Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the city of Bianjing has prospered, the population has increased dramatically, and the water consumption in the city is huge. In addition, in recent years, the weather has been dry, the amount of precipitation has decreased, and many wells have dried up. The people either went to the Bianhe River to carry water for their own use, or they bought water from the water shops without trouble. The water used for fire fighting by the Bu Jun Division has been purchased in the water shop since the Zhenzong Dynasty, and it does not work for the people. First, it does not cost the army material resources, and it is convenient to act; Second, the idle people in the city can exchange their labor for livelihood and stabilize law and order. Although this move is conformist, except for the cost of a lot of money, it has not gone wrong.

When Lu Muqing was the deputy commander of the capital, he cared most about fire defense and strategy, and paid little attention to other miscellaneous matters. Therefore, he only knew that the water storage of each yamen was often insufficient, and most of them needed water to be supplied by water shops, but he never carefully investigated which water shops supplied water, when they supplied water, how much water they supplied, and how much money they spent.

After all, firefighting is about saving people, and it's worth the extra cost.

Since Lu Muqing listened to the words of the owner of the water shop, he secretly paid attention to the Chang'an water shop, and found that the Chang'an water shop itself did not contact the porter who carried the water, but only bought the water supply of other water shops, and then resold it to the Bu Jun Division, making a difference in the price of two cents a barrel. Chang'an water shops are not big, and there are not many shops, there are only two outside the Suzaku Gate, but these two palm-sized water shops can earn millions of taels of silver every year.

At dawn, Shi Kuizhi returned to the camp for a change of value, and when he saw the candles in the room, he said without lifting the curtain: "Still writing papers?" He frowned, rinsed his face with water, and muttered: "No matter how well you write, no matter how reasonable you are, you can't get to the official's desk." What kind of personality is Xia Ronghe, how can he let you stand out? Besides, there is General May on it. ”

Lu Muqing didn't hear it, picked up the pen and licked the ink, and marked a circle on the city defense map.

The sky has just dawned, the Xihua Gate has not been opened, a palace man wearing a scarf looked left and right, said a few words to the general guarding the door, and saw the general retreat from the soldiers, personally opened the bolt of the palace door, leaving a crack in the door. Outside the palace, Ling Mengchu jumped out of the carriage dressed in black, like a thunderbolt, and quickly flashed into the door.

In a secluded pavilion somewhere in the Funing Palace, the official Zhao Zhen stood under the window with his back hand and said, "This matter must be cautious, and no rumors are allowed to leak." Lu Muqing is a reliable person, I also believe in him, if you have something bad to do, let him do it. When the dust settles in the future, I will still reuse him. ”

Ling Mengchu knelt on one knee, there was no light in the room, and no one could see his expression clearly.

He said majestically: "Weichen obeys orders." ”

When the sky was bright, Lu Muqing had just taken a nap when he heard Ling Mengchu babble into the door. He lay down on Lu Muqing's side, Lu Muqing was very sleepy, didn't want to pay attention to him, and deliberately closed his eyes tightly.

Ling Mengchu didn't care about this, and said, "I'm going to get married." ”

Lu Muqing didn't move.

Ling Mengchu propped up his head with one hand and pinched Lu Muqing's nose with the other, "Le Chongyang is very wary of me, I can't help it, so I have to be his son-in-law first......" Lu Muqing really opened his eyes and looked at him silently, Ling Mengchu continued: "Marriage events, Nacai, ask for names, Naji, Nazheng, and ask for ...... It's very cumbersome, and I don't believe that Le Chongyang can always guard against me. ”

Lu Muqing's expression was shining, and he didn't say anything, but just asked, "Do you love her, or do you want to use her?" ”

She, of course, refers to Le Chongyang's eldest daughter, Le Yi.

Ling Mengchu smiled, his expression was gloomy, "As far as I am concerned, there is no difference between the two, anyway, in this life, I will not marry her." ”

Lu Muqing sighed lightly and said no more.