Knowing that the county government did not say anything, but in order to leave an impression of diligence on Han Fu, the next day, Hua Hu rushed to the county government early.

He thought he had come early, but when he walked to the door of the main hall, he saw Han Zhan, dressed in official uniform, sitting in the lobby talking to the new county lieutenant Zhao Yun. He hurriedly quickened his pace and walked into the main hall, and bowed to the two of them: "Xiaguan Huahu, see the envoy and the county lieutenant." ”

"It's the flower master's book," Seeing the flower tiger walking in, Han Zhan said politely: "You came just in time, this envoy Junzheng has something to discuss with you." ”

"I don't know what the envoy sends?" After Hua Hu said this, he said that Han Zhan had something to discuss with him early in the morning, and it was related to the repair of the city wall, so he asked smartly: "Could it be that the envoy is planning to repair the city wall?" ”

Although Han Zhan had already guessed in his heart that Hua Hu would ask such a question, he still pretended to be surprised and asked, "How does Master Hua know about the plans of this envoy, could it be that he has been sending people to monitor this envoy?" ”

Hua Hu was taken aback, and hurriedly waved his hand to deny: "The envoy is laughing, where do his subordinates dare to send someone to spy on the envoy." Fortunately, he was in a hurry, and in his panic came up with a reasonable reason, "When I entered the city yesterday, I saw that the envoy's eyes had been staring at the city wall, so I guessed that the envoy might feel that the city wall was in tatters, and he had the idea of repairing it. I just asked casually, but I didn't expect it to coincide with the idea of the envoy. ”

Han Zhan knew that Hua Hu was lying, but he didn't expose him, but asked, "Master Hua, this envoy is planning to repair the city wall, I don't know what you think?" ”

"The walls of Sheguo County are dilapidated, and once they encounter bandits or yellow turbans, they will not be able to defend themselves against foreign enemies." Hua Hu pretended to be distressed and said: "If the city wall had been repaired earlier, the county magistrate and county lieutenant would not have to personally lead the troops to meet the enemy, and finally ended up in defeat and death." ”

"I don't know how much it costs to repair the city wall?" Han Zhan knew very well that this was not a game, as long as he sent a few Wenchen generals and a little more repair options, the durability of the city wall would increase. To repair the city wall, it is necessary to use a large number of people, money, food, building materials, etc., and these things can only be done clearly by Huahu, the head snake of the land, so he humbly asked the other party for advice: "I don't know if the money and grain in the county are enough?" ”

"Replying to the envoy's words," Hua Hu was obviously prepared for the repair of the city wall, and when he heard Han Zhan's question, he immediately replied: "If you want to complete the repair of the city wall within a month, you will need at least two thousand people and eight thousand gold. ”

Han Zhan knew that according to the calculation of one thousand copper coins and ten gold coins, eight thousand gold was eighty thousand yuan. He couldn't help frowning, and asked with some displeasure, "Master Hua, why did it cost so much to repair the city wall?" ”

"I don't know," Hua Hu was afraid that Han Zhan would think that he was reporting false accounts in the middle, so he hurriedly explained: "This repair of the city wall is not only to repair those damaged lots, but also to increase the entire city wall by one zhang. ”

Hua Hu's statement was thought of by Han Zhan. Originally, he thought that it would be okay to simply repair the city wall to block bandits or yellow turbans, and if it was attacked by an organized army, the low city wall would not play a defensive role at all. Since the entire city wall had to be made taller, the cost of repairs would naturally rise. He asked tentatively: "Master Hua, I wonder if the county can come up with this repair cost?" ”

Hua Hu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Although the county has some savings in the past two years, it can take out five thousand gold at most." The lack of 3,000 gold can only find another way. ”

When Han Zhan heard this, he almost smashed the golden seal in front of him towards Huahu, he said in his heart that the county could come up with five thousand gold, but you gave me a repair budget of eight thousand gold, isn't this a pastime for me.

Hua Hu, who was good at observing words and feelings, saw that Han Zhan's face was not harmonious, and hurriedly said: "Although there is still a gap of three thousand, it makes you not worried. The subordinates have a strategy, as long as the envoy comes forward, three thousand gold is at your fingertips. ”

Hearing Hua Hu say this, Han Zhan suddenly became interested, and hurriedly asked, "Hua Master's Book, will the plan be released?" ”

"There are several wealthy businessmen in the city, although they are not rich and rival the country, but they also have a lot of wealth." Hua Hu continued: "My subordinates plan to charter the best wine house in the city, and invite them to a banquet in the name of the envoy. ”

When Han Zhan heard this, he understood what Hua Hu meant, and he planned to raise donations from the wealthy businessmen at the banquet. However, he still asked a little unsteadily: "The idea is a good idea, but will those rich businessmen and tycoons be willing to take money out of their waists?" ”

"Please rest assured," Hua Hu patted his chest and assured Han Zhan, "If they don't have enough three thousand gold, their subordinates will never let them leave the wine house." ”

Seeing that Huahu had already become a bamboo in his chest, Han Zhan's heart suddenly became much more steady. He nodded and said approvingly: "In this way, there is the need for the master of Laohua to bother." ”

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There is a wine house opened by a merchant from Chang'an in the east of the city, which is the most luxurious wine house in Sheguo County. It was almost noon, and almost all of the famous and wealthy merchants in the city gathered in the winery. They received the invitation from Huahu, although they all knew that there must be another article for this banquet, but they didn't dare to offend Huahu, the emperor of Sheguo County, so they could only appear in this most luxurious wine house according to the specified hour.

