Chapter 91: The Secret of the Lord of Jiangning's Cangzhong
Pushing open the mottled door, a sense of desolation and desolation came to his face. The broken tiles and the exquisite window lattices all show how beautiful this house once was.
In general, the house has three entrances, the walls have collapsed, the wooden houses have rotted, the purlins have sprouts, the dry artificial lake is covered with moss and grass, and the occasional rabbit is quite cheerful in the grass.
If Wu Qing hadn't seen it for the sake of the three hundred fir trees, he really wanted to slap the county order a few times, this house was all rotten, and all had to be rebuilt, and the land in Shangyuan County could be worth three thousand yuan? These black-hearted corrupt officials! If it was Jinling City in the past, it would be reasonable, but now such a big county has been suppressed because it was once the capital, and even the county order is the seventh grade. Wu Qing was dissatisfied, but he still had to look at the three hundred fir trees first.
Dozens of granaries in the former Jiangning warehouse are still standing tall on the banks of the Qingxi River, but now there is not even a guard soldier, only in a warehouse door, an old man is shaking a pu fan, lying on a mat basking in the sun.
The master Bo ignored the old man, and directly took Wu Qing to a warehouse on his left hand, the warehouse door was not locked, and when he pushed open the warehouse door, a corrupt breath penetrated his nose, Wu Qing's heart darkened, those woods are not rotten!
Walking to the depths of the warehouse, Wu Qing saw that the fir wood was really neatly placed and still intact, Wu Qing smiled in his heart, looking from the bottom up, it was ten meters high, and each purlin was nearly three feet thick, which was a good wood for purlins.
"Fortunately, this wood is not rotten, my lord, this Jiangning warehouse is empty now?" Wu Qing was a little curious.
Lord Bo smiled bitterly and said: "When I was a child, I heard from the villagers that there were still two or three warehouses of grain here, but then they were gradually resold out, and now only these pieces of wood are left. ”
The lord Bo didn't seem to finish speaking, glanced left and right, as if he was a thief, and said: "If Mr. wants to resell some weapons, there are some here. ”
"Huh?" This master can know where the weapon is hidden, can this be considered a secret, he is so careful? Wu Qing suddenly became vigilant. He didn't speak, staring blankly at the woods.
Suddenly, Wu Qing turned around and tore the collar of the lord's thin coat, his eyes showed a fierce light, and said: "Since even your little lord knows where the weapon is hidden, what kind of secret is this, you are still so cautious, then what does He County Ling want to do?" If you don't say it today, we'll kill you first! ”
Lord Bo He had seen a young man who seemed to be polite and polite, and he had so much strength, and he also understood, and it was no wonder that He County Decree was so careful, so he hurriedly said: "The good man spares his life, the young man spares his life, this really has nothing to do with the county order, the money that the son buys the house, they can divide it, but there is no share of the little official, the little official's salary is meager, and he has to copy the scriptures every night to support his family." Now seeing that Gongzi is generous, he has no choice but to think about reselling the weapons in the warehouse. ”
Wu Qing was furious, pointed at the master and said: "Let your mother's fart, you little master Bo, how do you know such a secret thing, it is clearly ulterior motives, you want to harm me, there is no door!" ”
Lord Bo hurriedly said: "Gongzi doesn't know, my name is Kan Fengchun, and I am the grandson of Du Fuwei's adopted son Kan Leng. Grandfather Kan Ling was stationed in Jiangning Cang! ”
In an instant, Wu Qing was stunned, if what this Kan Fengchun said was true, then what was his purpose? Just because money is needed? He was a little unconvinced.
Wu Qing stared at Kan Fengchun's eyes, Kan Fengchun met Wu Qing's gaze, the two looked at each other, and sparks burst out in an instant, Wu Qing laughed and said: "I don't care what your purpose is, I want to lease Jiangning Cang, I hope you can do it for me, and the benefits are naturally indispensable to you." ”
Kan Fengchun was happy in his heart, knowing that he had already impressed this son, he naturally would not worry that Wuqing would rebel, and now it is unrealistic to rebel in the Tang Dynasty, and he can only smuggle these weapons to the grassland or Tubo or the border barbarians, and he can have dozens of times the profit.
