Not only was Zhao Gongchang surprised, but Lu Haoshan was also shocked by the mountain of materials in front of him, in fact, Lu Haoshan didn't know that these people had brought so many supplies.

Could it be that these people misunderstood what they meant?

"For the little ones, see Lord Governor." When the squires saw Lu Haoshan come out, they hurriedly saluted.

Lu Haoshan laughed, hurriedly helped up the patriarchs of the Cheng and Zhu clans in front of him, and then motioned to the squires to get up: "Everyone, please get up, it's hard to come from afar, this official has lost his welcome, don't be polite, get up." ”

"Your Excellency Governor."

After everyone stood up, Lu Haoshan pointed to the things behind them with some confusion and said, "Everyone, what do you mean by this?" ”

Zhu Ershou, the patriarch of the Guangyuan Zhu clan, said with a smile: "The traitor Zhang Xianzhong, lost his conscience, I Sichuan finally recovered a little vitality under the auspices of the governor, he actually wanted to finger dye, bring the military disaster to Sichuan, and wanted to turn the prosperity into scorched earth, fortunately, the governor was wise, and the Sichuan soldiers were brave, and defeated him in one fell swoop, so that the people of Sichuan lived and worked in peace and contentment, these are just a little bit of the people's hearts, so that the soldiers also know that our people support them and are grateful to them, so that the soldiers can eat and drink enough, and have more strength to kill the enemy." ”

"Exactly" the old patriarch of the Cheng clan took over and said: "This is just a little caution, and please ask the governor to smile and accept it, don't chill the hearts of the villagers." ”

As he spoke, he solemnly took out a gift slip from his sleeve and respectfully sent it to Lu Haoshan.

Lu Haoshan took a look, it was full of things donated by various wealthy families, including pigs, horses, cattle and sheep, grain and cloth, gold, silver, spirits, armor, etc., and the first one on the gift list was the Guangyuan Zhu family, with 300 pigs, cattle and sheep. The grain is 800 stones, the silver is 3,000 taels, and the second place is the Lu Zhongcheng clan, with 300 pigs, cattle and sheep. Five hundred stone of grain, and one hundred taels of gold. Then there is Luo Zhong of Jintang, who is a giant in Shu and donated 2,000 stones.........

All of them are generous, Lu Haoshan saw that even the one who donated the least also had a hundred stone of grain, these people were really on the road, seeing the Sichuan army's victories one after another, the Great Western Army had no way to fight back. One by one, their hearts were lively, and there was no need to give any hints or mentions, and some people spontaneously organized labor troops.

In fact, these people are also the biggest beneficiaries of Lu Haoshan's secession of Sichuan, the two can be said to be both prosperous and lossy, many of them are also married to the generals of the Sichuan army, like Zhu Yan of the Guangyuan Zhu family, married Li Dingguo three years ago, Dashan married Luo Juan, the daughter of the concubine of the giant Jia Luo in Shu, and Sun Xiong, Zhang Rui and other upstarts in the army also have their own gains.

This can be regarded as a family between the military and the people.

It seems to be very valuable. But in terms of the financial resources of these people, they can afford it completely, and Lu Haoshan is not pretentious. solemnly put the gift list in his arms, and said to the squires: "Everyone, thank you for your righteousness." ”

Everyone didn't even dare to say that they didn't dare, and the two sides exchanged a few polite words, Lu Haoshan instructed Zhao Gongchang to receive the supplies for the army, and he brought a group of squires into the lobby of Wangjiang Pass and sat down.

"My lord, I don't know where my grandson-in-law is, are you okay?" After taking a moment, Old Patriarch Zhu asked in a low voice.

Zhu Yan is the most beloved granddaughter of the old patriarch Zhu. Five years ago, Lu Haoshan took the initiative to be the old man and took two people. Three years ago, the two got married, and Zhu Yan married Li Dingguo. Li Dingguo naturally became the son-in-law of the Guangyuan Zhu family, with this relationship, the Guangyuan Zhu family benefited a lot from the land reform, and many disciples in the clan became officials or joined the army, and Li Dingguo, who was more and more reused, became the "Dinghai Divine Needle" of the Zhu family, and it was reasonable for the patriarch of Zhu to care about his grandson-in-law.

