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Once the matter was settled, everyone immediately saw the power of action of His Highness the Emperor Changsun.

All the officials on this southern tour were sent to the 26 counties of Kuaiji County to visit the front line in person to supervise and guide the progress of ditch construction. Although they did not interfere with any decisions of the local wealthy families, they were there to stop anyone who dared to do so. Is there something sneaky about this, or do you have other ideas?

The most important thing is that they also keep detailed records of the completion quality and excavation progress of ditches in each county. They will summarize them in front of His Highness the Emperor Changsun every day, and then publish them on the bulletin board in front of the county governor's house every day. .

All local wealthy families:...

At first I thought it didn't matter who was faster and who was slower, we could do it slowly, but with the emperor's eldest grandson so busy, who would have the nerve to be left behind?

This represents the face of the family!

Not only the head of the family was interested, but even the clan members who were forcibly pulled by the family to repair the ditch were also a little bit over the top. If this is compared to other families, will the family lose their face?

……

"Master, today's canal construction progress announcement has been posted in front of the county governor's house. So far, our Long family's progress is still ranked first..."

Qiantang County.

Unlike other families, the head of the Long family, Long Li, personally rushed to Qiantang County on the first day he took on this task. He led his clan members to personally survey all the terrain on the ditch planning diagram, and immediately mobilized the clan's manpower to start the project. .

Therefore, the progress has been quite fast in the past few days.

Long Li nodded calmly.

"Go ahead and tell everyone to work harder this morning. If you can exceed the schedule, we will have an extra meal at noon today——"

Long Li pondered for a moment and then added another sentence.

"Half a bowl of pork for each person, enough broth! All workers in the work section will be rewarded an additional five hundred per person——"

"Yes!"

When the steward who came to report heard this, he immediately became energetic, turned around and walked out quickly, fearing that he would run too slowly, delay the construction period, and cause everyone to complain.

"Aweng, why should we fight for the first place? This project is already expensive. In the past few days, we have spent tens of thousands of dollars in order to rush the work. At this time, our Long family may have to break our muscles and bones... "

After the steward was gone, Long Ying, the eldest son who had been living with Long Li in Qiantang County these days, finally couldn't help but persuade him.

"Furthermore, I heard that any beauty in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. If our Long family is too popular, we may become the target of public criticism..."

Hearing this, Long Li turned his head and glanced at the eldest son, who had always had a calm temperament, and sighed slightly in his heart. Compared with Long Qie, this child was a bit behind after all.

However, this kind of thing really can't be forced. In fact, apart from a slight lack of vision and structure, this child is calm and cautious in doing things and can lean down, which is quite satisfactory.

"Why should we fight for the first place?"

Long Li clasped his hands behind his back and sighed softly.

"Because this is the only opportunity for our Long family to fall into the eyes of His Highness the Emperor's Grandson, and this is also the only opportunity to help Long Qie. In terms of closeness, we are not as good as the Yu family, and in terms of family heritage, we are not as good as other families, including the Zhang family. The Qing family, in terms of connections, is not as good as the Yan family, the Zhao family, and the Xiong family. If we can't take this opportunity to show our Long family's ability and loyalty to the emperor's eldest grandson, why should we let the emperor's eldest grandson take a look at it, and why should we give it to Long? And provide more support..."

Having said this, Long Li turned around, looked at his son, and spoke seriously.

"Today, if Long Qie is prosperous, the Long family will be prosperous. If Long Qie cannot open a situation in Xianyang, then the Long family will not be able to open a situation. How much we can help Long Qie today will be how much Long Qie can repay the family in the future. Long Qie has been able to lead an army by himself, and he will never come back again. Sooner or later, the Long family will be yours, and I am paving the way for you..."

Hearing this, Long Ying couldn't help but feel ashamed. She bowed deeply to Long Li and said apologetically.

"Aweng, my child is stupid and fails to understand your good intentions——"

Long Li nodded with some relief.

"We must fight for this first place, and not only fight for it, but also fight for it beautifully - a little bit of money, don't be stingy, as long as it can get into the eyes of His Highness the Emperor Changsun, what will our Long family care about in the future?"

……

Compared with the Long family's proper and orderly management, the Yu family's situation pales in comparison these days.

