Chapter 208 The grudges between Guangzhou people and Quanzhou people! (Coming!)

Zhang Heng sat in the Yamen on his first day. He first met with many colleagues, and then visited the Yamen under the leadership of Tong San Zhan Chongwen and others.

Although Guangzhou's government office is dilapidated, it is quite large in scale. It has offices, general judgment hall, signing hall, observation judge's hall, Jieditui official hall, observation and promotion hall, Fuyuan, Dangzhisi, left Siliyuan, right

The Si Li Yuan, the Justice Department, the Si Hu Department, etc. are all available.

Of course, not all of these jobs are staffed, after all, Guangzhou is just a wild state.

In addition, a large number of economic departments have been set up, scattered inside and outside the state government office, such as Changping warehouse, Huiyi warehouse, Changping warehouse, Minister's money warehouse, Minister's wine warehouse, Minister's vinegar warehouse, Pengqian vinegar warehouse, etc.

But it is necessary.

Zhang Heng looked worried, because there were many typhoons in Guangdong and the Guangzhou government office was in a dilapidated state. If a big typhoon came, if it really collapsed and killed many officials, then something big would happen!

"Knock it all down and rebuild it."

Back at the establishment hall, Zhang Heng talked to everyone.

Everyone was suddenly shocked.

Zhan Chongwen was shocked and said: "Commander Cao, please think twice, the government in this state cannot repair it!"

Zhang Heng hummed and said, "Why can't you cultivate it?"

Zhan Chongwen smiled bitterly and said: "Officials do not repair yamen. This is the official rule of our country. Besides, where can we have the money to repair yamen!"

Zhang Heng looked at Zhan Chongwen with a half-smile but not a smile. Zhan Chongwen's attitude was good, but he was testing his ability.

Zhang Heng's proposal to build government offices was his first priority when he took office. If he proposed it but failed to implement it, his authority would not be established, and he would inevitably be despised.

Originally, I was too young, and it was inevitable that I would be regarded as a son of officials who came to get gold. If I could not convince them, it would cause a lot of trouble in the future.

However, Zhang Heng's proposal to repair the Yamen was not just a whim.

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "If the government office is old, it must be repaired, and if the city wall is broken, it must be repaired. The government office represents the dignity of the court. If it is in a state or county where the imperial power teaches, it does not matter if the government office is dilapidated.

But in a wild place like Guangzhou, which is also a port open to the outside world, it is even more important to have a facade that can be sustained, firstly, to deter the uneducated natives, and secondly, to deter foreign barbarians."

Judge Xi Wenyan smiled bitterly and said: "Shuai Cao is right, but where does the money come from?... Hey, wait, the city wall also needs to be repaired?"

Xi Wenyan looked at Zhang Heng in surprise.

The general judge Zhan Chongwen and the military officer Zhang Lingyi all looked at Zhang Heng in surprise.

The only people in the state government who are qualified to come to the office to discuss matters are the general judge Zhan Chongwen, the signing judge Xi Wenyan, and the official official Zhang Lingyi.

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "Yes, the city wall is related to the city defense of Guangzhou City, which cannot be ignored at all. Now the city wall has basically lost its function of city defense. If there is banditry, it will be too late to regret it."

Zhan Chongwen laughed when he heard this and said: "Captain Cao is overly worried. Although our Guangzhou is a border defense place, there is no threat at sea and it does not border other countries on land, so there is basically no threat from enemy countries. As for banditry, although there are

, but the threat is not great.”

Zhang Heng smiled, but didn't say much, because the threat from Nong Zhigao hadn't come yet, and no matter what he said, others wouldn't believe it.

"No matter what, the city wall affects the people of the city, so it's better to build it if it's time." Zhang Heng said.

Zhang Lingyi, who joined the army as a recorder, smiled bitterly and said: "The problem is that there is no money! Ren Zhizhou has been in Guangzhou for three years and applied to the court for three years, but the court did not agree and only agreed that we let the soldiers help repair it. But

However, money and food were not allocated, and in the end, the collapsed city wall was rebuilt, and then a typhoon came and collapsed again!"

