Da Cang night watchman

Chapter 170 Can prevent floods, but cannot prevent people's hearts

The last wave of the flood peak passed, the torrential rain that lasted for more than ten days also stopped, the dark clouds moved away, and the sun reappeared. On the embankment, the crowd cheered, and countless people knelt in the mud and tears ran down. Slightly moist.

In the past ten days, he felt that he had been taught a lesson. This lesson is what is "the way of being an official". This lesson is more than what he has gained from being an official in half his life.

He took out the official seal, and for some reason, instead of reporting safety to his immediate superior, Qin Zhizhou, he turned into a swan goose and flew to the capital.

In the Qu Mansion, the rain is over and the sky is sunny.

Lin Su put down the powder in his hands and looked at the long-lost sun.

On the roof of Yixian Courtyard, Qu Xiu put down the dream of Red Mansions in her hand, walked out of the pavilion, and looked into the distance. The fog in the distance gradually dissipated, revealing the huge mountain of books behind the Gongyuan...

A golden goose flew from afar and flew to the roof of the building where they were.

Lin Su came out from the small room, and the golden goose landed on his hand, which turned into a line of words: "The rainy season is over, the [-]-mile river embankment in Haining is intact, and no one on the river beach has died! Great news, I only report it to you." !"

On the roof of Yixian Courtyard, everyone jumped up at the same time, and the cheers shook the whole courtyard...

Lin Su laughed loudly: "It's really double happiness today. Haining's peace is the first happiness. Guess what the other happiness is?"

Qu Xiu was shocked: "Uncle, could it be... Could it be that the dye has already been made?"

"Exactly!" Lin Su said, "Sister Chen, you and your sister-in-law can now set up a new printing and dyeing factory!"

Sister Chen came out of the room. After nearly ten days of hard work, she was stained with various paints, but her face was extremely moving: "Second young lady, you have worked hard for ten days, and finally made a special dye. I just verified it. Eight kinds of colors, all of which are attractive, and what is even more unimaginable is that the color will never fade, even after washing dozens of times, it is still as new, and there is no color left in the washing water."

How can this be?

Qu Xiu and Qu Juan were all stunned, and the color would not fade after dozens of washes?

This is absolutely impossible!

Dingjia dyeing workshop is known as the best dyeing workshop. The color of their dyed cloth will fade after one wash, and the color will become very light after ten washes. After dozens of washes, not to mention no color, at least what color it is, you will never be able to tell ...

He solved the dyeing problem in only ten days?And it also created a new era of printing and dyeing?

Whether it's her or the entire music family, they all want to imitate, and the conscience of heaven and earth really never thought of surpassing it!

Lvyi and An Ye also looked at each other in blank dismay, and that's it?
Sister Chen said that he worked hard for ten days, what the hell is he working hard?During these ten days, he played in green clothes for four nights, played in dark night for five nights, took time out to write ten chapters of Red Mansions, lay down on the roof every day, drank Mingqian tea, and took a nap every day. You call this hard work?
Sister Chen and the sisters of the Qu family went to organize people to build a workshop—no, it’s called a factory!

With excitement, but also with disbelief.

Liu'er got Chapter 15 "Dream of Red Mansions" from Lin Su, and hurried home. The Red Mansion gave it to Lu Youwei, who had been waiting for her for a long time. She also told Lu Youwei what she saw today. She had just entered Qufu and saw it. The swan geese in the distance passed the letter and saw the cheers of these people on the top of the building.

It seemed so strange to her.

The people on the top of the building have peerless literary talents. Others write Jinguang poems to pay tribute to their ancestors, but he writes poems handed down like a joke.

Others cheered for how much money they made, but he was said to be able to earn tens of thousands of dollars every day, and he had little feeling for money.

What's going on today?
Soon, she knew the whole story. On Haining's side, the Forty Mile River Embankment was intact...

She casually told Lu Youwei about it.

Lu Youwei's eyes suddenly moved away from the book, she was so surprised...

"Miss, is this... big?" Liu'er didn't understand.

Lu Youwei took a deep breath: "Did he say what this river embankment has to do with him?"

"I didn't say it. It should have something to do with him. The slave thinks that maybe his family's property is on the side of the river embankment. If the river embankment is fine, the property is also fine..."

Lu Youwei said: "But I know that the Haining River embankment is short of embankment every year, without exception, how dare he build his property in such a desperate place? I'm going to find my grandfather..."

She put down the "Dream of Red Mansions" that she got for the first time and didn't read it. She waited for an entire hour outside her grandfather's study before finally waiting for her grandfather to come on duty...

"Grandpa, hurry up and check the situation of the flood in Haining."