Without the old head of the family, Yu Tian, ​​the new head of the family, Yu Rang, could not integrate the power of the entire family. Several families were quite unconvinced by him as the head of the family. As a result, the entire Yu family was like a group of dragons without a leader, and they would no longer be the same as before. The grand occasion of Tian's time.

Fortunately, when Yu Tian left Kuaiji, he went to Xianyang to seek another career and did not break with the Yu family. Therefore, in these days, as Yu Ji became the emperor's eldest grandson, Mrs. Ru became the first to be pregnant with the emperor's eldest grandson. Woman, during this period of time, Yu Rang kept sending people to Xianyang to visit Yu Tian and repair the unpleasantness he had with Yu Tian, ​​which was somewhat successful.

He could still gain some favor or two in front of the emperor's eldest grandson.

But the problem now is that the errand of His Highness the Emperor Changsun must be done well first.

Even if he can't compete for the first place, it can't be too embarrassing. After all, he leads the best area in the entire Kuaiji County, and he also has the title of relative of the emperor's eldest grandson.

but--

He couldn't help but get a headache when he thought about the strange voices in his family recently.

"Report——Master, it's not good. Go and have a look. There is something wrong with the construction site at Sanfang. The quality is not up to standard. Sanfang has already started to quarrel with the county official responsible for acceptance..."

Yu Rang:......

"These idiots! How stupid they are!"

Yu Rang couldn't help but slapped the case, cursed in a low voice, and hurried to the construction site without even taking a sip of water. These idiots are so short-sighted that they really think of themselves as relatives of the emperor?

"...Sir, would you like to take a closer look? I have been operating here for many years. I would like to take the liberty to say that I know this better than you. The width, depth and hardness of the tamping on both sides of the ditch we built , the stones laid are enough to meet the irrigation needs of the fields here. Even if it takes ten or eight years, there will never be any problems..."

From a distance, Yu Rang heard the stupid voice of his third uncle.

He couldn't help but pinched his brows again, raised the riding crop in his hand, flicked the raised whip in his hand, and made a loud sound in the air.

The official responsible for inspecting and accepting this section of the ditch couldn't help but frown, but when he thought of the other party's identity, he reluctantly suppressed his anger and tried to be as pleasant and honest as possible.

"This is the rule. Not only you, but the entire twenty-six counties in Kuaiji County, every ditch has this standard -"

At this point, the official glanced at the Yu family steward who was twisting his neck and not even looking at him. He felt a little angry in his heart and choked calmly.

"If you, the Yu family, feel that there is a problem or objection, you might as well go to His Highness the Emperor's Grandson to argue..."

Having said this, the official looked slightly cold and simply cupped his hands towards the steward.

"As for how you and the emperor's grandson discuss it and how to build it, that is all your business. No matter how superficial you are, as long as His Highness the emperor's grandson agrees, I have nothing to say..." After that, he waved, Just take a few people with you and leave.

Yu Rang quickly jumped off his horse, walked a few steps quickly, stopped the official from going, and laughed with him.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the people below are ignorant and have caused you to worry. If there is something inappropriate, just tell me. I will arrange manpower immediately and make adjustments overnight. I will never delay the important event of His Highness the Emperor Changsun..."

As he said that, he handed over his hands again and again.

"Someday, the villain will come to apologize..."

After saying that, he suppressed the anger in his heart and winked at his third uncle who was holding his neck.

"Third uncle, why don't you come over and apologize to this lord..."

As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw his third uncle, who had a nose that was not a nose and a face that was not a face, snorted coldly, and walked away like that.

Yu Rang:......

This old guy was so angry that he almost vomited blood on the spot.

"He - he is old and confused. Please don't get along with him. Please rest assured. From now on, I will be personally responsible for this place. I will make corrections overnight tonight, and the construction schedule will not be delayed!"

As he said that, he subconsciously reached out and dug into his arms. Only then did he realize that he had been living and eating here for the past few days. He didn't have any valuables with him at all. He could only slide down and take off the jade pendant on his waist, calmly. The ground was blocked.

"Please forgive me, sir..."

The official couldn't help but glance at the jade pendant in Yu Rang's hand subconsciously. It had a warm luster, fine texture, smooth, transparent, soft and natural appearance. It was worth a lot at first glance.

There was a hint of heartbeat in his eyes.

