"Uncle Lao Gui, don't be anxious. Come on, have a drink of water and speak slowly!" Liu Ruyi smiled and helped Lao Gui to the wooden chair behind him, and ordered his soldiers to pour him a cup of hot tea.
Lao Gui was a little frightened. He bowed his hands to Liu Ruyi repeatedly and saluted. He carefully picked up the tea and took a sip. Then he said: "Young Master, he accepted everything, a total of three thousand taels! He also accepted the two honest officials.
Got off! I stayed there for a few days and finally got the exact news! As expected, the messenger over there is already on the way!"
Lao Gui's face was full of joy. He didn't expect that things would go so smoothly.
Liu Ruyi smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Gui! After this period of work is over, I will definitely give Uncle Gui a long vacation!"
"The young master is really embarrassing to me! Being able to serve in front of the young master is a blessing that I earned by breaking hundreds of wooden fish in my previous life!" The old man grinned widely.
, unable to hide the joy on his face.
His family had been brought to the town a few days ago. Not only were they allocated several large sunny houses in the town, but Liu Ruyi also left a good homestead for him in a good area of the new refugee town.
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In the past, when Lao Gui was in Xiao Mansion, he spent most of his time serving Xiao Zixin. Although Xiao Zixin treated him very well and he regarded Xiao Zixin as a daughter, this is a man's world after all, and Xiao Zi is a daughter after all.
, even though Xiao Zixin has a lot of financial power and manages a huge industry in the north of Jining Mansion alone, in the eyes of the Xiao family, they are just outsiders! Their daughter will eventually marry to another family!
The old gentleman is also an extremely conceited person. He has worked hard for the Xiao family for decades, but in the Xiao family's mansion, there is even a decent housekeeper's courtyard, and he has to squeeze in with several servants.
In the yard, his mother-in-law complained to him countless times for this, but there was nothing he could do about it!
Although he has saved some money over the years, it is not a problem to buy a similar small courtyard outside, but his two sons are getting older and have reached the age of starting a family and starting a business. How can he be willing to put these things away?
Why spend the money on yourself? What's more, Lao Gui can't swallow that feeling in his heart! Even the crooked melons and cracked jujubes can be better than him, how can he easily give up?
Ever since Xiao Zixin fled the Xiao family in order to escape marriage, Lao Gui had been a little desperate. Everything in the past had become a passing cloud. But what he didn't expect was that after following Liu Ruyi for less than half a year, his salary did not fall, but increased a lot.
, and more importantly, he saw Liu Ruyi’s methods with his own eyes, and what happened to the acropolis this time...
A glimmer of expectation suddenly arose in Lao Gui's heart. This has only been the case for half a year. From then on...
"Oh! That's right!" Lao Gui slapped his forehead fiercely and whispered in Liu Ruyi's ear, "Young Master, Uncle Liu has done a great job this time!"
Liu Ruyi nodded, "I know this well! Uncle Gui, please go down and rest first!"
"Well, good to come!" Lao Gui bowed deeply to Liu Ruyi and trotted happily towards his new homestead!
Liu Ruyi raised her head and looked at the sky, but Liu Hanyi's cheerful figure appeared in her mind!
It is already the tenth year of Chongzhen, and in a little more than a year, Huang Taiji's Eight Banners cavalry will wreak havoc in this world!
At the end of his life, the Overlord once said: ‘When times are unfavorable, good will never fade away’!
With the experience of traveling through time and space for five hundred years, do I really want to watch my eldest brother’s family suffer the same fate with my own eyes? Do I really want to watch Jinan City, a thousand-year-old city, be devastated?
'No! Never!'
Liu Ruyi clenched her fist tightly, but her mind was clear!
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One day later, the messenger from the Acropolis finally arrived in the town. Liu Ruyi was officially promoted to the rank of 100 households, the sixth rank, and was given a bronze medal in official uniforms. He was awarded the title of Caishi Town, Qingyang Mountain, Aishan, Zihe River Valley and more than ten places.
The village mountain range is nearly fifty miles in radius. At this point, Liu Ruyi finally entered the vanity fair of the last officer of the Ming Dynasty!
"Master Liu, Liu Baihu! Congratulations, congratulations!"
The one who came from the Acropolis to announce the appointment was a Deputy Qianhu, whose surname was Zhang and whose name was Chun. He was the younger brother of the deputy commander Zhang Lei. He looked very similar to Zhang Lei and was also his confidant.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the military household system had collapsed. Officers were basically hereditary. In the guardhouse, it was not surprising that brothers and relatives would gather together! However, it would be extremely difficult for the children of military households to climb up. Even Huang Hansheng
People like this have to endure it for such a long time, let alone others?
It’s not that there are no people like Liu Ruyi who have taken such tough measures to get to the top, but they can definitely be said to be rare!
