Zhao An had no idea about Xu Ruqing at all. Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more ambiguous, he quickly changed the subject.
It is said that some scholars will come to visit today. He does not have time to stay in Tianshui courtyard for a long time. The reception work can only be left to Xu Ruqing. It is best to tell those students about the rules here and the unified time for holding literary gatherings.
"Sir, are you going out?"
"Go and see the Dagu River."
Zhao An hasn't been there for a long time, and he doesn't know how Qian Yu's engineering team is doing.
Que'er changed back into men's clothes and got into the carriage with Zhou Rang and went out.
People in the streets of the capital are talking about the recruitment of the Imperial College. Most of the people who can be selected are officials and children of big families. Children of ordinary families do not have this opportunity and can only look forward to it and sigh.
Fortunately, the news that Xu Ruqing had opened a holy gate in Tianshuiyuan was spread by several major bookstores. Now many talented people and beauties are traveling together and heading towards Tianshuiyuan.
Zhao An even saw a carriage coming out of Hongxiu Zhai, it should be Ling Qiaoer.
The Dagu River is connected to the city gate by a cement road, and the carriage speeds along without any bumps.
Some villagers were lying on the road and rolling around, laughing and saying that the road was smoother than beds.
If you want to be rich, build roads first.
The Dagu River's economy rests on the capital, and with Chidao connecting it, more and more people will do business.
After just a few days, the new town of Dagu has completely changed. The refugees have put on new coarse cloth clothes, and every household has been assigned a mud-tile house. At a glance, they are connected by cement roads. It seems that they have traveled through time and space and returned to their original places. world.
Although Zhou Rang was well-informed, he kept rubbing his eyes, suspecting that he had come to the wrong place.
Zhao An went to see Qian Yu in no hurry, parked the carriage somewhere, and took the two of them to walk in the countryside.
Zhou Rang sighed with emotion: "You are really a genius. The road and the house are made of the same solid material. Even if there is another flood, you don't have to worry about the house being washed away."
He was right. A house made of cement can be used for decades without any problem. It does not need to be renovated like a wooden house after a while.
There is a market further ahead, which is very lively.
Some people set up stalls to sell a variety of pastries and handicrafts. There were also many businessmen from the capital. They even bought houses here and were renovating and decorating them and hanging plaques.
Zhao An kept talking.
Businessmen who are unable to afford early profits are still very vicious. If nothing happens, it will not be long before Dagu River Xinxiang becomes a small capital city, and its prosperity will be comparable.
Just as I was thinking about it, suddenly there was a noise in front of me.
Taking a closer look, there were three or two officers with swords, walking crabs, overturning many stalls, buns and cakes scattered everywhere, the whole street became a mess, full of crying and yelling.
Que'er frowned and said angrily: "Shameless thing! You are just bullying the people!"
Zhou Rang said: "These losers can't even walk well. Such a wide road is right next to the stalls. They have to overturn other people's stalls."
In fact, Zhao An couldn't figure out the other party's brain circuit, so he stepped forward to stop the three officials and asked: "Why did you set up the farmer's stall?"
"Why? Who are you? How dare you meddle in my business!"
The three officials were surprisingly arrogant, and Zhao An was also furious. He raised his hand and made a big show of force!
There was a snap.
The leading officer covered his cheek and spun around several times, then sat down heavily on the ground, his eyes about to burst: "You dare to hit me! You are looking for death!"
Zheng!
Que'er suddenly drew his sword with murderous intent, "Bah! I've blinded you! You don't even know who we are!"
It seemed that they were accustomed to bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, or they felt the terrifying murderous intention. The three of them gave up on the spot. The leader of the official gave a smile and said, "Sir, we are from the Yamen of Dagu County. The county magistrate wants to collect taxes, but these guys Mudleg has money to sell food, but has no money to pay taxes, so..."
"So you just destroyed the stall?"
Zhao An was extremely annoyed.
These are all disaster victims!
And what the hell is Qian Yu doing? When did there be an additional yamen here?
Zhou Rang thought thoughtfully: "The higher-ups must have seen that the Dagu River is extraordinary, so they directly assigned the title of a county and opened a government office."
Que'er put his sword across the officer's neck and said scornfully: "Are you blind or have you lost your conscience? All the people living here are disaster victims!"
The yamen servant shrank his neck and almost cried, "Auntie, there is nothing we can do. As you can see, the people living here are not only ordinary people, but also businessmen."
"Then you just go to the merchants to collect taxes!"
After saying this, Queer suddenly became mute.
Zhao An cursed in his heart, Daxia emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, and the business tax was low, but there were some weird things.
The so-called less is compared to the real wealthy businessmen, which includes tarpaulin tax, carriage tax, etc. No matter how rich or small the family is, taxes are collected together. What ordinary people charge, rich businessmen also charge.
So the wealthy businessmen had obviously paid, but the lives of these refugees had just improved. They set up stalls to make money, but they couldn't afford the business tax, so their stalls were kicked off.
Thinking of this, Zhao An gave Que'er a look. Que'er immediately put away his sword and kicked the yamen servant, letting him lead the way, and went to the yamen to see who was the county magistrate sent down to be on duty.
To be honest, Zhao An was very disappointed. He thought that Qian Yu led the Guojian Group to build Dagu Township and would definitely be able to control it.
It's a good thing now that the Yamen is in the hands of others. This is no joke.
Because Zhao An plans to turn Dagu Township into an industrial park, having such a golden nest snatched away halfway is like pulling out teeth from the tiger's mouth!
It's a shame I came here, otherwise it would be unimaginable.
Seeing such a posture, some villagers quickly followed suit and started shouting grievances.
They just want to survive, and they promised tax cuts and preferential treatment to take care of the victims, but in the end, there are still no survivors at all!
Zhao An was furious after hearing this. When he arrived at the yamen gate, he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.
Damn it! That's too much!
The Hui-style garden-style mansion that Qian Yu promised to leave for him was occupied and turned into a government office!
Zhao An was so furious that he kicked the yamen servant and knocked him upside down. He grabbed the drum and smashed it!
There was a loud bang, and several government officials ran out. When they saw their colleagues being beaten, they pulled out long knives, and their eyes were as wide as eggs.
"Hey! How dare a bunch of unscrupulous people come to the Yamen to cause trouble! I don't want to live anymore!"
Que'er couldn't help it for a long time, picked up the scabbard and stepped forward to hit him.
There was a chirping sound, the wind swept through the remaining clouds, and in the blink of an eye, there was a piece of people lying on the ground.
The county magistrate and the master trotted out when they heard the commotion. They were both in their thirties, with sinister features and treacherous looks. They cursed: "You idiot, how dare you make a mistake now, sir?"
Zhao An grabbed a piece of warrant and threw it over.
The county magistrate picked it up curiously and took a look. He was so confused that he ran out of the Yamen on the ground and knelt on the ground in cold sweat. "Big, big, my lord! I am Liu Mao!"
"Why are you stuttering? Didn't your voice sound loud just now?"
Zhao An took back the badge of commander of the imperial guards and laughed in his heart.
Fortunately, I got a few extra tokens to play with in the Yangxin Hall on weekdays, otherwise today would be really difficult.
