"Xiao Yu, serve tea."

Lu Chen turned his head to explain to Luo Xiaoyu, then looked at Liyue not far away with a smile on his face, and said softly, "Liyue, how do you feel about being the acting county magistrate in Hu County for so long?" ”

He didn't talk about the Tiangong Division as soon as he came up.

Liyue has just returned to Jingshi, and from now on she will be a member of the Tiangong Division. In the future, there will be time to talk slowly, and there is no need to rush for a while.

Hearing Lu Chen ask about Huxian, Liyue's eyes regained their brightness again.

"Do you feel ......?"

She groaned for a moment, pondered for a moment, and then shook her head.

"I'm sorry, Lord Lu, I am a rough person, I don't know how to describe it to you."

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Chen waved his hand.

"Now it's not the examination room for the imperial examination, and the official doesn't like to listen to those flashy and meaningless rhetoric, you can say whatever you want, just tell the official what you think in your heart."

Hearing this, Liyue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, although she has been the acting county magistrate for two months, she is essentially a martial artist majoring in martial arts, and she is a first-class master of Xuanjiwei who can be selected as the world's first guard, so let alone two months, even if she is given two years, she may not be able to spit out fragrant and full of mouth like a literati who is serious.

As Lu Chen was born as a scholar, Liyue was a little worried that her vulgar words would leave a bad impression on Lu Chen.

It's not that I'm afraid of being picked up by Lu Chen, it's just that I just don't want to arouse Lu Chen's disgust.

"Okay, Lord Lu."

Now that Lu Chen said this, Liyue no longer cared about anything else, and said clearly, "If you want to say that you feel the deepest feeling of despicability, it is probably how difficult it is for ordinary people in Great Xia." ”

There are some things that can only be felt by truly experiencing them.

Liyue was born into a wealthy family in the Holy Realm, and joined the army not only because of her own martial arts talents, but also because of the heartfelt worship of the Holy King, and they are proud to serve the Holy King.

Since she took office, what she has seen and heard in Huxian County has been shocking.

The gentry and officials who were greedy and unbridled, the bullies who were rampant and domineering, and the profiteers who maliciously raised the price of grain......

Natural disasters are frequent, man-made disasters are repeated, the government does nothing, and even acts for the tiger, in the fish and meat township, as Lu Chen often said, the only population that needs to pay taxes is wantonly abused, like livestock, slaughtered by others, and the oppressors have hundreds of good fields, hundreds of slaves, hugging each other, enjoying the kindness of the court, but they have no contribution to the court.

As Liyue spoke, the atmosphere in the hall became somewhat oppressive.

"Although the humble post follows the teachings of Lord Lu, has always tried to effectively solve the problems of people's livelihood, thinks about what the people think, and is anxious about what the people are anxious about, it only makes the people of Huxian a little better, so that they can eat a few mouthfuls of hot meals every day, and they are not oppressed by others."

At this, her eyes drooped, and her expression was a little gloomy.

"The humble position is not as proficient in business as Fang Yu, nor is he as knowledgeable about agricultural affairs as Wang Yuan'e, and even often has to go to them to borrow money and grain, so that the people under his rule can barely survive the spring ploughing, in the hope that there will be a good harvest in the summer, and every household can add some grain to stock."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but shake his head and said softly: "Don't be arrogant, you have done much better than many Jinshi on the right path of the Division." ”

This is not a consolation, many of the Jinshi of the Great Xia Dynasty are such as Li Yongcheng.

Not to mention that the people are fed, it would be good if they didn't fish and eat the people.

Even if they perceive the miserable situation of the people, they will turn a blind eye, or smile contemptuously, in their eyes, there is almost no difference between civilians and ants, ants freeze to death and starve to death, what does it have to do with them, the Venerable Master who asks for immortals?

No matter what happened to Liyue, at least it took the people to heart, not only did it give them food, a place to live and shelter from the wind and frost, and land to plant, but also with the help of the friendship of their comrades, let Pingxian, who got rich first, lead Huxian, not to mention how rich Huxian is now, at least as long as they are willing to work hard, it is still no problem to eat together.

