The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1664 The Governor Takes to the Streets

"You understand better than many people." Fang Yun said with a smile.

"Oh, I understand. I heard it from some scholars. I heard that the scholars almost got into a fight because of the papermaking workshop."

"Oh? Did any scholar agree to build a papermaking workshop?"

"Yes. Some people say that this paper-making workshop belongs to the Zhao's Trading Company. Unlike the shameless Qingjiang Trading Company, the Zhao's Trading Company is a royal trading company after all. The paper-making workshop it built has an additional decontamination workshop. Reducing wastewater, the wastewater discharged is only 20-30% of that of ordinary paper mills. Even if the wastewater is discharged into the river, it will not be a big problem. "

"But other people disagreed and wanted to stop the papermaking workshop at all costs. Then those who supported the construction said that Xiangzhou had been harmed by the Qing Dynasty for many years and could no longer withstand the torment. Xiangzhou was very rich back then, but Now, it has been surpassed by Jiangzhou, and even the income of the entire Ning'an County is comparable to that of most of Xiangzhou. In order to restore prosperity to Xiangzhou, the two sides are constantly quarreling. I am afraid that something will happen, so I stay away. Far away.”

Fang Yun nodded lightly and said nothing.

The middle-aged coachman said: "Actually, people in other parts of Baling City don't care much. The main objection is that people in some counties, towns and villages to the north and north of Baling City are opposed. Those villages and towns in the north are downstream, and no one who relies on the Yangtze River for food will I would like to see a papermaking workshop upstream..."

As the coachman drove the car, he talked about the papermaking workshop, his tone full of contradictions.

The carriage left the north gate of Baling City, quickly arrived at the North Gongfang District, and then moved along the Gongfang District.

Fang Yun opened the curtains and felt a familiar feeling, because this place was very similar to the workshops on the river bank in Ning'an County. A large number of workshops were in operation, with many carriages and workers coming in and out, busy and orderly.

When the carriage was about to reach the northernmost section of Beigongfang District, Fang Yun clearly heard someone shouting loudly.

“Get rid of the wastewater workshops and restore a blue sky to Baling!”

"Once the wastewater comes out, all the water monsters will run away. Can people still live there?"

"Thirty years ago, my youngest son was poisoned to death by water creatures from the papermaking workshop. He was only thirteen years old! You beasts!"

"I said to the government officials here, you are also from Baling and you are also from Xiangzhou. Are you just going to watch the papermaking workshop harm people?"

The curses continued and the carriage suddenly stopped.

"Master Tongsheng, are you going to take a detour or stop here? They have blocked the road." said the coachman.

Fang Yun said with a smile: "You go back, I'm just there, so I can take a look at the excitement."

The middle-aged coachman hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Don't mess around! The water here is deep. I suspect that things are going to be big. I just said it because you are a nice person. If it were anyone else, I definitely wouldn't say it. "

Fang Yun smiled and asked: "Then I want to thank you, but can you elaborate?"

The middle-aged coachman hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "There are many twists and turns here. Not only is Baling City on the Yangtze River on the border of Xiangzhou, but there are also several counties or towns leaning on the Yangtze River. It is said that Zhao's trading company chose its location At that time, many prefects and counties were After all, the local area made money, and it was easy to get promoted if the official evaluation was high. Later, the paper-making workshop was settled in Baling. The magistrates in several other places were not satisfied, so they kept secretly obstructing the paper-making workshop and wanted to let the paper-making workshop go. Build it in your own county.”

"This kind of thing is not uncommon." Fang Yun nodded lightly.

"Not only are several other counties obstructing it, but Qingjiang Trading Company directly hired many local gangsters to cause trouble. They really dare to take action. I heard that if Baling is determined to build a paper workshop, they may set fire to the workshop. So I say, don't join in the fun." The middle-aged driver looked at Fang Yun seriously.

"That's it, then I understand. I won't get involved in their affairs. I'm just going to find friends. Okay, I'm leaving. You're busy." Fang Yun said politely and walked forward.

The middle-aged driver looked at Fang Yun and sighed softly. Then he looked further away and saw thousands of people standing on the street. Hundreds of government soldiers were blocking those people. Behind them, there was a building under construction. workshop, but there was no one inside and work had stopped.

There are many workshops near the papermaking workshop. In the early morning sunshine, some workers are chatting and watching the excitement.

The autumn wind blew by, becoming cooler and cooler. Fang Yun slowly walked forward and quickly approached the crowd.

Except for a few people who glanced at Fang Yun, most of them didn't care, either yelling and cursing, or just saying nothing as if watching the fun.

"Move the workshop and give me clear water!" A child shouted excitedly, and many people also shouted.

"Move the workshop and give me clear water..."

Thousands of people shouted together. Fang Yun thought for a while and shouted: "Move the workshop and give me back the clear water..." After shouting, he raised his head and glanced at the sky. No one knew what he was looking at.

In the Xiangzhou Yamen, Dong Wencong, the state shepherd, Xue Li, the engineering secretary, and Yan Xiao, the prefect of Baling, were holding official seals and were using them to monitor the surroundings of the papermaking workshop. Dong Wencong suddenly showed a dumbfounded expression.

"Master Dong, why is this?" Yan Xiao asked.

Dong Wencong still had a dumbfounded expression on his face and said, "Have you seen the Tong Sheng who just arrived?"

"Yes, I saw it. It came in a carriage."

"I just happened to use the official seal to detect the talents of those people, and found out that that person should be our Lord Governor."

"This..." The official seal in the hall hurriedly used the official seal, and found that the man turned out to be a bachelor, and immediately believed Dong Wencong's words.

"The governor is really working hard in shouting slogans." Xue Li said with a smile.

Baling prefect Yan Xiao looked the worst and said, "It seems that the governor is afraid that we can't handle it well, so he went to see it in person."

"When everyone is gathered, we will discuss it, and report the results to the governor to prevent him from worrying."

"Alas..."

Fang Yun continued to stay in the crowd, occasionally shouting slogans, and most of the time he was talking to the people present, listening to their real thoughts, and understanding the truth of the matter, instead of standing on the high temple and boasting that he understood the people.

At noon, someone came to distribute dry food and water. Fang Yun, like most people, ate dry food and drank water as lunch, and did not leave until nightfall.

Fang Yun walked to the back street of the state government, removed his disguise, revealed his true self, and then entered the state government.

The governor's office was not built yet, and Fang Yun was not easy to work, so he wandered around the state government to see how the officials of the state government did their work.

As a result, the officials of the state government were frightened, and they thought something big had happened. Wherever Fang Yun went, the officials all stood up and dared not move.

Fang Yun walked to a few places and felt bored. Just as he was about to return to his residence, he heard the discussion coming from Dong Wencong's office, so he went around the door and signaled the guards at the door not to make a sound. Then he walked in and sat in the small pavilion in the yard to listen to the discussion of the officials in the main hall of the house.

After listening for a quarter of an hour, Fang Yun snorted coldly and said, "Ridiculous!"

The discussion in the house stopped abruptly.

"It's the governor." Dong Wencong said, and hurried out with a group of officials.

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