The general's wife is too naughty, she starts to flirt with him

"Well, I will definitely perform well and live up to Aci's expectations."

Now he is very skilled in acting.

This is mainly due to the good teaching of Aci.

"Lord Wang has only completed a small part of the task entrusted by His Majesty. What he brought back can only make Jiangnan bleed. It may subside a little within a few years, but it won't last long. What we have to do is to completely replace the blood of Jiangnan. Chu Huaian is the gap that can be leveraged." Song Qingci didn't like to do one thing over and over again.

Even if she couldn't escape the cycle of things, she had to extend this time as much as possible within her ability.

At least for the next ten or twenty years, you won't have to worry about these things anymore. You can use the freed up time to do other things.

The reason why floods recur repeatedly in the south of the Yangtze River is not because the officials here are incompetent.

On the contrary, in such an environment, there are many capable people, but they are not reused.

The officials here all rely on these recurring floods to get promoted and make money. If they can solve it all in one go, what's the point?

If you can manage a river that others can't, that's a political achievement. It's a guarantee of promotion. Jiangnan is so vast, with so many tributaries. Today it's your turn, tomorrow it's mine, and we all take turns, so everyone gets a share.

Besides, flood control requires both materials and people, and both are opportunities to make money.

What grade of materials to use, how much labor is needed, how much food is spent, any part of it can be tampered with.

This money came too easily.

Wang Tingzan’s lists included not only low-level officials, but also a businessman.

When the imperial court distributed relief grain, those affected by the floods would consider 10% of it good.

As for the rest, they would naturally be sold at a high price. This was where the wealthy businessmen would be responsible.

Jiangnan is prosperous, and the rich are these officials and businessmen.

The people at the bottom of society can't get rich at all.

In some very few places, the people may suffer even more than those in border towns.

"Don't worry, it will be alright."

When Chu Huaian came back in the evening, his face looked even uglier.

Another day's effort wasted.

Still no one was found.

He rubbed his temples, trying to put his worries aside, but it was in vain.

I felt even more upset.

"Why is Lord Chu so upset?" Shan Li walked directly into his study without informing anyone.

He looked so natural that people who didn't know him would think this was his home or his study.

Chu Huaian was very unhappy, but he managed to keep it under control.

He knew in his heart that the two people asked to move in because they definitely had something to discuss.

He originally thought he would have to wait a little longer.

I didn't expect them to be so impatient.

"The prince has been staying in Jiyang all year round and enjoying himself. How could he know the troubles of us humble officials?" Chu Huaian adjusted his sitting posture and finally made himself look more like the master.

Shan Li simply waved his hand and said, "Lord Chu, please don't speak in secret in front of others. I'm not here to chat with you today."

"Please explain clearly, Prince."

"Lord Chu might want to take a look at this." Shan Li took out a letter from his arms and threw it directly in front of Chu Huaian.

Chu Huaian picked it up and opened it. He was a little shocked, but he didn't show it.

Instead, he deliberately asked, "What do the names here mean? I don't have any impression of these people."

"Master Chu, sometimes it's not good to pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth. I've already made my cards clear, but Master Chu still wants to hide it?"

"You might as well tell Lord Chu that this is the most important reason why I came to Jiangnan this time..."