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Chapter 665 Invitation

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    July 29th, Renxu day, is a good time to move into a house.

    Today is the day when Mr. Zhao ends his two-month stay at Nanshan Temple and moves back to the county government office.

    Early in the morning, the district chiefs and section chiefs involved in the Wusong River water conservancy project all gathered in the Main Hall. Under the leadership of Mr. Zhao, they respectfully offered incense and kowtowed to the Buddha.

    Thank you to the Buddha for blessing, allowing Kunshan County to complete the first phase of the project safely and smoothly.

    Having said that, if the Buddha had not suddenly appeared, the gentry in Kunshan County would not have been so cooperative with Mr. Zhao in fighting the flood.

    After thanking the Buddha for his previous blessing, Zhao Shouzheng asked the Buddha to continue to bless him so that the second and third phases of the county's projects can be completed smoothly.

    And promised that as long as the project is successfully completed, the county will expand Nanshan Temple and reshape the golden body of Buddha.

    After getting up, Mr. Zhao delivered a passionate speech to the Zuo Er gentry in front of the Buddha statue, and announced that he had requested credit from the government for them.

    The officials below He Wenwei were naturally delighted.  For officials like them, with such a significant mark on their resume, promotion is certain, and even promotion to the third level is normal.

    The gentry were also very happy. Although they had no official promotion, they had received the royal court's honor and could enroll in school, be exempted from military service and tax, and even received the title of a righteous officer. They also gained both fame and fortune.

    In fact, after the construction of the river embankment, their land can be harvested twice a year like the neighboring counties. The biggest beneficiaries are this group of gentry.

    Then Zhao Shouzheng sent them back to the county first. He had to move here, and the large number of people would cause chaos.

    On the boat back to the city, the gentry and officials were still excited.  Some people proposed to simply expand the Nanshan Temple and build a Zhao Gong Temple to commemorate the great contribution Zhao Erye made to Kunshan County.

    This proposal immediately received a unanimous response from the officials and gentry. They all said that the great master's contribution to the reconstruction of Kunshan County could not be said to be worth one temple, but even ten.

    Gu Dadong expressed on the spot that he was willing to donate 5,000 taels to help repair Nanshan Temple and build Zhaogong Temple.  Zheng Ruozeng and other gentry also donated generously, and soon they pledged 50,000 taels of silver, which was enough to build the Nanshan Temple and Zhaogong Temple into a magnificent place.

    ??~~

    In the west side hall, Jiang Xueying was reporting the budget for the second phase of the project to Zhao Hao.

    Mr. Zhao finally changed into normal clothes today, not wearing his red coat or straw hat.

    It's not that he suddenly doesn't love "One Piece" anymore, it's that Qiaoqiao and Secretary Ma just can't stand it anymore I don't know how many people in the county government laughed at them for being young and ignorant. They dress up beautifully, but let the government officials wear them.  He must be like a melon boy.

    The wife of the county magistrate He is still enthusiastically planning to help the county master hire some mature and prudent maids and women to take care of the housework, so that the two men will not have to beg for food all day long.

    "The two girls are so wronged. The eldest brother lives in Nanshan Temple all day long, and there are so many people around him. Why do they need to worry?"

    As for Zhao Hao, it¡¯s even more annoying.  Throughout the year, he made countless clothes, thin and thick, leather, cotton, silk, embroidered and printed.

    Every morning, Secretary Ma carefully selected and ironed them for him and put them on the bedside, but he just didn¡¯t wear them, so what could he do?

    In desperation, the two had no choice but to hide his straw hat and shorts, and let Zhao Hao either go out wearing only the shorts or wear their clothes

    So Zhao Hao could only put on the white gauze singlet, the light gauze robe, the blue silk ribbon, the Pisces medicinal jade, and the silk cloud shoes, restoring the look of a young master.

    Secretary Ma and Miss Qiaoqiao were moved to tears. The young master finally looked like a man again.

