Of course, Zong Zhengyu didn't know what evil things Xi Yang was thinking in his heart.

In front of him were all bright yellow recitals, all of which were national events, and a woman should keep her distance, so he asked her to sit there.

But Xi Yang, who was rebellious, didn't listen to him, and walked forward directly, no matter what bird distance it was!

Zong Zhengyu didn't know her today, and after thinking about it, this woman really can't face her with the attitude of an ordinary woman. simply put a book on the table that I had read but had not yet approved in front of her, and said, "Take a look, what do you think?" ”

Xi Yang raised his eyebrows, very surprised: "This is the courtier's recital, you let me see it?" ”

Anyway, she is his future concubine in name, she is not satisfied, and she can't change her name is this, isn't this called harem politics?

Zong Zhengyu is obviously not so pedantic at this point, and said: "If you want to see it, you can watch it." ”

Anyway, if you don't let her see it, won't people come here?

The more she is not allowed to do it, the more she has to do it!

Besides, Xi Yang is not one of those short-sighted housemaidens, and maybe she can really provide useful advice.

Sure enough—

Xi Yang opened the book.

He wouldn't let her pay attention to state affairs for no reason, so what was the big deal that made him undecided?

After reading the content of the song, she couldn't help pouting: "The flood in the south? ”

Let's control the water, it's really an old problem!

Think about it, from Dayu's flood control to the 21st century, the people of all dynasties have been disturbed by floods. Even in modern developed societies, there is still a flood every few years, and there will be casualties every time. Especially the rescuers!

It's really a big problem, no wonder Zong Zhengyu put this aside and didn't deal with it for the time being.

Zong Zhengyu wrote the approval document in his hand and put it aside, and then answered her question: "It's only April, and it's been raining heavily for some days, and local officials predict that there will be floods." ”

"Was that the same in previous years?" Xi Yang looked at his handsome face.

No matter how much she doesn't like his temperament, she must admit that this man is actually better looking than her male god.

It's just that the facial lines are too cold and hard, and they appear too sharp, giving people a feeling that no one should enter.

As for her, she prefers the feeling of Xiheng's hot spring water, even if it's white and black!

Zong Zhengyu didn't know that she was coveting her appearance, and she was full of thoughts on solving the flood, and replied dignifiedly: "It is indeed in the same place every year." ”

He stood up, took out the map of the Xuanzhou Dynasty, spread it out on the table, pointed to the thickest river in the middle, and said, "This section is the most serious. ”

"There's a plague after a flood, right?" Xi Yang looked at the map and knew that the territory of the Xuanzhou Dynasty had seven or eight shadows of the modern Huaxia Kingdom.

The location of the imperial capital is probably in Luo Mouyang's area, and the flooded river that Zong Zhengyu refers to is the Yangtze River?

It's not exactly the same, it's seven or eight points similar.

This big river was in the Xuanzhou Dynasty, so it was called the Xuanhe River.

Zong Zhengyu nodded: "Every year, the imperial court will allocate at least 800,000 taels of silver for floods and plagues. This is the least, and it multiplies several times more. This is no small burden on the national treasury. ”

Xi Yang glanced at him, rolled his eyes, and did not beat around the bush, and said directly: "Three questions." ”

Zong Zhengyu turned his head and looked at her with low eyes: "Tell me about it." ”

I have to say that Xi Yang is usually a lot of talkers, but she is a chatter when she is chattering, and her mouth bursts out like pouring beans, and ordinary people can't interject at all.

But when discussing serious issues, she is simply decisive, to the point, and never drags mud and water, which is really incomparable to few people.

Xi Yang raised his hand, stretched out three fingers, food, middle, and nameless, pressed down one, and said, "There is a problem with the local officials!" ”

Zong Zhengyu nodded: "This king also thinks so, and sent someone to check, but unfortunately nothing was found." The king sent trustworthy people to ensure that the money for disaster relief was indeed used for the people, and that ninety percent of the money for water conservancy was used for fortifications. ”

"Oh." Xi Yang lifted his lips, smiled disapprerovingly, and said, "Haven't you heard that there are policies and countermeasures?" ”

Zong Zhengyu's eyes fell on her smiling eyes, and he said very humbly: "I want to hear it in detail." ”

Xi Yang put down his hand and explained to him: "If I were a local official, if I wanted to fill my pockets, but someone was sent from above to stare at me, and I was not sovereign." So what to do? Of course, it's a decision to make up your mind! ”

She spoke vividly, with a face full of expressions and smart eyes. She pointed her index finger downwards and said, "In addition to receiving disaster relief materials, won't the victims receive silver, so where will the silver go?" Is it distributed to the village, so that the village can be assigned to individuals? ”

"You mean, the village will eat the silver?" Zong Zhengyu didn't think about this possibility, and said: "This king ordered someone to make an unannounced visit to make sure that the silver was indeed distributed." ”

"Then ......" Xi Yangpi didn't smile, and asked rhetorically, "Is it possible that the money sent down will be collected?" ”

She was talking about corruption.

When the water is clear, there are no fish, and there may be corruption in any dynasty and anywhere.

It's human nature!

The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit!

And the imperial court appropriation is the best to be greedy.

Zong Zhengyu was stunned: "This king didn't think that the silver that was put down might be collected layer by layer!" ”

Xi Yang is not surprised, this is reverse thinking.

After she finished talking about this one, she talked about the second reason: "As long as there is a flood, according to the size of the flood, the imperial court will allocate silver down, and it will be millions at every turn!" The cost of water conservancy projects is another large amount. If I were a local official, I wouldn't have allowed this flood to be cured! Of course, in order to make a difference, things must be done, but I can grind foreign workers, I can do tofu slag projects, and I can do man-made destruction after completion......"

She laughed and mocked: "This person, once for the sake of profit, he will do everything!" A person who usually can't catch a chicken, if he gives him a thousand taels of silver for nothing, he may be able to fly on his back! ”

Zong Zhengyu understands this truth.

The water conservancy works are already long, and it takes several years to build a river embankment.

Driven by profits, if the people below want to eat the silver, they will naturally rack their brains to destroy the fortifications, so that they can get the imperial court appropriation again the next year.

There's so much room to work with!

Seeing that he understood, Xi Yang raised her hand, and she pressed down the second one of the remaining two of the three fingers: "Second, these people sent by the imperial court to do water conservancy projects can't do it!" Either you have a limited brain, or you have limited conditions! ”

"Hmm." Zong Zhengyu looked at her, his gaze was good for a moment: "You go on." ”

There is a saying: when you look at a beauty under the lamp, the more hazy it is, the more beautiful it is.