Although Chen Wenhui snickered in her heart, she still said with a subtle expression on her face: "Tian Yuanwailang is really a false praise. ”

Liu Jingyuan said: "Where is the false praise, this is true, I admire you, how can there be so many strange ideas, how can this city be governed so well?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Okay, don't laugh at me here, let's sit down." Everyone should be hungry all the way, let's try the food of Qingchun City. ”

As he spoke, he invited the officials to take their seats. This large view building is very spacious, everyone is on the third floor, the middle partition has been removed, here is a huge hall, all the windows are open, the cool breeze blows, very comfortable. Everyone in the middle of the hall has a big case, and some cold dishes have been placed on the table, as well as tableware, wine jugs, and wine glasses. There are also maids at each table.

After a while, everyone sat down, and the servants came over to serve the food, Chen Wenhui first raised a glass to everyone and said: "Welcome to our Qingchun City, please eat well, drink well, play well in the next few days, if you have any requirements, don't see outside, you must mention it to me." ”

After speaking, do it first as respect. Everyone also raised their glasses. Chen Wenhui saw that everyone drank the wine in the glass, so she clapped her hands, and a team of singers and dancers came up, and there were some people who played musical instruments, and the song and dance performance began. Everyone ate and drank while enjoying the singing and dancing.

At first, I didn't care a little, but slowly everyone found out that these singing and dancing girls are of a very high level, not only the singers and dancers are gorgeously dressed and beautiful, but also skilled. The dance that was danced. The songs sung are all new songs and dances, and everyone can't help but be fascinated.

Chen Wenjun couldn't help but feel a little strange, walked to his sister's table and sat down, and asked in a low voice: "You are a girl, why do you raise these singers and dancers?" ”

Chen Wenhui asked strangely: "Can't girls raise singers and dancers?" Not only did I raise these singers and dancers, but I also set up such courses in our school. Children with musical talent can learn music, children with drawing talent can learn painting, and dance, singing talents can learn dance and singing. These dancing girls you see today. Singer. In fact, they are all the students in my academy, and they have been studying for more than two years, so they can have today's achievements. ”

Chen Wenjun was even more strange and asked, "Why do you let those children learn this?" I can still understand how to draw. Learn to sing and dance. I really don't understand. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Our city dwellers. Originally, he was poor and white, but later he came here to start a business and had something to eat. If you don't go hungry, later, you have accumulated money again, you can live in a good house, and you can use good furniture, do you want to pursue it a little? So, I opened a night school in the city to teach these residents to read and learn about culture. Not only did you learn Confucian culture, but you also learned music, painting, navigation, arithmetic, carpentry, blacksmithing, and so on. It all depends on each person's interests and talents. In addition to evening classes, I also established a public library. This public library is a public library where residents can go and read books for free. However, books are not borrowed, if you want to read them, you can buy them or bring your own pen and paper to copy. This is the joy of culture for the residents. In addition to these, I also trained these kabuki and regularly performed them for free in teahouses and restaurants. I am also planning to build a theater, which is already under construction, and will be dedicated to performing these theatrical performances once it is completed. Let residents have art to appreciate in their spare time. ”

The two brothers and sisters did not lower their voices when they spoke, so many people heard these words. Everyone looked at each other. An accompanying official said: "The saints have no class, but I didn't expect that what was not realized in the Central Plains dynasties has begun to be realized in you." ”

This was too praised, and Chen Wenhui hurriedly said: "Where, the main thing is that we are overseas here, and everyone misses their hometown, so if there is no way to relieve boredom after work, it is easy to have problems." Rather than letting the residents gamble and play, we, the government people, should think of ways to guide them to appreciate the elegant things, such as all kinds of art. This is also to stabilize the law and order of the society. ”

Chen Yuanheng's eyes flashed slightly, and he pondered.

At this time, the song and dance performance ended, Chen Wenhui said: "The kabuki here is different from the kabuki in Dachu, the kabuki here are all children of white families, they work for the arts, please don't be equated with those kabuki in Dachu." My Kabuki here is also a member of our yamen, and is on the same level as those carpentry and blacksmiths. They also have to go through the examination, there are first-class actors, second-level actors, third-level actors, etc., and different levels get different salaries. Please all respect them. In our Qingchun City, the people respect them very much. Many of them were the children of officials in our yamen. ”

At this moment, those officials who were a little dizzy suddenly came to their senses. In accordance with their usual practice of visiting the area, when local officials asked the kabuki to perform, they would naturally let them choose their favorite kabuki to serve them. When they were just watching the song and dance, they were already thinking in their hearts which kabuki was the most beautiful, and which one they would like later. However, Chen Wenhui's words made them dare not speak.

