Lu Chen was eclectic and sold two palaces to obtain a huge amount of gold and silver.

This time, with the support of gold and silver, he also became more confident in the matter of the Yandi Great River Canal.

On this day, he also ordered the Ministry of Industry in public to speed up the construction period and strive for early completion, and then planned to requisition 100,000 people again.

These ministers have no opinion on appropriating funds to speed up the construction period, but as soon as they heard that a large number of people were going to be requisitioned, Wang Song, the head of the household department, suddenly couldn't stand, and he immediately came out and said: "My lord, the previous requisition of the people has made the Yan land young and strong, and more of them are from labor, if they are forcibly requisitioned, I am afraid that it will cause resentment among the people." ”

"This king doesn't let them work as coolies for nothing, the people have wages to receive, and their lives are also guaranteed, what is there to worry about?" Lu Chen said slightly unpleasantly.

He is right, although there are many requisitions of people, but under Lu Chen's royal order, these people are equivalent to state workers, and the conditions are very good, and there is absolutely no possibility of any public resentment.

But Wang Song was still worried: "But the king, after the war, the Yan Kingdom has been sharply reduced, if this is the case, I am afraid that a large amount of farmland will be cultivated by no one." ”

"This is also to prepare for the good field in the future, so Lord Wang doesn't need to say much!" Lu Chen said directly.

Seeing him say this, Wang Song had no choice but to give a salute, and then returned to the train.

Subsequently, King Lu Chen's order was issued, and Yandi began to recruit young and strong again, and this time the conscription was mainly carried out in Leizhou.

Leizhou had suffered from drought before, so the people in the county were inclined to suffering, and after Lu Chen's royal decree arrived at the county government, the county government also immediately issued an official document to convey to the counties.

In order to fulfill the king's instructions, the head of Leizhou County even had the intention of forcibly expropriating, ordering all county governments and families to serve hard labor if they were young and strong.

A certain village.

The notice had already been posted at the head of the village, and a government official was holding a gong in his hand, beating it while shouting: "Fathers and villagers, all come out......

With the sound of gongs, the men, women and children of the village soon gathered at the head of the village and gathered around the notice to point and point.

"What's written on that?"

"Who knows, the gentleman in the village, call him over quickly......"

At that time, these villagers were not very literate, and when they saw that everyone was almost out, the public began to shout loudly again: "The government has decreed that all those who are young and strong in the family must be forced to labor, and if there are those who escape, they will be arrested and punished with heavy punishment!" ”

"In addition, as long as the laborers are willing to endure hardships, each person will be paid five taels of silver per month, and they will have no worries ......about food and housing."

As soon as he finished shouting, the crowd suddenly exploded, and the villagers began to talk to each other:

"Five taels of silver, you can go......" said a young man.

"I heard that this time it is to build a large river canal, and gravity will be lowered every day...... "Another humane.

"Huh? I have endured hardship, not to mention that I don't know if there is a drought this year, and I don't know if there will be a harvest after planting. ”

"But when you're gone, there's no pillar left at home, what do you want us to do......," said a woman.

"Don't worry, after I go, I will ask someone to bring back my monthly salary......"

Immediately after some discussion, a young man began to raise his hand and shouted, "I'll go, I'll go!" ”

"I'll go too!"

Many people began to raise their hands to sign up, and the county government said that it was planning to forcibly recruit, but in fact, under this kind of policy, where do you need to recruit it?

In the summer of the same year, Lu Chen arrived in Leizhou, which can also show that he attaches great importance to the matter of the Great River Canal.

When he arrived, the county head of Leizhou was naturally panicked, and led all the officials in the county to personally welcome him out of the city.

Since Cai Yang, the current head of Leizhou County is also a Jing official, named Zhang Ruiqing, and after a group of officials knelt on the ground to give a salute, he also ran to Lu Chen's side, bowed slightly, shrunk his shoulders, and said with a shy smile: "Hehe, it is really an honor for Weichen and a blessing for the people of Leizhou to be able to inspect Leizhou." ”

Lu Chen didn't take his flattery to heart, but glanced at him, and asked casually while walking towards the county government: "Lord Zhang, how is the construction period in Leizhou?" ”

Zhang Ruiqing respectfully followed Lu Chen's side, and hurriedly said: "Back to the king, Leizhou is different from Longxi, with the support of ancient river roads, so although the construction is large, the process is relatively slow, every inch needs manpower to excavate, with the current situation, I am afraid that Leizhou will be completed, it will take several months." ”

"Well...... It's too slow. Lu Chen said.

"This ......" Zhang Ruiqing paused, and then hurriedly said: "Wechen will find a way." ”

"What can you think of?" Lu Chen glanced at him again and said, "It's nothing more than driving the people, whipping them, and urging them to increase their intensity." ”

As he spoke, he said: "But these are accumulating grievances from the people, and this king doesn't want to see them." ”

"Yes, Weichen remember." Zhang Ruiqing said.

After a pause, Lu Chen said again: "This king will stay in the county mansion tonight, and early tomorrow morning, you will also accompany this king to the construction site to have a look." ”

"Yes, yes." Zhang Ruiqing first answered twice, and then hurriedly said: "King, you are tired of traveling, Weichen has set up a banquet in the county government to catch the wind and wash the dust for you......"

That night, in order to receive Lu Chen, Zhang Ruiqing came up with all the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and there were singers dancing in the hall.

Lu Chen didn't say much about these.

However, it is difficult for a county leader to see the king, let alone other officials in these counties, so today, at such an opportunity, those officials want to show their faces in front of the king, and they also begin to have the courage to toast Lu Chen.

"Your king, you are eloquent, civil and martial arts, all surpass the kings of the past dynasties, today you are inspecting Leizhou, the ministers are excited, and I hope to have a drink with the king." An official said with a ruddy face.

Lu Chen smiled slightly, and did not disappoint the fun, but picked up the wine glass in front of him, and said: "Then the king will give you a glass of Aiqing, and I hope that you can do your best to govern Leizhou." ”

"Oh, the ministers are afraid, and we all respect the king—" the people said.

After a meal, Lu Chen also returned to the room to rest.

As for his safety, Zhang Ruiqing naturally did not dare to slack off, not only did a large number of palace guards guard outside the courtyard, but also many soldiers from the city captain's mansion patrolled back and forth nearby.

After nightfall, Lu Chen gradually entered his dream.

He had a strange dream.

In the dream, someone seemed to be calling him, but it didn't seem to be, only an ethereal sound, like fairy music.

"The Human Emperor ......"

"The Human Emperor ......"

It was a female voice, but she couldn't see it, it couldn't touch it, it came from nowhere, it seemed to be calling him.

"Who!?" He woke up suddenly.