After Lei Yungong obtained Ding Wei's gold-medal arrow, he began to dominate the city of Bianjing like a tiger with wings.
The fate Lin Ran received was really not a major task that ordinary people would dare to take on. Liu Yongfang was frightened when he heard that he had to complete the construction of eight palaces in three months. How could he be afraid? Ding said that this person was not Fighting a battle that is uncertain, you are bound to win as soon as you take action. At worst, you will die together. Anyway, there is tall Ding Wei leading the way.
Liang Chuan's idea was really damaging to the family. It was no different from digging someone's ancestral grave!
No house in this era was made of earth and wood, and it was mainly made of wood and supplemented by earth. The wisdom of our ancestors was to be practical and easy to obtain materials, so wood became the first building material.
Even buildings as important as the palaces in the palace cannot escape the fatal flaw of being flammable and flammable, not to mention the thatched huts where ordinary people live!
The rich area in the east of the city is okay, most of them are mansions, but the west and north of the city are much different. There are also a lot of slums here, many of which are made of thatched felt, and then there are lumps of earth underneath. Not to mention this kind of building If there is a fire prevention, all the people living there will be safe.
How can it withstand investigation?
There are more than one million people in the city, and based on household registration, there are almost more than 300,000 households, which is equivalent to more than 200,000 houses. None of these houses meet the standards! Unless they build it with cement, but where can they get cement to build their houses?
There are more than 200,000 houses, and each one costs 200,000 yuan for a penny. Before Lei Yungong took over the big order of palace renovation, Liang Chuan helped him get such a huge sum of extra money. It makes him drool in his dreams. Got it!
These high-end brothels and taverns are the first to be burned during fire inspections. These places are owned by wealthy owners. Whether they can pass the customs and whether there is a fire hazard depends entirely on whether Brother Kong Fang is there.
Lei Yungong was just here for the money. He didn't even try to hide it. His approach was domineering and direct. He didn't mince words as soon as he entered the store. He would seal up other people's stores at the slightest sign of flames and was afraid of shouting. If the fire gets bigger and burns down the official palace again, even a hundred heads of their entire family won’t be enough to behead them!
What kind of place is a brothel? It relies entirely on doing business at night. The so-called lanterns are most suitable for such landlords. This place of fireworks is also the place where the most money comes in and the lights are the brightest!
Naturally, he became the golden rooster for Lei Yungong to make money!
Liang Chuan originally thought that they could make a lot of money for him by just collecting dozens of coins from Bianjing City. Later, when he went to the streets and inquired about it himself, he found out that Lei Yungong, a dead eunuch, was just trying to start a civil unrest and bring down the entertainment industry in Bianjing. How could dozens of strings of strings get into his eyes?
It was completely treating him like a beggar. He had a brothel and a wine shop. If he paid less than 10,000 guan, he would never see the moon the next day. Not only did he do it himself, he also had to drag the Ministry of Works, Multiple departments of the Kaifeng Prefecture and the Inspection Department jointly enforced the law. If the Ministry of Works was not dead, they would go to the Kaifeng Prefecture. If the Kaifeng Prefecture threatened, the Datouqiu Ba of the Inspection Department would directly take action. These soldiers could still be seen in broad daylight at the feet of the emperor. They were beating, smashing, looting and burning. They were so excited that every pore of them was screaming. They worked so hard that they couldn't work any harder. The entire Bianjing city was full of complaints.
Liang Chuan underestimated the appetites of Lei Yungong and Ding Wei, and the two of them gave seats to all walks of life in the city according to their income.
First there are these gold and silverware stores, then jewelry stores, various pharmacies, leather stores, and luxury goods stores. The large ones cost 10,000 guan, and the small ones cost several thousand guan. You can do it without paying, the yamen from the Ministry of Industry They had never been so excited before. They didn't know that they had so much power and importance. For the sake of the safety of the official family, they first smashed up the store and then sealed it.
The more ruthless person was charged with murdering an official and transferred to Kaifeng Prefecture for investigation.
Cheng Lin knew about this and was opposed to it at first. When Lei Yungong saw that Cheng Lin was going against him, he said a few words. If the fire started again, Cheng Lin's negative attitude would be unacceptable to Lei. She must go to the palace and talk about it carefully. Cheng Lin immediately changed the direction of the situation and agreed to such an inspection. Otherwise, he, the governor of Kaifeng, would be in trouble as well.
He doesn't have the upper hand at all in terms of emotion and reason!
But instead of worrying about the safety of the official family, these two people are clearly worried about their own 'financial future'!
Cheng Lin noticed something was wrong! Lei Yungong and his gang are selling sheep's heads for dog meat, collecting money from everywhere under the guise of inspection, and amassing money in various ways! Businessmen and residents from all walks of life complained like snowflakes about this dead eunuch. The Kaifeng Mansion had received many reports about Lei Yungong accepting bribes.
According to the procedure, Cheng Lin notified Lei Yungong. How could this bastard be willing to admit his guilt? Many shops had also paid money to eliminate the disaster, and everyone was in peace. Who allowed the power to be in the hands of others?
