In the evening, Bai Fu had just finished confessing to Luo Jinbag when there was a knock on the courtyard door.

Seeing that Luo Jinbag was still in a daze, Mr. Fei could not be allowed to open the door. Luo Jinshi, who knew the truth earlier, smiled and opened the door.

"Young Master Qin is here, please come in quickly."

After Jin opened the door and saw Qin Shisan, she said with a smile.

Hearing the sound, Bai Fu turned his head and found that Qin Shisan did not come alone, but Master Qin and a strange middle-aged man followed behind him.

Bai Fu stood up and saluted.

"Master Qin."

After she finished speaking, she looked at the strange man slightly.

He is tall and strong, with a dark complexion, wearing a black autumn and spring shirt, with his hands slightly behind his back, and his expression is kind and hard to tell.

While Bai Fu was guessing, the strange man was also looking at Bai Fu calmly——
The scarlet short jacket is paired with a pea green long skirt, covered with a light green gauze dress, and a jade pendant hangs from the waist.

The jade pendant is white and round, exuding a soft and elegant light, and it is carved from the finest suet jade.

The embroidered shoes exposed under the long skirt are embroidered with exquisite patterns and are decorated with fine pink pearls, which are very valuable.

When he heard about the relationship between this little lady and Mrs. Qin today, he was both emotional and curious.

His eyes flicked inadvertently, and when he landed on Mr. Fei behind Bai Fu, his pupils trembled slightly.

Why is Fei Jijiu here?

Master Qin was also slightly taken aback when he saw Mr. Fei, a strange flash of light flashed in his eyes, but he soon felt relieved.

It's normal for neighbors to visit occasionally.

"Please don't blame me for taking the liberty to visit so late."

Master Qin opened his mouth first, his words were quite polite, but his tone was faintly familiar and casual.

Bai Fu smiled slightly.

"Master Qin is not an outsider, and it is not presumptuous to visit at any time. Please come in."

In the past, although they were rude to each other, they still had to give Mr. Qin some face in front of outsiders.

After speaking, Bai Fu invited the guests into the room to talk, and ordered Luo Jinshi to prepare tea.

The guests greeted each other and took their seats.

Qin Shisan took the opportunity to pull Bai Fu aside, and briefly talked about what happened after she left in the afternoon.

Bai Fu was a little surprised that they came to the door specially because of a few words, but after thinking about it, he didn't seem so surprised, and nodded to show that he knew.

"Don't be burdened, say what you want to say, and don't force what you don't want to say."

Qin Shisan wasn't sure how much Bai Fu knew, so he asked a few words worriedly.

Bai Fu glanced at him and said nothing.

Luo Jinshi served tea, Xiaosi Xiaoliang was quietly eating cakes, but was sent away by Mr. Fei.

After Mr. Fei greeted him, he planned to go out with Luo Jin, but was stopped by Mrs. Qin, "Listen too, let's think of ideas together."

Luo Jin didn't have any special thoughts. Looking at Mr. Fei, Mr. Fei lowered his eyebrows slightly and nodded.

"This is Liang Cheng, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, and my classmate." Master Qin introduced the middle-aged man.

Mr. Fei nodded his head in greeting, and Liang Cheng was flattered to return the salute.

Liang Cheng was in his early forties, he was from the same family as Master Qin, and had no relationship with Mr. Fei. Mr. Fei didn't know him, but Liang Cheng knew Mr. Fei.

Back then, Jijiu, a talented and promising genius, was summoned to the imperial study by the late emperor together with His Majesty, who was still the crown prince. He happened to meet Shangguan when they came out of the imperial study.

At that time, Shangguan also said with emotion that if he had such an excellent son, he would die without regret.

It's a pity that such an amazingly talented young man suddenly disappeared from Yuandu for unknown reasons.

There are still legends about this man in Yuandu, and the most popular one is that he was trapped by love and lived in seclusion in the mountains, but Liang Cheng accidentally heard another story--
Fei Jijiu left Yuandu because of his sister-in-law.

His sister-in-law, Empress Fei, hoped that her younger brother would enter the court to assist His Majesty, but Ke Fei Jijiu could not agree with some of His Majesty's actions after he ascended the throne, so there was a disagreement.

In the end, because the disagreement could not be resolved for a long time, Fei Jijiu simply resigned from office and went into seclusion, and never asked about court affairs.