Kabuki also has a fortune, which can no longer be accepted by them, and now they are suing them that many of these Kabuki are the daughters of officials in Qingchun City. Now their desire to play is completely dead. Who can play with the daughters of officials, this will lead to the attack of the entire official class. They don't have the guts.

Chen Wenhui saw that the banquet was almost over, and everyone had finished enjoying the singing and dancing, eating, drinking, and playing, so she announced that the banquet was over, and sent people to send those officials back to rest, and the specific visit to Qingchun City was left for tomorrow.

Chen Yuanheng also took his children back to the courtyard arranged for him by Chen Wenhui.

This courtyard is shaded by green trees, and the large magnolia tree at the door has bloomed, and the fragrant fragrance can be smelled from afar. Chen Yuanheng was very satisfied with such an elegant residence and asked, "What is the name of this courtyard?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "When this courtyard was first built, it was reserved for your parents, so the decoration is carried out according to your preferences. For example, this white magnolia tree, as well as the hosta flowers in the yard, and those four-season osmanthus flowers are now blooming. So, here I gave a name called Xuanchun Hall. ”

Chen Yuanheng nodded and said: "This name is elegant, there is a spring light here, it is appropriate to call Xuanchun Hall." What about your mothers? ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Mother has already taken her sister-in-law and Sister Mingzhu to drink tea in the flower hall. I have a good flower tea here, which is concocted from flowers. ”

Chen Yuanheng turned back to Liu Jingyuan and said, "It's so good here, I really don't want to go back to the capital." ”

Liu Jingyuan said with a smile: "The winter here is still as warm as spring, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, compared with the bitter cold capital, I naturally want to stay here." I don't know if Sister Wen Hui has left me a yard, in the future, I will also want to retire here. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "I have long left a courtyard for Sister Mingzhu, which is the Jinfang Courtyard not far from it, which is your current residence. When you just went back to change your clothes, you should have seen it, how about it? ”

Liu Jingyuan said: "It turns out that the courtyard is specially for us." It really meets our requirements, Sister Wen Hui has a heart. ”

As he was talking, he had arrived at the flower hall, and there were a room of people in the flower hall, including Bai's, Mingzhu and Chen Wenhui's two sisters-in-law, Wan and Mei. Of course, there are also good spirits and good benevolence, as well as serving maids and nurses with children. At this moment, when they saw Chen Yuanheng, they all got up and saluted.

Chen Yuanheng waved his hand and went to Shanling and Shanren first. He hugged his grandson and granddaughter and asked, "Have you eaten?" Is it fun here for aunt? ”

Shanren was still young, and where could he speak, Shanling said, "Grandfather, I like my aunt here very much. In the future, I will also be the lord of the city, and I will also build such a beautiful house, and I will also invite my grandfather and grandmother to live there. ”

Bai smiled: "Good spirits are really filial." I have already told the good spirit that as long as she studies hard and is as capable as her aunt in the future, I will support her in building a city of her own. ”

Chen Yuanheng said with a smile: "Good spirit, as a city lord, you can't just think about building a luxurious and beautiful city lord's mansion to live in. The most important thing is whether it can make the people in your city live and work in peace and contentment. ”

This truth is a bit profound, and the little good spirit tilted his head and thought about it.

Bai Shi took Shanren and said, "It's too early for the master to tell his granddaughter such a big truth now." Well, the children are also tired, so the nurses will take the children to rest. Good spirit, go and rest. You see your brother is asleep. ”

The good spirit was carried down by the nurse.

Chen Yuanheng motioned for everyone to sit down and said, "It's very good here, although I thought that my Hui'er would manage the city well, but I didn't expect it to be so well governed." Back then, when I was in Ancheng, Deqing, and Qingyang City, I thought that I had some political achievements, and I also sought some benefits for the people, but I was still not as good as you. ”

Liu Jingyuan said: "My father-in-law is really humble. Anseong, a small remote county in the south of the Yangtze River, has become a well-known livestock and poultry distribution center in the south after the governance of his father-in-law. How many livestock and poultry are traded there every year? Now that county is already an upper county, famous throughout Dachu. Deqing, how many merchants are attracted to the annual trade fair, and many businessmen in the capital go to Deqing to trade once a year, which brings many benefits to the people of Deqing. There is also the whole continent of Huzhou because of sea trade, many people first went to Yizhou Island to open up the wasteland to live, and now these people are rich. It has driven the economy of Huzhou, and now Huzhou's tax payment is among the top ten in the various states of the imperial court. ”

Chen Yuanheng said with a smile: "In an old governance place like ours, I am the one who does not give in, and I think it is not bad. But compared to their new way, it's still worse. (To be continued......)

PS: Thanks for the pink ticket of 2009