Chapter 1436
Danchuan Flood
Chapter 1436 Danchuan Flood
However, just then, Yin Qi suddenly saw Hao Jia passing by. He hurriedly went over and eagerly took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket, handing it to her and saying:
"Hao Jia, here, here, this is for you!"
Hao Jia waved her hand and said, "Oh, I don't need it, I'm fine. You should give it to Shangguan. She seems strong, but she's feeling wronged inside!"
"It's alright, I have some here!" Hao Jia didn't want to be misunderstood, so she declined again, "Really, it's not necessary, thank you, Fifth Young Master!"
Shangguan Jing, who was initially somewhat touched, was furious when she saw her nominal husband fawning over another woman right in front of her.
She had a fiery and straightforward personality, and she couldn't stand being treated like this. She slapped Yin Qi's leg and left.
As a result, Yin Qi limped back.
Meanwhile, after Lin Hao carried Li Wei back to the mansion, he found that Li Wei was staring blankly at him.
In fact, Lin Hao knew that from the moment he picked up Li Wei, her eyes had never left him.
So Lin Hao waved his hand in front of the little girl's eyes and teased her:
"What's wrong? Have you found me to be very masculine and fallen in love with me without realizing it?"
"No way, I have to go home! I haven't fallen in love with you yet!" Li Wei retorted instinctively.
At this moment, her pretty face was as red as a ripe Fuji apple, so she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at Lin Hao again.
Looking at Li Wei's beautiful and lovely appearance, Lin Hao couldn't help but pull her into his arms and kiss her cherry-like lips.
"Mmm~ Not again!" The girl tried to struggle, but soon became immersed in the romantic kiss.
"Oh well, it's not the first time anyway!" Li Wei comforted herself.
After a long while, their lips parted, and the girl glanced at Lin Hao with a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance, saying, "You stole a kiss from me again! This is the second time!"
"Stealing a kiss? How can this be called stealing a kiss? You are my wife, I'm kissing you openly and honestly. Believe me or not, I'll consummate our marriage right now," Lin Hao said, as if trying to intimidate him.
"Ah~, no, I'm still young, I won't consummate the marriage!" Li Wei was so frightened that she took several steps back.
"Alright, I was just teasing you. If you don't want to, I won't force you. This promise is forever. Let me apply the medicine for you first!"
Lin Hao took out the medicine, removed Li Wei's shoes and socks, and looked at her bright red little feet, he really felt sorry for her.
He gently applied the medicine to Li Wei, but Li Wei started telling him stories from her childhood.
While things were harmonious between Lin Hao and Li Wei, things were quite interesting with the Fifth Young Master, Yin Qi.
After examining Yin Qi's injuries, the imperial physician asked him curiously:
"Fifth Young Master, may I be so bold as to ask, how did you get injured?"
"I did it." Shangguan Jing admitted it directly from the side. She wasn't afraid of anything. What difference would it make if she admitted it? At most, she would just get her foot slapped again.
Yin Qi quickly explained, "Water, she meant she was carrying water, and I was worried it was too heavy, so I helped her carry it, but I accidentally fell!"
"Haha!" he said, then laughed awkwardly twice.
After all, she's his wife, so of course he has to cherish her. Otherwise, if word gets out, Shangguan Jing will be punished.
"I never imagined that the Fifth Young Master and Madam Yu were such a loving couple!" The imperial physician seemed not to have heard Shangguan Jing's words, and instead said with a solemn expression:
"But this injury doesn't look like a fall; it looks more like a donkey kick!"
"Clap!" Yin Qi clapped his hands and said:
"You know, the imperial physician really is an imperial physician, he has such good eyesight! Right after I fell, a donkey came along and kicked me!"
"You~!" Just as Shangguan Jing was about to get angry when she saw Yin Qi implying something about her, she saw him frantically giving her meaningful glances.
Helpless, she knew that the best course of action was to let things slide.
Besides, she wasn't ungrateful; she could naturally tell that Yin Qi was doing this for her own good and was protecting her, so it didn't matter if he teased her a bit.
After the imperial physician left, Yin Qi came to Shangguan Jing's side, took out a porcelain bottle, and was about to apply medicine to her.
Shangguan Jing was initially somewhat touched, but upon seeing the porcelain vase, her mood soured, and she coldly said:
"You don't need to give it to me if you've already given it to someone else!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she was about to get up and leave when Yin Qi quickly grabbed her and asked:
"Who did I give myself to? You beat me up like this, and I'm still taking care of you. Can't you be a little gentler?"
After saying that, he picked up Shangguan Jing's leg to apply medicine to her, but subconsciously complained, "Not gentle at all, Hao Jia wouldn't do this!"