The dead eunuch's actions made the entire Bianjing city hate him and Ding Wei so much that they wanted to tear their skins apart and eat their flesh. The five ghosts of the past have become history, but Ding Wei's notoriety continues to be carved on the pillar of shame.
How could they know that Liang Zhong's casual remarks almost triggered a civil uprising! This poisonous plan was thought up by Liang Chuan, but luckily Liang Chuan was hiding behind the scenes, otherwise everyone would be shouting and beating him on the streets.
In a few days, the cadres of the Ministry of Industry and the government officials gave full play to the spirit of model workers who "endured hardships and never tire of hard work." They attacked on all sides and laid ambush on all sides, plowing the city of Bianjing upside down. In the past few days, Lei Yungong gained countless benefits and money. He collected hundreds of thousands of gold coins. The people closed their doors at night and cursed Lei Yungong to be reincarnated as a eunuch in his next life, and that he would die sooner or later in this life.
But from another aspect, the prosperity of the Song Dynasty can be seen.
Good people don't live long, and disasters last for thousands of years. Curses are always a trick of the incompetent!
But Lei Yungong also encountered many tough problems.
For example, the eldest son Qian Nuan, the son of Privy Councilor Qian Weiyin, owns several banks and restaurants. The second son Qian Hui is the husband of Taizong's ninth daughter, and has a large property. The third son Qian Xuan has no property of his own, but is related to the Wang family of Xin'an County. Zhao Zonge, deputy privy envoy Yang Chongxun, and his sons had close contacts with each other, and there were also many investments.
Lei Yungong didn't know the origin of these industries at the beginning. How could he be regarded by people like these minions from the Ministry of Industry when he joined someone else's family? He didn't even give him a sip of tea, but just whipped him out with a big stick!
Lei Yungong was used to being so arrogant, how could he stand this arrogance? He came with an imperial edict this time. Who else dares to fight against him? As soon as his temper got angry, Qian Nuan destroyed a restaurant.
This stirred up a hornet's nest. Qian Nuan called his brother and went directly to the imperial army to mobilize a group of his father's personal soldiers. He cornered Lei Yungong and others in the restaurant, and beat him up without any explanation. Later, some of them died. He escaped and went to Ding Mansion to invite Liang Chuan.
Although Liang Chuan is a newcomer to the Ding family, his identity has been quietly spread in Bianjing. In addition, he has a clear way of talking and doing things. Unlike Lei Yungong, who always fights to the death when he comes up, Liang Chuan showed his identity and relied on Ding Wei. Because of the situation, I spent a little money to repair the damaged furniture.
Whenever you do something, you must know the occasion and the person. Lei Yungong is arrogant. There are many people in Bianjing who are more arrogant than him!
In fact, most of the restaurant was destroyed by Qian Nuan's own people when they arrived. Anyway, it will be blamed on Lei Yungong and others. If you don't replace it, it will be in vain!
After fighting this battle, Lei Yungong thought that he was unlucky and had a recalcitrant nature. Later, he destroyed the property of Wang Deyong, the son of Wang Chao, the Duke of Lu, and asked Wang Deyong to clean it up. Which of these dandy boys with soldiers is the best? Xiang Yu would just show his knife when he disagreed with her, which frightened Lei Yungong into restraining himself a lot.
On that day, the court meeting did not elect the commander-in-chief to rebuild the palace on the spot. Eight halls had to be built within three months. Unless the Great Luo Immortal moved eight halls from the sky, there was nothing anyone could do.
Liu Yongfang, the old fox, originally wanted to take all the credit, but he was so scared that he shrank back. Their construction project was the most professional, and there was nothing they could do. The other civil and military officials could only stare.
After retiring from the court, Ding Wei began to think about this matter. Although it was a great achievement to complete this matter, it was also very difficult. Is there a way to break through?
When Ding Wei got home, he happened to meet Liang Chuan who was out wiping Lei Yungong's butt. Liang Chuan originally wanted to tell the story about Lei Yungong doing evil in his name, but then he thought, this idea was his own, and the person behind it was Ding Wei. Did he accuse him of the crime?
Two people were sitting in the main hall.
Liang Chuan thought of Ding Zhaohua's words last night and looked at Ding Wei's unhappy face. Could this be what he was talking about?
Ding Wei said: "The Empress Dowager Liu of the court today requested that the eight halls be rebuilt within three months so that the official family will have a new place to go before the end of the year."
Liang Chuan thought to himself, hey, it's not about Ding Zhaohua. It's okay, okay.
Ding Wei saw that Liang Chuan was absent-minded and asked, "Sanlang, what's on your mind?"
Liang Chuan came back to his senses and said politely: "Thank you, Sir, I have nothing else on your mind. Is it just that it will be difficult to complete these eight halls in three months?"
Is it very difficult?
Ding Wei thought he heard wrong?
