Although the customs will not stop collecting taxes, other official duties will also be suspended.
So after nearly two months, the two "empresses" who were mainly involved in the arms race both announced the good news. Official Lin finally had some leisure time, got out of Mudu Port Customs, and went to Suzhou City for inspection.
Taking the newly restored Shenwei Lieshui, Mr. Lin first returned to Nanhao Street.
He first sat in Gengxin Academy and met up with his eldest brother Lin Shilai.
Then we walked north along Nanhao Street for more than a mile and arrived at the New City Gate construction site.
From a distance, I could see a large group of people standing there pointing and pointing. A new city gate that could greatly improve traffic was very attractive and could become the hottest topic of conversation.
In the entire Suzhou city, the most prosperous part is the northwest part, and the most traffic congested part is also the northwest part.
If this new city gate with both water and land passages is successfully constructed, it will double the water passage capacity and more than half of the land passage capacity between the inside and outside of the city.
To put it more intuitively, if you go in and out of the city by boat, the time spent stuck in the city gate can be shortened by at least half.
The wolf-like men separated the crowd, allowing Lin Tailai to walk to the moat and carefully look at the new city gate on the other side of the moat.
Boss Lin proudly introduced: "At its peak, more than 7,000 craftsmen and laborers were used at the same time. We worked hard and slowly, and finally we were able to complete the Lumen by the end of the year in accordance with your requirements.
I dare say that our new city gate is more majestic than the old Chang Gate!
Now we are missing an inscription. What do you think the city gate should be called? Is Lin Gate too high-profile?"
Lin Tailai said casually: "As for the name of the city gate, shouldn't it be a matter for the county magistrate to consider?"
Boss Lin directly told Wu County's biggest secret: "Deng County Zun is just a decoration. In the end, he didn't listen to you, Fourth Brother?"
Lin Tailai walked to the bridge directly in front and looked at the new city gate for a few times. He was used to seeing tall buildings in later generations, so he didn't think it was very majestic.
Looking more closely, I discovered the problem again.
Logically speaking, when you look into the city through the city gate, you should see streets.
But now when I look through the new city gate, I can't see anything. It's dark, as if the door is blocked.
Lin Tailai pointed at the door and said with a smile: "Is it still blocked?"
Boss Lin said helplessly: "The other side of the city is blocked by the courtyard wall of Wang Jiayi's old garden, and they refuse to demolish it, so of course it's blocked.
You also said that you only need to build the city gate first and don't worry about the Wang family, so that's what happened.
Now there is another situation. If the royal garden is not demolished, water channels cannot be opened, and the water gate of the new city gate will not be possible."
At this time, someone in the crowd yelled: "Lin Jieyuan! Is building a city gate just to show that this road is blocked?"
Lin Tailai's self-cultivation gradually improved and he ignored those boring people. He entered the city through Xumen and went around to the other side of the new city gate.
As a result, I couldn't get to the new city gate at all and was blocked by the Wang family's Yi Lao Garden.
Boss Lin geared up and asked: "Could it be that we have been working for a hundred days and demolishing the garden today?"
Gather the craftsmen who have not dispersed yet, and we can demolish this area in a blink of an eye, leaving the Wang family unable to react!"
Lin Tailai shook his head and said, "We don't need to do anything. When the time comes, the garden will collapse naturally."
At this moment, the sound of firecrackers suddenly rang out from the gate of Yilaoyuan.
A servant of the Wang family came out carrying a basket of copper coins and sprinkled wedding coins with the people passing by.
It turns out that the imperial court awarded an old minister years ago, a prominent figure in the Wang family, the eldest grandson of Wang Hao, and the former Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, Wang Youren, also received the favor of the imperial court and was given a third-grade treatment.
Official Lin also stepped forward to join in the fun, but he stood at the gate, just like poking a hornet's nest, when a large group of armed servants came out guarding Wang Yusheng.
Lin Tailai pointed to the new city gate and said: "The city gate has been built, and the prefect who protected you has gone away. Why don't you, the Wang family, want to make it easier?"
Wang Yusheng was still proud, "Liushui Yamen, a century-old family! Even if the court shows kindness, it will remember our Wang family!"
How can a nouveau riche like you understand? So what if you can expel a prefect? ​​How can our Wang family be afraid of you?"
Lin Tailai shook his head and said: "You are wrong, history is written by the people, and any aristocratic family is false.
I advise you, the Wang family, to take care of yourself and tear down the gardens blocking the city gate before the Spring Festival, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences."
Wang Yu said harshly: "If you dare to touch a brick in Yi Lao Garden, our Wang family will dare to take the lawsuit to the capital!"
Even if Mr. Shen Ge comes face to face, he can't be biased toward you!"
Lin Tailai laughed, "Haha", "Do you think you will have a chance to litigate?
Don’t say you didn’t predict what you said! When you regret it, don’t say you were rude!”
Keep going, and you should be able to figure out the next stage of the plot tomorrow.
Chapter completed!