This statement was spread by someone close to His Majesty, who had a very strict manner of speaking, and if it wasn't for an accidental slip of the tongue after drinking, he would never have said it to the outside world, so the credibility is extremely high.

Liang Cheng was curious about what could make His Majesty and Fei Jijiu disagree, what would it be?

It is rumored that His Majesty and Fei Jijiu were inseparable when they were studying in the Imperial College. Because they valued Fei Jijiu's talent and learning, His Majesty always attached great importance to Fei Jijiu's opinions. In the early days of his ascension, he did not hesitate to ignore the objections of his officials and insisted on implementing the New Deal advocated by Fei Jijiu.

He also established Princess Fei as the queen, and made more kisses.

Will there be irreconcilable differences in such a relationship?
After the simple exchange of pleasantries, Master Qin didn't continue to be courteous, and got to the point.

"About Miss Bai's proposed work-for-relief today, Mr. Liang is unclear on a few points, and I hope Miss Bai can enlighten me." He said politely.

Mr. Fei Luo Jin didn't know that there would be another show this afternoon, so he looked at Bai Fu curiously.

Bai Fu was a little embarrassed by the earnest gazes of several people, "It's just a casual talk this afternoon, it's not a lesson, please feel free to ask if you have any questions."

"It's not easy to say that it's work for relief, Miss Bai, don't be humble."

Master Qin spoke the truth this time, and he also sincerely asked for advice.

Bai Fu smiled slightly, and looked sideways at Liang Cheng, "To tell you the truth, I do know a thing or two, but I don't know whether the specifics apply to your problem, and you may have to figure it out by yourself in the end."

"No problem, girl, feel free to express your opinion, Liang is very grateful."

Liang Chenggong cupped his hands to express his gratitude, and then asked:
"What is the difference between the work-for-relief that the girl mentioned and the general disaster relief?"

After asking, he took out a small notebook and pen and ink from his carry-on bag.

Bai Fu raised his eyebrows slightly.

Look at this posture, is there a lack of materials for writing a report, so I asked her to search for it?

Bai Fu didn't mind selling Master Qin's favor, so he opened his mouth and listed the advantages of using work for relief.

Relief-for-work has the nature of reconstruction in the disaster area, which helps to reduce the dependence of the victims, and also helps to improve the infrastructure and social services in the disaster area, builds local productivity, promotes economic development, and at the same time increases the income of the victims. Employment and income and blah blah blah.

Mr. Liang took a small notebook and scribbled to write, adding some of his own opinions in the middle and asking Bai Fu if he was right.

"That is to say, work-based relief can maximize the distribution of disaster relief money to the victims who need it most."

"While ensuring the survival of the victims, they can also get psychological comfort and speed up post-disaster reconstruction."

"Through this huge project, revitalize the local people's livelihood and economy, and drive all walks of life to recover faster?"

Bai Fu replied one by one, trying to speak as plainly as possible.

Mr. Liang's mind is quite active, and Bai Fu can understand it after a few clicks.

"It is not easy to falsify the distribution of silver for work-for-relief, and it is better quantified, which can reduce the chance of corruption in the middle." Bai Fu added.

"What if someone deliberately prolongs the construction period in order to get more wages?"

Liang Cheng agrees with Bai Fu's statement, but he is not a disaster relief commissioner, and his main focus is on the regular completion of work, with disaster relief second.

"Think of some incentive policies yourself."

Bai Fu gave a few examples, "For example, how much money will be rewarded for early completion, and how much money will be deducted for delaying work, etc., which need to be adjusted according to local conditions."

Liang Cheng also knew that he was a little embarrassed, so he nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, we can think of a way."

After writing several sheets in the small book, he suddenly asked again:

"The imperial court allocated funds for the construction of Taoist temples last year, but the amount was insufficient. It was originally planned to be collected locally, but now that the south is flooded, the project is imperative. If this is the case, it is feasible to collect locally??"

In the end, Liang Cheng himself had no confidence.

Everyone is in a disaster area, so it's no wonder it works!
But the imperial court ordered him to die, and he had no choice, otherwise he wouldn't have come to Raozhou to ask for advice.

He looked at the little girl in front of him, and there was an inexplicable hope in his heart, maybe the little girl had a way to resolve it?
What the hell is this?

Bai Fu was stunned for a moment.

No, just now we were clearly talking about relief from work, why did we suddenly turn to the issue of insufficient budget?

"You're still in charge of this?" she asked.

