Judging from the current situation, it is more likely that the emperor will agree to build the canal, after all, this is only a temporary tension, but the benefits are long-lasting, if Shu Jin is the ruler, she will also agree to control the water.

The effect of the canal and the benefits that merchants could derive from it was obvious, and Shu Jin believed that anyone who was in business could see this.

There is an old saying: the first to eat meat, the second to drink soup, when you come late, there is nothing. How can we grab the first hand after the canal is repaired?

It is clear that the canal will require a lot of resources, but the treasury is strained. Some people who do not approve of the construction may also see this clearly. They are afraid that they will not get enough benefits for spending money......

"What are you thinking?" Jiang Duanyu saw that Shu Jin was thinking about it every day for the past few days, and finally couldn't help asking.

"I wondered how I could get involved in building the canal." Shu Jin replied.

"You also think a canal should be built?"

"Of course, in the long run, this is one thing that does more good than harm."

"But any project is huge, and it costs a lot of money. Even if you have the things that Hua Fengyu brought from the end times, in the face of the money required to build the canal, your possessions are just a drop in the bucket. ”

"Of course I know this, and I'm not wronged, why do I pay out of my pocket to make wedding dresses for others? I just thought, if one day the emperor really decides to build the canal, I'm afraid we will have to pay some silver, so how can we not take out this silver in vain. That's the key. ”

"Do you have any ideas?"

"It's not quite figured out yet, but it's pretty much there." Shu Jin replied, which surprised Jiang Duanyu.

Seeing that she was really playing with this idea. It's not that he thinks this kind of behavior is unkind, after all, no one is a saint, and he scattered his money just to save the people, but because he clearly knows the vastness of the project, he is worried that if he intervenes in it, the risk is too great, and if he doesn't get it right, he will suffer heavy losses.

Of course, his worries were clear to Shu Jin. However, if you want to get great benefits, you naturally have to take great risks.

"Don't worry. I just have an idea, and how to achieve it depends on the final situation, maybe the emperor doesn't plan to build the canal at all! ”

That being said, Shu Jin has already begun to prepare for possible needs one after another.

The DPRK-China quarrel continued. It was noisy until the end of spring sowing, and the spring news came. In the blink of an eye. March ended and April was approaching, and the matter of water control was still inconclusive, but because of another flood, the court was busy with disaster relief, settling the displaced people, and other trivial matters, and the focus of the courtiers' quarrels was no longer on water control and the construction of canals. During this period, Shu Jin was not idle, it can be said that she has never been so busy, and she even quietly left for a long time a few times.

Even the officials of the Ministry of Industry, who were most in favor of water control at that time, thought that the emperor did not intend to control the water. At least when there will be no action this year, Shu Jin and Jiang Duanyu know first. In fact, the emperor did not give up on building the canal at all.

On that day, it was because the two went to King Yong's Mansion to visit King Yong. Both of them are the closest descendants of King Yong, and when they enter and leave the palace, they are like coming and going to their own home, and there is no need to report at all. The two asked where King Yong was and went directly to find someone, but they met King Yong and the housekeeper to reconcile.

It's not surprising to reconcile accounts, but the timing is not quite right. At this time, it is not long after the New Year, and the accounts should be checked at the time of the New Year's Festival.

Looking at the interaction between King Yong and the housekeeper, King Yong was reading something with a booklet for the housekeeper to record. Shu Jin listened for a while and found that the things that King Yong picked out were some things that were more valuable but rarely used.

"Grandpa, what are you going to do?"

Shu Jin watched King Yong's departure from the side and asked.

King Yong waved his hand and motioned for the housekeeper to go down first, and then turned his head to Shu Jin and said:

"It's useless to put these things in the house, they occupy space in vain, so I asked the housekeeper to take them out and sell them."

"Sold? Grandpa, is there anything that needs money urgently? Jiang Duanyu asked.

That's what I asked, but will King Yong be short of money? Not to mention that he doesn't have any money to spend at all, and even if he does, he won't be so poor that he needs to sell the things in the house.

"Hey!" King Yong sighed and said, "It's not that I want to use silver, it's just that I want to see how much silver I can get if these bits and pieces are sold." ”

"You two should know too! A few days ago, there was a lot of quarrel in the Asari because of whether to build a canal to control the water. In fact, the emperor has been hesitating about this matter. However, because this year's Spring Festival has caused the people to suffer again, the emperor has made up his mind to solve the flood! ”

As soon as King Yong's voice fell, Jiang Duanyu and Shu Jin glanced at each other. Sure enough, they didn't expect it badly! Qi Yan is an accomplished emperor, and he will definitely think about the long-term interests of his descendants and the Great Yan Kingdom.

"I heard that if the canal is going to be built, it will be a big project, and it may cost a lot, can the treasury of the big show afford it?"

Because there were no outsiders present, Shu Jin asked very bluntly.

This is also what she asked knowingly, and sure enough, King Yong shook his head after hearing it, and said:

"Even if the treasury can afford it, the emperor will not be able to invest all the savings of the treasury in the construction of the canal. What's more, once the decision is made to build the canal, the things involved are all about it.

The matter of silver is only the most basic consideration, and where will the craftsmen used to build the canal come from? I'm afraid that such a large project will cost millions of people, and what do so many craftsmen eat and drink? In addition to eating and drinking, how should craftsmen be paid? In fact, this is the most urgent problem to be solved. ”

"Then grandpa, what are you?"

"I just want to make up as much as possible, and when the time comes, when the emperor gathers his ministers to raise money, I can set an example."

"Actually, have grandpa and the emperor ever thought about why the ministers are reluctant to pay for the silver?"

Shu Jin thought for a while and asked.

"This kind of thing, then you need to ask more!" King Yong said with a smile.

"yes, why ask!" Shu Jin also smiled, "No matter how easy it is to earn silver, it is also earned by others with hard work, and it is not particularly easy to take it out for nothing, let alone throw it into the water?" But grandpa, if you listen to me, I have a way to get them to pay for it willingly. ”

"Oh? I knew you had a lot of ideas! Tell me about it! ”

"That's not in a hurry, grandpa, tell me first, what is the emperor's plan for how to use the canal after it opens?"

When he asked this, King Yong immediately realized what Shu Jin meant, but he still replied:

"Although there is no final decision, one thing is certain, once the canal is completed, it will not be open to everyone." (To be continued.) )