"sluice?"
Chu Ze recalled the drawings Liu Jing gave him and said, "Are you referring to the West Lake Sluice?"
"right!"
Sun Zhengde clapped his hands excitedly.
"We and Mr. Liu have carefully inspected the sluice gate in West Lake. Although the damage is not high, the materials used are not good. Materials like that will be damaged after two or three years at most. Then it will have to be repaired, and it will have to be repaired." Invest a lot of money in it. How about we just use good materials to build a sluice that can last for at least decades, or even hundreds of years."
"Although we invested a lot of money in the beginning, we need to maintain it in the future." Liu Jing answered.
"We invest it once, and then we can save money on repairs and reconstruction."
Sun Zhengde and Liu Jing talked to each other, and they used words excitedly to describe a blueprint for saving money.
Chu Ze thought about it and thought it made sense.
He asked: "How much silver is needed?"
Chen Zhengde and Liu Jing looked at each other.
"not much."
"Only twenty thousand taels."
Chu Ze thought about it, this was indeed not much.
"Then follow your ideas, but the quality of the production must keep up. Otherwise, we will have to make you two sacrifice to heaven." Chu Ze's tone gradually became dangerous.
Sun Zhengde and Liu Jing were not afraid at all.
They patted their chests and said, "Don't worry, sir, we all know what we are doing."
"That's right, we still hope to exchange this project for an official position." Sun Zhengde's goal was much simpler and more straightforward.
Anyway, he has given them the warning, and the rest depends on what they do.
Chu Ze brought the topic back to the original point and asked how much money was still missing.
This time it was Liu Jing who answered.
"This amount of money is enough to repair the West Lake alone."
The problem is, they want to repair more than one thing.
Among them, West Lake is the largest.
The rest include the Xishui Gate, other water channels, lakes and other places.
Liu Jing probably listed them before, at least a dozen.
This little money alone is naturally not enough.
"The water conservancy project cannot be rushed. We can put the money issue later. What we need urgently now should be the workers."
Seeing Liu Jing's serious expression, Chu Ze found it funny.
"Don't tell us that Bai Qingwen and the others in Fuzhou Prefecture have everything in their hands. Even the workers are caught in their hands."
"That's not true."
Anyway, anyone with sound hands and feet can do the job of cleaning up the West Lake.
"The problem now is, everyone is saving their own fields, who is willing to come." Sun Zhengde showed a wry smile.
They have money now and can't spend it.
Chu Ze: "..."
This reason was something he didn't expect.
But thinking about it carefully, Chu Ze was not surprised.
Now is the time for some crops to go to the fields, and the weather is hot again this year.
In addition, water conservancy facilities are insufficient.
If people want to irrigate their fields, they can only rely on manpower.
Those who are close to the water source are easy to say, but those who are far away are more difficult.
Chu Ze thought for a moment and said, "Build the canal first."
Liu Jing and Sun De's eyes suddenly widened.
"How can this be possible? Even if there is a canal, there is no water."
"That's right, we have to build the West Lake first."
Chu Ze was resolute: "Let's build the canal first. But the canal we are building is not the canal of the West Lake, but the canal connecting the Min River."
Sun Zhengde and Liu Jing looked at each other in surprise.
Chu Ze explained: "People need water, and we need people, so let's integrate the needs of both of us."
They directly repaired the canals, and the enthusiasm of the people must be very high.
They don't even need to call them, many people will come after hearing the news.
In this way, water conservancy projects can be built quickly and people can irrigate their fields.
Kill two birds with one stone.
Sun Zhengde and Liu Jing's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they said, "Why didn't we think of this method?"
"That's because your minds are full of West Lake, and you naturally have no time to think about other things. Give us the plan of the water canal as soon as possible, and then start construction as soon as possible. Don't you have anything to do with us now?" Chu Ze finished talking about business. Just started yawning.
He didn't sleep all night last night, and now that he had resisted for so long, his eyelids were fighting.
Sun Zhengde saw that he was so sleepy that he wanted to lie down and sleep immediately, so he said: "No more."
Actually, there is, but it’s not very important.
It won't be too late to wait until Chu Ze wakes up.
Seeing that he had nothing else to do, Chu Ze got up and went back to his room to rest.
In Kang Cheng's yard.
Kang Cheng looked at the boy in surprise and said in disbelief: "You said he went back to his room to rest directly?"
"Yes. I saw it with my own eyes, little one."
Kang Cheng: "Won't he come to get the ring?"
"..." The boy couldn't answer this question.
But he said it would be a good thing if Chu Ze didn't come.
This finger ring has been passed down from generation to generation since the founding of Ryukyu.
If he loses it in the hands of his own national master, there will inevitably be another period of turmoil after returning to the country.
Silence flashed in Kang Cheng's eyes.
He looked at the ring in his hand, wondering what Chu Ze was thinking.
Was he simply sleepy?
But judging from his previous behavior, every move this man made had a profound meaning.
Maybe the sleepiness is just superficial, and there are deeper reasons.
But what, Kang Cheng couldn't guess.
But if Chu Ze didn't come for a day, Kang Cheng's heart would not be at peace for a while.
No, if Chu Ze didn't come, he would go find him by himself.
With this idea in mind, Kang Cheng asked people to watch Chu Ze in the yard. As soon as there was any movement from Chu Ze, he would immediately come to report to him.
Kang Cheng waited and waited until midnight, and finally determined that Chu Ze would not wake up today.
He simply went to bed.
The next day, Kang Cheng took advantage of the time and appeared in Chu Ze's yard.
When Zhu Xi passed by the door, he looked at Kang Cheng standing in the courtyard and said in surprise: "Why did the imperial master come here so early in the morning when he was not staying in his own courtyard city?"
Kang Cheng turned around when he heard the sound.
Looking at Zhu Xi, who was full of doubts, Kang Cheng looked back at the door that was still closed.
In fact, he has been here for half an hour.
But in the past, people who should have gotten up long ago did not move at all today.
It was so quiet that Kang Cheng even wondered if Chu Ze was still inside.
He originally wanted to go in and take a look, but Zhao Si was as guarded against him as he was against a thief, not giving him a chance to get close to the door.
Is this person really not here?
Kang Cheng decided to ask Zhu Ping.
"Your Highness, are you going out?" Kang Cheng walked towards Zhu Ming as if nothing had happened and asked casually.
Zhu Xi didn't think much about it and said, "Well, I've been busy these days. It's rare that I have free time today to go out for a walk. Fuzhou has a lot of scenery and delicious food. Would you like to go out with us, Master?" Zhu Xi raised his eyebrows. , sent a friendly invitation to Kang Cheng.
Kang Cheng shook his head and declined.
"Let's forget it. The previous bet with Mr. Chu has been completed, but the prize has not yet been delivered. I want to wait here for Mr. Chu to see when he will come back."
"Huh? Come back?" Zhu Ming glanced at Kang Cheng strangely, then looked at Zhao Si sitting in the yard and under the corridor.
Did he hear it wrong, or did Kang Cheng say it wrong?
(End of chapter)