Zhang Heng waved his hands and said: "No problem, I came here this time and got a donation to build a city wall and a government office. It is more than enough. Our next work is to focus on building the city wall and the government office. We will serve as an official for one term.

You have to bring something to the people."

Everyone looked at each other in shock.

The general judge Zhan Chongwen said carefully: "Captain Cao, it will cost a lot of money to repair the city wall and repair the state government office. This amount of money is really huge."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "How much do you need?"

Zhan Chongwen said: "Our city of Guangzhou, which evolved from a shallow sea, has a low terrain and it is difficult to obtain soil for building the city, so it is not suitable for building a city.

If we have to go to the surrounding mountains to collect soil and transport it manually to build a new wall, it will require a lot of labor and it will be impossible without millions of dollars!"

"One million dollars..." Zhang Heng made an estimate, and then couldn't help but laugh, "...one million dollars, the usual money is 770 copper coins, and one million dollars is just 1,300 copper coins.

, can this repair be completed with this little money?"

Zhan Chongwen couldn't laugh or cry and said: "This is just a little money, but that is millions of dollars. Our Guangzhou is not a rich city, how can we get it?"

Zhang Heng calculated and shook his head and said: "No, it's only 1,300 guan, how can it cope with such a project?"

The official who recorded the incident and joined the army issued an order: "That's enough. We can use workers for labor. If the commander-in-chief can apply to the court, and the court agrees to use workers, we can build it without even spending a million dollars."

The sand and soil used to build the city can be excavated from nearby mountains. The materials are also free, and all that is needed is a labor force.

But the key now is that the court is afraid of causing unrest, so it will not easily agree to our use of labor."

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "This area of ​​Guangzhou City has a muddy snail and clam geology that evolved from a shallow sea. There are many typhoons and rainwater every year. It should not be strong enough to build it using the method of building earth, right?"

The earthen construction method is to compact the earth with earth, which is the so-called earth wall.

Zhan Chongwen nodded and said: "Everyone builds it this way. It is difficult to build a city with soil, let alone other methods."

Zhang Heng said: "What if we use bricks?"

Zhan Chongwen was speechless and said: "How is that possible? The city of Guangzhou is surrounded by 1,200 feet, and the city wall is about 2 feet and 5 feet high. It would take more than 10 million bricks to build it, and there are no bricks burned in Guangzhou.

Yes, I have to buy it from other places, it won’t cost tens of thousands of dollars!”

Zhang Heng said: "What if I bake the bricks myself?"

Zhan Chongwen shook his head and said: "Then you have to start with Wan Guan."

Zhang Heng held up his palms and smiled and said: "Okay, it's settled, we will immediately open a brick kiln to burn bricks, build city walls, and reestablish the state government!"

Zhan Chongwen said anxiously: "Commander Cao, you haven't applied to the court yet. The court has not agreed. If we launch labor services without authorization, we will all be in trouble if we are impeached by Yan Guanyi!"

Zhang Heng shook his head and said: "We will not do labor service."

Zhan Chongwen was suddenly confused: "How can we build the city without labor?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Just recruit workers directly and pay them according to the market wage."

Zhan Chongwen was speechless for a moment: "...Captain Cao, we need to build a city with bricks and build a state government, and we don't need labor services. We don't have one hundred thousand guan of money, so we can't do it at all..."

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "Come here, please invite Zhang Muzhi, the director of Quanzhou Sea Trade Company."

The subordinate officer hurried away.

Zhan Chongwen said carefully: "What kind of director Zhang Muzhi is the sponsorship you are talking about?"

Zhang Heng nodded and said, "It's them."

Zhang Muzhi is Zhang Mazi, and Zhang Mazi's real name is Zhang Mazi, but Zhang Heng thought Zhang Mazi didn't sound good, so he named him Zhang Muzhi.

