Chapter 59 Pointing fingers
Mao Geng has not yet planned to endorse "Ju Neng Calcium". The output of this first-generation calcium supplement is still pitiful. In addition, the efficacy of the drug requires some clinical data. Therefore, one of the few "Ju Neng Calcium" has become a high-end supplement for trial in this county on a small scale, and only those with some identities can get the Gi Neng Calcium given away.
County Magistrate Xu also received this Giant Energy Calcium. Chen Liang tried it first. After he felt that it had the effect, Chen Liang's big mouth was boasting all over the world, praising the pills known as Giant Energy Calcium like petit pollen. County Magistrate Xu couldn't help but try it, and he also felt that the effect seemed good.
County Magistrate Xu is in his forties and spends most of the day sitting in the office room. When he goes out, he is in a sedan chair. He is definitely a clan who rarely basks in the sun. He also lacks vitamin D and his function of absorbing calcium naturally deteriorates. Although the symptoms of calcium deficiency are not serious, he also feels soreness in the waist and legs. Now taking Juneng Calcium, after some bad replenishment, County Magistrate Xu also vaguely feels that his combat power seems to have improved in dealing with the entanglement of his concubine in bed. Although County Magistrate Xu is still a little confused, he has already upgraded Juneng Calcium from a suspicious supplement to a credible supplement level. It seems that the rumors that "the creation of Mao's family must be a magical product" circulating in the market are true.
After the opening of the water wheel winch in the dangerous shoal of Hongniwan, it was a free tug and control boat, and it was praised for a tide. This good policy was unanimously praised by the whole county, especially the boat workers, and there were even calls for the government to advance as soon as possible and build water wheel winch in all dangerous shoals.
But how could a hydraulic winch be built overnight with more than fifty dangerous shoals? County Magistrate Xu is not a scholar who talks on paper. Naturally, he knows the difficulties of actual operation. According to Mao Geng's plan, 20 hydraulic winchs with key dangerous shoals will be built within half a year. This is an unprecedented speed.
On that day, County Magistrate Xu was in the back hall with a cup of tea and a "Xinbao", knocking on the desk table with interest, reading the newspaper. As he looked at it, he felt more and more relaxed and comfortable.
But Chen Liang's voice rang out from a distance:
"Brother Yongpu, haha, Chen is here to disturb him again!"
Then County Magistrate Xu saw Chen Liang who was so energetic. Chen Liang now entered the county government like entering his own backyard. No one would stop this famous person. County Magistrate Xu was of course also like a kind and respectful manner, so Chen Liang was unblocked in the county government.
County Magistrate Xu hurriedly greeted him and said repeatedly:
"Brother Tongfu, sit down quickly! Xu is reading Brother Tongfu's masterpiece. Hehe, it's very interesting to criticize current problems! Come on, sit down! Look at the tea!"
Chen Liang shook his hand and said with a smile:
"No, no hurry. Brother Yisheng is so busy that his butt is smoking, so he asked me to send the new watch to Brother Yongpu. How about it? Carry it in first and let Brother Yongpu see."
County Magistrate Xu had been waiting for this watch for a few days, and he immediately said happily:
"Oh, no wonder Brother Tongfu looked happy today. It turned out to be such a happy event! Ah, okay, okay! Come in and let Xu take a look at it first."
As soon as Chen Liang waved his hand, two people carried the watch in. Chen Liang asked the two to carefully disassemble the wooden box outside, revealing the watch with the sauce-red wooden shell. When Magistrate Xu saw that this one was more refined than the one that cut the ribbon last time. He used precious rosewood. Magistrate Xu looked at it and praised:
"Well, it's indeed a fine product. Haha, Yi Sheng often lingers the word "premium" in his mouth. Looking at this watch, it's worthy of it."
Chen Liang asked the two of them to open the back cover, revealing the yellow gear mechanism inside. After manually lifting the heavy hammer, the timepiece began to rotate tickingly. From the back, the gears began to operate in an orderly manner, but the key escapement mechanism was enclosed in an iron box. Unless the iron box was destroyed, no one knew what kind of structure it was.
Chen Liang sat down with a big thorn, took a sip of tea, pointed at Shi Ping and said:
"Brother Yongpu, you have also seen that this watch is made of fine copper, unlike the previous watch, which contains many wooden pieces. Haha, if the official sees such a carefully crafted artifact, he is afraid that he will praise you for your loyalty in doing things. In my opinion, if the official receives this watch on the first day, he might be awarded the title of Brother Yongpu the next day!"
County Magistrate Xu was very fond of hearing Chen Liang's words, but at this time there was still a servant present. Chen Liang said this and was a little indifferent to the occasion. Chen Liang immediately realized this and immediately asked the two to restore the time to retreat.
Xu Yongpu suddenly realized that the watch was made by Mao Geng, but it was just a utensil. He became a little depressed for a moment and sighed:
"Although the official gave it to the official family at this time, the official family was not confused. Naturally, I knew that the official was all Yi Sheng's contribution. I just borrowed flowers to offer Buddha. What can this be counted in front of the official family? At most, it would be good to ask for a prize, and it would be good not to blame me for promoting extravagance."
