In the study hall, the fragrance of tea rises.

Wang Shiqiao still played the role of a bitter master, and said bitterly: "The project of this beam of water to wash the sand method is quite large, and it is estimated that it will take 500,000 taels, but ...... The imperial court always dares not allocate it, and besides, ......! ”

Speaking of this, he stopped again and raised his eyes to observe Lin Haoran's reaction.

Lin Haoran's expression was as usual, and he picked up the teacup and looked up at Wang Shiqiao, waiting for his answer.

"After Yan Ge Lao stepped down, if it weren't for Wu Butang to take care of one or two, I am afraid that the lower officials would have been dismissed by the imperial court and returned home, and now they ...... Hey, I heard that the imperial court is going to change people! Wang Shiqiao hit the back of his hand heavily on the palm of his other hand, and the old face said with a painful expression.

Lin Haoran took a sip of the teacup, but there was a trace of bitterness in his mouth.

Although Wang Shiqiao is indeed a strict party, Xu Jie's purge has been completed twice, and he is now in a stable position, and it is more likely that the imperial court will not be able to give the 500,000 taels to the river yamen.

As for the imperial court to transfer him from the position of governor of the river, this is actually the practice of the imperial court, and it is impossible for anyone to stay in the position of governor forever. Usually good or bad, either promoted or demoted.

It's just that there is indeed a problem with the choice of the imperial court, and the method of binding water and flushing sand has already been proved in the Nanliu River, but the imperial court is unwilling to squeeze out this silver to solve the big hidden danger of sediment accumulation in the Yellow River.

After Lin Haoran learned about these things, he was polite again, and he no longer studied deeply.

After all, he was neither a cabinet minister nor an official of the Ministry of Industry, and he had no right to meddle in the management of the Yellow River, let alone get the imperial court to allocate 500,000 taels to the Yamen, the governor of the river.

Wang Shiqiao's old face was embarrassed for a while, but after all, he was a person in the officialdom, and he took out the book and said with great eagerness: "This is the clumsy work of the lower officials, and please ask the young uncle to comment on one or two, if it can be eye-catching, please also make a preface to the lower officials!" ”

Unlike later generations, when a peasant could publish a book, books were usually published by officials and scholars in this era, especially some hopeless officials or scholars were very keen on this way.

Asking a celebrity to write a preface is a popular way nowadays.

Although he, the governor of the river, is a figure with a head and a face, if he can get Lin Haoran's preface, with Lin Haoran's celebrity effect, the publication will inevitably be popular among scholars, and his books will spread more widely and farther.

Lin Haoran nodded noncommittally, took the book called "Xiguan Chronicles", and found that there were a large number of illustrations on it, which was already a rare local chronicle.

"This is the clumsy work of the lower officials when they were patrolling Xiguan, and I also ask the young uncle to teach me!" Wang Shiqiao faced the big man in front of him, Lin Wenkui, who had a great reputation in the literary world, and put his posture very low.

During his tenure as the inspector of the imperial history of Xiguan, he inspected the four passes of Juyong, Bauhinia, Reverse Horse, and Guguan. Because of the patrol according to the imperial history, "patrol for a year, full of life, make a book and draw pictures, and post and submit", so during his tenure, he collected extensive information, carefully inspected, and finally compiled this chronicle book "Xiguan Zhi", which describes the important passes of the Great Wall.

This book records in detail the history, territory, shape and victory of Xiguan, Hoshino, mountains and rivers, passes and regions.

Lin Haoran took a serious look at it and found that this book could indeed increase the horizons of scholars, and he already had the idea of writing a preface in his heart. just looked up at Wang Shiqiao, who was staring at him extremely nervously, but he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

The dignified Governor of the River was not worried about the future, and did not want to keep the position of the Governor of the River, but he was nervous about the publication of this book, and he really didn't know what to accuse him of.

However, he also understands that no matter what era it is, there will always be a group of people who "do not do their jobs".

Li Shizhen gave up the imperial examination and ran to practice medicine, Jiajing gave up governing the country and ran to cultivate the Tao, and Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, gave up rebellion and closed-door research, and compiled "Materia Medica" and "General Medicine Prescription".

Wang Shiqiao does not seem to be obsessed with officialdom, but he is keen on creation, and he already wants to publish and distribute the "Xiguan Chronicles" compiled by him.

Lin Haoran didn't reveal the thoughts in his heart, and in the face of Wang Shiqiao's nervous gaze, he put down the book and said, "Yes, it's a masterpiece!" ”

"Lord Lin, I don't know if I can connect the lower officials and have Shuyazhai publish and sell them?" Wang Shiqiao's eyes flashed with a greedy gaze, and he asked with great anticipation.

In the current Ming Dynasty, the largest bookseller already belongs to Shuyazhai. Many people published books through Shuyazhai, not only earning a lot of silver, but also gaining great fame, becoming the most desired cooperation object of officials and scholars.

There was once a florist who asked a showman to help compile a book of flower planting experience, which was valued by Li Yunhu, the shopkeeper of Shuyazhai, and became an instant hit when he put it in Shuyazhai's channel.

The gardener not only became the most famous florist in the Ming Dynasty, but also took the "manuscript fee" to buy a house and a concubine in the capital, and also purchased hundreds of acres of land in his hometown, which made a good story.

Lin Haoran held the teacup, but sat there stunned for a while.

He originally wanted to discuss the governance of the Yellow River with this Lord Wang, but he didn't expect that the other party wanted to discuss the trivial matter of selling books with him, and his life was really lonely like snow!

Although the power of [Biqu Island www.biqudao.xyz] is in the capital, many affairs are in the local area. Heading north from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, he is also observing the place with his eyes open, even if he can't change anything now, he is also preparing for participating in government affairs in the future.

After spending the night in Jining, the next day we set off for the north again.

At the confluence of the Yellow River and the canal, the water here is very muddy yellow because the river carries a lot of sediment. Due to the low amount of water in autumn, large areas of sand beds are exposed in many places along the banks of the Yellow River.

Seeing that the siltation of the Yellow River was so serious, even Lin Haoran, who had been prepared in his heart, sighed secretly, and wanted to pull all the bigwigs of the imperial court over to take a look, and asked them how to bear it?

The Yellow River brought not only sediment but also official and merchant ships from Shaanxi, Henan and other places, causing a sudden increase in the number of ships heading north, making the river more crowded.

Not only is the Yellow River seriously silted, but also the canal has a lot of silt. Especially at the boundary of Liaocheng, due to the relatively dry autumn, the flow of water from Liaocheng in the north is significantly reduced.

In order to maintain the volume of water, the canal has set up locks in many places. There was a lockman and thirty lockmen at the sluice, and in the face of the boats coming and going from the south to the north, they were orderly and orderly, allowing them to pass in turn.

It's just that some people can't help but be overbearing, and just when it was Lin Haoran's turn to pass through the lock, an official ship forcibly intervened, trying to rush ahead to open the gate.