Need for money

Lin Jingzhi didn't need to go into the side hall to look for it. Aunt Yu put down the bamboo chopsticks and walked back to the hall on her own initiative. Seeing that the guest seemed to be leaving, Mrs. Zhang took her daughter's hand and followed her out.

"Yu'er, I want to ride a horse for a walk outside the city, are you interested?" Lin Jingzhi didn't know that Aunt Yu had listened to his conversation with Zhang Jia, so he stood up and asked with a smile.

Nodding silently, Aunt Yu's eyes flashed, Lin Jingzhi was taken aback for a moment, and then glanced at Zhang Ting, secretly ashamed, just now he felt that this little girl was not sensible and should be disciplined, but he didn't want her to Knowing how to grab ingots, he actually wanted to ask a doctor for his grandfather.

Aunt Yu told Lin Jingzhi the reason why Zhang Ting snatched the Yuanbao by means of sound transmission, and she stood there, looking around at the crude hall.

Except for the old tables and chairs, there is no other furniture. Most of the paint on the window edge has already peeled off, showing its original color. Although there is no air leakage on the few sheets of window paper, due to the long time, it is covered with A thick layer of dust prevents sunlight from penetrating in, making the light in the hut very dim.

"Mr. Zhang, here are 100 taels of banknotes. You can accept them." Knowing that Zhang's family was struggling financially recently, Lin Jingzhi reached into his bosom, took out a banknote, and handed it over with both hands.

Zhang Jia was taken aback for a moment, then quickly pushed back the bank note, and said sternly: "You don't get paid for nothing, Mr. Zhang hasn't worked for Mr. Lin yet, how can he collect the money so quickly!"

Lin Jingzhi knew that he couldn't expose his shortcomings, saying that he had no money, otherwise Zhang Jia would definitely lose face, so he said, "Mr. You will accept the wages of your subordinates."

It will be much easier if you have the money to pull people. Zhang Jiawei hesitated, so he had to take the bank note, "Mr. Lin, don't worry, Mr. Zhang will definitely find all those helpers to help the Lin family."

"Okay, then let's go out now!" Lin Jingzhi said, and walked out of the hall first, Aunt Yu followed, and Zhang Jia handed the bank note to his wife for custody, and then walked out.

Mrs. Zhang took the bank note and held it tightly. Her father was finally saved.

After leaving the Zhang family's compound, Lin Jingzhi saw that the guards who came with him had already eaten and drank enough, and they were all resting on the open space behind a house. As soon as these guards saw him, they ran over quickly.

"Send a few people back to find some horses with strong feet. Mr. Zhang and I have something to go out of the city." After Lin Jingzhi finished his order, several guards responded immediately, turned around and ran towards the Lin family's mansion.

"Mr. Zhang, why don't we use our legs to walk for a while?" Seeing Zhang Jia walking out of the courtyard, Lin Jingzhi asked with a smile.

Zhang Jia nodded, and replied: "Well, when I was in office, in order to survey the terrain and draw the blueprint of the canal, Zhang and several assistants walked a lot, and all they walked were mountain roads, so every The first time I went out of the city, I didn’t take much food, but I packed a lot of cloth shoes.”

Lin Jingzhi smiled when he heard the words, chatted and walked together together, and walked to the north gate of Luocheng. When Lin Jingzhi and the others were about to reach the gate of the city, the guards finally rushed over on horseback.

These guards rode one horse and led the other, and it happened that each of them shared a horse.

The black steed tamed by Aunt Yu last time was also brought over. Aunt Yu took it and turned over directly. Horses have feelings. Once they recognize their master, they like to be intimate with their master, so this black horse Ever since he saw Aunt Yu, he snorted, turned his neck, and arched his head against her thigh.

After being comfortably touched by Aunt Yu's little hand, it took a few quick steps and came to Lin Jingzhi.

"You are the one who is the best at currying!" Lin Jingzhi hugged the horse's neck, and patted it angrily. The horse refused to follow him, and threw its head into his arms. One of them missed, and Lin Jingzhi almost sat down on the ground. , A smile flashed across Aunt Yu's eyes.

After playing around with the black horse, Lin Jingzhi got on a white horse, flicked the whip, and galloped out of the north gate. Seeing this, Aunt Yu and Zhang Jia followed closely.

