Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Chapter 423 Repairing the Sluice Gate at West Lake
"sluice?"

Chu Ze recalled the blueprint Liu Jing gave him, and said, "You mean the West Lake Sluice?"

"Correct!"

Sun Zhengde clapped his hands excitedly.

"The sluice of the West Lake has been carefully inspected by Mr. Liu and we. Although the damage is not high, the material used is not good. Like that kind of material, it will be damaged if it lasts for two or three years at most. It will have to be repaired by then, and it will have to be repaired." Invest a lot of money in it. Why don’t we just use good materials to build a sluice that can last at least decades, or even hundreds of years.”

"Although we invested a lot of money at the beginning, it needs to be maintained in the future." Liu Jing answered.

"We make a one-time investment, and we can save money for repairs and rebuilds later."

Sun Zhengde and Liu Jing talked to each other, and the two excitedly used words to describe a blueprint for saving money.

Chu Ze thought about it and thought it made sense.

He asked, "How much silver do you need?"

Ku Zhengde and Liu Jing looked at each other.

"not much."

"It's only 2 taels."

Chu Ze thought about it, this is really not much.

"Then do it according to your ideas, but the quality of the products must keep up. Otherwise, we will have to sacrifice the two of you to heaven." Chu Ze's tone gradually became dangerous.

Sun Zhengde and Liu Jing were not afraid at all.

They patted their chests and said, "Don't worry, my lord, we all know what we are doing."

"That's right, we still hope to use this project to change to another official." Sun Zhengde's goal was much simpler and more straightforward.

Anyway, he has already given the warning, and the rest depends on what they do.

Chu Ze brought the topic back to the original place and asked how much money was still short.

This time it was Liu Jing who answered.

"The money is enough for the repair of the West Lake alone."

The problem is, they want to repair more than one.

Among them, West Lake is the largest one.

The rest is the West Water Gate, and other canals and lakes.

Liu Jing roughly listed them before, at least a dozen of them.

This amount of money alone is naturally not enough.

"Water conservancy projects can't be rushed. The money matter can be put aside for a while. What we need urgently now should be workers."

Seeing Liu Jing's serious expression, Chu Ze found it funny.

"Don't tell us, Bai Qingwen and the others in Fuzhou Prefecture have covered the sky with one hand, and even the workers have been caught by them."

"That's not it."

Anyway, as long as the hands and feet are healthy, anyone can clean up the West Lake.

"The problem now is that everyone is saving their own fields, and who is willing to come." Sun Zhengde showed a wry smile on his face.

They don't even have money to spend now.

Chu Ze: "..."

This reason was beyond his expectation.

But thinking about it, Chu Ze was not surprised.

Now is the time for some crops to go to the ground, and it happens to be hot this year.

In addition, water conservancy facilities are not enough.

People who want to irrigate their fields can only rely on manpower.

Those who are close to the water source are okay, but those who are far away are more difficult.

Chu Ze thought for a while and said, "Build the canal first."

Liu Jing and Sun De's eyes widened.

"How can this work? Even if there is a canal, there will be no water."

"That's right, we have to build the West Lake first."

Chu Ze had a firm attitude: "Let's build the canal first. But it's not the canal of the West Lake, but the canal connecting the Minjiang River."

Sun Zhengde and Liu Jing looked at each other in surprise.

Chu Ze explained: "People need water, but we need people, so let's combine our needs."

They directly repaired the canal, and the enthusiasm of the people must be very high.

They don't even need to summon them, and many people will come upon hearing the news.

In this way, since water conservancy can be built quickly, the people can irrigate the fields.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Sun Zhengde and Liu Jing's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they said, "Why didn't we think of this method?"

"That's because your minds are full of the West Lake, so naturally you don't have time to think about it. Give us the planning map of the canal as soon as possible, and then start construction as soon as possible. Is there nothing else for us now?" Chu Ze said. Just started yawning.

He didn't sleep all night last night, and now he has resisted for so long, his eyelids are fighting.

Sun Zhengde saw that he was so sleepy that he wanted to lie down and go to sleep immediately, so he said, "It's gone."

In fact, there are, but not very important.

It's not too late to wait until Chu Ze wakes up.

Seeing that he had nothing else to do, Chu Ze got up and went back to his room to rest.

Kang Cheng's yard.

Kang Cheng looked at the boy in surprise, and said in disbelief, "You said he went back to his room to rest?"

"Yes. I saw it with my own eyes."

Kang Cheng: "Isn't he coming to get the wrench?"

"..." The boy couldn't answer this question.

But if he had to say, it would be a good thing if Chu Ze didn't come.

This finger has been passed down from generation to generation since the founding of Ryukyu.

If it is lost in the hands of my own national teacher, after returning to the country, there will be another wave of turmoil.

There was silence in Kang Cheng's eyes.

He looked at the finger wrench in his hand, not guessing what Chu Ze was thinking.

Is he just simply sleepy?

But looking at his previous behavior, every movement of this man has a deep meaning.

Maybe the sleepiness is only on the surface, and there are deeper reasons.

But what, Kang Cheng couldn't guess.

But if Chu Ze didn't come for a day, Kang Cheng's heart would not be at peace for a while.

No, Chu Ze didn't come, so he went there by himself.

With this in mind, Kang Cheng made people stare at Chu Ze's yard.As soon as Chu Ze made any movement, he immediately reported to him.

Kang Cheng waited and waited until midnight, and finally confirmed that it was impossible for Chu Ze to wake up today.

He simply went to sleep.

The next day, Kang Cheng took the time to show up in Chu Ze's yard.

When Zhu Xi passed by the door, he looked at Kang Cheng standing in the yard, and said in surprise, "It's early in the morning, the national teacher is not staying in his own courtyard city, why did he come here?"

Kang Cheng turned his head when he heard the sound.

Looking at Zhu Xi who was full of doubts, Kang Cheng looked back at the still closed door.

In fact, he has been here for half an hour.

But the people who should have woken up earlier in the past have not moved at all today.

It was so quiet that Kang Cheng wondered whether Chu Ze was still inside.

He wanted to go in and have a look, but Zhao Sifang, like a thief, didn't give him a chance to get close to the door.

Is this person really not there?

Kang Cheng decided to ask Zhu Xi about it.

"The Second Highness is going out?" Kang Cheng walked towards Zhu Xi as if nothing had happened, and asked casually.

Zhu Xi didn't think too much about it, and said, "Well, I've been busy these days, and I'm rarely free today, so go out for a walk. Fuzhou has a lot of scenery and delicious food, do you want to go out for a stroll with the national teacher?" Zhu Xi raised his eyebrows , friendly invitation to Kang Cheng.

Kang Cheng shook his head and declined.

"Let's forget it. The previous bet with Master Chu has been completed, but the lottery has not yet been delivered. I want to wait here for Master Chu and see when he will come back."

"Huh? Come back?" Zhu Xi gave Kang Cheng a weird look, and then looked at Zhao Si who was sitting in the yard and under the corridor.

Did he hear it wrong, or did Kang Cheng say something wrong?
(End of this chapter)