At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, Bai Yu went to the municipal government compound to meet with Yun Shangfei, the United Front Work Minister who accompanied the Zheng family, and Yue Seoul, deputy secretary-general, but met the pitiful city port director Lu Xiaochen, who looked sad and miserable, in front of the gate. It seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as he got off the car, Lu Xiaochen stepped forward and cried, "Secretary Bai, last time you ordered to withstand the pressure of the Provincial Port Department to cut off 60 reports. I didn't expect it to be a refusal to myself! Yesterday, the cadres and employees of the bureau rushed to my house after receiving the news. They were all occupied from the bedroom to the living room, scolding me to be exhausted and asking me to be responsible for the future of my comrades! I am not a human being, Secretary Bai!"

Bai Yu frowned: "I can't stand it anymore, right?"

Lu Xiaochen adjusted his mood a little and said, "I'm sorry I'm a little... Secretary Bai, I'll tell the truth at this level. Except for a few business backbones of the Municipal Port Authority Bureau, most of them are transferred to the city for comfort. It turns out that the units are actually quite good, including the Finance Bureau, the Development and Reform Commission, the Tax Bureau, etc...."

Yun Shangfei also walked up to help Lu Xiaochen relax his cheeks and said with a smile: "To put it bluntly, it's similar to the United Front Work Department, a place where the old, weak, sick and disabled are."

Lu Xiaochen was beaten and returned to his original state, and then said: "In terms of income in the Port Authority Bureau, it is definitely not comparable to the original unit, but everyone's pursuit is different. As the bureau leader, I can't urge them to make progress with a whip, right? Secretary Bai is looking at the city's future implementation of institutional reform. I agree with it and am willing to use the port system as a pilot, but can it slow down and implement it in stages and steps, so that the cadres and employees of the agency can have a process of gradually accepting and transforming, Secretary Bai?!"

Bai Yu looked at Lu Xiaochen, then Yun Shangfei and Yue Seoul, which was a little further away, and said: "How to slow down the speed and implement it in stages and steps?"

Hearing the loose meaning of the voice, Lu Xiaochen hurriedly said: "Select 6 staff members to transfer to the Port and Side Office. I have a way to do ideological work within two days to ensure that they are in place next Monday morning; I want to wait a little longer if the remaining 11 cadres and employees go to the city and district port system. After spending two or three months to coordinate the port system at the city and district level, I am willing to go to the port inspection brigade to actively register, form and operate..."

"I know what you mean!"

Bai Yu interrupted, "Simply put, it's just a three-step walk. Then what should you do if you tell me the staff after the big waves wash away the sand?"

Lu Xiaochen looked puzzled and hesitated for a moment: "Maybe I... I have exceeded my authority. Judging from Secretary Bai's deployment, the port system will play a greater role in the future, and the income will also increase to a certain extent. Therefore, comrades who are unvoluntarily accepting challenges within the urban government..."

"Okay, Xiaochen has learned to consider issues from the perspective of the city leaders," Bai Yu couldn't hear any praise and criticism in his words, and paused for a while, "Didn't Minister Xuejun preside over the mobilization meeting in the morning? The meeting will be held. As you said, you must ensure that the six comrades are in place. What should I do next when I come back and meet Mayor Mingfu and Minister Xuejun."

"Thank you Secretary Bai, thank you Secretary Bai!"

Seeing that there was room for improvement in the matter, Lu Xiaochen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and his eyes drove out of the city government courtyard with Bai Yu and others.

In fact, he had already arrived at Liming Recover last night and cried in front of Min Xuejun. They had no choice but to express their sympathy for the Port Authority and their dissatisfaction with Bai Yu. After all, the Standing Committee passed it in one go, and everyone was afraid of Tu Zhengxiong's power and did not object. They could only say that they would ask Secretary Bai to truthfully report the difficulties. How can the civil servants be transferred at any time?

But Li, Min and Lu knew in their hearts that Bai Yu's personality was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and they would never take back what they said. This can be seen from the previous head-on battle with Tu Zhengxiong.

Unexpectedly, standing in the municipal government compound this morning made Bai Yu feel relieved after a few words. The idea of ​​implementing it in stages seemed to be recognized, which made Lu Xiaochen both glad and surprised, and could not make any sense of what the city party secretary sold.

The Zheng Family Ancestral Hall is located on Jiangwan Street in Shangshou, Munan District, and is very close to the port. The Zheng Family is not a local resident of Mushan. The real Mushan people actually refer to a small fishing village with scattered ports. As Tan Rong said, the Zheng Family’s base camp is in Kidou. During the last century and the Republic of China, it accidentally got involved in the dispute between the Party. In order to avoid disaster, the family moved to Mushan, which was rarely visited at that time. After gaining a foothold, the first thing was to spend a huge amount of money to demolish the entire Zheng Family Ancestral Hall of Kidou and transport the materials to Mushan to rebuild it as it is.

The cost of copying as it is more than twice as high as the new one, but there is no way. The Lingnan clans pay attention to this and spare no expense. Decades ago, there was a video in the mainland that reflected the crackdown on drug smuggling in southern border cities. The brutal and violent drug lord's wish was to make enough money and return to his hometown to build the largest and most grand ancestral hall in the local area. It seems incredible but very real.

The business bus stopped at the corner of the street. Bai Yu walked two hundred meters under the guidance of Yue Seoul. What caught his eye was a magnificent and exquisitely carved stone archway across the street. It has three doors, four pillars, and five floors. Each floor has patterns such as civil servants and military officials, the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, plum blossoms, etc., which means that the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Only by studying poetry and books can you realize your ambition and glory to your ancestors.

