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"Ding Sixteen, you take someone to search the backyard of the government and let those officials cooperate. If anyone does not cooperate, there is no need to be polite. ”

Gu Chengyu glanced at the official and said in a warning.

This person is the head of the official team, as long as this person is frightened, those small officials under him will naturally obey this person's orders.

"Yes, sir!" Ding Sixteen's eyes lit up, this search for evidence is a beautiful difference!

As long as it's not too much, take a little bit of one or two, and adults won't bother.

The businessmen and the three officials in the room all looked like earth, trembling and undecided.

Seeing that Li Taihang was arrested, Patriarch Xia knew that he had come for nothing today. So he got up and prepared to take his leave.

What happened here, he still had to go back and send a message to Lord Shoufu as soon as possible, so that Lord Shoufu could think about it and transfer this Lord Gu back to the capital as soon as possible.

As for Min Feng, Patriarch Xia didn't plan to ask. He was originally dissatisfied with Min Feng's occupation of the Xia family's resources, but now that Min Feng is cocooned, he will not wade into this troubled water.

Min Feng has his own Lord Shoufu to worry about when he commits a crime, and he is not an official of the imperial court, so he has no right to meddle in this matter.

Besides, it's useless for him to intercede for Min Feng, Gu Chengyu will sell him face?

"Master Gu, I didn't expect Lord Li to make such a big mistake, it's really unseemly. But now that the adults have important things to do, please ask Old Man Rong to retire first. Another day, the old man will be the east, and he will do his best to the friendship of the landlord, and the adults will definitely appreciate it! ”

Gu Chengyu raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Patriarch Xia, why do you have to leave as soon as the official comes?" The official and the Xia patriarch hit it off at first sight, and just wanted to have a good time with the Xia patriarch, the Xia patriarch proposed to leave, this is not possible! ”

Patriarch Xia frowned, does this Gu Chengyu still plan to let them donate silver?

This arrested Li Taixing, and he even wanted to use Li Taihang's territory to coerce everyone to donate silver?

The businessmen present had already left their seats, but Gu Chengyu refused Patriarch Xia so thoroughly, so they had to rest and leave as soon as possible.

But I sat like this, and my heart was terrified. I was afraid that Gu Chengyu would find their mistakes, and I couldn't wait to devour them and suck them into the marrow, and I didn't even give them a copper plate.

"Lord Gu said seriously, and the old man also saw that Lord Gu was busy with official business, so he asked to leave. Master Gu is famous, the old man has admired him for a long time, and today it is not easy to see the real person, but he is fortunate to have three lives! ”

Patriarch Xia had no choice but to sit down again, blurted out two sentences, and glanced at the anxious people in the hall at the same time.

"Patriarch Xia has a good reputation, in fact, this official came today, and it was not all for Mrs. Li to bribe. Originally, I wanted to find an auspicious day to invite you, but it was better to choose a day than to hit the day, so I simply borrowed Lord Li's treasure land. ”

Patriarch Xia knew that he would not be able to get out of the silver today, so he was afraid that he would not be able to get out of this side hall.

This Gu Chengyu made it clear that he was here to ask for silver, they were rich in the south of the Yangtze River, and those court officials were already very red-eyed.

If the delegated officials can take up posts in Jiangnan, it will definitely be a beautiful difference.

Take the position of prefect as an example, it is the kind of official who is not too greedy, and when the three-year term of office arrives, not to mention 100,000 snowflakes of silver, it is 50,000 or 60,000 taels, and that is not a problem.

As the head of the family, it was really unreasonable for them not to donate silver, but Patriarch Xia didn't intend to let Gu Chengyu get the silver so easily.

There was news from Yingnanfu that Xia Hongji had donated a full 50,000 taels of silver.

As soon as he heard the news, he almost ran to Hang Tianfu and scolded Xia Hongji for being a pig's brain.

That's 50,000 taels! Although their Xia family has a big business, they can't help but squander it like this!

But no matter what, since they agreed, no matter how much they regret it, their Xia clan can't afford to lose this face.

After all, Xia Hongji is a branch of the Xia family, and the person sent to Hangtianfu to take care of business represents their Xia family.

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A pair of men and horses swept out of the gate of the capital, galloping on the official road, and the ten large boxes with iron edges in the middle of the team were very eye-catching.

"Clear Spring!" A deep male voice sounded from inside the carriage, and a man in a dark coat immediately rode up to the carriage.

He lowered his head and asked in a deep voice, "My lord, but what do you command?" ”

"Call the dart head of this dart game!"

"Yes!" Qingquan answered, and drove his horse forward.

The man in the carriage leaned against the back wall of the carriage with his eyes closed, Gu Chengyu! Last time, I got you cheap, and this time I have to make up for it.

This time, he kept an eye on Gu Chengyu, and he didn't believe that it would be good. The corners of the man's mouth rose, and he couldn't help but look forward to this trip to Jiangnan.

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"My lord, the silver donated by the merchants this time has been calculated, totaling 218,000 taels!" Mingmo handed the account book to Gu Chengyu and asked Gu Chengyu to look at it.

Gu Chengyu bowed, took the account book, glanced at it roughly, and then threw the account book on the bookcase.

Mingmo is still relieved. There is only an account, no expenditure, and this account cannot be falsified.

Although the river embankment in Yingnanfu is still completed, there is no need to strengthen it for the time being, but Gu Chengyu has other plans.

Yingnanfu is in the upper reaches of the Tianya River, and there are many tributaries that flow into it. Gu Chengyu planned to cut off part of the tributary and divert it to reduce the burden on the downstream embankment.

And Yingnanfu, as one of the major tea-producing areas of the Dayan Dynasty, has countless merchants. In such a prosperous area, it is indeed very difficult to rely on the Tianya River to travel to and fro.

Because Jiangnan is still the granary of the Dayan Dynasty, and the silk and porcelain of Jiangnan are also very famous.

Not to mention Sunan Mansion, which is close to Yingnan Mansion, there are also several salt farms, large and small. It is conceivable how rich Jiangnan is.

Gu Chengyu sighed twice, no wonder those decentralized officials all sharpened their heads and wanted to drill here in Jiangnan.

In such a rich place, not to mention the expiration of the three-year term, even one year, you can make a lot of money.

It's a pity that the imperial court has not made full use of the advantages of Jiangnan and other places in recent years, resulting in the empty treasury of the imperial court, and the merchants have not received much benefit.

Although it is close to the Tianya River, merchants usually travel by water, but it is very inconvenient for merchants to come and go in the north.

Gu Chengyu's idea was to rebuild the official road from the north to Jiangnan, which would be more conducive to the economic development of Jiangnan.

In fact, the reason is very simple, if you don't invest, where will the benefits come from? If you want to get rich, you must first build roads, which is an eternal truth.

Of course, this is not a small amount, it will cost millions of taels if you can't say it, and where can the imperial court get a few million taels now?

Therefore, Gu Chengyu's plan is to cultivate part of it first, and then have the opportunity to cultivate it later.

Anyway, those disaster victims have to settle down, and it is easy to breed trouble if they do nothing every day, so it is better to arrange those young and middle-aged laborers to build roads.

Cash-for-work has always been a good way to settle the victims, who can fill their stomachs and get some money.

If you take the money to buy food, the old and weak women and children of the house will not go hungry.