Chapter 528: Compensating with the Same
Jiang Yizhou finished his shift and dragged his tired body towards his own residence.
He told his deputy, "I must go to the governor's mansion tomorrow."
He wanted to protest that he was being assigned too much work! He had trouble sleeping, was losing his hair, had red bloodshot eyes, and increasingly noticeable eye bags. Most importantly, he had dark circles under his eyes!
The dark circles under my eyes are almost as dark as those of an iron-eating beast!
This has a great impact on his chances of finding a wife.
The deputy didn't dare to say anything at all, as he knew that Lord Jiang was full of resentment at the moment.
Jiang Yizhou didn't care what his deputy said or not. He had made up his mind to go and see if he could get some work off. If that didn't work, he could ask the governor to send him more people.
When they returned, they found the housekeeper busy.
The housekeeper told him, "These are the annual gifts distributed by the Pingzhou government this year."
"What's everything?" Jiang Yizhou sat down and said weakly.
Housekeeper: He looked at it and found that it was all for brain health.
"This is sesame paste. I heard the main ingredient is sesame seeds, and they also add walnuts and other nuts ground into powder. The people in the government office have instructed you to have one bowl a day to nourish your brain."
"The governor asked us to tell you that if you keep eating this black sesame paste, your hair will grow longer."
Jiang Yizhou touched his hair and thought that it was not impossible to insist on eating it. This black sesame paste smelled quite fragrant.
"By the way, they also gave us a recipe for Gastrodia elata and pig brain soup, and told us to stew it for you from time to time," the butler added.
Is this to give him a helping hand? Jiang Yizhou thought, instead of going through all this trouble, it would be better to just reduce his workload.
But he knew it was impossible...
"As for your previous protests against eye clearance and dark circles, the Governor's Office also has something to say. The Seventh Institute of Technology is already developing an eye cream to remove dark circles. I guarantee that you will not have dark circles after applying it. We also have a hair growth serum that can make your hair thicker, which will not affect your search for a wife." The housekeeper closed his eyes and repeated what the visitor from the Governor's Office had just said.
Jiang Yizhou was stunned when he heard this. So, this meant that he should focus on his work and not make trouble?
"Sir Jiang, will you go to the governor's office tomorrow?" the deputy asked in a low voice.
"Where are you going!" This guy has no sense at all!
So, the next day, Jiang Yizhou went to work obediently.
Fortunately, I will have my annual leave in two days.
After the holiday, he can have a good rest.
Today, Jiang Yizhou was still working with an expressionless face.
Guo Chong waited in line for a while and soon it was his turn to register.
Guo Chong's gaze fell on the silt under his eyes and he thought, is Pingzhou so busy?
"Name?"
"My last name is Guo."
"Place of origin?"
"I'm from Handan."
"What are you good at?"
"I am a scholar..." Guo Chong briefly introduced himself.
During this time, Jiang Yizhou looked up at him.
Guo Chong's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Is there any job suitable for me?"
Jiang Yizhou took a sip of the tea beside him and said, "Mr. Guo just arrived in Changli, right? Why don't you take a rest for a couple of days before considering work?"
"Alright."
"Does Mr. Guo have a place to stay?"
Guo Chong shook his head, "I haven't had time to check into the inn yet."
"Well, our Pingzhou government office has prepared accommodation for talented people coming to Pingzhou. If Mr. Guo doesn't mind, you can stay there."
Guo Chong raised his eyebrows and said, "Great."
Jiang Yizhou arranged for a minor official to take him there.
Guo Chong found that the Pingzhou government office had arranged for him to live in a bungalow.
The bungalows were arranged in rows in a U-shaped structure, and he lived in one of them.
After opening the door and entering, I found that the room was quite spacious. The whole room was divided by bookshelves. There was a table and chairs on one side of the outer room for entertaining guests, and a desk and chair were placed on the other side to meet the needs of readers for reading and writing.
As they arrived, hot water was brought to them.
The young clerk said, "Mr. Guo, you can rest on a chair and drink some hot water. Someone will light up the kang later, and the room will be warmer. Someone will bring you bedding and some toiletries later. You can have dinner in the front, in the second room you just entered. If you need to go to the bathroom, there is a toilet behind the door..."
"Are you in Pingzhou so nice to every outsider?" Guo Chong couldn't help but ask.
"That's not the case." The clerk thought to himself that there were only a handful of people who had moved in so far.
The clerk was not a talkative person. After seeing that the people were settled, he said goodbye and went back to continue his work.
Later, Guo Chong went to the second room for dinner. The rice was bean rice, steamed until soft, and the vegetables were leeks and tofu, and seaweed egg drop soup.
The chef there told him that he had just arrived and this meal was a welcome treat for him, so he should eat well. There might not be such good meals in the future, so he asked him not to be offended.
Seeing the green leeks at this time was really rare for him.
Seeing him like this, the cook and others started chatting with him.
Guo Chong had heard before that vegetables could be grown in Pingzhou in winter. He also knew that some hot spring villages could grow vegetables in winter, but before ordinary people in Pingzhou could also grow vegetables, no one had thought of using other methods to grow vegetables in winter without hot springs.
"Growing vegetables in a room with a kang is a way to make money, right? Can you tell everyone about it?" Guo Chong asked.
The cook and others did not take it seriously, "Well, what's the big deal? This method is known to many people, and it's not a secret. Just spread it. Our governor said that it would be better if all the people in the world knew about it." Besides, whether the vegetables are grown well or not is not only related to the kang.
Guo Chong said in his heart, so generous!
After dinner, Guo Chong went to the toilet to relieve himself. The toilet was quite clean and it was said that someone flushed it regularly every day.
When he returned to the house, the kang was indeed on fire.
Guo Chong had already decided by this time that Pingzhou would provide accommodation for talented people.
The food wasn't very good, but it was simple. The accommodation wasn't particularly good either, just a place to shelter from the wind and rain, similar to an ordinary inn, but quieter.
This place is for those who have talent but haven't yet decided to invest in Pingzhou. It's not a particularly generous place, but it does provide basic security.
It's interesting, a bit like Mengchangjun supporting three thousand retainers.
As the saying goes, a glimpse of the whole picture reveals the whole picture.
Guo Chong now realized that Pingzhou's economic strength was indeed not low.
Thinking deeper, Pingzhou had long been equipped with the conditions for rebellion, but the Qin and Lu families had been patient, and finally found the opportunity.
No, this opportunity might have been created by themselves.
He doesn't believe in coincidences. Any coincidence that others take for granted may very well be intentional.
Guo Chong believed his inference and was more optimistic about Pingzhou.
Guo Chong's speculation was correct. This series of actions by the Qin and Lu families were nothing more than Lu Songli following the strategic policy of "storing grain, building high walls, and slowly becoming king."
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