The reason why Liang Chuan would ask such an unintelligent question is that in Liang Chuan's impression, royal projects are all coordinated by the whole country, and they are often large-scale operations involving hundreds of thousands of craftsmen, let alone three months of birth. With eight halls, even three days is not impossible.
Ding Wei touched his beard, his eyes became even crooked, and he said with a wry smile: "The repair of the eight halls seems very simple, but this is not just a matter of repair. The primary problem before us is that a large number of ruins need to be cleared after the fire. After leaving Bianjing City, someone did some calculations and found that it would take at least half a month to a month to completely move such vast ruins out of Bianjing."
Liang Chuan asked: "Why does it take so long? There are countless soldiers in the palace, and even one person can lift a brick. Why does it take so long?"
Ding Wei explained patiently: "There are many people, and there are as many as we need, but the road is so big, it is impractical to directly mobilize the imperial army to move the waste stone and wood. If there are too many people, there will even be no road and waste storage place to throw the waste."
Ding Wei said solemnly: "What the officials have always been most afraid of are these forbidden troops and generals. If these tens of thousands of forbidden troops are to get out of control right under their noses, how can you let the officials sleep peacefully? If there is only one disturbance, countless heads will fall to the ground." , then whoever takes over whose head is not guaranteed!"
Liang Chuan asked: "Ding Xiang, do you think there are other reasons for the difficulty?"
While the two were talking, Cai Men came into the hall to report that Miss Zhaohua had asked the embroiderer to make some new sets of clothes. Usually Ding Wei doesn't want to hear about such trivial matters, but the eldest brother's daughter has been spoiled since she was a child. There is a rule in the house that the young lady must report to him no matter how small the matter is, so that he can have peace of mind.
In the past, before becoming rich, just one set of clothes was enough. Any more clothes would be considered extravagant and wasteful. Later, as I progressed from simplicity to luxury, it was unrealistic to go back to the simple life of the past. Even if I made a few more sets of colorful clothes, it would be a waste. It costs a lot of money, but as long as Zhaohua is happy.
Cai Men saw that now he was only responsible for trivial things like embroidering clothes for the young lady. Master Ding would take this new boy with him whenever he had something to do. If he continued like this, would he still be able to live his own life?
After Ding Wei heard this, he asked Cai Men to leave. This old housekeeper was loyal enough, but his structure and level were too low. He could just let him look after the house, but there was no need for the others.
After Cai Men glanced at Liang Chuan, he withdrew bitterly.
Liang Chuan was so angry in his heart, boy, are you really determined to die now, aren't you? In front of Ding Wei, you are as stupid as me. I can't kill you!
Ding Wei continued: "The ruins are just a small matter. After they are cleaned up, a large amount of wood, stone, and paint will have to be transported in. It is difficult to transport these raw materials, and the manpower and material resources consumed are immeasurable. The Bianhe River is currently the busiest. At that time, materials for the winter began to be stored everywhere, and space had to be cleared to transport these materials for building the palace. This winter, the people are afraid that there will be a boiling of resentment."
Liang Chuan calculated and said, "How long will it take to transport these materials?"
Liang Chuan thought for a moment, it seemed like he had heard of this before, how to do it, right!
Liang Chuan asked: "En Xiang, why can't this be done at the same time? In this way, I think the time should be able to do it without disturbing the lives of ordinary people!"
All at the same time! Ding Wei seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly stood up from the imperial chair and walked a few steps in the main hall.
Liang Chuan couldn't bear to disturb him, but seeing that he couldn't pierce through the thin layer of gauze, he gently flicked it and said: "Introduce Bian into the palace!"
"Exactly!"
Ding Wei struck with his fists and palms, and said with great joy: "Introduce the water from the Bian River into the palace, so that the soil obtained by digging the river can be used to make bricks and tiles. Once the river is connected, large quantities of wood can also be transported along the Bian River." When the river is transported to the palace, there is no need to occupy the commercial and civilian rivers in the city. After the bricks are transported, the newly dug rivers can be drained, and then the original ruins can be filled into the rivers, so that the ground can be restored to its original state!"
Ding Wei's eyes were shining brightly, and he looked at the picture of pines and cranes prolonging life hanging in the main hall with his hands behind his back. His excitement was beyond words, and he exclaimed: "Old Sanlang, I hope to take a further step forward in my life with you. It's really God who helps me!" "
Liang Chuan did not dare to take credit and be arrogant. He knew that people like Ding Wei were extremely arrogant. He quickly prostrated himself on the ground and said to Ding Wei: "Enxiang is too modest. This method was thought up by Enxiang himself. It has nothing to do with villains. It is a small person’s honor to share the worries of adults.”
Ding Wei smiled with satisfaction and said: "How could Sanlang turn a blind eye to the truth of his innocence? You once said that you want to do business and if you need help from me whether it's expenses or connections, just come to me, lest you resent me in the future!"
With Ding Wei's words, there will be a lot less trouble in the future. Liang Chuan thanked him again and again. He calculated it for himself. In a few days, the intelligence team that returned to Qingyuan with money and goods should also be back.
