The re-dredging of the Zhengbai Canal is indeed a major event related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and the output of grain is a matter even greater for the agricultural society. A flame gradually rose in Qin Jin's heart, but then he suddenly felt depressed, the world is so chaotic, who knows how long he can stay in Feng Yi?

Lu Qi saw that Qin Jin was quite tempted, but it seemed that he was worried about something for a moment, so he couldn't help but be a little impatient.

"Is the envoy suspicious of what the last general said?"

Qin Jin came to his senses at this time, and waved his hand again and again, asking Lu Qi not to think nonsense.

"Zhengbai Canal is indeed a big project related to Sanfu, if it can be dredged, it will be a good thing both now and in the future. ”

At this point, Lu Qi was relieved, as long as Qin Jin approved it, everything was possible.

"Actually, once the canal is dredged, it will also be a qualification for the envoy?"

Indeed, if Feng Yijun's grain production doubled, it would be enough to prove that Qin Jin was not only a general who could win battles, but also a capable official who could govern the place.

Qin Jin nodded, maybe it was because the promotion was too easy, so that he didn't care much about the promotion and the accumulation of capital for promotion, but when he heard Lu Qi say this, he suddenly thought of a key problem.

"The Zhengbai Canal has been silted up for decades, and everyone knows that as long as it is dredged, they can enjoy the results of at least a hundred years, and the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan are fertile again, so why does no one in the imperial court dare to bring it up?"

Qin Jin obviously didn't know as much about the various secrets and allusions of Chang'an officialdom as Lu Qi.

Lu Qi let out a rare sigh.

"In fact, the main reason for this matter is still in the Son of Heaven. ”

"Son of Heaven?"

Qin Jin was very surprised, with his understanding of Li Longji, even if this emperor was old and faint, he was not so confused that he couldn't see the benefits that Zheng Baiqu would bring to Guanzhong after dredging, right?

"Don't you think it's strange for the emperor? Since the end of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the Son of Heaven's mind has long been on state affairs, and he is afraid that the Son of Heaven will not be able to tell an approximate figure even how much he earns and spends a year, so where can he care about a small canal?"

Lu Qi's tone turned out to be rare resentment. Qin Jin is even more strange, Lu Qi has always been known for his calmness and coldness, but today he has repeatedly lost his temper, it seems that there must be a big reason behind it.

I only heard Lu Qi continue:

"The Son of Heaven doesn't care about it, even if the courtiers have a heart, they are powerless. Besides, the envoy of the canal has always been concurrently served by Jing Zhaoyin, who is ostensibly a high-ranking official in Beijing, but in Chang'an, where the powerful and nobles gather, he is just a small guy who is driven by others, where can he have the opportunity to do these thankless idle things?"

In fact, there is another point that Lu Qi did not say clearly, the importance of Jing Zhaoyin's position determines that the capital of the successive prime ministers must firmly control this position. To put it bluntly, most of Jing Zhaoyin is just a marionette.

Dredging canals is a complex and not an overnight chore. This is a bottomless pit for the Chang'an officialdom that has been floating in the Tianbao year, and fighting for power and profit has become commonplace, and whoever jumps into it will inevitably incur the trampling of countless pairs of feet, and the day when they are trampled on will never turn over.

However, if Jing Zhaoyin asks for the embarrassing position of pulling the string puppet and only concentrates on the errand of making the canal, with a year's work, it may not be possible to completely dredge the Zhengbai Canal, even if it can't be dredged in the whole line, as long as it is repaired more than seventy percent, it will be considered a great success.

Wei Ji is a pragmatic person, if he can come up with enough attractive chips, I believe that this person will definitely be the most suitable to preside over the dredging of Zhengbai Canal.

With this, Qin Jin already had a plan.

Du Fu arrived half a day earlier than Qin Jin expected, and when Lu Qi personally led a hundred people out of the city to welcome him ten miles away, he was stunned to find that Du Fu had arrived at the city with two servants. This made Lu Qi feel very embarrassed, he obviously got Qin Jin's order, but he couldn't complete it, as if he was deliberately delaying.

Therefore, he apologized again and again after meeting Du Fu. Du Fu smiled calmly, "General Lu doesn't have to apologize, Du Fu was in a hurry, so he arrived half a day early." ”

In fact, he was in a hurry to come to Feng Yi to take up his duties, for fear that Qin Jin would finish assigning all the errands, and he wouldn't even have a chance to drink soup if he came late. Of course, this kind of thinking cannot be done by outsiders.

Du Fu was born in a wealthy family, the Du family is a Jingzhao family, his mother Cui was born in the Qinghe Cui family, and his maternal grandmother is also the granddaughter of Taizong. This illustrious family background also made him proud and energetic in his youth. But since his father's death, the family has been getting worse day by day. Du Fu has been depressed for half his life, and his years of stumbling have long worn out the pride and temperament of his family's children. Now he just wants to be able to get an official and a half-job, do things in a down-to-earth manner, and let his wife and children at home have no worries about food and clothing.