Zheng Shoufu, the patriarch of the Zheng family, is 82 years old. He is standing with a crutch. With the help of two juniors from the family, he comes forward and bows with his fists. Bai Yu quickly runs to him and holds him with his hands and says:

"Old Master Zheng is about the same age as my grandfather, so he cannot give this great gift!"

Zheng Shoufu spoke frankly, holding Bai Yu's hand and said, "Thank you to the parents of the people of the Silentan people for coming to the Zheng family, and the Zheng family is full of honor."

Bai Yu smiled and said, "It's not as grand as the old man said, so I'm here to visit him and chat with him."

Zheng Shoufu said high, but Bai Yu took a low-key and friendly attitude, and both sides had their own needs.

After greetings all the way, everyone surrounded them to the Zheng clan ancestral hall.

A pair of mighty big stone lions in front of the door are guarding both sides. Ten flagpole stones are arranged in a symmetrical shape. The gate tower is made of precious yellow rosewood. The 136 thick beams and large pillars in the temple are all Malaysian kauri. The couplets on the porch columns are even more imposing: the two dragons are located in the river, and the horses look back and give birth to talents.

The ancestral hall is a rare five-bedroom in Lingnan area. It has a large scale and a magnificent structure. Standing on the gate and porch to look towards the inner ancestral hall, its axis is unbiased and facing a conical hill behind. It is called "golden literal" in geographical layout. It belongs to the Wenbi Peak in Feng Shui theory. Using it as the ancestral mountain is conducive to the success of the clan's success in the clan's clan's success.

The gate structure is complex but exquisite. In order to achieve harmonious proportions and correct scales on both the front and the back, the family is used as the boundary, and the inner and outer halves are divided into lines. The outer half is a gorgeous three-room "Phoenix Tower" and the inner half is a simple one-three-room single-eaves hip-top. The method is similar to the ancient Greek Acropolis.

The ancestral hall is a brick, wood and stone structure, consisting of a courtyard, gatehouse, veranda corridor, front patio, main hall, back patio, and back sleeper, with an area of ​​1,200 square meters. The plaque of Jingyi Hall written by the Zheng family of the Qing Dynasty was hung in the center of the main hall. The beam is carved with exquisite patterns such as turtles spitting out clouds, dragons and phoenixes presenting auspiciousness; the four stone foundations are deeply engraved with egrets playing with lotus, phoenix playing with peonies, cranes climbing the clouds, and magpies containing plum patterns.

Zheng Shoufu introduced while walking, saying that the Zheng clan ancestral hall in Kiddu was originally built in the late Ming Dynasty. In hundreds of years, no one could count how many wooden pillars were used. During the demolition of the Republic of China, he found that there were 117 wooden pillars in total, which could be counted as they were built, but they could not count them.

Zheng Shoufu also said that there are four mysteries of the Qidu Zheng clan ancestral hall. In addition to the countless wooden pillars, there are brick walls on both sides of the "Yinfeng Tower" that do not get dusty; there are no spider webs in the entire ancestral hall; and swallows do not make nests in the ancestral hall. Unfortunately, they disappeared after they moved. The brick walls will be dirty if they are not cleaned for two days. Spiders make nets everywhere, and swallows still make nests.

"The ancestors cannot bring their spiritual energy." Zheng Shoufu's tone contained a strong southern Guangdong dialect.

Bai Yu said: "The focus is on inheritance and commemoration. It is probably rare to see the original style of the Zheng clan ancestral hall in the Mulong area retaining the architectural style of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties."

Yue Seoul responded from behind: "Every year, the Zheng family worships ancestors in Qingming Festival, which caused a sensation in the two cities of Kidou. The roads in the nearby three or four streets must be closed in advance, and vehicles are strictly prohibited from entering. It is still crowded. Although the Zheng family was away from home, there were still many branches in Kidou. Tens of thousands of Zheng family children waited early to worship their ancestors from morning to night to worship their ancestors, and then went to Yinfenglou to touch the "Spiritual Stone" with their own hands to bless themselves and their children to be smart and pass every exam."

"The 'Smart Stone' is probably similar to the top scholar stone in many places in the north, is it smart wood?" Bai Yu smiled, "What is the allusion?"

Yue Hancheng said: "The Zheng family became the top scholar in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is said that when he was a child, he was dull and played with rotten wood and was unable to carve it. Later, when he was playing at the beach, he picked up a flaming stone and took it home. He played with it every day. It was strange that he became calm from then on, and he seemed to have a clear understanding of his learning. He won the succession of succession until he was appointed as the top scholar by Emperor Qianlong. Later, the stone was called the "Lingzhi Stone" and was enshrined in the "Yinfeng Tower" and became the treasure of the Zheng family's ancestral treasure."

Zheng Shoufu said: "According to the ancestral teachings of the 'Inspiring Phoenix Tower', the ancestor worship is held once a year on Qingming Festival for the children to visit. Today, Secretary Bai's visit can make an exception and all three rooms are open to welcome guests."

"Oh, that's really rare!" Yue Seoul said in surprise, "Secretary Bai, the 'Yinfeng Tower' is not only 'Lingzhi Stone', but also many treasures passed down from the Ming Dynasty, which are well preserved and valuable! Over the years, I have only had the honor to visit the main building, and I have no chance to bow to the auxiliary building on both sides!"

Wouldn't that be the opportunity to come to your door? Just take a look at the Ming Dynasty copy "Looking for Hermits" mentioned by Tan Rong!

However--

Bai Yu said firmly: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, Seoul is right, please meet again if you are destined to do so."

Zheng Shoufu and his elders were both surprised, but Bai Yu did not seem to be polite. A leader said "No, no," and his hand had already reached over to pick it up. While he said, he was circling towards the direction of "Yinfeng Tower".
Chapter completed!