"His Royal Highness!" A calm male voice sounded suddenly, the emperor looked up, and saw a guard hurriedly walked up to Gong Qianyu, and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness, the ditch has been dug to Niu Village, but we have to continue Dig down?"
Gong Qianyu's eyes sank, and he said lightly: "Dig it, as long as it is arid place, dig ditches!" Be prepared, no matter how dry it is in the future, the people will have water to eat, water...
"Yes!" The guard took the order and retreated to one side.
The civil and military ministers' eyes widened in surprise. Isn't Niu Village the place where they are standing? The ditch is not just a ditch used to divert water. The rushing clear water just now was caused by His Royal Highness ordering someone to dig a ditch...
"His Royal Highness... Your Royal Highness..." Calls sounded one after another, and a large group of people in coarse cloth shorts and straw sandals ran over, looking at the clear water in the field, their eyes sparkling, and there was a plop , Kneeling in front of Gong Qianyu: "Thank you, Your Highness... Thank you, Your Highness..."
"Be flat, don't be too polite!" Gong Qianyu said lightly, without even looking at the common people. Those who don't understand his temperament will think he is arrogant.
The common people didn't take it seriously, His Royal Highness the crown prince is the crown prince, the future lord of southern Xinjiang, naturally he has nothing to say with these rough men who don't know a lot of characters, but he is a wise king, diligent in governing and loving the people, helping them as he is now Get rid of the big problem of drought and let them live and work in peace!
This water was brought here by His Royal Highness, it's incredible!
The civil and military ministers looked at Gong Qianyu, their eyes were full of shock and disbelief, and there was also a hint of admiration and admiration!
Gong Qianze's handsome face darkened in an instant. They even admired Gong Qianyu and admired Gong Qianyu. They were really a group of idiots who listened to the wind and rain. They didn't even think about it. The drought was only found in half a month. Dig a hundred-mile-long ditch within a short period of time? unless…
Gong Qianze's eyes froze, and he raised his head to look at Gong Qianyu: "The emperor's digging of ditches is really beneficial to the country and the people. However, it is not easy to dig a canal of more than one hundred miles. The emperor must have used a lot of guards!"
All the guards in the Prince's Mansion were dismissed by him. The guards he used, no matter where they were found, were dispatched privately. Their father, the emperor, hated people who secretly dispatched troops behind his back...
The eyes of the ministers also fell on Gong Qianyu. Although the journey from the Yangtze River to here is relatively flat, the distance is not short. He dug the ditch within half a month, and he must have used many people. His Royal Highness , I don’t have any military power in my hands, and I don’t have any private soldiers...
Gong Qianyu raised his head in the face of everyone's doubts, puzzlement, suspicion, and mocking eyes, and said word by word: "I have used about 100,000 people to dig ditches..."
Hundreds of thousands of civil and military officials were shocked! Why are there so many? No wonder the ditch was dug so quickly, but where did he transfer the 100,000 people? Why didn't they hear anything
Gong Qianze was also taken aback by the shock, and then smiled slightly. One hundred thousand people is not a small number. Looking at the entire southern border, only the military camp has so many people. With so many horses, they really don't know how to live or die. Father will never let him go...
Looking up at the emperor, the emperor turned gloomy. He looked at Gong Qianyu coldly. Just as he was about to speak, the guards around Gong Qianyu spoke first: "It's normal for a hundred thousand people to dig ditches. Your lords don't need to." Are you so surprised?"
"What? One hundred thousand people?" The civil and military ministers were startled, and looked at each other.
"Yes!" The guard nodded, and said in a low voice: "There is a severe drought in southern Xinjiang, and the people are very anxious. His Royal Highness asked the low-ranking people to tell them that digging canals can bring water to water the crops, and promised them that when they dig the canals , take care of food and water, and give each person another half a catty of white flour every day, and the common people will come to dig ditches voluntarily... "
I see!
The civil and military ministers nodded understandingly, and gave Gong Qianyu a sneaky look: They know that His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't like to talk, but when you say something, can you finish it all at once? Say half and keep half, causing them to completely misunderstand. Is he playing tricks on them? Or play them
Gong Qianze's bright smile froze on his face in embarrassment. The purpose of digging ditches was to irrigate the fields of the common people. Their motivation is why they dug more than 100 miles of ditches in half a month...
Gong Qianyu only used half a month's worth of rice and half a month's worth of white flour to confuse the people to accomplish such an incredible thing, saving a lot of manpower and financial resources. He is really smart and capable. He really underestimated him in the past...
The emperor stepped forward, looked at Gong Qianyu's handsome face, with complicated expressions in his eyes, his son didn't care about others, and he was busy with political affairs every day, so he seldom cared about him, and he didn't know when he became So smart: "You have done a good job and solved the most difficult matter for the father..."
"Thank you, Father, for your compliment." Gong Qianyu said softly, there was a faint indifference in the pure voice, the emperor's eyes sank, and he wanted to say something, but finally turned into a sigh.
"Zhang Shilang stays here, and together with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince supervises the digging of ditches by the common people. If there is any need, it will be paid from the household department!" The majestic order shows his praise and concern for Gong Qianyu's ability.
A glint of haze flashed in Gong Qianze's eyes, and then disappeared without a trace in an instant. The hand under the sleeve was tightly clenched...
"Yes!" Zhang Shilang replied in a deep voice, and retreated to Gong Qianyu's side.
The emperor waved his sleeve robe, turned around, and walked forward without looking back: "Show me back to the palace!"
The drought is over and he doesn't need to stay here anymore.
"Respectfully send off the emperor." The common people woke up like a dream, and knelt down on the ground.
The emperor walked over many people, walked to the carriage not far away, and lowered the curtain.
Gong Qianze gave Gong Qianyu a cold look, walked quickly to a fast horse, got on the horse, pulled the reins, and followed the emperor's carriage with the accompanying civil and military officials.
Along the way, Gong Qianze's complexion was very ugly, until he returned to Prince Rui's mansion, his complexion was still gloomy, with strong anger lingering in his chest, the mixed internal force quickly condensed in his palm, his eyes turned cold, and he waved his hand suddenly. The palm was slapped straight ahead, and there was only a 'click', and the thick tree fell down in response. Gong Qianze's angry shout pierced through the clouds and resounded through the sky: "Gong Qianyu!"