Chapter 429 The ghost of Haizhou 1
Because it is located in Haizhou, which is economically prosperous and has a large population, it is easier to hire labor and purchase construction materials, and the area of the "market" is relatively small, covering an area of only about 12,000 mu (7 to 8 square kilometers), so the construction speed of Haizhou Commercial City is much faster than that of Jiehe Commercial City.
When Wu Haogu and Huang Tingjian entered Haizhou Shangshi from the west gate of the market together, they saw a straight and wide bluestone pavement, and the same straight and crisscrossing ditches were dug on both sides of the pavement. The ditches will be covered with bluestone slabs in the future and become culverts for drainage or water diversion.
On both sides of the ditches are plots of land surrounded by wooden fences. Several pieces of land have become construction sites. Busy workers sweat and work hard under the command of the foreman to build brick and wood structures. However, most of the plots surrounded by wooden fences are still empty, and they should be land for sale and under construction.
The "plan" of this mall also seems to be like Jiehe Market. It just does not adopt a "ring" layout, but adopts a traditional square layout. If you look down from a high altitude, you will find that Haizhou Market generally presents a rectangle, long from north to south and narrow from east to west. The east side of the market spreads along the coastline.
The part along the coastline will be developed into a wharf, and it is also the most prosperous part of the planning of Haizhou Commercial City. However, most of the places are still construction sites, and the only building built is Linhaizhuang where Pan Qiaolian is dowed.
Linhai Village is now the main hall of the "Haizhou Wujia" and is also the residence of the "Donghai Travel" main store. Ximen Qing is now staying here.
When Wu Haogu, Huang Tingjian and others entered Haizhou Commercial City, she was talking to Wu Chengchang who came from Baibo in Luoyang.
Wu Chengchang is the eldest son of Wu Zhongyi, who was 561 Jinshi in the current high school, and he is also the actual head of the Bai Bo Wu family for many years.
Now his father has finally managed to get the last Jinshi. Although he is the last, he is also a Jinshi! Even if he has to be elected as the county lieutenant for a test title, he is finally an official. For the Bai Bowu family, who has been in a downturn for so many years, it is undoubtedly a great news.
However, Wu Chengchang, who had just become a "Yanonei", is a little upset now.
The reason for his annoyance is that his Jinshi father found him a 32-year-old "talented" stepmother...
"Tell me, tell me, our Baibowu family is a Yi family. We have never remarried daughters or criminal men. Why do we marry a prostitute from a brothel now? It's okay to be a concubine, but the eldest lady who is married by the Ming Dynasty. Even I have to call her a mother... The ancestors' faces will be thrown away!"
Actually, he was only in his thirties. He looked at Wu Chengchang, who was almost fifty years old, scolding his father and stepmother in front of Ximen Qing in the living room.
Ximen Qing frowned slightly, unable to laugh or cry.
This "old man" said in front of her that his parents were not right. Since he brought a group of rural bullies from Baiboyi to Haizhou, he kept complaining to Ximen Qing and Mi Youren. Everyone knew that Wu Zhongyi, the 561st Jinshi, had done something sorry for Wu Zetian. But then again, wasn't Wu Zetian the daughter of remarried? It seemed that she would sleep with her father and then her son, and later she raised many faces... She didn't pick on the queen, so what's the matter with a big sesame lieutenant?
"Uncle Qi, you should be more cautious. As long as the old man is happy, we juniors should not be too careful."
Ximen Qing could only persuade her! And she was right. When Wu Zhongyi and the Stone Lady remarried, Ximen Qing had not left Kaifeng Mansion. So she knew that the relationship between Wu and his newlywed wife Shi Lady was very good, almost at the level of ties. It is really rare for an old couple to have a good relationship to such a level.
"Look at it?" Wu Chengchang's tears were almost over when he heard this, "Sister, you don't know... Then, that Shi Madam is pregnant!"
Ximen Qing was also shocked when he heard this. The old Jinshi's health was really good!
"I don't know who that kid belongs to!" Wu Chengchang then said, "My father is so old, he actually returns it, and...
"Uh, it's okay to be sixty-six years old." Ximen Qing coughed, "It's better for Madam Shi to be careful. She's thirty-two before she gets pregnant for the first time... This is not a small matter, and she has to prepare carefully according to the way of Doctor Han."
"Oh..." Wu Chengchang sighed, but couldn't help but curse his stepmother for a dysfunctional delivery... It's really a bit unfilial!
But in order to fight for family property, we can’t care about filial piety or not, and we can’t care about the unyielding sects of the Yisect... Before Old Man Wu finished his high school in the Jinshi, the Bai Bo Wu family was poor and had no other thoughts. Let’s work together to fight hard!
