I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 239 Is the Wine Bad?Or is it difficult to see a beautiful woman?
Although more than a month has passed, until now, Lin Jiamu is still a little terrified when he talks about it.

He is not from the capital city, but from Qingzhou Prefecture under Jingdong East Road.At the age of 12, he moved to the capital with his father who went to the capital to be an official.

Since then, he has been living in the city of Tokyo, where singing and dancing are flourishing.Childhood memories have become very blurred.

After leaving Xiangzhou City, he headed south all the way, intending to rush to Jiangling.And the devastated scene gradually appeared before his eyes.

The rivers stopped flowing, the lakes dried up, the ground was cracked, and the fields were barren... All you saw on the road were fleeing people.

Seeing this situation, childhood memories also came to my mind.I still remember that when my hometown Qingzhou was hit by floods, it seemed to be the same scene before me.

There are crowds of fleeing people everywhere, like locusts crossing the border, all the bark and grass roots seen on the road are eaten up.

What kind of peace and prosperity is this?

How can there be any scene of singing and dancing?

In combining what he saw and heard along the way, he was very confused, which completely subverted his cognition and outlook on life.

Moreover, before he came to Jiangling City, he had already visited Songlin County.Even though there are various anti-drought measures to help Pine Forest County survive the drought, the foundation of poverty there has not been changed.

Not to mention the subordinate villages, even Songlin County is a bit dilapidated.The muddy and bumpy streets, the dilapidated houses, the people with yellow and emaciated faces and ragged clothes...

Let him, the newly appointed county magistrate, have no way to start.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing again, looked at Guo Yi and asked, "I heard that the Liuzhihe Salt Field, the Papermaking Workshop, and the Porcelain and Brick Kilns in the west of the city were all built by the Jiangling Government Office?"

He already knew Guo Yi's identity from Xue Qingzhi, and he was the personal staff of His Highness King Chu.These strategies and measures are all written by Guo Yi.

He, Guo Yi, became famous in Jinghu because of the implementation of the Jiangling Government's drought-resistance strategy.

Hearing this, Guo Yi also put down his chopsticks, picked up a napkin and wiped it, and met Lin Jiamu's curious gaze, nodded in agreement and said, "It's the action of the Jiangling government office. Because before, His Royal Highness the King of Chu had already emptied the treasury.

Regardless of whether the Liuzhihe Salt Field or the papermaking workshop is to fill the treasury.Not only that, Nanping Town and Ling'an County suffered a severe drought, and the treasury had to allocate relief food funds.

All of this requires a lot of money to spend.And, in the future, it is also several important sources of income.

As long as the government has a normal source of income, the exploitation of the people can be minimized.

And once the government treasury is sufficient, whether it is necessary to conscript labor or allocate food for disaster relief, there will be spare capacity! "

Makes sense!

Listening to Jun's words, I suddenly realized: "When I was on the road, I heard that Jiangling Mansion is recruiting forced labor everywhere, and the wages are sixty or seventy yuan a day.

Repairing official roads, opening porcelain kilns and brick kilns, digging out old river channels, building saltworks... tens of thousands of laborers were recruited, and the daily expenses alone are a lot of money!

I have traveled all the way here, and the various actions on Jinghu North Road are really the only ones I have seen in my life. "

When the government has money, there are a lot of private pockets.No one would take it all out like the king of Chu, even emptied the treasury, and vigorously implemented various drought-relief measures under various pressures.

But now, even though the drought has passed, the King of Chu is still spending money, recruiting tens of thousands of laborers at the same time, spending money into the running water every day.

This also completely subverted his cognition.

Guo Yi didn't understand the meaning of his words, so he didn't answer, poured a glass of wine, and drank for himself.

The scene in front of me is really suitable for drinking, with bright lights and beautiful women.After a busy day, it's time to relax.

Not only him, Pei Ruyu next to him was also silent, drinking and drinking by himself.

Wei Jinglan saw that there was some coldness, so she nodded and agreed: "His Royal Highness Chu really loves the people like a son, and he did not hesitate to empty out the treasury to fight the drought. Facts have proved that His Royal Highness's actions are really wise!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Guo Yi, and praised loudly: "This also shows that Erlang is talented and educated! Erlang has contributed a lot to Jinghu North Road to have such a situation!"

Guo Yi couldn't help laughing, and shook his head helplessly, "Brother Wei, with the relationship between the two of us, stop bragging about me!"

"Haha!" Wei Jinglan also laughed, and instead of talking, she raised her wine glass and gestured to him.

Lin Jiamu waited for them to put down their wine glasses before he said: "Before I came to Jiangling, I had already been to Songlin County, so I went to take a good look. There are dilapidated houses and people in rags.

What's more, those seven or eight-year-old dolls are running around the street with their buttocks naked...

You know, men and women have different seats at the age of seven!And what about them? "

Speaking of this, Lin Jiamu's face was full of bitterness, and he even choked up a little, then turned to look at Guo Yi: "Erlang, to tell you the truth, this is the first time Brother Yu has been an official, and it is also the first time he has left his teacher's parents.

Brother Yu doesn't know what to do, what does Erlang teach me? "

scare!
Is he asking?
Everyone was taken aback, what are you kidding, you are Xu Xianggong's student, and you were a candidate for the imperial examination last year!
And now, he actually asked a young man younger than himself?
Everyone else felt a little unreal, couldn't this be the fake Lin Jiamu?
Pei Ruyu was even more surprised, he knew very well how arrogant and self-restraining this guy was.

Isn't this his style?
Even Guo Yi couldn't help being taken aback, looked at Lin Jiamu in surprise, then smiled brightly, shook his head and said, "To be honest, I haven't been to Songlin County yet! If Brother Jiamu doesn't mind, I'll wait Early in the morning of the day after tomorrow, I will accompany my elder brother to Songlin County for a walk."

People praised him so much, so he naturally wanted to know how to praise him.

"Okay!" Lin Jiamu also smiled: "It's so clear and bright, I don't know if Erlang is interested in going out with Brother Yu? Brother Yu has a lot of doubts, and I hope to ask Erlang for advice."

"Okay!" Guo Yi nodded without hesitation.

"Erlang, please!"

"Please!"

Seeing the two of them leave and leave, the others were a little dumbfounded.

Please!

We are here to drink flower wine!

There is a beautiful woman by your side, you two are lucky, you actually want two big men to go out for a walk.

Is the wine bad?
Or is it difficult to see a beautiful woman?
Su Xiyu even knelt and sat aside in a daze, watching the backs of the two of them leaving, forgetting to get up to see them off.

I just learned a new piece of music, but I practiced it for a long time, and I haven't played it yet...

However, everyone had already left, waved to the ferry boat, jumped on it, and returned to the shore.

There is only empty piano curling up.

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(End of this chapter)