Chapter 101: Dispute over the opening of the canal
Jin Se had already developed an antidote for Bie Xiao, but this was only a preliminary result and further experiments were needed. So early in the morning, Jin Se was about to set off for Xiaojin Mountain with his luggage.
"I'll be back a year ago, don't worry too much about me, take care of yourselves." Jin Se said to everyone.
"Don't worry, Yulu and I will take care of the house." Jin Feng clenched his fists, and Yulu also saluted beside him.
Jin Se nodded at them, then walked over and whispered to Ruxu, "Your master misses you day and night, don't blame him too much, if you have the opportunity in the future, you will go back to see him." ”
Ruxu nodded.
After Jin Se left, Ruxu handed another letter to Jin Fengdao, "You help me send this letter to Minshan County, Liangzhou, and hand it over to a woman named Yin Xin, I heard that she opened a silk village." ”
Jin Feng reached out and pinched the end of the letter, ready to take the letter. But Ruxu grabbed the envelope and looked at Jin Fengdao solemnly, "This letter, you must send someone to deliver it to her in person, and you must not fake it to others." ”
This letter is related to the lives of dozens of members of the Meng family, and it is a heavy case of extermination, of course, there can be no mistakes.
"Minshan County is not far from Qingchuan, but it is only five days away. If it's important, why don't you go and see her in person? Jin Feng asked.
"It's not the time yet." Ruxu said with a frown.
After speaking, Ruxu went back to the house to change his clothes and tidy up his appearance.
She was about to go to see the river workers of the prefect and the state capital.
Not long after, Yu Yu came to the Guiling Mansion and set off with Ruxu to the prefect's mansion. Along the way, Yu Yu gave Ruxu a general introduction to the prefect.
The prefect's surname is Wei, his name is Yangzhou, he is originally from Yangzhou, and he was originally an official in Kyoto. Because he was tired of the struggle for power in the court, he invited himself to Qingchuan to be a prefect. He was an honest official, generous to others, and willing to give. The people of Qingchuan are simple and simple, and everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and a large part of the reason is because of this prefect.
Moreover, this prefect will write a memora every year and report the disrepair of the Yuhu embankment to the imperial court. Although he was given a cold reception because of this, he did not flinch and fear, and he was really a very backbone and persistent person. Of course, this is the news that Ruxu learned from Qianwu.
As Xu can see, the common people should not be aware of the court's indifferent and contemptuous attitude towards them. This is also the good character of the Wei prefect, which does not arouse the anger of the people, does not arouse the resentment of the people against the court, and protects his people to the greatest extent.
The two entered the mansion, and if they looked at the layout of the mansion, they could know that the Wei Governor's Mansion was honest and honest. There was nothing good in the yard except for a few trees and a pond.
The subordinate who reported led them to the door of a room, the door of the room was not closed, and Ruxu saw Wei Zhifu and the other two people sitting together at a glance. Those two people, one is young and tough, and the other is hunched and old, these two people should be the river workers of the state capital.
"Here they are." Yu Yu and Ruxu had just walked in, and all three people in the room stood up to show respect.
Ruxu looked at this Wei prefect, he was very tall, thin, with a long beard, and he didn't look much different from ordinary people.
Governor Wei invited the two of them to sit down, and Yu Yu introduced a few people, "Brother Xu, this is Governor Wei, this is the old river worker Ji Lao, and this is the newly appointed river worker Jiang Feng." ”
Ruxu saluted everyone one by one, and Boss Ji said with a stinky face, "A little doll knows what to lead water to open a canal!" ”
"Old Ji, let's listen to what Gongzi Xu has to say first." Governor Wei patted Ji Lao's shoulder, "Jiang Feng, take out the map." ”
Jiang Feng took out a map from his sleeve, spread it out and placed it on the table, and after leveling out a few corners, he frowned and said, "What Elder Ji means is that it is very difficult to open a canal in the downstream area. Although there are many fields downstream, there is a large mountain in the middle. ”
"We haven't started to dig the canal for so many years, firstly because of the mountain, and secondly because of the lack of funds." Jiang Feng said.
"Although there are mountains blocking it, it does not prevent the canal from being opened." Ru Xu looked at the map carefully, thought for a moment, and then pointed to a road on the map, "You see, there is a Taihe River in the south, what if we extend the channel and connect it all the way?" ”
"It's impossible!" Ji Lao jumped up, "The Taihe River is the territory of the Southern Barbarians, how can we connect with their river?" ”
"Southern Barbarian?" Ru Xu smiled bitterly, "Do you have to be the people of Kyoto to be the people?" Is a human life in Kyoto a human life? The people of Kyoto are called the southern barbarians of Qingchuan, and the people of Qingchuan are called the southern barbarians of Taihe, and the whole world is not the king's land, and the people of the world are not the emperor's people, and this kind of discrimination itself should not exist. ”
"What you said is light, if the court blames it, will you bear it alone? Can you stand it alone? Ji Lao snorted.
"Since we are the Southern Barbarians, the emperor will not care about our life and death at all!" Ruxu suddenly got a little angry.
"You talk nonsense! The emperor loves us Qingchuan very much, and will reduce taxes every year, and often allocate funds! How can it be the same as those southern barbarians! "Ji Lao is also very angry.