But now, the Baiboyi Sect not only has a Jinshi, but also a rich relative of the Wu family in Kaifeng, but also has the fact that they have settled in Haizhou. There are also many farmers who were destined to face the loess and the sky for the rest of their lives. When they arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture and Haizhou, they ate good things that they didn't dare to think about before, and they also saw women who made them salivate.
This person's heart has changed!
Wu Chengchang actually likes a woman as charming as Shi Madam. If his father becomes a corrupt official in the future, he can inherit all the evil money and Shi Madam's family business, he will be able to retire from his family and ask for Shi Madam like Shi Madam!
This is how it should be done in life!
But if Mrs. Shi gave birth to a younger brother, not only will Mrs. Shi have inherited his own tens of thousands of sons, but even if Wu Zhongcheng embezzled the money, he will also give half of the money he earned!
What if... the younger brother becomes the younger brothers, what should I do? How much money can I put in my hands in the future? Without money, wouldn’t it really be a lifelong struggle? He is not a scholar like his father, and he has no hope of becoming a Jinshi. If he can’t pass the Jinshi, how can he get rich? Does it rely on farming?
Just when Wu Chengchang's heart was rapidly corroded by evil money, Wu Haogu and his group had already met Mi Youren who was patrolling the construction site on the streets of Haizhou Shopping City.
"Oh, isn't this Brother Yin? Is it your own business now?"
The question was Pan Qiaolian. She rode half of the horse and half on a car. After entering the boundary of Qushan County, she kept riding forward. So at a glance, she saw Mi Youren wearing green official uniforms and walking around with a few archers.
"Sister 18? Why are you here in Haizhou? Teacher... You are here too! Student Mi Youren has met the teacher."
When Mi Youren turned around, she saw Pan Qiaolian and also saw Wu Haogu, and hurriedly stepped forward and sang a fat look.
Wu Haogu nodded, then flipped off the horse's back and stood firmly on the ground, with a very light movement, and then helped Pan Qiaolian off the horse's back.
"Yuanhui, this place is very good!" Wu Haogu said to Mi Youren, "The construction is so fast, have you put in a lot of effort, right?"
The project progress of Haizhou Commercial City has exceeded Wu Haogu's expectations. He thought that it must be Mi Youren, the "local snake", who has made a lot of efforts.
"Teacher, the student is just a county lieutenant," Mi Youren smiled, "How can you have such supernatural powers? This is all thanks to the blessings of the editors."
Zeng Xiu refers to Zeng Zhao, who is Zeng Bu's younger brother, the famous Qi Zeng of Nanfeng. He has a position as a editor in Jixian Hall, so he is called Zeng Xiu Xiu.
He is a good old man in the officialdom. Although he is Zeng Bu's younger brother, he is not a cadre of the new party, but is neutral between the two parties. From time to time he even says good things for the unlucky old party officials. If he didn't have Zeng Bu's brother, he might have become a treacherous official of the old party. However, with Zeng Bu here, no one dares to provoke him, a good old man.
So although he was not very useful, he was not unlucky. Both the old and the two parties took good care of him. In addition to being in the prefecture for a short time, he has always been in the local prefecture, and so far he has been governors of seven prefectures (there are still seven prefectures waiting for him in history), and they are all pretty good places.
So far, he is a happy official.
Originally, this happy official should go to Kaifeng Prefecture to replace Zhang Shangying as the Minister of the Secretariat, but because of the edict of "demolishing the official position in Haizhou", he was able to stay in Haizhou for a few more months. Until now, he is still in Haizhou. Because his brother Zeng Bu has become the prime minister, he has to avoid suspicion, so the local official has to continue to do so.
"I have helped a lot," said Mi Youren. "He helped recruit people who work here, and even brought us dozens of ships of wood, bricks and stones... Teacher, look at these bluestone slabs, which were also raised by Haizhou Prefecture Office."
"Then you have to thank Mr. Qufu (Zeng Zhao's name) very well."
Huang Tingjian, who was sitting in a carriage, had been helped out of the carriage by his concubine.
Mi Youren quickly saluted: "Wen Fu, you are here too... Oh, are you here to pay homage to Mr. Dongpo?"
"Yes," Huang Tingjian asked with a smile, "How are my teacher and Mr. Ziyou?"
"Okay," Mi Youren smiled, "both old gentlemen are fine."
"They are still in Yuntai Mountain?"
"Oh." Mi Youren nodded, "Oh, by the way, Mr. Dongpo and Mr. Ziyou sent someone yesterday to say that they would cross the sea to Qushan County to visit the editors of the past today, and I don't know if they are here."
"Really?" Huang Tingjian turned his head and said to Wu Haogu, "Chongdao, why not settle down and go to the prefecture office of Qushan County to have a walk... I haven't seen Zeng Zikai for some years."
Chapter completed!