Chen Liang put the teacup heavily on the desk, waved his arms and said:
"Brother Yongpu's words are very wrong! 'There are always horses, but Bole is not always'. Yi Sheng is a horse that is not always horse, but if it weren't for Brother Yongpu, there would be no today. In the past, Yue Fei was a famous general. With him, he could have stepped on the Central Plains and recovered the mountains and rivers, but he did not want to die unjustly. When it comes to this matter, Qin Hui was of course an executioner, but Emperor Gaozong could not refuse to blame him. First of all, the second, Xin Jiaxuan was also a rare general and the general was unique in his civil and military skills, but at this moment he was idle in the mountains and fields. Look, even if it is a "master horse", so what? It's not that the current officials know, there is a use for a fart. Alas! 'There are often horses, but Bole is not always', which really makes people in the world sigh! It's not that I have no one in the Song Dynasty, but the official family---"
Chen Liang felt very moved when he thought of his lack of talent for so many years. Chen Liang's original name was actually Chen Runeng, and later changed his name to Chen Liang, which meant that he was comparing to Zhuge Liang. But this Liang was not the other Liang, and it was fine if the wise ruler did not "visit three times in the thatched cottage". Chen Liang was condescending to ask for an initiative to write a letter, but the official family of the Song Dynasty still did not miss him. Chen Liang didn't even get a single official position, so he said that he was so deserving of the "Liang"! Therefore, Chen Liang had some opinions about the loss of the "Bo Le" position in the current official family, so he started talking about it without realizing it.
But when the magistrate Xu heard this, he quickly interrupted:
"Brother Tongfu, brother Tongfu, don't talk nonsense. Don't you remember the lesson that day? It's all because of misfortune. Brother Tongfu must listen to Xu's good words, so it's better not to go too far."
Chen Liang immediately woke up after hearing the reminder of County Magistrate Xu. He just pulled the words on two generations of emperors, and he was not saying anything good. If he made a big splash, he would be put into prison again. So he smiled bitterly:
"Brother Yongpu, this is how I open my mouth. If I think of it, I will offend people accidentally. Thank you for your reminder! But what I said just now is nothing more than to explain one truth, that is, Brother Yongpu can respect Yi Sheng, and Yi Sheng has achieved such success today. Brother Yongpu first protected Yi Sheng with voluntary intentions, and then had great trust. Otherwise, if Yi Sheng was confused and was accidentally sent to the prison, he was afraid that his life would be wrongly surrendered to the ignorant prisoner. His life would be gone, and there would be no today! Therefore, I said that Yi Sheng could have today because of the support of Brother Yongpu. Brother Yi Sheng was always grateful when he talked about Brother Yongpu's gratitude."
Chen Liang finally changed into a humorous tone:
"Therefore, even I, Chen Tongfu, was willing to settle in Brother Yongpu's territory. I thought, Brother Yongpu was respectful to the wise and the nobles, so that he could produce geniuses like Yi Sheng, great scholars like Kang Yuliang, and young geniuses like Wang Yunzhi! If Brother Yongpu is willing to support me, I, Chen Tongfu, will I also turn over and have good luck from now on!"
"It's so interesting to talk to Brother Fu. Haha!"
When County Magistrate Xu heard Chen Liang’s misunderstanding, he was the one who was not often seen. Well, this is what he said! In fact, it was the same! If he hadn’t covered Mao Geng, it would be hard to say that Mao Geng would not suffer a major disaster, so he would have no say. When he thought of this, County Magistrate Xu was very content.
Chen Liang continued:
"I came from Brother Jun Ju. I heard that the court was going to be promoted to Brother Yongpu's official position. This was a good thing, but I don't advocate that Brother Yongpu will be promoted immediately. I think Brother Yongpu will have to be the county magistrate here for at least one year and be the county magistrate for one year. It is a good thing for me and Brother Yu Yongpu."
Chen Fuliang's name is Junju, so the news he heard from Chen Fuliang was naturally not groundless. The magistrate of Xu knew that Chen Liang had a wide range of friendship and was interested in listening to Chen Liang's views on his official career. He asked now:
"How do you say this?"
Chen Liang asked replies without answering:
"Brother Yongpu hasn't heard of the story of Wang Jinggong!"
Of course, everyone knows Wang Anshi's story, but you don't need to go so far! County Magistrate Xu whispered in his heart and said calmly:
"Yong Pu is yulu, please give me advice from Brother Fu!"
Chen Liang wanted this effect, and said proudly:
"The reason why King Jing of Wang was able to enter the prefecture that day was that his outstanding achievements in the local area played the most critical role. The officials repeatedly summoned them to the capital, but King Jing of Jing repeatedly refused. Their original intention was not to play hard to get, but who could conclude that it was not to cheer the appetite of the Song Dynasty officials! Oh, look, I seem to be saying that King Jing is not. Haha!"
When County Magistrate Xu heard this, he felt that what Chen Liang said was not a mysterious thing. He pondered and said for a while, and nodded:
"Brother Xie Tongfu's advice! However, Yongpu's talent is limited, so how can he compare with Wang Jinggong!"
