A few days ago, Cui Geng gave Zhang Qian a proposal and proposed that Zhang Qian build Luocheng to expand the city in the name of Yangzhou Thorn History.

Although Zhang Qian is not kind, he is not authentic as a boss, and he is disrespectful and good~ for the old, but he still has a political vision, otherwise he would not have been able to climb to this position. The history of the governor of Yangzhou and the history of Yangzhou Thorn, this is definitely a feudal official with full gold content! Especially the position of the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, who is also in charge of the military affairs of the seven states, is a soil emperor who does not change the servants of the household.

Therefore, as soon as he heard Cui Geng's proposal at that time, he intuitively felt that this was not only an eye-catching political achievement, but also a project that would leave a name in history. So I didn't think about it, so I agreed on the spot.

But afterwards, Zhang Qian gradually calmed down, slowly thought about the pros and cons of this project, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and he found that he was fooled by Cui Geng, a little bastard, and jumped into the pit on impulse.

He believes that now that it is a peaceful and prosperous era, the imperial court's control and supervision of the local government should not be loosened, otherwise it would not have sent the imperial history of the Suzheng Tai to inspect the place at every turn. In this environment, if you want to rub the oil of the imperial court in the construction of Luocheng and take advantage of the national treasury, you are digging a pit for yourself and ruining your career and future.

Although he is the number one in Yangzhou and holds the military and political power of the seven states, he is definitely not able to cover the sky with one hand. He is not constrained by two families.

A project as ambitious as the construction of Luo Cheng will take at least a few years to complete. However, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the time for local people to bear forced labor was limited. You can't just do it for two months a year, right? The rest of the time without conscription? Then this Luo Cheng is afraid that it will not be able to be completed until he Zhang Qianzuo made the coffin. Everyone is hanging, and you still need a woolen political achievement?

Without conscription, you can only spend money to recruit laborers, and this time there is such a large shortage of manpower, which is not a small amount. Especially the price, when the time comes, it will definitely be going up! It's just manual, and there are all kinds of engineering building materials, which are caught in the hands of wealthy businessmen from all walks of life, and they still have to be stripped of a layer of skin.

These are not the things that bother him the most, after all, it is the money of the imperial court, and it does not cost him Zhang Qian's private money, and he does not feel distressed to spend it.

The problem that bothered him the most was that the bowl of noodles was too unpalatable, and no matter how cunning he was like a fox, he couldn't get around the human favor.

You must know that since the news of the construction of Luocheng spread, the dignitaries and nobles of all parties also started the idea of building the city wall.

And in a short period of time, these people have already made an offer to him through various channels...... Nima, several times more than the reasonable price of his budget for the Assassin Mansion, these people are really eating human blood.

Among the high-ranking officials and nobles from all walks of life, the Boling Cui clan is a little guy in it, but it is not something he can offend and refute.

Like Princess Taiping's henchman, the housekeeper of Li Zhaode, the most powerful prime minister in the limelight now, the family of Wu Sansi and Wu Chenghei, and even the crown prince Li Dan secretly sent someone to contact him......

Among these people, none of them can be offended by him, but is it better to hand over the project to the end? After losing his sister-in-law's affection, Zhang Qian was already distressed and didn't sleep well for a few days and nights.

He was sleek, in the spirit of no one wanting to offend, and finally pondered carefully, yes, didn't Cui Geng do a good job in the matter of demolition? In addition, the idea of building Luo City was also from him. The bell must be tied to the bell, so leave this errand to him.

So, he, the master of the assassin who was a dignified member of the three-rank family, came to the Jiangdu County Ya and kicked the ball to Cui Geng.

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After Cui Geng listened, his cheeks twitched, and he hurriedly waved his hand and refused: "Don't don't, don't don't, Master Thorn Shi, you better ask for another master, don't take you to be such a trick." You can't afford to offend these people, and then you can't afford to offend the lower officials, so you don't insist on putting the lower officials into the fire pit......"

"Ahem, Cui Erlang, this is bad!"

Zhang Qian's old face was slightly embarrassed, and he immediately became serious again, and said: "Cui County's order cannot be shirked in this matter, this assassin has sifted through Yangzhou officialdom, and found that only you are the most suitable, don't say more." ”

Cui Geng was anxious: "My lord, where is the lower official suitable?" Can't I change it? ”

"Okay, that's it, what's the matter? Could it be that this assassin still instructed you not to move the Jiangdu county commander? Zhang Qian's face sank, and when he saw that it was soft, he simply made a hard apportionment.

When it comes to this, Cui Geng can't be hard to the end, if he doesn't take it, he won't take it, right? He drooped his head and squeaked yes.

Zhang Qian knew that he was not kind to this, after all, Cui Geng had made a lot of contributions for him under his hands. Throughout the officials in Yangzhou and the counties under its jurisdiction, only Cui Geng can share his worries the most. You can't let the capable people under your hands always be wronged and take on the hard work, right? After a long time, who is willing to do things for him?

So, he changed his words and encouraged: "Cui County Order, you do this for Ben Tingshi, and Ben Tingshi will not forget your merits after the matter is completed." Ben Thorn Shi knows that he has wronged you in this matter. In this way, what kind of compensation do you want, Ben Thorn Shi can make a decision on the spot now, and satisfy you first! ”

Damn, it's another trick to give a sweet jujube with a stick, and Cui Geng is almost immune.

Don't be in vain!

Cui Geng thought about it in his heart, and first said politely: "Uh...... It is the duty of the subordinate officials to do things for Lord Assassin Shi, how dare they ask for any compensation? ”

Zhang Qian said: "Oh, that's not it." Cui County's order is really ......"

