This is the fiefdom of Princess Lingyun, the eldest lady of Jiang Mansion, Jiang Qian.
The construction of the canals here was better than he imagined.
He is not worried about Rongcheng. Jiang Yunye is there, so there is no need for him to go.
But apart from there, there seems to be only Jiangzhou.
In the past few days, he braved the scorching sun and patrolled the entire Jiangzhou. The progress seemed to be consistent with that of Rongcheng, which surprised him.
It seems that even though Princess Lingyun is not in this fief, she still manages it very well.
There's just one problem, and that's the river embankment.
This place is different from Rongcheng. Over there, when the canals are being dug, embankments will be built at the same time, but here there are none at all.
He remembered that in the drawings given by the little girl, it was stated that an ecological river embankment would be built and the purpose of its construction was indicated.
But now there is no movement at all. Could it be that it has been forgotten?
When his father gave the order, he also said that they would be built together.
If we wait for the canal to be repaired but there is no embankment from beginning to end, it will be a troublesome thing.
In the long run, it will not be beneficial to the people of Chu.
"Master, are you looking for the governor of this place to come over?"
When Chu first saw the confusion in his master's eyes, he asked aloud.
If it is said that the local official of Jiangzhou is a bad person, then it is extremely unlikely.
After all, the construction speed of this canal is comparable to that of Rongcheng.
But the river embankments were not built according to the imperial edict, so what happened?
This is the fiefdom of Princess Lingyun and is under her jurisdiction.
Princess Lingyun is not that kind of corrupt official who only knows how to squeeze money out of the people, so is there something hidden about the river embankment?
What Chu Yi said was consistent with Chu Ximo's thoughts. When he heard this, he said: "No need, take a look first before talking!"
Before looking for Zhizhou, Chu Ximo felt that he needed to understand the situation.
He rarely comes here. After all, it is his aunt's fiefdom. For so many years, no one has to worry about it. Other people's influence cannot get in, so he doesn't need to arrange anyone here.
This is happening now, except maybe there is something they don't know about.
In this case, why not see it for yourself first before talking about it.
When the scorching sun shines on people's skin, the sun becomes unbearable within a quarter of an hour.
Not only was Chu Ximo tanned in the past few days, but the skin on his face had peeled off several times.
Anxious to know the answer, he took Chu Yi, Zhai and others along the dug canal and found the common people working enthusiastically.
"Master, go and rest under that tree for a while, then my subordinates will go over and ask."
On the first day of the new year, when he saw the common people braving the scorching sun, he was the first to speak to Chu Ximo and then walked towards those common people.
"Brother, it's so hot today, why are you still building canals?"
When they arrived at the place, Chu Yi casually pulled a man who stood up to talk to the person next to him and asked.
Hearing this, the man turned his head to look at Chu Yi, then looked him up and down, and said: "No matter how hot the sun is, the canal must be dug first. Only in this way can I know that after the canal is opened, it will be the first
In time, people in the entire state can have access to water."
Chu Ximo, who was standing under a small tree in the distance, had been paying attention to the situation on the first day of junior high school.
When he saw Chu Yi talking to a man, he narrowed his eyes, and then said to Zhai, "The person talking to Chu Yi is Mr. Qi Zhiyuan, the second-level Jinshi in the previous two palace examinations?"
Zhai has been with Chu Ximo for a longer time, and he pays more attention to his master's concerns.
When I heard this, I also looked over. After staring at it seriously for a long time, I said: "Return to the master, yes!"
"Call Qi Zhiyuan over. I have something to ask him."
Qi Zhiyuan is here personally to supervise the progress of the canal construction, which shows that he pays attention to this area, so why not build the river embankment?
"yes!"
At this time, Qi Zhiyuan asked why the embankment was not being built, and he said with a straight face: "Brother, your accent doesn't sound like I am from Jiangzhou, but rather like someone from the capital. But I have always been
I act upright and sit upright, so I am not afraid of you asking about this matter. I am Qi Zhiyuan, the general magistrate of Jiangzhou, in charge of family fields, grain transportation, water conservancy, litigation and other matters. The lives of the people in Jiangzhou are difficult, but they are better than those in other places in Dachu.
It's relatively better when it gets up. However, there is a drought all year round and there is very little rain..."
Before Qi Zhiyuan finished speaking, he saw a person suddenly appear beside him, and heard the person say with slight respect: "Master Qi, my master has invited you!"
After hearing this, Qi Zhiyuan looked in the direction of Zhai's finger and saw a man whose face he couldn't see clearly standing under the tree.
"Who is your master?"
He was a little unsure for a moment who the other party was?
It's almost noon, and it's about to enter the most exciting time of the day.
In this situation, who can go to a place under the scorching sun and know his identity?
"I wonder who your master is?"
"The sixth prince of the current dynasty, King Mo!"
Qi Zhiyuan followed a different master. This was a fiefdom. He was a courtier under the supervision of Lingyun County and did not know much about matters in Beijing.
But this did not prevent him from knowing that King Mo had a heavy army and a great heart for the common people.
Everyone heard that the Crown Prince and King Mo were full brothers from the same mother, and the Crown Prince was in poor health, so King Mo helped handle many matters in the court.
I heard that the emperor was not in good health this year, and the princess just sent a letter some time ago, asking him to personally keep an eye on the progress of the canal construction. Now that King Mo has appeared, what advice does he have?
Qi Zhiyuan thought this, but he still respectfully adjusted his clothes and followed Chu Yi and Zhai to the small tree that was planted last year.
"I didn't know that King Mo was coming, so I missed him from afar. Please forgive me!"
"Master Qi, there is no need to be polite! I am here just to see the progress of the canal construction. It seems that the progress is good, but I wonder what is going on with the river embankment?"
"King Mo doesn't know that every year in Jiangzhou, hundreds of people die of heat and thirst. Because of this, the local government allocates a lot of money every year to buy water for Huaizhou Prefecture, which has a lot of water.
The common people drink it. But as a result, there is not much money available in the local area. The money needed to buy the stones to build the river embankment has not yet been allocated by the national treasury, and the local tax treasury is short of money, so it has not been built yet."
Chu Ximo was startled when he heard this. He had never thought about this before.
He knew that every summer, thousands of people died of thirst in the entire Chu. Among them, except for Huaizhou, which is located in the south, Jiangzhou had the least number of people dying, but he never thought about the reason for the small number of deaths.
They actually spent money and manpower and material resources to transport water to Huaizhou.
No wonder he stayed in the inn after arriving in Jiangzhou. If he wanted to drink a pot of water, he had to pay an extra penny. It turned out to be like this.xdw8