"Bang!" As the saying goes, if you don't court death, you won't die. So, in the next second, Shangguan Jing kicked him to the ground.
This time, Shangguan Jing was truly angry. She stood up and shouted angrily:
"If you want to marry Hao Jia, then go ahead and marry her. If you can't, then shut your mouth. Do you want me to become like her?"
"I'm telling you, it's impossible in the next life!" With that, he stormed off in a huff.
next day
After class at the Young Master's Academy, Lin Hao sat down with Dai Shaofu again.
Dai Di handed Lin Hao a folded document and slowly said:
"Recently, Danchuan has been frequently flooded. The Lord has asked the chieftains of Mo and Dai rivers to help with disaster relief, but we are still afraid that the relief efforts will not be enough!"
My thought is that the young master might try to find a way to make the lord of the river pay more attention to him.
"I understand what you mean, sir!" Lin Hao took the document and glanced at it before saying:
"Although Shinkawa has ordered disaster relief, Dankawa is currently in the flood season, and this year's disaster is more severe than in previous years. However, I already have a plan, which I will write down in the school's policy essay!"
"If the young master can come up with a practical plan this time, he will surely gain the master's favor!" Dai Di breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He had his eye on the sixth young master and was now waiting for him to step forward.
"The first priority is naturally flood control and resettlement of displaced people. However, with farmland flooded and farmers lost, how to manage agriculture and sericulture is the most important issue. I already have some ideas on these matters, and I will write them down when the time comes so that you will understand!"
"That would be perfect!" Dai Di was about to say something more when he was interrupted by a few barks from the dogs.
"Woof woof woof!"
The next moment, Dai Di looked outside and said, "Forgive my overstepping, but I hope that Young Master will not let romantic feelings hold him back!"
"This is a rare opportunity. If the young master can seize it, then as he advances in rank, he will naturally be able to obtain a better wife!"
Knowing that Dai Di meant well, Lin Hao chuckled and thanked her:
"Thank you for the reminder, sir. However, relying on others is not a sustainable path; true strength lies in self-reliance!"
"If I protect a wife who may not seem like much to outsiders, wouldn't those who come to me be even more loyal?"
"A thousand pieces of gold to buy a horse's bones!" Dai Di's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and then he said with a smile, "Hehe, young master, what a great idea!"
"Sir, please rest assured. Since you have chosen me, I will certainly not let you down!"
"I am determined to take the position of Chief of the River, and no one can stop me!" Lin Hao said domineeringly.
Back at the young master's villa, Lin Hao began writing a policy essay on the floods in Danchuan, which he then handed to Dai Di, who in turn presented it to the new lord of Danchuan.
Sure enough, not long after, Lin Hao was summoned to the study by the new Sichuan Lord, who praised him.
But another problem was presented to Lin Hao: how to transport it.
When floods occur, the depth of the river changes, and the waterways naturally become unusable for transportation.
At this time, the best solution would naturally be to use land transport. However, the new Chuanzhu had previously disregarded the opposition of the court and ordered the reconstruction of the "Shindan" Canal.
If you were to suggest taking overland transport at this crucial moment, wouldn't that be tantamount to denying the new leader's decision?
Lin Hao was also an emperor, and those in positions of power are most afraid of someone saying they are wrong, even if the other party is just the ruler of Jiuchuan.
Lin Hao was aware of this, so when the new Sichuan governor asked him for a good plan, he did not answer directly.
Because he was waiting, waiting for the right opportunity.
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Two days later, Lin Hao arrived at the study of the new Chuanzhu.
Because he felt the time was right, the people of Xinchuan have been talking about the floods in Danchuan for the past two days.
The transportation issue was urgent, but no one offered a solution, which angered the new lord of the river in court.
Actually, it wasn't that no one thought of using land transport, but they were afraid of angering the new governor of Sichuan, since the New Dan Canal was built under his own initiative.
At this point, the new Sichuan governor also regretted relying entirely on water transport. However, since he had built the system against all odds, he couldn't bring himself to admit that his policies were flawed.
In Lin Hao's view, the new Chuanzhu's water transport strategy itself was not problematic. The key issue was that he relied entirely on water transport and abandoned land transport for maintenance.
Lin Hao also learned from Li Wei that she and several of her girlfriends had donated a lot of money, just to do their part for Danchuan.
Especially Ruan Sisi, this wealthy young woman from Jinchuan, donated a small amount of "hundred million".
While others donated a little jewelry or something, she donated a whole box, leaving her group of close friends completely stunned.
No one would have guessed that this introverted and timid girl was actually a little tycoon!
The Imperial Study.
