Years later, Gu Zhao, who was ready to return to the capital, accelerated the speed of road construction in the south of the Yangtze River. Several cement workshops started working together, and the cement roads were repaired together with the counties below. Of course, I greeted the emperor in advance and obtained the emperor's consent.

Because of the wages, there are many people who are willing to work on the dikes and dams. After working for a period of time, the inside and outside of Jiangnan City have changed a lot.With the experience of renovating slums, Gu Zhao has remodeled the sewers and septic tanks together.

When the spring rain fell, the people in the south of the Yangtze River who didn't like to go out in this kind of weather, all held up umbrellas and walked in the rain. They stepped on rubber-soled shoes and walked on the cement-paved road. Everyone laughed and laughed. The mood is not affected by the rain at all.

"In the past, I didn't like to go out when it rained. Our shoes got wet when they got wet. Don't think it's spring, but the temperature is not high. It doesn't feel good when the shoes are warm. Now you don't have to worry about it."

"Yes, in the past, it was easy to step on the water on the cobblestone road, and it was not easy to splash muddy water all over. Now the cement road does not have this trouble."

"Yes, yes, especially when a carriage passes by, it can splash muddy water high."

"I heard that even the cement roads in the capital are not as many as ours in Jiangnan. Our Jiangnan is the first place where all the roads have been replaced with cement roads."

"Have you looked outside the city? The road outside is spacious and smooth. It will be much more convenient to go out in the future."

"Thanks to Mr. Gu being our magistrate, Mr. Gu is a good official."

"It's a pity that Mr. Gu is still the Dai Zhifu. I don't know when the word "Dai" will be removed."

"I'm afraid it won't work. His Majesty knows that Mr. Gu is so capable. He may be returning to Beijing at some point."

The common people were talking on the street, and a fast horse passed by them, heading towards the government office. After half a day, everyone in the south of the Yangtze River knew that the emperor was going to call Mr. Gu and Viscount Nan to return to Beijing. The new magistrate was very happy. Jiangnan will soon take over, which is not good news for the common people.

Not to mention the common people, even the people in the government office are reluctant to leave Gu Zhao. Most of them gather here because of Gu Zhao. When the new magistrate comes over, they may have to use their confidantes, and it is not their turn to occupy this position. And it's really easy to do things under Gu Zhao's hands. As long as he finishes the things he is responsible for, Gu Zhao won't say much, and he won't show them the prestige of a superior official.

They chose Qiao Huan to come forward. Although Qiao Huan was unwilling to give up, he was psychologically prepared for such a situation. His Majesty Gu Zhaode would reuse him. He would only be happy for Gu Zhao. Gu Zhao would have a better future.

Qiao Huan came in front of Gu Zhao, and as soon as he called you Sir, he was stopped by Gu Zhao: "When the new magistrate arrives, I will leave, let's go back to the old address."

Qiao Huanxin said that Gu Zhao hadn't changed, he was still the same as in the past, Qiao Huan said with a smile: "Then I'll change after the new magistrate, my lord, do you know what kind of person the new magistrate is?"

Gu Zhao shook his head: "I only know that it is an adult surnamed Cui. I heard that he was an official in the local area before. He was the magistrate of the lower mansion before. This time he is the magistrate of the upper mansion. It can be regarded as a promotion. But don't worry, although I am not familiar with this Lord Cui, but His Majesty must have thought about transferring Lord Cui here, although there are no big salt merchants here now, Jiangnan is still very important."

Qiao Huan felt that what Gu Zhao said was reasonable, but he still felt that the new magistrate could not do better than Gu Zhao. After leaving Jiangnan, I also plan to go back to Qiao's house and stop working in the government office."

Gu Zhao asked in surprise, "Why?"

Qiao Huan smiled and said: "Your Excellency will not be prejudiced against me, but after all, I was born in a merchant, and I have no fame. Now because I am surrounded by an adult, no one will say much, but after the adult leaves, I will continue to talk about it." It may not be so easy to do things here, so it’s better to go back and continue doing business.”

Gu Zhao patted Qiao Huan on the shoulder. He was the one who pulled Qiao Huan in. At that time, he was facing a situation where he was going to be evacuated and needed manpower to do things urgently. Qiao Huan came here without saying a word, which can be said to have helped him a lot. It's just that Qiao Huan's concerns are right. He can ignore his background, but he can't guarantee that others will be like him until he leaves. In the end, there must be many people staring at Qiao Huan's position, and Qiao Huan would be difficult to do at that time.

The new prefect may not appreciate Qiao Huan's ability as much as he does.

"As long as Brother Qiao thinks it over carefully, he will come to see me in the capital when he has time."

Qiao Huan smiled: "Okay, it's a deal."

Because of Qiao Huan's words, Gu Zhao came forward and summoned all the people in the yamen to talk. Gu Zhao promised them that after the arrival of the new magistrate, he would recommend everyone here. , the new prefect will also be willing to use them, the worst thing is to learn from their predecessors, thinking that when the new prefect just came here and was unfamiliar with the place, he had to rely on them for everything, and then gave birth to thoughts that he shouldn't have.