When Zhang Mazi entered the design hall, he was not as timid as ordinary businessmen, but rather magnanimous. This was naturally due to his confidence in his heart.

Zhan Chongwen and others frowned, feeling that this businessman was indeed a bit arrogant.

In Quanzhou, under the auspices of the three magistrates, officials were accustomed to serving maritime merchants, so Zhang Mazi did not feel inferior when seeing officials, but when he came to Guangzhou, it was different.

Zhang Heng introduced Zhang Mazi to everyone: "This is Zhang Muzhi, one of the directors of Quanzhou Maritime Trading Company. I invited him to come to Guangzhou this time in the hope that he can help us in Guangzhou."

Everyone had different expressions, and the atmosphere was a bit stagnant.

The grievances between Guangzhou and Quanzhou have long existed.

In the past, Quanzhou people came to Guangzhou to go to sea and were discriminated against by Guangzhou people. Later, Quanzhou opened the sea. Quanzhou's rapid development directly compared with Guangzhou. Even Guangzhou's maritime trade was greatly affected, and some Guangzhou maritime merchants

We have to rely on Quanzhou’s maritime trade supply chain.

In the past, Guangzhou people looked down on Quanzhou people, and now Quanzhou people also look down on Guangzhou people. Guangzhou people also suffered some discrimination when they went to Quanzhou.

Now that Guangzhou wants to build a city, it actually needs Quanzhou people to sponsor it?

However, Zhang Mazi proudly said: "Shuai Zhang Cao, our Quanzhou Maritime Trading Company is willing to donate 100,000 yuan to help Guangzhou build the city and build the state government to thank Guangzhou for its help to us Quanzhou people back then. Quanzhou did not have the qualifications to go to sea.

I have to come to Guangzhou, and I, Zhang Mazi, have been living in Guangzhou for half my life and have long regarded this place as my hometown, so it is my duty to help Guangzhou build the city!"

Except for Zhang Heng and Zhang Mazi, everyone else felt as sick as if they had eaten flies.

But it is a good thing that someone sponsors the city's construction, and you can't just refuse it.

So the matter was decided in such an unpleasant way.

However, this news spread out somehow.

Lingnan Chamber of Commerce.

President Su Huibo frowned as he listened to Secretary Xiong Qinglian speak.

"...Zhang Mazi is slapping us Guangzhou people in the face this time. The city walls of Guangzhou are in dilapidated condition, but it's not the Quanzhou people's turn to worry about it.

Now all the maritime merchants in Guangzhou are angry, especially those who need to go to Quanzhou to purchase. They have been angry in Quanzhou, and now people from Quanzhou are coming to slap them in the face. It is really annoying. Some people say that they will organize a group to go to the state government.

Get rid of that pockmarked man!"

Su Huibo frowned and said: "Is this pockmark really a big investment of 100,000 yuan to build the city of Guangzhou?"

Xiong Qinglian nodded and said: "This is true. Now the state government has begun to prepare brick kilns. It is said that they are going to use bricks to build city walls."

Su Huibo nodded and said: "This is a good thing. The city wall of Guangzhou should have been repaired a long time ago. If there is a civil uprising with this broken city wall, the entire people of Guangzhou will suffer. After the city wall is repaired, everyone will be able to sleep well."

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Xiong Qinglian smiled bitterly and said: "Others don't think so. They just feel that they have been slapped in the face, and now they are all very angry."

Su Huibo snorted and said: "We don't get much money on weekdays. I have long suggested that it is absolutely impossible to rely on the court to build the city wall. We businessmen who have made money should also do something for the people and build the city wall."

Let's build it. There are so many maritime merchants in Guangzhou, and if each family contributes hundreds or thousands of dollars, the city wall can be built, but they can't get enough of it, so who can blame them?"

Xiong Qinglian nodded and said, "That's how people are. You have to be slapped in the face to know how painful it is."

Su Huibo snorted and stood up: "Let's go and meet them."

How dare you go to Guangzhou to indulge in a piece of food! It’s the opposite!
Chapter completed!