What's going on with this guy?
What else are you doing with him?
Chu Ze was very puzzled.
Sun Zhengde chuckled twice and asked instead: "Mr. Chu, Fujian is very big. It is not easy to build. It not only requires the cooperation of local officials, but also requires a lot of manpower and material resources, as well as a deep understanding of local hydrology and humanities. A familiar person. I wonder if your Excellency has a candidate now?"
Chu Ze turned his head completely and looked directly at Sun Zhengde.
What he said is very interesting.
He asked himself if he had anyone, which meant that he had someone.
"Who?" Chu Ze asked directly.
Sun Zhengde straightened his body, raised his hand and pointed at himself confidently, and said: "Far away in the horizon, close in front of you."
Chu Ze looked at Sun Zhengde in surprise.
"You?" It's not that Chu Ze dislikes him, but can this man really do what he says?
Fujian has a vast territory and extremely complex hydrological conditions.
How much help can this person provide?
When Sun Zhengde saw that Chu Ze didn't believe him, his eyes widened and he said, "You don't believe us? I can tell you that I am a native of Fujian. And I don't say that I have a complete understanding of the situation in Fujian." , but definitely no worse than those from the Yingtian Division."
The Yingtian Division was established by Zhu Yuanzhang to build embankments and was responsible for water conservancy.
Used to restore and develop agricultural production.
Most of the people here have their own unique insights into water conservancy.
Ze Chuze had to deal with them most of the time when building water conservancy projects.
But Sun Zhengde could actually say that he was comparable to Yingtian Secretary.
Is his ability so high?
"Then why didn't you join the Yingtian Division before?" Isn't he more promising than Ye Zongcheng who followed him?
Chu Ze looked at Sun Zhengde doubtfully.
When Sun Zhengde heard this, he made a sound of disgust and whispered: "Those weaklings." Following them, he could only lower his voice and wag his tail.
Although he is not the most important person around Ye Zongcheng, his ability and knowledge are enough to gain everyone's respect.
At least when you go out, you don't have to keep looking fawningly at people.
Chu Ze: "..."
He knew why Sun Zhengde said this.
But now, that's not what's important.
He asked again: "Then why are you following us now? If you want to gain power and status through us, you may be disappointed."
Sun Zhengde was slightly surprised for a moment, but soon took this sentence as a joke.
Through this period of contact, he has clearly seen what kind of status Chu Ze is.
Not to mention his close relationship with the dignified second prince, even generals like Chang Yuchun were quite close to him and trusted him. Not to mention the officials below, they knelt down and knelt down when they saw Chu Ze, wishing they could enshrine Chu Ze in a shrine. Who would believe that he has no powerful position?
Even though he doesn't have a high official position now, nor is he rich, his actual power is not low.
Especially when he saw the emperor's connivance in Chu Ze's arrogant actions.
Sun Zhengde was even more grateful that his original choice was correct.
As long as you follow Chu Ze, your career will not be a problem.
"We just feel that we have hit it off and it would be fun to work with you." Sun Zhengde smiled with a harmless look on his face.
Chu Ze looked at him for a moment and sneered: "Okay, you can stay if you want, but we don't take in waste here. If you can't do what you said, don't blame us for driving you away. "
"OK!"
With Chu Ze's promise, Sun Zhengde became more active in following Chu Ze.
Almost to the point where we go in and go out together.
Zhu Feng couldn't help but tease: "Those who didn't know would have thought you had a male favorite."
Chu Ze gave him a sharp look.
The envoy from Ryukyu has left, and Chang Yuchun has also moved back to the court.
Chu Ze was left with only the group of people he had brought with him, plus Sun Zhengde, Kang Cheng who was patiently refusing to leave, and Zhao Shifa, a guard of the Imperial Army who had just arrived yesterday.
When Zhao Shi sent it, it was in the name of asking Zhu Ping to respond.
Naturally, Zhu Xi refused to leave, and he stayed justifiably.
But that night, he went to see Chu Ze.
When Chu Ze saw Zhao Shifa coming, he was not surprised at all.
It's even a bit expected.
He looked at Zhao Shifa and said bluntly: "Tell me the purpose of coming."
"Master Chu is wise." Zhao Shifa said the compliment expressionlessly, and then handed a piece of paper to Chu Ze.
Chu Ze took it and took a quick look at it. After reading it, he burned it in front of Zhao Shifa. Then he disposed of the ashes and said to Zhao Shifa: "I understand. Since you are here to find His Highness, you should always follow His Highness. , I will come to you if anything happens."
"Yes." Zhao Shifa retreated.
Chu Ze looked at the place where the ashes were piled just now, his eyes dark.
Looking at it, Chu Ze smiled.
"He is indeed a famous suspicious emperor in history."
Not only was he assigned a task, but someone was also assigned to keep an eye on him.
The imperial edict sounded high-sounding, but in fact, he still didn't trust him.
But Chu Ze is not afraid.
Anyway, he didn't want to hide his matter.
Only in this way can he live longer.
Chu Ze smiled and put the matter behind him.
The next day, Chu Ze started to take action.
The first thing was to call all the important officials from Fujian.
With the emperor's decree, all these officials were very obedient. They listened to whatever Chu Ze said, and they never went east.
Chu Ze announced the decree in public, and after meeting with several adults, Chu Ze left behind the people from the Yingtian Division.
Sun Zhengde had said before that the people in the Yingtian Division were a bunch of softies.
Because they are not strong-willed, they are bullied wherever they go. Whether they can complete the task of becoming prosperous or not depends on their mood.
In short, they are just a bunch of doormats.
Even when he saw Chu Ze now, he looked like he had been bullied. He was sitting in his position with his hands and feet shrinking. When Chu Ze looked over, his face was also full of flattery.
"Since you are the local field department, you must know the water conservancy situation in Fujian very well, right?" Chu Ze took in the expressions of these people and began to ask about the situation in Fujian.
Speaking of professionalism, Liu Jing, the director of the Yingtian Department, instantly straightened his back.
Even the flattering look on his face disappeared.
He said: "When it comes to talking about other things, we may not know, but we have a lot to say about Fujian's water conservancy. We in Fujian don't have many other things, even though there are many mountains, rains and floods, but We are even more short of water.”
Chu Ze nodded.
He knew the situation in Fujian.
Fujian has high mountains and many gorges, resulting in many river bends and often siltation.
Once this water encounters heavy rain, it will cause floods.
Many of the people's houses and fertile fields were washed away.
The drought is caused by the lack of water for irrigation.
"We remember that there are many dams and lakes in Fujian that have been built before. What happened to these?" Chu Ze asked.
(End of chapter)