Lu Tiancong was slightly taken aback: "Could it be that...the Lin family has suffered a catastrophe?"

"No!" Lu Youwei gasped: "He just received a news that the Haining Forty Mile River Beach was intact in this flood! Last year, he signed a letter of credence with 10 taels of silver, and he wanted to give Haining ten A stable home for thousands of people, everyone in the court laughed at him as a prodigal son, but now, the river embankment is intact, and none of the people has died. He wanted to give the people a home, and he really gave it! Grandpa, don’t you think that the Is there any mystery?"

Lu Tian was shocked violently.

During these times, he has received so many memorials that he can’t even remember where they are. Anyway, they are roughly connected in a series. There is no pure land on both sides of the Yangtze River. Quzhou was the hardest hit place, but Haining under the rule of Quzhou...

No news!

In the past, Haining was the hardest hit area!
Qin Fangweng, the governor of Quzhou, would write to the court every time, how many Haining refugees died, how many people were displaced, the court should provide disaster relief, but this year, he did not see the words Haining!
Could it be that Haining really didn't suffer a disaster this year?

How can it be?

The river is rushing, and the terrain of Haining is low. Who has the ability to divert the river?

Contact Qin Fangweng immediately...

Lu Tiancong had just made this preparation, but quickly changed his mind and contacted Haining Governor Yang directly.

As soon as the official seal was lit, the magistrate Yang appeared in front of him and bowed slightly: "I have seen the prime minister, and the prime minister personally met the summons. I really did not expect..."

Lu Tian glanced past Yang Zhifu, and immediately saw the river embankment behind him. A straight line of river embankment stretched into the distance, as if it were endless. His heart was shocked. repaired?Who approved the funding?Why doesn't he know?If he hadn't seen a bend on the other side of the Yangtze River and the Wangjiang Tower, a scenic spot and historic site, he would have almost suspected that this was not Haining.

"Prefect Yang, behind you is..."

Yang Zhifu turned his head, and smiled when he turned back again: "My Lord, the place where the lower official is standing is the former refugee river beach. This river embankment was built between October and November last year, because it was useless. Funds from the treasury, so the lower officials did not report to Shangfeng."

Lu Tian frowned deeply: "Useless funds from the treasury? Who invested that?"

"The Jiangtan refugees built it themselves. Of course, it is mainly due to the contribution of the third son Lin Sulin. He built three factories here and provided almost all the materials for free. The Jiangtan refugees contributed, and he provided the materials. In the end, this is what happened. A magnificent project."

Lu Tiancong was even more shocked: "I can imagine that this embankment will cost so much, and he alone has to bear it? Also, how can such a project be completed in just one year? What kind of magic method is it?"

Yang Zhifu laughed, Xiangye thought the embankment was a stone, right?Not!How can there be so many stones in Haining Baili Plain?This is a new type of material made by Sangongzi, called cement!It is really a miracle to be used to build flood control embankments. It is cheap and as strong as iron. The bigger advantage is that it is easy to build. The [-]-mile river embankment may not believe it, but it only took a month...

Lu Tian turned pale from shock.

Built in a month?

Inexpensive?

The world is full of floods, and every rainy season is a day of suffering for the whole world. If this kind of architectural genius can be widely promoted, it is simply...

His heart was ups and downs, and he wanted to go to Lin Su immediately.

However, after being an official for many years, he is still very calm: "Prefect Yang, you have done a very good job! The imperial government will immediately go to the prefectures and prefectures for disaster relief. You should quickly report the loss of your prefecture to Qin Zhizhou and appease the victims..."

Yang Zhifu said: "Master, disasters are everywhere in the thirteen states in the south. You don't need to provide disaster relief here. I have reached a consensus with the Lin family. Starting tomorrow, the whole government will provide disaster relief."

"The Lin family's disaster relief?" Lu Tiancong's expression darkened slightly: "Prefect Yang, you have also been an official for many years, how could you commit such a taboo?"

In the face of disasters, it is reasonable for the imperial government to provide disaster relief. If any benevolent family wants to provide disaster relief, the government will treat you as a benevolent person. If the scope is too large, it will be taboo.

what do you want?

Buy people's hearts?
Yang Zhifu was startled, he seemed to be really dazed by the good news, he just met the old lady of the Lin family, the old lady is really poor so she can live on her own, and if she can help the world, when she heard that there are a lot of people in Haining The victims immediately said that the Lin family could afford 10 taels of silver for disaster relief, anyway, Saburo would make money, didn't he always say that his wife was a prodigal?I can't just use the name of being a prodigal and stop doing prodigal things...

All the girls laughed happily on the spot.

Prefect Yang was also stimulated.

