The villain is far from my CP!

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little tragic because of this heavy topic.

He Cheng settled down and racked his brains to find some good news to refresh.

"Ah yes."

He suddenly remembered that he had mentioned to Qi Changting before that ever since the dredging documents were handed over to Dongdu, there were many strange people around Baiqiao.

"As His Highness said, those who were secretly following Miss Bai have all withdrawn recently."

"Thinking about it now, they were just probing at the beginning. If we really made a move, we would startle the snake instead. Your Highness is wise!"

After the words fell, he heard a chuckle from above his head.

"What does it matter to me? It's just that she was too unexpected."

A 15-year-old girl saved tens of thousands of people from the soaring food prices almost by herself, turned the tide and solved the biggest obstacle to flood control in the six counties of Huainan.

If he hadn't experienced it himself, he probably wouldn't believe it, let alone someone as arrogant as Qi Jingmin.

"Just watch." Qi Changting stepped out of the teahouse, his voice was inexplicably sharper.

"It's not just Qi Jingmin, sooner or later, she will become everyone's surprise."

But it's a pity that this unexpected person will only be used by him alone.

Ten days later, on August 24th.

Outside the eastern capital city, the mighty guard of honor of the imperial envoys slowly walked under the tall gate.

Four armored cavalry in front led the way, and more than a dozen infantry in the rear surrounded the wooden carved brocade carriage in the middle.

The car curtain was lifted by slender fingers, revealing Qi Jingmin's face.

"Your Highness, news has been sent from the palace that His Highness does not have to go to court today, and will return to the palace after a day's rest." The attendant came up to him and said in a low voice.

Qi Jingmin lowered his eyes slightly, waved his hand and said he understood.

After the person who reported the message left, he called his confidant and ordered in a low voice: "Let Huang Sheng come to see me."

"Yes." The confidant turned and left, but was stopped again after walking a few steps.

"Tell him to hide the fox's tail!" Qi Jingmin said in a bad tone.

Things have not gone well recently, and Emperor Huisheng's suspicions have become more and more serious.

If he knew that the dignified Hubu Shangshu had an extraordinary relationship with him, Huang Sheng would be the next former governor of Jiangdu.

In fact, there is no need for Qi Jingmin to say more about this matter, Huang Sheng is already 120% careful.

About half an hour later, he arrived at the appointed teahouse.

dong dong dong.

The door rang three times, but no one answered.

Huang Sheng hesitated for a moment, then quietly pushed open a crack in the door, and saw Qi Jingmin standing by the window with his hands behind his back.

"Your Highness." He bowed deeply.

However, Qi Jingmin didn't let him get up.

Huang Sheng's heart skipped a beat.

He knew that he had not performed well during this period of time, and lost the disaster relief funds, Jiangdu prefect, and the qualification to repair the dam one after another.

Although he still felt that he couldn't be blamed entirely, he was still terrified and bowed his body halfway, not daring to move.

Until I couldn't hold it anymore, Qi Jingmin's voice finally came from the front.

"Hey Master Huang, why don't you get up!" The young man was very surprised, and quickly walked over to help Huang Sheng up himself, "It's all my fault that I was in a daze just now, and I didn't hear you coming at all, you should call me twice!"

Huang Sheng: "..."

If he hadn't seen Qi Jingmin's true face long ago, based on that sincere face, he would really believe this nonsense.

However, he could only go along with it and smiled, not even daring to be dissatisfied.

After all, another thing that was told to him before...

"Master Huang, I don't know what to do with what I told you earlier?" Qi Jingmin got straight to the point as soon as he sat down.

Huang Sheng swallowed, not daring to lift his head.

Qi Jingmin's smile gradually faded.

Before he set off, he sent a letter in advance, asking Huang Sheng to keep an eye on those merchants who provided Qi Changting with dam repair materials, and bribed them to sell second-best goods as good ones, so that the dam would be scrapped as soon as it was repaired.

It should be a very simple matter to bribe the material dealer without directly facing Qi Changting.

But why, this little thing can't be done well?

"Master Huang, I need an explanation."

The young man's tone was gentle, but Huang Sheng shuddered and knelt down directly.

"Your Highness, it's not that I don't do my best, it's just that His Highness's method of raising money is too evil!" Huang Sheng's voice trembled, almost crying.

At the beginning, he hastily read Qi Changting's plan for raising money to send back to the court, and felt that it was indeed ingenious, but it was not until a few days ago, when the material vendors he approached rejected him one by one, that he realized that the plan was far more than what it appeared on the surface. to these.

"Your Highness doesn't know something. The third Highness and the merchants borrowed money from the written documents clearly. The court does not pay interest, and the merchants' income is only tolls."

"And among these merchants, there are many sellers of dam building materials such as wood and sand, and His Highness appointed them to purchase materials from them."

