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Chapter 629 The Prodigal Son

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    "Don't worry about labor. Kunshan's 50,000 to 60,000 people are more than enough." Pan Jixun continued:

    "Mainly stone and cement. This kind of embankment has never been built before, so the amount is not known at the moment, but of course the more the better."

    Having said this, he suggested to Zhao Hao: "You'd better advise my father to destroy Yufeng Mountain. This can save a lot of money for stone materials and shipping costs."

    "No need, just leave the roots and seedlings for the people of Kunshan." Mr. Zhao waved his hand proudly and said: "We have plenty of stones. Is it enough to open up the entire Xishan Mountain?"

    "Xishan?" Pan Jixun was stunned.  "Which Western Mountain are you referring to?"

    "Dongting West Mountain." Zhao Hao smiled and pointed in the direction of Taihu Lake on the drawing. He traced his fingertips along the river to the location of Nanshan Temple and said, "You can load the stone by driving it down and transport it directly to the embankment. It's better than driving it."  Yufeng Mountain saves trouble!"

    Yufeng Mountain is located in the county town. To quarry the stones, you have to use a truck to pull them out of the north gate and load them by ship on the Loujiang River.

    "If we quarry stone from Xishan, it is one hundred fifty or sixty miles away from the county seat.

    ¡°But in this era, the advantages of shipping are really great.  Load the boat directly at the west mountain, then go down the river and reach the embankment in one morning.

    It¡¯s really not that much of a difference.

    "Dongting West Mountain, isn't that the territory of the Dongting Chamber of Commerce?" Pan Jixun's family lives by Taihu Lake, so he naturally knows it well.

    "I saw that the island was full of rocks, so I bought it." Zhao Hao said as if he was talking about something trivial.

    "Buy, did you buy it?" Pan Jixun was dumbfounded: "How much did you buy?"

    "Of course I bought it all." Seeing Lao Pan's unbelievable expression, Mr. Zhao happily pretended to be Boyi and said: "It's all in the barren mountains and mountains, and it doesn't cost much."

    In fact, it didn¡¯t cost him any money at all. Liu Yuanwai paid for it and gave it to Mr. Zhao to atone for his sins.

    "Uh, okay" Although Pan Jixun came from a wealthy family, he knew better how outrageous this was.

    They usually call such people ¡®prodigal sons¡¯!

    "However, Mr. Zhao's prodigality to support the construction of Kunshan seems to be more noble than ordinary prodigal sons.

    "Young master Zhao really has a wonderful skeleton, I admire him." Pan Jixun seemed to see Mr. Zhao and his son begging for food in the future.

    Thinking of this, he patted Zhao Hao on the shoulder and said softly: "If you really can't live any longer in the future, come to Wucheng to find me."

    "Uh" Zhao Hao was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was saying, and couldn't help but laugh or cry.  I am serious about making money, okay?  It¡¯s not a waste of money at all!

    However, Lao Pan also had good intentions, so Mr. Zhao smiled and nodded and said, "I'll definitely do it if I have the chance."

    In any case, Pan Jixun was finally relieved, at least repairing the embankment would not be a problem.

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    In the afternoon of the same day, Pan Jixun, the ¡®Master of Water Control¡¯, called Zheng Ruozeng, the ¡®Map Maniac¡¯, and took the time to compare the drawings and conduct a final on-the-spot inspection.

    They also wanted to invite Zhao Hao to join them, but unfortunately Mr. Zhao did not have the courage to go out under the scorching sun, so he stayed in Nanshan Temple to take a nap.

    "It's a pity that he was destined to not be able to sleep today. Just as he was about to lie down, Gao Wu reported that Gu Dadong was visiting.

    "He really knows how to choose the right time." Mr. Zhao muttered depressedly.  However, the other party is the leader of the largest clan in Kunshan, so he shouldn't be too negligent, otherwise it will be difficult for him.

    I simply cleaned up and went to the Xiangfang to see Gu Dadong.

    The Gu family is the undisputed largest family in Kunshan. They have been richer than princes for generations. The family has more than 3,000 houses and stretches for more than ten miles. It also occupies one-eighth of the arable land in the county and has tens of thousands of members.

