Chapter 252: Saving the People from Hanging Upside Down
Zhao Xuefei was already waiting by the car, and when he saw Fu Yuan appearing, he immediately showed a flattering smile on his face, and said, "My lord, be careful!" Raise your hand to help Fu Yuan get out of the car.
Fu Yuan didn't take a hand, but looked at it sternly.
Zhao Xuefei knew what it meant, this was to ask him why he parked the cart here, and hurriedly explained: "The people of Jiyuan all know that the governor is coming, and they have been waiting outside the temple gate for a long time, hoping to see the true face of the governor, which can be regarded as a blessing from eight lifetimes." But it was so messy that I parked the car outside the temple gate, and the adults came out of the carriage again! The sensible will sympathize with the adults and work hard, and the ignorant will underestimate the adults. ”
At this point, Fu Yuan also understood what Zhao Xuefei meant. Think about it, as soon as the car stopped in front of the gate, they bent over and pouted their butts and drilled out of the car, the picture was really not good.
He reached out and pressed Zhao Xuefei's wrist, got out of the car down the wooden staircase, and said, "So, you let us get off here, and then pace to the main gate to maintain our face?" ”
Zhao Xuefei said: "Exactly! ”
Fu Yuan smiled and said, "You are attentive!" After a pause, he said: "Go to the county border to greet you, and let us get off here, all of which you figured out yourself?" ”
Zhao Xuefei said: "No, it's all thought up by the friends of the lower officials." ”
Fu Yuan's heart moved, and he asked, "But that kid surnamed Li Mingfeibai?" After receiving an affirmative answer, he swept his eyes, but found no trace of Li Feibai, and said, "What about others?" ”
Zhao Xuefei said: "He is preparing the ceremony to welcome the adults at the gate!" ”
Fu Yuan let out an "oh". Although it was the first time he went out of Beijing to be a governor, he also knew the rules for the lower officials to greet the upper officials, and the lower officials always gave a salute to the upper officials, and the upper officials just said a few polite words. These have been used at the county border, and when they arrive at the gate of the Jidu Temple, what are the rituals?
However, the previous county boundary greeted him and let him get off in a secluded place had made him very surprised, and he was really curious about what tricks Li Feibai could play. My heart is itching and I want to know the answer as soon as possible.
He glanced back, and a few other senior officials such as the political envoy had already arrived behind him, and other low-grade ones were rushing here! Still patiently waiting, he looked left and right, and asked, "Why don't you see people here?" ”
Zhao Xuefei said: "The countrymen have never seen the world, and for fear of disturbing the adults, this road was closed last night, and idlers are not allowed to approach, so as not to cause accidents." ”
Fu Yuan nodded, thinking that this move was good. Rather than the people being congested and provoked by the soldiers, it is better to prepare in advance, so that the people will not suffer unjustified disasters. He knew in his heart that people like Zhao Xuefei would not come up with such a solution. Because in the eyes of a low-level official like Zhao Xuefei, only by driving the people to maintain order can he show his official authority, and it seems that Li Feibai came up with it!
He turned around again, and the officials were almost there, so he said, "Lord Qian, let's go!" ”
Qian Mu channel: "Master Fu, please!" ”
Fu Yuan was no longer polite, and under the guidance of Zhao Xuefei, he walked towards the gate of Jidu Temple. After walking for about three or four hundred meters, I turned a corner, and I could already see the crowd of people in the distance, as well as the officials who were waiting for the battle.
There was a road in the middle of the officials that led to the main entrance.
Fu Yuan led the officials and officials to the main gate, and saw dozens of children dressed as Confucian scholars standing on both sides of the main gate, and they seemed to be holding something in their hands! He wondered in his heart, these children don't study hard in the county school or private school, what are they doing here to join in the fun? At this time, he saw Li Feibai.
Li Feibai suddenly raised his hands up, and the children also raised the things in their hands, which turned out to be big red flowers wrapped in red silk. The flowers danced rhythmically back and forth in the hands of the children, and the children's voices paused and sang, "Welcome, welcome, warm welcome!" Welcome Governor Fu and his officials to come and ask for rain to save the people from hanging upside down. ”
Fu Yuan was stunned, and a smile immediately appeared on his face. Those who are officials do not regard him as a governor, at least in the hearts of the people, he is a well-deserved governor!
