The square in front of the county government office.
The new stage stands in front of the steps of the Yamen. The stage is five feet above the ground, five feet wide and six feet long. The frame is a pure wooden structure, but every exposed solid wood is wrapped with gauze, decorated with dragons, phoenixes and flowers. Painted with grass; the countertop is covered with a red carpet, making it soft and comfortable for people to walk on.
It is covered with various colored brocades on all sides, and even the dome is capped with colored silk. The brocade on the front is movable, and it can slowly open to both sides if someone pulls it gently.
It is quite similar to the stage in the previous life, but more dazzling and colorful. The only regret is that we don’t have the big screen, lights, projectors, speakers and other necessary concert equipment that we had in our previous life.
There is a banner hanging on the roof of the front shed: Qinghe County’s first Thanksgiving and people-friendly concert!
Hongyun Tower is famous in Qinghe, and Dou Ying has become a legend among the people. Many people want to see her beautiful face and appreciate her singing. Unfortunately, since she entered Hongyun Tower, she rarely shows her face outside and only sings in the building.
If you want to see him and listen to his music, you can only go to Hongyun Tower. However, Hongyun Building takes a high-end route, and you would be embarrassed to wander around the building without a few taels of money in your pocket.
But no one dared to think wrong about Dou Ying and Hongyunlou, such as forcibly taking people to their homes to sing in the hall, or listening to a domination show. As for the ridiculous behavior of dominating the building and seizing women, they didn't even dare to think about it. breed.
Who doesn't know that standing behind her is the biggest Boss in Qinghe County?
Wealthy businessmen, landlords, bullies, and street gangsters, no matter how hard-headed they are, would not dare to stretch their necks towards the guillotine under the magistrate's seat.
The more mysterious Dou Ying becomes, the more her worth rises. A few days ago, she personally led all the people in Hongyun Tower to take to the streets. On behalf of the Lord, she thanked everyone for their efforts in hunting down the Green Forest desperadoes. She also announced that she would hold a benefit performance. Suddenly, the entire Qinghe County was in a state of excitement. Any star in her previous life could not even stir up the excitement. Not even dust can catch up.
Therefore, since the first day the stage was set up, the flow of people in front of the square has never stopped.
In the fifth year of Jiaqing, November 11th.
No snow.
The sky is high and the clouds are light, the wind is cold but not hard.
The county government square is full of colorful flags and crowded with people, making it more lively than the Chinese New Year. Smart vendors set up stalls selling various snacks and dolls on the edge of the square, and business was unprecedentedly good.
Fortunately, Kong Fang had the foresight to send county soldiers early to maintain order. Although people came and went in the square, there was no chaos.
“Tum…Tum…Tum”
Three drums sounded, and the originally noisy square fell silent for an instant, and people looked towards the stage.
Kong Fang walked to the front of the stage and looked at the huge crowd under the stage. He felt inexplicably excited, but after all, he was used to big scenes and did not behave awkwardly.
After Fang Shiqing agreed to the concert, he started planning.
Go back three days.
Qinghe Baihua Building.
Kong Fang invited wealthy businessmen and squires in Qinghe City to have a drink. Speaking of which, except for Samurai Yue, everyone else was at a loss when receiving his invitation.
Since ancient times, unless there are weddings or weddings, only the people have requested officials. How can there be any reason for officials to ask the people?
But they haven’t heard anything happy about the magistrate?
Is it because Luo was abusing the Five Evils in Jiangbei, and your Excellency specially served wine to calm down the fright? If you think about it carefully, that should be it.
Du Xinwu and the others had a tacit understanding, and they went to the appointment carrying valuable gifts. Unexpectedly, their gifts were blocked by Master Kong Yiji outside Baihua Tower.
"Master, what's the point of this?" Du Xinwu asked dissatisfiedly because of his old age.
Kong Yiji smiled and said: "My lord, he just wants to invite all the village sages to get together and have a chat. Don't think too much."
"My lord has specifically asked you to come. You have already given me a huge favor by being able to come. How can I accept the generous gifts from you?"
When Du Xinwu heard this, he didn't know how to reply for a moment.
Although they are wealthy, they are still citizens after all.
Officials are the god of the people. How dare they, ordinary people, ask the magistrate not to give face to the magistrate?
Unless they are stubborn or stupid.
Kong Fang's sexy moves made them uneasy, and Baihua Tower seemed to be in crisis.
"Master, can you give me some information? What is the profound meaning of this move?" Du Xinwu, after thinking about it for a thousand times, bit the bullet and inquired again.
Kong Yiji blocked Du Xinwu's hand that stuffed money into his pocket, and said with a smile: "Mr. Du, if I say that my Lord invites you here to discuss important matters, and that it will be of great benefit to you without any harm, do you believe it? "
"I believe."
Du Xinwu was hesitating and didn't know how to answer, but the warrior Yue jumped in and spoke. "Dear local sages, you should believe in your sincerity. He is a good official with no strict rules. We cannot treat him with common sense."
"If you don't want to talk about anything else, let's just talk about my old Wu family. Haven't you heard of it? Let's not judge a gentleman with a villain's heart, and bring all the common etiquette back. Let's go there in a clean mood. grown ups."
After that, he took the lead in letting his servants take the gifts home, and then stepped into the Baihua Building. Seeing this, others followed suit.
In Room No. 1, Tianzi, Kong Fang was indeed waiting for him.
Du Xinwu and others were greatly moved. They put down their last vigilance and ethical restraints and met each other calmly. Kong Fang completely ignored his official status and regarded himself as a junior.
He lowered his posture, and after the squires were frightened, they gradually adapted to it. The two parties got along harmoniously, and they were enjoying the wine and conversation. Kong Fang took advantage of everyone's conversation and cleverly introduced the topic.
He told them openly in the city that he planned to harden all the streets in the city with cement, and the cost of the project would be funded by the county government.
The cement used in it is provided by his cement workshop, and he gives 50% profit.
Everyone is familiar with cement. The road project from Fangjiazhuang to Qinghe City is about to be completed. They have all been to the site to observe it, and many of them have also made reservations for cement.
Needless to say, the wonders of cement are great. What moved them was that the benefits of this project were beyond their imagination.
They are either natives of Qinghe City or have been operating in the city for several years or even decades. They are familiar with every street in the city. To harden them all, the cement required is estimated to be millions of kilograms.
The most important thing is that cement is in short supply, expensive and in short supply. Adults say that the profit concession is 50%, which seems insignificant, but in fact the losses suffered are incalculable.
Kong Fang changed the topic.
Although most of the project costs were paid by the county government, and he also made a profit on the cement, this urban construction project is a good thing that benefits the present and will benefit the future. All of you here are famous squires in Qinghe City. He wants to give everyone a thumbs up. A thousand opportunities.
The people sitting here are all smart people, and they immediately understood what the adults meant. Building bridges and paving roads is a kind act of cultivating yin virtue, and since adults are the first to offer advice, they will naturally not be stingy with the small amount of money. Wu
Samurai Yue was the first to stand up and express his willingness to donate 5,000 taels of silver, and others were also willing to donate.
Kong Fang asked everyone to stay calm.
