Be a master through ancient times

"This Zhangzhou mansion is quite clean."

The prefect of Fuzhou, the capital of the province, followed in the footsteps of the governor and got off the boat. He saw that although there were people coming and going on the pier, the ground was clean and there was no rubbish, so he couldn't help but nodded in praise.

"Yeah, it's not like the previous Siyang Mansion, where smelly fish and rotten shrimps are piled up everywhere. If the summer passes, you'll be suffocated to death by them." Fang Zhizhou answered, recalling that scene, his nose seemed to smell it again. There was a stench, and I still feel sick to this day.

"Did they find out that we came here today and asked someone to clean it up? I see that there are many fishermen here, so it is impossible that there is no fish market." An old man next to Du Yu questioned, although they were going to the next stop Where it was decided temporarily, but there are still some "magic" officials who can find out.

Along the way, they also saw a lot of chaos, for example, when they visited a certain county, they found that all the people there were wearing new clothes.At first they thought it was because of the prosperity of the local area, but after occasionally seeing a woman punishing a child with tears for dirtying her clothes, they realized that the truth was not as they thought.After interrogation, it turned out that the local government asked them to make these clothes and put them on for inspection.

Some people's families are decent, and it's okay to tear a few feet of cloth back to make new clothes, but some people can't even make ends meet, so where can they get the money to pull cloth to make clothes?If the local county magistrate is willing to slap the swollen face and pretend to be fat, he will pay for them to buy cloth and make clothes for them, that's all.But they forced the people to borrow money from the county government. Everyone issued an IOU and "bought" a few feet of cloth from the county government at a price higher than the market to make clothes for the show.

Du Yu was furious on the spot, directly dismissed his post and put him in a prison to wait for his release. He also sent someone to ransack his home and burned a box of IOUs found in front of the people before giving up.The local magistrate who followed them to inspect the county was so frightened that he pleaded guilty to Du Yu all the time, saying that he was not effective in supervision, and he really didn't know about it beforehand.

After hearing this, Du Yu did as he wished, punished him for the crime of ineffective supervision, and recorded his assessment as a low school.

With this incident as a reference, everyone is very disgusted with this kind of thing that wastes people and money.At present, Zhangzhou Prefecture seems to have such signs, so they have to think about it.

"If you want to know, send someone to ask." Du Yu said.He had also been to Zhangzhou Mansion before, but he had never stayed at the pier due to his entanglement, and he didn't know much about the environment here.

A man who was very unremarkably dressed walked out from behind, and after a while, he came back again.

"My lord, I have inquired with a few nearby fishermen that the wharf here is specially used to transport goods and passengers. In their spare time, they will rock the boat and pick up a few guests to go back to subsidize their families. The place to fish On the other side, there is a small ferry built there, and the fish market is also there, about five miles away from here."

After listening, these officials nodded, and the old man who questioned earlier also said: "This is very good, this place will be cleaner, and there will be more merchants."

Because of the environment here, these adults have a better impression of Zhangzhou Mansion than they do of other prefectures.When Zhifu Lu received the news and went out to greet him, he saw this group of amiable adults.

"I pay homage to the governor. I don't know that you are here today. I am far away from you. I hope you will forgive me!" Lu Zhifu trotted all the way and came out, and beads of sweat appeared on Da Dongdong's head.No one knew how broken his mood was at the moment. He was sitting in the study and suddenly reported to the superior for inspection, which almost scared his soul away.

He obviously released people at the pier and asked them to report whenever there was any movement.But what he didn't expect was that those people were too stupid to focus on those in official uniforms.Because these adults didn't wear official uniforms, they ignored them. When they came back to their senses and realized that something was wrong, they had no time to notify the prefect Lu in advance.

However, this could be regarded as a false attack. When these people saw Zhifu Lu's appearance, they knew that he was really ignorant of their arrival today, and secretly praised him as a rare and honest official.

Because they came so suddenly, the prefect Lu did not have time to take out the things he had prepared, so he could only entertain them with tea and snacks made by the yamen.

He entertained him tremblingly, but these grown-ups didn't take it seriously. Instead, they believed that Zhifu Lu was an honest man.After having refreshments and taking a short rest, Du Yu cut to the chase and asked the magistrate Lu to take them for a walk.

This remark was right in his heart, and Zhifu Lu was secretly happy, and went directly according to the arrangement of Chu Ci that day.First, I took them to the archives room. Seeing such a neatly displayed archives, the officials first praised them a few words, and then scattered to look through them individually.After reading it, they were full of praise for Lu Zhifu's carefulness, and they also said that people from other prefectures should also come to have a look and learn.

After a sumptuous but not extravagant lunch, Zhifu Lu took them to several small fishing villages.Most of the houses here are thatched huts or wooden huts, and occasionally a few rooms made of yellow mud are considered good.The clothes of the common people are also very simple, and there are almost no pieces that are not patched.

