In the afternoon, Luo Zhang took Wu Shaobin and Shibaqi towards Lantian County.
Naturally, the person who greeted Luo Zhang was County Magistrate Liu, who had been promoted from master to county magistrate. Seeing Luo Zhang arrive, he felt closer than seeing his own father.
It is said that he can sit firmly in the position of county magistrate, thanks to Luo Zhang's help. If Luo Zhang hadn't had a deal with the Minister of Staff who bought the Huaqingchi house, he, County Magistrate Liu, would have been squeezed out long ago. Now, this land is fertile. It doesn't matter how you can secure your position. His previous position as county magistrate was just a temporary measure. Those who have connections will naturally want to come here!
Therefore, Luo Zhang's arrival was naturally greeted with great courtesy by County Magistrate Liu.
The reason why Luo Zhang helped Magistrate Liu was because he wanted someone to take care of his fiefdom. He would have to get familiar with someone else. Luo Zhang did this because he was afraid of trouble. There was no friendship at all!
This was already the third time for Luo Zhang to choose a fiefdom, so he was familiar with it. Originally, he could just send someone to take him. However, County Magistrate Liu was afraid that others would not serve him well, so he had to arrange it himself. Luo Zhang was not surprised by this. , Regarding Magistrate Liu’s wishes, Luo Zhang accepted it. If he rejected it, I don’t know what Magistrate Liu would think!
When they arrived at the end of the field, the master craftsman and Du Jin, who had already received the notification, were waiting here early.
Luo Zhang is also a noble person of both of them and cannot be neglected.
After asking about the status of the dock and town construction, Luo Zhang was still very satisfied. The progress of the dock and town construction was still very fast, and it would be completed in about another month.
Luo Zhang did not intend to change the construction here. After taking the master craftsman Du Jin for a walk around the area, Luo Zhang also had his own ideas.
The shipyard naturally had to be close to the waterside. Luo Zhang chose a location upstream of the Royal Pier, close to the edge of his designated fiefdom, so that it would not affect the operation of the terminal and leave a lot of space. As for the originally built town, Luo Zhang planned to Designate it as the inner city, and encircle a larger area outside it to wrap the inner city, which is called the outer city. In this way, the inner city serves as a place where wealthy merchants and dignitaries gather, while the outer city serves as a place for people to make a living. Where humans live, the two are interdependent and each takes what they need!
Luo Zhang told this idea to the master craftsman. The master craftsman was shocked by this. He felt that it would be a pity if Luo Zhang did not become a craftsman. Of course, this was just a joke. Even if Luo Zhang wanted to do it, he would be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. !
Luo Zhang's idea was approved by the master craftsman, and he thought it was very good. Although the construction period would be delayed a lot, it can also be used in batches, as long as the dock is built. As for the outer city, it will be built slowly!
As for the money needed, when Luo Zhang came, he asked Wu Shaobin to bring over the five hundred thousand taels of silver that Du Jin had sent two days ago. As an upfront fee, he could use the inner city house for later needs. The money from the sales is used for construction, which means that Luo Zhang only needs to invest 500,000 taels of silver!
After further communication with the master craftsman, he sent the drawings to the master craftsman, and asked Magistrate Liu to delineate the boundary of a thousand acres of land and issue the land deed. This was the end of the business here.
After everything was done, the sun was already setting in the west. Luo Zhang then rode home. If he went back too late and the city gate was closed, he would have to spend the night outside!
As soon as he returned home, before Luo Zhang could calm down for a while, he received a report from his servants that Zhao Tianhu was looking for him.
This made Luo Zhang very confused. What could happen to him at this time?
After all, Luo Zhang had only been there two days ago. If he had something to do, he should come during the day. This was not the day to send money.
When I came to the hall, I saw Zhao Tianhu walking back and forth in the hall. Looking at the anxious look on his face, it seemed that things were very difficult.
"Xiao Huzi, how many times have I told you to stay calm when things happen. Look at you, you are running around in a hurry. Don't say I know you when you go out!" Luo Zhang walked into the hall and sat down at the head of the table.
"No, little brother, this matter is really urgent!" Zhao Tianhu said with a sad face.
"What's going on? Just tell me, the sky hasn't fallen yet!" Luo Zhang took a sip of the tea that the maid had just made on the table.
"Yanlai Tower has been sealed!" Zhao Tianhu said concisely and concisely.
"puff!"
"What? What are you talking about? Yan Lai Tower has been sealed? Who is so bold as to block me, Yan Lai Tower?" Luo Zhang exclaimed as he squirted some tea.
