Chapter 281 Going to Zhao's House
The place can be dilapidated and poor, but he, the chief eunuch beside the imperial concubine, must never suffer hardship. No matter where he goes, he must enjoy the best.
Prefect Min responded respectfully and sighed inwardly.
He thought that Eunuch Shu would just ask about Mr. Zhao's situation, but he didn't expect that he would still go downstairs.
If he wants to go, I have no right to stop him.
Eunuch Shu was very satisfied with Magistrate Min's response, so he said, "You can go with us when the time comes!"
"This..." Prefect Min didn't want to go. He was just thinking of some excuse to get away with it when Eunuch Shu raised his eyelids and stared at him. Prefect Min changed his tone and immediately nodded with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely accompany you tomorrow."
"Hmph" Eunuch Shu was finally satisfied.
Prefect Min was helpless. What would happen to the Zhao family would depend on their own luck. He really couldn't afford to offend this person.
Eunuch Shu was known for his grandeur and would never allow himself to suffer. They said they would depart the next morning, and everyone was ready and waiting for him. It was almost ten o'clock, at the height of the sun, when Eunuch Shu finally arrived. He boarded a carriage and, accompanied by a guard of honor and a troop of yamen runners dispatched by Prefect Min, headed towards Gaolian County.
The road we took was naturally the official road.
When getting off the car to rest at noon, Eunuch Shu saw how well the official road was built. He was very surprised. After thinking about it, he felt that he seemed to have not suffered any pain during the whole journey, and there was no pain in his bones.
"This road is well built. It seems that Lord Min's treasury is very rich!"
Eunuch Shu glanced at Magistrate Min and said with a smile.
Prefect Min: “.”
Prefect Min was also convinced.
This official road was indeed built very well. Because the route was unobstructed, driven by the three counties of Gaolian, Suixi and Guangzhan, other counties followed suit, and planting and breeding became prosperous. Everyone made a lot of money, and it was foreseeable that more money would be made in the future. Therefore, everyone was very generous in investing in road construction.
Because everyone can see that once this road is built, it will only benefit and bring convenience to everyone without any harm, and since it is affordable, of course no one will be stingy.
Therefore, this road is truly well built! It can be reported as a major political achievement.
Anyone who sees this road, when praising it, would not praise the prefect Min for loving the people like his own children and benefiting the local area? It is really the first time I have seen such a unique perspective as that of Eunuch Shu.
Also, what does he mean by that? Is he trying to get something for nothing?
Prefect Min smiled and immediately complained, "Excuse me, Eunuch Shu, this is all the work of my subordinates. I just gave an order, and I never expected the road to be built so well. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Eunuch Shu, but when the road was built, I looked at the treasury and found it was almost empty. How can I complain?"
Prefect Min spoke and sighed, obviously feeling extremely regretful and aggrieved.
Eunuch Shu laughed heartily, "Prefect Min is too modest!"
He didn't believe that nonsense. If he hadn't agreed to allocate funds, how could the road be built so well? He absolutely wouldn't agree to the money being used to build the road but not to the money being used to honor him.
As long as he goes back and says a word in front of the Imperial Concubine and His Royal Highness the Second Prince, his future will be ruined!
Eunuch Shu was not afraid at all that Magistrate Min would dare to be unfilial to him.
The journey was supposed to take a day plus half a day, but Eunuch Shu didn't arrive until the afternoon of the third day.
Magistrate Gao Lian had already received the news and respectfully welcomed Eunuch Shu into the city.
The post station in the county town was small and simple, and with so many people coming at once, there was no room for them to stay.
There was no other choice, so the accompanying ceremonial guard and the yamen runners from the prefectural city stayed at the post station and booked an inn in the city, while Eunuch Shu and Magistrate Min stayed in the backyard of the county government office.
Magistrate Yin gave up the main courtyard and politely invited Eunuch Shu to stay.
Eunuch Shu was disgusted, but he also knew that this kind of place was remote and poor, and it was considered good to have a place to live. He just looked unhappy and didn't say anything.
Prefect Min wanted to make one last effort for the Zhao family. When he replied to Eunuch Shu, he said with a smile, "Eunuch Shu, I will have someone call the Zhao family here tomorrow."
Eunuch Shu glanced at him, thought for a moment, and shook his head: "No need, I plan to go to the Zhao family in person."
Prefect Min: "I am from the countryside and I am not worthy of you. This is really unfair to you!"
The Yan Village of today is no longer the Yan Village of the past! I am afraid that Eunuch Shu will cause trouble again when he leaves!
Prefect Min sighed again. He had really tried his best.
Forget it, Mr. Zhao and Miss Zhao are both smart people, they will surely have a way to deal with it, so let's wait and see.
Eunuch Shu snorted and gave Magistrate Min a meaningful look.
He wasn't stupid. Humph, this old guy wasn't a good guy at first glance. He definitely had ulterior motives. Few of these local officials thought highly of him. Did he really think he didn't know that? If they didn't allow him to go, then of course he had to go!
The next day, Eunuch Shu got up early, which was rare for him. Before nine o'clock, the group set off.
Since they were going to the countryside, they naturally did not need a ceremonial guard, so they only selected more than 30 guards and yamen runners to escort them. Prefect Min and County Magistrate Yin accompanied them and rode straight to Yan Village.
Because the journey was not far, Eunuch Shu did not take a car, but rode a horse instead.
Along the way, seeing the fields of sugarcane, orchards, and various crops growing neatly, Eunuch Shu was even more surprised. "Your Lingnan looks better than other places! Both of you are talented people!"
Prefect Min and County Magistrate Yin hurriedly smiled and acted modestly.
They should be humble. They are actually just hands-off bosses, really.
All of this was brought about by the Zhao family.
Of course, I would never dare to say this even if I were beaten to death.
In Yancun, everything is as usual.
However, knowing that Eunuch Shu from the capital would come today, the Zhao family did not go too far and stayed in the village.
While Zhao Liya and her family were busy in the fields, Zhao Xiang continued to teach at the academy. The academy now had more and more students, so they had built many more classrooms and dormitories, and had two more teachers. Besides the young children, there were also more than a dozen students, ranging from fifteen or sixteen to those in their twenties.
Zhao Xiang treated everyone equally. He taught every student carefully and tailored his teaching to their aptitude. All the students made great progress and were very grateful to him. In addition to studying hard every day, he would also help discipline the younger ones. This made Zhao Xiang and other teachers feel much more relaxed and happy.
Zhao Xiang has taken a fancy to several of them, all of whom are good seedlings, which makes him feel even more gratified.
Han San and Han Si planned to take Zhou Nian away two days ago and go to Baijia Village, saying they would come back in a few days.
(End of this chapter)
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