Ten thousand taels?

When everyone heard that there were still people openly standing on the opposite side of Chen Boren, supporting Lin Haoran so strongly, they were also looking for prestige, and their faces couldn't help but be stunned.

It was none other than Cao Meng, the squire who had just appeared arrogant and rude and shouted at Lin Haoran in public, the most influential eccentric old man in Yangzhou City.

"This ...... What's going on? ”

Yang Dashi looked at Cao Meng in disbelief, but he didn't know which one this old man was singing.

Obviously, Lin Haoran punished his grandson in Mingchun Building, and he and Lin Haoran were so disagreeable, why did he help Lin Haoran at the most embarrassing moment for Lin Haoran?

Hey?

Lin Haoran was indifferently drinking wine and facing all this, and at this time, he was also slightly surprised and turned his head to look at Cao Meng.

I thought that this stubborn old man would be a staunch opponent, and even followed Chen Boren and others in collusion, but he didn't want to suddenly support him now.

"The old man has the right to believe in Lord Qincha once, and I hope that Lord Qincha can keep his promise and announce all the income and expenditure!" Cao Meng explained with a good face.

"No matter how big or small, all the expenses are announced on the shadow wall of the county office, and Mr. Cao is also asked to supervise the progress and quality of the project!" Lin Haoran didn't look at it greedily, but nodded with a smile.

"The old man is a person from Yangzhou, and he also hopes that Yangzhou will become better, so naturally he will not let Mazhi County have the opportunity to cut corners!" Cao Meng replied as a matter of course.

In fact, he didn't have much prejudice against Lin Haoran, and even heard about Lin Haoran's creation of Fulei Prefecture and Guangzhou a long time ago. It's just that for most of his life, he has already seen through the true faces of many so-called honest officials, so this is aimed at Lin Haoran's fundraising.

It's just out of consideration for the people of Yangzhou, this thing has really made the people of Yangzhou rich, although he has doubts about Lin Haoran, he also decided to donate 10,000 taels to promote this matter.

Lin Haoran glanced at Cao Meng seriously and found that this old man with a strange temper was not so hateful.

A lot of times, there are two sides to the story. The problem of the local squires was certainly a major crux of the Ming Dynasty, but most of these squires were familiar with the books of the sages, so many squires were willing to think about the local people.

Damn old thing!

Yang Dashi watched Cao Meng stand in line like this, gritting his teeth with hatred and saying secretly.

"Lord Chincha, the name of this lake is too ordinary, how about changing it to an elegant name?" Xu Yunan was already involved in the process, and at this time he made suggestions.

Chen Fengming, the general judge of Yangzhou Prefecture, smiled slightly: "The lower officials heard the advice of the Yacha who came back, saying that when Lord Qincha browsed the Baobao Lake, he composed a poem and said: The weeping poplars continue to pick up the remnants, and the wild goose teeth Hongqiao is like a drawing. It is also a pot of gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake! ”

"Slender West Lake? What a good name! ”

Xu Yunan and the others' eyes lit up immediately, and they applauded one after another, along with Cao Meng.

is different from Hua Yingrong, who has a strong personality, although everyone knows that it is the name of Hangzhou West Lake, but they know that it will be easier to attract literati.

"I pledge a thousand taels!"

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"I pledge two thousand taels!"

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As Cao Meng stood up to express his position, the squires and salt merchants in Yangzhou City came forward to pledge donations, which was not only to give face to Cao Meng, but also to give face to Lin Haoran.

Ma Chuyuan watched everyone instigating large pledges, his tightly knit brows gradually relaxed, and he carefully recorded the names of these people and the amount of donations pledged, and a bright smile slowly appeared on his face.

Syllable!

Chen Boren looked at the scene in front of him indifferently, feeling like he had been slapped in public.

I thought that he, the president of the Lianghuai Chamber of Commerce, would stand up, and Lin Haoran's fundraising would end dismally. But he never thought that this old man with a strange temper would choose to support Lin Haoran, which made his wishful thinking fall through all of a sudden.

Cao Meng noticed that Chen Boren was looking at him, but he sat there indifferently and ignored it.

Although he knew that Chen Boren had a wide network of contacts, and even had contacts with the old man of the court and the secretary of the military department, he did not plan to do anything in his career, so he did not need to look at Chen Boren's face.

"Lord Qincha, the list of pledges is here, and a total of 53,700 taels have been raised!" After Ma Chuyuan finished recording the roster, he held it with both hands to Lin Haoran and said with a smile.

In addition to Hua Jia, Xu San'an and Cao Meng, Hu Dayong and Weng Zirong, representatives of Hui merchants, donated another 5,000 taels, and together with the squires and salt merchants who instigated large donations later, the total amount of donations raised has reached an astonishing 53,700 taels.

"Ma Zhixian, the next thing is for you!" Lin Haoran didn't reach out to take the roster, but said with a smile.

Ma Chuyuan hurriedly said: "It is also the duty of the lower officials to benefit the people of Jiangdu County!" ”

This is not all a lie, once he can do this thing well, the county chronicle will inevitably have a strong stroke. Like the Yangzhou Mansion Chronicle, because Wu Guifang, who was the prefect of Yangzhou at the time, proposed to build a new city, Wu Guifang has been included in the Prefecture Chronicle.

Lin Haoran stood up with his wine glass again, and said aloud to everyone present: "Ben Qincha is here to give you a glass on behalf of the people of Yangzhou, and thank you again for your help!" ”

This time, together with Cao Meng, they all stood up and drank this glass of wine with Lin Haoran.

Regardless of whether Lin Haoran will be greedy for ink in the future, many squires and salt merchants really feel that Lin Haoran wants to do things for the people of Yangzhou, which makes many people slightly moved.

Compared with the previous two greedy Qincha in a row, Lin Haoran is indeed too good.

Lin Haoran put down the wine glass, saw that the wine and food had almost been eaten, and then looked at some people at the same table and invited: "Ben Qin has even half a catty of good Longjing, Mr. Cao, Xu Yuanwai, Weng Yuanwai, Hu Yuanwai, why don't you go to the hall with Ben Qincha to have tea?" ”

"Dare to disobey!" Xu Yunan and the others were invited by Lin Haoran and immediately responded respectfully.

This......

Chen Boren, Yang Dashi, Fan Qianshan and others watched as these people stood up and followed Lin Haoran away, and they seemed to be sitting alone in place, and their faces couldn't help but feel a trace of embarrassment.

Yang Dashi really wanted to follow the past to taste a taste of Longjing tea, but how could a donation of just one hundred taels still be served by Lin Haoran, so he was naturally ruthlessly hung here.

He watched Cao Meng and the others leave the corridor with Lin Haoran, then turned his head to look at Chen Boren and asked, "President Chen, what should we do now?" ”