He walked down the stairs to the main entrance, and suddenly the firecrackers rang out, crackling endlessly. He turned around to look at the crowded people, the gongs and drums also sounded, and the dragon dance and lion dance began not far away, and the faces of the people were all wandering with a happy smile, and the atmosphere was extremely warm, as if they were celebrating the New Year.
He nodded secretly, and said "good" in his heart, and felt that this ingenious Li Feibai was a character! Lift your foot over the threshold, and immediately see behind the door, something like a fence welded with iron, I don't know what is the use?
Zhao Xuefei followed not far behind him, doing his best to fulfill the friendship of the landlord.
Fu Yuan asked, "What's that?" Why lean against the door, what's the use? ”
Zhao Xuefei said: "Sometimes, there will be a lot of people who come to the temple to pray for God!" No matter where you are, if you are too much of a person, it will be very badly damaged! In order to prevent the temple from being excessively damaged due to a large number of people before it was repaired, Li Feibai came up with an idea, and anyone who entered the temple had to pay a damage fee of ten yuan. In this way, the number of people entering the temple can be controlled, and the money can be used to repair the temple. In order to prevent people from being injured due to overcrowding, Li Feibai made such an iron fence, so that people could turn around the fence to pay money and get in, so as to avoid people being injured. ”
After speaking, he was careful, observed the look on Fu Yuan's face, and saw that Fu Yuan's face was as usual, and his heart fell.
From the beginning of going to the county border to greet Fu Yuan, Zhao Xuefei told the truth no matter what Fu Yuan asked. First, after all, the idea was taken by Li Feibai, and if it was a great achievement, he didn't want to be greedy. Second, these things are the first time in the world, and if there is, he doesn't want to memorize them.
Fu Yuandao: "Have you tried to collect money?" ”
Zhao Xuefei replied: "A few months ago, Li Feibai held an auction in Jidu Temple, and he tried it for two days. ”
Fu Yuandao: "How?" ”
Zhao Xuefei said: "I probably received a few hundred taels of silver!" ”
Fu Yuandao: "So, you can also collect 12,000 taels of silver a year, which is not only enough for repairs, but also for the county to subsidize some?" ”
Zhao Xuefei said: "Exactly! ”
Fu Yuandao: "What is the auction?" ”
Zhao Xuefei told the matter of the auction, but hid Cui Wenxiu, saying that he had met a big financier and spent millions of taels of silver.
Fu Yuan smiled: "I didn't see it, you also found a friend who made money." In this way, you have more money in your little county than in the whole province! ”
Zhao Xuefei was taken aback, and secretly blamed himself for being really troublesome, why did he tell Li Feibai that he had earned millions of taels of silver. As far as the territory of Henan Province is concerned, who doesn't know that Fu Yuan wants to do a few practical things to secure the position of governor, but he didn't want Qian Mutong to make a salary draw at the bottom of the kettle to make him have no money to do things. Not to mention that there is no silver in the county, even if there is silver, Fu Yuan can't be borrowed, so is it not clear that he will offend Qian Mutong?
He hurriedly explained, "In addition to being my friend behind the scenes, Li Feibai is also a businessman. Everything auctioned off was made by him, and it had nothing to do with the county government. ”
Fu Yuan let out an "oh" and said, "I want to borrow you as a friend and be a friend for me for a few days, I wonder if Lord Zhao can endure the pain of love?" ”
Zhao Xuefei was stunned and was speechless for a long time. In addition to marveling at Li Feibai's good luck, I also marveled at Li Feibai's good luck! No matter whether Fu Yuan can sit firmly in the position of governor, everyone is a second-class master, and Li Feibai can be a friend of such a character, and he can be regarded as a phoenix on the branches.
If it were someone else, he would definitely be eager to climb Fu Yuan's high branches as soon as possible. But he still knows a little about Li Feibai, and knows that his mind is focused on business, and he is half-hearted to be a friend of Fu Yuan, but he is afraid that he is unwilling to be Fu Yuan's friend of the scene.