Gu Zhao left after saying what he had to say, but Fan Juren chased him out, Gu Zhao stopped and looked at him.

Fan Juren said respectfully: "Fan wants to continue to follow Your Excellency. If Your Excellency is still going to be an official in a local area, Fan is willing to continue to be a teacher for Your Excellency."

Gu Zhao was surprised, he did not expect Master Fan to make such a decision, and to be honest, he was also a little moved. Although the two big brothers Shi Mao could help him, most of them were running errands, but the yamen still had those dealing with paperwork and other matters. He really needs a scholar. During this period of time, he is also used to Master Fan handling all kinds of trivial matters in official affairs for him.

After considering Master Fan's character during this period of time, he is also trustworthy.

However, Gu Zhao asked, "What about Brother Fan's family?"

Fan Juren heaved a sigh of relief, and the adults did not refuse: "The wife and the child will naturally accompany Fan, and Fan will not be too much of a burden."

This is to bring his wife and children with him. Gu Zhao thought for a while and said: "After I return to Beijing, it is not known whether I will continue to work in the Ministry of Industry or go to other places. If Brother Fan doesn't dislike these things, then of course Gu will not." reject."

Fan Juren showed a relaxed smile: "It's my lord who doesn't dislike Fan. Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Gu Zhao also smiled: "Then take it easy these few days, go home and explain to your wife how to pack your luggage, and when the new magistrate arrives, we can start our journey after the handover is over."

"Okay, my lord."

After Gu Zhao went back, he told Gu Mu about this matter, and Gu Mu didn’t think it was a bad thing, otherwise Gu Zhao would have to do all trivial matters by himself, and Gu Zhao would be too tired. When he became an official in a local area, he would not have the situation where he had no one available and had to borrow someone from Uncle Li.

Also, it is better to use the raw than the familiar.

Except for businesses like the Qiao family, other wealthy businessmen were relieved at the news that Gu Zhao was leaving. Their feelings for Gu Zhao were too complicated. One day he ransacked the house and ransacked them.

Who can guarantee this?After Gu Zhao and Gu Mu came to Jiangnan, they copied Wan Hongjing first, and then Jin Hongwen, a big salt merchant, and the other small ones were not counted among them. To sharpen their knives, they came to rich businessmen like them.

So let's go quickly, they have more or less heard that the new magistrate is an official surnamed Cui, who has many years of experience as a local official, and he must be different from Gu Zhao and Gu Mu.

As for the others, I have to say that Gu Zhao's coming to Jiangnan has brought them a lot of benefits. For example, the newly paved concrete road greatly facilitates their travel, and it is also very convenient to go to the counties and cities below. If they are the magistrates in the south of the Yangtze River, they might as well expect to return to Beijing and continue to stay in the Ministry of Industry, carry out this great paving project to the end, and replace the official roads of the entire Da Zhou with cement roads. In the future, these businessmen like them can easily go wherever they go.

But before Gu Zhao left, they couldn't be too disrespectful to Gu Zhao, so these wealthy businessmen united and invited Qiao Xianqing to come forward, and wanted to treat Gu Zhao and Gu Mu to a meal, which was regarded as seeing them off. Of course, there would be some small gifts during the dinner. For them, the worst thing about being a businessman is to offend people casually.

It's a pity that Gu Zhao didn't give the rich merchants this face, so he refused it very simply, turned around and invited everyone in the yamen to have a big meal in the restaurant with his own pocket, and divided them into two batches, because the yamen can't be closed, the meal Let everyone eat to their heart's content, and there are fresh seafood sent from Yaocheng.

The day after this meal, Master Cui, who took over, arrived in Jiangnan.

Master Cui can be regarded as a young and vigorous official. He became a fifth-rank magistrate in his 30s. There is still a lot of room for improvement. He brought his family to Jiangnan. As soon as he entered the boundary of Jiangnan, the passers-by were very surprised, because the road was obviously rough. same.

His wife and children lifted the curtains of the car to look out, and they saw a straight and flat concrete road outside. They had returned to the capital, and they were very rare when they saw it in the capital. They didn't expect that there were more in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Master, could it be that Jiangnan is richer than the capital?"

Master Cui had asked his friends in the same year about the situation of Gu Zhao, the acting magistrate, when he left Beijing. After being surprised, he could guess why: "It's not because Jiangnan is rich, but because there is Gu Zhao, the acting magistrate in Jiangnan." Mr. Gu, Madam should know that the appearance of this cement has something to do with Mr. Gu. Mr. Gu first came to Jiangnan to supervise the construction of dams. There is a cement workshop in the south of the Yangtze River, which is very convenient for paving roads, but Mr. Gu obviously did it. There are more things than I thought, no wonder it will be reused by His Majesty."

As the acting magistrate, he often seeks no merits but no faults, but Gu Zhao has no faults. He has made a lot of contributions, and he will change Jiangnan's appearance, and the following situation also proves this.

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