Before the twelfth lunar month, the Bianhe River finally transported all the materials to the palace before it stopped flowing. The construction progress of the eight palaces was also quite fast. It is said that money can make the devil grind, and a hundred thousand craftsmen completed the eight palaces at a flying speed. Rising from the ground.
Zhao Xiaopin and the others caught up with the good times, and would rather not make money than help the officials share some of their worries. Lei Yungong signed a letter of appointment for them, with the seal of the Ministry of Industry on it. Now this letter of appointment is comparable to the heirloom of their Zhao family. It was so precious that several generations of the Zhao family hardly dared to touch it with their hands, for fear of damaging the treasure, so they offered it carefully with three sticks of incense in the morning and evening.
There are mountains of construction waste piled outside Donghua Gate. There is no way to transport this waste out of the city now. We can only wait for the Bianhe River to thaw after the beginning of spring.
When the time comes, these construction waste will fill the dug river back and transport it out. What will happen to the river?
The construction of the eight main halls has been completed successfully, and it is only a matter of time before the remaining garbage is removed. Everyone can only see the officials and the Queen Mother grinning from ear to ear. Who dares to disobey and say that it is a waste of people and money?
The whole world belongs to his Zhao family. The money is just transported from one warehouse to another. At worst, next year's tax will be a little higher. Will this small amount of money come back?
The feudal dynasty was such a piss-poor!
Ding Wei completed the Zhaoying Yuqing Palace in the Zhenzong Dynasty and was promoted to the governor. Now he completed the impossible repair work of eight halls in three months. The whole court unanimously believed that with Empress Dowager Liu's appreciation, if not If something unexpected happens, Pingzhang's position will be stable.
Although Ding Wei's character was also developed into a sophisticated man who could express his emotions and anger, everyone thought that Ding Wei would be overflowing with joy when encountering a big event, and he looked like he was the best in the world.
Unexpectedly, the situation changed. Ding said that he didn't know whether it was just pretending or something, but the direction of the wind changed dramatically.
This time, the project of the eight main halls was completed as scheduled, and the project was completed beautifully. However, there was no expression on Ding Wei's face. Instead, everyone he saw had a dark face. Some of his relatives were smiling and wanted to take a picture of Ding Wei. He even scolded me for being a flatterer.
Does anyone know about Ding's suffering?
It was indeed a great event with a promising future for his political achievements, but sooner or later, a raging fire broke out in his backyard, making him so embarrassed that he could not see his ancestors. Looking at the smiling faces of others, they all seem to be laughing at him. You think that all the people behind the scenes have been disgraced.
As long as a person has a ghost in his heart, everyone will be a conspirator.
Ding Wei's attitude seemed to other officials to be a different understanding. This Ding Wei was worthy of being Ding Wei, and his level was higher. . Grandma got such a big advantage but still had a stinking face. Even though she got such a big advantage, she still behaved as if she was afraid that others would take away his position.
No one knows exactly how much oil and water this project has squeezed out, but several big contractors such as Wang Lin and Xu Yin have gained a lot of weight thanks to this project. Lei Yungong, a dead eunuch, is not afraid of thunder. From the great greed to the special greed, Ding Wei's benefits are indispensable.
When it prospers, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer!
The only people who pay the final bill for this kind of gluttonous feast are the farmers who face the loess, eat the lightest rice, grains and vegetables, do the hardest farm work, but have to pay the highest taxes.
After Liang Chuan sent Ding Zhaohua to Funiu Mountain and returned home, Ding Wei just asked Liang Chuan if the journey was smooth. He also knew that he would not be able to get the slightest clue from Liang Chuan's mouth.
He was not worried that something would happen to Liang Chuan, he wished that Liang Chuan would die suddenly on the road so that no one would know about the Ding family's affairs. He was just afraid that Liang Chuan would spread something he shouldn't have said!
When the servants were called to ask, they all mentioned two people in unison. After Liang Chuan came back, he brought two girls with him, one named Miss Jin and the other named Qin. Ding Wei vaguely felt that there was something valuable here, so he asked his servants to check it out.
You won’t know if you don’t check, but you’ll be shocked if you check!
The truth behind it almost scared him to the point of peeing.
After that girl Jin got off the car on Yudao Street, she walked straight into the palace, and the imperial guards did not even dare to stop her. Who can enter and exit the palace at will? Is there anyone else besides the official family? Could it be that Liang Chuan is really from the official family?
Ding Wei thought about it carefully and immediately dismissed this idea. It was impossible for the official family to use a woman, and this woman was said to have been in Funiu Mountain for more than a year and almost two years. How long would it take for the official family to bury this line? It was his own decision to send Zhaohua to Funiu Mountain. Liang Chuan didn't say a word, so it was more likely a coincidence.
So who is this girl Jin?
Ding Wei called a servant to ask again, and the servant said: "I seem to have heard Manager Zhang call the girl Liu something..."
Liu what. .
What!
Damn it, someone named Liu can enter the palace!
Ding Wei suddenly figured out all the problems.
The two people who could mobilize the imperial army in the palace were one an official and the other the Empress Dowager Liu. No wonder Xia Shouen led his troops to kill Liang Chuan but remained indifferent despite numerous injuries. The only one who could make Xia Shouen remain silent was Liu. Queen Mother Liu E. . .
The Queen Mother had a little-known marriage before entering the palace. This second-married woman settled Zhao Heng, but before entering the palace, she was Gong Mei's wife!
Gong Mei and her also had a daughter, but not many people knew about this marriage because the late emperor deliberately concealed it. Ding Wei had heard these rumors before, and he had never been interested in these gossipy stories. To think that something so incredible could be true!
