Lai Gou'er translated. Blake was extremely nervous. He wiped away his tears pitifully and mumbled: "Yes, we have been neighbors for twenty years. Then the great times came and my life got better. But I This Walter brother is not good at business...actually, he doesn't know anything else."
"He had read some books and was very concerned about face. I quietly arranged a job for him... He didn't know it was me who arranged it. He didn't expect such a thing to happen..."
"Yeah~" Fang Zheng nodded repeatedly, with a teasing tone in his tone, "You are really kind and righteous."
After Lai Gouer translated it, the teasing tone disappeared a lot.
Blake didn't hear it, he was overjoyed, laughed dryly and said: "It should be."
"Then since you are friends with Walter, you should know his life and what kind of person he is. You might as well introduce him to me."
...
Blake pondered: "We both lived in the slums at first. Later, he contracted a sexually transmitted disease for some reason, and his wife didn't want to live with him. The two of them only had one son left to him, but he was right to me... ah no, he was right to me. His son is still very good..."
"All in all, he is an honest man...well, very honest, he is literate...he is also a good father, and...well..."
"Stop making it up. To put it simply, it's useless, right?"
"...Sort of."
Fang Zheng put his hands on his hips and let out a long breath: "Okay, I understand the basic situation. Now let me tell you."
"Fake construction quality, fake food, and force workers to work in such hot weather. Do you know what crime you have committed? This is called the crime of deceiving the emperor! In my country, you will be beheaded!"
"Master Hou! There is no fraud in my project, it was all inspected and accepted by Dajing people..." Blake explained in a slurred manner with a nervous tone.
"You can talk about it after I have finished speaking." Fang Zheng interrupted him in time, "You can hide this trick from others, but you can't hide it from me."
"You must think that you are a citizen of the Holy City and I, Dajing, have no control over you. But I can tell you clearly now that in the eyes of Dajing, there is no lawless place in the world! Even if you live in the ends of the world, as long as you If you have anything to do with my great scene, we will kill you when we should!"
"I didn't! I really didn't!" Blake fell to his knees, his head lowered, his pupils dilated, and his whole body was shaking.
Fang Zhengyi bowed slightly, stared at him and said, "No...what are you afraid of?"
"I...I..." Blake's brain completely shut down.
Fang Zheng kept standing up and said with a smile: "Don't be anxious or afraid. I am a reasonable person. Although I dare say that my guess is accurate, in the end I still have to rely on the truth...and I, Da Jing, also There may not be a time when there is no mercy outside the law, so get up and speak.”
Blake seemed to be grabbing a glimmer of life, cowering like a quail, looking towards Fang Zhengyi in fear and eagerness.
"Master Hou... I definitely didn't cheat on my project. The food was a bit lacking. There are other construction sites working in this weather, so everyone is the same."
"This sounds a bit more realistic." Fang Zheng said: "I can give you a chance to survive, but you must make corrections from now on."
"Fences should be installed on all high places on the construction site, and the food should be the same as shown just now. In hot weather like this... well... workers should be given straw hats to protect themselves from the sun when working."
"Finally, I see that the workers are working so hard, so I have to mention their wages. I think we can add one silver coin to all types of work. How about that?"
Blake nodded wildly like a chicken pecking at rice: "No problem! Absolutely no problem! I will do whatever the Marquis says. If you don't believe it, you can find someone to watch!"
"When people ask you why you are suddenly so nice to the workers, how do you explain it to them?"
"This... this..." Blake's eyes rolled around, and he suddenly determined, with a determined expression: "His Majesty Emperor Da Jing is here! He asked me to do this!"
"No, no, no...it's because Dajing cares most about the people at the bottom. When your Majesty came here today, he couldn't bear it when he saw all the brothers working so hard, so he specially allocated a batch of money to increase the welfare of the brothers. In addition, he also gave each Each worker will be paid an additional one silver coin per month."
"That's right! That's what I thought. I was stupid and didn't explain it clearly just now."
Blake's heart ached.
It sounds nice, but he has to pay for it later!
But there is nothing we can do, survival is important now.
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "Good understanding. After a while, I will come forward to speak. You will look at me and act. Once the matter is done, I can consider giving you more projects. Okay, go back and continue crying."
Blake was elated, immediately straightened his expression, ran towards Walter again, threw himself next to him and continued to sob.
Fang Zheng walked back, stood next to Li Yuanzhao and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened to Walter?"
"died."
"oh."
Blake cried for a while, and Fang Zhengyi came forward with Lai Gou'er.
He leaned down and gently helped Blake up: "Brother, my condolences."
Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Fang Zhengyi.
I don’t know what this mysterious and noble man from the east has to say.
Fang Zheng took out his handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of his eyes, which were slightly red.
Then he looked around and said with a sad expression: "My name is Fang Zhengyi. Just now I learned about Mr. Walter's life through Mr. Black, and my heart was greatly touched!"
"Mr. Walter worked at another construction site before. As far as I know, he used to be an ordinary worker. He abided by the law at work, united with his colleagues, and was optimistic."
"He always maintains a rigorous and serious work attitude and meticulous work style, is diligent, and works hard without complaint. He promotes hardship, simplicity, thrift, and willingness to help others in his life."
"Moreover, he is also a wise man who is extremely studious. Every night after work, he goes to school to study culture on his own. There are four ways to spell the word fennel. He has easily mastered this tricky knowledge."
Some of the surrounding workers looked at each other, while others sneered.
Walter...that boring gourd who can't beat a fart with three sticks is actually such a person?
Nonsense!
The performance of the crowd was all visible to Fang Zheng.
However, Mr. Fang had already taken it easy. Faced with such a small scene, he still said with a sad expression: "But everyone should be able to find that Walter today is very different from what I said."
"Since he completed the last construction site, he has suffered from serious illness and often feels unwell. But why is he still active at the construction site?"
"Because he has a son! For the sake of his beloved son, Mr. Walter had to go back to his old business and drag his sick body to the construction site to continue working hard."
"And his good friend, Mr. Black, in order to protect Walter's self-esteem, has been secretly providing pocket money for his beloved son..."
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