C149 Recruitment

"The center?"

"Shi Zhenfeng's occupation of the iron mine meant that he controlled the biggest production resource of the East Abyss, and he was also the biggest grain merchant. "If the army changes, I will have all the supplies."

Gu Qingli looked at him, speechless. Every step he took was ten steps, and he was talking about someone like Xiao Yi Xiu. He could actually do so many things just for a disaster.

"How long did you know about that mine, and how long did you plan it?"

"Actually, the matter of the mines was all thanks to you. If it wasn't for the intelligence report from your brothel, where would the planning have come from? Zhu Wei An was a spy from the Scarlet Mountain Range, so he had long discovered the mine veins in the mountain. The commoners that he found were ignorant and did not know what it was. He hid it from Xiao Yijin and did not report it to him. "

Xiao Yi Xiu sighed deeply. If it wasn't for Xiao Yi Jin not being able to capture Bai Wanqing, he wouldn't have been able to interfere in this mine.

Bai Wanqing was a loyal and loyal person; he valued righteousness and talent highly; he didn't want to be swayed by temptation, and he didn't have any weaknesses. In addition, Imperial Concubine Lan probably never wanted to use the pawn in the Ministry of Industry, so Xiao Yi couldn't think of any good methods to deal with Bai Wanqing at the moment.

It was the construction of the water conservancy and dam overseer that gave Xiaoyi a chance to repair the dam after the flood. As long as Bai Wanqing could see his talent, he would be able to go from admiration to obedience.

Not far from the state yamen, there was a long case of relief for the victims. The rows of soap slaves were maintaining order on both sides of the street, and behind the porridge shop was a mountain of rice bags.

"Everyone has five bowls of rice and a bowl of porridge. Take your time, everyone has..." The Sapphins shouted.

"Wait, we can't let the rice go white." Red shadows like fire emerged from behind the porridge shop.

"This meter can be taken as a person's leader, not as an individual's leader. All men who have reached the age of over sixteen and have yet to reach the age of sixty will be required to register their household registration, name, and residence here."

No one knew the identity of this woman. Being driven by hunger, the victims did not have much fear towards her. Someone then stared at her suspiciously, "What are you doing? Is it possible that we need to grab some strong men to join the army? "

Gu Qingli looked at the man who was so skinny that his back was bent and shook her head with a smile. "Chiyue only has floods and no war. It was only a cup of water and a cup of water to cure the disaster. In order to cure the illness, they had to build dams, draw water, and build canals. What they needed was a large amount of labor. All of you are from the Scarlet Mountain Range, are you not willing to contribute to your hometown? "

"Ai!" Someone then sighed, "Every year, when a dike is built to block the leakage, the result is still the same!"

"Look at the vast expanse of water, it's not feasible to build it now, is it?"

Gu Qingli said, "Whether it can work or not will be known once we build it. If you want the rice, then you have to work hard. If you want the rice, then leave now. The Shangguan family doesn't raise idle people."

"Of course!" They were so hungry that they would do anything to make them go, especially since the reason they built the dike was to protect their family.

"I won't let all of you do it for free. Anyone who participates in the construction of the dike will be brought home with two kilograms of white rice per day!"

The victims were in an uproar. They were so excited that they almost rushed up to recommend themselves.

Gu Qing Li settled the problem of manpower for the construction and then went back to work on the budget for the construction project. Five hundred thousand silver taels for disaster relief. They had already settled the issue of food and construction fees without making a single move. It could be said that they had saved a fortune for the treasury.

She returned to her residence proudly, but didn't see Xiaoyi Xiu. Confused, she listened to Cheng Jian say that he was invited to leave by the president of the merchant guild, You Chenguang.

This You Chenguang didn't come when he was invited, but now he is walking in the opposite direction. What is he planning?

Gu Qingli had only thought of this at random, so she and Cheng started to make a budget and a list of the materials needed for the construction of the dike.

With the help of Cheng's invitation and the recent investigation, it all happened very quickly. After that, she had to go to Deng Shengchuan's house to continue acupuncture for his beloved concubine.

Deng Shengchuan's mansion was located in the most bustling place in the center of the city. It was covered with pink walls, black tiles, and a large number of Zhu Mengqi's households. The courtyard occupied an extremely wide area, and one could tell that it was no ordinary merchant's house.

His beloved concubine was waiting in the embroidery building. Although it had been a bit better these days, she still did not leave her home. When Gu Qing Li went upstairs, she met Deng Shengchuan rushing out. The person on the other side greeted him, but seeing his unstable expression, he seemed to have something to say, so he stopped and stared at him.

Deng Shengchuan hesitated for a long time and finally sighed: "Madam Gu, is there something you should say?"

"Go ahead."

"I heard that you were invited by President You to have a banquet at the Embroidery Restaurant. I'm afraid that among them …" There's something fishy going on. "

"Oh?" Gu Qingli raised an eyebrow. "Is this brocade pavilion a place where crouching tigers and hidden dragons are hidden?"

"Not really."

"Then …" Hearing this beautiful name, could it be a brothel? Gu Qingli looked at him suspiciously.

"The brocade pavilion is a place to listen to music and watch plays."

It was similar to Xuanhua Restaurant. It was probably a place to raise courtesans or enjoy the music and dancing of silk and bamboo.

"I heard that President You specially selected a few women to give to the prince and offered to donate two hundred thousand taels of snow silver as a relief …"

"Oh, that's a good thing."

Deng Shengchuan opened his mouth and then sighed. On the surface, it seemed like a good thing, but that person called You Chenguang … How could he do anything as good as it looked? Furthermore, the secondary wife looked calm and collected. She looked very generous and didn't mind the return of the girls from the Palace. As expected, she was the daughter of the Prime Minister and possessed a noble demeanor.

"Boss Deng, can you help me do something?"

"Sure, please give me your instructions."

"Find out the names, places, families, etc of those women. Find out."

"Yes." Deng Shengchuan thought to himself, as expected of a woman, her gaze was only focused on the jealousy of the crowd and she did not notice the abnormality in You Chenguang's actions.

Gu Qingli walked all the way into Deng Shengchuan's beloved concubine's room, wondering about the origins of those women.

His beloved concubine, Yanzhu, was weakly lying on her bed. When she saw him, she smiled and opened her eyes.

At this age, being Deng Shengchuan's daughter was enough. Men were indeed the same. No matter how old they were, they would always like young and beautiful girls. Their fresh faces would never grow tired of them.

Gu Qingli realized that she was actually eating vinegar. She quickly suppressed the thought and walked up quickly. After saying a few words, she started to give her acupuncture.

"Thank you, Imperial Concubine Gu."

In truth, Ya Zhu rarely spoke. Perhaps it was because she was originally weak.

"I'm fine." Gu Qingli wasn't treating her sickness for free, so she didn't need to be so grateful.

"After hearing what my master said to you, I feel a bit uneasy. Perhaps the secondary concubine doesn't mind the beauties sent by Guild Master You anymore, I heard that they are all from the brocade pavilion, and their origins are low. I don't think the secondary concubine needs to care … A girl needed to be gentle and magnanimous, but a man was the sky. If a woman in a dust cloud displeased the king … Actually, the gains weren't even worth the losses. However, those with noble backgrounds are the real trouble. "

Gu Qingli furrowed her brows. She had the nagging feeling that Ya Zhu had something to do with what he had said.