"Exactly." Magistrate Lu said with a composed smile: "Would you like to see the streets and alleys of Xianyun County one day paved with such a road?"
A man with a round waist and a fat body sat on a chair, and the whole chair was filled with his size. He was impatient, but his face did not show it, "What do you need from us, the magistrate? Just tell me, and I will try my best to cooperate." Yes, if you can't cooperate, please forgive me for not being able to help."
One person expressed his position, and the others drank from the teacups, but they just refused to take the blame of the county magistrate.
Magistrate Lu showed a nonchalant attitude, which made the merchants secretly wonder and wonder how long he could last.
"I've called you here today to hold an auction. The auction items range from unique books, calligraphy and paintings, to folk anecdotes, folk remedies, etc., and of course, there are three final items. All proceeds from the auction will be used to purchase cement for road construction. , then the Lord of Zhaoyang County, who has returned from Beijing, will pull the strings."
Is there someone from Zhaoyang County who can help? What can a small county owner do?
Someone asked and wanted to explore.
"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, can the Lord of Zhaoyang County really pull the strings?" A businessman dressed in gorgeous brocade spoke up. The man had a beard and his eyes shone brightly after listening to Magistrate Lu's words.
Magistrate Lu nodded, and other businessmen seemed to have seen business opportunities; if there is one thing that they want to do most in this world, it is food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the road to travel is also very important! As long as they grasp this lifeline, their business will only get better and better.
"My Lord County Magistrate, I will give my full support to the auction you are holding this time."
"Me too."
"Lord Magistrate, stop talking and let the auction begin now."
Seeing the faces of these people, Magistrate Lu remained as usual. He had seen this kind of thing so often that he got used to it.
"According to what everyone has said, the auction has begun. The first item is a book with handwritten notes by a great scholar from the previous dynasty. The starting price is one hundred taels of silver, and the price will be increased by ten taels at a time."
"I'll offer you two hundred taels." The chubby businessman raised his hand.
"Lao Gu, your two hundred taels are not enough. I will give you three hundred and eighty taels." The unique experience of a great scholar from the former dynasty is a rare good thing for useful people; Just give me some pointers.
"Four hundred."
"five hundred."
The competition continued, and after several rounds of chasing, the price finally fell to two thousand taels. Magistrate Lu signaled his staff to hand over the items to the successful bidder, and said some encouraging words before starting the second auction.
We took pictures of more than thirty items in total, most of which were just ordinary things. The merchants bought hundreds and thousands of taels of them. While feeling pain, I thought about leaving a good impression on the county magistrate, and then asked the magistrate for help in recommending them. It will be bigger.
In this way, the thirty-seven items were auctioned, and the magistrate of Lu County ordered people to take out Minghua's inscription.
"Everyone, what I am holding in my hand is the calligraphy written by Zhaoyang County Lady. Now Zhaoyang County Lady's reputation is not known; however, her calligraphy has become a line of its own. As time goes by, its value will be immeasurable. This This time, I personally went to ask the Lord of Zhaoyang County, and the Lord of Zhaoyang County was willing to give three pieces. There will be no such opportunity in the future, so you should cherish it."
Everyone didn't take it seriously and started discussing it below.
"Our county magistrate is quite interesting! What good works can a nine-year-old magistrate produce? He even went to ask for it himself."…
"That's not necessarily true. Who is the simple person who can get along in the capital? Don't forget, the head of Zhaoyang County was born in a peasant family; but he was able to get good things like cement. The county magistrate praised Haikou, Zhaoyang The county boss can help him get the cement shipped from Beijing."
"If you are too talkative, don't take me with you." I'm hoping the county magistrate can help introduce him.
Everyone sitting here may be under the surveillance of someone else's county magistrate. After all, they are on someone else's territory, but they don't know how to restrain themselves. This is a bit stupid.
There are smart people, but naturally there are also those who are unclear.
Magistrate Lu ignored them, put down the three boxes, opened one of them and took out the words; he unfolded them for everyone to see.
"Everyone, come and take a look. You all have some wealth. You should know the quality of this calligraphy. I won't say more."
One of them was tall and thin,
The businessman sitting in the front row suddenly stood up and rushed to the magistrate. He leaned in front of the words and bowed, "My lord, magistrate, I'm sorry."
Magistrate Lu smiled understandingly, "It doesn't matter."
Seeing how excited he was, everyone stood up and walked forward to take a closer look. At this sight, everyone was also stunned. The hairpin flowers and small regular script were transformed into a thin gold body. This was something they had never seen before, and these The characters are quite mature.
Indeed, as Magistrate Lu said, it is in a line of its own.
"Everyone, how are you?" Magistrate Lu said with a smile.
"Okay, wonderful. The style of the font is like a bright sun, and the artistic conception is in place." A businessman next to him also spoke, and leaned forward to look at it again and again. In his eyes, this character seemed to confirm a story. human heart.
Magistrate Lu chuckled lightly and declared: "I and my staff have appreciated it separately and unanimously believe that the calligraphy of Zhaoyang County Lord has the ability to reflect the truest portrayal of the heart; whatever your mood is, you will see it."
"Is that really true?"
The businessmen discussed again and whispered among themselves.
"What I saw was blood, and the sky was filled with blood."
"What I saw was darkness, but within the darkness there was a ray of life."
"So magical? What I see is the dazzling brightness in the font."
What everyone saw was different, and the businessmen were all shocked; during the bidding, the situation changed as they wished, and the calligraphy was sold for a high price of tens of thousands taels, followed by the words "Honesty and Virtue," and "Bai Na Bai Chuan" , the same price goes up to tens of thousands taels.
The auction ended and the merchants were sent away.
Magistrate Lu led his staff to clean up the accounts, and after verification, there were a total of 60,900 taels in the accounts; the three paintings of Zhaoyang County Lord were big heads, and the three pictures were taken for 33,800 taels; the rest were taken for 27,100 taels.
"Is more than sixty thousand taels enough?" one of the staff asked.
"It should be enough. If it's not enough, we'll think of a solution later; we can't just repair the roads in Xianyun County at once. What we need to repair first is the ground in and around the county. As for the roads leading to the town, the town leads to various places. As the village road is slowly being prepared, the wealthy people in the town must have a sense of participation."
When it comes to this, the staff know how to act.
Magistrate Lu collected the accounts and said, "I will go to see the grandmother next to the county lord first. The account books are to be reviewed in front of the county lord."
"It should be so."
Magistrate Lu left the study with his account book in hand, and the four staff chatted, "Xianyun County is going to prosper in the hands of our adults."
"Prosperity requires opportunity, but the road surface is indeed a big problem; transportation is inconvenient, and it is inconvenient for everyone to travel. If there is no financial prosperity, it will not be able to boost the economic level of the entire town."
"I'm not afraid of this. The County Lord is here. This time, your Excellency should be able to confess to the County Lord. Things have gone well, and your Excellency has the confidence to speak in front of the County Lord."
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