"That's not it"

Liang Cheng looked embarrassed, "It's not that things just happened to come together. There are opinions from all sides. I have to persuade them to ensure the smooth progress of the project."

Bai Fu let out a sound.

Liang Cheng revealed several pieces of information just now.

One is that building a Taoist temple is not a temporary idea, no matter how bad the situation in the south is now, it is imperative, and the other is that the court of Daye Kingdom is too poor to even build a Taoist temple.

Regarding the fact that the court of Daye Kingdom is very poor, Bai Fu has already learned a little from Mr. Fei.

Mr. Fei said that the current mainstream view is that most of the taxes collected by the court are used by the regent as military pay, and almost all the expenses in the palace are supported by the Huang family behind Concubine Fu and the Sheng family behind the empress. with.

If this is true, then the regent's army must not be rich?
But after Bai Fu saw the art gate of Wu Zun Academy, and learned that the dignified head of Wu Zun Academy, adults and children couldn't afford sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, he always felt that it was not the case.

Both factions have no money, so where does the money go?

Take a thousand steps back.

No matter how poor you are, it is still a high-ranking imperial court, so poor that you can't even pay for a Taoist temple?

It doesn't make sense.

Bai Fu feigned surprise.

"Does it cost a lot of money to build a Taoist temple?" she asked.

In order to get more help, Liang Cheng didn't care whether it was confidential or not, so he explained:
"That is not an ordinary Taoist temple. It was built for His Majesty to pray for blessings. There are six temples in total, distributed all over the Daye Kingdom. Not only are they unprecedented in scale, but also the materials used are also unprecedented."

In the middle of speaking, Liang Cheng suddenly pursed his lips, fearing that if he continued speaking, something bad would happen again.

As Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Industry and Industry of Daye, Liang Cheng felt very bitter.

He couldn't bear the suffering of the people in the south, but he was powerless to resist the orders given by him, so he could only bite the bullet and accept them.

So he came to Bailu Academy with the reason of looking for Mr. Qin to discuss countermeasures, hoping to get some advice.

Not wanting any students to hear their conversation, and spread the content to everyone in the academy, a group of young people who have read the books of saints exploded in an instant, filled with righteous indignation and clamored to write a letter of advice to His Majesty.

Liang Chengma broke out in a cold sweat.

Although it was not his original intention, it can be said that it originated from him.

If it spreads to Yuandu, not only will Shangguan Shen Shangshu not be able to spare him, but if he is given the title of inciting public grievances, he may even die.

The empress was put in confinement because of admonishment, and since he was a fifth-rank official, he made such a big mess, how could he have a whole corpse?
If he is used by someone with a heart to say that he formed a party for personal gain and intentionally provoked trouble
The Nine Clans are also in danger.

Thinking of this, Liang Cheng couldn't help breaking out in cold sweat, and closed his mouth even tighter.

Bai Fu looked at him strangely.

What's the matter with this man, he bit his tongue halfway through the speech?

Master Qin knew the cause and effect, so he spoke for him.

"The Taoist temple is used to communicate with the gods. It needs to use a special kind of stone, which needs to be transported from other places to the construction site in the south. The amount of work is huge."

Bai Fu roughly understood.

In a word.

Because it is very complicated, it is very expensive.

Bai Fu let out a sip of tea, intending to wait for the next sentence, but didn't want to put down the teacup to find that the two people on the opposite side were staring at her and stopped talking.

what do I do?

"Finished?" Bai Fu asked tentatively.

Liang Cheng coughed.

In fact, the girl had already helped him a lot by offering relief from work. With such a good reason, he changed his name in a logical manner, and the pressure on all parties could be somewhat reduced.

After Mr. Qin's explanation, the students understood the benefits of working for relief, and their anger subsided a lot.

At least no one is clamoring for a joint letter to stop the fortification.

But this only solves the sudden trouble in front of me.

His job is to cultivate Taoist temples. Even if he is a famous teacher, it is a fact that he does not have enough money. Without money, Taoist temples cannot be built.

What he is worried about is that if the local expropriation is carried out according to the original plan, public opinion will boil at the critical moment of the disaster, and there will definitely be riots.

In this way, the gimmick of using work for relief may not be very effective.

So he asked Master Qin to bring him to meet this girl——
Those who can propose work-for-relief show that their brains are unusual, and there may be other unexpected ways.

But to be honest, he himself didn't know what to ask this little lady to help.

I don't know how to ask more appropriate.

