Chapter Seventy-Two: Yun Chu's Great Plan
The old monkey squatted sadly on the low wall of the garden of the Yun family's inner house, boredly chewing licorice.
Cui Shi carried a plate with some snacks and tea.
He patiently stayed by the old monkey's side, and did not speak, even if he did not allow the old monkey to go into Naha's boudoir.
Naha was crying in the room and clutching a brush to write large characters, her beautiful clothes were covered with dots of ink, and of course, her face and hands were also there.
The words she wrote now, Yun Chu needed a lot of effort to guess what she was writing.
However, ten big characters a day must be written, and if you can't finish writing, you can't play with the old monkey.
The old monkey spit out the licorice residue in his mouth, took the tea from the plate held by Cui Shi and rinsed his mouth, and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother Naha's words are all from the old church. Can't you teach this girl? ”
Cui Shi smiled: "My family Langjun is talented and intelligent, and has the ability to never forget, the little lady is less talented, so she can only use this terrazzo kung fu to slowly cultivate her interest in writing, and by the way, she also kills the little lady's impatient temper."
The little lady will definitely be the most outstanding woman in Chang'an in the future, and she must not relax at this moment. ”
The old monkey sighed and said, "If it is a Tang woman, Naha will naturally be the best among women, as you said, but it's a pity." ”
Cui Shi shook his head and said: "My family Langjun will definitely make the people of Chang'an forget the different appearance of Naha and Tang women, and will definitely let the little lady Yunna marry a good man who is willing to marry her in the center of Chang'an City." ”
The old monkey squinted his eyes and looked at Cui Shi and said, "You are full of confidence in your family." ”
Cui Shi said with a smile: "Lang Jun has only settled in Chang'an for a month, and there are already more than 5,600 lackeys running for him, how can he be compared to ordinary people." ”
The old monkey's head drooped, and after a while, he said, "I have to say, your family Langjun was born to be an official." ”
Cui Shi put the wooden plate on the low wall, stroked the gray hair that gradually became a little shiny, and sighed: "The concubine is from the Cui family of Qinghe, and I have seen a lot of young heroes, and I have also seen a lot of so-called geniuses in Tianzhong.
But those so-called young heroes, geniuses, these people are not worthy of lifting shoes in front of my family. ”
The old monkey didn't seem to like others touting Yun Chu very much, so he diverted the topic and said, "What did Yun Chu do, why can't you see his people early in the morning?" ”
"Lang Jun discussed with Fang Zheng yesterday, preparing to rebuild the gate of Fang City, and also repair some gaps in the high wall of Fang City, I heard that it is to facilitate some closed management, and at the same time, it is also to prevent thieves from entering and leaving my Jinchang Fang at will."
"How did I hear that it was for money?"
Cui Niangzi said with a smile: "Lang Jun said, the Great Mercy and Grace Temple is the place where His Majesty prays for Empress Wende today, such a holy place, it naturally needs the admiration of all the people, so that it is in line with the heart of Empress Wende's mother in the world."
However, too many people come to the Great Mercy and Grace Temple but let a solemn place become a noisy place, this is not the heart of the first Empress Wende, Jin Changfang received a little money, can isolate most of them just for the curiosity, not sincere worship of the Buddha people, let the Great Mercy Grace Temple restore tranquility, the temple of fifty virtues, can also concentrate on further study, this is a good thing. ”
The old monkey spat disdainfully and said, "Poor that the money has gone into your family's pocket." ”
Cui Shi said in astonishment: "How did it get into my family's Langjun's pocket, my family's Langjun hasn't put this money in his eyes yet, he took the money he received...... Oh, Lang Jun said, the money must be taken from the people, used for the people, the road in Jinchangfang is dilapidated, it needs to be repaired, the sewage seepage pit in the square is filthy, it should have been filled in a long time ago, and the culvert will be used to discharge the sewage into the pit river canal, and in the future, the dung truck will not be allowed to enter Jinchangfang again.
It is also necessary to dig fifteen wells in the high ground of Jinchangfang, so that the people of Jinchangfang no longer have to drink the polluted dirty water in the low-lying places.
Lang Jun also said that it is necessary to open up the wells at the heights one by one, imitate the Qiuzi Kanez well, let the water flow out from the heights, and do the water method to form a landscape of clear water in the south of the Yangtze River around Jinchangfang in Chang'an.
Master Wukong, you must not guess the ambition of my family Langjun in the state of mind of ordinary people. ”
The old monkey sighed and said: "What your family Langjun is best at is using other people's money to do his own things, plus he has a very strong ability to do things, I think what you said will be realized one by one in the near future."
It's just that the people here are pitiful, from now on, don't think of a day of leisure, driving the people like cattle and horses, if he can't be a big official in the future, it's really intolerable. ”
Even if he was as gentle as Cui's, when he heard the old monkey slandering his own Lang Jun like this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and said: "Lang Jun drove the people to work, and he gave him a salary, and it was a big price!" ”
The old monkey smiled slightly, and did not quarrel with Cui's tongue, at this moment, Naha, whose clothes were wrinkled, her hair was scattered, and her face was covered with ink, finally escaped from the house, and jumped on the low wall with a leap, hugging the old monkey and couldn't help crying bitterly.
