Bachelor

Chapter 437 Huaian
After leaving the capital, the rain was still falling, but it was much lighter.
Sun Dan sat on the boat, and didn't urge the boatman to take some boats. He just watched the scenery outside, stealing half a day's leisure, which was also a great pleasure.

However, due to the rain, the water flow was also fast, and the sailing was smooth, so the rumors went very fast.

After five days on the road, it is said that he passed Jining and was driving on the boundary of Huai'an Mansion.This area is the Great Plains, one of the main agricultural lands in the Ming Dynasty.It was called Northern Subei in later generations and belonged to Jiangsu Province.

Although Sun Dan is now a seventh-rank official, he is an editor of the Imperial Academy and a candidate for future cabinet ministers.And the Hanlin Academy is a department similar to the Central Party School of later generations, and anyone in it has a great future.In addition, Sun Dan is the emperor's personal secretary, who directly grasps the confidential secrets.

Therefore, although he walked fast along the way, the newspapers from the mansion were not slow along the way, and they were still delivered like flowing water.

In the few days since he left the capital, many things really happened in the capital.First of all, the birth of Concubine Zhang Guifei's son naturally made Huang Jin's group overjoyed.You know, Concubine Zhang's subordinates have gathered a large number of people, all of whom are pointing at this prince to seek glory and wealth.Sun Dan was a little worried about this.Empress Chen's son Zhu Zaicheng was not a character who should appear at all.

In real history, the child was aborted before it was born.Today, although Sun Dan suddenly appeared in this period of history and was born because of the butterfly effect, history still has its inertia.Although the child did not have a miscarriage as in the historical records, he looked a little dazed, as if he was not very clever.

Sun Dan was also very troubled by these children who were born successively.In the past few years, I don't know what kind of evil it is.Empress Chen's son was dumbfounded, and even Sun Dan's son, Sun Xiaojue, was dull by nature, and he was an honest man even when he grew up.

Though I, Sun Dan, the number one talented person in the world, was plagiarized, but no matter in the previous life or in this life, I am smart!How could such a child be born.

As for Empress Chen, although she has a quick temper, she is not stupid, so her child is also like that.

Fortunately, Roy is so clever, he really looks like a monkey grandson.

Jiajing didn't make Zhu Zaicheng the crown prince for such a long time, so he suspected that the child had a problem with his IQ.Now, Concubine Zhang Gui gave birth to a prince, and the battle for the crown prince was on the table, and there was no way to avoid it.

Thinking of this, Sun Dan felt a bit of a headache: It seems that the only way to get Zhu Zaidu on the throne smoothly is to contact the ministers of the DPRK and China.The group of old ministers headed by Mao Cheng naturally decided to be the crown prince according to the continuity of ethics.The so-called having a descendant establishes a descendant, and without a descendant establishes an elder, not idleness.From this point of view, Mao Cheng and the others should be the most staunch supporters of himself and Empress Chen.

However, the emperor and the ministers are already on fire, so if they win over the ministers, isn't this against the emperor?
With Jiajing's temperament, he would definitely not give himself good fruit to eat.

Looking at the river, Sun Dan lost his mind for a moment.

Fortunately, it's not all bad news in Beijing.

Sun Dan's idea of ​​asking the Lu Family Bank to come forward to raise funds and then lend it to the household department for disaster relief was approved by the emperor, and the household department was also poor and crazy, so it was naturally extremely happy.So, this was done.In the past few days, people from Lujia Bank and major firms in Shanxi, Anhui, and Huguang are preparing for bond issuance.And big merchants in this province are also interested in buying these bonds. Based on the registered names, these merchants have already subscribed for about 80 taels of securities.

Sun Dan roughly estimated that after two months, the bank should be able to raise 200 million taels of silver.He lent the money to the Ministry of Accounts, and he didn't expect the Ministry of Accounts to repay it in a short time. Anyway, he kept paying him interest.Speaking of which, the household department can be regarded as a very good customer!
This matter benefits the country and the people, and I can take advantage of it, so why not do it?
Relying on Fangshan Weaving and Lu Family Bank, Sun Dan is now a well-known rich man in the world.With such a large family fortune, even if his son is worthless in the future, he should be able to live a good life.Judging by his nature, he should not be successful in studying, but his official career will not work all the way.At worst, let him claim his title in the future, and then fill a position in some yamen like Li Fanyuan Qin Tianjian, and become a noble official, so he doesn't have to worry about being a father in this life.

Besides, when her daughter marries Zhu Zaitu in the future, the Sun family will also become royal relatives, so life should be good.The only trouble is that Empress Chen's son is a bit stupid, marrying a tricky little girl like Sun Luoyi, he will suffer a lot in the future.

Thinking of this, Sun Dan felt a little funny.In ancient times, if a woman was born in a noble family like the Sun family, it would be nonsense for a woman to talk about free love.However, being able to marry Queen Chen's honest son is also her blessing.As a parent, I naturally hope that my son-in-law is an honest person, he is too shrewd, and my daughter will also be bullied.

But... Sun Dan suddenly remembered something. If Concubine Zhang's son becomes the emperor in the future, the Sun family might be in trouble.Not to mention for himself, even for the sake of his son and daughter, he must try his best to send Zhu Zaicheng to the position of prince.

For the sake of my children, I, Sun Dan, will do whatever it takes.

After trying to understand this truth, Sun Dan's heart also settled down.

This time I came to Huai'an Mansion, apparently to preside over this year's imperial examination in Nanzhili, but in fact, I was responsible for the task of inspecting the river affairs.

The governor of the Nanhe Hedao Yamen is Wang Shu. This guy is Huang Jin's capable general and money bag, so he has to find a way to do him.For river workers and water transport, a lot of money is coming in and out of the sky, I don't believe it is as clear as a puddle of water.

Besides, this guy is very rich, he only has a little salary every year, needless to say, he must be a big corrupt official.

After another two days on the Grand Canal, I finally arrived in Huai'an.Along the way, the rain never stopped.Subei Plain is fertile and wild for thousands of miles, and the soil layer is extremely thick. After so many days of rain, the soil is swollen and soft.Sun Dan was very embarrassed when he saw the pedestrians walking on the shore and slipping three times.Moreover, there are more and more people, gradually converging into a stream of people, heading north.After asking, I found out that because it rained for too long, some places were already flooded.

It seems that this year's flood control situation cannot be ignored.

Probably because he knew that Sun Dan came to the south this time to make trouble for himself, so Wang Shu simply didn't come to see Sun Dan.

After Sun Dan settled down in Huai'an, the magistrate and Xuedao came to meet him, and Mr. Xuetai shouted kindly.

Sun Dan probably asked about the situation of the Huai'an government schools, and the scholars in this area also knew something about it.According to his plan, he should preside over the government examination in Huai'an this month, and return to Beijing after the matter is completed.After autumn, I will go to Nanjing to preside over the examination.

After dismissing the officials and magistrates of the Xuedao Yamen, Sun Dan rested in Huai'an for a day, saying that he was going to inspect the county schools in various places on the basis of local counties, and then took a boat out of the city, aiming directly at Suining.

There is a big problem with the river embankment project in Suining. To get rid of Wang Shu, a gap must be opened from here.

(End of this chapter)