In the teahouse, the common man picked up the bowl and took a big sip. Seeing people flipping through books and twitching their lips around him, he knocked on the bowl and said loudly:
"Stop learning now. Have you heard about the construction of bridges on both sides of the Hexi River?"
Everyone frowned when they were interrupted by the man, but when they heard that he was talking about repairing the bridge, they put down their books.
"I've heard about it, but it's not easy to repair. The river is seventy feet wide." One person said with some doubts.
"The king discussed with the governor Xu and the craftsmen day and night, and the drawings have been drawn." The young man in brocade robes looked arrogant and said with a slight raise of his chin.
"It really needs to be built!" Everyone was breathing rapidly, and many people stood up with excitement on their faces.
"It seems like it can't be fake."
"But isn't the warehouse nervous?"
"Where did you hide yesterday? You don't even know about the Qiu family and the Pan family donating money."
"Donate money? Tell us in detail."
The sound in the teahouse became chaotic, a group of people exchanged information, and their words were spitting.
"My mother's legs are almost healed and she can take care of herself. I have to help with the bridge construction this time." A man said harshly.
"Whoever said that doesn't have any strength needs to keep an eye on the supervisor. If he sees it, he will record it in the book. The king doesn't want to disadvantage us, but we can't just let him work hard.
You have to be conscientious as a person. Qinzhou is a home for everyone. Who wants to work for their own family and still need wages? "
"That's true, but you can't force others. What if you just rely on this money to support a large family?"
"I don't need money anyway. My mother-in-law offers incense to the king's longevity tablet every day. If I take the money back, she won't have to knock me in with a long bamboo pole, so I don't have to enter the house."
"It's not bad for you. My father goes to the temple every day to pray for the king's long life. If it's not enough, take his life. If it's not enough, take mine." A young man sighed repeatedly, but there was no trace of emotion on his face. dissatisfied.
"We are only a hundred years old. Are you looking down on us? There are hundreds of thousands of people in Qinzhou. Who would be reluctant to live longer?"
The atmosphere in the teahouse was high and a fight broke out.
"What, five years? Go, go, I'll give you ten years."
"Ten years are nothing, I have twenty years!"
"Only twenty years? I give my life to the king!"
A group of people were blushing and had thick necks. They wanted to sign their names immediately to make the promise effective. In the corner, an ordinary-looking man in his thirties quietly left.
When he returned to his residence, he took out the pigeon from the cage, stuffed the note into the mailbox on the pigeon's leg, and threw it up.
Seeing that the pigeons flew away, the man removed the traces inside and outside the house and changed his residence.
In just half a day, everyone in Huining County, from the elderly to the children, knew that bridges were to be built on both sides of the river.
Many people bought firecrackers, and the crackling sound didn't stop until night fell over the earth.
In the Qiu family, Guan Qiu looked coldly, "When we left the Prince of Qin's Mansion, the news about building bridges on both sides of the Hexi River spread throughout Huining County. Now the people praise the Qiu family for their kindness. Yang Shu is forcing us to take money."
"What a treacherous boy!" Qiu Guan said.
"Grandpa, do you want to leave Qinzhou temporarily?" Qiu Chuanan looked at Qiu Guan and asked.
"Things are already boiling over. If this goes away, the reputation accumulated by the Qiu family for generations will be destroyed in one day."
Qiu Guan put down the teacup heavily, but he let a child handle it!
"Let me tell you, the Qiu family has been helping people and supporting scholars for hundreds of years. They don't have much money, but even though the money is hard, they are still willing to spend everything they have."
Qiu Guan leaned on the arm of the chair, his eyes sarcastic, "You want money, right? Just give him ten thousand taels."
"Let's see how he built this bridge!"
Qiu Chuanan nodded and went to do it immediately.
"Your Majesty, the Qiu family and the Yin family have taken action." Pai Gow whispered to Yang Shu's ear and explained the situation.
Yang Shu hung upside down on the tree, with his hands folded across his chest. After listening to Pai Gow's words, his body swayed back and forth, "I hope they won't rush to add more money then."
