Yang Jian quickly asked Zhu Bo and his wife to take good care of Xiao Lezi, and then summoned several government soldiers carrying stretchers to understand the situation on the mutual protection side.
Several government soldiers were guarding outside Yunlu. They all just heard that Shan Hu was beaten to death by a brother with a stick. They also heard howls of ghosts and wolves in the hall. Then someone took Xiao Lezi out and they carried him to the state overnight. As for other things, I don't know.
Yang Jian couldn't understand the whole situation and thought to himself.
"This reckless Li Shun will not mess up the matter."
In this way, Yang Jian waited until dawn soon before receiving the news from Li Shun and Fan Wei respectively.
"So all the criminals who committed the murder have been arrested and Shan Hu has been executed."
Yang Jian was overjoyed. He woke up the sleeping people in the prefectural government office and posted the notice in triplicate overnight to the most crowded storage room in the city. It was the dead of night. Except for Yang Jian, the owner of the wine shop, Chen, was still tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Boss Chen could never figure out what kind of medicine Li Shun was selling in his gourd. The evil wolf was indeed coaxed out by him. Even if he could escape the first grade of junior high school, he could not escape the fifteenth grade. He just lay in bed and thought about it until the rooster sang. Only then did Hua Bai finally close his groggy eyes in a daze.
As soon as he closed his eyes, he was awakened by a burst of violent firecrackers. He felt horribly that the end was approaching, and a thought suddenly flashed in his mind.
"Shan Hu must have realized something was wrong and led a large group of people to come to snatch the bride."
At this moment, the lady who had been accompanying her daughter in the boudoir walked into the room in panic and said.
"My daughter was so frightened when she heard the sound of firecrackers. What should I do?"
Boss Chen, who had already lost his mind, had no choice but to stand up and said.
"I have said before that officials protect each other, and the soldiers and bandits can't be trusted. Don't be afraid that even if we risk our lives today, we can't let the Shan family snatch our daughter away. It's hard to survive."
At this time, I saw a family member quickly burst in from outside the gate and ran over panting and shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Master, I'm very happy. Shan Hu and his father were killed by our butler Li Shun. The two of them escaped dead and alive. God has eyes."
"What? What are you talking about? Shan Yutong's kung fu is so strong that even the current Dazhu Kingdom Da Xiwu lamented that he was invincible, and the two of them were destroyed by Butler Li like this?"
Boss Chen couldn't believe his ears and pointed at the door.
"Listen to the gunfire all over the street."
"Sir, people all over the street are setting off firecrackers to celebrate."
When Boss Chen heard this, he collapsed on the ground and said.
"Sure enough, the bullies have been eliminated. It seems that we, the people of Suizhou, are safe."
For several days in a row, there were many people coming and going several times a day in the prefectural government office. The butchers delivered meat, the owner of the grain shop delivered food, the cloth shop delivered silk and silk, and the merchants delivered money and goods.
"Chief Yang and Mr. Li have made it clear that Suizhou City has found a way to cause great harm to our people, so we don't have to live in fear anymore."
Yang Jian said.
"As the parents and officials of a state, how can we ignore the people in dire straits? All the items you sent us came from the people and we must use them for the people."
There were only a few dozen people in the entire prefecture, and most of the consolation materials Yang Jian sent to the military mansion were actually countless. Taking advantage of the high mood of the people, Yang Jian summoned the bosses from all walks of life to talk.
"The evil forces currently bullying and dominating the market have been eradicated. Suizhou City should reverse its decline and revitalize. The state government and the military government are not short of anything. Please have money and strength to change the appearance of the market."
The governor's call was echoed by the bosses, who donated their money to renovate the streets and sub-streets that had been in disrepair. Not long after, the drugstore owner Wang Yuxing also moved back to the city to escape. The man who grew medicine in the mountains also reappeared and was working there. Busy work to rebuild Wang Yuxing Medicine Hall! !
For several days, Li Shun stayed at Shan's Mutual Insurance Co., Ltd. to check money, food and materials. The huge amount opened his eyes and stunned him. Fan Wei was still very clued up and took care of everything. On the one hand, the situation inside the mutual insurance company was quite complicated. There were more than a thousand people here. The soldiers of the single family are waiting to be dealt with.
So he also kept the remaining 1,200 Qianfu soldiers in the mutual guarantee and returned to Dahongshan. Fan Wei did not let them cut down trees anymore, but added them to the team building barracks. They must be removed before winter comes. The barracks were built without any delay.
Yang Jian also traveled around, sometimes going to Li Shun's place to have dinner with him, and sometimes going to the Chamber of Commerce. Bosses from various industries recommended several reputable people to form a street renovation supervision team.
In the evening of this day, Yang Jian had just returned to the state government office after a long journey. Boss Chen also followed him and walked in at a faster pace.
"Didn't the Governor say that he wanted to have another drink with me a long time ago? How about now? We have been waiting at this door for a long time before we waited for you."
Yang Jian looked back at Boss Chen and said.
"I'm afraid you're not here to treat us to a drink, but to have some fun, right? I can't give you some fun right now. He's weak. Let him rest here first. What happens next depends on his wishes!! "
Boss Chen said.