    But after this person is used to spending the summer in trousers and undershirts, if you ask him to put on long clothes and trousers again, he will feel extremely stuffy.

    Mr. Zhao was sitting in the west side hall, eating ice cream made by Qiaoqiao. Secretary Ma even fanned him, but he still felt sticky and very unhappy.

    Jiang Xueying finished reporting the budget of various engineering materials. She looked up and saw that he was spitting out his tongue because of the heat. She picked up the Su embroidery fan and fanned him too and said:

    "Brother is really afraid of the heat."

    "I'm still afraid of the cold." Zhao Hao smiled helplessly. He obviously has the body of an ancient person, so why does he miss air conditioning and heating so much mentally?

    Heating is okay, but as for air conditioning, I'm afraid I won't be able to enjoy it in this life.

    But you can ask Zhang Jian to get a human fan out!  Zhao Hao suddenly had an idea and quickly asked Secretary Ma to write it down so as not to forget it.

    "Sister, continue." The two girls fanned him together, and Mr. Zhao finally felt much cooler.

      "This summer's grain harvest was bumper, and the first shipment of grain from Huguang also went down the river and arrived in Suzhou. The food shortage in the market has resolved itself, and the price of grain has suddenly dropped below one tael."

    Jiang Xueying¡¯s voice was cold and sweet, making people¡¯s ears feel as if they had eaten ice cream, feeling very refreshed.

    She told Zhao Hao that the drop in food prices has led to a drop in all prices.  You can buy more supplies with the same money.

    Ms. Jiang calculated that by maintaining the supply level during the first phase of the project, the daily cost was reduced by nearly one-third.

    As a result, including the salary budget distributed to civilian husbands, the overall expenses only increased by a quarter.

    Zhao Hao was as happy as if he had picked up a big wallet.  I feel that it is absolutely right for me to ask Jiang Xueying to be the president.

    Ms. Jiang thought that this was what Zhao Hao had expected, and couldn't help but admire her brother's plan.

    The two started talking to each other about business as usual, and Secretary Ma on the side couldn't help but murmur secretly.

    He said that the two are now more and more tacit. It seems that the son is increasingly inseparable from Miss Jiang.

    I have to give the county boss a heads up, otherwise she will be too far behind.

    ??~~

    Today is not only the day when the county master moves his home, but also the day when Jiangnan Company¡¯s Kunshan office moves out of Nanshan Temple.

    As for Kunkaisi, yesterday he followed Pan Jixun and moved to Jiaoli Village on the edge of Poyang Lake in advance to prepare for the second phase of the project.

    After Zhao Hao and Jiang Xueying came out from talking, they saw Liu Zhengqi waiting outside the West Wing Hall.

    "Liu Yuanwai hasn't left yet?" Mr. Zhao asked with a smile, "Why are you still worried?"

    "How could it be possible?" Liu Zhengqi bowed his back, smiled apologetically, and followed Zhao Hao out of Nanshan Temple.  "Young Master has already made Xu Jiezhi obedient. Now in Suzhou and Song Dynasty, who dares to stroke the Young Master's beard?"

    "I haven't grown a beard yet." Zhao Hao touched his bare chin and said with a smile: "Then what are you worried about?"

    "First, I want to say farewell to the young master in person and thank him for taking care of me." Liu Zhengqi smiled tentatively: "Second, on behalf of our president, I want to sincerely invite the young master to join the Dongting Merchant Gang."

    "Me?" Zhao Hao pointed at himself and said with a smile, "I'm not from Suzhou."

    "Young Master, you can't say that, the entire Dongting West Mountain belongs to you." Liu Zhengqi smiled bitterly: "If you don't join, our Dongting Merchant Gang will not live up to its name."

    "There is also Dongting Dongshan." Zhao Hao smiled noncommittally.

    "Our President Weng said that as long as the young master joins us, we will ask you to serve as the vice president of the Dongting Chamber of Commerce." Liu Zhengqi said, then lowered his voice and said:

    "President Weng will retire at the end of the year. Then we will work together to lift you to the position of president."

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