史载,古代荆州城要改建拓宽,所需钱、粮、工、料均已预算完毕。动工不久,朝廷降旨,要求城墙增高二尺。负责此项工程的荆州太守即准备奏折,拟求增拨银两,以敷用度。此时,荆州同知杨云才挺胸而出,力排众议,提出“不用增加拨款,可达增城目的”之主张。到了城墙峻工之日,太守派人验收,一量高度,城墙果然增高二尺。究其缘由,杨云才和盘托出,他只是废弃了旧砖模,将新砖模厚度加高了两分, Historical records show that the ancient Jingzhou City needed to be reconstructed and widened. The money, grain, labor, and materials needed have all been budgeted. Shortly after the start of the work, the court decreed that the city wall should be increased by two feet. Jingzhou Prefecture, who is in charge of this project, is preparing for a memorial and is planning to increase the amount of silver to make it more affordable. At this time, Jingzhou learned that Yang Yuncai had his chest out and pushed the crowd to discuss the idea of ​​“no need to increase funding to reach Zengcheng”. On the day of the completion of the city’s walls, the Taishi sent people to accept it. At a high altitude, the wall was actually increased by two feet. For the reason, Yang Yuncai took it out and he just abandoned the old brick mold and increased the thickness of the new brick mold by two points.