Chapter 240 Quanzhou is under development
"Comrades, then!" "Ahem!"
"Punch it down!" "Whoops!"
"Punch it, pound it, pound it!" "Hey, hey!"
"So for us!" "Ouch!"
"So Gushuitan!" "Whoops!"
"Innovation industry is so!" "Ahem!"
"Build a new home as soon as possible!" "Hey!"
Loud labor chants were sung everywhere in Quanzhou, and people with red ribbons could be seen everywhere beating the foundations and burning wasteland.
At Gushui Beach, the original pier has been demolished and the entire pier has been turned into a large construction site.
Behind the dock, there are still warehouses, taverns, and hotels under construction.
In the Gu water, you can see that wood cut down from Anle, Hunu and other mountains are constantly floating here along the current, and then being picked up and prepared to be made into building materials.
These days, perhaps the most valuable thing is manpower.
There is no need to pay wages, just enough to eat.
Outside Quanzhou City, the road that has not been repaired for many years is also being widened, and Ma Qiang is even preparing to build a cement road out of it.
And the gentry in a small place like Quanzhou... Bah! Do you deserve to be called a gentry?
There are very few families that can be called poor.
These few families originally wanted to give Zhang Sheng a blow, but when they saw Ma Qiang leading a thousand fierce cavalry and protecting tens of thousands of prisoners of war who were said to have rebelled in Jizhou to settle down, their smiles suddenly brightened.
Not to mention buying a wharf, his father’s grave is fine!
Ma Qiang is leading Qing Cheng on the left, Zhang Ning is following on the right, and Lin Zhi is jumping up and down in front. If it weren’t for Zhao Yun holding a cross sword in the back and looking wary, this would be a teenagers tour group!
Although Zhao Yun is not that big.
"Zilong, don't be so nervous. Let's chat while walking. Yesterday I talked with your elder brother. Your elder brother felt that he was not in good health and was unwilling to join the army. I thought that Quanzhou Wharf also needed a steward, so I wanted him to
Responsible, what do you think?"
Zhao Yun has taken the time to go to Changshan to pick up his family members and return to Red Star Camp. In addition to Zhao Yun's brother Zhao Jun and sister-in-law Fan Xiu, there is also a young man named Xia Houlan. After Zhao Yun left home, he entrusted him to take care of Zhao Jun.
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Xiahoulan Ma Qiang was also heard of in later generations, so he also received his own guard camp and temporarily acted as Zhao Yun's deputy.
Ma Qiang also went out of his way to check whether Xia Houlan knew Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan. It turned out that they just had the same surname and were not acquainted with each other at all. Thinking about it, one was in Changshan and the other was in Pei State, which was indeed a bit far away.
"My brother is only proficient in writing, so I'm worried that I might miss Duke Ming's business!"
"You can't be mistaken! Don't say you are proficient in writing, even if you are illiterate, as long as you are willing to learn, it will be no problem!
This Quanzhou port will become an extremely important place for us in the future, and I won’t worry if we don’t leave it to someone I can trust.”
When Zhao Yun heard this, he understood that Ma Qiang meant that he could trust him. After all, his brother had just met Ma Qiang, and there was no question of trust or distrust.
"Okay, since you don't object, this matter is settled. I will talk to Mr. Lin later."
"Brother Xiao Ma, I'm tired, shall we go eat?" Lin Zhi smelled the smell coming from a nearby wine shop and said greedily.
"Okay, I'm here to hang out anyway, let's go, I'll treat you!"
Ma Qiang led everyone to the wine house, and immediately a waiter entertained them to sit at a table. Ma Qiang asked, "What are your specialties for eating here?"
"We just had a deer sent by a hunter here. Do you want to order some?"
"Venison? It's a good thing. Just pick up some good fruits and vegetables and serve it!"
"Okay!"
Ma Qiang was chatting with a few people when suddenly a man in fine clothes pointed at Ma Qiang and shouted, "Ah, isn't this my nephew?"
Ma Qiang was stunned, nephew? What's going on?
The man was about fifty years old. He walked over with a smile and sat down directly. Zhao Yun beside him frowned and wanted to get up. Ma Qiang waved his hand to tell him not to move. He was a little curious as to when he had an uncle.
"This old man, I don't know you?"
"Hey! I am your father's brother! Don't you remember? I went to your house to hug you when you were little?"
???
you sure?
Are you from the Space-Time Administration?
The old man frowned and asked, "What? Your father didn't tell you?"
"Well...my father is no longer here."
Ma Qiang did not lie. He was indeed not alive in this era and would not be born until more than 1,700 years later.
"I know! Before your father left, he sent a message to me...didn't he tell you? This is strange."
Ma Qiang was completely confused. Is there someone in the world who looks like him?
"No, this old man, I really don't know you. You probably got the wrong person."
The old man scratched his head, stood up and said, "It's impossible, it's you. Your father gave me your portrait and asked me to give you a treasure."
"baby?"
"Yes, look, this is a jade from the pre-Qin Dynasty. Your father deposited it with me. It's worth thousands of gold!" As he said that, the old man took out a small cloth bag. When he opened it, there was indeed a green jade, which looked extremely beautiful.
Expensive.
???
"Wow, so beautiful!" Lin Zhi's eyes suddenly appeared in the shape of love hearts, Qing Cheng also had a curious look on her face, only Zhang Ning remained unmoved.
The things Zhang Jiao gave her to play with in the past were not only from the Pre-Qin Dynasty, but also from the Xia and Shang Dynasties.
"Is this for me?" Ma Qiang asked with some uncertainty.
"What do you mean by giving it away to you? What do you mean by returning it to you? By the way, did your father tell you that he wanted you to give me the ten taels of gold that I put in his place?"
Ma Qiang immediately understood that this was a liar.
"Okay, stop lying. If you talk nonsense again, I'll have you arrested. It seems Quanzhou needs to improve its public security."
"What kind of lie? If you don't believe it, go to the pawn shop over there and ask! This thing can be exchanged for at least fifty taels of gold! But you must not take it seriously! This thing is a family heirloom given to you by your father!
"The old man immediately said angrily, "If it weren't for your youth, I would have to beat you for your father!"
"Don't be fooled, young man. If you go, this thing will no longer be this treasure." A slightly fat Confucian scholar came over and waved his hand and said, "Where did this villain come from? How dare you lie here and think that a big man is here?"
Isn’t the law strict?”
"What lie? I don't understand what you are talking about!"
"Hmph!" The fat Confucian grabbed the old man, and then touched it, and a Ruyi that was exactly the same as the one on the table appeared in his hand. He threw it on the table and said, "Should you go by yourself, or should I?"
Call the official to take someone?"
Chapter completed!