"That's it, that's it. The various opinions about Shan Hu's marriage and the death of Shan's father are becoming more and more detailed every day. They are so vivid that we are overwhelmed by the people who come to the wine shop to ask us about it. Xiao Lezi is the person involved in the story and we are the ones who are involved in the story. The great benefactor of the Chen family, even if he returns to the store from now on, we will never let him wait around and be bossed around by waiters."
"So you really came to treat us to a drink with sincerity."
"Of course, isn't this the time to have a meal? Where to eat is still a meal."
Yang Jian said with a smile.
"Okay, then let's be respectful rather than obey."
The two of them were seated in a small room behind the restaurant hall. The dishes were naturally carefully cooked. Yang Jian, who had been busy all day since arriving in Suizhou, finally became a fellow villager and happily made a meal. Big deal! !
Yang Jian, who was usually a heavy drinker, drank several glasses of wine heartily from the beginning and naturally started to talk more.
"Is your eldest lady now free from worries?"
"Alas, she was only happy for one day and then began to feel restless all day long."
"Yeah?"
Yang Jian put the chopstick meat that he was putting into his mouth back into his bowl and said.
"What's wrong with this pretty girl of yours?"
"We couldn't figure it out at first. She was as lost as before, refusing to eat or drink, and looking like she was in pain. We invited Wang Langzhong to our house again, and he sighed even after taking a pulse. We asked the little girl's mother whether she wanted to be treated. What kind of prescription is this? The doctor actually said that his prescription can’t cure my little girl’s illness.”
When Boss Chen said this, he suddenly stopped talking and took a sip of wine before speaking again.
"To be honest, I still have something to ask of the Governor today."
"Brother Chen, what you said is wrong. You should think of us as a panacea. How can we cure a disease that Dr. Wang can't cure?"
"you can."
Boss Chen was determined not to let go.
Yang Jian picked up a peanut and said.
"Then you can explain how we can cure the disease?"
Boss Chen said.
"The doctor said that the little girl is lovesick."
"ah?"
Yang Jian was stunned and his eyes widened.
"Mr. Yang, his mother went to ask our little girl and then she said that he was thinking about our new housekeeper Li all the time."
"Oh, you mean our little girl likes Li Shun?"
Yang Jian suddenly realized and thought for a moment.
"Haha, it's interesting, it's interesting. This boy Li Shun really performed a song about a hero saving a beauty. The saved beauty fell in love with her and was portrayed as a great hero. No bad, no bad."
Boss Chen was a little reluctant to say.
"Our little girl also said that if Li Shun has a wife, she would be willing to be a side wife."
"It's rare, but our brother Li Shun really doesn't have a family. I've urged him many times on this matter, but he has given me one reason or another to back off. Our little daughter's matter is all on me."
Along the way, Yang Jian returned to the state government office with a smile. Li Shun, who had not returned for a few days, came back at this time. Facing the slightly drunk Yang Jian, when he saw Li Shun in the front yard, he squinted his eyes and smiled at him.
"Come to our study for a moment."
"Oh, I'm so exhausted. We've been waiting for a long time since we came back. I have a lot of things to tell you."
Li Shun walked behind Yang Jian and said.
"We brothers have to go to the study to talk if we have anything to say. Wouldn't it be more pleasant to talk here in the sun while drinking tea?"
After Uncle Zhu served tea, Yang Jian still said with a smile on his face.
"Today you listen to us first, and then I listen to you."
Li Shun grew up with Yang Jian and had never seen him look at him in such a strange way.
"You've done a good job, and you're actually lucky. Today, Boss Chen invited us to have a drink and propose marriage in person. To be honest, it's his young lady who has fallen in love with you."
Li Shun's face turned red when he heard this, and he was speechless for a moment and continued to Yang Jian enthusiastically.
"Didn't you say that the Miss Chen family is as beautiful as a fairy? Your boy is really acting out a hero saving the beauty. What a beautiful person and what a beautiful thing. You won't shirk it this time, right?"
"No, no, no."
Li Shun was anxious.
"We are still saying the same old thing. Master Zhixian specially told me before leaving, asking me to take good care of you without any distractions. The reason why she accepted me as her apprentice is to help you."
"Is there no conflict between starting a family and you being our brother?"
"When we have a family, we obviously won't be distracted."
Li Shundao.
"You're such an old man. To be honest, we haven't thought about starting a family. Let's do this. When you become rich in the future and become a great general or a great commander, you will have many people around to listen to you. Then you will also give us a seal. If you want to be a governor or open a government or something, then we can think about starting a family."
Yang Jian said with a troubled expression.
"We won't know the year of the monkey and the moon of the horse until we find out. Then wouldn't you have let down Miss Chen's sincerity?"
Li Shundao.
"We live a life of licking blood on the tip of a knife every day. You also know that if we hadn't practiced martial arts since childhood and relied on Yu Wenhu's skills, we would have returned to the West long ago. We may not be a good match for the eldest lady of the Chen family. Although Li Shunnai is a pariah, her family It’s not as good as before but she also comes from a famous family, but Miss Chen is really hard to find someone who is not only beautiful but also dares to love and hate.”