Of course, Li Dingguo is very good and is deeply loved by Mr. Zhu.

Lu Haoshan said with a smile: "Old man Zhu, don't worry, Dingguo went on a mission, this time he has made great contributions, and his future is limitless." ”

"Don't dare, it's all the Governor's support, and please supervise your lordship, if you have a task, let him carry out the task with peace of mind, in fact, it's nothing, it's just that Yan'er asked the old man to bring him something, hehe." As soon as he heard that his son-in-law was okay and had made a great contribution, Old Man Zhu was in a good mood.

"My lord, why don't you see the mountains? My son-in-law didn't cause any trouble, did he? At this time, Luo Zhong also came over, and asked with concern while saluting Lu Haoshan.

"No" Lu Haoshan said with a smile: "Zhang Xianzhong is still on the run, Dashan went to arrest him, it is estimated that he will be back soon, Mr. Luo, don't worry." ”

"No hurry, no hurry, hahaha." Hearing that his son-in-law was so reused, he was responsible for arresting Zhang Xianzhong, the thief, needless to say, as long as he was caught, this was a great achievement, and Luo Zhong was naturally overjoyed.

At this time, there are people to send fragrant tea, pastries, etc., everyone chats while eating, when it comes to happiness, everyone laughs, and there is a cheerful laughter in the lobby from time to time.

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost over, Lu Haoshan coughed dryly, all the squires were human spirits, talking and laughing, but the corners of their eyes looked at Lu Haoshan from time to time, and when they heard the main owner's expression, they were immediately silenced, and they sat down in danger, waiting for Lu Haoshan to speak.

It's not bad, quite conscious, Lu Haoshan nodded secretly, and was not polite, stood up and said: "This official invited you to come to Peizhou this time, firstly, to let all the villagers come to watch the battle, and also to give the soldiers a little encouragement, and secondly, it is a little trivial matter to discuss, and there is no other meaning, I didn't expect you to be so generous, and the officers and soldiers of this official once again expressed their gratitude to you." ”

After speaking, he bowed deeply to everyone.

"Don't dare, don't dare" Luo Zhong hurriedly said: "My lord's words are serious, this is a little bit of the heart of the villagers, it is all voluntary, you don't have to care, adult." ”

"That is, the soldiers are fighting bloodily in the front, and it is very appropriate for us to do a little thing."

"Your Excellency, don't excuse yourself."

The dignified governor saluted, who could stand it, one by one hurriedly stood up and persuaded, repeatedly expressed his sincerity, Lu Haoshan thanked him, and invited everyone to sit down.

The old patriarch of the Cheng clan in Luzhong stood up and saluted Lu Haoshan: "My lord, you said that you have something to discuss, I don't know what your lord has to say?" ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone looked at Lu Haoshan, in fact. They received Lu Haoshan's invitation to them to Wangjiang Pass, saying that they had something to discuss, but they were all confused. I wonder what the Governor has to discuss?

It's not going to be king, is it?

In fact, it is enough to be called the king, and the Ming Dynasty has perished. The law and order are broken, what is the king of Daxi, the king of Dashun, the king of sweeping the ground, the king of food, the king of tyrants, etc., there are only dozens of people under his command who dare to call the king, all kinds of kings are flying all over the sky, Lu Haoshan divides the rich Sichuan, and has 100,000 elite soldiers and strong generals, and now he has defeated Zhang Xianzhong, even if he is called the king, no one has any objections.

He has long been the uncrowned king of Sichuan.

Unexpected by everyone. Lu Haoshan just said lightly: "Actually, there are two things to discuss with you, you are all happy people, and this official will get straight to the point, the first thing is to sell slaves, and the second thing is to build roads." ”

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up first, and then their brows tightened.