    ¡° Gu Dadong is about the same age as Pan Jixun, but he looks more than ten years younger than him. He obviously pays great attention to maintenance.

    Unlike Pan Shuishen, who never gave up on his good life, this man spent money like water and money in various ways when he was young. He was a complete spendthrift.

    Zhao Hao heard that one time he was extremely poor and bored, so he called his disciples together and told them that he had thought of a new way to spend money.  With one chopstick, you can cross out fifty guan of money, but you won't feel bloated and full.

    A helper stood up immediately and said, I can do it.

    Gu Dadong then ordered his servant to pick up fifty coins and go out with the man.

    Three days later the retainer came back to offer the treasure.  Gu Dadong took a look and saw that it was just a little bird. He angrily scolded the other party for treating him as a villain.  Ask him what bird is worth the price?

    The doorman explained that this was a yellow-capped bird that was sure to win every fight. He bargained with the seller for two days and two nights before forcefully buying it for more than 40 guan.

    The restThen he bought all the lamp grass, and he used these lamp grass to cook the bird and serve it, which cost exactly fifty guan.

    Gu Dadong laughed loudly and ate it with just one chopstick.

    There is more than one joke about this old man¡¯s extravagance.

    Legend has it that once, he bought tens of thousands of black bowls, put vegetable oil and lamp grass in the bowls, lit them and put them into the lake south of Yufeng Mountain.

    On a dark moon night, he stood on the top of Yufeng Mountain, overlooking the lake with thousands of lights floating leisurely.  As the breeze passed by, the bowls clinked gently against each other, making a tinkling sound, like fairy music.

    People in Kunshan turned out in droves to enjoy this unforgettable spectacle.

    The citizens named Yufeng Mountain "Wanshan" and called the lake where Mr. Gu put the lanterns "Wanshandang".

    Zhao Hao also heard that because of his extravagant spending, most of his property was consumed, and he was worried that his father, who was an official outside, would come back to deal with him.

    So he built a "tower to report marriage" and used the excuse that the tower cost a lot of money to make up for the shortfall.  He also placed a stone basin on the top of the tower and raised a seven-star snakehead fish in the basin. He lied that it could bow to the Big Dipper and pray for his father.

    "When his old man came back, he saw that his family's fortune was almost in ruins, and he became very angry and became seriously ill.  Later, after finally saving his life, he believed that it was the function of this building and stopped blaming him

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    "I have admired you for a long time." As the saying goes, you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, but you are afraid of comparing goods. Zhao Hao feels that compared to this man, his father is simply a sensible child.

    "Young Master is so different, and so are my colleagues. If I don't dislike you, how can we be brothers?" Gu Dadong sat down with a smile and placed a cold ice bucket on the table.

    "What is this that Brother Gu brought?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but be curious. Seeing this thing in June made people salivate.

    "A cold drink handed down from our ancestors, bring something to cool the young master." Gu Dadong smiled and opened the ice bucket and took out a glass bowl from inside.

    Looking at the creamy yellow paste-like cold drink with a hint of air-conditioning in the bowl, Zhao Hao couldn't help but said in surprise: "Ice cream?!"

    "Oh, does Sushan have another name?" Gu Dadong asked strangely.

    "It is said that Taixi's name was passed down from us by a man named Ma in the Yuan Dynasty." Zhao Hao said with a smile.

    "Try it before we talk." Gu Dadong smiled and handed him a bowl with a silver spoon.

    Zhao Hao took a spoonful and tasted it. It was indeed smooth and fragrant, just like the kind of soft ice cream that had not been hardened. It was much more delicious than his smoothies.

    "What a shame!" Mr. Zhao couldn't help but praise him. He suddenly felt that this old man was very cute.

    Although Gu Dadong doesn¡¯t know what ¡®diao¡¯ means, it probably means delicious.  He couldn't help but smile happily and said: "If you like it, Master, I will send the recipe to you later and send it to the county government office so that my servants can make it for you to cool down."

    "Okay!" Zhao Hao gave a thumbs up, then asked with a smile: "Tell me, what do you want to do?"

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