For this alone, she is worthy of the seventh-grade official robe on her body, and worthy of the title of parental official.

Liyue, however, was still a little frustrated.

"Lord Lu, as Xuan Jiwei, he has the pride of being humble, and he can't do this kind of thing in order to satisfy himself."

After a pause, she said: "As the county commander of Huxian County, the lowly position is just due diligence, and there is nothing brilliant about it, in addition to martial arts, the lowly position will only drum up some novel things, but this does not seem to mean anything to the people, just like the mud and stone that the lowly job recruited some people to drum up before, the lowly position thought that it could be sold for money, but Fang Yu would rather give the lowly job money directly than take the money to produce mud and stone." ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen's heart suddenly moved.

"Mudstone?"

Fu Huan on the side seemed to have something in mind, and her gaze gradually showed anticipation as she looked at Liyue.

Liyue nodded slightly.

"Well, it's a kind of magic powder, after adding water and stirring, it will be mud-like, you can shape it at will, or you can add sand and gravel to stir it together, and when it dries, it will become as hard as a stone."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Chen was instantly shocked.

This... Isn't this just cement?

Fu Huan obviously realized something, and glanced at Lu Chen, and there was obvious surprise in their eyes.

"New building materials?"

Fu Huan asked softly.

Lu Chen blinked, then swallowed.

"It's pretty much the same."

Then he stood up suddenly, and jerked out his hand and pressed it against Liyue's tiny shoulder.

Fu Huan: "??? ”

"Huh?"

Liyue was startled and looked at Lu Chen, who was getting closer and closer, her fair face full of panic.

"How... What's wrong? Lord Lu, this is ......"

Obviously, as a master of the Spirit Void Realm, Lu Chen's hand would be shaken open as soon as her spiritual power was shaken, but Liyue was so frightened that she didn't move, looking like she was light and easy to push down.

Lu Chen took a deep breath, then asked with a serious face, "Liyue, how did that magical powder, that is, mud and stone, come from?" What materials were used? What processing methods are used? Why didn't Fang Yu agree to mass production? ”

Seeing Lu Chen ask about business, Liyue's face suddenly relaxed.

"It's... This one......"

She thought for a moment, and then said honestly: "The lowly duty is to mix iron slag, white stone, waste spirit stone, and slurry according to a certain proportion, and then use the Heavenly Fire Array to calcinate until it melts, and then it can be collected after it cools down, as for why Fang Yu disagrees, this ......"

At this, she became a little embarrassed.

"Probably because the Heavenly Fire Array needs to consume a lot of spirit stones, and the cost is too great, and the mud and stone are not so valuable, the value of the two is not at the same level......"

As soon as these words came out, Lu Chen and Fu Huan were stunned at the same time.

I see.

The Heavenly Fire Circle of the Ground Level... If this thing is maintained for a short time, the spirit stones consumed are actually not much, but if it is maintained for a long time, especially when it is used to burn stones, it is not cost-effective, even if the mud and stone are really so magical, in the simple concept, its value is far inferior to the spirit materials and spirit stones that constitute the Heavenly Fire Array.

To put it simply, it is equivalent to exchanging the same weight of gold for silver, who would do this kind of loss-making trade?

No wonder Fang Yu, who is well versed in business, would rather borrow money than invest.

But......

Fang Yu believes that mudstone has no value, but it does not mean that it really has no value.

After all, the Heavenly Fire Array is essentially just a calcination method, and its role is not irreplaceable or optimized.

For example, a new type of fuel has just been developed......

At the thought of this, Fu Huan's heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

The new building materials, it turned out that they had always been hidden in the hands of this subordinate who had caused all kinds of trouble to Xuanwu Wei from time to time?

At this moment, it suddenly occurred to her that in addition to Liyue, it seemed that there were some capable people and strangers who also cultivated different ways among the Xuanjian Guard, and they all had unique skills, and they were the talents that Lu Lang really valued?

(End of chapter)