So I just explained the problem, and wanted to see if this little lady could find something for herself to play freely.

He just picked up useful ones and listened to them.

In case it's any inspiration?

He said kindly:
"The situation is like this. The girl has unusual knowledge. Liang wants to hear if the girl has any other wonderful ideas."

"Where did the relief money come from?" Bai Fu asked curiously.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs is still raising funds, and the official is not very clear about the specific source, but it should not be too much." Liang Cheng said implicitly.

There was no money for disaster relief, and there was not enough money for the monastery.

What are you doing.

Bai Fu complained secretly in his heart.

But what people need is her opinion, not to complain.

Bai Fu didn't bother to ask so many questions, and after pondering for a moment, he expressed his opinion.

"There are not enough funds for the project, and there are two solutions. One is to raise money, and the other is to save labor costs."

"Ah, that's the reason."

Hearing that Liang Cheng responded to Bai Fu's words, a look of disappointment flashed across his face, but he quickly covered it up, nodding his head as if appreciative of the little girl, and raised his glass to drink tea.

It's not bad for a little girl to casually point out these two points.

I don't know what I was expecting blindly just now.

"To save labor costs, you need to study the plan first, and raise money first." Bai Fu continued to think and said, "Look for a temporary loan from a rich area, calculate the interest, and pay it back in installments, can't you?"

Liang Cheng shook his head.

"In the past few years, Taoist temples have been built everywhere, and many rich people have received free donations. I'm afraid this method will not work."

Bai Fu seemed to hear another deep meaning from the free donation, raised his eyes to meet Liang Cheng's, and instantly understood.

It seems that the court has done a lot of things to rob the rich, and now it is invincible.

We can't really push the world's rich people into a hurry.

"Then is it possible to ask the people of Daye Country to donate money spontaneously in the name of helping the disaster victims in the south?" She asked again.

Isn't that how it works in modern times?

When one party is in trouble, all parties support her. Every time she sees her, she is filled with emotion and her blood boils.

This time, without waiting for Liang Cheng to speak, Master Qin sighed first.

"Not to mention the difficulty of such an operation, even if the operation is successful, the money is not easy to manage, and I'm afraid there won't be much surplus after passing it down layer by layer."

Also, modern times are so transparent, and black-box operations emerge in endlessly, not to mention ancient times.

Bai Fu stroked his chin.

The normal paths are all blocked, so I can only think of shortcuts.

She is good at this.

"I heard that His Majesty is good at calligraphy Danqing, is it true?" she asked.

Master Qin and Liang Cheng looked at each other, not knowing why.

"true"

Master Qin nodded.

Unlike the ancestors who won the world on horseback, the current emperor was a career-saving emperor. He grew up in the palace and lived a comfortable life. He liked to study elegant and ingenious things, and he was good at calligraphy.

"That's easy."

Bai Fu's eyes hooked the corners of his lips, "You can ask your majesty and ministers to write some calligraphy and paintings, and then donate some items voluntarily. They don't need to be too expensive. Put them into unified sealed boxes and sell them publicly at a clear price. It's best to have another Big stunt."

"A gimmick?"

"Well, for example, there is a jade pendant of His Majesty in a certain box, and the winner of the jade pendant, His Majesty the Emperor can have lunch with him and satisfy one of his reasonable requirements."

"A casket is a thousand taels, and a hundred caskets are 10 taels. The quantity and amount are all clear, and we are not afraid of people taking fish and embezzling."

"Also, in the name of disaster relief, let the imperial court take advantage of the righteousness, and you must not buy or sell by force."

"This time, if the implementation is good, there will be disasters in other places in the future, so this kind of fundraising model can continue."

This is the inspiration Bai Fu got from the modern welfare lottery.

Everyone has a dream of being lucky.

Although there is only one grand prize, it does not prevent everyone who buys a lottery ticket from dreaming of having a grand prize in my house.

She spoke happily here.

The men over there were already stunned.

Young Master Fei Qin Shisan took a deep look at Bai Fu.

Master Qin also looked at Bai Fu with a face full of surprise, why is this girl so full of money-making gimmicks on her mind?
Liang Cheng saw the expression of a god on his face, and he didn't know whether it was too happy or something, his black face flushed red.

Wonderful.

How wonderful!

Replacing relief with work rationalizes the construction of Taoist temples.

Then, in the name of supporting disaster relief, His Majesty and court officials took the lead in donating supplies, which is a responsible and responsible act of leading by example.