Liang Chuan was able to climb up to Empress Dowager Liu's daughter and enjoy the shade under the big tree. He was confident and fearless.
Liang Chuan, Liang Chuan, who are you?
I originally thought that Liang Chuan was just a barbarian from the south who could write a few crooked poems and couldn't even write the words well!
Later, the more I came into contact with him, the more I realized that something was wrong. This kid had grown brave, and he did some things that were harmful to nature, no, it was just lawless things!
It turns out that he has such a big backer!
It all makes sense!
In this case, Ding Wei couldn't offend Liang Chuan.
Liang Chuan originally asked for a piece of land to build a building from himself. If he was a member of the official family, he would naturally not be able to give it to him. Otherwise, if the abuse of private power spread to the ears of the official family, it would be detrimental to him. But Empress Dowager Liu was different. This old woman was biased in doing things, and fairness and selflessness were worthless to her. What a person needed was to be flexible and obedient. She could only follow their wishes and not go against her.
Naturally, the building and land must be given.
After Zhao Xiaopin and his group of Luocheng masters nominally participated in the construction of eight new palaces, they were also waiting for Liang Chuan to give them a new task. Liang Chuan was unable to recruit Zhao Xiaopin and others because he did not have enough land.
Zhao Xiaopin simply returned to his old business and helped people throughout Bianjing to improve firewood-saving stoves.
It's not that they don't want to take on big projects, it's just that the construction of Liangchuan's building will start at some point. If they take on other people's projects, Liangchuan's building will be missed. Instead of doing this, they might as well do some small work, which can make a lot of money in Bianjing. less money.
The people in Bianjing City are still a bit xenophobic. They don't trust these strange craftsmen who come with obscure southern accents.
Especially now that we are about to enter the twelfth lunar month of winter, the stove is the key point of a family's sun fire. If the stove fire cannot rise in winter, we will not even be able to eat.
Therefore, Zhao Xiaopin and the others did not go smoothly when they first launched this service. But they also went this way in Qingyuan. Most of the residents were opposed to it at first. But once someone tried it, their attitude immediately changed 180 degrees, and they rushed to change the stove.
They advertised it as free from the beginning, and sure enough, some people wanted to try crabs. Zhao Xiaopin and his team helped the family improve the firewood-saving stove while maintaining quality and quantity. The firewood was thrown into the stove and burned, which was firewood-saving and efficient, and the smoke was still Every one of them was discharged outside the house.
Famous overnight!
Buying firewood in winter is not cheap, and a stove can be used for decades without any problem. The price Zhao Xiaopin and the others offer is not high, so it would be more economical to improve the stove properly. Many people were knowledgeable and talented, so they asked Zhao Xiaopin and his team to change the stove.
Before returning to Fujian, these people finally had some work to do. The Zhao family did not care about the size of the business, they only focused on their own reputation. Although Master Luocheng lived in poverty, his reputation was getting better and better and he was always respected by others.
After Cai Men's incident, Ding Wei's family fell into a leaderless situation in many matters. Everything needed a decision-maker. Ding Wei said that it was impossible to promote an outsider to take charge of things in a short time.
The biggest blow to him was that Cai Men, the butler who had been with him for more than ten years and considered himself an old confidant, betrayed him deeply. How many people like Liang Chuan could he meet? Someone who is worthy of flattery and capable?
Liang Chuan really tried his best to stay in Ding's house these days, whether it was a matter of general public opinion or the need to manage things. Ding said that he didn't look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face and called Liang Chuan into his study.
Ding Wei was in a bad mood these days. Even if something happened, Liang Chuan would not go directly to Ding Wei, for fear that he would be in bad luck if he offended him.
"Thanks to your vision, Sanlang, the eight halls can now be completed on schedule. I will definitely talk to the Queen Mother about this extraordinary feat when I have the opportunity."
Ding Wei's tone was calm when he talked about Queen Mother Liu, but he stared at Liang Chuan, wanting to see some clues from his face to confirm that his guess was correct.
In fact, Liang Chuan didn't know that Empress Dowager Liu, the old Buddha, had anything to do with him. When he heard Ding Wei say this, the most he meant was to be polite to him. When he, a small person, mentioned that he was in front of the old Buddha, it was sacrificing their own worth.
Liang Chuan was actually indifferent!
Because of this determination, Ding Wei's eyesight is even more favorable to Liang Chuan. You have already winked at her daughter and now you are still pretending not to know her. If you were excited, I would have thought you were pretending, but now isn't it? Do you admit it?
"Ding made a strong statement, it's just a villain's duty."
"Sanlang, you asked me for a piece of land earlier. If you like it, you can choose the open space from Donghua Gate to Bianhe Street. If anyone dares to say no, you can tell me directly."
What he wanted was this effect, and Liang Chuan was not pretentious. He followed the stick up the slope and dismounted the donkey and immediately said: "Xiang Ding, I'm telling you the truth, the land on Bianhe Street is very destined to me, and I have been interested in it for a long time. Unfortunately.."
"What's a pity?"
"It's a pity that there will be a hub for transporting waste in the future. We can only start construction after all the waste has been transported away in the spring of next year. I'm afraid that by then many people will be coveting this treasure land. I have no power and I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble." .”
Ding said that he had not written for several days because of Ding Zhaohua's affairs. Practicing calligraphy is a steady skill. Today, Ding finally picked up the pen. His pen used to be steady, but when he heard Liang Chuan's complaints, he suddenly became sharp.
"Just start construction and let the river change its course."
Ding Wei's style of doing things has always been this way. If he was honest and honest, he wouldn't be called a treacherous minister. What he wanted was to maximize profits. This kind of invisible flattery was exactly what the Queen Mother and him needed.
Liang Chuan was extremely excited: "Thank you, Mr. Ding."
