This morning

The water temple is more than ten miles away from the city, and it is impossible for the villagers to go to the city again and again, so not far from the water temple, a small market street has been formed, but more than a dozen shops sell daily necessities.

There isn't much business here, and on the stalls to the east, three or four people are talking.

"Hey, have you heard? Sun Cizhu had a dream last night!"

"What dream did he have that deserves to be told so mysteriously and secretly?"

"I had an ordinary dream, it's really not worth talking about, but he dreamed of the dragon lady!"

"Isn't it, Dragon Lady, tell us about it!"

A few people whispered in the street, and not far away, a Jianghu man was passing by, and when he heard these words, he stopped and listened carefully.

A mansion

"Brother Cen, a few of our brothers went around the water shrine in Shun'an Mansion, and we didn't have to deliberately inquire, we heard the dragon girl's dream and the rainstorm was coming, and this rumor has spread widely. ”

Listening to the report of a Jianghu person, Cen Rubai nodded, and said warmly to this person: "I have worked hard for you, and when the matter is done, I will invite you to eat and drink." ”

said without nonsense, and directly threw a bag of silver, as soon as this person took it, checked it, and knew that there were twenty taels of silver, and immediately smiled.

"This is what I asked my brothers to spend on weekdays, and the silver is not enough, just come and tell me Lao Zeng, you're welcome!"

The man immediately responded with a smile, and when he saw that he had nothing to say, he took his leave.

For such people in the rivers and lakes, Cen Rubai has his own way of making friends, and at this time, as soon as the screen moved, Su Ziji turned out, but he didn't speak.

"Childe, what should I do next, is it to ask Qi Hongxin to control the water?" Cen Rubai asked, obviously seeing something false and real.

Su Ziji was not surprised, after all, when Cen Rubai met him for the first time, he was very different, but it was normal to be wild.

He thought for a while, and said to Cen Rubai: "I don't want to come forward in person, but I have to find someone to come forward, you can help me calculate the amount of labor required to control the water, as well as the money and food spent, this thing can be done, and then it can be used directly, and there is no need to rush at that time." ”

This matter is naturally nothing to Cen Rubai, but it just takes some time and effort.

"Yes, I see. Cen Rubai responded, nodded and smiled: "If you can't do something, you have to find someone to come forward and talk about it first, it's not difficult, leave it to me." ”

On the second day, Su Ziji took Zeng Nianzhen out of the government and rushed out of the city.

Since the morning, the prefect Qi Hongxin has gone to the field to inspect the finishing work of exterminating locusts.

Su Ziji rode through a somewhat rugged path in an ox cart and saw Qi Hongxin directing the extermination of insect eggs.

"My lord!" got out of the car and passed, and Su Ziji saluted Qi Hongxin.

"Lord Su?"

Qi Hongxin just talked about a call, frowning at the moment, his voice was a little hoarse, and the eyes that looked back at Su Ziji also had a sharpness, and the people who were glanced at by him just now would subconsciously become nervous.

Su Ziji was very calm under his gaze, and arched his hand: "Lord Qi, the lower officials are here to report the grain depot about exchanging locusts for grain." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the sky: "Generally speaking, the locust plague has decreased, or it has flown to other counties, or most of it has been culled, and now half of the people who have exchanged grain have been reduced, and only 700 stone of grain were exchanged yesterday." ”

"Now the warehouse counts, the grain exchanged is less than expected, the total is 71,671 stones, the people of this house can say that everyone has some food, not only the rice porridge when the green and yellow are not harvested, even the seeds of replanting are also available, there will be no famine, there is no need for the court to relieve the famine, my lord, you have done another great deed. ”

Hearing this, Qi Hongxin rarely showed a smile, his wrinkles were extremely deep, and he waved his hand: "This is not only the work of the official, but the blessing of the emperor and the court, and your intentions." ”

As he spoke, another person came over, and suddenly shouted: "Master Qi, the student has something to say." ”

This interrupted Shangguan's words, it was very rude, Qi Hongxin turned around and looked, and what he saw was a lifting person, and he had met and knew, and couldn't help frowning: "Zeng Qi, what do you have to say?"

Although Zeng Qi claimed to be a student, he was actually forty or fifty years old, he looked sick, his face was pale, he looked very thin, and he coughed lightly: "The student thinks that the dragon girl killed the locust god to make the locusts scarce, which is a meritorious service to the government and the country, and it can be said to be a great benefit." ”

"Now there is a matter that the students will report to you as soon as they hear about it. ”

"What's the matter?" prefect Qi Hongxin's brows furrowed even deeper.

"It is rumored that the water temple temple wishes to be passed on by the dragon girl, or the rainstorm is coming, the students have gone to verify, there is indeed this matter, the dragon girl is manifest, this matter must not be taken seriously, it is said that everything is pre-planned, and if it is not pre-prepared, the students implore the adults to allow the construction of water conservancy to prevent the waterlogging that may be brought about by the heavy rain. ”

Qi Hongxin almost thought that his ears had misheard: "What did you say?"

He looked at Zeng Qi in surprise and asked again.

Zeng Qi said what he had just said again.

Qi Hongxin laughed angrily this time, not in the township, Su Ziji is on the side, this person is a famous gentry in the county, and he is very cooperative with the treatment of locusts, I am afraid that it will attack now.

Rao was like this, he didn't give any good face, and directly and decisively refused: "This matter should not be mentioned again, although the locust plague is almost eliminated, there are still insect eggs in the fields, and we must guard against it, otherwise the locust plague will sweep again! Moreover, there are even more large fields that need to be replanted, and now there is no need for time or manpower? There is already a shortage of manpower, so how can we build water conservancy because of the dream of a mere temple wish?"

He reprimanded sternly: "You are also a person, and you know more reason than a scholar, so how can you believe such rumors?"

"Even if the gods have spirits, they can't do things because of the gods, this is the way of my generation of scholars. ”

Qi Hongxin waved his hand, "Zeng Qi, you cooperate with the treatment of locusts, some hard work, and go back to busy your work, when the locusts are cured, this official will be rewarded, go down!"

That's enough to show the attitude.

Zeng Qi didn't leave, stood in place, and continued to Qi Hongxin, who had turned his back to him: "My lord, the Ministry of Rites has approved the decree, the dragon girl spirit is obvious, it is appropriate to add a title, and the emperor has been rewarded, how can you be lazy?"

"Although the issue of locust eradication is indeed urgent now, water conservancy is also a top priority, not only about farmland, but also about the safety of the people. ”

Seeing that Qi Hongxin stopped and seemed to be listening, Zeng Qi continued: "Although it is the dry season now, everything should be seen in the long run. At this time, it is the right time to build water conservancy!"

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