As for Wu Qing's lease of Jiangning Cang, maybe it was just to hide people's eyes, not to mention that he didn't worry about Wu Qing going to find it privately, because only he knew about that place.
Wu Qing asked the master to take people to the inn to withdraw money, three million money, to be packed in three boxes, one person can't take it. And Wu Qing came to Runzhou this time with 30,000 yuan. Therefore, he has a rich family and is not afraid of lack of money to spend, and he is no longer as poor as when he first came to Datang. Although he is not the so-called local tyrant in later generations, he is definitely a wealthy family.
Now Wu Qing has more than enough maids to raise a few maids, in addition to the maids and servants in the original mansion who stayed in Luoyang and Chang'an, there are six maids who came to Runzhou this time, including Qiu Ju, but the servants are only Wu Da Wu Er, and there is one more Wu Yidao, but Wu Yidao is not a servant, he is responsible for the safety of Wuqing.
Wu Qing regretted that Hua Shen Doctor did not follow, he stayed in Luoyang on the grounds that he was about to die and his homeland was difficult to leave, and Wu Qing instructed Wu Yuer to take care of Hua Shen Yi's life. After all, you can't take care of your relationship for many years because you don't follow yourself.
First instructed Wuda to find porters and craftsmen, clean up the house first, and then rebuild the house.
Originally, if it was other counties, there would be a large number of houses for rent, but this Shangyuan County is really special, there are more vacant houses, but they have not been lived in for tens or hundreds of years, so Wuqing has to rebuild.
Building a house is not built with reinforced concrete like later generations, in this era there are only wood and adobe masonry, so you have to find craftsmen, fortunately, although the ancient capital declined, but left a lot of descendants of craftsmen, building a house or something, that is also handy.
In less than half a day, I found a descendant of the craftsmen who had covered the Jinling Palace surnamed Wang, known as Lao Wang, a few years ago the county government was renovated, it was he who redesigned and renovated, needless to say. Therefore, Wu Qing was very satisfied, and asked him to find more people, and strive to complete the project in the shortest possible time, and the salary was negotiable.
Wu Qing handed over everything to Wu Da and Wu Er, and took the twenty children to prepare to go to the banks of the Qinhuai River. Since Emperor Wen of Sui ordered the destruction of Jinling City, many places on the Qinhuai River have almost become deserted places, and all that remains is ruins and broken walls, desolate and barren grass. Isn't this the season the time to go green? Moreover, these children, Wuqing wants to train them into the talents he needs, not the official insects who are just studying and becoming officials.
"Sir, is it to take the disciples out today?"
This is a girl, eight years old, Yan Ruyu, and also among this group of children, Wuqing's favorite one, smart and clever, with a high level of understanding, as her name suggests, she looks as white as jade, which makes people want to play with it in their hands.
Wu Qing said with a smile: "As a student, you should travel thousands of miles, read thousands of books, and every step you take, you must have an understanding before you can become a great tool." ”
Wu Qing pointed to the passenger boats flowing down the Qinhuai River, as well as the ruins of those ruins, and said: "Throughout the ages, the dynasty has changed, you see that large area of ruins, which used to be an imperial city, but after the destruction of the country, it was destroyed overnight, and the thousand-year-old prosperous land has become what it is today. There is no eternity in glory and wealth, and looking at the former Wang Dao Xie An family, it has long since declined. You can remember. ”
"The students remembered." All the children agreed.
But only Yan Ruyu didn't agree, as if she thought of something, so she asked, "Sir, can the imperial power be eternal?" ”
Wu Qing was stunned for a moment, this kid was able to think of imperial power, so he stroked Yan Ruyu's pigtail and said, "Child, imperial power is not eternal, and it will naturally end when it should end." ”
At this time, a girl's voice suddenly came from the side.
"There is no eternity in the power of a good emperor, and your rebellious words are enough to make you exterminate!"
I saw a girl dressed in a strong suit with a sword hanging from her thin waist getting off the boat, followed by four big men, all of whom were like fierce gods. The people in the vicinity hurriedly evacuated, and disappeared completely in a moment.
Wu Qing had a breezy face, but his eyes burst with a terrifying light.