Ten thousand taels?

When everyone heard that someone was standing openly at the opposite side of Chen Boren and supporting Lin Weiran so strongly, they also looked for reputation and couldn't help but feel shocked on their faces.

It was not someone else who stood up to promote Lin Yanran, but Cao Meng, a gentry who just seemed arrogant and rude and challenged Lin Yanran in public, the most influential and weird old man in Yangzhou City.

"This...what's going on?"

Yang Dashi looked at Cao Meng in disbelief, but he didn't know which old man was singing.

It was obvious that Lin Qingran punished his grandson in Mingchunlou, but he and Lin Qingran were so inconsistent, why did they help Lin Qingran at the most embarrassing moment?

Huh?

Lin Qingran was drinking wine calmly and facing all this. At this moment, he was slightly surprised and turned his head to look at Cao Meng.

I thought this stubborn old man would be a staunch opponent, and even followed Chen Boren and others to join in a relationship, but now I suddenly support him.

"I believe that the imperial envoy will be the first time I will hope that the imperial envoy will keep its promise and announce all income and expenditure!" Cao Meng explained with great confidence.

"Everything is fine, all expenses are announced on the screen wall of the county government. Mr. Cao is also asked to supervise the process and quality of the project!" Lin Weiran did not look at it greedily, and nodded with a smile.

"I am from Yangzhou and I also hope that Yangzhou will become better. Naturally, Ma Zhixian would not have the opportunity to cut corners!" Cao Meng answered very naturally.

In fact, he did not have much prejudice against Lin Xuran, and he had even heard of Lin Xuran's wealth in Leizhou and Guangzhou. However, for most of his life, he had already seen through the true faces of many so-called honest officials, so he targeted Lin Xuran's fundraising

A move.

It was just for the sake of the people of Yangzhou that the matter was indeed richer than the people of Yangzhou. Although he had doubts about Lin Qingran, he also decided to donate 10,000 taels to promote this matter.

Lin Qingran looked at Cao Meng seriously and found that this strange-tempered old man was not that hateful.

Many times, things are two-sided. The problem of local gentry is certainly a major problem in the Ming Dynasty, but most of these gentry are familiar with the books of sages, so many gentry are willing to think about the local people.

Damn old thing!

Yang Dashi looked at Cao Meng standing in this way and gritted his teeth and said in a grudge.

"Mr. Imperial Envoy, this guaranteed lake name is too ordinary. How about changing an elegant name?" Xu Yunan was already involved in the process and asked for advice at this time.

Chen Fengming, the chief judge of Yangzhou Prefecture, smiled and said, "When the officials heard the yamen report back, the imperial envoy browsing the guarantee lake, they wrote a poem saying: The weeping willows keep connecting with the decay, and the geese and rainbow bridge are like drawings. It is also a pot of gold.

, so it should be called Slender West Lake!”

"Slim West Lake? It's really a good name!"

Xu Yunan and others' eyes lit up immediately and they all applauded, even Cao Meng was no exception.

Unlike people like Hua Yingrong who have a strong personality, although everyone knows that they are known as Hangzhou West Lake, they know that this will attract more easily literati and poets.

"I pledge one thousand taels!"

"I pledge one thousand taels!"

"I pledge two thousand taels!"

...

As Cao Meng stood up and expressed his opinion, the gentry and salt merchants in Yangzhou City came out to pledge. This move not only gave face to Cao Meng, but also gave face to Lin Junran.

Ma Chuyuan watched everyone encouraged a large amount of donations, and his frown gradually relaxed. He carefully recorded the names of these people and the amount of donations, and a bright smile slowly appeared on his face.

Bang!

Chen Boren looked at the scene in front of him coldly, feeling like he was slapped in the face in public.

I thought that the president of the Lianghuai Chamber of Commerce, Lin Qingran, had a bleak ending in the fundraising meeting. However, I never thought that this strange-tempered old man actually chose to support Yu Lin Qingran, which made his wishful thinking fail.

Cao Meng found that Chen Boren looked at him, but he sat there indifferently and ignored him.

Although he knew that Chen Boren had a wide network of contacts and even had contacts with the current cabinet master and the Minister of War, he did not intend to do anything in his official career, so he did not need to look at Chen Boren's expression.

"Mr. The list of pledges is here, and a total of 53,700 taels were raised!" Ma Chuyuan finished recording the list, and then held it to Lin Qingran with both hands and said with a smile.

In addition to the Hua family, Xu San'an and Cao Meng, Hui merchant representatives Hu Dayong and Weng Zirong donated another 5,000 taels. In addition to the gentry and salt merchants who encouraged large donations, the total amount of funds raised has reached an astonishing 53,700 taels.

.

"Magic Ma, I'll help you next!" Lin Qingran said with a smile instead of reaching out to take the roster.

Ma Chuyuan made a statement: "It is also the duty of a subordinate to benefit the people of Jiangdu County!"

This is not all false statement. Once he can handle this matter well, the county annals will inevitably have a strong stroke. For example, the Yangzhou Prefecture Annals, because Wu Guifang, who was the prefect of Yangzhou, proposed to build a new city,

It was ordered that Wu Guifang had been included in the official chronicle.

Lin Weiran held up his glass again and said loudly to everyone present: "I am here to express my respect to you on behalf of the people of Yangzhou. Thank you again for your help!"

This time, Cao Meng stood up and drank the glass of wine with Lin Qingran.

Regardless of whether Lin Shiran would be greedy in the future, many gentry and salt merchants really felt Lin Shiran's intention to do things for the people of Yangzhou, which moved many people slightly.

Compared with the two greedy imperial envoys in the past, Lin Weiran is indeed too outstanding.

Lin Weiran put down the wine glass and saw that the wine and food had almost eaten, so he looked at some people at the same table and invited him: "This imperial envoy accidentally got half a pound of the best Longjing, Mr. Cao, Mr. Xu, Mr. Weng, and Mr. Hu.

, Why not go to the hall with this imperial envoy to use tea?"

"Dare not obeying!" Xu Yunan and others responded respectfully at the invitation of Lin Junran.

this……

Chen Boren, Yang Dashi, Fan Qianshan and others watched these people stand up and follow Lin Qingran away, while they seemed to sit alone, and they couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed on their faces.

Yang Dashi really wanted to follow him to taste the first-class Longjing tea, but a donation of only 100 taels would not be seen by Lin Weiran, so he was naturally ruthlessly hung here.
Chapter completed!