When the officials saw this scene, they were a little moved. After seeing so many scenes of whitewashing the peace, they almost forgot that there are still people living such a hard life.

However, after they chatted with these people, they found that their spirits were not bad, and the smiles on their faces were a little shy, but they came from the heart.

Officials also noticed that many people sat in small groups in the sun, chatting and picking from piles of things on the ground.They looked over and found a pile of conch and shells without meat, and they were packing these things into different baskets according to their appearance.

"May I ask this fellow, what are these things used for? Why do you have to sort them out?" Du Yu asked a man who seemed more courageous.

The person who was asked raised his head and judged by his clothes that he was a gentleman, so he got up and replied with some respect: "Master, these things are picked up by the child on the beach in the morning, and the flesh is shaved off. , the shell can be sold for money, the more beautiful the more expensive."

"Isn't this buying snails and returning pearls? The shells can be sold for money?" Someone whispered from the side. He had eaten both conch and shells, and this was the first time he heard that only the shells were used without the meat.

The villagers didn't understand what it means to buy a shell and return the pearl. He said, "This shell can be sold for money, such as this." He held up a large conch, "This kind of pattern is beautiful, and it is big. One penny." He pointed to the others, "These small ones cost two cents, and these are weighed by the catty, five pennies per catty."

Du Yu glanced at each basket and roughly guessed that these things could be sold for fifty or sixty yuan.

"What did they collect these for?" Apart from eating, he really couldn't think of the function of these things.

The villager said: "It seems that they were harvested to make some playthings. They look beautiful. I heard they are going to be sold to Jiangnan and other places."

No matter how many villagers there were, they couldn't tell. Seeing that everyone's interest had been aroused, Lu Zhifu took them to visit various large-scale workshops, in the name of helping them clear up their doubts.

The officials followed Lu Zhifu to this handicraft workshop, and saw the craftsmen inside using tools to polish and perforate the conch and shells, and then some people went to dye, thread, etc. After a series of procedures, the final product was a series of spirals. When the wind chime is blown by the wind, it makes a crisp sound of "jingling", which gives people a double enjoyment of vision and hearing.

At that moment, an official asked if he could buy some for his daughter. In addition to wind chimes, he also wanted necklaces, bracelets, and so on.

Other officials also found it exquisite. One official glanced at the exhibition board, picked up a large conch, and asked, "Why is this conch displayed before it is made?" Things are completely different.

The person in charge of the reception only knew that they were distinguished guests, and thought they were wealthy businessmen from other places who were planning to come to buy goods.Hearing his question now, he said enthusiastically: "My lord, you might as well put it to your ear and listen to it."

"Hu-hu-"

The official put the conch shell to his ear suspiciously, and immediately moved away in shock when he heard the whistling sound of the sea wind coming from inside.

"What... what's in here? Why do I seem to hear the sound of the sea wind whistling, as if I was in the vast sea."

The man smiled mysteriously and told him a story, to the effect that a brother and sister who lived by the sea depended on each other since they were young. When they grew up, the younger sister married far away and never came back. Her elder brother kept waiting, but only his younger sister Long illness, news of imminent death.The man immediately packed his bags and traveled thousands of miles to his sister's house.His sister burst into tears when she saw him coming, and the two of them talked and recalled their childhood.The younger sister misses it very much, and said that she wants to see the sea where she has lived since she was a child, and listen to the sound of the sea breeze blowing by, but it is a pity that she will never have the chance again in this life.

The man couldn't bear his sister's death with regrets, but this place is far away from the sea, what should I do?At this time, he saw a conch in his sister's room, which was given to her by her brother when she was a child, and brought here when she got married. Every time he was homesick, he took a look to relieve his longing.The elder brother picked up the conch and put it next to the younger sister's ear.All of a sudden, the sea wind whistled, and the younger sister closed her eyes, as if she had returned to the hometown in her dream, and passed away with a smile and no regrets.Since then, people have known that the sound of the sea is hidden in the conch shell.

After listening to this, the emotional official couldn't help but wiped away his tears. The homeland is hard to leave, which is the same for everyone.What this small conch carries is people's deep love for their hometown.

The conch was passed one by one, and everyone heard the sound of the sea.An official immediately decided to buy one, because his wife stayed in his hometown, and he was very curious to hear him mention the sea every time he exchanged letters. He bought one and sent it back. Even if he couldn’t see the sea, he could hear the sound of the sea. Imagine The feeling of two people listening to the sea together.

Seeing that everyone was interested, Du Yu didn't spoil everyone's interest just waiting for his approval, so he agreed to let them buy it.He even plans to buy a few for his daughter who is married far away. She also grew up by the sea, and maybe she is also homesick!