But now, after hearing what Xiang Ye said, he also felt the seriousness of the problem.

The other family is easy to deal with, but the Lin family is very sensitive. It needs to know that Lin Su's first famous poem is suspected of being an anti-poetry.

I rely on!This poem is not an anti-poetry, even Yang Zhifu refuses to accept it!

If his family is now used to relieve the disaster of a whole family, will the people in the whole house miss his Lin family?

Yang Zhifu realized his mistake, thanked Xiangye for reminding him, thanked him and left.

Lu Tiancong put away the official seal, his chest rose and fell slightly...

"Grandpa, you have to report to His Majesty quickly, so that all states and governments will immediately purchase this kind of divine material, and rush to repair the embankments in various places. Maybe next year, there will be no such terrible disaster."

Lu Tiancong stood still, his eyes wandering.

Lu Youwei was in a hurry: "Grandpa, no matter what kind of person he is, it doesn't mean that he is a peerless genius. The people of Dacang need him, they need a talent like him, cement! Coal! The lives of hundreds of millions of people are at stake! grandfather……"

Lu Tiancong nodded slowly: "It's about the lives of hundreds of millions of people! Grandpa understands its weight...Okay, I'll go see Your Majesty!"

Lu Tiancong entered the palace, met His Majesty, and told about Haining's situation. He sensitively noticed that His Majesty's face seemed to be more gloomy instead of cheerful, and Lu Tiancong's heart sank quietly.

His Majesty summoned several other ministers to discuss matters.

Several ministers expressed their opinions.

Zhang Wenyuan said that waterproofing with stone is an iron law, how can there be "cement" that can waterproof?Unless he cast a spell in this muddy water!It needs to be known that his acquaintance with the Yaozu is known all over the world.

As soon as the theory of demon law came out, everyone was shocked.

right!Zhao Xun added: The world knows that the Lin family has evil intentions. How can he be allowed to calmly arrange things that are related to the national economy and the people's livelihood?What if one day he raises his flag to rebel and activates the monster organs designed on various rivers, and the river lacks embankments?
Song Du reported that he had just received a memorial from Qin Zhizhou. He said that at the time of the flood, the sky above Haining was full of monsters.

Lu Tian looked up to the sky and sighed.

When he heard the news of the flood control weapon and saw its magic with his own eyes, he had an impulse to change this era. Perhaps this impulse itself also had his own utilitarianism in pursuit of the official voice and the people's support, but it was also an impulse after all. It was a normal way of thinking for an official, but he soon realized that things were not that simple.

When His Majesty's face was gloomy, he knew what the result of this meeting of ministers would be.

Hell is an excuse.

The reason is that they want to suppress the Lin family.

His Majesty the King feared Lin Su for another reason.

Even if the common people in the world sacrifice hundreds of millions, what does it matter to them?
But helping the Lin family to become famous and buying the hearts of the people of the world for the Lin family may really shake their rule.

This is the way of thinking of superiors.

Lu Youwei doesn't understand these things, how can Lu Tian never understand?

Therefore, not only did Haining's miracle not spread to the world, but even in the official seals of various places, Haining's deeds were a taboo.The common people in the outer government do not know that the most effective flood control weapon has appeared, but it is dusty in the mouths of the superiors.

……

Lin Su had already thought about the cement matter. He even contacted Li You, the person in charge of the cement factory, and asked about the cement production in detail. He realized that there would be a large number of orders coming soon.

A flood, a big test, Haining stands out in this big test, the government will naturally pay attention to it, once it pays attention, who will not be moved?The spring of cement is coming.

However, to his surprise, three days have passed, and no one has talked to him about the cement issue. There are still rumors in Haining that cement is a magic trick, and it looks solid but an illusion. Once you really buy it, As long as the members of the Lin family snap their fingers, the solid cement will immediately turn into sand...

Upon hearing these rumors, Lin Su was really angry.

Still underestimated the shamelessness of court officials!

Lin Jialiang was even more furious, these people were too shameless, they even ignored the lives of hundreds of millions of people in order to suppress the Lin family.Third brother, I sincerely hope that I will become an official soon...

If he is an official in charge of the government, he can turn the third brother's vision into reality.

Lin Su smiled: "There are only seven days left in the palace examination. Many things will happen in these seven days, but one thing will not change. You will be the first civil servant of the Lin family to go out. Under your rule, It will be a paradise for the people!"

Lin Jialiang held his hand tightly: "Third brother, we will all be! Third brother is a talented man who cares about the country and the people. If he can't be an official, heaven will not allow it!"

A voice came from outside: "My lord, someone is visiting!"

The Lin brothers looked at each other, who could it be?

(End of this chapter)