At the same time, it also opens up a channel for face-to-face saints for wealthy households in need.

His Majesty has nothing to lose, he only needs to find time to have a meal, and at most give a small gift to express his affection, but for others, what kind of honor is this?

It's killing more birds with one stone!
At this moment, Liang Cheng only has one big good word left in his mind!

He pondered for a while, pushed the teacup and teapot aside, took the paper, and wrote down what Bai Fu just said verbatim.

"Miss Bai, see if there are any gaps?"

Seeing their white expressions made me feel relieved, which meant it was feasible.

She took the paper and read it, then added:

"Sealing must be done by reliable people. Don't let people take advantage of loopholes and affect fairness. Otherwise, this method can only be used once."

Liang Cheng expressed his understanding.

Several people talked about the details for a while, mainly Qin Fuzi and Liang Cheng said, Qin Shisan occasionally asked a few words.

Mr. Fei and Luo Jin didn't talk to each other, they drank tea quietly.

Bai Fu's understanding of the actual national conditions of Daye Kingdom was limited, and he didn't get involved too much.

Just listened to it by the way.

But Liang Cheng spoke so loudly that it was hard for her not to listen.

The general idea is that the work of cultivating Taoism and temples this time is too difficult, and the amount of work is so high that it is scary.

First go to the field to quarry and dig the soil, and transport it to the designated place.

Then a large amount of bricks, tiles and wood have to be transported in, and the garbage has to be disposed of in time after the construction is completed.

The most important thing is that the Grand Master also requires that it be completed within six months, otherwise it will not be in time for next year's spring sacrificial ceremony, and if it is not in time, it will ruin His Majesty's immortal fate.

One sentence shut up the noisy ministers.

Bad Majesty's fairy fate.
Who dares to be this monstrous villain?

Naturally no.

Bai Fu couldn't help but rolled his eyes silently when he heard the words Bad Xianyuan.

No need to guess, it must be the fault of the pineapple master.

It's fine to cheat in the palace on weekdays, why is there such a big battle.

"The stone is quarried here, the soil is taken here, transported here through the Shenjiang River, and then go to the Quhe River." Liang Cheng did not bring any blueprints when he went out today, so he had to dip his hands in wine and draw on the table.

"After getting off the ship, it will be transported to the construction site by horses and carts. After the construction is completed, it will take time to remove the earth, rock and garbage. Six months is definitely not enough, at least ten months." Liang Cheng said.

Bai Fu frowned upon hearing this.

Master Qin said before that the materials needed to build Taoist temples are special, so does the soil also need to be transported from such a long distance?
"Is there anything special about this soil?" She asked puzzled.

"No," Liang Cheng replied truthfully.

"Then why not use it on the spot?" Bai Fu asked with a question mark on his face.

With the kindness of giving advice just now, Liang Cheng explained patiently at this moment, "The terrain of the construction site is relatively low, and there is not so much soil for excavation. Miss Bai has a good idea?"

After asking, Liang Cheng looked forward to seeing Bai Fu. For some reason, he felt that this little lady could surprise him again.

Sure enough, Bai Fu did not disappoint her expectations, she thought for a while and said:
"This is very simple. If the soil is the same, of course excavation will be done on the spot, and a river must be dug to connect with the Qu River. Materials from other places should not be driven around, but go directly to the construction site by water.

"After the project is completed, the river will be filled with excess earth and rock waste."

"In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't fill it in. At that time, there will be more ways to deal with it. You can deal with it slowly. Anyway, it will not affect the construction period of the Taoist temple."

"In this way, the time wasted on manpower and material resources on the road can be reduced, and at the same time, the demand for labor around the construction site will be increased. The money originally spent on the road will be spent locally, and the effect of labor relief will be more obvious."

Perhaps this thought was a bit brain-intensive, but after Bai Fu finished speaking, he found that the yard was very quiet.

Everyone is thinking about the feasibility of her method.

Mr. Fei was the first to figure out the way out. He raised his head and looked at Bai Fu with burning eyes.

What was originally a difficult matter that was full of public dissatisfaction has turned into a rare and great event so easily and easily turned against the wind.

Only she can figure it out!
Luo Jin also nodded in thought, with sincere pride on his face, how did Xiao Bai come up with such a coup?

Usually Xiaobai always told him not to read pedantic books. In the past, he just listened to them and didn't really understand what pedantry is, but at this moment, he seemed to understand it all at once.

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