Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 185 The God-man entrusted a dream, did the emperor's prophecy come true? ?

Give hope first, and despair later, and you will be hated.

But if it is the other way around, if you can help others in despair, then what you gain is gratitude.

Yan Shifan took advantage of this, first let Ding Rukui and Wan Cai give up hope, and then gave them hope.

I have to say that this method is quite effective, at least Ding Rukui and Wan Cai now have expressions of disbelief.

"Master Xiang...this..."

Neither of them could believe Yan Shifan's words: "Will this be too difficult?"

Yan Shifan glanced at them: "If it weren't for the two of you who were going to die or live, would you think I was willing to get involved in this matter?"

The other people in the room also looked shocked.

"Brother, are you crazy?" Zhao Wenhua put down his teacup and couldn't help but said, "The foster father is not in the capital, how can we compete with Cai Jing?"

Guan Peng was also a little dizzy, and couldn't help persuading him: "Mr. Xiang, let Qin Hui and Cai Jing fight. Let's just watch outside. Maybe we can take advantage of it."

"But if we also get involved, maybe we will be targeted by Cai Jing, and then we will be in trouble..."

Even Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing couldn't help persuading them.

Ding Rukui and Wan Cai's lips moved, but they hesitated to speak.

Yan Shifan stared at the two and sighed, shook his head and said, "Look at them, if I don't agree, maybe they will turn around and go find someone else."

A layer of cold sweat oozes from the backs of the two servants under the door, and they hastily defended: "Young Master, you are joking, it is absolutely impossible!"

Yan Shifan's face was a little ugly, and he shook his head: "Let's talk about it first, let's give it a try, I don't guarantee that I can win the seat of this deputy examiner for you two!"

Ding Rukui and Wan Cai nodded like chickens pecking rice: "Young Prime Minister is willing to help, how dare I ask for anything else??"

"That's right! Who in the capital can guarantee to get the position of deputy examiner in a stable manner, even Cai Jing may not have this ability. The young minister is willing to give it a try, and the officials are already very grateful."

Yan Shifan reluctantly nodded: "Okay, if that's the case, let's try."

Guan Peng and the others looked at each other, and sighed together, as if they didn't understand why Yan Shifan had to wade into such a muddy water.

"Okay, I'll write a letter to my father right now, asking him to cooperate." Yan Shifan waved his hand, got up and walked towards the side study.

"Thank you, Young Master, thank you, Young Master." Ding Rukui and Wan Cai were even more overjoyed.

If Prime Minister Yan who is far away in Xingyang can also participate, then the chances of winning this matter will be even greater.

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The two letters in the capital went back and forth for several days, and finally came to Xingyang.

South Bank, Alpine County.

A gust of cold wind was blowing, and the people were wearing dirty black and gray cotton-padded clothes. Although their faces were flushed and cracked by the cold wind, most of them had satisfied smiles at the corners of their mouths, and pushed a cart to unload them. Stones move towards the river bank.

Although there is no wages, for the common people, the current situation is a good thing for the pie in the sky.

The government manages the food, builds dams to silt the land, and the silt is still their family's land, and they don't even need to pay for it. Isn't this just prostitution of the government for nothing?

What could be happier than prostitution? ?
The torrential Yellow River flows by, slapping the earth embankment on the bank. A distance of more than ten feet behind the earth embankment is the position where the workers build the stone embankment.

On the embankment that already has a prototype on the bank, craftsmen carefully chiseled rough stones into pieces that meet the specifications, and then carefully stacked these gray-white stones with yellow triad mortar.

The manufacture of yellow compound clay is complicated. The three raw materials of loess, lime and river sand are mixed together in proportion, continuously beaten and turned with bamboo chips or wooden mallets, and then piled up for a period of time to fuse and age.

At least a few days, as many as dozens of days, repeated beating, good craftsmen will control the strength, and constantly observe the fineness, the more and longer the beating, the better the final product.

At the end of the beating, it can be formed into a ball when pinched, and it will be scattered when kneaded by hand, so that it is considered successful.

But before the composite soil is completely solidified, this thing will become damp and soften when it encounters water, so an earth embankment must be built in front to prevent water from overflowing.

Otherwise, if it is soaked in water, the dam will be soft and useless.

Although such composite soil is expensive, cumbersome and time-consuming to make, it is the most cost-effective material for embankment.

But even so, there are still some people who think it is not enough.

"Oh, it would be great if we could use glutinous rice mortar to build such a levee." Zheng Chen looked at the levee that was almost a person's height in the distance, shaking his head in reverie.

