Changshui County is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Wangdu. Although it is far away, it is also under the direct jurisdiction of Wangdu.
As long as there is a word from the royal capital, the counties along the way will naturally give way.
Moreover, the official roads are flat and wide, and there are no bandits.
Chen Tian racked his brains and couldn't figure out how to open this road.
Qin Feng did not beat around the bush and immediately explained: "From Changshui County to the royal capital, you need to pass through the boundaries of three counties. Previously, the imperial court distributed disaster relief food, but before it reached Changshui County, it was robbed by the three counties along the way. Everything is empty. If other supplies are transported, things will inevitably go wrong. To put it bluntly, there is no need to worry about bandits, it is the county officials who are worried!"
"Secondly, Changshui County is the southernmost boundary among the counties in the royal capital. Any supplies coming from the south must pass through Changshui County."
Now that the words have come to this point, no matter how stupid Chen Tian is, he understands what Qin Feng means.
This Qin Feng is a drunkard who doesn’t care about drinking!
He kept saying that he wanted to hire workers, and that coolie workers were his top priority, but in fact it was all a cover, or in other words, the importance of hiring workers was far less important than Qin Feng said.
What Qin Feng really cares about is the land in Changshui County.
The so-called south actually refers to Sangzhou.
The materials from the northern border of Liang State were transported to Sangzhou first, and then transported from Sangzhou to the hinterland of Dadi. However, due to the lack of a transfer station, the trip could not be made. Now Qin Feng is going to turn Changshui County into a transfer station.
All supplies are temporarily stored in Changshui County and are continuously dispatched to the royal capital based on demand.
Chen Tian was more thoughtful. He did not refuse directly, but asked tentatively: "I wonder what the materials Marquis Qin is referring to..."
Qin Feng blurted out without thinking: "Of course it's a commodity."
"The trade agreement negotiated between Daliang and your country has been finalized. All that needs to be done is to implement it. If we merchants in Daliang want to do business here, we must have a cargo transfer station. Otherwise, the cost and risk of doing business will increase greatly. "
Hearing this, Chen Tian couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
After a long time, he hesitated and said: "Since it is a commodity, it can be shipped directly to the capital. Why bother about the last day and night's journey?"
Qin Feng smiled and shook his head, and explained patiently: "If the business only reaches the royal capital, then it can naturally be transported to the royal capital, but if you want to continue to develop north, there must be a transfer station."
"The various forces in the royal capital are complex and are by no means suitable to play the role of a transit station."
Chen Tian probably understood Qin Feng's concerns. He still couldn't trust the officials in the royal capital. He was afraid of putting all his eggs in one basket. If something went wrong, he would suffer too much loss.
Of course, this is just a superficial statement.
Chen Tian strongly suspected that Qin Feng’s motives for building the transfer station were impure!
After all, the letter sent by the Ministry of Revenue particularly emphasized Qin Feng's actions in Sangzhou and his relationship with the late emperor's princess.
just in case……
Qin Feng was selling dog meat on sheep's heads, building a commercial transfer station on the surface, and transporting weapons and armor secretly. For Chen Tian, it would be a major crime to raze the nine tribes.
Chen Tian cannot afford such a big risk.
However, Chen Tian desperately found that he did not seem to have the capital to refuse Qin Feng.
Since Qin Feng came to Changshui County, he has been hanging out with the hired workers. On the surface, he seems to understand the people's sentiments, enjoy themselves with the people, and be upright and upright.
In fact...
Qin Feng has been looking for excuses against Chen Tian, and with the magistrate's wife making such a fuss, although Qin Feng has not yet caught the heavyweight accusations, he already has an excuse to "get mad".
Once Qin Feng made a big fuss about "cooking beans" and beheaded Chen Tian in anger, presumably in order to stabilize the situation, the court would only slap Chen Tian with a "deserved" label, and would never do it for Chen Tian and Qin Feng broke up.
After all, Qin Feng was not generous, but Chen Tian was too careful and never did anything extraordinary. All the troubles were caused by the Wu family, and Qin Feng had no interest in the Wu family.
In the end, Chen Tian calculated everything wrongly, but he miscalculated about his wife, and finally became extremely passive.
"Master Qin, all you need to do is inform the court about the construction of the transfer station. After all, the status of Master Qin is more important than that of a lower official."
Chen Tian did not dare to refuse directly, so he decisively started Tai Chi.
Qin Feng had long expected that Chen Tian would not give in or force him. He nodded and said lightly, "In that case, just follow what County Magistrate Chen said."
"I will go and discuss with the court myself. However, if your wife deliberately makes things difficult for me, I must report the matter exactly as it is."
As soon as these words came out, Chen Tian almost cried.
He had no choice but to take a step back: "Please give me some time to think about it. After all, this matter... is of great importance!"
Qin Feng waved his hand, indicating that when Chen Tian figured it out, he could come directly to him.
After Chen Tian left with a dark face, Qin Feng turned around and entered the shanty. Because he had just eaten a bowl of beans, his stomach felt uncomfortable, so he sat next to the brazier and kept rubbing his stomach.
After a while, the county magistrate's wife was brought by Liu Ming.
The county magistrate's wife lowered her head, looking extremely guilty.
Liu Mingze said softly: "Master Marquis, listen to the report below, this woman was packing up her belongings just now, and she seemed to be planning to escape."
Hearing this, Qin Feng couldn't help but laugh. He looked at the county magistrate's wife and asked doubtfully: "Should I tell you, are you brave or timid?"
"You obviously have the guts to make things difficult for me, but before I even say anything, you are so scared."
The county magistrate's wife wanted to slap herself. Just now, she was hiding in the county government office and witnessed Chen Tian's extremely angry look. Then she saw Chen Tian kneeling down to admit his mistake. Only then did she realize that she had caused a big trouble. .
It was too late to regret, so she packed her things and was ready to escape at any time. However, as soon as she finished packing, she was caught by the Jin Yiwei.
"Master Hou, spare your life."
The county magistrate's wife fell to her knees with a bang and burst into tears: "Please, Lord Marquis, please don't be the same as me."
"I...I'm also dizzy, I'm just out of breath for a while..."
Qin Feng winked at Liu Ming, who immediately pulled the county magistrate's wife up, took out a roll of banknotes from his sleeve, and handed it to the county magistrate's wife.
"Madam, this is 10,000 taels of silver. You can take it first. After the road is opened, I will give you 30,000 taels of silver."
"This money is given to you by the Marquis alone, so just keep it."
"County Magistrate Chen is a cautious person. If he knew that you had received benefits privately, I'm afraid he would blame you, so don't tell Magistrate Chen."
The county magistrate's wife clutched the banknote and thought she was dreaming.
After causing such a big disaster, not only did he not receive revenge, but he also received ten thousand taels of silver for free. Is there such a good thing in the world?
