Although the emperor didn't like spicy food, he tasted two lobsters.
He remembered that the queen seemed to like spicy food, and waved his hand: "Eunuch Ming, send half of the crayfish to Kunning Palace, and three kilograms to each of the other palaces. The rest will be equally divided among the first, second, and third grade ministers. "
Taifu Lin and others stood up quickly: "I thank you, Lord, for your kindness."
"This Laji Kingdom can be considered a good thing." He Hanhai said, "All the subjects of Dayu Kingdom are blessed."
"Master He is wrong." Master Zhang shook his head, "If the people of Suigong hadn't sensed something was wrong in advance, this crayfish would most likely have flooded in Daewoo. After entering the rice fields and ditches, it would have caused a massive reduction in crop yields. This crayfish would have It is a delicacy, but it is also the nemesis of crops... Fortunately, Sui Gongren is here to nip all disasters in the cradle."
"The people of Suigong are the auspiciousness of our country." Taifu Lin sighed. "After the people of Suigong returned home from the capital last year, they did many good deeds for the country and the people. First, they donated winter clothes and quilts to the sergeants of the capital. , Second, when Nanyang City was flooded, the Suigong people went to the disaster relief in person, not only donating a large amount of food, but also solving their worries for the victims... Third, what the Suigong people are currently doing is to build a road from Huzhou to Yangzhou. The canal, the Yangzhou Canal connects the capital, and if the road to Huzhou is opened again, then the distance from the capital to Huzhou can be shortened to less than ten days, which is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people."
Master Zhang immediately said: "Sui Gong's meritorious deeds are immeasurable. Does your Majesty deserve a reward?"
Upon hearing this, He Hanhai's face turned green.
This woman had just been promoted to two levels in a row, and the emperor and queen also rewarded her with countless gold, silver and jewels. How long had it been before she was rewarded again?
If he knew that the emperor valued these things, his He family could also do it. Isn't it just a matter of spending more money? He family has plenty of money.
He Hanhai originally wanted to speak out against it, but the He family was repeatedly questioned by the emperor not long ago for raising dead soldiers. His eldest son He Ling was almost dismissed and investigated. His second son lived in the military camp and never came back. The whole capital knew that he was His son was at odds with the He family... During this period, he kept a low profile and finally stopped everyone's attention from focusing on him, so now, try to remain silent and reduce his presence.
"The people of Suigong have made countless contributions, and I have rewarded all those who deserve it." The emperor played with the green thumb and thought for a moment, "Ping'an County is a remote and poor country. It is as difficult as climbing to the sky to build a grand canal connecting Yangzhou. That's it. , we allocated 50,000 taels of silver from the national treasury to fund the construction of the canal in Ping'an County. This amount of money was allocated layer by layer. If anyone dares to embezzle from it, don't blame me for taking off his hat."
All the ministers below said in unison: "Yes!"
Fifty thousand taels of silver from the treasury were quickly taken out and sent to Dahe Town in Huzhou by the Royal Forest Army.
In just half a month, the money was delivered to Master Wei of Ping'an County.
Master Wei was so frightened that he knelt down to receive the order, took the money and put it in the treasury, then rushed to Dahe Town without stopping and explained the emperor's allocation in detail.
Cheng Wanwan was overjoyed. She had done so many things before and the money had actually been raised, but who would object to having too much money?
The original budget only covered the basic expenses of the canal. With an extra fifty thousand taels of silver, the river channel near Ping'an County can be widened, several more docks for unloading goods can be built along the coast, and improvements can be made to the canal workers. Let’s get some food...
"Master Wei, don't be afraid. It's a good thing that the emperor is keeping an eye on the canal. The Yangzhou magistrate will probably provide some support." Cheng Wanwan curled her lips and smiled, "You are a low-level county magistrate, do what you should do. Just remember, it must be implemented everywhere without any omissions. Also, since the court has allocated funds today, let’s be generous and add chicken legs to the workers.”
After Cheng Wanwan's words, Mr. Wei felt relieved.
However, adding chicken legs was more difficult because there was no merchant selling chicken legs in Ping'an County. He asked people to buy a lot of chicken, duck and fish, and gave extra meals to all the workers at noon.
These workers who came from Nanyang were already very grateful to Cheng Wanwan, and with the addition of extra meals from time to time, they worked even harder.
The progress of the first phase of the canal is extremely smooth. It has been dug in just over a month. Next, the second and third phases of the canal are on the agenda.
Mr. Wei is responsible for implementing these things, and Cheng Wanwan only gives some suggestions from time to time.
In the rich autumn mood, the time for the college examination is gradually approaching.
Zhao Sidan studied harder and harder, often not seeing anyone for the whole day, and often staying up all night reading.
In addition to him, there is Yu Zhan. This child is also a study fanatic. He specially built a small study room at the entrance of the pig pen and reads and writes there every day.
This time, more than twenty people from Dahe Academy went to Huzhou to take the college examination. There were not many locals in Dahe Village, and most of them were outsiders studying at Dahe Academy.
Three days before the college exam, a team of more than 20 people led by Mr. Zhou from Dahe School, funded by Dahe Town, went to Huzhou to prepare for the exam.
When Cheng Zhao went to Huzhou to take the exam, Cheng Wanwan refused to accompany him. This time, her own son rushed to take the exam, so naturally she, an old mother, went with him.
After everything at home was arranged, the group set out in the cool autumn weather.
It’s not that far from Dahe Town to Huzhou. It takes half a day to reach Huzhou City.
Cheng Wanwan has a large courtyard in Huzhou that can accommodate more than 20 students, so everyone lives in her courtyard.
Mr. Zhou was still cramming the students, taking the set of college examination questions developed by Master Yu.
Ever since he mentioned it during the last trip, Master Yu has treated it as a daily necessity. He wrote several collections of exercises for the general examination and sent them to the Reading Pavilion in the capital, and then gave them to the students of Dahe Academy. We compiled various information books for the college and provincial examinations and asked the students to copy them by themselves. Almost everyone had a copy.
"Look at the second question, it's a people's livelihood test." Mr. Zhou said, stroking his beard. "In the previous college examinations, similar people's livelihood questions have appeared at least five times. People's livelihood problems have occurred frequently in the past two years, and this year may also be the same." Regarding this, there are a few sample questions listed above. Take a look and if you have any ideas, you can now bring them forward for discussion..."
The students discussed it enthusiastically.
"Sister Wanwan, do you think Xiao Zhan will pass the exam this time?" Lu Yingxue asked nervously, "He really works too hard. God will not let down his efforts."
Cheng Wanwan said with a smile: "All your efforts will be rewarded. If you don't see the reward for a while, it just means it's not time yet. You, don't get angry in a hurry. Let's go shopping and give it to the children." Let’s buy some good pens, inks, paper and inkstones to help them get on the college exam list.”
Lu Yingxue had no choice but to suppress her anxiety and go shopping in Huzhou together.
Because the college examination is approaching, Huzhou is particularly lively, and the places selling pens, inks, paper and inkstones are also crowded.
Many stationery items are given nice names, such as "Zhuangyuan Pen" and "Golden List Inkstone". The prices are a bit more expensive, but this does not prevent wealthy people from buying them.
Cheng Wanwan bought more than 20 sets in one go.
These children are the future stars of Dahe Academy, and she hopes that all of them will be on the list.
