When Li Ke came to the bank of the Yellow River with Shan Daozhen, he saw that the bank of the Yellow River was in full swing.

The giant waterwheels have also taken some shape. It is estimated that it will be completed in a few more days.

Seeing Li Ke coming to inspect, Li Jiang hurriedly put down the work in his hand and came to greet Li Ke.

"Lord Wang, according to your explanation, the waterwheel is almost finished. It is estimated that it will be ready for use in another six or seven days. Li Jiang opened his mouth and said to Li Ke.

"I'm afraid the people can't wait that long, you do your best to make a waterwheel. Aim to complete it in the shortest possible time, so that you can make other waterwheels while collecting water. Li Ke looked at it and said to Li Jiang.

"The subordinates will arrange it immediately, and we will strive to put the water wheel into use in the shortest possible time." After Li Jiang nodded, he turned around and went to make arrangements.

At this time, another team of men and horses came to the bank of the Yellow River. The leader is none other than Wang Tianlai, the assassin of Qizhou. He was followed by Sun Wei, the governor of Qizhou, and Laiji, the county commander of Qizhou.

Why did Wang Tianlai come to the Yellow River embankment, after all, the drought in Qizhou during this period of time also made Wang Tianlai very anxious.

After all, now Wang Tianlai is the assassin of Qizhou, how can he turn a blind eye. It can be said that during this period of time, Wang Tianlai was unable to sleep and eat. I even asked the wizard for rain, but unfortunately I didn't see a single drop of rain in the end.

And just when Wang Tianlai was at a loss, Wang Kai told Wang Tianlai. It is said that some people are building waterwheels on the banks of the Yellow River today, probably to get water to irrigate the fields.

After learning the news, Wang Tianlai immediately led the officials of Qizhou to check. What Wang Tianlai didn't expect was that he saw Li Ke on the bank of the Yellow River.

So he hurriedly led hundreds of officials to meet Li Ke, and said to Li Ke: "I don't know why the prince came to the bank of the Yellow River? ”

"There is a great drought in Qizhou, this Qizhou is the fief of this king, how can this king not care. So spend money to hire people to prepare to build waterwheels. Li Ke said.

"The prince is really worried about the country and the people, but I didn't expect that the person who built the waterwheel turned out to be the prince." Wang Tianlai said to Li Ke.

"With these dozen or so waterwheels alone, I am afraid that we will not be able to solve the drought in Qizhou. To solve the drought once and for all, it is necessary to build waterwheels in other river basins. ”

"And dig a sufficient number of canals to cooperate with the waterwheels to carry the river water to the fields. Therefore, this matter has to be arranged by Wang Tingshi. Li Ke opened his mouth and said to Wang Tian.

"The prince can rest assured, since there is a way to solve it, the lower officials will naturally not slack off. Immediately, the officials mobilized the people of Qizhou to dig a canal. Wang Tianlai opened his mouth and said to Li Ke.

"Remember, the canal doesn't need to be very wide, as long as it can keep the water flowing. And the speed must be fast, and it is best to involve the soldiers of the Qizhou Prefecture. Li Ke said.

At this time, Sun Wei, the governor of Qizhou beside Wang Tianlai, said directly to Li Ke: "The prince can rest assured, the last general will immediately arrange for the government soldiers to participate in the digging of the canal." ”

"We should try to mobilize as many people as possible to participate in the anti-drought action. After all, there is great power in numbers, and now it has reached the point where it cannot be delayed. Li Ke nodded and said.

Then Li Ke called Li Jiang over again and directly introduced Li Jing to Wang Tianlai. He also told Wang Tianlai that he could hand over the work of building waterwheels on various rivers to Li Jiang.

After listening to Li Ke's words, Wang Tianlai opened his mouth and said to Li Jiang: "Since the prince thinks that you can handle this matter well, then the official will hand over this matter to you with full responsibility." ”

"If you need money and food, the official can allocate it to you from the Qizhou Mansion, and if you need manpower and craftsmen, the official can also levy it from the entire Qizhou City."

"Don't worry, as long as there is enough manpower. The grass people will definitely live up to the high expectations of the prince and Lord Thorn Shi. Li Jiang opened his mouth and said to Wang Tian.

At this time, Lai Ji, who was standing aside, said to Wang Tian: "Lord Assassin, the money and grain in the treasury really don't dare to be used easily now. If the drought is uncontrollable, the money and food will be needed to help the victims. ”

"Therefore, Xia Guan felt that he should collect donations from wealthy households in Qizhou. Let them make a little contribution to the people of Qizhou, which is also due. ”

"It's good to come to the county order, Wang Tingshi can post a list to raise donations in Qizhou City. At the same time, it can also post a recruitment list to recruit skilled craftsmen from all over the world. Li Ke nodded and said.

"Lord Wang, it is not difficult to recruit skilled craftsmen from the world. But it may not be easy to get those families to come up with money and food. Wang Tianlai said with an embarrassed expression.

After all, Wang Tianlai was once a member of the Shandong World Alliance, and he knew the temperament of these families. It is not necessary to notify them to loot the people, but it is not so easy to let them take out money and food to help the people.

It can even be said that if Wang Tianlai was not the assassin of Qizhou, I am afraid he would not have asked about this matter. After all, the creed of the Shandong clan is that it is not about oneself to hang high.

"It seems that this wicked man can only let this king do it, and tomorrow you can post a fundraising list. The king wanted to see how they stayed out of it. Li Ke said with a cruel smile.

Although Wang Tianlai didn't know what Li Ke was going to do, he still nodded and agreed. So he said goodbye to Li Ke and took people back to Qizhou Assassin's Mansion to prepare.

And after Li Ke explained to Li Jiang, he also turned around and left the Yellow River embankment. He went back to his palace to prepare.

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Early the next morning, two notices were posted in Qizhou City. The first notice was to recruit skilled craftsmen from the common people to participate in the work of making waterwheels. And will also pay the corresponding wages.

Naturally, many craftsmen were very happy and came to sign up. For a while, the registration office was full of people, which couldn't help but make Wang Tianlai smile.

But the second notice was not so effective. The content of the second notice is to launch a fundraiser in Qizhou City.

However, after the fundraising notice was posted for a long time, no one was willing to take out a copper coin. This couldn't help but make Wang Tianlai's face appear a trace of worry. It can be said that the current Wang Tianlai is a mixed blessing.

And just when Wang Tianlai had nothing to do, Li Ke led people to the fundraising office. And he also brought several large cars behind him.

Seeing Li Ke coming, Wang Tianlai hurriedly came to greet him. But before Wang Tian could speak, Li Ke spoke: "This king responded to the call of Wang Tingshi to do his best for the people of Qizhou. ”

After Li Ke finished speaking, he ordered someone to move a box of Kaiyuan Tongbao from the carriage. and bags of grain. This couldn't help but make the people on the side start whispering.

And Wang Tianlai was naturally happy and began to send someone to count. After the inventory was completed, Wang Tianlai announced loudly: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi took out 1,000 copper coins and 5,000 stones of grain for the people of Qizhou City. ”