Don't make trouble, let's build infrastructure!

Early the next morning, Tong Ran really left Zhuoyang Mansion with his people.

Fan's steward came to see him off.

"My lord, what about the mud and stones?" Tong Ran went back, but he had to continue to think of a way, so he couldn't gain Fan's reputation because of this matter.

"Don't worry, it will be resolved soon." Tong Ran said, if everything he envisioned goes well.

Sang Le and Yuan San were also worried, but Tong Ran was in good spirits along the way, holding the little tiger and opening the curtain to show it the scenery outside the window.

"Wow!" The little tiger avoided his hand, stepped on his thigh and ran to the other side to sit down.

"Really, I don't have any curiosity about whether you are a cub or not." Tong Ran muttered.

The little tiger glanced at him, fell asleep and went back to the palace to approve papers.

After returning to Xiaoguo County and resting overnight, Tong Ran went to the Yamen the next day and called the accountant to check the recent income and expenditure.

After he established the new regulations for setting up stalls, the county had an additional entry for stall fees, which made it much easier for a while.But not long after, Tong Ran began to build roads, do construction work, and demolition. All these items were all money, and the county's accounts soon couldn't make ends meet.

Originally, according to Tong Ran's calculations, relying on the county's stall fees, it can barely support the road until all the roads are completed and opened to traffic, but things in Zhuoyang Mansion will probably not speed up, and the progress of the project will definitely be affected, relying on the county alone There probably isn't enough money in it.

Tong Ran took out more than 1000 taels of silver from Donglai Washe and Ranheng Printing House and said: "The cost of road construction is quite a lot. These are considered as loans from me to the county, and can be calculated as three cents of the annual interest." Mostly, the interest rate is five or six cents. The last time he lent money to Qiu Ming for three months, he charged [-] percent interest. Compared to this time, lending money to the county seat is very cheap.

The accountant knew that the county was unable to make ends meet, so without saying anything, he took the money and began to count.

The little tiger squatted on the table beside him and watched.

Sang Le and Yuan San privately guessed that Tong Ran raised money wantonly to establish relationships, but Lu Zhifu's actions could not be settled by money.It seems that the little attendant understands this, but his money can last for a while, what should he do next?

"Next?" When Sang Le asked Tong Ran, he smiled softly, "The next thing is to see when His Majesty will announce me to the capital."

"My lord," Sang Le said cautiously, "Didn't His Majesty just send an imperial envoy here, why did he announce you to Beijing again?"

Ran blew the tea, fed it to the little tiger's mouth and said, "When Ruan Zheng left, I gave him a bamboo tube with the method and process of making it written in it, and asked him to present it to His Majesty himself. Besides, He also said that □□ has other uses, and asked to come to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit.”

Sang Le said: "Then will His Majesty really proclaim your sanctification?"

The little tiger also looked up at him, how did he know that he would definitely announce him?

"Yes," Tong Ran said, "According to what Ruan Zheng said, the emperor knows very well about my road building and gunpowder making, and he defended me when Lu Shilang targeted me. Regardless of how he knew, In this matter, the emperor's attitude should be biased towards me. Since he will inquire, he is interested, and I mentioned something that he is more interested in in the letter, so he will naturally want to know. □□ is of great importance and the most reliable The best way is to declare me to Beijing."

The little tiger licked the water in the tea bowl, and this kid even counted on it.

"My lord planned it early in the morning?" Sang Le said.

"I just kept a plan in advance. I really don't know that Prefect Lu will take action." After all, it was only after he sent out the letter that he realized that the so-called Master Lu might not belong to Lu Shilang. "It seems that I am lucky."

Since the emperor is in favor of his attitude towards road construction, as long as he can see the emperor, there is room for change in the matter of raw materials.

Sang Le listened, but still couldn't let go of the burden in her heart.

Tong Ran quickly changed his expression, picked up the little tiger and said, "I heard that there is goose meat on the construction site today, and the cubs like to eat it. Let's try it."

Tong Ran's timing was just right. When he arrived at the construction site, there was smoke from the kitchen, and dinner would be ready soon.

The construction site was in good order, and Gao Zhuo was almost always there these days when Tong Ran couldn't come, so the workers were not affected much.

Tong Ran walked and greeted the workers, and Qu Qilang found him with the account book.

"My lord, I have something to tell you." Qu Qilang said.

"Come with me." Tong Ran nodded and took him to a quiet place aside.

Although the expenses on the construction site come from the county, the county is only in charge of the general accounts and the subdivided expenses. The construction site needs to be managed by a special person, and finally reported to the county government for filing.In the beginning, Tong Ran was asked to do it by Sang Le, but after the vertical kiln incident, it was replaced by Qu Qilang.In Wujia Village, Qu Qilang also often helped the village chief with some chores in the accounts, but he got started very quickly and managed them in an orderly manner.

When he reached the edge of the construction site, Qu Qilang lowered his voice and said to Tong Ran: "My lord, the cost of the construction site is huge, will it be difficult for the county...?"

Tong Ran opened the ledger and took a look. He should not know the accounts of the construction site that Qu Qilang was in charge of, and the income and expenditure in the county, so he said, "Why do you say that?"

"My lord," Qu Qilang cupped his hands, "the villain has the guts to estimate the income of the county and compare it with the expenditure of this construction site. No matter how you calculate it, it seems that you can't make ends meet. With Deng Qi as a person, when you take over the county government There shouldn’t be much money left in the government treasury. Even if Deng Qi’s family property is confiscated, it will be confiscated from the state treasury. Moreover, you have exempted the tenants of Wu’s Village from renting this year. It should still be just trying to hold on.”