"Not to mention that building materials are not suitable for land transportation. They are heavy reliance on shipping. They will not cut off their money just for the toll, and provide inferior materials to destroy the dam."

This, this is simply a seamless egg!

The more Huang Sheng talked, the more wronged he became, his face wrinkled.

He really couldn't understand how the Third Highness, who used to be soft and cowardly, could suddenly be so powerful!

Such a method, if I hadn't been immersed in business for decades and had a thorough understanding of every link, I would never have thought of it!

However, the matter has come to this point, he thinks he is nothing, and can only pray that the moody His Royal Highness can understand his difficulties and let him go.

After Qi Jingmin listened, he fell silent again.

Outside the window is a busy market.

Dongdu is dignified, serious and noble.

The gaudy, chaotic and hustle and bustle of Jiangdu.

laugh.

"Okay, I see." He was calm beyond Huang Sheng's expectations, and even waved his hand directly, letting Huang Sheng leave.

Huang Sheng was overjoyed, thanked him in a hurry, and left in a hurry.

Behind him, Qi Jingmin drew out his long sword with a bang, and pointed it at Huang Sheng's vest.

Clang.

The edge of the sword was cut, and the corner of the mahogany table broke with a sound. The square piece of wood bounced twice on the ground and stopped moving.

"Okay, very good," the young man took a deep breath, his face was calm, but the throbbing veins on his forehead already showed everything.

"It's okay to tie the merchants to the same boat with profits," Qi Jingmin's lips curled up frantically, "Except for the merchants, it's ordinary people who rely most on dam repair and dredging."

"These refugees you saved yourself, will they stand with you?"

"Heaven has a way, if you don't go, there is no way to hell, let's wait and see."

The Huainan flood in the summer of 20 years in Huisheng was the most stable flood in the history of the victims.

On this day, a notice was posted at the gates of all the affected counties and their subordinate counties.

The common people were illiterate, and waited in fear for the yamen servants to read it out, fearing that there would not be enough relief food and they would be left to fend for themselves.

When the words "employ large and small workers" came out, the crowd was silent for a moment, and then burst into cheers like a tsunami.

"There's work to do!"

"Quickly ask your uncle to come over and see, the rations are available!"

Ordinary working people are like this, as long as a meager salary can fill the stomachs of the whole family, they have nothing more to ask for.

Long queues immediately formed outside the government offices of various places, and the servants were so busy that they did not touch the ground, and they were assigned to different construction sites nearby.

At the junction of Zhongli County and Jiangdu County, there is a small village named Jiashan. Because it is located between Jiashan and Shanshui, it is one of the most affected villages. The soaring Shanshui has nowhere to divert, and almost submerged the entire village.

The villagers ate relief food for 20 days at the relief point in the north of Jiangdu City, and they came back to check the damage after the flood completely receded in the past few days.

Outside a small rammed-earth courtyard closest to the entrance of the village, a man was holding a flat bundle in one hand, and a little girl decorated with powder and jade in the other.

The two looked at the room in front of them, but neither made a sound.

A month ago, there was a hostess in this dilapidated house, and every time a man came back from the field, she would greet him with warm hot water, but now...

The man lowered his head and glanced at his daughter. Before that, the little girl would cry and look for her mother, but after so long, she seemed to gradually understand that her mother would never come back.

The man was trapped in the pain of losing his wife and couldn't extricate himself. He numbly raised his hand to push the door, and didn't notice the sudden noise behind him.

"Uncle! Uncle Niu!" A teenager called his name and patted him heavily on the shoulder.

"?" The man turned his head and saw the young man who was out of breath.

This is the little brother he met at the relief point, named Stone.

"Uncle Niu, hurry up, go to the town and have a look," Shitou gasped enough and raised his head, his eyes gleaming, "The government posted a notice saying that workers will be recruited for the dam repair, and victims of disasters will be recruited first. Two meals a day, two meals per meal Where is the big white bun!"

Two big white buns, that's really a lot!

Uncle Niu's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly looked down at his young daughter.

If he went to work, what would my daughter do?

The boy named Shitou saw Uncle Niu's concerns, and suddenly looked around.

Seeing no one around, he tugged at the man's sleeve, telling him to lower his head, and whispered in his ear:

"After listening to the announcement today, someone secretly told me that their shop is also recruiting laborers. They are also going to repair the dam, but in addition to paying the same treatment as the government, they are also responsible for taking care of their families. Uncle, why don't you go there and try?"

Give back to take care of family members?

Is there such a good thing?

Uncle Niu's eyes lit up immediately, and at the same time, a trace of doubt flashed in his mind.

But... why do you want to secretly say, isn't this doing a good deed, why is it like being a thief.

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Huang Sheng: This woman is too wicked!