Lin You came to ask to see Prince Lu, and it would naturally be better if this matter could be resolved between the two departments, otherwise the Ministry of Industry would definitely offend the Ministry of Household if he rashly mentioned it in the court.

Even if the Ministry of Industry is not afraid, in order to cooperate more smoothly in the future, it is better to let the officials on both sides be less resentful.

In the household department, Lin You and Prince Lu are the most familiar, so they naturally chose each other as a breakthrough.

He didn't want to intercede for the Ministry of Industry, but just brought Li Feng's report and let Prince Lu take a look.

When Lin You came in, he didn't talk about it straight to the point, but saluted and said, "Lord Lu, the lower officials have some official affairs to report." ”

So do you think we're going to change places?

Prince Lu waved his hand indifferently and said, "Ziqian is not an outsider, if you have something, just talk about it here." ”

Lin You twitched the corners of his mouth, unwilling to say in front of Li Ziqian, although he could also know from Prince Lu in the end, it should not be up to him.

Therefore, he only mentioned one sentence, "It is about dredging the Yellow River." ”

Li Ziqian said to Prince Lu: "Since you are busy, I won't leave you to eat today." ”

Prince Lu glanced at Lin You and reluctantly got up to say goodbye.

When he walked out of the door, he frowned and said, "You are working in the Ministry of Officials, why are you still in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Works?" ”

Lin You smiled, "The prince may not remember, Li Feng is my aunt's protégé, and he begged to come to me, I don't care." ”

Prince Lu blinked, "Oh, he's the only protégé of the third sister?" ”

Lin You nodded.

Only then did Prince Lu follow him into the car, stretched out his hand and said, "Take it and let me have a look." ”

Lin You then gave him the report that Li Feng handed over to him.

This document had not yet reached Prince Lu, so he had only heard from his colleagues that the Ministry of Industry had asked for a lot of money, but he didn't know how much.

When Prince Lu got the report, he first turned to the end curiously and looked at the total amount, his eyes were slightly round, and he exclaimed: "Li Feng thinks that the treasury is inexhaustible, and in addition to the Ministry of Industry, there are six more!" ”

Lin You coughed lightly and said, "Lord Wang, it's better to look at the report." ”

Prince Lu pursed his lips and turned to the first page to read.

Li Feng wants to do a big thing, so he plans to dredge the Yellow River for ten years, and this year and next year are just to do the dredging work, consolidate some of the embankments that have fallen into disrepair, and ensure the safety of these two years, but there is still a lot to be done.

Therefore, in the end, the cost is huge, and it is still within the acceptance range of the household department every year, but the value is still not small.

And in the next ten years, it is impossible for the Ministry of Industry to set the quota for all water conservancy projects in the Yellow River, so there is no need to build water conservancy projects elsewhere?

However, this report is very well written, and if it can be carried out, it will be difficult for the Yellow River waters to have no major floods in the future, not to mention that they will be cut off from flooding, at least in the next 100 years.

This is a meritorious achievement that has been established for thousands of years, Prince Lu's eyes sparkled, and he muttered: "I'm afraid that the head of the household will not agree." ”

This amount of money is quite a lot, although it is given in batches and will be distributed to each year, but the amount is quite large, and the household department will definitely hesitate.

"That's why I want to come to ask the prince, and the prince thinks Lord Li's proposal is good?"

"It's good," Prince Lu nodded his palm and said, "But this span is too long, and the amount of money involved is also huge, not only the household department, but also the other departments are afraid that they will hesitate." ”

Another thing that Prince Lu didn't say is that generally such a project is the easiest to fill his own pocket, and if someone is shoddy, he is afraid that he will not get the results he deserves after working hard and losing money, and it will not be a success, but a stench for 10,000 years.

Lin You naturally understood this, and said with a smile: "That's why I asked the prince, if the court can send a high-ranking person to supervise it, and that person can stand, this matter should not be difficult." ”

Prince Lu was overjoyed and asked, "What do you mean by this powerful person?" ”

"The position is high, and it happens to be in the household department, so naturally there is only the prince."

Prince Lu began to plan this matter, and it is a good thing that there are benefits and not to be a bastard.

He took the report and said, "Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to me." ”

When he arrived at the Lin Mansion, Prince Lu put Lin You down, took the report and went to the emperor in a hurry.

After looking for the emperor, he went out of the palace to find the head of the household, and after two days, Li Feng and several key officials of the military department sat down with the officials of the household department to discuss.

It is both negotiation and bargaining.

After they reached a preliminary consensus, they took the report to the palace to meet the emperor, so the next day at the court meeting, the Ministry of Industry officially proposed the dredging of the Yellow River.

The courtiers discussed a lot, some opposed and some agreed, but whether they were against or agreed, they raised doubts, and then the Ministry of Industry had to solve these doubts, and the project did not start until most of the courtiers agreed.

The Ministry of Works, as the executive department, is, of course, the officials of the Ministry of Works.

Li Feng was the initiator, he had been governing the Yellow River for thirty years, so he was naturally in charge, and the Hubu side sent Prince Lu to supervise the work.

So, Prince Lu went to the Yellow River Valley with Li Feng.

Li Feng is not young, he is already the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, but because he has ruled the river all the year round, his body is very tough, and he is stronger than Prince Lu, who is in the prime of life.

After walking at least two kilometers, he was not panting and his legs were not tired, but Prince Kelu almost fell down tired, and he regretted that he had come to supervise the construction himself.

But it would be too embarrassing to let him go back by himself!

So, he could only hint to Li Feng, but this person has been an official for 30 years, but he has not learned to understand the secret meaning of others.

So Prince Lu could only grit his teeth and stay, and it was only a month when it was dark, but he also lost a lot of weight, and his body got better.

Dredging the Yellow River and building a dam required a lot of supplies, and Prince Lu would work with merchants who were familiar with the household, but also with some local merchants.

He doesn't accept the filial piety offered by his subordinates, and Li Feng is a stinky and hard stone, with only the Yellow River in his heart, and he will not be flexible, so the people below are naturally more restrained.

When the water is clear, there are no fish, and Prince Lu is not a little affectionate, but he will not let go of his preset.

What's more, he also has the imperial brother, the sixth brother, Lin You and Li Ziqian helping in secret.

The emperor and Prince Zheng don't talk about it, Lin You and Li Ziqian can help him screen out a lot of reliable businessmen, so as to ensure that the project does not make big mistakes, although sometimes it will be pitted, but after finding out, Prince Lu will report it, and then he doesn't need to make a move, the emperor will destroy the people first.

Even if those people begged the family to intercede in front of the emperor, it was useless, in the words of Prince Lu, "They dare to pit the lord, don't they take the lives of the people along the Yellow River seriously?" This is killing the master, and it is killing the eternal inheritance of my great beam! ”

So the emperor was even more angry, and these merchants who were backed by the family were severely punished for their crimes.