At this point, Yang Jian's further persuasion seemed a bit redundant, so Yang Jian had to ask instead.
"Then let's talk about your warehouse clearance and inventory inspection at the mutual insurance company."
"Oh, it's still the same as before. It's too little or too much."
Early the next morning, Yang Jian went to the military mansion to find Fan Wei, who was about to go out to do some business. When he met, he told him straight to the point.
"We have heard that it costs 3,000 yuan to build a one-foot nullah. Now I will give you 300,000 yuan and add 3,000 more labor for people and animals to survive the winter and eat until the autumn food is harvested. You no longer have to worry about it. Can you bring the Dahongshan Mountains to China?" Have the dams and open flood channels been built?”
"If that's the case, then what's the difficulty?"
Fan Wei sighed and continued.
"But where does the money come from? 300,000 dollars is not a small amount, sir."
Yang Jian took a sip of wine and said.
"To tell you the truth, Li Shun opened Shan Yutong's underground bank. After several days of trading, he still hasn't finished trading. The 300,000 yuan is only a small fraction. In addition, the food, cloth and other properties in the mutual insurance are all gone. The investigation hasn’t started yet.”
Fan Wei said in surprise.
"God, there is so much money that I can't use it up in a lifetime. Why does his family still run rampant and do evil everywhere if they are so rich? It would be nice to spend some unnecessary money to relieve the suffering people and leave a name in history. "
Yang Jian said.
"This is what those wealthy businessmen think. They would rather keep the money in their hands than pull out their hair. After Li Shun investigates, we plan to allocate a batch of money to revitalize the suffering victims and drive the people to develop the economy of Suizhou City. There are still more than a thousand soldiers and hundreds of slaves in the mutual guarantee, a total of about 2,000 people. Take a few people to pick them up and withdraw them to Dahong Mountain together with your soldiers stationed in the mutual guarantee. Pay attention to one thing. Be kind to these people and don't beat or scold them. They are all servants. The young and strong can serve as government soldiers. The weak and sick can be allowed to raise fish, chickens and horses. There are also older women who want to find another way out. We can give them enough travel expenses to return home or do some small business to meet their food and clothing needs."
"Okay, let's just order a few people to come over right away."
"I'll ask the General Manager of Xiangzhou to allocate the 300,000 to you in two or three days, but you still have to plan carefully and save money."
"Please rest assured, sir. Fan Wei has been cautious about money."
Yang Jian nodded and started to get up.
"grown ups."
Fan Wei wanted to speak but Yang Jian stopped him by asking puzzled questions.
"Is there anything else you don't understand?"
“I don’t know why, but I still feel like I’m in a dream, and I still feel uneasy.”
"It's not that we, the juniors, are telling you, you are good at everything but you are afraid of wolves in front of you and tigers in back."
Yang Jian stood up and said.
"Honestly, I have many more things to worry about than you. If you worry about this all day long, what can you do? Our master once placed a sword on the shrine and told us to never forget Tao Hui. Her teachings make us We have benefited a lot and escaped several disasters, but after experiencing today's events, we also understand that in addition to experience, life sometimes requires the courage to take responsibility."
Two flying sedans, one behind the other, passed through the imperial city gate and went straight to the south gate of the palace city under the guidance of the maids and eunuchs of Hanren Palace, and stopped under the spring pool of Hanren Palace without any obstruction.
Coming out of the sedan chair in front was a lady in her 30s. She was wearing a pink hairband, a golden headband, and an emerald hairpin. She was wearing a top with a phoenix pattern and gold trim. She had a graceful figure and a coexistence of charm. This is Yang Jian's Mrs. Dugu.
Coming down from the last sedan chair was a slender young girl. She was wearing a moon-white dress and had a graceful figure. She had a rosy face and a peach-shaped face. She looked very much like Madam Dugu. This was naturally Princess Lihua, the eldest daughter of the Yang family.
Lihua entered the royal harem for the first time in her life. Her innocent and slightly childish eyes were full of curiosity and excitement. She stared at the magnificent Hanren Palace and looked at the unnamed exotic flowers and plants in the yard. She couldn't help but want to use her hands. I went to touch it and looked back at my mother, but I still held back.
The mother and daughter came at the invitation of the Empress Dowager Chinu. When they accepted the invitation, Madam Dugu guessed that it must be a child of a royal family who had taken a fancy to Lihua.
Naturally, many of the people who came to propose marriage to their daughter, who was growing up and reborn day by day, were in the past when Mrs. Dugu weighed the pros and cons and was dissatisfied. She said that her father was away on business and the daughter could not take charge of the family, so she declined in time.
This time, however, the invitation was different from the past. It was the empress dowager who was kind and esteemed to her. If she really opened her mouth and she was not satisfied, she would only lose her teeth and swallow it. Therefore, Madam Dugu smiled on her face but was beating drums in her heart!
The innocent Lihua thought that she was very relaxed and happy just to be a guest in the palace. She walked to the banquet with light steps and looked around at the various antiques and furnishings around the hall.