However, he regained his composure in an instant and waved his hand seriously.

"Master Yu, there is no need to be so polite. We, the eldest grandson of the emperor, have our own rules. No one is allowed to take advantage of work to collect personal bribes. As long as you follow the rules and do things with all your heart, I will naturally not argue with him..."

Seeing that the other party really had no intention of taking it back, Yu Rang could only laugh with him and put the jade pendant away.

"Yes, yes, yes, the villain is reckless..."

Having said this, he bowed his hand humbly.

"Then I'll invite you to tea another day. Don't worry, I'll order everyone to get back to work immediately..."

The official smiled, nodded, turned and left.

Looking at the county officials and the manpower sent by the emperor's grandson who had gone away, Yu Rang looked very ugly. He personally picked up Qin Du beside him and began to measure various indicators of this section of the ditch.

With this amount, his face becomes even more ugly.

He had obviously allocated sufficient funds in accordance with the specifications of the project, but the repair of this section of the ditch was still substandard. Not only was it one foot shallower than the specified depth of the ditch, but the width was also half a meter narrower!

Third uncle, that idiot, he dared to slap the emperor’s eldest grandson in such a careless eye!

Looking at the ditch that had been paved with bluestone, Yu Rang's face turned pale.

"Demolish and rebuild immediately! Rework immediately, immediately, overnight -"

As soon as Yu Rang said these words, the people around him who had been working for a long time suddenly became unhappy. An old man glanced at Yu Rang and stabbed him in a nonchalant way.

"Rangwazi, are you kidding? We have just finished laying the paving according to the requirements of the third brother, and you are going to ask us to tear it down and rebuild it again. You are just using us for entertainment-"

"That's right, that's not what happened - even if you want to vent your anger on Third Uncle, you can't use the rest of us for entertainment. Why don't you go to Third Uncle to discuss it first..."

"..."

Yu Rang looked at this group of people and was so angry that his temples were beating. He finally took a deep breath and barely suppressed the anger in his heart.

These people were not from his room, but from his third uncle's room.

Therefore, without the nod from Third Uncle, his words may not be effective. He knew that he was of no use except wasting his saliva here, so he could only turn around and leave with a dark face.

"I really thought that as the head of the family, I could control our third bedroom at will..."

Faintly, Yu Rang could still hear the comments behind him that did not shy away from him.

"Third uncle, this is not the time to vent your anger. You should know how important this matter is to our Yu family. If you offend the emperor's eldest grandson because of this, it will be very bad for you and me, and for our Yu family. A hundred harms without any benefit..."

The old man, whom Yu Rang called his third uncle, couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Let me, not my third uncle, let me rely on my old age. After all, no matter what we say, he is also a close relative of His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun. Why, it's okay to build a ditch and it doesn't make any money. He really wants to rob us of Yu." The family’s wealth? Even if this ditch is three-thirds narrower and a few feet shallower, wouldn’t it be unusable?”

At this point, the third uncle, who had gray beard and hair, patted Yu Rang on the shoulder in an old-fashioned manner.

"Child, think about it, His Highness the Emperor's Grandson is a relative of ours. He is a high-ranking figure. He doesn't care about the money and food, but he can't let us poor relatives earn a little more money..."

Yu Rang:......

"Third uncle, this is not a matter of making money or not, but I have already promised His Highness in front of all the masters of the county that I will do my best to complete the tasks assigned by the emperor's eldest grandson with quality and quantity... "

However, before he could finish speaking, his third uncle took over his words.

"It's just nice words, who will really take it seriously? As long as the emperor's grandson doesn't say anything, even if other people know about it, they can only envy our Yu family's strong backstage - besides, do you really think that other people A few companies won’t cut corners…”

Having said this, his third uncle stretched out his dry palm and patted his shoulder affectionately.

"Rang Wazi, you are still young and don't understand the sinister nature of people's hearts. If our family is really wiped out by this project, do you think our Yu family can still stand in Kuaiji County? Silly boy, everything is empty, you The strength of the family is the last word. Remember, as the head of the family, you must always put the interests of the family first..."

Yu Rang:......

If this wasn't the third uncle of his clan, he really wanted to slap him in the face with a big ear.

He knew that any further argument would be a waste of time, so he could only groan and turn away. (End of chapter)