The new lord looked at Lin Hao and asked, "Have you come up with a way to transport the supplies from Xinchuan to Danchuan?"
Lin Hao didn't speak, but looked at the guards on his left and right.
"You may all leave!" The new Chuanzhu waved his hand at the guards and his personal eunuchs.
After the personal eunuchs and guards bowed and withdrew, the new Chuanzhu said impatiently, "Alright, they've all left. You may speak freely!"
Lin Hao then spoke up, saying, "The reason the supplies transported to Danchuan were damaged is because they were transported by water!"
"So, you think we should go through dry land?" The new river chief glared angrily at Lin Hao.
"No, that's not it!" Lin Hao said calmly.
"Sigh~!" Upon hearing this, the new Chuanzhu said quietly:
"Back then, I disregarded the court's opposition and built this new Dan Canal to facilitate the rapid flow of goods. Now you also think that this was a mistake?"
"This is absolutely the right thing to do!"
"It's neither this nor that, so what exactly do you mean?" The new Chuanzhu glared at Lin Hao again.
Lin Hao found the new Chuanzhu's arrogant demeanor amusing, but he still spoke in a serious tone:
"It's just a matter of time!"
"The Xindan Canal has indeed brought huge benefits to both Sichuan and Hebei provinces, that is an indisputable fact!"
"However, water transport is greatly affected by the weather, and the climate in Danchuan is unpredictable and varied. If this continues, such problems will be difficult to solve."
"Therefore, my suggestion is to develop land transportation at the same time, as parallel development of land and water transportation is the long-term solution!"
"Oh? You really think so?" Upon hearing this, the new Chuanzhu's eyes lit up.
"Yes!" Lin Hao said firmly.
"Very good, very good, this is exactly what I wanted. I didn't expect you to know these things. Not bad, not bad!" The new Sichuan governor stroked his beard, looking like a promising student.
"By the way, I remember the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, isn't it?"
"Yes!"
"Then this year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet will be hosted by your household!"
"Yes!"
"Go down!"
Lin Hao bowed respectfully and withdrew.
Back at the Sixth Young Master's Villa, Lin Hao instructed Bao Quan to prepare a feast, and then he celebrated with Li Wei, Song Wu, and the others.
After the dinner party ended, Li Wei sat at her desk, writing another letter home that she could never send.
"With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, I feel especially homesick, particularly for the mooncakes my mother makes. If I can help the Sixth Young Master manage the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet properly, I might be able to meet the new Lord of Chuan and ask for his favor, allowing my family to reunite in the palace. Besides, the Sixth Young Master treats me kindly, so there is no need to worry!"
After writing the letter, Li Wei placed it on the windowsill, weighed it down with red beans, and then closed her eyes to express her longing in the way her hometown does.
The next day, Lin Hao was strolling around the villa when Su Shen suddenly handed him a piece of paper, saying:
"Young Master, after the concubine learned that the letter could not be sent, she followed the custom of Wuchuan and used red beans to press the letter down on the windowsill, sending her longing for her family from afar!"
"I have specially copied a letter for you, young master, so that you may know her whereabouts!"
"Didn't I tell you before not to peek?" Lin Hao said, frowning.
"I looked at it openly and honestly!" Su Shen said matter-of-factly, then whispered:
"I know this is not good, but I just want to tell you that the concubine is not as reckless as before. She didn't write anything nonsense. She just said she misses home and that you treat her very well, so her parents can rest assured!"
“It seems she really misses home. Su Shen, from now on, when she writes a letter, just say it’s written by me and help her send it out.”
"Ah? No, young master! If someone else..." Before Su Shen could finish speaking, Lin Hao interrupted him:
"Alright, that's enough. Just don't let anyone know. And I have something else for you to do!"
"You secretly bring your concubine's parents to Xinchuan. I'll give her a surprise then!"
“This…!” Su Shen hesitated upon hearing this.
"Just do as I say!" Lin Hao waved his hand and said confidently.
"Yes, young master!"
As the two were chatting, a loud "bang" suddenly came from the kitchen next door.
Lin Hao and Su Shi quickly went inside. Once inside, Lin Hao saw Li Wei, Liu Baoquan, and others, all of whom were covered in flour, as were the ground around them.
"What's wrong?" Lin Hao asked.
Liu Baoquan knelt down with a thud, glanced cautiously at Li Wei, and said:
"Young Master, please understand, this was all done by the concubine, and has nothing to do with me!"
Su Shen said irritably, "Does it matter who did it? Is the concubine alright? Is everyone else alright?"
Seeing that the others shook their heads, Su Shen urged them impatiently:
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and pack up! Don't you have any common sense?"