Yang Shu didn't stop him and let things continue to ferment.
On the third day, Xu Jingzhou led nearly a thousand people to thank him from house to house.
The first stop is Qiu's house.
"The righteousness of the patriarch, the whole Qinzhou people will be grateful for your kindness." Xu Jingzhou bowed deeply, and the people behind him knelt down in unison, and their thanks went up to the sky.
Qiu Guan forced a smile, Xu Jingzhou had created such a big battle, ten thousand taels was not enough.
"grandfather?"
After the people left, Qiu Chuanan asked for instructions in his eyes.
Nearly a thousand people thanked them. If they only had ten thousand taels, the Qiu family would definitely have a reputation of being stingy.
"Add 90,000." Qiu Guan's cheeks were tense. He was unhappy and unwilling to give more.
The other families also secretly scolded Yang Shu for being shameless, how could he force people to donate money like this!
"Your Majesty, the Qiu family took 100,000 taels, the others took 80,000, and the Yin family only got 50,000." Pai Gow entered the study, waited for Yang Shu to stop what he was doing, and said.
"Yes, it adds up to hundreds of thousands."
Yang Shu moved his shoulders and stood up, "Let's go, I'll take you to have a meal with the governor's family."
Xu Jingzhou didn't come back until Yang Shu finished eating and chatted with Xu Yueyao about the stars and the moon.
"Your Majesty, why are you so free?" Xu Jingzhou glanced at Yang Shu. In recent days, he came to his house almost every day, not only eating his food, but also taking some with him!
"Where is my leisure? Ask Pai Gow, do I wake up earlier than a chicken and go to bed later than a dog every day? When I come to the Governor's Mansion, it's all a crazy squeeze of time."
"Your Majesty, I am very touched, but I care more about your health. You should rest more when you are free. There is nothing good in my house." Xu Jingzhou said quietly.
"Look at you, you just want to be polite to me. The governor is working hard and working tirelessly for the sake of the people. How can I not express my condolences?"
Yang Shu stood up and looked at Xu Jingzhou affectionately.
Not far away, Pai Gow silently averted his eyes. In order to get close to Xu Jingzhou, the king really risked his life.
But ministers of humerus should indeed be treated in this way and keep their hearts close to themselves.
The king almost eliminated all other thoughts of Xu Jingzhou.
Even if there is a disagreement one day, for the sake of years of friendship and Xu Yueyao, Xu Jingzhou will help the king clean up the mess and fully support him.
If the pillars are not dug out, even if the tops rot, they will not collapse with a bang.
"Yueyao, it's getting late, go back to the house and sleep." Xu Jingzhou said to Xu Yueyao, it was really not easy to choke Yang Shu in front of her.
Xu Yueyao glanced at the two of them, and when she saw Yang Shu's eyes pleading for help, she pursed her lips, smiled, and walked away.
Between the king and his ministers, the eldest brother will not lose his sense of proportion.
She stood in the middle, and it was difficult for the two of them to talk because they cared about her.
"My sister is my sister, there's no comparison." Yang Shu sighed as he looked in the direction Xu Yueyao was leaving.
Xu Jingzhou tilted his head and said, "It's really not easy for the Ninth Manager on weekdays."
Yang Shu raised his eyebrows, "Why do you say that?"
"Every day I have to face someone who takes advantage and makes sarcastic remarks." Xu Jingzhou sat down on the stone bench.
The waiter brought the food that was warming in the pot, put it on the stone table, arranged the bowls and chopsticks, and then withdrew.
"It's not that being proud can easily lead to hatred."
Yang Shu chuckled and poured himself the freshly brewed tea. "A few hundred thousand taels cannot build a bridge connecting the two sides of the river."
Xu Jingzhou ate his rice and said, "The king must have a complete plan, and the next step must be the most important step."
"Brother-in-law understands me."
Yang Shu blew the tea and said leisurely: "Erect a monument in front of the bridge and ask the best carver to engrave it."
“The name and the amount of money donated must be clear.”
