"Although the water in the outer city has not receded, the Ministry of Industry has already surveyed it, and most of the people living in the northern outer city are civilians, and the houses are low, and they have basically been washed away."

"And near the inner city wall there is a low-lying area, even if the water recedes, it becomes a lake. The people who lived there had no choice but to move elsewhere. ”

"Therefore, the streets and alleys of the North Outer City have to be replanned, the streets must be repaired, and the houses must be rebuilt."

"One by one, it is all work that costs money, food, and manpower."

"The official family fought several national wars in the past few years, and there were many places that were affected by disasters in the first two years, and there was a civil uprising in Yizhou, and the treasury was not rich. This time, the Yellow River burst its banks, and it was not Gyeonggi that was flooded, and I don't know how many fields were abandoned. ”

"In short, it costs money to repair the embankment of the Yellow River, and money to repair the disaster relief, and money is needed everywhere."

"The household department said that for the reconstruction of the northern outer city, I will only allocate 300,000 taels of silver at most."

"The Ministry of Industry also said that the craftsmen and people were sent to the Yellow River to repair the embankment, and the rest of the city walls were taken away, and the west outer city and the north outer city were divided, and at most I was given 20 craftsmen and 100 people."

Jiang Fang complained one by one, and sighed again and again: "Just such a little silver, such a small amount of manpower, is not enough to stuff the teeth, what can be done." ”

Meng Qingyun squinted at him: "So, you're here to beat my autumn wind?" ”

Jiang Fang smiled: "The idea given by the people in the household department was that Bianjing was also flooded once fifteen years ago, and there was not enough money at that time, so they thought of a way to draw a valuable façade house and sell it to rich businessmen, which raised money." ”

"You see that I am a powerless and powerless prince, and among the people I know, you are the richest."

Meng Qingyun sneered: "Bianjing has a population of millions and countless powerful and wealthy families, in terms of money, how can I not be regarded as a little girl, right?" ”

Jiang Fang was cheeky: "Although there are many powerful and wealthy families, they are all robbed by others." Although you are just a little girl, your grandfather Bai family is the richest man in Jiangnan. I have inquired, although the Bai family has a business in seven states and sixteen roads, only Bianjing has always been controlled by northland merchants. ”

"Don't they want to take this opportunity to do business in Bianjing?"

Meng Qingyun's heart moved, and he lowered his head and thought about it.

In terms of urban reconstruction, government projects are full of business opportunities.

Although Jiang Fang has the idea of fighting the autumn wind, if it can be operated properly, it will be a profitable project in itself.

Moreover, the two uncles have indeed always wanted to do business in Bianjing.

Especially the bidding of the City Ship Division a few years ago, which made them realize that the Bai family lacked strong supporters in the imperial court, and they still had to rely on others after all to sponsor the Wenhui; If you can take a heel in Bianjing City and walk on two legs, it will be much more stable.

Thinking of this, she looked up at Jiang Fang again, and felt that the other party was quite a bit of a fortune boy.

"Well, when will your errand begin?"

That's the promise!

Jiang Fang was very happy and replied: "The North Outer City is now a vast ocean, and it is estimated that it will take two or three days before the water recedes. After the water recedes, it is necessary to desilt and repair the underground water first, and it will take half a month. ”

Meng Qingyun nodded: "Then don't worry, I'll communicate with Uncle Bai first." ”

Jiang Fang agreed.

Sure enough, two days later, the water in the outer city receded.

Xicheng and Beicheng were in a mess, the ground was full of mud and debris, and the people sent by the Ministry of Industry began to vigorously desilt the work.

The people of the capital who originally lived in these two places have successively found their families and relatives who died in the floods, and the capital city has begun to see vegetarian products everywhere.

Meng Qingyun's letter from the Bai family has been sent out through the express delivery shop.

Regarding Jiang Fang's proposal, she also told her father Meng Jin.

After the last time he sent the guards, Meng Jin's impression of Jiang Fang has improved.

"King Qi, although he is a little oily, but he is quite reliable in serious matters, and in terms of business and economic affairs, Daddy is not as good as you, you can do it yourself."

Meng Qingyun said: "Our family's financial resources are only limited, so I wrote a letter to my uncle and asked him to advise." ”

Meng Jin nodded: "That's fine." ”

As a result, her letter had not yet been delivered to the Bai family in She County, but the Bai family's letter came first.

When the porter brought the letter in, she was surprised.

"It's only been a few days, so fast?"

Can the ancient express shop catch up with the modern SF?

When I opened the letter, I realized that it was not the same thing.

"The second uncle said that the ships that went to sea twice last year have returned, and the profits of the two times have been calculated, and I have invested a total of 500,000 yuan before and after, and now the profit is 1.2 million taels."

"The second uncle will personally come to Beijing and send me money."

Meng Qingyun happily told Meng Jin the good news.

Meng Jin couldn't help but speak: "The benefits of sea trade are so high?" It's only been less than a year, and there is a 140% profit! ”

Meng Qingyun said with a smile: "If it weren't for huge profits, how could everyone go to great lengths for those few public certificates to go to sea in the first place?" ”

For this reason, the Bai family also supported a Huangshan Sword Literature Society.

Since Bai Rongxin is going to enter Beijing, the reconstruction of the northern outer city can be discussed face-to-face, and it is best not to do much.

Meng Qingyun was very happy and began to prepare for Bai Rongxin early.

Although the Longjin Bridge Mengzhai is not as good as those mansions of the wealthy and powerful, it is more than enough to entertain a Bai Rongxin.

At the same time, the errands of the children of the clan in various yamen were also in full swing.

Among them, Jiang Yan, the sixth lang of the Qin Palace, because he proposed the method of "work for relief", attracted the refugees stranded in Bianjing City to river embankments, city walls, dredging, construction and other projects.

First, it has greatly saved costs, and secondly, it has replenished the manpower of these large-scale projects, and the enthusiasm of the displaced people in order to support their families is very high, so that the progress of the projects in various places is very fast.

Therefore, Jiang Yan's talent was also praised by many officials and ordinary people.

It's no wonder that the Qin Wangfu has always pressed the treasure on Jiang Yan, and the one who can be selected is really outstanding.

The rest of the children of Zhao Wangfu, Chu Wangfu, Wei Wangfu, and Han Wangfu were all overshadowed by Jiang Yan's scenery.

After a few more days, more than half of the dredging work in the northern outer city was already underway.

Jiang Fang sent someone to make an appointment with Meng Qingyun to survey the terrain and urban construction of the northern outer city.

Today's weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it just so happens that there is still some wind on this day, so Meng Qingyun didn't want to take a car, so she asked the carriage and stable to prepare a horse for her.

Green Smoke, Asakusa, Bauhinia, and Xiu'er were all stunned.

"Does Yuan Niang know how to ride a horse?"

In their impression, Yuan Niang has never learned to ride a horse since she was a child.

However, Meng Qingyun in the past would not, and now Meng Qingyun will. In her previous life, the family had horse farms both at home and abroad, and horseback riding was a skill that the whole family was very proficient in.

When she appeared in front of Jiang Fang wearing a riding suit in the style of a narrow-sleeved beard and a hat.

Jiang Fang's eyes lit up.