Seeing Luo Zhang's appearance, Zhao Tianhu could only curl his lips. He had told himself not to worry just now, but now he was more anxious than himself. But who said he was the boss, so he could only listen.
Seeing Luo Zhang's inquiry, Zhao Tianhu hurriedly said: "The people who came to seal the building are the people from the Chang'an County government. The reason is that we auctioned stolen goods. Some people pointed out that many of the things we auctioned belonged to their deceased relatives. Now not only the building is sealed, but also You want me to go to the county government to explain the situation of those who died. I am in a hurry, so I came to you quickly!"
"Didn't I tell you that these things were taken by others and had nothing to do with you? Why didn't you reply like this? Besides, when this happened, you should be the first to go to King Wei. King Wei took it 30% profit, you can't take this money for nothing!" Luo Zhang said angrily.
"I said it, but they asked me to hand over who the person was. Where should I hand it over? According to what you said, I told them not to disclose the guest's information, but the people from Chang'an County Government didn't care at all. They said that I If we don't hand over the person, we have no choice but to close the shop. I also went to find King Wei, but when I went there I found out that King Wei had gone back to his own fief to handle matters and was not in Chang'an at all. I had no choice but to come to you!" Zhao Tianhu! He said helplessly.
"Okay, that's great. This is a premeditated plan to mess with me!"
"Go, ask someone to call Li Yifu over. I want to see who dares to touch my Yan Lailou. I'll make him walk around in pain!" Luo Zhang said with a fierce look in his eyes!
Zhao Tianhu did not dare to neglect and hurriedly asked his men to invite Li Yifu.
Regarding intelligence work, Li Yifu did a good job, which made Luo Zhang very satisfied.
What Li Yifu chose was not the path of the Secret Agents. The Secret Agents took an upright path, while Li Yifu took the dark path and could not get on the stage.
A lot of information is obtained from some local gangsters, gangsters, traders and other low-level people. Some of these information are true and some are false. After being screened by Li Yifu, if it is true, he will give a certain amount of money, which is regarded as buying the information. money.
Luo Zhang strongly supports this and allocates a lot of money to Li Yifu every month as a fund for activities. This is much more generous than the Secret Service. Many people are also willing to sell various information to Li Yifu. In this way, There are even more sources of information in Li Yifu. Sometimes, Li Yifu can know the information at the first time even if the Secret Service cannot get it.
So after this incident happened, Luo Zhang's first thought was Li Yifu, asking Li Yifu to find the person behind this for him.
Only those who know the person behind the scenes can take action. He has no interest in arguing with the magistrate of Chang'an County. That will make people laugh!
At night, with the moon high in the sky, Luo Zhang put on his clothes and went to the study after coaxing Gao Yang to sleep. He was waiting for news from Li Yifu.
Yan Lailou's situation is not a trivial matter. The loss of money is small, but the face is big. Many people in the court are afraid that they are watching from the other side, watching him, wanting to see how he solves the matter. After all, they dare to attack Luo Zhang, and then Choosing a time when King Wei was not in the capital was obviously premeditated!
If Luo Zhang doesn't handle it well, not only will he make a mess, but he will also be held accountable by His Majesty. After all, that thing is indeed dirty!
Mei Niang didn't sleep either and was always by her side, serving Luo Zhang.
Luo Zhang also knew that even if he asked her to go to bed, Mei Niang would not go. This was the rule, and there was nothing Luo Zhang could do about it! I tried to persuade him before, but found that it was useless, so I stopped trying!
It wasn't until midnight that servant Haizi led Li Yifu to the study.
"Sir, the humble position has been found!" Li Yifu bowed and saluted!
"Tell me about it!" Luo Zhang was slightly relieved when he heard Li Yifu's words. What he fears most is that he can't match the person. That would be terrifying. It means that the relationship between the people behind him is not simple, but as long as he can find out, Luo Zhang will Don’t be afraid anymore!
"The person who took action against Yan Lai Lou was Wei Yitang, the second elder of the Wei family. He was the one who organized the new auction! Perhaps it was Yan Lai Lou's business that got better again, which left him with very few people there. That's why he made this move. Not only did he Wei Yitang, I also found the shadows of the Changsun family and the Dugu family behind him. Although they are hiding deeply, they will still show their flaws as long as they take action!" Li Yifu reported everything in detail.
"Okay, okay! You have made another great contribution this time!" After hearing Li Yifu's words, Luo Zhang's eyes flashed and he praised Li Yifu.
