The visitor wore a snow-blue robe, the drapey fabric outlined his tall and straight figure, the neckline and cuffs were embroidered with fine silver thread with delicate textures, a tourmaline belt around his waist, and a green cloud-shaped jade pendant on the right ring, Unrestrained and handsome, outstanding and outstanding, he is indeed the Fourth Prince Ye Tianqi.
"See the fourth prince!" Sunan Xiang greeted Yingying, the plum red skirt spread out on the ground like petals, reflecting her beauty, a trace of surprise flashed across Ye Tianqi's eyes, and smiled: "Nan Xiang doesn't need to be too polite, Everyone is having a banquet in the front hall, why are you here?"
"The front hall is too stuffy. I went out for a walk and met two friends." Su Nanxiang said softly, looking at the courtyard resentfully: she has a beautiful face. In this world, there is no man who will not be moved when he sees her. Except for this guy in the yard...
Ye Tianqi followed her gaze, and saw Ouyang Shaochen standing in the courtyard, tall and handsome, standing beside Murong Xue in a long skirt, her beautiful face was bright and dark, The pupils were clear and cold, and the pale golden sunlight shone on the two of them, just like the fairy couple drawn in a scroll!
A trace of surprise flashed in Ye Tianqi's eyes, and then he returned to normal, and said with a smile, "Shaochen, Miss Murong, are you coming to the birthday banquet too?"
"I'm just passing by, not here to attend the banquet!" Murong Xue's voice was light, the original owner was not familiar with Ye Tianqi, she only knew that he was young and promising, he was highly valued by the emperor, and she was not going to talk to him too much.
"The fourth prince came to the Song Mansion, and he didn't come to attend the banquet." Ouyang Shaochen's voice was clear and shallow, Wu'anhou's mansion had been reduced to a second-class mansion, and the prince couldn't help him at all.
"I'm here to look for Nanxiang, and I want to ask, Mr. Su's health is better, when can I find some time to give advice." Ye Tianqi smiled slightly, making people feel like a spring breeze.
Mr. Su is the emperor's teacher. He and Su Nanxiang have known each other since they were young, and they have a pretty good relationship with each other. He is used to calling Su Nanxiang by his first name, and he has been calling him that way until now.
When Su Dishi was young, he was highly valued by the emperor. He was overworked and suffered from many diseases. When he was old and his old illness relapsed, he closed his door to thank guests and lived in the mansion to recuperate. He rarely received guests.
Ouyang Shaochen's eyes were deep: "Do you want to ask about the flood in Lingnan?"
"Yeah!" Ye Tianqi nodded, his eyes serious: "It has been pouring down in Lingnan for half a month, and it still has no intention of stopping. Most of Lingnan has been flooded, and many people have been displaced. If it continues, not only Lingnan will If it is flooded, Jiangnan, which is adjacent to Lingnan, will also suffer... "
Jiangnan is the most fertile place in Qingyan Kingdom. Thirty percent of the treasury's income comes from there. If Jiangnan is flooded, the treasury will lose a lot of income. The reconstruction of Jiangnan and the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of people will also make People are overwhelmed...
In the last court, the emperor and all civil and military officials were discussing this matter. After the court, the emperor discussed with the important ministers in the imperial study. For several days, no feasible plan was discussed.
Su Nanxiang's eyes flickered: "Grandpa is weak and has been lying on the bed all the time. I'm afraid he doesn't have the energy to give advice to the fourth prince. I have a plan. Would the fourth prince listen to it?"
Ye Tianqi's eyes narrowed slightly: "What's the plan, it doesn't matter if you say it."
Su Nanxiang smiled softly, and said loudly: "It's rainy in the south of Lingnan, if you want to prevent floods from raging, you must build solid dams...
Why is it building a dam again? Ye Tianqi frowned slightly in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He listened carefully to Su Nanxiang's words: "The embankments in Lingnan are all made of soil, and they can't stop the raging flood at all. We can order craftsmen to polish the stones smooth, like Build an indestructible dam like building a house, and the flood will not be able to flow through... "
"That makes sense." Ye Tianqi nodded, but his slightly frowned brows did not relax: "However, Lingnan has had a lot of rain this year, and the floods are more turbulent than ever. The dams built may be tens of meters high..." That requires an inestimable amount of manpower and material resources.
"Aren't there soldiers guarding the city near Lingnan? They can be temporarily transferred to Lingnan to build dams." Su Nanxiang smiled: The soldiers have all practiced martial arts. They are strong and fast. Let them build dams, which will be better than ordinary people. Faster and stronger.
"If we appeal to wealthy families in Beijing and other cities to donate money and goods, we will be able to help the disaster-stricken people in Lingnan..."
"This plan... not bad!" Ye Tianqi praised lightly, his eyes sank: donate money? Donate? Sure to turn some people off...
"Fourth prince's praise!" Su Nanxiang smiled modestly, looked up at Ye Tianqi, but saw that his eyelids were drooping, he didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't feel the joy of the trick at all.
Looking at Ouyang Shaochen again, his eyes were deep and his face was indifferent as if he hadn't heard her plan.
Is there something wrong with her plan? Su Nanxiang looked at Murong Xue in bewilderment: "Miss Murong, what do you think of my plan?"
Murong Xue said casually: "Barely it's okay!"
It's just treating the symptoms but not the root cause, and spending too much manpower and material resources. Ouyang Shaochen and Ye Tianqi saw this, so they didn't go along with her too much.
Su Nanxiang was furious immediately: "I heard what Miss Murong said, and I'm very dissatisfied with my plan. Then Miss Murong must have come up with a better plan. Why don't you tell me, let me learn a lot..."
Ouyang Shaochen and Ye Tianqi have noble status and have seen the world. It is understandable for them to disagree with her strategy. Murong Xue, a weak woman who has lived in the inner house for a long time, dares to belittle her clever strategy. Teach her well, let her know what self-knowledge is.
Murong Xue's complexion was gloomy. Su Nanxiang's strategy was not appreciated by Ye Tianqi because it was wrong and had nothing to do with her. Su Nanxiang didn't perfect his strategy and came to trouble her. It's really a character problem. She Want to hear a strategy? Tell her yourself one.
"When it rains heavily and floods occur, it is not necessary to build dikes and dams to block them. Channels can also be used to channel them. I remember that there are mountains to the south of Lingnan. Why don't people dig channels to release all the flood water to the basin surrounded by mountains? Let the basin become a natural pool, and the flood problem in Lingnan can be perfectly solved... "
"The people in Lingnan are very close to the mountains. Nine out of ten young men know how to dig canals. The government hires them to dig canals and distributes copper coins and food every day so that they can support their families. As for the old and weak women and children who are left alone, Just eat the food distributed by the state treasury, in this way, you can save a lot of money, and you don’t have to force those stingy rich and noble people to donate money and food... "
"Okay, okay, that's great!" Ye Tianqi slapped his hands fiercely, admiring repeatedly, looking at Murong Xue with sparkling eyes...