As soon as these words came out, He Shen laughed and couldn't help saying: "Old Zheng, if we really want to fix that thing, we will have to tighten our belts for ten years if we work hard!"

When he said this, Zheng Chen also fell out of his good wishes, the old man blushed, and said embarrassingly: "That's what I think, it can't be true, it can't be true."

The bonding strength of glutinous rice mortar is several times higher than that of triad mortar, and it is an excellent material for repairing levee.

A large part of the reason why the Great Wall of Li Gan survived for thousands of years in his previous life is due to it.

But why didn't they use Heshen?

The reason is that this thing is too expensive.

The best glutinous rice mortar needs to be stirred with egg whites. In this era when it is rare for ordinary people to see meat, it is a crime to use egg whites to build embankments.

But even if you don’t use egg whites, just use the low-grade version of glutinous rice mortar, the cost is very high!
That's glutinous rice, food that can go straight into the stomach!
Using glutinous rice mortar to repair a mile-long embankment would cost at least [-] to [-] catties of glutinous rice. Who can repair such a terrible waste?

After Zheng Chen sighed, he looked at the embankment repairing site in the distance and said, "My lord, it's winter now, and there are still many victims without shelter. Shouldn't we hurry up?"

Already there were many displaced people in Gaoshan County, but now because of the silting of the dam, many people's houses are within the scope of the silting land and must be relocated.

This has left many people homeless.

This problem is especially serious in winter. If there is no suitable place at night, people may freeze to death.

Right now, He Shen, Zheng Chen and others just built a lot of shacks to accommodate the victims, but this kind of temporary shelter is not very warm, and the cold wind may blow away the straw mats on the shacks.

The people must be allowed to spend the winter in their houses.

He Shen wore a mink hat on his head, his hands were in his sleeves, and the black satin cotton boots under his feet were also stained with khaki mud spots. He pondered for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "Okay, this For a few days, the embankment will be repaired in the morning, and the houses will be built in the afternoon, and the residences of the victims will be built first."

Zheng Chen cupped his hands in admiration: "Your Excellency is really worried about the worries of the people, and I admire you. After returning to Beijing, I will definitely keep a close eye on the embankment, and there will be no accidents."

He Shen sighed suddenly and shook his head: "Go back? I won't go back."

"not going back??"

Zheng Chen was startled: "My lord, didn't you suddenly say yesterday that His Majesty invited you to go back? Just leave it to me to take care of you."

He Shen shook his head: "I won't go back. I also know why His Majesty called me back. Cai Jing is restless."

"Cai Jing?" Zheng Chen's face darkened slightly, as if he knew something: "My lord, it is said that the person who has been seeking the best land in Xingyang is Cai..."

He Shen's fat face was rarely dignified, and he nodded: "In this case, it is even more difficult to go back."

"With His Majesty in the capital, no matter what happens, there will be no big trouble, but if I don't take care of this side, I'm afraid people like Cai Jing will find an opportunity."

It's okay if one side is in chaos, but if there is chaos on both sides, the situation will collapse.

Zheng Chen nodded heavily upon hearing this.

He still has a bit of self-knowledge. Although he used to be an official of the court, he has retired now. Although the Zheng family is powerful, it is far worse than before.

If he really wants to meet someone who wants to use force, he can't stop him.

"Can I ask Yan Xiang from the North Bank to take care of it?" Zheng Chen hesitated.

He Shen, who had entered the state of serious work, frowned, shook his head, and did not make any further comments.

Zheng Chen looked at his expression, and he didn't know if he wanted to compete with Yan Xiang, or simply felt that Yan Xiang could not be trusted...

"Your Majesty, I have my own explanation." He Shen looked at the levee gradually forming in the distance with his hands behind his back: "The most urgent task is to repair this remote levee in Gaoshan County as soon as possible to deal with the spring flood next year."

Zheng Chen's expression was also concentrated. This time the Yellow River broke its embankment from Gaoshan County, which is enough to show how fierce the water here is.

"My lord, our Zheng family will do our best to cooperate."

Zheng Chen had a look of sadness on his face: "I can't let my fathers and fellow villagers suffer from this year's hardship again."

He Shen also nodded, and while they were talking in a low voice, they turned back and headed towards the county government.

The Yellow River rushes by, carrying the clinking of stones chiseled on the bank, and the laughter and laughter of the people, flowing down smoothly...

Also in front of the torrential river, there are continuous tents stationed, and farther to the east of the camp, there is an endless ocean.

This is the residence of Right Weiwei.