Tong Ran was noncommittal.

Qu Qilang said again: "My lord, don't be so petty and talk too much. The matter of money is no small matter. The villain suggests that you should levy a small tax to tide over the difficulties."

"I see." Tong Ran said.

"My lord?" Qu Qilang frowned slightly. Tong Ranyun's indifferent appearance made him a little anxious. Once the money was cut off, the road would have to be abandoned halfway. If such a good idea was interrupted, he couldn't bear it. .

"Don't worry. I have already borrowed a sum of money to the county in private, and the money for road construction is still enough for the time being." Tong Ran said.

"You borrow money to the county?" Qu Qilang was taken aback.It costs a lot to build the road, one or two months is a county magistrate's salary for several years, Tong Ran has just taken office, no matter how rich he is, how can he afford such a large amount of money?

However, Tong Ran didn't explain much to him, and left with the little tiger in his arms.

After walking a few steps, he was pulled aside by Wu Fuqiang who was looking for him again.

"My lord," Wu Fuqiang said, "Did something happen to the raw materials for road construction?"

"How do you know?" Tong Ran asked.

"The Fan's steward went to Zhuoyang Mansion, and you went too. There is no news about the raw materials that were expected to arrive yesterday, so I have a guess." Wu Fuqiang said.

Tong Ran breathed a sigh of relief, he thought the news had leaked out again.

"Don't worry, I haven't mentioned it to other workers, but I just don't feel relieved to ask you." Wu Fuqiang said.

"I did encounter some obstacles." Tong Ran said.Now that Wu Fuqiang knew about it, there was no need to hide it.

Wu Fuqiang nodded and didn't ask any further questions. He couldn't help with this matter, but said: "Don't worry, my lord, the small ones here on the construction site won't reveal a word, and the young workers will try their best to hold on."

Tong Ran praised, he asked Wu Fuqiang to take care of many things on the construction site that day, and he did not pick the wrong person.

"It's time for dinner, it's time for dinner!"

"Old Wu, it's time for dinner, hurry up and ask the adults to eat too!"

The eating place on the other side of the construction site became lively.

Tong Ran went over, and the workers made a place for him, surrounding him.Tong Ran took the quick goose meat for the little tiger to eat first, and said to the others: "You eat yours, my cub can eat it, but if you eat it slowly, it will all go into its stomach."

"Wow!" Nonsense!The little tiger turned around and roared dissatisfiedly at Tong Ran.

The workers all knew his little tiger. This cub looked fierce, and sometimes he was quite cute, as long as he didn't deliberately mess with it.

Tong Ran picked up another piece of meat for the little tiger, and coaxed: "Okay, okay, is the goose delicious? Let me have another piece?"

The little tiger glanced at Tong Ran, and then sniffed the goose meat. After becoming a tiger, his meat-loving instinct prevailed. The little tiger bit the meat and decided not to be as knowledgeable as Tong Ran.

"Oh, you eat meat as long as you eat meat, so why bite my hand?" Tong Ran complained.

"Eat everything." After coaxing the little tiger, Tong Ran called everyone to move their chopsticks.

Everyone was a bit cautious at first, but they couldn't help being amused when they saw the interaction between Tong Ran and the little tiger. The workers who hadn't talked to Tong Ran on weekdays suddenly felt a lot closer to him, the sense of distance disappeared, and the atmosphere on the table gradually increased.

"You eat too." Tong Ran picked up a piece of meat for Sang Le.

Sang Le hurriedly picked up the bowl and took it, thanking her repeatedly.

Tong Ran smiled, but his tone was stern, and he said in a low voice, "Be happy, don't be sour, are you afraid that others won't know?"

Sang Le was taken aback for a moment, it turned out that he was acting too obviously, so he immediately adjusted and said: "Yes."

Sang Le was also worried about the raw material matter. Although Tong Ran said it could be resolved, he was still worried, and it showed on his face unconsciously.My lord is indeed a lord, even though he is young, his ability to be unstoppable in this place is beyond the reach of people like them.

Tong Ran was at the construction site all afternoon. When the workers saw him there, they worked harder and their morale was high.

In the evening, Tong Ran left by car. The little tiger was sleeping, but woke up as soon as he got in the car.

"I didn't wake up from the explosion just now, why are you awake now?" Tong Ran rubbed the tiger's face, which was fluffy and felt good to the touch.

The little tiger opened his mouth and bit down. Tong Ran was already prepared and pulled his hand away before it bit.

"Wow!" The little tiger that hadn't bitten changed it into a roar, and bared its fangs, as if warning him.

"Zai Zai, I suddenly feel that I should learn from you." Tong Ran said.

Tong Ran's nonsensical words stunned the little tiger. The green eyes rolled around him, and the man's smile deepened.

Tong Ran picked up the little tiger and said, "Zai Zai, Ruan Zheng brought that letter into Beijing. Gou An's guilt cannot be escaped, but prefect Lu can safely hide behind. It’s been repaired, but it’s one time for Tian Yan, another time for road construction, and Lu Zhifu has stopped me twice, do you think I should reciprocate?”

Reciprocity?

good idea.

The little tiger bites Tong Ran's hand, deceiving the king, and I want to reciprocate it.