Sun Hu Cao, who had taken Yun Chu's usual money and filial piety, looked at the tall and majestic gate of Jinchangfang in the picture in front of him, and suddenly felt that the consistent copper money he had just received had become hot, and had even turned into copper water, burning his body violently.
So, he said in a trembling voice: "Although this gate is not as majestic as the palace city, it is almost the same as the lintel of the imperial city, do you two still have the Tang Dynasty regulations in your eyes?" ”
Liu Yi was already eager to find a hole to get into at this time, although Yun Chu had already told him why he wanted to build such a magnificent gate when he came, and he was still ashamed to listen to Sun Hucao's words at this moment.
After all, how can a group of craftsmen and traders live in a group be compared with the civil and military officials and nobles who live in the imperial city.
Yun Chu pouted and said: "There is a royal temple dedicated to Empress Wende in Jinchangfang, that is to say, Jinchangfang is the residence of Empress Wende, dare to ask Sun Hucao, has anyone questioned the gate of Empress Wende's previous residence?" ”
Sun Hucao listened to Yun Chu's words, and was stunned for a while, and then said faintly: "Where did you get so much money to build such a flashy high lintel?" ”
Yun Chu said with a smile: "The Great Ci'en Temple will give a little, the people will donate a little, and a certain family will also want to ask our Wannian County to contribute a little more, and the money for the construction of this magnificent square gate will come out." ”
Sun Hucao heard Yun Chu say this, and once again fell into a stupor, as for Fang Zheng Liu Yi, at this time, he couldn't wait to put his head in the crotch of his pants and never see anyone.
Yun Chu saw that Sun Hu Cao's soul was shocked by what he said, and he knew that what he did completely knocked Sun Hu Cao's three views into powder.
Sun Hucao didn't understand, but Yun Chu knew that this set was really a basic operation in his previous world.
"Damn, if there had been a royal temple like the Great Ci'en Temple in the street under my jurisdiction, Lao Tzu would have made that neighborhood the first neighborhood in the world."
In his heart, Yun Chu also knew that this matter was not something that Sun Hu Cao could handle, so he said in the ear of Sun Hu Cao, who was still in a state of chaos: "Why don't you submit this matter to Lu County for decision?" ”
Sun Hucao wiped the sweat oozing from his forehead, he faintly felt that this should be a good thing, but he felt that it was a big matter, and he should really report it to the official.
hurriedly sent Yun Chu and Liu Yi away, and he took the drawings and documents that Yun Chu brought to see Lu County.
Liu Yi followed Yun Chu out of Sun Hu Cao's mansion, and immediately pulled Yun Chu's sleeve and said, "Lang Jun really wants the people to pay for the construction of this gate?" ”
Yun Chu looked at Liu Yi strangely and said, "I thought you would ask Wannian County if it would pay." ”
Liu Yi shook his head like a rattle, and said hurriedly: "Wannian County will not pay money, the people themselves are poor, where will there be spare money to build a flashy gate?" ”
Yun Chu said as he walked: "I only said that the people donated, but I didn't say that the people of Jinchangfang donated. ”
Liu Yi said bitterly: "Could it be that we really want to collect money at the gate?" ”
Yun Chu nodded and said: "The Great Ci'en Temple does not have a merit box, it only accepts the incense money donated by the princes and ministers, the wealthy families, and the incense money donated by those small families, isn't it money?"
The Great Ci'en Temple doesn't look down on these small money, that's because people are impatient to collect it, but it's the heart of the small door is also the mind, there is no difference between high and low people's hearts, and no matter how small the money is, it is also a piece of filial piety dedicated to Queen Wende. ”
Liu Yi licked his dry lips and said, "Is it really possible?" ”
Yun Chu raised his hand, and Liu Yi, who had gray hair, quickly bent down so that Yun Chu could pat him on the shoulder.
Yun Chu's hand fell on Liu Yi's shoulder, and he said earnestly: "I am your Shangguan, you just have to listen to me, the gate must be built, the road, the house must be repaired, the well must be dug, the water method must be made, the flowing water nullah, the sewage culvert must be made, and when the spring begins, we will also plant trees and flowers all over the Jinchang Fang......
I also want to tear down all the uninhabited rotten houses near the west wall of the Great Mercy and Grace Temple, and build them all into a retreat, which can be rented to the ladies of large families who like to worship Buddha......
There are too few ways for us to get money, we can't just rely on the three hundred yuan of the Great Ci'en Temple, in case the abbot is not Master Xuanzang, who will give us money?
Okay, let's talk about this first...... You stupid head can't understand what I'm talking about. ”
When Yun Chu returned home, Naha was waving her baseball bat with a whirring sound, and each blow was full of force to greet the old monkey.
The old monkey went forward, or backward, bent over, or jumped away, and no matter how Naha greeted him, the baseball bat always passed the old monkey.
Naha can't beat the old monkey, but the old monkey always finds an opportunity to pinch Naha's nose or pull her ears.
Seeing that Naha was already panting like a cow and sweating profusely, the little girl still refused to stop, but picked up the stick more vigorously.
Cui Shi, who was standing aside and watching, sighed and said to Yun Chu: "This kid's achievements in martial arts in the future may be far higher than pen and ink. ”
Yun Chu said disdainfully: "When the time comes, I, who will be my brother, will write some poems and songs suitable for girls for her, and it will not be difficult to name Chang'an!" ”