Seeing that the flower master accompanied a young man in a white robe and walked into the wine house leisurely, everyone immediately guessed the identity of the young man, stood up and saluted each other, and said in a chaotic voice: "The grass people see the envoy!" ”

Han Zhan walked towards the position inside, and said to everyone with a smile: "Everyone, please be exempt! This envoy Junxin came here, and he is not familiar with the place, so please come here to meet and talk, you don't have to be restrained. ”

Han Zhan walked to the case in the middle and sat down, letting Hua Hu sit on his left hand. He raised his hands and pressed downward: "Everyone, please take a seat!" ”

After everyone was seated, Hua Hu stood up with the wine bowl, and said with a smile on his face to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, Hua has been the chief secretary of Sheguo County for five or six years, but he has never held a banquet to invite guests. Today, I borrowed the wine of Han Envoy Jun to invite you to a gathering, and the big guy must have fun. Dry! When he had finished speaking, he raised the bowl and drank it all, and the people did not dare to slack off, and drank the wine from the bowl in the same way.

After Hua Hu poured wine into his wine bowl, he raised it again and said to everyone: "I invite you to the banquet today, in addition to welcoming the envoy, Hua has another matter to discuss with everyone. ”

As soon as Hua Hu's words came out, everyone still didn't understand his voice-over, everyone's faces suddenly changed, and the air in the hall suddenly froze.

Seeing the embarrassing scene, Han Zhan, who was about to remain silent and let Huahu praise him to the fullest, could only stand up and arch his hand at everyone, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this envoy invited you to the banquet here today, because there is a difficult thing and I need your help. There is something offended, and Han apologizes to you here. ”

"Han Envoy," Seeing that Han Zhan personally apologized to himself, a wealthy businessman below couldn't sit still, he stood up and asked, "I don't know what to do, just say it." But whatever we can do, we will never push back. ”

"Han saw that the city wall of Sheguo County was low and dilapidated, and he had the intention to repair it." Han Zhan didn't go around in circles with the wealthy businessmen, but said straight to the point: "However, there is a slight shortage of funds, and I hope you can help generously." ”

"I don't know how much money the envoy needs?"

"Three thousand gold."

"Three thousand gold, so much?!" After hearing this, the wealthy businessmen whispered one after another.

The rich merchant stood up, arched his hand towards Han Zhan, and asked, "Han Envoy, please forgive me for saying bluntly, if you want to repair the city wall, it will only cost four thousand gold at best, can the dignified county government of Sheguo only come up with one thousand gold?" ”

"The repair of the city wall this time, after calculation, will cost 8,000 gold." Han Zhan smiled and said to the wealthy merchants: "We are not simply repairing the damaged city wall, but in the process of repairing, we want to increase the height of the city wall. To better convince the wealthy merchants, he added, "You should know that in times of war, this city may be the only safe place, and with high and thick walls, people's lives and family property can be protected." ”

After Han Zhan's words were finished, the rich businessmen began to talk again. Seeing that the rich businessmen had not made a decision for a long time, Han Zhan's heart became uneasy, and he was even thinking about whether he needed to take strong measures if the rich businessmen refused to donate.

He coughed lightly, and after everyone's attention was focused on himself, he spoke again: "I hope you can think carefully, if you don't repair the city wall as soon as possible, once the bandits or yellow turbans attack, your net worth and life will not be guaranteed, then your family property will not be cheap in the end?" ”

After frowning and thinking for a while, the rich merchant took the lead in raising a hand and said with difficulty: "What the envoy said is very true, I am willing to do my best in the future, and I am willing to donate three hundred gold to share the worries of the king!" ”

With the person who took the lead, the people who followed the trend naturally followed, and for a while, someone in the house shouted one after another: "A certain person is willing to donate 200 gold!" "The little one is willing to pay a hundred gold!" ……

The wealthy businessmen below were shouting the amount they were going to donate, while Huahu kept recording. He has an excellent memory, and as long as anyone shouts how much money to donate, he knows who the other party is without looking up, and immediately records the name and amount in the book.

When no one spoke in the hall, Hua Hu put the recorded booklet in front of Han Zhan and said in a low voice: "Envoy, we have raised a total of four thousand six hundred gold, and the cost of repairing the city wall is more than enough. Seeing that the cost of repairing the city wall had been completed, Han Zhan couldn't help but show a satisfied smile on his face.