At the mouth, Zhang Ning walked out of the state office, the piece of paper in his hand was like a thousand pounds, but it also had the value of a thousand gold, and after another look, he carefully put the paper into his arms, and the entourage who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly greeted him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Lord Lang, where are you going next?"

"Let's go, board the ship immediately and go to Nanchang!"

"Huh? Lord Lang, if you go to Wuchang now, I'm afraid it will be dusk when you get there, in case the curfew doesn't open the city gate..."

"Get on board now."

After Zhang Ning finished speaking, he rode on his horse and went to the north of the city, as the lord of Lang, he did not need to explain to his entourage, although the other party was right, but after all, the information he knew was limited, and he knew that Nanchang City was open to Huangzhou merchants.

The implementation of the curfew in Nanchang is not false, of course, the city gate must be closed at night, but there is a small village in the north of the city, providing a foothold for those civil and military officials who can not enter the city in time, and there are soldiers on the periphery to guard the strategy, and as long as he has the paper in his arms, he can also spend the night in the small village.

When the city gate opens early tomorrow morning, he can enter the city to do business, get things done as soon as possible, and return to Xiyang with the goods as soon as possible, and then go to Nanchang for a while.

Running back and forth between Xiyang and Nanchang, when going to Nanchang to go downstream, it is time-saving and labor-saving, but it is more difficult to return to Xiyang from Nanchang, but this is nothing, others want to go this way, but it is not so easy.

When the king of Xiyang set out on the expedition, he did not donate money and materials to the soldiers, and at this time, he was not qualified to take the lead!

Riding horses on the street, beside a ditch, many young men were dredging, although it was winter, they could still smell the stench, and I don't know how many years of rotten mud had been dug up.

Zhang Ning's nose moved, this smell was both familiar and unfamiliar, in Xiyang City back then, the drainage ditches emitted this smell in the summer, but since the king of Xiyang took office, after some rectification, Xiyang City has changed greatly.

Of course, at that time, the king of Xiyang was still the prince of Xiyang County, and Zhang Ning was just a small businessman at that time, and with the obvious changes in Xiyang City, he also changed from a small quarry owner to a wealthy businessman today.

There are projects in Huangzhou every year, and a large amount of stone is needed every year, so that quarries have sprung up like mushrooms, and all kinds of unpaid labor force can maximize the profits of each quarry.

King Xiyang became the governor of Huangzhou, and the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction also began to build new water conservancy, and each family was only worried about the lack of manpower, not worried that no one wanted stones. Now, the business has expanded beyond Huangzhou.

Walking out of the north gate, to the riverside wharf, the eyes are full of busy scenes, the newly built wharf is crowded with boats, a large number of stones have been transported down, transported to the nearby riverside embankment construction site.

Not long after the official army took the city, the commander Yu Wenwen ordered the damaged embankment to be repaired, and at the same time the drainage ditches in the city were renovated to avoid flooding and waterlogging during the rainy season, which could lead to an outbreak of plague.

Every summer and autumn, the river rises sharply, and the city is very prone to flooding, although there is a river embankment and the successive government offices have repaired it from time to time, but after hundreds of years of wind and rain has been damaged, and this repair is actually to remove the rotten old embankment and build a new embankment.

At the same time, it is necessary to renovate the drainage ditches that have been silted up for many years in the city, and the manpower required is mobilized from the residents of Huangkou City, there is no salary, but two meals a day, and the stone is naturally provided by Huangzhou.

Especially the well-informed Zhang Ning, because before the march of Lingnan Road, he took the initiative to donate money and materials, so he became the first batch of merchants to provide stones.

Before the war subsided, the king of Xiyang repaired the Yangtze River embankment in Huankou, and many people couldn't figure out what was going on, but Zhang Ding knew some inside information: it was to let the people of Huangkou have something to do, and not let people with ulterior motives instigate trouble.

The so-called "cash-for-work" means that everyone has no farm work to do in winter anyway, so the method of organizing manpower to build river embankments and renovate drainage canals allows the people to have a bite to eat and something to do, and by the way, they repair the water conservancy facilities around the river.

The money and food needed were all transferred from the treasury of Huangkou Prefecture, and then part of it was spent on the young people, and a large part of it finally went into the pockets of Zhang Ning and other "suppliers" in Huangzhou.

With the money and grain of the state government, the people were organized to build the river embankment, and the things were done in a dignified manner, and the money earned by everyone was also clean, and the city of Huangkou was originally an important place for river defense, and it was natural to repair water conservancy facilities and city defense.

Huangzhou suppliers who provide stone and other materials for various projects make a fortune as a matter of course.

But that's just the beginning, and the big head is still to come.

When Zhang Ning came to the dock and was about to ship a merchant ship, he saw an official who was summoning the officials to explain something, and the soldiers on the side were guarding the periphery to maintain order.

"Zhang Ning, a grass person, has seen the Ming Mansion."

"Zhang Dongjia, the stone is almost out of supply, can your quarry work?"

"Mingfu, please rest assured, the other day was the New Year, so the progress of the quarrying was delayed, and now the quarry is not short of manpower, and it will be able to provide stone to Huangkou on time."

Xu Shao nodded when he heard this, and after talking with Zhang Ning for a few words, he turned around and continued to explain the embankment construction to his subordinates.

Xunyang County, Jiangzhou is not as important as Badong County of Huangzhou, it has been an important place for Jiangfang for hundreds of years, and now it is the logistics transfer center of the Lingnan Road march, and all kinds of grain and grass baggage must be transferred from the nearby Hukou.

If the Chen army in the lower reaches of the river invades, it will also organize the army and civilians to defend the city, and now it is to preside over the construction of the river embankment, and in the beginning of spring, the people must be organized to farm, so Xu Shao's shoulders are very heavy, and he has no time to chat with acquaintances.

Zhang Ning saw a few acquaintances among the officials, these are all officials of the Huangzhou Yamen and the official office, and they followed Xu Shao here to deal with various complicated affairs, if there is no major problem, they can get rid of their official status and become officials.

No matter how small the official is, he is also an official, and no matter how big the official is, this is a world of difference, thinking of this, Zhang Ning couldn't help but sigh, the changes in Huangzhou, not only these businessmen, but even the officials who hate dogs on weekdays, also have a good future.

Walking on his boat, the steward stepped forward: "Master Lang, do you want to go to Nanchang immediately?" ”

"Yes, go immediately, try to get to Nanchang before dark, you have to rush to do things tomorrow, you, stay in Huangkou."

"Lord Lang, Lao Li, they will go to Huangkou tomorrow, but they are carrying weapons, and if they want to cross the lake, they need to be approved by the government..."

"I have reported to the state government just now, you stay in the city, and when they land tomorrow, they will ask the officers and soldiers to inspect it, there will be no problems, take the road guide and let them go to Nanchang quickly, the war is tight over there!"

Hearing this, the steward lowered his voice and asked, "Lord Lang, is the brook dog really going to make trouble?" ”

"What is the name of the brook dog, don't let the officers and soldiers hear it, and say less in the future." Zhang Ning explained, after all, as a well-informed person, he knew that one's request.

Looking at the busy wharf, Zhang Ning twisted his beard, smiled and whispered: "Jiangzhou's heroes don't know whether they are alive or dead, they dare to conspire to make trouble, the officials and soldiers can't take care of it for a while, the king is now on the occasion of employing people, how can I not help the righteous businessmen of Huangzhou?" ”