Chapter 28 Collecting Donations

The two of them once again carefully inspected the already familiar place, Xiao Junmo took a brush to sketch on the paper, and Chi Wanwan moved more flexibly and walked around.

From time to time, she leaned down, pinched the dirt, felt the moisture of the soil, and suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she ran to a place to see, lying on the ground, her ears on the ground, and she closed her eyes and listened.

"What's wrong? What's new? Xiao Junmo was puzzled by his behavior, and pushed his wheelchair over to ask.

Chi Wanwan raised her head and made a silent gesture to him, and she was overjoyed.

The speed of sound propagation in solids is the fastest, as long as she is close to the ground, she can hear the sound of water, so that's it, Chi Wanwan knows it in her heart.

Xiao Junmo didn't dare to disturb her, and continued to survey the terrain with a wheelchair.

After going back, I picked up the lamp and wrote it overnight, and the plan had to be taken out as soon as possible, the people couldn't afford it, and the food for the imperial court disaster relief was also limited, so it couldn't last long.

Xiao Junmo studied the topographic map until a few candles burned out, and fell asleep in a daze.

During the period, his brows were wrinkled for a while and loosened for a while, very unstable, I don't know if it was an illusion or reality, someone came in, moved for a while, and went out again.

Xiao Junmo was confused and unreal, until he woke up the next day and saw the plan on the table, he laughed, only Chi Wanwan, the calligraphy he wrote was so "personal".

However, Xiao Junmo watched it seriously, and after reading it all, his eyes were full of surprise, and he hurriedly pushed his wheelchair to find Chi Wanwan.

"That's what you found out yesterday, right?"

Xiao Junmo found Chi Wanwan who was boiling medicine for him in the kitchen, and recalled her strange movements yesterday, and suddenly realized.

"Lord Wang, drink the medicine." Chi Wanwan smiled silently, and quietly and elegantly brought the medicine to him.

"Wanwan, you are simply the lucky star of this king." Xiao Junmo drank all the medicine in one gulp, and praised it without hesitation.

"Of course, I have also thought hard about this plan, but the key depends on the prince, the terrain of these counties, the prince should have studied it almost."

Chi Wanwan wanted to be reserved and pretend to be gentle and elegant, but she broke the defense in a second.

After a few days of investigation, Xiao Junmo already knew the terrain of the surrounding counties, and also planned a set of plans.

It's just that now, he wants to take the initiative to discuss it with Chi Wanwan.

"I didn't expect that the reason why the river dried up was the formation of an underground river, Wanwan, I want to hear your opinion."

Xiao Junmo said very modestly, and Chi Wanwan was embarrassed to refuse.

"Lord Wang, these counties have been in drought for a long time, and what is most lacking now is water resources."

"Diverting water from other places is obviously time-consuming, laborious and ineffective, so it is better to dig a ditch first to divert water from the dark river to the ground to meet the daily needs of the people."

Chi Wanwan told Xiao Junmo his thoughts without reservation.

"This is exactly what this king wants." After some discussion, the two decided to start construction on the same day.

Xiao Junmo's announcement announced that for his own interests, not to mention that it was not the time to be busy with farming, the people were full of energy!

They are too short of water, Xiao Junmo got the news two days ago that there are old people who are weak and have solved the problem of food and clothing, but they are dying of thirst, which is also one of the reasons why he is in a hurry to solve the water conservancy problem.

The people were united, and the work went smoothly at first, but after two days, the entourage officials came to report.

"Lord Wang, the treasury is in an emergency, and there is not much money left for the imperial court, and the project may not be able to continue."

After Xiao Junmo's rectification, the people of the yamen and the entourage officials did not dare to have any objections to Xiao Junmo's words.

At this time, he was really anxious, for fear that he would not be able to do his job well, so let Xiao Junmo appreciate the board, and if he exported, he would have to lose half his life.

"Let's raise donations." Xiao Junmo came up with a plan after thinking about it.

In these counties, the polarization between the rich and the poor is particularly serious.

The poor people have no poor trouser belts left, but the rich merchants are so rich that they all point to the imperial court to distribute silver taels It is unlikely, after all, many places need relief from the imperial court.

The best thing to do is to pluck the hair from the local wealthy merchants.

As a result, not long after the order was issued, the officials came to report with tears and tears: "Lord, if you can't raise any money, those rich merchants think it's ridiculous, and they don't have a dime." ”

"Lord Wang, why don't I take a trip and visit the richest man in the local area?"

Chi Wanwan believes that after getting the richest man, other minions will naturally follow suit and donate, with their modern learning skills of painting cakes, are they afraid that they will not be able to settle this group of ancients?

"I'll go with you." Xiao Junmo was worried that Chi Wanwan would be made difficult by others, how could Chi Wanwan let him run, and his injuries were not yet good.

"The prince is here to preside over the overall situation, this kind of trivial matter is not overkill."

Chi Wanwan was joking, Xiao Junmo laughed with him, but he felt guilty in his heart, hating his body for being dragged down, and let Chi Wanwan run for him, and suffer from it.

Chi Wanwan couldn't wait for a moment, and came directly to the richest man's house.

"I didn't expect the richest man to become rich in the state, look at this big fish and big meat." Chi Wanwan stared at the lunch on the table with a smile, with plenty of oil and water.

"I don't know if the princess is coming, and I won't welcome her." The richest man smiled and invited the princess to the main seat of the hall.

"Your family is also wealthy, but who would have too much money? Haven't you thought about a longer path to making money? As soon as Chi Wanwan came, she asked rhetorically.

"In this place now, how can there be any way to make money, but the princess is well-informed, can she give advice?"

The richest man in the local area asked cautiously, originally worried that Chi Wanwan came to force him to donate money, but he didn't expect that he was here to point out the way to wealth, and the worry in his heart was put down, and his face was full of smiles.

"Alas, this is your short-sightedness, although this place is poor now, but its hidden wealth is immeasurable, we look at the problem, we have to open up the pattern."

Chi Wanwannu's mouth was unfathomable.

"Is there a way to make money in this place? Isn't the princess joking? The richest man almost didn't laugh out loud, but the other party was a princess, so he had to endure it.

"Of course, it is said that the pattern should be opened, and this place used to be a rich place, just because of the lack of water, drought, and barren land, but what if these are solved?"

"It's only a matter of time before the prosperity of the past is restored, and this time is not long, you are now all investing, paying for the construction of ditches, and in the future, the water transportation here, the grain harvest will increase, and you have a lot of land in your name, don't you have to make a lot of money?"

The richest man understands it, and when it comes to it, it's still for money.

"The princess doesn't know, this hope is very slim, not to mention that the water diversion project is huge, time-consuming and laborious, and it is unknown whether it can be successful."

"What's more, when the water is brought in, we, the common people, have already died, and the grass people might as well find a Taoist priest to ask for rain like other families."

"You guys are stupid to do this, if it rains, you have to believe in science!" Chi Wanwan smiled angrily, and actually thought that the Taoist priest begging for rain could solve it?

"Digging a canal is a scientific method of water diversion, and when the rain is approaching, she also has to use science to detect it, which is to cheat money, why bother to contaminate it."

"The grass people don't understand what the princess said about science, but if the princess is capable, then use the method you said to let the rain come, and donate money, the grass people don't say a word."

The richest man also stimulated Chi Wanwan.

"Okay, then this concubine will let you see the power of science, and when I do the calculations, I will tell you when it will rain."

Chi Wanwan was satisfied, and what she was waiting for was his words.