Originally, according to normal procedures, Liu Ruyi's appointment would have been announced by his immediate superior Qianhu Yang Yibin. However, because of the Huang family's affairs, I heard that Yang Qianhu and the commander Ma Futong had slapped the table, but they were still unable to change anything. What could he do?
Will you come to support Liu Ruyi? If you don’t stumble behind his back, that would be great!
"Thank you so much, Brother Zhang. This place is simple and there is not much that can be put on the table! Ruyi prepared a little wine, so please give me a favor from Brother Zhang!" Liu Ruyi said to Zhang Chun with a smile.
Since it was already a knot that could not be untied, he had no choice but to fight to the end. Liu Ruyi quickly put Yang Qianhu behind him! 'Soldiers will block it, water will cover it'!
Now that the first one has been killed, what does the second one mean?
"I've heard my eldest brother mention it a long time ago. Brother Liu, you are a very righteous person! Now that I have the opportunity today, I won't be polite! Haha!" Zhang Chun laughed, but his eyes were just staring.
Liu Ruyi's eyes.
How could Liu Ruyi not understand his intentions? How could he be willing to get up early in the morning and run such a long mountain road without any benefit?
"Brother Zhang is flattering me! I can't bear it! Come on, Brother Zhang, please come quickly!"
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Zhang Chunzao stayed in Caishi Town for one day and then rushed back to Jinan. He wanted to stay here longer, but the military affairs in Jinan city were busy, so even if he wanted to, there was nothing he could do!
Of course, he didn't come in vain, Liu Ruyi's five hundred taels of silver also filled his package!
‘Thousands of miles to become an official just for money’!
For Liu Ruyi, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem!
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The white horse passes by, time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a few days pass!
The training of the new soldiers was on the right track, but Lao Gui could not really rest at ease. After only staying at home for two days, he rushed to Jinan City to purchase grain and rice supplies!
Liu Ruyi is not stingy with these things. He will buy as much as he can! If he could, Liu Ruyi would like to turn the entire town into a big granary. After all, there is really not much time left for him!
The outer fortress wall of the new town has already been laid out. With old man Feng, the descendant of the Earth Master, Liu Ruyi has really saved a lot of energy! The architectural level of the ancient Chinese nation is not necessarily better than those in the West today.
There is no difference between designers and designers. In this regard, our ancestors are the experts!
According to Mr. Feng's plan, he wanted to connect the new town and the old town, and re-plan a new area. The wide area on the south gate of the old town was designated as the inner city, and the original Guandao Old Street was regarded as the inner city.
This doubled version of the north-south main artery of the new town!
On the hill on the south side of the town, Liu Ruyi stood with his hands behind his hands. Mr. Feng stood beside Liu Ruyi. He pointed at the clear outline of the fortress wall at the bottom of the mountain and explained to Liu Ruyi: "Ruyi, if these fortress walls are built,
Not only can it effectively protect the safety of the town, but it can also encircle more vacant land. Even if a few hundred more households come in, I can guarantee that they can settle down!"
Mr. Feng was afraid that Liu Ruyi wouldn't understand, so he picked up a branch from the ground and drew a simple floor plan on the dry ground, "Ruyi, look here, the water is flowing through, the ground is flat and wide, if you use the strips
The stone foundation can accommodate hundreds of households! And over there, the mountains are gentle, sunny, and close to the water. If it is enclosed outside the town, it would be a big waste!"
Liu Ruyi's thoughts were somewhat revealed to Old Man Feng.
Caishi Town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces water on one side. It is located on a traffic thoroughfare, but it is also among the mountains. There are few places with such a superior geographical location even in the whole of Shandong. Liu Ruyi has long thought of it.
Take root here!
As Old Man Feng spoke, Liu Ruyi kept nodding.
"Old man, I don't need those fancy things! You can enclose as much land as you can! As long as it's practical and can support these many fellow villagers, I can get this money!" Liu Ruyi pointed to the outline of the small town at the foot of the mountain.
,Loudly.
"Ruyi, you are really an extraordinary person! The old man did not misjudge you!" Mr. Feng laughed loudly, "But Ruyi, you don't have to worry too much! This place is really a geomantic treasure land, with abundant water sources, stone and wood, only
It’s some glutinous rice and rammed soil that I need to go out to buy, and it doesn’t cost much money! It only costs three thousand taels, and the old man promises that I will definitely give you a brand new town! No, it should be called Xincheng! Hahaha!”
In fact, it’s no wonder that Mr. Feng is so concerned about this matter. His lineage has learned Shanyin Feng Shui, building bridges and building trees! But in the first half of his life, he could only do some digging graves.
Now that he is over seventy years old, he wants to leave something for future generations and use his skills in the right place!
Although the two people had somewhat different ideas, their pursuit of the final effect coincided with each other!
"Okay! In this case, Ruyi will leave these things to the old man!" Liu Ruyi bowed deeply to Mr. Feng!
Mr. Feng put away his smile and nodded solemnly, "Ruyi, thank you, thank you for giving me such an opportunity!"