Seeing that County Magistrate Xu had taken the bait, Chen Liang said:
"Brother Yongpu is very talented and wise. Tongfu is deeply admired by Gong Jing, and Wang Jinggong is also a human being. He has done many wrong things. Brother Yongpu is a civil and military talent. According to my opinion, if Brother Yongpu is the prime minister in the future, the Song Dynasty may really restore the Central Plains. Therefore, Tongfu is very optimistic about Brother Yongpu. As long as I am here for one day, I will help Brother Yongpu for one day. Although Tongfu is not talented, it is still OK to pick up the leftovers for Brother Yongpu."
Chen Liang said this, took out a copy of the text from his arms and handed it to the Magistrate Xu and said:
"Look, I have drafted a stack of papers for Brother Yongpu. This letter was handed to the court. After the officials read it, they will definitely pay more attention to Brother Yongpu's love for the people, and it can also reflect Brother Yongpu's understanding of economics. Brother Yongpu looks at him. I have just drafted a draft for Brother Yongpu, and Brother Yongpu just revises it."
County Magistrate Xu took a look at the note and it involved both the taboos of bricks and red walls, as well as the construction of hydraulic winch in the water and shipping. After Chen Liang discussed it, he simply linked the lifting of red wall taboos with loving the people and increasing taxes. The hydraulic winch was basically the same, which was also the favorite of the government.
But County Magistrate Xu felt a little unhappy. After Chen Liang came, this guy looked like a famous scholar and liked to point fingers at the county government, and did not have the awareness of a down-and-out scholar at all.
But to be honest, Chen Liang's arrival still benefited the magistrate Xu County. Not to mention anything else, Chen Liang's column in Xinbao was a complete voice of positive evaluation of the governance of Xinhua County. By the way, this is not an ordinary person's evaluation. This is an article written by Chen Liang, and everything can be found in it. For example, Chen Liang wrote a special article, exaggerating the major event of the hydraulic engineering of the water wheel winch, and the article even praised the magistrate Xu to an unprecedented height. The reputation of Aimin County Magistrate has become more well-known in the Song Dynasty through the dissemination of the Xinbao.
However, when it comes to the taboos of red walls, County Magistrate Xu thought Chen Liang was a little too anxious. In the recent issue of the Chen Liang column of the "New News", he just published an article about "Why do you get tens of millions of rooms in Guangsha", which was based on the low price of bricks that can benefit the people, and strongly suggested that the court lift the taboos of bricks and red walls. Moreover, this king incited the Yao people to publicly request the court to lift the ban on red bricks in the form of a petition. This king's fact is a bit out of line.
This letter is well written, but Chen Liang's move clearly means to force him. In his eyes, should I also act according to his expression? Chen Liang is really not satisfied. This official cooperates with him to recruit skilled craftsmen among the reincarnated people, which is enough to sell his face! Alas! This king is actually looking forward to the sky and has started to make trouble in front of me. Over time, will he still have the county magistrate in Chen Liang's eyes?
When County Magistrate Xu thought of this, he said lightly:
"I want to think about this matter. Be careful in the officialdom. In short, thank you Brother Tongfu for thinking about me!"
Chen Liang knew that he could not force County Magistrate Xu, so he immediately changed his topic:
"Brother Yongpu, I see that your face is rosy and full of energy. Could it be that you have taken two giant calcium in a row? Haha, Brother Yongpu has taken giant calcium, and he is fierce. I am afraid that your concubine will not be able to bear it!"
County Magistrate Xu also knew that Chen Liang was not serious, so he immediately changed his face and fought back:
"I heard that Yi Sheng gave Brother Tongfu a saying, 'I can go to the beauty's bed and build a house for my boss'. I want to remind Brother Tongfu that even if I eat giant calcium, I can't just go to bed. If I go to bed too much, I'm afraid I can't build a house."
Chen Liang didn't care about such teasing, but instead laughed:
"Haha, no one can build a house when you go to bed! It's just that it's a 'ru room'! Haha!"
County Magistrate Xu couldn't help laughing at this moment.
After laughing, Chen Liang replied seriously and said to County Magistrate Xu:
"Brother Yongpu, Brother Yisheng's marriage, do you also need to care about your parents! The bell that Yisheng was forced to marry cannot count. Yisheng has a deep affection for the daughter of the Su family. According to my research, the Su family may be the descendant of Su Qin. This is also considered a good match for Yisheng. You have to think of a way to become a family. Brother Yongpu, do you think this is the reason?"
County Magistrate Xu once again complained about Chen Liang's courage to make up, but County Magistrate Xu was of course willing to do it for Yu Cheng Mao Geng's marriage. He replied without hesitation:
"Yi Sheng's marriage should spare no effort."
Chen Liang smiled and said:
"Okay, then let's say it. Hehe, I personally designed a grand show, which is even more exciting than the last trial demonstration. However, everything this time is to impress the Su family's daughter. I'll keep it a secret first. Brother Yongpu must be there at that time!
Chapter completed!