Those guards deliberately slowed down their horses and kept a certain distance from their master. After all, there were some things that guards like them could not hear.

The wasteland was more than forty miles east of Luocheng City. Lin Jingzhi and his team came out from the north gate, ran to the right for a few kilometers, and circled to the east of the city. , This one is nearly [-] kilometers back and forth, they can't take too much time on the road.

Riding on horseback, the few people galloped all the way for nearly an hour before finally arriving at the destination.

The wasteland to be developed is surrounded by several big mountains. It is roughly rectangular in shape, with a large area and endless. The ground is mostly weeds and there are few trees. Although there are many small hills in the middle, if you On the whole, it looks like a plain.

Zhang Jia followed Lin Jing all the time, saw him stop, and said, "Young Master Lin, let's go a little further and wait until we reach the edge of the Luo River. and the terrain there is high, so you can see this wasteland more clearly."

Aunt Yu knew that Lin Jingzhi was exhausted yesterday, so she kept paying attention to the expression on the scholar's face, seeing that although he was a little tired, but in good spirits, she was relieved.

"Okay, then let's catch up with another distance." Fortunately, the white horse that Lin Jingzhi was riding was not strong-tempered, and it ran smoothly with four hooves and a solid waist, otherwise the catching up would take an hour, and he really couldn't stand it.

Of course, it was also thanks to Tang Yuxiang staying up late last night to give him a massage, otherwise he might not even be able to get out of bed today.

The Luo River, one of the few large rivers in Liuzhou, flows from the west to the east. It is shaped like a wave pattern. The nearest place to Luocheng is about ** kilometers, and the widest part of the river is about 200 meters. More than a meter, the water flow is abnormally huge.

When they reached the west bank of the Luohe River, Lin Jingzhi and others got off their horses, took the reins, and walked slowly.

Zhang Jia is very familiar with the terrain here, pointing to the not-too-distant distance, he said, "Mr. Lin, I have explored here hundreds of times with a few of my men, and I think it's best to speak here."

"Oh? Why?" Lin Jingzhi looked over there and asked softly.

The west bank of the Luohe River where Lin Jingzhi is located is more than ten meters higher than that of the wasteland. If there is an opening here, the slope will be very steep. When the river flows down, the speed of the flow will definitely be very fast.

When it comes to where to dig the mouth of the river, Zhang Jia is very confident. Thinking about finding a suitable opening, they spent a lot of thought. They searched back and forth not only 50 times, but also [-] times. So Zhang and others decided to speak here, firstly, the river bank here is the widest, you see, it is more than [-] meters from here to there."

While Zhang Jia said, pointing at the junction of the river bank and the wasteland, Lin Jingzhi shifted his gaze and compared it with other places, and it was as he said.

"Mr. Lin, you have also seen that the topography of the two sides is too different. If the river bank is not wide enough, then after a long period of erosion by the river in the future, this embankment may be washed away. All the water is poured down from here, and the bottom becomes a vast ocean.”

Lin Jingzhi thought for a while and nodded in agreement. This point is indeed very important.

"Secondly, Mr. Lin, please see that although the terrain on the two sides differs by more than ten meters, the slope here is relatively gentle, which can block the impact of the flowing water."

Hearing this, Lin Jingzhi looked around, and it seemed that there were other places with a gentler slope than here.

Seeing the doubts on Lin Jingzhi's face, Zhang Jia naturally understood what he was thinking, and continued: "Besides, there is the most important point, that is, the soil here is much harder than other places."

Stamping the ground vigorously, Lin Jingzhi understood that the soil here is indeed very hard, and this river bank is actually connected to a mountain peak, so the possibility that the underground is blocked by stones is very high. If so, It would be great.

If the opening is blocked by stones, in addition to some difficulties at the beginning of excavation, there are many advantages in the future. For example, the stone gap is not afraid of the river washing, and even in summer when there is a lot of rain. There is no need to be afraid of flood disasters.

Zhang Jiali was on the side, seeing Lin Jingzhi smiling, he was very satisfied and relieved. To be honest, he was really afraid that Lin Jingzhi would pretend to understand and insisted on expressing his own opinion. Don't be careless.