Liu Jingxuan pondered for a moment, and then replied loudly: "Today, the Holy Lord will allocate four million taels of silver every year to control the floods of the Yellow River. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info I Jiangsu Province can draw 1.5 million taels. We can also mobilize the squires along the Yellow River and in Jiangsu and Lianghuai to raise donations, and those who contribute money can set up a merit monument on the side of the new canal and engrave their names. If that's not enough, I think the salt tax and tobacco tax in Jiangsu Province can be applied to the Holy Lord for a part, which should probably be enough. ”

Ah Shan sniffed the snuffbox in his hand and asked, "How long will the construction take, and how many people do the people need to recruit?"

Liu Jingxuan hesitated for a moment, and his voice was soft: "The construction period will take about three years, and the people will need about 100,000 people." ”

Ah Shan couldn't help frowning: "Three years, isn't this too long." And the people need 100,000 people, which is too much. ”

Liu Jingxuan glanced at Ah Shan's face and said unhurriedly: "Lord Qiyu, these three years are not too much. At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty's excavation of the Tongji Canal, millions of people were requisitioned, which took three years. Although today's project is not as good as the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, time and manpower cannot be sloppy. ”

Ah Shan looked at the officials around him and asked, "What do you think, I hope to speak up." After speaking, Ashan's eyes fell on Zhang Pengxi's face.

Zhang Pengxi understood, and immediately got up and said, "Lord Governor, Lord Liu has a point. Why don't you let him draw up a plan, and then have the lower officials write a note, and then the Governor personally submits it to the Holy Lord, and the Holy Will will decide?"

Ah Shan looked at Song Ju and the others again.

Song Ju smiled slightly: "Xiaguan also agrees with Lord Zhang's suggestion. ”

Liu Mingji also nodded yes on the side. Whether it is feasible or not, Liu Mingji himself does not know. Although he was born in the two lists, he is not familiar with water conservancy, so there is really no other way except to echo it.

Ah Shan also felt that Liu Jingxuan's words were very reasonable, thought about it again, and said: "Since you all have the same opinion, then Lord Lao Liu will draw up a plan to control the river in three days." Again, please ask Lord Zhang to write a recital, sign the names of all the adults, and finally ask the emperor to make a ruling. Princes have worked hard, come, drink tea. ”

Ahsan picked up the teacup and just sniffed it at the side of his nose, not drinking tea.

Song Ju, Zhang Pengxi, Liu Mingxi, and Liu Jingxuan all got up together and said, "The lower officials and others still have official business, and Lord Xie is kind and will leave." ”

Ah Shan narrowed his eyes and nodded with satisfaction: "Since your lords are so busy with official business, it is inconvenient for this official to stay." Drop-off!"

Everyone walked out of the governor's yamen, Zhang Pengxi looked Liu Jingxuan up and down, and nodded with his long hair twisted: "Lord Liu, it's really terrifying!"

Liu Jingxuan respectfully gave Zhang Pengxi a salute: "My lord's words are really embarrassing. The official is just right, so that you can laugh, and please forgive me. ”

Song Ju stepped forward and said, "Master Zhang, are there any whispers between you and Lord Liu that you haven't finished speaking?"

Zhang Pengxi smiled: "Where, where." It's just that this Lord Liu has never come to the door of my mansion and talked about any matter of controlling the river. Today, however, in front of the Governor, such a big face was revealed. ”

Song Ju smiled: "It's so jealous." ”

Liu Jingxuan bowed down again and saluted: "The lower official is guilty." But Xia Guan did visit Lord Zhang, and also invited Lord Zhang to govern the river. It's a pity that the threshold for adults is too high, and the lower officials can't get in. Today's matter was originally for the Governor to ask me about the crime, and the matter of governing the river was just to ask the lower officials in passing. ”

Zhang Pengxi's face was surprised: "Is this the case?"

Liu Jingxuan smiled slightly: "Your Excellency the Governor will go back and find out as soon as you ask." ”

Zhang Pengxi's face turned pale, and he snorted coldly: "My nursing home dares to stop Master Liu, it must be asking for a door bag." If it weren't for you and I meeting today, we would have missed a big event. Damn minions, see if I go back and don't break their doglegs!

Song Ju said: "This Lord Zhang was recently taken a copy of the river because of the matter of controlling the river, although the emperor did not blame, but sent officials down to visit. Lord Zhang was worried about this matter, so he may have blamed Lord Liu. Lord Liu, you can't be picky. ”

Liu Jingxuan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "How dare the lower officials blame the adults for their petty crimes." The lower official just told the truth. Master Zhang has ruled the river for many years, is upright and upright, and will never blame the lower officials for this matter. ”

Zhang Pengxi's face softened slightly, and he looked at Liu Jingxuan and nodded.

Song Ju said: "Master Zhang, although you have some misunderstandings, it is not a big deal. I think this Lord Liu is young and promising, not inferior to Beiming Gong, and will be another right-hand man of your Lord Zhang in the future. ”

Zhang Pengxi's face was solemn, and he said to Liu Jingxuan: "Lord Liu, the official in the Shicai Hall has a lot of complaints about you, and I hope to forgive me." Since Lord Song said so, I hope that we can sincerely cooperate in the future to jointly manage the Yellow River. I, Zhang Pengxi, guarantee that from now on, the door of the Yamen of the Governor of the River will be wide open to you at all times, Lord Liu. ”

Liu Jingxuan gave Zhang Pengxi a deep salute: "Thank you, Lord Zhang." ”

Inside the governor's yamen, after Ahsan saw off the adults, two people walked out from behind the screen on the side of the lobby.

Ah Shan immediately stepped forward, knelt down on his knees, kowtowed, and said, "The slave knocks to see the fourth master and the thirteenth master." ”

Coming out from behind the screen were two young boys. The older was about twenty-six or seventeen years old, of medium height, bald without a hat, and a large black and shiny braid draped behind him. He wore a royal blue sword-sleeved trouser gown, an eagle embroidered on the front and back of the heart, and a jade belt with gold buckles tied around his waist. A string of Buddhist beads hung around his neck. This person's eyes are bright, his expression is solemn, and his bearing is not angry and arrogant.

The young man behind him was about eighteen or nine years old, and he was a little taller than the older son. He was also wearing a blue trouser gown, with sword sleeves tied at the placket, and a dark green belt tied around his waist. Around his neck hangs a chain of tortoiseshell beads. The eyebrows are as thick as knives, the face is delicate, and the instrument is lofty.

The prince who was the leader hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord Ashan, you are a first-class member of the imperial court, and my brothers can't afford such a big gift." ”

The younger son also said, "Yes." This is not in front of the public. In private, don't be so formal, it's weird. ”

Ah Shan stood up, desperately squeezing out a smile on his face, like a dog's tail flower: "Thank you, Your Highness." You two are dragons. No matter how high the official position is, he is also a dog in front of the two masters. In front of the dragon, Xia Guan Yan dared to make a mistake. ”

These two sons are none other than Yinzhen, the fourth son and thirteenth son of the current Qing Emperor Kangxi. These two people came to Jiangsu because they were sent by Emperor Kangxi to inquire about corruption and bribery in Jiangsu.