The slave sellers understood that there were many prisoners of war in every war, and these prisoners were slaves, and these prisoners of war were sold. You can exchange a large sum of money for rewards and pensions, to be honest. Now Sichuan is vast and sparsely populated, and there is a lack of manpower in the land, and now the salary for hiring a laborer is not low, mainly because everyone has land, and they can't be busy with their own family, so who is willing to work for others?

It is naturally good to have slaves who do not need to be paid, but it is difficult to talk about road construction, because there was no machinery and equipment in ancient times. Everything has to rely on human hands, which is inefficient and costly. The fact that the Governor has summoned so many people here means that the amount of work must be not low.

I don't know how much money I have to donate this time?

No one's money is blown by the wind. As soon as they heard that the road was going to be built, the squires couldn't help frowning.

Lu Haoshan took all these expressions into his eyes, and didn't bother to talk to them, and said straight to the point: "You are all upper-class figures in Sichuan, and you have always contributed a lot to Sichuan, and this official has always kept it in mind, please rest assured, this time you only have benefits and no disadvantages, and you will never be made to suffer."

"My lord" Zhu Ershou immediately expressed his heart and said: "We have received the grace of the adults, and we also have the support of the villagers and elders, and it is right to do something for the four kinds of people, and we don't care very much about whether we suffer losses or not." ”

"That's it, that's it, without adults, how can we be today."

"Building roads and repairing bridges is a good deed and accumulation of virtue."

Everyone was afraid that Lu Haoshan would look down on them, so they hurriedly expressed their hearts one by one.

In these years, if you have money, you have to have a life, Lu Haoshan is the uncrowned king of Sichuan, and one sentence can decide the rise and fall of a family, who dares to get along with him? Besides, Sichuan is now more and more prosperous, especially in the military field with great potential, everyone has a saying in their hearts, reluctant to let the child can't trap the wolf, if you want to have a good relationship with this governor with an unlimited future, it is not okay to be stingy.

Lu Haoshan said with a smile: "I understand, all of you have understood your intentions, but these are mutually beneficial things this time, and the money and silver spent on building the road this time are also very huge, and we need to join forces to work together to do a good job." ”

Old Man Cheng said in surprise: "My lord, what road do you want to build?" Isn't it a big family or a wealthy family here, and so many people want to join forces to build roads, so isn't the project very big? ”

"That's right" Lu Haoshan said with a straight face: "This official is going to build a road for the benefit of future generations, this is a brand new road, no dust on sunny days, no mud on rainy days, and the carriage is smooth and stable on it, in addition, in order to save time, abandon the curves and straighten, so that it is necessary to open the road in the mountains, build bridges in the water, and the road is convenient and convenient, which is conducive to the prosperity and development of Sichuan." ”

Sichuan is its own base area, although the waterway transportation is convenient, but the construction of the land route can not be sloppy, now there are such good conditions, Lu Haoshan decided to improve the traffic situation in Sichuan, there are two main reasons for this, one is to speed up the development of the economy, the other is also for the needs of strategy, there are not many troops under his command, in addition to defense, but also to expand outward, the flexible and rapid mobilization of troops has become the key.

If you can quickly mobilize the army and use it to the extreme, you can get the effect you don't expect, and it is also a prerequisite for outward expansion.

Zhu Ershou frowned and said: "No dust on sunny days, no mud on rainy days, isn't this a bluestone road?" My lord, each piece of this bluestone road needs to be carefully pecked by craftsmen, from the deep mountains to polish and smooth, it is extremely time-consuming, and the cost is also high. ”

"It's to build an official road," Lu Haoshan said confidently: "However, it is not paved with bluestone, and the cost is not high, so the official is going to use a new material called cement to pave the road." ”

"Cement? Adult, forgive the old and stupid clumsiness, living dozens of years old, and I have never heard of cement. Old Patriarch Cheng said with a puzzled expression.

Lu Haoshan laughed, and suddenly said with some feelings: "Everyone, this is an unprecedented initiative, as long as this cement road is built well, it is definitely a good thing that will benefit the future generations, and you will also go down in history and be admired by future generations." (To be continued)

ps: Okay, the grades are not good, take some full-time work this month to help make up for life and cheer yourself