"Yes!" Cui Geng hurriedly cut off Zhang Qian's words, don't let this old man take advantage of the loophole.

Zhang Qian smiled playfully, "Then why don't you say it quickly?" There are other important things in the old man's house, let's talk about it quickly! ”

Cui Geng said: "This matter of building the city wall, you ...... over there."

"I promised you!"

Zhang Qian only thought that Cui Geng wanted to make up for it from the project, this is a trivial matter, since he wants the horse to run, he must let the horse eat some grass and rub some oil in the project, which is really human nature in the officialdom, and it is not an exaggeration.

So without waiting for Cui Geng to finish speaking, Zhang Qian interrupted him, waved his hand, and said very cheerfully: "The old man is in charge of this matter, and you should accept it, you can discuss it with Wei Senjun." ”

After saying that, Zhang Qian might really have an urgent matter in the Assassin's Mansion, so he got up and left the Jiangdu County Ya.

After Cui Geng took over this hot potato, he was at a loss. Because Zhang Qian's previous worries have all been transferred to him, he must think of a good solution to deal with it, how to deal with people with awesome backgrounds from all sides, and finally hand over the project to whom, so that no one will be offended!

He was sad, but Zhang Da Thorn Shi didn't give him time, and after returning to the Thorn Shi Mansion, he sent people to post a notice throughout the city, saying that it was the construction of Luocheng, and that Jiangdu County ordered Cui Geng to be the master, and gave him the right to act cheaply!

After Cui Geng heard the news, he was so angry that he scolded Zhang Qian's old man again in the county ya's house.

As the notices were posted all over the city, for a while, Jiangdu County Ling Cui Geng became the hottest figure at the moment, and anyone who came to see him to discuss the construction of Luocheng could kick through the threshold.

You must know that the construction of Luocheng is a project worth millions of guan, and if you are a little black-hearted, you can even double the cost to tens of millions, or even ...... So everyone is salivating over this project.

These visitors all represent the wealthy families of the world, the bigwigs of the DPRK and China, the nobles and nobles, and the relatives of the emperor......

Cui Geng didn't dare to offend anyone, and he was sent every day, and he was miserable.

Only Song Genhai is the happiest, and he enjoys it all day long, because every day there is a steady stream of people visiting Cui Xianling, secretly handing him red envelopes as a stepping stone, and he collects nearly 100 yuan of money every day, he can't wait for such days to last forever.

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On this day, Cui Geng was busy, holding a cup of tea and soup with Erlang's legs crossed, but when he saw Song Genhai coming in again, he couldn't help but say angrily: "Damn, which way is the fairy?" It's been so many days, and Lao Tzu hasn't stopped. ”

"It's not a god, it's Cui Xiang and Zheng Yu." Songun-kaido.

As soon as Cui Geng heard that it was these two goods, he knew the purpose of the other party's coming, and said a little impatiently: "What are the two of them doing here?" Tell them that the official is busy with official business, and he will talk about it another day. ”

Song Genhai wanted to say yes, but he touched a few taels of silver that Cui Xiang stuffed in his sleeve pocket just now, but he still didn't forget the professional ethics of taking money to do things, and said one more sentence: "My lord, the two sons are very anxious, maybe there is something really wrong, right?" ”

Cui Geng thought about it after hearing this, and finally asked Song Genhai to lead them into the inner house.

As soon as Cui Xiang saw Cui Geng, he hurriedly said: "Big brother, something is wrong, help us save people." ”

"Save whom?" Cui Geng asked.

Cui Xiang said: "Cui Riyong." ”

When Cui Geng heard this, he put the teacup on the table heavily, frowned and said unhappily: "Hey, Cui Xiang, are you okay?" Let me save him? Which green onion is this bastard? I don't have anything to do with half a penny, I love it to death! ”

Rao is Cui Xiang is thick-skinned, and his face is slightly red, and he squeaks: "What, he didn't give money after he finished prostituting in a brothel, and he fought with people and was arrested." Big brother, do me a favor, he is the head of my Boling Cui clan, and he came to Yangzhou with me, I won't save him, in case he has a bad deal, he will return to the past where the younger brother of the clan is really difficult to explain! ”

Cui Geng was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "The dignified Boling Cui clan's clan, the son of the family, can still do such a thing?" ”

Cui Xiang said shyly: "Men, be a better woman, it's normal to go to the Fengyue Hook Fence." ”

Cui Geng rolled his eyes, "Damn, did I mean this?" I mean, can you still prostitute a prostitute and not pay for it? This Nima is so embarrassing! ”

"Uh......" Cui Yu smiled bitterly: "I don't know what happened inside, but now I can't care so much, the gambling house will let you go and get people in person." An hour too late, I chopped off one of his fingers. ”

"Let me go and pick it up myself? He loves life and death, and has a relationship with me? ”

Cui Geng was very curious why the other party made this request, and suddenly he reacted, "Damn, it won't be Cui Ri who used that bastard to borrow my name and do those bullshit things outside, right?" This can't be done, I have to take a look, don't let this bastard tarnish my brother's reputation! ”

Subsequently, he took dozens of officials and went straight to a brothel with Cui Xiang.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he was blocked by a few big men, but the other party was polite, clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "Cui County Order, my master said that there are many people, and you are only allowed to bring two followers in." ”

Cui Geng left the officials outside to guard and entered the door with Feng Changqing.

As soon as I arrived at the brothel, I saw Cui Riyong being beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, tied up with flowers, and guarded by several big men.

Seeing Cui Geng coming in, he hurriedly lowered his head.

Cui Geng ignored him and asked loudly, "Who is in charge here?" ”

"Exactly down there."

PS: There is another shift in the evening.