After meeting Qin and Jin, Du Fu gradually got out of the predicament, and even became a powerful official like the Ministry of Officials for a time. But unexpectedly, the good times did not last long, and a sudden mutiny caused him to quickly lose this official position, and he returned to his original form overnight, relying on the help of his friends.

It wasn't until Qin Jin was released as Feng Yijun's Taishou and invited him to go to Beijing to take up his post together, and Du Fu naturally agreed. In addition to being able to find a stable source of income, he also vaguely felt that this person who was in a high position at a young age was a practical person, which was fundamentally different from those officials who only knew how to compete for power and profit.

"General Lu, I don't know if Qin Envoy Jun has leisure ......"

Du Fu looked left and right, but he didn't find Qin Jin's figure, so he had some inquiries from Ai Ai.

Seeing this, Lu Qi felt amused. When this person was still a minister, he presided over the errand of opening the grain storage tunnel, but he didn't find much trouble with him and Yang Xingben, but now he suddenly lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eyes, and he saw this person a little clearly.

Therefore, Lu Qi's attitude is not as kind as before, and there has been an unconscious change.

"Du Langzhong has been tired and bumpy all the way, so let's rest for a few days!"

The understatement made Du Fu's face show undisguised disappointment. Lu Qi smiled secretly, not taking this opportunity to teach this person a lesson, but he was afraid that his tail would go up to the sky. Last night, he had already learned about the arrangements for Du Fu from Qin Jin, and within seven days, this person was about to replace Xue Jingxian as the county magistrate of Feng Yi County.

Although the official appointment still needs to be written in the government hall, the county people who have always been recommended by the county governor are just a formality in the government hall. Although the power of the government hall is great, it involves the appointment of local prefectural ordinances, and even the prime minister cannot interfere with it unless there are extremely special circumstances.

This practice is also a kind of accumulation of experience in officialdom pragmatism, after all, the county taishou is the highest governor of a local county, and he naturally understands the local situation better than the prime minister who is far away in Chang'an. Therefore, the prime minister can influence the selection of the county governor, but rarely directly intervene in the officials at the level of the county commander.

"Du Langzhong, please?"

Because Du Fu has been dismissed, but in order to show respect, Lu Qi used his previous official position to commensurate.

Du Fu nodded with some interest, obviously he was already in a hurry, but he was still a step too late, and he knew that he would not listen to Qin Envoy's arrangement, and set off on the road with the Shenwu Army.

If you can't see Qin Envoy Jun now, it's a bad sign, I hope Qin Envoy Jun won't let him spend too long to be idle, even if he goes to the county guard mansion to be a military officer or a miscellaneous subordinate official like Sima.

……

Just when Du Fu was suffering from gains and losses, Qin Jin was worried about another matter. Last night's action was still in vain, Lu Qi failed to catch Fan Changming, and although Xue Jingxian was a thief, he refused to admit that he had colluded with Fan Changming. Without tangible evidence, Lu Qi couldn't do anything about Xue Jingxian, but he just warned him a few words, and then left with people stupid.

"Is Du Zimei settled?"

It wasn't until Lu Qi rushed to see him that Qin Jin remembered that Du Fu should have entered the city at noon today.

Lu Qi said: "Du Fu is in a hurry, the sunrise is coming, and the last general has already placed him in the post house." ”

Qin Jin suddenly felt a trace of disdain for Du Fu in Lu Qi's tone, and after a little thought, he understood the reason, he didn't want his subordinates to have a bad heart because of a little disgrace, so he asked with a smile:

"Du Zimei should be in a hurry to see Qin, right?"

Lu Qi's face turned red, and he couldn't think of a word before Qin Jin debunked his thoughts, so he said stupidly: "Thousands of miles to seek officials, naturally I am in a hurry to see the envoy!"

Qin Jin looked at Lu Qi with disapproval on his face, knowing that it was impossible for a child of a family like him who had not experienced the sourness and frost of the world to understand the real difficulties of the poor and destitute situation.

The so-called "rich will help the world, and the poor will be good alone." If a man watches his son starve to death, and he watches his wife and children starve and freeze, but he can't do anything about it, why should he be celibate?

Of course, this kind of person is not nothing, but Qin Jin looks down on them. How can a man who is not responsible for his wife and children be expected to be responsible for anyone and everything?

Therefore, Du Fu actively sought officials In Qin Jin's view, although this is a compromise with reality, it is a hundred times stronger than those who still hold unrealistic illusions until death.

"Du Zimei's youngest son starved to death last year!"

When Qin Jin said this in a low voice, Lu Qi's eyes widened in surprise, he really couldn't imagine that there would be such a strange thing as the children of officials starving to death in the Tang Dynasty!

"How, don't you believe me?"

Lu Qi subconsciously shook his head and nodded again. Qin Jin has never been a person who talks empty words, he knows that since this matter is said by the mouth of the envoy, it will never be fake.

"The whole family is counting on him to live alone. The first time Qin saw him, he was wandering outside Wei Ji's house, just to ask this old friend for help. ”

Lu Qi subconsciously said:

"Helping Du Zimei and Wei Zuocheng is just a gesture. ”

Qin Jin snorted coldly.

"I saw nothing but perfunctory and indifference that day!"