"The emperor loves Qingchuan very much? What about the jade pot, what about the fold of the jade pot to repair the embankment? After so many years, you probably don't know how many times Governor Wei has written in the Governor's Mansion, right? The excerpt of the Wei Governor's Mansion was written in blood, but the emperor didn't even look at it, and threw it directly to the Southern Prince! Ruxu asked several words in a row, and after speaking, he realized that he seemed to have revealed his identity.
Ruxu glanced at Yu Yu, and his inquiring eyes made her heart sink.
"I know that the emperor didn't give instructions, but how did you know that the excerpt was sent to the southern prince?" Governor Wei asked strangely.
Ru Xu's heart tightened, so he had to make up a paragraph.
"Before I came to Kiyokawa, I was working in Kyoto to make a living. I met a man in Kyoto, and he told me. She opened her eyes and said nonsense, just hoping that Yu Yu would not take it to heart.
"Yangzhou, is what he said true? Yes? After listening to the words of Governor Wei, Ji Lao knew that what Ru Xu said might be true.
Wei Zhifu hesitated for a moment, and nodded heavily, "I don't want to publicize this matter, the people will only deepen their resentment against the imperial court if they know it, and when the time comes, the people's anger will be everywhere, and it will be another storm when it reaches Kyoto." Not only is it not helpful to the jade pot, but the situation is only afraid that it will backfire. ”
"You, you!" Ji Lao pointed at the Wei Governor's Mansion, which was really angry.
"Although Ruxu is still young, he also knows that human life is at stake. Not only the people of the jade pot are fate, but also the people of Taihe. Regardless of whether you agree or not, I must settle the matter of opening the canal today! Ruxu said solemnly.
"That's it! I don't want to take care of you young people! As Ji Lao spoke, he hunched his back and limped a few steps, "Let me go...... I'm too old to do it......"
Wei Zhifu and Jiang Feng got up to help him, but he threw him away, and then Ji Lao slowly walked out.
Several people were silent for a moment, and Jiang Feng broke the awkward atmosphere.
"Just now you said that you want to connect the channel of the jade pot to the Taihe?" Jiang Feng lowered his head and thought for a while, "I'm afraid this matter will not be easy, because the amount of water in the flood is too large, and one or two canals can't guide the direction." ”
"What if I'm going to open eight-of-a-kind?" Ru Xu said calmly.
"Hachijo?" The most surprising thing was the Wei Governor's Mansion, Jiang Feng was very calm, and he looked at the map again.
"Eight of them are fine, and four of them divert water to the farmland downstream, digging a ravine near the mountain to let the water into the woods behind the mountain." Jiang Feng raised his head, his eyes flashing, "The other four divert water to the Taihe River downstream, and the water volume will be balanced after meeting with the Taihe River. ”
"Exactly! What Brother Jiang said is very true! Ruxu said excitedly, "In this way, the flood of the jade pot will be completely solved." And as long as it's not the rainy season, we can also open up the water in the future. Connecting the Rui River upstream and the Taihe River downstream, both of which will be beneficial to both business and tourism. ”
Jiang Feng looked at Ruxu and said, "But eight canals require at least 600,000 taels of silver." Four of them will be extended to the Taihe River, which is conservatively estimated to cost 700,000 taels. No money, it's all empty words. ”
Ru Xu looked at the few of them, bowed and said, "If you can trust Ru Xu, the matter of money will be solved by Ru Xu." However, this matter should be done sooner rather than later, and the prefect and Brother Jiang are requested to gather people as soon as possible to implement the construction of the river. Otherwise, if the embankment of the jade pot really bursts, then the people of the jade pot will really be hopeless! ”
Jiang Feng looked at Ruxu's eyes, knowing that she was really anxious for the people, so he solemnly got up and saluted her, and then bowed to the Wei Governor's Mansion and said, "I agree to implement this project, please make a decision as soon as possible." ”
Governor Wei held the two of them up, and said with a trembling of excitement in his voice, "The future is terrifying!" Qingchuan has a few of you, which is really a blessing. There is finally hope for the people of the jade pot! ”
Yu Yu sat next to him, staring at Ruxu all the time. I don't know why, at this moment, his heart is beating fast, and looking at Ru Xu's serious appearance, there is a sense of pride. It was a strange feeling, and he had no way of knowing what it was.
Ruxu and Yu Yu went out of the mansion, Jiang Feng sent the two of them to the door, watched them get into the carriage, and made a gesture towards the carriage. He sincerely respected the two people in the carriage in his heart, Yu Yu has great kindness and courage.
Ruxu got into the carriage and breathed a long sigh of relief.
She realized that Yu Yu had been staring at her, so she stretched out her hand and shook it in front of his eyes and asked, "What's wrong with Brother Yu?" Why do you keep looking at me? ”
"Brother Xu, what do you think...... Broken sleeves? Yu Yu asked with some hesitation.
"Broken sleeves?" Ruxu thought for a while, and then smiled, "I don't object, because love shouldn't have boundaries." ”
Yu Yu secretly rejoiced in his heart, saying this, if Xu accepts the habit of breaking sleeves, then he may also accept himself.
He finally made sure that he was in love with this hairy boy.