Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

At the dinner table, Li Yuanzhao kept shoveling various dishes into his mouth.

The evening meal in the palace was originally served early, and young people were developing and had big appetites.

After a bumpy road, he was starving by noon.

The food in Taoyuan County was unique, often stir-fried over high heat!

The oil and salt were added heavily, so it tasted particularly delicious.

Hearing his son make pig-like sounds, Emperor Jing pulled a face and couldn't help but kick him lightly under the table.

Li Yuanzhao reluctantly slowed down his eating speed.

Fang Zheng noticed Emperor Jing's embarrassment, raised his chopsticks and smiled: "Being able to eat is a good thing! When I was his age, I could eat even more!"

Li Yuanzhao glanced at Fang Zheng gratefully.

His impression of this guy was unexpected, completely unlike the devil Wu Sheng described!

His character is very good!

I like him!

Fang Zheng continued: "Speaking of business, I still don't know how the porcelain business you two are doing in the capital?"

"If the profit is not high enough, why not focus on running the tea business! This 'Dapin Tianxian Tea' is just the first step, and this county will launch even better quality tea in the future."

"Presumably, it will be even better than 'Dapin Tianxian Tea' by then!"

Emperor Jing hesitated for a while, then slowly said: "Jianjiang has been flooded, and Li's porcelain business has been greatly affected. The porcelain from the south cannot be transported."

"Moreover, the rain is still falling, and the flood disaster is far from over. Li is also very worried!"

Guo Tianyang glanced at Emperor Jing in astonishment.

What does His Majesty mean by saying this? Is he asking Fang Zheng for a solution?

He's just a small official, no matter how capable he is, that's all he can do. Can he solve the flood?!

His Majesty is grasping at straws!

Fang Zheng frowned: "Jianjiang is flooded? And the heavy rain is constant? What month is it?"

Emperor Jing sighed: "Yes, there are strange omens from the sky. My Great Jing is really plagued by disasters."

Fang Zheng glanced at Emperor Jing, as expected, he is a patriotic businessman, worrying about so many things.

However, Fang Zheng also became concerned about the flood in Jianjiang. Many people in Taoyuan County fled from Jianjiang to the capital during the war.

Many people's parents and children are still in Jianjiang.

In recent years, life in Taoyuan County has become better and better. People who had originally settled down began to think about finding their relatives.

In the past two years, nearly a hundred people have left Taoyuan County to find their relatives, and the trend is gradually increasing every year.

Of course, most people eventually returned to Taoyuan County.

As for those who didn't return, most likely they had accidents or other things happened.

"I wonder... where in Jianjiang is flooded?" Fang Zheng asked curiously.

"Guo Da, bring the map!"

Guo Tianyang took out a three-foot-long map from his luggage and slowly unfolded it.

Fang Zheng was shocked at first glance and immediately became vigilant!

Good家伙! This is a national map!

He couldn't even get this thing, it's a state secret. He didn't expect these two merchants to have such a thing!

"Where did this map... come from?"

Emperor Jing pretended to be mysterious and said: "County Magistrate Fang, don't worry, we have some connections with the Ministry of War, and this porcelain business is all over the country, so we specially obtained a map."

Heh heh, you have wild connections....

Before he could say more, Fang Zheng's attention quickly shifted to the map, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed at first glance.

There are indeed coastline markings on it, but it is completely different from the map of his previous life in his impression.

Emperor Jing began to point to the map and introduce: "The flood broke out from here.... It passes through..."

"........"

"If there are no accidents, I am afraid that the dam in Pingwang has already been breached, and the disaster is still spreading...."

Then Emperor Jing whispered: "I heard that the Jianjiang Governor is asking the court for 200,000 taels of silver to provide emergency disaster relief."

"But the court is also helpless. If someone can turn the tide, then they will definitely have a bright future!"

Fang Zheng didn't answer, silently thinking along the direction of his finger.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, pointing to a place on the map and saying: "This place is called Yin Tuo, with mountains on both sides. If a thunderbolt from the sky collapses the mountain and blocks the river, wouldn't the flood be defeated?! I just don't know what the mountain is like?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the three of Emperor Jing were stunned.

What! A thunderbolt from the sky!?

Do you also believe in this!

Guo Tianyang was secretly delighted, you little brat, you also have a day to stumble!

Li Yuanzhao's eyes flashed with surprise!

At this moment, he felt great recognition. This is spiritual resonance!

This is a hero cherishing a hero!

"Dad! What did I say!

I said to gather the world's warlocks to cast down thunder to solve the flood!

How about it!

County Magistrate Fang also thinks the same way, which shows that heroes think alike!"

Li Yuanzhao immediately became proud, stopped eating, and almost raised his chin to the sky.

The other three immediately looked at Li Yuanzhao with the eyes of an idiot.

Faced with the strange gazes of everyone, Li Yuanzhao sat down dejectedly and continued to eat.

At this moment, Emperor Jing was extremely disappointed and smiled bitterly: "County Magistrate Fang is joking, where can there be thunder from the sky?

Could it be that County Magistrate Fang can summon thunder?"

Fang Zheng took a sip of tea and didn't answer, seemingly thinking about something.

Because there really is thunder in Taoyuan County!

During the war between the Qian and Jing countries, if the Qian country won, it would definitely take the capital directly, and Taoyuan County would probably suffer along with it.

So, Fang Zheng's primary task after he had money was to manufacture and hoard a large amount of gunpowder!

According to the situation at the time, there was no time to train soldiers and replenish equipment!

Steel is the most difficult thing to obtain, but it is easy to prepare gunpowder.

So, after the war ended, this batch of gunpowder was not used.

The only time it played a role was when an asphalt mine was accidentally discovered in Taoyuan County and it was used once.

But it hasn't been used since.

Tons and tons of gunpowder are piled up in the warehouse, not afraid that it will expire, but afraid that it will explode!

It is more than enough to use it to blow up the mountain! It's a waste to leave it there.

Seeing Fang Zheng's thoughtful appearance, Emperor Jing suddenly shook all over!

Could it be that he really has a way!?

Although this Fang Zheng is a bit unreliable, he doesn't seem like someone who speaks nonsense after contacting him twice!

And looking at his appearance, he seems to be really thinking about the feasibility of this matter!

Emperor Jing asked again expectantly: "Does County Magistrate Fang have a way?"

"Um.... I'll think about it again." Fang Zheng answered casually.

He is now caught in a dilemma between saving the people from fire and water and exposing himself.

Once gunpowder is born, it will inevitably be a shocking thunderbolt, and he will inevitably be exposed to the court's vision no matter what.

Although it may not be successful, since he has this ability, and it is just a matter of lifting a finger, if he doesn't do it, Fang Shao's conscience is really tormented.

While he was thinking, he didn't know that the three of them had already cast horrified eyes on him.

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