Su Dingfang was experienced in using troops, and coupled with Wu's weakened resistance on the north bank of the Yangtze River, he pushed all the way to the coast without any effort.

But for him, the real battlefield has just arrived.

In the military tent in the center, Su Dingfang, the general of the Right Weiwei, sat in the tent, frowning tightly, staring at the orderly in brown leather armor in front of him: "Can't you come?"

"I've restrained Wu's troops. They shouldn't have many sailors to cruise the sea, right?"

"General, I still can't make it through."

The messenger was sweating profusely and said: "Now the sea is still turbulent. We tried several times, but we couldn't find a suitable sea route, and because of this, several grain ships capsized."

"Wu doesn't need too many sailors to defend, as long as the only two calm waterways are blocked, our grain ships will not be able to get through!"

"Wind and waves, wind and waves..."

Su Dingfang stood up and took a few steps, his face was a little ugly, and as he walked, he suddenly turned his head and stared at the soldiers who sent orders from the Yue Kingdom: "Didn't it be said that after autumn, there will be no strong winds and waves?"

It was expected that the food and grass of the army would be supplied by sea transportation. Now that the sea transportation is cut off, the 300,000 imperial troops may be in danger of running out of food.

"General..."

Xiao Bing stuttered and said: "It's usually like this in previous years... But some old fishermen said that when it's cold in the morning, the wind and waves will be small, and in the cold evening, the wind and waves will be strong..."

Su Dingfang wanted to get angry, but it was useless to be angry with a small messenger. He sat back on the chair and sighed faintly.

This is not a fat job, it is a terrible job.

If the food from the Yue Kingdom cannot be transported, he, the grain supervisor, will definitely not be able to escape the relationship.

"Why is it so unlucky..."

If I knew it earlier, I would go west along the Yangtze River to receive grain.

No matter how bad it is, if you act with the army, you don't have to take the blame!

"How long will it be calm?"

"This... I don't know the little one, I can only look at God..." The voice of the orderly was trembling, for fear of offending the general, and then he would be chopped off...

Su Dingfang waved his hand irritably.

"General Xie, I'll take my leave." The orderly ran out of the military tent in a frenzy.

"Send a letter to the Chinese army, saying that the food can't be delivered first." Su Dingfang said helplessly, holding his forehead.

Another clerk in the military tent was stunned: "General, is it still early? What if the wind and waves stop? It will be shipped from Yue Kingdom very quickly."

Now that the news is passed on, the cauldron on the head will be implemented.

Su Ding's expression was gloomy, but he still shook his head: "You can't gamble! The army will run out of food, and it will be soon! Now we can send it back and find a way as soon as possible!"

"But if you're still waiting here, what if the storm doesn't stop??"

The color of the text changed: "Yes, General."

He asked cautiously: "Then how should we tell the Chinese army?"

Su Dingfang rubbed his brows, countless excuses flashed through his mind, but it was difficult to clear up his responsibility.

Thinking about it, I suddenly remembered the news from the Ministry of War...

Su Dingfang paused his hands, pondered for a moment, then straightened his face, and said: "The gods and men have warned His Majesty that there will be big storms on the sea."

"But You Weiwei didn't pay much attention to it, and insisted on going his own way, still thinking about transporting grain by sea."

"Nowadays there is a big wave, the grain ship capsizes, and the army is in danger of running out of food. The crime is all due to Su Dingfang, the general of the right guard."

He waved his hand: "If you have too much, you can make it up yourself, and just polish it."

The clerk was startled, and gave a thumbs up: "The general is very wise!"

This rhetoric seems to be taking the responsibility on himself, but in fact it is spreading the responsibility equally to everyone in the Forbidden Army.

After all, the military report from the Ministry of War was not a secret, and many soldiers knew about His Majesty's entrusted dream.

At that time, almost all the generals were very disdainful, and it was not only their own generals who had this attitude!

As long as the matter is pushed in this direction, now that His Majesty's dream has come true, they are too embarrassed to let their own generals take the blame!
Su Dingfang listened to the rustling of writing on the document, but his thoughts were a little wandering.

I didn't expect there to be wind and waves at sea.

So, His Majesty's dream is real? ?

But why would a man of God come to him?
Su Dingfang rubbed his chin, wondering what kind of reaction this letter would trigger when it reached the army.

The generals who learned that they were going to run out of food must be very impatient.

But the fact that His Majesty the Emperor was favored by the gods and entrusted with dreams is true, I am afraid it will also cause more people to be shocked...

(End of this chapter)