Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Seeing Qiu Wugang acting like a rogue, Gu Yunji had a headache, but he could only patiently say: "General Qiu, I also want to tell you clearly when the road will be repaired, but I am not sure. , I really can’t give you this guarantee.”

"Today is my first day to take office in the government office. I haven't figured out many things yet. How much stone will be needed to build a road in Shushutang, how much money will it cost, and how many civilian workers will be recruited? I cannot make any rash decisions before conducting on-site inspections. Conclusion.”

After saying that, Gu Yunji calmed down and said to Qiu Wugang in as gentle a tone as possible: "Of course, General Qiu led the soldiers to fight bloody battles on the front line to resist the Japanese pirates and protect the people. He must have done a lot of hard work. As officials of Shaoxing Prefecture, we have responsibilities and obligations. I will provide you with logistical support.”

"As for the stones for road construction, I will definitely write a letter as soon as possible... No, I will go to Jinhua Mansion in person to negotiate with the officials there and ask them to give us priority in allocating stones. Before that, General Qiu please be aggrieved for a while. , continue to use the boardwalk for a transition.”

"If you think it's too hard for the soldiers to carry food and grass, you can leave the matter to the government office. We will recruit civilian laborers. If it doesn't work, we will use government servants. We must transport all the military supplies to the camp on time and on time. Go, how about it?"

Unexpectedly, Qiu Wugang snorted coldly and said arrogantly: "Who is so rare that you can transport it? The food and grass are not bad, and the military supplies also include swords, guns, artillery, iron helmets and armor. Which one is not worth thousands of dollars?"

"I know my soldiers best, and I can trust them. I don't know what kind of people your government servants and civilian husbands are. If something goes wrong and they are stolen and resold, it will be minor. What if someone is mixed in with the intention of harboring evil intentions? The bad guys took the opportunity to steal information and even withheld supplies to the Japanese pirates, what should I do!"

"Transporting supplies is an important task in military operations. I dare not leave it to you. After all, who knows who is in your government office? Maybe there are traitors in there who are colluding with foreign enemies. Otherwise, why have the Japanese pirates always been there all these years? It can’t be wiped out completely!”

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Gu Yunji had good intentions and hoped that Qiu Wugang would consider the solution he came up with, but he didn't want the other party to speculate on him like this. His breath stagnated in his chest and his face turned red with anger.

However, after thinking about it, Qiu Wugang's concerns were not completely unreasonable. Gu Yunji had to suppress his anger and said in a cold tone: "You are a military attache, and you have to work hard to resist the Japanese pirates; I am a civil servant, and I also have to plan day and night how to arrange the affairs of Shaoxing Mansion. People's livelihood and various industries, you are anxious, I am more anxious than you, but is there any use in being anxious?"

"No matter how reluctant you are, I can only tell you clearly that if you want me to give you a clear time to build the road now, I can't do it. Unless you can transport the stones for building the road back right away, then I will immediately summon the people to start building the road without any hesitation!"

"Hey! What are you talking about?" As if he had never thought that Gu Yunji had such a tough attitude, Qiu Wugang opened his eyes in disbelief, "Building roads and buying stones is what your government is supposed to do, why should you leave it to me? I see you guys Just making excuses!”

"You also said that raw materials are tight and bluestone is in short supply. I don't believe it. As long as you raise the price, three to five times the price, can Jinhua Mansion not sell the stone to you? Shaoxing Mansion pays so much tax every year. , you can’t be unable to get even this little money, right? You guys obviously just don’t want to pay!”

Fu Zida really couldn't listen anymore and couldn't help but said: "Shaoxing Prefecture has a lot of taxes and there are many places to spend money. General Qiu might as well go and ask, which prefecture's finances are not tight? All the money is spent on buying stones. What about other places?”

"If you don't want to talk about other things, let's just talk about the officials of all sizes in the yamen. If we don't have money to give them rice, should we let them drink the northwest wind?"

Qiu Wugang was unreasonable: "That is what you have to consider. Do you need me, a military attache, to worry about it? As the commander of the Shaoxing Guard, I, Qiu Wugang, cannot build the road because your government cannot build the road, which has hindered our material transportation. Of course we have to be held accountable!”

"Anyway, I can't control other things. I'll just control this path! If you don't give me a satisfactory solution today, I won't leave!" Qiu Wugang had just finished speaking when a steady male voice came from outside, With a bit of brisk ridicule: "Who is such a scoundrel, relying on other people's government offices not to leave?"

Immediately afterwards, a man wearing a red official uniform walked in calmly and calmly.He had a smile on his face and an elegant and scholarly air about him. Judging from his temperament, he should be a civil servant.However, he was tall, with broad shoulders, and his appearance showed an erect and strong appearance that was not consistent with the characteristics of a scholar.

Inexplicably, Gu Yunji suddenly remembered Xu Chengyu whom he met when he first entered Luxi Academy. He also had such a tall figure and scholarly temperament, which left a deep impression on him.

When he saw the visitor, Qiu Wugang's arrogant momentum deflated at a speed visible to the naked eye. After a while, he shrank into an honest look and greeted him awkwardly and respectfully: "...Mr. Governor, why are you here? "

Governor?That Xu Chengyu's eldest disciple, his fellow disciple, the Governor of Zhejiang, Mei Feng?

Gu Yunji was surprised for a moment, and he and Fu Zida hurriedly came forward to greet him and said respectfully: "Gu Yunji, the prefect of Shaoxing Prefecture, has met the governor."

Unexpectedly, Gu Yunji just bowed down, and halfway through the salute, Mei Feng stopped his movements, helped him up, and said with a smile: "Why are you doing such a big salute? You shouldn't call me Lord Governor, you should call me senior brother." .”

As he said that, he looked Gu Yunji over and nodded with satisfaction: "Well - the teacher still has such high standards for recruiting disciples. I knew that as his close disciple and son-in-law, he could achieve the fourth rank in his twenties. There must be something extraordinary about the magistrate, and it turned out to be so when I saw him today."

Qiu Wugang and Fu Zida were both stunned: "...senior brother?"

"Yes, senior brother." Mei Feng affectionately put his arm around Gu Yunji's shoulders and introduced his children to them, "This is my junior fellow student. We are both disciples of Xu Chengyu, the former chief minister of the cabinet. In our division, He’s the youngest in the family, he’s promising, he’s good-looking, and he’s the teacher’s favorite.”

"Today I learned that my little junior brother is back on duty for the first time, so I came here to take a look. In the future, he will be an official in the government office, and he will inevitably have to deal with you. He is young, so you should take good care of me, and don't bully him. he."

As he said that, Mei Feng glanced at Qiu Wugang intentionally or unintentionally, and the other party immediately looked away with a guilty conscience.

Gu Yunji was held half-protected by his shoulders in front of him. For a moment, he couldn't help but feel awkward with his toes on the ground, and his whole body felt awkward.

Listening to Meifeng's tone, those who knew him thought he was an adult in his 20s who had come to Shaoxing to work as an official; those who didn't know thought he was only six or seven years old. He went to elementary school on the first day and was introduced to his classmates by his parents. Where's the kid?

Although Gu Yunji knew that Mei Feng was his senior brother and would be kind to him, but was he too protective of him?Treat him like a child? (End of chapter)