people can't live on tree bark. Since the Marquis has more food than can be eaten in a few years, please lend me some. I will definitely pay it back when I get the military pay."

Wan Lianxing said, "I don't have much food in my house."

Sha Guanghan said, "My Lord, you can deceive all the people, but you can't deceive me. I know how many carts of things you have brought to your house."

Wan Lianxing said, "I can't give you any more food. So, write me a promissory note and I'll lend you some money. When you get the military pay, pay me back first. If you don't, I'll take it myself."

Sha Guanghan said, "Okay, how much can you lend me, Lord?"

Wan Lianxing asked, "How much do you want to borrow?"

Sha Guanghan said, "Twenty thousand taels."

Wan Lianxing said to the people around him, "Go get the money."

Sha Guanghan said: "Do you agree?"

Wan Lianxing said: "Should I say no?"

Sha Guanghan said: "No, no, everyone says you are rich, it seems to be true."

Wan Lianxing said: "My money is not from the people's blood and sweat. Some of my money is accumulated over the years, and some is from my Wan family's foundation."

Sha Guanghan said: "I heard that your Wan family is very wealthy, it turns out to be true."

At this time, Yan Qilian stood up and said, "My Lord, I am in a tight spot. Can you lend me some money to tide me over?"

Wan Lianxing asked, "What are you going to give me in return?"

Yan Qilian said: "Since I was the county magistrate, my salary has been very meager, and the salaries of the people below me are even smaller. If this is the case, all the officials in Fengying will have to resign and go home to farm."

Wan Lianxing said, "I can lend you 10,000 taels of silver. Although it's not much, it's not enough to pay the bills. You have to find a way to move those people back. Only when they come back can people cultivate the land and you can collect taxes."

Yan Qilian said: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, we will publicize your great achievements and make the people change their minds."

Wan Lianxing rolled his eyes at Yan Qilian and said, "You must first go out and clear my name. If my name is not right, it will be difficult for the people to return."

Yan Qilian said: "Don't worry, Lord Hou. Once this sugar factory is built, everyone will naturally remember your kindness."

Wan Lianxing said, "Okay, write me the IOU quickly."

At this time, Sha Guanghan's IOU had already been written. "My Lord, please take a look."

The word Sha Guanghan wrote was as bold and rough as his character. Wan Lianxing said to the people around him, "Give him money."

After receiving the money, Sha Guanghan immediately said, "My Lord, I will not stay for long. I have to discuss with my subordinates and send people out to buy food."

Wan Lianxing said, "You are not going to get involved in the affairs of the sugar factory? Don't you particularly like to meddle?"

Sha Guanghan touched his head and said, "My Lord, this sugar factory can be run well with Yan Juncheng here. I am just a soldier who fights in battles. I don't know anything else. If you think highly of me, I will come to discuss matters with you tomorrow."

Wan Lianxing said, "Don't come here soon. You have such a loud voice. It gives me a headache when you talk. Just lead your soldiers well."

Sha Guanghan laughed and said, "My Lord, I'll be leaving first. If you have anything else, please call me."

Wan Lianxing waved his hand to signal him to leave quickly, and then he left with his men.

After Yan Qilian also received the money, Wan Lianxing said, "Xiao Yan, tell me your opinion."

Yan Qilian said, "My Lord, I think these two places are the most suitable. Although they are both outside the city, it is very convenient to enter and exit the city, and the people nearby can come to work."

Wan Lianxing asked the people around him, "We entered the city through the north gate, right?"

"Yes, Lord, the North Gate is closest to Chaizhou."

Wan Lianxing said: "Then we can build a sugar factory at the north gate and a sweet potato flour factory at the south gate."