第四十一章 吃软不吃硬
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朱道临可不知道应大掌柜陷于艰难的取舍当中,哪怕知道了估计也会嗤之以鼻,不过,眼下同样有个问题摆在他面前,他高薪聘请的总工程师赵训庭给他带来喜讯:紫竹园西跨院业已竣工,经过三天三夜的香薰可以入住了!
如此一来,是否尽快买些下人回来洗洗衣服扫扫地,就成了朱道临必须要面对的问题。龙腾小说网ltxs520.com
这个喜讯意味着紫竹园的整体修葺和扩建工程已完成大半,才华横溢经验丰富的工部主事赵训庭可以把紫竹园的后续建设,放心地交给他信任的四名工匠头目负责,抽出身来全力承担起上元门码头和庄园的总体建造和监督。
朱道临领着前来汇报的赵训庭一同巡视完码头,就修造情况虚心征求他的意见,最后特意把他留下来参加晚上举行的酒宴。
朱道临的师傅玄青道长和几位师伯师叔经过半个时辰的商议,一致同意朱道临搬到城中条件优越的紫竹园西跨院居住,并借此机会举办个丰盛的酒宴,答谢劳苦功高的赵训庭,然后一起说说话,好好喝杯酒。
玄青道长几个之所以同意的如此爽快,原因说起来很简单:
第一,金陵城中的紫竹园是爱徒朱道临名下产业,同样是紫阳观的一部分,需要朱道临长期坐镇其中,紫阳观到金陵城也就一个时辰路程,不会影响朱道临有事两边跑。
第二,朱道临与几家勋贵名门联合开办的“博孚钱庄”等大型产业,同样是紫阳观未来重要的经济支柱,必须有人长期留在城中照应这些产业,除了天纵奇材诡计多端的朱道临,别人谁也无法胜任。
宴会尚未开始,劳苦功高的赵训庭就被一群老道请到上位就坐,深蕴礼仪谦逊踏实的赵训庭反复谦让连说不敢,拉拉扯扯挺长时间,才退一步坐在玄青道士的右下首,主位则是雷打不动地坐上了年纪最大、辈分最高的玄岳道长,年轻有钱的高富帅朱道临只能坐在末席,还得规规矩矩为所有人轮番倒酒。
如今的工部主事赵训庭已非往日的郁郁而不得志可比,坐在一群德高望重的道教茅山派重要人物之中,受到所有人的尊敬和善待,衣襟侧下方和所有道长一样,露出半截金光闪闪的表链,脚下穿的也和朱道临以及所有道长一样,都是舒适暖和轻便结实有钱都买不到的战术鞋,就连身上衣衫也是深蓝色镶边道袍,喝着同样的青瓷瓶美酒,吃着同一碟可口的饭菜,自然而然也就融入这个团体之中。
说起道袍,朱道临也是最近才知道,大明朝两百多年来最流行的服装就是道袍,上到皇帝,下到普通地主富农,包括那些大名鼎鼎的名臣名将、山野隐士、文人骚客、各级官员乃至普通读书人,平时最喜欢穿的服装,就是简洁雅致穿着方便的道袍。
对于这一切朱道临已经完全适应,包括生活方式、语言习俗等等方面,朱道临早已接受,而且主动融入其中,很少再有初来乍到时的频频惊讶。
但次日一早起来洗漱完毕,几位师弟和车夫老史等人正在把朱道临的行李物品搬上马车的时候,赵训庭把朱道临拉到溪边柳树下郑重说出的一席话,还是让朱道临深感惊讶:
“道临,我决定了,年底衙门封印之前便辞去官职,然后正式拜入玄岳道长门下,相信你我很快就会成为知己兄弟的。”
深感意外的朱道临惊愕片刻,立即露出开心的笑容:“孟山兄打算如何安置三位嫂夫人和五位侄子侄女?”
赵训庭指了指拗口南面的高岗:“贤弟是有钱人,愚兄就厚颜请求贤弟在虎山下多建个小院怎么样?就在贤弟的院子边上,后面半山腰有道清泉味道非常甜美,泉边那几棵生长百年的大枫树,如此秀美的景致,令人陶醉啊!”
朱道临欣然答应:“能和孟山兄做邻居,小弟求之不得啊!正好虎山下的院子刚凿开石头挖出地基,东西两边本来就预留两大块空地,再修两座同样大小的院子绝对没问题,到时孟山兄在院子背后的半山泉水源头修座亭子,站在那地方,涛涛长江和正在修建的上元门码头一览无遗,确实是块风水宝地。”
“不过在建好之前,孟山兄还是先把家搬到紫竹园去吧,西跨院南面一墙之隔的新建小院挺不错,要是嫂子们喜欢那座小院,孟山兄干脆就留着自用吧,反正今后也要两边跑,在金陵城里没个落脚的地方怎么行?”
“谢谢贤弟!愚兄就不客气了。”赵训庭感激致谢。
朱道临笑容异常灿烂:“谢什么啊?其实我早就在心里打孟山兄的主意了,嘿嘿!哪怕孟山兄不是我的师兄弟,早晚我也会想方设法和孟山兄成为手足兄弟,有孟山兄这样的大才帮助我,我才能彻底放下心来,全力以赴去赚银子,把紫阳观和我们自己的家业越做越大,哈哈!走吧,车装好了,师傅几个还在等我们一起用早饭呢。”
两人用完早饭,在玄青道长和几位长辈目送下乘马车赶往金陵城,心情大好的赵训庭丢下自己的四轮马车,钻到朱道临的车箱里一同商议接下来的工作开展,特别就上元门码头上方正在规划的两座仓库和五座人力吊臂的位置展开讨论。
金川门外的大型石拱桥正在紧张修建,如今所有桥墩都已高高露出水面,临时架起的宽阔浮桥把两岸渡口码头完全占据,原本多达百艘的大小渡船因为失去了生意,眼下只剩十来艘,趁着人流和车辆高峰时期浮桥的通过能力有限,还能从一些赶时间的商贩手上赚些摆渡钱。
朱道临一行五辆马车跟在一大串牛车、马车和人力板车之后慢慢挪,赵训庭把兴致很高的朱道临带到在建的石桥岸边,指着水流平缓的河面上的几个桥墩告诉朱道临:
“这些桥墩本来就有,原来的石桥是洪武年间扩建金陵城墙时修建的。五年前,一场大洪水把两百多年来缺乏养护的石桥冲垮,那时正逢先帝病重,后来新帝继位,金陵城的工部和应天府联名上奏,要求重建金川桥,无奈重新上台的东林党正在全面报复清算,朝廷各派为了各自权利,相互倾轧内斗不休,加上北方鞑子不断南侵,谁也顾不上这事。”
“直到半年前,当今圣上才下旨限期修复,但没半两银子下拨,人浮于事的南京工部哪儿还有往日的半点气象?只能让顺天府和上元县摊派到城里城外商户地主身上,上上下下折腾两个多月,才有了修复金川桥的银子。”
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